The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-06-12 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SESSION'S.

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TUINDAT.
Reform thn Maynr (Mr. A Rin I I.). Kr. C Anund•
(01. y. ,or) Mr. II 11,1011, Dr. W. 11. II .7..0.1 Mr.

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Tag .• SALVATIONISTS " AGAIN.—T e ess. he int • month
since end wijo treed were br uflot on again tor h
Mr. 11 richer prosseutons twholl if he Army " apt "
and Mr. H. N. Howard deltoid org Mr. W Tack -r, co wh-
im Iter, who we charge,' with ismaulfing J•dsn W•II
(.tyle 1 a captain.) on th- itkh of April. —0 Sr re••fers ciii
rem..mbeir the full report which any ••red on the 19 to tilt ,
gut that a Crisan•SUMllloll4 watt imued by Mr. W. Tock-r.
Toe reedit was that tho Bench at that time cold n .t cc
to a dee sin. c insequently rho cum was adfournwi.
Other Movistratee were now on IL* bench, vie. Pl. tern. R.
Cornick, and C. 13 Imunda.—Mr. H 'card race' au
objectioh ad to going into this ems again. Four )1 agi.-
Crates heal prevloncy tried th s charce of aiseault—at teal
twee ih 'rouihiy fivestigated—the lomat addresees had
hewn mid to the Bench, an as ill • c.se hat been thus
completed, he malutained, with all r.soett to the B-nch,
that, they had no right to bear it again. Toe
Beech had to do one of three thing' —cons ict,
m 'he an order, or diamts, but there were no power. Li
eljoorn under Art of Parliament. They •di .1 bait. had
• right to do so before the case was call it n. or diming
the heariog, but as the case wag do*, 1. th. y hut no
power to OMIO it again. Aft ,r r-ferenee to "Stone's
'notice " and the "Summary Jurisdiction Act• Mr.
H iwarrisaid he relied upon the later, erbieh ea. an Act of
Parli.ment —Mr. R. Tucker allege 1 that there was power
to adj urn and to hear the cme agcn.—The Meyer
remarks I that the 11 inch h .d tin unauitnoue for an
a Ijournment. ant they now pr-ferred to hear the
evidence.—Mr. Howeld then ask--I f• • " cc,.," witivh
the macistrates grantail.—Mr. Tucker having Isl.'s
addressed the bench, the latter deeided to hear the
evideuce previously given in the ease West v. Tucker read
iiver. The whole of the evidence baying been re•
produced and sworn to by the witnemes, Mr. Howard, in
reviewing the eridence, commented upon the fair reports,
of the Co.. given by the local papers. He remarked that
It was but fair that other patios shculd have been sum-
moned besides hie client. Why on earth these OHM were
called captains and lieutenants be did not know, they may
as well be called Generale or Field•Marsbala.
(Laughter.) The man John West had refused to go into
detail. of his petit life, and he asked the Bench to ithfe
full elf-et to that refusal ;he had refusal to state whether
be had ever been convicted by • B inch of magistrates ; It
effect .4 hie ',Hence moat aerio tidy. After his (Mr.
Howard's) experience of criminal courts of nearly half •
century, he bat
mesons, refuse to answer such rob:talons as that. It spoke
volumes and showed, that the veld .nee of this John
West came from • tainted source. But in tie
ehent (Mr. W. Tucker) they had the evidence of a man
29 years of age, against whose character there could be
proved nothing, and who had never appeared before the
magistrate.; was this nian'S charact -r to be tainted by
the evidence of • man like West/ The defendant was
going into a roadway leading to his uncle's to transact
listlessly. That business was transacted there that even.
leg. His entry to the promisee of his uncle woe oppoeed
by John Weet, who apologised to him. In fact, it was
West who first assaulted Tucker—ln reply to the Bench,
Mr. Howard mid he would withdraw the cr....women.,
but, attar cutterritig with W..' (captain) Mr. R. Tucker
vaol he c uuld not withdraw the charge against W. Tucker.
—However, the Bench at once dismissed the CAWS, when
