Folkestone
Express 23-6-1894
Monday, June 18th: Before J. Brooke and W.G.
Herbert Esqs.
Frederick Archer and Margaret Noble were charged with
being drunk and disorderly in Dover Road on the 16th June, and the
male prisoner was further charged with damaging a square of glass, value 35s.,
the property of Mr. Robinson, landlord of the Swan Inn.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson said the prisoner was ejected
from the house just before eleven on Saturday morning. The man and woman
appeared to be sober when they went in. They were very quiet for a time, and
then they began to get quarrelsome and used obscene language. They had a quart
of beer when they went in. The female had a small soda. There were three in the
party. The third, a man, was not present. They were ordered out several times
before they would go, and then they were put out. Archer smashed the window
with his fist.
P.C. Nash said Mr. Robinson gave Archer into custody.
He was very violent, and he had to get assistance to put the handcuffs on. The
damage was put at £1 15s. The female struck him when he was on the ground.
The female had previously been charged with breaking a
square of glass at Sandgate, and there were several other convictions against
her. Superintendent Taylor said she was a very violent woman.
Archer was fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs for drunkenness,
or seven days`; and for the damage 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs, and 35s. the value of
the glass, or one month. Noble was sent to prison for 14 days.
Folkestone
Chronicle 22-3-1895
Local News
Samuel Baker and William Kemp had their little
experience of the Magistrates` Court on Saturday, and if they are not satisfied
they ought to be.
They met at the Swan Inn, Dover Road, on Thursday
morning, and got to words. From words they got to spitting in one another`s
faces, and then to blows. Hence their appearance in the Police Court, each
being summoned by the other for assault.
The Bench listened in patience to the story of this
public house squabble, and the dismissed both summonses, leaving each of the
litigants to pay his own costs, 3s. in each case.
Folkestone Chronicle
6-3-1897
Saturday, February 28th: Before Messrs. J.
Fitness and T.J. Vaughan.
Charles Stone, otherwise Bailey, was charged with refusing
to quit licensed premises when requested on February 23rd. He
pleaded Guilty.
William Brett, the manager of the Swan Inn, said the
defendant came in about 9 p.m. He was drunk, and witness refused to serve him.
He was requested to leave, but refused and used filthy language. He was
ejected, but returned and upset a large number of people in the bar.
Defendant had nothing to say to the charge.
Fined 20s., or 14 days`.
Folkestone Herald
6-3-1897
Folkestone Police Court
On Saturday – Mr. Fitness presiding – Charles Stone,
otherwise Bailey, was charged with refusing to quit licensed premises on 23rd
February. He pleaded Guilty.
Mr. Wm. Brett, the landlord of the Swan Inn, gave evidence
that the defendant came in the bar drunk between nine and ten in the evening of
the day in question, and when requested to leave used disgusting and
threatening language. He was then ejected, but returned and struck at the
landlord over the bar, which was full of customers.
Fined 20s., 9s. costs, or 14 days` hard labour.
Note: Brett is not listed in More
Bastions
Folkestone Express
7-8-1897
Wednesday, August 4th: Before Captain Willoughby
Carter, J. Pledge, J. Holden, J. Fitness, and T.J. Vaughan Esqs.
William Vye and Thomas Waddell were charged with assaulting
Leon Laine on July 24th.
Prisoners pleaded Not Guilty and said they only acted in
self-defence.
Complainant, who gave his evidence through an interpreter,
said he was an engineer at the Canning Factory, and lived at 43, Warren Road.
On Saturday night, July 24th, he had a glass of beer at the Swan
Inn, and left there at eleven accompanied by another Frenchman, a cook by
trade. They went down Dover Road, and on coming back met four men, one of whom
called him “a b---- Frenchman”. He protested, and was then assaulted by two of
the men, who knocked him down three times. When on the ground he was kicked in
the stomach. He got up and tried to walk, but owing to the loss of blood he
could not do so, and he was assisted home by the landlord of the public house
opposite. He was still under a doctor.
Elie Gauchot, another Frenchman, gave corroborative
evidence, and said he was also struck in the side. He subsequently gave
information of the occurrence to a policeman.
In answer to Waddell, witness said he was quite sober.
P.C. Willes said on the night in question he saw about
twenty people lounging about, and he told them to move on. Prosecutor came
forward with his nose bleeding, and said he had been struck. The Frenchmen had
been drinking, but were not drunk. He told them that as they jnew the men who
struck them they must take out a summons against them.
P.S. Dawson said on Friday last he went to the Cyprus, where
he saw Waddell, whom complainant pointed out as the man who “boxed with him”. At
the bottom of High Street, complainant identified Vye, and on being taxed with
the offence, said “I did it”.
Vye said Leon threw his stick down and called him an English
pig. He kept making a noise so he knocked him down. He only struck him twice.
Waddell said he did not strike Leon. He simply told him to
go away.
Vye, who had been previously convicted, was fined £2 and
12s. 6d. costs, or in default one month`s hard labour, and Waddell was fined £1
and 12s. 6d. costs, or in default 21 days`with
hard labour.
Folkestone Herald
7-8-1897
Police Court Record
Two young men named William Vye and Thomas Waddell were
charged with assaulting Leon Laine on the 24th July. The former said
it was in self-defence and the latter pleaded Not Guilty.
The complainant gave evidence through an interpreter to the
effect that he lived at 43, Warren Road, and was engineer to the Canning
Company. On the night of the 24th he had a glass of beer at the Swan
Inn, and remained there five minutes. It was 11 o`clock. There was another
Frenchman with him, a cook. They went down Dover Road when leaving the Swan and
remained there five minutes talking, and then they came back about 11.20. As
they were coming up the street again they met two men, who used a foul
expression towards him, and both struck him. He had three successive blows, and
three times was knocked down. While he was on the ground they kicked him on the
stomach and below the belt. He got up and tried to walk, but he was losing
blood fast through the mouth. Four men struck him, but he only knew two, the
defendants, whom he knew very well. The two prisoners struck him. He never
spoke to them. He had been under a doctor, and was still under one. The two
defendants knocked him down.
In answer to Vye, witness added that he saw Vye strike him.
Elie Gaucho, who was with defendant at the time, gave
corroborative evidence. There were seven or eight men sitting down, and it was
very dark. When complainant was on the ground they struck him with their fist
and kicked him. One of them struck witness a blow on the side. He told a policeman
what had happened.
In answer to Vye, witness said he was not drunk.
P.C. Wiles gave evidence that on Saturday night, 24th,
he was on duty in Dover Road about a quarter to twelve just opposite the Swan.
He saw about twenty persons, and heard loud talking going on. He went up there
and told them to clear away. The complainant came and said someone had struck
him in the nose. His nose was bleeding. Witness asked if he knew who it was who
struck him, and he said “Yes, he knew the men”. Witness told him he could
summons them. Complainant did not point out the men to him. The Frenchmen were
not drunk, but they had been drinking. He saw them come out of the Swan at
eleven o`clock on that same evening.
In answer to defendants, witness said that they went away when
he spoke to them. He could not make them properly understand about the
summoning. Complainant only spoke of the slap in the nose.
P.S. Dawson stated that on Friday last he went round with
the complainant, and in the Cyprus public house he saw Waddell. The complainant
pointed him out and said that was the one that boxed him. He left and went down
High Street, and about 12 yards from the bottom he pointed out Vye, saying that
was the other one that boxed him. Witness went to Vye, who, in answer to witness,
told his name and address, 13 Young`s Road. He said “What is the matter, Mr.
Dawson?” Witness told him the Frenchman had identified him as one of two men
who assaulted him on Saturday night. He said “I did it”.
In answer to Vye, witness added that Vye was about to make a
statement, and he told him to keep it to himself.
Mr. H.B. Bradley, the Clerk to the Magistrates, said that
was very good advice.
