Folkestone Express 28 March 1868.

Advertisement. To Let.

With immediate possession, the Crown And Anchor Inn, Dover Street, Folkestone.

For particulars, apply on the premises.

Folkestone Express 9 April 1870.

Wednesday, April 6th: Before The Mayor, A.M. Leith, J. Tolputt and R.W. Boarer Esqs.

Crown And Anchor: From Edward Ashby to James Longhurst.

Folkestone Express 7 January 1871.

Transfer of License.

Wednesday, January 4th: Before The Mayor, R.W. Boarer, J. Clarke and C.H. Dashwood Esqs.

Transfer was granted to the Crown And Anchor.

Folkestone Express 18 November 1871.

Wednesday, November 15th: Before The Mayor, T. Caister and J. Clarke Esqs.

Jeremiah O'Leary, fisherman, appeared in answer to an adjourned summons charging him with assaulting Christiana Smith, at the Crown And Anchor public house, on the 4th inst.

Christiana Smith deposed: Was the wife of Edward Smith, landlord of the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street. On Saturday the 4th inst., at about seven o'clock in the evening, defendant and a man named Richard Mercer went into the Crown And Anchor and asked for a pot of beer. They remained in the house some time and created a disturbance. Complainant sent for a police constable and had them put out for making a disturbance. After a while they returned and asked for some beer over the bar, which complainant refused them, and they then went into the tap room. A young man then went to the bar for a pot of beer and took it to them. Soon afterwards complainant had her attention called to the tap room by the sound of a glass falling. She went to the tap room, and while in the doorway defendant threw the contents of the glass, three parts full of beer, into her face, then pushed her with his hands three times, and flourished the glass before her in a threatening attitude. She took the glass from him, and he called her a “---- old cow, and old pig, an old sow” and other bad names. He was put out by a policeman a second time.

Cross-examined by defendant: I refused you the beer. The constable put you out the first time, and I sent for him the second time. I did not take a jug from you and call you “A rogue and a ---- thief”. I did not strike you.

John Landringham deposed: Was a labourer and lived on The Narrows. He was in the tap room of the Crown And Anchor at the time the disturbance occurred. The first he saw of it was a glass of beer thrown by defendant at the complainant, which went upon the door. He could not say whether any of it went upon her. He did not hear her say anything previously, but heard her voice outside the door.

The Clerk: What have you come here to prove?

Witness: That he threw a glass of beer at her.

Edward Smith deposed: Was the landlord of the Crown And Anchor. About seven o'clock on the above date defendant and Richard Mercer went upstairs into the Concert Room and created a disturbance by insisting upon him (witness) “lushing” a man. He ordered him out and sent for a policeman, who also ordered him out. They then went out. Between ten and eleven the same night his wife called him down as the two men were there again making a disturbance. He went down and Mercer was in the tap room and O'Leary at the bar door threatening his wife and calling her bad names.

The Clerk: Did you see Mercer.

Witness: I can't see, sir. I am blind. I heard them. A policeman was sent for, and after some hesitation and bad words they went out.

Defendant: What did I know about treating the man upstairs?

Witness: I don't know. You were there with Mercer and called me “a ---- liar”.

Henry Martin deposed: Was at the Crown And Anchor when this row took place. Heard one of the men (Mercer and O'Leary) say to the landlord “Why don't you treat the man with a glass of grog, as you promised?” Left the room, thinking there would be a row, and heard loud speaking afterwards. Later in the evening the men were there again, and Mrs. Smith asked him to fetch a policeman. He did so, and when he returned with a policeman she said defendant had thrown a glass of beer over her. Her sleeve was wet at the time, as well as her habit shirt, with beer. The police ordered them out and they both went.

Defendant denied the charge, and said the landlady was taking away the beer he had paid for, and sooner than let her do so, he threw some away behind the door. None went upon her. She appeared to be worse for drink.

He called Wm. Stace, who deposed to being present, and hearing complainant call defendant “a ---- thief”. Defendant threw the beer behind the door. None fell upon complainant. A young man named Allen got the beer for defendant, and complainant wanted to take it back. Did not see defendant touch Mrs. Smith or hear him use bad language.

The Court was cleared, and the Magistrates having consulted, the Mayor said in the opinion of the Court the case was anything but satisfactory, and it was hoped the defendant would not appear there again. The case was not proved, and it would be dismissed.

Folkestone Express 20 January 1872.

Wednesday, January 17th: Before The Mayor, T. Caister, J. Kelcey and J. Tolputt Esqs.

Richard Mercer was charged with assaulting Henry Martin at the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street, on Sunday last.

Complainant said: On Sunday evening about a quarter past eight, defendant, with his brother George, and Thomas Stace, came past the bar at the Crown And Anchor into the tap room. About five minutes afterwards defendant came back into the bar and said to me and Mrs. Smith, the landlady, “Do you know you are liable for drawing my wife liquor after she is drunk?”. I told him she had nothing to drink but what she paid for herself, and that we asked her to go home several times and she would not. I had occasion to go into the cellar, and his wife (as he calls her) was in the house. She was the worse for drink, but was drunk when she came in; I had not served her with anything. When I came back from the cellar I saw that Mrs. Smith's face was covered with spittle and she said “See what this fellow Dick has done to me”, and I said to defendant “You ought to know yourself better”. He said I can't help sputtering when I get out of temper”. He then spat a mouthful of spittle in Mrs. Smith's face. I then said to him “I saw you do that”. He replied “Yes, you ----, and if you don't go into the bar I'll serve you the same”. I went into the bar and Mrs. Smith got Mr. Smith into the bar. Defendant then went into the tap room and shut the door, and about nine o'clock he made another attack on Mrs. Smith. He went into the back private parlour, where Mrs. Smith had put a few of her respectable customers because the tap room was full. Mrs Smith went to him and asked him to leave the room, and he refused to do so, but after some persuasion he went into the tap room again. He was going into the parlour again, when Mrs. Smith stopped him, and he pushed her down. I said “Dick, that's the second time you have assaulted her tonight”. He then came into the bar and said “You ----, take that”, and struck me behind the left ear with his fist and knocked me backwards. When I got up he said ”If I catch you outside I'll do for you” and I have been afraid of my life ever since.

By defendant: You did not accuse me of drawing liquor all the afternoon. You have never accused me of bringing liquor to The Narrows on Sunday mornings. I was not stealing the landlord's brandy. Kitty Smith was in the jug and bottle department.

Mrs. Christiana Smith, landlady of the Crown And Anchor said: Defendant was in my house on Sunday night. I stopped him from going into the parlour, and he followed me into the bar and rushed at complainant and struck him on the ear and said if he caught him outside he would do for him.

By defendant: Our pianoforte player was going into the lower bar, which is a private room. I never had card parties there. It is not because you had caught me and the potman in a private room together that I would not let you go in there.

Defendant: I accused Martin of taking beer to The Narrows and making my woman drunk every hour of the night; he drinks liquor up there that he steals from Smith. He knows my woman is a low character. I have hit him several times before, but not this time.

Defendant was fined 5s. and 12s. costs, which a friend paid for him.

At the conclusion of the case, Mr. Smith, landlord of the Crown And Anchor (a blind man), told the Bench that Mercer was a complete nuisance to his house, and asked that he might be bound not to enter it again.

To this novel application the Bench replied that they could not make a private house of a public house.

Folkestone Express 25 May 1872.

Monday, May 20th: Before The Mayor, J. Gambrill and J. Clarke Esqs.

Henry Martin, potman at the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street, was charged with assaulting Ellen Berry, an “unfortunate”, on Thursday.

Complainant's statement was that defendant struck her three times, and dragged her by the hair of the head out of the tap room, and also kicked her.

Defendant made a long statement to the effect that complainant was making a disturbance at the bar and using very bad language, which he was very anxious to make known was “not fit for publication”. He said that when he told that she must not use such language she “flew at him and scratched his face”. He also said that three cabmen came up at the time and knocked him down because he turned complainant out.

Defendant was fined 1s. and 12s. costs, or seven days' hard labour.

Folkestone Express 10 May 1873.

Wednesday, May 7th: Before The Mayor, J. Kelcey, R.W. Boarer, and J. Gambrill Esqs.

Edward Smith, landlord of the Crown And Anchor, was summoned on a charge of having on Sunday, April 27th, sold intoxicating liquors within prohibited hours to persons not being lodgers in the house.

Mr. Till appeared for defendant.

P.C. Hogben deposed: I was on duty in Dover Street on Sunday afternoon, April 27th, about three o'clock, when I had occasion to go into a house at the back of defendant's, from the window of which I could see the Crown And Anchor. I saw from thirty to forty soldiers go into a house attached to the Crown And Anchor. The house is in the occupation of Charlotte Reed, a prostitute, and saw her about half past three go to a side door of the Crown And Anchor and knock. Someone came to the window and gave her a bottle wrapped in paper. Shortly afterwards I saw her go to the window again, when another bottle was given to her. She went again, when a small jug was handed to her. A soldier belonging to the Rifle Brigade then went to the window, when a bottle of soda water or lemonade was handed to him, for which he gave the person who handed it to him some coppers. Reed went again to the window, when a jug was given to her. At ten minutes past five she went again, when a brown jug was handed to her, containing beer. At half past five I and my Superintendent followed Reed to the cottage. The Superintendent knocked at the door and someone said “Come in”. We went in and found nineteen men in Rifle uniform, and eight in red coats. They were sitting round the table. Sixteen of the Rifles and eight of the red coats ran out. There was a big brown jug nearly filled with beer standing on the table; there were also several half gallon jugs, and several quart jugs with beer in them.

By Mr. Till: The cottage is next door and attached to the Crown And Anchor. I don't know whether the cottage is included in Smith's license; as far as I know it is Charlotte Reed's cottage. I did not see any payment made except for the soda water. It was a brown jug on the fifth and sixth occasions. I know it was beer which I saw on the table; I saw the froth on the jug when she was taking it from the window; I should not like to swear it did not contain champagne. I believe it was beer because the froth was on the top. I could not see who handed the jugs out of the window.

P.C. Gower deposed to being in the house watching in company with Hogben, and gave corroborative evidence.

In answer to Mr. Till witness said he did not know who lived in the house in which he was watching.

Superintendent Wilshire said: About half past four in the afternoon on the day in question I and P.C. Gower were in a house commanding a view of the Crown And Anchor, when I saw a number of soldiers going in and out of a cottage close to the Crown And Anchor. They were drunk and riotous. Soon after five o'clock I saw Charlotte Reed go to the Crown And Anchor and return with a brown jug in her hand. I went immediately to her house and saw the identical brown jug with beer in it; I know it by its having a metal rim on the top. The beer had froth on it and appeared to be fresh drawn. There were a number of other jugs on the table with beer in them. There were about thirty soldiers in Charlotte Reed's room, the floor of which was sanded round the table. Four or five of the soldiers were very drunk, and most of them were under the influence of liquor; several were smoking. When I first went into the house there was a general rush of the soldiers out of the house. I afterwards went to the Crown And Anchor and found a window looking into a kitchen which has communication with a cellar. He was told by a girl there was no-one in the house, which he believed was correct.

By Mr. Till: The girl said the house where the soldiers were had nothing to do with the Crown And Anchor. The floor of the cottage was sanded like a tap room.

Mr. Till, for the defence, contended that according to the wording of the summons there was no case against his client. The summons charged defendant with “selling” certain intoxicating liquors on a certain day, but there was no evidence of any sale of anything but lemonade. Mr. Smith was not tenant of the cottage, but Mrs. Reed, and his client had nothing whatever to do with what was consumed in the cottage. It was not for their Worships to decide upon any construction which might be put upon the evidence, but upon the evidence itself, and it was for the prosecution to prove that Mr. Smith was cognizant of the sale of liquor. He (Mr. Till) grounded his plea for a dismissal first on the ground that there was no evidence of the sale of intoxicating drinks, and second, there was nothing to connect his client with supplying such liquors.

The Mayor said it was the opinion of the Magistrates that the case was proved, and also that it was a bad case. Defendant would therefore be fined £10, and the conviction would be endorsed upon his license. In default of payment and a distress warrant he would be committed for three months' hard labour. Notice would be given of the conviction to the owner of the house, Mr. Ash, and a third conviction would disqualify defendant and the house.

The money was paid.

Folkestone Express 30 August 1873.

Annual Licensing Meeting.

Wednesday, August 27th: Before The Mayor, J. Gambrill, J. Tolputt, and J. Clarke Esq.

The licensing committee met at ten o'clock for the purpose of taking into consideration the question of making any alteration in the hours for opening and closing public houses. Shortly after eleven o'clock the licensed victuallers present were called into Court, where the Clerk said the Bench would hear anything with reference to the alteration of the hours for the opening and closing.

