Taunton Courier 29 Jul 1908 Taunton Borough Police Court includes juveniles stealing eggs from William Henry HAKWINS of Eastbourne Road Taunton

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Taunton Courier. Bristol and Exeter Journal, and Western Advertiser Wednesday 29 Jul 1908

Page 2 Column 5


TAUNTON BOROUGH POLICE-COURT.

WEDNESDAY. - Before the Mayor (Alderman A. J. SPILLER), the ex-Mayor (Alderman J. P. SIBLEY), Mr. W. LOCK, and Mr. W. H. WESTLAKE.

OCCASIONAL LICENSES.

On the application of Mr. C. P. CLARKE, occasional licenses were granted to Mr. F. W. ROBINSON to see liquor at the Taunton Rugby Football Fete, from one o'clock to ten p.m., to-day, the 25th inst., and to Messrs. MAYNARD & Son, of the Borough Restaurant, Taunton, for the county cricket matches at Taunton.

NOT FOND OF WORK.

Frederick CRIDLAND, a young man, of 22, residing at Black Horse-lane, Taunton, who has been before the Court before, according to the statement of Supt. STOKER, has not a very good reputation for work. He was now brought up on an adjourned case, for being drunk and disorderly, on the 15th June, at Taunton, and P.C. ELKINS repeated the evidence he had formerly given at the first hearing. - Supt. STOKER reminded the Bench that the case had been adjourned for a month in order to see if work could be found for the young man if he behaved himself in the meanwhile. Work had been found for him, but he had proved himself too lazy to do it, and on the same day that a situation was found for him he was under the influence of drink. He (the superintendent) had done the best he could for the defendant, and he now left it to the magistrates to deal with him as they thought fit. - Defendant was fined 10s and costs, or 14 days' in default.

THE UNRULY MEMEBER.

The summonses for using obscene language in the borough do not seem to be on the decrease, judging by the number that were before the Court on this occasion. The first was against Frank MILTON, a cab driver, of Taunton, who was heard by P.C. POINTING, on the evening of the Horse Show in the town, using obscene language near the Park Gates. - Supt. STOKER explained that the defendant was unable to appear, and had since expressed his regret. - Fined 5s and 7s as costs, or seven days. - Fred HAYMAN, a labourer, of St. George's-place, on the information of the same constable, was fined 5s and costs for a similar offence at his house on the 11th inst., the defendant pleading in extenuation that another man had been quarrelling with him. - Arthur HUMPHREYS and William STEVENS, labourers, of Canon-street, for a like offence on the night of the 11th inst., at No. 1 Court, where they lived, on the information of P.C. SMITH, who said that both men were under the influence of drink and quarrelling, they were each fined 1s and costs. - George COLES, described as a labourer, of King-street, was another defendant summoned for using obscene language early on the morning of the 19th inst. at his residence, and P.C. ELKINS proved the case. - Sppt. <sic> STOKER said he had had of late at least six complaints about this man's conduct. - He was fined £1 and costs, or a month in default.

BICYCLE WITHOUT A LIGHT.

For riding a bicycle without a light on the night of the 11th inst., in Station-road, Charles PRICE, on the information of P.S. WOOLLEY, was fined 1s and costs.

SIX COMPLAINTS IN A MONTH.

John HURLEY, of Nursery-place, who did not appear to a summons charging him with using indecent language, does not appear to bear a very good name, for Supt. STOKER told the Bench that during the past month he had received six complaints as to the defendant's cursing and swearing and annonying <sic> people. - P.C. ELKINS stated that the previous Saturday, at midnight, after listening outside defendant's house to his disgraceful language towards his wife, he knocked at the door and told him he should report it. - Defendant, who was represented by his wife, was fined £1 and costs, or one month in default. - On hearing the decision the wife rushed from the Court, but whether to get the money or to inform the husband of the decision, was best known to herself.

FURIOUS DRIVING IN HIGH-STREET.

George WOOLLEY, of East Reach, pleaded not guilty to furiously driving a horse and cart in High-street on the 16th inst. - P.C. PARSONS proved the case, and stated that on the day of the Horse Show he was on duty at the Park Gates when he saw the defendant driving up High-street at a furious rate. - John WILLIAMS, a cab driver, gave corroborative evidence. - The defence was that the horse was only going at a canter, but the Bench decided that is was too much of a canter, and fined the defendant 1s, costs 9s 6d, including 1s 6d allowed to the cab driver as witness's expenses.

JUVENILES IN TROUBLE.

Charles HENSON, James HENSON, and Charles WOOLLEY, three little boys, of King-street, were charged with stealing a quantity of hens' eggs, value 7s 6d, the property of William Henry HAWKINS. - The prosecutor, who stated that he resided at Eastbourne-road, gave evidence that he had some hens sitting on eggs in a field at the Priory, and on the morning of the 15th inst. he missed a number of eggs, and later in the day some more, numbering altogether 33. The police were informed, and P.C. SMITH now stated that as the result of enquiries the boy WOOLLEY admitted that they had broken the eggs, but finding them not good to eat they had thrown them away in a hedge at the Priory, where portions of the eggs were afterwards found. WOOLLEY said that he did not steal them, but it was the two HENSONS who had done so. P.C. SMITH afterwards arrested the HENSONS, who admitted the theft, and said that the other boy had kept a look out. - All three now pleaded guilty to the charge, and Supt. STOKER having informed the Bench that only the boy Chas. HENSON had been before the Court before, they were all three now placed under Probation for 12 months, the Bench also making an order for them to attend school regularly in the meanwhile.

THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

Thomas FORCEY, of 6 Court, Shuttern; Elizabeth DEAN, of 2 Court, High-street; Charles HURLEY, of Coal Orchard, and George DANE, of Upper High-street, were summoned in each case for the irregular attendance of their children at school, had orders to attend made against them. Charles WOOLLEY, father of one of the boys in the previous case, was fined 1s and costs for disobedience to an order, but was told that if the boy attended school regularly the fine would be remitted. - James PHILLIPS, of 11 Court, East Reach, was fined 2s 6d and costs for disobedience to an order. - Mr. MATTOCK, school attendance officer, prosecuted.


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<NOTES: Frederick CRIDLAND son of William SUMMERHAYES and Jane DYER

William Henry HAWKINS son of William HAWKINS and Mary PARSONS, married Amelia TEMPLEMAN>