GENUKI: Exeter Police 1 Jan 1852

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Charge Book Entries for 1 Jan 1852 - 29 Apr 1852

transcribed by

Brian Brassett - Brian.Brassett[at]btinternet[dot]com

Date	Person charged	Charge	Person	Witness	Taken into	Charging	D/B	Magistrate	Remarks

01 Jan	Ann Stringer	theft from comp of	Mr Dingle	Mr Dingle	Insp Woolcott	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	comm to trial
		three rolls of Alpaca		draper					3months in prison
				Fore Street Hill

02 Jan	John Poole	theft of 3womens	Rev Dean	Rev Dean	Insp Fulford	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	Mary Walker comm
	Mary Walker	cloaks from comp		of Exeter					to trial = Acquitted
									Poole = discharged

02 Jan	Thomas Murphy	D/D in West Street	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
									or 1week in prison

03 Jan	Joseph Walker	suspect theft of a	Mr J.C.Ross	Mr James Crod		Supt Steel	D	County	4months in prison -
	druggist London	Poncho wrapper		Ross					then 12months on
		property of comp		draper					another indictment
				High Street

04 Jan	Edward Mills	use of obscene	#17 Geo Guppy		#17 George Guppy	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	labourer Exeter	lang in creating a							2days in prison
		disturbance in the
		West Quarter

05 Jan	William Hutchwell	in possession of a	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Woolcott	D	County	comm to trial
	Coombe Street	Duck believed							1month in prison &
		Stolen							to be whipped

05 Jan	James Adamson	theft of a 4lb loaf	Wm Hatswell	William Hatswell	#14 John Steer	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remanded to Sat
	labourer Exeter	of bread from a		employee of					then discharged
		barrow standing		Sherry baker of
		in Bridge Street		Alphington Street

05 Jan	Francis Willey	in possession of a	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remanded to Sat
	Edward Ley	mattock an apron							10th inst then disch
		& a sack believed
		stolen

08 Jan	Samuel Daymond	theft of a cotton	Warwick	Warwick Coombe	#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	dismissed
	stone mason London	apron from the	Coombe	plasterer
		complainant at		26 Magdalene St
		26 Magdalene St		Exeter

09 Jan	Mary Carter	warrant for theft of	Messrs Trimble	Messrs Trimble	Pc Howard	Supt Steel	D/B	Bench	admitted to bail in
		2watches the prop	Brooking & Co	Brooking & Co					pursuance of 11 &
		of complainant		pawnbrokers					12 Vict c42

09 Jan	Elizabeth Heacock	warrant for theft	Messrs Trimble	Messrs Trimble	Pc Howard	Supt Steel	D/B	Bench	admitted to bail in
		of a watch the prop	Brooking & Co	Brooking & Co					pursuance of 11 &
		of complainant		pawnbrokers					12 Vict c42

09 Jan	James Brown	begging in Bridge	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	1week hard labour
	sailor Cumberland	Street

11 Jan	William Modley	fighting & creating	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	discharged
	mason Exeter	a dist in West St

11 Jan	Ellen Driscoll	soliciting alms in	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	1week in prison
	no occupation Cork	Martin Street

12 Jan	Ellen Hore	use of obscene	#20 Jas Preston		#20 James Preston	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	Exeter	lang & creating a							1week in prison
		dist in North St

12 Jan	Mary Ann Turner	entering into service	Mr Fox	Mr Fox	Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	£20 fine or 1month
	servant	of comp by a false		dentist					in prison
	Colebrook	[written] character		Southernhay

12 Jan	William Davies	begging in South St	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	discharged
	labourer Yealmpton

13 Jan	Joseph Trump	theft from person of	Robert Newton	Robert Newton	#14 John Steer	Supt Steel	D	Bench	comm to trial =
	labourer Exeter	comp on the Quay		miller					7years in prison
		a silk handkerchief		78 South Street

14 Jan	William Bennett	theft from person of	John Farr	John Farr	#15 John Hosgood	Supt Steel	D	Bench	comm to trial =
		comp a crown piece							6months in prison
		a half crown & two
		shillings

14 Jan	John Snow	theft from the shop	Laura Daveys	Laura Daveys	#29 William Luxton	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	juvenile case
	Lions Holt	of comp a box cont		Russel Street					comm for 2days &
	[under 16years]	4shillings & a half							whipped
		pence

