The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-22 00:00:00

TOLPIIDDLII.

At the County Petty Sestiona. Direheeter, on Saturday,
a master blacksmith, nailed Fria& Fey. was summoned
by bt.ry zits oval Cross in an affi tali us
Howard appeared for Um applicant, and Mr. Atkinson for
tne defendant. There hat been three chadren, and
friends had advised that it would b. more repeatable for
tbe parties to be married, an I enquiries were made.. to the
expense —The man, Mr. Howard said, had slso roomised
to give the woman a, anti induced her t 3 no over to the
Oak, and stay there, end if it bed not been for eons. one
letting her know, sloe would have remained there while
the caw was going on, and this Mr. 11 ...ant sphe of as
an act of rillainv.—Tne mother resided at Tolpuddle, and
the child was horn 8 h July, 1877. She had ho" two before,
and on the 14th Urtati Wey come t 3 her, while she was
lying after being coollned, gum the aurae, Sergeant. St to
go for. .me porter, and hal given her hall-soverelens ad
sovereigns from time I, time. In March last tesel remit th
she took out IllinniniOnd agoinsi I,ini,aod became and naked
her to pay for the summono and withdraw It, go to Mr.
Lock's office, and enquire the fiat to be 'waned, no he
wanted to marry tier. He gave her es. 1, pay for
the summons, and she withdrew it, he did n.l
marry ber ; hut had given her soots of money
at different tide. On the 25,1 i Much Itst rause
to hr between eight and nom in the evening,
tapped to her window, she went out, and be offered her
a to make it up. She was to abort next morning anywhere
where ahe could go, and she potpie...l 1.1 let tilm know.
Next evening be was in • hurry, but no the Friday she
&hod what be would wish d He add he was bound
to come in, ash. was to meet bit solicitor, and be said he
would mast her on the top of South--I-our. She con+ in
with her si•ter, and mat him at the Giro Exchance, and
he said he would do as be pronsivd, "lb I would la a
friend to her." She waited in the liell.—Crosaexeminsol:
Sad not taken out • 3urnloonu against defendant before
became be hal paid her. Defendant bad Its-n working
for Captain Kindersley She did not give the noting. of
marriage without defendant's Consent; did not idve tbn
notiOe, but only enquired the feea.—Mrs. Sergeant, of
Affpuddle, the mural, spoke to defendent giving money
for the porter, of which they all partook —as
Mr. Howard said "to wet the baby's nose."
She went away, and left applicant and defendant there.
tteey Upward, of Stourp•ine, applicant's aster,
don.** I to defendant coaling into Is, father's house,
sitting by her sitter, and !sending mitt hoer. lil alter.
ward, admitted the childrtn wore his, and ached her and
her husband to go and get m uriod, she 4—" I should
think it is time," and he answered "Its no odds te
anybody, all long as I keep then and sire btu money, and
she did not grumble —Croa-exagnined : Hai put down
the date In • pocket-book, which 3he kepo at her cottage
at Stotunaine. He was not a neighbour, though he livod
near.—Eaanuel Cross, the father, spike of baring con.
vermations with defendant, Spot on the 611 January, but
would not say, miter wards, whether it was before or of her
the birth. Edwin Wolin in came during Way's
absence touts his daughter. stat went with him three
times, and when Way returned he told the daughter if
she did it, be should he mad enough to give her a
good hiding.—Mr. Atkinson contended the woman's
evidence WWI not corroborated In any material point.
The witnessesNrer• not disin'ereeted.—Utual order made
for tit Od. a week op to Id years of am. —Defend•nt
Thank you. sir, I shall never pay a halfpenny. —Ustud
posts allowed-