THE BCH ARCHIVE
LOCAL HISTORY FOR
BIRTSMORTON
CASTLEMORTON
HOLLYBUSH
And The Surrounding District
Archive of Reports and Anecdotes
Reports Page 18
James, George
George James, of Castlemorton, was charged with breaking open a shop at Castlemorton, the property of Mr William Hooper. Mr Dreaper (Worcester) appeared for defendant. George Tombs, manager of the shop, deposed to properly fastening up and to finding that £3 had been stolen from the till. A pane of glass had been broken. It was shown that prisoner was well supplied with money the day after the robbery; but explanation William Andrews said he lent him some money on the 31st December. Case dismissed.
Published: Saturday 11 January 1896
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
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Jeynes, George
Gorge Jeynes, of Castlemorton, was charged with allowing 13 sheep to stray at Castlemorton, on August 13. P.S. Williams proved the case. Fined 1s and costs.
Published: 26 August 1893,
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle.
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Jeynes, James
James Jeynes, of Castlemorton, was summoned by Thomas Easthope, of Upton-upon-Severn, for assaulting him, at Welland, on the 25th July last. Complainant stated defendant struck him, for no cause whatever, and also kicked him. Catherine Lee, of Castlemorton, gave evidence as to Jeynes striking Easthope. Defendant stated that complainant commenced the quarrel by offering to fight, and afterwards by striking him, and that he struck complainant in self-defence. Emma Davies, of Castlemorton, who was with Jeynes, gave evidence corroborating defendant's statement. The Bench decided to convict Jeynes of the offence, and fined him 10s and costs.
Published: Saturday 07 August 1875
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
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Jones, Arthur
Arthur George Jones was fined 5s and costs for allowing two colts to stray in the Worcester Road
Published: Saturday 09 September 1893
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
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Jones, Henry William 1853-1894
The gun fatality at Castlemorton – an open verdict. Mr. W. P. Hughes (for Mr. J. Martin) held an inquiry on Friday at the Pheasant Inn, Welland, as to the death of Henry William Jones, farmer, Morton Green, Castlemorton, who died from gunshot wounds on the previous Wednesday. Mrs. Jones, widow of deceased, said he was 41 years of age. On Wednesday morning after breakfast he took a gun from the kitchen for the purpose, he explained to her, of shooting a wood pigeon. He then seemed in his usual state of health. He had been talking during the morning, but said nothing about his affairs. He had a paralytic, stroke six months ago, which followed upon an accident he had met with. When he went out on the Wednesday he seemed to be in good spirits. Since the stroke he had been generally in low spirits, and had been rather worried lately. Witness had never heard him threaten to take his life. He was in the habit in the spring of shooting wood pigeons. About two hours after he went out someone called to see her husband, and a man went out to fetch him. The man returned and told her he had found her husband lying in a meadow on the farm, dead. Wm. Hughes, the man referred to by the last witness, said he was in the employ of deceased, and he found him lying on the ground in one of the meadows. He was lying on his side with his face downwards. His face was disfigured by wounds and his gun was lying about 4ft from him. Witness had been at work 300 or 400 yards from the spot and he did not hear the report of a gun. Dr. Mountford said he was called to see deceased, and found him dead, with a gunshot wound entering below the left ear, penetrating the bone of the skull, passing upwards, blowing away the brain, part of the skull, and the upper portion of the face on the right side. He was of opinion that the gun had been fired close to the ear. Death must have been instantaneous. He had attended deceased three or four years before, and from what he knew of him he should say deceased was a melancholy man, and was suffering from nervous depression. He was not surprised when told deceased had shot himself. The jury returned a verdict that deceased died from gunshot wounds in the head; whether self-inflicted or the result of an accident there was not sufficient evidence to show. Deceased leaves three children. Much sympathy is felt with the widow and family.
Published: Saturday 28 April 1894
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
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Probate 24 September 1894 to wife Anne, £280:0:9d
Probate 11 September 1908 to Emily Mary Jones, £5
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Junipher, John
Upton upon Severn Petty Sessions, Thursday. Jas. Drink water and Jno. Junipher both of Castlemorton, were charged by Mrs. Mary Ann Ketteringham with refusing to quit the Pheasant Inn Welland, on the 2nd inst. Charles Edwards said he saw the defendants fighting and he heard the landlady request them to leave, when they refused. Fined 20s each and costs.
