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Assaulting a Landlady.—George Goodwin was charged by Mrs. Lucy Neat, landlady of the Coach and Horses, at Hilsea, with having assaulted her. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was fined 15s and 7s 6d costs; in default of payment, fourteen days’ hard labour.
— Hampshire Advertiser, Saturday 23 August 1862 source
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FAREHAM.
COUNTY BENCH. — MONDAY. — Before Sir L. Curtis, Bart., (chairman), Sir H. D. Chads, K.C.B., and S. Smith, F. Le Blanc, and G. Wingate, Esqrs.
Stephen Aldridge, of the parish of Clanfield, was charged by Jane Frost, of this parish, with being the father of her illegitimate child. Ordered to pay 2s. a week towards its support, and 18s. 6d. costs.
George Browning was charged by George Cobb, a beer-house-keeper, with having on the 15th inst., been drunk and riotous in his house, at Wallington, and refused to leave when required to do so. The prisoner was very drunk and riotous, and was put out of complainant’s house. He however persisted in going in again, and drew and opened his knife, which was taken from him, and he was given into the custody of the police. He was fined 5s. and 7s. 6d. costs, or in default of payment to be committed for seven days. He was allowed a week.
George Goodwin was charged by Mrs. Lucy Neat, the landlady of the “Coach and Horses,” at Hilsea, with having assaulted her on the 15th inst. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 15s. and 7s. 6d. costs, or 14 days’ hard labour.
COMMITTAL FOR ARSON. — David Kennedy was charged with having, on the 10th inst., at Hilsea, in the parish of Wymering, feloniously set fire to a stack of hay, the property of James Carter. Prosecutor, who is a poor man, having proved that the hayrick was his property, John Green deposed: I belong to the Royal Artillery. I was stationed at Postbridge on Sunday, the 10th inst. About four o’clock I observed a hayrick on fire, and saw a man leaving it, about fifteen yards from it, going towards Portsmouth. From the dress and style of the prisoner I believe he was the man. I saw no other man there. Afterwards, and on the same day, I saw the prisoner in the custody of the police, and directly saw and said that he was the man I had seen at the rick. George Erle deposed: I live at Landport. On Saturday, the 9th inst., I saw the prisoner about the government works at Hilsea, and spoke to him. I saw him again on the next morning, between four and five o’clock, walking fast towards Portsmouth from Hilsea. — George Wheable said: I am one of the police force of the Borough of Portsmouth. On Sunday morning, the 10th inst., about seven o’clock, the prisoner came to our station and gave himself up. He said, “Here’s a prisoner for you.” I asked what he had done. He replied, “I have burnt a stack of hay at Postbridge.” I asked him what induced him to do it, and he said he had no where to go, that he was cold and sat down and made himself a fire, and the sparks flew to the hay. The prisoner said he had made the fire under the hedge. I was at the place about two hours after the prisoner gave himself up, but there was no trace of fire by the hedge. The prisoner was committed for trial at the next sessions.
— Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette, Saturday 23 August 1862 source