HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 1ST 1870
FATAL ACCIDENT WITH A THRASHING MACHINE - On Tuesday, about noon, as Charles Phillipson, age 55, was at work at Mr. John Wilson’s farm; he being employed on the platform of a thrashing machine; by some means or other accidentally fell on the drum, and the unfortunate man’s left leg got entangled in the works and was terribly crushed and fractured.
The fractures were of a compound nature; the foot being torn off.
It was fully half an hour before the poor fellow could be extricated.
Mr. West, the owner of the machine and Mr. Frank Bygott, who resides on the farm, and Mr. John Bygott who was passing at the time, rendered all aid which humanity could suggest.
Mr. W. H. Sissons, Surgeon was called in and the injuries were found to be so severe as to necessitate immediate amputation of the injured limb considerably above the knee.
The operation was performed very skilfully by Mr. Sissons assisted by Messrs. Eddie and Morley.
For some hours, hopes were entertained of his ultimate recovery and the unfortunate man passed a good night on Tuesday; but on Wednesday evening [he] suffered a relapse and on Friday morning death terminated his sufferings.
Lincolnshire Rutland and Stamford Mercury 31st December 1869
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 1ST 1870
POLICE - DECEMBER 28TH - Maria Smith, a gypsy, was charged with unlawfully wandering abroad and begging alms at South Ferriby, 24th December.
Ann Osbourne, the cook at the Rev. A. Veitch’s Rectory, proved the case.
The prisoner was sentenced to 21 days hard labour.
Mary Glann charged with stealing half a pound of butter the property of C. Gould at Barton was sent to prison for a month.
WOMEN’S QUARREL AT NEW HOLLAND - Margaret Ethershaw was charged with assaulting Eliza Woodcock at New Holland on the 24th ult.
Fined 2s and costs 14s or 14 days hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 1ST 1870
DISTURBANCE IN A PICKLED MUSSEL SHOP AT BARTON - In this case the several defendants had taken possession of the shop and had to be ejected by the police on Christmas Eve.
The police were threatened with violence and in one case P. C. Wray was pushed against a table.
The Chairman intimated that by a recent Act of Parliament, persons were liable to be fined £20 or six month’s imprisonment for assaulting the police or they could, on conviction, be sent to prison without the option of a fine.
The following are the cases: Robert Thornley, drunk and disorderly, fined 5s and expenses 14s 6d; Samuel Siddons, 5s and costs; Wm. Kennington, 2s 6d and 13s 6d costs; R. Siddons, 5s and costs 15s 6d or 14 days hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 1ST 1870
ASSAULT AT THE ROPERY - Matthew Chapman, a boy 16 years old, was charged with assaulting Richard Carr on the 24th inst at Messrs. John Hall and Co’s Ropery.
The defendant, in spinning twine, let his thread fall on the complainant’s head for the purpose of obstructing his work and consequently annoying him.
On repeating such conduct, the complainant gave the defendant; as he said, a slight tap on the head.
About quarter of an hour afterwards, defendant gave the complainant a heavy blow with a stick.
James Bird corroborated complainant’s evidence.
The Bench fined the defendant 1s and 11s 6d costs, which were paid.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 8TH 1870
FATAL ACCIDENT - An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon at the house of Thomas Good, Blue Bell Inn, Barrow Road, before George Marris, the District Coroner, on view of the body of Charles Phillipson - Mr West, owner of the machine through which the deceased met his death and John Sawyer gave evidence.
The substance of the evidence of each of the witnesses was the same, and was to the effect that operations were suspended about one o’clock to enable the deceased and the other two men to go to their dinners.
The deceased was then on the platform and was employed in what is known as ‘cutting bands.’
He took off his leather apron and put aside his knife and was preparing to descend from the platform; the engine was then running off the remaining corn in the machine and Sawyer was engaged in collecting the surplus straw; and on turning his head found that the deceased had fallen on the drum of the machine which was at once thrown out of gear.
Mr. W. H. Sissons (Sissons and Philpott), Surgeon, was also called.
A verdict of ‘Accidental Death’ was; at the suggestion of the learned Coroner, returned by the jury.
Mr. W. G. Robinson, a juror, suggested a contrivance for general application of a folding leaf, which could be raised or lowered at pleasure, at the commencement or conclusion of thrashing, as it was shown that there was a danger when the machine was full.
Mr. Robinson engaged to make a sketch and forward it to the Coroner, who promised to lay the subject before the makers of the machine.
