The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15 00:00:00

SHZRBORNE.

COUNTY PCITT SESSIONS—On Thursday before the
, county niagistrates—Majorlwasser, Mr. E. Benthall,
1 Major Digbv, and Captain Carr Glyn —two boys, named
Feast Hain,' and &gorge Grip*, were ,ounnioned for
greq,assing on lands at Compton and killing a pheasant.
As Mr. Goodden did not wish to press the case, the Bench
inflicted a tine of fis.. and 6s. 61 costs each, for the offence
Of trespassing only.
THE QCESTION OF " 817TINOC.—Nov. Crocker, of Folk.,
I was summoned by a lad named Cooper for an assault
Icommitted in the parish church. Folk.. It seems the
question the Bench had really to decide was whether the
complainant had a right to sit in this seat. The defendant
bad sat in a certain part of the church for years,and after
the re-opening, which took place on the 16th of December,
the rector told them he should like them to sit as near as
I possible in the places they formerly did. There was
another party in the church, however, who was
diametrically opposed to the rector; his warden was away
from home, and during his absence the parish warden
(Mr. Toog) called a vestry, and re-allotted the pews. The
parish warden had no power to do this alone, but was
bound to consult his colleague about it, This he did not
do, but after he had re-allotted the seats he showed that
he was determined to carry his plans out. Mr. Toop told
the complainant and other boys to sit in the seat that the
rector had assigned to the defendant, and when Mr. and
Mrs. Crocker went to church they found the boys in the
pew, and they refused to leave when asked to do so. A
disturbance was caused in trying to turn them out, and
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ctirneurcthe"uniih, the boys removed from the seat, and the
service was commenced. The magistrates decided to
adjourn the case for a month to see whether it could not
be settled out of Court.

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Frederick Floddcr, • lad, was summoned for trespassing
in pursuit of game. James Old said he was a keeper to
Mr. Drax, li.P., and on 16th January saw the defendant
enter an orchard and search the hedges. Ile left the
orchard and went to • meadow hunting the hedge, and
then into another field. He had an iron imam- which.
when he saw him, he threw away. Defendant said he
was only_coing for a walk, but had no intention of pursuing
game. The Bench dismissed the case, as there was no
proof that he was in pursuit of game.
Melina Lane was summoned by Alice Kate Young for
assaulting her. Complainant said she went to defendant's
for some things that her mother had left at her house on
the 17th January, and defendant said her mother should
have them when she thought proper. She then came out-
side of her house, struck her three times in the head, and
kicked her into the road. The Chairman asked if the
matter could not be nettled, and the defendant said she
would rather for the Bench to settle it as it was untrue.
The defendant gave vent to her temper once or twice,
and said the complainant had learnt telling false state-
ments from her mother. The chairman was obliged to
check her, and told her that the course of many of the
q_uarrels between women were owing to their tongues.
Me Bench thought the temper she had exhibited in the
court showed she was capable of such an offenee, and
lined her 6d. 6s, and ticL costs, allowing her a week for
payment
Joan Faulty, who did not appear, was summoned for
leaving • horse and trap on the highway. Fined Is. and
6d. costs.
Henry Lawrence. • respectable young man, owned that
be was • "little intoxicated" at Iloiwell on the 18th of
January, and was lined Ss. and is. costa.
Janoes Dredge, who admitted through • letter that
he bed been guilty of a like offence, was tined
similar slim. .

Gangs Foos was summoned by Liavid Mullins for break-
ing windows. Neither party appeared, and the Bench,
therefore took no action in the matter.
Lori Perri, • well-known character. was IUOIIIIIOIIOd by

twrence,

Robert I.w.- _of the ft,:d Lion. R04,e17. ~,..._
plainant was represented by his wife, who stated oirtr.
*eh of January defendant came to her !muse for
of beer, and because site refitied t, draw it on acen,,,nt 0
his behaviour the previous night, he url ahoy.:!
and broke two glasses and a mip. :die ordered him I.
leave the house, but he refused to do so. Fined le.. lc
damages, and the co,ts.