The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10 00:00:00

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A fItTNDAYSVICNING'S AMUSEMENT.

Merino An and George &mod, two young men,
neither of whom appeared, were summoned at the
Borough Police-court yesterday (Monday), before
Alderman Corm and Mr. Councillor Devenish, for
hawing been drink and disorderly in the Hlgh-street
an Sunday, the let of September last.
P.C. Dunn (4) was on duty in High Weet-etreet
opposite St. Peter's church, about quarter.psat eight,
and he saw • crowd of people assembled together
opposite the George Inn. He went towards them, and
saw the defendants, who were very drunk and swear-
ing at each other. He asked what was the matter, and
the crowd said they had been fighting. He mowed
them on, and when they got near the Antelope they
re-cominenced their p igilistic display. Elmwood struck
Fox three or fo r time.. They went into the yard,
drawing the crowd alter them, and he then told them
if they continued this he would lock them up. He
di.persed the crowd, and the defendants left. Fox is
working at a coachbaildar'., in tho town, and Elmwood
is • botcher at Portland. Fox did not strike the other
in his iresence. Flswood commenced trot opposite
the Anteloie, and it appeared to be uncalled for. He
ran after F..x.

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Mr. J. H. faylor, who was in Court, mid be wished
to make • etatement on behalf of Elmwood, whom
father was an oil friend of his, and bad been calk,'
away to YeoNil market. The la mother wiis
delicate health, and the youth on the occasion in
quediiir• had come up to see her, and whilst in th•
train a sailor gave him some rum, which overctme
him. His master had refused to let him off to attend,
baths had asked him (Mr. T.) to express to the Court
kis deep sorrow for what had taken place.
The Chairman thought if he ha I had • good defence
he would ham been present; h• oretainlyaemosed to be
the agureerw.
Mr. Taylor use a mars boy, and Fox is a man
GIL high, so he could not hairs beim much of an
airF.677snnn They am of ems height a• near as con
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-th• Bench indicted a fine upon Hawood of 12a. M.
and oast; altogether CI la 6d., and upon For a fine
Vs. Bd. and Is. 6d. mete.
14. Taylor paid Eisaroad's Ina.

COUNTY PLITT IZAISIONII—IaruasAT.
Bolan Nr. Niddisies, Itr. A. Beaks% Mr.
Kadin*. . - Mr. Goodies, and Mr. Parry.
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Ales Itoodoil. am*\am, ploodod guilty to boring
ma dro of think. wbick roodorod Ida malt sod soot&
43 perluntuiM. Hof liskastel highwars bp • wool,
sow/.
pa 14 41,1 d dolosaloat woo very troabloostok, sod lk
took his loom :igoO to re hi= Iwo&
Kr, sus. B.tty 4z.t5 it woo Mfg a ONO of isoopabdlito
thou swills,/ oleo.
Flood 5, ood coot&

:61";;Lifer; CZITIIe.JI Eftit Kakehtol:; *Si 14.1"."
by Lucy Lois. of Whltmenbe. for an assault. te The ocraplainant alleged dm defendant attempte
lndecently assault her oa the god of August as she was
on her road between Brandineyoe nod Weitcontbe.
It eimmred there had bison friendly intimacy betwsea
the parties previously, as he used to go sal ma bar whoa
sae was at service.
Kr. Walton was for tli• ddsualk and otamtvoured to
elicit from her that Km had told itei‘ltbottra Km was not !
cereal* the deleadaat was the ma. She Parried .ith iortio•• • groat deal,
vs:..r at last denied Km bad over
kod • from liall la which he
away Ids emeiry. tot athloyq•E to Mot
i dim lid Mt WNW PPOONIMMO IMO tibia.

Hr. Weston mid he scald Were • complete alibi- AA it
happened on the day in question Hall went to Wey-
mouth for a load of goods, and be would be able to trace
Itiin from that time until he went to had at la. He did
Rot MIMI to my no one did take liberties with the girl,
, for he had heard that if she chose to make enquirks she
, would discover it wee some one whim lived not very far
from her own home, but as regards the defendant he was
perfectly innocent, and her only reason for axing upon
him was the letter of caution he had sent her. He mated
two men named dlor more and Charles Baker, who proved
that defendant was in their company at the time of he
alleged assault, fetching goods from Weymouth. JoseAth
James, of Knighton, also bore similar testimony. pm
Bench dismissed the CIA!, the defendant's witnesses
having proved he could not ham been anywhire near at
the time. Under thou circumstances Mr. West° 13 asked
that the complainant might he committed for trial for
perjury. Her steteseent had been made wilfully to get
out of the pains and penalties of the slanders she had

