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Includes the following:

  • Appointment of Constable - Brighton;
  • Mcfeeters vs. Gaud;
  • Neil Colville(Orono Magistrate) letter to W.F. Kerr;
  • Constable's Oath;
  • Voters list Letter for Darlington, Colborne, Murray, Brighton, Hamilton twp., Cavan, Port Hope, 1915;
  • Letter Re: Percy Sedition trial;
  • Board of Criminal Justice Audit appointments;
  • Letter Re: Parliament Hill Fire, Feb. 1916;
  • Naturalization Index Letter;
  • American Hotel Liquor Trial;
  • Certificate to carry Pistol - Montague James Smith;
  • Grand Jurors and Petit Jurors;
  • F. Arkless, 136 Battalion letter;
  • Letter from Grand Jury on the inspection of Hospital, Gaol, and House of Refuge --- talks about War effort recruitment in Northumberland and Durham, and Loss of Lord Kitchener;
  • Naturalization Act: Rejection of Andrew William Kuhne due to Alien enemy origin;
  • Naturalization Act: Acceptance of Lt. James Henry Rooney of136 Battalion, formerly of Detroit;

Includes the following:

  • Correspondence on Rex. Vs. Galvin ;
  • Letters Re: Sheep stealing in Orono, J. C. Thornton;
  • Letter Re: Ross Marlow, a inmate at Kingston's Hospital for the insane - had escaped;
  • Bernardo letter about resettlement of child;
  • Letter Re: Voters list correction 1915;
  • Campbellford Police Magistrate, Payne, writes in hopes for salary increase;
  • Voters list: Alnwick, Cramahe, Percy and South Monaghan, Clarke, Millbrook, Colborne;
  • Statutes of Ontario,1916;
  • Correspondence on Francis Henry Davidson Assault Case -- found in Toronto being too sick for trial
Case records C

Includes the following cases:

  • Caldwell, George. Oct. 2. Port Hope. Charged with assaulting Fred Flinton
  • Caldwell, George. May 19. Port Hope. Drunk and swearing on Walton Street
  • Campbell, Douglas. Jul. 22. Cobourg. Disorderly on Havelock Street -- See Alexander, Charles 1915
  • Cannon, Elizabeth (Lizzie). Mar. 23. Port Hope. Vagrancy
  • Carter, Mrs. H.L. May 15. Port Hope. Driving a motor vehicle on highway after dusk and before dawn without a lamp
  • Carter, George. Jun. 24. Cobourg. Threw rubbish on King Street
  • Casey, Thomas. Oct. 4. Cobourg. Drunk on Queen Street
  • Casey, Victor. Apr. 10. Port Hope. Drunk at Grand Trunk Station and a vagrant
  • Chapman, Richard (17 yrs). Aug. 17, 1914 - trail in 1915. Port Hope. Shot Maria Goldstein
  • Chadwich, Martin. Jun. 18. Cobourg. Stole milk from Mrs. Leggett and Glen Stacey -- See Leipkah, Peter 1915
  • Chartran, Franklin. Mar. 27. Cobourg. Vagrant
  • "Nub" Chase Feb. 1915. Trenton/Dug Hill, Murray Twp. Broke into passenger coaches on C.N.R. and stole mirrors, brass fittings and emergency equipment - John Blakely was accomplice
