THE ROYAL HOTEL CASE

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 4

THE ROYAL HOTEL CASE

A SEVERE CROSS-EXAMIS-A^wH The case in which' Sydenham Flewellyn, proprietor of the BojiisjS ' was charged with refusing accdaJfiS t tion to one Henry Temple," wajJoagjjg, f yesterday afternoon in the Magk2ifi 5. Court before Mr. C- e.\Efctie/gJ£§|E : ■ the "Star went to press."" ; ' Sub-Inspector Hendrey c •■'■'(•xcted-''^, i prosecution, and. Mr. i' Ewl apnggjaill for the defendant .^r 3 " 5 ' The witness Henry Temple,, beforeio* - pleting his evidence in chief, Said on the first day that the ease *a^'i»&| the Court, he -was coming into thVC&j? house, when Mrs. Flewenya.spfe ii ]» face, and said to him ; '' Ton dirty" pjj, you dirty dog." Several; offer:petaU •were present when this toot place. WjL witness went back tc- the SqpaL I the - second -time, and ,was; refaaStjU 1 mission, it was with _ the,doable' | of making FleweUyn : with; tie I ' terms of the Licensing -Art, and afc-thsi same time give him the opjprfanitjr oi I getting his luggage, that •witness -vest l back to the hotel on his'refcariufroin " WhangareL ■ .-..-' -'^I^HV Under cross«taminaiion- by■•Mγ. Eadjjj witness said he did'not know that he isj been spreading himself in the wrtness-hoj 1 ". during the- three 1 hours he- had taiga in "; _ giving his evidence in. chief. been enjoying himself or playing to gallery. Witness had bees. assodafejH ■ with, clubs in Sydney and Melbounk ~ Savage Club in Auckland he coitsidaej a. .''rather > mixed affair—more "sriad than any other club lie had farovfi. ; . would not be recognised as a Savage CltA Iby any-other Bohemian dub" id t&fcjfpijj : The Auckland. Orphans' Club wa^aa^Hf i mixed institution. Witness wasaeeas. . tomed to staying in the best hcrtd3 JaU ■ different parts of the world. . Ba nenj had any trouble at the Grand" Hotel jjij Wellington, or at the Empire in Banedij. B So scandal had ever been associated -wiii his name in Auckland. He admitted flat B he was the Mr. Temple referred to ia B ( a paragraph appearing in an. A-nct-i ilr paper in 1893. The paragraph mFqufe § tion (read by Mr. Earl) related ho* a irate lady had marched into th& ioH, armed with a horsewhip, and ehasej I Mr. Temple, son of a wefl-knowh Bisloj; I along, the passage^ , and up ■ the fugitive escaping by locking BSasfi in his bedroom. Witness said" he lad nr> " taken action, for libel- against tl»-paper in question because he -was leaving jfa iEngland at the■ time, -and; also beean* jhe would not hare- got damages r frds s the publishers, as Tie was informed that I they were , saddled with, a . heaiy iniflit. - I gage. The whole incident -was Very mucli exaggerated, and the lady's ire ha.i beftß roused by .someone conveying a false report to ' her, .statements rhe\-waa» alleged to have made. ~ * ' : Witness Went on to deny generally &;; statements .made by -witnesses tailed. Sat j the. defence. --...:,-... -- i ? , ',*l^ I -Mr. Earl: Then the evidence tender^i< Iby Mr. Flewellyn and. his frieDds amctmi3 f , to perjury and canspssscy?— YeSy i&s£is i so. . ..;..... . - . •'•' ;fi B ; '-v Sir. Earlr Sir. FarciagSoa, ; a guest til i; the hotel, is' a" perfect liar. in your , ion?— Yea. .-, •-. .' ' % *<. Ig Mr. Earl: And you wish us to baliew i . '£hat Jfr. Jackson; "Mr. Bnrgoyne, tip. If [I'arringtoii r Miss Leharty, and Mr. aj 1 I Mrs. Flewellvn all lied?— They did life 1 !•&!& thetraifc--- -■• ■■■•■ ' * I •,. And & your-: worthy:"Self the- onf Ihonest witness in the case?—l- sajl that;- but other witnesses have not toHM th& whole truth- : ■-..-. • -*->':Tsi| ' You did not- speak disparagingly of tSsl house or, its proprietor?— tnoseCstafe 1 ment 3' are absolute lies. •-- ,i I How do you account for the licensee I: : calling you-." a cad, as •-. you. allegeJ~lß : think he was inspired by an irate wife; I - And you wish us to believe that Mag Hewellyn called you a bounder and a I cad?—-She did sol r :.ii^|^«^B/ All because you made the innocent ■» mark that you "could not get any sujipsrl —Yes. And two other guests, Messrs. Ma* shall and Nelson, ;; also called you t bounder and a cad without any; furt&s provocation.?— Yes. . • ■ .'. i'i'S-H-And were you. disgusted with thi'jj&Uji | ' —Yes. "/ , <~ i~-?rWs " 03ienwhy did. you. not leave :the -house! I —It was not convenient for mc to Ij>4 ; Flewellyn said he was- going to-kicfeiß ■ out, but .1 told tii-m I would, stbp then H just so long as I paid my way and rehaved myself. _ I: Continuing his evidence, .under .raw*n examination, witness admitted that ha H went to the Boyal Hotel expecting a* 1,1 | sibly to be refused admittance. Ec TflSni f | % to demand a legal-right, and took tin B witnesses with. him. 7 Upon airml st II % the hotel he was absolutely refused ii B mission. ' The • licensee "also": refnseaitS that time to hand over" his luggage is « him. _• When witness went and ! ■■'■ sergeant of police, the licensee again refused to hand ; over any luggage. e&jisg |. witness would have 'to come in the , 3sj, i time to get it. . Sub-Inspector Heßdrep.:KJd}Si|||fl, :.; hotel proprietors who had Tolunteered t> I come forward and give evidence iafafpffi of Temple., According tb.iae;aefSfcii Temple's character was of the blaiesti These witnesses would prove that he «i « a man -who was at all times a most fit- If sirable lodger. .. f r; The case, was at_this stage adjotcnuJ U till after the holidays. .V^SsM' I ■ ' - ' ■■■ -