Vye said that he and Waddell were sitting on the wall up the
Dover Road on Saturday night, and the two Frenchmen were standing by the side
of the Swan, talking to a young lady, who went away with someone, and they
walked over the road before them. One threw a stick down and said “You English
pigs” and struck him. He took no notice for two or three minutes, but he would
not go away, and made a noise. Witness struck him twice, and then he got up and
went away.
Vye, who had been brought up previously for assault, was
fined £2, 12s. 6d. costs, or a month`s hard labour, and Waddell was fined £1,
12s. 6d. costs, or 21 days` hard labour.
Folkestone Chronicle
30-4-1898
Saturday, April 23rd: Before Messrs. J. Pledge,
G. Spurgen, and T.J. Vaughan.
John Bryant was charged with being drunk in charge of a
horse and cart in Dover Road on April 22nd.
P.C. Burniston said he ejected the prisoner from the Swan
Inn. He got up into a cart and drove off, but stopped at the New Inn. Prisoner
was further charged with refusing to quit the Swan Inn.
Mr. Brett, manager, said the prisoner was drunk in his house
and refused to leave. He did not get drunk in his house.
P.C. Burniston said he ejected the prisoner as he refused to
leave. He used very bad language. He had seen him previously at the Red Cow,
when he was sober.
He was fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs for the first offence,
and the second charge was dismissed, the Bench believing he got drunk in the
house.
Mrs.
Robinson was granted the transfer of the licence of the Swan Inn. Mr. Mowll
appeared for the applicant.
Folkestone Up To Date
30-4-1898
Saturday, April 23rd: Before Ald. Pledge, T.S.
Spurgeon, and T.J. Vaughan Esqs.
John Brien, horse dealer, Folkestone, was charged with
having been drunk on licensed premises, and refusing to quit, and also in being
unfit to take charge of his horse and cart on the 22nd inst.
P.C. Burniston said that about 6.10 on the previous evening
he was called into the Swan to eject the prisoner and another man. The prisoner
had a horse and cart standing outside, and drove several times on the pavement
while proceeding to the New Inn, where he was taken into custody by Burniston.
Mr. Brett, of the Swan, said: The prisoner and his friend
came into the Swan Inn last evening, and called for drink. I was not in at the
time. I asked the prisoner to leave the house, but he would not do so.
For the first offence the prisoner was fined 5s., and 4s.
6d. costs, and for the second dismissed.
The Chairman said the Magistrates had dealt so lightly with
the second offence because they believed that the prisoner got the principal
part of his drink at the Swan.
Folkestone Herald
30-4-1898
Police Court Report
On Saturday last – Alderman Pledge presiding – John Bryan
pleaded Guilty to being drunk in charge of a horse and cart.
P.C. Burneston deposed that on the previous night he ejected
the defendant from the Swan public house. He drove twice on to the pavement. He
was drunk, and unfit to be in charge of a horse and cart.
There was another charge against defendant of refusing to
quit licensed premises. He pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Brett, manager of the Swan Inn, deposed that defendant
came into the Swan. Witness saw him about 4 o`clock. He refused to leave. The
constable put him out. Defendant was in a drunken state.
Defendant said he only went in there.
P.C. Burneston deposed that he was called at ten past six to
eject prisoner.
Defendant said he had several twos of whisky.
The Bench fined him 5s., 4s. 6d. costs, or 7 days` hard
labour. They dismissed the second charge of refusing to quit, it being the firm
impression of the Chairman that defendant got drunk at this house.
Folkestone Chronicle
6-8-1898
Wednesday, August 3rd: Before Messrs. J. Pledge,
W.G. Herbert, W. Wightwick, and C.J. Pursey.
Folkestone Up To Date
6-8-1898
Wednesday, August 3rd: Before J. Pledge, W.C.
Herbert, W. Wightwick, and C.J. Pursey esqs.
On the application of Mr. Mowll, Mrs. Robinson, of the Swan
Inn, was granted a renewed licence in her own name.
On
Wednesday licence was granted to Mrs. Robinson, of the Swan Inn.
