The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-30 00:00:00

KINSON.

TILINIPANII IN Samtca OF GANN. —George White,
of 'Elation, and Thomas Adams, of Poole, were mum-
wooed before the county magistrates at lb. Wim-
borne court, oa Friday LA, ow • charge of treepies
Pp lapels over wbiob ,b• Ron. GraatJey Berkelay bee
nibt al 'booms& Neither of tie defendants
were pnewst, lb. OUNIOIOOI apnea Adams sot
baring been served. The canoe was clearly proved
by Thomas Novara, • mealier, sad ldr„ Beztragli
keepec—Witila wan adored to pay El '
meta

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WEYMOUTH.

8. lowa's Calmat. —AI dm maul votary, Mr•
G. Framptaa aad Captain Bwatridp ware ra-ablatad
abatchwardam for Ur current year

Hotv Taut= Cutracw...--A Vestry meeting was
held on Easter Monday, when the outgoing church-
wardens, Mown. J. Devenish and G. J. Vertu.,
were re-elected for the ensuing year. The Rev.
P. D. Addison occupied the chair, and unanimous
votes of thanks were accorded to the churchwardens
for their Nevis's daring the past year.
Sonnies DIATIL —On Wednesday afternoon last
Mr. John Mayo, foreman of the Weymouth Gas
Works, died maidenly. He had been in a bad state
of health for th• last two years, and was afflicted
With fits. On Wedueeday, having complained of
indisposition, be was advised by one of his fellow.
workmen to go to bed, and having complied with
the advice, he was found dead ehortly after. It
was not considered necessary to hold an inquest.
ST. MART'S CllollCll.—n. 11111011al vestry meet-
ing for palming the churchwardens' accounts, and the
election of churchwardens and an organist for the
year ensuing, was held on Thursday last The Rev,
T. A. L. Groomes occupied the chair. There were
also present the Mayor (.1. Turd, Eaq.), MINIM G.
Rolls, J. Style, R. Commie.. Pidgeon, Potheoary,
Milledge, Gough, Rooks, Vincent, F. Rooks, H.
Rooks, Thresher, Robertson, flihenn, W. Hurdle.
J. J. Rolls, and C. Thoreau—Mr. G. Itolle, one of
the churchwardens, intimated to the meeting that
unavoidably ciroemetanoes had prevented the pro-
duction of the accounts on that day, and that they
most ask for • month or six weeks in order to place
them before the vestry. In reply to • question by
Mr. Poothecary as to summoning defaulters, Mr.
Rolls observed that the last estimate did not include
any change for legs/ expenses. A discussion followed
as to recovering the rates due, the impression being
that defaulter. might to be summoned where the
amount of the rate would cover the legal expenses.—
Mr. Milledge was tiot in favour of entering any pro-
osedings in the matter.—Mr. R. Comniine proposed,
and Mr. J. Potheenry seconded, that the time asked
for the production of the eccoents be granted.—The
Chairman, in • few words, having referred to the
able, servioss of the churchwardens for the past year,
said be begged to nominate Mr. Robert Reysolds as
his churchwarden for Um year enraing.—Mr.
Itilledge pr. posed, and Mr. R. Calamine seconded,
the appointment of Mr. A. I'. Cole as parish church.
warden. Agreed to.—Mr. COMMiILI proposed, and
Mr. D. Pidgeon seconded, that Mr. Hooke be
elected organist at the usual salary. A discussion
here followed as to some necessary painting and
repairs and the state of the clock. —kr. Vincent
remarked that it was • very good clock, only it
wanted some alterations : it would be necemeory to
flatten and sink the dial. —Mr. Pothetery suggested
that the Hoard of Health shotld he applied to in the
matter as it was a Town clock and intended for the
benefit of the public. —The Mayor thought a
practical advantage would result from an application
to the Board of Health. Eventually, Mr. Vincent
was instructed to see Mr. Dent (who is shortly
expected in Weymouth) as to what 'meld be done to
improve the clock, and report thereon to the vestry.
