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Maidstone Gazette and Kentish Courier.8 Secember 1835.
DESPERATE ROBBERY.
On Tuesday afternoon last, a man named Still, aged about seventy years,
went into a beer-shop at Hever, near Sevenoaks, where he met with two
women and a man. After some conversation, one of the women boasted that
she could drink a quart of beer in two minutes, if any one would give it
to her. The landlady consequently gave a quart, which she drank within
the time, and also drank another quart given her by another person, and
a pint given her by Still immediately afterwards. The party then
inquired the way to Edenbridge, the old man told them, and said that he
was shortly going that way. The man and one woman started, leaving the
woman who had drank the beer, apparently in a fit. The old man went
shortly afterwards, was joined by the woman, and walked with her till
they overtook the man and the other woman sitting by the road-side. They
all proceeded together, then Still turned off the road to go to his home
by foot-path, when the party followed him, beat him on the head with a
bludgeon, till he was nearly senseless, and robbed him of the three
sovereigns, and about seven shillings. They were afterwards apprehended
at Riverhead, at about ten o'clock on the same night, and fully
committed for trial on the next morning.
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From the Kent and Sussex Courier, 19 August 1874.
Hever. Selling Beer in a Cricket Field Without a Licence.
Thomas Chantler, beerhouse keeper, of Hever, was summoned for selling
beer in a cricket field at Hever, on 25th July, without having a licence
to do so, and Edward Ing was summoned for aiding and abetting in the
said offence.
P.C. Baker stated that on the 25th ult. he went into a field belonging
to the Rev. G. Morley, where a cricket match was being played and he saw
beer brought into the field in large bottles by Mr. Chandler; he also
saw Mr. Card, a farmer of Hever, go to Mr. Chantler and heard him ask
for a pint of beer. Mr. Chantler said, "I have nothing to do with a beer
you must go to Ned." Mr. Card then went to the defendant Ing, asked for
the beer, and was served by him. This was the only case witness brought
although there were plenty of respectable men their drinking. Witness
asking Ing the same evening what authority he had to sell beer, but he
would not say. Witness saw money pass, but he could not say what money
was given by Mr. Card to Ing. On the following Sunday witness ask Mr.
Chantler if he had a licence to sell beer in the cricket field, and he
said he had not. He (witness,) said he thought it was very foolish of
him.
By Superintendent Dance:- I should think I saw 50 person serve with
beer. The last order I heard was for 9 quart pots. Mr. Chantler was very
abusive when witness served the summons, and told him he was no man, and
had been for a long time looking out for him.
Cross-examined by Chantler:- I did not call you an ignorant fool. When
you said I was no man, I replied that I was. I drank once with Mr. Card.
By the Bench:- I generally ask on the spot whether the defendant has a
licence, and he has called to me and showed me his on previous
occasions.
William ard, said that two of his boys were playing cricket, and he was
there about 5 o'clock, and paid for some beer which he received off Ing.
His boys spoke to Mr. Chantler about it, and they both had beer from Ing.
By Superintendent Dance:- I did not speak to Chantler about the beer.
Cross-examined by defendant:- There were from 15 to 20 persons present
beside the players.
Defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. He said the match was
between the labourers of Falconhurst and the labourers of Hever, and he
told them that as he had no licence to sell in the field they must enter
the house for what my required, and pay for it in the evening. He had
done the same thing before, and if Lord Hardinge did not mind speaking
about it, he could confirm him in what he was about to states, viz.,
that he had taken out beer for the shooters and beaters which they had
ordered beforehand, and paid for on the same evening, or when it suited
them. He had never thought any harm of that, nor did he have this. He
nearly brought the beer on the ground, and left each man to help
himself. As for Ing, he was no servant of his, and he merely helped
himself as the others did.
The Bench discharged Ing, but fined Chantler 38s. including cost,
reminding him that he was liable to a fine of £50, or 6 months'
imprisonment.
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