From the District Times, 6 September, 1895.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.

Frances Isabella Jackson, a married woman, of Cudham, whose eyes were blackened, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Cudham on Saturday night. She pleaded not guilty for being drunk, but admitted that she might have used language "a little different to what she ought to have done."

Police constable crow said his attention was attracted by noise outside the "Fox and Hounds," and upon going there he found that the prisoner had been ejected by the landlord. She was very drunk and was using most disgusting language.

Witness used persuasion to get her away, but it would not avail, so he was at length compelled to take her into custody. He got a conveyance and proceeded to take her to Sevenoaks. When near her own house he jumped out of the cart and fell on her head doing the injuries, which she suffered from. The wonder was that she had not killed herself. She used bad language the whole of the way.

Prisoner complains that the Constable struck her and blackened her eyes, but this the officer strongly denies.

Superintendent Holman said he came to the station when the prisoner was in the cell. He heard a great noise in the cell, and upon looking in he saw the prisoner bumping her face on the lid of the W.C.

She made a great disturbance all night, so that they could not get a wink of sleep. She was very drunk.

Prisoner was fined ten shillings, and costs. The costs, including the higher of the trap, amounted to 18s and 7d., and the bench seeing this, reduce the fine to five shillings, allowing time for the payment of part of the penalty.