From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 7 September, 1850. Price 5d

DOVER POLICE COURT

Richard Smith, labourer, was brought up on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences from Mrs. Dowle, of the "Fector's Arms," Charlton. From the evidence produced, it appeared that on Tuesday the prisoner was employed by Mr. Dowle to carry coal. About noon he had applied to prosecutor for an advance on the day's wages, and a shilling had been tendered. About four o'clock in the afternoon prisoner went to Mrs. Dowle, saying that her husband had sent him for 6d., to purchase bran and pollard for the horses. Some misgivings of the correctness of the application were entertained by prosecutor's wife, but ultimately she gave to the prisoner the money asked for. In the evening her husband came home, and it then transpired that prisoner fraudulently obtained the 6d., and had not been authorised to apply for it. It was also stated that prisoner had been drinking, and was not able to complete his day's work. From the day in question till the prisoner was brought before the magistrates prosecutor had not seen him.

No defence being made to the charge, prisoner was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions for the Borough.

No evidence was adduced to how the prisoner was taken into custody. We hear that he applied on the Tuesday spoken of at the Dover Union for a night's lodging, when the porter, Mr. Pearson, who had been previously informed of what occurred, immediately apprehended him, and forwarded him to the police station.