The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-19 00:00:00

POOL

Perry SICIAJOSS, The:adv.—Before Messrs. C. J. Stook
W. 1) Dugdale. and B. Duren.
POLITICS AOSIN I—Sawswel Veaabilta a painter. liall
summoned for assaulting Willman Jame. Stafford. a
=deter, .di the 4ed of March.—Mr. R. Aldridge appeared
for complainant said be was a master In the employ of
, Mr. Christopher Hill. On the night of Saturday March
2nd, about half-past nine o'clock, he left the Greyhound
I Inn, in company with George Mahe, and Chaste. Fed,
, and walked towards the Market-house to see the meat.
He was cracking nuts at the time, and he threw away
some shells without intending to hit anybody. Defendant
came to him and without a epeaking a word, knocked him
down. lie said ''Sam, do you know what you are ,101EW1...
He replied "yes, you --. I suppose Christopher Hill put
you on to WA. 11l let you know, you —.• Defendant
Men knocked him down ialaiti, and the back of hie head
came in contact with the atones. Het was lifted up, and
defendant got hold of him by the head and pommelled his
face, afterwards knocked down the third time. Defendant
SSW the polio. ..owing and went away. lie had not .Poksn
a word to defendant before he struck him : in fact he had
notspoken more than • dozen words to defeadant in his
life. He might have hit defendant with some of the nut,
shells, but that was the only possible provocation.—Crosse
examined by Mr. Atkinson: He did not Pick tin enine
at dies and throw at defendant. He did not hear defee-
dant mak him why he threw the atones and be did not
reply. " Breit's* you are a turncoat"- George
Malley said he was with complainant when defendant
cams to him and said "11l tell you whether you dual
throw stones at a man in the street" Defendant knocked
complainant down three times.—Croessezaniined by Mr.
Atkinson: Ile could not see whether complainant threw
nuts or nut shell& —By the Chairman: He did think
defendant was tio.y.—Charle. Ford, of itaniworthy, gave
corroborative evidence, and Thomas Jarrett proved pick'
log up complainant after he was knocked down by defen-
dant —The Bench then heard • cross summons against
Stafford for asaaulting Venable..., and Stafford was also
summoned by I:enables for throwing stones in the atreeta
—Complainant said he wee passing through Market-street
with a company of bellringers from Bournemouth, when
a shower of stones struck him in the head. If is little boy
told him the defendant Staffsral threw the stonea and he
went to him and slaked him what did for. He replied
'liecunoc you are • turncoat. Ile admitted that he then
knocked down defendant twice. The three stones produced
tell out of his clothing when he got home, two of them
out of the eollar of his coat—Tom Venable*, aged U. said
he saw defendant pick up some stones outside Mr.
Beament's shop and throw them at his father. He told
bix father who threw the stonea—Crouversmined by Mr.
Aldridge: When his father asked defendant why he
threw the stones, he took some nuts out of his pocket and
said that was in hat he threw.—James Galion, • mariner,
said he was standing near complainant and saw defendant
throw something. and one of the missiles hit him in the
eve. —The Bench fined Stafford si. and sesta. Os. 6d., and
Venatdes wax Snot Ll and costs lie. 61.
A SUMPS' CARTS'S— William Pope, jun., of ConatituOon.
hill. wee summoned for ledug asleep whilst in charge of
a horse and cart at Parkstone on Saturday.—F.C.
Brushett maid he saw defendant in charge of • horse and
cart near Ashley-cross between nine and ten o'clock on
Saturday night. Defendant was asleep on the load,
which consisted of hay and corn.—The Bench fined
defen.l.mi ti... and costa, and allowed him • week to MT.
slumT ISAM PLISO. —Jaw," Bagclea, Jalleu Way,
Willie...S.ola, William Patten, Joan Bayky. and William
While. six boys, were summoned for playing at pitch and
toss with halfpence at Baiter on Sunday—RU Cberett
said he saw ail the defendants together about half-past 11
on Sunday morning near the road leading to the powder
house. Ile wa, not close enough to age whether all the
boys were playing He took a boy named Gould, who
was to be called as a witnies, to the pollice-station.—A
little boy named Gould said all the defendants but
%oaten were playing for money. Suedea and he were
lo.king on, but did not play, because they had no money.
—The magistrates illamiese.l the stIMIDOSIS against
Bugden, and tined the other five defendant, Is. and 7s. 61.
Coats each, the money to be paid in a week.

Om DAL V. —Tbe irst monthly challenge cup. cow
petition of this cape took place on Wednesday last at
Radbury. The wind was very strong. thus preventing
good shouting. Sergeant Ford won the first team cue
with a score of 511, and Private S. Vine the second team
cup. This is the second time in succesaiou that both of
t 0.... reps have been won by the same men.
Lacreac. —On Friday evening at St John's schoolroom,
a lecture, illu•trated by dissolving views, was delivered by
the Rev. John Macfarlane, &A , of Loudon. on Martin
Luther. front the cradle to the grave. The chair was
taken by the Rev. 1. B. Watson. incumbent of St. John's,
who gave a brief address. The leeturor was very in-
structive and interesting. and thoroughly appreciated by
a fair audience.