The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-06-14 00:00:00

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AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1870.

'mob ef which he had promised to sent her money ; but
be be 4 not dose so, dough ohs believed he was able to
work.
The Idayor said he hlif • the men was !sari working
sod steady, and there isost be memo reason for when be
had dam

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Pocock. • gentleman, heard what the Mile girl mid. and bikini
that prisoner decivred that If the girl threw the state NAL
spin, he would dash her brains out. He gave him in cit.tody
of P.C. Short- -Prisoner laid the blame ora the WI for throw-
ing some san•l over WM.- The )(aim Th you thhik it it any
credit to you to strike a Atte girl Mee Met/ Hit bad not been
that the expenses would come heavily ob per timber, who Ye
• larp leally, you would be amid OB.—Fined ha, Wel*
coda —Prisoner could not pay, and was taken below, wlme Mr.
Pocock pee him halfe-eontreign, and be iMerroild, pald the
fine, sod carried of le. change.
' SATURDAY.— Before the gavor(ll, N, Nolosid.EN•),
J. Drew, Esq., and K Cantrell, 601.
Till 1711/al satommagraa.
JOON Jonernors am brought upon remand from Wedneeday,
, charged with begging. Prisoner's wife, an sosedlngly respect.
abk itoklng pesson, appeared. Supt. Vickery bad reserveed
the following lettets 1—
" Polke 01110 e, Caine, June 901,1810,
"POW Sir,— In reply to your note received to day respecting
the man John Johnstone, I beg to sa, that his statement to you
as to his coming from Hillmarton, and that his wife keep. a
school there, IA perfectly correct. He is a respectable man, snd
the schtstimaeter of the perish; but for sevethl week. pait has
been 'Wrenn, from nervous debility, and depreesion to spirits,
which have rendered him scarcely sive to di.charge his duties
as schpolmaner. Howes.?, as the vicar (the it .F. Goddanl)
in writing to you by this poet, or.' likely he has told you a'l
about him. thereforel telli only Am further that the prisoner's
wife, Wm Johnstone, his Just called ter me +eying that she bee
: telegraphed to you ,out Wm, and intends to proceedto Wey•
mouth to look slier blur should be be discharged.- -I ant, sir,
I your obedient servant,
" Jong WHITS. Inspector.

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Tbs wil• VIM she goes his no reason whatever
be leave bar. Ha wig Woes °lsom one In the horses
at oho would talent swear In the peonies., he.,
he., OW there was D oundatinn for his ieeldurl•
Prisoner said he bar worked for Mr. Baits between
four and en years, ert a ways ran his wife the whole
of kis wages. IN. a Mt&
Is easier to the Liar, the WOMSIIII IdlDitta that
her hothead had dope a be land said.
, Pilsooer said that b wife would go out walking at
night with • :ousts ma and be left her alter • row he
had with her on accoudof this. lieu the lodger who
wee keeping her now.
The wife hereupon tred no. ohall•nited her husband
to Prove what had boo mid about her by his family.
She went on to detail particulars of the disturbance.
saying that she found • naked razor under his pillow
one Morning. After die had been to the Hall (to be
excused for some rates( her husband overtook her, and
elle eased him. &Unit it, end he replied that be pot it
then to out his earns; hut she line* be had never
dooe so before, use Da be ha threatened her life pre-
viously, she went away sod slept at her ester's.
The Mayor : Did you tele your children with you'
Woman : No, sir, I went by myself.
The Mayor: Them you took sue of yourself, and not
of your children!
Wo.nen : I knew be would not hart his children.
Sciperintendeet Vialtery said he arrested prisoner at
the Corbold dock, Literpool, on Friday morning. He
had worked boar days nine hours, and rueived El Is.
for it. The work at die docks waa casual Cork.
Prisoner said the bet week be was at Livers), of, he
had to spend everything to keep him and to buy a pair
of boots. He meant to send borne 15s. on Saturday
night, and had been.living u " :war" as he could, to
do no. When be had a letter to say that if be did not
send any money, he would be apprehended, he wrote
to say that be email send some as soon as he wield,
that be would come down by and by. and his wife had
better go back with him. He sent his address in the
letter.
The Mayor wished to son the letter; but the wife
mule nue excuse for not producing it She admitted
he had written to tie effect be stated.
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" Mr. Vickery, Supt. of Police."
" Hillmarton, Caine, Wilts, Wednesday evenmg, June 9.
“Illr,— I have this moment rensived your I tter to Mr. White,
of Caine, Inspector of police, reelecting Mr. .1. Johndone,
husband of ourechooi-mrees here. I have only • moment before
post to my that be lea mod re.pecoab4e person, that he is pot In
want of money, as I Weaned him csalk to go to tel ma idde
for change of air. There is no doubt he lulnmae. Severill
medical men have pronounced him a'; but his wife would not
allow that he Is unable to take air* of blamed. lithe ma. is-
trate. would permit him to be set at liberty, they might be
quite dire that he will be taken care of in future. He Is quite
Incapable of am:Omitting re wilful offence; but I repent be is
imeemounlable for hi. flatness, end ben been for Klan time. If
he sholfid be net at liberty, end you *W pay his tare by 2nd or
3rd tiers to Caine, and and me the coat, I will at once repay
OODDAID. Jingles of the Piece for the county of
Wile—Plea.. tell me whether Mns J. will come bane on
Elaturday."
The Bench told the primmer thal, in coneenuenoe of their
having received their letters, be would be discharged Into the
custody of hie wife. It wan a very good thing for prisoner that
he had been appn hended and taken care of
Prisoner applied to the Prom not to pedant**. CAM; hut..
informed the worst part had elready been published, and it
vroAld be better for him that they should publish the whole.

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It ass urged on behalf of the Guardians that the
man bsy,ng sold all his goods off woo a bad feature in
this ease.

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'rho Mayor remarked that if the hasbaad had not
given his will all his money every week, he might have
saved enough to go to Liverpool with, without selling
his roods. In answer to the Mayor prisoner ssi Ibe
was willing to take his children and make • home for
hi. ittie

The wi,e said she wooldo't live with her husband
after the name be bad given her. She defied him to
prove anything against, her but laughing and talking.
and that she would do as long es she had strength
It was not her nature o pat her fingers In her mouth,
and slay mute. Elbe would not live with her huaband till
all the world knew she vase. innocent woman —perlaspe
.he would some to him again after four or five years I
Re might have the three oldest children, whim she hod
dew up their "Mile tut**. ••• but be should not have
the huby, beams@ km meld noi tate tare of it
Being sake., by the Mayor. prisoner said he did tell
his wile he would nOl have such goings on as there
were between her arid :he lodger; but be did not say
the letter should leave the house, a. he was afraid if
he did he should lose Its work at Mr. Bette'..

A sister of the site bare volunteered her evidence.
flibe was there, teller' tie disturbance wee going on, and
the lodger "seemed to be head and chief." He char. ed the
prisoner about the rascr, and when the latter asl4 he
pat it under his pillow to cut his corns and because the
ehild,eo should not get slit, he maid "Oh no! you
have threatened her life • but I will stand up for her am
lons as I live." The lodger and the wife seemed to be
roasters of the house, and said Reeks might go if be
did not like it. Witness told her sister she was
ashamed of her that s'ie would get rid of her husband
for the sake of a lodge.
Th. wife (fiercely): That's no reason why they
should say what they lave about me!
The Mayor : It is every reason ! If I brad the power.
I would punish you instead of him—ispolause, which
was suppressed).
The Chink teeing spoken of the hardship on the
atepayers In each a cue,
The Mayor said the Bench had felt certain there was
come reason for the mom prisoner had taken. He
was, however. bouud to fiod home for his four chd-
dren. It the Bench did not send him to prison. what
would he do for the children?

Prisoner said he would take three, and his mother
would mike • home for them. The baby his wife
might have, as she wasted it—(s laugh.)
The prisooer's aunt promised to Sod • home for the
three children. The wife said it would coat her some
sorrow to part with them, as sbe had a mother's
feeling&
The Kayo,: Would it not be better to part with the
lodger'

The woman : No, as I have borne the name. I won't
part with the lodger I As it comes to the lodger, and he
rill not give me op, I will stick by him I Butt want
to have protection for my life, I can't go by the street
but hi. (pointing to her hesbsod's)friends call after me.
The Mayor said she should have protection if she
proved on oath that any of her husband's friends
threatened her. The Bench were very sorry, but she
had chosen her course of life, arid meat follow it.
It was agreed that the Guardians should be repaid the
costa by 2e.. 6d.. • week.

The Portiee then let, the WOLDILD remarking, "No.
go. beck to the lodger .

HeeWs frkads . Yea, Bad the best place for you!

The woman : And I'll stick to him, too!
Georg, Aforpast, a miserable.looking tramp, was
brought up for heving 00 visible means of subsisteooe,
sad 'feeling in as outhouse—P.C. Short found him
about half-past eleven last night in a stonemason's work
shed, near St. John's Church. -Prisoner said he Game
from "five miles this side of Totnes.” Being asked the
Dame by the Mayor, be said he did not know—it was
nest: Dswlisti, and h 3 afterwards said it ins Bridport.—
The Mayor said he knew the names of all the plaints
round there prisoner had mad.. mistake !—The trsinp
said he had had • long illness. having broke. his leg
and a eollar-bone. He was going home to Rochester,
in Kent. —Prisoner was provided with a Mendleity
ticket, and the 6686 was adjourned till two o'clock if
f.und in the town by that time he was to be sent to
prpno for a month.

w MONDAY Afterooon.—Befora (R. N. Howard, P4q.),
Mayor.

