The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-05 00:00:00

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flritaLino • FicivlßElo:l.-4Usert Sugg 631, WU charged
on remand on Thurelar last. before Mr. E. BentLall and
Captain acwaiden, with stealing a sovereign, !several
cigars, and some tinges of lights, the property of Mr.
John Hienbury, of the Woolmington Hotel The theft
took place on the list of February, and the evidence of
Kra Himbury aril P.C. Loader taken the following day
was read ovrr.—Prisoner n or pleaded guilty, and as Mr.
Superhst.nient Florence had not a word to say as his
favour, he was sentenced to a month's hard labour and
Ore years in • reformatory sehool.
Daunts:sum —Lu old ,older named Waliasis Bow, of
Chetnole, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenciem on
the 7th of February, and was fined sa. and 7. costa-
/Imm Durex( of Bishop'. Cauntle, pleading guilty to a
similar offence, was timid 10.. and Ts., coats, having been
convicted several times previously.
NrIONDOURLT AIMICTION.—CUrie4 Lincoln wu .um-
must for a.saoltin. F It. Burnett, at Soarborne, on the
sth of February. —Burnett was also summoned for assault.
Inc Linenln.—After hearing • statement of both com-
plainants' and defendants' grievances the Bench dismissed
the case against Burnett, and fined Lincoln 106. and 7s.
coats._ _

—A— Ham CASK —Maria Warms, an old woman, in
receipt of pansh rebel, pimied guilty to stealing some
turnip tops belonging to Mr. Ensor, • farmer. The
damage waa laid at &I. and defendant was fined 6i. 61.
costs, besides the 6.1. damaga—Thonses Norsk; • labourer,
was summoned for a similar offence, committed on the
16th of rebruary.—Defendant said he was under the
impression that Mr. Sway gave persons leave to pick the
tops ; but the Bench undeceived him through the medium
of. fine of bk and 7r. costs.

.—}7.l-111317-117STICILECT.'. 7:7 mason of Sandford 01Sall
named Job Bowen WY summoned by the relieving officer
for refusing to contribute towards the support of his
father, who is in receipt of Eis. a week and three loaves
from the perish.—Defendant said he had done what he
could: but the Bench were inclined to believe that he
hadn't, and made an order for him to pay 4. a week.
—Defendant left the Court saying he couldn't and
wouldn't pay the money.
A YALU STITIXIINT.—Tioomu RiZey, a tromp, Will
brought up in rusiody at the police-court on Friday,
before Mr. K Benthall, charged with making a false
statement to Mr. Superintendent Florence, for the
purpcee of obtaining relief.—Sentenced to 14 days' hard
labour.

WITHOUT A Corrincarc—W4tians Barkers,
who said he ante from St Brulevrelfs, Exeter, wee
brought up on Friday for hawking pens, Lo.. for sale, not
being possessed of • pedlsx's certificate.—The case was
proved awl the
.prisoner was sentenced to Dorchester for
Seven day. hard iabour. _ _

Pouce, Saturlay.—Before Mr. K Heigh&lt W Mime
Hooper. • brewer's drayinan. waa charged with stealing •
fowl the previou. day, the property of Mr. Thomas Some,
living in Newland. From the evidence it appeared that
the prisoner's employer. Mrs. Woolmington, has • right
way through a yard adjoining the prosecutor's garde..
Huge is In the baba of keeping fowls, which run without
restraint all over the premises. He saw all the birds
safely on Thursday evening, but on Friday he missed one
of them, and gave inforiution of his lona to the police.
P.C. Loader shout ten o'cl .ck on Friday evening went to
the George Inn sad saw • fowl, which the landlord said
he had purchased of Hooper an hour or two before. He
thereupon went in march of the prisoner, whom he
•pprehended and took to the police-station. The fowl
handed over to the police by the landlord of the George
Inn seas recognised by Mr. flour as the one which he had
Imb—Priamter wu then put beck till Monday, there
being only one magistrate present.