14 Jan	Charlotte Nicholls	theft of a sovereign	[John Aramy]	Cecilia Lidbury	#26 Richard Hamley	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	disch for want of
	prostitute	from a table at the	[T.Scrawtre]	at Mrs Channings					sufficient evidence
		New Inn Catherine	[signatures u/r]	Rockfield Place
		St property of comp

15 Jan	George Odger	theft of 2lbs of butter	Robert Cox	George Stocker	#17 George Guppy	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	comm to trial
		from the shop of	shop keeper	Bartholomew St					pleaded Guilty
		complainant in	West Street	George Burgoyne					3weeks in prison
		West Street		Coombe Street
				Charles Fildew
				Preston Street

16 Jan	Thomas Bryant	fighting & creating	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
	labourer Dawlish	a disturbance in	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning				each or 3days in
	John Hayman	Sidwell Street							prison
	Servant Exeter

16 Jan	Jeremiah Crawley	sleeping in an out-	#12 Tho Ford	George Cooke	#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	3weeks hard labour
	Patrick Crawley	house in the	#27 Geo Moore	employee	#27 George Moore				for each prisoner
	William Merrifield	Commercial Road		Mr Tuckett
	John Butt	belonging to
	Henry Wescott	Mr Tuckett
	Emmanuel Gillard

17 Jan	William White	in possession of a	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Supt Steel	D	County	3weeks in prison
	Bowden	bridle steel yards
		2mattocks leather
		& pair of trousers
		all believed stolen

17 Jan	Thomas Bryant	with breaking and	Loveday Ash	Loveday Ash	#11 William Ash	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remand to Tues 19th
		entering the house	dairyman	James Austen					comm to the assizes
		of comp & theft of	Paris Street	Elizabeth Westbeer					Acquitted
		2sovereigns a half		Henry Westbeer
		sovereign 10/= in		Daniel Barham
		silver & six four-		Jane Passmore
		penny pieces

18 Jan	George Guppy	D/D in Sidwell St	#29 Wm Luxton		#29 Wm Luxton	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	charge withdrawn
			#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash

20 Jan	James Adamson	theft from comp	J.Oliver Jenking	J.Oliver Jenking	#18 James Whitburn	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	comm to trial
		in Smythen St of		butcher					1month in prison
		2½ lbs of mutton		Smythen Street

20 Jan	Samuel Sanders	found in the shop	Mr. Snow	Mr. Snow	#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	to be whipped &
	William Fulford	of comp with intent							then discharged
		To commit a felony

21 Jan	Thomas Lee	obtaining £10 under	Mr. Pincombe	Mr. Pincombe	#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	comm to trial
		false & fraudulent							10months in prison
		pretences from the
		complainant

22 Jan	John Smith	theft of a piece of	John Wills	John Wills	#18 James Whitburn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged for want
	no occupation	pork from the shop		butcher					of evidence
	London	of complainant		Bridge Street

23 Jan	John Gould	being in the Globe	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	discharged
	butcher & horse	Inn passage South
	dealer	St with a quantity of
		boots & shoes
		believed stolen

23 Jan	Caroline McCarthy	theft from person of	Wm Hughes	William Hughes	#19 John Wall	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	comm to trial
		comp of a silver		nr Collaton Grove					Acquitted
		watch & guard on
		the 20th Jan near
		the Red Cow

23 Jan	George Sanders	begging in the	Wm Hancock	William Hancock	#27 George Moore	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	1week hard labour
	Great Torrington	High St		Upper Paul Street

27 Jan	Thomas Wilson	attempting to pick	Jas [Coffins]	James [Coffins]	#24 Henry Gibbons	Supt Steel	D	Bench	3months hard labour
	carpenter Liverpool	pockets near the							for each
	John Cornelius	Subscription Rooms
	pugalist Birmingham

28 Jan	Ellen Jackson	suspect theft of a	Samuel Bolt	Samuel Bolt	#27 George Moore	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	comm to trial
	Cornwall	flannel jacket from		tailor					Acquitted
		the shop of comp		Sidwell Street
				Eliza Mason
				Smythen Street

29 Jan	Edwin Reece	begging at several	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Supt Steel	D	Bench	judgement held
	butcher	shops in the High							to see if he leaves
		Street							the city

