Folkestone Express
28-8-1920
Friday, August 20th: Before Col. Owen, Mr. L.G.A.
Collins, Rev. Epworth Thompson, Alderman Jenner, Councillor Hollands, Mr.
Blamey, and Capt. Griffin.
Mr. Stonebridge, Bouverie Hotel, applied for a temporary
licence for a marquee on Sandgate Plain on the occasion of the fete held on
Wednesday last from 2.30 to 10 p.m. Mr. Seager supported the application, and
pointed out that the fete was organised by a Society known as the Cheerful
Sparrows, an organisation which had been in existence in London for 21 years,
and the Society in Folkestone was the first to be formed outside London. The
Society was formed to do some good from a charitable point of view, and also
for the town. The application was granted.
Folkestone Herald
18-12-1920
Local News
At the Folkestone Petty Sessions yesterday, the Bouverie Hotel
was granted an extension for one hour on Saturday night for a dinner.
Folkestone Express
3-2-1923
Local News
At the Folkestone Police Court on Tuesday morning the
licence of the Bouverie Hotel was transferred from Mr. Stokesbury to Mr. M.
Ivory.
Folkestone Herald
3-2-1923
Local News
The Folkestone Bench temporarily transferred the licence of
the Bouverie Hotel on Tuesday from Mr. C. Stotesbury to Mr. M. Ivory.
Folkestone
Express 4-8-1928
Saturday, July 28th: Before Mr. G.I.
Swoffer, W.W. Nuttall, Col. Broome-Giles, and Mr. R.J. Stokes.
Omar
Macklem was charged with, having been drunk and incapable in
Bouverie Road on the previous evening. Defendant pleaded not guilty.
P.C Kennett said that about
9-30 p.m. on the previous evening, in consequence of a telephone message received
at the Police Station, he went to Bouverie Boad, where he aw defendant lying on the ground outside the the Bouverie Hotel. He was
bleeding from the nose and had a wound over the eye. He was under the influence
of drink. He conveyed
him to the Hospital by ambulance, where his wound was dressed. In consequence of what them doctor said he brought him to the
Police Station.
P.S. Fox said that about 9-30 p.m. on the previous evening
he was called to Bouverie Road East, where he saw defendant lying on the
ground in a semi-conscious condition. He helped to convey him to the Hospital
and back to the Police Station. Defendant did not recover consciousness until
two hours after.
P.C Kennett. who was re-called, said, in his answer
to the defendant, that the doctor did to not say to the nurse that he was not
drunk.
Defendant
said that he entered the Bouverie at about 9-15 p.m. on the previous evening,
but there only had a pint of bitter and one bottle of Base. While he was
sitting there a man, whom he did not know, stepped up to him and asked him if
he did not knew him, and if he would lend him £1. He said that he did not know
him, and as he did not, he would not lend him the money. The man started fighting,
and some chairs and tables were thrown over. The man then picked up a chair and
swung it at him, and that was the last he (defendant) knew about it.
The
Bench considered the case proved, and fined the defendant 5s
Monday, July 30th: Before Alderman G.
Spurgen, Mr. J.H. Blamey, Mr. W. Griffin, and Eng. Rear Admiral L.J. Stephens.
Samuel Wilson, a carpenter, was charged with being
drunk and incapable in Bouverie Road East on Saturday night. He was also
charged with being drunk on the licensed premises of the Bouverie Hotel.
Defendant pleaded Guilty to both charges.
Mr. A.S. Beesley, the Chief Constable, said he would
only proceed against the defendant on the charge of being drunk on licensed
premises, and would withdraw the other charge.
Inspector Pittock said that at 10.15 p.m. on the Saturday he visited the
Bouverie Hotel, in company with P.S. Fox. He (witness) was in plain clothes, but P.S. Fox was in uniform. On entering the smoke
room bar he saw the defendant sitting on a seat just inside the door. He noticed he was in a drowsy condition. He (witness)
told him
he was a police inspector and
asked him to stand up.
