GENUKI: Exeter Police 1 Sep 1852

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Charge Book Entries for 1 Sep 1852 - 31 Dec 1852

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

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

01 Sep	Edwin Chant	creating a dist in	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	Mary [A] Penny	the Cathedral Yard							or 14days in prison
		& breaking a Pc's							Penny = discharged
		coat

01 Sep	Thomas Chamberlain	D/D use of obscene	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	40/= fine plus costs
	labourer Exeter	lang & assault on a							or 1month hard
		Pc in South Street							labour

02 Sep	Eliza Gordon	D/D use of obscene	#27 Geo Moore		#27 George Moore	Supt Steel	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		lang in Red Cow							plus 2/6 for damage
		Village & willfully							or 1month in prison
		breaking several
		panes of glass

02 Sep	Margaret Williams	creating a dist &	Insp Ellicombe	John Crook	Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
		use of obscene	John Crook	Coombe Street					or 1month in prison
		lang in Preston St
		& assault on John
		Crook

02 Sep	Ambrose Colman	a deserter from the	Wm Lansdown	William Lansdown		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	[not noted]
		7th Fusiliers		Sgt of Marines

02 Sep	William Green	theft from the shop	[J] Guest	[J] Guest	#29 William Luxton	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	committed to trial
	cabinet maker	of comp of a copper							pleaded Guilty
	Exeter	boiler							1month in prison

03 Sep	George Westlake	theft from comp of	Ann E.L.Ferris	Ann.E.L.Ferris	#25 John Martyn	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	remanded to Mon
		a sovereign at the		at Mr Kenshole					committed to trial
		house of Mrs		shoe maker					Acquitted
		Westlake's shop in		Paris Street
		the High Street		Joshua Norcombe
				Friernhay Street

04 Sep	Emma McKenzie	D/use of obscene	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	2week in prison
	prostitute Exeter	lang & riotous
		behaviour in the
		High Street

07 Sep	John Kirby	D/use of obscene	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	1month hard labour
	mariner Liverpool	language in Frog							discharged from the
		Street							County Prison on
									Monday last for the
									same offence

07 Sep	William Webber	theft of a piece of	Philys Perkins	Philys Perkins	#19 John Wall	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	comm to sessions
		bacon from the		shop keeper					pleaded Guilty
		shop of comp		Blackboy Road					1month in prison
				Johanna Wake
				married woman
				Blackboy Road
				Sarah Perkins

08 Sep	Benjamine Ley	theft of apples from	Mrs Hill	Mrs Hill	#24 Henry Gibbons	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	remand to Friday
		a walled garden		Blackboy Road					summons issued
		belonging to comp							against 3others =
		in Blackboy Road							3days in prison

10 Sep	James Woodley	D/D in Goldsmith St	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	shoemaker Exeter

10 Sep	Elizabeth Alford	D/D in Catherine St	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs

12 Sep	Robert Tozer	D/going into Christs	John Major	John Major	#29 William Luxton	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
	stone cutter	church Southernhay		Friars Terrace					or 14days in prison
	Exeter	& using obscene
		language whil'st
		there

13 Sep	Montague Bevans	D/assault on comp	W.H.Furlong	W.H.Furlong esq		Supt Steel	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
		causing an obst-							or 14days in prison
		ruction & use of
		obscene lang in the
		High Street

13 Sep	Elizabeth Gully	fighting & creating	#22 William Bray		#22 William Bray	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1/= fine plus costs or
	Bath	a disturbance in							1day in prison each
	Catherine Bagshaw	the West Quarter
	Whitechapel

16 Sep	Charles Henry Bassett	embezzled the	Supt Steel		Supt Steel	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remand to Tues &
	no occupation	monies of his emp-							conveyed to London
	Gloucester	loyers in London							12months in prison
		to the amount of
		£1000

16 Sep	Henry Phillips	theft of 39lbs of	Fred'k Knott	Frederick Knott	#19 John Wall	Supt Steel	D	Bench	juvenile act -
	Guernsey	rags property of		marine store dealer					3calendar months
		complainant		Quay Hill					hard labour

25 Sep	Thomas Gover	D/breach of the	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	to find 2sureties of
		peace by fighting							£10each for 3month
		in a field the prop
		of Mr England
		butcher East Gate

25 Sep	Charles Taylor	begging of comp	Joseph Wippell	Joseph Wippell		Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	[not noted]
	sawyer	in the High Street		219 High Street
	Mary Arches Street	when the worse for
		Liquor

