Thursday 21st February 2019  

Quorn Crime and Punishment

Those seeking family history connections should treat this section with caution! Here are recorded the misdemeanours of villagers and the subsequent punishments meted out by the courts. Here are also records of civil actions, debtors and bankruptcies.

		Loughborough workhouse-master from Quorn sent for trial, January 1939 Loughborough Monitor, January 19th 1939 Former Loughborough Workhouse-Master Sent For ...... cont.
		1834 letter from Ann Carter, Quorn, to the Mayor of New York In 2015 a letter came up for sale which was written in 1834 by 43 year old Ann Carter ...... cont.
		An Obstreperous Nun in Quorn! An Obstreperous Nun Edinburgh Evening News – Friday 25th December 1885 At ...... cont.
		Nineteen years character gone Loughborough Herald - 24th May 1917 Richard Footit, signalman, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
		Animosity to Cyclists - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 5th November 1896 William Richardson, butcher, Quorn, pleaded ...... cont.
		List of Parish Constables – Quorn 1784 to 1835 This list was taken from the Quorndon Vestry Meeting minute book. Vestry Meetings were an ...... cont.
		Administration Order - 1915 Loughborough Herald - 2nd December 1915 At the Loughborough County Court on Tuesday ...... cont.
		Obscene language at Quorn Loughborough Echo - 7th September 1928 PC Cave, giving evidence against Joseph ...... cont.
		Hay and Straw Dealer's Affairs - 1905 Loughborough Herald - 28th September 1905 Re Ernest Henry Ward, residing at Mansfield ...... cont.
		Rabbit v Ferret - 1926 Loughborough Echo - 26th March 1926 Harold James, Station Road, Quorn, sued Walter ...... cont.
		Attempted wife murder by Quorndon man - 1870 Loughborough Advertiser - 13th October 1870 On Monday a shocking attempt was made to ...... cont.
		Furious driving at Quorn - 1899 Loughborough Herald - 13th July 1899 Wednesday – Before Rev R Burton (in the chair), ...... cont.
		Soldiers fined for taking army truck - 1953 Loughborough Monitor - 26th June 1953 Two Quorn soldiers who drove away an Army truck ...... cont.
		Theft of bones - 1881 Birmingham Daily Post - January 6th 1881 On Tuesday at the Quarter Sessions, William ...... cont.
		Alleged attempted suicide at Quorn - 1897 A very sad tale - resulting in a custodial sentence. Loughborough Herald - 28th ...... cont.
		Petty Sessions. Quorn man steals - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 28th February 1918 Walter Worker, farm labourer, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Theft at Quorn - 1899 Loughborough Monitor and Herald Ann Keyte, widow, of no fixed abode, was charged with ...... cont.
		Tell-tale letters - 1919 Loughborough Herald - 12th June 1919 Thomas William Smith, labourer, Great Casterton, ...... cont.
		Quorndon Association for the Prosecution of Felons During the 1700s, there was no police force and it was victims and private individuals ...... cont.
		An excise offence - 1898 Loughborough Herald - January 27th 1898 Wednesday – Before Rev R Burton (in the ...... cont.
		Obscene Language at Quorn Loughborough Herald - 22nd October 1896 Charles Marden, painter, Quorn, pleaded guilty ...... cont.
		Assault Charges, March 1930 Loughborough Echo - 7th March 1930 Percy Botwright, theatrical manager, 8 Saxby ...... cont.
		Murder most foul - 1885 Birmingham Daily Post - 19th August 1885 Murder most foul A man named George ...... cont.
		Taking rooks - 1830 Derby Mercury - 5th May 1830 Taking Rooks Thursday, two boys under twelve years old, ...... cont.
		Theft of maypole - 1772 This very old article in the Derby Mercury comes from a time when 's' was written as ...... cont.
		Police Court - A well-deserved sentence. - 1893 Loughborough Herald - 11th May 1893 William Thompson, alias George Redfern, collier, ...... cont.
		Police Court – Charges against a Quorn Landlord. 1893 Loughborough Herald - 12th October 1893 Alfred Sault, licensed victualler, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Quorn Quarrymen charged with assault - 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - January 2nd 1873 Before E Warner, H Packer & Rev R ...... cont.
		Quorn Theft case dismissed - 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - June 26th 1873 Martha Bent, a married woman of Quorndon was ...... cont.
		The mystery of Betsy Greer - 1915-1916 The following newspaper transcriptions cover the period 1915-1916 and document the ...... cont.
		County Court - Farnham v Peel 1890 Birmingham Daily Post - 13th August 1890 Breach of Agreement Before Mr Justice ...... cont.
		County Court - Howlett v Priestley 1928 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 22nd December 1928 Motorist to pay damages - ...... cont.
