Drunk and Disorderly, 31 July 1894
"Straighty" Once More.
—Samuel Andrews, alias "Straighty," Desborough, was brought up in
custody, charged with being drunk and disorderly, at Desborough on July
31.
—Defendant pleaded not guilty.
—P.C. Culpin deposed that he saw defendant near to the Talbot
public-house, about 11 p.m., very drunk, and staggering about the
street. When he saw witness he pulled off his coat and wanted to fight,
and he also challenged to fight P.S. Marks, who came up a little later.
—By the Superintendent: Witness saw the defendant in the Talbot Inn,
and heard him ask for some beer, but the landlady refused to serve him
with any more.
—P.S. Marks corroborated.
—By the Superintendant: The landlady at the Talbot told witness
defendant had been in that house from between three and four o'clock up
to eleven.
--Defendant failed to appear to the summons, and witness
arrested him that morning on a warrant, when he fetched defendant out of
bed at three o'clock.
—Defendant was fined, in all, 14s. 10d.
Northampton Mercury,
Friday 07 September 1894
Note: This Samuel Andrews may be either
Samuel Andrews
born c. 1866, son of John Andrews and Elizabeth Wallis, or
Samuel
Andrews born c. 1859, son of Joseph Andrews and Dorothy
Walters