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Drunken Fighting - Continued
From: Officer's Journal; PC Joseph SmithPC Smith was on duty in South Street when his attention was drawn to a report of a drunk man acting with riotous behaviour wanting to fight with Robert Cowell, Coal and Corn Merchant, of Bishops Stortford. On PC Smith’s arrival he found William Handscombe, a bricklayer of Bishops Stortford, drunk and standing in the gateway of Robert Cowell and using threatening language. With assistance PC Smith took Handscombe to the Police Station for a short while until the crowd had gone away.
Date of creation
08 April 1882Reference number
HPF/B/19/055/1People involved in incident
Robert Cowell, Bishops StortfordWilliam Handscombe, Bishops Stortford
Police officer
PC Joseph Smith (106)
Towns and villages
Bishops Stortford (3903)
Type of incident
Public Order (92)