The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-12-30 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY 858810N8.

FirDAY.—Befors 11. t Eliot, Esq., Ceptain Philip',
and Captain Pr...
J00)00 Elmsford was summoned by Thome'
Hawkins Hassey for damaging • door and p.ilock to
the extent of 6.1.—%4r. Howerd Bowen del "n fed. -
The compleinaat etated that n e field which he
rented of Colonel 131.111.1 d he had a deter., which be
kept looked. Os the 23th of November he look •d
it, and the next monolog he found the defendent
it, the look unfastened, and the accused drawing
water. He toll hien to get out f the wey. sad that
he should put on another lock. He did so, on I
witness put on anew look. Defendaut told him he
would go and get • pickets and break open the luck,
and would brook open VI looks if he put them on.
Oromexamlael Witgeeessid belies lIR • o tcati., the
garden of which joins the field. S 'meanies the
people living in th" cottages took wet.- from the
cistern. Defendant claimed a rieht to the water.
The look we. put 30 by Colonel Swaffield's men, and
vitae. was given the key. A lock hal bven
attached to the cistern before, but the wetse o .ul,l
be drawa by those going to the tuatara. Whilst he
lived in me vf the masses the cistern was kept
looked lithe supply of water were short. —ND. Bowen
reload an objection to the moan 0., s the case as far
he it had gone showed that It, w • disputed right to
the water, sod the question moot be settled in the
County Court. —The Bench considered tbe defendant
seamed that he had a right to the water, and dis-
mimed the cals.

—Job.n-13-own was annambsed for obitruoting the road
at Wyk., by planing ther•on a quantity of gravel.—
Dgendant plaided guilty.—Mr. Supt. Gals raid it
was a very bad came, and asked the Bench to bear the
arida:we. —P.O. Custard said on Sunday, 7th
Dautimber, he saw three loads of gravel n Buxton-
roa 1, within a foot of it. middle of the road. It
remained there until tts• following Sunday.—P.O.
Chador stated that the load Ira. about 151 t. wide,
and that the dater:dant on being op .ken to a latuttal
that ha left the gravel wher• it wan. H.
was employed to 'saes it there by the
order of Mr. Clark., builder, and he did
Out know but what be would remove lt. Anyone
driving in the dark must have goo, over —The
Benoit said it was a oonsblarahl• obstruction, and be
must pay 5.. and Pala —Drahrndant :I shan't pay it.—
Mr. (Marks asked to speak.. be oiuld throw a
SW* light on the matter. staid that it was
hauled there for a customer, who would hays bad it
re„,„,,,d at ene. If the polio. tiscl lot waned him of tb•
obatructloo. It was a very hard Oa., he thought.—
Captain Pbelopa : It would have beam a hard case If
some one had drives out and broken their bmha—
Tbe Msabstrates' Clerk : If some one Injure I their
limbs you or the dafetdant would have bees liable,
Supt. Ga. I kenw a respectable men who did fall
over it.—Captain Philips: Captain Prato, did.—Tb.
Magistrate-' Clerk: Ars you gran. t • Day I—Defend-
ant s Na—Tlas Koalas:ratan' Clerk: rhos 7At must
bay. 14 days' bard labour.— Defsodsot was removal I:,
cuatedy.
John Brown, for being drunk at Portland, was
fina.2s. 61._ .

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Frederick Boctenrain, 'rho did not appear, wan rorn.
maned for b..inc drank at Portland on the 7th
Docennber.—P. Barereteck {raw,' the ow, sod the
debininnt WS. fined 5.. r costa or 14 day,.
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Williams Brown, who as charged on T 0815481,, with
steallog • hook, was her ramanded, being allowed
oat on bail.

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John Munden was charged in custody with stealing
a pint cup et cider, tbe property of J Heiner.
The prosecutor mid Ise lived at CM•riviitown, and kept
Ml+ Alexandra lan. On Wednesday rvening not the
pri.ner came to hia bouts, and celled I ,r • pint of
Me, which he served him with. Prisoner rranahred
there for an hour without beanie anything more to
gring. wit.. we. leasing the Irma room, and no
be passed the bar he new the pri•ourir drawing cime
eider. He aroused him of stealing the drink, hat he
denied it. He found • cup of alder in the kitchen,
where the primmer had left it. Prisoner di loot drink
It, nod did not take it off the premise.. Prisoner
wee &inky, but not drunk.—This blegi•tratee 01..rk
A maul. never drunk in the opiolo• of • publican.—
Promootor Ho was civil, sir.—The Magistrate.'
Olerk : You ought not to hese served him with the
pint of al* if be wow drlsky.—Prmecrator Ho was
not dreak.—The Chair....: The on.. is dietnireed ;
it la not • ems of stealing.