Honest Lawyer 1910 - 1914

Folkestone Daily News 31-1-1910

Monday, January 31^st: Before Messrs. Herbert, Swoffer, Linton, Stainer, and Leggett.

Sydney Arthur Smith, a tall young fellow, was charged with committing an indecent assault on Ellen Staples on Saturday night.

Prosecutrix deposed that she was the wife of Edward Staples, an engine fitter, residing at 7, Garden Road. On Saturday night at 11.30 she was going home through Bradstone Road, and when near the Viaduct she saw the prisoner coming in front of her. As he passed her he said “Goodnight” and she replied “Goodnight”. She looked round to see who it was. Prisoner was a stranger to her, and she had never seen him before. He commenced to follow her, and overtook her just through the arch. He took hold of her by the shoulder and spoke to her. She replied that it would pay him better to go about his business as she was a married woman. He then dragged her across the road towards the passage in Kent Road, near Bradstone Avenue. She resisted him, and said she was not going along there. Finding he was getting the best of her she commenced to scream and threatened to give him in charge. He then put his hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming, but she bit his hand, and he threatened to choke her. He then put a cap, or bag, or something in her mouth. At this time prisoner had got her near the back gates of the second house in the passage. Her clothes were disarranged. She screamed “Murder” and “Police”, and he pushed the cap further into her mouth so that she could not holler. He lifted her clothes and assaulted her. Someone then called from a house in Bradstone Avenue, asking what was the matter, and prisoner then ran away in the direction of Foord Road. Constable Waters came up, to whom she complained of what had taken place. She then saw P.C. Butler near Kain`s shop in Foord Road, and asked him if he had seen a tall man about. Prisoner came up and said “I am the tall man you are looking for”. She then gave him into custody. She had been down the town shopping with her husband, whom she left at 8.30 in the High Street. From that time she had been in the company of two girls who worked in the laundry with her. She left them in South Street at ten minutes to eleven, when she went to look for her husband. The whole affair of the assault lasted about ten minutes. Nobody passed along during that time.

In reply to prisoner: She did not see him in the Brewery Tap. She had never been in the Brewery Tap in her life. She denied speaking to him in Bradstone Road. She did not ask him for a shilling, and did not say she would tell his wife.

P.C. Waters deposed that he was in his bed at his lodgings, 5, Bradstone Avenue, at 11.30 on Saturday night, when he heard screaming shouts of “Murder” and Police” from the passage mentioned leading into Kent Road. He opened his window and asked what was the matter. He then heard someone run away. He also heard a woman`s voice saying “Won`t someone come to help me?” He dressed and went down into the passage and saw the prosecutrix, who was excited and bleeding from the lips. She complained to him of the assault, saying she did not know the man, but he had gone in the direction of Foord Road, where he accompanied her. They met P.C. Butler, whom the prosecutrix asked if he had seen a tall man go that way. Just then prisoner crossed the road and said he was the tall man they were looking for. Prosecutrix replied “That`s the man”. Witness and Butler brought prisoner to the police station and charged him. He made no reply at that time. He was taken below by Butler, and on his way down he said he gave the woman a shilling to go up the passage with him. He also said he had been in the Guildhall Vaults with her during the evening.

P.C. Butler corroborated the previous witness, also testified as to the evidence of a struggle having taken place in the passage, where he found a bag belonging to prisoner. On being charged at the police station prisoner said he went out with the bag to get some coal. Prisoner`s hand was bleeding. Both prosecutrix and prisoner appeared to be perfectly sober.

Prisoner was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions.

 

Folkestone Express 5-2-1910

Monday, January 31^st: Before Messrs. W.G. Herbert, J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, and R.J. Linton, and Major Legget.

A young man named Sidney Alfred Smith, married and living at Folkestone, was charged with indecently assaulting Ellen Staple on Saturday evening. The court was cleared and the case was heard in camera.