Charles Phillipson
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 8TH 1870
THORNTON CURTIS - Mr. Hookham, again in his usual liberal way, gave to each of his labourers half a stone of prime beef for Christmas and Mrs. Hookham gave a ¼ pound of tea.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 15TH 1870
POLICE COURT - MONDAY - Edward Baker, labourer, was charged with stealing 2st of hay, the property of William Small at Ulceby on the 4th January.
Mr. Mason defended the accused.
The hay had been trussed for a person named Armstrong and shortly afterwards the hay was missed and was subsequently traced to the prisoner’s house by Police Sergeant Foster, who found it secreted in a bedroom.
The hay was identified by George Small, the prosecutor’s son and the prisoner brought to Barton and remanded to this day.
After evidence for the prosecution, Mr. Martin addressed the court for the defence.
The prisoner was committed to the House of Correction for 6 weeks with hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JANUARY 22ND 1870
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - Leedham Wressell, a farmer from Keadby, was charged by Inspector Holden of the M. S. and L. Railway Company’s Police, with an offence under the fifth byelaw of the Company, with being drunk in a third class carriage at New Holland Pier on Tuesday January 11th and wilfully interfering with the comfort of other passengers and whereby he had forfeited a penalty not exceeding 4s.
Mr. Holden stated the case and put in a sealed-signed copy of the byelaws as certified by the Board of Trade.
He then called Mr. Samuel Arrand - Platform Inspector at New Holland, who deposed that his attention was called to the defendant who was in a third class carriage of the 5.35pm train from Hull to Keadby and Manchester.
He was annoying the passengers, many of whom got out and refused to travel with the defendant who was very drunk.
He had to be forcibly ejected from the carriage and was ultimately taken to Barton and locked up.
By the Chairman - “The defendant was drunk as he came off the boat but I was so engaged at the time that I did not see him get in the train.”
Mr. Thomas Bland, a guard of passenger trains deposed that he was acting as Inspector on the pier and had his attention called to the case.
Defendant was very drunk and annoying passengers who had to leave the carriage in consequence of his conduct.
The bench indicted a fine of 20s and 15s 6d costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 5TH 1870
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - Susannah Hall charged Charles Franklin with assaulting her at Barton on 15th January.
Mr. Chester was for the complainant.
A dispute had taken place about a pair of breeches which the defendant had offered for sale.
A scuffle took place for the possession of the articles in question and the complainant, who declared that she had a vested interest in the breeches, ran upstairs with them and the scuffle ensuing for their recovery constituted the assault complained of.
Fined 2s 6d and 15s and 6d costs which were paid.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 5TH 1870
MALICIOUS DAMAGE AND ASSAULT AT NEW HOLLAND - James Willows, Coal Loader, New Holland, was charged with doing wilful and malicious injury to a gate at New Holland, the property of Joseph Cook; also with assaulting Mr. Cook at the same time and place.
Mr Chester was for the complainant and Mr. H.E. Mason for the defendant.
The complainant Mr. J.C. Cook, Land Agent, deposed that he had some houses proximate to the road which leads from the Magna Charta to Barrow Haven.
There were some gardens belonging to the houses, which were occupied by Mr. Cook, and a gate led to those gardens, which was chained.
The defendant was leading coals to one of these houses and wished to get as near to his work as he could and broke down the gate with a double faced hammer.
Complainant told defendant he must not come, but he said he would for anyone.
Defendant then went at the complainant and said he must go through him or knock him down.
Defendant then went towards the complainant and said, “I’ll smash you.”
He pushed the complainant back and struck him and knocked his hat off.
By the chairman - all the piece the defendant went over was his (the complainant’s property).
By Mr. Mason - The defendant would go over the land in spite of me. I charge him with breaking the lock and chain. He had coals in his cart and would have gone 20 yards further if he had not gone over my land.
Henry Worry and Charles Worry and 8 others had heard him caution the defendant from going over his land with coals.
In answer to Mr. Mason he said it was not presumed that a man has a right to walk over another man’s land because it would save him considerable distance.
Robert Marshall gave corroborative evidence.
Mr. Mason then addressed The Bench for the defendant who was convicted for doing wilful damage and fined 10s 3d damages and costs.
The case of assault was then heard and the defendant convicted of the offence and fined £1 and costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 12TH 1870
POLICE - THURSDAY - John Broughton, an itinerant Umbrella Mender, was charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of Robert Crawford, at Barton on the 5th instant.
