The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-17 00:00:00

POOLE
PET? Y SESSIONS,
THEMSDLT.
Before the Mayor (Mr. R. Aldricip). Mr. G. Garth,
Mr. H. Farmer, Mr. G. H. thatch, Mr. W. N.
Western, and Mr. W. Pearce.

A SINGULAR CASE.

APPLICATION! FOR THII COOTODY OP A CHILD.
Mary Stokes, of St. James's, Poole, was charged
with detaining a child named Mabel Turner from the
custody of its lawful guardians.
Mr. ltroater-Hill defended.
Fancy Kemp Furn•r, • aloes woman, living at East
13ournem .uth, said the father and mother of the child
were both dead, and It 6.d been placed with Mrs.
Stokes to aurae when very young. Witness was a
fint oonain to he another of the child, and the
grandfather of the mother, Mr. Short, wished
witness to bring It up and educate it, which Mrs.
Stokes wait not in a perition to do in the manner
they wished. She had bad the child with her on two
occasions, but it was fetched away by the defendant
• day or two ago, and she refueed to give it up, her
reason being that she was too fond of the child to
part from it. Shedid not wish to punish Mrs. Stoke;
for she bad acted very well to the child.
Mr. Hill at this pint rose and contended that the
grandfather of the child's mother had no power to
appoint a guardian to the child, and that the child,
being illegitimate, could have no relatives except its
mother.
Mr. Curtis: I supplier, it has • grandfather.
(Laughter.)
The Mayor said the Bench did not think Mr. Hill's
objection could be ettetainei. The relatives of the
chiiii's mother were certainly the partko to look
after the child.
Mks Turner was thou z rose-examined by Mr. Hill,
and said she sent a policeman to Mrs. Stokes' for the
child, but she refused to give it up. She had not
applied for it person tlly. She was not going to be
paid anything for keeping and educating the child.
Mr. Short, grandfather of the mother of the child,
said it was his wash awl th.t of his family that it
should be brought up by Miss Winner, who was in a
position to give it • suitable education. H. had no
j.dg to find with Arra. Stokes, who had acted like a
mother towards the child.
The Bench said after this they must make an order
for the delivery of the child to Miss Turner.
The chill began to cry as she wee about to "change
hands," and clung desperately to Mrs. Stokes. The
parties were °bilged to leave the Court, Mrs. Stoke.
being still iu possession of the child, but it was after
war.le taken to Bouroem milt in charge of Miss Furow.

AN ULU 0137.11D111.
James Henry Dyke. whosie mune nonal/y appears
In the Police-Court onoe • m ugh, was summoned for
negleotini to obey orders flailing upon him to send his
Iwo children to school.
Defendant's wife appeared, and admitted that the
children had not been to school mach lately.
ktr. it. W. Dickinson, who prosecuted, said it
appeared to pay the defendant to keep one of the
children (the boy) at work in lawklog articles about
the street, and to pay the occasional
Fined fts. and casts in each case.
11111 AISIDINTA 11 TEI " grillAND."

There were several cases of auault between persons
residing in the "Strand. The first wee where
William Paul was summoned for seesulting Mary
Ann Parker, on April sth.
Aooording to the evidence of oomplainuit, there
appeared to have been a row in Oar,,line-row between
defendant and her brother. She went outside to tell
defendant to go sway, when he attempted to strike
her, and afterward' kicked at her door.
Two witnesses, named Alfred Biggs and William
Leverstock, were called tor the defence, and both
denied that the defendant offered to strike the
woman, but swore she was the party at fault U anyone
WIC

Case dismissed, each party to pay their own costa.
John Meader, cart_r, waa charged with assaulting
James Parker' on April sth.
Complainant said on the evening of the day named
he was walking along the Parkstone.road, when he
saw the defendant in a trap. When be was passing
witness be Jumped off the trap, came up t 3 him, and
without • word of warning hit him down six times,
and kicked him severely. He oould assign no mason
for his violent conduct.

Mary Long sail she WU walking along the road on
April sth, and saw the two parties meet. Defendant
got out of his trap and struck complainant seversl
times, knocking him down. He also kicked him. She
did not hear Parker say anything.
Defendant denied the charge altogether, and said he
attempted to strike Parker. All he did was to
get out of the trap, and asked him what he meant by
striking his (defendant's) wife a night or two before,
whereupon complainant ran away.
Fined 10a, including costs.
James Parker, prosecutor in the last case, was
charged with assaulting Ann Meader on April 4th.
Thu affair occurred in Caroline-row. According to
complainant "the woman with whom Peke, lived" wee
constantly annoying heriand throe two had had quarrels,
On the day named she saw the defendant, who struck
her, and grossly insulted her.
For the defence a man named Sergeant wee called,
and said be saw the row. but inetaad of Parker striking
Meader it was exactly opp .it.. Parker only pushed
the woman in self-Jefence.
Case dismissed.