The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-30 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

COUNTY PETTY SeaISIONs, Toe*thy. —Eldon)
0. W. Ferrer and J. Moelem, &qrs.—Walter White.
master of the ship Hannah, now laden with clay from
Messrs. Pike's eharf, was sumtnom d by John Mapper,
seaman, for 111114101 due to biro, he having copied
alined articles in London for a voyage (tom London to
Dieppe, in Fromm, thence to any port in the English
Channel, and back to London. Ti.. ship now having
clewed out for • voyage to Scotland, he claimed his
discharge.—Defendant was ordered to pay the wages
due to complainant; but part of the coals were
remitted.—Mr. Henry Spacer, of Coombe Paris.
Langton Matravers, farmer, was pummoned by Mr.
Moro Boufield, a member of the Ancient t ompany of
Ilarbiers of the Isle of Purbeck, and who is working •
quarry there, for unlawfully and maliciously throwing
door. • certain wall fence to his quarry, Dolled "Chop
Hayes," and injuring the said quarry to the value of '
£4.—Mr. R. N. Howard, of Weymouth, supported the
information, and Me. If. C. Weston, of Ircliester,
defended.—George Bonfield, quarrier, said he worked
at Chop Hayes, Swamp& Josiah Bonfield and James
Webber worked with him there. Had worked there
about twenty yearn, At the entrance to the quarry
them is • wall round. It has been altered from thee to
time, but always kept up. If the farmers complained
of the fence being bad they repaired it. Mr. Spicer was
the last one that complained. On the 14th March,
they went to the quarry to work, when the (otos was in
goo.l order. A little boy, Jab Cole, came down to
witness, and said something, from which he went to-
wards the mouth of the hole, when a stream of. water
mune down, as large as • horse, and stopped witness;
he was obliged tonal) to his brother'. lane. Had it not
been for th• warning of the boy, and an escape for the
water at the bottom, he must have been drowned. The
water was stopped for a time, and when witness got on
the top of the quarry it went down again. He saw that
a drain had been cut through sod the water mune from
It. He saw Orebard about • stone's throw from him in
the field. A few days after he saw Mr. Spicier near the
quarry. Had said to °milord, "Oh! Charlie, you
intended drowsing me didn't you," and he replied "if
you bad been there it would not knee been done." He
estimated the damege done to quarry and fence at Et. ,
Repairing the fence would not cost much; it would omit
• deal to move the mud out of the quorry.—Crosm
examined by Mr. Weston : The quarry has been opened
atoll! 20 yew, rbt, entrance to the quarry is from
the public highway loading from Swaney) to Worth.
The stuff they take out they put on the rood.
Thought it • very serious thing to have the water let in. I
The °tonally of "'garbler. and Quarriers" bay.
inst,gatod them to bring this mounions to-day. Water
doss
.not drain into the quarry.—Jamee Webber,
quanta& said his brother John was in partnership with
the two Bonfield& Hod seen Mr. Spicier, and asked him
him if he was aware of the injury be had done by letting
Orobord send the water in and wmbing them out. lie
PP he could answer to let the water off his land and
could answer to let it in the quarry.—Crosa-esamaned :
Orchard bad told him sine, that his master did sot tell
him to let t.lie water in.—Joseph Bonfield, quarrier,
said be heard Mr. Spicer sag to Orchard on the 14th
April, "I can't let boll an sere of beeps be spoil. d for
that water, you go and let it down in the quarry."
Orebard then went in the direetion of the quarry.
(This WWII'S' being found to eV* his evidence eery
Mules*, the Beech said they 'mkt not isseepl his

'airisienee-hellowfng him to ps the .0111111 for liquer.)-
Jamas Keats, sworn, meld there Oaf porn than ntt
entra: ce to this quarry. On the day re efue4ios Mt.
Spicer asked witness if the water would roe sway it he
let it in the qua-re. He mid he did not know. He
said no one could hurt him for that. as he could answer
to do it. He said to Orchard, "take down the wall.
and let the water through." He saw Orcherd cos the
drain and let the water in. George x.binchen put down
• shovel in the cotter to keep back the water while
Boneeld got up.-Cross-examined: The getter was the
width of • spade. and about ten Mellen deep. Witness
took away a few stones so that they should not he
washed over the quarry head ; saw Orchard pull tire
stones down from ths teal!. Llid not beer Yr. Metier
tell the man to di a trench reseed the rtronth.- George
'llinchen said lie worked in a lane of the ifearry.ln
question. I waist work shout twenty yards front the
mouth of the .plarry. Saw Mr. Spicer, and lie asked if
the eater could ran sway if he let it in th.: quarry
lie told Oreh•re to take down the wall and cut a auto.,
through, which he did, letting the water it to the
quarry. -This bring the whole of the evidenc n for the
mmit.inant, Mr. Weston canal Thomas Bell, i0n..... ,
who said he had ham with Mr. Spicer to see lilt quarry.
He met Oeorce Bonfield. and told hint he was come to
me the damage on the top of the grazed, and saked if
1.. would let anyone go underneath to see the damage,
and he said he would nat.-Cams-examined : Would
piut op the wall for 31. for either party. -The Bench
.aid the complainants hail fully proved their cam.
They did not anYPose the water was let down to hurt
the men or damage the prays rty ; it might have been
done for the -.le purame of clearing away the water.
It was s greedy imoroper set for Bonfield to refiree to
allow Spicer to see the quarry. For t:e damage done
to the wall Mr. Soioer would have to pay Is. They
would inflict • fine of 30s , and costa Ils.