The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-10 00:00:00

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lifotitriau's Pt 114.--011-• ladigestioo.—lndi-
-041., omit „mom of the Num is the cum of thousands.
e 4 mai day olth Isrsillunisnrd .ol.rti,li nIl of .00db
oisY w.sWolelid Waging }l°ll4'''.3 . Pill. to tsar
se'°' Army's' dim/dom. stresiod„ nod
Monte:it to oc. Their...Pon is purr
org.n sw
" sad .u.dpithairine. .7 al7 be whely Won without
wits maw, pursuit., or rsquinnp ramp
lion in dlet Tbs 7 04417....."1"" liddissw •n the
hoed, d 4 low sPirio re.
without ,fld.saiss thi
firf.tew • the eOgitrael• they er..."" suppiwt th• vital
nripls by wibiliSane Puri for Pursue blnod.
Plitanef humour 'SOK CoUGIIS II 10 Ntstrrdsii
jpplypdp py 1.4000111.• PIP 11-1110 W•Fille. -From
Mr. 1 Whittaker. Webeillr' Fsrg".% " A
genllossan, who has beam • "'LAW actor on the Shelt4d
Maio upwards a s.r.pil a•sured tos that I. ban
sad dpipsisst Maw) for colds sad lio.ror-
ssis,""."'so
partway rrolibiesome is his profession.
a° /mother iteutlinaaa, m Eyes at Pitamoor, has been for
years much subject to Wpm, from eolds, has tried
almost ever, maelteimo tie* he b.ard of for combs
aid ookii hit mi. bits Wm or material serrios to him
team ho trim laiookii Wawa. which hare m ones
awed bioho To m 00... obey sr• invaluable for clearing
elessitioafig Prise la. led. sad9l
pie box. Bold hp dyiegipls.

Comm 00171 M—The business at our County Conn,
04 Tb ns woo noimay on and only e
saes =store His Honour (T. Z. P. taro,. &KO.
•Is.„ Jane them{ grocer, Piddltmeothite v. Jana
II sot, of the same place. eargentor. This wu an &Aloe
to rouser £4 14s. for groceries, adj .urned from Lev
court, to enable defendant to alto• it. bed paid £114..
more than she had ar,die, d with. • This was dose, awl
jU dimebt yea given for plaintiff for the balanos, to be
paid ia 10a monthly anetalmonts. blr. Weston appeared
for plaintiff.

BOLT TIMMY RICTORATS.—& memoral to the
trustswe of Holy Trinity big/tidos, in favour of the
election of the Roy. T. A, Falkner, hsa been signed by
nearly sena hundred video in the psrish, nod •
meinorisl to the MLI2II 'Mart trout eat-partaluonera haa
reeeived numerous ingaatares.
Douai:aria CaTVA !Lana?, Saturday.— At Mr.
Bowes repository there was • lags attendance sod
brisk bagmen.. The sapply wet very urge, about
1,200 cheep being penned. .Hider, indict,.. teethed
frog £l6 to ; Lit steers, £2l o £27 each; barreners,
£l4so £l9; fnsbcttla,Cl9to £22108. ; calm, Oil to
TO. par ; Dorset 'locoed rum. from 5 giuneu to
10 pilaw Seen; Samoa Down cheep, front 48. to 61.;
Down ewes, 46. to 56.; Dorset hom ewe., 544 64 to
; Down wetbera, 47.64 to 49; fat lambs, 274 to

001INTITED TO THII Doane 00WITT FUSON.—
Shleieee : William Smith, obtaining spirits by fal,e
provisoes at Welmouth.—/mpriemeseent Lot Hoop,
breasb the poses at fikorberne, 3 months; Wi11.,.
Street, drunk los, BS Reel fitower, 14 days; George
Fliot, drank ko., as Weymouth, 7 daya.—Hard Labour:
Charles Greaser, stooling sow at Itridport, 8 week.;
John Robinson, vagrantly at Fordingtoo, 1 (Wonder
month; Mary Jan* &musty, riotous its, at Weymouth,
1 celmslar month; Hoorn Talbot, stealing hardier and
paw at Dere Regis, 1 week.
drrotirrto 8010IDII 11 GAOL—At the Rather
antions, a yoong OMR, named Walter Line, was 160.