Folkestone Herald
6-8-1898
Police Court Report
Hythe Reporter
13-8-1898
Folkestone Police Court
At the sitting of the Bench of Magistrates last Wednesday,
the following licence was transferred:
Mr. E. Rutley Mowll applied on behalf of Mrs. Robinson,
widow of the late landlord of the Swan Inn, Dover Road, for a new licence;
granted.
Folkestone Up To Date
15-10-1898
Saturday, October 8th: Before J. Hoad, J. Pledge,
J. Holden, and T.J. Vaughan Esqs.
John Bryan, a driver, was summoned for leaving a horse and
conveyance outside the Swan, Dover Road, on Friday, 23rd September.
The constable who had charge of the case said the horse and
conveyance were standing unattended from 12.25 p.m. to 12.45 p.m., twenty
minutes. He asked the defendant how long he had been there, and the answer was
“Don`t know”. He then said he should report the case, and the defendant said
“You can report your old grandmother if you like”.
The defendant told their Worships that when he went into the
Swan he asked a boy if he would mind the horse a little, and the boy replied
“Yes”. He thought the lad was outside with the horse. The statement as to the
language about the old grandmother was false.
He was fined 5s. and 9s. costs.
Folkestone Herald
15-10-1898
Police Court Report
On Saturday last John Bryant was summoned for leaving a
horse and cart unattended.
P.C. Simpson deposed that on the 23rd he saw a
horse and trap outside the Swan public house, Dover Road, 20 minutes. Defendant
was called out, and he said it belonged to him. Witness told defendant he had
seen it there 20 minutes, and he would report him. The defendant replied “You
can report your grandmother if you like”.
Defendant denied some of the evidence. He asked a lad to
mind the horse a few minutes.
Fined 5s. and 9s. costs.
Folkestone Chronicle
20-5-1899
County Court
Before His Honour Sir W.L. Selfe
Thomas Payne, traveller for Ash and Co., the well known
brewers, sued Mrs. Brett, landlady of the Swan Inn, for value of 1,141 bottles
and stoppers and 13 cases, empties not returned. The articles, when filled,
were delivered to the Swan when Mrs. Brett`s former husband, Mr. Robinson, was
the landlord. Mrs. Brett disputed an item of £4 8s., saying the goods represented
by the amount were never delivered.
Stephen Rye, S.E. Railway carman, produced his delivery
note, dated August 20th, 1898, and signed “C. obinson” in blue
pencil.
Mr. Brett was called, and declared the signature a forgery.
A similar case, he said, arose in 1894, when he was employed at the house, and
the firm proved the forgery by finding out that the goods in that case had not
been delivered at that house. He knew there was not a farthing due from Mrs.
Brett to the complainants.
Mr. Haines suggested that the bottles had been sold to
navvies over the bar, and thus the loss had occurred.
His Honour expressed the belief that navvies preferred
deeper draughts than bottled beer, and he complained of the absence of the
brewers` ledger. The evidence was not so clear as he could have wished, but
from what he had heard he decided to give judgement for Ash and Co. for £9 10s.
and costs, to be paid by instalments of £2 a month.
Folkestone Express
20-5-1899
County Court
Tuesday, May 16th: Before Sir. Wm. L. Selfe
Ash and Co. v Brett: Mr. G.W. Haines appeared for the
plaintiffs. It wa a claim for beer sold and delivered to Mrs. Brett, and for bottles,
stoppers and cases not returned.
Thomas Payne, traveller for plaintiffs, proved receiving
orders from Mrs. Brett, then Mrs. Robinson, the landlady of the Swan Inn. Mr.
Robinson, he said, died last summer, and she subsequently married Brett, who
was the manager. He said he took orders for bottles of ale and stout and they
were supplied to the house. A quarterly statement of accounts was always
rendered. When bottles came back they were credited to the parties who sent
them. Defendant had not advised them when bottles were returned. The last
statement showed 1,141 bottles and 13 cases missing. Since the action 180
bottles and five cases had been returned. Defendant denied that the ale
(X.P.A.) and stout had been delivered.
Mr. Brett said the account gave no date when the bottles
were returned.