  • Chubb, Joseph. Mar. 5. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on Division Street
  • Chubb, Mitchell. Jul. 11. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on Division Street
  • Clarke, Allie. Dec. 12. Port Hope. Man charged with vagrancy
  • Clarke, Fred. Jun. 26. Clarke assaulted Fredrick Gifford
  • Death: Clarke, John. Coroner: J. McMillan. Aug. 29. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Malignant disease of the bladder
  • Clipperfield, Bert. Apr. 1. Cobourg. Drunk at Grand Trunk Railway Station
  • Death: Coats, Joseph. Coroner: J. McMillan. Aug. 9. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Heart disease and old age
  • Cobourg Dyeing Company. Mar. 3. Cobourg. Wilfully try to assist Herbert Pattison, a prohibited immigrant to Canada
  • Cochrane, C.N. Sep. 28. Cobourg/Toronto. Toronto Resident who did not pay tolls on the Cobourg and Hope roads
  • Death: Cochrane, Mrs. Samuel (79 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Aug. 9. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Not been well for some time
  • Colin, Thomas. Sep. 6. Cobourg. Refused to pay poll tax
  • Collins, John. Nov. 23. Township of Hamilton. Stole 3 black hens and 1 speckled rooster, property of Solomon Bray
  • Comrie, Jane. Mar. 27. Cobourg. Vagrant
  • Comrie, Fred. Feb. 15. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on King Street
  • Cook, Norman. Aug. 7. Port Hope. Fought within the corporation of the town of Port Hope
  • Death: Corpeau, Samuel (100 yrs.). Oct. 6. Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Died from apoplexy
  • Death: Couch, James (78yrs.). Aug. 7. Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge
  • Cousins, James. Jan. 11. Cavan/Millbrook. Broke and destroyed James Might's telephone
  • Coyle, James. Oct. 26. Cobourg. Drunk in the Grand Trunk Station
  • Death: Crawford, James (78yrs.). Jun. 30. Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge
  • Croft, Harry A. Jun. 16. Cobourg. Let out an Automobile for hire
  • Croft, John. Jun. 18. Cobourg. Trespass on the property of Canadian Northern Railway
  • Cronk, Earl P. Jun. 21. Darlington/Toronto. Toronto resident charged with stealing merchandise from Douglas D.Mansfield's grocery store
  • Crowther, Gordon. Oct. 22. Cobourg. Operated a automobile without lights after dusk and before dawn on Division Street.
  • Crowther, Gordon D. May 29. Cobourg, Walton Street. Did not carry on the front of his automobile in a conspicuous position
  • Crummie, Osgar. Jul. 12. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on George Street
  • Cullen, John. Jan. 6. Cobourg/Grafton. Man from Grafton was drunk and disorderly at the King Edward Hotel
  • Curtis, Arthur. Nov. 27. Port Hope. Drunk and disorderly on King Street
Case Records A-Z

Includes the following:

  • Brown, Matthew. Sep. 18. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on King Street, Cobourg
  • Brown, Matthew. Sep. 8. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on King Street, Cobourg
  • Burgess, Allen. Nov. 16. Cobourg. Steal a quantity of fish belonging to George Thompson And McDonald Co.
  • Burns, Matthew. Nov. 5. Cobourg. Drunk at the Grand Trunk Station
  • Butler, William. Nov. 20. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street, Cobourg
  • Clark, Henry. Sep. 22. Cobourg. Belleville resident, Henry Clark, drunk on First Street, Cobourg
  • Cody, John. Oct. 29. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street.
  • George Cunningham. Oct. 24. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street, Cobourg
  • Danby, Martin. Oct. 8. Cobourg. Begging without a licence
  • Davis, John. Oct. 23. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street, Cobourg
  • De Coursy, John. Oct. 19. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly at the Dunham house
  • Delong, William. Nov. 13. Cobourg. Vagrancy
  • Doyle, William. Nov. 12. Cobourg. Vagrancy
  • Doyle, James. Sep. 5. Cobourg. Drunk at the Grand Trunk Station
  • Dunn, John. Nov. 4. Cobourg. Drunk at the Grand Trunk Station
  • Harrison, William. Nov. 16. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street, Cobourg
  • Jenkins, Harry. Nov. 2. Cobourg. Assault and beat Joseph Bothwell
  • Kanaley, Arthur. Sep. 29. Cobourg. Drunk and caused a disturbance on King Street
  • Kilburn, Allen. Sep. 8. Cobourg. Drunk on Division Street
  • E. Lang. Nov. 27. Cobourg. Drunk at the Grand Trunk Station
  • Malyea, John. Sep. 1. Cobourg. Drunk on Charles Street, Cobourg
  • Mardman, Edward. Sep. 12. Cobourg. Drunk on Third Street, Cobourg
  • Markle, Fred. Oct. 7. Cobourg. Disorderly near King Street, Cobourg
  • Annibol Mascia. Oct. 12. Cobourg. Vagrant - "would not talk in English"
  • McDonald, Austin. Dec. 15. Cobourg. Shooting charges - letter from lawyer indicates that McDonald mentally unfit for trial
  • McDonnell, Thomas. Nov. 3. Cobourg. Vagrancy
  • McKendry, John. Aug. 29. Cobourg. Drunk on Division Street, Cobourg
  • McKendry, John. Sep. 28. Cobourg. Drunk and causing a disturbance on King Street, Cobourg
  • McMillan, George. Nov. 29. Cobourg. Vagrancy
  • McNamara, Hugh. Aug. 29. Cobourg. Assault and Beat William Purdy
  • Moore, W.A.. Oct. 17. Cobourg. Insane and dangerous at large
  • Morrison, Richard. Sep. 21. Cobourg. Resident of Port Hope, Richard Morrison, was drunk on George Street.
  • Nichols, Samuel. Sep. 15. Cobourg. Assault and beat Frank McAnerin
  • Randall, Florence. Aug. 27. Cobourg. Used blasphemous, abusive, and grossly insulting language towards M. Davey
  • Rivers, Herbert. Oct. 12. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on Bucman Street
  • Routh, John. Sep. 7. Cobourg. Drunk and causing a disturbance on King Street
  • Sanders, Della. Oct. 23. Cobourg. Vagrancy
  • Stacey, Ernest. Sep. 7. Cobourg. Assault Miss D. L. Lloyd
  • Stacey, Herbert. Sep. 7. Cobourg. Assault Miss D. L. Lloyd
  • Stacey, Olive. Sep. 7. Cobourg. Assault Miss D. L. Lloyd
  • Stephenson, Alex. Dec. -. Millbrook. Litigation over money owed to workers.
  • Storozumnick Morris. Dec. 7. Manvers/ Toronto. Fraud
  • Thurston, James or Thursten. Oct. 21. Cobourg. Stole a Bicycle from Robert Staples
  • Thurston, James or Thursten. Nov. 8. Cobourg. Stole a Bicycle from William Casey
  • Tripp, Morley. Nov. 20. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street, Cobourg
  • Death Inquest: Turner Infant Daughter. Coroner: C.M. Sanford. Murray Twp, Lot 8, Con. 1. Suffocation
  • Walker, Andrew. Oct. 26. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on King Street, Cobourg
  • Dr. Whyte. Dec. 14. Cobourg/Port Hope. Wilson family presses for charges against Dr. Whyte for prescribing medicine to induce a miscarriage
Case records A-B

Includes the following:

  • Marriage Certificate: Adams, Samuel - Haldimand. Waldie, Noma - Northhumberland. Oct. 20
  • Alchin, George. Apr. 17. Bowmanville/Oshawa. George Alchin, of Oshawa, is charged with stealing Fredrick Kirkendall's Ford Model T
  • Death: Allin, Ben. Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Malignant disease of the stomach
  • Alexander, Charles. Jul. 22. Cobourg. Disorderly on Havelock Street
  • Anielah, Mrs. Aug. 11. Trenton. Oliver Anielah writes to inquire about the legality of his underage wife leaving him for William H. Lowe in Bowmanville
  • Applebaum, Joseph Campbell. Dec. 29. St. Christopher/Cartwright. Charged with stealing one hog and one goose and threatening to shoot Joseph Lywood- report lists the accused as a "Jew"
  • Armstrong, Charles. Jul. 15. Manvers. Assault Joseph Hichson
  • Armstrong, Richard. Jul. 15. Manvers. Assault Joseph Hichson
  • Armstrong, Harry. Jul. 15. Manvers. Assault Joseph Hichson
  • Armstrong, Cecil. Jul. 15. Manvers. Assault Joseph Hichson
  • Armstrong, Roy. Jul. 15. Manvers. Assault Joseph Hichson
  • Baker, Percival. Apr. 28. Cobourg. Threw an egg - being a missile
  • Batchelor, George. Oct. 23. Cobourg. Selling a bag of potatoes weighing less than 90 lbs.
  • Order for Burial. Beard, Charles Beard. Coroner: David Wesley Clarke. Manvers. Found young boy floating in creek, fell and drowned.
  • Bennett, William. Jan. 14. Port Hope. Disturbance while drunk on Walton Street, Port Hope
  • Bennett, William. Jul. 12. Cobourg. Unnecessary noise with a motor vehicle by cutting out the muffler
  • Black, Arthur. Sep. 28. Cobourg/Kingston. Delivered deteriorated milk to the Baltman Cheese Factory
  • Black, Hector. Apr. 20. Cobourg. Theft --See Gilbert, Fredrick, 1915
  • Blackler, Leonard. May 16. Cobourg. Unlawfully enter a railway tram without paying
  • Death: Blakely, Barney(90 yrs.). Mar. 26. Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge
  • Blakely, John. Feb. 1915. Trenton/Dug Hill, Murray Twp. Broke into passenger coaches on C.N.R. and Stole mirrors, brass fittings and emergency equipment -- "Nub" Chase was accomplice
  • Blaschuk, Yusuf. Dec. 8. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly, King Street
  • Blue, Frederick. Mar. 15. Cobourg, Balmoral Hotel. Stole a diamond ring from H.Wannamaker
  • Bongard, Ina. Sep. 29. Cobourg. Was assaulted by John Derew
  • Boyd, John S. Oct. 27. Port Hope. Drunk on Walton Street
  • Bradshaw, Harvey. May 15. Port Hope. Drunk and Fighting on Queen Street
  • Bradshaw, Thomas. Sep. 30. Cobourg. Drunk on McGill Street
  • Bradshaw, John H. May 15. Port Hope. Drunk and fighting on Queen Street
  • Bray, Henry. Jul. 5. Haldimand. Charged with assaulting Kennith Warner's wife, Orva Warner
  • Brown, Eliza L. Immigration Naturalization Act. Mar. 23. Resident of Bowmanville, formerly of Dayton, Ohio
  • Brown, Matthew. Jul. 29. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on Division Street
  • Brown, Henry. Aug. 25. Cobourg. Vagrancy
  • Butler, John. Jul. 19. Cobourg. Commit damage to an electric lamp
Case records D
  • Dale, Lionel. Jul. 8. Brighton. Stole a bicycle from Newson
  • Dale, Arthur. Jul. 3. Cobourg. Drunk at the Grand Trunk Station
  • Daly, Frank. Mar. 3. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street
  • Danby, Charles. Aug. 9. Cobourg/London, Ont. London, Ont. Resident Charged with trying to cash as forged army cheque To Sgt. C.W. Wilson from Capt. Lesser, Paymaster, 44 Battalion --- W.W.I Related
  • Danby, Charles. Aug. 6. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on King Street
  • Davidson, John (young boy). Apr. 6. Cobourg. Stole 3 dollars and a pocket knife from A. Denton
  • Davidson, Frank. Oct. 22. Cobourg. Stole a pair of trousers from John F. McGuire, Swanye Street
  • Davidson, Carl Leo. Jun. 10. Cobourg. Steal a pair of canvas tennis shoes, belonging to Miss.Reynar
  • Decorie, George. Oct. 4. Cobourg. Vagrancy
  • Death: Dewey, Masel. Coroner: J. Macow. Aug. 16. Seymour, Seymour Power Company.. Fell into gears, jury recommends protection around gears
  • Diamond, E.R. Jun. 7. Haldimand. Assault and beat John Munro
  • Dickson, Carlos. Apr. 14. Port Hope. Riding a Motor bicycle on highway to Ridout Street without a marker on the back of bicycle.
  • Death: Di Paola, Francisco. Coroner: W. F. Loucks. Sep. 15. Campbellford. Accidentally shot himself while hunting
  • Doble, William. May 23. Hope Twp. Stole a motor car from James A. Harrison
  • Double, John. May 14. Port Hope. Drunk and swearing on Walton Street
  • Doyle, Harry. Apr. 15. Port Hope. Being drunk a public place
  • Drinkwater, Claude E. -- Haldimand Twp. Stole numerous objects from area residents, multiple charges
  • Dunk, Albert. Mar. 17. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street
  • Dunk, Albert. Feb. 19. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street
  • Dunlap, D.A. Jul. 17. Port Hope. When meeting a funeral procession, did not stop his Motor Vehicle
  • Dunn, John. Nov. 11. Cobourg. Vagrancy
Case records E-G