Mimed to twelve months' hard labour, for • robbery at
Garage All nolo to He was • very troublesome prisoner,
and not cootrollaile by ordinary dissiplin• d fee dal.,
ago, when in chapel, lie threw • book at UN head of
Geo of the turnkeys, and for this he was sentenoed to
three day.' e..liary roodoement by one of the Visiting
Ju.tiess. Whale in a dark oell on Britordoy last he
tried to drought himself. Lie twisted hi. skirt into a
rope, fastened at round his neck, and plaited the loop at
the end upon a little projeetion over ins door. He WM
(maid buliguig by the °afar who took him him dinner.
Al that tams be was nearly deed; but persevering
efforts wore made to restore him, and they suoseded.
Fat this attempt no his life he will be subject to further
punishment midst the direction of the authorities.

Dountsirrea 80800 L or Au. —The results of the
, Goverment examinatim (snood grads) of students of
' this school, held at the Town Mallon the 10.6 and 11th
, of March last have been resolved, and from it we are
I glad to Ind that a rod proportion of the competitors
have proved meassfuL Prom the official Int it appears
that in freehand the position of "mondani" haif been
awarded to Miss Mary Grace Pelham, who ia entitled
so " Berchett's Geometry and Perspestive" sea prier;
Miss &Mt Pope Hodges, "Sepia Landscapes ;" and
Thomas Groves Payee, colours. The followieg passed:
—Richard Oliver Boon, John Propels Neglect Hestlicoat
Mies Ebro Mary liegid, Muter William Lest, and Mims
Mary Elisabeth Lock. In geometry the "emellent"
were Ni.. Margaret lienriette Cornell, who is entitled
to " Burebett's Geometry "as a prize; Mies Florense
Elistboth Onridry, boo of instruments ; and Muss
flristians Loam Shift.; Berchett's Penpeotiv..."
Mine Alioe Amelia Good and KM Bouts Pope Hodge.
mooed. In perspestive, thornily two who mend wen.
Miss Alice Mars Coombs sad W. Last In model
drawing the following were " szoellent!"—Mies goody
Baty, box of instruments; Miss Elisabeth Mary Emma;
instruments; Mise Mary Grace Feltner. " Burchett's
Geometry;" Miss F. B. Guidry, inanimate ; sod Miss
Emily Psalm, instruments. Those who ha..
are Froderkk Boon, W. Lest, Mies Mary Charlotte
Lock, T. G. Payne, and Mies C. 1.. Shelton.

R. H. A. POINT RIADIPOI4-00 Tbnilidity oveni°ll
the amateurs connected with the Battery of Hone
Artillery stationed at Dorchester, gave what was to
have bees • ootiosinding entertainment, but we believe
another evening's tunesetnent and recreation is to he
provided. In order to glee great*, eel& to the pro-
ceedings Capt•in Cole, of the 7th Fenimore, now
.tationed at Portland, kindly consented to eve his
services, which, of course, were eagerly aßoopted by
those who had heard so moth of that gentleman's
originality sad humour, and his appearance was hailed
with mush 'demure. Captain Cole brought with him
another gentleman. Captain Keyeor —who opened the
entertainment by • reading from, "Mrs. Broen's visit
to llarcate." and the style in which it was read was
telling in the extreme, and evoked roars of laughter.
Whilst the applause wee still at its height many oon•
suited their oonvenieetly written programmes, and we;„
ea:Mindy awaiting Are appeedenoti of the eget per.
former of the evening Captain Cole. And soon that
gentleman came from "behind the sesses" in eon.
tinantal fashionable eostume of the period, and lan.' •
cootie song, pourtmying the sufferinge of an English
tourist at the hoods of • young Swim lady; the chorus
11141 eatremely effeotiee, and produced • great deal of
earnment. An encore of eosins followed, an& in
response, Captain Cole gave " H make. punkeeciltunckew
woo, an undoubeedly Abyssinian account of the real
muse of the late expediti.m and delivery of the ceptiees
iroin bondage under Theodortia The &Attune of the
natives, said Captain Cole, sonsielog of merely wearing
cling within the drum of the left ear, wanton. ludiorouv
to adopt upon the present occasion, and, therefore, be
gave the ditty without further transformation. He
'wrested the company to "help" him with the Chores,
but of edwrla, the joke of the invitation was
that they ooaldn't for laughing at its absurdity.