—Mr. Batikes said if Mr. Weston could prove satisfactorily
to them that no await had been committed, then WM
might he alga to do what be asked.
Dsfeidant was told be would have to PaY to Cada bat
Mr. Weston strongl• objected to.. lanocont man hzia
to pay mete and ultimatelY the young lady was
upon to hand over.
Tess 4744, of Toilet was diargad with kmelltil doe
without • bonus. Toe defeedaat mid ths animal wm
not old enough to require • lirs me.
P.C. a proved that Gale said • man weird liaUstt. of
Rarapbeani, gam it to him but November.
Bupurintee&ut Batty wanted out it eras the duty of the
defendant to pr...ve the age of the dog. Re also added
that the defendant, on being mimed with the summons,
threatened the constable to serve him the same as Is bad
*bother, for assaulting whom he had been had up, and be
wished him to understand that it he mid any .01, of eueb
thyme he should bring him beers the Bench and ask the
to Mod him over to keep the peace.
Th. Moglutrat..' Clerk said under the Let of June last
the Bomb had the power to indite may fins with costa the,
chose, but without costs the lowest penalty was • nude:.
Moe to oortoarilt.
Tbi Bence imposed • fins of 40a and costa in cows-
gnome of the threats be had made ,as °tot tlung a man
in hla poultice in lifs ought to Lave known better than to
ham dos...

—DifeTail;at mound than ha made um ol no threats what.
WM%

Satmemps, a Portland, pleaded guilty to having
beim drunk in • public-house.
P.C. Stone, 3/3, found her making um cil very ismetlg
and -mild have locked her up, but • w mob !oad
belwr..,lrPulled how indoors, where she carried on the some
behaviour for about an hoax. She also easisultod anotiser
woman.

-befsndant said th• other woman struck her first.
Supt. Batty said there was no previous conviction
against her, but the was • very disorderly character. Eike
was • prcetitute.
Fined 90d. and oasts, in default one month.
Me went to prison.
Jrllllll4 Heowinadik who did not sow, as the cow=
of P.& Yeithain was laid 10i, and oasts for bolsi
and incapatil• In tke
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—Gawps Tawas. Amapa Maass. and lifnd Low. ..is
sainanoned for banns been ou lauds for the purpose of
posching.
Kr. Weston wee for the prosecution ; Mr. Day, of Drip-
port. for the defenoe.
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P.C. Long Hfl stationed at Puncknowle, on the Seth of
August last about hall-pest nine o'ckok was an the road
between Puncknowle end Little Cheney. Whilst golng
won Um foot paths he saw sonsethiag coining which
he
at lest thought wea oowa. He stepped aside and when
they went by saw it warn mama Hs asked who they ware,
but they refined to 'newer. They whistled to each other
and be said if they didn't&epeak he would me who time
were. He advanced towel* them and they then ran
away. He followed Maisie and caught him. He bad a
bag with bins end in it he found a net about At ty yards
long togi thee •ith dick' foe propping it up. The sticks
had damp eerth round them as If they had beau recently
wet Aftimmis he west near Thornees father', bongs
and Thorne, came out. He said to him "Hallo George
where's your bat." He replied he didn't know but he told
billl be did. (He ha praiaily pickw it up at the Plata
where the men ran away.) Thorney declared be dsdn t and
he then told him he had left it behind when be ran away.
Moore and another man at this time came up and threw
something over • hedge He gollaied Moore and going to
the place found a rabbit and nets.
Cross exemined by Ile Day: These nets were thrown
own on to Thoyner's father's own lead..

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Mr. Day, for tha donnas, southt to oho* that Tlwr°l"...
!Mbar is • linker of Data, and those found in the posarnion
of th• defendants ware • part of an order. As to throw-
ing them over on to Thoruces land, that they had • Point
fight to do. It was, to make tin wont of it, • very light
can. .

In reply to Mr. Weston, the constable slid he did not
know Tbornton's tallier made nets, hut be did know that
he had 1.042.1 on Lis premises, end it *se in conriequerice of
that knowledge that be went And watched.
Previous convicUons were proved against l'heiney Cl;
sail Moore (I) for poaching, mid against Tborner for other
offences.
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—fie Bench could not agree with the gentleman who was
for the dot rues that it was • very light cam. lt showed
au Manhood system which they intended if possible to
Put a stop to. Cliainey and More would ho lined .C.l and
costa each. and Thorne gi and costs, and they hoped it
would he • caution to them. The nets to be destroyed.
Mr. Day: Will you give theta time.
The Chairmen: We never do hers
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The ffnes were ultimktely paid.
Ridard Sherd**, of Portland. was summoned for fuel
he did unlawfully abuse and introit two horses in the
pte.uh of Woke.

