HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 12TH 1867
ILLEGALLY SHOOTING CARRIER PIGEONS - W. M. Gadd, a boatman on the River Humber, was summoned before the bench for shooting one tame pigeon, usually kept in confinement, value £1, the property of Joseph Platts of Hull.
The defendant was also charged with shooting a pigeon, of the same description, the property of John Bardsley of Hull.
Mr. J. Mackrill was for the defence in each case.
The court fined the defendant 1s and to pay £1 for the loss of each bird, and to pay 16s costs in each case.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 26TH 1867
MONDAY - Richard Smith, who had been remanded since the previous Monday, was charged with stealing a dozen oranges, the property of Captain Thomas Oswell, on board the Hull and Ferriby Sluice Steamer.
Prisoner pleaded guilty and said he was drunk when he committed the act.
The court taking into consideration the previous good character of the prisoner, he was sentenced to 14 days hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 23RD 1867
Mary Ann Chapman was charged with assaulting and beating one Lydia Thompson in Newport Street, Barton.
The complainant went into a yard, which is common to both houses, and was about taking down a clothes line, which was fastened to a line belonging to the defendant, who said if [she] let the line down, she would knock complainant’s brains out, and would also knock her two eyes into one, and pulled complainant off the chair, both lines then fell with the clothes, to the ground.
Anna Martha Thompson, complainant’s sister, gave corroborative evidence.
Emma Elaton was called as a witness for the defendant and negated the complainant’s evidence.
Case dismissed with 9s costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MARCH 2ND 1867
BARROW - The body of a female infant, was, on the 13th ult. Found in a pond at Barrow.
When we received our report nothing was known as to how the child got there or to whom it belonged.
At an inquest held, a verdict of “Found Drowned” was returned.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MARCH 9TH 1867
POLICE - WEDNESDAY - ALLEGED CRUELTY AND BARBAROUS CONDUCT OF A STEP MOTHER - Harriet Nottingham, a married woman, was charged with assaulting MariAnne Nottingham at Barton on the 28th ult.
Mr. Mackrill watched the case for the defence.
8 witnesses were examined, from the evidence of whom it appeared; especially from Miss Crossley, the mistress of the infant school, that the child had been bitten on the arm by the defendant so much it could not sew or do anything at school.
The mistress of the National School gave corroborative evidence.
The other witnesses deposed to the child being assaulted in the street.
The child had told the schoolmistress also that her mother had bitten her on the arm.
The child today said he injury was done by falling downstairs, but no witness could prove a specific assault committed on the day of the information.
Mr. Mackrill addressed the court for the defence.
The bench retired.
On the re-entrance of the magistrate, the chairman said: “We don’t see our way clear to a conviction, but we caution the defendant as to her future conduct. We think the prosecution is a proper one and brought forward with proper motives.”
The defendant was then discharged.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 20TH 1867
Annie Charles Davy, a lady from Ulceby, was charged with assaulting her servant, a bold looking girl, named Annie Francis Moxon.
The complainant said she was ordered to clean the sitting room door by her master, when the defendant interposed and struck complainant, twice, with a poker.
He defence was a painful one, viz, the girl and the husband of the defendant were on too intimate terms.
A witness was called to corroborate the girl’s statement.
The defendant, who said that she would be divorced from her husband was fined 5s and costs.
Annie Francis Moxon, who on Tuesday sustained a summons for assault against her mistress, Mrs. Annie Charles Davy, of Ulceby, was brought up in custody of Police Sergeant Foster charged with placing Mrs. Davy in bodily fear.
The case was proved and the defendant was ordered to find two sureties (substantial householders), or be committed to prison in default.
When the court rose no securities were forthcoming.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MAY 4TH 1867
Mary Hornsby of New Holland was charged by James Davenport with wilfully committing damage to the amount of 10s.
Mr Mackrill was for the defence.
It appeared from the evidence, that the parties are neighbours, and the defendant went for 5s, which she alleged that complainant owed her husband for some chairs, whereupon the complainant denied the debt.
Defendant struck the dinner table with her fist, breaking the sugar basin and salt cellar, spilling the salt, sugar and pudding over the mutton and breaking the table in two.
Fined 5s, to pay 9s damage and 12s 6d costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JUNE 15TH 1867
A CHILD DROWNED - Yesterday afternoon an alarm was raised that there was a child overboard at the Haven.
It appeared that a child, named John Newton, 4 years and 8 months old, was seen playing on the Haven side, opposite the Waterside Brewery a short time previous to the accident, but until the alarm was given that a child was overboard, the deceased had not been missed from the residence of his father, Thomas Newton, a roper in the employ of Messrs. John Hall and company, at the Waterside Ropery.
The tide was running fast down the Haven to the Humber at the time and the child was carried with it.
A boat lying directly in the centre of the channel prevented it’s further progress and the body was picked up by Thomas Western, a sailor, and was immediately carried home, the distance from the place where the child had fallen in (as it was afterwards traced) to the place where the body was found, was 150 yards.
Mr. Morley, surgeon was in immediate attendance, but life was extinct.
Yesterday (Friday) the inquest was held at the Waterside Inn, before G. Marris Esq., Coroner, and a respectable jury, of whom John Green was the foreman, and after hearing the evidence of three witnesses, the jury returned an open verdict of “Found Drowned.”
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JUNE 22ND 1867
A RARE SPECIMEN OF THE Gigantea Heraclea is now in bloom in the garden of Thomas Tombleson Esq. J. P.
The plant is ten feet high and the stem is eleven inches in circumference. The flower is eight feet in circumference.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JUNE 22ND 1867
POLICE - MONDAY - William Boulton, a working shoemaker was brought up in custody of the Police at Providence House, charged with stealing a pair of boots, a quantity of bootlaces and some shoemaker’s tools, the property of Mr. Stevenson, Bootmaker, Market Place, Barton.
The prisoner had taken advantage of his master’s temporary absence, and decamped with the property on Saturday.
He was apprehended between Appleby and Brigg.
The prisoner had sold the boots at Horkstow.
Remanded till the Petty Sessions.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JUNE 29TH 1867
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - William Boulton, who was remanded from last Monday, charged with felony as previously reported, was place at the bar charged with stealing a pair of boots and other articles, the property of Robert Stevenson, shoemaker, Barton.
The prisoner was sentenced to three month’s hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JUNE 29TH 1867
FATAL ACCIDENT - On Wednesday morning, an inquest was held before George Marris Esq., Coroner, on the body of Frederick Fletcher, youngest child of the Rev. W. H. Flowers, who died on Monday evening aged 6 years and 6 months.
On Saturday evening, Fanny Rands, housemaid at The Vicarage, prepared his customary bath ion the kitchen; she drew the hot water out of the boiler and went to the pump for the cold, leaving the little boy in his ordinary dress, watching the preparations.
In her momentary absence, he (through some mischance) fell into the water; he sprang out in an instant, but was so severely scalded that death terminated his sufferings in 48 hours.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JULY 6TH 1867
SPECIAL SESSIONS - MONDAY - Elizabeth Woollas, a married woman residing at Sth. Ferriby was charged by Superintendent Wright of the M. S. and L. Railway Police with unlawfully interfering with the comfort of the passengers on that line of railway on the 28th of May last.
Mr. Richard Evans, solicitor, Ashton under Lyne appeared to prosecute.
Mr. George Kaye, Station Master at Barton, deposed to several complaints having been made to him by passengers on the Barton branch of the Railway, as to the shameful conduct of the defendant on previous occasions, and also on the 28th May last.
The defendant said she was very sorry if she had done anything wrong.
Fined £1, and 19s and 6d costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JULY 6TH 1867
JAMES BAYLISS, a Nail Maker, was charged with, that he being the bailee of a silver watch; fraudulently converted the use of the same to another person and therefore did steal the same.
Mr. Mason appeared for the prisoner.
The prisoner had taken in pledge the watch in question and had afterwards sold it to a man named Samuel Cheeseman, a Twine Spinner at Barton.
The prosecutor, W. Thompson, labourer, had applied for the watch, offering the repayment of the money advanced upon it, but the prisoner refused to give it up and demanded 10s which was owing to the landlady with whom the parties lodged.
After hearing the evidence and an address from Mr. Mason, the bench dismissed the case.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JULY 13TH 1867
JOHN JACKSON, a tramp, was charged wih stealing a pair of boots, the property of Thomas Bloomfield, a fellow lodger at Thompson’s lodging house, Newport, barton.
The parties slept in the same bed on Saturday night and on Sunday morning the prisoner got up at 3.15 and went away with the boots.
Information was given to the police and Superintendent Thoresby overtook the prisoner at the crossroads between Barrow and Wootton, with the boots upon his feet, and brought him back to Barton.
