The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-27 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH BOROUGH POLICE.

TRISDAT.—BefonJ. Drew, Fseq., G. R.ynolde,
and It Haggett, Rim.
&rose TllNGWlllo.—Tboinwit Impedes, • boy, whose age stec
stated to be 10 years, but who looked older, was summoned by
P.C. Ay for throwing stones at Mr. Dunn's plga It
appeared that delealant, with emend othen, woe In the habit
.4 committing depredations, such no stealing fruit and vege-
tables. In the neighlsouilood of Ilr. Ihnuie premieres, .st the
Chickerell road. The potkeman heard them agree that one
should watch while the otlwre did what they wished. Ile fol-
lowed them, and saw them throning stones at the pig and pig-
gies. The mother of defendant protested that he wan not there.
The Bench 1.,14 her !she was repondble for her children, and
.he did not lake SA much care of them en she ought. This
throwing dome.. • general nuleance in the borough. Mr.
Rowland Thom. •Ild Mr. Dunn &plea.' nod nnid th'ir were
glad to hear the Bench sleek of the reeponehiltY of the parent.
It was not before it was wanted. Mr. Thomas mid he had bet
fruit and s eiretablee, and had his rhubarb spoiled by thew
children throwing iitonew A email fine was impomd.
Ass --Mr. John Chalker was summoned for sresulting
Mr. John Cox, Jun., real merchant —Mr. John Cox mid that on
Thum*, between 2 and 3 p.m., he woe attending to his
business on the Quay, when Chalker came behind and took off
his hat very roughly. Plaintiff said he did not like it, and re-
gimens' him to give up his hat, and go ; but It wan mane
time before he could get back his hot. Between 6 and 6 plain-
tiff was speaking to Mr. Mace, In High-street. when defendant
mate up and wanted to ftht hitn, used bad language. and struck
him in the fem. He use several terms tending to Injure plain.
tiff's character, and sue+ language wen too bad for hint to repeat.
PlainUe meant to let it pass ; put on Monday daboidans arcoeted
him again, threatened to pull his head 4, throw him overtstard,
and in tact do everything that Ana bad, no that he (plaintiff)
went in bodily fear of him Plaintiff had never laulted him,
and did not know that there had been any bickering between
them. Defendant was a nuisance to the nelghbouthmsd, . he
constantly broke out into them flu, anti threatened everybody
that came nem.--Chalker wan asked If he had any epsilon to
ask, and, turning round, asked Cox what the language woe?
Why did not George Mace swear to the language? --- Mr. Kam
maid he could confirm all plaintiff had state'. —Chalker
Gentlemen, put him to Ms oath! George Mace, you have
alway. °palmed me unjatly. You have been In thin court
when I have suffered £2OO. Why did not Cox tell the language?
He had not bra. enongh. - Mr. George Mace mid he we. talk.
Mg to Mr. Cox, when Chalker came and interrupted them,
He oris.ke to Cox in a venr abusive manner, and pushed his nose
twice with hie hand. 11'e wore at him very hard --Chalker
I will write to Sir Frederick: give you • tip, George Mace!
of all the Unities—. Defendant being warned to be lee ex-
cited, mid be would sum It up in • few words. He mw the
young roan. Cox, in the Duke of Cuinhetiand, with a white
hat on, and in a joke took it off, and put It on his own bead,
to we how he elmuld look in • white hat. "Owe of them low
people called Bloodstain" wised him by Ula erm seed twisted
It round, and irritated him very much. But an to striking
plaintiff, Chalker took • dreadful oath that he did not do so,
for he would not take adnuttage of a boy like that. As to
George lime, he would report this to Sir Frederick. Ile could
hardly contain Mansell that • man like George Mace, with such
a charge as be had, could come forward and wear featly.
—The magistrate. cotakiered the charge proved, and Mr. Cox
was entitled to the protection he naked. Chalker wan bound
over, hinmelf In L.lO, and one surety In 1110, to keep the peace
for three Month'.
The Mayor the.. took his mot on the bench, an did
Dr. lizard.
LARKING.— George Reed was summoned for stealing a knife,
the property of John Bogen. ..0 the 17th mat--Me. Howard
defended. Plaintiff, a labourer in the employ .4 the Great
Western Itailsay. mid defendant was a boiler smith, and he
worked under him and othen. Defendant lant Saturday, took
hint by the halm and turned him up. the knife fell out of him
pocket, and defendant took it up, and would not return it.
Plaintiff threatened to summon hhn. At ten o'clock defendant
mine to him, and offered to pay for the summom. a.ol Kite
him another knife; but plaintiff refused. Afterwards he
offered to let It peas, 141 defendant doing a. he had mid; but he
then told him to p. to —. The Mmeintratee raid there was
not the dightest ground bee a charge of felony.- Mr. Howard
mid the defendant an,, • nun of some reepectability, and it was
..f intportuion to him that there should not be the linghted
Nuntncion egeo.4 him. -The Mayor we. prepared to my that
Mr. Howard's client left the court without a stain mein his
character-11r. Howard mid that the knife bed been hidden by
anther man in some boiler tubes.
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Mr. Chalker, on paying for hie bond, begged to ask onequen-
lion. To what 1111n14 we WWI that money applied? --The Mayor
aid they had nothing to do with that. Chalker mat pay the
fee. ,4 the magistrates' clerk Chalker wa making some
further remark, when he wa. ordered to be silent, or he would
be put out of the Court.
Benjamin linnnay and James Groves were summoned by
Cornelius Marsh, landlord of the Cross Keys Inn, for an anamit
141 Saturday night.— Mr. It. N. Havarti speared for plaintiff,
and said there had been several weans amounted in plaintiff.
house, and he was dinged to come to the Court for protection,
he waved to conduct his home properly and peaceably. -
Plaintiff aid that shout a few minutes afore 12 o'clock, the
defendanto and other. their companion, were in the room, ales
• man named Mill., •nd one of Mr. BuyenlaWs workmen.
Plaintiff went In to gather up the empty one and close the
house, when Hannay jumped up and said ". What 14 this you
have to my about me r Plaintiff replied " You will see what
I have to my, if you tsar my dun, and I lave to put you mkt
4 the taproom, as I did last Faturddy night." Defendant
retina that he would fight him now. Plaintiff answered, "No
you won't; it in shut-up time. If you want to Mehl, come to
me Monday morning, and I will talk to you." Hannay then
xtruck him In the eye, and the others mind " Go into him
Benny." and rated him. They all fell on him like • pack 14
dap on • foe. Ile had to keep them off with one hand, while
he held the cup. with the other. lie vaa. pulled out by • nan
named Pitman, and Groves areck at him. They got him down
on the step, and se his wife tante to help, they struck her had
through • tane .4 glam She was now under Dr. M.orhead's
rare, hut was no ill that mhe could not come. P.C.,. Arley and
Ilansford added in daring the home. They had elm uttered
threab, against him, and he believed hi. life tot, in danger.
He had given evidence agaiilat Hanger, and they had threatened
to give hint • thrashing. The mum of Ualt useulting him was
bemuse he had told the provost. sergeant which 111 thern
Assaulted • 110111141. 14,11,1 mid that Manta/al offered to fight
them for £2. —Edward Mill., carpenter, rid he went into the
taproom of the Cram Key' to speak to Groves, and just as he
got bade he 4•111 Hannay take off his oat, and •trike Mr.
Marsh in the eye. Marsh had cup in hi. hand. There was
then • general Iseger and the whole of the company fell upon
the landlonl, who we foreod out Into the peonege. though he
tried to defend Inman. Wilma tried 1,4, get between them to
protect Mandl, and got • blow on the eye and ~neon the
bridge of the ave.—Hannay mid that what Marsh had said wax
Icier, and Grova (111.41rIbl'd the disturtarice, which he aid
lean by Marsh striking Hannay, after the former had irked
him what he had to ay shout hint 01.1,4.011 Mid he had • gam
..f water thrown In his face in the row, and ginger beer bottle,
were flying in all direction.. They could mil twenty witnewes
it the, liked.—Williann P 1111414 In, celled; but Mr. Howard
intimated that Mr. Marla would be alislksl to have defendants
bound over to keep the peace, and if he more he was in
danger of Mr life, no evidence of facto could controvert that.—
Defendant& were bound over to keep the peace for ale months,
thenvielve• In £lO, and a surety Tule in £lO.

ch;;; .47.11;;4Tdetentlanirs for ammulting L. Marsh Ina
adj. ourned 011 Tue.lay.
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A cromsummons against Marsh for assaulting Hannay wa
nut hoard. Hannay mid he asked Mardi on the evening in
question slut he had been saying about him, and plaintiff
struck him again. Them was • general rue, and Mrs. Manh
`ll•ratched hi. face, and tore ids shirt from his trek. A servant
was throwing water about, and he was no wet no • drown/lel
mt." In croas-essurtination whilst admitted haring been at
another tavern till eleven o'clock, and heard that Marsh
threatened to tick him out of Ms house if he carne in. He
did not go there to kick up • row, he did not want to to a mile
for • glans of beer. —Mr. Howard : But there are others near.