Ellen Staple said she was the wife of Edward Staple, an engine fitter, and lived at 7, Garden Road. On Saturday evening, about 11.30, she was in Bradstone Road. She was returning home alone. She was near the Viaduct, when she saw the prisoner walking towards her. As he was passing he said “Goodnight”. Witness answered “Goodnight” and looked round to see who it was. Prisoner was a stranger to her. As she looked round, prisoner also looked round, and then turned and followed her. She continued to walk on. Prisoner overtook her near the Corporation gate, just through the Viaduct, and caught hold of her by the shoulder. He said something to her, and she replied “It would pay you better to go about your business. I am a married woman”. The prisoner then dragged her across the road towards Kent Road, in the direction of the passage which runs at the rear of Bradstone Avenue. Witness resisted him, and said she was not going along there. Finding he was getting the better of her, she screamed and told prisoner if he did not let her go she would give him in charge. Prisoner then put his hand over her mouth and she bit his hand, which caused him to remove it. Prisoner then said that if she screamed he would choke her, and he placed some soft substance in her mouth. He was carrying a bag under his arm. Prisoner and witness at that time were in the passage at the rear of the second house in Bradstone Avenue. Witness screamed “Murder” and “Police”, and prisoner then pushed the soft substance further into her mouth. He then indecently assaulted her. Someone called from one of the windows of the houses in Bradstone Avenue “What`s the matter over there?” and prisoner ran away in the direction of Foord Road. Witness walked to the top of the passage, where she met P.C. Waters. She made a complaint to him as to what had happened. P.C. Butler was at the corner of Kent Road and Foord Road, and witness went across to him and said “Have you seen a tall man about?” Prisoner immediately came from the direction of the Viaduct, in Foord Road, and said “I`m the tall man you`re looking for”. Witness then gave him into custody. Witness had been in the town with her husband shopping, and met two young women who worked in the same laundry. She left her husband at 8.30 in High Street, and from that time until ten minutes to eleven she was in company with the two women. She left them in South Street, and then went to look for her husband, but she did not find him. The affair with the prisoner lasted about ten minutes. Nobody passed during that time.

Cross-examined by prisoner, witness said she did not see him in the Brewery Tap in the early part of the evening, and she did not ask him to treat her. She did not see him outside of his house in Bradstone Road and ask him for a shilling.

P.C. Waters said at about 11.30 on Saturday evening he was in bed at his lodgings, 5, Bradstone Avenue, when he heard screaming and shouting coming from the passage at the rear of Bradstone Avenue. He got up and opened the back window and shouted out “What`s the matter out there?” He then heard footsteps running away up the passage into Kent Road. He also heard a woman`s voice say “Oh, won`t someone come to help me?” Witness partly dressed and ran down into the passage, and as he did so he tripped over the sack produced. He saw the last witness at the top of the passage. She was very excited and bleeding from the lips. She told him a man had dragged her up the passage and had assaulted her. Witness asked her if she knew the man, and she replied “No”. He asked her in what direction he had gone, and she replied “Out in the Foord Road”. Witness accompanied her to the Foord Road end of Kent Road, where they met P.C. Butler at the corner of Kent Road. The last witness ran across the road and asked Butler if he had seen a tall man run along that way. Almost immediately, just across Foord Road, prisoner came up to them and said “I am the tall man you are looking for”. Mrs. Staple said “That`s the man”, and P.C. Butler then took him into custody on the charge of indecently assaulting Staple. Prisoner made no reply. On the way to the police station prisoner said he gave the prosecutrix a shilling to go up the passage with him. He further said he had been in the Guildhall Vaults with her during the evening, and also in the Honest Lawyer public house.

P.C. Butler corroborated. He gave evidence of finding the bag, and spoke of seeing marks of a struggle in the passage in Kent Road. In reply to the charge at the police station, prisoner said he went out with his bag to get some coals. Witness noticed prisoner`s clothing was disarranged, and that he had a slight cut on the knuckle of his right hand, which was covered with blood. Prosecutrix and prisoner both appeared to be perfectly sober.

The Chairman advised Smith to reserve his defence, which he did.

Prisoner asked for bail, as he had a wife and three little children. He was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions. Bail was allowed, himself in £20 and one surety in £20, or two in £10.

The Chairman commended P.C. Waters on his prompt action in the matter.

Folkestone Herald 5-2-1910

Monday, January 31^st: Before Mr. W.G. Herbert, Major Leggett, Messrs. G.I. Swoffer, J. Stainer, and R.J. Linton.

Sidney Arthur Smith was charged with indecently assaulting Emily Ellen Staple, a married woman. The Chairman ordered the Court to be cleared.