The boots were identified by the prosecutor. The court sentenced the prisoner to one month’s hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JULY 27TH 1867
BARTON POLICE - A girl named Fanny Cooper is in custody charged with attempting to poison herself with Laudanum. She will be brought up again on Monday.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES AUGUST 10TH 1867
PETTY SESSIONS - Charles Hookham of Thornton was charged with riding on his waggon at that place.
P.C. Sharp proved the case.
Mr. Thomas Good appeared for the defendant who was absent in Yorkshire.
Fined 5s and costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES AUGUST 10TH 1867
JONATHAN SMITH v FRANCIS BRAY - The plaintiff, a labourer and jobber at Barrow, sued the defendant, also a jobber at the same place, for £50, for an assault, and damages and injury done thereby.
Mr. Mason was for the plaintiff and Mr. Mackrill was for the defendant.
The parties met together at Barton Fair, June 20th at the Wheat Sheaf.
Some conversation took place about a horse which had been purchased at the fair, whereupon plaintiff said it was a d----- left legged thing and such a one as he had purchased before.
The defendant, Bray, struck the plaintiff with his left fist and was struck in return by the plaintiff on the nose.
Defendant bled profusely.
The landlord came in and cleared the room of the noisy company.
Defendant met plaintiff and Mr. J. C. Pocklington, near the Green Lane, Barrow Road when some high words took place and the defendant struck the plaintiff with a stick several times; the first blow knocking off his hat and the remaining blows were given on his bare head.
Plaintiff bled profusely from a wound on his head.
He was taken to Mr. Sissons, Surgeon, who dressed his wounds and today gave evidence of their serious nature.
A number of witnesses were called pro and con.
The defence was, that the disturbance originated in the Wheat Sheaf, by plaintiff annoying the defendant and also by striking him first.
His Honour summed up and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £5.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES AUGUST 17TH 1867
WILLIAM CHANDLER was charged with stealing a coat and one knife, the property of Luke Charlesworth, from Thompson’s lodging house, Barton on the 5th August inst.
The prosecutor left his coat and a knife on a form in the lodging room.
He missed it and information was given to Superintendent Thoresby, who apprehended the prisoner in a lodging house at Grimsby.
The landlady of the house gave the Superintendent the coat and knife, which she, in the presence of the prisoner, said the prisoner had sold her the previous evening for sixpence.
Prisoner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 month’s hard labour.
Prisoner came from Hull, at which place he had also been imprisoned for felony.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES AUGUST 24TH 1867
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - Thomas Proudlove was charged with assaulting William Knapp at Barton on Saturday, August 10th.
The parties were at work at a brickyard and on the day in question the complainant asked the defendant to give change for half a crown.
Defendant gave him 2s and 3d and refused to give more; or return the half crown.
Complainant expostulated with him, whereupon he was brutally assaulted by the defendant.
William Walton, a youth was called as a witness for the complainant and corroborated his evidence.
Henry Hanson was called for the defence but the justices refused to believe his evidence and convicted the defendant.
Fined 10s and 11s 6d costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES AUGUST 24TH 1867
Ann Handley, a lunatic pauper was committed to the Pauper Lunatic asylum at Bracebridge near Lincoln.
This concluded the business of the Sessions.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES AUGUST 31ST 1867
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - William Smith, a tramp was charged with stealing 3 cotton shirts with linen fronts, a grey cap, a vest with no sleeves and a pair of low shoes with metal plates; the property of some Irish harvesters at Uffingham near Bourne.
A description of the prisoner had appeared in The Police Gazette from which he was apprehended by P.C. Veitch with all the property upon him. Superintendent Thoresby had communicated with the Police at Bourne, but as the Irishmen had left and no prosecutor appearing, the prisoner was discharged.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES AUGUST 31ST 1867
On Saturday evening, Thomas Pullen, in the service of John Winship Esq. of Marsh House, Barton, complained to his employer of being unwell.
He appeared to stagger and was led into another room, and before assistance could be obtained, he was a corpse.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES SEPTEMBER 7TH 1867
BARTON - FATAL ACCIDENT - On Saturday, as Mr. Thomas Smith’s man was leading home a waggon load of wheat at Horkstow, a little boy named Arthur Smith, his only son, about 7 or 8 years of age, accidentally fell into a rut by the side of which the little fellow was standing; one of the fore wheels of the waggon passed over his head.
Death was instantaneous.
An Inquest will be held this day.
