At Boxford Petty Sessions, on Friday, before Dr. Palmer (in the chair), and E. B. Cook, Esq., John Prentice, William Gunn, and Arthur Griggs, labourers, Boxford, were charged with being on the licensed premises of the Compasses Inn, Boxford, on October 21st, at an unlawful hour. — Police-constable Double said he was outside the inn about half-past ten at night when he heard a voice inside say, "Drink up the beer; I'll be another pint." Someone appeared to leave the room and return. Witness knocked at the door, but it was locked. When he was admitted he saw the defendants, and asked Baker, the landlord, what they were doing there. He said they had had a horse and trap, and came to settle for it. He admitted that they had had beer, butt said he had "stood at." It was then five minutes to eleven. Witness saw the defendants drive into the town at ten minutes to ten. —Defendants said they would not have been on the premises if they had not had occasion to use Barber's horse and trap. They denied paying for beer. —Fined 5s., and 6s. 10d. costs each.

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PRISONER ACQUITTED.

The sequel to the Boxford public-house affray was heard at Boxford Police Court on Tuesday, when, before Col. W. H. L. Corry (in the chair), and E. B. Cook, Esq., John Death, an ex-marine and militiaman, was charged by Eliza Phillips, married woman, Baker's Arms, Boxford, with aggravated assault, and by her father, James William Andrews, landlord of the Baker's Arms, with common assault. —Mr. L. G. Fisher (of Messrs. Fisher and Steed, Sudbury and Melford), defended. —Both cases were taken together.

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The ex-soldier John Death, who was concerned in the affray in the public-house near Boxford, was arrested at the White Horse Inn, Stoke-by-Nayland, on Friday evening, by P.C. Goodchild, and on Saturday morning was brought before E. B. Cook, Esq., at Boxford, on a charge of aggravated assault upon Mrs. Phillips, and remanded until Tuesday. Since his confinement, he has been examined by Dr. Thompson, who discovered two serious scalp wounds penetrating to the bone, evidently inflicted by a mallet used for tapping beer casks, which is in the possession of the police, and bears blood stains. The man Andrews admits having given Death a tap or two on the head with it. Mrs. Phillips, who has also been medically examined, had a wound on the head, not very serious, and also a black eye; while Andrews had a black-eye and a slight bump on the head. The prisoner has not given a very clear account of his whereabouts since the melee, but it appears that he passed Thursday night at the Soldier's Institute, Colchester. As regards the box alleged to have been stolen, the life insurance documents and savings bank books, were found three or four days afterwards in a field in the vicinity near a public footpath, and a rather curious fact is that, notwithstanding the heavy rain which has fallen in the interim, they were perfectly dry. Prisoner will also probably be charged by Andrews with common assault.

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Boxford Suffolk
JOHN KING
Is instructed by Mr. Jonathan Beeston to SELL by AUCTION. in Butcher's Lane, only a. few yards distant from Boxford Street, on Friday March 30th. 1900, the materials arising from the pulling down of a modern built brick-and-slated Malt house and premises, comprising
40,000 Red-and-White BRICKS
3,000 Good Slates.
A large quantity of sound battens, rafters, and floor boards, windows and shutters, iron columns, bearers, and kiln bars.; also numerous other effects.
Sale to commence at 12 o'clock punctually.
Catalogues may be had of the Auctioneers. Hadleigh.

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