The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-26 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.

SATURDAY : —Bofors B. Middleton. Es.' (in ths chair),
O. Worry, Zoir , E L Kinder,loy, E.q, and (i.Eloyer. Iteq,
LOTTIRT.

OUTCOIIII

Mohan! Burberry Pratt and John Allen wire suin•
monad for using threat ,ning langu ,ge toward. William
Groves, of Erembot.-11r. Hoar] appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Weeton (1, r Mr. Trevor Davis.) for
the defenos.—Ths affair rue wit of •lotwy at Yeovil.
—Complainant acid he reside:l at Evorshot, and had
carried on business there for di ream Ile purchased a
ticket of a Mr. Macey for. lottery for a cloak. His war
the lucky number, aid on Janu try 3r4 be went to Pratt'.
at Yeovil f, r the cluck, and brought it bank t r Eva rehot and
deposited it at Itlre. N wthovera Oaths following morn-
ing he went to Mrs. Nor:homes, and there saw the
defendants and Mr. Maur. Pratt called hint a --
swindler, struck at him, and sal I be wonl,l have every
drop of Moot out of bie hody.—Croseex pained : He did
not know whether Macey bat paid for the ticket or not.
When be went to Pratia for the clock, he (Pratt) said he
east mot let it go till Macey had veld for the
There was or provocation for the language complained of.
Pratt's Bet was within an inch and half cd hie face.—
By Mr. Howard: From their general c nadoct the
defendaste appeared to have came for the per.
pose of kicking op a row. He and Mrs.
Northover ad paid • sovereign for the locket.—
Lydia Mary Northour übi on January 4th coin.
p'ainant brought &clock to her booth. On the followine
morning defendant. and soother man came to the house
between one and two. They were in the Palest' when
aniplaloant came in. Pratt called him a swindler.
and threatened to slob, him. If Gr :yrs lied not moved
back, he would have received tbe blow in his fame At
that time he had not said or done anything to incite the
men t , commit a breech of the peam. They were very
abusive and ex iitei --Crow-examine' : Groves paid Many
for the ticket the previous night. Allen was agent for
Pratt She believed Mieney had not paid Allen until after
Its knew the ticket had turned up • a r.ae.—John Muer
said he was • farmer residing at Cnantmerle. On the 4th
January he wee at Mrs. Northover'a, and sa • ttee defeat-
ante there. Grove. name In. Pratt celled him a
meths.:Her, and threatened to have every drop of blood out
of his body. If he had nut drawn back he would have
been struck. Both the defendenta were very excited.
Complainant bad not done anything to incite the men to
keep ta puce --Oroes-atnoinel : He hal agreed t buy
the lot•awy ticket. He did not gay for Um ticket at the
time. He had since sent the 'tamps; but they had been
returned. He mull Dot say what day he had the ticket
of Allen. but it we, before the drew. The draw was on
the let January. He besrd his ticket had won the prim
on the 3rd. Allen bad not asked for the mousy befora.
When he knew him ticket won, a sold It to Groves and
Mrs. Northam. Al that time be had not paid for it. On
the following Thursday he and Groves went to Yeovil for
the clock. Pratt then said he had bad • letter from Allen
saying be (witness) bad not paid for the ticket. Groves
showed Pratt the ticket, and he gave up the clock.—for
the defence, Mr. Weston contended there was no throat,
and nothing to justify the defendants being bound over
to keep the aeoe.—The Bench (to Grove.): Are yore afraid
toe defendant, will do me any bodily harm I—Groves :
No, I am not —The Bench: Very well, them, we dismiss
the case.

OUT/U.OIOIM LUAU
Joseph Hardy woo summoned for assaulting William
Boggs. at Oemingt 0. 00 February 4th—Mr. Howard
prosocutesi.—Cvmploloant arad h was a butcher, end
also kept the P.ough lon at Oitnington ; on Feb. 4th
thou were two men in hii tap at Ousting:on, Hardy and
I moo named White. He wont oat into his atable, and
hie wife came ant .creaming, suing Hardy woo merle,-
lan Whits. Whim ho got inside. Hardy had White down,
hauls/ him.. hard as he could. Witoess had the bar
of the door in his hand. He oulersi defondant to limos
1.4. man alone, sad pat the bar up against him. Defend-
ant then &armed round and hit him by the side of the
heed, knocking him right over the kitchen etool. He
ltlect to Pt uP and defendant " gave him another" in
tho side no hard as be could drive In. He WM so badly
knockod about ho could not sleep for two or three night •.
and wse obligod to hire a man to kill mit pip for him.
White was blooding from the oleo not mouth, and was
inunaih.o. Witous It othlog what/b.... to Incite to.
defendant, with the ex septiors of telling him to leave
White alone.
There was another °bergs against Hardy of assaultiag
White, and tho Bing' d elded t: hear thii aho.—White
wog called, nod toadied ha was in the " Plough' 00th.
day in question; Hardy &moulted him without sny pro:
vocation. He knocked him (witness) down with his est,
stunning him. He recuolood luau ble all night. and had
suffered from the results ~f it ever Iliac He bad n
provoked him—merely asked him to drink —Mr. !Inward :
The defendant lug to ray Ira child your peter hu hal,
hunt be ?—Y. slr.—Difendant : I don't grumble abiut
that, sir. Idu pay the gooney. (Leught r.)—Tho Duch
oonsidered them very elitianl, casco, and sirs% the defend-
ant to prison for 14 days f. r the arwault on Mr. Bugs,
sad for • month for ths @moult on White.

Harry Manham, Pewsritock. who did not appear. WM
summoned for treepwring in poreult of gun• on
land belonging to Ilre. Ltenheet. at St wipleton, on the
14th Inet.—P.S. Haab proved service of eunsmossa—
()aeries Croucher meld he eras • keeper for N. Limber%
at Stapleton Manor. On the ltin init, he was on
Hlagdon-hill, about three Ito the morning, and heard •
rabbit cry. He found three rabbit. in wlr ; Mere were
fire wires He concealed himself till balLpaet six, and
then he saw the &ten lint tike out two rabbit& As hi
was taking out 'wither, witness came out and arlerd
him ti give op the rabb t. From what defen toot then
tali tilm. Le found other wires mini rabbits. He told him
he should summon bun aril he slid he should not appear.
—fleperintendent a de mil the defendant was a peacher,
and had been *marooned about a twelvemonth ago under
the Poaching Prevention Act, but that case wee dismissed.
—Fined gland mit., or • month.
Louis Hallett and Thomas Sullen, two lads, ware
eutomoned for irespaislog In gonna of game at
Portwellani, on land in the occupation of Mr. William
Sims', on Februery Sioist did not p-eas the
cape—The defendants were discharged ,42 payment of
coots ol the Court.