HORKSTOW - FATAL ACCIDENT TO A LITTLE BOY - On Saturday morning, this quiet village was the scene of a terrible fatality.
Thomas Smith, butcher and farmer, was engaged in harvesting. A young man named Johnson being the waggoner.
A little son of Mr. Smith’s named Herbert Gray, between 7 and 8 tears old, went up the wold in the return waggon, and after the wheat was loaded, was returning with another little boy a trifle younger than himself.
He stooped to tie his bootlace and on getting up again, he overbalanced himself and fell under the leading fore wheel.
Death was immediate.
No blame is attached to anyone.
The place where the boy fell is exceedingly narrow and the spot would doubtless facilitate the accident.
On Monday, at one o’clock, G. Marris Esq., Coroner, held an inquest at the parish constable’s house, when after hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts stated above.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES SEPTEMBER 14th 1867
John Smith, A Milesian, was brought up in custody, charged by Superintendent Thoresby, with being drunk at Barton on the previous day.
Police Constable Atkinson proved the case.
Committed to prison for seven days, in default of paying fine 5s and 10s 6d costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES SEPTEMBER 14TH 1867
POLICE THURSDAY - Mary Jane Quickfall, a single woman, native of Bonby, was brought up in custody of P.C. David Atkinson, charged with leaving her child by the Ancholme side on the previous day.
The prisoner had left the child unprotected by the riverside.
Some of the neighbours picked it up.
It was only 7 weeks old and had been left there for three hours.
The Police were communicated with and the prisoner apprehended on the charge.
As the child had not been [left] long enough to become chargeable to any parish, the case was dismissed.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES SEPTEMBER 14TH 1867
SOUTH FERRIBY - This village and the adjoining one of Horkstow, taking into account their population, seem to have more than their share of casualties; but seeing that the River Humber lies on one side, The Ancholme on another, with large drains intersecting the parishes, there is no wonder that many of the little inmates who reside in cottages built near the edge of the water, should fall sacrifice to that account.
On Friday last the services of Mr. Marris, Coroner and a jury were required to hold an inquest on the body of Charles Holland, son of William Holland, labourer, who on the previous Tuesday, was accidentally drowned in a large drain near his father’s cottage.
On the same day another boy narrowly escaped drowning in the same drain, and had it not been for the gallant conduct of Mr. James Oldridge, of Ferriby Sluice (who acted as one of the jury men in the case of the child Holland), his life would have been sacrificed.
Mr. Oldridge, hearing cries of distress, rushed out of his house and went to the spot indicated by the boy’s mother.
On arriving at the drain, near the bridge at Ferriby Sluice, he could see nothing but air bubbles rising to the surface of the water.
Judging from that circumstance that someone was in the water (for the mother had not power to tell him), he jumped head foremost into twelve feet of water, and after some difficulty he raised the boy to the surface and preserved his life.
We think that if The Royal humane Society were made acquainted with the facts, Mr. Oldridge would receive some mark of it’s approbation for his gallant conduct.
We understand Mr. Oldridge has on other occasions rescued persons who were drowning, and if he receives no other reward he has the approbation of his own conscience, which must be very consolatory to him.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES SEPTEMBER 21ST 1867
PETTY SESSIONS - ASSAULT - Sarah Turner was summoned by Ellen Day for assaulting her at Wootton on the 2nd September.
He children were in the harvest field and the complainant who is only 10 years old, was gathering wild flowers, when the defendant, who is several years her senior, after using some offensive language, struck the complainant on the face and kicked her twice.
Two witnesses corroborated the complainant’s evidence.
Fined 1s and 10s 6d costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 5TH 1867
THOMAS KING was charged with allowing his mule to stray on the highway at Goxhill.
The defendant who is known as “The Goxhill Lawyer,” defended his own case giving the bench a new reading of The Highway Act, but The Bench seemed to have greater faith in the law books than in The Goxhill Law giver and fined the defendant 1s and costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 5TH 1867
WILLIAM FERRIBY JUN. was charged with riding in a cart without reins to guide his horse on Sunday morning September 22nd.
Superintendant Thoresby and P.C. Atkinson met the defendant’s cart coming from towards Ferriby.
The horse was going which way it thought proper and the Police had to drive across the road to avoid coming into contact with defendant’s cart.
Defendant, who was asleep, was with some difficulty aroused and then used some abusive words to the Superintendent who said the defendant was drunk, but afterwards found out that he was not in such a state.