The mirth wee uproarious, and when the Captain eon-
eluded "encore" wee lupus shouted, and the &odium
would not be quieted until it was announced that Capt.
Cole would Ono mein in the course of the evening. Tbe
" Cbristy's Minstrel'!" bow same on the platform, and
were loudly cheered. Sergeant Jordan, as leader, pleeld
his troupe, cad another rile of comic singing Mar wanted.
The Snit song was "Eaariah Brown, " by Driver
Smith, and right well it woe gives, joined in by the
whole of the company, and londly applauded.
Homebodies Griffiths, aa "tambourioe,* was emsellent,
and effectively proved that he wee "there" by his
repeated witty saylairs and doings, and kept up coo.
Lionel laughter. Prism& of my youth," followed, by
Guam Ao-drews, and we. very sweetly given, and
r• arrived the approbation of ell. After this cisme the
•ery amusing piece '' Wheel-bored-pads," by Gunner
elm-ober,. Hit has an improvised propellar,"
en
erected mush unasemanc. Comm gi•deeteg again
!allowed with " Mary Blom," which was well reoeived,
and the "nigger*" 000sloded their part of the programme
with the popular ballad "Prom; Warbler sing. We
have heard it se•eral times illidet In. readings bays
been pr-Meedlog, but it was given on Thursday with
more tad tired time ever before. Capt. Keysor again
mine forward, and read a very amusieg piece, after
wfateh Caesars Cole appeared in the character of an
Irishman, sod dieplayill much West in his
effoctive mud.-ring of several Hibernian songs. Patriotic,
comic, aid sentimental, were severally given, in all of
whieh the Captain give immense pleasure sad setiefae-
, Tina applthee which marked the 010410 of hie
performances was load and oontinnona, and with
remarkable quictleille Captain Cole nappeered
and announced las Comic Consort at the Royal
Hotel, Weymouth, next week, eipreasing • hoist
that the audience might he es thrice end anti:inelastic as
, upon the precool ociarsion, and thanked every one for
. their attention to his all. mote to moan them. The
mnsie of "Country Cousin" concluded the entertain.
.neat, witch was decidedly the hest that haa hitherto
been given, and afforded • sourest of gratification to
many. The room was quite thronged, and all were
much pleased with the torformenties of the smother.
and psi titularly gratified by the eurnmeefal rendering of
Cei-tain *ono in at •rioter.
BOIWOOK PUTTY Bnlntions, Monday.—Before the
Mayor (J. P. Hodges, Esq.), J. Bishop, Esq. end M.
Devon sh, Esq.—Thomas Painter, militia:luta, • ,
native of Bland ford, who is in the Metropolitan police'
form, was ch•rged with &smoking • moo named Theodore
Ironsidea —Complaisant said that on Monde/ afternoon
last hews. standing on the pairemeat in Highetreet,
&oar the Royal Oak, when the prisoner Clime op, struck
him is tbe Isis, and mines the head with a thick stick,
which broke with the blow. No words pateed. Pri•
wage was drunk. Never saw him before. Crow
examined: Aux sure you're the 01113 who struck we
Never mw any other man there with a won,
streak wry ose.—Q. Are you sureit wag not my brother?
—A. I don't know your brother. You're the man.