There In Buxton's, and others *round. -Defendant supposed
any pubilehouse eras open. -P.C. Apiey deemed to hearing and
seeing • mum disturbance at the house. and Marsh staked him
to take Hannay out of the home. If Hannay and Groves went
into thin house, thorn was sure to he row.—James Berry who
went In with Hannay, dcpmed to Marsh striking Hannay, after
which there was • general row.—ln crow-examination leftism
admitted having been In two other homes before they sent
1,, the Crom Keys, and haring heard of the dieturbancebetween
Marsh and Hamar -Mr. Howard urged that these two men
had inflated each others' minds, for the purpose of creating •
disturbance In the boa..—The Bench &mimed the case.
They oonddered that ILannay had brought It upon himself, and
if he had gone home. Indeed of entering this house at • quarter
pee& eleven, this would not have happened.
Win axe In Manna-ni-Law.—George Down, namon's
labourer, we. charged with threatening the life of him wife
Mary Down, of Lower Bondetreet Ttse wife had dowsed that
defendant armulted her on seversi occasions, and on Friday
" hammered her bead" against the well He threatened to
prim her 10.010 ont, and she went in bodily fear. They had
been married • year and • half, and defeiwient had been good
husband to her until the last three weeks.—Defendant eald
that when he came home on Saturday dinner time, there wan
noon: in the house, and hall the things were rune—The wife
admitted haring sold /I 4 /Me of she thing.; but mid it WM
bemuse she had no money, and there ass no food In the hours,
-Mr. Howard mid the husband's mother whiled to eve eel-
dence..--On the aimml of the Bench, the wife consented to give
her husband another trial. "if he would keep his hands to
himmelf."--Bound over in his own recognisance@ of gin

CONMAINT 110A1X11/ Tue POLICX.—Atthe close of the buninem
Sept. Vickery drew the attention of the Bench to • complaint
made by • fentleman named Walker against the wake of the
bonmgh. Laia week P.C. Mc Mahon apprehended thin ° gentle-
man" about two o'clock in the morning at Waterton-plwe, for
having struck kin hat off, and he was brought before the Bench
and fined. Singe then he had made • complaint against
Mo shoe wd salt Brine. The Superintendent told him he
would bring It before the Bench this morning, and Mr. Walker
attended the court; but he had dime left, toying he had • very
Important meeting to attend, and It must stand over till
another time ?—The Mayor appealed t• the magistrates who
heard the cam against Mr. Walker, and they mid they were
perfectly Entailed the pollee had done their duty. -Mr. Walker's
letter one, however, rend. It wan addremed to Mr. Vickery,
and stated that the writer would not be nullified until P.C.
Mc Mahon and Sena. Brine were demi/wed the force. Mc
Mahon followed him like • thief In • meet unwarrantable
manner. and Wm mid that he did not know him, whereas he
had Token Whim on two oecanionn in broad daylight It also
' nit Brine with being" beery," and with uttering •
filitieri &ed In mying that he did not know him. The Supt. stated
that he we Smgaint Brine about half-met twelve or one
o'clock. and he arm quite sober, and Mr. Board mar him Wm
quite ether within • quarter of an hour of the time Mated by
Mr. Walker. He had no opportunity of becoming "beery" for
he WM on duty near the Royal Hotel. Mr. Vickery Woo
mentioned that when Mr. Walker was arresited, Mr. Watkim
cane to him, and explained whet position he ma. In, and he
(the nuperintendent) accepted bell for him to appear. On this
Mr. Walker Ma very imonicr thing, for he put out • piece
of gold for Min (Mr. Vickery) to accept. Of comes he refunal
to accept it. Mr. Walker was • gentleman of independent
property ; hut he wan very eccentric in hi. habits, and would
walk about at all thnoi of the night. At the time McMahon
followed him he had an old coat on, and McMahon went up to
MO who it we -The Mayor naked if Mr. Walker had received
notice to attend that day. and Mr. Vickerey replying that he
had, the Mayor mid he aid not think they need trouble them.
nelson about the complaint He bad known Sergeant Brine
ever since he had been in the police form, and he, with every
person who knew the acrgeeult. encitil certainly require the very
ntrongent proof before they could believe mach • charge %mina
him. Ante McMahon he had known him for ti yews, and It
would take • great deal of good evidence to make him believe
that ne (McMahon) had done anything amtrary to hit duty.
They therefore comidered that, at pereent, they Would take no
notice of the contplaint ; hut they sat every tuanlay, and Mr.
Welker, If Ito thought proper, meld make kin owpiaint again.
Mr. Drew mid the one wan hoard beforehim, ami he was
certain the police dkl not exceed their duty. —The Court then
nee.