29 Jan	William Wilson	warrant for an			Sgt Lascelles	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	to find surety for
	Ewings Street	assault on his wife							1month himself £10
									& two in £5 each

30 Jan	Samuel Chudley	theft of a part of a	C.Cross esq	C.Cross esq	Insp Merrifield	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	remand to Thursday
	labourer Coleridge	Clocke feather bed	Duryard	Edward Hatswell					12th Feb - comm to
		quilt counterpane &		John Linscott					trial = 7years in
		a horse pistol & an		Copplestone Cross					prison
		invisible green great
		coat from comp

31 Jan	William Clatworthy	D/incapable in	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	labourer Newton	Paris Street
	[Newtown]

31 Jan	Joanna Hunns	theft of a half-	Mary A Harper	Mary Ann Harper	#11 William Ash	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged
	[under 16years]	sovereign the prop		w/o James Harper
		of complainant		Stepcote Hill

01 Feb	Henry Lee	fighting & creating	#24 H.Gibbons		#24 Henry Gibbons	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	shoe maker Exeter	a dist in Preston St							or 1week in prison

01 Feb	John Baker	use of obscene lang	#28 W.Cumming		#28 William Cumming	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	7/= fine plus costs
	[fishmonger] Exeter	& creating a dist							or 1week in prison
		in West Street

01 Feb	Joseph Silverton	violent assault on	Emma Silvester	Emma Silvester	#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
	plasterer Exeter	his wife by beating							or 14days in prison
		her with a fire shovel

01 Feb	Robert William Quicke	knocking at several	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
		doors with a stick
		in Sidwell Street

02 Feb	William Keeth	theft from person of	Henry Faulkner	Henry Faulkner		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	juvenile case - to be
	[under 16years]	complainant of a							whipped then disch
		silk handkerchief

02 Feb	William Greenwood	attempting to utter	Mary A Gill	Mary Ann Gill	#19 John Wall	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
	labourer Lancashire	a counterfeit one		w/o William Gill					6months in prison
	Charles Johnson	shilling piece to		Smythen Street	#27 George Moore				for each
	labourer Berkshire	complainant

03 Feb	William Webber	theft of a bullocks	John Oliver	John Oliver			D	Bench	discharged no
		belly and feet	Jenkings	Jenkings					evidence offered

03 Feb	Caroline Wormington	theft from comp	Wm Merrifield	William Merrifield	Insp Woolcott	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	committed to trial
		of a pair of silver		dairyman					Acquitted
		sugar tongs		4 Turners Buildings
				Stepcote Hill
				Elizabeth Merrifield
				John Stone

03 Feb	Elizabeth Long	D/D in Catherine St	#20 Jas Preston		#20 James Preston	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	prostitute								or 1week in prison
									[an old offender]

04 Feb	John Heale	found in a first-class	Daniel Hoskins	Pc William Green	Insp Hoskins	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	discharged
	carpenter	rail carriage & not	Insp Police
	St Thomas	giving a satisfactory	B & E Rail Co
		account of himself

09 Feb	Elias Harris	in poss of a plate	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn	Insp Fulford	D	County	committed to trial
	labourer	believed stolen from							at the assizes
	Knowstone	Knowstone Church							Transported

09 Feb	William Smith	theft from comp	John Courtney	John Courtney	Insp Woolcott	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	remand to Fri then
		bundle of 3shillings							discharged - found
		at Mrs Leys Lodging							innocent of the
		House in Frog St							charge

10 Feb	John Butt	theft from the shop	John [Cockram]	John [Cockram]		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	comm to sessions
		of complainant a		Thomas Knight					1month in prison
		loin of pork

11 Feb	John Hoare	warrant for the theft	C.Cross esq	C.Cross esq			D	Bench	1month in prison
		of turnip greens

11 Feb	Caroline Folley	begging in Higher	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	admonished & disch
		Summerland Place

11 Feb	William Clapp	obtaining two 2lb	James Cooper	James Cooper	#26 Richard Hamley	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remand to next day
		loaves under false		Martha Cooper					then discharged
		& fraudulent		baker					no prosecutors
		pretences		Mary Arches Street

12 Feb	Henry McCarthy	begging in Higher	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	discharged
		Summerland Place

12 Feb	James Bennett	begging from door	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	discharged
		to door in
		Bartholomew St

