The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02 00:00:00

WIMBORNE.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, GUILDHALL, LONDON.—SIT-
TINGE arras Taam.—Tneeday, Feb. 23rd.—Clarke v.
Lloyd.—The plaintiff is an auctioneer residing at Wim-
borne, and the defendant a sub-railway contractor,
living at Spetiebury. The defendant attended an auction
sale in November last, and purchased a quantity of brick
and other articles to the amount of £72, having pre-
viously purchased of the plaintiff, by private contract,
bricks to the amount of £l2. In default of many pro-
misee of payment defendant warn sued, on which he slid
he would compel the plaintiff to prove delivery of every

brick, and would rot in gaol rather than pay. The
plaintiff was, consequently, driven to prove liis case at
an enormous expense, his witnesses being detained nine
days in London to give evidence. Mr. C.ile appeared
for plithrtiff, instructed by Mr. H. Moore, of Wiiuborne;
and the defendant was represented by Mr. Marsden, in-
structed by Mr. Atkin*" of Blandford. After the
, cross eitumnation of one witness/ the defendant's counsel
submitted, to a terdict. Verdict for plaintiff for full
amount claimed.
I FATAL ACCIDIFRT. —An inquest was held on
Wednesday last at the Angel inn, Cogdesn, on the
body of William Toomer (carter to Mr. Henry Gar-
land, Worgrett Farm, near Wareham), who met
with his death by being knocked down try the shaft
of the wagon he was driving home to Worgrett.
From the evidence of the boy who was riding it
appeared, that the deceased was doing something to
the harness of the middle horse when descending a
bill, the horses started, and the deceased was run
over. Ile rose, however' immediately, walked some
yards, and then fell dead. Verdict—" Accidental
Death." These frightful sacrifices of life from some-
times incaution, and more frequently from intoxica-
tion, are too common. Carters are frequently seen
from Poole disgracefully tipsy, holding on to the
horses for support, and during last year three fatal
cases occurred. Some short tune since, our corres-
pondent adds, he saw three teams driven by three
drunken carters; one contrived to sit on the edge of
the wagon a short time, lolling to and fro, and then
luckily fell—not (as a merciful Providence ordered)
under tho wheels, but back into the wagon. Our
police are resolved to detain every drunken delin-
quent, and his homes, too, which they may meet
with; and the magistracy will doubtless make ex-
amples of them.
Parry SESSIONS. Friday, February Zerch,
Before W. C. Lambert, Esq., chairman • C. J. Parke,
D. F. G. Dalton, J. T. Baakett, Esqrs., Major Portman,
Revs. Carr J. Glyn, and J. J. Austen.
GROSS Case OF IIiRMIALITT.—WiIIiam Riggs, •
workman in the clay pits at Ellison, was summoned by
Robert Agile for an assault on hint. Rine lodged with
the latter, and on the night in question Riggs had gone
to Poole with his landlady. On their return home the
wife came into complainant's room, and he, supposing
she intended remaining, went to sleep. On waking he
found his wife down stairs with Riggs and just getting
up from defendant's side, where they had made up a bed
on the rug. Complainant naturally upbraided his wife,
and threatened to beat her, when the defendant seized
hint by the throat and threatened more violemoe. The
bench fined the defendant El and costa. 10s., which he
at once paid. He left the court and walked away arm
in arm with the complainant's wife.
John Davis, of Higher Lytehett, was fined ss. and
costs, for being drunk at the Nag's Head Inn, Longfleet,
on the occasion of a sale there, and assaulting Police
&desalt Andrews.
Charles Monk, of Floltwood, a drunken tailor, was
fined 10s. damages, and costa, for maliciously damaging a
door at the cottage of Maria Williams, at Holtwood.
George Hayter, of Ringwood, was summoned by Mary
Ann Shering, of Verwood, for the support of her ille-
gitimate child. The ease being a clear one, and the cor-
roboration strong, though given by the mother, the
bench ordered Is. per week. Mr. F. W. Freeman ap-
peared for defendant.