The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-28 00:00:00

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Mr. W. Memet Q•ed sad he saw the Mild no the Kr. Weston °semi t' • impliestion oe pretty muds the
proviosis,„sm.s. saw wee bwssog to his hum., R. Was roua.t. as I .st time. The circumstance e
made ea examination the ramie of which he detailed Precisely the ea'u'; thefal thn refr ..hmet,t-r' onl at
to
as ussewswitos. +hey
pointed so ebs employment t.Zils.ation close by, where spirits cool I he ohtsiand. the
ite Horse. 210 vird, off, an I an tb r bnunn COs' by.
et coasiderable force, bat not to the commission of tbe
Th.
more serious crime. °Tus show. d a creme of copu' e, sod the
. rrenon feeling of the country general,/ wss t d cream
William Squib's, father of the girl, said he was • ; number of licensed hous.s, ho hopeci the D rclester
Labourer living at Glyile Path-bill, and works I for Mr. , Bench would not be an except oto the rule.
Beery Mayo. Hie wife we dead. The age of Herons Them was another application in the edits liaise, and it
was serest Above quarter-met eight last Griming he vse eared to take the two ,ftetb .r. Tuts •as an
&odic Won by William Moretti for wine and spirit licanse
returned from wok. Before he got to the gate, sit the I
bottom of the hill, he saw nothing of his cilia soca Xr. 11for.ris already has • her license. Mr. 'ward
attic he met his eldest daughter and Mrs. Stmt.'s
" " Sit' Lb. Population. Maiden bidden
VpiLlZ!,?_the •reSitotiois and in doing s replied o Kr.
daughter. In conselueoce rd what they said Is n t now Ilitat.eilimie as it used to ne ;it had • lards
remained stem:lin 111 the road. Whilst there he mo:ing p ,pulation. °eine to te lanfeaf dodos, the
heard someone cease through the gee at the bottom nutonsr of fr. (patters to which was r ir creasing
of the hill from the direction of Fioorne Beak The applicant. William N dd., who is au 1r di dun ter,
as loosed and saw It woe shs prisoner and ales conclude a herr house at )(tidal N wlre. plowed
end witnses's little
tglrL She ran towards envie( the net-eatery n Wine opmsred to
biro, and
n 0....
want
oon
site way. Witness zepis..e..t.hisb,:pgleir...e,..ift also, and crossexatuclutl thu
Retch ad tin bad Mikis up their minds. did also,"
the
west after him and said " Hari John, is that your urther evidence was
He replied " Yes." He asked him if be had had his I both applicatiets
little girl away, and he mid " No, I did not."
Witness seal " According as you are dressed, and the
basket you've got, you at. the man." Priamer
replied be had net • man similarly dressed to himself.
He had bees to me • relative, and on hie way bock
be (prisoner) met the child standing on the bank.
Wither *eked him why he should come all round
there to get to Oherminster, as it was so much out of
his way. His reply was he did not like to go through
Frowns lanes late at night, and he was rather thirsty,
and thought he would awns dick that way and bare
• drink at the Composes'. He also *Awl him to taks
• glass with him. its declined, PA he did not drink
anything, bulbs told him be wanted to know who had
hem oat with the child, for, mid be. " We do hem of
loch blackguard things, that it makes • man moiety
about the child this time of night." Primmer said
"Ws do hear some bed things." He aided "It
might have been someone elm, and. perhaps, thief`
would have been bed enough to have blamed me, and
I midst have bees liable to two years r Witness
had n it at that time said • word to Levi him to Nipples
there wee anything wrong with the child, as be did
not know bitumen.
By Mr. Weston ; Prisoner said he picked the child
up on the beak. Witolllll paused by them about two
minutes Wore, and be was positive she was not there
then. It was after he told him this that prisoner said
be met • man dressed like himself.
Whom a intinned : The some evening Serpent
Mitchell came ti hie boum with prisoner. Weep he
mime in his daughter said at once " Father, that's the
man I was with." Priemer replied "Tee, my deer,
I'm the man; I took you up and brought you oe •
little way." Tee child mid she could tell him in •
minute.
Mr. Weston said this wee as for es be proposed to
carry the cam that day, and asked for • remand to
Monday, which was granted.
Prisoner asked for bail. Mr. Weston did not
object, and rimer was admitted to ball—kiinself In
sMO and two sureties in £lO each.

Before H. B. Middleton, Esq. (in the chair), A. Martin.
Zig., Msj lir-General Henning, (.1, and 0. Fioyer. Esq
J Mc A ism., een..B.urnsin.tgri Newton, Charier Adam,
and Joha Ahm. n., Ferdington, were summoned for
trespassing in pursuit o' game. at Abb itsbnry, on land in
nocup Mon of John Mains Will om Wren.
garneltivipsu to Lord [minister, eaid on the Sun lay evening
M question hi saw the three defendants dries •loni the
beach in awl to the hathing.houss. and tb,o War° t'
• Geld where he bad before even them with • greyhound.
The dog hunted among the ime,les and °beaud two harm.
Witn-se went to the defen Mot., and on his charging
them they swore the dog had not been alter the bares.
gr. S. Percy Street, who appeared for the defence.
elicited from witness that lb. r .ad on which be raw the
defendants was Used by tho public, but them was no right
of way.
~.ph lionaiell gays c wrotivrative evidence, and
6/104.1ef witnnii nalLed GO ton also &Vaned
to Basins Me
clivyi chime the bare. sod defect nets wwin.win.&o.. to Me
beach. nay sftirwarde p•ut to • Geld of barley, where
the dog. caught .nolhge boo,.
In answsr t Street, • gams admitted ha did not see
lb. defendants leave Me road.
For die defence, Mr. 8 net plea led • right of may. also
that L ird Justice Caupbell h.d lel.l Amen that UN
mere it • adi ns • dog into *UMW ma,, SUS:field to klPbOld
• conviction_ ; gore moo; he a perional enttl. 11. ma-
sid•red be had no case to omit.
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te-oug- bt
It usiarrorrd Chulor Ado= mad John A Isom ilea., hod
boot p. 4111011114 convicted.
Joan Adams, and Clarks Adams wore thud Al
and mato, and John Adams, Jos.. 10 and onto

DRUNK MILi 1:1110111MILT.

G write Batter sad Thom I, llama. was aamarnsed 14r
Wag &auk aaa die:atter', at Paddl.tawa —P.II Manton
wand lA* awls
Yr. Etapt Gobs sal I oeittow a ch. mon as 4 bang pt.
vloasly oaavaamt.-111sed 155.. istaaa,aa anat.-

Glories la, for drunkenness, at linnaptoo, oat tlo
looluding aorta —P.C. WM'i proved • te c 4e.

1111 JUST WllOll/L

.Kofna.

John Challis was charged on remand with -iSa
indecent assault on Igneous Squibb.—Mr. Weston
for the proseoution.
'VIM% Slade, mailed, gars erldwhoo 64 to
prisoner's identity. When b• saw him at the Mason'.
Arms on the frestiog In question he was wearing •
light slop." He also had with him • basket and •
brownish amt.
Mrs. Stagg also oonfirmed her previous evidence, and
added when she saw prisoner walking down the hill
with the girl he had on • light "slop y "hi also bad •
basket with • brown oast on his arm.
William Squibb, the father of the child. and Mr. W.
Ernest Goole ;harmed their evidonoe. drub evidence
was also taken.
Emily Fox said her huaband worked for Mr. Henry
Mayo. Site knew the prisoner. He married her
husband's niece. She wee at home during all Tuesday
redoing, end primmer did not call. (This evidence was
oiduced In order to contravert • statement prisoner
bad made, that when the father met him cousin book
with tlie girl, be bed been over the Frowns to see •
relation amid Fox.)
Charles Fry said he lodged in Grove-buildings. List
Tuesday evading between seven and eight o'clock he
wee going up Glyde-path-hill, mod near Mr. Guy's
garden he saw the prisoner coming down. Be had a
little child with him about the same age as Moron&
Squibb. He could not identify the Odd. He spoke
to him es they met, and he stopped. He had known
the prisoner several years, and was quite sure he was
the man. lie had on a light j
Mr. Weston then called the child, and submitted
she was competent t, take an math. Re put various
questions to the child in order to show she was aware
of the nature of an oath. She admitted she could not
read, and did not know what Book she held in her
band.
I Mr. Symonds (Msgistrates' (lerk) said an infant
mlght he sworn provided she appeared eulatiimitlY to
understand the nature and moral obligation of an oath,
' for oompeteucy depended not up ,a the age but Woo
the understanding. HI should not advise the magi.-
; trade to allow the child to be sworn; but, as the ow
' now stool, there was &prima facie ore to wannest the
magistrates to send the pri•oner for trial.
I The Mayor said the Bench were 'greed there was
milkiest *video.* to justify them in committing the
prisoner on the charge of an indecent assault.
Prisoner said he had nothing to say at present, nor
I any witnesses to call. Fie, however' asked for ball.
Busch ch allowed him t , be released on ball—blur-
self in £5O and two sureties in CM each.

John Gale, ol Toiler Pomona, wee summosed for
haring in his possession two weights wham bad not heat
stainped, as required by the hot. The weights were two
hi& *ad one antis.
D.ltendant pleaded ignorance.
Bopl. Gele said on Assiut Rod be want to defend-
ant's shop at Kingoombe, and inspected the weight& One
of the twilight& in question was in this scales. It wee
little light, and not stamped; the Sin weight was not as
bad. 1 be eagles were .ho bat and defendant bad .rned
repleoed them by new.
Timid IA& and cost& and allowed • month to pay.
The weights were forfeited.