The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY 8104KIONa

B•TtIItDAT : Before 11. Williams, E• 11. (chairman),
K. Psaree, Esq., and lereut..o.4. Steward.
TAKING • TlArgal BAIMIT.—Jamm illunney and
Joseph Satawaya, labourer., were summoned for being
in posseesion of • rabbit, which P:C. Krnapron empected
bad been poached. Mr. We ton fur defendants
admitted the charge, but said the men were in the
employ of Ile. Lovelorn, of Piddlehinten, and it? am.
on the 17th November they found a rabbit in • trap on
their master's farm. Mr. Loveless did not trap himself;
it was. poacher's trap. The men took the rabbit, and
kept it the whole day, and on going home took it with
them. Mr. Loveless did not wish top, and had
told him he could give both into, good character.
Under these airetunannoes he hoped the Bench would
dismiss the one. The Bench said they felt bound to
convict, but would only fine the defendants 2a. 61.
each. The chairman cautioned defendants, and told
them that their proper course on findidg • rebbit trapped
was to take it to Mr. Loveless, but instead of that they
kept it the whole day, and than were taking it home for
themselves, which made the Bench sumpect they knew
something about the matter.
A GA II HMI'S INVITATION AND Tilt CoNst(Hlt, OWL
—George tem:, of Hook, pensioner. and Edward
Davey, of Kingoombe, disdherged soldier, were sum-
moned for trespassing in permit of conies aj Ram-
pisbam. —Mr. Beakett prosecuted, and Mr. Weston
d,fenderl.—John Groves, gamekeeper, said that on
Thursday, the 14th inst., he law two men enter Rim'
pietism plantation, the property of Lord Auckland
and Reoupisitam. He crept up within ten yards of
them. He saw Rd weed Davey take &ferret out of one
hole end put it into another. He jumped over the
bank and took up two nets. A. third net Davey
gestated from his hand, and hollmed "George put op
your nate." George Legg was lying in the ditch. He
went on the other aide and picked up nine nets. He
went to take the ferret when Deny pat it into his
baaket, lie asked him for the rabbit they bad got, and
it was given him. He told them he shonld surnmoes
them, when both said they would give him anything
not to do No.—Cron-examined : Recollected the day the
hounds were at Wrenn, 314 Ootobrr. Was there,
I and afterwards went to Minteme's public house at
I Hook with Devey. That night he elept at Davey's
house. Nexo morning, he went with Davey to drink at
Minterm's again. Dal not say to Davey he war
very welcome to come neer any day he pleased,
excepting leotards'', and have • little nbbiting.
Never gave any suth permiledon to any body. Did
not take a wire out of hi. pocket, or explain
to • man how to set • wire, or tell any One
where • rabbit could be got any day. Did say he
wao going to retire from being keeper that he
should sell his lionsefor £2OO and he had saved
£l5O. I tenni giving Davey leave to rabbit, or anyone
else.—Mr. Weston said although a 1 Mr. Barkett
remarked the inetation of the keeper would be no
jusification. yet he thought it would be a great mitiga-
tion of the offense. He should prove the keeper had
invited Davey, and hoped the Bench wou d think it •
fitting cue for indicting Groves for perjury. &nth Ann
Minterne, nice, of the keeper of the beer-home at
Hook, said she ree 'Heated Davey and the keeper Groves
mining to the i's on the night of the day when the
hounds met at Wrazall. They were drinking towether.
[tering the evening she heard Groves say to Davey,
"I will give yen a day'a sport any day except
Saturday." Next morning at eight o'clock they came
amain t 'anther, and staved till two. She heard Grove*
say to Divey heft' be left, he was to mind and not
forget what he (Grove.) had grid—any day except
&tunny he could hies • day's sport. Cram-examined ;
Llewellen Legg and others were present when this wes
said. Groves and Davey were there.! night from 4 p.m.
to 10 p.m. The eonverestion took place soon after they
some in. Both were in liquor at the time. Liegellen
Lpgr, of Over Krageombe, said he .04 at the public-
bowe and heard Groves give boil' defendants an invita-
tion to go rebbaing at Ft mipishain plontetion, and
mid he world have a day's sport with them —The
Beneb c mvietel defendanta, and fined each of them 10a.
and 64. opts. Mr. Buffett, the chairman remarked,
