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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 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-D

Includes the following:

  • Ackerman E. Jul. 23. Cobourg. Drove a motor Vehicle at a greater rate of speed than 15Mph.
  • Alguire, Roy. Aug. 10. Cobourg. Drunk on King Street
  • Anderson, Alexander. Oct. 11. Port Hope. Drove recklessly, at a speed and in a manner dangerous to the public On Mill Street Death
  • Baird, George. Coroner: D.W. Clark. Jan. 8. Manvers, Lot 20, Con. 13. Accidental Drowning
  • Death: Bakes, John. Coroner: W. Loucks. Campbellford. Sep. 20. Accidentally drowned
  • Death: Ball, Maggie. Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg. House of Refuge. Aug. 16. Tuberculosis of the intestine ---Note: Photograph of deceased included
  • Death: Barnett, Reginald (25 yrs.). Coroner: A. Aldrich. Port Hope/Hope Twp. Nov. 7. Natural Causes and the want of proper car --- Note: Recent English immigrant had letters from Brother and Sister on him (references to war in letters)
  • Bennett, Gordon. Nov. 12. Cobourg. Toronto resident driving a motor vehicle at a greater rate of speed than 20 Mph on King Street
  • Briddell, Roy. Mar. 8. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on Third Street
  • Blakely, Charles. Dec. 7. Cobourg, Drunk at the Grand Trunk Station
  • Blodgett, Albert. Sep. 5. Cobourg. Drive a motor vehicle while intoxicated
  • Death: Blue, Wilbert John. Coroner: W. Loucks. Campbellford. Sep. 28. Accidentally drowned while bathing
  • Bowen, Leo R. Jul. 14. Port Hope. Drive a motor-cycle on Ridout Street at A greater speed than 15 Mph.
  • Bowen, Milville and Ernest Anderson, John Henry. Oct. 2. Cobourg. Disorderly on King Street
  • Bradley, Ery R. May 31. Port Hope. Drive on Walton Street after dusk and before dawn without a lighted lamp
  • Death: Bradley, George. Coroner: G.M. Ferris. Cobourg, Factory Creek Bridge. Jul. 24. Went beyond his depth and drowned
  • Brady, Thomas. Apr. 11. Cobourg. Drunk on Orange Street
  • Brady, Thomas. Apr. 17. Cobourg. Drunk on Spring Street
  • Bray, Herbert. Jan. 24. Haldimand Twp. Assault and beat James Hie
  • Death: Bruck, John. Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge/Port Hope. Nov. 15. Heart Disease
  • Death: Brooking, William. Coroner: A. Aldrich. Hope Twp. May 19. Suicide by hanging in Barn- deceased suffered from melancholy and threatened to kill himself
  • Brooks, David. Mar. 25. Brighton. Barter or traffic intoxicating liquor
  • Brooks, James. Apr. 15. Port Hope. Vagrancy
  • Brown, Fredrick. Jun. 14. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on George Street
  • Brown, George. Dec. 15. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on King Street
  • Brown, Matthew. Jun. 24. Cobourg. Albion Hotel. Assault and beat John Cochran
  • Brown, Matthew. Nov. 19. Cobourg. Found in an intoxicated condition on King Street
  • Brown, Matthew. Nov. 19. Cobourg. Grossly insulting and abusive language toward Thomas J. York
  • Death: Brunton, John Raymond. Coroner: W. Loucks. Campbellford. Sep. 20. Indigestion
  • Budd, Ernest G. Oct. 11. Port Hope. Driving on Walton Street after Dusk and before dawn without a lighted lamp
  • Burley, George. Aug. 11. Port Hope. Drunk on Walton Street
  • Buttars, William. Oct. 19. Cobourg. Refuse to pay Statue of Labour Tax for 1916
  • Cann, Lewis. Sep. 2. Port Hope. Drunk
  • Camico, John. Apr. 10. Cobourg. Abuse to a horse
  • Cavanagh, Fred. Aug. 18. Cobourg. Pass through on the property of Harry Field --- See Linden, Earls, Jackman - 1916
  • Cavanagh, Wilfred. Cobourg. Pass through on the property of Harry Field --- See Linden, Earls, Jackman - 1916
  • Death: Christie, James (80 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Jan. 24. Hardening of Arteries
  • Clark, William. Feb. 4. Cobourg. Obtain food at an eating house without paying
  • Clark, Allie. Jun. 9. Cobourg. Desert from his Majesty's Service --- W.W.I. Related
  • Coffee, Stewart. Feb. - .Colborne. Charges dismissed
  • Colgan, Harry. Oct. 21. Cobourg. Grossly insulting and abusive language Towards Alexander Jennings
  • Colton, Harry. Nov. 4. Colborne. Intoxicated in the village of Colborne
  • Conoluyk, Annie. Jun. 26. Port Hope. Did conceal and assist one Mike Tom, A deserter from His Majesty's Military --- W.W.I Related
  • Covell, E.A. Jun. 7. Cobourg. Grand Trunk Station
  • Coveny, Charles H. Feb. 24. Campbellford, Queen's Hotel. Proprietor sold alcohol without a licence
  • Crofton, William. Mar. 8. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly
  • Death: Cronk, Herriett (75 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Jan. 14. Bronchitis
  • Death: Cullison, Mary (78 yrs.). Coroner: J. McMillan. Cobourg, House of Refuge. Sep. 27. Natural Causes
  • Curtis, Alexander and William Wilson. Mar. 11, Cobourg, Drunk and disorderly on King Street
  • Davey, Mary. Apr. 28. Port Hope. Bigamy, going through a form of marriage with William Robert Hofman while married to John Davey
  • Davidson, Charles J. Aug. 9. Cobourg. Absent without Leave from 139th Battalion At Valcartier, Quebec --- W.W.I Related
  • Dawe, John. Nov. 20. Cobourg. Drunk and disorderly on King Street
  • Day, John Shuter. Oct. 14. Port Hope, Sell alcohol without obtaining a licence
  • Dennis, Fred. May 12. Cobourg. Stole a bicycle from Alex McKinnon
  • Deremo, Norman. Oct. 12. Cobourg. Refused to pay Statute of Labour Tax
  • Dineen, Joseph. Jan. 31. Cobourg. Cause a disturbance on George Street by being drunk ‘
  • Donaldson, Arthur. Jan. 20. Port Hope. Vagrancy
  • Doyle, John. May 14. Cobourg. Use grossly insulting and abusive language to Ellen Doyle
  • Drinkwater, Wesley. Mar. 21. Cobourg, Falsely obtain credit from David Fleming
  • Drummond, James. Apr. 15. Port Hope. Drunk driving on Peter Street
  • Duffy, Robert (19 yrs.). Jan. 6. Newcastle. Stole a horse, buggy, and harness Belonging to Alfred Faircomb -- Included is information about rest of family Most seem to be enlisted in Army
  • Dunn, William. Jan. 8, Cobourg. Drunk on First Street
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

The Calendar was prepared for the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Assizes which sat 4 times per year: March, June, September and December. The information on each "Calendar of Prisoners" includes: name, place of birth or residence, age, offence, date of committal and any remarks which were entered at the time the prisoners were brought before the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. Extant reports are incomplete: many sessions within years are missing and some years there are no reports at all.