Drunk and Refusing to Quit at Conisbro’

Three glassblowers, Frederick Day, James Beckette, and William Ulley, were all charged with being drunk and refusing to quit licensed premises, at Conisbro’, on the 31st ult.

G. Smith, landlord of the Station Inn, Conisbro’, deposed that at 6.15 p.m., on Saturday the 31st, the three defendants came to his house, all fresh. They wanted to come in. He refused to admit them, but they forced their way in, Day coming in first. They said they should not go till they had some drink. Witness then fetched the Police-sergeant Morley.

Day, to witness: Did I use any bad language? — Witness: “Yes.” — Day: “Then you are a liar.” — Witness: “You said if I was not an old man, what you would do to me.” — Day: “It shows I had a bit of feeling for you.”

Day had commenced to be very excited, and talked in a loud coarse manner, whereupon the Superintendent of Police informed him that if he did not behave himself he would have to be locked up.

A waiter in the Station Hotel deposed that the three defendants were all fresh when they came to the hotel, and that they forced their way in, in opposition to the wishes of the landlord.

Chas. Wright, another witness, also stated that the three defendants were very fresh, and forced their way into the house, and that the landlord refused to fill for them.

Sergeant Morley stated that he was sent for to the Station Hotel at 6 o’clock on the night in question, and found Day in the road, noisy and swearing, and wanting to go in again. The other two defendants had gone. They were all afterwards going up into the town. They were all fresh, &c.

Mr. Smith (re-called) said they all refused to go, until he sent for the Sergeant.

In answer to the charge, Day said it was all because they owed the landlord a “shot.” He owed him “three bob,” and one of the others half-a-crown.

Day was fined 20s. and 14s. 6d. costs; Ulley and Beckette, 10s. and costs.