The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-29 00:00:00

Phillips, abaker wed shiwkesper,, of Church
Moo el.. was surinumed for momelthet two memos named
Sarah White and Mary IterWaliwy, at °Medi Lewin
th. nth July—Mr. Howard app ad for disheedent
Mr. White said she heard • row outside her lemma, and
went nut and found defeadant challenging Charlotte
Gillard to fight him. She said to kilo, '' You wouldn't
be such • coward as to flAbt with • woman," and he then
timed upon bar out " mineral " her in her own house.
Def,,lgni ...meg his fliti its her face, and took • boot
front her which ,he was clewing and struck her twice
with it. 114 also koocked her diem and struck her after
she was on tlw ground.—Cressexamioed by Kr. Howard:
She owed defendant over £lO, and was minx him Ss. a
week. filw did not striko to,, defendant tirst with the
boot and Noah, but she did put her hands out to defend
herself.—Mrs. U. Miireliallsey and she went to Kra White's
with. tong•handled broom, but before she c •old
get to her defendant had Ix/rd.:mu an wa, knockiiis her
about She pushed defendant away with the hroom andhe
turned on her and took away the broom and struck her
with IL—Mr. Mareballsay's grandfather,a deaf man,
said he saw defendant knock his tranddaughter down in
the gutter and strike her.—A Utfle boy said he e
defendant strike Mrs. Mwelealleay on the head and knock
her down. Cr-examined by Kr. Howard: When
defendant went sates the road, Mrs White attempted
In strike him with the ben& and boot, and he took thane
way from her. Defendant ofterwards offered to lend
the WOWS fie. to summon ktim.-11tr. Howard said the
women w.ce the aminmore, and defendant m.rely took
sway the brushes and boot from them.—Jane Sticktond,
ddendanc...-Thot, said she bawd Alm White threaten
to knock her master's brains out if he oame overnight her
door, and hit him in the face with We boot. Mrs
Kershaw, triad to hit bar master with the brush.—
Defendant's little eon said he heard Mrs. White that
If his father went to her door she would knock hie bralne
out, and he saw her strike him in the tam with the boot.
—The magistrates lined defendant 5a Si. and 9.. 61. coats
for each assault.
George Turner, atonemaeon, of SW•1111a8, was summoned
for *mg drunk at Swanage, on the 6th of July.—Defen•
dent did not appear.—Y.C. basses proved the owe spinet
&amain; who Is an old offender, and a 91.• of Ll,
including meta was imposed
of =Leagfeell, Adopt Langford. and Fleury Strum, all
were ennuomied for threatening Janie. Thomas, of
Wool, who asked that defendants might be bound over to
keep the peace.—Mr. Howard supported the summons,
which was dimeineed.
ODA, • wail-known poacher, of =
Unborn.. St.
was summoned for troop...dog in seen* of game
on lad in the occupation of Kr. Charles Ilanehro, at
Sere Begin on the 12th of June. —Defendant did not
rat.brson man
it a
nprop:e that herszdattendan
pi gave
fa: nante.—Tined di.. and con,
Edward &tat, • lebour,r, of net fitoke. was chomped
with assaulting his wife, Merlons Brine, on the 20th of
,Inty.—Prisoner pleaded g itity.—Prowcutor said they had
been married 19 yeentead her limband had illtreated bar
for rem& Ile hod new begun iii.neing the children. It
was an every-clay °commas for him to bat her and
knock her about He had thrown • boot and • lost at
her, and beaten her in the heed with his hand or any-
thing be could get at. On the 9011 of July prisoner struck
her in the head with his hand twice, whilst they were at
dinner, and in the evening be threw • ban at her, giving
bet a revere blow in the side.—Mra Elia noth Waisted, s
boar, said owaplaloant 011010 to her house haU
u on Sunday Witness spoke to previous
acts of cruelty on part of the prisoner towards his
wita—The Bench sentenced prisoner to sty week: hard
labour, and (ranted • national separation, the wife to
have the custody of the children under 10 years of age,
and the husband to contribute 6.. • week towards her
maintenance.

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