No Licence—For keeping a dog without a licence, Charles Debenham, carter, Rushden, was fined 15s. and costs at Wellingborough Police-court on Friday. Defendant said his wife had been ill, and he had not had any money for the licence.

The Staff of Life—At Wellingborough Police-court on Friday, George Henry Lenton, baker, Rushden, was summoned for selling bread otherwise than by weight at Rushden on March 8.—The County Councillor Inspector (Mr T Mattinson) said he saw a young man delivering from a cart bearing defendant’s name. Witness obtained two loaves from him and found them both under weight.—Fined £1 and 13s 6d. costs.

Wellingborough Police Court
This Day (Friday)
Before Messrs N P Sharman, E Sharman, J Claridge, R P Payne, J Brown, Owen Parker and Dr Clark.

Edwin McCracken, Rushden, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly. Defendant, a very respectable man, said he had had the influenza and on the advice of a friend took some whiskey as medicine, but “it acted the wrong way.”—An excellent character was given defendant.—Case withdrawn on payment of costs.

Alfred Clayton, Rushden, was charged on remand with stealing a quantity of horse hair at Rushden. Prisoner, who admitted the charge, was committed to the Quarter Sessions.

Arthur Joseph Cumberpatch, Rushden, was ordered to contribute 2/6 a week to the support of his son in a reformatory.

Fowls Stolen at Rushden – Smart Work by the Police
Before the Bench Today

Mr. G. Skinner, jun, son of Mr. G. H. Skinner, butcher, of Rushden, made the discovery on Wednesday morning that his fowl roost had been broken into and that a large number of fowls were missing. The fowl-house is in Park-road, at the back of Dr. Owen’s premises. Information was at once given to the police, and inquiries were promptly instituted by Inspector Cameron and P.S. Ellingham. The officers, among other places, visited the house of Charles Dilley, a shoe hand, living in Green’s-yard, where, in a sack in the coal house, they found sixteen fowls, all dead. These fowls were subsequently identified as those which belonged to Mr. Skinner and which were missing.

Yesterday, at a Special petty Sessions at Wellingborough, Dilley was charged with stealing the fowls. Supt. Onan, who said that the prisoner admitted the offence, asked for a remand until Friday.

Today (Friday), at the Wellingborough petty Sessions, Dilley was charged with stealing 16 live tame fowls, value £2/4/0, the property of George Skinner.

Prosecutor gave evidence that the fowls were safe on Tuesday, but on Wednesday morning he found the door of the fowl-house had been broken open and the fowls were gone. They were afterwards found dead in the yard of prisoner’s house by P.S. Ellingham.

Prisoner was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour.

Wellingborough Police Court
This Day (Friday)
Before Mr N P Sharman, Mr Ed Sharman, Mr J Brown, Mr R P Payne and Dr Clark.

Levi Turner, Rushden, was summoned for a breach of the Dogs Act by not having the owner’s proper name and address on the dog’s collar.—P.C. Goddard said the collar had on it the name of Mr A H Sartoris, but that had a piece of leather tacked over it.—Defendant said he wrote his name on the piece of leather.—Fined 10s. and costs 6s.

Mark Thos. Denn, Rushden, was summoned for allowing a dangerous dog to be at large.—Mr C R Claridge said defendant would be pleased to carry out any order the bench might make.—Supt. Onan said there had been several complaints from persons who had been bitten by the dog.—The bench made an order for the dog to be destroyed.

David King, Rushden, for using bad language was fined 10s. and costs.