12 Feb	Emmanuel Gillard	theft from a stall in	Mr Browning	Mr Browning	Insp Fulford	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	Potter = discharged
	James Potter	the Higher Market		Goldsmith Street					Gillard = comm to
		of a pair of womans		Emma Gillard					6weeks in prison
		boots the property
		of complainant

12 Feb	Phillip Watts	begging at the	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged
	stableman Wiltshire	Valiant Soldier Inn
		Magdelene Street

13 Feb	George Edworthy	theft from the shop	John Prowse	John Prowse		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	committed to trial
	Henry Westcott	of comp 10lbs of		Ann Prowse					1month in prison
		bacon on a blue		Coombe Street					& to be whipped
		dish		Ann Gough
				George Gough

14 Feb	John Lowden	begging in the	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week hard labour
	labourer Exeter	Cathedral Yard

15 Feb	James Doble	D/D & use of obs	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	alias Poor	language on Fore							or 10days in prison
	labourer Tiverton	Street Hill

15 Feb	Harriett Simmons	D/D in the High St	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	prostitute								or 1week in prison
	Great Torrington

16 Feb	Alfred Burvill	confessed to	Mr. M. Cork	Mr. Matthew Cork		Supt Steel	D	Bench	conveyed to London
	apprentice	absconding from		draper					& committed at the
	Peckham	his master & theft		High Street					C.C Court = pleaded
		of various articles		Peckham					Guilty = 3months in
		the property of the							prison
		complainant his late
		master

17 Feb	Charles Parker	begging in Holloway	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	2days in prison
		Street

18 Feb	Harriett Budd	D/use of obscene	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	Maria Harvey	language	Henry Allen						or 10days in prison
	prostitutes Exeter	Longbrook Street							each

19 Feb	Robert Manning	theft from the comp	Elizabeth Tayler	Elizabeth Tayler		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	15/= fine plus costs
	sailor	of a Victorin							for an assault

19 Feb	James Burge	theft of a silver	Jas Sampson	James Sampson	Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
	baker Exeter	cream jug the prop							7years in prison
		of complainant

20 Feb	John Bennett	theft of a pair of	John [Bunson]	John [Bunson]	#28 William Cumming	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged
	shoemaker Exeter	womans boots from		Fore Street					insufficient evidence
		the shop of comp		Thomas Vile

20 Feb	Ellen Sullivan	begging in New	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	Ellen Sullivan =
	Michael Sullivan	North Road							1week hard labour
									Michael = sent to the
									workhouse

21 Feb	Robert Morrish	suspect theft of a	H.Clode	H.Clode	#25 John Martyn	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	Morrish comm to
	Edward Ley	glass case cont a			#16 Tho Merrifield				trial = 7years prison
	William Fulford	quantity of jewellery							the three others are
	Richard Elson	from complainant							discharged

21 Feb	John Lewis	theft from comp of	William Hodge	William Hodge	Insp Merrifield	Insp Fulford	D	County	committed to trial
	chimney sweep Yeovil	nine slip ropes on		dairyman					2months in prison
	Thomas Bodmin	the 18th inst from a		Colleton Buildings					each and whipped
	shoemaker	barn in St Thomas
	Bedfordshire

22 Feb	George Lewis	fighting & creating	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
	miller Exeter	a dist in Milk St							or 3days hard labour

22 Feb	Timothy Oragon	D/D & use of obs	#28 W.Cumming		#28 William Cumming	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
		language in King St							1week hard labour

24 Feb	John Osborn Hamlyn	D/assault on comp	Henry Perdew	Henry Perdew	#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	15/= fine plus costs
	shop keeper Exeter	& his wife in the	Eliz Perdew	Elizabeth Perdew					or 10days in prison
		High Street		musicians
				12 Longbrook St

24 Feb	Robert Gilpin	D/D & fighting in	#21 G.Denning		#12 Giles Denning	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
	shoemaker Exeter	Fore Street							each or 3days in
	Arscott Langdon								prison
	Mason Exeter

27 Feb	Richard Elson	playing at pitch &	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
	Samuel Lang	toss in Buliver							each or 6hours in
		Place							the cells

27 Feb	William Bush	suspect theft of a		John Brewer	Insp Fulford	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	comm to trial =
	labourer Exeter	womans petticoat		Sarah Collyns					7years in prison
		from the comp		Mary Ann Steer

