Thursday Flashback
Dominating this picture is the former magnificent Pavilion Hotel to the left with Pavilion Square in the centre foreground. The hotel was bought by the Laughton family in 1908 after moving across the road from their former home the Victoria Hotel on Westborough. The new proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel, Robert Laughton, laid a private green next to his asked the magistrates to deal as leniently as they possibly could with him, for he would receive enough punishment asitwas.
The chief said it appeared the prisoner was a married man, no family, and belonged to Kirkbymoorside, he was for several years employed as a clerk by the North Eastern Railway Company at various stations, and was at Scarborough for some time. He left the railway and found employment at different times. He subsequently joined the Army. He rose to the rank of sergeant in four months and was afterwards promoted to quartermaster sergeant, being soon afterwards reduced to sergeant again on account of his drinking habits. Continuing, the chief said he had had some drink at the time of the offence. After he left Scarborough he went to York and he (the chief ) thought his behaviour there pointed to his being in a very peculiar state. When at York he stole a mail bag containing several hundred letters from off a barrow for which he was arrested and sentenced to one month’s hard labour. hotel in Pavilion Square where sporting pastimes including bowls were played. The hotel was bulldozed in 1973. Photo reproduced courtesy of the Max Payne collection. Reprints can be ordered with proceeds going to local charities. Telephone 0330 1230203 and quote reference number YRN-160822114303050. He had only just come out of prison. Of course, he was also regarded as an absentee from the East Yorkshire Regiment and would be dealt with for that offence.
The chairman: Are you agreeable to going back to the Army at once?
Prisoner: Yes, sir, I want to go back.
The chairman: Under these circumstances we bind you over for twelve months in the sum of £5. I have no doubt the military authorities will deal with you.
Defendant was then formally charged with being an absentee for the East Yorkshire Regiment to which he pleaded guilty.