a history
Cricket: Chudleigh v Bovey: Played at Chudleigh, and resulted in a win for the home team: Scores: Bovey 29 (includes) … W. Pinsent, b Taylor 11: Chudleigh: 106 for seven wickets:
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GRO0869 Bristol: Wallace Pinsent: 1877 – 1955
White Chatton’s XI v. Bovey 2nd, at Plainmoor: Score: White Chatton’s XI, total 71, (includes H. Benafield c. Cleave b. Pinsent, 2; and A. Wingwell b. Pinsent, 0). … Bovey 2nd: total 11 (including W. Pinsent, b. Tucker, 0).
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GRO0869 Bristol: Wallace Pinsent: 1877 – 1955
Chudleigh v Bovey Tracey: At Chudleigh last Saturday, Chudleigh beat Bovey Tracey by 87 runs and four wickets. Taylor and Mackay bowled well for the winners allowing only one visitor to reach double figures. Pascoe bowled well for Bovey: Score: Bovey Tracey, Total, 29: (include W. Pinsent b Taylor 11) … Chudleigh, Total (seven wickets) 116 …
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GRO0869 Bristol: Wallace Pinsent: 1877 – 1955
Bovey (v. Torquay Athletic R., at Torquay): Back, Montford; three-quarters, Dalton, Steer, Brealey, Harvey; halves, Beer, Wyatt; forwards, Wallen, Steer, Black, Brealey, Pinsent, Winsor, Mountford, Warren. Torquay Athletic R. … …
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GRO0869 Bristol: Wallace Pinsent: 1877 – 1955
Concert at the Globe Assembly Rooms on Thursday had in view of the laudable object of raising funds on behalf of the insurance fund of the Newton Football Club. Seldom has the need of the funds been more noticeable locally than the present season during which the number of casualties and accidents has been a prominent feature of the different matches. A delightful concert was ably contributed to by the Orchestra, Miss Trott, Mr. Chudleigh, Miss Peacock, Miss Badcock, Mr. W. H. Pinsent, the Mr. and Misses Bearne, Mr. Stoneman … (etc) …
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949
Rugby: Bovey (v. Aller Vale, at Bovey): Back, A. Stopper; three-quarters, C. Dalton, F. Steer, (captain), W. Brealey, H. Harvey; halves, C. Beer, W. Wyatt; forwards, A. Wallen, C. Black, A. Winsor, W. Steer, A. Dasher, W. Pinsent, Wm. Steer, J. Hill …
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GRO0869 Bristol: Wallace Pinsent: 1877 – 1955
New Year at the Hospital: Christmas and New Year having been observed in due form at the Newton Abbot Hospital, it was thought that a pleasant finality would be added to the festivities by a vocal and instrumental entertainment in the wards … Other names of amateurs included on the programme were: – Messrs. Will and Crocker (who gave as a duet “Excelsior”) and Miss Taylor and Mr. Pinsent …
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949
Suicide at Newton Abbot: A Sendational Case: Sad End to a Useful Career: … On Saturday Mr. Harry Brealey was found dead in the secretary’s room of the Mid-Devon Constitutional Club, Newton Abbot. … Deceased did not arrive home for dinner, and Messrs. Pinent Bros, brewers, having sent to know why he was not at work, inquiries were made for him at the club. … On Monday morning, Mr. S. Hacker, county coroner, conducted the inquest in the Town Hall, Newton Abbot, Mr. E. J. Hobbs was chosen foreman of the jury. Frank Brealey, 1 Highbank, Coronation Road, HIghweek, a carpenter, identified deceased as his younger brother, Harry Brealey. He was 28 years of age and was an accountant in the employ of Messrs. Pinsent and Sons. … William Swain Pinsent, brewer, stated that the deceased had been in his employ about six months as second clerk. He came to the office on Saturday morning about nine o’clock and left about 25 minutes to ten. That was not unusual, as there was someone else in charge during his absence. The coroner: Was there anything wrong in his accounts? Witness: All his accounts are correct, and the same with regard to money matters. I can find nothing wrong. … (committed suicide by poison, left a note, no explanation as to why) …
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920
