Obstructing a Sentry, 5th July 1915
- jimgrundyrule303
- Jul 2, 2016
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“OBSTRUCTING A SENTRY.
“NOTTINGHAM SHOEMAKER IN TROUBLE.
“Prior to the more sensational episode yesterday morning [4th July 1915], in which a man was shot dead [1], the sentries stationed at the railway bridge, Derwent-street, had trouble with a man named Henry Hillyard, 50, shoemaker, of Princess-square, who, as a result, was charged at the Nottingham Police-court to-day [5th July 1915] with using obscene language in Conduit-street, and obstructing a sentry in the execution of his duty.
“Private Tetley related that while on sentry duty, and receiving instructions from the sergeant of the guard, the prisoner walked up and commenced using bad language. He was asked to go away, but instead of doing so laid hands upon witness, and was arrested. Hillard was remanded, bail being allowed.” [2]
[1] 58 year-old former publican William Weston Pickard, who was partially deaf, was shot after failing to respond to a sentry's challenge in the early hours of 4th July 1915.
[2] 'Nottingham Evening Post', 5th July 1915.