Folkestone Express 6 September 1873.

Inquest.

On Wednesday morning a man named John Binfield was found dead in a sawpit in a shed belonging to Mr. Redman, boat builder, on the Tram Road. An inquest was held at the Pavilion Shades on the afternoon of the same day before Mr. F.J. Till and a jury.

Mr. Ayllefe Binfield, deceased's brother, identified the body and said his age was 56 and he had no settled place of abode.

James Crumby, carman, said deceased helped him to put his horse in the cart in front of the North Foreland Inn about ten minutes to four on Wednesday morning and then went away. Deceased appeared to be sober; did not know whether he had been in bed. Had a pint of beer with him the night before in the Providence Inn, where he left him about half past nine.

Joseph George Colley, Seaview Terrace, said he went to put his garden tools in the sawpit about half past five on Wednesday morning, when he saw a man lying at the bottom with his frock over his head. Got a stick and tried to arouse him, and finding he did not move, got down into the pit and found he was lying face downwards. Called Mr. Redman up, who sent witness for a policeman. Sergt. Reynolds came, and went for Dr. Bateman. Deceased was stiff and cold and foaming at the mouth. Had seen him in the stables near the sawpit several times. The sawpit was about two feet from the door of the shed.

Mr. Redman corroborated, and said he saw the shed door closed the night before, and a piece of wood placed against it, the key having been lost.

W. Bateman Esq., M.R.C.S., said he was called to see deceased in the sawpit between six and seven on Wednesday morning. Found no marks of violence; there was a scratch or two on the face; clothes not disordered and no appearance of a struggle having taken place. The hands were open. From the livid appearance of the face, was of opinion that deceased died from suffocation. There was no fracture of the vertebrae or any other part of the body, The probability was that deceased was stunned by falling into the pit, and his face being buried in the sawdust, suffocation ensued.

Verdict: Accidental Death from suffocation.

Folkestone Express 7 August 1880.

Monday, August 2nd:

Mary James was charged by P.C. Hogben with being drunk and disorderly in the Tramway. The constable stated that the defendant created a disturbance outside the Pavilion Shades. He tried to induce her to go home, but she refused and used obscene language. She was so violent that he had to get another constable to assist in conveying her to the police station. She was fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs, or seven days'. A charge of using obscene language was not proceeded with.

Folkestone Express 11 June 1892.

Tuesday, June 7th: Before J. Holden, J. Pledge, J. Dunk and J. Fitness Esqs.

Thomas Smith was charged with breaking two glass tumblers, the property of George Burgess, landlord of the Folkestone Cutter.

Prosecutor said the man was in his house on Monday evening. He missed two glasses and followed the defendant down the street, and saw him take the glasses out of his pocket and throw them against the wall of the Pavilion Shades. He asked prisoner what he did it for, and he was very abusive. He was not sober, but he spent no money in prosecutor's house. The value of the glasses was 4d.

Prisoner said he did not know he had the glasses in his pocket. He had been drinking all day. When he felt the glasses, he pulled them out and threw them on the pavement.

Prosecutor said the defendant went into the house with 10 or 12 militiamen.

Prisoner was fined 2s. 6d., damage 4d., and 4s. 6d. costs, or seven days'.

Folkestone Express 20 December 1902.

Wednesday, December 17th: Before Alderman Banks, Lieut. Colonel Hamilton, W. Wightwick, W.G. Herbert, and G.I. Swoffer Esqs.

A transfer of licence was granted to William Edward Nash for the Pavilion Shades.

Folkestone Express 15 October 1910.

Saturday, October 8th: Before W.G. Herbert, J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, R.J. Linton, and G. Boyd Esqs., and Lieut. Col. Hamilton.

Walter Champion was summoned for assaulting Edward Nash, the landlord of the Pavilion Shades. Defendant pleaded Guilty.

Mr. G.W. Haines, solicitor, supported the summons and also appeared on behalf of the Licensed Victuallers' Trade Protection Society. Having outlined the assault, he said licence holders had very considerable restrictions. They had to comply with the law, and Nash was endeavouring to conduct his house in a proper manner and do what was right. What, to an extent, made the case worse was that the defendant himself was a barman in the trade, and he knew as much as anybody the difficulties there were in conducting a public house. Therefore it was felt that under the circumstances that the case should be brought before the Magistrates.

