The York Herald & General Advertiser Saturday February
10th 1844 Issue 3724
Suspected Robbery
At about half past nine on Wednesday morning, H Outhwaite the rural police
constable stationed at Elvington apprehended 2 young men in that village who
gave their names as James Clark and Thomas Brown on suspicion of felony.
On searching the parties 3 pairs of wellington boots, a Chesterfield coat and a
table cloth, some uncooked beef, a bottle of wine, a pocket testament and a
quantity of butter were found upon them. Clark & Brown will be examined before
the Magistrates at York Castle this day
The York Herald & General Advertiser Saturday February
17th 1844 Issue 3725
Detection of wholesale burglars
In our last we stated that 2 persons named James Clark & Thomas Brown had been
apprehended by the rural police officer stationed at Elvington on suspicion of
robbery, since then as will be seen from an account in another part of our
publication, the parties have been committed on a charge of house breaking at
Everingham.
At the time of their apprehension several pairs of men's boots and other
property were found upon them which could not be identified with the latter
transactio9n and in consequence Mr Maddison, the active and diligent
superintendent of the rural police, instituted certain inquiries which led to
the discovery of another burglary having been committed on the same night as to
the one above alluded to in the dwelling house of Mr James Hussard of North
Frodingham, shopkeeper.
An entrance had been effected by forcing open the window with a chisel and
on Mr Maddison comparing the indentations in the framework with a chisel found
in the possession of Clark at the time he was taken into custody, and which was
the same instrument used in breaking into Miss Kempley's house at Everingham he
found them to correspond, the boots having been shown to Mr Hussard were at once
identified as having been stolen from his house on the night of February 6th.
The York Herald & General Advertiser Saturday January 10th 1846
Issue 3822
The Treasurer of the York County Hospital has received the name of the
Rev Robert Whytehead of Elvington Hall as an annual subscriber of £2 2s to that
charity
The Leeds Mercury Saturday December 10th 1846 Issue 5897
Highway Robbery near York
Tom Smith 35, Thomas Robinson 23, John Tomlinson 27, Henry Williams 35, were
charged with having assaulted Richard Milner and stolen from his person a silver
watch and other articles.
Mr Blanshard conducted the prosecution. The prisoners were undefended, the
prosecutor is a shoemaker residing at Elvington nr York. On the night of the
24th of November last he was returning home from York when near Heslington
Field, he was attacked by 4 men and the above property was stolen from his
person. The prisoners were apprehended at Ripon the next day, Williams had a
knife in his possession which the prosecutor identified as his property.
The prisoner Smith sold the prosecutors watch to a person named Wood and the
other prisoners being in his company at the time. The jury found Smith &
Williams guilty, Robinson & Tomlinson not guilty.
Mr Justice Williams intimated that his description of offence was of such
frequent occurrence in this county, that he and his brother Cresswell felt it
necessary to take into consideration whether they ought to make an example of
such offenders with a view to repress like outrages. He should not at present
pass such a sentence on these men.
The York Herald & General Advertiser Saturday October 1st 1853 Issue
4223
An Expensive Spree
William Ward, Thomas Garbutt, James Exley and Thomas Shaw were charged by Heaton
constable of Elvington, with having been drunk and disorderly at that village on
the 14th ult when the defendants took possession of Mrs Moiser's public house
and had to be ejected by the constable.
The defendants who are all young farm servants acknowledged the offence stating
that they had got a 'drop too much' over a wedding. They were fined 5s and 3s 6d
costs each. Mr Meek observing that it was a pretty expensive work getting drunk
to which Garbutt replied amid roars of laughter, "It's not so expensive as
getting sober again"
The York Herald Saturday October 4th 1856 Issue 4378
Obstructing the highroad- Joseph Gray, coal hawker of this city was
summoned by Heaton the police constable of Elvington for having wilfully
obstructed the highway at the place by allowing a horse and cart to remain on it
for an hour and 20 minutes. The officer stated that the defendant left his cart
standing in front of a public house while he went and indulged himself inside.
He afterwards came out drunk and refused to give his name. Defendant was told to
be cautious in future and was directed to pay the costs amounting to 10s 6d
The York Herald Saturday March 3rd 1860 Issue 4557
On Saturday last at York castle before J Meek Esq, William Goodyear,
joiner of Elvington, was charged by Mr Dresser with having been drunk &
disorderly in the parish of Elvington on the 12th ult. He was reprimanded and
ordered to pay 1s costs