PLEASE ARCHIVE - John Evans born 1841

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Just came across the following on Hitchmoughs Black Country Pubs - Oldbury (3rd edition)

West Bromwich Weekly News 16/7/1887
“John Evans, NEW INN, Churchbridge, was charged with being drunk in charge of a horse and gig, and Earl
Thompson, of Langley, was charged of being drunk with him, on the 7th July.
PC Clarke stated that he saw defendants swaying about in a gig, and in Eel Street they pulled up, when Thompson
fell in front of the wheel, and Evans threatened to cut his head off with the whip.
PC Smith confirmed.
Mr. Shakespeare defended and stated that Evans had kept the licensed house for 20 years, and had never been there
before. The two defendants were old friends, and neither of them had ever been drunk in their lives.
Mr. Hayward stated that defendants called at their house on the date in question, and left at two o’clock – perfectly
sober. Benjamin Thompson said that his father came home at 12.30 on the day in question, and he (witness) opened
the door to let him in. He had applied six leeches to his head the day previous, and had been very ill.
Joseph Evans stated that his father came home sober, and the next morning he found that the harness had been put
away in a proper manner. He had never seen his father properly drunk in all his life.
Defendant Evans was then placed in the box, and stated that Mr. Thompson’s hat blew off, and he pulled up suddenly
for him to get out and pick it up. As he did so, two officers flew out from under a wall, and accused them of being
drunk. He jumped out of the trap very excitedly, and offered to go to the Police Station with them. The officers told
a tissue of untruths, as they were as sober as they were, at that time.

The case was dismissed.”

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Can be archived now please