Edward Nash said he had been eight years at the Pavilion Shades. On Monday evening at 8.15 defendant went into the house in company with three other men. Witness took exception to one of the three other men and refused to serve him. Because he told them they could not remain, an altercation ensued between witness and defendant. A customer then came in and asked for a glass of beer, and whilst he (witness) was drawing the beer defendant struck him in the mouth with his fist, and witness subsequently saw Champion strike another customer in the bar. Witness went round the bar for the purpose of ejecting the defendant, and there was a general disturbance.

Mr. Haines said he did not press for anything heavy.

The Chairman, in fining defendant 40s. and 9s. costs, or one month, said it was a most unprovoked assault.

Folkestone Express 5 October 1912.

Local News.

At the police court on Wednesday the following transfer of licences was sanctioned by the Magistrates: Pavilion Shades, Tram Road, from Mr. H. Nash to Mr. E. Bishopp.

Folkestone Express 8 January 1916.

Local News.

As everyone should know, it is a serious offence under the Defence of the Realm Regulations to purchase whisky for a soldier.

Another case came before the Folkestone Magistrates (Mr. J. Stainer in the chair) on Friday, the prisoner being Leonidas Parent, a French Canadian, who was fined by the Bench a few days previously for another breach of the law.

Prisoner, in reply to the Chairman, said he “did not remember anything”.

A French Canadian, a private in the 23rd Battalion C.E.F., said on the previous evening he saw the prisoner in Folkestone, and gave him 10s. to buy a bottle of whisky. The accused bought him a bottle of whisky similar to that produced. Then a military policeman and a civil policeman came up, and witness handed them the bottle. Witness was in uniform, and he called to the prisoner, whom he asked to purchase a bottle of whisky for him.

P.C. Whitehead said he was in Harbour Street when one of the Canadian Military Police brought prisoner to him. In consequence of a communication, witness charged him with purchasing the whisky for a soldier from the Pavilion Shades, a fully licensed house.

Edward Bishop, landlord of the Pavilion Shades, in the Tram Road, said on the previous evening the accused came into his house, and after treating one or two asked for a bottle of whisky. Witness said “Is it for a soldier?”, and he said “No”. Witness therefore sold him the bottle of whisky now produced. He paid 4s. 3d. for it, giving witness a 10s. note.

Prisoner said he had had a few drinks and did not remember anything about it. If he did as was said, he was very sorry. It had never happened before.

The Clerk asked Mr, Bishop what was the condition of the man.

Mr. Bishop: Well, he was all right, or I should not have served him.

Was he sober? – He was sober.

P.C. Whitehead also declared that the prisoner was perfectly sober.

Prisoner, however, asserted to the contrary.

The Chief Constable said the man was fined £1 last week for being found in the possession of military clothing.

The Chairman pointed out that the Bench had a similar case before them last week, when they threatened if the like happened again they would inflict more severe punishment. The accused would now be sentenced to four months' hard labour.

Calling Mr. Bishop, the licensee, forward, Mr. Stainer addressed him as follows: We are of opinion that you did not exercise sufficient care in this case. You must have known from the character of the man that he was not buying for himself.

Mr. Bishop: But he had used my house before.

Mr. Stainer: That does not improve his case. The man was living in a lodging house, and had been fined for being in possession of military articles. We warn the publicans through you that we shall be severe on licence holders who sell to men who, it is evident, are not buying for themselves. In our judgement, it was apparent in this case that the man was not buying for himself.

Folkestone Express 19 February 1916.

Obituary.

The funeral of Mr. James Spence Peden, who passed away at his residence, 86, Cheriton Road, last week, in his 84th year, took place at Folkestone Cemetery on Saturday. The deceased was a well-known resident of Folkestone, and was for two years a member of the Town Council. He was an exporter of horses in a very large way of business, and was at one time the licensee of the Pavilion Shades. One son is left to mourn his loss.

Folkestone Express 9 December 1916.

Friday, 1st December: Before Mr. J. Stainer and other Magistrates.

Edwin Bishopp and his daughter Alice Bishopp, of the Pavilion Shades public house, were summoned for supplying to persons drink which had not been paid for by themselves, and Private William Third and Evelyn Rogers were summoned for consuming drink which had been paid for by another person. Mr. H.J. Myers appeared for the Bishopps, pleading Not Guilty in respect of Mr. Bishopp and Guilty as to Miss Bishopp.

The Chief Constable said the drinks in this case were purchased by a man who gave the name of Sergt. Anderson, but this was a false name, and the man could not be traced.

