The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-10 00:00:00

• NEGHIIOOIO4 QUARIIIL.

Torn Pitman, of Wyk, vat summons I for u‘ing
threatening language to Swab /Jrmond, on March
30th.

Mr. Percy Street appeared for tte prosecution, and
Mr. M. C. Weston defended.
Corapialnent sail she was a merriid woman, residing
at Wyk*. Soma time ago she heard defendant we.
going to leave his house, and she took it from the
29:6 of March. On the next day she went to the
hours, and found Pitman was still in possession. She
was afterwaids in her garden, and he passed by in his
cart. He said "You —, if I could have laid hands
on you I would have done for you. You will have to
watt another month, although you were K. fast. If
ever I lay handl on you I will split your brains for
you." (mi. language WM embellised by the choicest
expletive., which we cannot puhlish ) She toll him
he would have to pay for this, and he sail he would
11.13 her somewhere first. She went in fear of her life.
He looked so vicious at her that she really believed if
he could have laid hands on her he would have done
for her. .

Mr. Weston : Wnen be pas.Bl you didn't you take
" sight "at him? (A 'sight" was understood to be
that she, in the words of the verse, "put her thumb up
to her nose, ald spread her fingers out.")—Witnews
admitted she did after he made use of the wicked
words. _ _

Msry Bartlett, a labourer's wife, residing at Wyk',
said on the 30th of March she was in her garden. C4Ol-
- was there, and she saw the defendant paws by
In a cart. He made nee of the threatening langusge
mentioned by the last witness.
Mr. Weston: You are sister to complainant, aren't
you!- -Sister.in-law.
DI I she make a sight at him !—No, sir. I will
wear to it, and kiss the Bible on it.
Then if she said she did so, she would be saying
hat is wrong.—She did not do IL
Mr. Weston asked if the cam should proceed after
such gm--

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gross perjury.
The Bench thought the case had better go on.
Mr. Weston, in defence, said the complainant had
annoyed the defendant simply out of pique, because
she could not go into the house.
Defendant was called as • witness, under the
Summary Jurisdiction Act. He said be was gardener
to General Panties,. On the 30:h ult, he was going
to Weymouth in bier:art, and on his way pawed by Mrs.
Bartlett's gulden. He saw four women in the garden,
and Mrs. Dymond put her band up to her now, and
he told her she would hare to wait another month for
her cheek. He also said if he °aught her at his house
again he would punch her head. He did not make
use of tee oils language spoken of.
Fanny Pitinta, wife of the defendant, saki on the
301 she saw Mrs. Dymond and other women in the
rarden at the time her husband passel by in the cart.
Mrs. Dymond put her hand up to her nose, and her
husband told her she would hare to wait another
month for her cheek. Complainant sail "You will
have to pay for it," and her bud, ui I said if he
caught her at his house again he wool 1 punch her
head. There was no cursing or swearing.
• Mr. Weston put in a character from General Penney
as • quiet, inoffensive, and hard.working man. and
offering to bee .me surety for him. Mr. Roberts,
butcher, ri,so certified to his being • particularly quiet,
in“ff.11•irel:11•11.
Thu Bench .Itainiese I tha sammone.—Mr. Weston
appliel for o wit., but the Hearth refused, on the ground
of the language admitted.