The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-10 00:00:00

WEYKOIITH.

THE DIGGING FOR BAIT. —The police are afresh
instructed to prevent the digging for bait within 150 yards
of the Esplanade Wall.
Tug " Seser.cren" BOOTS CASE—Lewis, the man who
was arrested by the Weymouth police on suspicion of
having stolen a pair of hoots, and released because no
owner of the boots was found. is "wanted' in connection
with a burglary at Southampton.
Tug GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WORKPEOPLE.—Friday
was a lively day in Weymouth, owing the inliox of over
2,0.0 of the workpeople (insluding their wives and
families) from the Great Western carriage works at
Swindon. Over NW left for the Weymouth branch of
the line, and the greater part came on to the town. Most
of them departed by special trains at 7.5 and 7.25, on
Friday night, leaving, however a certain number, who
may go hack by the ordinary S 10 or Pt o'clock trains any-
time within the 14 days.
"To NOVELTY THERE IS NO IND."—Mr. Wheeler, of the
Weymouth and County Library, often illustrates this
saving, and his latest way of doing so is by the introduc-
tion of "The Miraculous Pen," and the pen is truly
miraculous, for with it and a few drops of water only
sonic months correspondence may be can-led on. And
amongst its many advantages may lie mentioned the
following :—lt is always ready for use provided you have
water at hand. It does not oxidize and never becomes
smeary. It is always clean, and, as it were, always new
without requiring the least care. It is adaptable to every
kind of penholder. It supplies the place of all pens and
all inks. And last, but not least, it is very cheap—a card
of six pens costa only Is., and is sufficient to supply ones
wants for years. Mr. Wheeler is, we believe, the sole
agent for Weymouth.
GIGANTIC EXCURSION.—On Friday the Greed Western
R iilway Company conveyed from Swindon close upon
10,000 of their workpeople (including their wives, families,
ant friends) to distant places on the occasion of the annual
outing of the employ6a of the Swindon works. A couple
of broad-gauge trains took 1,652 adults and 1,116 children
to London and hack; 872 adults and 536 children went to
Chester, Birkenhead. and Manchester; 1,2b1) adults and
1.025 children were conveyed to Weymouth and back;
AA an I adults d 899 children journeyed as far as Swansea ;
551 adults and 546 children were taken to Westowsuper-
Mare and hack : and 65 adults and 50 children were booked
even as far as Pens ince.
NEW PIFIATO RAILWAY SlDlNG.—SOlargely has the new
potato trade grown at Weymouth under the management
of the Great Western railway officials, assisted by the
Weymouth and Channel Islands Stammers at this port, that
it has beenfound necessary to lay down • new siding at
the station, expressly for the exigencies of the potato
trade. When once the directors were induced to consent,
the works were pushed on with great rapidity, and the
order coming down on Saturday night, the srding was
completed within two or three days. It starts, with
points, from the tramway, at a point near where the
Somerset Coal Company's office stands, and continues,
pining between the goods shed and the tramways to the
boundary wall of the goods station opposite the Portland
Railway Hotel. It is capable of holding about 20 trucks,
and in it are kept reserves of trucks which used to be
gathered from various parts of the station yard. Now
when the trucks loaded with potatoes are clear off the
tramway, • relay of empties can be at once brought up to
continue the traffic, and new potato trains can also be
formed on the siding itself. The new arrangement effects
a considerable saving of time, awl helps an earlier
delivery at market, which, in the case of a traffic in a
perishable article is most essential.
THE CHARGE OF ASS...ULT.—At the Borough Petty
Semitone, on Monday last, before Dr. Drew and Mr.
Abbott., William Minter again appeared, charged with
assaulting John Martin.—George Chick said that on
Wednesday last. Hunter, Martin, and he WU working
together for Mr. Lovell. When they had finished, they
went together to the Porter's Arms, and had a pint of
beer. Hunter and Martin began wrangling about lid.,
and Martin struck Hunter first, knocking him over the
coroner of the table. Witness, on this, was going on ; but
was called back by Mrs. Dober, for Hunter had knocked
Martin down over the corner of the fender, and witness
went and helped him up. Martin had fallen on his right
side, and got a severe blow; but witness did not see
Hunter kick him when on the ground, nor did he see any
kicking at all. Martin had two heavy blows on the face.
—Hunter, in his defence, said that Martin struck him
without a cause, and knocked him off the stool. He him-
self hadn't • chance to get up at all.—Dr. Tizard stated
that he had seen Martin yesterday, and his mental con-
dition was such that witness did not think he oould give
evidence. He had been subject to periodical epileptic
PTIALINO RAT, fits, and had suffered from such since the assault, which
ElliS Buckko, convicted of stealing hay, was brought probably might have been the exciting cause of their
up for sentence, coming on lately; hut he could not say that they were
One month hard labour, aggravated by the assault. Martin seemed to have no
recollection of the assault on Wednesday night, and wit-
-BTE LOG SLIMS= AT PORDINOTON. nem could not say if it had been very violent or brutal,—
George Green, alias George Wilkinson, alias Baldoek, In answer to special enquiries from the Bench, Dr. Tizard
was indicted, on the information of Supt. Coward, said that, if the complainant should get worse, and ulterior
for stealing. at Fordington, on March 28, • skirt, proceedings were taken against Hunter, he could not say
hammer, pair of scissors, par of callipers, two pounds that he would, even then, be inn better position to state
whether the result had aggravated the complainant s
weight of hair, and other articles, the property of fita—The Chairman called up Hunter close to the Bench
Henry Symonds. (both the witness Chick and he was very deaf)—and
Mr. Wardell, instructed by Mr. E. Burnett, cautioned him that he had no right to knock a man down
solicitor. Dorchester prosecuted, because the other had struck him. If people were to
Mary Symonds, maiine store dealer, of Fordington, settle their quarrels in that way, there would be no need
has a store at the back of her 'ruse, which is locked of Courts and magistrates, to hear these crew Hunter
moat night There are windows in the store. In should har summoned Martin when he struck him. But
March last she had some horse hair there, and on the they dismissed the case.
Summers', OP Srususo Boots.—Heary Lewis, a tall
26th it was all right, but on the 27th it was gone. The man with somewhat of • soldierly bearing, was brought
hair before her she identified as hers, by the various up again for having sold a pair of boots suspected to be
qtudities, having some cow hair with it, also the pair stoles—Mr. Supt. Vickery stated that persona from for.
of callipers, hammer and echoers, and " something in cheater and Woireham had examined the boots, and no
the shape of a skirt," which one of her gins wore doubt they belonged to them; but they would not swear
round her when at work. The horse hair She saw at to them.—Lewis now being asked to plead, said he sold
Mr. Hannan's, and the other things at the New Inn sase boots; but he did not steal them. Asked why he, on
where the prisoner lodged. • former occasion, denied having sold them, he replied
that, not haring been in a court of Justice before, he was
Anna lkey had been living with the prisoner at ittyprjaed and said the first thing that came into his head.
the New Inn, at Weymouth, prisoner left these things —rhe Chairman said that, from prisoner's denial on •
with her, and she took them to him at the Greyhound, former occasion, the Bench had a strong belief that the
He said that he must leave Weymouth, because he boote were dishonestly come by; but as there was no evi-
had been to Dorchester, and had got into • dairy, demos se to who win' the owner, the case was dismissed.
and drank some milk, and had taken some horse hair. 1301101.411 PERT Suwon, Tueriday.—Befage the Mayor
Joseph Hannan, marine store dealer, qxike to buy Mr. Lundie), Dr. Drew, Kr. J. Robertson, Mr. B. Hop-
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mg 11Th of horse hair of the prisoner, and afterward; t, Mr. H. kaggett, and Mr. T. Abbott
The znapietnites appointed August filth as licensing
delivering it to P.C. Bartlett, and Mrs. Symonds
afterwards rem= the hone hair. PIIIIOIIE gave Charles II tab warn charged with being drunk on July Ist.
the name of W • n. -P.O. film sal4 that about ten o'clock in the evening he

not ineide the door, and could only be convicted of
having committed a misdemeanour and not a felony.
The point being reserved, Mr. Lock proceeded to
address the jury for Day, urging that no person before
the magistrates ever suggested that the key found on
Day was a skeleton key. Much that had been said
against Day had been said to-day for the first time
and not before the magistrates, and be put it to the
jury that the key found on him was not a skeleton
key.Re Chairman remarked that it was very clear the
prisoners were together at this store, and at an hour
in the morning when it was unlikely for persons to be
there.
The Jury quickly found the prisoners guilty.
Sentenced to nine calendar months hard labour.
The point as to the description of the indictment
was reserved.