P.S. Condos sa • defendant strike the complainant with
a sash. Told him he ought to have been uhamed of
biome f being • pultareonstable. He said he was only.
taking his brother's pa t.—Crowexamined : Did not
sat wit. U 1 served you with the sounn ins that it leis
your brother who ought to have been thinmoned. De-
fendant s•id it wee his hr d her ehdetruck the was, and
I said, 1' en he ou.bt to hare bwit scum .ne at well
as you. Ito uo know your brottim.—The defendant
nalled
the end of spa row. Wes with Harris's hand- art. Aitter
.fii.gg, Butt, mud be SSW the b cloning nod
being struck, the ocunolaaaat hit oat at every coos
near him.—Defendant Iris two brothers were there
fichtiug. end he wont to part them. Ti.. *preset-major
‘ociared him to barraelvt, an I next moroing he was
brought before the Colowil and punished. If they would
adjourn the nel he would prove that it was his brother
who struck complainant He had already been semiarid
wrongfully. - P.S. Casaba mil be taw the blow struck
by defeedant, laid hold of him directly. ant their • part
of the such trom his hand. —lt teemed Colonel Benetton
reduced defeodant from being Corporal to the ranks.--
Detendeat said this was the Int time he had been in
troailc-14. Symonds amid so 4101 IS we. the beet....

Defeatist Pill lathed beets Overton' in the militia, and
lorset Cattutg Express neve/ had s report spinet him before, sees. ••nr• in On
• liikrlDOlP,li,l4ll he had• good ob•roter, sod 2 years in
TUESDAY, 0 1870. the Loader, polio), and could have a good chereeter
MAY ,
theee.-11r Symonds said the language used by militia-
"l Ines in the striate was meet disreputable.—ln answer
to Mr. Bebop, the sergeant said defendant wee
DORCHISTRB -"drislry," tut complaloant eras perfectly sober. -The
Till Rectory of Om perish of Um Holy Trinity in Mayor saidthis wean eery bad ease, sod the Won°.
Denthiseter, Dermot, has lately bosom. vacant by the erttap--cdtaging everybody vithemeariog fslsely—made
death of the Row. James Fisher. Tbs patronage is it more &sweated. He would be .omitted to prison
vested Is the fauardiaaa of the Yrs, School nod Alms. for gem 4re' hard leboar, without the option of a
bow, apd the miollOd for prooooding to the choice of goo
• now rester is appointed for the 14th June neat. ! cog ggg !gm Olgasposs, Sstnritie.—R4Oft R. n•
The Defogte • vela .bie and important one, with • good Ir. gamed, gat. (chairman), 12 Penne, leo ~ Emmaus
2211111•11116 Contatuniogesd. li•und re, req. C. E. Adel', Bet, and O. Warry.
I Owes@ Ciarn.a. of Mai hen Newton, we. sun= .ned for
at. Pern's Causoff. —Oa iSenday eollectiose were neglecting to " pport 61s father, now chargeable to the Doe.
weds, diet senators; by the Hector (the Hee. E. W. eheeter Unldn. The came ermadjourned from the lan court kg
Pear% A., for lighting and lusting the chetah, sad the pauper to tettenr, Ni. Loa Or°•°°.‘ited WWI °I tic
anteanted to £9 16. Guardians, mr. Weston we. forth. amend..
Thomas Chasple the pauper, wait called. He said be was 72
Lll2lOlll 111111110/1/2f SoolgTv.—The annual meetingyearnante sue uTird I years ago.
at West Stafford on behalf of this society i• announced and defendant one one of his wog children. —Cron-exuded :
for next Thersday. It alert' • pleasant rare' ramble HD *West we eras named John. Ms we. rnaniad. Re-
from Dwrohlatori with lb. stneinty of • kindly tremolo. sustained : Jots had 11 or 12 childni., but George bad noes.
from the Bettor and Kra Reginald Smith, did item Mr Wallsorhs sald defendant had worked for him simnel
„.„,.-/ from • chit I, tel ...now In hi. empty. He was out of work
opportunity for helping • moiety which is in
" in the winter. At day wet his ...gm. were • rUiftge fl
worthy of support.
But he vas one at piece work, and be did not think his wages
I Tile Tei Li. or JOMM BiamouaN.—There WY • wo••11,^.111.
