From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 13 September 1879.
The Superintendent also objected to the renewal of the license of the
"White Horse Inn," Herne Bay, to Thomas Skinner, in consequence of his
having permitted drunkenness to take place in his house, for winch he
had been convicted, and also on several prior occasions.
Mr. Lewis, of Dover, appeared for the applicant.
Instructing Constable Page stated that on the 20th May and on two other
dates he found drunken men in the house, and he had had to caution
Skinner more than once.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis:—
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery, who lived opposite to Skinner, had complained of
the conduct of the house.
Superintendent Walker said that he had received complaints from people
living in the neighbourhood, who could not let their houses in
consequence of the noise going on in Skinner's house from time to time,
and he hoped the bench would not renew the license.
Mr. Lewis said that the house was constantly under the eye of the
receiver in Chancery, Mr. Collard, with whom the applicant was under the
strictest agreement not to do anything to imperil the license.
He called Mr. E. D. Collard, who stated that the property was in
Chancery and he was the receiver. He had never received any complaint
about the house, and he believed it was well conducted. He had known
Skinner for a great many years, and he had kept the house for some time
without any complaint being made against him.
The Chairman said the bench would be willing to renew the license on an
assurance from Mr. Collard that he would give his special attention to
the house.
This Mr. Collard undertook to do.
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