The tragic death of Mr. Harry Brealey by poisoning himself with morphia the Constitutional Club on Saturday last caused a profound sensation, and this profound sensation, we may add, was further intensified by the verdict given at the inquest of “felo-de-se” on the following Monday. We do not know who the jurymen were, we would rather not know, but to return such an unkind and cruel verdict, almost suggests that they too must have taken leave of their senses. It has since been said by one of the jurymen that he did not know what “felo-de-se” meant or he should not have consented. He might just as well be trying a capital charge, find an innocent man guilty, thinking the accused would not be hanged as to think the verdict in this instance would not be terrible reflection on the memory of the deceased, and be occasioning unnecessary pain and anguish to a grieved mother, brothers, and other relatives. This verdict is a painful illustration as showing the necessity for legal power, for its being challenged and a fresh and more enlightened jury being sworn to retry the case. Fortunately, it seldom occurs that an erroneous verdict is given under such circumstances. By this verdict the relatives have been deprived of legally recovering a hundred pounds from an Insurance Company, and from Club benefits. It is to be hoped, however, that in this instance the Insurance Company and the Club will wink at their rules and pay over the sums morally due to the deceased’s relatives. It is not necessary for us to go into the pros and cons of the case for if any intelligent person will only take the trouble to read the evidence, he will see there was an entire absence of motive so far as pecuniary difficulties, or any other troubles were concerned which could have prompted the deceased to have committed such a rash act. The fact was, he was insane to all intents and purposes and was not at the time responsible for his actions. We remember some years ago a man being brought before the Crediton magistrates charged with attempting to take his life by cutting his throat. When asked for his defence he said he thought he was cutting a rasher of bacon instead of his own throat. Might not the deceased in this instance, being labouring under a similar delusion. We deeply sympathise with the deceased’s mother, brothers, and other relatives, and we believe the Newton public do as well, for he was a sober, intelligent, religious, and consistent young man. From his boyhood upwards he was a member of the Highweek Church Choir, and for many years secretary of the Mid-Devon Constitutional Club, when he resigned for fields fresh and pastures new, he was presented by the members with handsome testimonials. On Sundays, since the death of his revered father, he was in the habit of accompanying his mother to Church, and at home was most devoted in comforting her and lessening her domestic duties, and clerk to Messrs. Pinsent, he was attentive, dutiful, and trustworthy, private life being courteous and obliging to all. he had no enemies. These things only intensify the erroneous verdict given at the inquest.
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920
Newton Abbot: Young Man’s Suicide at the Constitutional Club: A Mysterious Case: The inhabitants of Newton in general, and the members of the Newton Constitutional Club in particular, were shocked to learn last Saturday afternoon that Mr. Harry Brealey, a young and well-known member of the Club had been found poisoned in the Secretary’s room on the Club premises. … The sadness of the event was intensified at the inquest on Monday, where no reason was forthcoming to account for the terribly sad event. Industrious and persevering, his books at Messrs. Pinsent’s, Highweek, where he was employed as second clerk, were found alright and his private finances were sound. … discussion of inquest … Mr. W. S. Pinsent stated that the deceased had been in his employ as second clerk for about six months. He came to the office Saturday about nine o’clock and left again about 25 minutes to ten and never returned. Witness had been through ail his books and found them all perfectly correct. Deceased had the handling of money, and everything was found to be alright. The coroner: Has he got into trouble lately? Witness: Not that I know of. He had not been threatened with dismissal. — No, in fact he was doing his work satisfactorily. Witness added that the last time he saw the deceased alive was on the previous Friday when he paid him his wages. He was the same as usual then. At this point the coroner asked Mr. John Brealey if he could tell the jury anything that would throw any light on the matter. Mr. Brealey; l am sorry I cannot help you in any way. … continues …
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920