NORHAM AND ISLANDSHIRE PETTY SESSIONS REGISTER 1915 – 1923 ( REF : PS 6/1) PAGE DATE OF SENTENCE NO & OFFENCE/ COMPLAINANT DEFENDANT OFFENCE PLEA INC. FINES NOTES CASE DATE OF AND COSTS * NO TRIAL PS 6/1 7 April 1915 Ellen DIXON Thomas SMITH Application in Parents Costs £1 0s 6d page1/ Norham West Galagate Farm Bastardy, child Admitted 2s 6d per week till case Mains Servant born 25 May child attains 14 no.13 Single Woman 1914; Male years of age PS 6/1 27 March 1915 Sergeant John R Robert HARRISON Riding bicycle at No Fine 5s, Berwick Advertiser 9 April 1915, page 4, col 4. page1/ 7 April 1915 GRAY Twizel night with light, appearance allowed till 5 May Twizel Railway Station. Was riding at 10.20pm on highway case Cycle Fitter. in Cornhill Parish next, to pay or 5 between Cornhill and Coldstream Bridge. When questioned no.14 Aged 18 days in prison by PC SHORT, defendant said his lamp would not burn. PS 6/1 6 March 1915 Sergeant John R Ellen TAIT Drunk and No Fine 5s, Berwick Advertiser 9 April 1915, page 4, col 4 page1/ 7 April 1915 GRAY Scremerston disorderly at appearance allowed till 5 May Ellen TAIT of Richardson Steads was found by Sergeant case Widow Scremerston in next, to pay or 5 ELLIOTT at 5.30, very drunk, shouting and using bad no.15 Ancroft Parish days in prison language and annoying passers-by. PS 6/1 7 April 1915 Applicant: William Application for two Fees 5s. Granted. Berwick Advertiser 9 April 1915, page 4, col 4, Licence page1/ LILLICO Occasional granted to Mrs LILLICO, Nags Head, Berwick. case Licences to sell no.16 liquor at Farm Sale on 4 May at Felkington and 6 May at Thornington; 2s 6d each PS 6/1 7 April 1915 Applicants: For 25 dogs and 11 Allowed. page1/ Farmers (15 ) dogs respectively, case (unidentified) and claiming exemption no.17 Shepherds (6 or 7) from Licence duty (unidentified) in respect of dogs kept solely by them in their calling PS 6/1 7 April 1915 Applicant: Ralph Application for an Fee 2s 6d Berwick Advertiser 9 April 1915, page 4, col 4. page1/ BRADFORD Occasional Licence Granted. case to sell liquor at no.18 Farm Sale on 28 April at East Loanend Farm 1 PS 6/1 5 May 1915 Applicants: For 6 dogs and 1 Allowed. page1/ Farmers (5) dog respectively, case (unidentified) and claiming exemption no.19 Shepherd (1) from Licence duty (unidentified) in respect of dogs kept solely by them in their calling PS 6/1 3 April 1915 Superintendent William CURRY Cruelty to a pony Fine £3, allowed See PS 6/1 page5/case no.39. Not found in Berwick page2/ 5 May 1915 Thomas BOLTON Alnwick, Hawker. at Scremerston in till 2 June next, to Advertiser. case Aged 22 Ancroft Parish pay or 30 days in no.20 prison. PS 6/1 5 April 1915 Superintendent Thomas MILLER Keeping a dog Fine 7s or 7 days Not found in Berwick Advertiser page2/ 5 May 1915 Thomas BOLTON Norham Showman above the age of in prison. case six months no.21 without a licence, at Norham PS 6/1 3 April 1915 Superintendent Thomas WILSON Drunk and Fine £1, See PS 6/1 page5/case no.40. Not found in Berwick page2/ 5 May 1915 Thomas BOLTON Lowick Blacksmith disorderly at allowed till 2 June Advertiser case Scremerston in next, to pay or 10 no.22 Ancroft Parish days in prison. PS 6/1 3 April 1915 Superintendent Thomas TAINS Drunk and Fine £1, See PS 6/1 page5/case no.4 Not found in Berwick Advertiser page2/ 5 May 1915 Thomas BOLTON No fixed abode disorderly at allowed till 2 June case Hawker Scremerston in next to pay or 10 no.23 Ancroft Parish days in prison. PS 6/1 21 April 1915 Superintendent John ANDERSON Drunk while in Fine £2 or 20 Not found in Berwick Advertiser page2/ 5 May 1915 Thomas BOLTON Stockton on Tees charge of a horse days in prison. case Stud-Groom at Berrington in no.24 Kyloe Parish PS 6/1 2 June 1915 Parish Officers (16) Poor Rate allowed Fine £1 12s. page3/ to date for Norham, Allowed. case Norham Mains, no.25 Duddo, Twizel, Felkington, Shoreswood, Longridge, Thornton, Grindon, Holy Island, Ord, Kyloe, Ancroft, Cornhill, Horncliffe and Loanend at 2s each. 2 PS 6/1 2 June 1915 Parish Officers (16) Notices of Special Fine 16s. Not found in . Berwick Advertiser page3/ Sessions for hearing Allowed. case Appeals against no.26 Rates at 1s each. PS 6/1 15 May 1915 Sergeant John R Albert ATTLE Riding a bicycle Fine 