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Prince of Wales 1925 - 1939



Folkestone Herald 14-2-1925

Annual Licensing Sessions

Wednesday, February 11th: Before Alderman R.G. Wood, Dr. W.J. Tyson, Mr. G.I. Swoffer, Mr. G. Boyd, Mr. A. Stace, Mr. E.T. Morrison, Colonel G.P. Owen, Alderman A.E. Pepper, Mr. W.R. Boughton, Mr. J.H. Blamey, Mr. W. Hollands, the Rev. H. Epworth Thompson, Miss A.M. Hunt, and Colonel P. Broome-Giles.

Plans for alterations at the Prince of Wales public house were approved.

Folkestone Herald 22-1-1927

Obituary

We regret to announce the death, on Saturday, at the Prince of Wales Inn, Guildhall Street, of Mr. Frank Ernest Lupton. Deceased, who was forty three years of age, was a draper until he took up the calling of a licensed victualler. For a time he was in the employ of Messrs. Lewis and Hyland. He was widely esteemed. The funeral took place at the Cemetery on Wednesday.

Folkestone Herald 1-7-1939

Local News

Alleged blows in a public house were the subject of a summons at the Folke­stone Police Court yesterday. Charles T. Howes, of 40, Radnor Park Crescent, Folkestone, was summoned for assault by Sydney Melbourne Mooring, of 143, Cheriton Road, Folke­stone, who alleged that he struck him with a stick. There was a cross-summons in which Howes alleged that Mooring kicked him. Each defendant pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. H.G. Wheeler appeared for Howes.        

Giving evidence, Mooring said on June 22nd at 2.15 p.m. he was in the Prince of Wales public house, Guildhall Street. He saw defendant there and said to him “Good morning, Charlie”. Howes replied “Good morning”, and there followed a conversation concerning their sons. Shortly after, Mooring said, he received a blow across the head. He put his glass down and turned round, receiving a further blow across the arm and a cut under the left eye. He had since attended the hospital for treatment for his injuries. Blood was streaming from the cuts and he could not see. He did nothing to cause Howes to strike him, and he denied any assault on Howes.

Mr. Wheeler: I put it to you that you lunged out at Howes with your foot and struck him on the shin.

Mooring: I did not.

Do you know that Mr. Howes sustain­ed a severe accident in 1937? – Yes.

And he cannot stand without the sup­port of a stick? - I don’t know anything about that.

Miss Joan Lupton, daughter of the licensee of the Prince of Wales, said Howes struck Mooring with his stick Further blows followed but Mooring did not strike or kick Howes.

Cross-examined, witness said she did not say to Howes the same evening that she had not seen what happened.

 Mrs. Annie Lupton the licence holder of the Prince of Wales, said Mooring was in “a terrible state” after the blows and the bar floor was like a slaughter house.

By Mr. Wheeler: Howes made no com­plaint to her that Mooring had kicked him.

Howes, giving evidence, said without any warning at all Mooring made a “swipe at his shin”. If he struck Moor­ing it was in self defence; it was unin­tentional.

After commenting that there was a conflict of evidence, Mr. Wheeler said his client expressed his regret for what took place, although he maintained that what he did was in self defence.

The Magistrates dismissed the summons against Mooring, and fined Howes 10s.

Folkestone Express 8-7-1939

Local News

Two Folkestone men summoned each other for assault at Folkestone Petty Sessions on Friday. They were Charles Howes, of 4, Radnor Park Crescent, and Sydney Mooring, of 143, Cheriton Road. The summons against Mooring was dismissed, but Howes, represented by Mr. H.G. Wheeler, was fined 10/-. Both defendants denied the allegations.

Sydney Melbourne Mooring, of 143, Cheriton Road, said on June 22nd at 2.15 p.m., in the Prince of Wales public house in Guildhall Street, he saw the defendant. Witness said he did not know their boys were connected in some trouble some weeks ago. Witness turned round to take a drink from his glass, when he received a blow across the head. He put his glass down, and as he turned round he received a blow on the arm. He also received a cut above the left eye. His face was bandaged at the public house, and he later went to hospital, and had since attended there. After the blows had been struck blood streamed down his face, and he could not see. He did not incense Howes and did not strike him.

Mr. Wheeler: What happened, in fact, was this. You and Mr. Howes had some heated argument, and suddenly, without any warning, you lunged at him with your foot and struck him on the shin.

Witness: I did not.

Are you aware that Mr. Howes suffered a severe accident in 1937? – I am aware of that, and so I did not attempt to take any liberties.

Do you know Mr. Howes has a very large bruise on his left leg? – Perhaps he done it himself.

Miss Joan Daisy Lupton, the daughter of the licensee of the Prince of Wales Inn, said Mr. Howes struck Mr. Mooring with his stick. More blows followed. As a result of the blows Mr. Mooring was hurt. He did not strike or kick Mr. Howes.

Cross-examined, witness said she had never told Mr. Howes that she did not see what happened.

Mrs. Edith Annie Lupton, the licence holder of the public house, said after the incident Mr. Mooring was in a terrible state, and the bar floor was like a slaughterhouse.

Replying to Mr. Wheeler, witness said Mr. Howe made no complaint to her that Mr. Mooring had kicked him.

Howes, giving evidence, said that when Mooring came in there was a discussion over a certain matter. He told Mooring he “ought to be ashamed of himself”, and Mooring made a swipe at his shin. If he struck Mooring it was in self-defence.

Mr. Wheeler said his client had asked him to express his regret for what had occurred, but he contended what he did was in self-defence.

The Chairman (Mr. L.G.A. Collins) said the summons against Mooring would be dismissed. Howes would be fined 10/-, which would have to be paid within a month.

 
 

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