Joseph Broughton, father of the before named prisoner, was charged with receiving the same, well knowing it to be stolen.
John Broughton was discharged and Joseph Broughton was remanded until Monday.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 12TH 1870
Sophia Stent was charged with begging at Barton on the 10th.
P. C. Hudson proved the case.
21 days hard labour.
Robert Parkin and John Parkin were charged with unlawfully wandering abroad and soliciting alms at the parish of South Ferriby.
P.C. Hudson proved the case.
The men were sentenced to 21 days hard labour each.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 19TH 1870
STEALING A WATCH AT BARTON - Joseph Broughton pleaded guilty to stealing a watch, property of Robert Crawford at Barton on the 5th ult.
One month’s hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 19TH 1870
STEALING A LABOURER’S DINNER - John O’Brien, an Irish man on tramp, was charged and remanded with stealing some bread and bacon, which constituted the dinner of Thomas Tomlinson, labourer with Mr. J.R. Dudding - Farmer - Saxby, on the 11th inst.
The poor man’s dinner was wrapped in a white cloth and placed in his coat in the barn from whence it was stolen.
The prisoner was seen in the barn and afterwards the dinner, partially eaten, was found upon him.
He was given into the custody of P.C. Hudson, to whom the prisoner said he was very sorry that he had not eaten it all, he had only eaten part of it.
Sentenced to 1 month’s hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 26TH 1870
POLICE - MONDAY - Joseph Martin, a tramp on remand, was charged by Superintendent Thoresby, with stealing a pair of boots, property of John Dickenson, boot and shoemaker of Market Lane, Barton on the 1st inst.
The prosecutor deposed that he had lost pair of boots - those produced by the police.
The prisoner went into his shop with a woman on the day in question and asked to look at some children’s boots.
He turned around to attend and show the articles asked for.
The woman was in his shop for about half a minute when she suddenly left.
The prisoner then excused himself from taking them and muttered something about not knowing the size.
He gave information to the police.
P.C. Edward Wray deposed to seeing the prisoner and a woman in company passing from The Steam Packet to Dockery’s Lodging House.
It was also shown that they were living together in the lodging house as man and wife.
Superintendent Thoresby apprehended the prisoner at Bank’s Lodging House, Barrow and when charged with the offence he swore about the woman who was in custody at Grimsby on another charge.
The prisoner who reserved his defence, was committed for trial at April Sessions at Kirton Lindsey.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MARCH 12TH 1870
SPECIAL POLICE COURT - WEDNESDAY - FELONY AT BARTON - Ann Scott, a tramp on remand, apparently about 26 or 27 years of age, was charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of Mr. John Dickenson, Boot and Shoemaker of Market Lane, Barton, on the 15th February last.
The facts of the case are briefly as follows; the prisoner in company with a young man who has already been committed to the Sessions for trial on the charge, went to the prosecutor’s shop in Market Lane and asked to be shown some children’s boots.
The prosecutor stepped into a side room where he was about half a minute and on his return to the shop, the prisoner had gone away and the young man (Martin), excused himself in a muttering tone for not becoming a purchaser as he did not know the size and they were not, he said, strong enough to go on board with him.
The man left the shop and shortly afterwards he missed the boots and gave information to the police.
The prisoner and the man whom she has since called her husband, were seen together by Police Constable Edward Wray at The Steam Packet.
They lodged at Dockery’s common lodging house in Newport, Barton.
The prisoner pawned the boots at Mr. Thomas Lewis’ in Market Street, within a few minutes of the time [of] being stolen.
The woman got clear off to Grimsby where she stole a woollen Guernsey from Mr. Kays, Woollen Draper, Victoria Street Sth. and for which offence she was sent to Spilsby gaol, from whence, at the conclusion of her sentence, she was brought to Barton.
On being charged with the offence she asked after the prisoner, Martin.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial at the next sessions.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES FEBRUARY 26TH 1870
A disgraceful scene attracted a crowd of lads in the streets on Tuesday evening, viz. a decently clad female so drunk as to be incapable of taking care of herself.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES March 5th 1870
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - Lawson Bray, horse dealer, Barrow on Humber was charged by P.C. Brown with being drunk and disorderly at the Six Bells Inn, Barrow.
The defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 5s and 9s 6d costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MARCH 26TH 1870
POLICE - MONDAY - William Stewart was charged with attempting to steal a shilling, the property of George Kays, Station master at Barton, on the 15th of March instant.
