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| The former Dolphin Inn - later Railway Inn - is central in this 1937 photo. It is decorated for the Coronation of George VI. Credit Martin Easdown |
Thomas Dunn c1841 1858 From Three Mackerel, Later Dew Drop Inn (1841 Census)
John Vye 1858 1861+ (1861 Census) To Blue Anchor. Renamed Railway Inn
Mr. Packham ???? 1869
Mr. Ayliffe 1869 ????
Maidstone Gazette
21-4-1846, Kent Herald 23-4-1846
At the Town Hall, on Monday 13th inst., an inquiry was entered into by J.J. Bond Esq., Coroner for the Borough of Folkestone, and a highly respectable jury, respecting the death of John Jeffery, aged 29 years, who died suddenly at his home on Sunday, the 12th inst.
Richard Hart, uncle of deceased, deposed that on Friday night deceased did not come home as usual, but on rising early next morning he found him lying asleep on the floor of the front room on the ground floor, where he died at about nine o`clock on the Sunday morning.
Mr. S. Eastes, surgeon, deposed to being called in on Sunday morning, but too late to render any assistance.
Rumours had been spread to the effect that the parties with whom the deceased had been drinking on Friday night had mixed some deleterious ingredient with the liquor, in consequence of which the Coroner issued his warrant for the post mortem examination of the body, and adjourned the inquest till Thursday for that purpose, when Mr. S. Eastes deposed to having, with the assistance of Mr. Alfred S. Taylor, of Guy`s Hospital, London (by virtue of the Coroner`s warrant) mad a post mortem examination of the body, but no appearance of any deleterious substance was discovered. It appeared from Mr. Easte`s evidence that death was caused from apoplexy.
Elizabeth Jeffery, grandmother of deceased, deposed to his having been a drunkard for the last ten years, and that it was no infrequent occurrence for him to sleep eighteen or twenty hours after coming home intoxicated, which accounted for his family not calling in medical assistance in the present instance.
Burt Wheet Fagg and W. Sanders, both fishermen, deposed that deceased joined them at the Dolphin public house, Kingsbridge Street, on the night of Good Friday; he was then tipsy; he partook with them and another man of three half pints of gin; should say he drank the largest portion; he then fell asleep, and, with assistance, was carried home about two o`clock on Saturday morning.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of “Apoplexy, caused by excessive drinking”.
Dover Telegraph
25-4-1846
An inquest was held lately at the Town Hall by J.J. Bond Esq., Coroner for the Borough of Folkestone, and a highly respectable jury, respecting the death of John Jeffery, aged 29 years, who died suddenly at his home on Sunday, the 12th instant.
Rumours had been spread to the effect that the parties with whom the deceased had been drinking on Friday night had mixed some deleterious ingredient with the liquor, in consequence of which the Coroner issued his warrant for the post mortem examination of the body, and adjourned the inquest till Thursday for that purpose, when Mr. S. Eastes deposed to having, with the assistance of Mr. Alfred S. Taylor, of Guy`s Hospital, London (by virtue of the Coroner`s warrant) mad a post mortem examination of the body, but no appearance of any deleterious substance was discovered. It appeared from Mr. Easte`s evidence that death was caused from apoplexy.
Elizabeth Jeffery, grandmother of deceased, deposed to his having been a drunkard for the last ten years, and that it was no infrequent occurrence for him to sleep eighteen or twenty hours after coming home intoxicated, which accounted for his family not calling in medical assistance in the present instance.
Burt Wheet Fagg and W. Sanders, both fishermen, deposed that deceased joined them at the Dolphin public house, Kingsbridge Street, on the night of Good Friday; he was then tipsy; he partook with them and another man of three half pints of gin; should say he drank the largest portion; he then fell asleep, and, with assistance, was carried home about two o`clock on Saturday morning.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of “Apoplexy, caused by excessive drinking”.
Dover Chronicle
11-9-1852, Southeastern Gazette 14-9-1852
Police Court, Sept. 7: Before John Bateman Esq., in the chair, Wm. Major, David Major, Samuel Mackie, Thos. Golder, and Wm. Bateman Esqs.
Thomas Dunn, victualler, was convicted in the penalty of 1s. and costs for keeping his house open for the sale of beer during the hours of Divine Service, on Sunday, the 29th August last, which was paid.
Kent Herald 20-3-1856
Petty Sessions: Thomas Dunn, landlord of the Dolphin Inn, was charged by Superintendent Steer with refusing to admit the police between 12 and 1 on Sunday morning last.—Fined 2s. 6d. and costs.
Dover Chronicle
22-3-1856
Petty Sessions, Saturday: Before J. Kelcey & Wm. Major Esqs.
Thomas
Dunn, landlord of the Dolphin Inn, was charged by Superintendent Steer with refusing
to admit the police between 12 and 1 on Sunday morning last. Fined 2s. 6d. and
costs.
Kentish Gazette 8-6-1858
Council Meeting extract: The Mayor said that he had received a letter from Mr. Dunn of the Dolphin complaining of damage to his house from the Corporation pulling down the adjoining house. The matter was ordered to stand over till the meeting of yesterday.
Southeastern Gazette 24-8-1858
Folkestone,
to be sold, a free public house, with immediate possession, called The Dolphin.
The house is situate at the corner of the new street, on the harbour. Apply to
Mr. Thomas Dunn, on the premises.
Dover Chronicle 18-12-1858
Petty Sessions, Wednesday: Before James Kelcey, William Major and R.W. Boarer Esqs.
At
a special sessions for transferring alehouse licenses, the license of the
Darlington Arms was transferred from Thos. Taylor to John Baker; also the
Dolphin, from Thomas Dunn to John Vye.
Southeastern Gazette 22-1-1861
Death: On the 7th inst., Jane Mary Vye, infant daughter of Mr. John Vye, Dolphin, Kingsbridge Street, aged 1 year.
Kent Herald 24-1-1861
Death: Jan.7, Jane Mary Vye, infant daughter of Mr. John Vye, Dolphin, Kingsbridge Street, aged 1 year.
Kentish Gazette 2-10-1866
An inquest
was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J.
Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of Geo. T. Vve, aged 18, the
son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the
Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway
Company.
The following evidence was adduced:—Wm. Laurence Earnshaw, superintendent of workshops for the South Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone, identified the body as being that of George Thomas Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. He had been in the service about three and a half years. I saw deceased at ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th instant, in my office at the workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s. 6d., his wages, and took his signature. He then left, and had to come to work in the afternoon at two o’clock,
Mr Silvester Eastes, a surgeon practising at Folkestone, said the body presented the usual appearance of death by hanging - face pale and livid, pupil of the eye much dilated.
Thos. Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Co. On Friday, the 28th inst., a little after two o’clock I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round deceased's neck and hung on to a hammock hook The flooring was taken up, and his | feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and unhooked him, and the handkerchief came slack round deceased's neck as soon as we did so. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in its place. [Written in pencil on the paper was, “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself, it is my mother’s doings. All I have to say is, May the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.” His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased’s conduct.
John Vve said:
I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about
one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in.
The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told
him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him
to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room
yesterday 1 said, “George, I’ve a word or two to say to you.” I said, “You’re
a lad now 18 years of age, and not being forward in your business, It would be
much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and sec these
little sports. You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get
well accomplished in your trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.”
His mother said, “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and
if you don’t alter I shall acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop
and jacket off the table, and said as he went out, “It will be some time before
I come in again."
Deceased was 17 years and 11 months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told the jury it was for firm to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. One of the jurymen told the Coroner that he did not coincide with the verdict. In his opinion it was a clear case of felo de se.The Coroner said he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record the verdict as given.
Dover Chronicle 3-10-1868
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company.
The following evidence was adduced:—
William Laurence Earnshaw said: I am superintendent of the workshops for the South Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone. I identify the body as being that of Thomas Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway. He had been in the service about three and a half years. I saw the deceased at ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th ult., in my office at the workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s. 6d., his wages, and took his signature. If he had wanted a holiday he ought to have asked. He did not ask. About five minutes past two o`clock the same afternoon I saw two men running from the yard. I inquired the cause, and they said George had hung himself in the forecastle of the Lord Warden. I then proceeded there and Thomas Grayling had just taken deceased down, and on passing him on deck Richard Cullen gave me the paper produced. I have never seen anything strange in deceased`s conduct. A surgeon was sent for immediately. The paper produced is, I believe, in deceased`s handwriting.
Silvester Eastes said: I am a surgeon practising at Folkestone. Yesterday afternoon, at half past two o`clock, a man named Jenkins came to my surgery, and told me that a lad had hung himself at the Company`s workshops. I immediately drove down, and on one of the benches in the Company`s shop I saw the body of deceased. Some of the men were chafing the limbs. They had loosened the ligature. On examining the body I found it presented the usual appearance of death by hanging - face pale and livid, pupil of the eye much dilated. There was a mark round the neck where the handkerchief had been tied. The body was warm, the limbs getting very cool. The action of the heart and lungs had entirely ceased, and deceased was dead. I opened the external jugular vein; there were a few drops of blood only escaped.
Thomas Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. On Friday, the 28th ult., a little after two o’clock I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round deceased's neck and hung on to a hammock hook The flooring was taken up, and his | feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and unhooked him, and the handkerchief came slack round deceased's neck as soon as we did so. We then took the body up into the workshop and the handkerchief came slack round the deceased`s neck as soon as we unhooked him. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in its place. (Written in pencil on the paper was, “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother’s doings. All I have to say is, may the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.”) His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased’s conduct.
Frederick Gower said: I am a riveter in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. On Wednesday I went to the Company`s workshop at half past one o`clock. Went into the after-cabin to my work. Whilst there, about ten minutes after I had gone down, the deceased came down and commenced moving a piece of board, and caught sight of me, and then took a ginger beer bottle as an excuse. He seemed to me as if he intended getting under the flooring. Deceased then went on deck. I have not known deceased more than three months. I have not seen anything strange in his conduct.
John Vye said: I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room yesterday I said, “George, I’ve a word or two to say to you.” I said, “You’re a lad now eighteen years of age, and not being forward in your business, it would be much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and sec these little sports that are.” I said “You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.” His mother said, “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don’t alter I shall acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop and jacket off the table, and said as he went out, “It will be some time before I come in again." Deceased was seventeen years and eleven months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told the jury it was for them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. Mr. Pope, one of the jury said he did not agree with the verdict, as in his opinion it was a case of felo de se. He asked the Coroner to read over the oath which the jury had taken at the commencement of the inquiry. The Coroner told Mr. Pope he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record their verdict as they had given it.
Dover Express 5-10-1866
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company.
The following evidence was adduced:—
William
Laurence Earnshaw said: I am superintendent of the workshops for the South
Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone. I identify the body as being that of Thomas
Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway.
He had been in the service about three and a half years. I saw the deceased at
ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th ult., in my office at the
workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s. 6d., his wages,
and I took his signature. If he had wanted a holiday he ought to have asked. He
did not ask. About five minutes past two o`clock the same afternoon I saw two
men running from the yard. I inquired the cause, and they said George had hung
himself in the forecastle of the Lord Warden. I then proceeded there and Thomas
Grayling had just taken deceased down, and on passing him on deck Richard
Cullen gave me the paper produced. I have never seen anything strange in
deceased`s conduct. A surgeon was sent for immediately. The paper produced is,
I believe, in deceased`s handwriting.
Silvester
Eastes said: I am a surgeon practising at Folkestone. Yesterday afternoon, at
half past two o`clock, a man named Jenkins came to my surgery, and told me that
a lad had hung himself at the Company`s workshops. I immediately drove down,
and on one of the benches in the Company`s shop I saw the body of deceased.
Some of the men were chafing the limbs. They had loosened the ligature. On
examining the body I found it presented the usual appearance of death by
hanging - face pale and livid, pupil of eye much dilated. There was a mark
round the neck where the handkerchief had been tied. The body was warm, the
limbs getting very cool. The action of the heart and lungs had entirely ceased,
and deceased was dead. I opened the external jugular vein; there were a few
drops of blood only escaped.
Thomas Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. On Friday, the 28th ult., a little after two o’clock I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round deceased's neck and hung on to a hammock hook. The flooring was taken up, and his feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and the handkerchief came slack round deceased's neck as soon as we unhooked him. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in its place. (Written in pencil on the paper was, “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother’s doings. All I have to say is, may the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.”) His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased’s conduct.
Frederick
Gower said: I am a riveter in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company.
On Wednesday I went to the Company`s workshops at half past one o`clock. Went
into the after-cabin to my work. Whilst there, about ten minutes after I had
gone down, the deceased came down and commenced moving a piece of board, and
caught sight of me, and then took a ginger beer bottle as an excuse. He seemed
to me as if he intended getting under the flooring. Deceased then went on deck.
I have not known deceased more than three months. I have not seen anything
strange in his conduct.
John
Vye said: I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on
Friday about one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and
deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to
the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the
morning I called him to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races.
When in the tap room yesterday I said, “George, I’ve a word or two to say to
you.” I said, “You’re a lad now eighteen years of age, and not being forward in
your business, it would be much better for you to attend to your work than to
want to go and see these little sports that are.” I said “You should not lose
half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your
trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.” His mother said, “George,
we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don’t alter I shall
acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop and jacket off the table, and
said as he went out, “It will be some time before I come in again." Deceased
was seventeen years and eleven months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told the jury it was for them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. Mr. Pope, one of the jury said he did not agree with the verdict, as in his opinion it was a case of felo de se. He asked the Coroner to read over the oath which the jury had taken at the commencement of the inquiry. The Coroner told Mr. Pope he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record their verdict as they had given it.
Folkestone Observer 5-10-1866
Coroner`s Inquest
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat inn on Saturday, by John Minter Esq., coroner, on the body of George Thomas Vye, who had hung himself in the Lord Warden steamboat, lying on the slip under repair. The jury, having inspected the body and place at which it was found, returned to the inn and heard the following evidence.
William L. Earnshaw, superintendent of the Company`s workshops, identified the body as that of George Thomas Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. He had been in their employment about three years and a half. Saw him yesterday about ten minutes past one in witness`s office in the shop. He was there to receive his weekly pay. Mr. Lyall paid him the money, 7s 6d, and witness took his signature. He then left. He had come to work again in the afternoon at two o`clock. If he had wanted a holiday he should have asked witness. He did not ask. About five minutes past two, saw two of the men running from the yard, and enquiring the cause, witness was told that George had hung himself in the forecastle of the Lord Warden. Went there immediately. Thomas Grayland had taken him down from where he was hanging and was passing him on deck. When they got up there Richard Cullen gave witness the paper produced.
“To whoever finds me – I have hung myself. It is my mother`s doing. All I have to say is may the Lord pardon me my wicked doing, and take me in Heaven to him this day”.
Had never observed anything the matter with him before. He was a good buy, like the generality of boys. Had occasion to speak to him sometimes, but he never resented it.
Silvester Eastes, surgeon, said yesterday afternoon, at half past two o`clock, a man named Jenkins came to his surgery and told him a lad had hung himself at the Company`s workshops. He immediately drove down, and on one of the benches in the Company`s shop saw the body of deceased. Some of the men were chafing the limbs. They had loosened the ligature. On examining the body he found it presented the usual appearance of death caused by hanging – face pale, pupil of eye much dilated. There was a mark round the neck where the handkerchief had been tied. The body was warm, the limbs getting very cool. The action of the hear and lungs had entirely ceased, and deceased was dead. He opened the external jugular vein; there were a few drops of blood only escaped.
Thomas Grayland, a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern railway Company, said that on Friday, a little after two, he was on board the Lord Warden steamship at work. Had occasion to go down to the forecastle to see about some bolts and the timber they were putting in, and saw the body hanging to the beam. Called Mr. Poole to his assistance. Deceased was hanging to a hammock hook. The necktie produced was tied round his neck and round the hammock hook. It was the necktie he usually wore. His feet were hanging clear of the beams about two inches. The flooring in the forecastle was taken up. Lifted deceased up and unhooked the handkerchief. On laying him down on the locker, some water ran out of his mouth. On unhooking the upper part of the necktie it became slack around deceased`s neck, and the necktie was not therefore removed. Took the body into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. Found the paper produced by Mr. Earnshaw on a temporary locker about four feet from the body, with a wooden wedge to keep it in it`s place. Deceased`s slop, waistcoat, and cap were laid on a beam close to his feet. Had known him since a lad. Had never seen anything strange in his conduct. He was a very good boy. The soda bottle produced now was near his clothes.
Frederick Gower, riveter, in the employ of the South eastern Railway Company, went to the Company`s workshops on Friday afternoon at half past one. Went down into the cabin of the Lord Warden to his work. About twenty minutes to two deceased came down and commenced moving a piece of board. He caught sight of witness, and then took a ginger beer bottle from the bench. Thought deceased was moving the boarding for the purpose of going down below, and when he saw witness he took the bottle as an excuse and went on deck. Did not speak to him. Known deceased two or three months, but had seen nothing strange in his conduct.
John Vye, publican, said deceased was his son. Saw him yesterday. He came home at one and had his dinner. Witness was lying down in the tap room. Deceased came in and sat down on witness`s usual seat, and witness said to him – “George” – (the witness was here overcome by his emotion and obliged to pause for some time). The evening before, deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him she thought he had better be looking after his business. His mother got up first, and as witness had hurt his back the day before he continued longer than usual in bed and called deceased to him and told him he should not go to the races. After dinner witness said to him “George, I have a word or two to say to you. You are now a lad 18 years of age, and not very forward in your business. It would be much better for you to attend to your work than want to go to all these little spurts that there are. You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your trade, and then you can do as you please”. He made no reply. His mother then said “George, we have more trouble with you than with all the rest, and if you don`t alter it we shall acquaint your grandfather with your goings on”. He got up directly afterwards, and took up his slop from the table and went out of the door saying “It will be some time before you see me again”. Witness and his wife thought no more of it than they had thought of other occasions. If he were playing with other children he would say just the same, but nothing had ever come of it. Deceased would be eighteen the 18th of next month. If the paper produced was in his handwriting it was very badly done.
The Coroner then told the jury that that was all the evidence necessary to be produced. It was for them to say whether deceased killed himself knowing what he was doing or whether deceased killed himself in a fit of temporary insanity not knowing what he was doing. He was eighteen years of age and the law says he was of the age of discretion. The witnesses all said that they had never seen anything strange in his conduct. It would seem from the evidence of the father that it was in consequence of what his mother had said to him that he committed the act. It would be for the jury to draw their own conclusions. Those of them who had seen the place that the body was found would know that there must have been some contrivance to accomplish the act, and the paper produced, Mr. Earnshaw said, was in deceased`s handwriting. It was for the jury to take all the circumstances into consideration and to give their verdict, in which twelve of them must be agreed.
Mr. W. Pope, a juryman, said the paper had clearly been written by the deceased with a carpenter`s pencil on a bench as he passed through the Company`s shop on his way to the Lord Warden. He thought the verdict should be that he killed himself. He did not see how, having regard to the oath that had been taken, any other verdict could be given.
The Coroner said Mr. Pope must give the other jurors credit for being guided by as correct judgement as himself. The law said twelve jurors must agree, and as twelve of the jury agreed to a verdict of temporary insanity he must accept that verdict.
Kentish Mercury 5-10-1866
An inquest was held at Folkestone on Saturday morning on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company. A piece of paper was found near the body, with the following words written upon it in pencil – “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother`s doings. All I have to say is may the Lord pardon my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.” His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. It appeared that his mother and father had prohibited him from going to the local races. The jury returned a verdict of “Temporary insanity”, but one of them wished to return felo de se.
Deal Mercury 6-10-1866
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of Geo. T. Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company.
Thos. Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Co. On Friday, the 28th inst., a little after two o’clock I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round deceased's neck and hung on to a hammock hook The flooring was taken up, and his | feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and unhooked him, and the handkerchief came slack round deceased's neck as soon as we did so. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in its place. [Written in pencil on the paper was, “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself, it is my mother’s doings. All I have to say is, May the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.” His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased’s conduct.
John Vye said: The deceased was my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room yesterday 1 said, “George, I’ve a word or two to say to you.” I said, “You’re a lad now 18 years of age, and not being forward in your business, It would be much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and sec these little sports. You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get accomplished in your trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.” His mother said, “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don’t alter I shall acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop and jacket off the table, and said as he went out, “It will be some time before I come in again."
Deceased was 17 years and 11 months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told the jury it was for them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. One of the jurymen told the Coroner that he did not coincide with the verdict. In his opinion it was a clear case of felo de se. The Coroner said he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record the verdict as given.
Dover Telegraph 6-10-1866
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of George T, Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company.
The following evidence was adduced:—
William Laurence Earnshaw, superintendent of the workshops for the South Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone, identified the body as being that of Thomas Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. He had been in the service about three and a half years. I saw the deceased at ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th instant, in my office at the workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s. 6d., his wages, and took his signature. He then left, and had to come to work in the afternoon at two o`clock.
Silvester Eastes, a surgeon practising at Folkestone said the body presented the usual appearance of death by hanging - face pale and livid, pupil of eye much dilated.
Thomas Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. On Friday, the 28th inst., a little after two o’clock I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round deceased's neck and hung on to a hammock hook. The flooring was taken up, and his feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and unhooked him, and the handkerchief came slack round deceased's neck as soon as we did so. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in its place. (Written in pencil on the paper was, “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother’s doings. All I have to say is, may the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.”) His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased’s conduct.
John Vye said: I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room yesterday I said, “George, I’ve a word or two to say to you.” I said, “You’re a lad now 18 years of age, and not being forward in your business, it would be much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and see these little sports. You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.” His mother said, “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don’t alter I shall acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop and jacket off the table, and said as he went out, “It will be some time before I come in again." Deceased was 17 years and 11 months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told the jury it was for them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. One of the jury told the Coroner that he did not coincide with the verdict. In his opinion it was a clear case of felo de se. The Coroner said he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record their verdict as given.
Folkestone Chronicle 6-10-1866
Coroner`s Inquest
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter Esq. and a respectable jury, on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company. The following evidence was adduced:-
William Lawrence Earnshaw said: I am superintendent of the workshops for the South Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone. I identify the body as being that of Thomas Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. He had been in the service about three and a half years. I saw the deceased about ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th ult., in the office at my workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s 6d, his wages, and I took his signature. If he had wanted a holiday, he ought to have asked. He did not ask. About five minutes past two o`clock the same afternoon I saw two men running from the yard. I enquired the cause, and they said George had hung himself in the forecastle of the Lord Warden. I then proceeded there, and Thomas Grayling had just taken deceased down, and on passing him on deck Richard Cullen gave me the paper produced. I have never seen anything strange in deceased`s conduct. A surgeon was sent for immediately. The paper produced is, I believe, in deceased`s handwriting.
Silvester Eastes said: I am a surgeon, practicing at Folkestone. Yesterday afternoon, at half past two o`clock, a man named Jenkins came to my surgery, and told me that a lad had hung himself at the Company`s shop. I saw the body of deceased. Some of the men were chafing the limbs. They had loosened the ligature. On examining the body I found it presented the usual appearance of death caused by hanging – face pale, pupil of eye much dilated. There was a mark round the neck where the handkerchief had been tied. The body was warm, the limbs getting very cool. The action of the heart and lungs had entirely ceased. I opened the external jugular vein; there were a few drops of blood only escaped.
Thomas Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. On Friday, the 28th ultimo, a little before two o`clock, I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round the deceased`s neck and hung on to a hammock hook. The flooring was taken up and his feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and the handkerchief came slack round the deceased`s neck as soon as we unhooked him. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in it`s place. (Written in pencil on the paper was: “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother`s doings. All I have to say is, may the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with him this day”.) His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased`s conduct.
Frederick Gower said: I am a riveter in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. On Wednesday I went to the Company`s workshops at half past one o`clock. Went into the after-cabin to my work. Whilst there, about ten minutes after I had gone down, the deceased came down and commenced moving a piece of board, and caught sight of me, and then took a ginger beer bottle as an excuse. He seemed to me as if he intended getting under the flooring. Deceased then went on deck. I have not known the deceased more than three months. I have not seen anything strange in his conduct.
John Vye said: I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about one o`clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him to my bedside and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room yesterday I said “George, I`ve a word or two to say to you”. I said “You`re a lad now eighteen years of age, and not being forward in your business it would be much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and see these little sports that are”. I said “You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your trade”. I then said “You can do as you please”. His mother said “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don`t alter, I shall acquaint your grandfather”. He took his slop and jacket off the table, and said as he went out “It will be some time before I come in again”. Deceased was seventeen years and eleven months old.
