Walter Panter, shoe hand, Desborough, was brought up on a warrant,
charged with a game trespass at East Carlton, on June 26.
—Defendant was further charged with similar offences at Desborough
on July 21 and 29.
—Jessie Bell, a gamekeeper, proved the first offence, which
defendant admitted.
—In the second case prisoner pleaded not guilty.
—Mr. P. L. Rawlins prosecuted.
—Frederick Fuller, an underkeeper, Rushton, deposed to sdeeing the
defendant in company with two other men named Ginns and Woollard
trespassing in search of game near to the pleasure ground at Rushton.
The men had a gun and shot a rabbit, which was picked up. The man
Woollard threatened witness and his companion with the gun.
—Henry Rason corroborated.
—In answer to defendant this witness admitted offering to treat him
to a quart of beer at the George Hotel, but that was because he wanted
to learn his name. (Laughter.)
—In the third case defendant also pleaded not guilty.
—Charles Green, a gamekeeper, of Faxton, deposed to seeing the
defendant with a gun lying in a shooting position close to a cover. When
the defendant saw witness he ran away and joined two other men.
—For the first offence defendant was fines £2 and 14s. 4d. costs,
for the second £1 and 6s. costs, and for the third £1 and 6s. costs;
total, £5 6s. 4d. In default of payment defendant was sent to prison for
one month for the first case, and a week for the other cases—six weeks
in all.
Northampton Mercury,
Friday 20 August 1897