The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-08-28 00:00:00

MR. FAINFRARSON, who hal only one exhibit,
carried off the firet and cup for Bantams, at the
Shirley Poultry Show, on Wedneeday laet.

POOLE

MR. J. ANDREWM WOO an exhibitor with his
pigeons at the Shirley Poultry Show, on Wednesday
last. He took 2nd, and WAR highly commended, for
Dragons: hiAly commended, for Jacobins; and com-
mended (three times); commended, for Antwerps ;
twice commended, for any variety; and highly corn
mended, for tumblers (twice).
Perrr SFASIORI. Thursday. Before the ex-Mayor
(Alderman F. Stynnit).
BAD MEAT. —John nere, a botcher, of Fowler's-lane,
Poole, was summoned for exposing for sale a quantity of
meat unfit for the food of man..—The meat in question
consistod of some sort of cured bacon, and it was exposed
for sale in the Market Place on the previous Saturday.
Acting under instructions from the Inspector of Nuisances
(Mr. Edmund Pearce) P.l'. Horn seized the meat, and
it was inspected by the Medical Officer of Health (Mr. H.
D. Ellis). who now proved that it was full of maggots and
altogether unfit for human food. The meat was produces!
in Court, and the troth of the evidence was apparent to
the most casual observer—Superintendent Hunt said
defendant had been convicted of other offences, and the
ex-Mayor imposed a penalty of .0 and costs, 7s. &1., a
month in Poole Gaol in default. Defendant was allowed
till the following evening to pay the money.
Mr. H. D. Ellis took his Kest on the Bench at the conclu-
sion of this ease. _

James Raw, a labourer, was summoned for using
defamatory language towards Josiah Snell, a labourer, and
Sarah Snell. his wife, on the 11th and 12th of August.—
Mr. IL T. Trevanion appeared for complainants—These
cases were adjourned from last week. The parties are
related to each other, and the matter woo settled !amicably
upon defendant paying the costa, expressing his sorrow,
and promising not to annoy the complainant's again.
Frank Beecham, a boy, of Poole, was summoned for
stealing four carrots from the allotment of Mr. William
Hillier, beer housekeeper, Hamworthy, on the 14th of
August —A witness proved geeing defendant take tho
carrots, and complainant sail he should think he had lost
quite a bushel altogether, but he had no desire to preen
the charge against the defendant —The magistrates
inflicted a fine of 51. and costa, tis. ftd.
PETTY lartsioxa. Friday.—Before the Mayor (Mr. A.
Balaton), and Mr. J. B. Demi].
aooge Paull was charged with violently &vaulting his
wife.—Prosecutrix did not appear, and the case was
adjourned till Thursday.

PoI.ICR COURT. Friday.— Before General Greathed and
the Rev. G. V. Garland.
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CHARGE OF THEFT AGAINST A BAILIFF'S WIT/. -Mary
Jam. Sininvmdr, wife of a farm bailiff, residing at Honey-
brook, Wimborne, was charged with stealing &waterproof
cloak, value Its., the property of Mr. Henry Morgan,
drapeT, of Wimhorne, on the Tuesday previous.—Mr.
Atkinson appeared for the prisoner. —Mrs. Morgan said
prisoner came to her husband e shop about half-past sight
o'clock on Tuesday evening. The shop was locked and
she got a light Prisoner asked to look at some dark
dresses, and she showed her some. Prisoner said she was
in a great hurry, as her young master was waiting outside
and just after he came in and said he was ready, and
Prisoner said she would call again on Saturday, and left.
She saw the prisoner throw something into a donkey cart at
the door, but did not know what it was. She missed a
waterproof cloak from the back of an easy chair in the
shop, and information was given to the police. She
identified the cloak produced, and the value of it was 10s.
Cross-examined: She saw the cloak on the back of the
chair about half-an-hour before the grisoner came in.
Prisoner did not, out of the shop more than once.—P.C.
Adams said he accompanied P.C. Brooks to the prisoner's
husband's house at ten o'clock the same night. He asked
prisoner if she had been to Wimborne that night, and she
answeresi "yes." He then asked her for the cloak she
had brought away from Mr. Morgan's shop. Prisoner
answered, "I haven't had a cloak, I haven't seen
a cloak, I have been into a shop to buy ROMS
peppermint, and when I got into that shop they did not
sell peppermint—it was a clothes shop." P.C. Brooks
said, "I have got the cloak," and produced it in prisoner's
presence. She said, "1 picked it up on the doorstep
coming out of the shop that I went into." He asked her
if she could show them the shop, and she accompanied
them to Mr. Morgan's atpl pointed I rut the place ellere
she picked it up. Mrs. Morgan identified the cloak, and
prisoner was taken to the police-station. P.C. Brooks
stated that whilst Maier was talking to prisoner he
searched the dawnstair ramoi, and in the room where
prisoner was he found the cloak on a table under some
articles of clothing.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and
said she picked up the cloak and took it home with her
own waterproof, and put it on the table. She did not
know what it was.- The magistrates decided to commit
prisoner for trial at the Quarter Sessions, but admitted
her to bail.

NOT PROVO& —l7moms Warren was charged with
making a tales statement at the p dice-station on the
previous evening for the purpose of olitst ng relief. P.C.
Stone gave evidence, hut it did not prove the charge, and
the magistrates discharged the prisoner.
Six OF ONE AND lIALP.A.DOZZ,‘ OF THY. OTHER.—
Ambrose Sherwood, of Cons t tutionh ill, we cliiirgel under
a warrant with assaulting Fanny Phillips, of the same
place, on the previous Tuesday. —Prisoner and prosecutrix
N.que,l equally to lihme, and thy inagistrites hound lo.ith
I over in the sum of £lO to keep the isiaeo for twelve ths.
—Mr. Atkinson appeared for the iinsiecutri 5.