Maidstone and Kentish Journal, 12 September, 1870.

Chatham Police Court. This day Monday.

Before F. E. Guise, Esq., Stipendairy Magistrate.

James Carey, a retired police constable, and landlord of the "Bright Star" beer house, at Gillingham, pleaded guilty to two charges of having his house open for the sale of beer at unlawful hours on Sunday 28th August. Namely at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and between 3 and 5 in the afternoon of that day. Defendant also acknowledge that he had been previously convicted.

The magistrates said this was a very bad case, the defendant had been previously convicted, and then he on the same Sunday committed two offences against the law.

Sentence was that for the first offence to pay a fine of £5 and 14s. 6d. costs, or 2 months' imprisonment, and for the second offence a further penalty of £5 and 9s. costs.