Notes for: Caroline Lily FOSKETT
1881 Living in Shipton, Winslow in parental home.
1891 Living in parental home in Church Yard, Winslow.
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Publication:Bucks Herald
Publication date:Saturday 11 July 1896
Winslow Sessions
A Disorderly Woman
At a special Session on Thursday, July 2nd; Present Mr G R Greaves and Mr W Selby Lowndes.
Caroline Foskett, twenty, of Winslow, was charged with being drunk and disorderly there on the previous day; also with assaulting PC Slade at the same time and place.
Defendant pleaded guilty to being drunk, but not to the remainder of the charge.
PC Edwin Slade stated that he was on duty about seven o'clock in the evening in the Margket square, and was sent for to Mr Hilton's shop. When he got theredefendant was gone, but he was sent for to go to the church-yard, where he found her drunk and using the most disgusting language. As he was taking the defendant into custody she struck him on the face and took his stick away.
PS Trevener said he was sent for about eight o'clock, and met PC Slade just against the Windmill Inn, bringing defendant down, followed by a crowd of people. Witness saw defendant strike the constable on the side of the head, knocking his helmet off, which fell across the road, and was picked up by a telegraph lad. Witness went to the constable's assistance, and they conveyed defendant to the Police Station, but she was like someone mad, struggling and shouting all the way.
The Rev Arthur Du Cane (curate at the Parish Church) said he was walking in the churchyard when he heard a noise. On asking what was the matter Mrs Foskett appeared, and he gathered that defendant was very drunk and trying to assault her mother. Witness tried to pacify them, when a brother of defendant came up and attacked her. Then another brother, Harry Foskett, arrived and a fight ensued between the two. The father and mother tried to part them, when they all fell down together. Shortly after this the constable came. Defendant was very drunk and disorderly, and there was considerable disturbance. The Vicar came out of the church, and in consequence the service was twenty minutes late.
Mr Bridger, manager to Mr Hilton, shoe manufacturer, said defendant and her mother were quarrelling and defendant threatened to take her mother's life. Mrs Foskett made a rush into his shop for protection, and was followed by defendant. Witness would not have either of them, and defendant left using very bad language.
The Bench sent the defendant to gaol for two months, and said they hoped it would be a caution to her, to which the defendant replied, defiantly, "Indeed it won't."
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On sons Army papers in 1916, her address as next of kin is given first as:
1 Orphanage Rd, Watford and then
30 York Rd, Watford