From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 3 January, 1863.

SUMMONSES AGAINST PUBLICAN

John Matson, landlord of the "Perseverance" public house, Snargate Street, was charged with refusing the police admission to the house on Christmas morning, and fined £1 and 11s. costs, which he paid.

From the Dover Express. March 1869.

Perseverance Inn Snargate Street.

On Monday night last shortly after 11 o’clock a fire broke out in one of the bedrooms at the Perseverance Inn, Snargate Street. The fire brigade under the direction of Superintendent Coram was speedily in attendance and a good supply of water being quickly obtained the fire was soon extinguished. The damage was of a very trifling kind.

Dover Local Board.

The superintendent of the fire brigade reported a fire on Monday night at the Perseverance Inn Snargate Street. The fire was reported at the Station House at 11-5 the brigade was in attendance at 11-10 the water was turned on at 11-27 and the fire extinguished at 12-15. The fire was confined to a back bedroom and a couple of beds destroyed. The origin of the disaster was unknown. The damage did not amount to more than £10. The premises were uninsured but the stock was insured in the Phoenix Office.

Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.

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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 8 April, 1870. Price 1d.

INFRINGEMENT OF LICENSE

Albert Frederick Cole, landlord of the "Perseverance Inn," Snargate Street, was summonsed for having his house open at unlawful hours on Sunday last, and was fined 20s., and 12s. 6d. costs.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 31 August, 1877. Price 1d.

DOVER LICENSING MEETING

The owner of this house was called forward, and told that complaints had recently been made of the way this house was carried on, and he was cautioned to carry it on better in future.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 3 February, 1882. Price 1d.

A CAUTIONS CASE

Sarah Thompson was charged with stealing £5 from George Taylor on the 26th instant.

George Taylor said; I was discharged from the 21st Regiment on the 25th instant, and I received then £20. On the evening of the next day, the 26th, I was in the “Perseverance” public-house, Snargate Street, and was a little the worse for liquor. I saw the prisoner there, and after some time she took me away to her mother’s house at 5, Blucher Row. When I went in that house I had £19. It was at about 10 o’clock at night. I stopped in the house about an hour, and when I came out I only had £2 10s. in my pockets. I kept my money in a purse in my trouser’s pocket. I did not go to bed with the prisoner. I was drunk. The money was in gold and silver.

By the prisoner: I had been talking to other people before I saw you, but you know I had the money safe when I left the public-house.

The Superintendent said that he should ask for a remand.

The Bench remanded the prisoner at the Police-station till Friday, when it was dismissed.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 6 October, 1882. Price 1d.

STEALING

Agnes Winter, a respectable looking girl of 16 years of age, was brought up and charged with stealing a cash box containing 6s. 6d., a dress, and one gold ring, the property of Mr. Hogben, her employer.

William Henry Hogben said: I keep the “Perseverance” public-house, Snargate Street, but previous to last week I lived at St. Martin’s Place. The prisoner has been in my employ for a month as general servant. The cash box produced was kept in the back room on the first floor, and was generally placed on a chest of drawers. Yesterday afternoon at about three o’clock I had occasion to go to the box for change, and I then left it safe with 6s. 6d. in money in it. The damaged box produced is the same, but it was not broken as it is now. It was locked, and I had the key. At about half-past eleven o’clock I went upstairs to put some more cash away, but could not find the box. I made inquiries of those in the house, but they knew nothing about it, and it being so late I did not do anything further then. A ring was also missing, and the one produced is the same. At a quarter to five that evening my wife went upstairs to tea, leaving the prisoner in the bar below with instructions to call as soon as anyone came in. The prisoner served in the bar, but merely had to call when customers entered. In less than five minutes we heard knocking at the bar, and I went down and served, and then found that the prisoner had left the house. She did not return again, although she had given no notice to leave. The value of the ring, box, dress, and money, is in all about £1 9s. This morning I gave information to the police of my loss, and I went with Police-constable Cook to the prisoner’s parents’ residence at Round Tower Passage. The prisoner, who was in bed, was called downstairs and questioned by the constable, and after a short time admitted taking the articles missing. The mother brought down the dress produced, and asked me if Mr. Hogben had given it to her daughter. The prisoner owned that the amount in the cash box was 6s. 6d. Her mother told me that the prisoner had given her 4s., and paid 6s. for a pair of boots out of her wages. We had not then paid the girl her wages, and I told the parents so. She was to have had 10s. a month, but it is not due till next Monday. The prisoner was then brought to the Police Station by the constable.

Police-sergeant Barton said that he should have to ask for a remand till Monday, as there was another charge against the prisoner for obtaining goods by false pretences from Messrs. Coulthard and Wilson.

The Bench remanded the prisoner till Monday.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 6 October, 1882. Price 1d.

REMANDED CHARGE FOR STEALING

Agnes Winter, 16v years of age, was brought up on remand charged with stealing a cash box containing 6. 6d., a gold ring, and a dress, value £1 9d., the property of Mr. Hogben, landlord of the “Perseverance” public-house.

The evidence taken on Saturday was read and confirmed.

Police-constable Cook said: Last Saturday morning, in consequence of information I received I went with witness Hogben to the residence of the prisoner’s parents in Round Tower Passage, and saw her mother. I asked her where her daughter was, and she said that she was in bed, and that she would call her. I told the girl when she came down what she would be charged with, and cautioned her in the usual way. The prisoner then admitted that she had stolen the cash box with 6s. 6d., also the ring and dress, and said that she broke open the box with a hammer.

Mr. Hogben, recalled, said: At six o’clock on Saturday morning I went to No. 4, St. Martin’s place, my late residence, and found the cash box produced broken as it is now.

The prisoner, on the charge and caution being read to her, pleaded guilty, and said that she would rather be tried summarily than be tried by Jury.

The mother of the prisoner was then called, and in answer to the Bench, gave her daughter an indifferent character, and said that she had a great deal of trouble with her lately.

The Bench said the prisoner had been conducting herself very badly for a long time, and had taken articles from her parent’s house, and they would therefore, as she was too old to be sent to a reformatory, sentenced her to two month’s imprisonment with hard labour.

From the Dover Express. 1886.

FIRE IN SNARGATE STREET.

What might have been a serious fire was happily prevented by the promptitude and vigilance of our police fire brigade. About two o’clock on Sunday morning last Mr. Merralls of Weeks & Merralls, drapers, Snargate Street was awakened by police endeavouring to arouse the inmates of the Perseverance public house next door and by the shouts of fire. Finding their own house full of smoke Mr. Merrall's at once aroused Mr. Weeks and their assistants who quickly left the premises. Mr. and Mrs. Gandy kindly sheltered Mrs. Merralls her two children and the young ladies. It was then discovered that there was no one in the Perseverance the landlord having closed the place about eleven o’clock and gone to Kearsney were his wife has been staying in consequence of illness. The fire that had completely destroyed a staircase and done considerable damage to the back premises was speedily subdued by a plentiful supply of water. It can only be said that much praise is due to Constable Danson who first discovered the outbreak. Also to the superintendent and the force generally for the prompt and speedy manner in which they responded to the first call of alarm and which so effectively prevented a more serious conflagration.

Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.

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