Read all about it……. Echoes of our past NEWS
What was in the local
news this weekend in 1879?
MAIN NEWS –
*Juvenile offender –
A young lad of 14 ½ years of age found himself being
taught the true meaning of fatherly love after he was caught stealing his own
mothers jacket.
Joseph E Barker of Marsden Street had taken the jacket
and pawned it for 6s at Mrs Wilcockson’s pawn shop the day earlier.
His father, John Henry Barker had guessed that Joseph had
stolen the said jacket and confronted him.
Joseph had denied all knowledge of the whereabouts of the jacket, even
after his father had severely beaten him.
Later however, he admitted that he had pawned the jacket but he had
disposed of the pawn ticket.
The manager of Mrs Wilcockson’s shop was called and
questioned and the jacket produced. He
stated that he had indeed received the jacket from Joseph with the story that
his mother had sent him to pawn it and that she lived at Stonegravels. He went on to tell that the law forbade him
from receiving goods from children under 12 years of age and those persons
under the influence of drink – as Joseph was neither of these he had taken the
jacket in good faith.
The court ordered that in the circumstances the jacket be
returned to Mrs Barker.
Joseph was to be sent to Derby gaol for 10 days and
afterwards to a reformatory school for 4 years.
He had requested that he be sent to a training ship, which the court
said they would try to secure but could not however guarantee this would be the
case.
OTHER ITEMS –
*Apprentice difficulties –
John Draycott had been apprenticed as a farm servant to
Mr Robert Johnson of Duckmanton in February 1879.
It appears that the master / apprentice relationship was
not a happy one and on 15th March John left his position and contravened
the terms of his apprenticeship. John
did not return until 21st March after having being advised by
someone it would be in his best interests to do so. He did only manage to stay a few hours though
and left the same day.
In his defence John said that Mr Johnson had “struck him
with a stick” and had not given him enough food to eat.
Mr Johnson admitted to hitting John once with a stick,
but stated that he gave him 5 meals a day with “a pint of ale to two of
them”. He said that John was abusive
towards him and other members of the farm staff and that he used “filthy
language”.
The Bench decided that John should return to his
apprenticeship with Mr Johnson and that he should fulfil his contract which was
until “matrinmus” (St Martin’s Day, 11th November – the day when the
hiring fairs would be held in the UK)[1]. He was also ordered to pay 25s and costs
compensation which would be deducted from his wages.
*Obstructing the highway –
A farmer from Inkersall named Joseph Turner was charged
with leaving his horse and cart “an unreasonable length of time” after he was spotted by P.C Ryan on 19th
March in Staveley.
Joseph had left the horse and cart for 50 minutes, whilst
he was drinking in a local public house.
P.C Ryan had entered the inn and asked Joseph to move the obstruction,
but he had been defiant and refused to move it until he was ready.
Joseph was fined 5s and costs.
*Telling lies –
A little boy named Charles Thompson was in trouble after
he had been caught by P.C Soloman throwing stones on Willow Row in Derby on
Saturday night.
When the police officer had asked Charles his name he had
told him that it was George Wood. A
witness came and said that his mother was drinking in the public house and so
the P.C and Charles went to see her.
Once with his mother Charles asked her to confirm that his name was
George Wood to which she replied “of course it is”.
She later admitted that the name and address that Charles
had given were both incorrect.
Young Charles was kept in remand until the next day and
afterwards the Bench promised to find him “a better home than he had”.
*Lesson to boys –
More juveniles were in trouble this week; William Swift
and some of his friends were in trouble with P.C Hambley because they were
hanging about on the corner of St James’ Street in Derby. They were causing a nuisance of themselves
and blocking the way for many passers-by.
William was ordered to pay the court costs of 4s.
*Drunken women –
Ann Lynch was drunk in Beetwell Street on 29th
March. She was fined 5s and costs. Ann lived at Silkmill Yard in Chesterfield.
Catherine Marney was drunk in St Mary’s Gate on 30th
March. Whilst she was intoxicated she
broke 7 panes of glass which belonged to Catherine McDermott. She was fined 5s and costs and also ordered
to pay the costs of repairing the damage she had caused.
MARRIAGES –
*Mr James Clarke foundry labourer of Ironville to Miss
Elizabeth Hall daughter of Mr Henry Hall of Alfreton, on 28th March
at the Baptist Church, Swanwich
DEATHS –
*Florence Mycock 8 months, daughter of Joseph and Hannah
Mycock at Buxton on 31st March
*Ellen Stringer aged 23 years at Whittington on 26th
March
*John Taylor aged 55 years at East View, Whittington on
29th March
*Isaac Roe aged 6 years at Barker Lane, Brampton on 29th
March
*John Turnell aged 73 years at Hipper Street, Brampton on
1st April
*Mr Humphrey Goodwin aged 73 years at Brook House,
Wessington on 21st March
*Frances Beatrice Sandys aged 38 years, wife of Captain
Stair Sandys at Duffield, Derby on 1st April
*Margaret Bouskill aged 63 years, wife of George Bouskill
at Broad Walk Terrace, Barlborough on 27th March
SPORT –
*Football –
Spital V Nottingham Forest
The weather was better this week and a good crowd turned
out to watch this game played at the Spital ground.
During the first half the Spital team had an advantage as
the wind was blowing their way. They
made many attempts at the goal and eventually Evans scored for the local
team. The goal keeper for Nottingham
Forest was however reported to have been an excellent goal keeper which could
not be denied by the home team.
Soon into the second half and Spital scored once
more. Nottingham Forest did manage one
goal and the game, the last in the season for Spital ended 2-1 to the home
team.
Spital’s team –
Teesdale (Captain), Evans, Bishop, Houseley,
Norman, Walker, H Wilkinson,
Hindle, Gregory, Woodcock and Green (goal)
Nottingham Forest’s team –
Goodyear (Captain), Turner, Johnson, W
Luntley, Maddocks, J. Luntley, Jardine
Rothern, E. Luntley, Cabron and Sands (goal)
AND FINALLY…
Lorenzo Gothard ran his business from Low Pavement,
Chesterfield. He had several departments
including; Gas fitting, glazing, rain water goods, zinc, plumbing, India rubber
and even a licensed victuallers department.
Lorenzo really did have the market covered.
At the end of his advertisement in the Derbyshire Times 5th
April 1879 page7 he gave the following words of wisdom to his patrons –
“During frosty weather it is advisable for
persons
using Hot Water Baths to rake the fire and
keep the
water in circulation to prevent explosion”
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