The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-15 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

MINIDAT.
Before W. hi. Calmat, Seq. (in the chair), Captaia
J. W. B. flawksworth, and 'George Burt, EN.
Charles Lucas, let* of Bast Bioko, was summonevi by
Jane Lucas his wife for assaulting bar on July •,d.
—Mr. Budge appeared for defendant.—Tbe parties
appear to have led a very unhappy life, both parties
declaring their intention never to live together again.
—The Bench, after considering the case, bound over
tbe defendant in the sum of EIO to keep the pesos for
twelve month& .

Elisabeth Burt, Mary Bright, and Elise Bevy, ell
of Sittarton, Bare Keels, were summoned by Betsey
Kitcher, for amenities her on Ausust
Budge, who appeared for the defendant, &eked that
the cases might be taken separately to inrible the
defendants to give their version of the affair in behalf
of each other. The Bmsich, however, thuught that ad
the whole of the mega arose out of the mane assault
they had better take them together.—Betay Kitcher,
' the complainant, on being sworn commenced in such
an inaudible manner that the Bench were obliged to
request her to speak a tittle louder, which she stated
she was amebae to do on account of her throat; but
either Wee was very little the matter with her vocal
oor the atmospbere of the court h.d a wonderful
effect on them, for she had no sooner com-
menced her version of the affair than it was
quite evident the difficulty of speaking had entirely
'washed. She poured forth her tale of woe at such a
rapid rate that there was great difficulty in following
her. She elated that she was the wife of Isaac Kitaher,
sad that on August 4th she was going up the street
in Sitterton at twenty minutes pest eleven atm , whoa
Elisabeth Burt, who was standing at her door, f irbade
her peesiog ; she, however, went on as though she did
not speak to her. Burt than came across the r ied and
said she wool I be—if she would paw, and laid hid of
her left shoulder and pulled her back. Mary Bright
then came over and thumped her in the back with has
knee, at the same time Ribs Saxey threatened to give
her a pair of black eyes. Some amusement wee
caused when Mr. Budge cross-examined complainant;
fur no sooner did be ask bar a question
than off she started with the whole story from
beginning to end, and be was obliged to request the
Bench to stop her. —Complainant called four witnesses
to corroborate her statement, which they did generally.
—Mr. Budge, for the defence, said it must be quite
evident to the Bench that there was little chance or.
peace In any village which contained a woman wit
such a tongue as the oimplainant possessed, ht
was insttuctad the cam stood thus no.
plainant's boy was •in the habit of playing oan,
throwing it op against the house, and some in,a, it
came into Mrs. Burt's garden, of which she very
naturally complained, as the boy, when he ce me in to
fetch the ball, trampled down the flowers, al id be had
no doubt at times took some of them away. lie
thought the Bench would agree that it was a women's
quarrel from beginning to eud.—After oonsultin4, the
Chairman said there could be no doubt but that an
assault had been committed, and the defendaws would
be fined Si, and costs, 75. 81., each.—The hoes were
paid.