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Saturday, 11 January 2014

Prince Albert 1910s



Folkestone Express 5-10-1912

Friday, September 27th: Before E.T. Ward Esq., Lieut. Col. Fynmore, J.J. Giles Esq., and Col. Owen.

Sarah Marsh was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Tontine Street the previous afternoon. She pleaded Guilty.

P.C. Varrier said about half past one the previous day he was in Rendezvous Street, when he saw the woman, who was drunk, go into the public bar of the Prince Albert. She was refused drink, and when outside the house she commenced to make use of filthy language. Having previously cautioned her about her conduct, he took her into custody.

Prisoner said she was very sorry.

Inspector Swift said the woman was married, but was living apart from her husband. She was a housekeeper for two men at Lyminge.

Fined 5s. and 4s. costs, or seven days` imprisonment in default.

Folkestone Daily News 2-5-1913
 
Monday, April 28th: Before Messrs. Vaughan, Stainer, and Owen.

Ernest Eustace was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.

P.C. Toms, in proving the case, said on Saturday night prisoner was drunk in Tontine Street, where he was having an altercation with another man. Prisoner refused to go away, and commenced fighting.

P.C. Piddock corroborated.

Sergt. Prebble said that when brought to the station at 11.45 on Saturday night prisoner was undoubtedly drunk.

Prisoner said he was very excited, and he admitted striking another man with whom he quarrelled. The other man was drunk, but he (accused) denied that he was intoxicated.

Henry Smith, of the Radnor Lodging House, said prisoner had an altercation with another man, who struck accused, who at once hit back. Witness and accused had been together all day on Saturday. They had three drinks on Saturday night. They were in the Prince Albert about 1½ hours. Neither he nor the prisoner were drunk.

The Chief Constable: What were you and accused doing on Saturday?

Witness: Hawking.

Have you a hawker`s licence? – No; I was selling flowers.

What caused the trouble on Saturday night? – The others, who were drunker than what we were. (Laughter)

The Chief Constable said accused was fined in July last for drunkenness, and in February of this year given 21 days for drunkenness and an assault on a constable.

Fined 5s. and 7s. 6d. costs, and allowed until Saturday to pay.
 
Folkestone Express 3-5-1913

Monday, April 28th: Before Alderman Vaughan, Alderman Jenner, and Col. Owen.

Ernest Eustace was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday night. He pleaded Not Guilty.

P.C. Toms said he was on duty in Tontine Street, when he saw prisoner having an altercation with another man. Seeing he was drunk, with the assistance of P.C. Fox, he brought him to the police station.

P.C. Waters said about 11.30 he was on duty in Tontine Street when he saw prisoner arguing with another man named Maxted. He separated them and advised them to go away, the former doing so. Prisoner ran up to him and again argued, and he had to again separate them, and then P.C. Toms arrested Eustace.

P.S. Prebble said he was on duty at the police station when defendant was brought in, and he was drunk.

Defendant denied that he was drunk, and said the other men who set on to him and his friend were drunk.

Henry Smith said he was with prisoner on Saturday. They had three drinks in the Prince Albert from half past nine to “chucking out time”.

In reply to the Chief Constable, witness said the six men who set on prisoner in Tontine Street were more drunk than they were. (Laughter) A chap hit the prisoner in the face, and he struck back. He did not hear what the policeman said to him.

The Chief Constable (Mr. H. Reeve) said there were two previous convictions against the prisoner. Last July he was sentenced to twenty one days` for a similar offence, and on the 8th of February he was sentenced to twenty one days` for being drunk and disorderly, and a month for assaulting a police constable.

Fined 5s. and 7s. 6d. costs, or fourteen days` hard labour. The Magistrates allowed him till Saturday to pay.
 

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