27 Feb	Joseph Vinnicombe	obtaining seven					D	Bench	discharged
		pence under false
		pretences

28 Feb	Samuel Cosway	theft from the comp	James Marshall	Francis Marshall	#29 William Luxton	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	Cosway comm to
	John Howard	of a copper kettle	builder	Harriett Landry					trial on a 2nd charge
			Bartholomew St	Stepcote Hill					= 6weeks & whipped
									Howard = 7years in
									prison

28 Feb	Peter Glanville	D/D use of obscene	Insp Ellicombe		Insp Ellicombe		D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
		lang in the High St							1week in prison

03 Mar	John Gibbons	suspect theft of a	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	committed to trial
	labourer Tiverton	waggoners whip							3weeks in prison

03 Mar	Thomas Rowe	playing at pitch &	Insp Ellicombe		Insp Ellicombe	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	[not noted]
	apprentice Exeter	toss in Coombe St

04 Mar	Mary Connor	D/asleep in Paris St	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	2/6 fine or 1week in
									prison if found in the
									city in half hour

06 Mar	Mary Ann Burns	theft from comp of	William Cowley	William Cowley	#11 William Ash	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	committed to trial
		a waistcoat & an							Acquitted
		duplicate

07 Mar	James Field	fighting & creating	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs or
	shoe maker Exeter	a disturbance in							3days in prison
		the High Street

09 Mar	John Lock	theft of a quantity	Wm Holloway	William Holloway	Insp Woolcott	Supt Steel	D	Bench	Wonson = discharge
	William Wonson	of beans or corn		North Street					Lock = comm to trial
		property of comp							3months in prison
		his master

10 Mar	Ann Harris	theft from comp of	J.Sainsbury	James Sainsbury		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	committed to trial
	servant Exeter	about 6yds of		draper					6months in prison
		Alpaca 1yd of		South Street
		Alpaca 4Cumbric
		halfs 1Timbour linen
		collar 1pr of kid
		gloves 1chemizette
		1pr bracelets
		1brooch & a roll of
		blue ribbon

11 Mar	Mary Jones	begging on St	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1week in prison
		Davids Hill

11 Mar	Jane Jones	D/use of abusive	James Burrows	James Burrows	#14 John Steer	Supt Steel	D	Bench	5/= fine or 1week
	Swansea	language & wilfully							for abusive lang
		breaking a pane of							in the street
		glass in the
		Woodmans Inn

15 Mar	Mary Hern	in Martin St for the	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Fouraker	D	bench	discharge & caution
	and child	purpose of gathering
		alms

15 Mar	John Waghorn	begging in the	#20 Jas Preston		#20 James Preston	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	to leave the city in
		High Street							1hour or 1week in
									Prison

16 Mar	Samuel Martin	playing at pitch &	#27 Geo Moore		#27 George Moore		D	Bench	2/6 fine plus cards or
	[a boy]	toss in the							in prison until
		Cathedral Yard							5o'clock

17 Mar	James Ireland	D/use of obscene	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
	John Parr	lang in the High St							each or 2days in
									Prison

17 Mar	Elizabeth Guest	D/D use of obscene	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		language in King							or 1week in prison
		William Terrace

17 Mar	Patrick Driscoll	begging in Market	#20 Jas Preston		#20 James Preston	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1week hard labour
		Street

17 Mar	James Jackson	theft from comp	James Youlton	James Youlton		Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	3months hard labour
	[under 16years]	shop in Waterbeer		shoe maker
		St of a pair of		Waterbeer Street
		Bloucher boots

18 Mar	William Brown	D/lying down in	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	discharged
		Market Street

19 Mar	Thomas Gover	D/D use of obscene	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		lang in Sidwell St							or 14days in prison

20 Mar	Henry Hughes	suspect theft from	Miss Stogdon	Miss Stogdon	#27 George Moore	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remand to Friday
	itinerant hawker	person of comp of							then discharged
	London	a purse containing							for want of evidence
		a £5 note 3sovs &
		2four penny pieces

21 Mar	Daniel Powell	D/use of obscene	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	brass moulder	lang in West St							3days in prison
	St Thomas

