The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-09-30 00:00:00

came out and said be would give away
as much beer as he pleased. During
the time the men were drinking, three other men
came along, and Mrs. Jeffries twilled teem across
the road and asked them to drink. They were engine
men, stokers, and guards belonging to the railway,
not riotous. In cross-examination the constable
said that the men mentioned thet they had come in
witha goods' train. There was no money passed,
as Mt. Jeffries gave the men the been It wits not
sold to them. There were,altogether eleven men,
bat he could not say that all of' them drank.—Mr,
Cornelius, in defence, stated that the facts of the
case were these: The men had come down with •
goods' train, which was late on its arrival. They
did not reside in Weymouth, and had had no re•
freshment ?or several hod* and required some. As
It was past 12 o'clock, the policeman on duty there
was first appealed to, and as he said they must take
the COMPTIOIIOO if they opened the house to them,
Mrs. Jeffries believing she could do what she liked
with her own, very humanely gave them some bread
and cheese and beer. He held that the case must
fall to the ground, even on the evidenoe for the pro-
secution, which fully proved that no beer was sold.
The magistrates, however, held that in their opinion
the case had been proved, and fined the defendant
208. and costs, for 'laving his house open for the
' sale of beer.—The defendant was also summoned
for using foul and abusive language towards the
police. Supt. Lidbury proved that he was walking
down the Esplanade with Sergeant Brian about
• quarter before one o'clock on the Sunday morn-
ing in question, and that on coming to the
corner of Ring-street be heard • great deal of noise.
He turned down towards the Prince Albert, and
there saw a number of men standing on the steps.
Mr. Jeffries was also upon the steps with the men,
and the front door Was Wide open. When he went
up the steps to go into the house Mrs. Jeffries made
use of a law expression. She also followed him in
and abused him very much, calling him worse than
a pickpookat. When he Warne out defendant told
him be might now summon him and be
and all the men made •ha ha! at it, and also made
a great noise. When he came down into the road
Jefirieu gave the men some more beer, and followed
him up. He continued to make use of the most
abusive language, and went and tried the front door
of the- Roy-al Hotel. Defendant was drunk. The
rilig=ras that defendant had had, a fit, and that
tea frequentlysostmed, and that he did pot
then know what he said. It was denied that he Was
drunk.—The Bench fined the defendant Be. for
drunkenness, and oasts. New we would by no
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mesamadvocate drunkenness, but we reoollect some
' time since the same magistrates had a sailor brought
lieforothem fordrunkeurnd disorderly conduct, when
they, without hearing the case, sent the man about
his business, and he was rolling about the streets
drunk and abusive for two or three days afterwards.
Au inhabitant who pays rates and taxes, must, for
similar offence, ho visited withthe severest penalty.
We do not expect the Weytisouth Bench to be
endowed with a large moonlit of legal knowledge,
but we ought to see them exercise ,a little common
sense, and something approaching to equality in
_their decisions. .
OI7LDLRSVAiqD FOR IVER I —On Tuesday a Sister
of the Emerald Isle munmoned a "brofih of &bee
named Charley Mayne, a next-door neighbour, for
An 11061014 Mary Stotlinga, the complainant, said
that while she Was washing in he own house,
, situated in a passage in High-street, the defendant
came• to her and held her by her two hands and
struck her four times with the other hand, and
after Warde he threw her down in the yard. Mary,
In -moss-examination' gave herself an excellent
character, and modestly confessed that in her
opinion she was quiet, and as good a neighbour as it
was possible for anyone to ,be. Mr. Hill, who
appeared for the defence, said, that after her own
exaltation of her numerous virtues he should ask
her ho more questions. Mary : "And what did ye
say You ax me questions! You ax me questions,
indsde, you'd better. not. It'll be no good to ye if
ye did, because I Maid ye the blessed truth."
Mary's sister-in-law-wee called to corroborate her
evidence. Mr. Hill addressed the Bench for the
defendant, who was ultimately fined is. and
costs.
.A."SOnooLsoY's Rintliiti.%—A fortnight sines we
noticed the circumstance that Mader F. W. Gerston
bad carried off no leas than fifteen, prises at the late
examination of school in Praia, where he was
being educated. Not the least remarkable circum-
stance connected with the event being that he had
beaten French boys much older than himself in
French literature. We have now the pleasure of
recording that, for his success in that competition,
some friends at Bridport have presented him With a
handsome silver watch,. on which is engraved an
appropriate inscription, recording his brilliant w-
enn.

ALtROED PRI.ONT, Comwreren Frrreitir MONTHS
'As:ie.—Mary Valiance was charged before Aldermen
Ayling and Bower, on Tuesday, with stealing five
yards of second-hand Brussel'a carpet, the property
of a beershop keeper, named Form. —Mr. Hill
appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Howard for
the defendant. It appeared from the evidence that
the parties reside at the Chapelry, and that 'several
business transactions had taken place between Mrs.
Form and Mrs. Valiance. One of which was, that.
about 15 months ago Mrs. Form bought a secood.
hand carpet of Mrs. Valiance for 265. It was too'
large for Mrs. Form's sitting-room, and she cut a
piece off it for her bedroom. Some misfortene
occurred to the piece, and it was hung out to dry,
when some one taking a fancy to it, carried it away,
and Mrs. Form had not seen it since. In the
beginning of the present month, however, when
Mrs. Forge went to Mrs. Valiance's_ shop to pay
an tooonnt, she saw, ,what she supposed, the stelen
piece of carpet, and claimed it, but Mrs.
