Thursday 13 January 1910
Nottingham Evening Post
Nottinghamshire
A serious case of cruelty to a pony came before the magistrates at the Bingham Petty Sessions this morning. Matthew Curzon and Charles Bacon, both general dealers, of King's Meadow-road, Nottingham, were charged with ill-treating a pony at Cropwell Butler December last
Thursday 28 July 1910
Nottingham Evening Post
Nottinghamshire
The second, John James Bacon, hawker, of 21, Lucknow street, Southwell-road, Nottingham, was brought before the magistrates at the Petty Sessions, Bingham, this morning. He had given the name of John Upham, hawker, Mansfield, but was traced
Nottingham 1909
After numerous written notices and two and one quarter hours of argument, a body of Gipsies were removed from land in Hawthorne street, Nottingham. Belonging, Mr. H. Brown and Messrs. Brothers. For two or three years this land has been the free habitat of the Bohemians, the landowners, in co-operation with the city sanitary inspector, determined to them, notice of eviction Mr. Brown's agent, together with two gentlemen from Red Lion-street, two other men' on behalf of Chorley Brothers, and a couple of policemen, at nine o'clock this morning. Perhaps the order had not been taken seriously, for the encampment had yet made the slightest preparation, and the only horse fetched from the fields was promptly sent away when the police were spotted. There were three caravans, in which some 15 people lived, Billy Bacon, pleaded that his only available horse was lame, and refused to quit. Thereupon the two gentlemen from
Red Lionstreet, capable looking, stepped to the front
“The first man who touches my van I'll lay out" intimated Billy, the powerful looking fellow standing over six feet high. The gentlemen from Red Lion-street consulted, and decided that they could not interfere under the circumstances. Meanwhile, one of the owners of the other vans said he was quite willing
"to have a flutter'’ and stand the consequences.
Someone was despatched to negotiate
Saturday 24 April 1909
Nottingham Evening Post
Nottinghamshire
FORTUNE TELLING. UNUSUAL CHARGE IN NOTTM.
WOMAN OF 60 in CUSTODY.
charge of obtaining £6 “by pretending and professing to tell fortunes” was preferred at the Nottingham Police-court to-day againet. a woman aged 60, named Emily Bacon, hawker, no fixed abode
Saturday 24 April 1909
Nottingham Evening Post
Nottinghamshire
FORTUNE TELLING
A charge of pretending and professing to tell fortunes, was preferred at the Nottingham Police-court to-day againet a woman aged 60, named Emily Bacon, hawker, no fixed abode. P.C. Manners stated that yesterday morning he was summoned to Meadow-lane, and there saw a Mrs. Willbond ...Mr. r. a. young, defended …………….hermitage police station
Saturday 01 May 1909
Nottingham Evening Post
Nottinghamshire
“WORKING THE PLANETS”
... IN NOTTINGHAM. WOMAN OF 60 SENT TO GAOL.
Some extraordinary relational were made the Nottingham Police-court to-day, when Emily Bacon, 60, described as a hawker, of no fixed residence, was brought up a remanded charge of obtaining £6 from Elisabeth Willbond
Thursday 30 December 1909
Nottingham Evening Post
Nottinghamshire
CASE WAS ADJOURNED. Before Mr. H. Smith and Mr. G. Brown, at the Bingham Petty Sessions to-day, Matthew Curzon, junior, and Charles Bacon, dealers, Nottingham, were summoned for ill-treating a pony by beating it at Cropwell Butler on December 15th.