The prisoner, who was a passenger by the 5.47pm train from Hull on the day in question, went to the Station Master’s Office and asked for change for a florin.
He had in his hands a small basket of oranges and followed the Station Master into the office, who was by no means struck by the prisoner’s appearance and kept a close eye upon the prisoner.
He opened the cash drawer; the prisoner keeping close to his elbow at the time.
Mr. Kays placed the two shillings in the prisoner’s right hand, whereupon, the prisoner, with a very dextrous movement of the hand, pretended to throw back the money into the cash drawer, but only one of the shillings went into the drawer; holding both hands open at the time.
The prosecutor seized the prisoner’s hand and found the other shilling between his fingers.
Before that, the prisoner asked to have his change in sixpences.
The prisoner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month’s hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 2ND 1870
POLICE COURT - MONDAY - A POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF RECEIVING A BRIBE - James Bond, a Police Constable stationed for the last five weeks at Barton, was charged with that he, on the 14th of March last, being then one of the Constables for the parts of Lindsey (North Lincolnshire) duly appointed by virtue of the Act of the 2nd and 3rd year of Her present Majesty, cap 93, unlawfully was guilty of a violation of duty in his office as such a Constable, by then and there taking certain money, to wit, five shillings, from certain persons, to wit, one Wilfra [sic] Oldridge and others, which such money was received by him, as a bribe, for non-performing his duty as such Constable aforesaid.
The facts of the case, as detailed in evidence were simply these:- On Sunday evening March 13th, about half past six o’clock, seven youths were congregated in the Back Lane, vulgarly called Sweeps Lane, near to Fleetgate, Barton.
The defendant was at that time on duty, and passing up the lane, saw Oldridge and his companions, as he said, in a ‘heap’ together.
On seeing the policeman the youths ran away, pursued by the defendant; all of them except one, named Charles Ingoldby, an apprentice to a hairdresser, got away.
The defendant came up to Ingoldby and obtained his name and those of his companions; telling Ingoldby that he and his companions would be summoned, and he desired Ingoldby to tell them from him that such would be the case.
Several of the youths met the policeman that night and asked him to settle the matter.
After some parley, he made an appointment to meet them the next evening (Monday), when, after some conversation, they agreed to give the policeman 5s, which the lads made up in the following manner; 3s 6d from Ingoldby and sixpence from Oldridge; 2s 6d was then given by Ingoldby through a youth named Ashley, and the policeman gave 1s 6d as change.
The defendant cross examined the witness, but only strengthened the case against him.
Mr. Superintendent Thoresby put in the defence, which the policeman had written in answer to the charge.
He denied receiving the money but admitted that it was offered to him.
The Bench convicted the defendant.
The chairman said that the case was of a most serious character and it was a most dangerous thing for a policeman to take upon himself to settle cases by such means as had been resorted to in this case.
He then sentenced the defendant to one month’s hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 9TH 1870
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - William Lambert Scott, of Staniforth Place, Hull, describing himself as gentleman, was charged under the 5th byelaw of the M. S. L. Railway Company, with wilfully interfering with the comfort of Railway Passengers at New Holland Station on Friday the 11th inst.
Mr. James Wright, Superintendent of the Company’s Police, conducted the prosecution.
The defendant pleaded guilty, but offered no excuse or apology for his conduct.
The chairman asked for as much evidence as would place The Bench in full possession of the facts of the case.
Mr. Wright called Charles Drury, a porter in the Company’s service at New Holland, who deposed that the defendant was a passenger by the 10am train and when on the platform at New Holland, he insulted two gentlemen by wilfully pushing against them.
He also forcibly took hold of a lady’s muff and used abusive language to the gentlemen he insulted.
Mr. Robert Harris, a gentleman connected to the Inland Revenue Office at Hull, deposed that himself and a friend (Mr. Minks), were greatly insulted by the defendant who wilfully pushed against them repeatedly and also used most filthy and abusive language to them.
He also saw the defendant take forcible possession of a lady’s muff.
The defendant was in drink and evidently suffering from the previous evening’s debauch.
He (the witness) and his friend attended the court on public grounds to assist the prosecution and did not ask for costs.
The Bench inflicted the full penalty of 40s with 12s 6d court fees.
The money was paid and the ‘gentleman’ left the court.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 9TH 1870
William Clarke, a servant in husbandry, was summoned by the police for riding his waggon, which was laden with coal, not having any reins or person on horseback or on foot to guide the same, at the parish of Thornton Curtis.