A vote of thanks In the chairman terminated the
proceedings.
SHOCKISG DIATIC FROM INTIM AAAA NCL —On
Friday morning the distressing intelligence that
Mrs. Diesch, wife of Mr. A. Diesch, of $7, St.
Mary-street, had been found .lead in her betintent,
became quickly known all over our ',enough, and
immediately on the feet being mwertained by the police
a telegraphic mesuge was addressed to the husband of
the unfortunate woman. who was suppoeed to be in
that leeslity, but it appears not to have reached hini,
him, as he did nut amve inlVeyinouth in time to attend
the inquest, which was held at the Landed Inn on
Friday afternoon, before H. Lock. Rel., deputy-coroner.
The first witness esatnined was Mary Devroton, who
deposed that she had been in the service of Mr. Diesch,
as a genre,' servant from last Wednesday week. She
saw deceausi on Thursday night last at quarter past
'ten when she left her in her bedroom. Whilst witness
was there deceased took off her watch and chain and
put them on the drawers, and deceased toll witness to
go to bed. Deceased was • little sick before witness
left the room. Witness saw nothing more of her till
the morning following, when witneps, about 9 o clock,
went up to the bedroom to 4sk whether deceased would
have her Irani. watet to wash with, and then found her
on the floor. Witness at once gave information in the
workshop, and soon after the police arrived. Since
'hr had been in deceased's service she had noticed :..1
particular illness, only that she had hwen tipsy since
Morulay last. Sometimes before Itreantast. lestenlay
she was tipsy all day, net before breakfast. Witness
d d not see detesterink, although witness and others
had fetcbed gin. Witness had fetched as much as a
pint el a time, and the last pint ahe fetched on Sunday
....orning between 11 anti 12, and if there was any left
it would be in a jug and probably under the bed.
Ileveased dill not drink during the time Mr. Diesch was
'at home. In reply to . juryman, witness said she olbl
not hear any noise about half-past eleven the same
night Superintendent Lidbuty here brought forward
the jug with half a pint of gin in it, which he had
found timietteath the deceased's bed. —Hermina
Rowlett. It. nursemaid in deceautl's employ, deposed
to the habitual intoxication of devalued, sometimes
from brandy and unietimes Iron' gin. l'esterdny wbc
feteltol a pint oi.gin from the place "when, the Cross
Keys timed to be. Last Monday wituus also fetched
some. Deceased was out ef doors yeaterday afternoon
and at the door in thc evening. Witness never saw
deceased den& Liquors were kept up stairs in the
drawing room but deceased very seldom had any of
that. Reginald Palgrave Simpson, medical practitioner
in Weymouth, deposed that on Friday morning, ?bent
9 o'clock. he was called to see deceased, seti found her
lying on the floor. Did not see itrytLing in or around
the room to lead tothesuneleien thatahe hut taken any-
thing poisonous, and he believed death resulted from
natural cameo: the inunediate cause being apoplexy,
accelerated VI iutemperance, anti that deceased had been
tlead memo hours. There were two other causes which
n Ash t have occasioned death, one the fracture of the skull,
and the other the bursting of an aneluism. He did not
imagine she had heart disease. lie had net profes-
sionally attended Mrs. Diesch. The mppearance and
position of the body were not roMpatible with poison.
mg. The jury were of opinion that there was no
necessity for a pee worrem examination. They were
aware of her intemperate habits, and believed, as stated
by Mr. itimpeon, that her death had arisen from
apo-
plexy, hastened by intemperance, They returned a
verdict of "Death frotn apoplexy."
COUNTY Pitrrt Seaman, Friday.—Before R. H.
Swaffield, and Spencer Meade, &qrs., sod Major
Wood.

