George Gibbs (General)

by Mike Pinchin , Bedford, England, Thursday, August 23, 2018, 20:43 (2277 days ago) @ Ally

An incident involving George senior and Charlotte,

BNA Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 13 August 1887

LITTLEDEAN PETTY SESSIONS.
Yesterday.—Before Sir Thomas Crawley Boevey, Bart, (in the chair), and Mr. Kussell J. Kerr.

LOSING HIS WIFE, HIS LODGER, AND HIS PROPERTY.
William Eamer, of Brain's Green, labourer, was charged with stealing a looking glass, a workbox, two pairs of sheets, and an oil painting, together of the value of £1.— George Gibbs, stonebreaker, said he was married twelve years ago to Charlotte Eamer, at Awre, and amongst his property he possessed the goods mentioned above. He saw them safe on Monday. There was lodger in the house named John Hunter. Witness missed the goods, his wife, and John Hunter on coming home from work on Monday night. He obtained search warrant, and the goods, (produced) were his. He went to the prisoner's house with the police, and on the latter asking for the articles they were thrown down to him. John Hunter and his wife were present. He also asked for his children who were there too. —P.C. Wilks said he read the search warrant on the 11th, and proceeded with the last witness on Thursday night to execute it. Prisoner said a lot of things had been brought to his house, but he did not know whose they were. Hunter and Gibbs' wife were there, and the latter said none of the goods were her husband's. Prisoner said he knew nothing of the goods, and called John William Carter Hunter, labourer, who he said was lodging with Gibbs at Brain's Green and left there last Monday afternoon. When he went Mrs. Gibbs was there. He knew the goods now produced, which he had seen at prosecutor's. Witness believed they were brought there by some "young ladies, neighbours. Mrs. Gibbs arrived at Earner's on Monday night. He could give no reason why Mrs. Gibbs left, but he himself could not stand “Gibbs's nonsense." The looking glass (produced) belonged to him. The names of the women who took the goods were Williams and Graves.— Florence Selina Williams, of Brain's Green, said she knew the parties and helped to fetch some of the goods on Tuesday evening at Mrs. Gibb's request, and to whom she gave them. She was paid 6d by Mrs. Gibbs for the work. —Prisoner said he took the parties in for "pity’s sake," and expressly forbade his sister (Mrs. Gibbs) to bring anything of her husband's.— The Bench dismissed the charge against prisoner, and prosecutor remarked that he would let his wife go if he could get his goods. (Laughter.)

BNA Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 20 August 1887

LITTLEDEAN PETTY SESSIONS.
Yesterday.—Before Sir Thomas Crawley Boevey, Bart, (in the chair), Messrs. Russell J. Kerr, and Arnold Thomas.

THE LODGER IN THE FAMILY.
John William Carter Hunter and Charlotte Gibbs were charged with stealing a looking-glass, sheet, an oil painting, &c, the property of George Gibbs. The case was heard last week against another man, but was dismissed. Mr. Whatley now appeared for the female prisoner. —Prosecutor, who lives at Brain Green, is a stonebreaker, and said Charlotte Gibbs was his wife, to whom he was married 12 years ago, at Awre. The property above mentioned was his, and he last saw it safe on the 8th inst., when he went out to work. Hunter was his lodger, having been with him about 14 months. On getting home the same evening, he found his wife, Hunter, and the property had disappeared. He went to William Eamer's with the police, and the articles (produced) were there, as were Hunter and witness's wife. Prisoners had treated him very badly previous to this, coming home very late at night occasionally. —By Mr. Whatley: For some time he was in the asylum, but had been living with his wife since. All the goods alleged to be stolen were his. He had been ill and was in receipt of parochial relief, but he could not say whether the sheets were bought at the time. The painting was bought three years ago. Hunter kept pigs, but witness could not say whether his wife was paid for looking after them. Florence Freeman, on receiving instructions from the female prisoner, took the goods to her own house, and on the following night to Eamers', giving the goods to Charlotte Gibbs. Charlotte Gibbshad said the looking glass belonged to Hunter. She did not think Gibbs and his wife had lived very happily together of late. Mary Ann Graves, who assisted the previous witness to take the goods to Eamer's on the 9th inst., gave similar evidence. William Eamer, of Blakeney, a brother of the female prisoner, and who was charged with the theft at the last court, said he did not see the articles until the police came to his house. His sister arrived in the evening. Hunter had been with witness and came back with him. Charlotte Gibbs stayed with him in the day, but night went to his mother's in the Awre-road. The other prisoner stayed with him day and night. Cross-examined : He sold the looking glass to Hunter, and was paid by his sister, who said she had the money from Hunter. Witness had from time to time supplied her sister with money, and she had come to him in the middle of the night from her husband. They had not lived happily together for six or seven years, since he came from the asylum at Gloucester.— The case was dismissed.