Police Constable James Brown proved the case.
The defendant, who is in the service of Mr. John Turner, was fined 1s with 4s costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 16TH 1870
John Storr (18) was charged with breaking and entering a shop belonging to Samuel Robinson, on the 8th or 9th of April, at Barrow, and stealing therefrom, a leg of mutton.
The prosecutor, a butcher at Barrow, deposed that he lost the leg of mutton, which was hanging on a hook about eight yards from one door and four yards from the other.
He had missed it on Saturday morning, about half past six o’clock.
The staple was drawn out of the slaughter house door which opens into Mr. Bell’s yard, through which the prosecutor had the right of way.
The yard door opens onto the street.
The gate of the yard is not fastened.
The penis string, which is generally left in the leg of mutton, had been removed.
It weighed 8lbs; 5s 7½d value; it was sold to Mr. Gillett.
A little boy named Robert Franklin proved that he took the leg of mutton from the prisoner to Mr. Good at Barrow Hann. [sic] just after 5 pm on Saturday last - Mary Codd of Barrow Hann. said a little boy brought a leg of mutton from the prisoner on Saturday, to her husband’s house; it was afterwards taken by the constable.
Mr Superintendent Thoresby, on the 10th received the leg of mutton from the last witness and then took the prisoner into his custody and told him that he was charged with breaking into the prosecutor’s shop and stealing a leg of mutton.
The prisoner, in answer said, “Yes I did it and I am very sorry for having done so.”
He had had some drink, or he should never have done it.
Police Constable James Brown on the 9th, received information that the prosecutor’s shop had been broken into and a leg of mutton stolen. Went to New Holland and saw the prisoner at the Magna Charta.
He said, “Have you found the leg of mutton?”
I said, “No.”
The prisoner, on Sunday morning was apprehended.
His father said, “I hope you have had nothing to do with the mutton, John.”
He said, “Yes I have. I took it.”
The prosecutor, on the suggestion of the Magistrate, withdrew his right to have the case sent to the Sessions as one of housebreaking and The Bench treated the case as one of Larceny simply, and on the prisoner pleading guilty, he was sentenced to 3 month’s hard labour.
Prisoner received a previous good character from the prosecutor, who had learned him his trade and had for some time employed him.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 23RD 1870
COUNTY COURT - THURSDAY - MORLEY AND HOOKHAM v GOODMAN - This was a claim for rent of a cottage at Bonby, near Barton on Humber.
The defendant said he had been turfed out of the cottage by the plaintiffs who were the trustees.
It turned out that such was not he case; that the goods had been seized for rent, and after the sale the balance of £7 15s, now sought to be recovered, was due.
His Honour gave judgement for that amount with costs to be paid at 4s per month.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 30TH 1870
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - Elizabeth Ann Parsons, a little girl about 10 years old, was charged on remand with stealing 2 stone of lead, the property of M. S. and L. Railway Company, at Barton Station on Thursday last.
The prisoner was sent to Hull Industrial School for 4 years.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 30TH 1870
William Ayre, a respectably dressed young man, described as a waiter, who has been for some time at The George Hotel, Barton, was charged with obtaining ten shillings by false pretences, from Mrs Coopland, wife of Henry Moxon Coopland, Butcher, Barton, on the 11th March.
He was discharged with a caution.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES APRIL 30TH 1870
John Currer Holgate - Gentleman, of Barrow was charged with assaulting Joseph Clayton, Innkeeper of that place, on the previous day, by throwing a piece of iron at him.
Fined £1 and costs.
The defendant was also called upon to keep the peace towards all Her Majesty’s Subjects and especially the complainant, for six month’s.
Mr. Priestly was for the defendant.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MAY 14TH 1870
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY -
Cecelia Hetch of New Holland, was charged with having a deficient scale at New Holland on the 7th April.
The defendant was the shop woman in the Co-operative Stores, which has since been transferred to a person named Edwards; who attended court for the defendant.
The scales was one ounce and four drachms against the purchaser.
Fined 10s with 10s and 6d costs.
EDWIN WESTOF was charged with doing damage injury and spoil by taking certain grass, the property of the Surveyor of the highway, at Barrow.
Fined 6d, damages 6d and 12 s 6d costs.
The case of the Surveyors of Barrow against John Hair for the same offence was adjourned to the next Petty Sessions.
