From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 15 August, 1857.

Assault.

On Monday last, William Tyler, and Charles Wheybron, were charged at the Police Court with assaulting George Harris, landlord of the "Royal Hospital" public house, East Greenwich. It appeared that the prisoners and several other persons came to the house of the prosecutor, at five minutes to twelve o’clock, and demanded to be served with gin. The landlord had closed his house, and refused to serve them. They insisted upon being served, and created a disturbance. The landlord opened the door and desired them to go away. They seized him, dragged him into a court, assaulted him, striking and kicking him. The police attracted by the noise came to his assistance, and the prisoners were given into custody. The prisoners denied the charge, but the magistrate fined them 40s. each, or one month’s imprisonment.