Stoneygate Shooting Affair: Pinsent’s Body and Home Secretary’s Order: A Case at the Police Court: John Arthur Pinsent, licensed victualler, King’s Head, Burley’s Lane, was summoned, at the Borough Police Court, yesterday, for selling intoxicating liquor during prohibited hours (11.7 pm on July 4); and John Wm. Hold (31), fish salesman, 65 ½ Burley’s lane was summoned for being on the premises. Mr. Harding prosecuted and said three persons entered the house after eleven o’clock on the day in question. Apparently, it was a significant fact that those people should go to the house after closing time and expected to be served. Inspector North said taking into consideration the position of the house and the class of customers, the premises were well conducted. Mr. Evan Barlow, who appeared for the defense, said for three years a policeman had stood outside the house after eleven o’clock at night, and never before had complaints been received. The defendant was the father of the young man who shot at his sweetheart and then committed suicide at Stoneygate some time ago. The Chairman (Sir W. W. Vincent): Has this anything to do with the case? Mr. Barlow said it had. The young man, unfortunately, was buried in a common grave. After a lot of trouble an order was received from the Home Secretary granting permission for the body to be removed to another grave. Arrangements were made for the body to be removed on July 5th. On the night of the offence of keeping the house open during the prohibited hours the defendant was very slack owing to the fact that they were discussing arrangement for the re-interment. Pinsent was fined 40s and costs. The Chairman stated that he did not think that in future the magistrates would take a serious view of the case. Holt, who said he did not think it was after eleven o’clock when he went to the public house, was fined 10s and costs. …
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Referenced
GRO0431 Tiverton: Horace Pinsent: 1893 – 1913
GRO0515 Tiverton: John Arthur Pinsent: 1869 – 1930