The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-01-13 00:00:00

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Harnett Dailey, wife of a mechanic. in Blandford,
was r•ll ill 111..01 uy AIIII Lover. A fltligh boar, fur
assaulting her MI Christmas llsy, by throwing A
bucket of water .ver bor.—l/mend:tut alinitted throw-
ing the water, but p1..K.1 that it wan in self-defence
and after groat provocation.—Tue Cabman held
that was a plea of guilty, but defendant, after bearing
this, withdrew the admission and evidence was
given.—Anu Lever. deposed Dibley kept • jackdaw,
and on the day in question it was in her garden
destroying young cabbage plants. She drove it
awry, and this lvd t,i ~rs inbley abusing her . ery
much. High words ensued and at last .arm. Dibley
threw a bucket of water over her and threatened to
knock her brains out with the bucket.—Alice King
also deposed to seeing defendant throw the bucket of
water over Mrs. Lever.—ln defence, sr* Dibley
said the jackdaw got out without their knowledge,
and, after some wrangling about the bird, she threw
the water over Mrs. Lever as she was running at
defendant with a fork.—The Bench held the assault
was proved, and decided to bind defendant over to
keep the peace. The husband, being in Court was
' asked if he would be bail, to which he replied he
would on certain conditions, but he did not consider
the case had been half heard—his wife had not been
allowed to call any witnesses, and then went int 4 a
lengthy dissertation showing his side of the case—
The Bench intimated if he had any witnesses they
' would hear them, but none seemed to be forthcoming,
and he was exam asked if he would be bails The
answer was—" Nut unless the other party is boubd
over also."—This was refused by thu iranch, Øse
Chainuan telling him his wife must go to prison
default of bail but ultimately they tined her 2.1. cur
the assault and So hcl. costs.

illiaua Coward, jun.' hawker, of Illandford,tin
old offender, was charged by Superintendent Liven or
with drunkenness and riotous conduct iu Bryaus u-
street on January 3rd. He pleaded guilty—As there
were three previous convictions against him within 'l2
months, he was COUltilltitld to her oajesty s prisou'at
Lkirchester for l 4 days.
George Morton, a vagrant, was brought up on
remand charged with being unlawfully on promisee
in Albeßatreet. Blaudfurd, belonging to Mr. Alfred
Dean, grocer, with intent. lie pleated guilty
to being in the *hop. and having the ti.l open, but
did not take anything —Ars. Deane stated on the
evening of the 6th ot January, she hoard someone
come into the shop, and she put down the baby as
soon as possible and went in, when she saw prisoner
loaning across the countcr with ha hand in the till.
there were both silver and coppers in the till, but she
could not tell how much, or if anything. was taken
out, She pushed hen outside, and caught hold of
his arm; he ran away, but was followe i by two men
newel Gams and Jeffery. who caught bins, and took
him to the p,lice-station. —Prisoner again said he
took no money uut..—Supt. Lavender stated they
found 1141 in coppers on him —eor being on
premises with intent, he was ctuatuitted for our
month's hard labour.