Folkestone Chronicle 21-3-1891
Local News
At the Police
Court yesterday before Aldermen Sherwood, Dunk and Pledge, J. Holden and J.
Fitness Esqs., Thomas Ford was placed in the dock, charged with stealing a half
sovereign and a pair of eye-glasses from the Pavilion Hotel on the 19th
inst.
Elizabeth
Churchill Morrison said: I am housekeeper at the Pavilion Hotel. Prisoner has
been in the employ of Mr. Spurgen as waiter for about two years. In consequence
of having missed money from my desk, in my private room, I communicated with
Mr. Spurgen. I received two marked half sovereigns yesterday morning. I put
them in my purse and placed it in my desk, placing an empty purse on top of it.
I put them there about half past eight in the morning. I locked the desk and
took the key out. I went back about quarter to two in the afternoon. The
position of the purses was the same. I went there again about four o`clock. I
then found that the empty purse had been moved on one side, and when I opened
the other purse, which had contained the marked coins, I found one of them was
gone. I then made a communication to Mr. Spurgen, and saw the prisoner about
six o`clock in the presence of Mr. Spurgen and Sergeant Butcher in sitting room
No. 2. Mr. Spurgen handed me the half
sovereign produced and a key. It is not my key, but it is like mine. I gave him
into custody for stealing the half sovereign. He said he would not rob anyone a
penny piece. He first said the money was his wages and then said his mother had
given it to him. About seven o`clock, after the prisoner had been taken to the
police station, Sergeant Butcher handed me a pair of eye-glasses. They are
mine. I can identify them by the knot, which I tied myself. They are worth
about 5s. I left them in the table drawer in my private room and missed them on
Wednsday. It was part of prisoner`s duty to attend to my room.
The Mayor (G.
Spurgen Esq.) was then sworn and said: I am proprietor of the Royal Pavilion
Hotel. The prisoner has been in my services about two years. From a
communication that was made to me by Miss Morrison I handed her two marked half
sovereigns. The one produced was one of them. About four o`clock Miss Morrison
again made a communication to me and I sent for the prisoner to come to my
room. I asked him if he had cleared Miss Morrison`s dinner table. He said
“Yes”. I then told him Miss Morrison had lost some money, and took him into
room No. 2, which is Miss Morrison`s private room. I asked him if he had taken
any money, and he said “No, certainly not”. I asked him to show me his keys. He
produced three box keys on a ring. I said “These are not all the keys you have.
Let me see the others”. He then gave me the key produced. It was single in his
pocket. I tried it and it fitted Miss Morrison`s desk. I then asked him to
produce the money he had in his pocket. He produced a token like a half
sovereign, some coppers, and a half sovereign. I asked him to account for the
possession of the half sovereign and he said he had taken his mother his two
weeks` wages, and she returned the half sovereign out of it. Sergt. Butcher
then came in and he was given into custody.
Sergeant
Butcher deposed: At 6.20 last night I went to the Pavilion Hotel. I saw the
prisoner in No. 2 sitting room in the presence of Mr. Spurgen and Miss
Morrison. I received a half sovereign and a key from Mr. Spurgen. I examined
the half sovereign and found that it had been marked with a small scratch a
little under the ear, and bore the date of 1884. He also handed me a key, which
I found unlocked the desk. Miss Morrison said “I shall give him into custody
for stealing the money”. I charged him with stealing the half sovereign. He
said “You might look over it, Miss Morrison”. She replied “I cannot”. I brought
the prisoner to the police station, and on searching him I found a pair of
eye-glasses in his waistcoat pocket. He made no reply to the charge, but said
he hoped it would be kept out of the papers. I then went back to the Pavilion
Hotel, and Miss Morrison identified the eye-glasses as her property.
Prisoner, who
pleaded Guilty, said he was very sorry and hoped the Bench would be as lenient
as possible.
Miss Morrison
pleaded for mercy, and the Mayor said he had behaved himself very well during
the time he had been in his service. His parents were very respectable and
lived in Darby Road. He was very sorry to see him in such a position.
Alderman
Sherwood said the Bench had decided to take a lenient view of the case, and he
would be fined 40s., or 14 days` imprisonment.
The money was
paid by prisoner`s father.
Holbein`s Visitors` List 25-3-1891
Friday, March
20th: Before Aldermen Sherwood, Pledge and Dunk, J. Holden and J.
Fitness Esqs.
Thomas Ford
was charged with stealing half a sovereign and a pair of eye-glasses, the
property of Miss Morrison, at the Pavilion Hotel, on the 19th inst.
Miss E.C.
Morrison said that the prisoner had been a waiter for the past two years at the
Pavilion Hotel. Having missed money from her desk, she spoke to Mr. Spurgen,
who gave her two marked half sovereigns, which she put in her desk, locking the
desk and taking the key away. Shortly before two she saw the desk had not been
disturbed, but at four o`clock she found that one of the marked sovereigns had
been taken from a purse. She told Mr. Spurgen about it, and shortly afterwards
(in the presence of prisoner) he handed her the missing half sovereign, a key
which fitted her desk, and also a pair of eye-glasses, which were her property,
and which were worth about 5s.
Mr. George
Spurgen said that in consequence of something Miss Morrison told him he asked
prisoner if he had cleared her dinner table, and prisoner replied “Yes”.
Witness then asked him if he had taken any money, and he said “Certainly not”.
Being asked for his keys, he produced three on a ring, and a single small one.
The latter fitted Miss Morrison`s desk. When told to turn out his pockets he
produced some coppers and the missing half sovereign. He then gave prisoner
into custody.
P.S. Butcher
proved apprehending the prisoner, who said at the police station that he hoped
the matter would not be reported in the papers.
Prisoner
pleaded Guilty, and asked the Bench to deal as leniently with him as possible. Miss
Morrison also asked the Bench to be as lenient as possible.
After
consultation, the Chairman said it was a sad case, and there was no doubt the
lad was Guilty, but the Bench had decided to deal with the case under the First
Offenders`Act, and would only impose a fine of 40s.
The money was
paid by the lad`s father.
Folkestone Express 28-3-1891
Friday, March
20th: Before Aldermen Sherwood, Dunk and Pledge, J. Holden and J.
Fitness Esqs.
Thomas Ford,
17, was charged with stealing a half sovereign and a pair of eye glasses, value
5s., the property of Miss Morrison, housekeeper at the Pavilion Hotel.
Prosecutrix
said the prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Spurgen as waiter, and had been for
about two years. In consequence of missing the money from the desk, in her
private room, she made a communication with Mr. Spurgen. On Thursday morning
she received from Mr. Spurgen two marked half sovereigns. She put them into a
purse and placed them in the desk, with another purse on top of it. That was
about half past eight in the morning. She locked the desk and took away the
key, which she always carried in her pocket. Her room was on the ground floor.
She went to the desk about a quarter to two in the afternoon and found the
purses had not been disturbed. She went again about four o`clock in the
afternoon, and then found that the purse had been moved – the one left on top
was lying by the side of the other. She opened the purse which had contained
the two half sovereigns and found one of them was gone. She told Mr. Spurgen,
who sent for the prisoner. They were all three in No. 2 room, and there Mr.
Spurgen handed to her the marked half sovereign produced. The coin was marked
with a scratch under the ear. Mr. Spurgen also gave her a key. Sergeant Butcher
had been sent for, and she gave the prisoner into custody for stealing the half
sovereign. Prisoner made no remark at first, except that he would not rob
anyone of a penny piece. Mr. Spurgen asked him how he came by the half
sovereign. At first he said it was his wages, and afterwards that his mother
had given it to him. Afterwards Sergt. Butcher showed her the pair of eye
glasses, which she identified as hers. She used them on Monday and missed them
on Wednesday. She identified them by the knots tied in the cord. They were left
in the table drawer in her room. The value of them was 5s. It was part of the
prisoner`s duty to look after her room.
Prosecutrix
was re-called later, and said that prisoner said “You might look over it, Miss
Morrison”.
Mr. George
Spugen, proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel, said in consequence o a communication
made to him by Miss Morrison, he on Thursday handed to her two marked half
sovereigns. About four o`clock in the afternoon she made a communication to
him, and he sent for the prisoner to his room, and asked him if he had cleared
Miss Morrison`s dinner table, and he said he had. He then told prisoner that
Miss Morrison had lost money, and asked him if he had taken the money, and he
said “No, certainly not”. He asked prisoner to show his keys, and he produced
three on a ring – ordinary box keys – and afterwards a small key, which witness
tried in the lock, and found it unlocked it. He then asked prisoner to produce
the money he had in his pocket and he produced a token, like a half sovereign,
some coppers, and the marked half sovereign produced. He asked him to account
for the possession of the half sovereign. He said he had taken two weeks` wages
home to his mother, and she returned him half a sovereign. Sergt. Butcher came
in, and Miss Morrison gave the prisoner into custody.
Sergeant
Butcher said he went about 6.20 on Thursday to the Pavilion Hotel, and saw the
prisoner in No. 2 Sitting Room with Mr. Spurgen and Miss Morrison. He received
from Mr. Spurgen the half sovereign and the key produced. He examined the half
sovereign and saw it had been marked below the ear. The small key he tried, and
found it unlocked Miss Morrison`s desk. Miss Morrisone said she should give the
prisoner into custody for stealing the money. Witness charged him with stealing
the half sovereign and he said “You might look over it, Miss Morrison”. She
replied “I cannot”. He took prisoner to the police station, and on searching
him found the eye glasses produced, which Miss Morrison identified as hers.
Prisoner
elected to be tried by the Magistrates, and pleaded Guilty.
Prosecutrix
said the prisoner`s mother had been to see her, and asked her to request the
Magistrates to be merciful, and she hoped they would deal leniently with the
lad.
Mr. Spurgen
said the prisoner`s conduct had been fairly good. Miss Morrison had been losing
money for a long time. He was sorry to see him in the position he was.
Alderman
Sherwood severely reprimanded the prisoner, and said they were willing to give
him an opportunity to do better, and not send him to prison. He would be fined
40s., and they hoped it would be a lesson to him for the rest of his life.
Folkestone Express 5-12-1891
Tuesday, 1st
December: Before J. Holden and J. Fitenss Esqs., Aldermen Dunk, Sherwood and
Pledge.
Fredk. Heiman
was charged with stealing a pair of field glasses, the property of Mr. W.J.
Phillips, from the Pavilion Hotel on Sunday.
George
Spurgen said: I am the proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone. I
recognise the prisoner, who came to the hotel on Wednesday last. He gave me the
name of Herstling, and engaged a suite of rooms on the ground floor, adjoining
those occupied by a gentleman named Phillips and his wife. Prisoner left the
hotel on Sunday morning, without notice and without paying his account. After
he had left, I went to his room, No. 11, and examined his portmanteau. It was
strapped up, but unlocked. It was empty with the exception of a pair of socks,
a pair of gloves, a medicine bottle, and a portion of old newspaper.
Mr. Bradley:
Do you wish to ask Mr. Spurgen any question?
Prisoner
shook his head.
Theodore
Tickell, waiter at the Pavilion Hotel, said: I recognise the prisoner as a man
who was staying in the hotel. On Sunday morning at a quarter past eight I saw him coming from the sitting room, No.
10B, and go into the adjoining room, No. 11. I am sure he is the man I saw.
Walter John
Phillips said: I reside at 59, Wallington Crescent, Maida Hill, London, and am
now staying at the Pavilion Hotel. I occupy sitting room No. 10b on the ground
floor. I had in the room a pair of field glasses. I saw them safe in their case
about midday on Saturday, when I used them, and put them on the table, and a
young lady staying with us put them in the case. I missed the glasses at midday
on Sunday. Sergeant Harman showed them to me yesterday evening. I identify them
by my initials underneath the shade on both sides. The value is about 50s.
Sergeant
Harman said: From information I received I went on Monday afternoon to the
Saracen`s Head Hotel, Ashford, and there found the prisoner in the coffee room.
I said “How do you do, Mr. Kelly?” He made no reply. I said “I suppose you
don`t know me”. I was in plain clothes. I said “I am a police sergeant at
Folkestone, and you answer the description of a gentleman I am enquiring for”.
I also said “There may be a charge preferred against you, and I am about to ask
you some questions. You need not answer them unless you like. Whatever you say
I shall use as evidence against you. What is your name?” He said “Frederick
Heiman”. “Were you at the Pavilion Hotel on Sunday morning?” He said “No” “Were
you at Seabrook Hotel on Sunday afternoon?” He said “No”. I said “Will you show
me your bedroom?” I followed him to a bedroom at the top of the hotel, and on a
table I found the glasses produced. I said “Are these your glasses?” He said
“Yes”. I looked for the initials “J.W.P.” and found them on the shade inside.
