Folkestone
Express 21-2-1925
Local
News
Folkestone Herald
21-2-1925
Local News
At the Folkestone Police Court on Tuesday (before Colonel
G.P. Owen, the Rev. H. Epworth Thompson, Mr. J.H. Blamey, and Miss A.M. Hunt)
various licensing matters were dealt with.
The Harvey Hotel was granted an extension of licence until
11 p.m. on February 18th for the annual dinner of the Druids.
Folkestone
Express 6-6-1925
Saturday, May 30th: Before Mr. G. Boyd, Dr.
W.W. Nuttall, and Col. Broome-Giles.
Pte. David Falconer and Pte. James Smith, both
belonging to the Inniskilling Fusiliers, were charged with breaking two glass
panels at the Harvey Hotel, Dover Road, the property of Mr. George Parker.
Mr. George Parker said at 11.05 p.m. the previous night
he heard a knock at the door of his hotel, and he found there were two soldiers
leaning against the glass panels of the door. He asked them what they wanted,
and they said “Will you give us a drink?” He told them he could not as it was
past the time for serving. He advised them to go home. He left the door,
thinking that was the end of the matter, and went back to his private room.
Immediately after he heard a smash of glass. He went to see what it was, and
found the broken panels of glass. He telephoned for the police. He saw the two
soldiers almost at the same moment a police constable arrived. The glass was
38ins. by 15ins., and the cost for replacing it was four guineas.
Albert Edward Tritton, a taxi driver, said at 11.10
p.m. the previous night, when on the way home in his car, he saw two soldiers
leaning against the glass panels of a door of the Harvey Hotel. He saw one of
the soldiers draw back and slip, and give the glass a smash. He could not see
who they were, as it was dark, but they were soldiers.
P.C. Pay said at 11.10 p.m. the previous evening he was
on duty in Dover Road, and saw the two soldiers standing on the kerb. He told
them he had been informed that they had broken some glass panels, and that he
would take them into custody. He took them to the police station, where they
were formally charged. Falconer replied “I am willing to pay for it”. Smith
replied “I deny the charge”. Both were under the influence of drink. He
examined a stick of one of the defendants, and found the knob was dented.
An officer from the Camp said Falconer`s character was
good, but the character of Smith was only fair. They had been in the regiment
for about four years.
The Chairman said each would have to pay £2 2s. towards
the damage done to the panels, and they would also have to pay a fine of 5s.
each, and 5s. witness`s fees.
Folkestone Herald
6-6-1925
Saturday, May 30th: Before Mr. G. Boyd, Alderman
C. Ed. Mumford, Dr. W.W. Nuttall, and Colonel P. Broome-Giles.
Pte. David Falconer and Pte. James Smith were charged with
wilfully damaging two glass panels in a door of the Harvey Hotel on the
previous evening. Both prisoners pleaded Not Guilty.
George Parker, licensee of the Harvey Hotel, Dover Road,
said that at two minutes past eleven on the previous night there was a knock at
the private door. He went to see what it was, and there were two soldiers
leaning against the glass panels. He asked the men what they wanted, and one
said “Give us a drink”. He told them it was past time and advised them to go
home. He left the door, thinking that that would end the matter, and walked
back to his private room. Only a couple of seconds had elapsed when he heard a
smash of glass. He at once telephoned to the police station, and then went
outside. The prisoners were on the pavement. Almost at the same time a taxi
drove up and a constable jumped out. The cost of replacing the glass would be
£4 4/-.
Albert Edward Tritton, of 26, East Cliff, a taxi driver,
said that about 11.10 the previous evening he was on his way home in his car
when he looked round at the Harvey Hotel and saw two soldiers leaning against
the front glass door. He saw one of the men smash the glass panel of the door.
He could not see which of the prisoners it was. He then proceeded up Dover
Road, and found P.C. Pay, whom he told what had happened and drove him to the Harvey
Hotel.
P.C. Pay said that when he arrived at the Harvey Hotel he
saw two soldiers standing on the kerb. He told the men that he had been
informed that they had damaged the glass windows in the door of the Harvey
Hotel, and that he would take them into custody. He took the prisoners to the
police station, where they were formally charged and cautioned by P.S.
Cradduck. Falconer replied “Yes, and I am willing to pay for it”. Smith replied
“I deny the charge”. Both men were under the influence of drink. He later
examined a stick which belonged to Smith, and found that the knob was badly
damaged, and that there was a small piece of glass embedded in the stick.
An officer said that the character of Falconer was
excellent, and that of Smith was fair. There were no civil convictions against
the prisoners, and they had never been court-martialled.
Prisoners were fined £2 12/- each.
Folkestone
Express 16-1-1926
Local News
On Tuesday morning there were three applications at the
Folkestone Police Court for extensions of licences, and to one applicant Mr.
Boyd, speaking on behalf of the Magistrates, said the licensee must take care,
and not allow anybody to go in other than those staying to dinner. If he did he
would be liable to get into trouble. This applied to all those who applied for
an extension. The extensions were only granted for those attending the dinner.
The applicant said the outside door was locked at ten
o`clock.
Mr. Boyd said it was a general statement, and he had
the authority of the Magistrates for making it. All the Magistrates were
anxious about was that the licensees should not get themselves into trouble. It
also applied to those who got extensions for dances. They had reason for making
those remarks.
The Clerk: And your reason, I venture to suggest, is
not in regard to this particular house at all.
Mr. Boyd: No, I simply say that because you are the
first one to come before us.
Folkestone Herald
16-1-1926
Tuesday, January 12th: Before Mr. G. Boyd and Dr.
W.W. Nuttall.
An application for an extension of hours made by Mr. Parker,
of the Harvey Hotel, Dover Road, was granted.
The Chairman said in regard to the granting of extensions he
hoped the licensee took care to see that no-one other than those for whom the
extension was granted came into the house. If he did not, he was liable to get
into trouble. He had the authority of the Bench in saying what he had. Of
course, what he said applied not only to Mr. Parker, but to all those who
applied for an extension.
Mr. Parker said he took great care over the matter. He might
say the outer door was locked.
Mr. Boyd said it was a general statement he had made. It
applied also to those who had an extension for dances. He had a reason to make
those remarks.
The Magistrates` Clerk (Mr. J. Andrew): The reason, I
venture to suggest, is not in regard to Mr. Parker`s house at all.
Mr. Boyd: Oh, no. His was merely the first case to come
before me.
No comments:
Post a Comment