The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-11-11 00:00:00

WAREHAM.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

TI:IdanAT. —Before Lieut.-Colonel Mantel " __gth.
Chair). G. Burt. Esq., Major Ilawkesworth,
0. C. Furor, Esq.
James Talbot, of Mordent, was summoned for
trelatssisig on land at Nlonlen on the 26th day "I
October in search of game and eonie..—Mr Lacer
appeared b, pnisecute, and 'dr. ijickin,oli. f Poole,
defendesl.—Josepli Fancy, in the employ of Mrs.
Rndgett, said: On the day in question, about eight in
the morning, I was in a held, and heard the report"'
spin. I ran owand. the place, and saw the defendant
coming the nigh the hedge from Mrs. liodgett'4 land
with a rabbit in his hand. I saw him load the gun
again, and ale, saw another rabbit hung up in th,
hedge. I felt it, and found it WWI wann. Defendant
came and took the rabbit (nun the hedg*. I then
,di.ike to I oil told hien I •hould lime to suitition
hint tor "hooting a rabbit iin laud in or which Mn
has the right ..1 - T. this Mr.
Llickinem objected, saving -chi ~videnee Mlii not lw
taken without the produet,ou title
deed. --The iicuri.trate. decided to adjourn the ease
for the pneltiction of the ,• mentioned de-4,-
Robert Cobh, f East Stoke, wa..i ounnioned ft
treiipasaing on land in the. occupation .if Ir
Tuck on .tth October, iu search of anisiilrnd GAMS.
—William Smith, 01 each, said Qasaii 10111

ecter, T was at Higitwood, and beard the report of
Oct.„,„ I went towards where the sound came, and
.-t-he. defendant coming am, so a field in the occupa.
„ "
bfr John Tuck. with the barrel of a gun in
'lurid When be came out of the field I wao wait-
toed him I asked what he had ohot. and he
inly a rabbit." I took it from him He
"'''hed me not to say anything about it, but 1 told
mud report it to Mr. Tuck. I asked him if he
Z‘ gun licence, and he replied
r"j —.....ed by defendant : I did not oec. you kill the
—Enesl 120. and its. g,e,u
T Atockley, of Hendon, was brought up in
CO t,le. charged with trespasoing on land belonging
lad. at Leeson, on 14 November, in oearch
ni —llr. Howard. of Weymouth, pmsecuted,
„et r Dickinson defewled.—George Trent, game.
ive in the t mploy f Lori Eldon, said I wao on
doty .m the 14 November last, assisted by William
wden About 11 o'clock at night we went on land
the eccupation ..f Mr, W. Etlmiands, and whilst
there Ire caw defendant with a greyhound and • stick
'n kis hand. We mw him loiter through the field,
lost about the ow.4ea with the otick. There
a path through the field, but not
Wleta
en le the highway. I aaw the dog have two
tI did not see it kill anything. There is game
. the After about twenty iumutes I went to
'h „A he maid. " What • fool I mud be to be
..
!we." I and William took him to Swanage and
.d„.,1 him nix —Cnnovecamined be Mr. 1/ickincon :
bad no deputation from Lord Eldon. The road.
it ...A by numbero of people Nobody has
eser been domed for passing ~ter the road. 1 will
•wear the defendant was ..11 the road the distanee of
'loot a lug. Ile did not moist me at all. I cearched
km.hare been a keeper nine years, and have
had any deputstion.—William Linvlon, dairy.
min. in the employ fMr Icittlewisid, Lee.on HOWW,
on oath oaitl, I went with George Trent,
I, .1 Eldon'i keeper, on the night of the lot of
o see if we could find any P achers
.'ik,,tilo'clork we oaw primoner, wbo had • ntick in
he bawl, and a 444 with him .If watched him fur
..ii,,. awl -aw him send the doe off. and walk
()moth the field. —Cross-examined by 'F
th.• employ Of MT Stillwell, and I have
in the hoist ..f going out for some years at night.
h„,„ ceteral porotolo going &ern the road
through Ow field in question.—Mr. Dickinson con.
lel he had soca-e to anower, and Paul there wan no
eodence before them to show that his client killed any
game. and that he had no gun. net, or engine of any
el....eription. —kir Howard argued on the point of law,
aul quoted a caw which had been tried a. the higher
net and conviction given. The magiotratec con
eid ...lehe care proved, and fined primmer 20.0. and 9s.
~.t% or one month's imprisonment.—The money was