WWI gatberiag of the militia on Thursday evening, Mr Hoff, Hollers. of Malden Newton, laid he had Ilryid near
at their tea iand-ooffioroote, to witness the Ida of dehindant man) yearn. Defendant was • pie new, nod kept •
beerboun and grocer's shop. At • adi at Muldea Newt,ro lag
" Juke Bad spoons" alias "Strong Drink" and the year deend.ot kid for property it the extent of £lO4. —Crow
Peri eem nowt or abed mesh eieefeien• Civet Jovial" imagined : Detodant had offended him a goat deg, but be
lb. Honourable M. impartiality (Headmaster Carroll) cense Vt.* rd as it was his dut.. In the county.
presided to the wart •' Mr. rierstiny, Esq. Stlornisy Mr. Weston. to behalf ,A detendant. urged that his offering
General (Hr. C. Grosnlng) was counsel for tee people ; IWO for irroor"lpined nothing, orb. might only have been
and H. :mammal, Esq. (Sergeant Dean) we. counsel for 'h. 'leant of uothor. DefendenVe were when he he 4 ntlt
ditfeudatit. I did not average more than gl • week; the little grocery
business, he urged, was • sun safety-valve to prevent • man
In the country getting too rich, and that the beer milling was
Insignificant or the brewer sold by retail In the same village.
The Conn ordered the defendant to pay 1. a week towards
his Istbeies maintenance.

CUMILTT

THOMAS KINOSIJII-r-,71 ii4h-;;;;"waa eummoned for
cruelty to 5 heifer. The summon, was left at defendent's
usual residence, but It did n appear that he had lately been
at home.
PC. Cantle mid that on April 6, at Kingeombe, he mor
defendant driving three betels, one of which was very lame
He toll defendant be had better not drive that ono much
further that niAt. He taw the game beast. at Stratton the nest
night, anti one of Its ems was very bloody.
Supt. Hs» mid defendant was dtivier the besMa from
Bridport Into to Stratton.
Thomas Honey laid that on the 7th Anvil. between Waldo)
Newton sad Olimstone, he law &fondant with the three
besets ; one was down by the Id* of the road, If. toed two
Micks—one large and the other strull—an.l he was nogg ng the
ono that wee down. It. maid he ewe elth thew] to Mr.
Shore., Stratton. Witnem told html,. had better Sot drive
them y further, se one multi not stand. He went outs the
dairy he wee ergo* to, end at the dletenee of about 600 To s
he law end heard themes beating the better en the ground.
He went bade and told defendant If he beat It any more he
would have him toot up directly—he ought to take the two on
and hoe.. Naggoe brought for the other. As niters went
back defendant still continued to heat It. The animal was
frothing at the mouth, and defendtnt roiled it over one,. The
men told him the beam mese from Ilebeeter, mews tail,. below
YeOwll the previoue day. fie should have biped with the beast,
but he leaned from Its ft...thin, at Use mouth that It had the
dimase; and that it would he daegerout tog him to tough it. a.
be mlted• good deal with Mock.
Superintendent Her, said that on the Bth April he ea. the
three heifers In an orchard at Stratton. The hind logs of all
were much bruised and swollen. One of the beasts watt lying
down uoahle to move, and he found one of Its legs was dis-
located. Its ears also were very sore. The satimsle had since
been killed.

Mr. Short proved that the heifer. were the lams
Defendant we. geed 50a , or two month.' hard labour.
Dwain RnAg wet ',marooned for poaching on land. of R.
Williams. am- of Brideheett.
William House, on Sunday moroing, the TAM of April,
saw defendant setting wire. In ono of the preserves Nest
morning defendant ex.mlned them, took • rabbit from one of
the snares. and killed it Defendant tuned wants not to my
anythi g Mena It, and his father Mimed him 10. to my nothing,
but he mid he would not be bribed for anything or by any.
body In the workt.
Fined Os, or two month.' hard labour.
Jaaanue Weak In the employ of Mr. Omits, of Pulbam,
was summoned for riding en Malta without reins, at Char-
nainver.- Med 6s,
$141./CTIND TO OTTE POMO Or FOOT DIV .o,n, mum,.
