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Violent crime

  • 'Death' and the poachers
    'Death' and the poachers
    Two men were charged with poaching. A third man got away and the gamekeeper was threatened with the gun.
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  • A 'Nasty' assault
    A 'Nasty' assault
    William Wallace, of Nasty, Great Munden, charged with assaulting Beatrice Wooding
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  • A begging tramp
    A begging tramp
    A tramp called Hartley, of Chippenham, Cambs, was charged with begging at houses in High Street, Much Hadham.
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  • A navvy's base ingratitude
    A navvy's base ingratitude
    Stephen Fox, of Halton, Bucks, fails to appear in court for the assault of John Martin
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  • A policeman's lot is not a happy one
    A policeman's lot is not a happy one
    William Johnson charged with assaulting a police officer in Hertford
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  • A prisoner enlists
    A prisoner enlists
    Frederick Miles, labourer, charged with unlawfully wounding PCs Gooch and Lee
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  • A squabble in the Yard
    A squabble in the Yard
    Walter Cook, of Maidenhead Yard, summoned for assaulting Harry Warren
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  • A ticket to ride
    A ticket to ride
    Christopher Betters, of Little Heath, summoned by the GNR for an offence against their by-laws
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  • A Ware assault
    A Ware assault
    John Cox, jnr, of Bowling Road, Ware guilty of assaulting Margaret Goodey
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  • Alleged assault
    Alleged assault
    Alfred Greeves, of North Finchley charged with assaulting Frederick Sterling
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  • Alleged brutal assault on servant girl
    Alleged brutal assault on servant girl
    Charles Matthews, of Hatfield, charged with assaulting Dorothy Neale
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  • Alleged highway assault
    Alleged highway assault
    Charles Matthews, Hatfield, charged with assaulting Dorothy Neale
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  • Ambushed !
    Ambushed !
    Three labourers from Green Tye, Much Hadham, were charged with assaulting a man from Perry Green.
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  • An assault
    An assault
    Lewis Dewberry of Cheshunt charged with assaulting Frederick Jupp
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  • An assault on a girl is abhorrent
    An assault on a girl is abhorrent
    Three men from Ayot St Peter charged with rape and indecent assault.
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  • An exciting struggle
    An exciting struggle
    "Strong Wormley beer" blamed for drunken fight with two constables
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  • An unprovoked assault
    An unprovoked assault
    George Salmon of no fixed abode, charged with assaulting George William Jeffs and George Maddox.
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  • Arrest of a special constable
    Arrest of a special constable
    George Frederick Carter, a hawker, of Bishop's Stortford was brought up in custody charged with being drunk and disorderly.
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  • Assault
    Assault
    Jacob Brown was charged with assaulting Elias Watts.
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  • Assault at the Queen's Head : landlady attacked
    Assault at the Queen's Head : landlady attacked
    A"weak minded" man found guilty of attack.
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  • Assault charge dismissed
    Assault charge dismissed
    Mr Homewood, a Lodging House Keeper of East Street, Ware, was charged with assaulting one of his lodgers.
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  • Assault on a child
    Assault on a child
    'I am not guilty. I only boxed her ears '.
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  • Assault on a girl
    Assault on a girl
    Three boys were charged with assaulting a 10 year old girl.
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  • Assault on a policeman
    Assault on a policeman
    John Fitch, of Little Hadham, who had been remanded on bail, was charged with assaulting P.C. Milton.
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