The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-06-19 00:00:00

WUMORKIL
PETTY SESSIONS.

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Mil. LAW. PI/Lell BOLL-DOG.

Mr. Leweston Pike. • geet'eman who realise at a
delightfully intatated villa at Oanstitutionehtl,l near Poole,
I. &leo the possessor of a bull-log, which " the fancy "
would, no doubt, mud with favour equal tithe pleasant
felt by the ordinary individual as hie eye rove. over the
splendid views to be gathered from Mr. Pike's erounds.
It. " points "are could tired perfection, the said "points"
being blinkey watl, eyea, • nine distant from the
forehead about one-a tab of an inch, and a projecting
under lip that, if it be owned to • blind Case, would obviate
..cesajt" for its carrying a tin cup for the reception
of coppers Its owner regards it so quiet se a lamb, but
unfortunately other people have found that its smiatiility
Is not quite so pronounced, an t accordingly at th se
Session* Mr. L twist to Pike we. summoned for allowing
a ferocious do; to be at large.
111, Loreto& Pike hart it is presumed, engagements of
greeter importmos elsewherel se he did not appear but
be mai repreeented by Ur. Lionel Budge.
The following evidenc• was given
William Tolson said he wet 10-eman to the Constitution-
hill pottery Dompsny. On the 31st of Kay hewn. in his
garden looking round, and he le -sad the noise of a child
crying. Looking round he saw it was his child, and asked
her what WIN the matter, and she t tid him that Me.
Pike's dog had bitten her. She showed hie" her era, and
there lOU blood coming from it He went over to Mr.
Pike's and took the child with blot He only smiled at
him, and sett " Oh, that's nothing," the doit_had played
with his children, ant never bitten them. He (witness)
told him that wee no difference. the dog had bitten hie
child, and be should go to the dint ar with her. Hs uid
he would come and see him. The chill was between 10
and 11 ; he took her to • d ictor's at Peale, who burnt down
the wound. and ordered hint to take her home and top tot-
tics at once, and then in about two hour, to put • treed'
Poultink and Maar that to tatt some clean rag round it
Ur. Budge objected. Defendant wasn't thew* at the
as. he I-Iff a„ he wets% gentlemen en /ugh to come.
By Hr. Budge: There was SUSS "chow arrangement"
going on at chs tame. and there were Plenty of People
about.
Prance' Jim Gellop. the wife of Milbank Dollop, said
ehe saw the dog jump at the child ant throw her down.
Elbe could not say whether it bit the child's aim, bat the
sleeve of her frock was all wet
Mr. Superintendent Batty said he prorated to show the
defendant knew the dog to be eav4s. In fact one of kis
WO had cautioned blot but he ha only laughed at him.
Accordingly B areh Saunders wee called and said on the
14th April die Wweegoing down the street In Poole, when
this dog Jumped a the pavement and bit her through the
arm. Dr. Smiths burnt it down. She Wag obliged Ii it p
away from work for • week Her arm still ached dread-
fiat at timea She went to Mr. Pike, and he merely smiled
end add .oh, it's a mere nothing,.
Ur. Bulge eaid be would not °rimy the time of the
Beach art •r that. Mr. Pik., ios • very sorry that such an
CC.lffer3C ilhOtl.4 have taken place. The dog wea one
that hod been in the faini y couaiderable time, and no
doubt it erre playing with the child at the time, and
accidentally bit her. It own not have been a very serious
Isle, as it was "a historical feet" that when once • bull.
dog got hold it never let go. Of ranee he did nit mean to
say it was • 'tangent thing to be bitten by a do; under
any circumitaneee.
Mr. Soperintsodent Betty said whet be n ished was
that Mr. Pike should be r.quired to k tap th dog Saila
prober rontrol.
Mr. Bodo .40 he would promise in behaif of Kr. Pake
that that snos4l.l be dope.
The l'oanclg made al 'order to this effect, and, on the
application of the stiperiotandent, granted aorta against
the di fondant.