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50 High Street
Maidstone
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but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the
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From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, 15 June 1861.
Wednesday.
Before the Mayor (C. Ellis. Esq) and H. Argles, Esq.
Mary Ann Stroud, the landlady of the "Jolly Sailor" beer shop, High
Street, was placed at the bar charged, under the information of Mr.
Superintendent Blundell, with having been found drunk and fighting in
the High Street, on the 15th inst.
P.C. Grigsby deposed that at about a quarter past eight o'clock p.m. on
the 11th inst., he saw a large crowd of persons near the shop of Mr.
William Lawrence, high street. When he got there he found the celebrated
Miss Stroud, fighting with another respectable young lady, who directly
she caught sight of him thought it advisable to make her escape lest she
should be known to him too well.
The Superintendent said that the conduct of the prisoner, Stroud was
disgraceful, and that the language was abominable, and of the most
filthy description. A former conviction was put in, which proved that
she had been convicted of a similar offence. The Mayor who convicted her
in the full penalty of 20s. and costs, and in default of payment to
stand committed for the space of 14 days, telling her that if she ever
appeared in that court again for the like offence, she would be
convicted in the full penalty provided by law.
The fine was paid.
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 10 July 1866.
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH SESSIONS.
The Midsummer Quarter Sessions for the borough of Maidstone were held on
Friday last, at the Town-hall, before Sir Walter Buchanan Riddell,
Bart., Recorder.
Flora Ballard, a young married woman, was charged with stealing a shawl,
the property of Mary Ann Lewis, on the 28th June. The prisoner first
pleaded guilty, but she afterwards substituted the plea of “Not guilty.”
Mr. Melville appeared to prosecute. Prosecutrix is the landlady of the
“Jolly Sailor” beerhouse, High-street, and the prisoner has been lodging
at the house. She took the opportunity to appropriate the shawl, which
was afterwards pawned at the Misses Flinn’s, King-street. The Recorder
expressed dissatisfaction at the testimony of the Misses Flinn,
considering that they had been backward in giving such evidence as would
inculpate the prisoner. The prisoner was found guilty, and was sentenced
to three months’ hard labour.
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Maidstone Telegraph, Saturday 6 October 1866.
David Jones was charged with stealing the shirt and writing desk the
property of John Bannon.
Prosecutor deposed that he went in company with prisoner to the
"Wellington" public house for lodging, and gave the prisoner his bundle
containing the above articles to give to the "woman in charge" to take
care of them. Prisoner afterwards obtained the things and went and took
lodgings at the "Jolly Sailor."
Elizabeth Lincoln proved to giving up the shirt and desk to prison,
believing they were his property, as he had originally given them into
her custody.
P.S. Phipps said that he apprehended the prisoner at the "Jolly Sailor,"
where he found the writing desk laying on the table.
Prisoner was dismissed with a reprimand to be more careful in future.
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LICENSEE LIST
HIGHSTEAD Henry 1858+
STROUD Mary Ann 1857-61+ (age 38 in 1861 )
LEWIS Mary Ann 1866+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/JollySailor.shtml
From
the Post Office Directory 1867
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