KETTERING.
PETTY SESSIONS, FEB. 26.-
Present, the Hon. R. Watson,
the Rev. J. Hogg, the Rev. J. Wetherall, and the Rev. G. E. Hanmer.
Mr. Thomas, of Kettering, superintendent of police, charged
Thomas
Long with being drunk, and assaulting
Wm. Baines, of Desborough, on the
21st instant. He (Wm. Baines) deposed that on the evening of the above
day he went into the Horse and Groom public house, in Desborough, and
that he had not long been there when defendant came into the parlour
where he was, drunk, and desiring the landlady to draw him beer, in a
quarrelsome manner. He, complainant, wished him to go home, and told him
he had had beer enough. Defendant then held up his fists, and told him
that he would drag him out and stab him, at which time the police
constable came and took him away. Defendant admitted that he was drunk,
but did not know that he had insulted, or even saw Mr. Baines on that
night. It appeared that for the preceding month and since the above day
he had been an inmate in the union house, and that on the day in
question he was out of the house, and working at labouring work. His
getting drunk while thus living at the public expense was considered an
aggravation of his crime. He was ordered to pay 10s. and costs, and not
being able to do this he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
John Mace, of Burton Latimer, was reputed the father of an
illegitimate child, given birth to by Ann Good, in the Kettering
union-house. He did not appear, and an order was made out requiring him
to pay £1. 19s. 6d. expences already occurred, and one shilling and
sixpence a week, for the future support of the child.
George Yeomans, of Desborough, was ordered to pay the same sum per
week, for the support of a child born of
Sarah Reckless, also residing
in the union-house, £1. 9s. 8d. expences incurred.
Northampton Mercury,
Saturday 02 March 1844
There are two men named George Yeomans who may have been the father of
Sarah Reckless's child,
Eliza: