The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-22 00:00:00

THE ASSAULT ON MR. HAMBRO, 11. P.

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At the recent maim held at Dorchester George
Rawl.* was, it will be remembered, sentenced to throe
months' imprisonment for &malting Mr. Charles Jones
Theo*lns liambro, M.P. for Weymnuth. The actortedi
°warmed his guilt. His comrade Joseph Mewl,*
wlth assisted in the assanit, escaped, bet or. the 9th
lint. the polies under the direction. of Scpt. Eeles sue
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carded in capturing him. The 'nen wee in the thigh.
bourbood of Higher Lyt:hett, and poliocomistanlea
Burge •n 1 Ellis, in plain cloth,s, were looking after
him. He was tattoo into custody with but little
difflealty. The police have diacovered since the
eoaention of George Hawks that the ferret used by the
two men in poaching on the occasion of Kr. Hauthro
coming in contact with them was stolen from Mr,
Walter Candy. of Code Mullen. On Wednesday after-
noon, at the office of the magistrates' clerk, Wareham,
Joseph Rawly war brought before 0. W. Ferrer, Esq.
The prosecutor, Mr. timbre, LP., stated that on Feb.
113th he drove from Wool, socthopanied by Mr. T u
Farley, and on aiiprothhing Here tie new • man on the
heath near • rabbit's hole. He had his carriage stopped
and then alighted, when he new two men near the spot.
Suspecting them, be preferred the charge of poaching,
and said they had • ferret. Joseph Hawke denied that
he tied • ferret, but subsequently said that he had one,
and palled it out of the hole with • string. On the
ground we. • basket containing dead rabbits. George
Bevies bet • net, On he (Mr. ) attempting
to take the ferret, Joseph navies held op his stick and
threatened to strike hot. Wjt,,eee waled for amistanee,
and asked the men for their names, bet they declined
to glee them, end ran away, teeing the net and the
rabbits with them, which they had thatched from him.
Witness chased them. George Hawks fell iota • ditch,
but witness and Joseph Hawks jumped it together.
The latter, on getting over, was pushed slightly back
by whom, when be also fell into the ditch
after which • violent struggle took place.
Witness received several violent blows from both
men although be had no stick himself. He de.
Want himself with his arms. Oo Mr. Farley naming
op they saw him and bolted. Both *Harm and Mr.
Farley pursued and 'raptured them. Ilaving_amee.
Mined their names they let the teen go. Wituess
had his right arm injured severely by the prisoner.
Oely the day before to could still feel the effects of
the blow. Prisoner : Did son not strike me into the
ditch? Witness: Your falling into the ditch was in
consequence of my giving you • shove. I was not in
the least angry, and bad no vindictive feelings. At
that Outs I thought the whole thing was • joke.
The meek was roost unexpected. Corroborative
evidence wee given by Henry Morris a woodman work-
ing near the spot at the time The tiro men came
up to him, and Joseph Bawls. said they had had •
row with Mr. flamliro, billet's( blood down his face.
Mr. Good. surgeon of Ithrthester. stated that On
February Zird he thamised it,. Umbra. and fotind
that he was considerably braised. l'he hononrakile
gentleman had • math wotad about an inch in extent.
This wee all the evidence. Prisoner, when inked the
usual question, said" I lope you won't pat it too
bard upon me. I am very sorry for being Hers." He
was oonimitted for trial at the quarter sessions, Pr.'
sorter had previously passel himself off as Joseph
Clark.