The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-21 00:00:00

y , tbst by hbl'lHdales laid lump it and all lain; Idol to
1111 it up I was P.+l4 UlruCtV ag•W.t my b tallfra
t•thes.

Mr. Atkinson Dia be tell you this I If be voted for
ur,l_,etv •new It elicail.l he
Mr. Trew aims: 1 most ;main take objection. My (demi
pute le tints ynoetione to the erPnese.
Mr. Atkiinon : I rcpeet, did he '4l you this—that I.
'sienna cot for Mr. Lindsey I—A. Y,e, he did. Tatum
h heck the pswr when be hal Wined it.
Mr Tacwant in ero.a-vi.roluati,m : I tioStirstoxl
ynir h.,,bnied end if I f.tr ..p)lowly, I ehnll Irote (Or
Mr. L whwy. .11,1 to sire you perruiw.on to solo
to Mr. Liu ,vay Yo,
Q Wnet did h et! .h.'" b., cares both. to 110.1 ti It
Tatum heel plied up thn sot nt paper I—A. I t
. .

Q. I b Aim Tarn has .n in to habit Illitne up
,ot,ng pap, for year pat, ha,n•t
I • We al ray. don., .t nit Mit
Q. flan you ha... mai y bol authority tp act for your
hhut Ih.ooehout I—A. Yea. . .

L / Or; thi;-owas— ion you wrot arasnst your husband's
washes, didn't you f—A. Awarding to that (Applause in
comtl. . . . .

q. Are you aware that your husband had hid a conver-
sation with Mr. Tatum previous to thts I—Witness (ini-
pertinenili): Perhaps he will answer th.t
Mr. Tr.-vision: Og. don t get angry with use. I are
doing oil! esti to pteise yuti. (Lsoighter ) I repeat ti.e
qu uttion—Hati your iambi:ad ever ..1.1 he hall had • con-
versation with delendunt on:glumly to this matter of
'locate' the vcfl Ic Par-r f —A- low not aware of it.
Q. What did your husltshd say at hr Mr. Pond cams I
Du ei:reful now. plesee.—A Ile skid lie haul previous y
given Tatum permission to till up the voting paper.
Q. Thu what do you mean by denying that you lin•-w
win:dr:Tor not your Anshan.' lisd hail eon,. rust in par-
vimpily with the defendaLt aisitit this very matter I—A.
I kw's. (Lsughter.)

Q. Yes emit he surpri to hear that your hatband
mat Taloin some by ..r too tieforean.l ....1.1 hire li., oilabt
so ao.lllll up Use voting liaper aa he lI—A. I out out
itttp dto boar that. (Much laughter.)
q. N v sr.. M olunat, io speaking kern.
WWI rainru I—A I oar., wake it • practice of apeakiag
tots,... (Lanni i..u..hto

Q. Apia.... p.. 0 t. e.t.a! ittlile intimacy with him I
—A. Well. I say “tteo.l loeUu,.l 'twining "when
I 'Le.t hint sn the etteste.

Q. 0: sour e, you do, Yes ; that's a way, I belt,.. that
po ti, if B udlo,d have for .tiowing it, It friend-
ship. (Loot laughter.) Hi you remetutwr, when T.tuto
mime to your house. Lis saltine you for the voilos papier
nod tollini ou that he had seen your hu.band I—A. Hs
dail no. my anything about my on.hand.
Q. tr.,•l don't rewenaber that b. dui I—A N., I don't.
Wa. a man (mused Witham Shave ure.mit at tun
oonverit.tion betweea your husband .nd tho defendant.—
A. I ITI•t know.

• •
Q. N. are y u prepared to swear that Tatum zu,var
filled up your huabstal's votum paper borturs I—A. Yoe.
positival).
las-smuulued by Mr. Atkinson: Did your huslawd osy
that votrd for soyb sly bi should vote for Ltado.y.
after he told Tatum that he taught II it up/I—A. No.
Won that.

Toe C.-airman: I should like to understand the point
clearly. The that tPe voting paper was to
he *out back blank if her husb.asci did not vote for
LT! .

Mr. Atkinson Yea. and that her husband did not give
her authority to all it up, or to let anyone else ii IL
Yr. Treesaion : Bu, stop. minute. Son pays that her
husban I toll her. s( .r Mr. I. .ni visied the Louse, that
he had previously given Tatum psrmimion to fill up the
voting psper is h. liked. That of course confirms the
ageo
The Ch.irmsn: Certainly.
James kla.;mnnt, the husband. nes next exasain d. At
Mr. Atkinson. r.qunsi he kissed the books third Sink it
Issin4 said thst on the two first occaluone he only kissed
his thamb.