After some hesitation he staggered to his feet. He (witness) told him that t
was drunk and in a muddled way. He said “Am I?” and then sat down again. He requested
the landlord, Mr. Ivory, to eject him. The defendant staggered to his feet, and
P.S. Fox assisted him to the door. On reaching outside the defendant collapsed
against a wall. Seeing that he was totally incapable of taking care of himself,
he (witness) brought him
to the Police Station, where he charged him.
The Chairman: Had he been served?
Inspector Pittock: I am not in a
position to say.
The Chief Constable said that there were no previous convictions against the defendant.
Wilson said that he had nothing to say. He worked in the town.
A fine of 5s. was imposed.
Folkestone
Herald 4-8-1928
Saturday, July 28th: Before Mr. G.I. Swoffer
and other Magistrates.
Omar Macklam was charged with being drunk and incapable
the previous night. He pleaded Not Guilty.
Prisoner`s only eye was very bruised and swollen and
completely closed. He had to be led about the Court by policemen. Over his eye
was a large plaster dressing.
P.C. Kennett said that at about 9.30 the previous
evening, in consequence of a telephone message received at the police station,
he went to Bouverie Road East, where he saw the prisoner lying on the pavement
outside the Bouverie Hotel. He assisted him to his feet, and found him to be
helplessly drunk. Accused was bleeding from the nose and from a wound over the
right eye. In consequence of that, witness conveyed him to the Hospital on the
ambulance. At the Hospital he was attended by Dr. Barrett, and in consequence
of what the doctor told him he conveyed prisoner back to the police station and
charged him with being drunk and incapable.
Sergeant Fox said that prisoner was lying on the
pavement in a semi-conscious condition in a pool of blood. In his opinion he
was drunk.
P.C. Kennett (re-called) was asked by prisoner whether
the doctor did not turn to one of the nurses and say “The man is suffering more
from being knocked out than from drink”.
P.C. Kennett said the doctor did not say that.
Prisoner said that he entered the Bouverie Hotel about
9.15 or 9.20 and all that he had to drink was a pint of bitter and a bottle of
Bass. He was drinking when a man, a perfect stranger, came up to him, called
him by his name, and asked him to lend him £1. He said he did not lend money to
strangers, and the man made a remark he resented and struck him. They knocked a
chair or two over, and the man picked up a chair and swung it at him. That was
the last he remembered. He left home only half an hour before and had only had
two drinks.
The Chief Constable said there were no previous
convictions.
The Chairman: There is no doubt about it. The case is
proved against you, and there is no doubt that you were drunk. You will be
fined 5s.
Folkestone
Express 11-8-1928
Tuesday, August 7th:
Before Col. Owen, Mr. A. Stace,
Col. Broome-Giles, Alderman W.H. Moncrieff, and Mr. J. H. Blamey.
Michael Ivory was summoned for permitting drunkenness on his licensed
premises, the Bouverie Hotel, on the 28th July. Mr. Rutley Mowll (Dover)
defended, and pleaded Not Guilty. There was a further summons for being drunk himself on his licensed
premises on the same occasion. Mr. Rutley Mowll pleaded Not Guilty.
At the Chief Constable’s
request all witnesses were ordered out of Court.