The renewal of the license of the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street, was withheld until September 30th, applicant having been fined £10 on the 7th May last for having his house open during prohibited hours, and it will be remembered that Supt. Wilshire made a raid upon the cottage at the back, where thirty or forty soldiers were assembled drinking on a Sunday afternoon, the beer being supplied from the Crown And Anchor. The Supt. said that since the conviction the drinking had been carried on in the cottage, and a great amount of drunkenness resulted.

Mr. Smith, the landlord (who is blind), said he had got permission from the owner of the house to give the tenants of the cottage notice to quit. He thought it very hard that a blind man should be so persecuted, and the police might find a man with his eyes to proceed against.

Folkestone Express 4 October 1873.

Adjourned Licensing Meeting.

Tuesday, September 30th: Before The Mayor, J. Tolputt and J. Clark Esqs.

The Star, The Marquis Of Lorne, and The Crown And Anchor.

The renewal of the above-named house was adjourned from the licensing meeting on the 27th August.

Mr. Worsfold Mowll, of Dover, appeared for Messrs. Holloway (Marquis Of Lorne), Pope (Star) and Smith (Crown And Anchor). He asked the Bench to take the three applications together, which was complied with.

Superintendent Wilshere said he had given notice that he should oppose the renewal of the license to the Marquis Of Lorne, the reason being that it was the habitual resort of prostitutes. He never visited the house, but found such characters there. He had seen prostitutes at the Star up to the 27th August. The Crown And Anchor was also a habitual resort of such characters, and the landlord was fined £10 on 7th May last for selling intoxicating liquors during prohibited hours. He had no complaint to make against the house since the annual licensing day. The cottage at the back of the house which was formerly occupied as a brothel was then untenanted.

By Mr. Mowll: Had visited the London music halls and although there was no doubt women of loose character habitually assembled there they did not conduct themselves as open prostitutes. Had cautioned Holloway. There was a brothel next door to the Marquis Of Lorne, and there was a communication between the two houses by means of a narrow passage into which a door opened from the tap room. On the 23rd May a prostitute named Fanny Boulton gave as her residence the Marquis Of Lorne.

Mr. Mowll objected to such statements being made unless supported by evidence.

Cross-examination continued: There were sure to be private brothels close to the public houses in a neighbourhood like Radnor Street.

Mr. Mowll apprehended that there would be no difficulty in the way of their Worships granting the licenses, because the evidence of the Superintendent merely went to show that he had visited the houses from time to time and he had found reputed prostitutes there, but it was acknowledged by the Legislature that such characters could claim to be served with refreshments, and if a landlord refused to serve them he would be liable to be indicted. But putting that aside for a moment, was it possible (he asked) that in a neighbourhood like that in which the houses were situated there would not be from time to time such characters taking refreshments at the public houses? Folkestone being a seaport and close to a military camp, where there were from 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers, it was impossible to keep houses where soldiers and sailors were in the habit of resorting entirely free from objectionable women. No doubt it was their Worships' duty to put down all kind of immorality as far as they possibly could, but the Legislature had to a certain extent legitimised it, and the women were entitled to go for refreshments to any public house. No doubt the Clerk would advise the Bench that not only was it necessary that notice of opposition should be given, but also that certain offences should be proved and recorded upon the licenses, but with the exception of Smith's case, there was not a single conviction recorded against his clients.

The Court was cleared for a time, and on the readmission of the public the Mayor said the Magistrates were glad to hear that there was an improvement in the conducting of the houses in question, and they had determined to renew the licenses, but they wished to say that in case of the law being broken in future the full penalties would be inflicted.

Folkestone Express 29 August 1874.

Annual Licensing Sessions.

Wednesday, August 26th: Before The Mayor, W. Bateman and J. Tolputt Esqs.

The seventy four licensed victuallers, twelve beershop keepers and twenty three grocers and wine merchants had their licenses renewed, with the exception of those named.

The Crown And Anchor: The license of this house has recently been transferred from Edward Smith to A. Thurlow. The Superintendent opposed the renewal of the license on the ground of the house having been the habitual resort of prostitutes.

Mr. Mowll appeared for applicant and said he thought it was a pity the notice of opposition had been served. Applicant wished to have a Free and Easy every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evening, but before instituting it he asked the Superintendent if he had any objection to it, and he replied that he had no objection if there were dancing. Applicant had produced first class testimonials which he (Mr. Mowll) did not hesitate to say he should be proud of if they were his. He was instructed to say that the woman who was living in the house had applied to have her name taken off the register as she wished to reform her life, and he believed that on Monday week her name would be taken off. Applicant came before the Bench with clean hands.

