The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-20 00:00:00

4 LIVELY CASE

Twonamir. —AI lb. Police-mart on Thursday
before hissers. Farmer (cdtainneo), Styling, and
Western,
Kr. Jamb Jiwww, described ia lb. obargeobesi as a
" Ociaosissiew &gash" serumiered to hie beil to
maws. a charge ./ Wilms os.aultol Mr. Janus Small-
home. groom .1 tas
Th dslstidant was tak.s tato Milady on the
previAls Saturday, and alter Ileitis six hours la
custody was released on bal.. Us the lidemlay he pre.
muted himself at Use Polorwourt, sod asked for as
adjournment M the Imam' M hi. mos, as hi. legal
advirsr was tumble to appear. Tao magistrates at miss
assaded to tais implant, especially a/I,a* &Madam said
hie six hours' sulciima .4th. roliorscsalua had not bass
particularly " edilyisg "to him. Yid wday„ bowers(
when the wan was call on, Mr. Jamas conducted blit
own case, sad with a liveliness that moiled eves neon
Imiethet than is ordinarily heard in a Pugh e Paine.
court.

&sailboats' (the pooseentor) evident, was to
the afoot that on tbe peevione 840r4ay morning the
defendant Game Into his shop. A Mamas! ot inane&
and be regnasted hkn to leave. lie Mowed to do so
and thee he (the progenitor) went eaves a magi*:
trate to know what mores be should pursue.
The deteadant here lotanip ed, sad said he did not
wish t• 3 go into any private inatters oa shim oesesioo as
regarded their parmership. tie was Waling to meet
him U be could.

(71hZirsnan. said they could only deal with the
question of the aliened 11111•1“ lit.
The 034OloliallsaLt OCILAG.u.d his story, and said the
deistic:trot had t..rmerly represented him, sad on
Saturday morning be omit in and ki‘ked up a row, and
he (bus nem plain est) pained the .letendaot outside, and
b. tb.. I,ennatietsly nit tics in this f‘ire.h•ad and
cheek. He simply smelled him, ad then h. canes and
milled at hlin.—By the magi., rates oirrk : Defendant
declined to bays when he requested bun It and he
mid no more for,* in pottier' him out titan was
ueseeary.
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The defendant visa then allowed to oroissaixamine
the complainant Hi first quest on was thus
amcbed ' N ,w. we won't go into titivate matters,
&maintains; you are ratio: • cantankerous man, at
we all Ito iw —(laught., in tiiiii,t)—but did you or did
you not strike me fires, an I then I ehovial my fist lu
your face r
Complainent denied this.
lb* defendant'. wife hare interposed, and was
oy her busbatid to "Sit down, nay dear girl."
"▪
Wiisre's my hat, r be next alled her, and his
" beck' bait," having handed his chapeau to him, be
showed the witness (Small ones) a cut in the ar.,wu of
it, and asked lairn—• Do you not feet thankful you did
not split my bead open tuste.d of this het ?" —ft) ,m-
-slainsut looks I a• if he wasn't at all sorry, but did
not repiy.)—Uefeadant: N.f, I dint want stall to
upset your swell•lubsrauos, but you pushed me ow,
and then I smscked you in the face I—The prosecutor
no Idea _ assent —Def.ndant : And that I admit.
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Mr. Peter New devised that be was sae for by the
C .mptenent to put • man out of his shop. He thought
it ratter • strenge thiug, end +eat there. He saw
the defendant ioald. the shoo, who, at Mr. Smailbones
recios.t, refused t leave. Defendant eepped out and
at sal on the do ...step. Hs laud irha corOulaussut then
threetened ices ~trier for • dt, .a.lpreeently d .f end.
ai,t made a rush at Sr:tailbones, sod struck Olin In the
face, ead hit him against • box of canoes, and Mr.
Jautee 141 over it lobo the attest, and in Ws (Witness'',
opiniou it was very fortunate he did not out his heed
open.
Toe Brach asked: Were all tbe parties sober ?
Deleudent, interruotiog : Was I drunk?
Wits...: No, I abouitn't tbeek you wen druak,
but you were evideatly excited.
Defendant remerked the witness had even his
evidence In • very candid wanner, and he did not
know as had say question to put to him. The only
thing be would ask would be: Well, under the
circumstances, you thought I should be naturally
eadiad
Nituesa replied : Well, I thought you had provocia•
tooth
The defendant was thou called upon for his defence.
From • legalsluoking bag he produood a number of
brier!, and cmainanood by observing that in the first
iaidanos he would restart he had never bees plaosd in
the unfortunate position of having occupied • pollee-
osU, as he did on Seurday night for six hours, before.
His coot:intim was that be had a perfect right to go
ta the compleintiot's shop. He had no wish tote:pose
Mr. Sins lboass ; but, he said, he had as murk right
I. the plea. as the complainant.
Mr. dutelboose said he had never had aaythiog
arketsieer to do with too defendant, etatept simply that
Is weal. Me employ. '
Toe Clark to the Magistrates (to Use deleadant):
Perhaps you bad better make your deleace.
Defeadast : Mr. Elmellboitee will be very unoom•
fortable If I du. (LanOier.) I am now willing to
bear the terms upon wide& he will moot me. Ho has
ao case against ma. lie premeds I owe hint money,
but I itatcr that be owes sae money, and if be likes to
go into it lass [Kap aid.
Tbe Chairman: I am afraid you at. wasting time.
What we hem to know is whether you had any right
la his shop or not.
Defendant: I @peat E3O to come down here t work
up his co:lapetus-sad (iurnmg to the complainant)
ahall I go =l—Complement : Oh, y handout :
Well, if you are agreeable, very wsll.—(Reituning) :
Lod because I could not get • young lady to marry
bum—(loers of laughte)—
Complainant hare protested.
Deradaut : You °Ned to Ws?
°ample:mot meld be did.
The Magistrates' Clerk (to tbe complainant): You
q,alte willing, Mr. Satellbouse, that the 44eed.
let should b• bound °VW to keep the peaosl
Complainant assailed
Mr. Western: What We have to deal with is simply
the assault.
Defendant: Hs hit me first and I hit him back,
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god too r
The
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I should anyb Ay. j fly q tick. (Imashter )
The Chairm at (to the oompl•taact) : hie you con-
sot he should be bound over to keep the peace
Complitioact : Yrs.
The Cheirmau : Are you in fear of personal dance
Join him.
Defeodant : No, be len% I wouldn't go newer him
any more than sit opt a shuck. (Auch Laughter.)
I don't waist to be bound ores to keep the peace
ag.inet an animal like that. (kieosered leu‘hter.)
Too BIWA said they considered the tree proved,
aod the defendant would be fined 104. sad expenses,
sad bona I over In his own reoogoisanoss of £lO to
keep the pesos for three month& B. had to pa. 304.
Johana Haskell, of Klarion, summated Henry
Guppy, of Parkstone, foe ma assault upon Ma eon,
Edward who It appears is • sort of ball
witted yowls man. The defendant had teased him
to • certain extent, sad the Beech, telling him be
enaht t know better, fined him le. 111. and caste.
John Wash was °barged as the information of
P.C. Lee with hawing beim drunk and disorderly in
the Ugh-street the previoue night.—Priemer admitted
the offeror" and was tined 15.., but as the polio, stated
he had inuy 4s. 8 I. in hie pocket when arrested, his was
moat coosiderataly let off with • 4a. lion

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