The Coroner summed up and told the jury it was for them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se, or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity.
Mr. Pope, one of the jury, said he did not agree with the verdict, as in his opinion it was a case of felo de se. He asked the Coroner to read over the oath which the jury had taken at the commencement of the inquiry.
The Coroner told Mr. Pope he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty and record their verdict as they had given it.
Kentish Express 6-10-1866
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of Geo. T. Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company.
The following evidence was adduced:—
Wm. Laurence Earnshaw, superintendent of workshops for the South Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone, identified the body as being that of George Thomas Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. He had been in the service about three and a half years. He saw the deceased at ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th instant, in his office at the workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s. 6d., his wages, and took his signature. He then left, and had to come to work in the afternoon at two o`clock.
Mr. Silvester Eastes, a surgeon practising at Folkestone, said the body presented the usual appearance of death by hanging – face pale and livid, pupil of the eye much dilated.
Thos. Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Co. On Friday, the 28th inst., a little after two o’clock I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round deceased's neck and hung on to a hammock hook. The flooring was taken up, and his feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and unhooked him, and the handkerchief came slack round deceased's neck as soon as we did so. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing it. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in its place. (Written in pencil on the paper was, “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother’s doings. All I have to say is, may the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.”) His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased’s conduct.
John Vye said: I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room yesterday I said, “George, I’ve a word or two to say to you.” I said, “You’re a lad now 18 years of age, and not being forward in your business, it would be much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and see these little sports. You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.” His mother said, “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don’t alter I shall acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop and jacket off the table, and said as he went out, “It will be some time before I come in again." Deceased was 17 years and 11 months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told the jury it was for them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. One of the jurymen told the Coroner that he did not coincide with the verdict. In his opinion it was a clear case of felo de se. The Coroner told said he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record their verdict as given.
Thanet Advertiser 6-10-1866
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of George T. Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company.
The following evidence was adduced:—
Wm. Laurence Earnshaw said, superintendent of workshops for the South Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone, identified the body as being that of George Thos. Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. He had been in the service about three and a half years. I saw the deceased at ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th instant, in my office at the workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s. 6d., his wages, and took his signature. He then left, and had to come to work in the afternoon at two o`clock.
Mr. Silvester Eastes, a surgeon practising at Folkestone, said the body presented the usual appearance of death by hanging – face pale and livid, pupil of the eye much dilated.
Thomas Grayling said: I am a shipwright in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. On Friday, the 28th inst., a little after two o’clock I went on board the Lord Warden steamship to work. I went down the forecastle to see about some bolts and saw the deceased hanging to the beam. I called Robert Poole to my assistance. The handkerchief now produced was tied round deceased's neck and hung on to a hammock hook. The flooring was taken up, and his feet were hanging about two inches clear of the beam. We lifted him up and unhooked him, and the handkerchief came slack round deceased's neck as soon as we did so. We then took the body up into the workshop and the men commenced rubbing him. I found the piece of paper now produced on the locker with a wooden wedge to keep it in its place. (Written in pencil on the paper was, “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother’s doings. All I have to say is, may the Lord pardon me my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.”) His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. I have never seen anything strange in deceased’s conduct.
John Vye said: I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room yesterday I said, “George, I’ve a word or two to say to you.” I said, “You’re a lad now 18 years of age, and not being forward in your business, it would be much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and see these little sports. You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.” His mother said, “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don’t alter I shall acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop and jacket off the table, and said as he went out, “It will be some time before I come in again." Deceased was 17 years and 11 months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. One of the jurymen told the Coroner that he did not coincide with the verdict. In his opinion it was a clear case of felo de se. The Coroner told said he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record their verdict as given.
Maidstone Journal 8-10-1866
An inquest was held a few days ago, on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company. A piece of paper was found near the body, with the following words written upon it in pencil – “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother`s doings. All I have to say is may the Lord pardon my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.” His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. It appeared that his father and mother had prohibited him from going to the local races. The jury returned a verdict of “Temporary insanity”, but one of them wished to return felo de se.
Kent Herald 11-10-1866
An inquest was held at the Packet Boat Inn, Folkestone, on Saturday morning, before J. Minter, Esq., and a respectable jury, on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company.
The following evidence was adduced:
William Lawrence Earnshaw said: I am superintendent of workshops for the South Eastern Railway Company at Folkestone. I identify the body as being that of Thomas Vye, who was a shipwright apprentice in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company. He has been in the service about three and a half years. I saw deceased about ten minutes past one on Friday, the 28th ult., in my office at the workshops. He came to receive his pay. Mr. Lyall paid him 7s. 6d., his wages, and I took his signature. If he had wanted a holiday he ought to have asked. He did not ask. About five minutes past two o`clock the same afternoon I saw two men running from the yard. I enquired the cause and they said George had hung himself in the forecastle of the Lord Warden. I then proceeded there, and Thomas Grayling had just taken deceased down, and on passing him on deck Richard Cullen gave me the paper produced. I have never seen anything strange in deceased`s conduct. A surgeon was sent for immediately. The paper produced is, I believe, in deceased`s handwriting.