Valiance refused to give it up, asserting that it was
a portion which she hid never sold. Several
applications were made for it, but as Mrs. Valiance
still persisted that Mrs. Force obtained property
which was never hers, the case was brought before
the Bench for eddieatiOn. Mrs. Form produced
her large carpet into court, and pointed out where
the piece wee cut eIE Mrs. 'Vellum produced her
piece, but it would wot mato_ h, and it was quite
evident to everyone that it bad not been out off
where the piece which Mrs. Forse said she had lost
had been out off. The Bench accordingly dismissed
the case, and adjudged Mrs Forte to pay the coats.
Waymoirin atm -PORTLAND liatvay.—The
contract price for the construction of the Weymouth
and Portland Railway is £BB,OOO, and for the con-
struction of the tramway to the harbour, £lO,OOOl
The latter work, we understand, will be oommenced
in the course of a few days.
Cox, rne MORDRRIIR OF rue mere Da. Puorcirre
—During the last two or three days a rumour has
lien freely circulated to the effect that Cox, the
leittrderer of the late Dr. Puckett, had made • nier-
s:TO* emelt on, elm of the keepers in Fisherton
LUNAR' Asylum, where he is now confined, whilst
in Vitt of madness. We believe there is no truth
in thesbatement, as the "Wiltshire County Mirror,"
published at Salisbury on Tuesday even-
ing, makes no mention of such circumstance
having occurred. According to the last account
we heard of Cox, he does not manifest
the least symptoms of insanity. The opinion seems
to be gaining prevalence that one came of the
increase of capital offences is the facility afforded
offenders being kept like gentlemen for the re-
mainder of their lives at the public expense. The
more atrocious the act, the greater seems to be the
chance that the murderer will be pronounced insane.
Mn, W. F. WINDHAIE AND His Wtrs.—Ort Thurs-
day Mn VT. F. Windham, aged 22, was pieced in the
dock of the Hammersmith Police Court, before Mr.
Dayman, charged, on • warrant granted by Mr. Ingham
on Wednesday, with threatening to out hie wife's
throat, whereby she went in bodily fem.—Mr. Lewis,
of Great Marlborough-street, appeared on behalf of the
complainant Mr. Windham' who had been brought
from Windsor by Acres, one of the warrant officers of
the court, was undefended.—Mm Ann Agnes Windham
Was swora„and she stated that she resided at No. 3A,
Weetboeirne Terrace, Paddington with her husband.
Two gentlemen whom her husband had invited at
Boulogne had beep staying with them, dlie never bad
the pleasure of seeing the gentlemen before. On
Tuesday night she went out with the two gentlemen,
with the cement or her husband, who Wilk aware of her
going out with them. They returned home at a quarter
past twelve o'clock. Shortly afterwardir she retired to
her room, her husband having previously wished her
good-night. About • quarter of an hour afterwards she
heard her husband outside her toots door. The two
gentlemen were in theft bedrooms. She heard her
husband using violent threats. He said that he was
-determined to abed the blood of all three, and that he
'Would take one of their (the gentlemen's) lives. She
Galled oaten the •,,rkkmen. She bed no friend, and
It was a dreadful poiltion.lF her to be placed in. She
eonsidered both gentlemen were in danger of their lives.
He said be would put a knife over Mr. St Alliati's
throat. He bad a large sailor's clasp-knife, and he
swore he would cut her throat. She went in fear. It
, was not the first mossion belted sworn to take her life.
On two oCCIAlliOns he threw knives over the table at her.
—Mr. Daman: Have you any questions to put to yotir
whet—The defendant: No; she aggravated me, lam
, *Mainly very sorry for what has occurred. Water was
Isenred down my ears while I was asleep on the sofa,
either by you (the complainant) or some one else. You
know I was drunk.—Mr. Daywan : Was he under the
influence of drink ?—Complainant: Not at all. *
had used the threats when sober. He had said it well
his intention that no person should marry her after his
death. She did not wish to hurt her husband. She
simply wanted protection from his threats. . Mr.
William St. Alban said•he resided at Kennington, and
was studying 'for the bar. He was on a visit to Mr.
Windham' s house. He had been there a fortnight, by
invitation of Mr. Windham- Wlifle at Iteulogne. He
remembered returning home on Tuesday night. Mr.
Windham was asleep on the sofa, and they had semis
difficulty in waking hint up. They all parted geqd
friends before going to their room,: - His attention was
afterwards driwn-to Mrs. Windllm, who-opened her
doer and called out, "Gentlemen. ' He came out and
saw the defendant half-way down the stairs. Mrs.
Windham said she had heard the defendant muttering
outside his (witness's) bedroom door that he would out
their throats or hive their blood.. Urn that some
angry .words ensued. He thought the defendant was
excited, bdt he was not drunk. Two or three dices of
water wet/ thrown op his bead to wake him. It did
not appear to annoy him, for he afterwards parted
with Mrs. Windham ut the most affectionate manner.
He did not iminplain of the water throve over lint.
They were all in ponversadon for some ticks:ter: He
heard the defendant use a more violent threat to Mrs.
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