Wednesday, October
16th, 1833 The Derby Mercury
NOTICES: Whereas
on the Night of Friday, the 27th September last, two Men
were detected under suspicious
circumstances on Trespass in
a Close in the parish of Normanton-on-Soar, in the County of
Nottingham, belonging
to a Mr. Samuel MARSHALL, but
decamped, leaving in a Close on the opposite side of the
Road, in the occupation
of Mr. STUBBS, a BLACK HORSE, with a
halter round his neck, a saddle and bridle, two great coats,
and an old horse
rug. Whoever may own the
above, shall, upon giving satisfactory proofs of the same,
and paying the expences
incurred, have them restored to him.
--- But if not claimed within fourteen days from this date,
they will be sold
to defray the said expences without
further notice.
SAMUEL MARSHALL,
Normanton -on-Soar, October 10, 1833
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Tuesday, July 29th,
1869 Daily News (London)
NEWS: ATTEMPT TO
UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN BY TWO BOYS
At the Notts quarter
sessions, yesterday, two boys, named Samuel MARSON, 13, and
Joseph BRYAN, 9, were
charged with placing two iron railway
"chairs" upon the rails of the Midland Railway, at
Normanton-on-Soar, on
the 17th May last, thereby endangering
the lives of the passengers. They both pleaded guilty, and
were sentenced
to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, his lordship remarking that if they had been of maturer
years the
sentence would have been much more severe.
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Saturday, March 2nd 1889 Trewmans Flying Exeter Post &
Cornish Advertiser
NEWS:
Serious Charge Against a Servant
Amy WHITE, Servant, was charged at Nottingham Assizes to-day
with the wilful murder of her new-born illegitimate
child, at Normanton on
Soar, on the 24th November. Prisoner was
employed by Mr. RICHARDSON, farmer, and his
housekeeper on
the date named found the body
with a handkerchief tied round
its neck. Medical evidence showed
that the child had lived
, and had been strangled, but not necessarily before the
child was completely born. The
charge was reduced to
concealment of birth, upon which the jury acquitted
prisoner.
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