P.C. Pittock said he visited the Pavilion Shades public house on November 25th with P.C. Whittaker, both being in plain clothes. Witness called for a glass of ale and a small lemon. There were a number of soldiers in the bar, and after about five minutes a man who afterwards gave the name of Sergt. Anderson came up to the counter and, looking towards where the defendant Third was standing, said “Guinness?” and Third replied “Yes”. Anderson then spoke to Miss Bishopp, who poured a bottle of stout into a glass and handed it to Third. Anderson then said “See what the young lady over there wants”, indicating the defendant Rogers, who was in a private bar. After some conversation she was served with a glass of ale. Anderson then said “Give me a whisky”, and placed a half crown on the counter. Miss Bishopp served him, and as change she gave him a shilling, two pennies and two other coins. Mr. Bishopp was in a position quite well to hear and see what was going on. Witness told Anderson they would report him under the “No Treating” Order, and Anderson replied “I did not know I was doing anything wrong”. The defendant Rogers, when told she would be reported, said “All right; I hope you get tripped up next time”. When Mr. Bishopp was informed that he would be reported for allowing treating to take place on his premises he said “All right; thank you very much”.

Cross-examined: He saw the Liquor Control notice pasted up in the bar, but saw no special reference to treating.

P.C. Whittaker corroborated.

Mr. Bishopp, called for the defence, said he had held the licence for the Pavilion Shades for four years, and during that time there had been no complaint. On the night in question there were a lot of people in the bars, it being a busy night. His only assistance in the bar was his daughter, whom he had instructed not to permit treating. There were “No Treating” notices up in the bar. He did not hear his daughter take an order from Sergt. Anderson, and knew nothing about the matter until he was spoken to by P.C. Pittock. Had he heard the order given he would have stopped it.

Questioned by the Clerk, defendant said he served the police officers, but he did not know they were policemen.

Miss Bishopp, also giving evidence, said she had been instructed not to permit treating in the house. She heard Miss Rogers call for a drink, and when she was served she said a soldier was paying for it, and witness unfortunately took the money.

Mr. Myers, in addressing the Bench, said although Mr. Bishopp might be legally responsible he certainly was not morally responsible, and he (Mr. Myers) ventured to think that the defence had shown extenuating circumstances. The Bench would appreciate how difficult it was to prevent treating. Englishmen, when they met a friend, would say “What are you going to have, old man?”, and all the legislation in England would never alter it.

Miss Rogers said she had 1½d. in her hand to pay for her glass of ale, but Miss Bishopp said the drink was paid for. She did not touch the ale, which was not “consumed”.

Private Third declared that he didn't have a drink with the soldier.

The Chairman pointed out that this was emergency legislation, and was intended for the good of the community. Mr. Bishopp would be fined £5, Miss Bishopp £2, and the other two defendants 10s. each.

Folkestone Express 10 February 1917.

Annual Licensing Sessions.

Wednesday, February 7th: Before E.T. Ward, G.I. Swoffer, R.J. Linton, G. Boyd, H. Kirke, and J.J. Giles Esqs., and the Rev. Epworth Thompson.

Mr. H. Reeve read his annual report as follows: Gentlemen, I have the honour to report that there are within your jurisdiction 115 places licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail, viz; Full licences 71, Beer on 7. Beer off 5, Beer and spirit dealers 15, Grocers etc., off 7, Confectioners, wine, on 3. Chemists, wine, off 6, Total 115. This gives an average, according to the census of 1911, of one licence to every 291 persons, or one on licence to every 429 persons. This is the same number of licensed premises as were in existence last year.

At the adjourned licensing meeting, held on 6th March last, the licence of the Clarence Inn, Dover Road, was referred to the Compensation Committee on the ground of redundancy, and at the principal meeting of that Committee held at Canterbury on 21st June, the renewal of the licence was refused. The question as to the amount of compensation to be paid was referred to the Inland Revenue Authorities, and has not at present been determined, consequently a provisional renewal of the licence will be applied for. During the past year five of the licences have been transferred.

For the year ended 31st December last 55 persons (28 males and 27 females) were proceeded against for drunkenness, of whom 32 were convicted and 23 discharged without conviction. Of the persons proceeded against 17 were residents of the Borough, 9 members of the Naval and Military Forces, 13 persons of no fixed abode and 16 residents of other districts. In the preceding year 174 persons (109 males and 65 females) were proceeded against, of whom 129 were convicted and 45 discharged.