Inspector Pittock said part of his duties were the supervision and
visiting of public houses in order to see that the requirements of the law were
being carried out. At 10.15 p.m. on July 28th, in company with P.S. Fox, he
went to the Bouverie Hotel, of which defendant was the landlord. He did not
visit all the bars. He went into the smoke-room. A view could not be obtained
from the serving bar of all the persons in the smoke-room bar. On entering the
bar he saw a man named
Samuel
Wilson sitting on a seat near the door. There
were two women sitting next to him, and some men on his left. There would be
about a dozen people there altogether. As soon as he entered he saw
Wilson, who appeared very drowsy, and he formed the opinion that he a he was drunk. He at once went to the bar and ordered the barman to fetch
Mr. Ivory. There was some delay
before Mr. Ivory appeared, and
on looking through the door he saw
Mr. Ivory pass in his shirt sleeves
in the yard. He asked P.S. Fox to
call him, and he called him four times
before he came. Defendant supported
himself by the door-post, and he Jeon (witness) said to him “This man, Mr. him
Ivory, is drunk on your licensed premises”, indicating the man Wilson. Mr. Ivory
said “Arrest him, arrest him”. He said to Mr. Ivory “It is your business to get him off your
premises, and if you require any assistance we will assist you”. Mr. Ivory
then shouted to the man Wilson “Get out, get out”. Wilson staggered to his feet, and lurched forward, and he was assisted to
the door by P.S. Fox. On getting
outside he saw Wilson collapse against the wall. With the assistance of P.S. Fox he took
Wilson to the Police
Station. Before leaving the yard he had formed the opinion that Mr. Ivory
himself was drunk. He formed that opinion immediately Mr. Ivory went to the
smoke-room. He supported himself by the two door-posts as he stood in the bar,
his eyes were staring, and his speech was incoherent, and his general demeanour
was that of a drunken man. Before leaving with Wilson he said to Mr. Ivory “I
shall report you for permitting drunkenness on your licensed premises, and also for being drunk yourself
on your licensed premises”. He replied “I can do what I like on my own premises, it is nothing
to do with you”. About ten minutes after arriving at the station, Mr. Ivory
arrived at the Police Station, accompanied by a Mr. Carter. He said to Mr.
Iivory “Well, what
do you want now?”, and he said “Do you accuse me of being drunk?”, and he replied “Yes I do.” Mr.
Ivory said “Well, I have come down here to see about it, I will make it ---- hot
for you. I will
see my doctor.” He (witness) replied “Perhaps I can assist you; would you like to see Dr. Barrett, the police
doctor?”, and he said “Yes, I will”. Dr. Barrett was then telephoned for. He
asked Carter what he wanted, and he made a statement and signed it. Dr. Barrett
arrived at 10.38. He told the doctor he was reporting defendant for being drunk
on his licensed premises, and he asked him to examine Mr. Ivory, and Dr.
Barrett had a conversation with him, but Mr. Ivory refused to undergo the usual
tests.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mowll: It was a Saturday evening, and they were
fairly busy in the bar. He was not informed that the same evening the man
Wilson had been turned out of the house. Mr. Ivory was rather resentful of the
charge of drunkenness. Defendant said he would report him to Mr. Beesley. He
thought defendant walked to the Police Station, which was five minutes’ walk.
It included going down some steps leading to the Police Station. He would not
say they were dangerous. At the Station Mr. Ivory’s indignation was with regard
to the charge of being drunk himself, and said “You are more drunk than I am”. He (witness) suggested the police doctor.
By
the Clerk: During the time he was there the barman was in the serving bar.
Dr.
Barrett, the police surgeon, said he was called
to the Police Station at 10.30, and be was asked to go quickly. He got there as
soon as he could. He saw Inspector Pittock and the defendant, and Mr.
Pittock told him he was charging defendant with being drunk, and he said to
defendant “What are you here for?”, and he said “ This man Pittock says I am
drunk, but I know more about it than a ---- ignorant man like Pittock.” He then asked him to go through
the usual tests, but he refused, saying “No, I am not drunk”. He felt defendant’s pulse, and then said “If you will
not go through the usual tests there
is not much for me to do”. Defendant had something to say to Inspector Pittock,
and then went off. Defendant was excited, his voice was loud, far louder than
he thought was necessary, and he was rather blustering, as evidenced by his
remark about Inspector Pittock in front of everyone in the station. His pupils
were slightly dilated, but there was nothing remarkable about them, his pulse
rate was about a hundred, but he did not actually count that. On turning round
to leave the room defendant seemed to lose his balance, and banged into
the door-post. He heard Inspector Pittock say to him “Mind the door, Mr.
