PETERSFIELD.
PETTY SESSIONS.—Present: Hon. J. J. Carnegie, chairman, Sir J. C. Jervoise, Bart., M.P., and J. Waddington, Esq.
— A DESERTER.—Thomas Mackniff was charged on his own confession with being a deserter from the Royal Marines, and sent to Winchester to wait an order from the War Office.
— STEALING A ROUND FROCK.—John Gardener and George Sinnett were brought up in custody, charged with stealing, at Greatham, on Wednesday, October 29th, a round frock, belonging to George Shotter, who deposed that on the day named in the information he was working in a field at Greatham, and left his round frock under a hedge, about twelve o’clock, soon after which he missed it, and having just before seen the prisoners together between two ricks close by, and noticed that one of them was ?trigging himself, he suspected they had taken his frock, and followed them. He overtook them near Greatham Bridge, and found the frock on the prisoner Sinnett, concealed under his own slop. He took him to the policeman at Liss, and gave him into custody—the other prisoner went on towards Farnham.—PC. George Kingshott deposed to apprehending Gardener at the Farnham Union House, on the next day when prisoner said he did not steal the frock, but the other man did, that they looked over a gate and saw the frock, and Sinnett knelt down by the hedge and pulled it through. Gardener was discharged. Sinnett pleaded guilty, and a former conviction being proved by Supt. Stephenson, he was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour.
— THE POLICE AND THE CARTER.—Henry Eade, who was charged with carelessly driving three carts, each drawn by one horse, and whose case was adjourned from last Bench, to afford him an opportunity of proving that he had only charge of one of the carts, appeared and called as a witness his employer, Mr. James Lintott, of Rake, whose evidence went to show that two boys were sent with defendant, and that it was the duty of each of these boys to attend to one the carts.—Case dismissed.—Mr. Lintott stated in answer to a question from the Bench that the boys were over fourteen years of age.—Chairman cautioned him to send fit and proper persons with his carts, as in case of an accident he would be held responsible. (See also 28-Oct-1862)