		County Court Facer v Marriott - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 12th September 1918 A Composite Claim. At Loughborough County ...... cont.
		Burning an effigy - 1867 Derby Mercury - 10th July 1867 Petty Sessions, July 8th (Before S W Clowes, C ...... cont.
		Brawl ends in court appearance - 1870 Derby Mercury - 5th January 1870 Petty Session, Dec 28. Before Col G H Packe, J B ...... cont.
		A soldier's outburst - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 24th October 1918 Exciting scene in Loughborough Police Court - ...... cont.
		Poachers attack gamekeepers in Quorn House Park - 1882 Loughborough Advertiser - 27th July 1882 A serious collision between game keepers and ...... cont.
		The alleged assault upon a police constable - 1872 Loughborough Advertiser - 9th May 1872 The alleged assault upon a police ...... cont.
		Theft of ducks - 1873 A copy of this poster was found in Loughborough Library. The Craddocks were a family of ...... cont.
		Betsy Cook v William Sutton 1896 Loughborough Herald - 30th April 1896 County Court - Disputing too late. Betsy ...... cont.
		An unjust sentence? - 1915 Loughborough Herald - 29th April 1915 Letter to the Editor from George White Sir - ...... cont.
		Child Murder in Quorn Parish - 1833 Derby Mercury - 1st May 1833 An inquest was held on Tuesday the 16th, and by ...... cont.
		Theft from a Quorn Public House Loughborough Herald - 21st May 1896. Petty Sessions: Before Ald. W A Cartwright, R ...... cont.
		Selling poor quality milk 1917 Loughborough Herald - 5th July 1917 Jeremiah J Stirling, milk seller, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Customers at fault [wartime blackout] 1916 Loughborough Monitor - 21st September 1916 William Ironman, licensed victualler, ...... cont.
		Assault on schoolboy 1916 Loughborough Monitor - 31st August 1916 Cecil Holmes, joiner, Quorn, was summoned for ...... cont.
		A Midnight Disturber Petty Sessions - Quorn manufacturer summoned. Sydney J Wright, manufacturer, Quorn was ...... cont.
		Attempted Murder Freeman's Journal - 1st February 1838 Friday, the chapelry of Quorndon, Leicester, was ...... cont.
		An Unnatural Husband Loughborough Advertiser - November 19th 1868 Loughborough Police Court before E C ...... cont.
		Extraordinary suicide in a gaol Liverpool Mercury - 3rd January 1871. On Saturday afternoon a prisoner in the ...... cont.
		Sale of a wife The London Dispatch - 9th September 1838 On Thursday morning last the upper end of ...... cont.
		Loughborough Petty Sessions 1851 Derby Mercury - 16th July 1851. Loughborough Petty Sessions. July 10th (Before the Rev J ...... cont.
		Petty Sessions 1851 Derby Mercury - 6th August 1851 Petty Sessions. July 28th 1851, before E C Middleton ...... cont.
		The Theft of Lady Southampton's Jewels. -1830 Derby Mercury - April and August 1830. 1 - April It may be remembered, that about six ...... cont.
		An Extraordinary outrage in Leicestershire Derby Mercury - April 1863. An extraordinary and fatal outrage was perpetrated at ...... cont.
		Quorn Man's Strange Conduct Loughborough Herald - 26th January 1905. Ernest Facer, labourer, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
		Petty Sessions - An Aggravated Husband Loughborough Herald - 12th January 1905. Edwin Brewin, labourer, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
		Obstreperous Army Corporal Loughborough Monitor - 11th September 1947 Extracts from a letter sent to ...... cont.
		Stocks, prize-fighting, swimming in the brook and a strike at church 1928 Loughborough Echo - Friday 3rd August 1928 Quorn is perhaps as well off as most places ...... cont.
		Robert Parkinson There were three generations of Robert Parkinsons in Quorndon. Robert Parkinson (shown) ...... cont.
		£1,000 for 15-year-old Quorn boy Loughborough Echo - 9th June 1939 Hand entangled in machinery. At the ...... cont.
		Theft by a domestic Loughborough Monitor - August 16th 1900 Louisa Clamp, domestic servant, Castle ...... cont.
		A wise course Loughborough Monitor - August 30th 1900 Samuel E Swann, factory foreman, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Sunday gambling Loughborough Monitor - December 6th 1900 Luke Lester, butcher, Herbert Sharp, factory ...... cont.
		Theft of a trowel John Bancroft, bricklayer's labourer, Church Lane, Quorn, was charged on remand with ...... cont.
