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Service Of A Summons
PC Smith was tasked with serving a Summons in Essex.
09 May 1881
Theft Of Waistcoat
PC Smith was tasked with making enquiries in Takeley, Essex concerning a waistcoat stolen in Bishops Stortford.
10 May 1881
Giving Evidence At Court
PC Smith records that he conferred with Deputy Chief Constable Ryder and then attended Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions where he gave evidence against [unreadable] who was charged with assaulting PC 117 [unreadable] and was sentenced to [unreadable] with hard labour.
19 May 1881
Duty At Harpenden Races
PC Smith was delegated to attend the Harpenden (Horse) Races for public order duties, and travelled from Bishops Stortford by train on the day before and then returned by train after the Races had finished.
26 May 1881
Attended Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions
PC Smith attended the court at 2 pm.
02 Jun 1881
Prisoner Escort To Cambridge Gaol
Most of this entry is sadly unreadable but having been to the Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions earlier on this afternoon PC Smith was tasked with escorting prisoners to Cambridge Gaol. Two names are legible – William Hutchin and John England – but other than an offence occurred in High Wych and the prisoners were sentenced ...
02 Jun 1881
Duty At Harpenden Races Once More
PC Smith was again tasked with overnight duty in connection with the Harpenden Races travelling by train via London.
07 Jun 1881
Enquiries Regarding A Theft
PC Smith liaised with PS Bacon of Essex Police at Stansted regarding a theft committed by a Charles Gilbey of Birchhanger from a William White of Birchhanger.
15 Jun 1881
Inspection Parade
PC Smith was instructed to attend Buntingford Police Station for an Inspection Parade.
06 Jul 1881
Prisoner Escort To Cambridge Gaol
PC Smith was instructed to convey a prisoner to Cambridge Gaol possibly by the name of Claude Smith.
18 Jul 1881
Attend Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions
PC Smith again attended the Petty Sessions.
21 Jul 1881
Duty At [Forresters Fair] Bishops Stortford
PC Smith was on duty at the [Forresters Fair] which was held at Bishops Stortford.
01 Aug 1881
On Duty At Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions
PC Smith was on duty at the Petty Sessions held at Bishops Stortford.
25 Aug 1881
Attended Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions And Received Pay
PC Smith attended the Petty Sessions held at the Corn Exchange Bishops Stortford and was later paid his salary of £4 8s 5d.
01 Sep 1881
Attended The Petty Sessions At Bishops Stortford
PC Smith attended the Petty Sessions held at the Corn Exchange Bishops Stortford.
15 Sep 1881
Duty At Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions And Paid
PC Smith performed duty at the Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions at the Corn Exchange and was later paid £4 8s 5d.
29 Sep 1881
Granted Seven Days Leave
17 Sep 1881
Two Vagrants Charged And Gaoled
PC Smith detained two vagrants and they appeared before The Reverend F. Vander-Meulen at the Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions held at the Corn Exchange where they were both sentenced to 14 days in Cambridge gaol.
07 Oct 1881
Giving Evidence At The Petty Sesions
PC Smith attended the Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions held at the Corn Exchange and gave evidence in two cases. Firstly against William Handscombe a bricklayer of Bishops Stortford who was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 1st October in Rye Street Bishops Stortford and secondly against Henry Prior a labourer of Bishops Stortford ...
13 Oct 1881
Found Ladies Purse
PC Smith was on duty opposite The Great Hall South Street Bishops Stortford when he found a small ladies purse containing a half sovereign.
19 Oct 1881
Impounded Pony
22 Oct 1881
Stolen Scarfs
PC Smith made enquiries in Hockerill in company with PC 20 concerning the theft of scarfs from the Linendraper shop of a Mrs Beard in South Street Bishops Stortford.
22 Oct 1881
On Duty At The Petty Sessions
PC Smith was on duty at the Petty Sessions held at the Corn Exchange Bishops Stortford. He also received his pay of £4 8s 5d.
27 Oct 1881
Fare Dodger Gaoled
PC Smith appeared at Bishops Stortford Petty Sessions held at the Corn Exchange before F Vander – Meulen and J A Houblon Magistrates with Thomas Cheer charged by Inspector Clark of the Great Eastern Railway with travelling by train from Cambridge to Bishops Stortford without a ticket and in default of payment of 25 shillings. ...
31 Oct 1881

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