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Mad Jack in Full Swing - 1858 - 1860

25th August 1858

John Assaults a Private Watchman

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25th August 1858

April 1859

Racing the Jersey Maid

A “trotting match” and an addiction to riding fast. Coming soon!

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April 1859

May 1859

The Rising Sun Perjury Case

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May 1859

30th April 1859

John Breaks into the Admiral Napier

“The cost of an excitable temperament.” 

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30th April 1859

May 1860

John Guilty of Assault on Market Day

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May 1860

May - July 1860

Drunk & Dangerous in Shoreham

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May - July 1860

16th Jun 1859

John Patents A Firearm Mechanism

Whether this enterprise was for fun or profit we shall never know – but it shows that John’s brain never seemed to switch off.

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16th Jun 1859

16th June 1860

The Wreck of the Atlantique

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16th June 1860

June 1860

John Attacks a Labourer

If John was in a bad mood woe betide anyone who attempted to steal his land – even by a few inches.

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June 1860

28th July 1860

The Patisserie Problem

Most people don’t illegally sublet shops which they live above, then back-hand a bailiff just for doing his job. Most bailiffs wouldn’t fetch the offender a pint of gin to calm him down either!

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28th July 1860

July 1860

Disrupting the Local Election

‘By way of exciting the mob, John Harmer and his motley group had a procession in the streets, Harmer himself being attired in a most grotesque manner, and riding through the streets on a timber carriage, drawn by two heavy cart horses, the mob shouting “Harmer forever!”’ 

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July 1860

August 1860

Champagne Wagers

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August 1860