Corroborative evidence was given.
John Vye said: I am a publican. The deceased is my son. He came home to dinner on Friday about one o’clock, and had his dinner. I was in the tap room and deceased came in. The evening before deceased told his mother he was going to the races. She told him he had better be looking after his business, and in the morning I called him to my bedside, and told him he should not go to the races. When in the tap room yesterday I said, “I’ve a word or two to say to you.” I said, “You’re a lad now 18 years of age, and not being forward in your business, it would be much better for you to attend to your work than to want to go and see these little sports.” I said “You should not lose half an hour in your business until you get well accomplished in your trade." I then said, “You can do as you please.” His mother said, “George, we have more trouble with you than all the rest, and if you don’t alter I shall acquaint your grandfather." He took his slop and jacket off the table, and said as he went out, “It will be some time before I come in again."
Deceased was seventeen years and eleven months old.
The Coroner summed up, and told the jury it was for them to decide whether it was a case of felo de se or temporary insanity. After a consultation the jury returned a verdict that deceased hung himself while in a state of temporary insanity. Mr. Pope, one of the jury, said he did not agree with the verdict, as in his opinion mit was a case of felo de se. He asked the Coroner to read over the oath which the jury had taken at the commencement of the inquiry.
The Coroner told Mr. Pope he must give the eleven jurymen credit for honesty, and record their verdict as they had given it.
Canterbury Journal 13-10-1866
An inquest was held at Folkestone last week on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company. A piece of paper was found near the body, with the following words written upon it in pencil – “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother`s doings. All I have to say is may the Lord pardon my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.” His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. It appeared that his mother and father had prohibited him from going to the local races. The jury returned a verdict of “Temporary insanity”, but one of them wished to return felo de se.
Faversham Mercury 13-10-1866
An inquest was held at Folkestone last week on the body of George Thomas Vye, aged 18, the son of a publican in the town, who was found hanging in the forecastle of the Lord Warden, one of the steamships belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company. A piece of paper was found near the body, with the following words written upon it in pencil – “To whoever finds me. I have hung myself. It is my mother`s doings. All I have to say is may the Lord pardon my wicked doings, and take me in Heaven with Him this day.” His waistcoat, slop, and cap were laid close to his feet on a beam. It appeared that his mother and father had prohibited him from going to the local races. The jury returned a verdict of “Temporary insanity”, but one of them wished to return felo de se.
Dover Chronicle
17-11-1866
Police Court, Thursday: Before Mr. Bateman, Captain Kennicott R.N., and Mr. James Tolputt.
Margaret Corfield was charged with stealing a pewter measure, value 1s., on the 14th inst., the property of Charles Wm. Spurrier.
Charles Wm. Spurrier said on oath: I am the proprietor of the Alexandra Hotel. I identify the measure produced by several particular marks and scratches as being my property, but it is not marked, and is not worth more than 1s.
Charles Ovenden said: I am a police constable in the Folkestone force. Yesterday afternoon I was on duty in the High Street, and from information received I proceeded to the Fountain Inn, and in consequence of what the landlady told me I went to the Dolphin Inn where I found the prisoner and told her that I should take her into custody on a charge of stealing a pewter mug from the Fountain Inn. In coming up Broad Street she dropped the measure produced from under her clothes, and a gentleman picked it up and gave it to me.
By Mr. William Bateman: I heard it drop from under prisoner`s clothes. I afterwards found that the measure produced belonged to Mr. Spurrier, Alexandra Hotel.
By
prisoner: You were not a yard in front of me when I picked the measure up.
Elizabeth
Jacobs said: I reside at the Alexandra Hotel. I saw the prisoner in the bar
between two and three yesterday afternoon. She came in for a glass of ale. She
was in the bar about half an hour and I did not leave during that time. The
measure produced was standing on the counter, but I did not miss it after
prisoner left. Between five and six the last witness brought the measure
produced and asked me if it belonged to us. I said “Yes,” and I can swear that
it does. I know it by a particular scratch.
The
prisoner being asked whether she pleaded guilty or not guilty said she “took
the measure from the Fountain Inn, and not from the Alexandra Hotel.” It was
then explained to her that by making that statement she really pleaded not guilty
to the charge.
Prisoner
then pleaded guilty and wished the magistrates to settle the case at once. The
Bench committed her to prison for two months, with hard labour.
Folkestone
Chronicle 17-11-1866
Thursday November 15th:- Before W. Bateman
Esq., Captain Kennicott R.N. and J. Tolputt Esq.
Margaret Corfield, a person connected with an itinerant
rag and bone merchant, was charged with stealing a spirit measure from the Alexandra
Hotel, on the previous day.
Charles William Spurrier, proprietor of the Alexandra Hotel, identified the measure produced as his property by certain dents outside, and sundry scratches inside it. The value of it was 1s.