lOUS SKArellastill Illisthortly alter Intanduced. fib ,id:
My good friends, - You are met ben SO-day for ...0.0.0,
sod Innocent Juilicatloo, and not to bear long spapb.. I
mem my, ..v 'that hop nu heart, I sin happy to seir you ben,
WE should be thankhri to Hop for giving ne • Wien and
floriorm clikk as we have hist I 'armors plenaisd to me )od bore
when I think on what oonsion fun are come. and with wise
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nylon. Than Is nothing like tentsranos and sobriety. Bs
Donned the elect of Unthinking customs of England. It was
those estoma prevented Gairlind from being the first manufac-
tunag_netion in the world. Intimicating drink ntned a mill', for
tto• tift health, and Ins foal. Hs would give working inn his
advice. Hs know then were many bed women In the worid,
but by thought there were more bed men. He tho Vin the
women generally gave their haebande good advice, and that to
every bad woman there WPM nine bed man fie wand
therefore advise the mining man, as soon se be
received his wager to pre nag into Ile wife's bands and Dever
silk she:rends about the going of It. He had found from
asperience, that "the oey mere was the bevt h .re." lie
would praise the company amembied for the pod order it had
maintained. He was sure it was only temperate men that
could deport thetneelvm In that vi.y. He believed there had
been no more injury done to his property, house, or park that
day then world have been done by half a dozen children,
though then had been no many hundreds present. And, la
concluvii r 'he. old my God to idevs them, In thenrel . ‘,...,
Gene wives. their chlidren,their home., now and Ir,er . Ann.
His lordship as then crab misnically sppisuded, and the
tussling seporsted.
The party returned to Weymouth se about ii p.m all having
been thoroughly pleased with their day'soutiag.

PORTLAND.
Tits BALD TIN= -Smigration from the Mend, 11!-
&toed by the Weaklier, of demand for the quartymee s
labour, still oontiones• On Saturday oast we under-
stand that five ClUilryswen. named Jobe Plow, jun.,
It chard Pitt Pewee. John Plosive, Robert White, acid
Edward 810ne, are about to leave the estuary In search
of • better market for work.
Barren Thrap Corrna. On Timothy last, It was
reported that Mr Paws, with another gentluatan
mewing the contractor for the New Geeeral Peet-307.
about to be or. did, pakl a visit to Portland with the
clew of 'electing specimens of stone it for the building.
Mr. C. Mitchell. representative of Maws. Thomism
sad Co., is named as bevies Imow In dommuniostion
with the gent tante spoic-o of, and we do hope that
some of tri• 24000 VOUS reunited for the building may
be soca seprlieL Duck • &mind would pat DeW life
into the stc.ne Mask, and i herders into the inhabitant•
generally, who are now show in de.pair.
CRICKET AT THE Vallat —Tb• Royal Fusiliers re-
oeived an eleven of the Royal Home Artillery at the
Verne on Wedoeselee last, and • smart =stab .4
cricket was played between the altempions. The
artillerymen went first Co the wiekets, and Mr. Bambara
In a good wore of 22. managed • splendid hit for 6.
Sergeant Ouell's bowling for the Fasilie.s was splendid,
sad the Artillery retired for WI. For the Fusiliers
Captain Butler had rue op • score, whets be ran out.
After various viribtoitudes the /wiling suooredsd in
making 88 runs in the first innings. In the wend
i.minp Sergeant Caell sent our four of the Artillery
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m a tor " nutlet," but Lieut. Kingscote Deemed
inviscrible. He succeeded in making a hit for 6, two
for 6 each. and two for 4. nine would not allow of
the make Wog played oat, mid it was decided for the
Fusiliers on the Arst innings. The scores went as
follow :
WICAL FTWHJEWS.
Barri, b Moppets .. • •
Serpent Wright, Howard, b 1113agesote ... 4
Captain Butler, run out .. • • •• 110
Sergeant Cuell, c Clothrbtly, b Kingsoote
&pare, not out ..
Captain Keyser, b Cairns ... • • • • 6
Murray, b lUopcote ... • • • • ••• 2
Burs., c and b Klopcote .. • •
Byes It, I b 2, w .. • •
11. H. A.

Ist Inning _ ga•d Innings.
Corporal ninon, b Coen • 0 c Cud, b Mutiny. .. 0
Isircbiun, b Cuell • 41 b (Ann 4
ginewte .

Lieut. . not out .. .. 67
Corporal (.1; !rake Creel.la, b WrigM 9 b Cuell 0
Driver Moore, b Wright b Coin 0
,hergoint mutton, b ;wall .. 11 b Gunn
Guntur (iollgbUj, b CuelL. .. 1 b Cuell
Gunner Bryant, b Cue 0
Gunn*: Gobidstobe, b Cue .. 4 not out .. 17
Driver Code, b Cush
Iniver !toward, not out 4 run not
Bye, 9, 1 3, w 5 17 Brie 4, Cb 1, w 2. 7
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