The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01 00:00:00

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COUNTY Pim SIMIONS. Tuesday.—Before Wages G.
11. Led. N. Bind, M. It minim and the Earl of Eldon.
A Harry Fsnar.—Willrasa Crocker, a dairyman, of
Langton Matravera, was thinmoned • for threatening to
"rattle" his father-in-law, William aumeer. of Enerva-
ted Farm, Langton Harmers, on the 13th of September.
Defendant was alert summoned for assaulting his sister-
in-law, Hannah Belson, wife of Henry Belson, • carter,
of Corfe Castle, on thy same occanion.—Mr. H. T. Tr*.
Vernon appeared for the defence—Mr. Humpy stated
that hie daughter, Mrs. Etaletn, wee with him at his house
on the 13th of September. shout five o'clock in the even.
ing, and defendant canto into the room and ordered Mrs.
Belson out of the house. She refused to go, and defendant
took off his coat, tacked up his shirt sleeves, and gave her
• "real smash." Defendant struck her as bard as he was
able in the mouth. Defendant threatened to "settle"
both of them; and smother of his delights, Mrs.
Farwell, gave defendant • push, and be and Mrs. lialson
got out of the house. Weals:A afterwards said be
would give Mrs. Belson "s
--smack in the chop" when
be saw her again, and that be would give him
•—" hiding" and "settle' him there right when
he sew him the next morning. He was afraid
to into his bows, and he stayed under the hedge al
night. Next morning he went to Corte Culla, and his
sou-in.law, George Farwell. came hack with him about five
o'clock. As they were having some refreshment in his
house defendant puttied open the door, and swore at him
sad threatened him the WM as on the previous day. He
was in fear of violence from the defendant. F•rwell
stayed with him for several days and nights. Defandezit
lived in another part of the same house as he did. The
penult took place in his (complainanCe) Portion of the
houle.--Croes-examined by Mr. Trevrinion : Defendant
was his son-is-law, and be rented his dairy of cows.
Defendant came to live with him on the 14th of February
Last. Defendant did not stipulate at the tints of the
agreement being entered into that B•lson and his wife
and Farwell and his wife should not came on the premises.
He had heard that Raison's wife and defendant were not
ria ads. He had laid out under hedge for hours on
different occasions when he was afraid to go home.
Defendant had threatened him times and he kept out of
his way. He had • son about 30 years old, and be did
knock him down on • "Intim" in November teat —Mrs.
Baleen said she went to bar father's house on the 134
instant. Defendant came into the room and ordered her
out of th• bower She refused to go and he gave her " •
frightful blow" in the fare with his hand. He said he
world settle b tth her father and her. Her sister pushed
defendant back, and her father and she got out of the
house. Defendant aLn struck her last Merch.—Crose-
examined by Mr. Treys/non : She did receive • letter from
dsfaldent's wife, and a strange man answered it for her.
She did not tell him what to say, and be did not tell her
what he had written. The man came to the door selling
I ooks and tracts, and she had not seen him before. He
told her he knew what was reported about defendant two
years ago, and that he had given as rood as was asked for
in the letter —Mr. Trevanion did not deny that an assault
had been committed, bet he submitted that it was •
family brawl, and askod the Bench to be as lenient as they
possibly could. There was some unpleasantness between
the niters, and when defendant took the dairy he stipu-
lated that neither Farwell and his wife or Belson and bL
wife should come on the premises, or in any way interfere
with him. Defendant's wife wrote a polite letter to Mrs.
Ralson, and in the reply some gross accusations of
immorality were made againtt the defendant, and this
provoked him to do what he did.—The magistrates bound
defendant in the sum of £lO to keep the peace towards
his father-in-law for three months, and fined him 10s. and
coos, Ita., for assaulting his misty-in-law.
Seined Corbin, who did not appear, was aummonel for
being drunk and disorderly at Langton Matravera on the
7th of September. —P.C. Denton said he beard quarrelling
in the street at the higher part of Lengtou between 111
and II o'clock on the night of the 7th instant. He wont
to the spot and saw defendant with his clothes off and
wanting to tight. Defendant was very drunk and there
were a lot of people around him. After some little time a
fee friends got defendant home.—The Bench imposed a
fine of IP, and costs,
ADM! Lucas, a labourer, of Winfrith Newburgh. pleaded
guilty to being drunk at Wool on the 7th of Neptember,
and was tined IL. and 7a. costa. . . . . .

Alfred Bartlett was summoned for lieing drank at this
pariah of Monica on the *4th of Septendser, to which he
pleaded guilty.—P.U. Butler said defendant was helpleealr
drunk at the Wareham Railway Station.—Fined end
culls, 7s. . • _

Harry Jaime, • dairyman, of East tiorden, wax
summoned for having an unjust half-pound weight in
dairy on the 19th mutant —Supt Lavender, Inspector of
Weights and Meseures, said he called &t it fondant's house
on the 19th of September, and saw Mrs. James, who
admitted that she sold butter by the half •pound. She
brought a pair of series and a half -pound brass weight
from the dairy, and he found that the weight was •
quarter of an ounce againet the purchaser. —lira James,
who appoluvol fur her husband said she did not know that
the weight was dencient.—The Bench tined defendant 11. e.
and ISt costa _ .

--oc-o—rys—lii;/, a boy 12 years of age, of Bare Regia, was
summoned or stealing 20 apples, value 34., from Um
orchanl of Mr. Checks Basoombe. farmer, of Berm Regis,
on the Pith of Septeinher.—DefewLmt pleaded guilty.--
Ridout said defendant picked up the apples aa be
WilA IMP); through the orchard on hie way to his work
between 6 and 7 o'clock in the morning.—Supt Lavender
said Mr. Itnecombe had lost a great many apples, but ha
had no desire to pleas the charge—The uragiutzatasaedir,4
defeadaut to pay the costa, Is.