would know what to do with the keeper.
HEN ItmeT RoDNING at Wier BUHL—Thome
Powell, William Lucas, and John Cornish, three young
men of Weymouth, were brought up charged with
steeling two fowls and three deck., the property of
Emmanuel Knight, of Wy ke Regis. A young man,
named William Stephens, said the fowls were safe on
Thursday afternoon, and next morning he missed two:
their head, he found in the fowl home. Three ducks
were also gone. The value of the fin was 7s. 6,1. An
intelligent little bey, named Reuben Squibb, who said
he wee "going to be eight years old," and knew that he
should go to the wicked place if he did not tell the
truth, deposed that on Thawed ry afternoon, about five
o'clock, be wee near Mr. Knight's fowl-house, which
is not far from his home, in the neighbourhood of the
gas-bones. He maw the three prisoners against the
bridge. Powell sent him up the new road, saying there
were genie boys turning hoops there. He went, and when
he some bask he saw Lucas go into Mr. Knight'e and
take the fowls. Cornish and Powell stood outside.
Laces brought out two fowls and three ducks. Loess
and Cornish then went aernm the marsh. He did not
see where Powell went.—P.S. Pitfield 'poke to appre-
hending the prisoners. Powell said Lean and Cornish
and be had the fowl*, which they cooked and ate, but
they did not have the dacks. Cornieh said he knew
nothing about it; be went over to the gas-boom on
Thursday evening with Powell and Lams, and didn't
know what they might have done. Lucas said he didn't
know anything shout it. While in the lock-up at Wey-
mouth Lens said to him, "You must tar us all with
the same brush, one's sr bad as another, we had the
fowls but not the docks."—They all pleaded guilty to
stealing the kerb.- It seems they have not been con-
victed before, but don't bear the best of characters.—
Sentenced to two months' bard labour each.
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Before H. Williams, RN. (chairman), and R. Pearce,
Fog.
GlParte' Dr SDATIONO.—Renry Hughes, • young
man, one of a band of gipsies travelling through Dorset,
was charged with stealing tenon from a hedge, the
Property of Lieut• Col. Steward, at Nottirgrton. On
Friday morning information warn given to Roper
that a quantity of fencing had been taken from a hedge
at Nottington, and he went in pursuit of a band of
Oinks who had pawed that way. He took with him
P.C. Motley. They found the gipsies encamped in •
field near Chmkerell. Prisoner was there. Two others
on seeing them approach ran away. He found the wood
produced in the camp around a fire, and prisoner was
sitting upon some of it. He naked him whe-e he
(prisoner) get the wood from, and he replied "It's some
we brought with us." On going to Nottington, he found
It was that taken from the hedge. He afterwards took
prisoner Into custody on • charge of stealing it. when he
said "You ought to take the other two as well as ins."
Mr. Henry Roper identified the wood produced as that
stolen: he helped plant it two years ago. —in &fence
prisoner said he warn as innocent an a bird in the wood.
He stood in the road Irbil. the other two men
" prigeed* it out of the hedge. The policeman went
down the vale after them. but as they mold not awash
them they took him I Mr. Roper said that sines his
fence had been broken. he had lint a horse and cart.
Ile beard as be IMMO through the toll-gate this morn-
-414, that it was at Kr. Symonds's, at Ifonokton.--
Prisoner was fined 14s. including costa, and 2s. value.
The money was paid.

WEYMOUTH.
BOROUGH PETTY SERMONS.

FlTDAY.—Before J. Aybog and R. Dotterel', &qrs.
William Lem • plasterer, of Weymouth, was choked
with stealing • watch and cbain.—Frederick Edward
Abbott, of 6, Crerent street, eating-house•keeper. on
Tuesday evenitur had • watch on kb s parlour mantle.
piece, and on WedneuDy evening missed it. Jaynes
Tr,viss, landlord ot the Ch.pelhay Tavern, on Wednes-
day afternoon lent prisoner 2. et. on the watch,
pr soner saying it was his own. ilerge.nt Brine took
him into custody at the Dolphin inn, Park-street, and
*aid that the prisoner, on hi. w.y to the station. told
Er. Abbott he took the watch for " • lark. He pleaded
guilty, but said it was no: his intention to keep the
watah.—One month's hard labour.