The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-30 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SiTClMAT.—Before H. Williams, Esq. (chairman), !
Capt. Williams, Capt. Darner, Major Paget, and Major
astell.
John Nock, aka Cox, of I.lpwey, was charged with
being drunk, July 15. He pleaded guilty, and said he
was sorry for it. Fined fes. and costs, and warned that
as he had been brought up many times he would on the
next °maim have to find surietiesto keep the peace, or
go to prison till he found them.
Thomas Garland was summoned for breach of the
Cattle Plague Orders, on Saturday, July 20, by sending
• bullock to Dorchester market without a pass. Defen•
dant said the animal was restive, and would run after
the horses, so he sent it off in • hurry, without a thought ,
of the licence necessary. —Fined (land meta
John James, of Osmington, was fined 2s. for a11ow!
log his donkey to stray on the turnpike road.
Henry Rose, of Cffickerell, wa. summoned for assault-
ing Millman Mowlem, of Langton Herring. Mr.
Symonds prosecuted, and defendant did not appear.
Implainant is a keeper in the service of Mr Spates,
and on the let July he was at Langton, when defend-
ant, with Thomas James, and Henry Rose came up,
Thomas James wrung up his fist in compUiriant's face,
and said, "Here's • little man that will fight you for s
sovereign." Complainant said he was not a fighting
man. James said he would knock his jaw in, and
Henry Rose struck him in the face and cut his lip
Defendant having been previously fined, was sentenced •
to a month's hard lationr.
Mr. William Manfield was summoned for a breach
of the Cattle Magee Orders, July 20. Defendant laid
be never caused, as charged, any c if to be conveyed
between Charminster ma Dorchester. PC Roper said
he saw a man named Trevett, in the service of Mr.
*infield, with a calf, and asked him for his pass.
He showed him • form, but it was not signed by a
magistrate Mr. IllebL having examined the
form, said it was not in hie writing, and he knew nothing
about the calf being sent. The Bench dismissed the
case, observing that Richard Greening, who signed the
paper, WM the person to be summoned. Mr. blanfield
remarked that he had been brought in from Porteshain
for this case. The Bench said it could not be helped.
Walter urew and Thomas Read was summoned for
assaulting Edward Gale, keeper for Mr. R. B. Sheridan,
y,p. Mr. Weston for complainant On the morliz of
the 12th July the keeper stopped Drew from eel- ng
hi the stream at Maiden Newton, and in the evening,
after a few words on the 'abject, Drew struck complain-
ant twice on the face. Read offered to fight him.
, Drew wee fined 10e. and costa and Read was dis-
, charged.
I The cue against Gillman for allowing his wife to
become chargeable to Dorchester Union, was arranged
out of court. _ .

--oeOrge--71catever, as tramp, was charged with steal-
kriLua,lop, %ulna la, belonging to George Lock, of
W. The slop Ina left outside prosecutor's
door, and a few hours after was missed. P.C. Bishop
subsequently apprehended priaoner at Here Regis,
found the slop on him, and he admitted stealing it.
Hs now pleaded guilty, sad was sentenced to seven
days hard labour.