The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-06-04 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

Donovan Perry limaions, Tuft(.1A1...7-Before the
Mayor (G. R Bewns, and .1. winkle* 1101.—
Rharoah Month was summoned by James Kearny, for
ea meanie. They both live in Allington. Fined 10e. and
11s. 6d. mete, allowed one week to pay, aid to
default, 14 day • bard labours'. —Mary Pitcher,
summoned by P.S. Lavender, for having a reputed
7Th.. iron weight, 10 drams deficient, wu fined le and
Oa 6d. ocerts.---Prederick Stoodley Henry
Richard Woodward, d Coombe, eorge Liesote
and George Good, boys of Bridpwere anmmoued
for obstructbg the high Way by 6 "Debby^ there-
on, and were fined is. each, an was le. 6d. each.
A number ef pennies were summoned by Mr. Ward,
the assistant-overseer, for non-payment of poov.
rates, and were ordered to pay in 11 darn --
FRIDAY : Before iSIIIOII Templemen, DN.—John
Courtney, a shabby looking man of Bridyort,
was charged on the information of his wife, muy
Courtney a dirty looking obi woman, with waluting
her and threatening to "do for her," and she there-
fore prayed that be be bound over to keep the peace
towards her. He accused her of assaulting him with
• poker. It appeared that he had been had up for the
same offence times, and been to prison for it.
His wife seemed to wish him sent to prison again, and
meld on the last occasion he was brought on he had
been told that if he warn brought there again he would
have to go to prison. Altogether they seemed a most
charming and loving couple The man was ordered
to find two surieties in no each, and be bound himself
in 120 to keep the peace towards his wife for three
mamba and allowed until the next morning to get
them.

COUNTY POLIO&
MONDAY: Before Joseph P. P. Guidry, Eilq•
A.LLEOZD EILBIZILINIUrr.—Robert Hyde, • Yeeld
man late in the employ of Yr. John Hansford, mlflsr
end roger. Ashore's'', was eimmed on remasil with
embessU 3a. 9d. in mosey, from him lo or about the
month of Dsainib.r, 1886.—Ifr. Hanley for the pram
satioo. Mr. Day for the deferce.—lt mpeared thst •
mistake had hem made whit reference to the Mame in
warm., whisk Mr. Manley therefore withdrew, but
said he bv.jthwr Merges spinet the • .-411 r.
Day said Um he had ems there prepared to refute that
and objected to Mr. Kaalm'm mine, anil
:11=644 that the charms as the erarrent be moo hit*,
and If the primer was insocool of that, foe tie ONE 10
4iandesed.-11r. Gaudry mid.swesiss it ins rose
bite and disagreed, am Kr. Manley maid there were other
Marten spinet the plajusr, I. Amid in that ease
order him lato eultody before he left Um mart on thous
charm as Mr. Day woqid pals nothing by that me
bpjei • into. Ultimately the other
=nawith the orm for the 51.ha.V
iad the primmer me in his emplm for abotrit
DON Ismaks up to April 6th. IS OININD, mil delivered
etarhien and received Me money for than. Kr.
of ahipton, ordered a tuba of hens, vales le., at
wises., width mit delivered he the Primer an stb
Ireto deliver Se hiss The piker "pll6 bleu
ttse leren.—Crossezemimed R. Mil mem wide
_triee on alai . Weis he rod dm Mahe predieltedi
Whet ths mos Seek. magma lbw lag beaks W usibi
ia Own whoa elm sold, sal whoa Om letwell "%se

entered in his settount book the goo& void to the dif-
ferent plumose, sometime* not until the next day. —Mr.
Pay %NW if be lead not socumd every man that be had
bad in hie employ with mistakes In his actioanta The
witness admitted he had some of them. Mr. Day asked
U be hadn't had 20 ia his employ. Wittman said not so
many as that, seed M answer tea farther question said
this was in limiest four years. Witmer bed sometimes
not entered good* in his day book until three dart after
they were had, he might !itch gone live days without
doing in but never sic days. He had never gone oolong
rtth tv,pect t • any goods that the prisoner took out
Th. russet, when he brought back money for goods,
sometimes paid more and 1101111,6016111 ma than beret:mimed,
the bsehs would show what he had pail. The prisoner
sever said Lie would make up what was dellcient; wiener
could out say how much money be was deficient in alto-
gether. H. entemd In a boo what the prisoner was
deficient lb esch time, and when he overpaid him be
credited him with the amount in the tome book. The
original charge was fot h. 91, for goods had by one
Elias Crabb. It now appmred, what he did not know
before, there were two ,ere ns of that came, and by oche
take the amount was chamed to the wrong person. He
should not have made this *huge lilt had not been for
the charge about the 3s. 41. He madn the charge
bemum be found there were to many cases. The pri-
soner cane him notice to leave ome time ago and after-
words agreed to stay on until Apt :I 6. When he left he
asked witness to look Into hie ace oats, in order that
if any mistakes had been mule they might be rectified
while he was in the neighbourhood. He had other men
in his employ at same time as prisoner but they went to
other places, not where the prisoner went, though they
might occasionally do so. lie did not always settle the
accounts himself when the men came book, is sometimes
Alfred Williams did. Witness, stated last Friday that
sometimes prisoner did not pay him enough and some
too much, but on the whole it was about straight.
—Reexamined : All mill goods delivered to his men
were entered on a cbeik book and afterwards copied
into, his day book. When the prisoner paid witness for
the barley had by Hr. Bartlett. he asked him if Mr.
Bartlett had not paid for the bran, and he said he bad
not. 11. had seamed one man besides prisoner of em.
besalmoent, but not 20 or anything like it—Another
charge was then gone into, and witness said the prisoner
had delivered to him 19th Dee. one b-mhel of barley
value 9d., and half get bran, value 2s. 9J., to take
to leergeant Holloway. Both gools were meat out at the
same time and were entered on some check. Sergeant
Holloway bad sines paid him for the barley, but had
reel:sad to pay for the been.—Croes-examined Timm
goods were delivered to the prionerk Alfred William.;
he was not present at the time. Witness applied for
payment s 1 the hiss as 22nd February, and 6erpant
Holloway deoied having received it. Witness nooks to
piisoner about it, and he said he mould not re-
member whether he delivered the bran or not.
Witntas had no check upon the amounts received by
Alfred Williams, except by what was entered on one
of the books produced —Mr. Manley then we:A Into
a third cheore.—Alfred Williams, clerk to Mr. Has,'
ford for some time, sail on 20th December one peck of
dour was delieered to the prisoner by Lim to take to
Mr. G. Collins. The entry wee in his handwriting in
the check book. Cromi-ezemined : The prisoner ordered
the flour of him for Mr. Collins. 'Witness could not

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remember .ho measured tbe 9 me, there might have
been DO one present at the time it was measured besides
himself. Witness delivered several lots of deaf on that
day, bis duty wee to be at the mill and hand goods to the
carters for delivery. Witness remembered 13*bl:we:tut
the cheek. Re-examined : Witness delivered • &sok
for eaeb article to the urea: Mr. Misdeed re-sailed,
odd be had • conversation with the prisoner resomting
this peek of dour in the presence of Mr. Collins.
Prisoner admitted having received this door from
Williams and said he had left it at Mr. Collin's home.
Mr. Collins said he eboold not pay for it, as be had
never received it. (Prisoner now again said he delivered
it). Mrs. Collins., of Longbredy, mid they did not
receive this door. She ordered it of prisoner on 17th
December, and ought to have received it on the 90th,
She asked the prisoner afterwards why be mid they bad
the dour, and he said they lost Um hag at the mill
while he was spending Christmas away. She let the
prisoner have absgto briag the lieu in, and had not
received either the 6qt or the dour. William Feline,
beard prisoner my be had lost the bag. Mn. Bartlett
said she ordered • bashed of brim of Mr. Handord at
the beginning of March. and when prisoner attire/dads
delivered • bushel of barley on 23r4 Mereh, she paid
St' 3d. for the two. She asked primmer to be sure
to ask
.bis master to strike the bran off his book.
He promised to and took out his, own book and made
an entry in it about it—P.S.. Holloway, stationed at
Askenwell, said on 19th December a bushel of barley
was received at his bane. He did not me any bran
there at the limo, On fed February witness went
to Mr. Hansford's to pay his WI, on whielt met bran,
value 2s. ild. wee eharged to .him, which he had never
received. Hr. Haniford sidled the prisoner and asked
him about it, and be said he could not rememb-r any-
thing about it.--Sueste Holloway, • little girl of eleven,
daughter of Sergeant Holloway, said the prisoner on
thi4 occasion delivered barley only. He did not
deliver any bran at her father's house. She was not
slue whether the prisooer rums twice to the house
that day ot not, but was sure he did not bring any
bran when be brought the barley. Mr. Day addressed
the Bench, sad said in two of the mos there was no
proof the goods were delivered to the prisoner, end
with referenoe to the Ime the prosecutor had stated
there less very little difference between them in their
account., only about 2a. 24. These charges were mtcle
because the prosecutor made* mistake, and was iuforated
that •I 1 action would be brought against him for false.
imprisonment on that charge and in order to avoid that
be brought forward these other charges. The question
was • matter of account between the prisoner
aid the proifrcator. The prisoner sometimes
paid less and sometimes more than he received; what-
ever he pail was pat to his account by the persecutor,
and the egos ought to be brought into the Small Debits
Comet, hot brought (emu I as a criminal charge, The
goods might have been taken by other men le prose-
eetor's employ indeed of prisoner. Prisoner pleaded
sot guilty, and was committed for trial at h cent
quarter sessions on all three charges. He was admitted
to bail, himself in £5O and two sureties in CZ each.