Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, Saturday 15 December 1860.

Ashford.

Samuel Morgan was brought up on Thursday, on remand, charged with assaulting Thomas Feakins, on 7th April, at a beer shop kept by George Down, Charing.

On the above evening, prosecutor went to this beer shop, and while there, defendant, without a word of provocation, knocking him down, and no sooner had he got up then 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 found one of his shoulders was severely injured. It appeared the assault arose from the complainant having cautioned a young man whom the defendant was cheating at cards, at the "Kings Head," on the knight previous to the assault.

Fined 20s., or 2 months' imprisonment.