The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-01 00:00:00

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COUNTY PETTY BESSIONS.
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P.C. Hiller was summoned for assaulting Samuel Bum-
mers, at Wyk. Regis. on the eight of the 4th April.
Me. S. Piney Street appeared for the complainant. and
R. N. Howatd for the defendant.
Mr. 8. Percy Street giddies &prated for the complaleant
against the defendant, who was charged with committinr
an aggravated eseault upon him. Norte more than himself
recognised the value of the police ; but there were reasioos
in which they overotepped the bounds of duty, and he
thought the Witch would And this was an foldout.. On
the sight of the 4th of April his client was steadier it
his door, when the defendant, without any provocation at
all. went to him and struck hint in the fur, making It
bloat
Samuel Sommers, of Wyka nag*
_stottadts• wsa • mind*
and 63 yore of axe. He remembered the realer of the
4th of April. Ile was standing at his dOW. ead P.C.
Miller came up to his,, said something which he weld
not Tee Meet. and struck his • violent blow In tlfe far,
asking the Wool flow. lie sold to defeadast, Mied
Killer. I shall summons you." He did not ruff anythini
in reply at the time, but • minute or two afterwards be
said, "1 hope you will have a nnetbleg to show for it.
He was sober that evening so frar, bat he might have bad
a glees of two. He knew what he was ab ut.
-Orearexualsed by Mr. Howard: This was after ten
at night and he had jut muse f row the allot.
went, where he had been all der, and had stopped
tie have • drop of drink at the New lea. Id• wont Mare
about haltiput seven in the evening, and stayed there
about an hour. lie then left, and opt • friend or loth
who aims pit of the way home with him. When begot
to his own house be coeldet get in because his" War
Was away. He was there &lout • quarter of an b
He didn't kick st the door, neither did he area,' or nse
bed lenses" or say he would emu& in the door because
he bad lost the key. lie didn't hoer the poliirman ill
him to go In and not disturb the a ielaboure. He did not
say "I don't want the p awe hero, Killer, you out go on.'
110 didn't hear the serreant of police, who was eta% tell
If rto push him Inside the house so that he should
not disturb the neighbours. His daughter came and
unlocked the door for him. He could not hit the key-Lois
at all—there was some difficulty about it.(L,milder) Us
did not go to the doctor,
JO.l Lovell at dad be lived at Wyk* Reels, and was a
tintehhr. He remembered the reales of the 4th of
April. He Sew Mr. Summers standing at hie door, and
saw P.C. Miller there. lie did not see anything, but hurl
a severe blow glees He walked towards bummer.' d or,
He did no: eel any Ma el on B.lollnere. Haunt SelaelleeTl
tell the pole2man he ide odd summons him. The
p direness walked • little any up the aired. and when
Summers was la his Isodroogo he saw the Wool was run-
ning down his face, and the policemen said he hoped he
would hare • I.lrer to show for it la the morning.
Cess-ex twined by Mr. Ho iirerd Tao New Inn was
two or three minutes walk from Sommers' pins.. When
he first stw him he was talking to himself about the key,
saying he couldn't put the key into the door. Ile did not
hear him kick the door, or call the key some name,. He
• i twelve yards 08. Afterwards he saw Miller and
another policeman. He did ni t think Summers was
drunk. He beard P.C. Miller tell him to go into his
ho i.e. and nit oaks a noise, bat he did not bear him say
ha should not go. Summers Best asked him to come here
as • witness, but no one else at Wyke diked him.
By the Stitch lie ;maid Summers Wore the
polkaing in came, an I aftsrwards he heard tie blow struck.
Clement James Harris Macklin, re-iding at Wyke Regis,
stated be Wei near Mr. Summers' Impe on the evening In
qo.otion% and saw Summers et his deer, and Miller shout
tn minutes afterwards. He heard • blow. and he drew
• little nearer; heard Summers ser to the policeman,
before the blow we. struck. "I don't ...set asy of your
eieek. an I I don't supper you want any of gains"
Mist the blow was struck he heard Summers say " Too
bare drawn blood." Slellelleers was nit drunk.
C 0 it--xtmined by Mr. Howard: He and Lovell wore
Wither. Herd Summers talking to himself something
about the key, and then becommeard humming. When
they got to the house Summers had the key In lois hand,
and was undoing the door. They waited there half an
minute and moved on au g or wren yarde, when they
,tipped. Killer came down than.
Isabella Talbot stated she Uvet at Wyk* Marls, dor to
Hr. Sullnmeel. She remembered the evening In question.
She saw P.C. Miller aloes to the hoar standing in the
roil, but did not see any blow struck. She west indoors
with Summers, who was bleeding f. one the mouth.
Before be went In she board him say to Miller "Yen have
struck me. and I will have the law spinet you."
Chass.aeemined by Hr. Howard; She beard Rummers
muttering to himself, but did not beer hint swearing. She
did not hear him kick the door.
Mr. Howart, fir the defence, sold that Miller was •
man who hod been in the Dorset C instabedary for 14
years, and deo had so far merited the approval of his
sup rlrr °faces as to be stationed at Wyk., where be had
discharged his duty faithfully and fearlessly, being afraid
of no one, and in coregierce of which there had been •
certain amount of enmity against him. On the sleet in
googlies be was in the village with his errant, when
they heard a noise *sof a man in • violent passion, aging
the strongest langur? about a key not fitting the door.
Milir turned on his light, and found the person *to WY
readier the disturbance was antielainant, who, after
being a teetotaller for twelve months, had given way ta
drunkenness. Miller and the sergeant then did a vier
kind act, for as the man was close te his door they told
him to go 10, but, as he would not, the former pushed
him in instead of dragging him to • police station and
locking him up for the Debt. In CORWISIWISOI of this be
now made this most unjustifiable charge easiest the
°facer. It would serve any one else right in the villege if
trued of a p 0 lessen endeavouring to get • man Inside
his bows whin he was drunk, he elehuld give him the
benefit of a police station for the night.
P.S. Wills, for the defence, stated he was on duty at
Wyks Regis on the evening in question in company with
P.C. Miller. They were both going in the direction of
Summers' house, in itemeritnence of hearing a row going on
thenc—curring and sweadog.. Ile thought it was some
men turned oat of • publichouse. When they got to
Summers' house they found him caning and threatening
to smash in the door. Be was very drunk. He ordered
Miller to turn on his light, go that Summers whilst are his
way into hub us, At that tote the door was not op n.
When the light as turned oi Summers sad—" Wads
thntl letbatMillerr Killer "Ye 4," and S imam rs
said" I d nit require any p Airman here; you mu
go
on." Shortly eft-rewards two women arriv d. and one
of them *pawl the door, and he ordered Hiller to put him
Weida is proles were congregating. He did not think
Miller used more than sufficient force to put him In If
.
• had struck him a blow with hie clenched flit he must
have Mae IS.
Orose-rxeminsi by Mr. Street: Miller had been there
rears on that *tidos. and he hat h en! complaint
He was sore Summers was drank, ant he did not see any
blo si on Us feta. Attu. Summers was in his booms be
said—" The has hit me, an I will summon; him."
Mx. Eiot sail the maglatrates had no hmiiation in say-
ing there w woo caw against the p Air imen. The evidence
eltorither was very =artist entry. and they should
dem so the cue.