The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 41, October 14, 2007, Article 21

NEWBURYPORT CURRENCY FIND CASE CHARGES DROPPED

Dick Hanscom forwarded this article from the Newburyport 
Daily News about the case of the roofers who 'found' a stash 
of old currency alleged to have been taken a barn in Newbury, 
MA where they had been working.

"Larceny charges have been dropped against two men who 
originally claimed they found antique currency worth an 
estimated $720,000 buried in a Methuen yard two years ago.

"Barry Billcliff of Manchester, N.H., and Tim Crebase of 
Methuen were later charged with stealing the money while 
working on a barn roof owned by Sylvia Littlefield of Newbury.

"Prosecutors yesterday in Newburyport District Court said 
they will no longer pursue larceny charges against them. 
That decision comes one month after a judge in Newburyport 
said he, too, is unwilling to bring the pair to trial.

"Meanwhile, work moves forward in a civil case, where 
Littlefield claims she is the rightful owner of the antique 
bills. She has sued Billcliff, Crebase, two of their friends 
and the city of Methuen, demanding the bills be returned.

"Claiming herself in charge of the estate of her great uncle 
Newell Adams, Littlefield argues that Adams must have hidden 
the bills on his farm, where he once operated a cider press 
and sold hard cider to locals.

The civil suit is filed in Newbury Superior Court. Lawyers 
are expected to decide in February on a trial date."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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