The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-11-06 00:00:00

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COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

corer( MALI., DoneHEATER, November 3.--Before
jp•lt• Whims, Eat., W. 11. liolly, Kist.. Col. 3lichel,
31„jur Stewart, and IL C. litnelden,
li.setCtMi 17N ntitiriaM.—Marior Emma awl (*Aar.
Vitt Vt.e,Nt were an 1111111 l tied by Mr.Willi.in liar kins,
steward to Capt. 11.1anivr. for stealing tiitilereruoil at
cAue Defeiiilanta did nut appear, and they were fined
each tel costs.
sfl.th is. Tr 'lsles —Leri amide,. and .16ha !bolder
IrtlV Chati{C.l with steiuling turnip., iou stitde,h,y leee.
the I,e„l,,ety if Mr. Jamie tivinva, at Portislisin. The
~ple rex nroted by PA'. Hill, who saw defendants
idid up the turnip". cut the tops off. and put them in
tt beg. [fodder lied 10 turnips, •iiiil Chidden one ;
they were worth about 3d. Ordered to pay Da. fid,
between them.
DAMAGING A Filter.— Thomas Sawsrays was charged
by yr. dohs Drolford, of Swyre, with eanoging • fence
which* operated his premises f (tome ot his neigh-
bour. The moon he had sum 1111 l neil the defendant era*
that eon.e parties were continuelly breaking away the
fence at the place in question, and it was • very danger-
ous plam for stock to get into. fined lOs. including
wets.
poactliNo.— Thomas Andmet, &roma Sickle?, and
Gewide Randall, were charged nitli poaching. The
ca./ was proved by Mr. William Wallis, a farmer at
(levi Motor. wlio saw the defendants with • ferret, in
a field in the occupation of Mr. John Lever, on Sunday
week. lined 1:2 10a. each, and costa, 4a. 611., or a
oionth's imprii,nnient with hard labour.
Tn.tris. kdarard Green was
„:hargeal with 'dealing three rabbit traiw, the property of
it„tert N'incent.—Mr. Weston appeared for the defence.
_mood Green, • hid about 14 years of age, said that
I. had put swan rahbit traps and wires on Muston farm,
when pnsoner LAIII to him and told him the policeman
had unit him down to warn I away. He then went
sail Mlthe4 watched him and saw bins take up three
trope soul three wires. He also took three rabbits out
of witnes.'s basket and ran away. Natures saw no more
of him. and gave information to the police.—Crosairx-
aiumol : Was well acquainted with the prisoner, who
byes in the adjoining parish. When defendant came
an.l told him to go away, he toll hint he bad leave to
take ranbits. In order to frighten prisoner away, he
told I another man haul taken loins of his traps, and
his father was gone after hint, but this was not true.
Wont this prisoner hail earned away him basket and
three rabbits. This was shoot 8 o'clock on the morning
if Monday lot, and Robert Legg, who was pigkeeping,
was with him. Witness put down 20 traps ou the )ire.
douse night, and in the morning ten of them had rabbits
in them. lie had re-eel dot them, end the remainder
be had with him, but lie threw them down when he saw
prisoner coming towards 'us, bemuse he thought he
.mild take them from him. Priaouer finit of all took
the basket with seven rabbits in it, and put on the other
aide of the hedge—ha then took up 3 traps and 3 wires
and went user the hedge, and then went away with the
other three rabbits. Witness followed him a mile end •
half but could not catch him. Saw hint talking a long
time with wine men who were chalking in the field.
chalking wen said prisoner had no rabbits nor traps.
Had looked fur them since, but could not find them.
—Robert was in the field with last witness, and
prisonvr same to them about a quarter pest 11 o'clock.
IV first took up three traps anti three wires. Took
thei. user the hedge. Did not ace him take the rabbits.
.thout ten minutes after prisoner went away. Witnew-
a•ked a man who calue along what time it was, and he
it sal half-past 11.—The Bench did nut think it
es.o worth while for Mr. Weston tam take up the time ef
• the Coen in cross-examining the last witness, and pri-
solar so discharged.
I'ASIIII cuAKGEAin.rrr.—Job Consiek was charged
with deserting his wife and family, in conserence
whisk they had become chargeable to the eyoiouth
Uniou. Mr. Weston defended. Zechariah White,
site of the relieving officers, proved that defers-
wife and four children had been in receipt of relief
'thee ithe 40, August last. Witness did not know
whether defendant and a woman named Mary Cornick,
callow lierwlf the wife of defendant, were married to
each edit r. Defendant had been previously convicted.
Defendant's wife has been residing several years at
buthin.—Mary Ann Cuirnick said she was the wife of
defendant. Mie and her family hail been receiving relief
- from the parish of Sutton. Defendant haul given her
nothing turaus her maintenance for the last 15 or 16
mouths, and she did not know where lie was. Iter
husband haul wished liar to go to Hook to live is ith
but site preferred living with her poor old father, who
is still alive.—ln her crues-ezamination witness said he
had two children hefore marriage and two since, but it
eas quite arioent that she hail cominitted adultery, and
defenulaut ease 1111 l mitted for a month for not having
maintained the eldest of the two children born in wed.
lack.
HiovrAr It Bore! AT PORTLAND.— James Sykes,
Frawca Zeal, mai Thomas Magee, three privates be.
longing to the Ilth Regiment stationed at the Verne
barracks, were brought up on the charge of highway
robbery. Charles Bishop maid that he went to Wry.
mouth ou Sunday. lint, and on returning in the

