The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-29 00:00:00

a NICE " IIABIT.11:1;;N'

At the instance of r. John Elford, the Borough
Surveyor. Vifliarn Phiwpard was summoned for har-
ing • howw in a state that 1173. not tit for "human
h•bitation." The evidence of %T r. Elford showed a
delightful state of affairs. He mid that le• and the
medical officer I.( health had s hilted it. They found
the defendant lived in a hole scooped out of the floor,
ant the place WWI in a perfectly ruinous condition.
The Bench made an order that it he closed.

JAMIN 110CCI6V V. (-HARLEY MITCHILL.
The plaintiff and defendant in this cite
are rival peripatetic green-grocers, and upon the
rule that two of a trade can never agree, they are not
the hest if friends. Hockey now summoned Mitchell
for ig defamatory language towards him on certaM
previous occasions.—Mr. Travers was for the COM.
plainant ; the defendant conductol his an Ca..' ill a
tnanner that created considerable amusement in
Court, aa he had evid.mtly coin.. pretty well prinpell
for the arduous task f acting IA an amateur lawyer,
—According to the evidence •4 the complainant, the
defendant had repeat.Aly grossly insulted him in
broad daylight by running down the quality of his
plum insinuating that lie did not give proper
Ineaalire, and further by throwing out cell rtion,
hid financial conilition.—Complainant admitmd in
croswexamination that he hail himself retorted in a
Very vigiirolle manlier and the Bench, having regard
to that circumstance. expressed the opinion that i,a,h
was aa had as the othcr, and dismissed the case, eah
to pay their own colts.

14RittOr+ .%•.s tn.?.
Edwin Weelfrey, a well-knewn member .4 t;
Poole Ride., and a gardener by trade, was summoned
for an assault upon an ohli.h man, named George
Vincent. on the 17th id September. it seemed that
on the day in questien the complainant was in the
bar of the George Inn. Lonwll.rt. and had iiceuion
gently e.oirrect hia lam for geing behind the
counter W..olfrey, whe had come in rather the
w..rue for a.ked him what he ',truck the child
for, adding that if ho did it again he would ntrike
him. Vincent tel.l hint ti mind his own burden.. ;
the bey wa, net hi.. Irpon that,. Woolfreciumwtl at
him, hit him a tremendous blow in the mouth, knock-
ing two of his front Meth out—one, the complainant

aaid, fell on the floor, and the other he .pt out—and
r. feting iii. head againvt the wall, orverrir cutting it.
- Defendant did lit appear. hut hi. wife, who wan
preeent, told the It...while wa. very ...wry for it ; he had
hyl Koine drink and di.l it in the heat of
The Hunch. Bench envin.l who he wa., and were informed
by Mr. Stud. Hunt. Ai. gat.' 111111 A good character.
—After a con.ultation, tit.' Bench I ;t wao a very
verion. assault, and they :it find tholt:ht of ',ending
hini to pri.on without tle• option .1 a fin.. Ira at
Hwy had alway. known h;iii a. a quiet • ..-rectllde
man, thy troll I deal turn leniently. It wa. A 1.4
offence, kn.eskiii; out t.e. the old man'. te •th, w 1.4
1.1‘.1.14 1031 not In.r. thlii lie •valted. An I ir
l.aY a fine of 30, to include cola. or K, • to 0r..0n f. •
II day.' hard labour. Ile wa. allowed a torah:lit to
pie in.
.la:re.. rrien I and Thonia. II Kin, et.
were 0,1 MM..!).. I for it I. I 101:,111, in OW
at feougfleet.-• Pritir.• pro;vl ti., -Frhottl.
who was the won.. wan tinuti Me. and co.ta, and
Roger* WAS ordered to pay the co.ta.