26 Sep	James Ireland	D/lying down asleep	#23 Isaac Lake		#23 Isaac Lake	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	labourer Exeter	in Waterbeer Street
		[incapable]

28 Sep	John German	D/annoying comp	John Elliott	John Elliott	#25 John Martyn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	7/6 fine plus costs or
	coach maker	by repeatedly		Catherine Street					3days in prison
	Exeter	knocking at his door

28 Sep	William Elliott	obtaining money at	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	3months in prison
	printer Ireland	Sidmouth under							vagrant act
		false pretences

30 Sep	Edmund Burnett	worse for liquor &	Francis Miller	Francis Miller	#25 John Martyn	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
	gardener	use of obscene		Coombe Street
	Coombe Street	language in Cottage
		Court Coombe St

30 Sep	Margaret Starke	D/incapable in the	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	no occupation	West Quarter
	Cornwall

01 Oct	Edwin Chant	attempt to pick a	Sarah Snow	Mrs Sarah Snow	#23 Isaac Lake	Supt Steel	D	Bench	3months hard labour
	Robert Green	pocket of comp		St Sidwells					for each
	hairdresser Totnes	& being in the		Thomas Plucknitt
		cattle market for		baker
		the purpose of		Thorverton
		a felony

01 Oct	Mary Ann Norman	in Barnfield Road	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	admonished & disch
		for the purpose of
		collecting alms

03 Oct	Robert Strong	D/incapable in	#29 Wm Luxton		#29 William Luxton	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	flyman	James' Street							with 1week to pay
	Barnstaple

03 Oct	George Ley	D/falling about in	#25 John Martyn		#25 John Martyn	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	labourer	Longbrook Street

03 Oct	Mary Ann Norman	in the North Road	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week in p rison
		for purpose of
		collecting alms

03 Oct	Samuel Rowe	D/use of obscene	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn		D	Bench	20/=fine plus costs
	wool sorter	lang toward females							or 2weeks in prison
	Exeter	in South Street &
		to a Pc

06 Oct	Francis Milton	D/D use of obscene	#28 Wm Cumming	#28 William Cumming	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	tailor Exeter	lang in West Street							3days in prison

06 Oct	Thomas Satterley	in poss of 2silver	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remand to Saturday
	Ide	teaspoons 2razors
		in cases & with no
		satisfactory account

06 Oct	William Northcote	D/use of obscene	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	seaman Lympstone	lang in Sidwell St

08 Oct	William Hall	fighting & creating	Wm Ratcliffe		William Ratcliffe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	the parents promise
	Albert Davey	a disturbance on	const St Thomas		const St Thomas				to flog the boys
	[boys]	Exe Bridge

09 Oct	John Green	theft of 3silk h'chiefs	J.B.Fitzgerald	J.B.Fitzgerald		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	committed to trial
	Plymouth	in a piece from the		draper					3months in prison
		shop of comp		High Street
				Thomas Brausfield

09 Oct	John O'brien	begging in Paris St	#24 H.Gibbons		#24 Henry Gibbons	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	1week in prison
	Ireland

09 Oct	Thomas Hammick	warrant for neglect	C.Burridge	Charlotte Burridge	Sgt Lascelles	Supt Steel	D	Bench	arrears paid plus
	Torquay	to keep up payment							costs to total of
		on an order for							£2-13s-2d
		bastardy

11 Oct	James Donovan	begging in	#11 Wm Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	1week hard labour
	sailor Plymouth	Summerland St

11 Oct	William Norman	warrant for allowing	John Sparkes	John Sparkes		Supt Steel	D	Bench	1calendar month
	basket maker	his wife & 2children		Beadle					hard labour
	Exeter	to become a charge
		on St Mary Steps

14 Oct	Arthur Frederick Moore	theft from the shop	Isaac Lazarus	Isaac Lazarus	Sgt Ginham	Supt Steel	D	Bench	remand to Saturday
	[aged 13years]	of comp a flute &		High Street					14days in prison
		2china ornaments

14 Oct	William Clapp	rescue of a prisoner	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	40/= fine plus costs
		Charlotte Clapp							or 1month hard
		from custody &							labour
		assault on a Pc

14 Oct	Charlotte Clapp	D/D use of obscene	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		language in West St							or 14days in prison