Mrs. Staple stated that she was the wife of Edward Staple, and she lived at 17, Garden Road. Last Saturday, at about 11.30, in Bradstone Road, as she was returning home alone, prisoner, who was a stranger to her, spoke to her, caught hold of her by the shoulder, and dragged her across the road towards the passage in Kent Road. She resisted him, and finding he was getting the better of her, she commenced to scream. She said “If you don`t let me go, I`ll give you in charge”. He then held his hand over her mouth and tried to stop her from screaming. She bit his hand, which caused him to remove it. He said “If you scream, I`ll choke you”. He then placed some soft substance in her mouth, either his bag or cap. She screamed “Murder” and “Police”. He tightened the substance which was in her mouth so that she could not scream. Prosecutrix deposed to the nature of the assault alleged, and, proceeding, said someone shouted out of a window at the back “What`s the matter over there?”, which caused accused to run away. She only had time to get to the passage before P.C. Waters saw her. She then told him what had occurred, and accompanied him to the corner of Kent Road and Foord Road, where they met P.C. Butler. She said to him “Have you seen a tall man about?” Prisoner then came from the direction of Foord Road, and said “I am the tall man you are looking for”. She then gave him into custody. She had been out shopping. She met two young women that worked with her in the laundry. She left her husband at 8.30 p.m. in the High Street, and she was with her companions until 10.50. She left them in South Street, and then she looked for her husband, but missed him.

In answer to the accused, Mrs. Staples said she had never seen him before. She did not ask accused to “treat” her, and she did not see him at the Brewery Tap. She did not ask accused for a shilling.

P.C. Waters stated that at about 11.30 p.m. on Saturday evening he was in bed at his lodgings, at 5, Bradstone Avenue, when he heard someone screaming “Murder”, “Help”, and “Police”. The sound came from the passage at the rear of Bradstone Avenue, at the beginning of the Kent Road. He opened his window and shouted “What is the matter out there?” He heard a woman shouting “Oh, won`t someone come to help me?”, and he heard someone running away. He then partly dressed and ran down into the passage. He tripped over something which was lying there. He then saw complainant at the Kent Road end of the passage. She appeared to be very excited and was bleeding from the lips. She told him that a man had assaulted her. He asked her if she knew the man, and she replied “No”. He then asked in which direction he had gone. She replied “Out into Foord Road”. She then accompanied him to the corner of Kent Road and Foord Road, and he there met P.C. Butler. The prosecutrix asked “Have you seen a tall man run along this way?”. Almost immediately the prisoner crossed the Foord Road. He came right up to them, and said “I am the tall man you are looking for”. He was then told by P.C. Butler that he would be brought to the police station and charged with indecently assaulting Mrs. Staples. Prosecutrix, when she saw the prisoner, said “That`s the man”. Prisoner made no reply at the time.

Prisoner: I said I was innocent.

Witness, continuing, said that P.C. Butler took accused away, and he (witness) accompanied him. Prisoner said on the way that he gave prosecutrix a shilling. He also said that he had been in the Guildhall Vaults with complainant during the evening, and also in the Honest Lawyer public house.

Prisoner: If I was Guilty, why did I come back again? She asked me for 1s.

P.C. Butler also gave evidence. He said he went to the passage and saw evidence of a struggle. He found the bag owned by accused. In reply to the charge, accused said “I went out with my old bag to get some coal”. He noticed a slight cut on the right knuckle of prisoner`s hand. His hand was covered in blood.

Prisoner, who protested his innocence, was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions for the borough, and was allowed bail, himself in £20, and one surety of £20, or two of £10.

The Chairman said the Bench complimented the constables on their very smart conduct.

Folkestone Herald 12-2-1910

Local News

In reference to the charge of assault heard before the Folkestone Magistrates last week, we are requested to state that Mrs. Staple, the prosecutrix, does not live at 17, Garden Road, but at another house in the road.

 

Folkestone Daily News 2-4-1910

Quarter Sessions

Saturday, April 2^nd: Before J.C. Lewis Coward Esq.

Sidney Alfred Smith was charged on the 31^st January with indecently assaulting Mrs. Ellen Staple, a married woman. He was also charged with a common assault.

Mr. Dickens, who prosecuted, elected not to proceed with the serious charge.

Mr. Pitman advised accused to plead Guilty to the common assault, which he did, and was bound over to be of good behaviour for six months.

Folkestone Express 9-4-1910

Quarter Sessions

Saturday, April 2^nd: Before J.C. Lewis Coward Esq.

Sidney Alfred Smith, 23, a labourer, was charged with indecently assaulting Ellen Staple on January 20^th. He pleaded Guilty to a charge of common assault.

Mr. Dickens prosecuted, and Mr. Pitman (instructed by Mr. G.W. Haines) defended.

Mr. Dickens said no doubt the Recorder had read the depositions, and he was going to suggest that owing to the various circumstances, as well as certain information above suspicion, which the Chief Constable had received from other persons, that the man and woman were seen talking quietly together before the assault, it would be advisable for him not now to press the charge of indecency against the man, for he felt it would be practically impossible under the circumstances to obtain a conviction. The prisoner, however, did assault the woman in such a way that she bit his hand enough to make it bleed. He would be satisfied with the plea that the prisoner had made, and take a verdict of Guilty of the common assault.

Mr. Pitman said, having regard to what Mr. Dickens had said, and also to certain circumstances which had impressed themselves very much on his mind, it would have resulted in a verdict which would amount to guilty of a common assault. Mr. Dickens was satisfied that the additional information the defence could bring forward could not be doubted for one moment, and that the two were seen talking together and walking quietly along to the place into which the woman alleged she was dragged could not be doubted. The case he was instructed to put forward was entirely consistent with the story told by independent witnesses, and that the suggestion of indecency came not from the man, but from the woman, he being a married man, living with his wife quite close to the spot. The prisoner absolutely denied the suggestion that he put anything into her mouth, but he pushed her away with the sack which he was carrying. He would like to point out that Smith had been four or five weeks in prison, he not being bailed out until March 7^th, and he should ask the Recorder, having regard to the whole circumstances of the case, and the undoubted unreliability of the woman`s story, to take a lenient course. The woman, according to his instructions, made a demand for money, and threatened to cry if he did not accede to his request. He then lost his temper.

The Recorder said at the Police Court the prisoner said he reserved his defence.

Mr. Pitman said the prisoner outlined his defence in cross-examinating the witnesses, and he was beginning to make a statement, when, at the Magistrates` suggestion, he reserved his defence.

The Recorder, addressing Smith, said he had heard what both counsel had said, and he had already formed his own opinion. He did not think it desirable to go into details. The less said about the case the better. He advised him to be careful in the future. He would be bound over to be of good behaviour for six months.

Folkestone Herald 9-4-1910

Quarter Sessions

Saturday, April 2^nd: Before J.C. Lewis Coward Esq.

Sidney Alfred Smith, aged 23, a labourer, was indicted first for an indecent assault, and secondly for a common assault, on Ellen Staple, on January 29^th, at Folkestone. He was committed for trial on the first count only on January 31^st, and was not bailed out till March 7^th. Mr. Dicken prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. Pitman defended.

Acting on the advice of his counsel, prisoner pleaded Guilty to a common assault, but Not Guilty to an indecent assault.

Mr. Dickens intimated that he would accept the plea of Guilty to a common assault, and not proceed with the other charge. He said that the prisoner and the woman were seen talking quietly together before the assault, by a witness who did not appear at the Police Court, and he thought it would be inadvisable for him to press the charge of indecency against the man; indeed, he might also say that it would be impossible to obtain a conviction for indecent assault. That there was a common assault there was no doubt. The prisoner put something into the woman`s mouth, and as a result she bit his hand till the blood came.

The Recorder said that having regard to what Mr. Dickens had said, and to certain circumstances which had impressed themselves very much on his mind in connection with the deposition as to the time and the hours that the woman appeared to have been about the town, he thought that Mr. Dickens had taken a very proper course.

Mr. Pitman, for the defendant, said that his story was that the prisoner and the woman met, that they walked and conversed together, and that the suggestion came not from the man, but from the woman. They all knew the story of Potiphar`s wife. Prisoner had been recently married, and his wife lived near. Being indignant with the woman, prisoner did push her back, and she, according to a threat she had made before, cried out for the police, and so on. Prisoner absolutely denied the suggestion that he put anything into her mouth. He was carrying a sack at the time, having been picking up coal, and that might have accidentally struck her. Prisoner had already been in prison for four or five weeks, since he was committed on January 31<sup>st</sup>, and not bailed out till March 7<sup>th</sup>. In conclusion, counsel referred to the “undoubted unreliability of the woman`s story”, and said that it was a little difficult to know what a man was to do under the circumstances.

The Recorder said that in such cases he always desired to see what answer the prisoner made at the time when he was first charged. He saw that at the Police Court this man said “I reserve my defence”. Why was that?

