The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-05-20 00:00:00

BLAJIDIOJID.
BOROUGH POLICE.

WIDNIIIIMiT.—Befure the Mayor (Mr. B. Igen),
and ex-Mayor (Mr. J. Bea)
George Shave, a sawyer, of Blandford, married,
with five children, was brought up in custody charged
with assaulting Ann Applin, wife of Joseph Appian,
in East-street, on the pre. ions day, and with assault-
ing Supt. Moore in the execution of his duty—Mm.
Apphn was defendant's mother-in-law, and on the
caw being called, the woman wished to withdraw from
the charge, which, after some discussion by the
magistrates, wail allowed.—The charge of resisting the
police was then proceeded with.--Supt.. Moore
deposed that on the previous afternoon he was sent for
to go to prisoner's house an a yard iu East-stivet, as
he witrn beating his wife and unlashing the furniture in
the house with a large axe. When at the entrance of the
yard Hobert Nesbit volunteer] to go down and assist
him. When he got to prisoner's house the door was
:pen, and he was using a heavy axe (produced) beat-
mg the furniture to fileifeii. The floor of the room was
literally covered with pieta" of wood from furniture
(several piece, produe.d). Moore asked the prisoner
what he Wild doing, and he :cowered, Dost want to
buy any firewood: lie replied, "1 must see what
you got to sell first t'y lie repeated the question five
or six times, and then came towards the superintendent
with the axe in his right hand, and pushing' bun with
his left hand said, "Stand back; thee doesn't seem to
want to buy ; let others come forward that, will buy ?“
With that he slimmed the deer, and opened the
! window, saying, "You can ALI peep in now by pay-
ing a penny each." The baby warn Crying
lift.tairii, and labs wife asked him to let her
in to take the baby out. It,, refused to open
the door for her. At last he partially opened the door,
putting the axe down. The superintendent took hold of
him to allow the wife to get in to take the baby, when
defendant collared hius and threw him down, both
being ins the ground together. Thrte men present
liberated the superintendent, and Nesbit took the axe.
With the assistance of these men he took him into
custody, and took him to the police-station. lie
appeared to be wad drunk at the time, and was
totally incapable. Prisoner denied striking the
constable, or refusing to allow his wife to take the
baby. lie refused his daughter having the child. He
admitted breaking up the furniture.—liobert Nosbit,
bootinaker, corroborated the superintendent's state-
ment, adding prisoner shouted "Out of the way you
-or ill smaah your head." When Moore
Wad down he took the axe away from him.—Prisoner
denied this, saying he had thrown the axe down and
Nesbit Vele it up.—Henry Mules marine store dealer,
also corroborated the superintendent's statement, say-
ing be helped to get the prisoner off Moore, and
knocked Shave on to his back.—There was two other
witnesses present, but the Hooch considered there was
sufficient evidence to convict, and tined prisoner
' one month's iinprisonment.—Prisoner said he would
take the month.

IRAPWII3K.
FVNLIAL or Mt. MairriN 831 ALL.—The mortal
remains of this old Dorset africulturist, who died on
the 7th inst., was interred in the parish churchyard
here ',II Mouday, in the prerence f a large number of
friends and acquaintances. Deceased WAS one of the
largest agriculturists in the district, and during SISO
long penal he held the farm at Shapwick, had tilled
the various otticim incidental to such tenancy. At the
time Id his death he Was nearly 83 years of age, and
had held the farm fur Oa years. Among thine present
at the funeral were W. R. Henke., Esq. (Lord of the
Manor), C. J. Parke, Esq., Messrs. J. W. Leff, H.
Burt, r. 0. Chislett, W. Mackrell, J. Tory, T. B.
Rawlins, J. G. Fowler, E. Cave, etc. The coffin was
of polished oak, with massive brass furniture, and the
breast-plate bore the inscription:—" Martin Small,
died May 7th, LW, in his ebth year."