The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-01 00:00:00

PETTY SESSIONS,
TONSDAT.
Mon War Hurkusworth an tbe chair), and 0.

G. Ferrer, Req.
Samuel Holland, eltepherti, In the employ of 0 .1.
Mansell, of Longmont, was charged under the Con-
tutus Diseues (Animals) Act of 1878. with having
driven 11111 sheep from Herne, in the county of Hamp-
shire to Wareham, in the c.unty of Dorset. without
baring • Sulu from the L and An.hority.—Defend-
ant pleaded guilty, and was fined 406. and is. cost..
Thomas Pond. of Swanage, we-charged with having
a dog In his pasegesion on April 9th without • licence.
—Defendant did not appear.-I'.C. Gresenstock pr 'red
the cue.—Fined 54.. and 12e. costs.
John Collins, of Swum°, was charged with a
similar offence on 10th of April—Defendant pleaded
guilty, but dated that he had kept the dog for •
number of years, and had always bed a license taken
out for it, hat lately he hal not been able to get any
work, and his eyesight having fail. d him he did not
Ilk, to destroy the dog, eon could not afford to take
out • Bosons. He had since destroyed the animal.—
P.O. Greenstock proved the cue, and defendant was
fined 2.. 6d.
Henry Williams, of Swum*, was charged with
being drunk aud riotous in the Highetreet at Swanage
on gaturday, April 14th laet.—Dafe dent did not
appear. —P.O. Greenstock stated be was on duty in
High-street, Swanage, on April 14th inst., and baud
someone making UN of very baKI !amuse. A lot of
people were poising at the time. He went to where
the noise was, and found defendant very drunk. He
ordered him to go home, and he mule off in the
direction of his home, but about ten minutes after wards
he again saw him in the High.strest. He was then in
a fighting attitude and swearing.—Fined 40.. sad Bi.
caste, or in default one month, defendant having been
previously o melded sight time*.
Emma g !masa was charged with keening • dog
on the premises of G. Sava's, at Studland, without
having a license for same.-1) fen lent did not appear.
—P.O. Hann proved the rose.—Fined sa. and mete 12s.
Henry Mein and John Gout, fluids, were charged
with having unlawfully encamped on certain gmand
between Povinirton and Wool.—Dafendants pleaded
guilty—P.C. Hann proved the case, stating on the
14th 'net he raw defendants encamped near the hi.rh-
way between Povington and Wool, and they were
seated round • fire which they had lighted within
nine feet from the highway. He told them they were
doing wrong, and ordered them away. They refused
to p, and remained there until the following evening.
—Defendants stated they had the authority of • Mr.
Spicer, of Wool, to encamp there.—They were each
fined 10r. and 0.. costs.
Edward Randall, of Corte Castle, was charged with
tremassing Is search of game on lands belonging to W.
M. Calcraft, Req., and J. t pleaded
not rattly —Andrew Legg, heed keeper in the employ
of W. M. Calcraft, Esq., atated on Sunday morning, the
15th inst., between the hours of 10 30 and 12 noon, he
saw • man hutting and beating &boat In a Voce of
heath land, in the perish of Code. He watched him
for come time, and raw him knock somethieg over.
He then drew nearer to him, and afterwards saw him
again hunting through a ditch; he approached him,
and found he had a rabbit is his poesession. He had
only recently forgiven him for • similar offence. but
he had since received instructions from his employer
to promcute in all future cases —Mr. W. Smith, of
Rollington, apt eared, an i stated he had given defend.
ant liberty to kill rabbits on his ground known ea
Thrasher'. Heath, and defendant contended that we.
the only ground ha was op.—Fined 5.. and 10. oats.
Nathaniel Stockley we. charged with driving two
hones and riding on a waggon without reins in the
wish of Wool on April 20th.—Defendant pleaded
guilty.—P.C. Hann proved the case—Defendant,
having been previou.ly convicted of • similar offence,
was fined 10s. and si. code, or in default 14 days.
EXTRAORDINARY TRAFFIC. M. Thomas Page
Powell was summoned by the Wareham Highway
Board for ceasing, between the months of January
and March last, an extraordinary traffic to be con.
ducted along an much of the highway road leading
from Rut Creech to Stoborough, whereby damage was
canoed to the said highway, and the said authority
hes been incurred with extra expense in reptiring the
same, Mr. Powell not having entered into an arrange-
ment with the said authority for the payment to them
of a composition in respect of such extra traffic.—Mr.
Arthur Powell, barrister, appeared for the defence,
and Mr. P. E. L. Budge, solicitor, for the proeuntion.
The witnesses for the proumution were Mr. W.
W. Fooks (surveyor) and Mr. Bamford, the former
stating in bis evidence that the expense incurred for
repairing the said raid during the past ',tar his been
£l6 in excess of that of former ,ear..—Th. apneas,
for the defence were Mr. T. P. Powell, T. Dibben,
and H. Edmunds, the evidence proving the traffic,
which consisted of cement, to and from defendant's
works to the railway station, was n• t extraordinary
traffic.—The case lasted four home, the Bench
deciding in favour of defendant —Mr. Arthur Powell,
barrister, applied for costs, which were refused.