And now for some more cold case files: Tetbury Police Museum “Beating a boy,” 1847 mourners. On looking round he saw that she had fallen down over a grave. She was drunk. After the boy had made his statement to the bench, the defendant called a witness who contradicted it, and said that the boy had made use of some very improper language towards Mr Sly, which induced him to give him a few stripes with a small stick, by way of wholesome correction. The magistrates, therefore, decided on dismissing the case. Source: Wilts & Glos Standard December 26th 1908. John Silvester, Hon Curator, Tetbury Police Museum curator@tetbury.gov.uk He afterwards spoke to her and told her not to follow the mourners. This evidence was corroborated by Mr C. Cull, the clerk officiating at the funeral. Defendant was fined 5 shillings. This was her 39th appearance before the Bench. Source: Wilts & Gloucester Standard. Tuesday June 29th 1847. Courtesy of Paul Best, former special constable. The external staircase After a lot of hard work, we are finally to get a new display board to be fixed immediately behind our side gate a “Banksy-style” image of a copper. Look out for it when you’re passing. Plans are also in hand to restore the external staircase to the old police station, which used to be used for prisoners to be taken from the cells up to the courtroom on the first floor. We will update you on progress. ! At Tetbury Petty Sessions on Wednesday 16th June before Colonel Kingscote, W. M. Paul, Esq and J. M. Woods, Esq., Thomas Sly of Didmarton, harness maker, appeared to a summons to answer to the complaint of Edward Weaver, of Didmarton, a boy about 12 years of age, who charged the defendant with assaulting and beating him. “Drunk in churchyard,” 1908 At the Tetbury Petty Sessions before A. C. Mitchell, Esq., chairman, and T. S. Crew Esq, an old offender, Annie Wood appeared. Annie Wood, now of Avening, but formerly of Tetbury, was summoned by Mr Frederick Cull for drunkenness in St Saviour’s churchyard. Prosecutor said that on the 9th inst. as, in his capacity of undertaker, he was conducting a funeral in St Saviour’s churchyard, the defendant was there standing behind the ! 0760615 """#$%$&'()*+$+(,%-$(%#./#01! !"###$$ ! ! Tetbury Motor Centre 500 002 Your main dealer alternative • 2345/065!%&$'(&$)*&+,'-,).)!78!90:;<0!=>0?0!;8@!$;4;/$%&$)&(0,+&$'--$1'2&)$34$0&5,+-&A!0>786!B/0!>E#!$50>!1EEG786!B/0/!5;FE!+31*-&.&$ ;<=>/$?<@>/$ABCB=DEFG>/$>EHG;<=>/$ABCB=$IBAG>/$AE@E$DJ>$<@H$C!IJK!$E4:04<7;3!%>4;4EA!,74E4E<>57