The Mayor said the felt compelled to adjourn that application for a month.

Mr. Hart remarked that he thought there was sufficient to justify the Superintendent in opposing the license.

Folkestone Express 19 September 1874.

Saturday, September 12th: Before The Mayor and J. Tolputt Esq.

John Whittingstall pleaded Guilty to using obscene language in Dover Street.

Mr. Thurlow, Crown And Anchor, said defendant was in his concert room and insulted his wife by making a remark which he did not wish to repeat, and on getting into the street his language was exceedingly bad. He did not wish to press the case if defendant would behave himself in future.

Prisoner said he was drunk or he should not have been in the house. Fined 5s. and 8s. costs.

Folkestone Express 26 September 1874.

Wednesday, September 23rd: Before The Mayor, J. Tolputt and J. Clark Esqs.

This being the day for hearing the adjourned applications for licenses, the following was disposed of:-

The Crown And Anchor: In this case the renewal of the license to Mr. Thurlow was withheld for similar reasons to those in the last case.

Supt. Wilshere reported that the woman who was living in the house as servant had had her name taken off the books.

Mr. Mowll, of Dover, who supported the application, remarked that the opposition consequently fell to the ground.

The Mayor having remarked that there were two convictions against the house, Mr. Thurlow said they were against the former landlord, Smith, whose interest in the house had ceased.

The application was granted.

Folkestone Express 6 March 1875.

Wednesday, March 3rd: Before The Mayor and R.W. Boarer Esq.

Albert Thurlow, landlord of the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street, was charged with having permitted his house, on the 19th ult., to be the resort of persons reputed to be prostitutes.

P.C. Ovenden said that at half past eight on the night in question he visited the house. There were two prostitutes with several sailors in the room. Witness went again at a quarter to eleven, when he found four prostitutes in front of the bar, two of them being those he previously saw there. Ten minutes after, witness, Superintendent Wilshere, and Sergeant Reynolds visited and cleared the house, when three of the prostitutes were in the house. He had not warned the defendant on that night.

Superintendent Wilshere deposed that he visited the house in company with the last witness and Sergeant Reynolds on the 19th ult. Outside witness heard a prostitute in loud conversation with a man. On going into the bar witness found three women and some men. Witness said to defendant “Do you know who you have here, Mr. Thurlow?” Defendant replied that they had only just come in. Witness retorted that that was wrong, as he had been told they had been there a long time.

The Mayor asked defendant if he was aware that he would, by harbouring prostitutes, be liable to a fine of £20, and to forfeit his license?

The defendant replied that he was not aware of it.The Mayor said it would be well for the landlords of all public houses to take notice of this. The case would be dismissed, as defendant had not been sufficiently warned.

Mr. John Banks rose as defendant left the room and said that he had put another man into the Crown And Anchor in place of defendant, who, he trusted, would conduct the house better.

Joshua Anthony, a seaman, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Dover Street on Tuesday night.

Superintendent Wilshere said that the previous night he heard that a disturbance took place at the Cutter Inn, when defendant and another man were fighting in the house. They ran away, and an hour afterwards he found defendant drunk and quarrelsome in the Crown And Anchor Inn. This was the third time defendant had been found fighting in the street since he had been in the town.

Fined 10s. and 8s. 6d. costs or fourteen days. As his captain would not advance the money defendant went to gaol.

Folkestone Express 24 April 1875.

Saturday, April 17th: Before J. Tolputt, J. Clark and R.W. Boarer Esqs.

Frederick Wallace was granted temporary authority to sell excisable liquor at the Crown And Anchor Inn under the authority granted to Albert Lott Thurlow at the annual licensing meeting.

Folkestone Express 19 June 1875.

Wednesday, June 16th: Before R.W. Boarer, Col. De Crespigny and J. Tolputt Esq.

Fred Waller applied that the license of the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street, might be transferred to him from Albert Thurlow. Granted.

Note: More Bastions lists this as Wallis.

Folkestone Express 6 November 1875.

Friday, November 5th: Before The Mayor, T. Caister and J. Tolputt Esqs.

