The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-02-03 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.

TrIVIDAT. —Before Lieut.-Colonel Maned, Major
Hawkerworth, and Mr. G. Burt.

TILLNIVIIR Of LICZKRZ.

The IMenm of the Ship Hotel, Swan. wan
Wmmomily transferred from Mr. Swims W Mr.
Home..

AN ILLIVIAL ACT.

Thomas Aplin, of Serenade, was summoned by P.C.
Dubbin for firing off • gun in the highway, at
Swanage on the 13th of January last -Defendant
pieadeol not guilty -P.C. Dubbin, on oath. said -I
was on duty on the day in question in the Institute-
road, and saw defendant in company with two Aber
men Defendant fired off a gun in the highway, and
then got over • wall and stooped down as if to pick
up something. Defendant, when he saw me coming,
took the gun apart and put it in his pocket. I west
to him, and told him what I had seen. He admitted
having fired it off, and said he should use it when-
ever he liked. I asked him to produce his license.
when he replied he had not got one. I told
him I should report him, and then he denied
having the gun. I took the barrel of the gun away
from him, and he took the stock out of his
pocket himself. I told him it was no use for him to
swear it was • fog signal this time. He took the
barrel of the gun out of my hand and said, "If you
say any more I will beat it about your-- head.-
Cross-examined by defendant: I was about tin yards
from you when you fired the first gun off. You did
admit firing off the gun. I did not ask the two men
if the gun had been fired off. You did not tell me to
report the right man. - For the defence Thomas
Smith was called, who, having been sworn, said on
the day in question he was in company with dolma-
dant The police-constable came up and charged
defendant with lir.ng off • gun. The policeman
searched defendant, and found a run on him I here
was • gun tired off somewhere, but he could not tell
where. Defendant went over the wall to see a boat
ehich was under the house. He was with him, and
would swear he did not fire off • gun stall till the police-
man came up.- P C Dubbin (to the imwistnites) : I
will swear I saw him take the gun to piec.is and put
it in ilk pocket.- ',h-under Templeton, on oath,
said on the day in question he was in company with
defendant on the Beach-road. PC. Dubbin cause
up, and charged him (defendant) with firing off •
gun, which he (witness) did not see i.im do in his
prose or, and he had been with him half-an-hour. He
did not see the gun till the policeman took it out. -
Fanny Selby said she was walking along the shore.
and heard a gun fired. She was near defendant and
was sure it was not he that fired.- Ihe Bench told
defendant they elieved the evidence of the police-
constable and defendant wits tined 9s. tld, and les. lid.
costs.- The money was paid
Thomas Legg, of Bere Regis, was summoned by
P.C. Rugby for being drunk at Bere Beth en the
21st January -Defendant pleaded guilty, and was
lined Is. and 2.5. costs.

An order of commitment was made on Stephen
Ile.wn for non-payment of arrears due towards the
maintenance of his mother. The order was made on i
the 16th December last If the money n paid within
a f,irtmeht the I mire will not be carried into effect.
. . .

tom Stanley, an old woman, was summoned for
being drunk at Bern Hegis.—Defendant pleaded
guilty, and was lined 24 and 3s. costa, or seven days'
imprisonment-Bbn was removed in medody.