Kentish Gazette, 10 March 1857.

Joseph Beaugrand, a Frenchman, was charged with stealing a sheet, the property of George Down, beer retailer, of Charing.

Mary Down, the wife of the prosecutor, stated that the prisoner came to her house on Friday for a night's lodging, and paid 4d., the price asked. In the morning a person who travelled with earthenware, who slept in the same room, missed his razor; afterwards the sheet was missed from the bed in which prisoner slept. In consequence, the constable and prosecutor went in pursuit, and apprehended him near Smeeth, with the sheet wrapped round his body and the razor in his possession. The prisoner, who could not speak English, had the evidence interpreted to him by the magistrate, and pleaded guilty to both charges.

Remanded to the petty sessions.

South Eastern Gazette, 11 December, 1860.

Thursday.

Saul Morgan was charged, on remand, with assaulting Thomas Feakins, on the 7th April, at a beer-shop kept by George Down, Charing. ("Queen's Head") On the above evening, prosecutor went to this beer-shop, and while there, defendant, without a word of provocation, knocked him down, and no sooner had he got up than he was again felled to the ground. Prosecutor then left the house, and on going to Mr. Robinson, surgeon, on the following morning, it was fotifed one of his shoulders was severely injured. It appeared the assault arose from the complainant having privately cautioned a young man whom the defendant was cheating at cards, at the "King’s Head," on the night previous to the assault

Fined 20s., or two months' imprisonment.