17 Oct	Edward Tuckett	D/use of obscene	#27 Geo Moore		#27 George Moore	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
		language King St							with 1week to pay

18 Oct	Mary Ann Scown	D/D use of obscene	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Supt Steel	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		language High St							or 7days in prison

19 Oct	Grace Wotton	D/sitting on steps	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Supt Steel	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
		of a door in the
		High Street

21 Oct	Jesse Luck	begging in Sidwell	#27 Geo Moore		#27 George Moore	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week hard labour
		Street

21 Oct	William Atkins	warrant for assault	Elizabeth Atkins	Elizabeth Atkins			D	Bench	discharged on
	plasterer	on comp & neglect							payment of costs
		to appear to a
		summons

23 Oct	Jane Weeler	theft from comp of	Doble	Doble		Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	committed to trial
		between 20-30yards		draper					Acquitted
		of Cobourg cloth

24 Oct	John Atkins	D/incapable in	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	plasterer Exeter	Quay Lane							plus 10/= for assault
									on a Pc or 14days
									hard labour

24 Oct	Charles Neil	conducting himself	John Rabjohns		John Rabjohns	Supt Steel	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		in an disorderly	Pc Northernhay		Pc Northernhay				or 7days in prison
		manner & assault
		on several females
		in Northernhay

24 Oct	Ann Down	theft from comp of	Mr Carpe	Mr Carpe	Insp Ellicombe	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	committed to trial
	servant Exeter	2books 6prints a		landlord of the					Acquitted
		turnover & comb		Plume of Feathers
		three childs caps

24 Oct	Elizabeth Weeks	D/incapable in	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	7days hard labour
	prostitute	Lower North St							[3rd offence]

25 Oct	Mary Ann Ellis	theft of 2pair of	Thomas Stone	Thomas Stone	#25 John Martyn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged
		stockings a brush
		a cotton pocket
		handkerchief

25 Oct	Harriett Budd	D/use of obscene	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Supt Steel	D	Bench	14days in prison
		language in the
		High Street

26 Oct	Mary Ann Ingram	creating a disturb-	Insp Fouraker		Insp Fouraker	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs
	fish dealer	ance & use of							or 2days in prison
	Exeter	obscene language
		In the High Street

27 Oct	Mary Ann Penny	D/fighting in the	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	Mary Ann Penny =
	Elizabeth Hoskins	High St Hoskins	#23 Isaac Lake		#23 Isaac Lake				7days in prison
	prostitutes	using obscene							Elizabeth Hoskins =
		lang & behaving							14days in prison
		in a riotous manner

29 Oct	George Bulley	theft of a pair of	John & James	John & James	#15 John Hosgood	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
	gardener	trousers a w'coat	Luscombe	Luscombe					3months in prison
	Mount Radford	a neckerchief the
		property of comp

29 Oct	George Bulley	theft of a 2lb loaf of	John Peters	John Peters	#15 John Hosgood	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
		bread a pound of		shopkeeper					no evidence offered
		bacon prop of comp		Frog Street

29 Oct	George Bulley	theft of a 4lb loaf of	John Heath Hill	John Heath Hill	#15 John Hosgood	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
		bread 2¼lb of		shopkeeper					no evidence offered
		cheese prop of		Melbourne Street
		complainant

29 Oct	William Clark	begging in	#24 H.Gibbons		#24 Henry Gibbons	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week hard labour
	labourer	Holloway Street
	Yeovil Somerset

29 Oct	Mary Parish	theft of a blouse or	William Batten	William Batten	#23 Isaac Lake	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged
		linen jacket property		master of					no prosecutor
		of Wm Jennings		Jennings

30 Oct	Samuel Oliver	D/begging in the	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	1month hard labour
		Ship Inn Goldsmith
		Street

31 Oct	James Hawkes	creating a dist	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Supt Steel	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
		in Northernhay							or 3days in prison
		Place & obstructing
		& annoying passing
		persons

31 Oct	James Madge	fighting & creating	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	John Henley	a disturbance in							parents produced
		Queen Street							them to magistrates
									when summoned

01 Nov	Richard Reynolds	asleep in the brick	R.Stump	R.Stump	#22 William Bray	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	Reynolds = 3days
	Exeter	yard belonging to							hard labour
	George Clampitt	Mr Mason builder							Clampitt = admon &
	Heavitree								discharged

02 Nov	Alfred Elliott	deserter from the	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	[not noted]
		Royal Artillery