Ivory”. He followed Mr. Ivory and watched him go up the steps outside the
station, and he commenced going up the steps in the middle, but before he got
to the top he had gone into the wall on the left-hand side three times, and he pushed himself
away three
times. He was not unsteady. He gave a certificate. He considered the defendant was drunk.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mowll: He knew a very large number of people
considered the Police steps to test drunkenness were unfair. One did the tests
because it was generally expected of one, but he formed his opinion on general
observation.
Inspector Pittock was re-called by the Chief Constable. He produced the
statement made by Mr. Carter.
The Clerk read the statement of William Sidney Carter, who said that
about 9.15 p.m. he went to the Bouverie Hotel smoke-room, and there saw “Sam”,
and he asked him to have a drink. He had a half
a beer, and Sam asked him to have a drink. He (Sam) went to the bar, and called
for two drinks, and the barman refused to serve him on two occasions. The
barman told him he had had enough. He sat beside Sam, and remained there until
Inspector Pittock went in. He went outside, and saw Inspector Pittock in
conversation with Mr. Ivory, who told him he was drunk. He (witness) considered
Mr. Ivory was not drunk.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mowll: Carter went in
with Mr. Ivory, and he took the statement from Carter, who said he had gone
down with Mr. Ivory in his interests. Carter maintained that Ivory was not drunk,
and said that Sam (meaning Wilson) had been refused drink in the house.
P.S. Fox said he saw defendant staggering
about in the yard. Mr. Ivory smelt strongly of spirits and he came to the conclusion
he was drunk.
P.S. Thorne said he was station officer at 10.30
on the 28th July, and defendant went in. Defendant was under his observation for
twelve minutes. Defendant was drunk. He had got a hiccough, his eyelids were puffed, and his voice was very loud, different to his usual
tone of voice. Defendant collided with the door post when lie left the office.
The Chief Constable said that was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Mowll, addressing the magistrates, said there was hardly any case
more difficult to present than a case of denial of drunkenness in the face of
Police evidence. Police officers were very straightforward and true men, and he felt the difficulty he was placed in,
but it was only fair to his client in exercising his undoubted right that he
should present his side of the case to the Magistrates, and that was what he
was about to do. Mr. Ivory had a total service in the Army of between 25 and 26
years, and he had been licensee of the house just on six years. It meant
everything to him, that was all he wanted to say, if they convicted him of this
charge.
Mrs. Lilian Ivory, wife of the
defendant, said that on Saturday, July 28th she came down from the
dining-room about 8.30 p.m., and she saw Wilson there. She gave instructions to
the barman not to serve him, as she thought he had had enough to drink. She
told the barman to tell him to go out, and he was,
in fact, at that time ejected. She did
not know he had got hack into the house
until the Police arrived. After the police left her husband insisted on
going to the Police Station, and he asked
her Io lock up. She did so. He
had been working behind the saloon bar and the adjoining bar all the evening.
She was here from 8-30. Her husband was perfectly sober - she was quite sure of
that.
Cross-examined
by the Chief Constable: Unless they walked into the saloon bar hey could not
see if anyone was drunk. She was surprised Wilson was there. When Mr. Ivory was
called, George Cloke, the barman, was
in charge of that particular bar. Wilson
rarely went into the bar,
and she did riot think he had been there
for three months.
Cecil
Cloke, the barman of the Bouverie Hotel, said he had been there for nearly four
years. He knew Wilson, and saw him about 9.20 on the night of the 28th. He was
then behind the bar. Mrs. Ivory went along, and told him not to serve him,
because he was shouting about. He refused to serve him. Mrs. Ivory told him to
see him outside, arid he saw Wilson to the door. He did not know when Wilson
went back, and he was quite ignorant of the fact that he was in the house. In
his view defendant was perfectly sober.