Charles Frederick Evans, a driver in the 25th Brigade, Royal Artillery, was charged with stealing a “spinning jenny”, value 10s., the property of Mr.Le Butt, Royal George Hotel, on the previous evening.

Lieutenant Little, R.A., was present during the hearing of the case.

Eliza Amos, barmaid at the Royal George Hotel, Beach Street, said that on Thursday evening at six o'clock prisoner came to the house. He came into the bar with another man, a civilian called “Dicky Buff”, and asked for two glasses of ale. Witness served the beer and the two stayed in the bar about a quarter of an hour. Prisoner went away first, and in about five minutes afterwards witness missed the “spinning jenny” produced. It stood behind the bar on a shelf and anyone would have to reach over to get it. Prisoner was brought to the hotel about seven o'clock by the provost, some soldiers, and a policeman. The latter asked witness if she had seen prisoner before, and she replied in the affirmative. Prisoner asked where the civilian was who gave it to him, but witness did not reply. Prisoner had a stripe on his arm when he first came in the house.

Frederick Wallis said he was landlord of the Crown And Anchor Inn, Dover Street. On Thursday evening at a quarter past seven prisoner came in alone and asked for a glass of ale. Prisoner produced the “spinning jenny” from under his arm and said he had bought it for the Artillery sports. He asked witness to buy it for 5s., and witness ultimately gave him 4s. for it. Witness afterwards heard that the “jenny” was missing and gave information to the police.

Superintendent Wilshere asked for a remand, and the Bench accordingly granted a remand until today (Saturday).

Folkestone Express 13 November 1875.

Saturday, November 6th: Before The Mayor, J. Tolputt, T. Caister and W.J. Jeffreason Esqs.

Frederick Charles Evans, a soldier in the 25th Brigade, Royal Artillery, was charged on remand from the previous day with stealing a “spinning jenny”. The particulars appeared in our issue of last week.

Corporal James Hall, of the Garrison Military Police, said he went in search of the prisoner, whom he found in a public house in Dover Street. Witness told him he would have to go to the Royal George. Prisoner asked what for, but witness made no reply. On arriving at the Royal George, the barmaid identified prisoner as having been there that evening.

P.C. Butcher said that about half past seven on Thursday evening he received the prisoner from the last witness and took him to the station. Prisoner was there identified by Mr. Wallis of the Crown And Anchor as the man who sold him the “spinning jenny”. Witness then locked the prisoner up, and afterwards two stripes, which had been on his arm, were found lying on the floor of the cell.

Prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed for trial.

Folkestone Express 29 January 1876.

Quarter Sessions.

Monday, January 24th: Before J.J. Lonsdale Esq.

John Frederick Evans, 22, a bombardier in the Royal Artillery, was charged with stealing a “spinning jenny”, value 10s., the property of Hobson Wright Le Butt, on the 4th November, 1875.

Prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.

Mr. Kingsford prosecuted, and briefly stated the facts of the case to the jury. He then called Eliza Amos: I am a barmaid at the Royal George Hotel. On the day in question I saw the prisoner come in, and I also saw the “spinning jenny” quite safe. After the prisoner was gone out I missed the “spinning jenny”. Prisoner had two gold stripes on his arm. The same evening prisoner was brought to the house. I had given information to the police.

By the prisoner: There were two other men in the house. I do not know them.

Frederick Wallis: I am the landlord of the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street. On the 4th November prisoner came to my house and offered a “spinning jenny” for sale. He said he had bought it for the Camp Sports, but did not want it. I bought it from him for 4s.; he asked 5s. for it. I heard afterwards that a “spinning jenny” had been stolen from the Royal George, and I gave information to the police.

Corporal J. Hall, 41st Regiment: I went in search of the prisoner and found him in the Crown And Anchor. He was in the tap room. I called him out and handed him over to P.C. Butcher.

P.C. Butcher: I received the prisoner into custody and charged him, but he made no reply. I took him to the station and saw Mr. Wallis, who said “That's the man I bought the “spinning jenny” from”. Prisoner had two gold stripes. I afterwards saw him in the cell, but the stripes were taken off his jacket and were lying on the floor under the bed.

Mr. Wallis, re-called, said: Prisoner had two stripes on his arm.

Prisoner said that he went into the Royal George with two sailors, and soon after one of them came out with the article and asked him to sell it. He took it to one place, but could not sell it, and he then took it to Mr. Wallis who bought it. He bore a good character in the regiment, and if it had not been for drink he should never have had anything to do with the matter.

