The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-26 00:00:00

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Tits ligeaser .PoAlithiedfinsri—fsaal Saturday
Edinntid flourishll and Bichtird riarglint4 iit Wyke
end George Sargent, beer retailer, of Portland, were
charged before H. Williams, and E. Pearce, Evers.,
for trespassing in search of game; they were also
charged with doing malicious injury to Mr. W.
Manfleld's property, and with assaulting Henry Whittle
and Charles Taylor.—Mr. Andrews prosecuted and Mr.
Howard defended.—The four charges were each token
separately, but a narrative of the whole affair will
pYobably best prewent the case to our readers,
On the last dot is Milton. ullmuel Dodo, Mil
hianfield's bailiff, was riding round the estate at
Portesham, when he saw a large net on a pole placed
from one tree to another, hanging to the ground, in
Blagdon plantation. He also saw what he thought to
be men lying on the ground near it. 1.1"; on this he went
to the farm buildings and directed four men—Henry
Whittle, Charles Taylor, John Hawkins, and James
fitickland—to go to them. Two Went one May and Vero
another. He rode up to the Soot and found the
defendants lying dont'. He asked what businesd they
had there, when hoe gottlPineigrdinbl a ont uomethih
and theq whistled to the dtherk ,w ho judiped uti and chits-
Mooed Wking &lye the net. He told theft that if they
did not tell him th eirbusiness they must go with him, when
one said "We'll see about that !" They then took the
net, pole, hag, and rush basket (which seemed full) and
went through the plantation to the wall flanking the
high road. Suspecting they had game, Dodge called to
his men to stop them. Seeing Whittle and Taylor, the
three defendants made off aloes the road. The two
labourers pursued therm, and Whittle came up with
ifettasell, the two Sargent. being in front. Whittle
taught Hoensell, Whet had it prole and a rush basket in
his hand; by the 0, and laid "Ted milit stop along
NMI die it bit, tie," Hotinsell tried to trip him up,
*lien witneste threw him down and held him there.
Hottasell called out to the Sargent.i "Put the stones
late the—." They turned round, and Taylor went to
tale hold of G. Sargent when he threw a flint at Taylor
which struck him on the head, cutting it open, and
knocking him down insensible, in which state he lay
for ten minutes. Oeorge Sargent then threw a stone
Whittle which hit him on the head, and knocked him
off flotinsell. As this rough Struggle Was oeneluding
lb. Dodge and the two other labonreit arrived, and the
atdefendant* wilts taken te - theHing't Antis,
ham, Soon after Which the parish eottateble, Who
heard of the affray, went there, and teuk the deism,
dust. into eustody Tlse net wits about 1,000- yardi
king, and had itinerantly been lately deed; in it were
iiridges' teethed. ,There were alip feathers in the
et; and • tnata's stilt of bleat, whieh Kr.
i rews suggested was worn by one of the men who
walked over the field the previous day to make an .
inspection, and who, of course, in such a garb, would
not be suspected of being a poacher. In One Of 40,
pockets there was • wire, and the basket
invent labels addressed—" Mr. fecertilan' Wait.
street, Wertionth.” It Was elicited that slit
then Went hat to dissever the poachers with Smell
hurdle sticks In their hands. When at the len,
lieunsell said if they (defendants) had been armed with
sticks they would have given their captors cold blood
for sapper. The pole was proved to have been out from
eoe of Mr. Manfield's plantations. Dr. Parker, of Abbots-
Isoyy, who attended Whittle and Taylor for more than •
testified to the very serious nature of the injuries
both men sustained. —The Chairman said, in referents
to the first charge, though the ieferenee he drew from
thlendant's conduct was very clear to his own mind, be
tho Sight there was no evidence to prove an act of
trespassing in pursuit of game on Mr. Manfleld's land—
they reipAt have been poaching on somebody else's laud,
and gone there to lie down or anything else. This
being the ease Mr. Andrew's gave tip the charge, and
the summons was dismiesed,—The bench said the
nialioious injury was elearly proved; and fined each 10s.
and *lats.—As to the assaults, Mr. Howard contended
that the men had no right to stop defendants on the
highteay, and that they were justified in using the force
neoessary to free themaelves, which lie held was all they
did.—The Bench agreed with Mr. Howard este the law,
• belt eonsidered that George Sargent used more foree
towards Whittle than circumstances justified, and fined
him 10s, and costs.—The charge of assault upon Taylor
the magistrates disamissed.—lt was intimated by Mr.
Howard that the whole case would be brought before
the nest County Court.

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WOODSFORD.
PARTRIDG6 TRAPPING. —Harry Riggs, a labourer,
was summoned before H. Williams, and E. Pearce,
Eeqrs., for taking a partridge without a eertificate,
August 28, on land in the oempation of Mr. C.
Atkinson. A rabbit trap being found by John Fox,
with a partridge in it, he watched till defendant
came and took them up. It appeared that defendant
had been cautioned twice before. He was fined 104.
and 98. owns.
BROADMAYNE.
Sensual, COLIMILN, a MILD of this pariah, was
lined 2s. 61. and 'la. omits, last Saturday, by the
county magistrates, for permitting his horse to stray
on the highway, September 12.
VaLtasyr finicitmaxxx.—On Saturday Richard
le, a brickinaker, of Dorchester, was summoned
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CATTLI ON TEIN AIGHWAY,—TheIIigAt el*, •
hawker living in this perish, watt summoned anowiffg
two cows to stray on the highway.—Mr. Duke, fernier,
pored the offence, which it appeared defendant has
frequently oommit,ed. In defence Burst said he had
an old Alderney cow, which took it long time to drink,
and that 11114 in the rcrid watering, and his son directly
wirer drove out the other to take loth to the field. He
*aid Mr. Duke always had besets on the roods; he had
put them in the field himielf, and the p.lioem.n had
also done so.—Defendant was fined. 10s. including
cola. He said he could not see Ids way clear to p 'pug
li, and asked if he was "obligated" in having a
anemone for he (Mr. Duke). The Chairman
directed him to applY to • ',elicit*, end itild him be
matt nay the fine, which he did, and said he *mild
inote the police ,-umition Mr. Duke, when next he maw
that gentleman's beasts on the road.