Mr. Janes Cage, of 8.,004,-,ton, for
henoff stock"tt.tering from foot and mouth damn, and not
gt notlos nf the same.
Smerintendent 'Hare mid that on the 214 of April, be
Inspected some cattle at Duddle farm, In the parish of
SUn.ford, and found one bull and If cow. suffering from foot
and mouth disease, amongst • herd of WI cows. He hal
remised no notice of it from defendant, who I. Mt owner. He
reported the matter to the Chief Constable, who directed him
to take nut a summon.. He produced • certificate from the
Veterinary Surgeon, who inmected the Kock on the following
day. He could not my how long the animals had been allected.
They were in various atty, of the damn, but he could mar
that several had tefori Affected at Heel three or four daps.
Mr Cake mid that these cattle were on an adjoining farm to
one the police frequently waited, and he thought they were
under the Superintendent's eye.
Supt. Hare mid he received notice reel:meting the adjoining
dairy, but not sato this one. Both b :longed to llr. Cake
ma magistrates thought defendant erred through mitunder.
standiag, and fined LS and costa The Chairman told him Mee
he was liable to a penalty of Mt
Defendant I think you have dealt very harMly with me.
When mother me. Ism brought into this court--
Chairman We cannot allow you to mote any remarks on our
decialon ; this Is not the place.
Defendant I don't see why one case should be looked over,
and another fined.
Gnome Dovetail was brought up for vteMing egip, belonging
to Mr. Nortbover, his inaMer, at West Chickerell.
Prosecutor mid that on 'Monday, %pet' 23, there ma on Ms
gmt, cootaining four eggs. On the nest day he mimed
three, mid marked the remaining one. In the evening that
we. gone. He t‘dd the polio.. On Saturday a constable
marked four mg. in the barton, and put two I. two newts
linhesquendy he New prisoner in custody, when he said. "I
have nothing but what's my own." Ile Identified the pro-
duced es the me be had muted with lead pencil.
Croe.examined : To his knowledge defendant had not taken
eggs he hod found to the hoots. Knew he kept fowls.
P.C. Flagg mid on 30th April be merked four eggs sad placed
them aa described by proe eutor. Be watched the meet, and
moot it, $ll kW OLD determent ume something frOill one, and
put In hit trouser"' packet. At 12 defendant went to the other
nest, took from it some eggs, end conveyed to his trousers pocket.
About three p.m. he took prisoner into cur ody, charging him
with steeling ewe. He said "Very well, Ilhgo: no one can
my he hae men me take any eg a" Went to prisoner's home.,
when he telt! his wifetobring out all the arge they had. She
gave him those produced, antonget which were three witness
had marked.
In maser to Mr. Weston the constable said he took other
things at that time, which he supposed were going to be the
subject of another charge.
Mr. weetoa complained that the pollee took barley, beans,
and potatoes from defendant, which he could *ow they bad
bought and paid for.
Mr. Weston urged that defendant found the mint, and would
take them to the house when he ha I got half-a-dozen, ma he
had done before. He b d • orked on the Item for three or four
years with a good character, and he hoped they would not omelet
him under the circumstancen.
No we. motelttod to one month's hOID labour:
POACRI 0 AT TOLLaII.
Rdward Davey and Water Green, of Hingoombe,
were charged on suspicion of h•ving been on land
worded by Mr. Lem, at Kinrencibst for poaching,
under 25th end 26th Vita., cep. 114.
Green did not eppear, and beryls* of sulD010(111 wts
proved by P.C. Cantle.
Mr. Symonds for the prosecution ; Mr. Day, of
Brideort. for the detente.
P.C. Ells said that on Saturday morning. April 30,
at 3.30. he saw defendonts on land ocerup;ed by Kr.
David Ingg. at Singe .mbe. They come into the high
way. Omen Lad a lull rush basket covered by a rabbit
net, in his left hood, and • beg over bis right shoulder.
Green oun wine.., nudged Davey, and they walked
away. He c.lled to Davey 'I Mop N.J." and he did.