03 Nov	Mary Jones	D/incapable in the				Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	servant	Cathedral Yard

05 Nov	Woodley Cole Slyman	being in public	Insp Woolcott		Insp Woolcott	Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	clerk at the Post Office	streets in dis-
	William Roberts	guises
	Victoria Terrace

05 Nov	Alexander Hill	being in public	Supt Steel			Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	compositor	streets in dis-
	St Thomas	guises

05 Nov	Samuel Martin	being in public	Supt Steel			Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	coppersmith	streets in dis-
	West Street	guises in the
		Cathedral Yard &
		beating a tin kettle

05 Nov	George Barnett	being in public	J.Cumberland		Joseph Cumberland	Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	upholsterer	streets in dis-	Special Const		Special Constable
	Salem Place	guises in the
		Cathedral Yard &
		beating a tin kettle

05 Nov	Henry Dyer	being in public	Insp Ellicombe		Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	chemist	streets in dis-
	St Thomas	guises in the
		Cathedral Yard &
		beating a tin kettle

05 Nov	Henry William Clarke	in Broadgate with a	Insp Ellicombe		Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	discharged
	articled attorneys clerk	mask on & refusing
		to give a satisfactory
		account

05 Nov	Joseph Porter	being in a public				Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	hair dresser	street in disguise or
	Cathedral Street	fantastic dress
	William Risdon

05 Nov	Henry Mackay	being in a public	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	smith	street in disguise or
	Gandy Street	fantastic dress

05 Nov	George Jury	being in a public	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	with Mr Lendon	street in disguise or
	cheese dealer	fantastic dress

05 Nov	John Ratcliffe	being in a public	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	baker	street in disguise or
	St Sidwells	fantastic dress

05 Nov	George Elworthy	being in a public	Supt Steel			Supt Steel	D	Bench	admonished & disch
	tailor High Street	street in disguise or
	Alfred Hawkins	fantastic dress
	smith Gandy Street
	Alfred Norman
	attorneys clerk
	John Dymond
	baker St Thomas

07 Nov	Charles Hole	D/in the Cathedral	J.E.Godbeer	J.E.Godbeer	#23 Isaac Lake	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	to find sureties to
		Church & annoying		verger at the					keep the peace for
		the congregation		Cathedral					6months

08 Nov	Joseph Winfield	with riotous & tum-	Supt Steel		Insp Ellicombe		D	Bench	twice remanded -
	William Short	ultous assembly in	#16 T.Merrifield		#21 Giles Denning				Winfield Short &
	Thomas Dymond	the Cathedral Yard	#15 J.Hosgood		#10 John Holway				Daymond & Day &
	Thomas Day	aiding & assisting	#14 John Steer						Henry Berry all fined
	Henry Berry	in making a bonfire	#23 Isaac Lake						£5 each or 1month
	George Richards	& assaulting &	#24 H.Gibbons						in prison
	Richard Lang	resisting the Pc's	#29 Wm Luxton
	Edward Berry		#18 J.Whitburn						Edward Berry = 40/=
			#27 Geo Moore						fine or 14days prison
			#17 Tho Wakeham
			#19 John Wall						Richards & Lang =
			#11 Wm Ash						20/= fine each or
			#22 Wm Bray						1week in prison

08 Nov	James Welsh	begging on the	Insp Woolcott		Insp Woolcott	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	admonished & disch
		Southernhay

09 Nov	John Rowe	theft of an overcoat	John Rice	John Rice	#18 James Whitburn	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
	mason Bodmin	& muffler [or shawl		Okehampton Inn					3months in prison
		neckerchief] the
		property of comp

13 Nov	Thomas Ingram	violent assault on	#25 J.Martyn	William Hartwell	#25 John Martyn		D	Bench	Salter = discharged
	George Lewis	Pc's John Martyn	#10 J.Holway	Mary Ann Guscott	#10 John Holway				remainder comm to
	Robert Reynolds	& John Holway in		Ann Gillard					the next sessions
	Thomas Hart	the execution of		Hubert Williams					Ingram = 12months
	Abraham Cann	their duty on the		Mary Cockram					Reynolds = 2months
	Charles Salter	night of 30th Oct		Emma Cockram					Lewis = 12months
	William Smith			Elizabeth Thomas					Hart = 12months
	James Cann			Thomas Williams					Ab.Cann = 3months
				Charles Kingdon					Jas.Cann = 3months
				Charlotte Ponsford					Smith = 6months
									all at hard labour

