GENUKI: Exeter Police September - October 1850, Devon

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Charge Book Entries for September - October 1850

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Date	Person charged	Charge	Person	Witness	Taken into	Charging	D/B	Magistrate	Remarks
			Charging		Custody by	Officer
01 Sep	Mary Dixon	creating a dist	#15 John		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	prostitute Exeter	in Fore Street	Hosgood						14days in prison

01 Sep	James Chesterman	D/D & use of	#29 William		#29 William Luxton	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	Exeter	obscene lang in	Luxton						3days in prison
		Sidwell Street

02 Sep	William Beer	D/use of obscene	#15 John		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	labourer	lang in Fore St	Hosgood						3days in prison
	Alphington

02 Sep	Edward Poor	found in Bakers	#29 William	George Yelland	#29 William Luxton	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remand to the 6th
	labourer	Court St Sidwells	Luxton						then discharged
	Exeter	under suspect
		circumstances &
		having implements
		believed to be for
		purpose of felony

02 Sep	Harriett Hemmings	theft from comp	Tho Jackson	Thomas Jackson	#18 James Whitburn	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	disch prosecutor
	prostitute Exeter	of a silk h'kerchief		265 High Street					did not appear
		& a sovereign in
		Bartholomew St

04 Sep	George Underwood	begging in	#26 Stephen		#26 Stephen Crocker	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	3days in prison
	labourer	Castle Street	Crocker
	Ireland

06 Sep	John James Prin	violent assault	John Godfrey	John Godfrey	#14 John Steer	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	adjourned to Sat
		on complainants	Eliz Godfrey	Elizabeth Godfrey					14th then disch
		in their house in		Russell Street					complainants not
		Russell Street							appearing

06 Sep	John Reed	use of obscene	Robt [Weeks]	Robert [Weeks]			D	Bench	comp dismissed
	labourer	lang toward the		landlord of the					each paying their
	Exeter	landlady of the		Ship Inn					costs
		Ship Inn & assault		Goldsmith Street
		on the landlord

06 Sep	William King	assault on comp	Thomas	Thomas	#18 James Whitburn	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	10/= plus costs or
	gardener at	in the High Street	[Clatworthy]	[Clatworthy]					14days in prison
	Mr Veitch			Mary White
				50 High Street

06 Sep	James Merrifield	breaking into a	Wm Tucker	William Tucker	Insp Fouraker	Supt Steel	D	Bench	comm to sessions
	labourer	house of comp &	landlord of the	Helen Luard					10years in prison
	Exeter	theft of silver tea	Crown &	William Monson
		& tablespoons	Sceptre	William Tucker
		cigars tobacco	North Street	John Mudge
		wine & a quantity		William Curry
		of copper money		Eliza Ebbels
		& a pair of shoes		Mary Witting
				John Carslake
				William Vivian

09 Sep	Thomas Cooper	creating a dist &	#15 John		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	2/6 plus costs or
	mariner	use of obscene	Hosgood						1week hard labour
	Budleigh Salterton	lang in Fore St

12 Sep	Mark Lillycrapp	theft of a number	John Nott	John Nott		Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	committed to
		of pears from a		gardener					6weeks hard
		garden at Hills							labour
		Court property of
		Tho Sanders esq

15 Sep	Charlotte Shaw	theft from comp	Eliza Hellier	Eliza Hellier	#17 George Guppy	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	this charge ought
		of a half mourning		servant to					not to have been
		gown - the gown		George Pike					entered DS[teel]
		pledged at		Royal George
		Linscotts		Quay Hill

19 Sep	Maria Friend	theft from person	Ben Madge	Benjamine Madge	Insp Stuckes	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	rem to tomorrow
	married woman	of the comp of		baker					Fri then disch for
	Exeter	5sovereigns							want of evidence
		1crown piece
		8half crowns &
		1/= in silver also
		a handkerchief