P.C. Ovenden deposed that he was on duty in High Street on Wednesday afternoon. Just after three o`clock, from information received, he went in pursuit of prisoner, whom he found at the Dolphin Inn, Kingsbridge Street. He took her into custody on a charge of stealing from the Fountain Inn, and took her to the police station. On the way there she dropped the measure produced from under her clothes. He afterwards found this was not the measure that wasw stolen from the Fountain Inn, but belonged to the Alexandra Hotel.
Elizabeth Jacobs, barmaid at the Alexandra Hotel,
deposed that prisoner came into the bar of the hotel between two and three
o`clock on Wednesday afternoon and had a glass of ale. She was there about half
an hour, but the bar was not left during that time. The pewter measures
sometimes stand on the counter while in use, but she did not remember that they
were there at the time, nor could she say when she had last seen the measure.
She did not miss anything after prisoner left.
Prisoner stated that she took the measure from the Fountain; she did not take anything from the Alexandra, but she pleaded guilty for the purpose of being tried by the bench, and was committed for two months` hard labour.
Folkestone
Observer 17-11-1866
Thursday November 15th:- Before W. Bateman and James Tolputt Esqs, and Captain Kennicott R.N.
Margaret Carefield was charged with stealing a pewter spirit measure.
Charles William Spurrier, proprietor of the Alexandra Hotel, identified a small spirit pewter measure as his property, value 1s. Had seen the prisoner at his house the day before yesterday, but not on yesterday.
P.C. Ovenden was on duty a little after three o`clock
yesterday afternoon in the High Street, and from information received went to
the Fountain Inn in that street, when Mrs. Morford told him she had lost a
pewter measure, and described the prisoner. He then went in search of her and
found her in the Dolphin Inn, and took her into custody. Bringing her up to the
station, prisoner dropped the measure from under her clothes in Broad Street.
Witness saw it fall, and as he stooped to pick it up a gentleman stooped at the
same time and picked it up and gave it to witness. Had observed all the way up
High Street the uneasiness of the prisoner, as if she had something she desired
to get rid of. Made enquiries and ascertained that the measure belonged to Mr.
Spurrier.
Cross-examined: Prisoner was just in front of witness,
not an arm`s length off, when the measure was picked up. It was picked up from
close to his feet.
Elizabeth Jacobs Spurrier, residing at the Alexandra
Hotel, saw prisoner come into the bar of the hotel yesterday between two and
three o`clock for a glass of ale. Witness served her. She was in the bar about
half an hour. Witness thought she did not leave the bar at all during the time
prisoner was there. When the spirit measures are being used they stand on the
bar. Could say that it was Mr. Spurrier`s spirit measure, but could not say
whether it was on the bar yesterday. Had not discovered the loss of the measure
when the policeman called, between five and six o`clock. Identified the
measure.
Cross-examined: Prisoner stood at the bar some portion of the time, while calling for the beer, and afterwards sat on the form. She was certainly there half an hour. Did not remember when she last saw the measure.
Prisoner now pleaded guilty to taking the measure from
Mrs. Morford`s bar.
The Clerk: If you plead guilty to stealing from Mrs.
Morford`s, that is not guilty to stealing from Mr. Spurrier.
Prisoner: Then I must plead guilty, I suppose, to have it decided here.
She was sentenced to two months` hard labour.
Kentish Express
17-11-1866
Police Court, Thursday: Before W. Bateman Esq., Capt. Kennicott R.N., and J. Tolputt Esq.
Margaret
Corfield was charged with stealing a spirit measure from the Alexandra Hotel..
Charles
William Spurrier, proprietor of the hotel, identified the pewter mug as his
property.
P.C.
Ovenden stated that he was on duty in High Street at 3 o`clock on Wednesday
afternoon, and from information received he went in pursuit of prisoner, whom
he found in the Dolphin Inn, Kingsbridge Street, and took her into custody,
charged with stealing a measure from the Fountain Inn. He took her to the
police station, and as she was going into Broad Street she let fall the measure
produced from under her clothes. Some person picked it up and gave it to him.
Mrs. Morford, at the Fountain, said it was not her measure, and he afterwards
found it belonged to Mr. Spurrier.
Elizabeth
Jacobs, barmaid at the Alexandra, stated that the prisoner came into the bar of
the hotel between 2 and 3 o`clock an Wednesday afternoon and had a glass of
ale. The measures sometimes stood on the counter while in use, but she could
not say whether the measure in question did, or when she had seen it last.
Prisoner
stated that she stole the measure from the bar of the Fountain Inn, but pleaded
guilty for the purpose of being tried by the Bench, and was committed for two
months hard labour.
Kentish Gazette 12-1-1869
On Wednesday the following licenses were transferred: The Dolphin Inn, from Mr. Packham to Mr. Ayliffe; the Hope Inn, from Mr. Arthur Ayliffe to Mr. John French. An application was granted for temporary power to sell to Mr. Robert Flux, of the Railway Bell, he not having had time to make the ordinary application for a transfer of the license from Mr. J. Willows.
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