14 Nov	John Dyer	D/use of obscene	#21 G.Denning		#21 Giles Denning	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
	labourer	language in Sidwell							[1week to pay] or
		Street							6hours in the stocks
									In default

15 Nov	James Ireland	D/lying down in a	John [Pierce]	John [Pierce]		Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	20/= fine plus costs
		courtyard & assault							or 1month hard
		on a Pc							labour

21 Nov	Edward Staddon	all engaged in dis-	James Pike	James Pike	Insp Fouraker	Supt Steel	D	Bench	40/= fine plus costs
	porter Paul Street	charging fire-arms							each or 1month in
	Robert Crouch	on the Cowley							prison in default
	porter Paul Street	Bridge Rd to the
	James Hammett	danger & annoy-
	baker Paul Street	ance of the inmates
		of the halfway Inn

22 Nov	John Atkins	warrant for assault	Mary Atkins	Mary Atkins	Sgt Lascelles	Supt Steel	D	Bench	charge dismissed
	mason Exeter	on his wife							comp refusing to
									be sworn

24 Nov	William Wescombe	D/kicking against	Tho Stoneman	Thomas Stoneman	#15 John Hosgood	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	labourer Exeter	the shutters &		milkman					1week in prison plus
		wilfully breaking a		Sidwell Street					2/6 for the glass
		square of glass the		Henry Caniford
		property of comp		at Mr Cambridge
				shoemaker
				Sidwell Street

24 Nov	Joseph Mills	warrant for violent	Thomas Harris	Thomas Harris	Sgt Ginham	Supt Steel	D	Bench	40/= fine or 1month
	mariner Dublin	assault on comp							in prison plus 10/=
									allowed to comp

25 Nov	Harriett Syms	suspect being con-	Sam Handcock	Samuel Handcock	#16 Tho Merrifield	Insp Woolcott	D	County	committed to trial at
	alias Simmons	cerned in the theft		Innkeeper					Crediton =
	prostitute Exeter	of a box containing		Coldridge					2months in prison
		£59 from the house
		of Sam Handcock

26 Nov	Frederick Shooter	theft of a live fowl	William Gill	William Gill	#22 William Bray	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to the
	butcher Broadclyst	the property of							sessions Acquitted
		complainant

26 Nov	Maria Sloe	suspect being con-	Supt Steel		Insp Fulford	Supt Steel	D	County	prisoner removed to
	servant Exeter	cerned in causing							the County Gaol -
		the death [by							committed & disch
		drowning] of
		Mr William Wreford

26 Nov	Thomas Anderson	D/D opposite the	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Supt Steel	D	Bench	disch on payment of
	tailor St Sidwells	Theatre							costs

27 Nov	Ellen Houslow	theft of a shawl	Eliza Ebbels	Eliza Ebbels	#27 George Moore	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	committed to next
		from the comp on		Prince Albert					sessions = 1month
		the 24th August		Rack Street					in prison
		last		Henry Houslow
				Rack Street
				Ann Stocker
				shopkeeper
				West Street
				Mary Parish

28 Nov	William Sampson	breaking into a	Bright	Bright	Insp Woolcott	Supt Steel	D	County	12months in prison
		dwelling house at		Alphington
		Alphington & theft
		of a tea caddy a
		bunch of keys the
		property of comp

30 Nov	Henry Greenslade	D/D in Fore Street	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Fulford	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
	lithographer								1week in prison
	Exeter

01 Dec	Phillip Morgan	violent assault on	Eliza Milton	Eliza Milton		Insp Fulford	D	Bench	40/= fine plus costs
	pensioner Exeter	comp at a house		Harriett Rudmore					or 1month in prison
		in Exe Lane by		Isabella Pyne
		striking her with		Agnes Farley
		a boiler

01 Dec	Robert Saunders	begging in Dix's	#10 J.Holway		#10 John Holway	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	allowed 1hour to
		Field							leave the city or
									3months in prison

03 Dec	William Davey	theft of 5h'kerchiefs	Ann Ford	Ann Ford		Insp Fulford	D	Bench	comm to sessions
		at Hospital the prop		nurse					1month in prison
		of complainant		John Smale
				patient

05 Dec	Edward Pike	asleep in a chest in	Insp Fouraker		Insp Fouraker	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	48hour confinement
		the Lower Market

