Court & Assizes 1890’s from Newspapers
These are names and transcripts from pages that I have obtained in the search for other things, I have not made a search of any particular year. Where there are a succession of dots……. it means there was more detail.James Arnold, of Cowes, was summoned for assaulting Frederick Hamilton, who stated that on the 24th ult. he was on Shooters-hill when defendant came along and, without any provocation being given, struck him a violent blow on the eye. – Defendant said complainant accused him of slandering his mother and struck the first blow; Complainant denied this; The Chairman said there were six previous convictions against defendant. The Bench fined him 10s. with 9s. costs.
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IW County Press 13/06/1891. County Petty Sessions
Mary Elizabeth McFarlane , 12 years old, of Cowes, who was last week convicted of simple larceny, was now ordered to be sent to the Dorset Industrial School for three years, the Chairman saying he hoped she would be a good girl there.
IW County Press 04/01/1890. Petty Sessions
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IW County Press 23/11/1895. Newport Borough Police Station
Charles Drower, a married labourer, of Gunville, was charged with unlawfully wounding Mrs Cecilia Toogood, hawker of Newport. It appeared from the statement of prosecutrix, whose left hand was bandaged, that just before 10 on the previous Wednesday, she left the Cutter’s Arms, Carisbrooke, where she had been drinking with the prisoner and others, and proceeded homewards. When she got near St Johns church, Newport, prisoner stopped her and seizing her by the jacket near the neck, asked her for his watch which she denied having. In the struggle prisoner threw her down and taking out a large pocket-knife, threatened to cut her throat……Alfred Riggs, 22, a coloured mariner, was sentenced to three months hard labour for unlawfully wounding William Sweetman, a shipmate on board the brig “Ebenezer”, at Cowes on the 22nd ult., by striking him on the head with a marling spike during a quarrel.
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IW County Press 20/06/1896. Divorce Case
Case was presented by the husband Mr Charles Hamilton Faulkner of the Swiss Cottage, Blackwater, praying for the disolution of his marriage on the ground of the alleged misconduct of his wife Rosa Annie Faulkner, with Josiah Edward Haynes, road surveyor to the RDC ……
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IW County Press 12/11/1895. Hampshire Assizes
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IW County Press 24/10/1896. Hants Quarter Sessions
William Eldridge, 60, a carpenter of Wroxall, who pleaded guilty to attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat, saying he had been worried through being out of work, was bound over to come up for judgement when required.
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IW County Press 24/10/1896. Hants Quarter Sessions
Fred Cogger, 16, East Cowes, indicted for stealing a prize fowl, value 10/6, belonging to John Fowle of Bouldner near Yarmouth on the 13th July, was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment, a previous conviction being proved.
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IW County Press 24/10/1896. Hants Quarter Sessions
George Kerswell junior, 21, shoemaker, was sentenced to six weeks hard labour, for obtaining by false pretences, from Samuel Butt at Ryde, on the 16th inst., 2 pairs of mens boots value 13/-
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IW County Press 28/05/1898. Ryde Borough Bench
George Henry Gilbert, 32 Church-street, Swanmore, was summoned to show cause why an order should not be made on him to contribute towards the maintenance of his son in the Cornwall Reformatory School, Purfleet, Essex. — Supt Hinks said defendant had agreed to pay 3s. a week, but had got into arrears to the amount of £2.2s……
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