Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser, Saturday 17 February 1883.

Case Dismissed.

At the county petty sessions at Rochester, on Tuesday, William Bignell was brought up in custody, charged with having, on the previous Saturday at Northfleet, stolen from the person of Charles Baker the sum of 2s. in silver and 2 1/2d. in bronze. From the evidence adduced it transpired that on the evening in question the prosecutor and prisoner had been drinking together at the "Plough" public house, Northfleet, and they afterwards retired to the house of the latter, adjoining the "Plough," when the prosecutor went to sleep, and on waking missed his money. he immediately called in P.C. Blatcher in whose presence Bignall was requested to turn out his pockets, and on his doing so a five centime piece was found among the bronze coins in his possession. baker recognized the five centime piece as his, and which had been given to him the same evening at the "Black Eagle" public house, Northfleet. The defense set up was that both parties had been together at the "Black Eagle" on the night in question when some money had passed between them on account of certain bets. The bench did not consider that there were sufficient evidence to convict and therefore dismissed the case.

Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser, Saturday 5 September 1896.

By Order of M. W. Finn, Esq. (who is going abroad).

Thursday next, "Black Eagle," Northfleet.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, will sell by auction on above premises at twelve o'clock precisely.

Two Capital brougham Horses.

Thoroughbread Hunter "Violet."

Bay gelding.

Chestnut Pony.

Roan Mare "Mermaid."

Well-made two-horse Brake, to carry 14 (by Gates, Gravesend), capital well built Dog-cart, single and double sets of Harness, and other effects more particularly described in catalogue.

Catalogues of Mr. R. Tompkins, Hotel Valuer, Chatham; of Mr. White, "Black Eagle," Northfleet; and of the Auctioneer. The City Auction Rooms, Rochester.