The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-24 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY CESSION&

SMILIDAT.
Before if. B. 4n, Ext. (in the °hail, Lieut..
Colonel Stewn.rti, G,oute Floyer, Els.. George
%%tr.', Eeq., and Major Maims.
APPLIOATIONS.

An applicst;on was male by Esther GaWok to
tranifer tne Holmes of the Devonshire Inn, Portland,
to Jlu 0.-line. pensioner. The necessary notion
having bee, served, the application was (mantel.
Robert Attwooll Stone appli-d for the treader of
the Rose ant Crowe, Portland, to Charles Span,
Piddletreathide.—Granted.

VIOLUSIGAOLT Ott A BottOodwaersa.
Esther Moore was summoned for assaulting J be
Ash, a schoolmaster at Portland.—Mr. Howard
appeared for the complainant —ft appears Mr. Ash I
has been • schoolmaster for 18 years, and on the 11th
October he punished • troublesome boy, and the
indignant parent Inil;oted summary punishment on the
mistr in the shape of • black eye—John Ash said he
was bud-master of St. John's Elementary Schools.
Portland, and had held that position for more than 18
years. On October 11th he hid a little boy In the
school called Thorne. He left about twelve o'clook,
ant about • quarter of an hour afterwards the defen-
dant came to hie house and oomplainiel that he had
beaten her boy. She noel very abusive language, and be
told her he had not been unduly punished. Shit showed
him the rnarks, and with that flew at him like a will
animal and struck him a vilest blow in the eye.
He had suffered In the eye ever since, and still retalaed
the marks. She struck him several blows. He did
not retaliate, but told her her he should summon her,
and she then went away. —Defendant crass.eiarides I
the schoolmaster, an I atated when she went to him, he
took her by the shoulders and put her onteide the door.
—Complainant denie I putting his hands on her. The
, blow on his fiCe was not caused In putting her out.
1 here avas • cr we-summons against the master for
an assaillt on the by. whom named is John Thorns.
Thom dher has twice married. The little fellow In
his evidence acid Mr.. Moore was his mother. 0-1 the
lay Is question he would not a., utsi le his chi s dr the
cane. an.' when he went out, defendant pot him aorms
ti, knee, and thrashed him with • ruler. lie hit
him three tim-s. lie asked him why he beat him,
and he (lined him sista. Wham said he
would tell We mother, %IA the next m srning
he cane him again. He had often boon oth-d
before.—Major %Wiliam. : Did he hit you harder
than he dli other boys? Witness : N sir.—
Mr. Howard : Does your mother ever hit you? —No,
she puta me upstairs without any ttrs.—Do you remem-
Nr when you bit the teacher's hen I?—Yea. sd-.
Wltnees admitted that before he was called out
ho shook his head and his fist, and told the
teacher he should hit her when he got magi ie. He
was stood uo on • stool for I unishment be,ore he wes
struck, and Mr. Ash bud to'd him if he did it again
be mbould case Wen. Ha di.l not desist, an I he WU
then caned.—Mr. Howard said the Rev. Mr. Ottley
wee present to speak in the master's favour, hut the
Beech did not think It necessary pr seed with the
caw, eel for the swank on Mr. Ash they filed the
mother el, Including costs. The schoolmaster must
have authority to punish children.