South Eastern Gazette,10 January, 1860.

EAST KENT QUARTER SESSIONS.

On Tuesday last these Sessions were held at the Session House, St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, under the chairmanship of J. B. Wildman, Esq.

Stealing a Whip.

John Ross, soldier, for having stolen one whip, value 8s., the property of John Basstook, at Sandgate, on the 7th November. Mr. White prosecuted.

Prosecutor, a fly-driver, deposed that at about 7 o'clock he called at the "Bricklayer’s Arms," at Sandgate. Witness laid the whip on the fly, and when he returned to the fly, the whip was gone.

Sergeant Smith, K.C.C., deposed that on the 7th Nov. last, he rode with the last witness from Folkestone to Hythe. He went into the "Bricklayer’s Arms," and shortly after prosecutor told witness that he had lost his whip. On the next day he found the whip (produced) at the "True Briton," at Sandgate. He then found the prisoner at the "City Arms" beer-house, and he said he had found it opposite the "Bricklayer’s Arms."

Thomas Kemp Stone, landlord of the "City Arms," deposed that the prisoner went to his house on the 8th November, at 5 o’clock in the morning, with the whip in his possession, and which he said he had found. Prisoner asked several persons, while at witness’s house, if they had lost a whip.

The jury acquitted the prisoner.

South Eastern Gazette,10 January, 1860.

EAST KENT QUARTER SESSIONS.

On Tuesday last these Sessions were held at the Session House, St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, under the chairmanship of J. B. Wildman, Esq.

Wholesale Robbery.

George Farmer, Wm. Bover, and James Burns, soldiers, for housebreaking, and stealing two boxes of cigars, 40lb. of soap, 8lb. of tobacco, and 6lb. of candles, value £3 6s., the property of John Stokes, at Shorncliff Camp, on the 18th October, 1859. Edmund Massey, for having received the above articles, knowing them to have been stolen.

Mr. Barrow prosecuted, and Mr. Francis defended the prisoner.

Wm. Bray, assistant to the prosecutor, deposed that on the evening of the 17th October he closed the "Canteen" at 9 o’clock. A cellar opens at the back of the house, the flap of which he fastened. There were about 40lb. of soap, 8lb. of tobacco, and 8lbs. of candles in the cellar; also two boxes of cigars in the bar. On the following day he missed the soap, tobacco, and candles from the cellar, the flap of the cellar had been forced open. The soap produced witness believed was similar to that in the cellar.

Corporal Wrenshaw, 2nd Cheshire Militia, proved that the three prisoners were absent from quarters at the time in question.

Cress-examined:— He could not say whether there were other men absent besides the prisoners.

John Barrett deposed that on the 18th October he was at the "City Arms," at Sandgate, when Farmer and Burns went in. Farmer had some soap, and asked witness to sell it for him. Witness sold the soap to a Mrs. Philpott, end gave the money to Farmer.

Sergeant Smith, K.C.C., deposed that on the evening of the 18th October he went to a Mrs. Philpott’s house, where he found a quantity of soap. The soap was marked similar to that produced by the prosecutor.

Joseph Wood, private in the 2nd Cheshire Militia, saw Bover at Sandgate on the morning of the 18th October, at about 10 o’clock, smoking a cigar, and he had a bundle under his arm.

Mr. Barrow here said he had carried the case as far as he could against the prisoners Bover and Massey, and he did not think it would warrant a conviction. They were therefore acquitted.

The other prisoners were found guilty, and were sentenced to 12 months’ hard labour.

From the Kentish Gazette, 10 January 1865.

Charge of Stealing and Receiving Pork.

At the Magistrates’ Clerk’s office, Hythe, on Tuesday, (before Thomas Denne, Esq.), Edward Russell, a labourer, of Folkestone, was brought up in custody, charged with feloniously receiving, knowing to be stolen, 10lbs. of pork, value 6s. 8d., the property of Mr. A. Attwood.

Albert Attwood, a pork butcher, residing at Sandgate, deposed that from information he received, about ten o’clock on the evening of the 2nd inst., he went to his shop and found that a piece of pork, weighing about 10lbs., and also some sausages were missing. They were safe in the shop about eight o’clock the same evening, when he left it.

Henry Sharp, a constable in the Kent County Constabulary, stationed at Seabroook, deposed that he apprehended the prisoner, about two o’clock on the morning of the 3rd inst., on the above charge. He asked for a remand to enable him to make further enquiries.

The prisoner was then remanded till the next day.

On Wednesday at the Magistrates' Clerk's office, Edward Russell, was again brought up, together with a private of the Grenadier Guards, named James Morris, who had been apprehended for stealing the pork. Mr. Attwood repeated his former evidence respecting the loss of the pork, and identified it as belonging to him.

Thomas Kemp Stone, a beer-house keeper residing at Sandgate, deposed that between eight and nine o’clock on the evening of the 2nd inst. the prisoner, James Morris, came to his house. He took out of an handkerchief he had with him a piece of pork and placed it on the table and offered to sell it for 2s. 6d. He thought it weighed nine or ten pounds. The prisoner afterwards sold it to some one in his house for 2s. 6s.

Henry Sharp deposed that on the 2nd instant he was on duty at Sandgate, and from information he received he apprehended the prisoner Morris on the 4th instant at Shorncliffe Camp, and charged him with stealing a piece of pork, value 6s. 8d., the property of Mr. Attwood.

He replied, "Yes, I had a piece of pork. I found it in the street. I saw a piece of paper and took it up and found it contained a large piece of pork." I took him to Sandgate where he pointed out to me a place where he said he picked it up, which was 20 or 30 yards from Mr. Attwood’s shop.

I then took him to the police-station at Seabrook. He saw there a man to whom he said he sold the pork. After I had charged him he said he sold it for 2s. Both prisoners were remanded till the 7th instant.

James Morris was further charged with stealing five pounds of pork also belonging to Mr. Attwood, on the 27th December last.

Mr. Attwood deposed that on the 27th Dec. last, about half-past seven o'clock in the evening, he had a piece of pork, weighing about five pounds, laying on the slab in his shop. It was a piece of the thick part of the neck. He missed it between seven and eight o'clock the next morning.

George Sugerman, of Sandgate, deposed:- On the 27th December last I was in a beer-house at Sandgate called the "Plates and Dishes." About half-past seven o’clock the prisoner came in. He had a piece of pork in his trousers, and asked me if I would buy it. I asked him where he got it. He said a butcher, his countryman, gave it to him for a Christmas-box. Afterwards he said he bought it for 2s. 9d. A man named Jacob gave the prisoner 6d. for it. He thought the pork weighed about five pounds.

The prisoner was also remanded on this charge till Saturday.

From the Kentish Gazette, 7 March 1865.

HYTHE. Borough Petty Sessions. Thursday. (Before P. Monypenny, Esq. (Mayor), and James Watts, Esq.)

Stealing Knives and Forks.

William Cummins, remanded from the 23rd February, on a charge of stealing three knives and three forks, the property of Mr. Thomas Kemp, of Hythe, was brought up and sentenced to 21 days’ imprisonment with hard labour, in St. Augustine’s, Canterbury.