Cross-examined by the Chief Constable: It was very difficult to keep
observation on the saloon bar from the serving bar.
Albert George Powell, Dawn Edge, Willingdon, Sussex, a retired removal contractor,
said that on the day in question he was staying in the hotel part of the Bouverie.
H went out about eight o’clock in the evening, and returned about 10.15. He was
sitting in the office three-quarters of an hour or an hour before he saw Mr.
Ivory, who gave him his receipt for his account. He was with Mr. Ivory for some
time, and he did not notice anything
wrong with him at all. As far as he could judge he was I quite all right. He did not hear anything
had happened until the Monday.
Mr. Henry Hopper, master baker, 36, Morehall Avenue, said that on the 28th uly he was in the saloon bar
about 9.45, land saw Mr. Ivory behind the bar serving. He was standing. He
(witness) called for a drink, and defendant asked him if he would have a
tankard or a glass. Mr. Ivory asked him if he was busier now, and he replied
that he looked like having a busy week-end, and Mr. Ivory said “That's
right, we have not many weeks to do it in”. His speech was quite clear, and there was
nothing to indicate Mr. Ivory was the worse for liquor.
Mr. Henry George Hopper, 99, Chart Road, a taxi proprietor, said he
visited the Bouverie Hotel on the 28th, at about 9.40 p.m. He entered the small
bar on the counter, and Mr. Ivory went through. Mr. Ivory spoke to him, and Mr.
Ivory was sober then at a quarter to ten. He was normal in every way.
Miss Ida Hughes, waitress at the Bouverie
Hotel, said that on the night of e the 28th July Mr. Ivory asked her
for two sandwiches about five minutes to ten, and he appeared to her to be perfectly
sober. Mr. Ivory took the sandwiches into the bar. Just after ten Mr. Ivory
brought the snack covers out. They were difficult to carry, and he carried them
through all right, and put them on the table. He had to open two doors.
Miss
Gladys Archer, housemaid at, the Bouverie Hotel, said she had the evening out on the 28th July, and she returned at 11.10. The house was looked up, and
she had to ring the bell. Mr. Ivory went to the door and let her in. He
was at that time perfectly sober.
George
Albert Whiting, 36, Alexandra Gardens, carpenter, said he was in the saloon bar
at ten minutes to ten, and left at 10.15. He saw Mr. Ivory, and he had no
hesitation in saying he was then perfectly sober.
George
Dolton. 25, Watkin Road, wholesale newsvendor, who was in the Bouverie Hotel
from 9.10 to 9.25 p m., said Mr. Ivory asked him to let him have all the
coppers he had, and he assisted him in counting up 15s. worth of coppers. Mr.
Ivory was perfectly sober, and was very busy.
Frederick
George Salter. 8. Oxford Terrace, foreman decorator, said he was in the
Bouverie Hotel from 9.15 to 10.30 p.m.
He was in the saloon bar, and he aw Mr.
Ivory count the coppers out. He was positive Mr. Ivory was perfectly sober.
Mr.
Mowll said he had other witnesses of the same type. He could not carry the case
any further, and if those witnesses did not convince the Magistrates, no end of
other witnesses could.
The
Magistrates retired, and on their return the Chairman said the Magistrates
found defendant was guilty of permitting drunkenness, and he would be fined £2.
The second summons would be dismissed on account of the conflict of evidence.
Folkestone
Herald 11-8-1928
Local News
At the Folkestone Police Court on Monday (before
Alderman G. Spurgen and other Magistrates) Samuel Wilson was charged with being
drunk and incapable in Bouverie Road East on Saturday night. He pleaded Guilty.
He was further charged with being found drunk on licensed premises at the same
time, and he pleaded Guilty. The first charge was withdrawn, and the Chief
Constable said that he would proceed only with the second.