Prisoner said “You won`t find any initials”. I charged him with stealing the
glasses and he made no reply. On the way to the railway station he voluntarily
made a statement, and said “I am an Austrian, suffering from a very bad
disease, and have no means of getting a living. I am glad it has come to this.
A lady was sleeping in the room next to me. I took the glasses out of a leather
case in the room to make a little money”. I went to the Seabrook Hotel.
Mr. Bradley:
Never mind that.
Supt. Taylor
asked for a remand until Wednesday, which was granted, and prisoner said he had
nothing to say why he should not be remanded.
It is
understood there will be other charges brought against the prisoner, who is an
elderly man.
It is
understood that the prisoner is wanted for similar robberies at Birkenhead,
Chester, and other places. After leaving the Pavilion, it appears that he went
to the Seabrook Hotel, where he appropriated a portmanteau or bag. He had in
his possession an overcoat and a pair of gloves, which Mr. Baker, of the Hotel
De Paris, Dover, has identified as his property.
Wednesday,
December 2nd: Before J. Holden and J. Fitness Esqs.
Fredk. Heiman
was brought up on remand charged with theft from the Pavilion Hotel. No further
evidence was offered, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the Assizes,
commencing on Monday next.
Folkestone Chronicle 16-7-1892
Wednesday,
July 13th: Before Councillor J. Holden, Aldermen Dunk and Pledge,
Mr. J. Fitness and Mr. H.W. Poole.
Stephen
Maxted, a little lad of about nine years of age, was charged with stealing a
quart of gooseberries, value 3d., the property of Mr. George Spurgen, of the Pavilion
Hotel, on the 10th inst.
The
gooseberries, still hanging to the branch of the tree, were produced in court,
and Mr. Fitness observed that the lad was not satisfied with the gooseberries,
he wanted the tree also!
Percy Amos, of
Pavilion Gardens, said on the 10th inst. he saw the defendant in the
gardens during the afternoon. Witness told him that he ought not to be there.
The defendant made no reply to this. Witness attempted to sieze the lad, but he
kicked him and got away.
The
Superintendent of Police said the boy was one of a large family which was a
continual nuisance to the neighbourhood. In fact, as soo as the defendant got
away from the garden, he and another went and damaged a stack of hay belonging
to Mr. Spurgen, and when remonstrated with they pelted the woman in charge of
the stack with stones.
Mrs. Maxted
was present, and the Bench advised her very strongly to keep a watchful eye
over the boy in the future. They imposed a fine of 1s. and 10s. costs, and 3d.,
the value of the gooseberries.
The woman
asked the Bench to “birch” the boy, as she thought it was very hard to make her
suffer for the boy`s depradations.
Folkestone Express 27-8-1892
Local News
Margaret
Galway was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Lower Sandgate Road on
Tuesday evening.
P.C. Scott
said he was called on Tuesday evening to turn the prisoner out of the hall of
the Pavilion Hotel. She was drunk, and when she got into the road she became
noisy and disorderly. She refused to go away and he took her into custody.
Defendant
said she had been employed in the Laundry, and she went to the hotel for her
money. She only wanted the porter to take a message to the proprietor. She
wanted money to get back to London. She only said when she got outside “My God,
I hope they will be punished as they are punishing me”. All she wanted was her
money.
The Bench
said as Mr. Spurgen did not press the charge, and as she had been locked up all
night, the defendant would be discharged.
Folkestone Chronicle 3-9-1892
Local News
Southeastern Gazette
13-9-1892
Local News
The police are
endeavouring to trace the perpetrator of a robbery of jewels and money at
Folkestone. The robbery was perpetrated at the Pavilion Hotel. Amongst the
articles stolen were two gold rings set with turquoises and diamonds, a cameo
brooch, a gold pin set with coral, a gold open-face watch with gold chain, four
100 francs French notes, and 100 francs in French gold.
Folkestone
Chronicle 10-10-1896
Local News
It is stated, apparently authoritatively, that Mr.
Spurgen is giving up the Pavilion Hotel, having disposed of it to a company,
who propose to entirely rebuild it in modern style. However, the popular Mayor
will continue to take an active part in the town, and will reside in the ward
he represents on the Town Council (the North) at Radnor Park, where he has
built a splendid villa.
The
licences of the Pavilion Hotel and Harbour Refreshment Room were transferred to
Mr. Evans
Folkestone Express
14-11-1896
Local News
The Pavilion Hotel: This hotel, which has just changed
hands, is now being carried on by Henry Frederick and Co. Limited.
