Folkestone Daily News
5-4-1905
Wednesday, April 5th: Before Alderman Herbert and
Mr. J. Stainer.
John Smith, who did not appear, was charged with assaulting
Frederick Skinner, landlord of the Granville Inn.
The wife of the defendant appeared and said her husband was
not at home when the summons was left, and had not been home since.
The Magistrates decided to issue a fresh summons.
Wednesday, April 5th: Before Alderman W.G.
Herbert and Mr. J. Stainer.
John Smith failed to appear in answer to a summons for
assault on Frederick Skinner.
Defendant`s wife said the summons had not been served on the
defendant, he having left the town before the service. She did not know where
he had gone.
A fresh summons was ordered to be issued.
Folkestone Express
8-4-1905
Wednesday, April 5th: Before W.G. Herbert and J.
Stainer Esqs.
John Smith was summoned for assaulting Frederick Skinner.
Defendant`s wife said the defendant had gone away before the
summons was served and would not be back before Saturday.
The summons was ordered to be re-served.
Folkestone
Daily News 18-8-1906
Saturday, August 18th: Before The Mayor,
Messrs. Banks, Swoffer, Stainer, Hamilton, and Linton.
William Spearpoint, William Bailey, and Nora Hill were
charged with using obscene language in Dover Street. Hill and Bailey did not
appear.
Mr. Skinner, landlord of the Granville, was called, and
deposed that on Monday last the accused came to his house the worse for drink,
and he refused to serve them, upon which they used indecent language, and the
prisoners commenced to break his fittings, smoe of which witness produced.
T. Franks, a grocer in Dover St., corroborated the
statements of Mr. Skinner, and added that the Granville was a well-conducted
house.
The Bench fined Spearpoint 12s. 6d. including costs,
and issued warrants for the apprehension of Bailey and Hill.
Folkestone
Daily News 22-8-1906
Wednesday, August 22nd: Before Messrs.
Banks, Swoffer, Stainer, Ames, Linton, and Herbert.
Frederick Bailey was charged on a warrant with using
obscene language on August 13th. He pleaded Guilty.
Mr. Frederick Skinner said on the 13th
August the prisoner with another man and woman came into his house, the
Granville Inn, and ordered something to drink. As they were the worse for drink
he refused to serve them, whereupon they used obscene language. They also used
very offensive language when they got into the street.
The Chairman said he should like to remind the prisoner
that public houses had as much right to be protected as private houses, and the
public were much indebted to Mr. Skinner for coming forward. Prisoner would be
fined 10s. and 11s. 6d. costs, or 14 days`.
Prisoner said he only had 13s. with him, but would pay
the rest on Saturday if they would allow him time.
The Chairman: What`s that? Do you say you want credit?
Prisoner: Yes, please, sir.
The Chairman: What about it, Chief Constable?
The Chief Constable satisfied the Bench that it would
be all right, and the Chairman told the prisoner to be sure and bring the
balance up on Saturday.
Folkestone Express
25-8-1906
Saturday, August 18th: before The Mayor, Alderman
Banks, Lieut. Col. Hamilton, and J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, and R.J. Linton
Esqs.
William Spearpoint, Frederick Bailey, and Isabella Hill were
summoned for using obscene language in Dover Street on the 13th
August. Spearpoint was the only defendant who appeared, and he pleaded Guilty.
Frederick Skinner said he kept the Granville Inn, Dover
Street. At 8.45 on Monday morning last he saw Spearpoint and the other two
defendants in Dover Street. The three defendants came in and asked for a drink,
but witness refused to serve them, seeing their condition. The two men and the
woman also then commenced to use obscene language, and witness asked them to
leave the premises. The men left, but the woman refused to and started to break
witness`s pictures up. He then got her outside, where for about twenty minutes
she used most obscene language. When witness requested her to go away she
commenced smashing the windows. A large crowd of people assembled.
Thomas Franks corroborated. He said Spearpoint tried to get
the woman away after a time.
The Superintendent said Spearpoint was there eighteen months
ago.
Spearpoint was fined 2s. 6d. and 10s. costs, or seven days`.
He was allowed time to pay in. Warrants were ordered to be issued for Bailey
and Hill`s arrest.
The Mayor said they were indebted to Mr. Franks for coming
forward and giving evidence as he had done.
Wednesday, August 22nd: Before Alderman Banks,
Lieut. Col. Hamilton, and G.I. Swoffer, J. Stainer, R.J. Linton, T. Ames, and
W.G. Herbert Esqs.
Frederick Bailey, a fisherman, was charged on a warrant with
using obscene language in Dover Street on August 13th. Prisoner
pleaded Guilty.
Frederick Skinner said on August 13th, at half
past eight in the morning, the prisoner, with another man and a woman, came to
his premises and asked for drink. He refused to serve them, and they became
abusive and used bad language. They remained outside for twenty minutes, using
very bad language, and causing a large crowd to assemble.
The Chairman said, on behalf of the Bench and the public, he
wished to say they were indebted to the landlord of the public house for coming
there to give evidence. The defendant would be fined 10s. and 11s. 6d. costs,
or in default 14 days` imprisonment.
Folkestone Herald
25-8-1906
Saturday, August 18th: Before The Mayor, Alderman
J. Banks, Lieut. Col. Hamilton, and Messrs. J. Stainer, R.J. Linton, and G.I.
Swoffer Esqs.
William Spearpoint, Frederick Bailey, and Isabella Hill were
summoned for using obscene language. Only Spearpoint appeared, and pleaded
Guilty.
Frederick Skinner, landlord of the Granville Inn, Dover
Street, stated that on Monday evening, at 8.45, Spearpoint and another man and
a woman came to his house drunk. Seeing their condition he refused to serve
them. The man then went out and waited for the woman, who started breaking up
his fixtures. He had to put her outside, and she stopped hear the place about
twenty minutes, using obscene language and threatening to break the windows.
The men also used bad language.
Thomas Franks said he saw the woman on the night in
question, when she appeared to be mad drunk, running up to the door of the
Granville and using most obscene language. He said he would like to mention
that the house was a well-conducted one.
The Chief Constable said the defendant had been before the
Bench several times, but not lately. They had had no trouble with him for some
18 months.
He was fined 2s. 6d. and 10s. costs, being allowed time to
pay, the Bench intimating that a warrant would be issued against the others.
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