Inspector Pittock stated that at 10.15 p.m. on Saturday
last he visited the Bouverie Hotel, Bouverie Road East, in company with
Sergeant Fox. Witness was in plain clothes, and Sergeant Fox was in uniform. He
entered the smoking room bar and saw the defendant sitting on a seat just
inside the door, in a drowsy condition. Witness told him that he was a police
inspector, and asked him to stand up. After some hesitation he did so, and
staggered to his feet. Witness then told him that he was drunk, and in a
muddled way Wilson said “Am I?” and sat down again. Witness then requested the
landlord to eject defendant from the premises, and the landlord ordered him
out. He staggered to his feet, and Sergeant Fox assisted him to the door. On
reaching the outside he leaned against the wall. Seeing that he was totally
incapable of taking care of himself, witness brought him to the police station
and charged him.
The Chairman: Had he been served in the Bouverie Hotel?
Inspector Pittock: I am not in a position to say.
The Chief Constable said there were no previous
convictions.
Defendant was fined 5s.
Local News
At the Folkestone Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Michael
Ivory, licensee of the Bouverie Hotel, Bouverie Road East, was summoned for
permitting drunkenness on his licensed premises on July 28th. There
was a further summons alleging that he was himself drunk on licensed premises.
Mr. Rutley Mowll, of Dover, appeared for the defendant.
The Magistrates were Colonel G.P. Owen, Mr. A. Stace,
Mr. J.H. Blamey, Colonel P. Broome-Giles, and Alderman W.H. Moncrieff.
Defendant pleaded Not Guilty to both summonses.
All witnesses were ordered out of Court.
Inspector Pittock said part of his duties were the
visiting and supervision of licensed premises. At 10.15 p.m. on the 28th
ult., in company with Sergeant Fox, he went to the Bouverie Hotel, of which
defendant was the landlord. He went to the smoke room bar, which was under the
archway leading from Bouverie Road East, and was entered by the second door on
the right under the archway. A view could not be obtained from behind the
counter of all the persons in the smoke room bar. On entering the bar he saw a
man named Samuel Wilson, sitting on a seat near the bar, opposite the door.
There were two women sitting next to him, and some other men on the left. There
were about a dozen people all told. As soon as he entered he noticed that
Wilson appeared to be drowsy. He formed the opinion that he was drunk. He at
once went to the bar and ordered the barman to fetch Mr. Ivory, the licensee.
The barman was behind the bar when witness entered. There was some little delay
before Mr. Ivory appeared. He saw Mr. Ivory passing outside the premises.
Sergeant Fox called him four times before he came in. He supported himself,
continued witness, by the door posts, and I said to him “This man, Mr. Ivory,
is drunk on your licensed premises”, indicating the man Wilson. He said “Arrest
him. Arrest him”. I said “It is your business to get him off your premises, and
if you require any assistance we will assist you”. Defendant then shouted to
the man Wilson “Get out. Get out”. Wilson staggered to his feet and lurched
forward, and was assisted to the door by Sergeant Fox, who was in uniform. In
getting outside, Wilson collapsed against the wall. I arrested him and brought
him to the police station. Before leaving the yard with Wilson I had formed the
opinion that Mr. Ivory himself was drunk. I had formed that opinion immediately
Mr. Ivory came into the smoke room. I formed the opinion because he supported
himself by the two door posts, his eyes were staring, his speech incoherent,
and his general demeanour as to that of a drunken man. Before leaving with
Wilson I said to Mr. Ivory “I shall report you for permitting drunkenness on
your licensed premises, and also for being drunk yourself on your licensed
premises”. He replied “I can do what I like on my own premises; it is nothing
to do with you”. About ten minutes after arriving at the station, Mr. Ivory
arrived at the station accompanied by a man named Carter. I said to him “Well,
Mr. Ivory, what do you want now?” He said “You accuse me of being drunk?” I
said “Yes, I do”. He said “Well, I have come down here to see about it, and I
will make it ---- hot for you. I will see my doctor!” I said “Perhaps I can
assist you. Would you like to see Dr. Barrett, the police doctor?” He said
“Yes, I will”. Dr. Barrett was then telephoned for. In the meantime I took a
statement from Carter. Dr. Barrett arrived about 10.38. I told the doctor in
the presence of Mr. Ivory that I was reporting him for being drunk on his own
licensed premises. Dr. Barrett had a conversation with defendant, and he
refused to undergo the usual tests.
