The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-24 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS,

SATURDAY.
Before the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, Dir. J.
J. Farquharson, Mr. J. C. fdansel-Pleydel%l Majr
Glyn,
.fbir Charles Litiyly, and dir W. dmith-Marnott.
Bcnwn Suit Zlwut Miller, of iunborn.
Kingston., were cbargvd with cruelly torturing and
traitor', ill-treating • horse on the highway hatwoec
Bianoford and Whitchurch on •he 26th December.
J. ha Wilcox, a borubardler iu the &nay.' Ar.itiery,
stated that he net the horse and cart near Thornconib.
iu ausgs of • buy. The animal waslabouring very bard
to get toe cart up the bid, and at last it f.ll doeu
quite exhausted. He walked on to Thurecomb. ,
and stopped at the publichouse there to have a else,
beer, and be told We defendanta of the uocurreu.e.
they immediately ran to the cart and diadged the
poor animal from it, kicking it to made it rise, but
the horse was too exhausted to do so, and it was left by
tin nick, of the ro,d. He reported the case to the
police.—Polrce-coiatiOle Elford stated that he went
and found the ii roe by the aide of the road covered
over with an old bag. Shortly afterward' Miller came
with several others and got tin horse inside a field,
where it died.—Mr. Atkinson, for defendant, sub.
mtted Abet there was no case against them, al be
could prove Brown was at Kingstou at the tune. and
ALlier acted quite the reverse of the charge. He took
toe horse out ot the cart se humanely Ad circurnmenc
permuted, covered it as well as he could, an I then
event for amiatairce to take it inside a field whe.e
nod bed was provided for it. if anyone were to
blame it wee the boy in charge or the owner.—Tbe
Bench dismissed tbe charge agamst the man, and tined
the boy 2s. 6J. and 2a. 6.1. coma,

CHANG' •111.1e52 • ascrina'a lON.
William Saunders, aged 11 years, son of the ream
of Tarrant Hinton, was summoned for assaulting FrKI
Ad tun, • boy ot the same age belonging to Tarrant
Brennand &posited for defendant, aid
on tile behalf etated it wan a trivial eel•—" a storm in
a kettle" between two buys. It appeared din owe
at •e from proceedings being taken a fortnight since
when complainant'. father was te..und over L.. keep the
peace towards the present defendant. After .liew
priceolinga tbe present senunone was taken out.—
Fined 6.1. and 2.. 61. c atm.
Julius Kerley, Charles Kerley, Tom James, George
Peter Cuff, and Fre brick Riggs, five young men of
Shapwick, were chanted with being drunk and rioting
at ,petitibuty on the Mat ult.. Defendants pleated not
gutty. P.C. Powell stated that in Satunlay,
December 31st, the defendante were at spetiabury
wilh their faces bLckened, making discordant noises
with musical instrument., &c. Ha persuaded thou, to
go 0., when they were v•ry abusive at three different
place.. He dici cot wean they were ao drunk as not
to know what th-y wete doing, but they persieted in
making use of ba 1 language, &c.—Charles Dinionte
aanstant to Mr. Hunt, grocer, Spetiebury, staid the
defendants came in front of their shop about 10.20 op
New Year's Eve, just aa they were about to clone.
Hearing a great noise outside, his employer asked him
to tell them to go on. as Mrs. Hunt waa not well. it.
went out to do so, when they became very abusive.
Defendants denied being drunk, they had only two
quarts of beer b-tween them that evening, and being
the last night of the old year they wore "out for a
lark," but got atoll's& They complained of the
con.table's conduct when he first came to them, which
accounted for the language used—The policernae
assured the Bench that the lendlord at the Ce.tle Inn,
at Spetiabury, told him they had five quarts of beer
there that evening.—Fined 7a. 6d. and 2a, 6d. cost.
each.

Junes Folding, woos:linen, of Kingotons, an elder!,
man, was fiord 24. 61. and 2s. 6 co.ta, for hesug
drunk on the 17th ,4 Deoember.—Defendant pleaded
guilty, but urged it was the first time he had 111•111/
be n before any magistratea
Jecuee Pope, jun., of Charlton Marshall, nu
charged with committing • brtitsl assault on Mrs.
Mania' a widow, of Charlton MarshalL—Coms
Wallowa stated that on January sth site was in her
house, end, hearing bad language maid*, the "a se erasi her g.rden gate to see what it was, when
PoPe, without any provocation on her part, struck her
in the head three times, and threatened to murder
her. There were three others with Mm.--George
Adams, son of the complainant, corroborated Me
mother's statement as to the language, and on going
out he saw Pope strike his mot .—Mr. Miaow°
• adoeared for the defendant, and called two you'll
moo, who were with Pope at the time. Both of ibis*
• iteissens--Frank Toop and Albert Sc .vell—esid Pope
di.' tot &hike the womao, but she followed them. In'
citing Pope to strike her, which they prevented 51
leading him home.-3abina Pops, defendaat's mother.
said she saw her 11012 struggli.g with two other you!lf
mm, and compiliniang I elwl. *him Hoc soli did

•t Alike complainant —llte magietratee took the
ems •• MO of COMMue 111Saandt, and thud Pope is. sd.,
iucludiag owta.
Ja ors B.liam summdeeed t) his recognisance@ on
the . bares of stealing • chew*, rake 64. U., the pro-
s 1 Oharlee Blurs of Child Okeford.—Pro•ecu-
t .r'• evidence WM reed over to prie,oer, end wo,, to
,h, ell.- that be saw him fake the cheese from the
rs, • and pot it under his lat arm, wait .4 with it,
wboo folowe,i, drop it in the yard.—Prifomer
.1, not make any defei,ce, mid elected to be dealt
wi Lb at 000Ik —Hs was sentenced to ono wordier bard
labour.