22 Mar	William Nankivell	begging in North St	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	discharged
	Cornwall

24 Mar	Samuel Gillard	begging in the	Insp Ellicombe		insp Ellicombe	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	Gillard = 1month
	William Rollins	High Street							hard labour [an old
	Exeter								offender]
									Rollins = 14days
									hard labour [disch
									on former occasions]

24 Mar	Thomas Henley	D/incapable in	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	carpenter Crediton	Bridge Street

26 Mar	John Goff	D/D use of obscene		Capt Williams	#20 James Preston	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	£5 fine or 1month
		language in Paul St		Samuel Speer					hard labour
		& assault on a Pc		Preston Street

28 Mar	Thomas Hart	use of obscene	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	labourer Exeter	lang in West St							3days in prison
									[many prev offences]

28 Mar	Sarah Davey	use of obscene	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs or
	prostitute	language in Fore							2days in prison
	Thorverton	Street

29 Mar	John Waghorn	begging in Fore St	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	7days hard labour
	glover Southampton								[2nd offence]

30 Mar	Elizabeth Brice	D/D near Paris St	Fredk Durdon	Frederick Durdon	Insp Ellicombe	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	Elizabeth Duffy	& assault on comp		22 John Street					each or 7days in
				Henry Evans					prison
				labourer
				Paris Street

31 Mar	John Winterburn	D/use of obscene	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	moulder Reading	lang in Fore St

02 Apr	Henry Webber	attempting to pick	John Maunder	John Maunder	#21 Giles Dunning	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	3months hard labour
	labourer Exeter	a females pocket		shop keeper
		in the Cattle Market		Milk Street

02 Apr	James Rendle	D/use of obscene	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
		lang in South Street

02 Apr	John Greenslade	D/incapable in	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Ins Fouraker	D	Bench	Greenslade = 5/=
	maltster	Magdalene St							fine plus costs [fell
	George Vigers								out of the coach &
	miller Ottery								is much injured & he
									afterwards died &
									inquest held into
									accidental death

03 Apr	George Ford	D/incapable in	#24 H.Gibbons		#11 William Ash	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	cautioned & disch
	labourer Crediton	Holloway Street

03 Apr	Caroline Tucker	warrant for neglect	Supt Steel		Sgt Ginham	Supt Steel	D	Bench	£5 fine or 2months
	single woman Exeter	to obey a summons							in prison
		for annoying lang

04 Apr	Mary A Williams	creating a dist in	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
		the High Street							or 1month in prison
									[an old offender]

04 Apr	Charlotte Eales	on private property	W.Stone	W.Stone	#23 Isaac Lake	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	prostitute	& using obscene							3days in prison
		lang in the College							[first offence]
		of complainant

04 Apr	Robert Pile	warrant for sending	Samuel Kendall	Samuel Kendall	Sgt Lascelles	Supt Steel	D	Bench	to find surety for
	mason	a letter threatening		boot & shoe maker					6months himself in
		the life of comp							£50 & 2others of £25

05 Apr	John Conbeer	theft from comp of	Wm Northcott	Wm Northcott	#22 William Bray	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	£5 fine or 1month
		a hat in the High St		tailor					hard labour for
				Catherine Street					assault

06 Apr	Elizabeth Peters	theft from comp of	Sarah Wale	Sarah Wale		Insp Fulford	D	Bench	committed to trial
	single woman	a gown & a parasol		servant					pleaded Guilty
	Redruth	on the 3rd inst		Mary Hursh					6weeks in prison
				Coffee Shop
				Upper Paul Street

06 Apr	William Cooper	in possession of a	#18 J.Whitburn	John Rummeles	#18 James Whitburn	Insp Fulford	D	County	1week in prison &
	sawyer	duck believed							to be whipped
	Hammersmith	stolen

10 Apr	William Chambers	wilfully breaking	Elizabeth Payne	Elizabeth Payne	#16 Tho Merrifield	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	1month hard labour
	paper hanger	two panes of glass		Smythen Street					a vagrant &
	Brighton	belonging to comp		Maria Adams					disorderly person
				Smythen Street

10 Apr	Mary Dixon	theft of a shilling	Wm Chambers	William Chambers	#16 Tho Merrifield	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	discharged
	prostitute	from the comp		Maria Adams
				Smythen Street

11 Apr	Maria Harvey	use of obscene	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	prostitute Exeter	lang in the High St							or 14days in prison