By the Clerk: The doctor also saw Wilson and as a
result of that report proceedings were taken against Wilson, who was charged
with being drunk on licensed premises.
By Mr. Mowll: It was a Saturday evening and the hotel
was busy. He was not informed that the same evening Wilson had been turned out
of the house. Defendant was rather resentful of the charge of being drunk.
Defendant did not say he would report him to Mr. Beesley (the Chief constable).
Apparently defendant walked from his hotel to the police station. It was a five
minute walk. It would include going down some steps. At the police station
defendant strenuously denied the charge again. He accused him (witness) of
being drunk. Defendant himself suggested having a doctor. So far as he knew
defendant walked back to his house.
By the Clerk: The barman was in the serving bar.
Dr. W.C. Barrett, Police Surgeon, said he was asked to
come to the police station about 10.30 p.m. on July 30th. He saw the
last witness and defendant. He said to Ivory “What are you here for?” He said
“This man Pittock says I am drunk, but I know far more about it than a ----
ignorant man like Pittock”. I then said to him “Will you go through the usual
tests? You know them”. He said “No, I am not drunk”. I felt his pulse and then
I said “If you will not go through the usual tests there is not much for me to
do”. I had him under observation for five minutes. He was excited; his voice
was loud, far louder than I thought was necessary; he was blustering; his
pupils were slightly dilated – there was nothing remarkable about them; his
pulse was about 100 (the normal was 80). On turning round to leave the room he
seemed to lose his balance and banged into the door. I heard Inspector Pittock
say to him “Mind the door, Mr. Avory”. I followed him and watched him go up the
steps outside the station. He commenced going up the steps in the middle, but
before he had got to the top he had gone into the left hand side three times.
He was not in any way unsteady, but he went into the wall. From my observation
I gave a certificate. I considered he was drunk.
By Mr. Mowll: Police tests for drunkenness are
considered by many as very unfair. Three times in five minutes defendant said
he was not drunk.
Inspector Pittock, re-called, said he took a statement
from Carter.
The Clerk (Mr. J. Andrew) then read the statement to
the Magistrates. The witness Carter said the barman refused on two occasions to
serve Wilson, and when Inspector Pittock accused Mr. Ivory of being drunk, he
(Carter) considered he was not.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mowll, Inspector Pittock said
Carter came to the police station with defendant. He said he had come down in
defendant`s interests. Carter said Ivory was not drunk and he also said Wilson
had been refused drinks in the house.
Sergt. Fox gave corroborative evidence. He saw
defendant staggering about in the yard. He smelt strongly of spirits.
Sergt. Thorne, who was station officer on the night of
July 28th, said defendant came in and he was under his observation
about 12 minutes. He was drunk. He had got hiccoughs; his eyelids were puffed;
he was loud in his speech.
Mr. Mowll said there was hardly any case more difficult
than a case in which there was a denial of drunkenness to police evidence. But
it was only fair to his client that he should present his side of the case.
Defendant had had a fine career in the Army – 25 to 26 years` service – and the
result of that case meant everything to him.
Mrs. L. Ivory, the wife of the defendant, said on the
night in question she came downstairs from the hotel part of the premises at
about 8.30 p.m. She saw Wilson, and told the barman not to serve him, because
she thought he had had enough to drink. She also told the barman to tell him to
go out, and he was ejected. She did not know he had got back again into the
house until the police arrived. After the polie left her husband insisted on
going to the police station. He had been working behind the saloon bar all the
evening. She was there too. Her husband was perfectly sober.
