The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-24 00:00:00

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.1 itiami 11,•bb., on bail (n), labourer. was Indicted for
uula•fully and midbusty casuals( greklous bodily harm
tn •me Albert 11.,011u1d, at Sammie. on December 41b,
WI; V. Budge prosecuted, end Yr. Will. dotended.
P.C. lOW arsenate -A still he was stationed at Swans*.
on the eight of Sand.y, Brendle, 4th last, the prosecutor
came to the station about 11 o'clock. His arm was
bands/Eel and in • Qin& nod he showed him • wound on
Oh. back part of the bead sad Is the amt. The wounds
were fresh end bki•dlag. Witoc wis4 'ph lie

prremetar and three other men to Herstaa. sad mode •
search forth. kotfe. which was ultimately discovered in a
garden Mem by. Tim knife we. damp with dew, mi I tome
-ii. Alight stale of No 4ont at blade Witne4ll went to
pr eoner's hoe. and found him in bed. I. r •ply to
eu.eterms. he eat I s w very drunk. Viet ihadeid
puched Into him, end alter Mat he ell at know wr.at
napprited. In th pr seam of lb. pr o.cutor. prim m.o.
.4 if he subbed him he wee eery sorry for it. and rented
to &mike bawls and make it up.
Prom:auto, woe called and proved the nature of the
aet•lit. He wee oroe.tbed by the prison 31. ta strike him.
ma b,dli to. They w, re .beat to e ;et when he wee
et.bbe t hr the ptie as
in mrseex tmelnation t., Mr. Will.. be a halted be bad
'men 1111•81111 LA.I i eoil—for drunteeneas and
se cult

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George Tarn-r, 00-swats iie. living at Swann.", geld oft
tho tag he the prosecutor and Hobbs
Toll hut I' said '•Du y.•ei when you knocked in.
dowo. I ems m.n n 0,,., you do ft now, ou !mega.'
Bonfield went 1i,..n0, ad prioomor nunruned Viers conung
and stowing. B nit II CCU^ bock again, and toey c isn•
rnenord fiehring. Alter .0"i "calm Bonfield rush, I t,
him and mot •• 0. dear Fro stabbed.- Ti. knife was
"Newer foood Mu a (eruso, close by whore the fight
WA Mee*.
Orowissmaised : The fight lasted shout ten Wanton
Bonfield got Web...l of the first two rounds. bet la the
tntrd he droi the word' of It —or it appeared so by the look
of his arm.
Mr. Wills Ifine have bees convicted before?
Wins's*: Yee,
Hi. L : But ho Is • Swamies man, Kr. Wills.
(Litushisr.)
Mr. Will.: lane not soquainted with their habit., my
lord.
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Hs Lard/ship : Oh I They're a livuly lot down there.
(Laughtwr.)
Hoary Harmony, gave oorroborative evidence. Hs heard
B &afield say he w stabbed, issa o• shows & him ins arm
arbacl waa cut. Toe, a waled tbe arts &easy fur tb• knife,
but did oot Built ou Olin. Wiauess p.cked up the koll•
(p,oduosd) is • gardso.
Tots wttersa alga admitted • oacrictios for assault.
Lord Candidate Los the way dn.. thole, Isn't II?
W‘to•as I had Cores mantis' Int It. I don't know If
it. lb. way down that • or Dot & (Laughter.)
gr. Dslans &Ur, surgeon, at wassails, dssoribed tbe
injuries receive( by II &nand. Ha hod shred supe.aciol
wounds. one oaths arm, about four Inches I nag, one ,G his
so loch lour,an lassie Oaf cock olau an &oat& wog.
0-nry. Wesk., con( wanner, sold as rismeoloerad tam
scud and !Issue( Hobls to. wounds at a pump.
Moor), Browa, listing H •rstone said h• was in bed at
the tune .&( th•goorr.n. Hs hoar I • cry of murder. It.
sk up and luokaid out of ohs window, aod saw Ora
Tarots. knock dues Hobbs, and saw George Havanna kick
him. _

—TteMph B,m eas, being at Hostme stated that on the
night in qoect m he h tri uwpralling, cad, looking out
of •Indcm, he ea. Rootlet I •tukst H Mos, out they went
agleam; both went dw.. They bad another round, and
H ,bbe we knocked do en Alter the mooed round he
heard prisoner SAY he dui is.sl WY( any wove Mau: be
reeled back from Built Who tulloteted nun up. Hobbs
said " It you strike wimp in we you will get in for it.'
Bmdeld rrutik Hobo. eget. Alter the third round he
beard 8 netleld may he view stabbso.
PeMmoto Wobleer st•ta I that she lived at Herstm. On
the night is questim rho heard some one Chit"murder.'
like mppeesed it was Hobbs.
John King, living at Hortion, stated that on B.ander
evening, the 184 of Donator, be Yr&S attracted by cram
of murder. He pm sided to some steps leading to a
court, sod when be sot them he loud ono men lying on
,he ground. Bonfield came and showed him his arm out.
H. nod kn,wn Hobbs SUM he w•• • littu boy, and he
had never beard earthing •Peinet hie character.

Henry Burt said be knew protrasr from • boy. Ha had
bean la hie employ, sad was • very steady respectable
young 111•13.
Mr. Will.. la eddreming the Jury, malted them to eon.
alder thet prisoner had alereys borne • good ch doctor,
rind eras • p reusable M.A. He also asked tetem to believe
thal priso.er Ji I not trate out hie knife fur the purpows of
sterrlnne, but for salf-detence. . .

Taoju y found priess,r guilty ; but added • strong
r. c WUl•asotion t uur.ry, on account ot his previous gosd
ch

-0i Ira sentenced to sis weeks' intprieontnant.
NISI PRIOS COURT.
(Bora,* Lor I C Justice COLIAIDOIL)
FLANN VW MIMI Y. lIML/ACII AND einem*.

Me Bailee. instructed by M. Westoa. eopeered for the
pie ntldo, sad Me. CAW*, in,trueted by Mr. &Arent for
the defen lents. _

In ovum,: the case, r. Button said the came had
&Italy been before M. Jultice L roe., wit t bad referred
it t, these A. cc. The clium oboes front ra dispute between
PTrtlan I Os wrausts, who bed asked the j trite to appoTtion
due to each. Both the plaint ifi ant defend-
ants eters fishermen et Po. gland, and it •ppe.red on toe
Illth of November, 1890, a reseal named the Itrisalt
&ming adroit at Portland, when • boat ctil,d the
Matti] bdonging to R 'bort Northover, was launched,
f•ir 1., purp we of rendering amiatance. by the
plaintiff., whilst the crew consisted of the defend-
ani. To. latter reached the veaml, and brought
her eddy in', herbour, brit the boat which was in tow
tem :oat. T e selysige wag filed at C 950, which sum
'stinted the value of the boot. and the money was paid to
C.ptain Teemed Elliot. who undertook the nseotlattorie ol
disbursing the mmel. and sit.. payino vomit's Toponses
lent himself with £lB5 in bond. A fitments thee arose
as ii bow this wee to he divide L The owner of the boat
had been pioirl Dr, fx the I :es of it, but he now wanted
oh,third o• aws eelvitge money MI well. whilst the other
two-thirds it we. e nr.ondel should be divided between
the launcher. and Cr... The sole question before the
Cent wale as to bow the money shou'd be apportioned.
wield rhow the cost .in at Portl.d was to divide he
mousy Into three parts—one part to the owner of the
boar, one-third to the crow, and one-third to the
launothept._ _

