Petersfield.
PETTY SESSIONS.
[Present —Hon. J. J. Carnegie, Chairman, Sir J. C. Jervoise, Bart., M.P.,and J. Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P.]
A LADY DRUNK IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.
Amelia Ann Martin (who did not appear) was charged by Allen Garman with being drunk in a first-class railway carriage on the Portsmouth Direct Railway, on the 27th October last.
P.C. George Kingshot proved serving a summons on defendant’s sister on the 12th inst. at Saunderson’s private hotel in Basinghall Street, London, and being informed by the landlady that he could not see defendant, as she was ill with her old complaint—drunk in bed.
Thomas Hoskins deposed—I am guard in the service of the London and South Western Railway Company, on the direct line. Upon arriving at Guildford on the 27th of October by the five o’clock train, my attention was called by two gentlemen to a first-class carriage, in which was a lady who was intoxicated. I placed a porter in the same, who came on to Liss, where the lady left. One of the gentlemen handed me a bottle (a half pint) filled with brandy, which I produce, and said that she had emptied one and threw it out of the window.
William Worsefield, a porter at Guildford, deposed —On the arrival of the five o’'clock train, a complaint was made by two gentlemen of a lady being drunk in first-class carriage. I was called upon to accompany her to Liss: she was very much intoxicated, and complained one of the gentlemen stealing her brooch. She got up several times, and attempted to sit in the gentleman’s lap, and gave him two or three punches in the side. On reaching Liss I called the guard, and the brooch and one of her gloves were found under the seat.
James Marshall, the porter at Liss, said—On the 27th October I saw Mrs. Martin drunk on the platform. I had seen her before; I knew her to be Mrs. Martin, and Mr. Hil took her away to Brookbridge, or Selbourne, where she lived.
Samuel Bucknell, a detective in the service of the South Western Railway Company, produced the byelaws, and the information was laid under the fifth clause, and it was proved that such bye-laws were appended at the Waterloo and Liss stations.
Defendant was convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of £2, and £1 3s. 6d. costs.
SETTING WIRES.
William Robinson, of Petersfield, was charged with setting wires upon land in the occupation of Mr.Bentley.
William Haylock, gamekeeper to Mr. Row, deposed —I was watching a wire in field in the parish of Buriton, in the occupation of Mr. Bentley. William Robinson came up the field to the wire, and was looking down to see where it was, as it was hardly light. I went out to him and searched him, but found no wires upon him. I afterwards found five wires on the ground where he stood, and three other wires set close by.
Thomas Chitty corroborated the evidence of the previous witness, and said there was no footpath through or near the field. Fined 30s. 7s. 6d. costs.—Paid.
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette — Saturday 26 November 1864
PETERSFIELD.
COUNTY BENCH.—Tuesday.—Before the Hon. J. J. Carnegie, chairman, Sir J. C. Jervoise, Bart., M.P., and J. Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P.
— A DISAGREEABLE COMPANION IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—Amelia Ann Martin, who did not appear, was charged with being drunk in a railway carriage, and interfering with the comfort of other passengers, on the 27th October last.—P.C. Kingshott deposed that he went on Saturday, the 12th inst., to Saunderson’s private hotel, Basinghall-street, London, and enquired for defendant, who had been staying in the house for the previous four days. He was told by the landlady that he could not see her, as she was drunk in bed. He left the summons with a person whom the landlady stated to be defendant’s sister.—Thomas Hoskins, a guard in the service of the London and South-Western Railway Company, deposed: On the 27th of October, on the arrival of the 5.0 p.m. down train at Guildford, two gentlemen called me to a first-class carriage, in which there was lady in a state of intoxication. They requested to have some one put into the carriage with them. I placed porter in the carriage, who came on to Liss, where the lady left the trim. After she had left, one of the gentleman handed me a bottle, which I produce (a flask nearly filled with brandy). Defendant was very much intoxicated, and had to be almost lifted from the carriage.—It was stated that she had emptied one flask and thrown it from the carriage.— William Worsefield, the porter who was placed in the carriage at Guildford by the last witness, deposed that defendant charged one of the gentlemen with stealing her brooch; that she several times got up and attempted to sit in the gentleman’s lap, and gave him two or three punches in his side. On arriving at Liss the brooch was found under the seat.—James Marshall, a porter stationed at Liss, deposed to the state of the defendant on her arrival at that station, and added that knew her as Mrs. Martin, and that she lived at Brockbridge, in Selbourne.—Defendant was fined £2, and the costs, £1 3s. 6d.
— POACHING.—George Tilbury, who did not appear, was charged with trespassing in search of rabbits, on Oxenbourne Down, in the parish of East Meon, and was fined 2s. 6d., costs, 7s. 6d., or 14 days’ imprisonment hard labour.
— William Robinson, of Golden Bell-street, Petersfield was convicted of setting wires for game in a field in the occupation of Mr. George Bently, on the 15th inst., and fined 30s. and costs, 7s. 6d.
— APPEALS. —George Stephen Atkins and James White of the parish of East Meon, severally appealed again their poor rates, as fixed by the assessment committee, but having failed to comply with the requirements of the recent act in respect to appeal, the magistrates were unable to entertain the application.