1862 George SMITH & John PITMAN and Fred REASON, poaching rabbits on the Sabbath at Freshwater, fined 8s 6d One for the CASSFORD researchers - make note of Magistrates remarks at end :-) James CASSFORD of Ventnor,assault on PC WILSON fined 3/ unable to pay so committed to hard labour for a month. The Chairman remarked that during the 20 years he had sat there as a Magistrate he believed he had seen the prisoners face at least a hundred times 1873 Inquest in to sudden death of Frank DENTON age 26, brother David DENTON , boot maker gave witness that his brother was a private in the 2nd Battalion of the 22nd Reg , stationed in Fermoy Ireland and had been in the regiment for 13 years and came home on 2 months furlough, on Thursday last (long article). Another witness was Jemima COOPER wife of James COOPER, aunt of the deceased , she had brought him up as his mother was burned to death when he was very young. Verdict 'death natural causes' though Coroner remarked there was 'considerable mystery surrounding a small amount of money and limited supply of clothes in possession of the deceased at time of death'. John PITMAN & James BUCKLER of Sandown, charged with being in unlawful possession of a wreck. Pleaded guilty and fined 20s and 7s 6d the cost of the planks removed from wreck. William Walter JOLLIFFE of Sandown - unlawful possession of a wreck, pleaded ignorance to laws and fined 7s and 6d in costs and dismissed John NEWNHAM , ston mason of Niton - unlawful possession of a piece of whale bone of 1s in value, as part of the wreck 'VALID". Fined 1s the value of the whale bone and 20s and 7d in costs Louis HALE of Whitwell, possession of a piece of wreck at Chale fined 6d the value of the article and fined 7s in costs. Thomas URRY of Ventnor - assault on George TOM , bound over to keep the peace the sum of 10/ Thomas SAUNDERS of Ryde, refusing to support his wife. Dismissed on promise to do so. John KING of Ventnor drunk and disorderly fined 5s and 7d costs Noah WILLIAMS of Ventnor, breach of poaching act fined 20s and cost and charged with cruelty to a ferret ( had sewn the ferrets mouth up with string) Ferret produced in court. Fined 2s and 6d and 7s 6d in costs. Sudden death of a child - A new born child belonging to Emily JENNINGS. Witnesses sister Hannah JENNINGS and a mid wife. Death natural causes. Accidental drowning - George TANSON age 11 Angela Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced