The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-15 00:00:00

0.E.T.5., Hots Taissrs BaanOg•--On Wwhoods,
evecift, the first entertainment el Ch. New Year *al
given in the large room over dm C. goo Tavern, Riga*
street, before a larse audience, die ro.•nt being well
filled. Tbe Bey. W. P. Berry presided. and wee sup.
;dew' by Mt. W. Alordeuct Tbaspou,k(r. Zdivroixi
Miliedgs, and Mr. Beetlatoue. The following pro.
gremine eras suite elf ully carried out : —Pianoforte ado.
Mies Tuleelt .0 ; recitation. '• Betsy sad I are Out,"
MY' Cook; song. '' lam B ~,,bug," Mr. lieetlatoise ;
▪ &rating," Mies Watts' egg, " Alas
Mr. 11. Percy Miller; reading, Mr. Z.llwood
Mid 4g.; •• B.3Lient ;
odystte Qtadride," Mires.* 'Fluent ;
sing.' I will St old by any Friend," Mr. 13eetlestone
reoitatiou, Mr. Crawl dd ; eoug, 'tinnier Mr.
11. Piety ,• song, " We -Koos' flow by do It,"
At. Meech; reading, Mr, Baker ; 804, "Trite Lure
ia Sweet," Miss Watt, • eogg, • • Vb. New PAM' Poet,"
Mr. Meech ; song, " re,. millsy end the Maid." Mrs.
liwialsdons ; eong, "A Cup of Tea." Mr. Whit.;
reading, Mr. W. M. Thiseltoa ; ....Hats What
Abates Ms Grip," My, Beeett ; •' God Saes the
gaeri." .

LOWAADLT AMIAOLT.--Joaeph Joecelyn MN brought
up on a warrant at thelican girt on Monday,
before the Hayor (Et. N. /toward,. neg.). J. it"°"'
son. FAO., B. liopkine, Bey., and .1. E. Bobens, E q.,
charged with assaulting Agues Garnett and Alfred
Henry Harnett.—Agnee Garnett staled that on the
96th of December she had been t supper to a friend's
h ou.s in Uekley-placo, and when she got t the foot of
the bridge she sew defendant at, iking a woman. lier
brother, who was with her, said" Well, mate, that's
not • manly thiug to do." entailer turned round and
knocked him down twice, and struck him twice when
he woo down. She sail " Corse &gr.'', Ad, don't
interfere,' whereupon the prisoner struck her two
barer.) blows, one in theism and the other in toe ch it.
—Alired Henry Garnett stated that on the 26th of
December he was cumin over the Bridge, in co opuny
with hut sister, about 11 o'clock, and he saw prisoner
s Skis • woman in the chest. He said" Well, mit
that's not a very manly motion, to 'COL., a
Toe prieoner then knocked him down twice, and
struck him twice alt ,r be was down. las sister then
asked him to come away, and prisoner then struck her
t eice.—erisober called for the defence Jane Keats,
who .toted she was • prostauts, having no home. 0,/
the 24th of 1/somber she went to look for prisoner
about 11 o'clock to get him home, and when she saw
him she caked him t calm, how.. He said he should
come home when he liked, and then he ran biter hoe
to strike her, but she ran away, sni be did not strike
her at all, The two leek "rimmed were crossing I.ll'ol
the bridge, and the lad said it was not • manly
action to strike • woman—By the Beeoli : ch.
had toompLeleed of prisoner striking her before.—
James dinith, an Independent wallow, it Aid he sew
the affair on the 213411 December. it, heard scream.
ins la Lower St. Edmund•-treet, and mew prisoner
strike the lain wawa' as she was wining up the two
step@ by the railings. It appeared to be • very
violent blow. He heard the lad say that WM not •
manly action to strike • woman.—Prisouer said it was
Christmas time, and be had had a little drop to driva
more than at other Ulnae, and when the lad spoke to
him be greet up to him. He was sorry tar it.—Hr.
Ardent How was it you dint appear to the coin.
mourn last mm4E—Prisoner : 1 went away to see my
friends.—The Mayor said it was a very bad case
indeed. In the first plows he struck a woman. Here
were two respectable people, one a.diel him not to
strike the woulao, ant he knocked him down twine
'amply because he biked him not to strike • woman.
It wee • most unjuatinable assault. For strokiog the
girl he would go to gaol for one month, and for atrik-
tag the lad, 14 lays—eix weeks in all. 'The II ayor
warned the wham Keats that they had very great
doubt whether Boer ought not to commit her for trial
for perjury. Addressing the complainant. be said the
Bench were very pleased lade, I watt the amitotic
they had taken in :his action. It spoke well for their
future life.