Green rim away. Davey hada bog under his left arm,
and witness ailed him what be had got. Dore, said
"That don't concern you." Told him be should me, as
he sironglr suspeeted he bad game. Defendant replied
" Refore you have that bag I'm If you don't leave
this stick, bolding ups heavy holly stem. Wither
said he did not .110 t that, laid hold of the net, and at
length got it. It •as 50 yards long. A quarter of an
hour after he sow Green with Davey. They were
following witness. Each had a stick. One of them
said "If we catch hlm I'm if be don't have It.
They didn't glitch biol. He went into his haute
Didn't run away though -(laughter.)
Oroseasamined Saw defendants some from the Said.
Q. - Why didn't you speak to them as soon as they
same out of the Geld?
A.—lf I had they would hove rue away.
Q.—How can you tell that.?
A.—l keow they Mould tiny are notorious posehen.
Q.—You bane nothing to do with that. Are you a
comet-per es well es a loather?
ft. —Yes ; Teen d both of it,
Q.—l our.e you pooooionally have a rabbit panel? ?
.—I amid vat one If I could get it. Davey did not
say, when asked, he had a rabbit net, and that he had
been patching rabbit' for Mr. Gala It was said that
the net was Mr. Gale's : had men Mr. Gale about
it: a man tame to his house for it the neat morning.
Q.—Whose man?
A —Nobody's man I—(loturldwf).
Q.—Who does he work for?
A.—Anybody'
Q.—What's his name ?
A.—John Dennett
Q —Did you gee Denoeft?
A.—No be mme to my wife,
Mr. D. Legg said be had not given defendants liberty
togs, on las land to take rabbits.
Mr. Day said defendante were going In a direct line
from Mr. Gale's to their house. Mr. Gale had employed
them to hike rootlike., which were a peel at Kingoombe,
and all the farmers, egoept Mr. Legg, were OonliOUJ to
keep them down, for lieving paid their real they did not
went to keep rabhita for the lendlordo.
Mr. T. Gale said he was s Griner at Kingeotoba, and
hid given Davey general permission to kill robbits on
f..reh and supplied him with a net, which the polio*
low had, for that purred. From his land there was a
foo.nath through Mr. Legg's field in the direct tine to
Dom'''. boom,

Crowe' zamieed : He had the rabbit. that were taught
when he wanted. Let Davey bay. the net a fortnight
ego. Davey had another net of his. He used the net
himself, sad sometimes at night. Witness was
questioned as to Mr. Lemg's fleld and the footpath, bet
anewired very onwilliegly and dubiously.
Mr. Brewed. sad if the Benoit had any doubts. to
whether or not there wee a footpath across Mr. Legg's
geld. be would recall Mr. Lief o prove there wet not.
The Chairosim mid it we. ennisceseary.
A charge of 'moult on the police against Deism was
then board.
P.C. Ellis said that while he triad to search the bag
D.vey had, as before dam:rebid, he struck witness across
the arm with hi. mick. He let go the net, and might
ho'd of it with his left hand. He drew his staff. As
he wee doles so, Davey atreek him on the head with
his st.elt. He struck Davey with his eta OR the head,
and brought the blood. Got the not, and walked
beak ward Davey following beating him with the stiok.
knuckle. w,re now skinned and deo his elbows.
Finding Davey did not stop, be put the at ft in ti him
sosin, sod took vie stMk away. Davey then pinked up
• large stone, end said "you if you are going of
like that." Witness kid him that if he touched him
snit), be should knock hiui down. When within about
200 yards of his house he sew Davey and Green, earth
haring • stick, coming af4r him. On. said " your
else, roe shod have it if we sates you." They did not
*slob him.
Cr.m...egamlned : Knew the field they Game out of;
there we.. path is it, not whore they came out, but
300 oc 400 yards off.
In erous-esamination it was shown that Davey wee
revs severely beat-n.
Mr. Day, addressing the Bench for defender'', urged
that the constable used great wit:ileum, and more than
we. justifiable. He imbed
WalterLarg&who said that being la kied,he wee ottroolod
o hi.doe( ity IM row, sal sow the *masa* ttrikoo