From the Kentish Chronicle, 11 February, 1860.

SITTINGBOURNE STABBING.

William Scott, a tailor, from Newcastle-on-Tyne, was charged with stabbing William Forsyth a seaman, of H.M.S. Majestic, at Sheerness. It appeared that on Sunday evening the complainant and two friends were in the "New Inn," when the defendant came in and took up their mug of beer, and drank it off. This led to a quarrel, which resulted in the complainant and defendant fighting outside. The complainant had the best of it, when the defendant look his knife and stabbed him in the thigh.

Committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions.