October 1, 1892

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Somerset News County Police Court.

William Spanswick and Samuel Eascott of Woolley, and Richard Spanswick, of Widcombe, were on the evidence of P.C. Hilman, fined 10s to cover costs for being in search of game on land in the occupation of George Vowles, at Kelston.

James Mitten, of Stanley place, Twerton, was summoned for letting off fireworks on the highway at Twerton, and pleaded guilty. The boy, receiving a good character, was ordered to pay the costs of the summons.- George Tucker, a labourer, of Upper Weston, was fined 10s to cover costs, for driving a waggon without reins, on the highway of Twerton, on the 14th inst.- Henry Follon, a labourer, was fined 10s and costs, or 14 days, for being drunk and disorderly, at Batheaston, on the 18th inst - George Fido, of Box, was summoned for removing a pig from the county of Wilts, without a licence, on the 17th of September. Fined 10s and costs. - Amos Hunt, who had been remanded in custody for a week on a charge of seriously injuring a boy named William Pillinger, by throwing a stone at him, again came before the bench. The boys father said he would send him to a grandfather living at Box, and he was accordingly discharged. The Chairman gave him some good advice, but the youngster seemed to treat the whole matter as a joke. - Jane Ashman, 11, living at Twerton, was charged with stealing a box, containing about 12s in money from Lilian Garlington, aged 9, on the 15th inst. The sum of 12s or 18s was lost, and only 6s 6d being recovered. Prisoner pleaded guilty with very considerable coolness, and it was stated that she had been in the habit of taking money from other children. The box was of a patent kind for collecting six-pences, opening when full. The magistrates ordered the girl to be sent to an industrial school, and said the parents would have to pay something towards the cost of her maintenance.
At the county police court on Wednesday Cornelius Albert Nash, a shepherd of Kew Farm cottages, and Charlotte Watts, of Twerton hill, Twerton, were charged with stealing a bag, containing about 40lb of maize, value 2s, the property of William Kendall, on the 27th inst. Both prisoners were remanded until Saturday, bail being allowed.
At the county police court on Thursday Frederick Applegate, of Woodland cottage, Beechen cliff, a bargeman, was charged with stealing, and Thomas Henry Dolman, publican, with receiving, two sacks of barley, the property of Messrs. Gerrish and Co. The prisoners were remanded till next day. Mr. Herbert Clark, who appeared for Dolman, applied for bail, which was granted.
At the police court on Saturday, William Woodbridge, engineer, of Walcot street, was summoned for neglecting to fence a fly wheel of a gas engine in a factory of which he was the occupier, contrary to the Factory and Workshop Acts; also for not having affixed to the entrance to his workshops and abstract of the Act. Defendant was fined £2 for the first offence, and 2s 6d for the latter. He was also ordered to pay the costs, or in default 10 days imprisonment - A number of rate summonses were disposed of.
At the police court on Tuesday George John Hall was summoned for refusing to pay a certain fine of 38s, incurred by him, under the rules of the 1st Somerset Volunteer Battalion, he being a private of the corps, and was returned on the list of non-efficients on the 1st of November, 1891. Sergt-Major Henry Price stated the facts, and defendant was ordered to .....

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