The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-05 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SiSSIONS.

MONDAY.

Dams tim 'WM Darden. Eel I. Mr. Alderman
Carus% Dr. Aldge, J. r...rd•iiniird. neq • aod J. Tudor.

ABOSIVE LA:1011•01..

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Joseph Beech wee summoned by Mr. Charles Road.
landlord of the Royal Oak. for tieing Immure* tower&
him calculated to lead to a breech of the peace, on Nov.
WM.
Mr. H. C. Weston applied for the defence.
Charles Reed said h• oins the landlord of the Royal Oak.
On Wednesday moraine •bout • quart..r to ten ILeceb
came into his bar mad asked for a bottle of ginger beer,
which he served him with, Owing to something that hel
tresspired on the previous evening be ordered bin oat of
the house, saying lam not going to b driven out of
my mind by yoar sanoyease, mind you don't Name here
any more, Ha replied—" I can —do well without you
11 you can without roc" Witham. replied—. Don.' m,..
lat) my bons. sgsin ; it •111 be a long time were
you set foot here again If you wait till I
semi for you." He then went to catch the train
to Weymouth. but boat it, and on his return he found
Reath still otanding outside the house. Whilst he
was standing Viers Keeeh's nephew came into the house
by the other entrance, and. goitut to the door whore
defendant was sten dog, said—" to home you drunken
old fool." Defendant appeared perfectly sober. The
a@phew opened the door, and sold to him " Joe, are you
gol•ix to have ame fourpinny r He then used very
bed leveret. Hie nephew said to witness
don't you go out and knack bite head over heeled' Hs
replied "I won't do that. 11l settle him another way," and
at once went down to the Superintendent. Defendant
had let his house. and woe walking down the stred., @till
messing about hinadille overt aok hint opposite Elowsits,"
and said "Ketch, what have you to see shout me r
at the Kerne time touching him with his shoulder.
Defendant stepped out into the road and called him a
" blackguard for pushing him off the payee ma."
Witness walked straight on to the Soperintendent, and
afterwards took out a summons. The gams evening he
again came to the house and abused him. Ho came in twice
during the evening, and witnees turned him out twioe.
Mr. Weston : When you touched the defendant on the
shoulder, was it accidental or intentional I
Wanes; ,• Partly occidental and party intentional. He
had emptied met .2004 an extent.
Mr. Weston : Theo it was intentional.
Witnese 'You may any so—l don't
Mr. Weston : It nth intentioned?
Witness: Partly.
Mr. Weston: It was not • very gentle shone was It?
Witnem Y.,. • very gentle shove.
Mr. Weston Very?
Waned. : I had my hands in my poriketn
Mr. Weston: That might be: he's an old wee, and you
W. a young one.
In further erognexamination lie. Read admitted detain
dent went to Mr. Spot ads' office before he did.
Mr. Weston: This is not the nrst time you have insulted
him, Is It!
Witness: I insulted him? Never to my knowledge.
Mr. Weida': Have you never stood up in front of him
and said you would like to strike him
Witness Some Years ego, at the tune my father wee
keeping Om limas.
Mr. Weston : We won't go beck so far as that. Have
you not frequently =de WM of bad language to him, and
squared op in front of him?
Witness: Since I have been the landlord?
Mr. Weston: Yes.
Witness: Never.
Daniel Sheppard corroborated as far as the bad language
in Its house went.
Arthur William Lamb, who keeps a reissehtneet
hones in High Westostreet, also eupparted the prosecution.
Mr. Weston urged his client had n esived great proven
cation, for mosecutor had admitted he pushed defendant
intentionally into the street. Hsieh was the nest at Mr.
grieeege ea .eply for a gammons. but could not get one as
sus ann. Red the numinous been granted in the -oft-
lion applied for, the parties would have stood in a very
dill-rent position. He considered Mr. Road wee the ,
aggressor. Farthermore Mr. Henry Symonds saw the
occuresce and observed defendant pushed off the pave.
mat by Mr. Road.
sourr Symoads : I did Dot my so, I said jest what
Kr. Reed did, and should have given my evidence meow
as he did.
John Wyatt was called for the defence. He was there
eli ehe time, and did not hear any &heave language. He
. saw Mr. Read overtake defendant oppasiee Mr. geeedie,
end posh him off the paeement into the road. Deign.
dent had his hands behind him. walking down the town
quietly.
Mr. Symonds wished the boy who answered defendant
at their office to be called, as they did not wish anyone to
come to the office for • summons and not he able to get It.
George Legg informed the magistrates that on the
:awning In question Beech came to the cane, and he told
hint someone waa with Mr. Braithwaite. He then said—
All right, I will call again." He did not ask for a
summons. Mr. Read came afterwards.
Mr. Weston said be did not wish to impute anything to
the magletrates' office.
Mr. Symoodessed Beech came on the following morning
and applied for a summons, but be told him he had aeon
, what had taken place, ant it .as very disarm:dial It '-
quite patent he had not behaved himself in the street,
and he told him be thought he was not entitled to a
summons, and it would be a waste of money.
The Magistrates retired, and on their return the Mayor
said they had thoroughly considered the meter, and
could arrive at no other conclusion than that the caw was
clearly proved Abusive language was undoubtedly used
in the street before anything like an assault was cozen
mitts& He would be lined .C 1 including the coats.
Mr. Weston: I shall now apply for a summons against
Mr. Reed loran &await.
The application was granted.
COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.

SATURDAY.
Before H. B. Middleton. Iraq. (in the chair), Lieut.
Colonel Steward, and George Fioyer, Fag.

FOR PSTROLEIIII LlOlllll.

James Frampton, of Noitinston, applied for a
Somme to store two barrels (60 gallons) of petroleum.
—Tbe premises ha I been inspreted by Mr. Supt. Gale,
who had no objection.—Granted.
Isms.

WWII I

Cheese Drew was summoned for being found drank
whilst in charge of a horse and cart at Frampton.—
Defendant pleader' guilty, but said he had never been
in court before.—Fined 10s. and oasts.
ITIOII.

APPLICAI

Charles Denton applied for an order to send bis boy
Francis to an Industrial School. The father com-
plained he could not keep the boy at school, be was
continually running away, and he would rather see
hint at an Industrial School than continually running
about the streeta—The Bench adjourned the case for
a week to make enquiries as to coat.