The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-12-02 00:00:00

CURIOUS CHARGE OF UHL

A- the Wilabortie Petty es.ions on Friday, before
Mr. (j. J rata., Kov. C.. J. Glyn, 3141or.General
Powlett-Lane, and 31. r. Fryer, Ar. It wort
anal bui..ler, in an eitenaive
was summoned on a charge of flaring
on the 131. h of Noveinuer. and other days, unlawfully
and main:wifely ribliabed a certain demuistary bawl
respoQtauf (snore Chitty Boor, of Puny douse,
Wunu our. 31r. Cmcwell viouth anprans) appeared for
the coinplAillaut, and 31r. Giue yuionl. fUurcus.ter)
lor We luthidauit. rue iiUlll. MA. crowded to vices.
Mr. t,tduofl, iiil pJuillg la. CA., NIA GOAL lie
AppeArel Were to pro.ccute li..oert Eieoe4 for
puolishiug A defamatory libel aktilivt Mr. Boor tfy
exposiug in hi* shop window A eartouti representing
A UJOr iii liot Mika." rue boar, or pig, MIA
depicted as lying on its bacs an a tub of hot water,
awl oul of ita mouth the words reprmented ma issuing
wore—" Oh, where's my Vona's. (Laughter.) That
refereed to Vosper Thomas. Lu one corner tat
the picture wow a chemist.* shop, the window of which
contained bottles, and over the door was the name—
. Whims, 1,2. and 3, Artillerylane," and underneath
were the words disinfectant. ' and " potash." The
picture was placed M Mr. Falisaciee window, and by
the we. a cutting from a local newspaper relating
I, ulr Boor 'd aulge.l eonuectiou with Ilse supply ul
c3rtAiu choluiis or tlialutectAutoi, to Btu City of
London Board of Sewerage (..;.,10LU1141.11011., Oh WiLIA:II
no tMr. 8....() IA A maim., .a/r. C...YAN,11 than pro-
.leeded Go quote irowl VArIOII4 legal autuorities, auf
,aid tliAt iu the ease of a a:menial information sea
Lunt It was noomaary tor lain to prove was Weal lii.
person libelled had been heel up to tile ridicuie and
contempt ot his teliowouen. Bei... proceeding Wits
the evidence, be AMA flu had servssl air taacocit WWI
a Crown subpieus to produce the original cartoon
which had appeared to ins window.
Giles Symonds said that a Crown subparts to
A deleitdaut was of no good in a criminal actioa, a.
chs.deieudaut ..oald not give any Le-M.110M%
. .

eo.twoil inatuteuLd that. the defeulaut could
00 compelled 1.0 filiey fieligU .uuvta.s. it., then
produe.d a copy ot the cartoou, wawa he aahl •
Maid—eel Lu., defeadatat reiusod le/ produce th,
onglual—aak tho 10aeeuute was correct, iu

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Hoary ()odic, a carpenter, gave evidence to th,
add.% tad the cartoon produced was a copy ot what
+.4W in .dr. Etcock's window, sod that tic twit the
instantaneous photograph (produced) showing &be
window with tite carCouu iu it

Uross.es..auskuod dross the mimosasto the host
of We ^busty truth memory, flashy' titst tasseu a iliteAlla
ot IL AU. liopkins asked htui to wake we sketch.
it.. oould out. asy LILL tile WILLIAOM &o winau the Caftoo.l
Mee exposed did 1101 Ddluilif to too WIIII.IIIIO Lit 111.111.16
doskety. out he holies.' at W Esoock s. ito saw
sae cartoon ille4V, 111.1 d Louit It 4141 n 111317114 to !is.
door. it.. saw • uewspaper cutting by the aide ul tale
cartoon headed "Serious charge ssig•hist dir. U. 1..;
dour, of Wsustiorue. . . . .

