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Offences Against Property

  • The birch for mischievous boys
    The birch for mischievous boys
    Charles Cockman (12), George Howard (10), Charles Bell (9), and Reginald Pilgrim (9), all of Rye Park, were charged with stealing various articles from a dwelling-house at Rye Common.
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  • The boots were for army use only !
    The boots were for army use only !
    Frederick Albon was charged with illegally purchasing army boots, and fined accordingly.
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  • The boys could hardly have started housebreaking at a younger age!
    The boys could hardly have started housebreaking at a younger age!
    George Saggers (10) and his younger brother James (8) were summoned for housebreaking. They admitted the offence and were put on probation.
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  • The canon's motor car...and a scarf
    The canon's motor car...and a scarf
    Man charged with stealing motor car - and a scarf!
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  • The case of the missing ferret
    The case of the missing ferret
    Private Emmerson was summoned for stealing ferrets, one of which had a bald head and a ball of clay on its head!
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  • The church's work is never done
    The church's work is never done
    Douglas Nunn (also known as Douglas Roper) stole from the offertory box at St Saviours Church, St Albans. He didn't get far!
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  • The curious recovery of a missing gun
    The curious recovery of a missing gun
    William Ernest Edward Smith, labourer, of Goffs Oak, was charged with night poaching with a gun on a field at Halstead Hill, Cheshunt.
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  • The fight after a wedding
    The fight after a wedding
    Trouble in the pub
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  • The Fox got the fowls
    The Fox got the fowls
    Ebenezer Albert Fox, one of a pair of famous (or infamous) Stevenage twins, was charged with stealing 5 fowls.
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  • The Hitchin riots 1914
    The Hitchin riots 1914
    A blissful summer's day turns very ugly in Hitchin.
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  • The judge affirmed that throat cutting was a coward's way out
    The judge affirmed that throat cutting was a coward's way out
    Eleanor Chalkley had been accused of stealing eggs and, consequently, attempted to take her own life. The charge of stealing was subsequently withdrawn, and the Judge gave her another chance.
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  • The missing beer
    The missing beer
    Four privates in the Leicestershire Regiment charged with stealing beer!
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  • The neglect of the children led to theft
    The neglect of the children led to theft
    Nellie (15) and Reginald Bacon (13) were charged with stealing 12 loaves and their mother was charged with child neglect.
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  • The pattern of theft didn't change over the years
    The pattern of theft didn't change over the years
    Alfred Northway broke into property many times, did penal servitude, joined the army on his release, but the pattern continued. He was sentenced to penal servitude yet again, the army saying that they did not want him back.
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  • The quality of mercy strained - theft from a barge : a sad case
    The quality of mercy strained - theft from a barge : a sad case
    Benjamin John Timson, of 38, Star Street, Ware, was charged with stealing wheat from a barge.
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  • The rains came and then a summons
    The rains came and then a summons
    Theft of wooden plank from bridge.
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  • The right tool for the right job !
    The right tool for the right job !
    Noah Worley stole tools and a white smock!
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  • The scales of justice
    The scales of justice
    William E Woods, of no fixed abode, was charged with false pretences.
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  • The servant stole the goods, and the mother received the goods. Not a good combination
    The servant stole the goods, and the mother received the goods. Not a good combination
    Emily Farr, a servant, stole from her employer, and her mother received the stolen goods. Both were easily traced by the police, and both were convicted. The mother went to prison and daughter placed on probation.
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  • The St Margaretsbury burglary - smart sentence
    The St Margaretsbury burglary - smart sentence
    Joseph Walter Blackwell (28), wharf checker, was indicted for burglariously entering St. Margaret's Church and stealing a missionary box and contents, also a brush and towel,
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  • The Stevenage twins in trouble again
    The Stevenage twins in trouble again
    Albert Ebenezer Fox and Ebenezer Albert Fox, the notorious Stevenage twins, were charged with stealing six fowls
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  • The stolen child - Watford girl's remarkable escape
    The stolen child - Watford girl's remarkable escape
    Hilda Strange Southam, 18, was placed on trial on a charge of taking away Maud Smith, a child of three years, from Watford.
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  • The stolen horse belonged to Mr Pigg!
    The stolen horse belonged to Mr Pigg!
    William Sale, a soldier, pleaded guilty to stealing a horse, a trap, and a harness, but the army were prepared to give him a good character reference.
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  • The terrors of the birch
    The terrors of the birch
    Charles Skinner, aged 9 years, was summoned for stealing a pint of new milk.
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