teeny wee loud applause in Court.
Charles Henry Brown, a lad, of Beuth-street, pkaded
guilty to injuring the surface of • highw 0' in S roth
lanai on the 14th ult. Itichiord Hounsell, twine
manufacturer, said defendant was with three boys, and
be picked the stones lei. to • knife out of the highway and
threw them about —Defendant was floard 61., and the
rote reduced to s..—Allowed 14 dale, or wren days in
dorsal.
Charles F eke, labourer, who did not appear, was 'urn.
mined for doing wilful dames. ti • do ir at the Fives
Curt lon on 0...24 It ilky. —David Sievers, tin toni,, od
defendant and some ny-n were fighting in the road, and
they afterwards :eae to the hou.e ti have some drink 10
"make it up." Ile (Ifooka) kicked out two panals 4:4 •
door, &tins damage to the am mut of Td. 61.—Fined Is,
and costa, 10n, and damage, 7. 61 ; in default, 14 days.
William I/ale, porter, yrs. charged with wilfully
damaging • window, the Dropout, of Arthur George
Kneen... marble mason, Emu-road. on the 19th ult..
damage Its —Complainant tasted be was in his .hop and
saw d tend•nt wilfully Dt1110) his elbow throush the glass,
smashing two panes. Defendant can with eomeone. He
ran after them, and defendant said it was someone else.
—Fined 61., and 8.. 64 oats
George Bishop. Sex.dresaer, Allington, was summoned at
the ie•tneee of as ederl, man, Boij Wheadon, for
awaiolt nit him en the 164-i Ap It —D•fendant, who
pleaded not guilty, was alleged by complainant Li have
come Into his garden the wore. for I illtb or. Dlfi•lbitill woe
talking to • woman, and when h. had done talking b. her
he spoke to 'rimers, amino: "He was • fool." Com-
plainant repliot that delendent was a "Nine.mpoop,"
and that was 90 Imes worse than • fool. .ughter.) He
addend him out of the garden, when .1-fi-ntio‘t ined had
lassomp ; " that is true, no help me God."—De'endant
"Ah.your o°l got • black (*ca." (Laughter.)—Derendaath
"Didn't you threaten to strike me Utwad'n for the law."
• —Complainant "No. you scamp, I didn't." (Laughter.)
During further questioning, c omplalnantc .11.6 defendant
• rogue in court, and was corrected by the Bench, who ul-
timately dismissed the ease-
Robert Timmer, labourer. Eastestrest. we. charged at
the instance it Mary Isabella Simmende, single woman,
of hilington, with an aren't on the 11911 May. The wife
of the defendant came to her lo teats, on the 9613 May,
and as her husband (Thorn •) had turned her out of
doors, and as she said the had no elec. Ii go to, ohs took
her in. Defendant called at the house afterwards, struck
eritrmas in 'ha head and sde, and called her bad names.
Be came foe his wife at 14 p.m.—Joeeph Walker, land-
lord of complainant, said Mrs. Thence came to hie house,
on the Mho May, for a lodging, and be took her In on the
29 h, Tourner come and seed be had mote for sontebodr
belonging to him ;he • ould not kit him In at find, and he
threa'sfied ho bieak In the window. When be CUM
in
he struck Simm intl, three t nom, and .1.1 going to strike
her again, but he k.. 44 him back and put bleu 0.1t.--Sosh
ADZ Walker, wife of lust wittier, oorroborated.—Datend-
sat was Shed Is Id, and twin Us. 64., is ddasllli darn
—il,,sdld den Is OM to by.

GI au.. linnet...J. labium,. ef South-ski-et, was celled
ova top -y the aunt of £3ll. 61 i 1 .0 tor tho inotatenance
of bit chi 1.11.4/1 In in In Norio. tiMo .1 —PC. Frriler mid
bot ha 1 foul I nothing la to, home dof,•ndont to
.114,•in u•ion —Dl,a•lant complained of lo ing ill
recontlr, l•tir thot tr• on. ft; meson.. •mpl d,
and oartting 14.. p.r week. lie hod made na offer t pay
ant thing. —iie rens now ord•r«d to pop the armors
it orrookly a:monto or It • o- arde•go 10 data
On the spollootort -4 hr C G. N tot a. a t lop •r•ry
limn« of eh • Wh ••• Lon enorpoutel to Richar•l 0 ttMoi
olid of tho lii ur Sootlpstree, (rota John Runt to
Elm tbith Ilu it.