DAMAGING • DOM—William Taylor, I. stone, and
J. Stone, were summoned for wilfu'ly damaging • door,
the property a William Abbott, of Portland. Defen•
dants paid 9a., the cost of the present summons, and
agreed to repair the damage. lathe meantime thecae.
was adjourned for • month, and the drfendants will be
discharged if the necessary repair is done.
Daum =re sea —Chesies Dell, Ci iris Bull, and George
Dailey, were brought up on remand charred with being
drunk and disorderly at Portland.—P.C. Cooper deposed
that on sunday morning 17th February, he saw defen-
dants at Weston at quarter past two in the morning;
all three defendants were drunk. Daily was stripped
and wanted to fight • young man named Ttibbet, On
his coming up defendant went away. In reply to the
Bench they sad they had nothing to urge in defence.—
Fined be. web.

Bcatuouse OFFINCIL—Abraham Winter mu
summoned for brearb of the Beer-house license. P.S.
Freeman deposed that on the 16th April he. with P.C.
Gale, visited the house of defendant, the "Army and
Navy Inn," High-strest,Fortune's-well, at 10minutes to
12 at night. He saw • light, end several people were
talking inside. The front door, 11.• also the back, were
fastened. Afterwards knocked at the front door.
Some one inside asked tim who was there and witness
said that it was the police. He heard some one inside
tell the parties inside to snout at the back door. Some
one inside asked again who was there, and Gale then
went round to the back door and met sevical
parties going out. Gale then passed through the
the house when witness came in at the front door. The
landlord did not actually refuse, but did not admit wit-
ness. —Def, ndant said the time was shortly after eleven
instead of ten minutes to twelve.—P.C. Gale oorroh,
rated the evidence given by the previoss witnesa, and
in addition stated that when he got to the back.door he
taw seven persons come oat of the house. Witness
than entered, and be found the landlord had the handle
of the front door in his hand, and eventually the door
was opened and the sergeant was admitted.—Delendent
stated that the front door was closed at eleven o'colock,
I and he and hia family then had some supper. That the
I parties in the honey referred to were three soldiers and
one civilisn, sod they had calked in without parade-
MOD ; and defendant further stated that no drink was
drawn after eleven.—ln reply to the Bench, P.C. Oslo
stated that the house had been badly condoeted.—Finvel
40s. and oosis.—Defendant sad he should have the
OM adjourned till next Coon, and would not now pay
the fine.—Distress warrant ortlered to be issued.
Diu xxxxxx ea.—Thomas Bpranklin was summoned
for being drunk at Wyke Regis, on the night of the 31st
Hatch last—P.C. Chaffs, deposed that on the night
in question he IMW defendant opposite the Masons'
Arm. Wyke Regis, between twelve and one. He was
drunk. swearing, and making • great noise. Witness
requested him to desist, but he continued his noise.
Defendant admitted being drunk, having had some
" malt liquor" on taking the 16hing net across to the
be ch.—Pined 2s. 6L1., mats remitted.

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RIDING WITHOUT ktZims.—John Honey, carter, was
summoned for riding without mina —P.C. fltaild
deposed that he law defendant riding on the shahs of a
waggon with three hones in the parish of Wyke Its.
about inidda, on the 2nd inst., and that defendant had
before been nautioned.—Defeedent pleaded that his feet
were "very sore," and he was merely taking a lift.—
Fined ha

AimuinLY.—Willious Taylor, ostler, vie NUMMOIVE4 by
Robert Crooke', 'boa driver, for an aneault, at Portland,
on &today, chip 14th inst. Both parties are employed
by Yr. Thresher, and complainant &posed that on the
day mood be went to do his work at the stable.
Dafendant sent some boron in his own charge to its,
well bye boy, and on coming beck a pony, belonging to
Mr. Winter, came rounds ourner quickly and frightened
the bonne, dragging the boy down. Delondant then
charged vitoms with driving the pony, which witness
&Gird, end defrodium then bit him in tho eye twine,
and threatenvit to "gouge" both his eyes out. —George
Culling (a witness for eospl.inant) dottmodaid bow be
was to be paid for his d.j. work as • q
which by day work would be 4•--Coroplain:nutrrg=
I to pm what was propor.—A witness named Warren,
Um son of the landlord of the Britannia Inn. drpomd
that • little boy hold up • sink and frightened the!
home which plunged. William Taylor then Syne out of
his smbla and amid, you "thiek-headrd fool," what.,,
you doing with my hormit Thou there was a good deal I
of sureystio.. on both sides pug on. Defendwit then
said to nomplaioant, "go away or I shall give you •
dab in the e 1.." Crocker dist said, "come and do it,"
which WY immediately respooded to. Again in
Oreeker's stable the defendant struck him, and Crosker
'pin said, "mete and do it." Each blew was Oven

with the thumb, bud Mit With the 11.1.—8 y the Clerk :
Wm it • hard blow ?—Witness : Well, I egauot my it
Wile a very bard one. If it bad been, Croaker would
hew. had a black eye.—Fined 10s. and costs. or 14 days.
William Taylor, the defendant in the preeious case,
was also summoned for an assault on John Crocker,
the father of the hut eemplainant.--Complainant, in
thie case, depoard that be wax groom to Dr. Cartnther.,
and that on Sunday, April 14th, he went scrods to the
stable where the horses were that his son bad charge or,
loses what was going on, nnd is. him with • very
blank eye. Taylor Was there, and ordered complainant
out of the etable, and threatened to "gouge" both his
eyes out. Defendant then caught hold of complainant
by the sleeve and tried to put him out, and
afterwards pressed his dst against ocomplainant's nose.
Complainant afterwards complained to Mr. Thresher
and subsequently defendant wan discharged from his
service and had left the id•nd. —George Burgess (also
having an eye as Collins had in the previous owe to
hi. days expenees) proved the aosault, and defendant
was fined lna. end costa or 14 days.—There were other
surninon•es egainet Taylor, and the maglatrates decided
to issue . warrant for his epprehetwitin and the cubes.
(meet charges enuld be gone into.