Mr. Pitman said that the prisoner`s remark was one that was often made. At the Police Court he had put a good many questions to the woman, and as those questions disclosed his defence, the Magistrates` Clerk afterwards advised him to reserve the defence.

The Recorder said that that cleared up his doubt on the point, but he always did feel himself that it was very desirable to know what the answer of the man was at the time. He thought that the less said about that case the better. He would advise prisoner to be careful in the future. He would now bind him over to be of good behaviour for six months.

Folkestone Daily News 12-4-1911

Wednesday, April 12^th: Before Justices Ward, Jenner, Fynmore and Vaughan.

The licence of the Honest Lawyer was transferred from Mr. Godden Taylor to Mr. T.G. Saunders of Margate.

Mr. G.W. Haines appeared and stated that Mr. Taylor had gone to Norway and did not intend to come back. He had taken the licence with him, and the agreement between the brewers and the tenant could not be found.

Mr. Twyman, of Flint and Co., produced a duplicate copy which he had attested giving the brewers power to apply for the transfer of the duplicate licence.

Mr. Bax, managing director, corroborated.

Folkestone Express 15-4-1911

Wednesday, April 12^th: Before E.T. Ward Esq., Alderman Vaughan, and Lieut. Colonel Fynmore.

Mr. Haines said he applied for the temporary transfer of the licence of the Honest Lawyer public house. The licensee was Richard Godden Taylor, and the applicant for the transfer was Mr. J. Adams, of Margate. Mr. Taylor left Folkestone some three weeks or so ago suddenly for Norway, but one could hardly understand why he did so, because that house was doing a very good business. Mr. Taylor withheld his licence, therefore, he had to allow the Magistrates to allow him to have a duplicate, so that he could proceed further.

Mr. Twyman and Mr. Battiscombe, the manager of Messrs. Flint and Co., the owners of the house, gave evidence, and the Magistrates granted temporary authority, while they also agreed to give Mr. Haines a duplicate of the licence obtained by Mr. Taylor.

Folkestone Herald 15-4-1911

Wednesday, April 12^th: Before Mr. E.T. Ward, Aldermen T.J. Vaughan and C. Jenner, and Lieut. Col. R.J. Fynmore.

Mr. G.W. Haines, on behalf of Mr. T.J. Adams, applied for a transfer of the licence of the Honest Lawyer public house from Mr. T.R. Taylor.

Mr. Haines said that the applicant`s references had been sent in to the Chief Constable. The present holder of the licence could not appear, as he had left the town some time ago for Norway. Mr. Haines, however, produced a copy of the original agreement that had been made between the tenant and the brewers, Messrs. Flint and Co. Ltd., which contained a clause empowering the brewers to transfer the licence inm the absence of the tenant.

The application was granted.

Folkestone Express 20-5-1911

Wednesday, May 17^th: Before W.G. Herbert, Lieut. Cols. Fynmore and Hamilton, Major Leggett, and J. Stainer, R.J. Linton, G.I. Swoffer, and G. Boyd Esqs.

Mr. G.W. Haines appeared on behalf of Mr. T.J. Adams and applied for the transfer of the licence of the Honest Lawyer to his client. He stated that temporary authority had been granted, and that the outgoing tenent was Mr. R.G. Taylor.

The transfer was granted.

Folkestone Herald 20-5-1911

Wednesday, May 17^th: Before Mr. W.G. Herbert, Col. Hamilton, Lieut. Col. Fynmore, Major Leggett, Messrs. J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, R.J. Linton, and G. Boyd.

Mr. G.W. Haines applied for a transfer of the licence of the Honest Lawyer public house to Mr. J. Adams. The former tenant was Mr. R.G. Taylor. Temporary authority had already been given.

The application was granted.

Folkestone Express 17-2-1912

Local News

An application was made on Wednesday at the police court for a protection order in respect to the transfer of the licence of the Honest Lawyer, St. John`s Street, from Mr. Adams to Mr. George Hubbard, Sittingbourne. The licence was transferred to Adams on the 17^th May last, and he applied for protection. The Clerk said the regulations had not been complied with. A licence could not be transferred before the expiration of twelve months from the date of the transfer. The application was refused.

Folkestone Herald 17-2-1912

Wednesday, February 14^th: Before Mr. E.T. Ward and Lieut. Col. R.J. Fynmore.