		A sacrilegious act Loughborough Monitor - 12th April 1900 Agnes Thompson (13), factory hand, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		An affray in the dark at Quorn Loughborough Monitor - 3rd May 1900 Rev R Burton, Messrs C T Parker, F Winser, J S ...... cont.
		A Sunday fight in Quorn Loughborough Monitor - 28th June 1900 Richard Snow, labourer, Quorn, was summoned for ...... cont.
		The Turnpike Murder The Derby Mercury - Friday January 13th - 30th 1767 Leicester, January 24th. On ...... cont.
		Re-possession of a Quorn house Loughborough Echo - July 24th 1936 County Court application When asked by Judge ...... cont.
		Action against a Mutual Aid Society Loughborough Herald - June 21st 1900 Thomas Pilkington, groom, Freehold Street, ...... cont.
		Theft of cigars from the King William IV Loughborough Advertiser - August 8th 1872 On Friday last, two tramps who said their ...... cont.
		Drunken children Loughborough Advertiser - May 2nd 1872 John Forth, Joseph Sharpe, William Paget and ...... cont.
		Domestic quarrel Loughborough Advertiser - April 18th 1872 Before C Shakespeare and E Warner, Esqs. ...... cont.
		Webster drunk again Loughborough Advertiser - November 20th 1873 John Webster, of Quorndon, baker, was ...... cont.
		Brawl at the Bull's Head 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - August 21st 1873 Samuel Cragg, labourer and George Holmes, ...... cont.
		Fined for riding a bike Loughborough Advertiser - November 10th 1881 Walter Smith was convicted of riding a ...... cont.
		Drunk in charge of horse Loughborough Advertiser September 15th 1881 William Garner for drunkenness at ...... cont.
		Trespassing on the railway Loughborough Advertiser - August 25th 1881 Thomas Wesson was charged with trespassing ...... cont.
		Poaching fish Loughborough Advertiser - March 3rd 1881 William Dunn and William Holt were charged ...... cont.
		Concealment of birth at Quorndon Loughborough Advertiser - July 16th 1874 (See also petty sessions for first ...... cont.
		Alleged attempted rape Loughborough Advertiser - March 28th 1878 (see also Petty Sessions for first ...... cont.
		Smashing a factory window 1897 Loughborough Herald - 15th April 1897 Petty Sessions Charles Wm Lovett, labourer, ...... cont.
		Lord Londsdale's whiskey 1897 Loughborough Herald - 15th April 1897 Petty Sessions John Crane, a runner after ...... cont.
		Stone throwing at Quorn 1897 Loughborough Herald - 11th March 1897 Petty Sessions Wednesday - Before Rev R Burton ...... cont.
		Not drunk - excited 1897 Loughborough Herald - 11th February 1897 Petty Sessions Jane Behoe, laundress, Quorn, ...... cont.
		A Disgraceful Carousal at Quorn 1897 Loughborough Herald - 7th January 1897 Petty Sessions Wednesday - Before Ald. W A ...... cont.
		Alleged Indecent Assault 1878 Loughborough Advertiser - 31st January 1878 Petty Sessions (see also Assize ...... cont.
		Drunk and Disorderly 1878 Loughborough Advertiser - 14th January 1878 Petty Sessions Jno. Cox, for a similar ...... cont.
		Brawling 1878 Loughborough Advertiser - 10th January 1878 Petty Sessions Lucy Gragg, charged with ...... cont.
		Football at Quorn 1897 Loughborough Herald - 16th December 1897 Petty Sessions Thomas Hutton, Arthur Ball, ...... cont.
		Theft by a bailiff Loughborough Herald - 18th November 1897 Petty Sessions Edward Clarke, baliff, ...... cont.
		Stealing Mutton 1897 Loughborough Herald - 7th October 1897 Petty Sessions Thomas Goodall and George ...... cont.
		A begging letter 1897 Loughborough Herald - 1st July 1897 Elizabeth Frost, married woman, of Leicester, was ...... cont.
		Gambling 1897 Loughborough Herald 24th June 1897 Petty Sessions Richard Bonser, baker, Wm Wykes, ...... cont.
		Quorn Man Fined £5 Loughborough Echo 24th January 1936. The seriousness of failing to report an accident ...... cont.
		Schoolboy Breaks Into Quorn House Loughborough Echo 21st February 1936 Caught by Occupier in Bedroom - an Extraordinary ...... cont.
		The concealment of a birth 1874 Loughborough Advertiser - 30th April 1874. (see also Assizes report) Mary Jane ...... cont.
		Felony at Quorndon Loughborough Advertiser - April 16th 1874. Charles Deakin, a young man, pleaded guilty ...... cont.
		Quorn Baker was Drunk 1874 Loughborough Advertiser - April 2nd 1874. John Webster, baker, Quorndon, was convicted ...... cont.

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