Folkestone Express
21-11-1896
Local News
“An Ancient Hostel” – Under this heading the following
paragraph appeared in the Daily Chronicle on Wednesday. “Sir J.B. Maple writes
with reference to our notice of the Royal Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, to
explain that the purchase has not been made by himself, but by a syndicate in
which he is interested. The old Pavilion Hotel at Folkestone is not to be
pulled down. The home-like comfort for which it has been so long famous will be maintained, and
the same officials and servants remain at the hotel.”
Folkestone
Chronicle 12-12-1896
Wednesday, December 9th: Before Mr. W.
Wightwick, Mr. J. Fitness, and General Gwyn.
Folkestone Chronicle
25-2-1899
Inquest
Mr. Minter, the Coroner of the Folkestone district, has had
many sad stories of death to hear during the last few months, but no other so
tragic as that told by the witnesses of the death of George Henry Teandle
Newington, who was crushed to death beneath the ram (a rod of six ton power)
working a hydraulic lift in the Pavilion Hotel. The lift is used in carrying
food from the kitchen to rooms above, and Newington, a bricklayers` labourer
employed in the rebuilding of the Pavilion, had been engaged assisting an
engineer in repairing the lift.
Reginal Meyer, foreman of the works, said the manager had
told him to get some small work done at the bottom, underneath the cage. The
cage could not reach the ground, as there were two Indiarubber stops 2ft 8½in.
from the ground. The counterpoise, however, came right down to the ground when
the cage went up to Floor 2. The work required was allotted to Edward Gibbons,
bricklayer. It could safely be done while the lift was in work. The ram was in
a separate place, by the side of the cage, and closed in. There was no
necessity at all to go in the place where the ram was.
Edward Gibbons said deceased was serving him at the time of
the accident as his labourer. Deceased had no occasion to go near the ram. His
duties were outside altogether. The work occupied about an hour. During that
time deceased had found a few knives and spoons at the base of the ram box.
About one o`clock the cook asked whether the lift could be used, to which he
replied “Yes”, and began to clean his tools. On hearing a shriek he turned
round and saw deceased crushed under the ram. He tried to release him but was
unable to do so until the engineer arrived about ten minutes later. He was of
opinion that deceased had voluntarily gone into danger with the object of
picking up some other spoons.
William Jenner, engineer at the hotel, gave evidence as to
the nature of the lift, and as to finding deceased under the ram.
William Lageu, billiard marker, stated that as he was
passing the lift he saw the deceased kneeling in the ram box, looking up the
lift with a lighted candle in his hand. He saw him immediately drop the candle
and groan. The man was killed instantly.
Dr. J. Hoggan Ewart said he was summoned by telephone to the
scene of the accident. The ram had then been raised from deceased, who was so
crushed against the wall that it was difficulty that he could be extricated.
Artificial respiration was tried. Death was primarily due to asphyxia. Five
ribs were broken and there was internal haemorrhage.
The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death.
During the week, at the request of the unfortunate man`s
mates, Mr. Meyer the foreman of the works, and Mr. Ovenden, the foreman of the
rebuilding, opened a subscription list for a burial fund, the deceased being
one who was believed to have no friends or relatives, but who had earned the
affection of his fellow workmen. Messrs. Meyer and Ovenden found their staff
readily responded, with the result that £8 was subscribed. The funeral will
take place today (Saturday), with Messrs. Meyer and Ovenden in attendance with
the men.
Folkestone Herald
25-2-1899
Inquest
On Tuesday afternoon the Borough Coroner (Mr. J. Minter)
held an inquest at the Town Hall, touching the death of a labourer named George
Henry Yeannell, Newington, a bricklayers` labourer, who was crushed to death by
the ram of the hydraulic lift at the Pavilion Hotel under shocking
circumstances.
Mr. Reginald Meyer, foreman of the works at the Pavilion
Hotel, produced a sketch of the lift, which he said was correct. (This was
passed to the jury.) He deposed that he had a representation made to him by the
manager that he wanted some small work done at the bottom underneath the cage.
He inspected the work, which could be safely done by the front part of some
casing being taken away, even while the lift was being worked.
