The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-18 00:00:00

POOLE.

Perry Sessiikas, Thumlay.—Before Messrs. C. J. Stone,
J. 11. Duren, and B. ft Hutch.
NOBODY'S 000.—.4yred Patfield, a dealer, wag sum.
mound by the excise for keeping a dog without a license.
—Mr. Tozer proseculed.—P.C. Holloway said he saw a dog
on defendant's premises on the 30th of November. and
defendant's wife admitted that it was her husband's.—
Defendant denied that the dog belonged to hiss, and said
he had attempted to drive it away from his premise ZU
times, but it would not go.—Superintendent Hunt said he
had often seen defendant's wife carrying the dog about
the streets, and the Bench imposed the mitigated penalty
of 25,

SUNDAY RECIILEATION.—WiaDDII Gooey, Chnries Satuuters.
and Amish &widen, three young men, were euminoned
for trespassing in search of conies 011 land in the occupation
of Mr. Thomas Starr. at Langfleet, on the previous
Sunday. Defendant's were also summoned for assaulting
Mr. Starr, and there was a cross-summons against Mr.
Starr for assaulting Mr. Lacey.—Mr. F. Travers appeared
far Mr. flare: Mr. IL S. Trevanian appeared for the
three men. —Mr. Starr said he went into his field on
Sunday afternoon and saw Lacey in • ditch there, with
two nets and • ferret close by. Defendant denied that
the nets and ferret were his, and he ordered him to go
evra. Dafentlant then knocked him dawn and kicked
him. He knocked defendant down in return, and the
ferret got out of his pocket in the struggle. The other two
defendants came up and took away the nets from him.
He saw Larry give one of the Saunders' something with
which Saunders struck him in the face, disfiguring it.
Saunders threaten to heat his brains out. lie found the
feint in a hole and the net• over it, and took poseession
of them. Crotswexamined by Mr. Trevanion : He saw
Charles Saunders in the road an I Josiah Saunders in the
next field, running away towards the gate, when he
entered the field—Mrs. Fisztwood was called for the
defence, and sail she lived just opposite the field in
question. She was standing outside her house on Sunday
afternoon, and saw Lacey in the ditch. Stan struck
Lacey first, and knocked him down and kicked him
twice. A walla lalowed, i which Lacey tiellOCked

down Starr. The Saunders' were passing her honey I
at the time, and they did not go into the field till the
scuff!, took lilace—fly the Bench : She sow Lacey in the
Sell 10-lore the Saunders' came on.—Lacey was sworn In
support of the cross.sumrnons and eel I he went into the
Sell for the pury wee of nature. Starr Mlle LO him and
kn sired him down and kieked him two or three times,
awl he bit Warr in return. The Saunders' came into the
field with Mr.. Harwsal, and took no part in the struggle.
—Josiah Saunders said he was out for aStinday walk with
his brother and seeing the seufffii he went into the fleld.
He told Starr to light fair, bet did not OH ke a single blow.
—Charles Symilers corroborated, and the lioneh convicted
Lacey of the trespass In a penalty of Gls. and costs, and
dismissed the other siimorinees.
Itzolurs or Mn. Iluneg's ELUTION PISTITION.—Jantei
Wacker*, Mousse Cutler,' /Mine, Chart. Cruel pr,
Albert Clark, and George Colo, six men of the town, were
summoned by Siipt. [lent for parading the streets on
Friday evening with lighted torches and eflliries.—Mr. F.
Travers appeared for Matthews awl Cutler, and Mr. H. T.
Trevanion for Elkins, Crocker, Clark, and Cole. -Supt.
Hunt said he saw a number of persona pass us High-street
about seven o'clock on Friday evening carrying two
lighted torches and some efligie• A struggle took place
near Chapel-lane and the torches were knocked about the
street and the effigies destroyed. Some of the crowd went
to the Ladies' Walking Field. He afterwards met Cutler
carrying • lighted torch through High-street, and
Matthews had hold of his arm,—Crow-examined by Mr.
Trevanion; He saw Elkins And Crocker carrying eslgies4
but did not recognise Clark or Cole. There were several
' hundreds of people in the streets. It was a political
demonstration, and there was no disturbance till the other
party was met. —erg...a-examined by Mr. Travers: Culter
awl Msthews %IV. up the torch qatetly when spoken to.
—P.C. &Sett said he saw the procession pas. up High'
street, and he recognised Elkin., who we. carrying one of
the effigies. A collision occurred between the parties near
Mr. Gifford's, and the effigies and torches were broken op.
Same 410 or SOO people congregated in the Ladies' Walk
Field, but the only thing occurred there was the lighting
of a small fire or two by boys.—The Chairman charac-
terised the proceedings a. moot disgraceful, and said
Cutler and Matthews did not seem to have been mixed up
in the demonstration but appeared to have stopped it.
The charge against them would he dismissed, as well as
that against Cole. Clark, Crocker, and Ekins would have
to enter into their own recognisance' iif £lO and each find
a surety in EIS to keep the peace for cix months.—Mr.
Trevanion became surety for the three defendants.
EXTENSION or TINE.—Upon the spolieation of Mr.
Trevanion the new I milliard of the Angel Hotel, Mr. Joe
Harris was granted an extension of tone till one o'clock
for an opening supper on the following evening.