19 Sep	William Jones	D/begging in	#10 James		#10 James Holway	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	committed 1month
	mariner Sydney	South Street	Holway						with hard labour

19 Sep	William Pickford	D/D & use of	#27 George		#27 George Moore	Supt Steel	D	Bench	10/= plus costs
	fly proprieter	obs language in	Moore
	Exeter	Sidwell Street

20 Sep	Elizabeth Worth	D/use of obscene	#10 James		#10 James Holway	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	2/6 plus costs or
	fish woman	language in the	Holway						3days in prison
	Exeter	fish market

21 Sep	Robert Tucker	theft of a saddle	Rich Carthew	Richard Carthew	Insp Stuckes	Supt Steel	D	County	the prisoner hung
	labourer	property of comp		Upexe Mills					himself in the
				Rewe					county gaol before
				Nr Silverton					being brought
		also theft of a	Mrs Sparkes	Mrs Sparkes					before the
		horse property		Millhayes Farm					magistrates
		of complainant		Rewe

24 Sep	Allen McGregory	theft from comp	William Toms	William Toms	Insp Fulford	Insp Ellecombe	D	County	committed to trial
		of a stock & dies		smith					3months in prison
				Alphington

25 Sep	William Pope	theft of a basket	John Norman	John Norman	Insp Stuckes	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	disch property not
	William Mortimore	from a store room							identified
		in the Exeter
		Higher Market
		prop of comp

26 Sep	John Stocker	D/incapable in	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	2/= fine plus costs
	labourer	Bartholomew St
	Moreton

27 Sep	Louisa Jenkins	begging in the	#17 George		#17 George Guppy	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	1week in prison
	Abergavenny	Garden Square	Guppy

28 Sep	Ann Knight	suspect theft of	Geo Walrond	George Walrond	Insp Fouraker	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	disch no evidence
	married woman	five pairs of		Paris Street					against accused
	Wales	womens shoes
		a pair of mens
		boots from the
		shop of comp

28 Sep	John Cannon	begging in the	#17 George		#17 George Guppy	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	discharged
	sailor Gosport	Friars	Guppy

28 Sep	John Devonport	begging in	#17 George		#17 George Guppy	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	1week in prison
	book binder	South Street	Guppy
	Chester

28 Sep	Mary Ann Marker	theft from comp	Sarah Reed	Eliza Vosper	Insp Woolcott	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	comm to sessions
	married woman	of a worsted	at Mrs	servant to Mrs					6months in prison
	Exeter	plaid shawl	Woodmans	Locke in the
			Cathedral Yd	Cathedral Yard

27 Sep	Thomas Smith	D/incapable in	#10 James		#10 James Holway	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	5/= fine
	alias Scarborough	the Bonhay	Holway
	solicitor Paignton

28 Sep	Charles Brooks	found in West St	#26 Stephen		#26 Stephen Crocker	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	5/= with 1week to
	labourer Exeter	asleep drunk &	Crocker						pay
		incapable

29 Sep	Mary Ann Knapman	creating a dist &	#29 William		#29 William Luxton	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	5/= fine or 1week
	prostitute	use of obscene	Luxton						in prison
	Okehampton	lang in South St

01 Oct	Hugh Hicks	fighting in	Insp Woolcott		Insp Woolcott	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= each & costs
	Henry Small	South Street	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford				or 1week in prison
	gypsy's								in default

01 Oct	Mary Wilson	begging in Sidwell	Insp Fouraker		Insp Fouraker	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	5/= plus costs if
	and 2children	Street the mother							found in the city
		drunk							after 1hour

02 Oct	William Jones	begging in	#17 George		#17 George Guppy	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	discharged
	rag & bone dealer	Barnfield Road	Guppy
	St Thomas

03 Oct	John Wreford	in possession of	#26 Stephen	Robert Helmore	#26 Stephen Crocker	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	committed and
	shoe maker	5geraniums and	Crocker	builder					acquitted
	Exeter	3fuschia myrtle		Stepcote Hill
		believed stolen