Mr. Twining applied for a protection order in respect of the Honest Lawyer beerhouse, St. John`s Street. The present tenant was a man named Adams, who obtained a transfer of the licence on the 17^th May last. He applied for a protection order for Mr. Geo. Hubbard, of Sittingbourne. Mr. Twining said it would be advantageous to both parties if the order was granted by the Magistrates that day.

The Magistrates` Clerk said it was the practice of the justices not to grant a transfer within a year of the previous transfer. He did not think they could do it.

Mr. Twining remarked that should the application not be granted, the present applicant would remain in occupation until such time as the transfer could be effected. Should the Magistrates see their way clear to concur, Mr. Hubbard would take over the occupation that day. He pointed out the inconvenience that would be caused to Mr. Hubbard, whose furniture was being removed.

The Magistrates refused the application, the Chairman remarking that by doing so they would be departing from their usual practice, and would be creating a precedent.

Folkestone Daily News 28-2-1912

Wednesday, February 28^th: Before Messrs. Herbert, Leggett, Swoffer, Fynmore, Boyd, and Stainer.

An application was made to transfer the licence of the Honest Lawyer in St. John`s Street.

It had only been transferred in May last, when the former tenant had left the country and taken the licence with him. Now, the Licensing Act lays it down very clearly that no licence shall be transferred more than once a year, but the Bench waived this objection, it being explained that there were domestic circumstances which rendered the transfer necessary. Consequently the transfer was granted.

Folkestone Express 2-3-1912

Wednesday, February 28^th: Before W.G. Herbert, J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer and G. Boyd Esqs., Lieut. Col. Fynmore, and Major Leggett.

Mr. Twyman applied for the transfer of the Honest Lawyer from Mr. Thomas James Adams to Mr. George Hubbard.

The Clerk said there had been no protection order granted, for the reason that there were certain difficulties in the way, and it was left to them (the Magistrates) to deal with the transfer. It was only right to mention that the licence was transferred to the present holder in May last, within the twelve months, and the regulations provided that no second transfer should be made within twelve calendar months. The Magistrates had the power to waive the regulation.

The Chairman asked the Chief Constable whether he had any objection.

The Chief Constable said the incoming tenant kept a house near Sittingbourne for nearly eight years and in a very satisfactory manner. He thought it was desirable that the change should take place.

The Chairman asked what was the reason the transfer was asked for.

Mr. Twyman said it was on account of domestic circumstances which had arisen, and it was desirable that the present tenant should move out of the licensed premises.

The Chairman said the Bench agreed to waive the regulation, and the transfer would be granted.

Folkestone Herald 2-3-1912

Wednesday, February 28^th: Before Mr. W.G. Herbert, Lieut. Col. Fynmore, Major Leggett, Messrs. J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer and G. Boyd.

With regard to an application for the transfer of the licence of the Honest Lawyer from Mr. T.J. Adams to Mr. Geo. Hubbard, the Magistrates` Clerk explained that no protection order had been granted because of certain difficulties. The transfer had been made to the holder in May last, within twelve months of the present transfer. The regulations provided that no second transfer should be made within twelve calendar months, but if the Magistrates felt so disposed, they could waive the regulations.

The Chief Constable said there was no objection. The applicant had had a licence at Bourne, near Sittingbourne, for eight years, and he thought it desirable for the change to take place.

Mr. Twyman, who made the application on behalf of the tenant, said the transfer was asked for by the present tenant on account of domestic circumstances, which made it desirable for him to live off licensed premises.

The application was granted.

Folkestone Express 9-3-1912

Local News

The adjourned licensing sessions for the borough of Folkestone were held at the police court on Wednesday morning. The Magistrates were E.T. Ward, W.G. Herbert, J. Stainer, R.J. Linton and G. Boyd Esqs., Major Leggett, and Lieut. Colonels Fynmore and Hamilton. Only one licence had been deferred – that of the Rendezvous Hotel.

Honest Lawyer

The licence of the Honest Lawyer, which had been transferred to Mr. Hubbard, was renewed.

Mr. Andrews said plans had been deposited with respect to certain alterations at the Guildhall Vaults. The alterations were in the billiard room.

The Magistrates gave their consent to the application.

Folkestone Herald 9-3-1912

Wednesday, March 6^th: Before Mr. E.T. Ward, Lt. Col. Hamilton, Lt. Col. Fynmore, Major Leggett, and Messrs. W.G. Herbert, J. Stainer, R.J. Linton, and G. Boyd.

The licence of the Honest Lawyer, which was transferred to Mr. Hubbard on the previous Wednesday, was renewed.