Umtata Thomm Elliott was first called and said be had
been for mull rears a muter manner, but new carried
on hucoess as • snip hirokrr at I...melee& lie recollected
the morning of the 244 h of November, 1890 ; there was •
fresh gsle Ir no the S. W. lie woe entruotnd to &vein
selvage for rineulms the Result, and received 2:250. Tim
boat Ketd:la was l‘unmed so as to put a crew on
the Itroult, and for this he owner received 136. After
payment of various other sums there was a balance of
LI% ;eft, but the plaintiffs an:l defendants would not
egrae sate the divielon of the money. Hui hod experience
in selvage eases for she last 25 year.. Be was accustomed
to the distribution of salvage. The owner of tee bmt
taker orteethird. but a. to the crew he did not know what
they receive I. Theo her t .o-thirds went to the launchers
sirlithe salvors. Titre, is great risk attached to the Launch-
ing, and on the meriting in question it was attended with
gnset r, k, as the waves were Ifi to 15 feet in height.
Croes-egunined by Mr. Cattle: lie hal avver kangro
• salvage cue :n Port and beach where one-third was
paid.
John Thomas ficriven wan called, but his lordship en•
d savours It bring the psrtlea toe arrangement; and
alter eue.i lerable narivy ng on both sided, the following
was agree I t —250 or the launchers. one share of
remain ier te ffortho,r, the owner of the boat, and the
rams :flier to the ray :r:

Mr. chubs'. Q.C.. anl Mr. Foot (instracted Mr.
Mocha.), enc. aniet tr the plaintiff sal Mr Wjlflngo
BAJO, and Mr. Pitt L inn( (instructed by Mx. Trevanion).
for the defendust. . . _

In th.e cage it appearei the parties real. at Poole, the
',Wattff being a menisci. its of the borough. Ho was the
owner of premises to High-ttreer, at the back of which
we, I yard legilog Inio the °retie:A. • la the sea
1118 he cat grsote I t right of may through tale yard.
Soo* after be arquirrd toe premise' be erects,' a stable at
•ine end of theyard for the purposes id his business, but in
the year 1815 or 1818 the defendent plied CO ortstruc•ion
half-way down the 'mi, watch effectually awed the d
of lb stable, end pr.:vetitrd the plaintiff from getting his
bore* and rebid* out. . .

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Alter hearing the ay.:twice of the plaintiff, who was the
issiy WirIIONI called, his Li gave It as hi. (Tiptop
the' it ee4.• substustiel obstruction.

Mr. no .rte. awd hie client b.d boon moat I.IIX iOllB to
arraaaa tbe matter without bringinitbiiaction. bat had
been oliablo to do an
. _ . . . . .

Hi L might') was el opinion that although It was not
Proved to bare b•rn a carriage-war. still chi rights of war
had been obstructe I. sot h. grana.l an injuncAon against
the defendant with cats, but without damages, as none
had been pron.&

INTUPLEADIR C•SE.
lllCurrr V. DUILI AND Wlrg.

Mr Charles, QC., and Mr. Vi, r, lostruotel by Mr. R.
N. Howard, app"re I for th 4 plaintiff, and Mr. Loot.
Instructed by Mr. D trio+, of 310th Toe, appeared for the
defendants. . . .

