If a man go into the London Docks sober without means of getting drunk, and comes out of one of the cellars very drunk wherein are a million gallons … - William Henry Maule

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If a man go into the London Docks sober without means of getting drunk, and comes out of one of the cellars very drunk wherein are a million gallons of wine, I think that would be reasonable evidence that he had stolen some of the wine in that cellar, though you could not prove that any wine was stolen, or any wine was missed.

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About William Henry Maule

Sir William Henry Maule PC KC (25 April 1799 – 1858) was an English lawyer, member of parliament and judge.

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