Stephen Rye, carman in the employ of the S.E.R., proved
delivery of the goods, and put in a delivery note.
Mr. Brett declared that the signature was a forgery.
Witness said he could not say who signed it. The daughter
sometimes signed.
Mary Ann Elizabeth Brett said Mr. Robinson died on the 2nd
June, 1898. He left his property solely to her, and she had since married. She
knew nothing at all about the stout or the bottles. Her husband always gave all
the orders. She had no account of bottles sent back. She knew 17 and 13 and
five cases had been sent back at different times by the S.E.R., but she had no
receipts for them.
Mr. Payne said the firm signed for them when they were
returned. He could not bring the ledger, but the statement was a copy of the
account in the ledger.
Rye said he got signatures for goods delivered, but not for
bottles and cases returned.
Mrs. Brett said she dealt with several firms. She did not
often have 24 dozens of bottles of beer in.
Mr. Payne said the trade of the house was not an even one.
The account for returns extended over four or five years, and there were 1,141
bottles missing – two thirds of those supplied.
His Honour remarked that the claim was for a hundred dozen
of bottles.
Mrs. Brett said when they sold the bottled beer out they
charged 1d. for bottles.
Mr. Haines said defendant did a large trade with navvies,
who had bottled beer.
His Honour: They don`t drink bottled beer – they want a
longer drink than that, don`t they – gallon jars?
Mrs. Brett: No, mostly pints.
His Honour: Only pints! I am disappointed.
Mr. Brett said there was a similar error in 1894. He did not
owe the plaintiffs a penny either for beer or bottles. He had never put a
receipt on one of the invoices.
His Honour examined a number of receipts, and said in one
case the receipt was dated three days before the goods were delivered.
Witness said he paid for them in advance. He never had a
quarterly statement, nor was it usual to put a memo as to bottles on the
accounts.
His Honour said the evidence was by no means clear as to the
bottles, but there was no doubt as to the beer being delivered. There would be
judgement for the plaintiffs for £9 10s. and costs at £2 a month.
Folkestone Herald
20-5-1899
County Court
Tuesday, May 16th: Before Sir W. Lucius Selfe.
Ash and Co. v Brett: This was a claim for goods supplied,
and bottles not returned. Mr. G.W. Haines appeared for the plaintiffs.
Mr. Thomas Payne, a traveller for the plaintiffs, deposed
that he had been representing the firm in Folkestone, and had called on the
defendant, Mrs. Brett, then Mrs. Robinson, whose late husband had left the
Swan. Mr. Brett, the defendant`s husband, was then manager, and gave him
orders. In August, 1898, he took an order for stout, and other liquor, which
was forwarded by the firm. They had supplied the house with bottled beer for
nearly five years. A number of bottles and cases had been returned, but others
had not.
Stephen Rye, carman in the employ of the South Eastern
railway, produced a note delivered on the 29th August, and said he
delivered the goods.
Mrs. Brett deposed that hr late husband died on the 2nd
June, 1898, leaving the property solely to her. She knew nothing about the
bottles, except that they had always been sent back when they were emptied. She
had no receipts from the railway for returned empties.
Mr. Brett said the signature for the 29th October
was entirely false. They had the same trouble in 1894. He did not owe a single
farthing.
His Honour ultimately gave judgement for the plaintiff for
£9 10s, at £2 a month.
Folkestone Up To Date
20-5-1899
County Court
Tuesday, May 16th: Before Sir William Selfe.
Ash and Co. v Mrs. Brett: This was an action for the
recovery of £15 17s. 2d. for goods delivered. Amongst other items were £9 10s.
for 1,141 bottles and stoppers, and £1 19s. for cases not returned. Mr. Haines
appeared for the plaintiff.
Thomas Payne said: I am a traveller to Messrs. Ash and Co.,
and have called on Mrs. Brett, who was lately Mrs. Robinson. She recently
married again. Her late husband died last summer. I think Brett, the husband of
the present defendant, was manager, and generally gave the orders for beer and
stout. I have also kept the bottle and stopper account. There has been a
statement presented to the defendant as to the amount outstanding. The
defendant never advised me. There were over 1,141 bottles and stoppers, and
some dozen cases not returned.
