Evidence Type: Newspaper Report
DATE: 17 May 1845
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MONDAY.
JOHN BOBBINGTON (bond) had been “surprised” in rather an exalted state, on Saturday night, coming out of HENDLE’s public-house, and, in spite of a strong odour of vile Jamaica, sufficient to scent Church-street, affirmed he had not tasted a “drop,” [He had drunk ‘glasses.’] and subsequently smashing a pocket companion full of the same liquid before two constables, informing them, “that there was their share of it,” as he would rather crack a bottle for them than with them.
BOBBINGTON stated himself to be attached to the Factory as plumber, but would not be, on the present occasion, a painter, in varnishing up a statement of the occurrence. He had been for two days at the Factory, working in water, at some piping, which had entirely put his health out of tune and he had acquired a cough, which, fearing it might put him, as it had done its previous possessor, in a coffin, had repaired to HENDLE’s and procured a small quantity of rum, which, with some lemons and other components, he had intended taking as a supplementary nightcap on his retiring to his blankets, and admitted having taken a glass or two by way of trying its quality.—In consequence of good character the prisoner was discharged—his application for a ticket-of-leave being suspended one month.
WEDNESDAY
Only one case, the re-appearance of JOHN BEBBINGTON [sic], the individual with a cold (see Monday), who had been again caught coming out of a public-house, where he admitted he had been, his complain having altered its character from a cold to a fever, to get some ale to quench his thirst. Sentenced to the cells for seven days.
CITATION
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