Mr. Mackrill was for the defendant, who was fined 5s and costs 4s which were paid.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 12TH 1867
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT occurred at Mr. Isaac Hunter’s Mill yesterday afternoon.
It appears that boys are frequently playing about the premises, much to Mr. Hunter’s annoyance, who has often driven them away and warned them of the danger they were incurring.
A boy named Wood was so trespassing at the upper part of the mill, when the ‘flies,’ beginning to revolve, his hand and arm became entangled.
His shrieks brought the help of Spooner, Mr. Hunter’s assistant, who at great risk to his own life, extricated the sufferer.
No-one is to blame for the sad occurrence except the poor boy himself.
We regret to add that the injury was so severe that it was necessary to amputate the arm below the elbow.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 19TH 1867
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 19TH 1867
John Blanshard of Barton was fined 10s and costs for riding without a ticket and attempting to defraud the M. S. and L. Railway Company on the 3rd of October.
Mr. R. Evans, Solicitor, Ashton under Lyme, appeared for the company and Mr. Mackrill for the defence.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 19TH 1867
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - John Thompson, Alfred Stamp, Richard Stamp and Richard Smith were charged - the two former with assaulting Richard Border and the latter two with aiding and abetting in the said assault.
Mr. Mackrill was the defendant’s advocate.
Complainant, it appears, was coming from Goxhill Station to the village with a young woman in his charge.
The defendants thereupon congratulated border upon the conquest he had made and most urgently desired him to ‘stand beer’ for them, as a sort of ‘fooling’ for having captivated the belle of the village.
Richard declined to stand any beer and became most anxious for their speedy departure. But his tormentors refused to depart and tenaciously hung to the garments of poor Richard, pulling him to and fro, so that complainant was considerably annoyed, since he was in danger of being thrown onto the drain.
Mr. Mackrill, in defence, said the parties were acquainted with each other, and the matter commenced as a mere joke, and perhaps was carried too far; but yet no material harm was done.
The bench fined Alfred Stamp and John Thompson 10s each and the costs to be divided between them.
Richard Stamp and Richard Smith were dismissed.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 19TH 1867
Henry Plaskitt, a tramp was sent to prison for two months for stealing two bagatelle balls from the Yarborough Hotel, New Holland.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 19TH 1867
William Franklin - Coal Dealer, was charged with stealing one whip, the property of Frederick Fletcher, the landlord of The George Inn, Barton on or about the 2nd of August last.
Mr Mackrill was for the prosecution.
The evidence failed to bring clearly home the charge to the prisoner, and the chairman, after severely censuring the prisoner for his conduct, discharged him, with a caution to keep his hands from taking things in future.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES NOVEMBER 2ND 1867
ACCIDENT TO A CHILD -On Tuesday, a little girl between 2 and 3 years old, daughter of Mr. Henry Coopland, butcher, put it’s hand into a wringing machine during the working and got two of it’s fingers crushed so severely as to necessitate amputation, which was skilfully performed by W. H. Sissons, Surgeon under whose care the little sufferer is progressing towards recovery.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES DECEMBER 21ST 1867
BARTON - On Sunday last the first funeral in the consecrated part of the cemetery took place, when Thomas Allvin aged 70 years, was interred by the Rev. G. Hogarth, the Vicar.
In consequence of the deceased being in a club, and the interment being the first in the cemetery, a large concourse of people attended, probably not less than 700 or 800.
The solemn service was listened to by the large crowd with the utmost decorum.
The first funeral on the unconsecrated ground took place on Monday, when Mrs. Robert Doughty was interred by the Rev. Martin Jubb, Wesleyan Minister, who offered up and extempore prayer in the chapelry, and proceeded with the burial service in accordance with the form adopted by the Wesleyan Church.
Yesterday, Mr. William Ashton, who was the oldest retired tradesman, was interred by the vicar. The high respect in which the deceased was held drew a together a large attendance.
A hearse and mourning coaches were engaged from Brigg and were a very respectable equipage.
Have we no Innkeeper or Undertaker in Barton who has pluck and stamina enough to speculate now in this department?
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES DECEMBER 21ST 1867
Mrs. Sowerby, of the Steam Packet Inn, who so kindly sheltered the crew of the Hull Custom’s Boat on the occasion of the late gale has been communicated with by the inspecting officer, who has taken an account of the transaction, with a view of placing the matter before the Royal Humane Society.
This is the third occasion on which Mrs. Sowerby has acted so nobly towards shipwrecked mariners.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES DECEMBER 28TH 1867
THE FUNERAL of the late John Brocksom took place yesterday at the cemetery.