Proceedings have been taken during the year against 14 of the licence holders for various offences, 7 of whom were convicted and 7 dismissed. The following are the cases in which convictions have been recorded, viz; 9th March, the licensee of the Guildhall Hotel was fined £1 for a breach of the “No Treating” Order; 24th March, the licensee of the Mechanics Arms Inn was fined £1 for allowing a child under 14 years to be in the bar of his licensed premises; 23rd June, the licensee of the Chequers Inn was fined £1 for dispatching intoxicating liquor from his licensed premises without a licence; 30th June, the licensee of the Morehall Wine Stores was fined £1 for dispatching intoxicating liquor from his licensed premises without the same having been previously paid for; 30th June, the licensee of 27 Rendezvous Street (off licence) was fined £1 for a similar offence; 1st December, the licensee of the London and Paris Hotel was fined £5 for a breach of the No Treating Order; 1st December, the licensee of the Pavilion Shades was fined £5 for a similar offence.

Nine clubs where intoxicating liquor is supplied are registered under the Act. There are 16 places licensed for music and dancing, 7 for music only, and 1 for public billiard playing.

The Order of the Liquor Control Board which came into operation on 10th January last year, restricting the hours of sale and supply of intoxicating liquor to 4½ hours each weekday and 4 hours on Sunday remains in force, and in my opinion is mainly the cause of the decrease in the cases of drunkenness recorded.

Under Regulation 10 of the Defence of the Realm Regulations, Orders have been made by the Competent Military Authority, and are still in force, closing 3 of the licensed houses to all members of H.M. Forces. The houses are the Jubilee Inn, Radnor Street, the Wonder Tavern, Beach Street, and the True Briton, Harbour Street.

The Chairman said with regard to the report the number of convictions was very satisfactory. Mr. Reeve said in his opinion that was due to the restricted hours. He (Mr. Ward) was sorry to see so many convictions of publicans – seven – which was a greater number than he remembered in any year. There was no doubt that publicans were faced with very great difficulties with so many restrictions placed upon them. He urged upon them the necessity of being very careful not to serve any wounded soldiers, or any soldiers waiting embarkation. There were very heavy penalties laid down for offences of such a nature – imprisonment for six weeks or £100 fine. He hoped all of them would be very careful. All the licences would be renewed with the exception of the seven against which convictions had been recorded, but those seven licences would be granted until the adjourned sessions in a month's time.

The Clerk (Mr. J. Andrew) said with regard to the premises licensed for music and dancing the Magistrates had made new regulations. In future no structural alterations should be made in the licensed premises, and no alterations should be made in the stage, gangways, passageway or exits without the previous approval of the justices, and such gangways should be kept free from chairs or other obstruction during the hours of public entertainment, and all performances should be of an unobjectionable character, and good order and decent behaviour should be kept and maintained on the premises during the hours of licence.

Folkestone Express 10 March 1917.

Adjourned Licensing Sessions.

The Folkestone adjourned licensing sessions were held on Wednesday, Mr. E.T. Ward presiding on the Bench, when the licences of the Guildhall, the Mechanics Arms, the London and Paris Hotel, the Chequers, the Pavilion Shades, the Morehall Wine Stores, and Finn's Store, Rendezvous Street, were renewed.

Folkestone Express 24 December 1927.

Monday, December 19th: Before Alderman Spurgen and other Magistrates.

Frederick John Baines, of Dover, a corporal in the Territorial K.A., was charged with having, while being bailee of a handbag containing 7s. 4d., converted the same to his own use, thereby feloniously stealing the same.

Constance Mildred Horton, a housemaid at 7, Terlingham Gardens, said she first met Baines casually one evening at the Town Hall. She met him several times up to the 11th December. She met him on the 11th December, and she had her handbag, containing a purse and 7s. 4d. She was with him until about 10 p.m. When she left him she forgot to ask defendant for her handbag. She met him the following Tuesday about 9.15 p.m., and asked him for the handbag. He said he would give it to her on the Friday evening. She met him on the Friday evening at 5.15, and she was with him until ten o'clock. She again asked him for the handbag, and he said he had forgotten it, and that he would send it on Saturday by post. She did not receive the handbag on Saturday. On Saturday evening she went out, and passed him in Sandgate Road about 9.15. Defendant was standing talking to someone else. She saw him again about 9.40, outside a public house near the fishmarket. She said she wanted the handbag and the money back, and he said he had not got it. He said “I will give you the money on Monday”. She walked off, and he went into the public house. She saw a member of the Military Police Force in Tontine Street, and made a complaint to him. He went with her to the public house, and defendant was just leaving. Lance Corpl. Cox questioned him, and a policeman came along. She then noticed her handbag lying on the ground. She pointed it out to the police, and they then proceeded to the police station. The bag was opened at the police station, and the purse was inside, but there was no money in it. The value of the bag would be about 2s. 6d.

