Well here it is, a full report of the trial in the Shields Gazette of 23 February. One of the witnesses was being cross examined; "He did not know that Craig had served in the Zulu War and the Boer campaign of 1881 and had a severe time of it. He had heard him say he had been a soldier, but did not recollect him mentioning that. He had heard of Craig having brought an action against
a policeman for hitting him on the head with a baton.......Mrs Craig was an exceptionally stout woman. She was so stout that she could not stoop to clean up, and witness was aware that prisoner was in the habit of doing the housework for her.......So far as he saw of him he was always a quiet respectable man.....John Willis, a brother in law of the prisoner... He stated that the accused was of a quiet disposition. His only failing was the drink......"
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