iieurge Unitty Boor woe nest caled, and Sala
he lived at eercy nous., Wunborue, but carried ou
Dublin*. in 1641141011 at. Ni.. 1 sod 2, Artillery-lime,
as e wholesale cQeiuicol nerctiaut sad 1./overt/meat
watractor. lie saw tOe WittOoll th 4g. .111;104/CIL •
window on the Ihth of Novo/neer and subessiumit
dap; he al., um by it • newapaper cuttiug, headed
" demos charges against Ar. li. U. 13..sur, of Woo.
horns." it was attired to • board covered with grata
Mild, lie had hot the slightest doubt out tux it'd
cartoon referred to Miaow, and he comudered twit
IL held huh up to the ridicule, hatred, mad coutempt ot
sus teLlow-townsineu. fie woe the taissmolder, sod
had beau tor SU years, oh the pre halal known as Nos.
1 sad 2, Artillery•lahe, had 55, ilishoptirate-street
Without, Londoh. No. 54, liahoparate-street., was
let a• a chemist. *hop to his sou, Air. lasouard floor,
who Wki in to. NICV11:4) an asiaistaut hawed Whines
He had had some dispute with the City of Loaduu
eoutuusaioaers of bowers respectiog some didiu-
tectautd, wluab dispute would be dealt with in
another court oh law.

Urossasinnined : lie bad not passed through the
shop, No. :s3, Hishopsgate-street, fur auy Madams
purpose whatever the last ten years. Tue bussuessi
there was carried on by his sou. rhe uewspapur
cutting exhibited with the cartouu professed to us as
extract from the Cay Press, but it wow a very wised
account. Since he had been in Wunburae tie bad
Laken a great interest ut local affairs. other persons
also took an interest in local matters, and he had mit
always agreed with theta; but that Mad UtAilll.4( to du
with dna Libel. lie had WA UOUII iuull! Um tidied mu
winch the cartoon wao exhibited, amid he could uut say
wheUxer it belonged to the tViiutiorue Buildiug
Society or out, but be thought it was Hr. &cock: •
°dice. He believed there was a braes plate ou the
wad outside the wiudow, but he could not say what
was on the plate. lio believed there was a braes plate
referring to • building society. lie was a suumber of
the City of London Commission of Sewers, and wss
chairman of the Sanitary Committee. There had ol
late been a good deal of discussion at that coinuuttue
with reference to the supply of disinfectants. ruu
disinfectants were supplie m by Ms sun, and not by
him, to the uhalical "dicer, Dr. S..lia• irk ol kuti.ler
Ar. Symonds Eightly or wrongly, wa, tio-re a
charge nude against you that you partictisat,xl iu the
contract?

Witness : Thera woo an assumption.
Mr. John if urgww, us kiuncyurock Farm, %VIEW
borne, xtr T. D. Juyoe, and ur. It llopiuus, wore
examined ao to reenag the cartoon in Air. Elcoca's
window; and ar. crum-eaanaluatiou. osal
he hod teen Mr. Vv. Wiho, ir. Ford, of ALerley, and
other mombers of the Wdnberne Budding &suety go
luta. the Mhos

.ir. Charles 111tuckton was called by Mr. 0,,1W1111.
aud asked to produas the rate book, which he deelmed
to
.do.

Mr. Cozwell said Mr. Nitutoktiou had been nerved
with a Crowe outilisnueto pruslitoe the rate book, NJ
thdt he might show that the premises U. the window
ul which 1410 cartoon %CM exhibited were rated in or.
1.101)Cleil mime. .A.s the rate book was not fortboale-
luig, he asked the Beach to a.1.1111d Waal the premise.
were rated la dr &wok's haute.

The Gasomasu mad that gr. Stoneham was called
upou Co produce the rate hdola mud ottiht to have
done so,

tr. 'Symonds, in addressing the Bench for the
dofence, said that rightly or wrongly a charge had
won malt against gr. Boor, who appeansi to he ha
hot water with the friends in 1. inlet. Nov, sir Ltoor
hold himsali up to bus public moo in Witutiorien ;
amid he would ask the Bauch whether a public ULM,
LrPy his public acts, laugh WA invite pubumo ridicul •.
bey had only to look at the comic papers to sea Luca
of very much greater oublic important. than Alt. Boor
caricatured. lie utaintaiu.l, however, that an this
case the prosecution had utterly failed. TIM/,, was
evilsoca to connect Ar. lcock with the publication
of Chu cartoon, and ha further usaintreuel that us laidl
ad all had beau committal

The inaguitratud retired, awl on cowing into Court
again. said they had decal.' to tend the Cl 40 for trial
at the neat aestasa Bad W.ll allowol -doiewlaut lu
£2O awl two sureties (Or. O. U. W. Parinueou and
air. 14. Wtluou in £lO each.