Mr. Brett, as representing the defendant, complained that
the bill presented to him did not contain proper date entries.
A carman in the employ of the S.E. Railway Company deposed that
a note showing the delivery of certain goods to the defendant was duly signed.
Mr. Brett said the signature was a forgery. The note was
never signed either by himself or by Mrs. Brett.
Mary Ann Elizabeth Brett said: My husband died on the 2nd
June, 1898. He left a will, leaving his property solely to me. I have since
married again. As to the goods in question, I don`t know anything about them.
There are no receipts for returned entries. The empties are sent back free. I
could not say what the year`s consumption of bottled stout and ale is at the
Swan.
Mr. Payne, further examined by His Honour, alleged that two
thirds of the bottles supplied to the defendant had not come back.
Mrs. Brett: We charge a penny on bottles that are not
returned to us.
Mr. Brett, as manager of the defendant`s business,
emphatically stated that not a single farthing was due to the plaintiffs for
goods of any description.
His Honour considered that the evidence in the case was by
no means clear, but gave a verdict for £9 10s. and costs with respect to the
bottles and stoppers, payment to be made at the rate of £2 a month.
Folkestone Herald
1-7-1899
Folkestone Police Court
On Tuesday last, Mr. Pope, architect, submitted plans
showing proposed alterations to the Swan Inn, Dover Road, which he explained to
the Bench. The case was adjourned so that the Superintendent may inspect the
premises.
Folkestone Express
29-7-1899
Saturday, July 22nd: Before W. Wightwick and W.G.
Herbert Esqs., and Col. Hamilton.
Mr. Reginald Pope presented a plan of alterations to be made
at the Swan Inn, Dover Road.
Supt. Reeve said it would increase the public drinking
facilities, and also provide another public entrance.
The plan was approved.
Folkestone Chronicle 26-8-1899
Brewster Sessions
The Session for renewing old licences and granting new ones
for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Folkestone was held on Wednesday last
at the Town Hall. Captain Willoughby Carter presided, and the other members of
the Bench were Messrs. Pursey, Fitness, and Herbert.
The whole of the existing licences were renewed, with the
exception of the licence of the Swan Tavern, Dover Road. In that case the
renewal was held over for an adjourned sitting, the house being in course of re-construction,
and the Chief Constable not being prepared to make a report upon it until the
work had been proceeded with further.
Folkestone Express
26-8-1899
Folkestone Licensing Sessions
Wednesday, August 23rd: Before Captain Carter, J.
Hoad, W.G. Herbert, J. Fitness, C.J. Pursey, and J. Pledge Esqs.
In the case of the Swan Inn, Supt. Reeve said he had
received certain complaints against the manner in which it was conducted, and
considered it necessary to ask that the application for renewal should be
postponed until the adjourned licensing session in order that he might
investigate the matter. The applicant, Mr. Brett, was accordingly told to renew
his application at the adjournment.
Folkestone Herald
26-8-1899
Annual Licensing Sessions
On Wednesday last the Annual Licensing Meeting was held at
the Court Room, Town Hall, the sitting justices being Capt. Carter, Mr.
Fitness, Mr. Pursey, Mr. Hoad, Mr. Alderman Pledge, and Mr. Alderman Herbert.
Chief Constable Reeve applied that the renewal of the
licence of the Swan Inn, near the Junction Station, be allowed to stand over to
the adjourned meeting. His application, he said, had no reference to the
extensive alterations now in progress.
The application was granted, and the renewal adjourned
accordingly.
Folkestone Up To Date
26-8-1899
Wednesday, August 23rd: Before Captain Willoughby
Carter, J. Hoad, J. Fitness, W.G. Herbert, J. Pledge, and C.J. Pursey Esqs.
