The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-01 00:00:00

OUR LADY 1115y.3.

M J. 4 A Mott w;;A: suin—niOned for assaulting Caroline
Logg.—Caroline resided with Mr. Abbott as • servant,
and said she accidentally broke two 10111eS of glass, 011
which he told her she should pay for it then: but she
refused to do so, saying it was broken by accident. Mr.
Abbott said she should, and told her to pack up her things
and go. She asked for her montb's wages, but he refused :
she declined to go without, when he pushed and struck
her in the back several times. Ile threw her things out,
and she was obliged to leave the house. --Mr. Menne
defended, and croseesamined the plaintiff, who admitted
that she had given notice to leave the house at the end of
her month. She told Mrs. Abbott about the broken
windows as boon as she came down, but she did not
cheek or use any slang at Mrs. Abbott. Ilad served at
Mrs. MACS'S, but only stayed a month, because the work
was so hard. Mr. Abbott told her to leave his private
room, but she would not go. and stood against the door,
but he pushed her away and struck her. Mr. Abbott
tendered her the money for the odd days, but she refused
to accept it.—Mary Pithers, also in the service of Mr.
Abbott, was in the kitchen. Complainant abused Mrs.
Abbott, and called her everything hut a lady. Com-
plainant VIM ordered out of the room, and abused Mr.
Abbott, who pushed her out of the private room into the
kitchen; hut witmois did not see Mr. Abbott etrike her
in the kitchen. Mr. Abbott did not throw the boxes out
violently.—Mr. Hanna mired that Mr. Abbott be,il a
perfect right to put her out, and called on the Bench to
dismiss this trumpery case—Case dismissed.
I :mint' Tern' 8630110 N%, Friday.—Before Mr. II C.
Goodden, Majcir Wood, Lieut. Cot. Swallield, and Mr. R.
if. Eliot.

.IMOUBUUONE.I!(S;.,

Tiumws FamellVrews63.- for alowing • dangerous
dog to be at large.—Mrs. Charlotte Austen, of Westbrook
House, Wyke, said this day fortnight she was returning
from her walk, when Fartrell's large dog flew out at her
little dog, which was nearly torn to piecea, and she (com-
plainant) was severely bitten in the leg, and felt anything
but well shun. When die picked up the little dog, the
large one flew at her gagin. Theltieee b=trth drew the
bleed from her leg At several other the dog had

flown at them, herself and her servants, and had even
flown at Mr. Aust.eu when riding—Mr. Howard defended
and crosei-exaininel Mrs. Austen, who said her little deg
had once run inside Farwell's gate, but he Mid not dune it
for a twelvemusith. She herself had even patted the dog
over the gate. even when they carried the dog by, the
lir.te dog Ile w out at them. on this OC,MiOII Farwell
1.,111110 out, and was not very polite; he tried to make out
that this was her fault.--Capt. Austen spoke to Farwell
shout the dog, representing that he ought to remove the
dog .r keep it chained up ; but be refused to do anything.
complained to Farwell frequently. Farwell com-
plained of the little dog barking at the large one, and so
exciting Roper said that six months ago. Far-
well was summoned before the magistrates about the dog,
and was ordered by the Bench to keep it tied up. The dog
set at him (witness) when he was passing by Farwell $
place, and had done so since that time, and he was obliged
to rim froni it on more than one occaison. It is dangerous
when at large, an.l is not alwa3 is tied up.—Mr. Howard
humorously cross-examined the witness as to whether the
dog did not principally object to policemen ; but the con-
stable denied this.—Mr. Howard said the dog was very
useful 44 a yard dog, and also to keep people away
from his master's cart. On this occasion the dog
had slipped his collar, and was at large ill
the yard, and two people came by. and went
into the yard, and the dog cattle out. It was kept under
proper control, and it was a very useful animal, and much
required for his master's cart when he came into
the town. Mr. Symonds : Supposing he chained
the dog under his cart, and you passed, awl it bit
your leg, would that be an answer I—Mr. Iloward : Not if
-I
touched the cart.- Louisa Symonds, a little girl, went
by Farewell's on this day, with a bucket di( water; the
large dog was then chained up. When she came back,
Mrs. Austell was there with her little dog, and he barked
at the cud of the gate. Witness went in, and when she
passed the door in the gate, the dog slipped his collar, and
went out. The collar MAI much smaller than the one he
was usually held by, 444 he had slipped the small collar
before. The large dug went oh the little one, and the lady
" holleered," Elizabeth Farwell went by, and the dog went
away from the other.- -By Major Wood: The gate was a
annumn bar gate.—Witness sani that the dug did not go
near the lady; he certainly never bit her; be was not
nearer to her than witnms was to the magistrates clerk
(about three yards.)—Mr. Batty offered to call Dr. Rhodes
to prove that he Lad attetided Mrs. Austen for the dog's
bite.—Witness was further examined, and said she lost
sight of the dog when she went in with the water. She
was not there the whole time.—Elizabeth Farwell, defen-
dant's daughters, said the dog was kept chained up since
the magistrate's made an urder. Ile never bit any one.
The little dog barked, the large one broke away, and fell
on the little dug, Mrs Austen took up her little dog, and
witness took the large one in. The dog was not nearer
Mrs Austen than two yards. -William Stanley, fish buyer,
kept his baskets often inside Farwell's gate, where the
dog was; was accustomed to go there at all times; and
never MUM a quieter dog of his size in his life.—The Chair-
man ordered the dog to be kept properly secured with a
proper collar, not one that he could slip. If he were at
large again, and if Farwell were summoned for the same
thing again, the dog would be deetroyed.—Ordered to pay
the costa, 13s.

John Handal! was summoned for being drunk on the
highway at Chickerel.—P.S. Dihhen proved the case.—
Defendant asked the policeman where he wished to go
when he died 1-Ile had been previously lined, and was
now tined 104. and coda or 11 A in default —Allowed
a fortnight to pay.