06 Dec	William Reed	D/D use of obscene	#17 T.Wakeham		#17 Thomas Wakeham	Supt Steel	D	Bench	40/= fine or 1month
		language & assault							in prison
		on a Pc

06 Dec	John Clampitt	theft of a counter-	Insp Woolcott		Insp Woolcott	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
	William Knott	pane on the night	Insp Fulford		Insp Fulford				Clampitt = 3months
		of the 4th inst at							Knott = 7years
		New Town							in prison

07 Dec	John Reed	theft from the shop				s-Insp Merrifield	D	Bench	comm to sessions
	labourer London	of Mr Colson High							3months in prison
		Street 42pieces of
		Paper

07 Dec	Ann Fewings	theft from comp of	T.Tyrell	T.Tyrell	#22 William Bray	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	disch for want of
		3shillings in the							evidence
		college

07 Dec	John Marshall	assault on a Pc by	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	charge withdrawn
		the London Inn							when defendent
									apologised and
									contributed to the
									police sick fund

07 Dec	Captain George	attempt to rescue	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	[as above]
	Chichester	above prisoner &	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer
		breaking a Pc's
		cape

08 Dec	Louisa Mitchell	D/D in the	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Supt Steel	D	Bench	5/= fine with 1week
		Cathedral Yard							to pay or 6hours in
									the stocks

08 Dec	John Tyrrell	violent assault on	James Burrows	James Burrows	#27 George Moore	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1/= fine plus costs
		comp in King St		landlord
				Woodmans Arms
				King Street

09 Dec	Henry Slade	theft from comp of	James Holden	James Holden	Thomas Jones	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	comm to sessions
		4half crowns &		Thomas Jones					3months in prison
		6½ in pence in the		John Ellis Edwards
		Blackmans Head
		West Street

10 Dec	Robert Dennis	D/use of abusive	[Hartnoll]		Insp Ellicombe	s-Insp Merrifield	D	Bench	10/= fine or 2weeks
		lang toward comp	[sig unreadable]						in prison
		& refusing to leave
		office when ordered

10 Dec	Samuel Dymond	D/incapable in the	#16 T.Merrifield		#16 Tho Merrifield	Supt Steel	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
		High Street

10 Dec	John Rogers	theft of wood the	John Passmore	John Passmore	#22 William Bray	Supt Steel	D	Bench	charge not preferred
	sawyer Exeter	property of comp		Axminster Inn

10 Dec	George Alford	obtaining 1/= from	Mr Cheerman	Mr Cheerman	Insp Ellicombe	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	comm on 2charges
	labourer Exeter	comp under false							6months in prison
		pretences							on each charge

11 Dec	George Woodley	begging off comp	T.Moorehead	Tho Moorehead		Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	disch - comp not
	Broadclyst	in Sidwell Street							appearing

11 Dec	James Adamson	suspect theft from	Geo Bigwood	George Bigwood	#14 John Steer	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	Denley committed to
	Joseph Denley	comp of a black		tailor	#16 Tho Merrifield				sessions = 14years
		Jacket		Bridge Street					Adamson = made a
									Witness

12 Dec	Joseph Denley	theft of several	Wm Dight Gay	Wm Dight Gay	#14 John Steer	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	no evidence offered
		pairs of braces the			#16 Tho Merrifield
		property of comp

13 Dec	William Cooke	assault on comp	[sig unreadable]	[sig unreadable]	Insp Woolcott	Supt Steel	D	Bench	10/= fine or 14days
	labourer Exeter	in South Street		Sun Street					in prison

15 Dec	Ann McCarthy	attempt to utter	John [Wahana]	John [Wahana]	#22 William Bray	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	discharged with a
	Caroline Donovan	a counterfeit 6d	Elizabeth Taylor	Elizabeth Taylor					caution
		to complainant

16 Dec	James Cleave	begging in	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week in prison
		Blackboy Road

16 Dec	Robert Cole	embezzlement of	Messrs Pridham	Messrs Pridham	Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	County	committed to trial
		monies the prop	& Lake	& Lake
		of his employers

17 Dec	Samuel Vicary	obtaining a shilling	H.Devamy	H.Devamy		Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	1month in prison
	East Devon Militia	from comp under		Sgt 39th Regt
		false pretences

17 Dec	James Pow	begging in Sidwell	#14 John Steer		#14 John Steer	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	1week in prison
		Street

