The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-23 00:00:00

BHAMINOTEL

COUNTY PerrY litamoua, Monday. —Magistrates
proem': J. T. Cox, Seq., (ohairman) fig H. H. Neptaa
Bart., and J. H. P. Montagu, lip.
Janes Clark, was charpd by P.C. Trowbrtdp, with
allowing his horse to stray on this highway at Chard.
abet on the 23rd alt. Witoess deposed to finding the
horse and taking it to the perish pound. Defendant's
brother name and said the horse was not his, but
defeadart's—as tip to that period witness was not
oerta.n as to Whit& of thtin it belonged.—Fined Is. and
oostal2s. _ _

---44-11—Larcostbd, and Henry Hodges Jon. were sum-
' mooed by P.C. Himmel& for being drunk and riotous at
Charmouth on the 27th February. Lerennibe was
present, and Hodges's father appeared for him.—Mr.
Day defended —P.C. Himock deposed that about ten
minutes past eleven, on the night of February 27th
be was on duty at Chanson% and maw defendante going
up the street shouting and halloaing—passed them
eel saw they were drunk. Lcrcotube caught hold of
some pailings, and Hodges clung to • lamp poet—when
they got farther on, they were cormiug very badly--
suspecting they were lebtieg, followed them, and they
turned bask—warned them of their conduct, and then
they asked if he said they were drunk. They were then
by Sea-lane, and some one was playing a pimp, in a
bones close by, when Hodges naked why be (witness)
did not stop it also, on it was making • good deal more
noiee than they (defendants) were—it was ten minutes
past 12 before defeadante deeiated.—Cross-examanceeodtbz
Mr. Day: Did not see them come out Irons the
and Horace Inn. They were not so sober as witness
was teen—did not monad being in Bragg's beerlionse
yesterday week ; did not then wish tiodgees father to
attend and pl,ad guilty for his son, nor say in the
presence of Colonel Mnura's servant and another person,
that if be (withers) did not get some cane or other st
Charmouth, be would hays no chum of being promoted
In the police form. Whim he charged them with being
drunk, they denied being so. Tette being no other
witness for the prosecution, lie. Day obaracterleed the
ease as one of so trieing a character that it ought
to have been brought before the Bench. If they wished
it, he would call witnesses to disprove the alleged
drunkenness; but as tgf the "shouting," as it was
celled, why any party has a right to speak Inud if he
abeam& and he exhorted the Bench to be careful in
dealing; with the liberty of the subject I—The Bench
wished to hem what the witnesses, who had previously
been ordered out of Court, had to say.—Mr. Day called
Maria Trim, servant at the Ooseb sad Hones Inn, who
said that defendants with four other persons had three
pinta of beer there between them, and left about
Neither were drunk, either on earning in or when
leaving. While they were in the house they were very
quiet; in fact, they were always well-conducted and res
partible young mes.—Ctom-ex.trtined by P.C. Hiseock
Defendant Larenmhe was not her sweetheart. foroombe
did not leave Charmouth cherub with her last Sunday week
about half-past 3 o'clock for the best of reasons "she
wasn't tbere"—(laughter). —Semnel Burridge said he
was with defendants. Wares!! perfectly sober.—Croas
examined : Defoodants are friends of mina See Mr.
Board last night, and we talked over this cam
but not as to what quotients Kr. Day yea to put to
the policeman.—Jaines Aptly wee one of the party, and
be corroborated She precious witnesses as to the
soberness of defendants, The time was occupied
with • game of dominoes • Id a* angry word parsed,
and when they all left dominoes;
dedsodants were as
sober as he (witness) was then.—By the Beach: We
played for beer only. Crow-examined by the polies'
man : Had the defendants been making any polio
when going up the street. he must have heard them.
Henry Hodges, father of the defendant Hodges, said
he was at Mr. Bragg's beer-house last Sunday week.
P.C. Histmek was there, in the presence of Colonel
Munro's servant the policeman advised me to plead
guilty for my son, as, If be (the policeman) could not
get tip some cam, he would have no charms of being
prorOoted.—By the Beach, This was said othdde the
doorocod we then went in and bad a glees of beer. The
Bench retired for consultation, and on returning, the
Chairman said that whilst ermadiering the evidence was
not sufficient to convict, still, the constable was quite
right in bringing the case there. He also hoped this
would be • warning to defendant*, so that they might
not be brought before them again for making a noise
in the street after 10 at sight; if so, they would be
bed 40a
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Abel Beer, for learinji hie hone and Dart in the street
at Charmouth, pleaded an accident &I the cause.—
Adjourned.
Aim Rowell v. lelnry Ana Hawker, and Mary Asa
Hawker v. Ann Rowell and Caroline &pallet& —Tbese
were orcarstuoroonns for aseaalt. Mr. Day defended

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Bowmen and Swatßeld. Gross and disgusting language
was used on both sides, and the Banish dismissal this
dirty Mappertou ease.
George OW ingAnn, for trespassing In search of
conies at Haisksbureb, on the 12th of January, was
fined in. and costs 9s. Mr. Day defended.
William Mills. ahoy about 11, was brought up in
custody charged with robbing his master, Mr. Mawtoo,
of the Lyme Regis silk factory, of oartain portions of
machinety, and Charles Hooper with robbing the same
party of some raw silk of the value of 9J. In the
former case it WM proved that prisoner bad sold about
two half-pousds Obeli metal mill work to two marine
store dealers of Lyme, who bad not entered the same in
their books as in duty bound, which the bonen strongly
remarked upon; their names were Boon and (hitch.
The Bench sentenced Mills to one mouth's imprison-
ment, and Araks at • Reformatory. The sentence
on Hooper wee months' impristoomentas a warning
to other boys factory. Mr. Masten bogged them
to beware lenient, me be only wished him to be made to
know that he and other' were not to waste the rim
material they had to spin. 14ou this the Bench
ordered him to be liken book to Lyme in custody, and
from thenos to the Factory, where the sergeant of
polio* we, to read the sharge and the sentence before
all the workpeop/s. and than administer IS strokes of •
birth rod on prisoner's back, se • warning to similar
delinquents.