Cambridge Chronicle 31 Dec 1842: Four charged with poaching
CAMBRIDGESHIRE PETTY SESSIONS, Saturday, Dec. 24th.Present: Sir St. Vincent Cotton; Revs. A. Cotton, J. Hailstone, sen., T. Coombe, and W. Smith; B. H. Wortham, Esq., Capt. Purchas, R. N., and E. Hicks, Esq.
Arthur Rayner, James Cambridge, and Thomas Hullier, appeared to informations laid by William Smith, for having on the 12th of December, been unlawfully in search of game on the property of F. C. J. Pemberton, Esq., at Trumpington. Upon the evidence of Samuel Brookes, Rayner was fined £5. and expenses or three months’ imprisonment, as he had not been before convicted of a similar offence. The evidence not being clear against the other two they were discharged.
Robert Rayner appeared to a similar information, laid by the same party. — Mr. COOPER appeared for the defendant, and Mr. THROWER supported the information. —Mr. COOPER took various objections, which were overruled, and Charles Wilson deposed to having seen the defendant on Col. Pemberton’s property on the 3rd of December, set a snare and beat the holt for game. The magistrates considered the case proved, and fined the defendant £2 and 16s. expenses, or two months’ imprisonment with hard labour.