--fh-e—q-eTegtinn for the jar, in elle cam Wee whether
certain (arm ng sex". la aaeela Id 'or at ire, and cattle,
which war, said by the Sheriff of I) T.et in October last
belonged ta William !leery M illett ..r to Mr. and Mrs
J ,hn DAM.. Plaintiff is the s.,n of William Welter
Mullett. and he lived with hi, laher et Stag Farm,
Pullman, until April, 1879, when. owing to oertain
cubit., a distress was pua into Pathan' Farm by the land.
lady and the whole of the effect. were sold. The dilater,
however, wwi not Deal satisfied The sum distrained
for being .17215, end the effects only reelisine 4190. The
father was lfi penniless, and the son who bed been most
frugal had succeeded in saving • little an nay, end when
his father was sold an he entered int, en arrangement
with • relative named Sowditch, at Woodrow Farm, to
menage his farm, and ultimately he became tenant at C 45
• year. He oontinue4 tenant up to Oct her, 1691, paying
hie rent up to Lady Day of that year; but he calla not
pay the rent due at M:cheelasaa The farm belonged to
Me La Strange, who. Melding she amid nat gat her rent,
pu• i.e diaeresis for £22 101. Ths former oceopier being
an liquidaion be had to give up the lease of his farm, and
the plaintiff Ind ta leave, toe dmenissnca of whirls he sold
the whale of his pr ,perty on it, which realised £137, whiCh,
however, had net been returned t a him, UM defendants
saying all the money belonged to hem the good, were
n it the property of the son hut of the falba-.
The plaintiff, who lead ill and uneincated man of M,
produced tbe receipt' of the money paid to Bowditob for
rent. . .

The readote were h•oded in, and hr. P called the
attention al the Lord Umief James tie stantni and the
date of the receipts. It appeared that on ,oze or two of
the receipts, the date of which was If, were itamps
which were only Issued In July last
A woman from the pwoo3fllce we sent for, hot His
Lordihlp void he would first twist Hr. Bowlitch's

-11,7 Bowditch. who is the brother.in•law of the plaintiff.
was called and proved receiving rent ef the plaintiff. He
was warned by tbs.:adds to b. careful. He then
di.tinctly two or three Woes that the ettinoe on the
rec:lpt: !ere affixed at ik. l.a. ii.tated on the...
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--Yr. John Drain wee celled. end acid he wea chief clerk
in the PoetaOlL:* in thil town. Toe slumps on the
neesipre -ere Bra, issued in July Isl, MI.
His Lordship (to the jury): Gentleman, what do you
say to that/ He has sworn fuel they were written on the
geye on which they bare gate, On one of which it wee •
twelvemonth before the stenos were Wood. He hat
sworn that which le false. If you think it nouveau to
go on with the evidenoe of this m•n we will do so t
The Forest.. : We ere quite eatiseed. your Lirdship.
Hi. : I should think so. Don't let B wditrh
leave the Court.
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.—Yli-ciZtp—errt;Cindent of Police was at once sent for. and
on is mrival the Judge mid: Are you the chief of the
Pelle* I
Mr. Superintendent Coward : Yea of the Borough, my
lord.

Itis : I direct you tske William Henry &e-
-dit.* in custody, sa4 take him before the first magis-
trate you cats set. You shall b•••• oopy of what he was
swoon hat.., to thee* receipts. and you shall prosecute
him for perjury In respect to his tanimony es to this,
receipts.
Bowditch was then takeu Into custody.

Kalf an hour efeerwarde be was breugbt before Kr.
Aldermen Corm% at the Borough Police ()curt, on the
cheroot of loorbff•
Kr. Trevor Davis., of fiherborne. appeared for the
prow/elation. It was his duty, be said, to lay sufficient
oeidenca before the B,heh to joettfy a remand of Its
prisoner. William Henry Boltditch, who was otuaged
with the offence of perjury at the aseisee then silting at
this town. before Lied Chief Justice 0 ileridge. Re did
not progress to open the mu at any length, but simply to
lay before them enough evidence to ask for a roman!.
After the evidence of Kr. grant W. You'll, rep trier,
ant Kr Joh,t Dystn, the chief clerk of the PAt-oMoe, as
strati above, ha I been taken, Yr. Soot °award proved
receiving the order from the Lord Chief Jostles.
The prisoner was then formally remanded till Wednes-
day.

SIMI IP. CASIDAT.
Yr. Bailin, instructed by Kr. Bull, appeared fur
plaintiff, and Kr, (hafilli. (Lc., instructed by Yr.
L import, for this defendant.
Yr. Bolles informed hi Lordship that be bad oonferred
with Yr. Charles, and had agreed to bans juror with-
draws.