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From an article in unknown paper 1732.
Monday the 14th of January a Match of Cocking will be fought it the
"Saracen's Head" in Ashford, between the Gentlemen of Ashford and the
Gentlemen of Wye, for Two Guineas a Battle, and Ten the Odd; And the Pit
will be feather'd with a Pair of Shakebags for Ten Pounds.
The next Day another Match will be fought at the "Fountain" in Ashford,
between the Gentlemen of Ashford and those of Basmore; and as many Cocks
will be shewn the second Day as the first: And a Battle Royal of as many
Cocks as may be brought by any that place, for as many Crowns as there
are Cocks to fight; that is, each Person shall put in his Cock and a
Crown, and the surviving Cock shall take of all the Money.
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Kentish Gazette, 15 April 1851.
EAST KENT SESSION.
George White, 30, convicted of having, on the 5th of April stolen a
cloth, two pieces of meat, and a piece of liver the property
of Robert Bean, at Ashford.
G. Barns deposed of having seen the prisoner go out of the "Fountain"
public-house, Ashford, with the articles stolen.
A Constable of Ashford said, he went to the "Saracens Head Tap," and was
told by the landlady that prisoner was a "good-for-nothing fellow," and had brought the articles there, but did not say
whether for sale or not.
Prisoner, in defence, said he was requested by a man unknown to him, to
take the goods to the "Saracens Head Tap," which
he did, but found no owner.
Two weeks' hard labour, and once whipped.
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Kentish Gazette, 10 February 1857.
ASHFORD.
At the Petty Sessions on the 7th inst., before J. B. Wildman, Esq.,
chairman, H. W. Carter, Esq., M.D., H. K. Hugesson, Esq., Jas. L.
Wildman, Esq., and the Rev. N. Toke, the following cases were heard:
The landlord of the "Fountain," public house, Ashford, was again
fined 40s. and costs for permitting drunkenness and disorderly
conduct in his house on the 26th of December last.
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Kent Times, 10 May 1862.
Petty Sessions, Saturday. (Before Sir E. C. Dering, Bart., chairman,
Sir N. J. Knatchbull, Bart., G. E. Sayer, W. Burra, and W. P. Burra,
Esqrs).
Thomas Jones, a man who goes about selling shell ware, was charged
with drunkenness and assault.
Joseph Pomfrett, landlord of the "Fountain Inn," Ashford, deposed
that, between 11 and 12 on the previous night his waiter carried a
pint of ale to the prisoner who was in the tap-room. He was
assaulted by the prisoner because he would not let him have it
without payment. The prisoner also assaulted witness upon his going
to assist in putting him out of the house, and they were obliged to
hold him down to prevent his violence when outside, as he kicked at
the doors, and endeavoured to get in again.
The prisoner said the waiter assaulted him because he would not pay
for a pint of ale which he (the waiter) alleged that he had ordered
for a common woman who was in the room, with several others of the
same class. Both the waiter said the complainant treated him
shamefully, holding him down and kicking him till his body was
covered with bruises. (His face certainly bore testimony to the
truth of his statement, being shockingly cut and bruised.)
P.C. Fowle deposed that he found the complainant and another man
holding the prisoner down. He was, tipsy, but went without trouble
to the lock-up.
Sergt. Dunk said the prisoner made a great deal of noise; he
complained of being ill-treated.
Thomas Jones, a man in search of employment, an entire stranger to
the prisoner, deposed that the tap room was full of common women,
and the waiter appeared to be on sociable terms with them and
assaulted the prisoner, who had been standing treat, because he
would not pay for a pint of ale which one wanted. He spoke to very
brutal usage of the prisoner by the complainant and his waiter.
Sir. E. Dering said the waiter ought to have been in attendance. The
Bench had decided to dismiss the case.
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South Eastern Gazette, 9 September, 1862.
Licences.
This was the annual licensing day. The landlords of the
"Marlborough," "New Inn," and "Fountain," all in Ashford, were
cautioned by the bench respecting their allowing prostitutes to
assemble in their houses.
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Kentish Gazette, 05 April 1864.
The remanded case of pot stealing.
Thomas Finn and George Webb, the two young men remanded from Thursday on
a charge of steering a pewter pot, value 2s., the property of Mr. Joseph
Pomfret, landlord of the "Fountain Inn," Ashford, on the night of the
24th of March last, were again brought up.
The parties pleading drunkenness, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for
21 days with hard labour.
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Kentish Gazette 05 December 1865.
ASHFORD PETTY SESSIONS. THE FELONY AT THE FOUNTAIN.
Frederick Sinclair, a travelling hat-cleaner, belonging to Kennington,
Surrey, who had been staying at Ashford for some time past, was brought
up in custody, charged with stealing a flat iron and a quantity of
knives and forks, the property of Mr. Samuel Brown, the new landlord of
the "Fountain Inn," Ashford.
It appeared that on November 23rd the "Fountain Inn" changed hands, and
that an appraisement took place between the incoming and outgoing
tenants. The articles were placed out on the tables, and the house was
in considerable confusion. The defendant had been lodging at the rear of
the inn for some days, and took advantage of the confusion to
place the articles he was charged with stealing in his bundle, and leave
the town. They were, however, missed, and information having been given
to Superintendent Dewar, he went in pursuit, and apprehended the
prisoner at Hamstreet, with the articles in his possession.
The prisoner was further charged with stealing a hat, value 4s. 6d., the
property of Mr. Joseph Pomfret, the late landlord of the "Fountain." It
appeared that Mr. Joseph Pomfret had hung his hat up in the bar, and the
prisoner took it down, telling the waiting woman who saw him with it,
that he was going to clean it. The hat was also recovered by
Superintendent Dewar, and identified by Mr. Pomfret.
The Bench convicted the prisoner, and sentenced him to six weeks'
imprisonment with hard labour for each offence - three months in all.
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LICENSEE LIST
HALL George 1858-Feb/60
COOMBER Mary Mrs Feb/1860+
COOMBER Elizabeth 1861+ (widow age 67 in 1861 )
POMFRET Joseph 1862-23/Nov/65
BROWN Samuel 23/Nov1865+
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