The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-04-10 00:00:00

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Mr. William 11.0.., landlord of the Halfway Ilimse Inn,
midway between Yeovil and Sherbornes waa summoned
by the police for keeping open his house ter the eats of
intoxicating liquors during piohiliitesi hours. -
tjetebeess stated that on Sunday, the 10th of lifarcli,
about 11 o'clock in the tool ning, lie, in company with
p.c. hailer, visited ilefen.buit's boner, where he found
six men in the tafer.enii. Ni effort was made bi conceal
anything from them. 4)11 the table they found a quart
and also a pint 'tip, both with drink in them : there were,
further, two glatales 101 l of beer oil the table. Ile asked
the men their names, which were-Thomas Oliver, Henry
Masters, and Charles Purchaee, all of Wyke farm, two of
them being Wield:tents ; George l'alelon, of Silver hike ;
George Wide and James Lewis, leather cutters, id
Sherborne. He paw the defendant's daughter and asked
if her father was in, and she replied "no ; he was gone to
Compton Church. Ile afterearde saw her mother,
defendant's wife, and she Kahl she underatood they were
justified in milling a pint of drink to any of the men. He
maw one of the men drink some liquor ; but did not weeny
money pass between them.-P.C. Loader, who wag in
company with the hint witnene, said they milted the Mal
in the house where they came from, and they ea.' they
hail walked four miles. Ile corroborated l'.C. Hutchings.
statement in every material part ieular. -Defendant, who
had pleaded not guilty, when asked his defence, said he
hail been in the house for It years, and hail always during
that time drawn liquor for people travelling leiteeen
Yeovil awl Shertswee, the distanee between each plus., it
1- was unilerntowl, Icing three miles. The men had keen
asked, a; wax always the case when travellers ,11nPf in SO
11.1 AW, him far they had room, and they replied four
mile, The Chairman said two of the then were from
fTherborne, and the distance was only two-an-half miles--
without the limit laid down in the act. The defendant
repeated his assertion, that he hail always tee
distanco was three miles. Ile rolled his dam:liter, a little
girl, who deposal that she wax in the hotter when the six
men come in on the 18th tilt., and, although she did not
IWC them, she asked from the next rood how far
they had ...me and they said bier lodes. Her
eider supplied them with the liquor.- The defenilmt
produced his book, which, however, wan a of
the Licensing Ail, boated neveral years 'inc.' whe'll
new and amended edition has vol. "it. --The Clerk said
with regard to the glistaiice 1 nem bad walked, he might
pp not and walk round his aardmi until he bad rompl.le.l
four miles hut that did not mak« him
traveller-The Superintendent (Mr. Floninee) drew the
attention of the magistrates to the fact that this PPP the
pecond offence of Sunday trailing by ilefendaut, whit had
been convicted 12 year, before.- ,'the Semi, reinarke.l that
defendant might have acted under a inheappreheii,ion
the Act, and thus! him in the sinall penalty of 2.. GI. and
costs, 10s., luivi•ing him, at time cline time, to prwenre the
new edition of the Act, and make himself wee:Ont.:it with
the provisions of it.
William Jelbrd, of Yetninister, was 1111 l mimed for ii-n•
payment of poor rates to the a 1111 l tint of 12s. 21. Ties aim
an adjourned case, for the prieluetion 44 the rsie
The book in quention WPS now produeed ,• lett the neer,
were so complicated that the (knell eouhl not iinder.taud
them. Eventually they askal for the veetry-liorih to
verify the ratabook ; but it was uot forthcoming, awl they
informal the authorities that, as styli a leingle had Isiea
made, they intended to diwilinn the case they
cautioned defendant that such an action would not excuse
him in the future.