10s, allowed Not found in Berwick Advertiser . page3/ 2 June 1915 GRAY Goswick, Private at night without a till 7 July next, to case Northumberland light, at Cheswick pay or 10 days in no.27 Cyclists Battalion in Ancroft Parish prison. East Company PS 6/1 23 May 1915 Sergeant John R James Drunk and Not Guilty Costs 5s 6d. Not found in Berwick Advertiser . page3/ 2 June 1915 GRAY THOMPSON disorderly at Dismissed. case Scremerston, Miner Scremerston in no.28 Ancroft Parish PS 6/1 2 June 1915 Applicants: Farmer For 2 dogs and 5 Allowed. page3/ (1) (unidentified) dogs respectively, case and Shepherds (4) claiming exemption no.29 (unidentified) from Licence duty in respect of dogs kept solely by them in their calling. PS 6/1 7 July 1915 Applicants: For 2 dogs claiming Allowed. page3/ Shepherds (2) exemption from case (unidentified) Licence duty in no.30 respect of dogs kept solely by them in their calling. PS 6/1 28 May 1915 Sergeant John R Thomas DAVIES Riding a bicycle Guilty Fine 2s 6d or 2 Berwick Advertiser 9 July 1915, page 3, col 3. Defendant page4/ 7 July 1915 GRAY 1138 Private at night without a days in prison. was found riding bicycle behind 2 other soldiers who had case Northern Cyclists light, in Ancroft lights. He said he had lost light and refused to give his name no.31 Battalion, Goswick Parish to Sergeant HETTLE. On visiting Goswick, HETTLE was told by the officer that the defendant had no business to be out and no authority to ride without a light. Defendant said that the light had been taken from his bicycle in Berwick, and that he had had leave to be out. PS 6/1 22 June 1915 Sergeant John R Thomas Driving a cart Guilty Fine 2s 6d or 2 Berwick Advertiser 9 July 1915, page 3, col 3. Found on the page4/ 7 July 1915 GRAY BaXENDALE drawn by a horse days in prison. Berwick to Belford main road at Scremerston, at 10.40pm. case Tweedmouth, at night, without a Defendant said that he had been detained longer than no.32 Carter light, in Ancroft expected. He was carting material for the Admiralty, who Parish were boring for oil at Scremerston. 3 PS 6/1 10 July 1915 Sergeant John R Thomas WINTER Riding a bicycle No Fine 5s, allowed Berwick Advertiser 6 Aug 1915, page 8, col 7. Caught in page4/ 4 Aug 1915 GRAY Carham at night without a Appearanc till 1 Sept 1915 to Wark village at 10.35pm: he told PC SHORT that he did not case Farm Labourer light, in Carham e pay or 4 days in have a light as he did not expect to meet a policeman that no.33 Parish prison. night. PS 6/1 17 July 1915 Sergeant John R Leonard BROWN Riding a bicycle No Fine 5s, allowed Berwick Advertiser Aug 1915, page 8, col 7. BROWN of page4/ 4 Aug 1915 GRAY Cornhill at night without a Appearanc till 1 Sept 1915 to Blinkbonny, Cornhill, caught at 10.50pm at Mindrum Mill. case Farm Labourer light, at Mindrum e pay or 4 days in Told PC he had just got on. no.34 in Carham Parish prison. PS 6/1 17 July 1915 Sergeant John R Matthew WRIGHT Riding a bicycle No Fine 5s, allowed Berwick Advertiser 6 Aug 1915, page 8, col 7. Caught at page4/ 4 Aug 1915 GRAY Branxton Moor at night without a Appearanc till 1 Sept 1915 to 10.50pm at Mindrum Mill. Told PC SHORT that he was case light, at Mindrum e pay or 4 days in sorry. no.35 in Carham Parish prison. PS 6/1 [Not recorded] Sergeant John R William DUFF Drunk on the No Fine 2s 6d, Berwick Advertiser 6 Aug 1915, page 8, col 7. PC SHORT page4/ 4 Aug 1915 GRAY Wark, highway in the Appearanc allowed till 1 Sept found the defendant at 10.40pm, lying on the road, case Farm Labourer Village of Wark e 1915 to pay or 2 helplessly drunk, and had to take him home. no.36 in Carham Parish days in prison. PS 6/1 4 Aug 1915 Applicant: Farmer For 1 dog, claiming Allowed. page5/ (1) (unidentified) exemption from case Licence duty in no.37 respect of dog kept solely by him in his calling. PS 6/1 4 Aug 1915 Rural District Certificate of Fine 5s. page5/ Council of Norham Justices declaring Granted. case and Islandshires that 110 yards of no.38 the occupation road leading from Twizel Railway Station to the Main Road known as Station Road, be a public carriage road repairable by the Parish of Twizel. PS 6/1 4 Aug 1915 Sergeant John R Application for Fee 2s. page5/ GRAY Commitment of Granted. case William CURRY, no.39 No.