The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-01-19 00:00:00

Inittobirt.

SALISBURIL—CoUirrr Prrrr Senstoss,Tnewday.—
! Before Viscount Folkestone (chairman), Sir Fredetick
! Bathurst, Bart., Major fleathoote, W. E. Matchatn, and
W. Pinckney, Fogel.
' Charles Randal!, • pauper, belonging to the Wilton
Union, was brought up charged with being drunk
and incapable on the previous night.--Mr. Truckle,
veterinary surgeon, of Fiehertnnutreet, Salisbury, stated
that as he was returning from Wilton between twelve and
one Ceekek, just above Dr. Finch's Lunatic Asylum, he
drove over sonsetbiog in the road, which he subsequently
discovered to be man. The night was very dark, but
he was provided with • light. He rode on • little further
in crder to obtain assistance, but not meeting any-one
he lit his lamp and returned to the spot. He found the
defendant lying in the road in a state of intoxication.
On being aroused he complained of some one bavinj,
driven over him. Mr. Truckle got him on his lees, but
he could not walk, and act knowing what to do with
him he took him to the county polio, -station, where he
remained during the night. —Lord Folkestone said the
defendant ought to be very much obliged to Mr. Truckle
for having taken him out of harm's war. Nine out of
ten would have left him in the road.—Mr. Truckle said
he did not know whether he had injured the man.
Lord Folkestone: That was not year fault The man
was lying in the middle of the road.—The defendant
said the wheel went over his thigh, and he was suffering
great pain.—Mr. Truckle observed that if he had driven
a little more on one side his horse might have been
thrown down, ands serious accident might have been
the result—Th• defendant said be obtained one day's
leave of absence, the previous day, to see a man in the
infirmary. One shilling was given to him, CA, of which
he gave the patient at the infirmary, and 6.1. he spent
himself in drink, which overcame him.—The Chairman
ordered Superintendent Matthews to report the cam to
the Wilton Board of Guardians, who would no doubt
ina•raot the mullet Cut to allow him to go out of the
house again.
James Plasket and Charles Champ were summoned
for unlawfully firing oft • gun within 50 feet of
the high road, at Downton, on the 25th of December
last —The defendants admitted having acted as com-
plained of, but pleaded ignorance of the law. The
summons was taken out at the instance of Mr.
Ferryman, whose gardener was struck with some
stray shot.— In answer to the Bench, Super-
intendent Matthews said this was the first case of this
kind that had come before the Bench during the time
lie had had charge of the division.—Lord Folkestone
said the shooting of small birds by the side of the roads
had become an intolerable nuisance, and he hoped the
polies would endeavour to pet a stop to it. Parties
were liable to a penalty of 40s. for shooting within
50 feet of the road. As the defendant Champ had been
previously convicted of poaching, he was fined 20.. and
expenses. Plaaket was ordered to pay • fine of 101. and
costs.

-11;rk Bundy and Charles Angel were summoned for
maliciously damaging • quantity of grass at Downton,
the property of George Welchem, Bal.—Sergeant Obey
said on the fiCkh December he saw the prisonen in a
plantation, with • quantity of grass tied up in • bundle.
There was also live wood amongst the gram—Mr.
Weevils's had oomplained of the gram having been pre-
viously dernaged.—Tbe defendants pleaded guilty, and
Lord Folkestone informed them that th• magistrates
had the power of sending them to gaol without the
option of • fine.—As the police knew nothing against
the defendants they were each fined 10a. and expenses,
or 1# days' hard labour.

George Paul wan summoned for trespassing on land,
the property of Eyre Coote, Esq., at Dainerham, OD
the 28th of December last, in pursuit of conies.—Mr.
Coote's gamekeeper stated that he saw the defendant
In • field in the occupation of Mr. Alcammell, with nets
and a ferret. lie saw him try several burrows, and kill
• rabbit. When he went up to him he found a
ferret, five nets, and a dead rabbit in hie pockets. The
defendant said he had been ratting on an adjoining
farrix—Sir F. Det'inrst inquired if he used oetx to kill
rats, but the d..ientitut did not make any reply—The
Bench fined him LAh. and expenses, or • montlt's im•
pri.eo!unent.

John Tuck. r, Wdliom Winter, and Samuel Hatch,
were summoned for 'sadly damaging • gate, the pro-
perty of Bile, Dreyer, beershop keeper, of No Man's
Land, on the ',ilea of the 200 i December lad. A man,
named Henry Mill*, had been summoned with the other
defendant., but he did not appear—The complainant
stated that he saw the defendants trying to lift the
gate off its binges. He went out to them, and ordered
them to desist, which they did. In the morning he
found that the g.t. had been carried away, and he
understood that it hail been burnt. He called • witness
named Dibden, but he appeared to be disinclined to
state what he knew about the matter. He favoured
the defendant,' case rather than that of the com-
plainant's ; but it tranapired that he was one of the
party who was drinking at the house on the evening
In question.—The defendants denied the complainant's
statement is iota—The Bench asked the character of
the defendants.--Superintendent Matthews said he had
been acquainted with Tucker ever since he had been
in the neighbourhood.—Lord Folkestone : Favourably?
—Superintendent Matthews : No, my lord, quite the
reverse —Lord Folkestone said the Bench had received
two letters, which did not weak very highly either of
Mr. Greyer, or of the management of his house ; and
on the other hand they rive Winter • good character.
—The Bench committed Tucker to two months' im-
prisonment, without the option of • fine; the other
defendant. were ordered to pay for the gate (one
guinea) with cost., or be impriaoned for • month.
James Lockyer was summoned for unlawfully taking
• hare, on land belonging to Sir F. Bathurst, Bait.
at Clarendon, on the 21st of Ikeember last.—Alfred
MueselL Sir Frederick's gamekeeper, stated that on
Monday, shortly after eight o'clock, he noticed a bare
caught in a wire in • 6' Id of swedes, in the liberty of
Clarendon, and he watched near. Shortly afterwards he
saw the defendant go up to the hare, put it under his
coat, and take up the wire. He then went into an
adjoining field, where he wrapped the bare in his coat.
Witness went opt. the place and took the hare away.
The defendant denied the gamekeeper's statement.
He said be did not touch the hare, that he rode
from the farm into the geld, and that he never
got off the horse from the time he mounted
until he commenced ploughing. Mandl flatly
contradicted the defendant'. assertion—Lord Folke-
stone said the Ben:h were very muck inclined to
inflict the whole penalty of £5, for lying so shamefully.
As thie war his first offence they would mitigate it to
50, and costs. or sin weeks' hard labour.—Sir Frederick
Bathurst retired from the Bench during the hearing of
this came.

ROBBING A PAUPTL—Miabsel Thomas and AMOS
Batchelor were charged with stealing spores containing
515., the property of Richard Thomas. --The parties arc
all inmates of the Amesbury Union. The prosecutor is
• very old man, and very deaf. He has been an inmate
of the workhonse for 17 years, and daring that time he
has succeeded in collecting the sum abovenained. On
Sunday. evening. the 3rd inst, the old man had in his
pommel= three half-sovereigns and 21s. in silver,
which vu safe in the pocket of his tronsers when be
retired to rest. He placed the trousers under his
pillow, but on his awaking in the morning he dis-
covered that they were on the Boor, and that his money
and purse were miming. He reported the circumstance
to the master of the union, Mr. Wilson, who caused
every inquiry to be made. The prisoner Batchelor
slept in the same room as the prosecutor, and Thomas
In an adjoining room.— On Friday • pauper, named
Robert Barnes. observed the; prisoner Thomas secrete
something in the alone-yard, by the side of the wall,
and Im informed the master, who at the spot found three
half sovereigns sewn up In • rag. The porter of the
workhouse found 21s. eecreted behind • beam in the
stone-yard, to which only the prisoners and a third
pauper, named Allen, had sues.. —The prisoner Thomas
said Batchelor told him on the Sunday night that he
had stolen the money, whilst on the other band
Batchelor denied all knowledge of the robbery, but im-
plicated Allen. The prisoners wens remanded.
Crry Prrry SIMMONS, Monday.—Before J. C.
Wheeler, F. Attwood, and T. W. Gilbert, Evqra
ASSAULTING • H MU ND. Jame Petty was
brought up on remand, charged with violently as-
saulting her husband on the 28th December last, in '
Penman's yard, Catherine-street. The complainant,
who appeared in the witness box with the left side ,
of his head bandaged, was accommodated with •
chair whilst giving evidence. The defendant, on
being charged with the offence, admitted having
assaulted her husband, but said she did not intend to
injure him. She stated that the complainant had
aggravated her throughout the whole of the day, so
that she could not stand it any longer, and she
threw the candlestick at him, which struck him in
the bead.—ln answer to Mr. Gilbert the defendant ,
said she had been married to the complainant about
33 years, but she had never been there before, and
she hoped this would be the last time. —Superin-
tendent Caldow said the complainant, who was up-
wards of 70 years of age, was taken to the infirmary
Immediately after the assault. —Mr. Lee, the house-
surgeon at the Salisbury Infirmary, said the com-
plainant had been an inmate of that institution linos
the 28th December. When admitted he was suffer-
ing from a smell wound on the left side of the head.
One of the arteries was cut through, and he louts
great quantity of blood. —The complainant said, in
answer to the Bench, that he was not the cause of
the quarreling. If be took a little drop to
drink his wife complained, and then asseelted 'aim,
" but she won't hearken to me." He denied having
taken anything to drink on the day of the assault.
Addressing hia wife, he said, "If I were to do this
to you I should have to suffer for it, but I know
myself better than that."—The Chairman liked the
defendant if the would premise never again to
oommit each an assault, and toasts from quarreling.
—The defendant replied that they had never had
each a row before, and she would promise not to
arson her husband again.—The Chairman said the
Bench had decided to postpone judgment against
her, and if she again misbehaved herself she would
be brought up and piinighed for this offence, Uwe-
fore it would be hanging, over her at any time. She
was now discharged. —The complainant : It is no
use listening to her. She will get tipsy before night.
It is no good hearkening to what she says.—Tha
complainant and defendant then left the Court.
John Amos was summoned for unlawfully relearn-
ing a certain bores front the custody of James Sweet,
the bayward of that portion of the parish °Milford,
situated within the city, on the 21st December Lat.
The horse had trespassed upon the property of Mr. it
Holloway, and the complainant Sweet was in the
act of biking the horse to the pound, when the
defendant came up and took the animal from him.
—The defendant admitted having taken the hone,
but,. it wee oe the highway he said be was 'Oder