ALLsorrt Aasanct. —Charles Crrter was summoned
for assaulting Ann Hooper. —Corriplainsni depo•ed that
on the 2nd April defendant's wife lett her little girl with
her (complainant), who in the afternoon she wet to
school. She did not go, but went to her father's bou-e.
Complainant went to enquire how it was the child had
not gone to +chart. when Carter with abuse ordered her
out of his hones, and "hashed" his bat about her ears.
Ruth Harris derued that she sew Carter take his
hat orff and nothing more, and another witness named
Ann Baer gave similar and equally important evidence.
Defendant mid complainant had no business in his
house, and when there, oho called him a rogue, a thief,
and • althea. Both these wrtneases had also to be paid
their expenses. Case dismissed.
Bouottnat PETTY SiMetntra, Monday. —Hefore J.
Titan!, (mayor).—Robert white, a private in th•
SOili Regiment, itra. cLarked With being drunk and
riotone and kreak In e a pane of glass, the property of
Mr. Ourge Parker, landlord of the New Inu.—Mr.
Parker deposed that on Saturday night, shout 10
minutes to 12, prisoner and another soldier called
at his house and asked for two gltases of rem. He
refused them. Both men werc unlink and abusive,
challenged him to talit and prisoner threatened to drag
witneu over the bar, and in putting them out the prisoner
knocked his elbow through • pane of glass.—A sergeout
of prise-run company was present and gave him • good
chariterter.—Plned the value of the glass, 45., and cute,
together eleven shillings,—The Mayor requested the
servant to represent to the commanding officer of his
regiment, that It would be advisable to reduce the
number of pawns granted to soldiers, especially on •
Saturday night. —The fine sod coats were paid.—
TtimiDAY.— Before K Bayley and R. Niteroi!, &qrs.
—James Itnigl4.‘ whey( chairman, appeared to Answer
a charge or using abusive and threatening language
towards the Mayor (J Tigard, Esq.), on the lfith hat.
His worship in stating the charge imp! that in accordance
with • resolution of the corporation passed some time
since, he had from time to time refined to allow any
person to take gravel from the Esplanade. That op
Thursday afternoon last, he saw from his own hoses
the defendant 'saunter up the esplanade followed
shortly after*ards hy another man, and the latter was
seen after looking about to see if any polio:rem-en were in
view to cross the road with, • barrow loaded and
prosecutor on asking the man his name and who the
barrow belonged to, received the intelligent answer
"Don't know, Sir r and this man mode • very quick
and sodden disappearance. Shortly after this the
defendant came across the road. and after a litt'e
questioning admitted the ownership of.the harrow. On
being expostulated with and rerouted to take bock the
gravel, defendant mule use of the mut abusive and
threatening how ge. Defendant then took the barrow
me au the F.splanade and tipped itt contents otter, and
again used very abusive language, slid uld he would go
somewhere where he could Oct be stopped. The
defendant appeared to b• quite sober and his worship
thought it it cluty;as chief magistrate, to bring this case
before the b nob, in order to show the defendant and
others that such abusive and threatening language
could not be nerd with impunity, but he did not wish
to press the charge.—Defendant pleaded drunkenness
and stated that the next morning he could recollect no
more of what he said. than " • baby unborn" and
that ho was very sorry for what he had done.
The bench in addressing the prisoner remarked
that for the nae of abusive and threatening language t
a prisataindlvidual,a parson might be boned over to keep
the peace, and otherwise punished, but it appeared to
be doubly wrong when need towards the chief office*
of the borough. The defendan4 mat be aware that
no person was allowed to take gravel from the
Esplanade, and whets the mayor told him this he should
immediately have taken it back, but instead of this, as
was his aunt and custom, he had made his use doubly bad
by using abusive and threatening language which could
not be tolerated, and but for the leniency of the mayor,
the bench so. Id have billeted the fullest penalty for
allowed by the law, and in consideration of each leniency
expressed by his worship, defendant would have to pay
only the meta of the summons.—Tom all, cab driver,
appeared in answ-r to a summons for furiously driving
a horse sod carriage, on the 220 d instant. Snperinten.
dent Lidbury deposed that yesterday (Monday) (ter.
noon, between three and four, be was :n his house in
Bast-street, and saw defendant driving at a very furious
rate to meet the Jersey but, driving at least the rate
of 10 miles an hour. East-street was very narrow. The
defendant thought it Was a cue of mistaken' itsdanti y."
The superinten,ent had very recently sent one of the
sergeants reund to all the cab drivers, to caution them
swami furious driving. —The defendant pleaded that
his horse could not be make to go more than 7 miles
an hose, and he could get witnesses to prove it, and
that it was the aim of all the rah drivers to be the Brat
to meet the Jersey steamers, the asme W.! in a horse
race, every man tried to get hit Den horse in first. The
Mayor stated that defendant and others most know that
the beach .;ould not allow furious driving from the cab
stands, meet the Jersey steamers, or on any other
umegion. Fined Is. and coati, together 7a. 10d.