Cross-examined, witness said unless one went into the
smoke room one could not see if anyone there was drunk. From time to time her
husband went into the bars to see if everything was all right. Mrs. Ivory said
on a previous occasion Wilson had been ejected by her husband.
Cecil Cloke, barman at the Bouverie Hotel, said he saw
Wilson once on the night of July 28th, about 9.20. Mrs. Ivory told
him not to serve him because he was shouting about. He refused to serve him.
Mrs. Ivory also yold him to see Wilson outside, and he did so. He could not say
when Wilson came back, and he was not aware of his presence in the house when
the police arrived. Mr. Ivory was perfectly sober all the evening.
By the Chief Constable: It was very difficult to keep
observation in the smoke room bar.
Albert George Powell, of Dawn Hedge, Willingdon, near
Eastbourne, a retired removal contractor, said on the day in question he was
staying at the hotel. He went out, and returned about 10.15. He saw Mr. Ivory
about three quarters of an hour later. He did not notice anything wrong with
him.
Henry Hopper, 36, Morehall Avenue, a master baker,
stated that on the 28th ultimo he was in the saloon bar about 9.45.
He saw Mr. Ivory there serving. Defendant`s speech was quite clear, and there
was nothing to indicate that he was the worse for liquor.
Henry George Hopper, of 99, Chart Road, said he was at
the Bouverie Hotel at 9.40 p.m. on the 28th ultimo. Defendant was
quite sober.
Ida Hughes, a waitress at defendant`s hotel, said at
9.45 Mr. Ivory asked her for two sandwiches. He was then perfectly sober. Just
after 10 o`clock defendant got his snack dishes out, and he took them through
two doors, which he had to open himself.
Gladys Archer, a housemaid at the Bouverie Hotel, said
defendant opened the door to her at 11.10. He was perfectly sober.
Geo. Albert Whiting, 3, Alexandra Gardens, a carpenter,
said he saw defendant at two minutes to ten and he was perfectly sober.
George Dolton, 25, Watkin Road, wholesale newsvendor,
said he was at the Bouverie Hotel from 9.10 to 9.25. He saw defendant, who
asked him to let him have all the coppers he had got. He gave him 15s. worth of
coppers, defendant assisting to count them. He was quit sober.
Frederick Geo. Salter, 8, Oxford Terrace, a former
decorator, said he was at the Bouverie Hotel from 9.15 to 10.30. He saw
defendant counting up the coppers and serving customers.
Mr. Mowll said he had several other witnesses of the
same type, but if the witnesses the Magistrates had already heard did not
convince them no more could.
The Magistrates retired, and upon their return the
Chairman announced that the Bench found defendant Guilty on the charge of
permitting drunkenness, and he would be fined £2. The second charge would be
dismissed on account of the conflict of evidence.
Folkestone
Herald 28-9-1929
Local News
At the Folkestone Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Joseph
Percival Lord, of 284, Cheriton Road, was granted a protection order pending
the full transfer of the licence of the Bouverie Hotel to him from Mr. M. Ivory
at the next licensing sessions.
The transfer of
several licences was approved by the Folkestone Magistrates at the Folkestone
transfer sessions on Wednesday. The Magistrates approved the transfer of the
licence of the Bouverie Hotel from Mr. M. Ivory to Mr. J.P. Lord, a protection
order in respect of which was granted a fortnight ago.
Folkestone
Express 12-10-1929
Local News
A special transfer sessions was held at the Folkestone
Police Court on Wednesday, when transfers in connection with several well-known
licensed houses were made.
The following full licence was transferred: The Bouverie
Hotel, Bouverie Road East, from Mr. Ivory to Mr. Joseph P. Lord.
Folkestone
Herald 12-10-1929
Local News
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