Joiners Arms, Church Street

 

• 1875 Richard Langford

 

Wellington Journal - 3rd March 1877

LANGFORD - 13th ult., aged 97, at the residence of her son, Mr. Richard Langford, Joiners' Arms, Knighton, Mary Langford, relict of the late Mr Richard Langford.

 

Eddowes's Journal - 26th November 1879

OBSTRUCTION - Richard Langford, of Knighton, commission agent, was charged by Henry Anthony with having erected two large doors on his premises in Church-street, to open out on the pavement, so as to cause an obstruction, and refusing to alter the same after being duly warned with a notice. Fined 1s. and 7s. costs.

 

Wellington Journal - 28th August 1880

SPECIAL SESSIONS. --THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH

Before Captain Otway and C. C Rogers, Esq. LARCENY.---Thomas Jones (21), of Knighton, painter, was charged with stealing £15 from a bedroom at the Joinera' Arms, the property of Mr. Richard Langford, commission agent, and Gilbert Woolley (28), tinman, was charged with receiving the same knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Mallam (from the office of Messrs. Green and Peters, Knighton) appeared on behalf of Mr. Langford; the prisoners were undefended.

       Miss S. Mary Langford deposed: I am sister of the prosecutor in this case, and reside with him. I receive and pay all moneys connected with the public-house business owing to my brother being blind. The prisoner was engaged in papering my bedroom on thy 13th and 14th inst. I saw in the glass and box produced gold to the amount of £15; there might have been a pound or two more. The glass and box were in a drawer. About 11 p.m., on the 16th inst. I went to place some more money in the drawer, and found the £15 gone. There was only a "lion" shilling and a watch left. I informed my brother, and be gave Information to the police.

       Mr. Arthur Wainwright deposed: I am a clothier, in High Street, Knighton. About five p.m. on the 14th inst. Jones came to my shop and purchased a suit of tweed clothes, a felt hat, and a silk handkerchief. He gave me £1. 10s., and I handed him 2s. change. About 10.30 p.m. Jones came in again, followed by Woolley, and Jones asked for a suit of clothes, hat, and silk handkerchief similar to the ones purchased by him previously. Woolley tried them on, and Jones paid me £2 in gold, and I gave him 7s. change. The clothes produced by Inspector Rogers are the same as sold by me.

       Robert Price, labourer, deposed to seeing Woolley with a quantity of gold in his hand on the 15th inst., and in his opinion it would amount to £8 or £10. He had known Woolley about 10 or 11 years, and never saw him with money before.

       David Rogers said: I am inspector of police at Knighton. On the 16th inst., about 11.15 p.m., 1 received information from Mr. Langford that a robbery had been committed at his house. I was also informed that Jones had been working in the room where the money was stolen from, and knowing that he and Woolley bad been spending money freely, I went in search of them. I found Jones in bed in a lodging house. I told him to get up and dress. He did so, and put on the suit which I produce. I charged him with stealing about £20 in gold from a drawer At the Joiners' Arms. He said he had no money. I searched him, but found no money in his possession. I went to Woolley's house and found him dressed in the other suit of clothes now produced. I told him that I had Jones in custody, charged with stealing about £20 from the Joiners' Arms. I searched him and found one sovereign, 11s. in silver, and 6d. in coppers. Both prisoners were drunk when I apprehended them. On the following morning I asked Woolley if he recollected what he was charged with, said, "No." 1 told him that he was charged with receiving money from Jones knowing it to have been stolen. He said that he did not know it was stolen. Jones had paid for a suit of clothes for him and gave him 8 sovereigns, and told him that he had found the money. Woolley's father gave me 30s.that morning, which was given him to pay a debt for his son. I repeated the charge to Jones. He said he had only £15. He bought the cloths and gave over the remainder to Woolley. He said that he hoped I would ask the magistrates to deal lightly with him, and he would never take anything again. Jones pleaded guilty, and said he had told Woolley that he had found the money. Woolley at first pleaded not guilty, but afterwards admitted the offence to enable the magistrates to deal with the case.

       Jones was sentenced to six months' hard labour. and Woolley to three months hard labour.

 

• 1881 Richard Langford **

 

Wellington Journal - 10th August 1889

KNIGHTON - Property Sale - On Wednesday, the premises known as the Joiners' Arms, Knighton, were sold by auction by Messrs. Davies and Watkins to Mr Richmond Edwards (Skyborry) for the sum of £290.

 

 

 

 

 

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