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  • A partridge (in a pear tree !)
    A partridge (in a pear tree !)
    Arthur Wright charged with trespassing on Lord Desborough's estate at Panshanger, and with theft of a partridge.
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  • Smith, George
    Smith, George
    Martin Brennan, an Irishman, was charged with the manslaughter of George Smith of Fishpool Street, St Albans.
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  • Hertford's cage, stocks and whipping post
    Hertford's cage, stocks and whipping post
    Before the Police Force this is where offenders were dealt with in Hertford
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  • The bird got the 'bullet'
    The bird got the 'bullet'
    John Martin of the Folly, Hertford, was charged with trespassing in pursuit of game, on December 17th, on the Bayfordbury estate.
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  • Some light on the matter
    Some light on the matter
    Being 1916 lighting restrictions applied under the Defence of the Realm Act but Police Sergeant Hadder saw a bright light shining from a front window
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  • Too drunk to stand
    Too drunk to stand
    Chimney sweep drunk and incapable in Hertford.
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  • Catapult amnesty
    Catapult amnesty
    Police in Hertford creatively followed up a number of complaints about damage caused by catapults in Hertford.
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  • Drunkenness
    Drunkenness
    Two Bramfield residents, flush with cash, fined for disorderly conduct.
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  • Games people play - gamblers caught playing on the public highway
    Games people play - gamblers caught playing on the public highway
    Thomas Ansell, William Trundell and William Andrews were caught gambling on the public highway.
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  • Cowardly assault on a policeman
    Cowardly assault on a policeman
    Charles Mole, of Braughing, was charged with assaulting P.c. Burrows.
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  • Sounds fishy - shop breaking at Hertford
    Sounds fishy - shop breaking at Hertford
    George Dunnage, 26, labourer, of Hertford, pleaded not guilty of feloniously breaking and entering a fishmonger's and stealing a quantity of fried fish and a fish tray.
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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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  • Pitiful case leads to compassionate outcome
    Pitiful case leads to compassionate outcome
    Magistrates take a compassionate view of deserted mother of five.
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  • Police and fire brigade save the bacon - disaster averted when alarming fire breaks out in Hertford
    Police and fire brigade save the bacon - disaster averted when alarming fire breaks out in Hertford
    An alarming fire broke out on Tuesday 12 September 1900 on the back premises of Messrs’ Westrope and Sons, Greengrocers of Market Place, Hertford.
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  • Drunk and abusive on Church Street
    Drunk and abusive on Church Street
    Seen drunk in Cherry Tree Yard.
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  • Assault on a publican
    Assault on a publican
    Alfred Miles was charged with assaulting Herbert Lewes, landlord of the Diamond Inn, Railway Street, Hertford.
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  • The Tramp Question
    The Tramp Question
    Newspaper report on the need for new hammocks for the Tramps Ward at Ware. It was alleged the extra tramps were encouraged by the better diet than at Hertford. 1906
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  • Hush ! I'm a burglar
    Hush ! I'm a burglar
    Albert Elgood, a boot clicker, sneaked into the Ware Grammar School for Girls through an unlatched window. He stole a gold watch, a silver chain, a bronze medal and some money.
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  • Traffic cops 1909/10
    Traffic cops 1909/10
    Four different instances of how to break the law whilst in charge of a horse and cart. These court cases were all reported in the Hertfordshire Mercury in one week. We can see our local Constabulary had traffic and road safety problems to deal with, although in 1909, motor cars were rare and transport still relied heavily on horsepower.
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  • Fire at Wallfield House : Police bungle call to Fire Service
    Fire at Wallfield House : Police bungle call to Fire Service
    In the early hours of Thursday 7 June a fire broke out at Wallfields House, Hertford.
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  • Policeman injured by runaway horse
    Policeman injured by runaway horse
    PC Wright tried to stop a horse drawing a van which had bolted but was knocked against the wall.
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  • Woman's unruly conduct
    Woman's unruly conduct
    Woman charged with being drunk and disorderly and of assaulting PC Gatehouse
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  • Father & son from the Herts Constabulary in the 1800s
    Father & son from the Herts Constabulary in the 1800s
    Story and photographs of father and son both of whom served in Hertfordshire Constabulary in the late 19th century. The father lived until he was 81 while the son succumbed to T.B. at the age of 32.
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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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