Every respect was shown to the memory of the deceased by the respectable inhabitants of the town, many of whom followed his remains to their last resting place.
As our senior butcher and cattle salesman, Mr. Brocksom was highly esteemed.
Two or three sudden deaths have recently occurred at Barton.
Mr. John Brocksom, butcher, was seized with a fit and died on Monday; Thomas Alvin, Waterside Road, and a poor woman named Thompson in Newport Street have also died from the same cause.
Mr. Robert Walker of South Ferriby was also attacked by a fit and died on Saturday.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES DECEMBER 28TH 1867
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - Jane Smith, an old offender, was charged on remand with stealing a dressing comb, two pocket handkerchiefs and a bottle, the property of Thomas Books, a lodging house keeper at Barrow, on the 13th inst.
P.C. Henry Sharp went into the prosecutor’s house to see what lodgers they had got, when he saw the prisoner, whom he knew was an old offender.
He asked her what begging petition she had got, the prisoner having been convicted of a similar offence, whereupon she showed the officer her bundle, which on examination was found to contain the stolen property and other articles, which were identified by different persons.
The prisoner pleaded guilty. Sentence deferred.
The prisoner was further charged with stealing a white calico shirt and other articles, the property of Ann Bratley at Keelby.
Prisoner had been lodging at Mrs. Whelpton’s beerhouse and had slept with the prosecutor, who was the domestic servant of the house, and who placed the articles under her bed.
Prisoner pleaded guilty.
The bench sentenced the prisoner to two month’s hard labour in each case. The second term of imprisonment to commence on completion of the first.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES DECEMBER 28TH 1867
BARTON POLICE COURT - TUESDAY - T. Sage and George Turner; the former a Policeman and the latter a Pointsman on the M.S. and L. Railway at New Holland, were charged with stealing, taking and carrying away, five ducks and two geese, the property of Mr. George Beaumont at the Yarborough Hotel, New Holland on the 22nd instant.
Superintendent Thoresby prosecuted; Mr. Mason defended the prisoner, turner.
Mr. John Armytage Beaumont, son of the prosecutor, deposed that his father had lost some ducks and geese; saw them safe at 5pm on Saturday and at 9 o’clock.
Witness identified the ducks and geese produced.
Cross examined by Mr. Mason: “We have no more Muscovy ducks.”
Mr. Superintendent Thoresby deposed to tracing footmarks from the stable yard at the Yarborough Hotel to the points on the Railway where the prisoner was on duty.
Whilst engaged, Turner came up and assisted in tracing the footmarks.
On arriving at the points nears the gate, witness and P.C. Veitch found many more of those impressions, which appeared to correspond with those in the Hotel gardens.
He asked the prisoner, Turner, what man or men had attended those points.
Turner replied that he did and some of the other men sometimes.
He said, “You see I’ve not done it, I’ve no nails in my boots and these are the only boots I have got.”
Witness noticed some down sticking to Turner’s jacket and he told him so.
Witness then ordered Veitch to go with the prisoner to his house and search it.
Witness followed shortly afterwards and was informed by the Police Constable, in the presence of the prisoner, Turner, that he had found the ducks.
Prisoner replied, “Yes, the ducks and geese are here; I am very sorry for what I have done’ it is the first thing I have done of this kind’ I have been led into this by Sage; he made me bring them to my house.”
Witness then went to Sage’s house and apprehended him (Sage) and told him of the charge.
He replied, “Very well.”
[He] Had the other prisoner’s boots, which were found in the house. He had made impressions with them and they corresponded with the ones in the Hotel garden.
A nail out of one of the toes was here shown to the court by the witness.
P.C. Veitch corroborated the evidence of Mr. Superintendent Thoresby.
The prisoner Sage, denied all knowledge of the affair.
Evidence was adduced to show that the bag in which the fowls were in belonged to the prisoner, sage, and also that both prisoners were together at 1.30 am on Sunday.
The bench discharged Sage and committed Turner for trial.
On Friday morning at eleven o’clock, the policeman, Sage who had been reprehended by Mr. Superintendent Thoresby the previous evening on a warrant, was placed at the bar before Thomas Tombleson Esq. charged with being concerned with Turner in the New Holland Robbery.
The additional witnesses were examined and a strong case made out against the prisoner, who was examined and a strong case made out against the prisoner, who was committed for trial at the next Sessions at Kirton Lindsey.