Cottenham Police Force 1841-1850.
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Summary of Offences and Offenders Listed in the Cottenham Charge Book
1841 (8 cases in 7 months)
Drunk and disorderly, (2 cases) (fined)
Vagrancy (14 days imprisonment)
Disturbing the public peace (1 case, 3 offenders) (fined)
Passing base coins (discharged)
Breaking windows (settled out of court)
Sleeping rough in outbuildings (discharged)
1842 (17 offenders in 12 months
Assault 2 cases (1 fined, 1 settled out of court)
Innkeeper selling outside permitted hours (2 cases) (fined)
Threatening language to police (bound over)
Assault on police (2 case 4 offenders) (fined)
Rescuing prisoner (1 case 3 offenders) (fined)
Felony (3 cases 4 offenders (1 month imprisonment, 14 years transportation, 12 months imprisonment and acquitted)
Assault and breaking windows (reprimanded)
Forgery (1 case 2 offenders, (12 months imprisonment and 9 months impt)
Drunk and disorderly 3 offenders (reprimanded and discharged)
1843 (19 offences in 12 months)
Abandoning family (2 cases) (settled out of court and 3 months imprisonment)
Receiving stolen watch (reprimanded and discharged
Assault and leaving master (2 weeks imprisonment)
Sleeping in out premises (fined)
Innkeeper selling outside permitted hours (3 cases) (2 fined 1 dismissed)
Drunk and disorderly (3 offenders) (fined)
Assault (3 case 7 offenders) (3 fined, 4 settled out of court)
Felony (settled out of court)
Assaulting police (1 case 2 offenders dismissed)
Threatening language to police (2 cases) (one bound over, one absconded)
Stabbing a donkey (12 months imprisonment)
1844 (10 offenders in 12 months)
Cutting hair from cows tails (2 weeks imprisonment)
Felony 2 cases) (one month imprisonment, no true bill)
Furious driving (fined)
Damaging fence (two weeks imprisonment)
Abandoning family (two weeks imprisonment)
Threatening language to constable (six months imprisonment)
Assault (fined)
Refusing to work for master (one month imprisonment)
Stealing from orchard (fined)
1845 (17 offenders in 12 months)
Malicious Damage (1 case, 3 offenders) (dismissed )
Assault 5 cases 5 offenders (one settled out of court, three fined, one dismissed)
Felony (4 cases, 4 offenders) (two months imprisonment. acquitted, three months impt, 3 months impt)
Trespass after game 1 case 3 offenders (three fined)
Bastardy 2 cases (2 payment orders)
Mistreating servant (settled)
Drunk and disorderly (one reprimanded)
Threatening language (3 months imprisonment)
1846 (22 offenders in 12 months)
Felony (3 case 4 offenders), (two no prosecutor, one acquitted, one three months imprisonment)
Absconding with a watch (Prosecutor declined to prosecute
Embezzlement (3 months imprisonment)
Lunatic (left in care of another)
Furious driving (2 cases) (one fined, one dismissed)
Drunk and driving without reins (2 weeks imprisonment)
Stealing cabbages (fined)
Leaving master (settled out of court)
Assault police (fined)
Assault 4 cases 6 offenders (five fined, one settled out of court )
Robbery (discharged)
Trespass (fined)
Fence breaking (one offence, 2 offenders) ( both fined)
1847 (23 offenders in 12 months)
Bastardy (3 cases) (three orders made)
Attempt to burke herself (dismissed by solicitor)
Assault five cases) (two settled out of court, one withdrawn, two fined)
Assault on police (three cases six offenders) (three fined, one discharged, one absconded, one seven days impt)
Unreadable (one case three months imprisonment)
Felony (two cases, three offenders) (one absconded, one sentenced to two months imprisonment, one to 6 months impt)
Trespass in pursuit of game (one case) (fined)
Assault with intent to ravish (fined)
Assault with intent to ravish and buggery (no prosecutor appeared)
Abandoning family (one case one offender seven days imprisonment)
Stealing wood and damaging a tree (one case, one offender) (three weeks imprisonment)
Threatening language to police (one case) (bound over)
1848 (28 offenders in 12 months)
Abandoning family (one case) (discharged)
Assault (five cases) (one - fortnight imprisonment, two settled out of court, two fined)
Drunk and disorderly (one case) (fined)
Not aiding the police (one case) (fined)
Arson (one case) (15 months imprisonment)
Non payment of police rate (one case) (paid the rate)
Non payment of poor rate (seven cases) (fresh summonses issued, one distress warrant issued)
Assault on police (4 cases eight offenders) (six fined, two given 10 days imprisonment)
Bastardy (two cases) (two orders made)
Threats to kill (one case) (Sureties ordered)
1849 (35 offenders in 12 months)
Arson (two cases three offenders)(one committed then transported for life, two discharged)
Trespass in pursuit of game (two cases) (one dismissed, one fined)
Threatening the police (to find sureties)
Running over a man (fined)
Riding without reins (2 cases)(two fined)
Assault on police (two cases) (2 offenders dismissed)
Damaging a window (one case) (settled out of court)
Attempt to rescue prisoner from Rampton constable (one case 2 offenders) (two fined)
Breach of the peace (two cases four offenders)(two fined and bound over, two fined)
Assault (five cases five offenders)(two settled out of court, three fined)
Bastardy (one case) (order made)
Murder (discharged)
Damage (one case)(discharged)
Attempt to rescue prisoner (fined)
Drunk and disorderly (three offenders)(3 offenders fined)
Aid and abet damage (dismissed)
Damaging a door (fined)
Rogue and vagabond (one case) (2 months hard labour)
Threatening language (bound over)
1850 (19 offenders in 6 months)
Assault (3 case, 6 offender) (two fined, four dismissed)
Bastardy (order made)
Vagrancy (2 cases) (2 dismissed)
Breach of Peace (4 offenders) (four fined and bound over)
Resisting constable (fined and bound over)
Felony (2 cases, 2 offenders (one acquitted, one committed)
Arson (Committed)
Threatening language to wife (2 cases)(one case prosecutor did not appear, one committed in default of providing sureties)
Total offender 198 over 109 months just under one offender per police officer per month
Freeman Taylor assault 6.5.1842
James McWhinnie assault 26.8.43 fined £1)
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