The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-05-21 00:00:00

00IJIITY PETIT SESSIONS.

RATURINIT 1 Before Erasmus Saunders, Esq., and
°forge Wanv,
George Hostswaie. of Abbotabury, for allowing his
hone td stray On the highway in that prish, May 11,
wee toed Le.
Grace Hall, of Abbotebtrty, for allowing e donkey to
stray there, was fined la.
William Sanford, of Porteshant, for eowing three
horses to Wray, May 11. ars. fined Is.
John Shepherd, of Pitlham, was summoned by Mr
W. W. Cull, of Beekland Newton, for riding in a cart
without having proper 000ltrol Over the horse, May 4,
at Cbarmineter. The oomplainant staled that uhe
was driving home from Dorchester, near the second
mile stone on the Sherborne rood, he found defendapt's
horse and urt standing in the middle of the road, ',Lilo
the defendant was lying bock in the cart &Mete, and the
reins were under the home's feet. Witness woke him
op and gave him the rein..—Defendant admitted what
Mr. Cull bad stated wee correct --Supt. Underwood
said he had not lieu summoned before. —Defendant was
fined 10.. and cute, and allowed • fortnight to pay in.
John Sandell, William Randell, and Joseph Handel%
of Chlekerell, were summoned for Hiegel taking fish
In the Pleat, at Abhotabury, April 2nd. Kr. Haskett,
of Everretot, presecated' and Mr. Howard, of
Weymouth, defended. The cue wee adjourned
(rota the lest overt, on account of the Rail of
Ilebeetet's dotard nolgiving Delano! the prosecution to
Mr. Bwiteft Mr. Oaekett rid it woe edinitted the
the Earl of Ilchester had the eselualve right of tubing
ir the Pint. and the only quew ion was
v kWh*, sle defemlante Were fishing *Alin the
reougtosed houodanu. —Robert Pitman. in the rervice
of Lord lkhuter, spoke to seeing John Kendall fishing
with an eel spear, on April 2nd, eithin the Abbotatrary
bouodatones, near the warren—about in the middle
though rather on the north side ef the Get. He told
Handell he would be summoned cube we. beyond the
boundatonea. The man went bask and said he did not
'oppose he &could be summooed.--Croesezarnined :
Randell was not bandy to the shore, nor quite in the
middle. Witness went toeiarent him In • boat, and
Handel kept dipping the spear in the Wafer till be got
to him. Did not see him take any fish. trine told be
wee too far op, the man went away almost directly.
John Handel' wan 30 yards inside the bounds. There
was no mark in the water.—Mark Hopsoo, local tut
for lord Detester in Abitetabury and neighboarho
spoke to geeing the three defendants fishing about 300
yardi within the boundary marks of the man. r of
Alabotehtary 'boat half-put one in the afternoon They
were working towards Abbotabury tromasaing still
farther, and 'picking" as they went. The men were
fishing at ' Hoiden Hive." Witness stood elom to one
boundary poet and could we in a line the ether atone.
He took a boat and went to defendants. Joseph
Hamden entoghe as eel aa wiener; waa talking to bito, and
the other two looked back and celled to him that he had
ought an eel. There were three boat., and be saw
about half • dozen eel in the boata. He asked Joseph
Handell his name and he did not answer. He mired
hoe where be lived. and he said he came from Wyke.
He told John Handel be was trerparing. and be replied
he hoped there wee no harm done. Witness told him
there was.—Croaresamined : He measured the dietanee
thr neat morning to be satisfied they were 30 yards
wields the bounds. When he first saw the boats they
were about a down yards apart. The men could see
him coming towards them, sod he was surprised that
that they did not move away. Witness naked Joseph
Pendell what sport he had bad? He replied not much.
Witness asked "How', that r He replied "we maid
have more if we were allowed to go higher up." He
then asked how far they were allowed to go? Pendell
Pointed to the boundetonee. He laid " You seem to be
far within that?" Kendall replied "I don't know."
He asked him to lend him his spear to fish with, but the
man declined. He asked him if be knew whet the
bound post op there meant, and be answer no. Witness
told him it meant that he wee trespassing and be had
better go off. But he would not go. Witoms then
went to John Randall and told him be was trespassing.
Fie said he had been at sea, and had but just
returned, so be did not know anything about it,
but be hoped there was no harm done. He told them
to go back, and John and William did do eo. He again
told Joseph to go away, when he said he was not within
bounds. He afterwards went to their house with a
policeman, when they denied being on the Fleet at the
time in question. Or seeing waness tberm—By the Court:
When on the water both the bound stoneesould begun.
—Mr. Howard than add•essed the Nosh on behalf of
defendants. He urged that it was a very trivial ease,
and that the defendants fishing In the water went
humid the bounds without being aware of it, There
waa no wilful intention of breaking the law, and as soon
aa it was told them they were trespassing they went
back. -The Hemet fitted Joseph Pendell Mt and the
other two ss. each.

James Whit. and Henry White, of Aakerswell, were
summoned for damaging Br trees, at Litton Cheney,
April At P.C. Burge, of Punoknowie, stated that he
saw defendants coming from • plantation belonging to
the Rev. James Cox. H. stopped themes they were
carrying • quantity of Ar poise and branches, and naked
them lithe, did not think they had done very wrong in
breaking down trees in that tray. They said they
wanted them for pick Moms, and had them from Mr.
Fry's plantation. Ha took the wood, and toldt them
they would be summoned. He went to the plantation
next morning, and found • number M trees had been
out down, to the damage of la.—One of the defendenta
wee about to explain thet they picked up the wood by
the aide of the road, when the clerk told him he lind
better say no more, bananas that would be felony, and
they would hereto go to the sessions—The Bench said
this was • had ease, and Aned them 40e. each. De-
fendant. still pal-aided they did not out the wood.—
They were allowed • fortnight to pay in.