The learned Recorder, in summing up the case, reverted to the fact that there had been an attempt on the part of the prisoner to disguise himself by cutting off his stripes.

The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Recorder said he did not think it was a case in which the prisoner wished to get out of the army, and he should therefore only sentence the prisoner to be imprisoned with hard labour for six calendar months.

Folkestone Express 20 May 1876.

Wednesday, May 17th: Before The Mayor, Capt. Fletcher, Dr. Bateman, T. Caister and R.W. Boarer Esqs.

Ellen Stace, who has frequently put in an appearance at this court, was charged with being drunk and using obscene language on the 16th inst.

Prisoner pleaded Guilty.

P.C. Keeler said that on the previous evening he saw the prisoner lying down in the street. She had just been turned out of the Crown And Anchor. Witness asked her to get up, but she refused, and he was compelled to take her into custody. She then made use of very foul language.

The Mayor said that the prisoner had appeared six times before the Bench, and it was therefore necessary to put a stop to such disgraceful conduct. A small fine or a light sentence appeared to have no effect upon her, and the Bench had therefore resolved to commit her for twenty one days with hard labour.

Folkestone Express 8 July 1876.

Saturday, July 1st: Before R.W. Boarer Esq., Capt. Crowe, and General Armstrong.

A temporary license for the Crown And Anchor was granted to Mr. Wallis

Note: This would be Thomas Wallis.

Folkestone Express 12 August 1876.

Transfer of License:

Wednesday, August 9th: Before The Mayor, General Cannon, Alderman Caister, J. Tolputt, J. Clark, and R.W. Boarer Esqs.

The license of the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street from Frederick Wallis to Thomas Wallis.

Folkestone Express 13 January 1877.

Monday, January 8th: Before General Armstrong, Capt. Fletcher, J. Kelcey and R.W. Boarer Esqs.

Thomas Adams, a private in the Scots Fusilier Guards, was charged with stealing money from the till of Thomas Wallace.

The prosecutor, who is landlord of the Crown And Anchor Inn, Dover Street, deposed that on Saturday about one o'clock in the afternoon prisoner came to his house and was served with a pint of beer. Witness then left the bar and entered his sitting room. He had scarcely done so when he heard the chink of money and turning round, saw the prisoner with a handful of different coins. He had unlocked the till, in which the key had been left, drawn it out and taken some money from it. Witness said “You rascal. You rob me?” and went round the bar towards him. Prisoner immediately dropped the money, which rolled all over the floor, and attempted to strike witness, but unsuccessfully. Witness, with the aid of a young man whom he called in, prevented the prisoner from escaping and handed him over to the police.

P.C. Hogben proved taking the prisoner into custody in the public bar of the prosecutor's house and told him of the crime of which he was accused, but he made no answer.

Cross-examined by prisoner: There was no money on the floor.

Prisoner in his defence denied that the prosecutor's statement was true.

The Sergeant of the prisoner's Company gave him a very bad character as a soldier. He was often drunk, and absented himself from his Regiment.

Superintendent Wilshere said that on one occasion he found the prisoner in a drunken sleep and absent from the Camp. He took him to his Regiment, and he believed he was tried by a Court enquiry, but he did not know the result.

The Bench sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard labour.

Folkestone Express 21 April 1877.

Saturday, April 14th: Before The Mayor, General Armstrong, Colonel De Crespigny, W.J. Jeffreason Esq., and Alderman Caister.

Philip Cox, a mariner, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language in Dover Street. The prisoner pleaded Guilty.

P.C. Ovenden deposed on Saturday evening he was called to the Raglan Tavern, where he found the prisoner, who then walked out in company with some other men. He had got but a short distance down Dover Road when he fell to the ground. His friends got him up but he immediately fell down again. On both occasions he used offensive and indecent expressions. The prisoner then went into the Crown And Anchor, to which witness was shortly after called to eject him. This he did, and the prisoner was taken home by some friends. Witness said that there had been frequent complaints about the prisoner's conduct and bad language in Dover Street.

The Bench fined the prisoner 5s. and costs for being drunk and disorderly, and 5s. and 8s. costs for using obscene language, the alternative in each case being seven days' hard labour.

Folkestone Express 12 May 1877.