Includes the following cases:

  • Earl, Fannie. Sep. 3. Cobourg. Used grossly insulting and abusive language to Mary McLaughlin
  • Birth Certificate: I.I. Eddington. Cobourg.
  • Egan, John. May 24. Cobourg. Drunk on George Street
  • Death: Elliot, Robert (80 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Mar. 7. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Stroke and apoplexy
  • Elmer Family. Jun. 18. Millbrook/Balieboro. Accused of fraud - no evidence
  • Erskine, William. Jul. 11. Cobourg. Under the influence of Alcohol while on prohibition list - Mrs. Erskine lodged complaint
  • Death: Evans, Alexandria (85 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Oct. 24. Cobourg, House of Refuge. He died of "Senile Dementia"
  • Fair, Johnston. Mar. 5. Port Hope. Drunk on Walton Street
  • Fairburn, Peter. Jun. 10. Cobourg. Drunk on Division Street
  • Feusier, Heriam. Jul. 15 1914 - convicted Jul. 1915. Bowmanville. Under false pretences steal a horse and buggy from Gloven estate
  • Death: Field, Frank (80 yrs.). Coroner: G.M. Ferris. Oct. 24. Hamilton, Twp. Accidentally killed on Grand Trunk Railway west of Burnham Street Cobourg
  • Flaherty, John. Sep. 25. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly at the Grand Trunk Station
  • Flannigan, Clarence. Apr. 26. Cobourg. Threw an egg, bring a missile which is dangerous to the public
  • Flannigan, Clarence. May 3. Cobourg. Stole a pen, a pencil, and a magnifying glass from Cobourg Separate School --- See Thurston James 1915
  • Fletcher, Martin. Sep. 2. Cobourg. Drunk on Covert Street, Cobourg
  • Foreman, John. Jun. 18. Cobourg. Stole milk from Mrs. Leggett and Glen Stacey -- See Leipkah, Peter 1915
    Forsyth, John
  • Jan. 21. Port Hope. Drunk and swearing and a possible vagrant
  • Fournier, Xavier. Aug. 21. Port Hope. Fight within the town of Port Hope
  • Fox, George. Jul. 1. Port Hope. Drunk on Walton Street
  • Freeman, John. Port Hope/Bellville. Charged with marrying a minor, Violet Parcels, and bigamy.
  • Death: Frier, Isaac (80 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Oct. 24. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Apoplexy
  • Death: Frost, Mary Jane (82 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Oct. 24. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Pneumonia
  • Garbutt, George. Dec. 23. Port Hope. Brought three turkeys in the Port Hope market, with the purpose of re-selling them
  • Garrick, Nellie. Sep. 27. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on University Street
  • Death: Gentle, Chris (70 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Oct. 24. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Poor health
  • Gibson, Roy. Apr. 26. Cobourg. Fraud -- See John Henry 1915
  • Gilbert, Fredrick and Hector Black. Apr. 20. Cobourg. Theft
  • Glidden, Wilfred. Jun. 24. Cobourg. Assault and strike Russell Randall
  • Glyott, William Wilson. Jun. 5. Cobourg. Assault Ella Wilson Glyott
  • Goheen, Thomas. Jul. 27. East Durham. Abuse of a horse
  • Goupel, Arthur. May 3. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly
  • Graham, Norman. Jul. 1. Port Hope. Obstruct a peace officer in the execution of his duty
  • Graham, Ruben. Jun. 29. Hope/Hamilton/Cavan. Damaged hoses belong to: W. A. Johnston, William T. Lightle, William Benson, David Heaslip. Also charged with stealing an axe and wrench --- See Wright, Laverne 1915
  • Graham, Wilbert. Aug. 15. Cobourg. Discharged a firearm near Nunn Street
  • Green, James. Dec. 7. Port Hope. Vagrancy
  • Griffits, John. Feb. 1915. Trenton/Dug Hill, Murray Twp. Broke into passenger coaches on C.N.R. and stole mirrors, brass fittings and emergency equipment -- "Nub" Chase/J. Blakely were accomplices
  • ?. Apr. 3. Bethany. Two young boys, 6 and 9, stole from Alex Monk's till