03 Oct	Charles Hayman	theft of a metal	Richard Pike	Richard Pike	Insp Woolcott	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	commited 14days
	accountant	teapot and a		Politmore Square					in prison
	Exeter	blanket from comp

03 Oct	Emily Burgess	D/D in Paris St	#17 George		#17 George Guppy	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	fish woman		Guppy						1week in prison
	Topsham

03 Oct	John Conbeer	wilfully setting fire	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remanded to Tues
	gardener	to a stable situated							then discharged
	Exeter	in the parish of
		St Sidwells & in
		occupation of
		Moses Tozer

04 Oct	John Jennings	D/asleep in a	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	discharged
	labourer	passage in
	Exeter	Waterbeer St

04 Oct	John Brown	begging in the	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	1month hard
	labourer	High Street							labour - disch
	Gloucestershire								yesterday from
									The Co Bridewell

04 Oct	John Phillips	begging in	#18 James		#18 James Whitburn	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	disch on promise
	labourer	Collaton Cresc	Whitburn						& admonishment
	Okehampton

05 Oct	Mary Marker	theft of a piece of	Betsy Allen	Betsy Allen	#17 George Guppy	Supt Steel	D	Bench	comm to sessions
	married woman	pork from a stall		butcher					pleaded Guilty =
	Exeter	in the Lwr Market		Goldsmith St					2months in prison
		property of comp

05 Oct	Elizabeth Manley	being the worse	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Supt Steel	D	Bench	5/= fine or 1week
	prostitute	liquor creating a							in prison
	Tiverton	dist & use of
		obscene language
		in the High Street

06 Oct	Charles Grey	creating a dist &	#29 Wm Luxton		#29 William Luxton	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	Turner	assault on a Pc							1week in prison
	baker	in the Cathedral
	Exeter	Yard

06 Oct	Dennis Croney	begging in	#17 George		#17 George Guppy	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	admon & disch
	labourer Cork	James Road	Guppy						with 6d from the
									poor box

07 Oct	Henry Grant	found wandering	Insp Ellecombe		Insp Ellecombe	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	discharged
	painter	in Preston Street
	Exeter	under suspect circ-
		umstances having
		no home or habit

07 Oct	John Alford	suspect theft of	Balkwell	Balkwell	Insp Fulford	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	conv for illegal
	shoe maker	2pair boots from		shoe maker					pawning 20/=
		complainant		Bridge Street					& 12/= value of
									the boots or
									21days in prison

07 Oct	John Johnson	begging in the	#17 George		#17 George Guppy	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	disch & relieved
	draper London	High Street	Guppy						from the poor box

08 Oct	Robert Kelland	fighting & creating	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	discharged
	smith	a disturbance in
	St Thomas	Fore Street

09 Oct	John Crocker	having a bag of	#10 Jas Holway		#10 James Holway	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	disch for want of a
	sweep Exeter	apples believed							prosecutor
		stolen

09 Oct	Charles Foote	theft of half sov &	John Warren	John Warren	Insp Woolcott	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged for
	ostler Exeter	about 12/= in		carpenter					want of evidence
		silver property of		Pinhoe
		complainant

09 Oct	Mary Dixon	theft of 12/6 in	Rich Lucas	Richard Lucas	#27 George Moore	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	discharged
	prostitute Exeter	silver from person		carpenter
		of complainant		Stepcote Hill

09 Oct	Zantino Beota	begging in the	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	comm to 1week
	Genoa	High Street							in prison

09 Oct	John Reynolds	creating a dist	#13 Jas Budd		#13 James Budd	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	fly driver	& use of obscene							1week in prison
		lang Sidwell St

09 Oct	Charlotte Nicholls	D/incapable in	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	discharged
	prostitute Exeter	Sidwell Street