. rid
DorsiAn PnAtititltS.
•• grnith, Jam.. Brittle, and Thomas
mummy three navviee, were brought up in otstody
chancel with night poaching, on 3 turday, the Ist
N.,,.taler, on land belonging to Lord Eldon.—
pelendanto ;deleted guilty, Mr. Howard prosecuted.
~ Tw.at., on Oath. said—l reside at Borden On
Satniday, 14 NoVetillieT. I was acting as ligai.tant
watcher with a keeper and two others. We divided
;sr...lye. into two partee, two went one way and two
other. About half-past ten I osw the three
y0..,.aer0 in a field called Twelve Acre Field, they
...le then in puree', of game There are hares,
14nte, and rabbit. there Prieenere had net+ there
..; .it the hole. I went up and aekeerl them what they
awl told them they were trespaeeing The
rio.ner Brittle •• What the are you
A r Seeing there were throw men
two, I I..ft my mate to watch them, and went
aa„,fn etch the other two. When we returned we
a. Could that icy mate had been roughly handled, and
.0. Illy much ehook. We went in search of
• new eel found Boon about half a mile away,
• with Iwtee.t Wain. Brittle jinni.' out id the ditch
awl caught bold of Frank Trent,
itehere. Afpl kii.,7ke.l I• ,lown. William, aloo'saM •
out of rity hand awl hit at Trent. I at once.
luwelool Wei ih.wit awl collared him. We at last
the three and took them to Corfu, lett.
fio hog the policeman out, we took them t..
VaniV,:ithothe. and remained there till ail o'clock next '
inoming. when they were locked up.—George White,
• of the other watchers, gave corroborative.
...sellence: lloare, keeper, also gave evidence,
aad•alo. prove i to having seen the prieiners with
th.. ...oil net. prieleceil.—l'n °nen on being asked
,dtw de., hail to say, one of them replied he did
nettaink thi•re was any game there ; they had tried
all night, but had not taken anything —The Chair-
hilifprionwre they were guilty of a very motions
• Atlliame weuld be eentenced to two months.
awl Smith and Brittle to ea weeks' hard labour.
Waler Bonfield and Alfred Bonfield, of i•lwanage,
were eummoniel for being drunk at Herotrin on let
Novetulwr l'ike, on oath, said I v sited the
Royal Oak. at Ilereten, At hair "clock is the after.
woo. and found the two defendants there very
+ink awl making one of very bad language I
a•lelool them to leave I again vimited the house at
oleo p in.. and hemd them there still —Walter
H alibi wa. hip,l 5.. and Na mote, and Alfred
.urtivot whom there was a previoue convic-
t,. fj..l 204. awl 8,. net/.
"nix' by l'.C.
being drunk and diewelerly, at Swieutge, in
.4%timlay. the 2Ath ..f oebilwr last —Defendant did

ea.e. being clearly proved, he wax

• - c• • • •
.1 2. 41. 30,1 it.. costs.
.rwi NI dbl., who did not appear, was ',minnows!
I .r tr....passing iii search of it at Huston. iin the
..sl.if Septeuils•r, Pea William Hhepheril keeper.
1. ti, s employ of 'Hr. Cave. on oath, said he saw
o.ovlant iin Sunday, September rith, lag, on
Nlo•ton Down with a gun in search of game. He
• . the 10111 from him, and defendant asked him not
t ••sy anything about it, but ho told him he must, as
t.• h.vl been guilty of the name offence Jonforo
I i-fenslant at the time ran away, and has only
returned.—Finud 11.. and 9s. costa, there
-mir a previous conviction.
William Harwell, of Northottnset, was summoned
Hobert Hibbs for an assault, committed I,n the
..t4i of iletsiber last. —Hobert liibbn, on oath, said on
• 3lth I.( lletvibec he had been to a place of meeting.
air, was comino over the causeway, when defendant
• .a behind him and hit him on the head ; he also
moil at him about 3D times, and hit him on the arm
II it was very tender.—Crosrevizamined by defend-
ii,, did serum, him (defendant) of stealing the
• •ytbe.--Case dismissed.

CIORPE aIiSTUL
Wei'midday the annual 14006 .11 of Mayor for
,•of. (Lutlo texik plaoe, when Dr. Humble, who has
, very popular during the mat two yearn of hid
!,v,ralty, w.ni for the third time elected to that

Oils railway from Swanage to Wareham is progres.
...i. the riming. already finding it way from Swanage
preeinct.l of Corte.

tVlnLuiTi% FORkIiX M ISSION.—Tho annual tea and
• • —ionary Ifleeting iii connection with the above were
• •I it Rempstone n Turaday lad. The cluipel wws
..ttly and prettily decorated for the occasion by
• • val friends, an,l at 530 pin., 70. which is a good
oher for • smell scattered district, were provided
N''h tee after which the chapel was well filled with
•Att,ntive audience. Mr .1. Sergeant presided,
• , I the Rees. G. Terry, RA., G. Parsons, and G.
gave some mat excellent addresses on the
work. &c., for which a ,tote of thanks was
• them At the close a collection wiut made, and
• ••% ensign collected for the above mission.