The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-26 00:00:00

WHAT

rstrrurss _ GAMING?

Robert Sheppard. i.udiuril Lamb and Tim Inn,
Hugh-street. appeared on Weiler, before tb. Mayor
Aldridge, Esq.), G. Curti. im4 N. Wesstore, Esq., ti misersr
to two adjourned aummoilerre, the first of which charged
bim that he being hemmed to self intoxicating liq or. by
Fatal on his house end premises. situate at thi parish of
St. James's. sad called the Lamb and Flag. du t uuna••
fully suffer gaming t• be carried un on tbe eatcl lic eled
proroierS. C ont-acy. gm.
Mr. ff. S. D ckinsun was forth. defendant
Mr. Snot. Runt prosecuted foe the pIiOS. and called the
f ollow tog iti,nsesee :
Willie. Bu.den gusted about a fortnight ago he was in
the houoi playing skittles Whilst there they °loured two
faurAanued gasses for . quart ot r a side. Hue eon one
an t lost another, paying 31. or hie shwa of the lies.
Tney also played • thee...banded game. The sther losers,
s in. of them. psid their shaye but some Medal 1.0te.• par:
however, be drank the boor. fhe landpora was present at
one game, and brought out • quart of beer; he c.iuld not
say whether it ism paid for.
Martin St 'tit said um the afternoon in quest on be earn
bolting atu.r the house for Mr. Sheppard, while he was
away opt business. Two or three come in, and he proposed
a quiet game of .k trio. They had two, but not • bait-
paiiny we. oald. Witome stuck to Vas version.
S dowel Wareham also declared thsy only played "foe

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Mr. Dickinson embattled he had no cue to sumer,
re. two last arituesess called by the police had di.ttnitly
/morn no b-er was payed fir; it was true that Bugdem
aaiit he paid 3d., but he naighi b. • sornwhst pjoioed
wit ,aes, we he sttefwards received a pair of di.coloured
ey.• in the place. If they thooght he bsd nay eels, to
enower, he would draw their aetentotn to the esie ol Bete
▪ }tenon, 11/OiCti WWI en heerd July Suit IlqP,
blows Laird Chief Just•c: Dont/bore ..nd Boron
Mellor geinet the decision of • behCh of mg attstee
who bed inflicted • floe f d permiting "poll • el dart "
to Be plate I. The L /Id Chief Justin tin his cioon said
Is had smut doubt whether it fame Wirier Th.. 1101,,0ft of
ref tlee I. !comae. He was of e piton th t t rune
under the Mina s•mes of skill, anc he I • ic Ol to
14 te.e Lee etch i m related only to aaruoe o C Im•Are. tie
!coned ft fend, however, differed from him, and the con-
victio woul c ieeetuently be confirmed. fie cot.sidered
*bele • same required chill. although it might not be of
• very lofty character, it wee not dealt with by the Act.
He did not, however, regret the result, sat he thought it
came within the mischief which the ststute was intended
to deal with.
The Bench having consulted. the Mator s ild they
thought it • case of seri PAT-, ...pi 00, si.d the
tout.trates did not like the evidence of Cu .ue two m- n,
sot would certainly not allow tbAr en..en-e. At the
sue time they Were divided—two to one, end the 05e5
would he dienisorat. He hoped won d take
earning. ant that he would endear or t • keep up the
reets.ct ibility cr the borne, twins a DOW rOftl,.
Mr. Dotkinsun remarked if be had cal,ed tb Witad44l4
Oa had for the defence he thought the B•ach would more
readily have come to their decision. Toe delendont had
b-en a gout.- moo's coachman, he might titll theiu, and he
had tot tired .if the putelichouee trade, and woold give up
posteesionun the NM Seatember.
Defendant twos &leo sumaion-d for permitting drunken.
sees and fighting on his premise, on the same ciocsal a.
Bugden was the witness, heving been the ageaulted man,
but he could not say the defendant es• the row, or had
served t..it man woo .saulted him with beer,
Me. Lick ne.a reed an opinion from the Justice of the
Peace thet it sae not the react re to reprint le charges of
permittoug druntenheel on lowneed premises, ankles it
could be shown the drontiin person hot been served
there.
Claes dismissed.