Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Borough Petty Sessions – 1900

Monmouthshire Beacon – Friday 23 November 1900 Monmouth, Monmouthshire Borough Thursday, 15th inst.—Before the Mayor (Hamilton T. Baillie, Esq.) who sat for the first time, K. Hall, J. G. Wilson and Horace Bailey, Esqs., and Alderman W. Hughes. DRUNK. James Gwynne, for whom his brother Tom appeared, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly in […]

The tragic farming death near Aylesbury – 1913

Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette – Tuesday, 26 August 1913 THE INQUEST. The inquest was held at Winscott Farm, the home of the deceased, yesterday (Monday) afternoon, by the Deputy Coroner for the Aylesbury district (Mr. Stanley E. Wilkins). Mr. W. F. Herbert was foreman of the jury. Evidence of identification was given by […]

Bad cheese at Mansfield – 1904

Nottingham Evening Post – Tuesday 08 November 1904 BAD CHEESE AT MANSFIELDBURTON-ON-TRENT DEALER HEAVILY FINED. At the Mansfield Petty Sessions this morning, before Mr. J. E. Alcock (Mayor) and Mr. S. W. Skelton, Arthur Mason, provision dealer, of Burton-on-Trent, was charged with exposing cheese for sale which was unfit for human food. Mr. J. H. […]

Sudden Death & Dockyard Drowning in Landport – 1903

Portsmouth Evening News – Monday 15 June 1903 CORONER’S COURT. This afternoon Mr. T. A. Bramston, Borough Coroner, held three inquests at the Town Hall, Landport. A PAINFULLY SUDDEN DEATH. The first inquiry related to the death of Mrs. Sarah White, wife of Mr. John White, landlord of the “Barleycorn” beer-house, Conway-street, Landport. The husband, an Army […]

Unrest in Edwardian London: Tower Hill Unemployment Protest – 1905

Eastern Daily Press – Saturday 02 December 1905 LONDON UNEMPLOYED COLLISIONS WITH THE POLICE FIVE DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED About 500 unemployed attended what was described as the first of a series of meetings on Tower Hill, London, yesterday. The city police had previously notified the Southwark Unemployed Committee that they would not be allowed to bring […]

Diamond Heist Allegations: Defendant Too Ill for Court Appearance – 1901

Blackpool Times – Thursday 03 January 1901 Alleged Theft of a Diamond Ring. Defendant Too Ill to Appear. At the Preston General Quarter Sessions, held yesterday, the Chairman, Mr. Worsley-Taylor, Q.C., M.P., stated that the case against Richard Thompson Cubbin, who was charged with stealing a fur-lined overcoat from the Hotel Metropole, Blackpool; a diamond […]

Rogue Stockbroker – 1905

Morning Post – Wednesday 20 December 1905 [Stanley Gardner, a rogue stockbroker, was charged with obtaining money by false pretences in a high-profile fraud case. Victims across the UK lost hundreds of pounds in fake share schemes. #OnThisDay #History #TrueCrime] Stanley Gardner, 35, described as an outside stock and share broker, was charged before Mr. […]

The Influence of Drink, Middlesex – 1906

Middlesex Chronicle – Saturday 20 January 1906 POLICE COURT. Monday. Before: Mr. A. S. Montgomery (chairman), Mr. J. Carver, Mr. M. Davenport, Mr. G. J. Haffenden, Mr. V. Griffiths, Dr. Satchell, Mr. C. J. Cross and Mr. R. Willey. THE INFLUENCE OF DRINK. Winifred Reardon (29), of Notting Hill, was charged with being drunk and […]