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- Edition: Thurs, April 29, 1897 Thurs, April 29, 1897
CLEATOR MOOR POLICE COURT.
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JOHN MAGAN, 28, was fined 20s, for refusing to quit the Black Bull Inn.
HENRY ROBINSON was charged with being drunk in charge of a horse and cart,
and was fined 15s.
JAS. ALLEN (Whitehaven) was summoned for acting as a pedlar without a
licence. Defendant said he made his own "stuff", and did not consider
himself a pedlar. The Clerk said he was mistaken, and made himself liable
to a penalty. Let off on payment of costs, 6s 6d.
DANIEL COWAN (Lamplugh) had to pay costs, 6s 6d., for having used bad
language.
ROBT. GOULDIE (Frizington) was fined 8s., including costs, for a similar
offence.
OLIVER SENOGLES had used obscene language on two occasions, and was fined
10s for the first offence, and 15s for the second.
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OLIVER SENOGLES was also summoned for having done wilful damage to flower
pots, a window, and a door, the property of MRS. GOULDIE, Wath Brow. MR.
CHAPMAN appeared for the complainant. MRS. GOULDIE said her husband was in
South Africa, but her two daughters and a lodger lived with her, and
defendant lived next door.
On April 10th, about 11-30 p.m., defendant came and kicked their back door
violently. Witness knew his voice, and after he had shouted several times,
he went to the front door and rattled it. She then heard a crash in the
parlour window, and afterwards saw that two panes in the window were broken
and two china flower pots were lying broken on the floor; there was a
footmark on the window sill.
MRS. SMITH, a neighbour, came to the house, and defendant tried to knock
MRS. SMITH's nose off if she came out of the house.
This was not the first time he had conducted himself like this. CLEMENT
ROTHERY, market inspector, and ALBERT SEARBY also gave evidence. Defendant
was fined 40s, or one month's imprisonment.
On the application of MR. CHAPMAN, the transfer of the licence of the Albert
Hotel from WM. DIXON to MRS. HENDERSON, Brookside, Cleator, was granted.
MR. H. BRAITHWAITE also applied for the transfer of the Golden Lion,
Ennerdale-road, Cleator Moor, from MARY KEOUGH to MARIA BURNS. - Granted.
MARY TOWERS was fined 2s 6d for not sending her daughter regularly to
school.
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