PENRITH HERALD, October 17, 1874 / PETTY SESSIONS / PENRITH

[Barb Ontario Canada]

PETTY SESSIONS / PENRITH

 

PENRITH – TUESDAY OCT 13.

 

(Before J. JAMESON, Esq.,  J. UNSWORTH, Esq.,  W. HARRISON, Esq.,  J. THOMPSON, Esq.,   W. PRITT, Esq.,  W. H. PARKIN, jun., Esq.,  HON. H. BROUGHAM,  and  T. E. H. DAWSON, Esq.)

 

AN ABSCONDING APPRENTICE. – WM. WARWICK was charged with leaving the service of THOMAS HILL, tailor, of Hutton End, on the 7th of October, without just cause and lawful excuse, before the term of his apprenticeship was expired;  and £10 compensation was demanded.  The defendant did not appear and a warrant was granted for his apprehension.

 

DRUNKENESS. – WILLIAM SCOTT, of Millhouse, blacksmith was mulcted in a penalty of 5s. and costs for having been drunk and disorderly at New Yeat, on the 3rd of October.

 

HORSES STRAYING. – MICHAEL BROUGH was fined 4s. for having two horses straying on the highway;  ANN MILLER 2s., and BETSY BROUGH and ANDREW LOWTHER were each fined 1s. and costs for a like offence.

 

TRESPASSING IN PURSUIT OF GAME. – EDWARD ADAMS, a navvy, residing at Staingills, was charged under the Poaching Prevention Act, with coming from land with nets and other instruments used for the purpose of taking game.  P. C. JOSEPH NELSON said about a quarter to eleven o’clock on Saturday night, the 3rd inst., while on the road leading from Lanwathby to Skirwith, he saw the prisoner in some land in the occupation of MR. CHEESBROUGH, over which SIR RICHARD MUSGRAVE has the shooting.  He had a large brindled dog with him, which was ranging about as in search of game.  On the prisoner coming on to the road, he stopped and searched him, and found in his possession six nets, a ferret, and a small implement used for taking rabbits out of holes.  Prisoner said he had liberty to go over the land from MR. CHEESBROUGH, but that gentleman denied having given any such permission.  The prisoner was further charged with trespassing upon the same land and at the same time.  For the first offence he was fined 40s. and costs, in default a month’s imprisonment with hard labour.  The second charge was dismissed.

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