10 Oct	Edwin Curtis	begging in	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	committed 1week
	labourer Nailsea	South Street							in prison

10 Oct	Charles Ager	D/incapable in	#26 Stephen		#26 Stephen Crocker	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	admonished &
	cooper	Frog Street	Crocker						discharged
	Leicestershire

11 Oct	Edward Poor	in South Street	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	comm 3months
	labourer Exeter	in suspicious	#18 James		#18 James Whitburn				each as rogues &
	John Willies	circumstances	Whitburn						vagabonds
	Labourer Exeter	& in possession
		of implements
		believed for the
		purpose of comm
		a felony

11 Oct	William Bingley	deserter from the	Insp Fouraker		Insp Fouraker	Supt Steel	D	Bench	information to the
		4th Kings Own							War Office
		Regt at Falmouth

11 Oct	John Conbeer	D/D at the Three	Eli Torr	Eli Torr	Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	this man was acc
		Tuns Inn & assault	Charles Ford	Charles Ford	#17 George Guppy				of setting fire to a
		on complainant							stable on Gidleys
		also assault on							garden - fined £5
		Insp John Fulford							for assault on Ford
									or 2months - fined
									£5 for assault on
									the officer or
									1month from the
									expiration of the
									2months

12 Oct	Henry Deggrose	begging in	#20 James		#20 James Preston	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week in prison
	seaman	Bartholomew St	Preston

12 Oct	George Smith	begging in	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week in prison

12 Oct	Eli Browning	D/D at the	#27 George	Charles Mayne	#27 George Moore	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	Browning = 20/=
	labourer Exeter	Devonport Inn	Moore	Richard Tozer	#25 John Martyn				plus costs or
		& assault on	John	recruits of the					1month in prison
	Thomas Mullins	complainant &	Chambers	Coldstream Gds					Westcott/Mullins =
	smith Exeter	also assault on	Mary Arches St						10/= each plus
	Charles Westcott	Pc Moore							costs or 2weeks
	labourer Exeter								hard labour

13 Oct	Elizabeth Wilkey	D/D & use of	#26 Stephen		#26 Stephen Crocker	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine or 1week
	prostitute	obscene lang	Crocker						in prison
	Exeter	in West Street

18 Oct	Eliza Lee	D/incapable	#28 George		#28 George Starke	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	Barnstaple	St Davids Hill	Starke						1week in prison

20 Oct	John French	assault on comp	Charlotte	Charlotte Mudge	Insp Fulford	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	20/= plus costs or
	sweep Exeter	in West Street	Mudge	Stepcote Hill					21days in prison

20 Oct	Samuel Hayling	found in a tree	Wm Wreford	William Wreford	#20 James Preston	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	labourer	belonging to comp							1week in prison
	Exeter	for purpose of
		stealing chestnuts

22 Oct	Edwin Scones	D/use of obscene	#25 John		#25 John Martyn	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2/6 plus costs or
	painter Exeter	language and	Martyn		#26 Stephen Crocker				3days in prison for
	Mary Ann Rice	assault on a Pc	#26 Stephen						each offender
	single woman	in West Street	Crocker
	living with him

22 Oct	William Triggs	D/D at the Three	Insp Stuckes		Insp Stuckes	Supt Steel	D	Bench	£5 fine or 1month
	brush maker	Cranes Inn South							in prison
	Exeter	Street & violent
		assault on comp

23 Oct	Elizabeth Pike	theft of walnuts &	C.Cross esq	C.Cross esq	#10 John Holway	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged comp
		apples property							not appearing
		of complainant

23 Oct	Harriett Tucker	obtaining number	R.Tavener	Mary A Baker	#26 Stephen Crocker	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2months in prison
		of cakes & buns	baker	Olive Square
		from complainant	149 Fore St
		under false
		pretences

24 Oct	John Dingle	begging at shop	#27 George		#27 George Moore	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1week to hard
	labourer	of Mr Buckland	Moore						labour
	Heavitree	baker on Fore
		Street Hill

