The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-03 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

ANIMAL lacnraura ilarnsa.—Tl2* annual breveter
sasaions for the borough were held on Monday, bakes
the Mayor (O. Curroe. Faq)., M. Devenish Esq , and J.
F. Hodges, Esq. spins* several houses there were
oomph' eta hy the pollee, and the consideration of the
renewal of those kenos. was dderred to the adjourned
sessions on the 23rd inst.

ACCIDENTS. —On Saturday evening. • man named
Georg* Gregory, in the employ of lir. Willi... Golpin,
I. alighttng from a leaggon he was driving, at the
bottom of Grove Buildings, fell through,bia apron being
caught on a projection, and one of the wheels
pared over bid left thigh, treasuring It. Be wag
eonveyed to the Dorset Oonoty Hoepital. —Os lionday
• lad lei the employ of Iftwere. Wellepring, builders,
WWI eeeryleg • bad of brieks up a ledder at the
new Coen itlebanga, when he fell, and he wu taken to

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the Davits!. It was found, however, that beyond •
few bruises he had sustained no Nary, sad 11111 was
temaded to his home.
Odui Maskrt, Saturdey.—The weather during the
pate week has bees ell that could be desired, and our
neighbouring fermium have mad* great progress in ,
douring the& wheat The supply to-day was short, I
which realised last week's rates (flOs. to his.) Many '
eaniples of barley were shows, the quality varying horn
middling to very good. It I. antkipeted that the
finest samples will open et froth 41s. to 445, deluding
barley ward Oats and Maas nominal.
ODOM POSACA Satorday.—Befons Ltent-Coloisel
Stowerd, Major Addl. and G. Harry, Req.—James
Doyle, twinemaker, Ifiddrhampion, was chatpd
with dealing an *MI glees lit Weymosith reess.—Mr.
'Arthur Memo said be eras at the ree-s On Thmeday last,
I aod while there lis missed from his carriage an opera
glass belongieg to his sister.—Charles Andrews said be
BM the primmer take it from the corriage and pat it
seder his met. Els gave idompsten to the police, who
I took him into custody.—Mlis Mary Ann Mason spoke to
the loss of the opera glees, the vales of which was
LI DU—Prisoner said ine was going all over the eoures
, picking up ends of cigars, but he denied having taken
the opera gloss—He WB4 isommitted for trial.—
Joseph John Kiog, Jersey, shoemaker, wee brought up
charged with gambling at Weymouth races. P.C..
I Bishop in plain clothes found prisoner coming the
"three-nerd trick" with certain mantryinen, thereby
, easing them of halforowns and shillings, and gave him
I into mutody.—Prisoser thought those who played with
him ought to bed been brought up.--fienteneed to
seven days' herd labour.
BOsomm rstrY SsaMoirs, Mooday.—lldore the
Mayor (O. Came, KN.) end J. F. Hodges, Seq. 11.
Deveneh, Req., and J. Oalpin, Req.—A Pten•aeit
Neighbone Burt and John Williams Davie,
residing in Princemotrest, were summoned for inciting
John Fcid to committ a breed of the pease. Defend-
WAS did not appear, and Buperinteadent Pound proved
service of semmona —Yr. R. N. Howard for coin-
plainest, said he thought this was one of the worst
odd that had ever come before the Beads. The
defendant wed man who by his wealth ought to set en
extends to his poorer neighbours, but he had need the
vilest language towards the complainant and his wile,
and not only that, but he had threatened to shoot him.
Darla had used aggravation of the mod intones kind,
tad he hoped the magistrates would cell upon him to
find such sureties as might be a protection to the com-
plainant and his wife, and the public at large. John
Ford mid be was a mason, sometime working for him-
self and sometimes for a wider. Was now employed
by Mr. Stun. Davie lived opposite bile
in Princes-street For • long time Davis had
used had language to him as be paned, but
he had taken no notice ol it On
the night of the 24th about 12 o'clock be was ping to his
own house alone, and when he got opposite defendant's
house, Davis wee standing there and Ann Burt inside.
Davis said," Here's that crippled-legged melon. Ford,
a somed" He went across end asked him what he
meant, by always dies daubs letignage toned* him
and his wit.; why could he not let them pose in pep.?
Davie went in, and from an met les window said, ' Bs
off scamp, or IT shoot you." Complainant's wife,
bearing the noise, odd oat, when Davis said "take
your nutty dirty of • wife in," and Ass Burk who
was inside the door down stars, repeated it. At that
time he was I, the public street. Hie wife said to Ann
Bart, "why don't you let my hulked alone? if you do
that he will nos say anything to you or interrupt you.''
Ann Burt rejoined "go in you carroty " and to
bim said, " Teke your in," ka, ito. Com-
plainant then rushed to the door, when Davis celled out
again "yoe some, if you touch my door, and
don't go away, shoot you." They then turned to
go to their own house, when the defendente celled them
au sorts of disgraceful name., too had to mention. Did
not know whether Davis then bed • gun. Had often
beard • gun snapping in Davis's hood Considered his
life was to danger. Davis would ea leave shoot hint as
I he would • rook! Didn't consider his life worth a Mai-
-1 enny. Sometimes whoa be went home to dinner,
p I Davis would stop and stare at him in the serest as if
he would fly through him. The Town Clerk:
But he didn't ? Witness : No, that's the only
' protection I have against him. He had never
i dons anything to provoke Dada —P.S. Cousin%
I stated that shortly before one o'clock on the
I morning of the 25th he went up to the residence of
Mr. Davis, who sent a man named Lake for him. He
saw Davis and Ann Burt standing at the door. Both
were in a very excited stele. No other mood were
with them He could hear them "wilding before he
got to the hospital they were disturbing the neigh-
bourhood. Davis came from the door into the
street to meet him, and sa'd "That Ford has
been and pulled up the grating over my kitchen
window." Ford was not there at the time. Davis
said be insisted upon witness going to apprehend him
immediately. He did not do so. He examined the
grata" and found it had been partially pulled up, and •
piece of the stone into which it was fixed was broken.
Whole he was doing that, • Mrs. Wheeler, living
appoints looked out end said "That was done by two
men who have god up the passage: I was looking -ot
and saw them do it." Davis and Burt were outside OD
I the pavement, and beard it. Davis mid "Dont you
j listen to whet that do my : they're • set of
married —, all who live in those bosses oppckid."
Ann Burt said " As for that Mother Wheeler she's a
common —. He told them if be heard any more foul
language from them be would lock them both up. They
then went in and continued their disgraceful dis-
turbance till two o'dock. There was • continual row
there. They quarrelled themselves continually and sent
for the police—sometimes Davis soot for the police, and
sometimes Burt did. She drove him about the house
like a oat. Ile said he was treated worse then an
ebysinnian Captive. Herd if witness did not look up
Ford he would shoot him. Davis was the most trouble-
some man in the town, and was more it to be in a
lunatic asylum than at large. Miless he was restrained
by the law, he feared Davis would do some person
serious injury. The neighbours complained that they
could not get red at night till the early morning.—In
answer to the Bench, Ford said he did not touch the
grating. —William Wheeler gave corroborative evidence,
and spots to seeing two men dill up Davies grating,
and then go through Rogers's yard, while Ford was in
his house. Davie was • very violent man, and he
believed that if not restrained by the law he would do
do someone serious injury. He had lived there
for 10 years, but unless something was done he
could not stay much longer. Davie had said be
would have them all removed who lived in the
homes opposite. if 1:00081 could do it; and since his
fatherland died and he had got some money, he had
been worse than ever.— Ann Bait was summoned by
Mrs. Sarah Wheeler, for using ebusive language to ber
on the night of the 24th, under the circumstances related
in the previous evidence—A cross summons by Davis
against Ford we. dismissed, complainant not appear-
ing. A warrant was issued by the Bench to bring
Davis and Burt before them. After • abort interval, the
defendant' appeared. Davis is well known, but the
woman is but seldom visible. She Is • stout, red-faced,
middle-aged person, and Davis cells her "house-
keeper." He said it was all a mistake his not ap P4a
as he believed Tuesday was the day, and 111r.Westonti
lawyer th °ugh t so too. This being so, the depositions were
read over to him, and he was asked if be had an, WWWW
to show why he should not be sidled on to find metier.
Davis said be was in danger of his life by Ford, who
h.d threatened him two or three times. There was
nobody at all in his hods to Protect him, and aim
people daces the rood were all banded together against
him. He bad celled on the mayor to complain of the
treatment be received, and also on Mr. Fisher to tell
him of the conduit of his coachmen, but Mr. Fisher
was out of town. His housekeeper hail been • prisoner
in his house for the last ten years, she could not go
oat bermes Pommy did not keep the town In order I and
if she died it would lie on his conscience. He should
like to have the case postponed till his lawyer came
home. The Mayor said he had been summoned to
moped that day, and must have known it. Davis
said it WWI roil* a mistinderstaoding on
his part. The Town-clerk reminded him that
• similar "misunderstanding" arose on a previous
ocosaion, and be told him that it would not be com-
petent for him to detains witnesses on this question
mciept to show the complaint was preferred from malice.
—Daris thought its very curious law they had in Dor-
Mester : he summoned • man for threatening his life,
and himself oallel the polies., and then he was to be
bound over. He should be compelled to leave the
town. When Cousins came up be said that he and his
housekeeper were more it to be protected by two or
three Forston asylum keepers than by the police—
(laughter)—and when he told the policemen he mast
watch his grating, which bed been broken, all night,
Cousins said he (Davis) mast bee fool to think he would
do that—(loud laughter). Davis then complained that
the police were never in "his street,* and Supt. Penney
told him he had been celled to his (Davis's) bolus two
or three times a week -once he received a mode that
the people had been throwing mid all over the pad-
ded, and ou going up be found • child had carried
one lilt's mouse adds the road—(lasghter). Davis
said Its had more than Sweaty panes of gime broken
and in the bad smellier had always had • damp
bed to lie on through it. No one mild say be had
beers abusive to him. A void: Hundreds out. Mr.
By. : I never go out of my house without you insulting
win Superintendent Penney: You told Curtis that If
you caught that old of • Penney up their you
would shoot bias! Davis: I don't recollect. After
a long conversation in this strain, the Bench said Devi,
mast find two sureties in E5O sea, and himself 1100
for his good behaviour for 12 months, and go to prison
till be could find them; and Ann Burt with a statiliar
alternative, meat be bound in £2O, end led two
sureties in £lO doh. Davie pleaded that be should be
&Mowed time to get the sureties, and be appealed to
several persons in court sad sent out to heeds, and the
hodekeede give way to sears. Mr. Freud was mat
for, but he declined to be bondsman : Mr. James
Andrews was called upon, and it seemed to be thought
be would respond, but he went out dying he didn't
intend to be bound. Mr. Vatober made an offer, "U
you'll give me • cheque for £lO, and £5 for the
hospital, I'll be bound for you," but it WY
ad acespeed. Davis wanted to "stead In for the
lot,* but this the magistrates would not
allow. The tame ditfieulty was in the way of finding
sureties for Ann Burt which Davis was surprised at,
for, said be, she's got F1,21J0 nettled on her. The Town
Clerk thanked him for the information and said if she
we. celled on again to find sureties the reeogniaaness
would probably be mash heavier. At length Mr.
Alfred Spicer, who tripeed into the hall from the
Council chamber, where Davie held conferences with
his trends, with a cheque in his hands, undertook to be
one of Davies meridian and kir- Henry Barnes, similar armed against loss, wee the second. For Ann
Bert Mr. Bernd undertook LIO more respcsisibilty,
and John Welts, shoemaker, was the other surety.—
Davit, before leaving the court, said he would summon
all the people who had intuited him.
Skiplane : George Singleton, lately come to the
men, was brought up hi custody for being in &bedroom
at tha Dame Imo for an unlawful purpose. The land-
lord stated that on Saturday night about 11 o'closic he
found prisoner in • bedroom deeded by his brother
and the mall cart men, with • candle, alone. He asked
him what he was doing, when he replied he was looking
for some of his brother's things. He ordered him down
"Mrs, when be said be should go down when he liked.
They then "helped one another down-stake." be went
to push prisoner down, when be turned • little "rusty,"
and he strode witness. Prisoner WY &Inky : Le had
been lodging there for the weeks, up to the 2154
August, occupying the room where he was found. Did
not know whether be had left anything behind. Did
not think be waa in the room for the purpose of stealing

anything. He gave Islas into enstady in the height of
, bat he withdrew the charge. Afterwards his
it told complainstat thus he bed sent prisoner for
some of his things.—Tbe Town Clerk mid prisoner
ought to have asked to go op to the room.—The Bench
discharged him.