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From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, 28 December 1861.
Maidstone Petty Sessions.
George Holloway, baker, residing in parliament Street, was charged with
having assaulted Francis Stockwell, who keeps the "Lion" beer-shop,
Pleasant Row, on the 16th inst.
The complainant stated that on Monday evening the defendant came into
his house, in company with other men, and shortly after his arrival he
created a disturbance, and on being ordered by complainant to leave the
house, he struck him in the chest twice, and then pushed him against the
wall. The defendant then went away, refusing to give his address, and on
Stockwell following him into the neighbourhood of Thornhills, defendant
knocked him down, tore his trousers, took hold of him by the head and
heels, and threw him violently into the hedge, saying, "I am a good mind
to make a stiff'un of him."
In answer to defendant, complainant admitted that they had been raffling
together, but denied that he was drunk.
Plaintiff's statement was corroborated by two witnesses.
The magistrates, after a short consultation, said it had been a question
with them whether or not they ought to deal with the defendant under the
new Act, which gave them the power to commit him for 2 months, without a
fine, but as the Bench had giving no notice of the Act, they should
inflict a penalty of £5, including costs. Complainant was cautioned by
the magistrates to not permit raffling in his house, that being an offence
against the law. The money was paid.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 12 September 1865.
MAIDSTONE. Petty Sessions, Tuesday — (Before C. Ellis, sen.,
Esq., and R. Cooper, Esq.)
Alleged Theft of £5.
Wm. Motley, 29, a man, was charged with stealing £5, the moneys
of John Forrest, on Sunday night. Complainant's father is landlord
of a public-house in Pleasant-row; and on Sunday evening the
complainant slept in a double-bedded room in that house. Prisoner
slept in one bed and he in the other. Next morning he missed five
sovereigns from his trousers pocket. Prisoner was suspected, and
three sovereigns and a half-sovereign were found on him. Evidence
was given to show that prisoner had previously complaint of poverty
and his master, Mr. Sillis, deposed that he paid him 15s 4 1/2d.
that week as his wages. Prisoner’s statement was that he entered the
town with money in his pocket and why should he now be without? In
cross-examination the complainant stated that he did not lock the
door of the bedroom as he was the first to retire to bed. John
Forrest, sen., stated that the only occupiers of the house that
night were himself, his wife, a niece, and daughter, and two lodgers
besides the complainant and defendant.
The Magistrates were of opinion that there was not sufficient
evidence upon which a jury would convict the prisoner and the
prisoner was therefore discharged.
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