Thos. Robinson for being drunk at Barrow was fined 5s and costs.
David Cash for assaulting Wm. Gleadell at Barton was fined 1s and costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MAY 21ST 1870
On Monday last, the old watch and ring dodge was revived.
A fellow, mounted on a temporary rostrum, was ranting away in the usual charlaton fashion.
He then offered a purse for three shillings, in which he pretended to drop three shillings in silver.
A country lad, just in receipt of his hard earned years wages, became the purchaser, and in the purse, which was scarcely worth a copper, there were three penny pieces.
This and similar tricks were practised during the day, and the fellow reaped a famous harvest under the very nose of the authorities and in the presence of several policemen.
How long this infamous practise is to continue remains a problem; but in Manchester only a few weeks ago, a conviction took place under precisely similar circumstances, and many people are of the opinion that a thing deemed illegal in Lancashire cannot be otherwise in Lincolnshire.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES May 28th 1870
JOHN HAIR of Barrow was charged with doing wilful damage, injury and spoil to certain herbage belonging to the Highway surveyors at the parish of Barrow on the 3rd of May. The case was adjourned to allow Mr. Hair to call witnesses for the defence.
George Thompson, Cottager, was fined 2s with 4s costs for allowing a cow and calf to stray on the highway in the parish of Barrow.
P. C. Brown proved the case.
Poor rates were allowed for the parishes of Wootton, Goxhill, Ulceby, Thornton, Horkstow and South Ferriby.
John West, Carpenter, Thornton Curtis was summoned at the instance of Mr. Thomas Ross of Thornton Hall for unlawfully permitting a cow and pony, his property to stray on the highway at Thornton Curtis.
Mr. Mason was for the defendant and said that he was well informed the case was a piece of persecution on the part of Mr. Ross who had obtained a summons that morning for another offence, said to have been committed two days before the one then under consideration.
The Bench ordered the second summons to stand over and then a witness named Robert Sewell was called by Mr. Ross and stated that he saw the defendant with a pony and cow on the highway and he had both animals in halters in Thornton Lane opposite Mr. Turner’s field. The defendant had a cow out again that day the 16th of May.
The Bench dismissed the case with costs, Mr. Mason applied for the attorney’s fee but the Bench refused the application.
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - John Marshall, Beerhouse Keeper. Waterside Road, Barton, was charged with selling beer on a Sunday, contrary to his license.
Mr. Mason was for the defendant.
P.C. John Kempston visited the defendant’s house on Sunday morning and found a young man named Alexander Gordon, drinking there.
The defendant said Gordon was a lodger, and afterwards, that he was courting his niece and had been there all night.
The defendant was fined 5s and costs.
The case against Gordon was dismissed with a caution.
The clerk read the law as to persons drinking in public houses in the prohibited hours being liable to a penalty of 40s.
The Bench intimated it’s intention of convicting in the full penalty after this notice.
The License of the Brockleby Hunt, Goxhill, was transferred from Robert Stamp to Henry Dale, late of Melton Ross; and the license of the Steam Packet, Barton from Henry Hopkin to William Barker of Filey who had some excellent testimonials as to character from the Vicar of Filey, among others.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES May 28th 1870
George Chamberlain was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Barton on Saturday night - P.C. John Kempston proved the case.
Fined 5s and costs; or in default fourteen days hard labour.
The defendant was sent to prison by the 6.12 train on Tuesday.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES MAY 28TH 1870
Jabez Shepherd was charged with assaulting Patrick Cook at Ulceby.
The complainant is a hawker of oranges &c, and was at a sale at the Fox Inn, when the defendant took two oranges out of his (the complainant‘s) basket and refused to pay for them.
This exasperated the complainant who said, “That’s the man who sells bad meat,” whereupon the defendant struck the complainant down with his fist and then struck him with a whip.
The Parish Constable then officiously put the old man out of the sale yard and today gave evidence in favour of the defendant.
The bench fined the defendant 2s 6d with 18s costs which were paid.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JUNE 11TH 1870
PETTY SESSIONS - MONDAY - JOHN WEST of Thornton Curtis was charged with wilfully doing damage, injury and spoil to certain grass at Thornton Curtis, by grazing, on the 14th of May 1870.
Mr. F. Ayre was for Mr. Thomas Ross of Thornton Hall, the complainant and Mr. H. E. Mason, clerk to the Barton Local Board, for the defendant.
