The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-18 00:00:00

BLANDFORD COUNTY COURT, Mompsy.

Before E. Eviatrr, E.g.

There were 29 plaints entered for bearing, mostly for
small debt; seven judgment 1101l11110011tli, and one bank.
!twiny ease were as follows:

E. Clarke V. James Burgess. Claim ES 16a. 10d.
Mr. Chitty appeared for the
_plaintiff. and Mr.
Atkinson for the defendant. This ease was ad.
jeurned from the last court for production of day-
book. R. Amey was now called, sea said that an
entry in the books of date May let, 1861, for CI 6s. &I.
for c0..14, was in his handwriting, that the next entry,
Man 2Mh, for El 4i. 21, was in his daughter's hand-
writing. and that the third entry, June 26th, for El 56.,
we. for coal. *applied to a Mr. Burge-e. of Minton, for
the defeudant. He could not prove the delivery of the
coal., as at the time he was away from home. The
defendant generally paid for coal u he had them.
Plaint if had threatened to summon witness for the
amount in dispute. Mr. Burgess's carters used to wine
to the yard for the coal, and Mr. Bargees paid him
afterwards. Mr. Atkinson, on behalf of his client,
denied that he had received any outs on the days in
which lie was charged, andealled the defendant, who
stated that he lived at Preston farm, and had in pte-
visas Jean had coal from the plaintiff. He generally
paid for what his carters fetched the first time he now
Mr. Awry in the market. Saw Mr. Clarke at Christ-
mas, when he naked him to come and be • witness that
Ataey had the money. He told him he could not uhe
(defendant) never had the coals. Several receipts foe
coal were examined by his Honour, who remarked that
the defendant could not have always paid for the coal
directly he had it, for in two instance* the receipts were
dated two months after the delivery of the coal. Hi.
Honour then examined the entry in the day-book of
May 28th, and said it appeared very certain that the
entry we. in a female hand, but in the margin at the
side was the word "Preston," whirl. the vitae's,
Atney, mid was written by him. It also appeared as
though the party who wrote Led altered the figures.
The evidence was much too loose for him to give any
other vordiet than for the defendant, who was a res.
meltable farmer in the neighbourhood, and swore
positively he never had the coal
Strange r. Paddock—Claim, £l6a., for five years' rent
of cottage and garden.— The parties reside at Haselbury
Brian, and from the evidence it appeared that the
plaintiff had lent the defendant a .am of moue! on the
cottage; not being able to pay off the mortgage the
property came into the hands of the plaintiff, who
agreed to let it to the defendant for El Is. per year.
A written agreement was pat in to that effect, to which
Mr. Atkinson objected as one of the attesting witnesses
was dud and the other not in court Mr. Clatty, for
' the plaintiff, contended that this was unneceseary as his
client was prepared to prove that he now the defendant
sign the document. His Honour said there was no need of
an attesting witness for a simple agreement. After exam-
Ming the document, his Honor remarked, that it ap-
peared as though the signature of the attesting witness
461 living was in the same handwriting as the agree-
ment, and adjourned the case.

Beseekrupley Is Re Wareham, Grocer, Blandford—
Mr. Atkin.on, who slipoored for the bankrupt, stated
the ease was adjourned from the last court became the
irtstentent of bankrupt's affairs had not been filed.
That had now bees done but only on the previous Mon.
day. It appeared from the bankrupt's statement that
his liabilities were L'2lll, contracted within a year and
nine months. To meet this there were good book del*
amounting to about 120. and CZIO realised by the sale
of bankrupt'. effects. The principal creditors reside in
Bristol. Several irregularities having been wimmitted,
and the bankrupt not giving a satisfaetory statement of
his business transactions during the last sin months he
earned on his trade, his Honor adjourned the ease, with
renewed protection for one month.