EXTRACTS FROM THE DEAL & WALMER TELEGRAM.
PETTY SESSIONS,DEAL.
15TH August 1867.
ROBERT STEVEN MOCKETT, carpenter, appeared to answer a summons in which ELIZA BROOKBY, 188, Middle Street, made application for a weekly allowance for her illegitamate child.PETTY SESSIONS, DEAL.
1st February 1866.
Charge of Smuggling Foreign Spirits.
EDWARD BROWN, a Deal boatman, surrendered to his bail to answer the charge of being concerned with another boatman named NICHOLLS, in smuggling 21 tubs, containing about 60 gallons of foreign spirits. The evidence in this case was substantially the same as on the trial of NICHOLLS in July last, who was found guilty and sentenced to 6 months in Sandwich Gaol. The defendant BROWN having absconded and recently returned to Deal, when he was taken into custody by the coastguard, who had seen the prisoner on Deal beach, at the North-End on 23rd January. Mr. EVEREST addressed the Court on behalf of BROWN, but failed to convince the Bench of his innocence. BROWN was sentenced to 6 months in Sandwich Gaol or to be fined £100.
PETTY SESSIONS, DEAL. 31st October 1867.
Swearing in of Special Constables.
JOHN PHILIP ANSELL, Gladstone Villas.
EDWARD SAMUEL BEDWELL, Middle Deal.
JOSEPHUS CAVELL, 3, Upper Queen Street.
BENJAMIN CLARK, 186, Lower Street.
FREDERICK CHARLES DRYER, 8, Queen Street.
GEORGE WELLS FINNIS, 11, Farrier Street.
EDWARD GALLEY GRIGG, 166, Beach Street.
THOMAS GEORGE HAYWARD, 7, Water Street.
SAMUEL MARTIN, 3, King Street.
EDWARD TAPLEY RICKETTS, South Sandy Lane.
JOHN GEORGE BATES, 3, Queens Street.
JOHN CAMBOURN, 180a, Lower Street.
THOMAS CHANDLER, 10, Robert Street.
JOHN FORD CULLEN, 180, Lower Street.
ALFRED EWELL, 12, Queen Street.
FREDERICK GIBBS, Upper Deal.
THOMAS HAMBROOK, 6, West Street.
FREDERICK HILLARY, 180b, Lower Street.
RICHARD PARSONS, 90, Middle Street.
PETTY SESSIONS,SANDWICH. 8th October 1870.
JAMES ARNOLD, general dealer of Lower Walmer, was charged with having unjust scales in his possesion and fined 5/- with 12/- costs.
WALTER BUSHELL, baker of Lower Walmer, was charged with a similar offence, and was also convicted with a like offence in January last and fined 1/- and 12/- costs.
WILLIAM & CHARLES WEST, butchers, Lower Walmer, were charged with a like offence, and fined 5/- with 13/- costs.
JOSEPH WALKER, baker of Walmer, was also charged with the same offence, and fined 5/- with 12/- costs.
Mrs.EMMA COOPER, grocer of Walmer, was charged with a like offence and fined 5/- and 2/- costs.
JOHN DAVIS, green-grocer, Walmer, was then charged with having light weights and fined 1/- with 12/- costs.
PETTY SESSIONS, DEAL. 14th September 1872.
Mrs. WICKS, wife of W. WICKS, of the Pelican Inn, Beach Street summond W. IRVINE for asaulting her and giving her black eyes. IRVINES wife acted as charwoman and servant at the Pelican Inn. IRVINE applied for leave for her to go out and see the fireworks on the evening of the regatta - leave was refused and upon this, IRVINE committed the offence complained of. He was fined 10/-, which he paid.
PETTY SESSIONS. 18th May 1872.
HENRY CHAWNER, was charged by the Supervisor of Excise of keeping a horse without a licence. JOHN PLEDGE sworn:- I am an officer of Excise stationed at Deal. The defendant, HENRY CHAWNER, lives in Middle Street and has kept a horse since 1st January without having taken out a licence. CHAWNER was ordered to pay the licence now due.
POLICE COURT. 10TH February 1873.
DAVID WILLIAMS, a Private in the Royal Marines, was charged with stealing a coat from the Kings Head Inn, the property of the Landlord, Mr. WILLIAM LAMBERT. WILLIAMS was sentenced to 6 weeks hard labour in Sandwich Gaol.
PETTY SESSIONS. 15th March 1873.
STEVEN PENN, a boy aged about 15, without either shoes or stockings, was charged with robbing the till of Mr.STAPLETON JOB, in Beach Street, opposit the "Fountain", and with stealing a piece of rope, the property of GEORGE PORTER.
JAMES SHELVEY COX, Police constable of the Borough, gave evidence.
STEVEN PENN said he was aged 15. He had no father, and got his living by "cockling". He had never been to school and did not have sufficient to eat. He admitted he was guilty of the charge. He was sentenced to 3 months hard labour in Sandwich Gaol.
PETTY SESSIONS. 9th August. 1873.
DRUNK AND NOISY.
THOMAS BROWN, after having spent a day and night in gaol, was brought up on the usual charge of being drunk and creating a disturbance in the street. The Magistrates:- "You must have a month in prison, but without hard labour".
Tom Brown:- "Thank you gentleman, the weather is very hot for hard labour".
DEAL BOROUGH BENCH. 13th March 1880.
DRUNK IN FARRIER STREET.
JOHN BROWN was brought up in custody and charged with being drunk in the street. Supt. CAPPS deposed to apprehending the prisoner in Farrier Street about 10pm. He was very drunk and noisy, and on his way to the lock-up made use of the most disgusting language. Prisoner's only defence was that he was drunk and quite unconscious.
The Bench inflicted 7 days hard labour in H.M. Prison at Canterbury.