Wednesday, May 9th: Before The Mayor and Alderman Caister.

John Rout, a seaman, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly in Dover Street on the 7th ultimo. The defendant pleaded Guilty.

P.C. Ovenden stated that on the evening of the day in question he saw the defendant in Dover Street in company with another man named Cox. They were both intoxicated and witness saw them fall down. A short time afterwards he was called to the Crown And Anchor Inn to remove the defendant, who was drunk and disorderly. The conduct of the defendant was such that people had to leave the pavement in the endeavour to get out of his way.

The Bench fined the defendant 5s. and costs. The Mayor, in passing sentence, remarked that there were constant complaints of the behaviour of young fellows like the defendant.

Folkestone Express 25 August 1877.

General Licensing Day.

Wednesday, August 22nd: Before Col. De Crespigny, Capt. Crowe, J. Clarke Esq., and Alderman Caister.

Thomas Wallace, of the Crown And Anchor, Dover Street, applied for a renewal of his license. Mr. Minter supported the application.

Superintendent Wilshere opposed on the ground that the applicant harboured prostitutes. He stated that on the afternoon of Sunday, the 29th of July, about four o'clock, he visited the applicant's house and went up to a cottage at the back. He heard a conversation going on and looking in at the window he saw a prostitute named Fanny West, some soldiers, and a civilian, drinking some beer which was on the table.

Cross-examined, the Superintendent said that Mr. Banks had said that the cottage belonged to him, and that the house kept by the applicant belonged to a firm of brewers at Canterbury. Witness did not tell the applicant that he would take his license away, but he did say that he should object to it.

Sergeant Reynolds corroborated the Superintendent's evidence, and Mr. Minter addressed the Bench for the applicant and stated that during the whole twelve months which the applicant had kept the house no complaint had been made against him before. As to the charge of harbouring prostitutes, he remarked that the applicant had summoned two unfortunate girls because they had refused to quit his house, and on the applicant's behalf he denied that he had drawn any beer whatever during prohibited hours.

The applicant was then sworn and he stated that he had kept the Crown And Anchor for fourteen months and had conducted it in an orderly manner. The cottage at the back of the house belonged to Mr. Banks. At the time that he took the house the cottage was occupied by dirty women, and he gave notice to his brewers that unless they cleared it of them he could not continue the house. The cottage and house were separate holdings. The police, he complained, were a great nuisance to him, and interfered in his business by continually watching him. He was standing outside his door one evening when the Superintendent came up and said “You are doing sentry duty”, and on the previous evening he told him that he would take his license away. He did not dare to have a friend in because of the conduct of the police against him.

Witness was then asked two or three questions by the Superintendent with reference to him being owner of the cottages, when Mr. Minter objected to Mr. Wilshere being allowed to do so because the Superintendent was not entitled to appear in the Court as an advocate. In no other Court in the kingdom would such conduct be permitted, and he asked that the questions should be put through the Bench, not by the Superintendent.

The Bench decided that the Superintendent was a complainant, and therefore he had the power to cross-examine the witness.

In answer to a further question put by the Superintendent, witness said that he had let the cottage to a prostitute.

The Bench, in giving their decision, said the Police were quite justified in objecting. They did not wish to take the applicant's license away, but he must understand that he must see that his house was properly conducted.

Captain Crowe said that the Bench granted the license on the understanding that Mr. Wallace promise to conduct his house better in the future.

Mr. Minter said his client must decline making any promise because he had not admitted that he had not acted properly.

Folkestone Express 28 February 1880.

Saturday, February 21st: Before The Mayor, Colonel De Crespigny, and Aldermen Caister and Sherwood.

Minnie Smith was summoned for assaulting Silas Godden on the 15th February. She pleaded Not Guilty.

Complainant, who is the landlord of the Crown And Anchor Inn, Dover Street, said the defendant went to his house about a quarter past six in the evening. She made use of bad language and then left, but returned about ten o'clock and insulted the customers, and struck witness in the face with her fist.

Defendant was fined 5s. and 10s. costs, which she paid.

Folkestone Express 28 August 1880.

Annual Licensing Day.

Wednesday, August 25th: Before The Mayor, Captain Crowe, and Aldermen Caister and Hoad.

The existing licenses were all renewed, the only feature of note being that the Crown And Anchor Inn, Dover Street, with the permission of the Bench, will in future be known as the Granville.