Mr A Winton: Y u have heard the evident.* of tear
wife, otuirut th At eurrett or no. I—A. gotta t,o.
sir. I told hr, to watt Ma paper bock.. it came. rust
wog before Tatum weal and matted at.
Cruo-rwausinoil : I t true twit you had & convict...anon
with retain lwfore tbe rowykipaper was meddled with at
ell / A. Yes.
. .

Q. Ts it -true that whilst the defendant war going to the
house ou Met vlry d.ty bo wait Ph, 7—A- No.
Q. Whero did you meet then 7—A. At my master'.
stone. working void.
Q. What oil be aa,y t pout—A. He asked—" Jim,
hove you got your votiagpaper r I replied " Yes." He
. saht •' Have you tilled it up yet r I..id" No."
Q. 04 700 say you dion't care about ill—A. No. I
told bun he could till it up if he liked. (Applause in

flew premed by Mr. Tressnion, Um witness admitted
thnt to, old use Ms words •*1 plnt core about it."
Q And were too aware that he went htou, home on
some erentog, b StOol too %%aims imoor ni 1111od it up I
—A. I us, SWAT,! P ii.
Q. I b -here the ;stovr we eft ot your house ready to
he like. sis,e uy Slip, cs lector when he roma round, was
it not I—A Yes.
Q Y e-itild hese torn it up if you had chosen to do
51 aud thrown it into tho fire, couldn't you I—A. 1 don't

Bt theme was nothing to prevent you doing so was
there I—A. I can't ray. Woad it have bean leusi I
(Leoantvr

,
Q. Well, prism-tang that it was kg donor!' &thine,
yuu cutad Lave it, couldn't Jou I—A. I suppee
could Lava. iLsias nr I But it was uf course tau Intuipti•
a thing ti do. (It-hewed laughter.)
&UM.. Msulmsn. • .s re.talled, end said &he gays the
paper to Mt. N.cholle shirt he called fig it.
The Chairmen: What hanks were there marked on the
paper
Jahns Mairiment : I ern sore I rah% tell ray lord. I
told Fatima to ?Wit up with what he considered proper.
(Much leuttiter.)
. . .

The C-li-alrm—asi.": But didn't your wife tell you after
Tatum whet i.mnes he but voted fop?
Witoree : N auu I nee. rto th, trouble to look into
it afterward,. (More jg.e.m1....)
Mr. Trevanirn : One quvrt.on I have °mitt d to aak
you. Lim not Ltie 1 thing ivfpre
Witneie : Yes, he ben done it once helore.
Mr. Trevanion : And you thought he did it so well that
you mood let him d, it again. (Lanahter.) Mr. Trevanion:
Well, gentlemen, I need hardly p. int out lupin that there
ia no cam mud. •t my Cliant.
The Chairman: Oh, ale, no.
Mr. Albumin red tio.re were two other cases—ons
ago sw. Worse Rao ,all for abrkatMg the. Twins tapenuf
I. ellen Saila! mail &rah !bailment. There was who •
further coarg• artalmt T•t11111 for tillirmating the Velma
paper 01 .14/11,1 Ile ; but hew. no-. take op the
time of the Itench by coma into therm At tar their dec.,
akin he would offer 1.10 O•itlellE11 in the remaining Well
Mr T ltD 11111 11 lab •tileD I uwl gone into those be
oh aeld her.. taken op the line of deface adopted in the
Qtlreae. H .rrold—Mat mam.ed rann..t rote at al .
Mr. Atalegon : I am afraid, new your m.r•hips have
petne to such a dectitou. that at the next election the
people Will lid able It l.a prm tv much 'I they plea.,
Th- Cuairtnau: °klieg no. , Perhaps you wend like
to take. a.c ise I

-A-ilt-inso'n: I shall leave that in the hands of toy
l'employerL
The Chairman, in dismissing Me cases, pointed out the
danger 01 getting no near to an tartan ion of Me law as the
defendants have gone, and sod to_L under tbe Municipal
Corpora•ion Ac' it a hereon were found guilty of illegal
practice., the Beltch hat no ctpuire not t commit hitt, to
hard lebour in the 11..11.0 oi Cerrection, Ii the defen•
danta hut le-en convicted, how.% er, the Bench would
have been able, in that case, to punish either by fine or
mi pri eon meat.
The noble chairman added in conclusion that it was a
great pity in a town like Illandford they allowed party
(eel mg to exist to such a degree'
The Bench then dismissed the cases.
A large crowd had congregated outside the hall and
when the defendants and Mr. Trevanion appeared they
received quite an ovation.

In the evening the three defendants were triumphantly
driven thro,gh the streets of the town in a wa4gooette
and tandem. headed by the Sturininster Newton Brass
Band and &condo of nag*, and accompanied by a mob.