mmHg 1.6 called in at • publieliouse at
"Wakehatn, on the top of the hill at Portland, and had a
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pint .4 tear, lie there saw some soldier, drinking, and
two of them wore James Sykes and Thomas Magee.
H. could not bneak co confidently as to the other pri-
mmer. When lie left the public house they followol
him and took from his pocket • clasp knife, pocket
handkerchief, a comb, and a purse containing Se. The
hanikerchief produced by Superintendent Brown was
the one aolen from WI !nickel on Sunday night. It was
leetw,en 9 and 10 o'clock in the evening, and rather
dark.—Crou.eianlined : It was 8 o'clock when he first
went into the public buns*. Could not tell whether he
offered to cell his comb, but, it he did, he did not
swan to sell it, and he would say "no" to the question
whether lie offered it or not. Wes not drunk. Did not
aali for the loan of money in the public hones. Supt.
Brows amid that on the Ist inst. he was in Portland, and
received information of the robbery. He went to thy
barrack., and Sergeant Popham told him that lour
skier, ware absent on Bauday night. The soldier.' were
then ordered oat, arid prosecutor came over and picked
oat Sykes and Zesl as being two Of the men who had
rubbed Witness then proceeded to the barrack-
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names, and searched the kite f the other two men who
were absent on Sunday night and who had not been
ident,fied by prosecutor, and in that of Thomas Magee
be friuml the handkerchief now produced, and which
pro,ecutur had identilled.—Nieholsa Popham, colour-
sergeant in the let battalion of the Ilth Regiment, said
that on the evening of the let last., Superintendent
Brown reported to him that a robbery had
been committed on Sunday night. He told
him there were four men absent. He said
he would like to see them, and witness fell in the
four absentees and about 10 or • dozen others. Prose-
cutor then cense and identified privates Sykes and
Magee, and afterwards, in private Zeal's bed, he found
the handkerelsief. He then took the 3 men away.
Sykes said that all that the persecutor had Meted was
falm. Primaners were committed for trial at the
ensuing Guises. They asked for permission to put in
bail, but were refused.
Aseaut.r.—Jesse Bowing, Malkin, of Frampton, MA
brought up in custody, charged with assaulting his
sister.--Mr. Weston appeared for the defense. —Sarah
Burt said she was water to the defendant. Her usother
left the house, and left defendant iu it. She went
home with her mother and found it was locked. They
got in, and brand-by he mine home and ordered them
oil. His mother told him the house was not his, and
she meant to let it. Her mother and she went out.
Complainant then lied to go back to take some things
she had left. Ile at first refused to allow her to go in
for it, but she submouently went, and he then pushed
her violently against the window. She told him she
would prefer going out through the doorway, and he
then allowed her collie out, but be struck her on the
ann with • large stick. At first she supposed he bad
broken her arm. He was also very violenti. Cross
esamined : Her mother had long wished to let
the house. Wall tillite Collndolll she had not
let it to her brother. He had an accident through
drunkenness, and Isis soother allowed I to stay till he
was well. IVhen they went to the house and found it
locked, she got in through the back window and let her
mother in. When lie came home he said something
about rent, and requested her and her mother to leave.
She did not hake up any flints or anything else to throw
at him. The pain on her arm was very great, and she
threw a little dirt against the window.—Ssrals Bowring,
defendant's mother, said that she went away to her
daughter's., leaving defendant in her house. When she
went hack, defendant was not at home, and her
daughter got in through the window. She afterward,
went to a neighbous's to get soine tea. While there
her neighbour cried out, "Good God, Mrs. Bowring, I
think Jesse is killing Sarah." Size went in and .saw
def, sislant pulling her slaughter out of the doorway.
befendssit also gave her • terrible push in her side
with his big crooked stick. The house belonged to her,
aisd after her death, it would be her daughter's. Her
son had said he would take the house, but she always
told him she would let it to him, for she knew she
*mild never ger a farthing rent fork, as he drank so much.
Hr. Weston : I fear that is a family failiog, is it not?—
Mrs. &wring: I ans afraid it is—l hope you do not
mean to inaineste anything against e.g.—Mr. Weston:
0, certainly not, I do not intend to insinuate
that ladies nese'. flowring : It appears
to me by the looks of your face that you drink
&great deal more than I do. (Laughter.) She never
did and never would ever let the house to her
ion, and all that she now wanted was to get pose
lemisso of the house. Amid I have • great deal more to
about him than I shall say now.—Hr. Weaton :
Why how you do talk. Mrs. licoering!—Witnesa: Well,
I must talk, but you can't say touch, for you talk a great
deal more than I do. (Laughter.) Mr. Weston : But
the difference between 0/ is, that I am paid for talking.
—Witams : Wall, I have talked • greet deal, and I
•011. t talk any more—Defendant was ordered to find
two sureties of kW each to keep the peace towards his
mother and sister.
(Conlisnied on Posed Page.)