Licensing Day
The Swan
The consideration of the application of Mr. Brett for a
renewal of his licence was postponed until the adjourned licensing sessions,
Chief Constable Reeve wishing time to investigate certain complaints against
the place.
Southeastern Gazette
26-8-1899
Local News
Captain Willoughby-Carter presided at the Folkestone
Licensing Sessions on Wednesday. The Chief Constable, Mr. H. Reeve, reported
that there were at present within the borough 138 persons licensed for the sale
by retail of intoxicating drink, viz.: 58 full licence holders, 14 beerhouse
keepers for consumption on the premises, four chemists for wine off the
premises, six beer-sellers for consumption off the premises, three
confectioners for wine on the premises, and 26 others holding various licences
to sell beer, spirits, &c„ off the premises. There were 12 places licensed
for public music and dancing, 10 of which were premises also licensed for the
sale of intoxicating drink. There was also one place licensed for public
billiard playing. During the past year, five of the licence holders had been
proceeded against for offences against the Licensing Acts, but only four of
them were convicted. 89 persons were proceeded against for drunkenness, 84 were
convicted, and five discharged. Six persons were convicted for being on
licensed premises during prohibited hours, and one for refusing to quit
licensed premises when requested.
The consideration of the renewal of the licence of the Swan
Tavern, Dover Road, was adjourned, in consequence of the house being in course
of reconstruction, but all the remaining existing licences were renewed.
Folkestone Chronicle
23-9-1899
Adjourned Licensing Sessions
At these Sessions, on Wednesday, Mr. Brett applied for a
renewal licence for the Swan Inn, Dover Road.
The Chief Constable said he had asked the Bench to defer
consideration of this application until this session in order to give him an
opportunity of enquiring into certain complaints made as to the conduct of the
house. He had thoroughly enquired into the matter and found that, though there
was some improvement necessary in the manner of the business, there was nothing
so serious as to justify his opposing the renewal.
Mr. Brett stated that the licence had been held for many
years by his wife`s late husband, Mr. Robinson, and there had been no complaint
or prosecution throughout the time.
The Bench granted the renewal and cautioned Brett to see
that the house was conducted in a manner which would prevent any complaint
arising, or he would risk the revocation of his licence.
Folkestone Express
23-9-1899
Adjourned Licensing Session
Wednesday, September 20th: Before Capt. Carter,
Lieut. Col. Hamilton, W. Wightwick, C.J. Pursey, W.G. Herbert, J. Pledge, and
J. Hoad Esqs.
In the case of the Swan Inn, the renewal of the licence to
which was adjourned till this session in order that Supt. Reeve might
investigate certain complaints, the Superintendent said he had made enquiries,
and did not feel justified in opposing the renewal. The licence was therefore
renewed to Elizabeth Brett.
Folkestone Herald 23-9-1899
Folkestone Police Court
On Wednesday, with regard to the renewal of the licence of
the Swan Inn to the wife of Mr. Brett, Chief Constable Reeve said that this
application was before the Bench at the Annual Licensing, but he suggested that
it stay over until the adjourned meeting to enable him to make inquiries into
certain complaints received as to the conduct of the house in the meantime. He
had a thorough inquiry made with reference to the management, and although he
was satisfied that there were some grounds for complaint, he did not feel
justified in opposing the renewal any further. He trusted that in future the
house would be better managed than it had been in the past. There had, however,
been no convictions.
The Chairman, addressing Mr. Brett, said that he had heard
what the Chief Constable said. He must be very careful for the future conduct
of the house, otherwise no doubt his licence would be revoked. On the
understanding that the house would be well conducted for the future, the licence
would be renewed.
Folkestone Up To Date
23-9-1899
Wednesday, September 20th: Before Captain
Willoughby Carter, J. Hoad, J. Pledge, W. Wightwick, and C.J. Pursey Esqs., and
Lieut. Col. Hamilton.
Adjourned Licensing Day
The Swan
With reference to the adjourned application by Elizabeth
Brett for the renewal of the licence of the Swan Inn, the Chief Constable
remarked that after making inquiries he did not feel justified in opposing.
The licence was renewed.
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