24 Oct	William Burge	theft from shop of	Jon Foweraker	John Foweraker	#27 George Moore	Supt Steel	D	Bench	comm to sessions
	itinerant hawker	comp of a glass		book binder					4months in prison
	Chedder	case containing		Castle Street					each
	Thomas Smith	a quantity of
	carpenter	sealing wax
	Cheltenham

25 Oct	John Roach	D/use of obscene	#27 George		#27 George Moore	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	charge withdrawn
	horse keeper	language by the	Moore						with consent of the
	Exeter	New London Inn							magistrates

26 Oct	Richard Anning	begging in South	#27 George		#27 George Moore	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	discharged
	labourer Landrake	Street near Quay	Moore
	[83years old]	Lane

26 Oct	James Clogg	theft fm premises	Insp Stuckes		Insp Stuckes	Supt Steel	D	County	disch prosecutor
	joiner St Thomas	of rev EC Gorham							declined to press
	Abraham Kingdon	at Bramford Speke							charges
	Joiner Exeter	a quantity of lead

26 Oct	Ann Hayes	theft from person	James Pyle	James Pyle	Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remanded to Tues
		of comp a £5 note		Woodbury					disch prosecutor
		14 and half sovs &							no appearing
		about £2-10s in
		silver

26 Oct	Elizabeth Marley	D/use of obscene	#21 Giles		#21 Giles Denning	Supt Steel	D	Bench	10/= plus costs or
	prostitute	language in the	Denning						14days in prison
	Exeter	Cathedral Yard

27 Oct	Mary Ann Mears	D/D in West St	#15 John		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	no occupation		Hosgood						prison until Wed
	Jersey								morning

27 Oct	Jane Maunder	creating a dist &	#13 Jas Budd		#13 James Budd	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	10/= plus costs or
	prostitute	use of obscene							14days in prison
	Exeter	lang Fore St Hill							[Merrifields girl]

27 Oct	William Norrish	D/use of obscene	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	5/= plus costs or
	stableman	lang St Davids Hill							3days in prison
	Exeter

28 Oct	William Smith	begging in	#27 George		#27 George Moore	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	committed 1week
	hawker	Waterbeer St	Moore						in prison
	Harford

28 Oct	George Dickers	suspect deserter	Tho Woodyall	Thomas Woodyall		Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	remanded to
		from 40th Regt of		Sgt 2nd Regt Foot					tomorrow then
		of Foot							discharged

29 Oct	John Taylor	begging in	#25 Jon Martyn		#25 John Martyn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1week in prison if
	wheel wright	Sidwell Street							found in the city
	Tiverton								after 2hours

29 Oct	John Hopkins	begging from	J.C.Sercombe	J.C.Sercombe	Insp Fulford	Insp Ellecombe	D	Bench	14days to hard
	mariner	complainant in							labour
	Chester	Collerton Cresc

30 Oct	William Jones	D/incapable in	#15 John		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	admonished &
	hatter	North Street	Hosgood						discharged
	Preston Street

31 Oct	John Tapper	having received	Geo Woodruffe	George Woodruffe		Supt Steel	D	Bench	detained until
	smith	under false pret		Cpl 4th Light					tomorrow
	Newton Bushel	1/= from comp		Dragoons
		after having been
		declared unfit for
		service having
		enlisted with the
		marines

31 Oct	John Smith	creating a dist &	#21 Giles	Richard Squire	#21 Giles Denning	Insp Stuckes	D	Bench	the case proved
	alias Crocker	use of obscene	Denning	Okehampton St					but judgement
	sweep	lang in West Qtr							deferred the
	West Street								prisoner being
									handed over to the
									county constable
									on a charge of
									felony - comm by
									the county to
									6weeks in prison

Charge Book for November - 2 December 1850

Brian Randell, 23 Nov 2002

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