From the Kentish Chronicle, 28 July, 1860.

CANTERBURY.

Mrs. Mary Taylor, wife of William Taylor, blacksmith, of Gas-row, charged Henry Baker, a railway labourer, with assaulting her on Saturday night at the "Prince Albert" public-house, Lamb-lane. The parties are neighbours, and do not appear to have lived on good terms for some time.

The bench fined the defendant in the penalty of 2s. 6d., and 6s. expenses.

The complainant went to the "Prince Albert" in quest of her husband, and alleged that the defendant struck her without any provocation whatever.

From the Kentish Chronicle, 16 January, 1864.

CHARGE OF FELONY.

John Fallum, a stranger, was charged with stealing a till, containing a small sum of money and other articles, from the “Prince Albert,” in Lamb-lane, kept by Mr. Atkin. The case against the accused was this:- On Wednesday night he was seen lounging about the vicinity of the public-house in the company of another man. After some time both disappeared, and the till was found to have been removed from the “Prince Albert.” Information was given to the police, and search made for the men, who were found, and requested to accompany a constable to the police-station. On the way to the lock up the companion of the prisoner, although not in custody, ran off, and nothing more has been heard of him. Upon Fallum was found some cash, which there was every reason to believe formed part of the contents of the till. Evidence having been adduced as to identification, the prisoner was committed to take his trial on the charge.

From the Kentish Chronicle, 9 April, 1864.

John Fallon, 38, painter, was charged with stealing 20s. a till, a ring, and a brooch, the property of Thomas Atkins, on the 11th January.

The prosecutor said he kept the “Prince Albert” public-house. At five minutes past eleven on the 11th January he last saw his till. It then contained the articles the prisoner was charged with stealing. The key was taken with the till.

By the prisoner:- I did not see you in my house.

By the Recorder:- I do not know the prisoner.

George Fowler kept a coffee-house in Palace-street. On the 11th January he saw the prisoner at the corner of White Horse Lane, a distance of 100 or 200 yards. He was standing with a man in an Inverness cape About an hour-and-a-half after that the prisoner and the other man went to his house, and the prisoner asked him if he had got a bed he could let him have. He said he had got plenty of money, and his mate had more than he had. Some time after the prisoner went back, and said they had let him off, for they could not find anything on him. His mate gave them the “leg,” but if he had been caught he should be legged too. He then said, “When I was standing outside I slung it, but I know where to find it.”

P.S. Ells went to the coffee-house of the last witness, and there saw the prisoner and the other man. They both came out of the house, and he apprehended both of them. The prisoner said he would go to the station, but the other man said “I don't think I will,” and ran away. The prisoner was then discharged, but re-apprehended.

Godsmark corroborated the evidence of Mrs. Fowler.

P.C. Hayward apprehended the prisoner on the first occasion. He heard some money fall from the pocket of the man who escaped, he went back to the spot, and found a brooch (produced) on the kerb stone.

The prisoner read a lengthened written statement.

The Recorder having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.