18 Dec	William Keeth	theft of a pair of	T.I.W. Howe	T.I.W.Howe	Insp Ellicombe	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	6weeks hard labour
	[under 16years]	half boots on		bazaar					[juvenile act -
		Tuesday last		High Street					2nd offence]
		from comp

19 Dec	John Ball	fighting & creating	#18 J.Whitburn		#18 James Whitburn	s-Insp Merrifield	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs or
		a disturbance in							3days in prison
		the High Street

19 Dec	Ann Hitchcock	uttering several	Insp Ellicombe		Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	Hitchcock committed
	Ellen Tristram	counterfeit shillings							= 6months in prison
		to different persons							Tristram = discharge

19 Dec	James Palmer	making counterfeit	Insp Ellicombe		Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial =
		coin & supplying							6months in prison
		Ann Hitchcock

20 Dec	Samuel Parsons	in possession of a	Insp Fouraker		Insp Fouraker	Supt Steel	D	County	committed to trial
		hatchet 2hammers							Acquitted
		a pair of steel gards
		& a plane believed
		stolen

22 Dec	William Burnett	uttering a counter-	James Knight	James Knight	Insp Fouraker	Supt Steel	D	Bench	twice remanded but
	tailor Exeter	feit sovereign to		landlord of the					then discharged for
		the complainant		Whiteball Inn					want of evidence

22 Dec	William Jarman	theft of several	John Risdon	John Risdon	Sgt Lascelles	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	1month hard labour
		books the property							[juvenile case]
		of complainant

23 Dec	Emma McKenzie	D/use of obscene	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1month in prison
	prostitute	lang & behaving in
	Exeter	a riotous manner in
		the High Street

24 Dec	John William Pullen	D/D use of obscene	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		lang in King William	#19 John Wall		#19 John Wall				or 1week in prison
		Terrace St Sidwells

24 Dec	Elizabeth Ford	theft of a roll of	Robert Howell	Robert Howell	Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
		ribbon from the		draper					6weeks in prison
		shop of comp		High Street
				Edwin Maunder

25 Dec	Ann Drew	in possession of	Supt Steel		Insp Ellicombe	Supt Steel	D	Bench	committed to trial
		6counterfeit ½							12 Jan 1853
		sovereigns & 30							12months in prison
		half-crowns with
		intent to utter

25 Dec	William King	use of obscene lang	Thomas King	Thomas King	#17 Thomas Wakeham	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
	labourer Exeter	& creating a dist &							or 14days in prison
		breaking 3panes of							[2nd offence]
		glass prop of comp

26 Dec	Robert Dimms	D/use of obscene	Insp Fouraker		Insp Fouraker	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	10/= fine plus costs
		lang in the High St							or 3weeks in prison
									[4th offence]

27 Dec	John Salter	D/D use of obscene	#28 W.Cumming		#28 Wm Cumming	Insp Ellicombe	D	Bench	dismissed on paying
		lang in Smythen St							the costs

27 Dec	Henry Marden	creating a dist at the	#11 William Ash		#11 William Ash	Insp Woolcott	D	Bench	2/6 fine plus costs or
		George & Dragon	s-Insp Merrifield		s-Insp Merrifield				2days in prison
		Inn & assault on
		Pc

28 Dec	Joseph Norcombe	theft of a packet of	Joseph Sanford	Joseph Sanford	#28 Wn Cumming	Supt Steel	D	Bench	comm to 1month
		cocoa the property							hard labour
		of complainant							[juvenile act]

28 Dec	John Coombs	D/violent assault on	#15 J.Hosgood		#15 John Hosgood	s-Insp Merrifield	D	Bench	father severely
	labourer Exeter	Robert Coombs his							injured not called
		father at his house							40/= fine plus costs
		under the Iron							or 1month hard
		Bridge							labour

30 Dec	John Akers	found sleeping in	W.Stone	W.Stone	#17 Tho Wakeham	Insp Fouraker	D	Bench	5/= fine plus costs
		a garden in the							with 1week to pay
		college D/incapable

31 Dec	Robert Long	theft of 2half crowns	James Hayman	James Hayman	#15 John Hosgood	Supt Steel	D	Bench	1week in prison and
	John Long	& 3shillings monies	Woodman	Woodman	#24 Henry Gibbons				a flogging each
	[both under 16years]	of the complainant

Charge Book for 1 Jan 1853 - 17 Apr 1853

Brian Randell, 20 Jan 2003

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