L. Cpl. Cox, Military Foot Police, said he was on duty in Tontine Street on Saturday about 9.50 when she made a complaint to him, and he accompanied her to the Pavilion Shades public house. He there saw the defendant leaving the public house. He stopped him, and told him that the young lady had complained that he was in possession of her handbag, and refused to give it up. He said “Yes, that's right. I will send it to her”. He asked defendant for his particulars, and he replied “Pte. Green”. Seeing he had two stripes on his arm he told him not to play about, and he then said “Gunner Baines”. He asked defendant if he was in possession of a permanent pass, and he said “No, I am a Territorial”. He told defendant to accompany him to P.C. Simpson. They went to where P.C. Simpson was standing, and then returned to the Pavilion Shades. He walked across to the young lady, who was six or seven yards away, and she pointed out the handbag lying on the ground just outside the gate of the Pavilion Shades. He picked the bag up and handed it to P.C. Simpson, and he then accompanied the others to the police station.

P.C. Simpson said at 9.15 p.m. on Saturday he was on duty in Beach Street when defendant was taken to him by the last witness. L. Cpl. Cox requested him to obtain his particulars, as he had been accused by a young lady of stealing her handbag. Miss Horton also complained to him that defendant was in possession of her handbag. He asked him for his particulars, and he said “I am a Territorial”. Miss Horton stated she gave her handbag to prisoner to mind, and that on leaving him she forgot to ask for it. She said she saw him again on Tuesday, and he refused to give it to her. On seeing him again that evening he said he had not got it, but would post it on to her. L. Cpl. Cox then produced a handbag, and Miss Horton identified the bag. He looked into the bag, and saw it contained an empty purse. He took Haines to the police station. He wa charged by Det. Con. Bugden with stealing the handbag, purse, and 7s. 4d. He replied “I did not steal the money. I had no intention of stealing it”.

Defendant pleaded Not Guilty, and said about a month ago, while standing under the Town Hall, he had a conversation with the girl. He asked her if he could see her home, and she said he could. A great friendship sprang up, and after going together for a fortnight she told him she was rather unhappy where she was working, and longed to see him every evening. On the 11th December he arranged to meet her at 5.15, and he was there. After walking a little way, she said “My hands are cold. Will you kindly put my handbag in your pocket?”, and he did. He forgot about it when leaving her, and arranged to see her on Tuesday, and left the handbag at home. On Friday he found he had not got any money, but he had promised to see the girl, and he spent some of the money to travel to see the girl. He had no intention of stealing the money, and if he was given a chance he would repay it. He wanted to apologise for doing a mean action.

The Chief Constable (Mr. A.S. Beesley) said defendant had justly described it as a mean action, and it was not the first time he had committed this mean action. On the 3rd October, 1927, under similar circumstances, he took a purse containing two 10s. notes and 15s. in silver, and was fined £3. He was then in camp at Felixstowe. He was born at Southampton in 1906, and went to Dover in 1917. He was first employed as a plumber's mate, and then on the switchboard at the electric light works. Since July, 1927, he had been out of employment. He resided at Biggin Street, Dover, and was attached to the Territorials in Dover, and had attained the rank of full corporal.

The Magistrates sent defendant for one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

Folkestone Express 9 October 1937.

Obituary.

The death occurred on Saturday of one of the best known licensees in Folkestone, Mr. Edward Bishopp, of the Pavilion Shades, Tram Road, at the age of 68 years.

Mr. Bishopp has held the licence for exactly twenty five years and is one of the oldest licensees in the town. He was a member of the Licensed Victuallers’ Association and for many years held the office of Hon. treasurer. He was also a member of the Druids Club in Dover Street.His wife predeceased him by exactly six months, passing away on April 2nd.

He leaves four sons and two daughters, to whom the deepest sympathy will be extended in their sad bereavement.

The funeral was held on Tuesday, the Rev. W.H. Pickburn officiating at a service at St. Peter’s Church and later at the graveside at the Folkestone Cemetery at Hawkinge.