The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-08-22 00:00:00

WAREH&M.

FOOT.AND,MoUTEI DIEEAEIA —Supt. Bales reports that
in this division 32 cattle and 2 pigs are diseased. In
the past week there were five outbreaks, 3of them at
Bore Regis.
New TOWN HALL —The accounts show that the
expenditure amounted to £18.96 8s Id. Subscriptions
gave £l2Bl 164, interest Lid 45 73, and there has been
borrow.d on mortgage £630, so that there Is a balance
of 1:3 12s 61 carried to the Mayor's account.
RIVAL DORSET CATTLE DZALEBE AFFLICTED WITH
"Mourn DiniAnlt."—Before the magistrates at Chic-
halter the other day, Jelin Whittle, sheep and cattle
dealer, of Wareham, was charged by Ralph Creeds*,
dealer, of the saute place, on the 19th July, at the Chic-
heater railway station, with using threatening language
and grossly abusing the complainant, who prayed that
be might be bound over to keep the peace.—Mr.
Atkinson (Blandford) appeared for complainant, aid
Mr. Titehener for defendant. Toe parties had been in
the habit of attending the Citiohester market, but com-
plainant "frequently got out of railway carriages
because he would not be insulted by Whittle," and had
not spoken to him for four years. At the station on
the 19th of July, the parties had some bickering as to
whether complainant possessed money or not, and after-
wards defen Batt rushed op with his fists and streak
him in his chest, but au osnoplainant threatened him
with the law, he left off. Under the tunnel defendant
poked complainant in the back with • stick, and said
• You vilain, I'll do for you," and ten times worse
than that if cimplainant could only remember. On the
platform Whittle clialleoul him out to fight, and
said he "would give I:6 tor every blow he could strike
hon."—ln cross-examination, complainant said he slept
in the saute hoose at 6 diabury last Friday, but not in
the saute room. Ile decidedly denied that Whittle had
over taken away any of the breeders from him.—Mr.
Atkinson objected to Mr. Titehener questioning as to mat.
tins of fact, an I said he must keep to "malign and yew
tion,"and the Chairman supported complainant's opinions
—Mr. John Strange, a dealer, of ilaselbury Bryan, was
called as an independent witness, and said he sew
Whittle pulling and pus'aing complainant about on the
plstforin and challenged him to fight.—Mr. Titohener
contended that in • case of this kind application for
atomics must be made witl.in a reasonable time, and
something meat have occurred sines the date ineationed
to cause it. Tile dgeadant had only said that he
would "like" to do it, not that he "would" do it • He
should not have let it alone for • fortnigot, for in that
cam he could not have been in "bodily fear."—The
bench retired to consult, and the chairman said without
expresaing any rework upon the merits of the case, they
comidared sufficient had been proved to entitled Mr.
Creadee to sureties, and that they could not but regret
that two such men as complainant and defendant,
holding melt well-known respectable positions, should
be so embittered against each other. Mr. Whittle was
bound Over in the sum of £lO, and two sureties in 1.25
each.—Mr. Edward and Mr. Wm. Fogden appeared as
sureties.— West Sussex Cia:clle.
BOROUGH PETTY Sesames, Saturday.—Before the
borou:h justices.
Best, sawyer, and Anne Bed his wife, appeared to
complain of their MAI, Albert Best, aged Li years, assaulting
them. To this ho pleaded cuilty, and the magistrates proceed
to hoar the particulars of the assault, when the father and
souther, especially the latter, gave such evidenee of general bad
conduct, that the Mayor. (lir. S. Sennett) sentenced the defen-
dant to I: days' hard labour in Dorchester gaol, and that at
the end of that term, lie should he seat to the Dorset Moran-
tory Schad at Dills 'ram St. Andrew, near litandford.
Witbada Gallen was summoned by Mr. Henry Beet, the high
bailiffasiA
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ward, and that if any caw of cruelty of the kind was clearly
proved, • penalty of SLS would be indicted.