Edward Gibbons, foreman bricklayer, deposed that he went by
order to work on the previous morning to do some repairs under the cage. He
took the deceased with him as his labourer. The house carpenter took down the
matchboarding and opened the door of the ram. Witness looked on, but the ram
would not hinder him. He proceeded to his work under the cage, having got a
candle. It took about an hour. The deceased had no occasion to go where the
light was or anywhere near the ram. His duties were altogether outside. When he
hda nearly finished one of the servants asked him whether he could work the
lift, which was simply for plates, dishes, and food, and was near the kitchen.
It was worked by hydraulic pressure. Witness wanted to finish cementing a pipe.
He said “Yes”. It could have gone while he was doing his work without any
danger to him or anyone. A pastrycook came and started the lift. Witness went
on finishing his work while the lift was going up. The work took about five
minutes. After he had finished he got up and said to his mate, who was standing
close to him, “I have finished that”. Witness started cleaning his trowel in a
pail. The candle was still alight in the place the ram came down. His mate`s
duty was to take the candle out. After the lift had started he did not notice
how high it went, or how far the ram came down. The deceased shrieked, and he
saw him lying, his head on one side, the ram having caught him. He was got out.
Witness tried to pull the rope, but it would not work. His idea was that the
poor fellow must have seen a knife which had fallen down, and got in.
Previously the deceased had pulled out two from the corridor. That was the only
way witness could think of. The deceased could have taken the candle out
without going in.
William Jenner, engineer, of Bouverie Cottage, deposed that
the lift was in his charge. He kept the key of the door which enclosed the ram
of the lift. The door was to clean rubbish out, and he had unlocked it the day
before for this purpose. (The Coroner said he would imagine it was for
protection.) He was called and found the man under the ram a few minutes past
one. It would be possible for someone on the first floor to start the lift
again to the second floor. If he had known, he could have prevented the lift
moving at all.
Anatole Sachau, cook, deposed that at five past one he had
an order for luncheon from the second floor, and he asked Gibbons if the lift
could be worked. He replied in the affirmative. Witness did not see the lift
started. He saw the deceased sitting down inside the lift doing something. The
candle was not lit and was in the right hand. Witness had two dishes, and asked
before he put the things in if it could be used.
Gibbons, re-called, said he did not know his mate was
inside. He was by witness`s side, out of the lift.
Louis Bizeau deposed that he started the lift.
William Lague deposed that he was passing the lift at the
Pavilion Hotel on the previous day, and saw a man inside the lift. He was
kneeling down, looking up the lift, with a lighted candle in his hand. He was
under the ram. Seeing the man looking up, witness stopped to see what he was
doing, and heard the deceased groan. Witness caught hold of the rope, but
pulled the wrong way. He saw the ram press on him.
Dr. John Holland Ewart, practicing in Folkestone, deposed
that he was called to the Pavilion Hotel at 1.15. He found the deceased in the
basement, with the ram off. He was crushed into a square space between a pipe
and the wall. Witness gave orders to have him got out, and tried artificial
respiration. There were five ribs broken. The primary cause of death was
asphyxia. There was a pressure on the breastbone.
The Coroner summed up exhaustively, and the jury ultimately
returned a verdict of Accidental Death. The enquiry lasted about three hours.
Folkestone Up To Date
25-2-1899
Inquest
A fatal accident occurred at the Pavilion Hotel on Monday
last to a bricklayer`s labourer named James Henry Y. Newington. The poor fellow
was crushed to death under the ram of a lift.
At the inquest on Tuesday the jury returned a verdict of
Accidental Death.
John Hotham Ewart said: I am a doctor of medicine practicing
in the town of Folkestone. I found the deceased crushed between a steam water
pipe and the wall. I got him removed with difficulty, he was so wedged in. On
examination I found there were five of his ribs broken on the left side. There
was a deep red mark on his chest. He died from asphyxia, caused by pressure.
There would be about six tons weight upon him.
The Coroner, in summing up the evidence, raised the question
of responsibility for the accident. It could not be said that there was any
negligence on the part of the bricklayer, Gibbons. There were Indiarubber stops
which prevented the lift coming lower than 2ft. 8ins. from the ground, and he
ran little risk working under the cage. The deceased, on the contrary, knew
very little about the working of lifts.
Southeastern Gazette
28-2-1899
Local News
A labourer named
George Henry W. Newington was, on Monday, February 20th, crushed to death at
the Royal Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone. He crawled beneath a hydraulic lift to
recover some knives and forks. The lift descended and forced his chest into his
ribs, five of them being crushed. At the inquest on Tuesday a verdict of
“Accidental death” was returned.
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