The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-27 00:00:00

WILAZZAIL.
COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.

TusenaY.—B•fore Lieut.-0 it. &I sired (in the chair),
0. 0. F rrrrr and G. Burt, Bey.
Cawles &Oakley, of 8.404.111. was cha-ged with
using profane laaguage on Nov. 3d at Winton, in the
parish of 5W110043. P.C. Greenstock, baring been
swore, said on Saturday, the 3rd of November, about
half-plat eight, he was at lienstoo, s.f heard • noise,
and saw • lot of people near defendant.* house.
Datendeot was there and making use of very bed
languen ; he had been fighting with a man owned
H Hobbs. e had repeatedly ceutinied him.—Fined
125., and is. cults, or 14 days' imprisonment.
Joseph Green was summoned fir not using skids
on • certain waggon whilst going down a hill in the
parish of L wean bfatravers, on November 2nd.—
P.O. S. Pike, having been sworn, said he saw
defendant driving • 'waggon with three horns, loaded
with furze. The near hind-wheel of the waggon was
locked, but no shoe was used. He asked him why he
did not use one. He told hint (witness) he bad broken
It about • week shin, and had forgotten to have it
mended. The wheel was cutting op the road as it
went along. He cautioned him a week ago.—Fined
sad 5a oats.
William Sansways, a lad, in the employ of Mr. J.
Drew, noel me/Ghent, Warshaw, was summoned for
cruelly ill-treating • horse, by working it whilst in an
unfit state, at Strople, on the 7th Novetnber.—Mr.
R. N. Howard defended.—P.C. Purchsee, having been
sworn, said: I was on duty at Steeple on the 7th of
November, and saw defendant in charge of two hones
and a waggon loaded with coal. I noticed the leading
horse was drawing very awkwardly, and 'topped and
examined it. I found on the off shoulder two wounds,
ends about an inch long. The collar had • patch of
blood on It; and upon the back there was an old
wound, from which blood was ooslog. 04 the near
, side there was • round place tubbed nearly raw by the
chain-trace. The born was wearing knee caps, and
where the strap was buckle I round the knee there
, was • plan like a boil, with the bead rubbed off, and
matter was Irwtng from it. Defendant told use the
horse had been cabbed before. and it had been turned
_ . . _

ont for some time. ile-rlac;Wia.,l.-I
job ti get him along 'hie morning. an I I am very glad
you stopped it; the hone is not fit for work." The
horse in my opinion wee altogether in an unfit state
for work.—Orose-examined by Mr. Howard: The boil
was about as big es a sigmas, and natter was amine
from it. I did not take off the knee cap, but I drew
the lad's attention to it, and he sal I the knee had
swollen slam he took it out in the morning. The hones
were nut overworked, and there Was setup of rag round
the chain tree* which the lad hat put there to keep
wthb4sohhereinuifro.
Groves,
tiza tvheet.wioxyd.surcl
surgeon,
notkulcasseaow
the horn. I had the harness token off. and saw the
wounds as :stated. I did not notice the oollar wee
newly padded. I had the horde taken out, and saw it
walk away.—J. Drew. having been sworn, mid: I
gave orders the night before to send defendant to
'Erneltam with a load of cods. Defendant is very fond
of his horses, and would be the last person in the
world to ill-treat an animal I saw tie horse the even-
ing bet re it started, and will swear theca Was not a
wound on 11, nor WSW the shin broken in any tz
but the hair was rubbed off in three or four p
The °oiler need had been repadcled very reoently.
Witness informed the magistrates th animal was in
the street below, and they could Inspect it If they
wished, which thin did, and after having inspected it
dismissed the CAW, remarking they oocuddened the
polka quite justified in bringing the case forward, but
thought the wounds mast have been caused after the
hone had started in the morning.—Mr. G. Bart t ild
Drew he did not consider th• horse was la • fit
Man at Fraient to go long journey..
Charles Morris, of Wool. Woe chscred with assault-
ing and beating Ellen Elisabeth House at Wool on
31st Oct iber nat.—Defendant pleaded not guilty.—
Mr. EL. N. Howard appeared ors behalf of complainant.
—Ellen Elisabeth House, having been sworn, said:
I have been a domestic servant for mote time, but
wee obliged to come home in September net, on
account of ill health, and have remained boon up till
the present time. On the list October 1 WM in my
father's bones, when defendant came in and asked me
where my mother was. I told hint she was gone to
the Folly publichouse. lie asked me if sin Was gone
to fet.oh &Wt. I replied I did not know. He then
asked to borrow a pick, which I fetched from the
batik-home into the room we live in. As I gave him
the pick he put his arms round me. and tried to kiss
me. I struggled with him for about five minute, •
during that time he had hold of me, and I havegefiersj
from the preseure which be gave me. I repeatedly
told him to leave the house. When I was free he
hesitated, and asked me to oome and make his bed.
I told him to have the boom and he went away. I
had never given him any encouragement My mother
returned at quarter to one Intoxicated. I told her
what had happened, and she then went to Monte'
home. Finding my mother did not return I west
after her, and saw my mother there. I then told my
father what had happened. He was than at Coombe
Keynes worldng , • diatoms of about two
Defendant denied witness' entement-William Hoare,
thatcher, was then called, and mid: Complainant is
whilst ther. my danght.r came
m on lb. day In question I was at
°°mlanatwent h 'me.—D.f.ndant, when
aawycoirlrildwinbophil:ladirtb: about liorrjs' conduct, Sb,
7",..-:::d
wag' crying, and as soon se I could manage to leave MY
denied having any knowledge
—Tb, Bench considered the
ones proved, and lined defendant lls. and 91, costs, or
14 days.

Sr. Jolts BAND OF Hora.—Tbe usual fortnightly
meeting of this society was held as anal in the Maier'.
room at Si. John's Temperance House. Haring com-
menced with No. ID ingody, a short plrtiou of
earipture was read and pram offered. Melody 117
was then sung, following which was a recitation
"Ohristinee Is Near at Hand," Min ; this ended a reading, " Otgard's Prayer " was given
by Aga. Tweed ; another eneled as w this suag No.
LS, and a ressitatioa was rinQsrs4 by winys
tiUsd "Th. Botta Way." Tke imung