The case was proved and the defendant ordered to pay sixpence damages. Fine one shilling and costs which were paid.
JOHN HAIR, Brick Manufacturer, Barrow Haven, was charged with wilfully permitting his two horses to stray on the West Marsh Road at Barrow on the 3rd of May.
This case, which was instituted by the highway surveyors, had been twice adjourned for witnesses.
Three witnesses were called for the complainant, who deposed to seeing the horses between five and six o’clock in the morning, straying in the lane.
Two witnesses were called for the defence but their evidence referred to a later hour in the day, namely from nine o’clock to half past.
The bench decided to convict the defendant and fined him 2s and costs.
THOMAS SINDERSON was fined 2s and costs for permitting his two horses to stray on the highway at Bonby.
HENRY ANDERSON - BUTCHER, was charged under the Health of Towns Act 1845 and Local Board Act 1858 with encroaching on the highway by erecting a bay window which projected 10 inches on the footpath.
Mr. Mason, Clerk to the Local Board, prosecuted; the defendant managed his own case, the facts of which are as follows: The defendant asked leave to put out the window. A special meeting of the Board was called and the motion for leave was lost by one; and as there was not a clear majority of the Board voting thereat, the subject dropped.
Mr. Anderson put in the window.
The Bench fined the defendant one shilling and costs and intimated that in future the full penalty of the law would be inflicted and they desired that to be made known.
SHORT MEASURE CASES - Susannah Robinson of the Railway Inn , Habrough Station was charged by Superintendent Thorsby with having deficient measures used for retailing beer; two quarts were a gill short and the pints about half a gill.
The defendant did not appear and was fined 10 s and costs.
Robert Stamp for the same offence at Goxhill was fined10s and costs.
Two brothers named Luty from Goxhill, were fined 5s and costs each for being drunk and riotous at that place.
John Blanshard, a carpenter was charged with stealing a quantity of wood, the property of Mr. John Beck, gentleman of Barton. The police asked for a remand to Wednesday for the purpose of getting up the evidence.
A similar case was sent to the sessions - bail allowed.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JUNE 11TH 1870
POLICE - WEDNESDAY - John Blanshard, joiner and builder of Queen Street, Barton was charged on remand, with stealing two pieces of mahogany, five deals, two bed posts and a joiner’s bench, the property of John Martin Beck, Gentleman, Barton on the 4th inst.
The prisoner had sold the articles in question to the prosecutor, and then afterwards, broke open the shop and re-sold them to Mr. John Davis (Davis and Hewitt).
Prisoner was apprehended by Superintendent Thoresby.
Committed for trial at the July Sessions.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JULY 23RD 1870
RIVAL QUACK DOCTORS AND BILL POSTERS - Edward Hackett and William Dunn, two young men in the service of Professor Marriott - a quack doctor in Dock Street, Hull, were charged with assaulting George Gale, a bill poster in the service of Firth - a quack doctor, Silvester Street, Hull, at Barton on the 14th July.
The defendants followed complainant who was sticking up some bills in the town and on the Ferriby Road, when they overtook him and committed an assault upon him by striking and kicking him.
They also took the paste can and brush from the complainant and threw them away.
The defendant said, in reply to the charge, that the complainant had covered the bills of Professor Marriott, their master, whose property they felt bound to protect and what they had done was in their employer’s interest.
Major Taylor enquired the nature of the bill which had been posted, whereupon the complainant held a sample of them up in his hand.
Major Taylor said those bills were the most beastly things in the world to be posted on people’s gates and gateposts and the complainant and his party would hear further about the matter.
The Magistrates would have inflicted a heavy penalty but they considered that both parties were as one.
The defendants were then fined one shilling each and costs or in default - 14 days hard labour.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES JULY 23RD 1870
Thomas Smithson - Fruiterer of New Holland and Humber Street, Hull, was charged with threatening to ‘bastinado’ Thomas Lewis, a process server and sub bailiff in the County Court.
Ordered to find two sureties in £5 and himself to be bound in £10 to keep the peace for three months.
Or in default - one month’s hard labour.
The defendant was sent to prison.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 1ST 1870
Francis Harrison of Wootton was fined 14s including costs for driving without reins to his horse at Thornton Curtis on the 14th September.
Charles Charles, labourer of Barton was fined 5s and costs for being drunk.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES OCTOBER 1ST 1870
ASSAULT AT BARROW - H. William Robinson, labourer, was charged with assaulting Hannah Robinson, his wife, at Barrow on Monday night week.
