PETERSFIELD
Agent—MR. G. DUPLOCK
PETTY SESSIONS.—Tuesday.—Before Sir W. Knighton, Bart., and J. Waddington, Esq.
—William Sole and Albert Sole, brothers, were convicted of trespassing in search of rabbits, in the parish of Buriton, and were ordered to pay 10s. 3d. each, including costs, or in default, 14 days’ imprisonment with hard labour.
—Timothy Smith, of Priorsdeane, was convicted of a breach of contract, under the Masters and Servants Act, and was ordered to pay the costs, 11s. 6d., and return to his work.
—John Davis and George Cox, two tramps, were convicted of stealing apples from an orchard, belonging to Capt. Cardew, at Liss, and were sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment with hard labour.
Chichester Express & West Sussex Gazette 27 October 1868
PETTY SESSIONS.—Tuesday.—Before Sir W. W. Knighton, Bart., and J. Waddington, Esq.
TRESPASSING IN SEARCH OF RABBITS.
WM. SOAL and ALFRED SOAL, brothers (the former did not appear), were charged with trespassing in search of rabbits in Benham bushes, in the parish of Buriton, by George Holmes, keeper to J. Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P., and convicted in 10s. 3d. each; or, in default, 14 days’ imprisonment.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
TIMOTHY SMITH, 16, was charged by his master, Mr. Rivers, of Priorsedean, with leaving his service.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, corroborated by George Stacey, that defendant had engaged to serve from the 12th of October last at 4s. 6d per week, and £2, with a month's board in the harvest, till Michaelmas, 1869. Defendant entered service on the 14th, and between 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning he left, saying that he had not signed any agreement, and the money was not enough.—Ordered to pay the costs, 11s. 6d., and return to his service, which defendant expressed his willingness to do.
ALLEGED CHARGE OF ASSAULT.
GEO. MASON, labourer, of Petersfield, was charged by George Port, bailiff, in the service of Mr. Thomas Amey, at the Rushes Farm (dessicated milk contractor to Government), with assaulting him on the 21st of September last, in the parish of Petersfield.
The case, which occupied much time, appeared to have originated from the prosecutor having taken from a son of the defendant a bag containg acorns, upon land in the occupation of his master.
The evidence adduced being of a conflicting character, the magistrates dismissed the case.
ROBBING AN ORCHARD.
JOHN DAVIS and GEO. COX (the latter appeared in a shirt only, supplied him at the station, having torn up the upper portion of his clothing for a better suit), two strong-looking tramps, between 30 and 40 years of age, were brought up, charged with stealing a quantity of apples from the orchard belonging to Captain Cardew, of Liss, at midday on Friday, the 16th inst., and were sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment, with hard labour.
The prisoner Cox, in consequence of his further threats for tearing up, had his arms affixed to his sides, and by way of covering was placed in a sack drawn over, and in this state, on the following morning, was conveyed to Winchester, to undergo his sentence as an incorrigible of the highest type of his class.