Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 2 December 1876.

Wye. Fate of two unpleasant visitors to Wye.

On March last two men named Charles Wilson and Thomas Spilstead (alias Nye), were convicted at the Ashford petty sessions of attempting to pick pockets at Wye Steeplechases, and sentenced to 2 months' hard labour. Spilsted stated at the time that he was a native of Stone, Isle of Oxney. In consequence of photographs forwarded by Superintendent Noakes of Ashford, a man who, under the name of George Wilson, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on October 23rd to 7 years' penal servitude, and another man who, under the name of Walter Smith, was sentence at the same court on November 20th to 5 years' penal servitude, the charge in both cases being the possession of counterfeit coin, were identified as the Charles Wilson and Thomas Spilsted who were convicted here.

It may be remembered that when apprehended on Wye Bridge, Wilson was heard to say "Sling it," upon which Spilsted threw something into the river. On the water being drawn off the next day, 8 counterfeit florins were found. Two other counterfeit florins were found in the till of the "Victoria Inn," Wye, and another counterfeit florin in the till of the "George Inn," Wye, both of which the prisoners have favoured with their custom.

From the Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette, Saturday 29 September, 1888.

WYE. A WOMAN KILED BY A FALL.

An inquest was held at the "New Flying Horse Inn" on Wednesday by Mr. R. M. Mercer, Esq., coroner on the body of George Pilcher, a bricklayer, who on Monday fell from a porch roof at the "Victoria Inn."

Charles Howard, bricklayer, the first witness called, said that on Monday deceased was putting on slates on the roof of a porch at the "Victoria Inn," and that he (witness) was paving underneath him, when, at about twenty minutes to one, deceased fell from where he was working. he fell down head first, and dropped upon the back part of his head.

Witness picked him up and found he was unconscious.

The scaffold did not give way, and he could not account for the fall. The distance was eight feet. Deceased had fallen once before that morning, but had not hurt himself, and went on with his work again. After the second fall Mr. G. Kennett went for the doctor and deceased went home. Witness was there when he came; he was a lodger at his house.

Mr. Joseph manning, surgeon, stated that he was called to see the deceased at about 12.45 on Monday, and found him walking about in the "Victory" yard recovering consciousness. He was suffering from an injury to the back of the head, and was bleeding from the left ear.

Decease seemed dazed, and was not aware he had fallen. he (witness) ordered him home and attended him till death, which took place at 12.30 the next morning.

There was a contused wound at the back of the left ear, and death was caused by internal haemorrhage.

Thomas Thorpe, landlord of the "New Flying Horse," brother-in-law of the deceased, identified the body as that of George Pilcher, bricklayer, aged 34.

The jury returned a verdict of "Death from injuries from falling, accidentally received."

From the Whitstable Times, 29 September, 1900.

DEATH FROM TUBBERCULOSES.

An inquest was held by the East Kent Coroner (R. M. Mercer, Esq.) on Saturday, at the "Victoria Inn," Wye, respecting the death of a child named George Attwood Amos. The child was only five months old and its father was a labourer. It had been weakly since birth and it died on Friday from tuberculosis. A verdict to this effect was returned.