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Maidstone Journal, 10 May, 1842.
On Monday and Wednesday the county Justices proceeded with the
hearing of the information's against the
publicans and beersellers of Chatham, whose cases had not come on at
the last previous sitting.
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The next information was against George Gingle, a beerseller in
High-street, Chatham. The witness Richbull
deposed that he had visited this beershop several times, and stated
who and what he saw there, when the
language used was beyond everything disgraceful. A witness was
brought forward by the defendant to
prove the females seen were domestic Servants who were kept to wait
on commercial travellers, (in the
sulphur and lucifer line,) and that no girls had been kept at the
house since Christmas. As there was no previous conviction within
twelve months, the defendant was lined £5 and costs for a first
offence.
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Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette, Saturday 18 March 1848.
Cutting and maiming.
Michael Moran, 25, indicted for cutting and wounding George Chapman,
with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, at Gillingham. The Hon. Mr. Denman prosecuted. It appeared that on the 16th October the prisoner went to Chatham
dockyard, where he was at work as a bricklayer, and stayed twenty minutes,
when his master told him there was no work, as labourers were gone; he
then went to the "Dolphin" public house, where he saw the prisoner, with
whom he had some beer; as he was leaving the house he received a blow on
the head from some person which rendered him insensible; there was
several wounds on his head, for which he was attended by a surgeon named
Weeks; a person, named Gingle, was passing, when he heard a blow which
shook the windows, and saw the prisoner with a pot in his hand, and the
prosecutor lying on the ground in the passage covered with blood; a
policeman name Tyler, was called and the prisoner given into custody. Horn, the landlord, saw the prisoner striking the man with a pot, who
was lying on his back covered with blood. He took the pot from prisoner,
and struck him with his fists. Mr. Weeks, a surgeon was called to Chapman whom he found supported by
some men, and with several cuts on his head. Eighteen months hard labour. |
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Tuesday 02 November 1852.
Information against publicans.
William Horn, landlord of the "Dolphin" Public House, Gillingham, was
charged with having his house open for the sale of beer at 11:20 o'clock
on the forenoon on Thursday, 17th October. The case was proved by
superintendent Everett, who saw persons in the house drinking. Find £1
and 1s. costs. |
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