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Northfleet
Only one instance of this found to date and with only a general address
of Northfleet at present unknown location.
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From the Maidstone Journal, 2 January 1798.
Early in the morning ????day last, Mr. Ward, of the "Leather Bottle Inn," North
Fleet, unfortunately fell from the Chalk Cliff near that place, and was killed
on the spot. ????? a few days before the final accident happened he requested to
be buried with the honours of which society he was a very worthy brother we and
we are informed his remains will be interred on Friday evening, at Northfleet,
with all the usual honours of that order, and that a service will be preached on
this truly melancholy occasion by the Rev. Mr. Inward, provincial chaplain to
the royal craft of this county.
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 6 February 1866.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS. Wednesday. (Before W. H.
Nicholson, Esq., and Captain W. H. Savage). Elijah Cook, residing
at Swanscombe, was charged with violently assaulting Edward Brett, at
Northfleet. The prosecutor, a cab-driver, stated that on the
previous Saturday night he drove the prisoner and two other men from
Gravesend to the “Leather Bottle” public-house, Northfleet, where he
arrived about one o’clock on Sunday morning. The other two men who were
with the prisoner paid the witness 4d. each, on which prisoner told the
witness to give him the 8d. and he would give him a shilling. Directly,
however, he received the 8d. prisoner walked away, and on being
followed by the prosecutor turned round and struck him a violent blow on
the temple, which knocked him down. Prisoner afterwards stood over him
and continued beating him until a police-constable came up. P.C.
Norris, 39, said he was attracted by a great noise at about one o’clock
on Sunday morning, and on going to the spot he saw the prosecutor on the
ground, and the prisoner standing over him beating him in a very savage
manner. Defendant was ordered to pay a fine of 50s. and 10s.
costs, or two months’ imprisonment. The money was not paid. |
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 3 July 1866.
Assault on a Landlord.
At the county magistrates’ justice-room, Rochester, on Friday last, John
Webb, George Spinner, Thomas Worledge, and Frank Reed, agricultural
labourers, were charged with a violent assault on Mr. J. Higgins,
landlord of the “Leather Bottle” public-house, Northfleet. The
defendants came to the house the worse for drink, and demanded to be
supplied with some liquor. On the prosecutor, however, declining to do
so, they assaulted him in a very savage manner. Webb, who appeared to
have incited the others to the assault, was fined 10s. and the costs,
and in default 21 days’ hard labour; the other prisoners were
discharged.
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LICENSEE LIST
WARD Mr to Jan/1798 dec'd
HIGGINS J Mr 1866+
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