13 Apr	John Donavon	D/D & fighting in	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
		Preston Street

14 Apr	James Ireland	D/use of obscene	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
	labourer Exeter	language & assault							or 1month hard
		on a Pc in							labour
		Bartholomew Street

16 Apr	Hannah Vilvin	D/use of obscene	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	prostitute	lang in King St							or 1week in prison

16 Apr	John Wood	D/D & incapable in	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	labourer Exeter	the New Buildings							7days in prison

16 Apr	John Crocker	D/use of obscene	#25 J.Martyn		#25 John Martyn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	40/= fine plus costs
	sweep Exeter	language in West							or 1month hard
		St & assault on a							labour
		Pc on the 14th inst

16 Apr	Edwin Chant	theft from person of	Ann Kentsbeer	Ann Kentsbeer	#24 Henry Gibbons	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1month hard labour
	William Davies	comp in the cattle		Exminster	#10 John Holway				each
		market a h'kerchief
		and 3shillings

16 Apr	Charlotte Thomas	assault on comp	Mary A Huxtable	Mary Ann Huxtable	#24 Henry Gibbons	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		in King Street		Preston Street

17 Apr	Mary A Knapman	theft from comp	Charles Wills	Charles Wills	#14 John Steer	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	discharged
	prostitute	of 2half crowns at		labourer at
	Okehampton	Tuckers Coffee		Mrs Ponsfords
		Shop in West St		nr. Haldon House

22 Apr	John Butt	in poss of a quantity	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	committed to trial
		of potatoes with no							7years in prison
		satisfactory account

22 Apr	Richard Reece	uttering a counter-	Jane Bending	Mary Jane Cridge	Insp Fulford	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	remanded to Sat
	carrier Lambeth	feit shilling at the	shop keeper	Caper Makers Arms					then discharged
		shop of comp	Exe Lane	Samuel G Soper
				Exe lane

22 Apr	Mary Dixon	theft from comp	Mr. B. Hamley	Mr. B. Hamley	#22 William Bray	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	discharged
		in Smythen St of		gentleman
		a metal watch		Bartholomew St

23 Apr	John Sims	begging in the	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	1week hard labour
	book binder	High Street
	Yorkshire

24 Apr	William Rawlings	begging in the	#12 Tho Ford		#12 Thomas Ford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	7days in prison
	[a boy] Exeter	Southernhay

24 Apr	Mary Ann Fowler	soliciting alms on	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	allowed 1hour to
	and child	St Davids Hill							leave the city

24 Apr	William Jerviss	begging in Lower	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	3days in prison
	[a boy] Torquay	Summerland Place

24 Apr	Henry Lawrence	begging in Exe	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	3days in prison
	tailor Bridport	Lane

26 Apr	Sarah Davey	creating a dist &	Insp Ellicombe		Insp Ellicombe	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	20/= fine or 14days
	prostitute	use of obscene							in prison
	Thorverton	lang in King St

26 Apr	Catherine Crawley	begging on the	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	14days in prison
	itinerant Exeter	Southernhay

27 Apr	Mary A Westcott	D/use of obscene	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
		lang in West St							or 1month in prison

27 Apr	James McColgan	D/sleeping in a	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	dismissed
		passage on
		Stepcote Hill

27 Apr	James Lee	begging in the	Mr. Drayton	Mr. Drayton	Insp Woolcott	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	1week hard labour
	tanner London	High Street		book seller
				High Street

27 Apr	William Cooper	in poss of a quantity	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	delivered up to Supt
	sawyer Hammersmith	of fowls & giving no	Insp Woolcott		Insp Woolcott				of police Romsey
	Thomas White	satisfactory account							who produced a
	labourer Hammersmith								committal & warrant
									for a felony

28 Apr	Agnes Holman	begging in Dix's	#22 Wm Bray		#22 William Bray	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	discharged
	itinerant Trowbridge	Field

29 Apr	John Locke	theft of a pick-axe	Wm Summers	William Summers	#12 Thomas Ford	Insp Fulford	D	County	3months in prison
	labourer Torquay	& a tool from the		gardener
		comp at Honiton		Honiton
		on the 28th inst

Charge Book for 1 May 1852 - 29 Aug 1852

Brian Randell, 20 Jan 2003

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