The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-17 00:00:00

ISTSALING AB I:IIBECLLA.

Emma Hoddinott and Henry Ireton, • bombardier
in the Royal Artillery, we,e charge! with et e ding an
umbrella from Alfrel King, value 9J., on Saturday
night.
Allis,' King laid be am a hawker, an.] was at the
Fisherman's Arnie Inn on Saturday eveoing alr .ut 10
o'clock. He new tbe anacin 114344,1 A and a
there. Ha ##tiered an tuninalla for sale, and plO3O 'r
Ireton offered him 61, for it. Pris 'tier to-k the
umbrella from the t aol went hit # the hsr to get
change of • shilling. The neat thin 4 prinowntir ear,
wad the tiro prisoners running down the strert. The
umbrella prince I was hi., ani he valuail it a, 91. ile
did not thi k he t-y.k it will the inteuLion of 'testing
it, but as he did not bring it back he gave inform itiou
to the police.
P.O. Kaile stated from information received he
went to the female prisonei's bi 11...! in Wesley-4mA
on Sunday mor Aug and ro.eived tit tunbr.lliwoduced
from her. She told him the b untiolier bad given it
her, cod she I not know but that he hat paid f a it.
He produce,' the umbrella.
Prosecutor said he di I not wlh to press the charge ;
he thought they to de the umbrella in • drunken fr dk,
with no intention to steal it.
A Sergeant in the Royal Artillery sold prisoner bore
• lair character.
The Bench dismissed the case against the female
prisoner, aid ale the cue spinet Ireton, with a cauti.,n.

TULBI)AT.

Before J. R brtaon, Fag. (in the chair), T. Abwtt,
Esq., and J. Lundie,

Lit 1111CALLID rat AISSLULT.

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Samuel Brewer was summoned for assaulting Aleck
Storoy on the night of Friday I tat.
Mr. Percy Street appeared for complainant.
Aleck Storey stated he lived in the Park, and was
In the Great Western Locom dire Department. Oa
Friday, the 601 of April, he went fore walk with Idle
Agnee Cr *by. It was about half-past nine, and he
went as far as the Greenhill (hallos. lie saw the
defendant sod another man there. While he and Nliss
Crosby .too I still defendant said "I have cau4ht you
in • nine little game." Ile asked him what he meant,
and told him he was a coward for watchi ,g people like
that. When going back he met defendrait and the
other man, and defendant asked him if he called him
a coward, but before he could answer defend sat struck
him • severe blow in the forehead, which nearly
stunned him. He couldn't recollect much more
exoept that Miss Croeby helped him home.
Agnes Croeby was at Mr. R iwe's in St. try.
street. On Friday, the 6th, she went for • walk with
Mr. Storey. They went as far is Greenhill Gardens,
and es they were coming back defendant cares out
from the badge, and wad 'W. hay• caught you at •
tdoe little game." and complainant cella him
c *ward for watching them. When they got to the
bottom of the Gwdens Brewer came out and &deed coos.
plainent if he celled Mot a coward, and then struck
him • severe blow on the forehead, which stunned
him, and she had to help him home.
Defendant called for the defence Charlee Cornish,
who said be was with Brewer list Fri lay night when
this took place. They saw two pereone in the lane,
one was striking the hedge with a stick, sod Brewer
said" Are they demegiag the fence? We will watch
them." Brewer afterwards stood up and said to
Storey " This Is i nice little game." The young lady
said 'Whit do you mesa? if you were here, I would
glee you in charge." Storey, ..13 the oeh, bind, ggid
" If you were over here, I would give you s nnething
else." lie and Brewer came down and went out of ;
the Gardens. Tory met at the bottom ,if the G•rden,
and Aleck Storey said they were "blooming" oowards„
up in which Brewer said '' Who do you call cowards?.
and struck Storey. An altercati, a to rk plaoe, en I
Storey struck Brewer a blow in the chest. The young
lady clasped Storey with b dh hands', or she • general
fight would have taken place.
Mr. Lundie asked defendant what right he hid in
the Garden. Warr he employed by air Frederic
Johnstone?
Defendant reviled no; but there was a reward out
for informing against persons damaging the fence.
Mr. Lund* maid he thoight it was i most horrible
thing that young people could be watched about in
the manner these two young people bail been.
(Applause.) Defendant was not called upon to per-
form the duties of a rriblic prosecutor. It Wet a most
horrible thing, and it was only just complainant should
call him &coward.
The Bench fined defendant El and costs.
Mr. Lundie hoped the Bench would hear no more
of thew) cases. -

Au application wee as le by Mr. Percy Street for
his costi, but this wax refused.

ALLEGED RAPE.

George Gordon, an old num. was charged with c 431-
bitting n rape up um J.ne Stec louald, who, it is alleged,
Is his illwritim.t, chill.
Mr. Percy dtreet prosecute 1, and after hearing the
evidence of the girl and the cl •ctor, the caw was
adjourns I fir eight d aye.