The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-11 00:00:00

LIBELLING A TOWN COUNCILLOR.

Towards the end of March a number of four-page
circulars were dletributed by the poet to various rest-
dente in Weymouth, sad on being read were tumid to
contain a very long, elaborate. ani disgusting series uf
libels on Mr. Andrew Grab dn, bumped victualer of
New-Areet, saml toWn councillor of the borough. 'The
label is both too long and Lou dusgustiug to reproduce;
but it assailed Mr. Oration in We private life, also it
called his pubdchousis a " den," and proceeded witwi
insinuations against heti as • publican, in his dealings
with • certain tradesman named, Lis connection with
Cusses and Co., limited, wee mentioned, and it was
stated that be hoped for wreckage, he. Mr. lirahatu
• is also a direcnor ot the S.eam Laundry Worse,
sold his connection there was turned to account in a
very vile and uomentionable libel. What chatinguiehod
the thing trout the usual squib is that at appears to be
utterly without humour, but, or wit of any lucid.
On Lusio.), Wore tue borougla Magistrate., Pefly
liuumr, Eat., wild lis bad Gm honour to ,pour on b.hett
of air. Amami*, Graham, • town camcilius and • vt.ry
raepactsbe be ie.mao, Wll4 ha , lawn greasy libelled. He
nett intended to, *party tr the &mho to omit nisi • loot
10.05 asitioat a catela person; and had ascertained the
laca to a certain extent. but a. was not Unite liwaPtradi
Mr. Graham wished to Ming tnis fauonsineure Idea in the
ore aa mush as he noble. and he salted the Bonen to
itutnerim the masiatratea. Conk, when he Lai asoartmesd
um lads, to prepare • annum:ins for the lomat:mei
signature.
-Mr. Pally Hooper, who appeared for the jAroseciation,
stated toe lam. wastrel/al wile the case. lid said •ItiCe
ne applied that morning lota summons, Infortuatton
been to toe megntrate.' clerk, and it mu &Lion( h
t•oe of aucti • Tamura to imbly toe Maultia of • Wartaut
Tots was mair, and it was pi•Coni Le to. ample Cl Supt.
Vicki. 7. and the den endeot rant at once appealtiormio,
auo it visa bought itoviamila to at OnCie briog Linn Wore
them umtertal Or impute hint in durance vile. On the
22nd oi Marco • isrso. at toe stet.. at Axon...tar,
Wilde= blooding. receay.d at the begun Of the la weave' •
amseet of lead's a printed metier madman In haluprouy
wrappers. Gooduni in obedience to instructions po•trici
the circulars and also a e•Onnil lot on Um Zia or Pierce.
suoiod call betas team Wlioaon tiotalmg who had
brought blown within the ramie of tee law by pubdinbra
this ollionave libel, but as he hal shell toe came or toe
mat who azipioyal Oita, &nit that was the (taloa:Mat
Was Wien, toe prosecution clad toousiht proper that as lie
wee toe utstrumeatt, the usiwithne instrument.. prim:sot r
that no ProcwadaSal ehouid be testa against him. Mr.
Hooper pointed out the nations uature or toe libel In
wamuoti, whore was a must villaiflom. publication. It.
teen ano.ed various portions of ii, &ad said 'net a mole
aboudnitode 'hitt h. 414 not Gunk it Was paint., lot auy
pmairia to pen. He should produce enemata anaemia to
ask teem to Cerninit toe prisoner for mat.
T.. Moyer: Do I understand that What you complain el
is alined • matter of public ooto/144
Dr. Drew maul the Cuing had been sown broadcast right
though toe town ; he had mien a (mem of thew.
'rho rintyor said i.e magistrates were vary pod indeed
Mr. Hooper bad lean. uuapisol c ppuosuoa se as did no.
wins taie was • case where 5... eutoinons mould be
granted privately an the Magistrates' (-Lore's unto.. it
Hr. Hooper would get the tame, lay surnames theund he
ready.
Dr. Drew said he hoped they would get no; only the
art.? tot the praetor mid th pubbefasr. He had mown
Mr. Vieille(' 00 lade login • (Wean imooyiwana littera
letalr, &Lachine the CluraCtel of towiremen. and no true

eat *ale.
The Mayor: I pt lots ot them. bat I put theca lato

Mr. Graham : Th.y chd not eend me one, sir.
Dr. Drew: ru.r go 9n wtita impuruty, thfough your

Worottilio kiadee;•.-
The Mayor: They do out trouble me• at any rate.
In the Idiots. 04 ar.dgea, au elderly pianolofte tuner.
L 4 be tit 100.11, tea .r.o.dos. 0.• • wanitat„ ad
brought u. before the dayor. Dr. throw, 52148. Hopsins
Mok,charged that i.e did ou the nod arid 27th M•rco Dolt.
uyi,o4lelly and inahotoiwly {mullet • certain defamatory
ed, aid eonoessing Audis. Graham.
Mr. Ilimp.r appealed ior Yr. Graham. and fluted
wavers% extrects Iron the pampolet Is qu.tion, and the
tollo wing colJeaCe •04
WilLs.nGo.blnd. porter at the Calyton station of the
L and S.W. It dlemy Company, salt ou to. tiati m Mow ch
last, he iecei•ed ft to toe JoloaLlaat a pond ail Cagnltsfo
folded its halipaony penal wrappers. At toe fume km•
delendent gam huh a lot with hams. and edit...A sod
asked him to ad ire.. mem anti post 'funs, which he dia.
The wrapiara proouced roark•d kit C.D. were in to.
ynnd.wfitino, ant the oase h. 1,00/Ire I Irvin we prisoner
Bridges. T“e her. 01 usuise 64 returned to the prisoner,
brat 'autism • Lice W the sauna oi times he mut, as there
Were wore names on tee list than them wie.• thudding.
Ile agoiu siief the prison,' on tag 25th uf March
cairn lie aicherl bou to direct and past Moro C1r.:14.a,a,
wai.:lL he theft gave Dim, and he did so. He gay. him
sootier list to addrese tha second lot from After be
iiiieued the circus s, he returned Use prismer to. fiat.
addresee4 tile second Lot as desired by we
pi-ismer, and gave Latin to tee posunao at the station
(11,forge We t) alt 4 canto f..r the letters. The whole Si
theie letters or ci colas with Leo einefraen of one, were
•diyeesed to people in Weymouth, sad the one was
sodreseed to Mr. Po.say, or Pedigo, in Wiltshire. Wit-
h°.o dii not koo. Si,. Graham, 554 had newer sem him
Odom. Did no: owe Lum any Llkeitil. Thought the
circular. Wore trude urcuharis sod did no: tattle turf C•11i.
tamed anything I.beilous. Th.ught there were about 911
Ctreklll4ll seat Si lisett tinno. Toe prisoner told bum to
address and post theta, wutch he did.
Henry Uttar, schuu.amster, of Weymouth, said On the
Wth March last ha r cleat the c.rcular marked "A"
through the P4ll-011iC1 It was deli 4at his house.
Ina printed unfit.er and corer produced are km same.
Wituell 'tad It at eau, sod Itiotset.y said to woos. is
referred. IL Mem without doubt to Mr. Andrew (kr
owe.
J•sse Pretty, religionist's's servant at Kalamai:as Ragia,
ssd on Marco V.h bun received • etrealar sad wrapper,
pr faucel, through this poet, read it, and hist no doubt it
r. fared to dlr. AllatOW.Uraltatil.

Joiwys Buil...in Watts. caiiinst maker. Mannish,
s, rircursu • similar nit cider sad wrapper on i.e 2 Ito
Marco, th risco the pd.. Warn ae read It be knew it
reterred io Mr. A. Weiland
Henry Jobe Moro, eolicator's clerk, lielcuabe
also piovel tench Lod ooe throush Ma poet, real it, and,
bilhvithy re:erred to Mt. Granam, took it to Mr. Gt.a•
hams addle.
Andrew Graham, member of the Weymouth Town
Council, and lac...ailed viciusder. envying on ousinass in
Nee.istrutt, at tits rear of toe Royal await Yacht (Nub.
lite private residence VMS at 5, 01•41.4Le-roW, opposite
nts place of busineen Had rvceivel a lards number of ta•
circulars, arid 1114 all mists.* Lc, biinssli Considered tn.
diocuuoent in be an unjustitisba libel on hisonaracter, and
it Lied been • Constant sourze cot annoyance to Min ever
Slade.
. . , .

By the Court: Had been to sea in his former days,
sod is now • Ireetneeou. lied taken • part In the C
aervetive sire of politica KOOW a young Man. named
Hood. Witness is • aubscrioer to thy Accident and Fire
I murance Companies, • director of the Steam Laundri
C ,topany, nut a eherettolder in Cowin and Co. (Limited).
Knew the detendaut very well. Hal hod occemon to take
proceedings In the County Com t for one guinea for •
Coristmu hemp rot spirt is, two years agis
Samuel Aitieso Cchary, superintendent for the borough,
said • warrant war placed in his hands for the &parable..
mon of the prisoner, and he orae Dr ought to the station by
P.S. Army, eel in FS Auer's presume witness coarged
the priemer, acid read toe warrant to bun. Ceuta mud
the defendant, and he said-- I am very sorry I done it..
I have so aiiimosity again.d kr. Graham I toou.ght it
was a bit of fee; the more I boot at it the more eenolle
woe it i• N oue else had any Mins to do with it, and I
urn very sorry f.r it. I had no intuition to hurt Yr.
Or Maul. . .

Ater the prisoner had hal the charge read over t 3 him.
an h c tutione I, he made tne following statement ;-
1 plea I guilty. I It not VII• 11 to say any.hing. I am
the person th it wrote what is contained in the papers. I
am ',Try it I did not kuow it was of such a •04100/
nature. When I baud the matter was so eariona. I took
the train and went home t 3 Yeovil on Sunday night, yid,
having some more of these papery. I went haze and
descruyed the lot. My m,tion in returning her, wee
enould I be required. I should be here to answer taw mas.
Taste wag no un• else concerned in the matter Ixtt my-
self. . . .

The prisoner was oommitt-fl Inr trial to the Anillll, bat
adnithsel to WI, himself in .C9BO Lad two 'erases la £5O
each.

be don out oti bail, he will probably not be tried UI
August, but if kept in custody, he will be tried at the Mat
Wwiter Anises.
It ia sr - -
place

d suet the libel imprinted ate small seisaide
taw in Devonshire.
Mr. Roper applied for authority to sancCon the issue
It • sumnione aseinst the printer of the libel.
D. Drew : Tsars is no imprint on it.
Mr. Hooper: N. lii. published anonymously, and that
makes it • double offenc e.
Tbe order nes granted for the issue of the IMUCOOMA
against the printer.

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