Mr. Mason was for the defendant.
Complainant deposed that she went to the defendant’s sister’s house and knocked at the door.
No one answering she went in and saw her husband there and asked for 7s which was the weekly allowance since their separation.
He told her to walk out of the house.
She said she would not until he gave her the money.
He then struck her over the head and knocked her bonnet off and went out to fetch a dog to worry her.
She pushed him but did not hit him.
Her husband did not return with the servant girl when the latter brought the dog.
Cross examined by Mr. Mason, her husband told her once to get out. She did not strike him again.
Mr. Mason addressed The Bench for the defendant and then called two witnesses, who flatly contradicted the complainant’s evidence and swore that complainant seized the defendant by the neck and struck him on the head.
The magistrates dismissed the case, but recommended the defendant in future send the money (7s), weekly to his wife and did not put her to the trouble of fetching it from Barrow when she was living in Barton.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES NOVEMBER 19TH 1870
GUN ACCIDENT - As Mr. John Winship was engaged with a double barrelled shotgun on the Butts Road on Saturday, it exploded, splitting the barrels into almost a score pieces, sending the sight bar, which runs between the barrels, a considerable distance.
Mr. Winship was severely lacerated on his left hand.
The accident was a result of lacautiously placing the muzzle of the gun in the muddy ground a short time before the explosion and is another addition to the chapter of preventable incidents by the incautious use of firearms.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES DECEMBER 10TH 1870
ASSAULTING A WOMAN AT HABROUGH - JABEZ SHEPHERD, fellmonger, was charged with assaulting Mary Robinson at the Railway Inn, Habrough, on the 25th of November.
Mr. Mason was for the complainant and Mr. Priestley (Nowell and Priestley) for the defendant.
The complainant deposed that she was serving a customer at the Railway Inn, Habrough, which is kept by her sister, when her sister called to her not to serve the customer, but she persisted in doing so, when her sister called for assistance, whereupon the defendant rushed forward and struck the complainant on the face with the stock of his whip; he also struck her on various parts of the body.
Mr. Priestley cross examined the complainant with a view of showing that she had been confined in a lunatic asylum, and was unmanageable at certain times, but nothing was elicited to warrant the extreme violence which had been undoubtedly used by the defendant.
The sister of the complainant was called for the defence. She deposed that her sister was exceedingly violent in her temper, and on the occasion in question, it took two or three to hold her. She had discharged her sister from serving customers as she kept back the money which she received from them.
Miller was also charged with assaulting the same complainant at the same time and place.
ALLEGED UPON A SAUCY BOY - John Edward Foster charged Thomas Feather with assaulting him in Finkle Street, Barton.
Mr. Priestly was for the complainant and Mr. Mason for the defendant.
The facts of the case are simply these.
For some time, the complainant and several other boys employed by a roper in that street, whose premises abut upon a row of houses, one of which is occupied by the defendant; had been in the habit of shouting at the female portion of the population of the row.
Some weeks ago this nuisance had become intolerable and the landlord was apprized of it and took prompt measure to stop it.
The complainant had used most filthy language to the defendant’s wife.
Defendant, on the first opportunity, administered a sound thrashing to the complainant, hence these proceedings.
The Magistrates dismissed the summons with the verdict, “Serves Him Right.”
The defendant had to pay his own costs.
HULL AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES DECEMBER 31ST 1870
TUESDAY - Michael McKaum, an Irish man who had been hawking writing paper in the town, was charged by Mr. George Kaye, Station Master at Barton, under the 16th byelaw of the M,S, and L. Railway, with unlawfully and willfully obstructing him in the execution of his duty on the 24th inst.
Mr Kaye deposed that the defendant entered the office very drunk and wished to sell some writing paper, and was so rude and annoying that witness was compelled to order him out of the office.
He afterwards wanted to go by the 5.5pm train, but witness refused to book him, and ordered the porter (West), to put him into one of the waiting rooms and let him have a sleep, so that if he were fit to travel he might go by the last train to Hull at 8.42pm.
After being left in the room some time, defendant became abusive and used violent language and commenced kicking the door.
The defendant could not be induced to be quiet, nor would he leave the Company’s premises and he had to be given into the custody of the police.
The defendant in answer to the charge, said he was so drunk that he did not remember anything about the matter.
Fined 10s and 13s 6d costs, or in default one month’s hard labour.
Committed to prison.
