Royal Oak

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27 New Road

Woolwich

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Orr's Kentish Journal, 11 January 1862.

Thomas Woolley, labourer, breaking a square of glass, value 40s., at the house of Thomas V. Lee, "Royal Oak," New-road.

Remanded.

Orr's Kentish Journal, 5 July 1862.

Inquest.

On Monday last, C. J. Carttar, Esq., held an inquest at the "Royal Oak," Woolwich, on the body of Joseph Copley, who was accidentally killed on the previous Thursday, whilst piling iron in the Royal Carriage Department of the Arsenal. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 10 September 1864.

Shocking Case of Infanticide.

On Wednesday, Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, opened an enquiry at the "Royal Oak Tavern," New Road, Woolwich, on the body of a newly born male infant, which was found at a coffee house in High Street, on the previous Sunday morning, and the circumstances which leave no doubt that a murder had been committed.

From the evidence of several witnesses it appeared that about five o'clock on the previous Sunday morning two young women entered the coffee house, and were served with refreshments. One of the females, at her request, was allowed to go upstairs, where she reminds a considerable time, and both parties left the house in a somewhat hurried manner. In consequence of suspicions entertained immediately after the discharger of the female the premises were inspected, and the body of a newly born male infant was found in the pan of the water closet, as also a piece of cane which was marked with blood.

Dr. Stuart proved making a post mortem examination of the body, which was that of a well developed male infant. The lungs have been fully inflated, and other appearances indicated that the infant had lived. He found that a portion of the roof of the mouth of being torn away, and the throat was torn and injured. Such injuries were sufficient to cause death, and might have been inflicted by the piece of cane.

The inquest was adjourned, to enable the police to trace the guilty parties.

The Kentish Independent, Saturday 20 July, 1878.

Assault Outside The Station.

Mary Ann Boulton, 24, laundress, 59, Drury Lane, London was charged with disorderly conduct in William Street, Woolwich, and assaulting Sabrina Webster, a servant girl, also living in Drury Lane who said that she came down to Woolwich the previous afternoon with prisoner, having met her for the first time in the morning. About 11 o'clock a man met them and asked their names. She gave hers but prisoner refused to do so, and was taken up to the police station, when she gave her name and address. On getting outside prisoner swore at her and struck her in the face because she gave her name to the man.

Police Constable Gibson, 69, W.D.D., said that he was with inspector Cronk in New Road at 11 o'clock the previous night, when he saw the prisoner abusing two girls outside the "Royal Oak" public house. Prisoner and prosecutrix went towards Beresford Square, and he then went and stopped them, knowing that they had been in company with some soldiers. Prisoner refused to give her name, and he then told her she would have to go to the station. She did so, and then gave her name. He was witness to the assault, and locked her up, and prosecutrix charged her.

Mr. Balguy fined her 10s., or 7 days.
Gibson said said that prosecuterix had consented to go into the home at Wood Street.

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