Wxymouvii. The second anniversary of the
WaYmouth Town Mission was held at Hie Gindhall
" Monday evening week. There was a numerous
and respectable congregation, and the chair was
taken by H. Endaby. Esq. The report, which Was
a tnost satisfactory one, was read by Mr. Anderson
after which Mr. Robertson moved that the riciety
Le amalgamated with the Country Towns' Nlissionari
,B"attil. London. Mr. Buck moved the adoption of
report, and nominated the executive for the
ensuing year, which was seconded by Mr. Gunning,
who spoke of the great good which had been
'sleeted by this society, and alluded more particularly
to II Port lie had taken in the work in Weymouth.
The Rev. T. G. Horton, who attended as a depots-
torn from the Parent Society, in an stile and
pmerful address, afterahowing the immense amount
id ignorance a 1111 l ngst many of the lower claws of
"'clot,' as regarded spiritual things, and detailing
away interesting instances of the great good which
had been accomplished by the town missionaries ,
tong among thew, moved a resolution pledging the
iatetingto incremied exertions in this important
work, and pointed out the duty devolving upon
them as professing Christians to obey the injunction
to go out into the highways and hedges and to
couipel the people to partake of the gospel feast
winch had been provided.--Mr. Curme seconded the
44'llataaa• and the proceedings, which were of •

highly inter vting Ammeter, were terminated by the
company Htietniv the Llovelogy.
k:2,11.1h' t'l:T.—On .lott.lay evening, a new
Court of the A ti..tent Order of Foresters Was opened
at the Alherc llotel by the otheere..ftlio diAriet,
twisted by the ollieurs and brethren of the two
exiiting Courts in Weymouth. The Foresters
paraded the town in full eostuule, headed by a band,
in celebration of the event.