The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-29 00:00:00

WAZINALK.

DIEVALeATIONA BY AN AsKIATANTOVNIMICIL—At the
County Petty Sessions on Tuesday Colonel Mansel
and Mr. Rodgett were occupied for a considerable
time in hearing a sumnions against Mersin.. William
Randall and Henry Thomari Bennett., the late overseers
of the parish of Rest Stoke, from whom the Highway
Board sought to recover 03, the amount of a
contribution order made on the 93rd of April, lfink
and jayable half on the 214 of May and the remainder
on the 2.2riii of October—Mr Howard appeared for the
Board and Mr. Giles Symonds for the defence.—This '
cam arose out of the defalcations rf Mr. J. J. Clark,
the late assistant overseer, who has alnico:AM.—The
evidence showed that Clark falsified the hooks to make
It appear that he had paid the money to the Treasurer
of the Highway Board.—There war no proof that the
precept was served on the overseer., and defendants
sworn that they never received it. which Mr. Symonds
argued wax fatal to the case.—The Bench, however,
overiruled the objection, and made an order on the
defendants to pay the £93.—Str. Symonds intimated
that he should appeal against the decision.
Comm Peen Sssssoaa. Tarday.—Mairistrates present:
Lieut. -Colonel G. P. Hansel, ~ad H. Rodoth W. X
Caleraft. N. Bond, and G. H. Bond, Mann
Stoekiey, Prank Toms, Nathaniel Hemens, sad
Natheetel Miesoken, all of ft were summoned for
being drunk at the White Swum Inn. Swanage, on the
15th of Side. Haysion, Stockley. and Toms did not
appear—P.C. Strode said he sew the dafeadants eater the
pablie-lioues drank at four o'clock in the attantoon.
Aboet Italian-hoar later be entered the house
and found the deleadante in the tap-room, Hamm
being asleep. Defendants asked him to drink. He told
the lee there had been so much drunk...anal and so
many rows in her house that ha should report her.
Dram-examined by Kr. Howard: He could not glee any
moon for sopposing that defendants were drunk—P.O.
Fresbire a sold he saw the defendants enter the homes, and
they were all drunk—Before deciding this cam the
at the request of Kr. Howard, heard a summons
Nrwleriek Laker, the landlord. for permitting dritakeenem
on his prentisee.—ln crom-smuniantion by Kr.
: P.C. Strode said defendants weal drinking from l=
cup which contained beer. On Whit-Sunday he did get
over the garden walls of the public-house to try to ankh
the lanilerd When he let himself out by the ride-door
ha did not say to the landlord "1 shall have you yet."—
dr. (toward conteeded that there was nothing in the
men's appseranos or behaviour to lead the landlady to
suppose that they were drunk, and he quoted from Scones
Justices' lf snail to show that the case most croasequently
be diernweed.—James Scowling said he was in the Moo
Irmae, sad saw three of the defendants come in. ffayaam
was they before, and he had had drink, and Kr. Luker
retuned to supply him with more. The other three"
decedents asked for • quart of beer, sad they were very
quiet There was nothing to lead him to suppose they
were the worse for liquor. Yrs. Frames Luker, the
landlady, said her husband was from home on the after-
noon in 10.000. About four o'clock jr.dcall game In
end asked tar some beer hat. she to ne
him, as she considered he lied had
other three men afterwards cams inPlia&. sued
fee . quart of War bed she supplied them There
wee nothing to teed her to suppose they were not sober.—
William Bart said the three sea were not druak. =
ere w sitting gale* in the home, sad there was b.
to ow. ARA Awl were the wares for liquor—The
magistrates fined Harem* Ito.isoluding cools. end
dismissed the summons against the other three usen end
the lendlord.—The Marmon remarked that there were
mere came of drunkennem from Swarms' than from any
other town in Dorset.
Nathaniel Mistaken was brought up in custody charPd
with &swotting P.C. Strode, at Swung's, on the 18th of
July.—P.C. Strode mid he maw prisoner near the Swamis
pier on the lath Indeed. sad served Idat with a summons
for being drank et the Whit, Sweet Primed( street him
In the 010 with hie ash and aosed like • maw sad he
had to obtain the &mistime. of the peer reader to lock
Lion up—Primo.. admitted the assault, end said he was
eildss4elliszeraleed for sitting quiet in a podia-
house. —he imposed a line of We., inducting
coots.
WC/limas Bars, a quanta, of Somme, was rureasoned
for heist deunk and riotous at Bwanage on the sth Job%
—P.C. Strode said he saw &leading staggertug drunk
near the White Swan about half-peat ten at night, and at
11 o'clock he found him lying I. the road with hi. face
covered with blood. Defendant made use of aery load
—Hr. Ilowarddenied that defendaat was
=se"rd.lip had been to Kr. Marko Stamm to pay •
bill, end twos men attacked him toad knocked him down.—
This was sot defoadanCe and offence, and he wee Said
SI, to lade& costs.
meow depona, of Sesame, who did not appear, was
sentunmeed ter being drunk and riotous oa the sth of July,
at 13 women —P.C. Strode said he found defendant lying
tizo
&dr= et harped Dine at algid, de
he had to drag him some &steam They
s=for quarter of an hour Ware he could get
let away.—defteadaat is aa old offeatier, end 1611
=minstrels. sambensol him to an* wades hard loboar.
dram degmea, al iireasgs. wen saismesped far Ms(
&teak med riotous at Seriatim", an the gilt of .I.
defewooleatt did set allfeer—P.O. Freeborn eluded dud on
dr 11111411 MIN M titled= be sew Marl& bathes
mg anent with mud. lis was dniak end mole • die-
hartssmse.—Dolanehad an p$ eseddei, mad
he was awed Mu, ladi ad&