Visited Kiln Farm with Sergeant Gibbs to make enquiries regarding a case of swine fever. The farm foreman, Mr Edward Black, informed that 25 of the 46 pigs on the premises had either died or been killed and were subsequently buried with lime. He had made the issue known to Superintendent Webb the week prior.
02 Nov 1889
(Incident continued from previous page) One of the men causing the disturbance, Samuel Fore, was clearly drunk and refused to leave. Upon being warned about his language, he took off his belt and struck the officer several times with it. After a struggle, the officer was able to get him inside his mother’s house.
15 Mar 1890
Fredrick Ettridge of Little Hadham and Fredrick Wallace of Albury were found drunk and fighting outside the Hen & Chickens Beer House at 4.30pm.
12 Aug 1889
Whilst on duty in Little Hadham, the officer questioned 14 year old Henry Hill from 22 Meek Street in Chelsea, whom he found wondering around alone. He was taken to Bishop’s Stortford police station.
10 Jun 1890
Officer made enquiries regarding a missing boy from Highgate School.
01 Jun 1890
While patrolling Hadham Ford at 10am, the officer noticed that a clay hut had been burned down during the night of November 5th 1889. The property belonged to Mr Gillet and was uninsured.
06 Nov 1889
Officer patrolled the parish of Little Hadham asking farmers for information for the war office.
14 May 1890
Officer conveyed a report of a robbery from PC no. 123 in Little Hadham to Sergeant Gibbs in Much Hadham. Enquiries were made into the incident.
30 Apr 1890
Thin dark brown dog found in Little Hadham on night of the 2nd inst. and held for collection.
5th October 1901
Officer called out at around 9pm by William Winch regarding a disturbance at his Beer House, The Hen & Chickens.
20 Nov 1889
Officer called to the Hen and Chickens Beer House to find the owner William Winch who informed him of a disturbance and fighting between Arthur White, John Watts, Walter Matthew and Henry Marfleet, who were all refusing to leave. (Incident continued on next page)
26 May 1890
(Incident continued from previous page) While trying to get them to leave the premises, the officer was assaulted by Arthur White, John Watts and Henry Marfleet. A man named John Swallow came to the officer’s assistance but couldn’t prevent them from attacking him.
26 May 1890
While patrolling Stortford Road, Alfred Pateman was seen driving sheep with his master Mr James Lanyon’s unmuzzled collie dog. He was made aware of the regulations.
17 Sep 1889
Called out at 8pm as Thomas Perry, a labourer from Little Hadham, was drunk and disorderly in the street at Hadham Ford. He was taken home.
10 Aug 1889
William Prior of Hadham Ash was found laying in the road drunk. When helped to his feet, he became disorderly and began using very bad language. He was subsequently taken home.
25 May 1890
PC Milton was instructed to go to Little Hadham regarding a highway robbery which took place between Little Hadham and Bishops Stortford. The following day he was tasked with making further enquiries in the area, (It was reported in the local press that a Mark Avis, a Commercial Traveller of Cambridge, had been attacked on Tuesday ...
20 Feb 1906
Officer continued making enquiries into Mr Joseph Houghton’s report of the stolen hen and chickens from the previous day.
17 May 1890