Published: Saturday 30 October 1875
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
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Kendrick, Joseph
Joseph Kendrick, of Castlemorton, appeared on remand, charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding Charles Dowding, jun. at Castlemorton, on the 17th inst. A remand was applied for by the police in order to enable the wounded man to appear and give evidence. Remanded till Thursday next.
Published: Wednesday 07 August 1867
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
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Joseph Kendrick, 30, bricklayer, was indicted for feloniously stabbing Charles Dowding, on the 17th July, at Castlemorton, with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm. Mr. Jelf prosecuted: the prisoner was undefended. On the night of the 17th July the prisoner and prosecutor had been drinking together, and on Castlemorton Common they had a scuffle. Prosecutor knocked the prisoner down several times, and it was alleged that the prisoner stabbed the prosecutor in the thigh. Mr. Sheward, surgeon, examined the prosecutor on the night he was stabbed, and found him suffering from a severe wound in the thigh, but he did not think the wound was caused by the knife produced by the police. The prosecutor could not say who stabbed him, and as there was no evidence to prove who did so, the learned judge directed the jury to find a verdict of not guilty. The prosecutor's costs were not allowed.
Published: Saturday 07 March 1868
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
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Knight, Thomas ??-1793
Clerk. Owned the Joyfield. Probate Worcester 11 June 1792
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Lambert, Frederick K
Frederick K. Lambert, labourer, Castlemorton, was charged with keeping a dog without a license. Owing the absence of a witness the ease was adjourned till next Petty Sessions.
Published: Saturday 12 October 1901
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
Frederick Lambert, Castlemorton, was charged with keeping a dog without a license. George Davies, of Castlemorton, was similarly charged. P.S. Jones proved the case. Fined 5s each, and costs, 13s 6d.
Published: Saturday 26 October 1901
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
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Lambert, Robert
Robert Lambert, of Castlemorton, was charged with trespass in pursuit of conies on the 16th September at Berrow on land in the occupation of Mr Seville. Wm Hooper, Gamekeeper to Mr & Mrs E J Webb of Ledbury proved the case. Fined 20s and costs.
Published: Saturday 13 October 1883
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
Not sending his children regularly to school Robert Lambert, Castlemorton, 5s.
Published: Saturday 24 November 1883
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
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Lane, Frederick
Frederick Lane, of Castlemorton, was summoned by boy named Rogers for assaulting him at Castlemorton the 24th September last, but the case was a most trivial one, and the Magistrates dismissed it.
Published: Saturday 13 October 1883
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
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Lane, G
G. Lane, Birtsmorton, for allowing his horse to stray, was fined 1s and costs.
Published: Saturday 05 November 1892
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
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Lane, John Rayer
In 1856, the Valuer acting in the matter of the Inclosure of the Upton Commons.
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Lewis, John
James Lewis, of Castlemorton, was charged by Henry Green, of Longdon, with stealing a bridle, on the 30th of August. John Green, son of the prosecutor, lad of 11 years, said he was passing the Robin Hood, Castlemorton, on the day in question, with a donkey and cart. Prisoner came out of the Robin Hood and beat the donkey, and he returned, he pulled witness under the Robin Hood gate, and wanted him to pay for some cider. He would not, and prisoner then .took from him bridle which he had and knocked him about. Witness went home and told his father. He did not know the prisoner. P.C. Brown, stationed at Welland, said, from information he received he went to the Robin Hood, and the boy pointed out the man who took the bridle. He asked the prisoner about it, and he said that the boy was frightened and dropped the bridle, he picked it and gave it to the blacksmith near. He did not think the man intended to steal, and refused to take him into custody. The case was dismissed.
Published: Saturday 11 September 1880
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
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Lutwych, Allen
Allen Lutwych, of Castlemorton, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Pendock, on the 21st day of July last. Defendant has been in gaol for two months for poaching, or he would have been summoned before. One month's hard labour without the option of a fine.
Published: Saturday 18 November 1882
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
Allen Lutwych, of Castlemorton, was fined £1 and costs for being drunk and disorderly. Sergeant Williams proved the case.
Published: Saturday 20 April 1895
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle