The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-09 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY BEBBIOB.

Sartritner.—Before H. B. Middleton, lCq. (in the
"ill, to. fbler, Big.. Liont.Coldnel Steward, F.
I. ederaloy, E;q., aud G. Worry. Enl.
attounn HOU= To eTRAT.
John Bartlett, who did not appear. was surldmuuud
for allowing horns to stray in toe parish of Po, tenant
an September Custard proved the can.
, Time bad been several oumplaints let dy, and witness
had cautioned him several limn—Fined 54. and cons.
• /Anita ASSAULTID lili SON.
John Wanes was summoned for mimeo tin, his
father, Penns Warren, on September 2.54 1, at Friar
Waddon.—Mr. T. Conn appeared for ttie promo-
tioe, and Mr. U. (J. West in for toe didenon—ifrancis
1 Warren said he was • shepherd in the employ of Mr.
! Mayo at Friar Waddon, and lint Tuesday he was
trintinuag 'help with his two sons and two (Aver man,
linseed Nolen and Guy. Daring the work he bad
I "hardish words with Million, and defendant, witcp
out any provocation, knocked hint (witness) down
three times. He hit him in the head, and nearly
stunned him. W.tosee had not said • word t • provoke
him. Witness went on with his work, and niter.
wards came for • summons, and non than he
had aasaultsd him. Cronexamined : He was
trimming sheep dm day before, and a dispute took
place shin. the wee vary civil; he was not aware it
was an extraordinary thing for bun t be cavil He
did not hustle agnint his ion, nor chelleno Nelson to
fight.—Vrancia Warren, son of the last wine«. said
U. was working witu his father, brother. and an two
other men, Guy and Nolan. High words non
between Nola a and witness'. Inder, and defendant
cams up and knocked the latter down three timers.
C implement had not and a word to bun.—Mr.
Weston for the defence, called attention to vinous
discrearnes in the evidence for the proesOUtboti. rot
the purpose of proving pr07u004.11, be *ailed John
elson, who said he wee with the parties connived
on the day in question A dispute had arisen on the
day previous with relereoe• to some brushes ton
were using, and the dispute wee renewed between
them on Tuesday, touching a pin which was ion Coro-
t cursed aka sad Galled him v•ty bad nano.
Coin-
plainest
aalss abused the defendant, and nine we of very
bad lawman. Complaisant nutted up against hie
son, and twin the latter knocked him 44...tn.—The
father then returned the blow, and there was angular
fight between non—Jobe Gay corroladraiggi.—VoCo.
plainant swore at his soar showed fight at him, and
pushed him about—Tin Bench were quits deer au
assault had ben commitn, but it was a compere.
Lively trivial one, and ought never to have been
brought into court. Slid for the assault defendant
would be tilted 5e and costs.
eiltel.il4o Ritz. ge/ou.
Frederick Whiny was summoned for stealing about
70 haul sticks from Thorncombe Plautatioo the
'
property of Mr. Fellowes on Sept. 27th.—fair. T.
Coombs appeared for the proescution.—Fed
Squires, living at Bockhanipt in, and in the employ
of Mr. Shorten, said he was at Tnornoombe on the day
in question. He saw the defendant coin from the
wood with • bon le of hazel sticks. Defendant
returned to the wood, and he followed him. He asked
him what right he bad there, sad he replied he had
come from hi, work at Yellowhare. Witness told him
he had not got the sticks from Yellowham, and he said
with an oath " You won't let anybody live."
Witness examined the wood and found shout 63 tips,
freshly cut. He estimated the damage at ss.
Cutting then young sticks at this time of the year
caused great damns ti the wood.—Alf red Will, said
oil the morning in question he was In the wool, and
there were no tape cut then. Afterwar Is, when he
went with the last witnen, he found 63 tope cut.
Defendant pvtested his innocence with great vigour.
Hs prodund a letter shoeing his right to go into
Yellowham Wood, and the stick., which were his
own, he brought from them—Squire.' (re-called) said
there was no path through the wood. —Fined ZI,
including c ate, and ss. the damage. Allowed • week
to pay.—Defendant: That's for walking about—
rather warm that. Where's thit fat-hea I? (meaning
Squires). I'll gie thee a week to,. Del cry.
Whitty left the tint muttering threats at the
witnesses.