The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-06 00:00:00

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TN! POLlCE.—Joshua Layman, a seaman, on board
H.M.S. Prince Consort, was charged !with assauling
the police in the execution of their duty. P.C. English
said, that on Saturday the captain of that ship called at
the police station, and requested him to take in custody
any man belonging to her, as several bad broken their
eave. Whilst he was there, prisoner passed by, and
the captain desired him to take him in custody. Wit-
ness went out for that purpose, when prisoner
restated moit violently, and endeavoured to trip
him up. P.C. Short cause to his assistance, but he
was served ins similar way. Superintendent Lidbury
went to the assistance of his men, when prisoner struck
him twice, but he was ultimately lodged in the station.
As prisoner was being locked in the cell, in which there
were also some mimes, a small dog belonging to Mr.
Lidbury rushes! in unnoticed by bum, when min of them
most cruelly beat out the animal's brains against the
walL —The Mayor, after adverting to the conduct of
prieoner, sentenced him told days hard labour.
TU6BDAT.—Before the Mayor and E. Bsyly, Esq,—
SHIP DINERTION.—WIIIism Frampton, a seaman, was
charged with deFerting the brig Humility, on the 26th
of May. Captain Stanton, the master, said defendant
was under shipping articles, but on the day mentioned
he left the vessel without giving any notice—ln defence,
defendant said he considered that when the vessel came
into Weymouth harbour his agreement was at an end.
—The Bench said defendant misinterpreted the agree-
ment. but if he were willing to fulfil his agreement,
and Mr. Stanton was willing to take him back, they
would dismiss the case, a suggestion which defendant
adopted.—John Laver, IRisher, of St. Mary-street,
who did not appear, was summoned for a breach of the
bye-laws.—Superintendent Lidbury stated that de-
fendant had a slaughter house in West-street. On
Saturday afternoon last, between three and four o'clock,
witness inspected defendant's slaughter house, where he
found only one tub used for the purpose of removing
blood and other matter. There ought to have been
three or four at least. The tub used was not at all fit
for the purpose for which it was intended, and had no
covering. It contained a quantity of putrid blood and
other matter, and placed in a situation where the sun
shone upon it all day, and opposite 901)115 bedroom
windows. A few days before he visited defendant's
slaughter house, where he found the tub running over,
and centioned defendant about it. —Defendant was also
charged under another clause of the bye-laws, for not
removing the blood and putrid matter within the proper
hours.—Another charge was also preferred against de-
fendant for not having the bye-laws affixed to his
slaughter house.—Defendant's son said that a short
time ego the wind had blown the bye-laws away.—Mr.
Lidbury said he had received numerous complaints of
the nuisances arising from defendant's slaughter house,
and some poor people were now ill Irons the stenches.—
The Mayor said it did not appear that defendant had
obeyed the bye-laws at all, and such conduct could not
be tolerated. The neighbourhood was a most crowded
one, and the stench which arose from the slaughter
house endangered the health of the town.—Fined fa in
each case and costs, FA 10s. 6d. altogether.—Caroline
Norris, of Newtown-place, was charged with alio wing a
quantity of offensive matter to run into the public road
from her premises.—This case was also proved by
Superintendent Lidbury, and as defendant has before
been summoned for a similar nuisance, she was fined
Si. and costs. A larger penalty would have been levied,
but Superintendent Lidbury said au-she was a poor
woman he did not wish to press the case.
COUNTY PETTY Ssestone, Tuesday.—Before W.
Eliot and R. ff. Eliot, Esqrs.—ASSIAOLT.--John
McCarthy, • seaman on board H.M.S. St. George, was
brought up in custody charged with assaulting Captain
, William Winter' the collector of tolls at the Pile Pier,
Portland.—Mr. Howard appeared for complainant, and
, briefly stated the facts of the ease. It appeared that at
six o'clock in the evening of the 25th of May, the pri.
foliar, with other seamen, arrived at Pertlend from
Weymouth by the Premier steamer. On landing at the
pier they wanted to go through without paying the
usual toll. Captain Winter told them he could not
allow that, when they created a disturbance, and
threatened to smash him to atoms. They endeavoured
to evade the toll, but he kept them back. Whilst thus
engaged prisoner struck him a violent blow over the
the left eye from which blood flowed, as well as from
his mouth. The blow was given with so mush force
that he had been compelled to have the services of a
mddical man, and be still suffered much pain. Although
prisoaer was drank he was not so far gone as not to
know what he was about. Be did not strike prisoner.
Captain Edward Tyler, of the Royal Engineers, who
was on the pier at the time in question 05w prisoner
" strikeout," and afterwards saw Captain Winter bleed-
ing from his left eye.—A man named Thomas White
also gave corroborative evidence. —Prisoner said com-
plainant struck him first. —Captain Winter, in reply to,
the Bench, said he did not even put out his hand to
keep back the crowd, and thus have struck prisoner.—
Captain Reynolds, commander of the Premier, said he
saw prisoner rush from behind several sailors and strike
complainant. —Prisoner was committed for two mouths
hard labour.

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