The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-18 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.
eousrr PETTY sEssluNs.

SATr llDAT.—Before .1. M. P. Mont4gl:.
(chainuanl, T. .\datua, S. Ililwritaso afar
C. Talbot.

CHARGE OP NIONT roacitimi.
Pour rough-looking mini, apparently navvies, were
charged with poaching on land at W.soton Fitzpaine,
the property of Nfre Chalmers. The names of the
pr'soners were Henry King, Samuel Taylor, George
Smith, and Thommi Peng.,lly.
Frederick Bradford, game-keeper for Hosecitior,
sent that on the i 9th nst. I. Wan the New Inn,
Clarinotith, wliere he saw the four prisoneni. They
hail two bags with them and a " brindled "dog. They
left the house, and witness then went and uoinnitini•
cued with his master, and aftorwarda proceeded to a
field, in the ocoopation of Mr. C. Poole., of Wootton
Pitapairie. He asked them what they were alseit on
seeing them there, and they said they only wanted a
"lie down." Witness told them that that WSJ
scarcely gissl enough. He watched two bags which
they had, and fund there some nets, about tit yaida
long. The dog was there in the field, On 11,,, land
there wael game.
Mr. William Claimers. .4 Charinouth, de1"."1
Isiiug at lUitchester Farm ..ii the SUlldisy night.
! 7he Ilarni Wal in the occupation of Mr. Charles
Fooks. He heard a dog growl, and saw some bac*
' there. Four men were there, and he beli,,,em them
to he the defendant., but any; tea sem ..k brother of
witness who was ti.ere with him told the men to get
! ..viz the gate. Someone then cried out " I've got the
nets!" %Witness tried to get hold of one of the men,
but could not, and one of them struck witness, and
he protected hiiniself, and struck ofie if the prisoners
with his stick. o,ne i.f uitness's party fired a gun
' into the air to let them know they were armed.
' Witness afterwards obtained the weistanto of the
police.
Police-Sergeant Niarsh, if lone Raffia, ikaid
' accompanied Mr. W. Chalmers, who asarged the
pritogers with night 'smelting, Witting* traced
'prisoners to Exmouth, and ehargi.:d them there with
the offenoe. One of them said Is that all ?” and
witness said " Perhaps you may be charged with
assault as well" The man King was carrying a bag
and the net, and the bag produced was (mind it, a
handkerchief with some ink—This comlJetori the
evidence, and 'prisoners well. swanned each to two
months' hail Wow, and in addition they were
winired to find intretins *Penh in lett and a surety in
1:16 to keep the ware for mix months, in default im-
prisonment for that period. No sureties were forth-
coming, and they were removed in custody.
atcrs:gii mutter
Theodore Spracklan, 1/I,..urcr, of Wootton t'it
'mine, was chargt.d mm, motility. with setting fire ti
OtAtk fiWie 'sit the 10th inst., property of Mr.
John Payne, dairyman. Pr wecutor said he had a
stank of furze Youth about 10s. on his premises which
wait burnt down on Monday night. About a week
since he saw the furze safe. Prisoner had lived Nig*
him about four month., and bad uorkud in the dairy,
hut had recently kit 1415 si* hecatian Wanted
Wgteilf Wait:ea. That was about two month* iv,—
arty Wright labourer, Wootton, said he knew
the prisoner wit,. lodged at lsi.s Nava?, and an Nl"ada,
night he met him coining towards the rick, and
asked hint to go back tie Charmouth with hint, lint
witness did not go. Prisoner went towards tie rn,k,
and soon after witness saw an.. kim knd lire, • There
WSJ no ere do 1...ey. 441 Yeas thein any hottee near.
43 Um night ill the fire prisoner AIM at the house of
witness, hut n.. tpouvurantion 'mated concerning it.
P.C. kat:khans said he went to the field where the
stack had stood, and there saw priaoner at
askedif lie had lie. r, itt ie,o,rk thtaii on the
31"t'daZi mid tie said he was this,.... H.
14.1 him the tia. Wulf burnt, but said
it'had seen no one shout therm. He
told witnem that he had left work about *ix o'clock in
the evening and went to Charminitli, that the rinkas w
alright when h. w. ~ away, lea was hunt when he
came hack, Hi. mod lie did old light his pipe at .11
because he lied no tobacco. Prisoner afterwards ad
mitted trying to light his pipe. On the following
morning he charged him with the offence. Sergisi,t
Wiles said that at the Itridport i.,lmemuu station prosuier
asked w ittn,as what lii, klki riette2 in the
flap,', and he then cautioned hint. He then told wit.
n«. that he tried to light his pipe at the stack and
threw the match down, but that he did not intend
setting it ..n fire. The Bench (lionises' priooner. as
they believed the act was not lutentioual.