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"Hull Packet" newspaper - 18 March 1859 (Margaret Taylor)
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Night Poaching at Bishop Norton:
George GILBERT, Wm.WALLIS, Geo.GRABY, and Thos.WILKINSON (out on bail)
were indicted for having 17th Dec 1858, entered a plantation at Bishop
Norton, armed with guns. for the purpose of taking and destroying game.-
The jury,after a short consultation, returned a verdict of guilty against
GILBERT, and not guilty against the others. - Justice ERLE sentenced
GILBERT to 6 calendar months imprisonment with hard labour.

Cutting and Wounding at Keadby:
John WILLIAMSON (71) was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding
George KIRKS, in the parish of Keadby on the 9th October 1858. - Mr WILLS
appeared for the prosecution; the prisoner was undefended by counsel.- It
was adduced in evidence that on the day in question the prisoner asked a
boy to go and fetch a candle to dress a sheep with, but the prosecutor,
in whose employ the prisoner was, refused to let him, upon which the
prisoner abused him. The prosecutor then said "Can't you let me alone
Nanny", which so exasperated the old man that he seized a knife and cut the
back of his hand dreadfully. According to the prisoner's statement he
should not have interfered with the prosecutor had he not been abused by
him, and he did not use the knife with any intention of doing harm. The
prisoner was very fresh at the time. The prosecutor was under the care of
a surgeon for a month, and the cut was of so serious a nature that he will
never perfectly recover the use of his hand. It would not be a very severe
blow with a butcher's knife, for the flesh was incised only one eighth of
an inch in thickness. - His Lordship in reviewing the case, said it
appeared that the prisoner and the prosecutor had some words, but, however
much the prisoner might have been aggravated, he had no right to use the
knife. But as there did not appear to be any felonious intent, it was a
question whether a small punishment would not meet the case. - The jury
returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to 4 calendar
months imprisonment with hard labour.

Housebreaking:
John COX an Irishman pleaded guilty to entering the house of Henry
GODDARD, and stealing a purse and 5 pounds 18 shillings in money. A
previous conviction was proved. Four years penal servitude.

Keeping a disorderly house:
Ellen SCOTT was indicted for keeping a brothel in Lincoln. She pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and hard labour.   

Pigeon Cote Robbery:
Joseph BELL and Thomas WILKINSON were indicted for stealing 55 pigeons,
the property of Thomas CROSSBY, of Coleby, on the 21st February last, and
second with having disposed of them knowing them to have been stolen. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty - His Lordship said that he should pass a
more severe punishment on BELL than WILKINSON, for he had been in prison
seven different times. It was a question with him whether he ought not to
have punished him with penal servitude, but he should commit him to prison
for 18 calendar months with hard labour. WILKINSON 6 months.

This file last updated: 23-November-2001