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

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Counn Perri Slossions, To.nolny.—Botore Colonel
Mal and Captain Haokeoworth.
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Wilifie-s-geeTec-1, a feelZOTor Bare Bogie was sum-
moned to show canoe why be should not contribute
towards the support of Lis seven grandchildren, who are
chewable to the Wareham Union.—Mr. Weston appeared
tor the Board of Guardians, and said the children were
the children of defendant's son, who died a short tines
ago, and the Board were of opinion that the defendant
was in • position to contribute towards their maintenance.
—Mr. &dicta, the relieving officer, said the children had
received 9... a week relief during the last three weeks.
Descendant was • mason, and employed his son and a
.nortar boy. Defendant occupied a large house in which
Mr. List, the surgeon, lived till lately, and he had six
acres 22 perches of lend, his rental being L3O • year.
He had seen defendant working on Mn,, Eggington's
property. Defendant had one son at school, and there
were two grown-up daughters at home. Defendant's son
left • situation at Bournemouth to work for his father.
He should think defendant was in • position to contribute
towards the support of his grandchildren. —Defendant
, said he wav not in a position to pay. lie sometimes
, worked on Mrs. Eggington'e estate, but he was not
regularly employed, and had never taken a contract in
his life. He did all he could for his late son, and he would
do the same, as far as his means would allow, for the
children. He paid over 9s. • week poor-rates—The
magististes made an order upon defendant to contribute
iii. a week.

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George Leek of Bere Regis. was summoned for being
drunk and riotous in that parish on the find of March.—
Defendant pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay • fine
of 24. 1.1. and the costa, 7•
Witham Puma and William Snell, two men in the
employ of Mr. Edwin Besent. of Winterborne Kingston.
were summoned for trespassing in search of rabbita on
land in the occupation of their master, on the filth of
Febeuery.—Caleb Crumpler, a gamekeeper to Baron C.
J. T. Hambro, said he saw the defendants in one of Mr.
Bement's fields on the afternoon of Saturday. February
23rd. They stooped and set something which he at ter-
wards found to be three wires. He watched, and on
Sunday morning about half-pan six o'clock. the deign-
dante came and took up the Wine, H. asked them if
they bad any liberty to set the wires, and they said "No."
They ref used to glee their names, and he enquired of Mr.
Besent—Defendants said they saw the wires in the
field on the Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday morning
they found they were gone. They did not set the wires.
—The Bench fined defendant 2a. 6•I. and meta, fla 3,1.
Charke Langdoten, a man in the employ of Kr. Thomas
K Dowding, was summoned for trespassing in search of
conies on land in the occupation of his master, on the Mat
of February.—William Nanett, a gamekeeper to Baron
Charles Hsmbro, said he sew the defendant set ona wire
and take up four others on Kr. Dowding's farm on the 21st
of February. When defendant saw him he knocked
down the wire he had set and hid the other four in some
furze. He picked up the five wires. Defendant refused
to give his name at first—The Bench fined defendant
Ss. 6.1. and Vs. costa
Gernert Brown, a lad, of Bees Regis, was summoned for
trespassing in search of conies on land in the occupation
of r. Junes Arnold, at Bore Regis, on the Mst of
February.—Defendant admitted the offence, and was
fined Is. and ball the costa, Is,

Cit. 7147- -FiLtow—P-el;lair Purism's). noose
Honor, • lad, 18 years of age, living at Morclen, was sum-
moned for cruelly ill-treating and torturing a dog, by
violently beating it with a heavy whip, at Norden, on the
2nd of March —P.C. Bulgy said he was passing defen-
dant's house between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon on
the lad of March, and as he did so he saw defendant
holding • little white dog by the neck with his left hand,
and he had a whip hi the right hand. just as he had
passed the dog began crying and he heard the slashing of
the whip, lie looked around and saw defendant chasing
the dog round the house with a whip. The animal ran
into a pigstye and defendant pulled it out by the poll and
beat it with the whip handle. Ho counted seven or eight
blows. Defendant then threw the dog on the ground and
chased it around the house again, beating it whenever he
was within reach. The dog ran to the pigsty. • second
time, and defendant again brought it out by the poll and
renewed the besting, shaking the animal at the same
time. Defendant again threw down the dog and Mashed
it with the whip. The animal made its escape, and ran
to the pigstye again, when it seemed so exhausted that it
could not get out of defendant's way, and the beating was
continued MI the way across the yard. He saw defendant
bring the dog out d the 'agave, and then went to him.
He found him sitting on the whip In the stable and told
him be should not like to be • dog for him. Defendant
said he had only been correcting the dog, as his father
gave him orders to do. Re told defendant if he beat the
dog any more be should lock him up. The besting lasted
for • quarter of an hour or SO minutes When he served
the summons defendant and his sister used most dis-
graceful language to bitn.—Defendant said his father had
sold the dog throe weeks before, and as it was continually
returning to Morden the owner asked him to whip it off.
He did not hurt the dog. —.ham Masse. of Lytchett,
said he bought the doe of defendant's father and he rave
orders for it to be whipped away if it returned to
The dog was not hurt. It only welshed about ?lbs., and
if it was beaten in the way described it must have been
killed. —Cross-examined by Superintendent Lavender ,•
He was keeping company with defendant's sister. and
was • witness for her the other day. He was not present
at the beating, and he could not say when he saw the
dog af terwarda—Supestatendant Lavender said be wished
to press the charge against defendant as it was a very bed
case of anelm.--Captain Hawlumworth (who was the only
magistrate present when shim.. was heard) fined defen-
dant £5 and caste, 95., or two months' hard labour.
Defendant wsa committed to Dorchester Gaol for the
term mentioned.
A QUISTION or Rioirg—leseph Viltattre Tow, of
Winfrith. was summoned for maliciously damaging •
hank and quickest h and a gets, the property of
Robert Toms of Winfri to the extent of 11 a—Defen-
dant was also summoned for emaals-ing Rairiet 'roma,
wife of Robert Toms, on the occasion, and the two
cases were taken together.—Mr. Weston appeared for the
complainant, who said he was 75 yews of Si, and lived
at Winfrith. Relived in his own house, and bad done do
for upwards of 30 years He become pommeled of thsic:
property by marrying Harriet Toms, the defendant's
sister. He had paid lord's rent to Mr. Weld, bat had not
paid rent to defendant or anybody des He want to
fetch some water on the 12th of February, anL as he
washis gra=hl.l:ewearLdrotant's torcard
came
and tried to upset his water. He asked defendant what
be did it for, said he told him he should get out of the
way. lie told defendant he ought to have the basket
best about his head. He went into the hones, and, hew-
ing chopping, he went out and sew defendant cadging
down his Ha asked defeedent who We him
'bat/ to Mt hedge down, and ditiatisat add. °,