From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 6 July, 1861.

DOVER POLICE COURT

JUVENILE PROFLIGACY - CHARGE OF FELONY

Ann Redsoll and Jane Brown, two unfortunates, the eldest only eighteen years of age, were charged with stealing from a bedroom at the "East Kent Railway Tavern," Commercial Quay, a pair of boots, value 5s., the property of landlady, Mrs. Finnis.

On the application of the Superintendent, the younger of the two prisoners, Jane Brown, was discharged, her evidence being necessary for purposes of justice.

Louissa Finnis, wife of Mr. Thomas Finnis, landlord of the "East Kent Railway Tavern," Commercial Quay, then said that the prisoner was at her house on the previous afternoon. Witness had seen a pair of boots in a chest in her own bed-room about eleven o'clock in the morning, shortly after which the prisoner went up stairs to wash, having slept in the house the previous night. About three o'clock in the afternoon witness had occasion to go to her room and their found that the boots had disappeared. These produced by Sergeant  Gedds were the same.

Jane Brown, the girl at first charged in conjunction with the prisoner, said she left the "East Kent Railway Tavern" with prisoner on the preceding day and notices, shortly after getting into the street, that the prisoner had a new pair of boots on. They then went to "Mrs. Wood's, the fortune teller," and prisoner desired the witness to ask Mrs. Wood if she might leave the boots there. Witness did so, and prisoner then took the boots off, and produced another pair, leaving the others in Mrs. Wood's charge.

Ann Wood, 4, Chapel Court, said the prisoner and the witness Brown came to her house on the preceding day. The prisoner asked to go into the yard, and on her return, as she and Brown were going away, Brown produced from under her shawl a pair of boots, and asked witness if she might leave them till she was able to call for them, and after putting then down both girls went away immediately.

The witness, in reply to the Magistrates, said she had not the slightest notion that the boots might have been stolen. Such a thing never crossed her mind. It was done in a moment, just as the girls were leaving.

The prisoner desired that the charge might be summarily dealt with, and pleaded guilty. - One month's hard labour.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 30 November, 1861.

A WIFE AND HER HUSBAND'S "WORLDLY GOODS"

 Sarah Wilson, a middle-aged woman, and wife of the landlord of the "East Kent Railway Tavern," Commercial Quay, was placed at the bar charged with disorderly behaviour in a state of drunkenness, breaking her husband's pots an glasses, and threatening to run a knife into him.

The Magistrates said they could not punish the prisoner for breaking her own husband's pots and glasses. The damage done by a wife to the goods of her husband was not an offence recognizable by law; and they could only deal with the charge of drunkenness, and the more serious one of threatening, if the husband desired to press it. But he would probably be content to withdraw it, on receiving from his wife a promise of better behaviour for the future.

Mr. Wilson said he had no desire to press the charge, if his wife would make him such a promise as the Magistrates had suggested, and keep it. He was only desirous to live quietly - a very difficult matter, he intimated, owing to the violent peculiarities of Mrs. Wilson.

Mr. Stride said if he recollected aright the prisoner had been before the Bench on a previous occasion for a very similar offence, and she had then promised better behaviour.

Prisoner admitted that she had, but assured the Magistrates they might expect never to see here again if she was allowed to go this time. She had been sufficiently punished by being shut up in one of the cold cells at the station-house all night.

Mr. Worsfold said that this was only a sample of what she would have to indulge if the Bench were compelled to commit her to prison. This experience, however, would probably be a warning to her, and as her husband did not seem desirous of pressing the charge of threatening his life, the Magistrates would overlook the offence of drunkenness on hey payment of the Court fees, but at the same time advised her not to appear a third time, as, in such an event, it would be impossible to deal with so leniently.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 28 April, 1870. Price 1d.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES

The license of the "Railway Tavern" beer-house was transferred to Thomas Stone. It transpired, however, that the father of the applicant had recently kept a house of very ill repute at Sandgate, and the applicant was questioned very minutely by the Magistrates with a view of showing whether the "Railway Tavern" was to be kept by himself bona fide, or whether his father would have any part in the management of the house.

Superintendent Coram said he believed that the effects of the applicant's father were removed from Sandgate to the "Railway Tavern," and suggested that this might be a colourable application, and that the house would really be conducted by the father.

The applicant admitted that his father had recently been living in Dover, but not with him. He had been staying with a brother, who kept the "Turnham Green Tavern" at Charlton, but he was going away altogether.

Magistrate: Will you undertake that your father will not live with you?

Applicant: Yes. there shall be no mistake about that.

Magistrates' Clerk: There had better not, for if it is found that your father is living with you in this house, the probability is that the Magistrates will take away the license.