Cambridge Chronicle 2 Jul 1864: Sidney Haslop placing brick on railway line
Sidney Haslop, aged 9, out on bail, was charged with unlawfully placing a piece of brick and three stones on the metals of the Bedford and Cambridge Railway, in the parish of Trumpington, on the 12th of March last, with intent to injure persons travelling thereon. — Mr. MILLS for the prosecution; Mr. NAYLOR for the defence. — P.c. Girling, who was on duty at the spot, saw the boy in a stopping position on the line, and he afterwards admitted that he put the brick on the metals. The prisoner’s grandfather was in Court, and he promised to have him privately whipped, the learned counsel, Mr. MILLS, thinking the ends of justice would be thereby met. —The Deputy-Chairman cautioned the youth, and he was discharged.