Sergeant Feltham found them working in a coal-cart,
and they were au unfit .tats They were crippled and
w..sk arid could hardly move.

h guilty.
The Superintendent said they belonged to Thomas;
Comben. and be beard ens bad been destroyed sinew ; the
other was very had. but he understood it had improved.
The Bench wialted for further evidence to show if the
defendant was personally liable or the owner, and for that
purpwe adjourned the ems for • f.rtai‘ht

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./erir Ga•krid, • sly looking young minx of 16, wee
brought up ..netody chgtr.ewl with stealing • rub-lox
effi,t aniNg six Li note- S5B lan Or. in gold, t, he • k-note,
.n 1 venous o article& the property of John Tulledge
With Tulledge, en old lady, the wife of the prosecutor,
wee in tie bah tof keeping this box by the side of her bed,
and tit* defendant, Who had been taken Mom the Onion
and " boarded out in her service for the Mat nine years,
bed oppot Xinities of knowing of the existence of this box.
On the loss heing discovered on the Pride,' it was made
known to the police, who at once inatituted an investiga-
tion. and it we t ien found the girl bad changed & sove-
reign et • shop in the neighbourhood. She wag taken into
custody on suspicion, and on ber were found 9s. 4d., for
the poses talon of which she accounted byr eying it wee the
balance of Ili. wages which had been her. At last
*besued. a clean breast of it, end mid s • would show the
polio* where gm had placed the box. She accordingly took
them to • galley known •.• the Horse-pond, and there wee
found the box containing the note@ and mosey.
In her defence she eaid she did not know that what she
we. etesling WWI so valuable, sad
Sept Batm stated he heisted that to be ea
Ties Bench considered it • miry bad our. SU mast
have known it ti be of Taloa or it would not have been
kept where it wee She would be sentenced to throe
mootly: herd labour. . . . .

Henn, Grew who wee charged with hiving attempted
to row. stroile i.n ti. • lot of September, in the ye tee
of Wvke Beak eras def, tided by Kr. Weston.
PC. Roper PR on the morning in question saw him
walking in • very burned mecum on the cl ff.. Shortly
after he saw him at the bottom of the cliffs, and he Men
deliberately eelked lit; the stater up to his ann-pits. Ile
wet punned by his brother-in-law.Orard, and otheri who
pulled him out and Le* him up over the cliff. He
said he het tried to do it before. He was suffering
very much from the effect.; of drink, sod smelt very
strongly of rum, and he said it wag through the spirit. he
had been drinking. He had • towel in his Peng. t
In reply to Kr. Weston, the constable add the defen.
Moat is • milkmen, mid a very respectable man. He had
every reason to believe the COM up till men had been •
teetotaller for three months.. . . . .

Daniel Chard received information the pris iner had
gone to bathe and was very much intoxicated. He fel
lowed him as the constsble had stated, and when he asked
him the cause of his conduct he could give no intelligent
maws% Drink seemed to he uppermost in Ms mind. His
clothes were partly. on. lie was a most " comfortable-
man whoa out of drink. Some yearsohs was attacked
by • bull in • field, and his head was in and.
Hr. Weston asked the Baia under those circumstances
to dismiss the case. Although drunkenness wee no excites,
yet Shwas laid down that it should be taken into °ponders.
tion in judging of the intent.
The Sena Miff It ...A • most ff•infte cam, and the,
would be glad if they could with consistency let him Off.
They did not ttnk they mold, and he must be committed
for trial.
Kr. Weston appealed hard that the prisoner might be
allowed out on Mal, but the Bauch were unanimous in
their Waft/

POOL*.
Ti, unfortunate man Gould, the sad accident to whom
wee reported in our last iune. was buried us Poole
CeraeterY on Wednesday afternoon, the funeral eersice
tieing conducted by the Rev. J. H. °Aurae, Bsptist
minister. in the absence of the C inir(htsti..a.l
the HiJr. J. W. Sanwa. Tho Rl.ht Hon, Csrendish•
Bentinck. rfi.P., in whose eniplay the deces...l Lad been
for ninny years, paid a tribute of respect for • faithful
seniant by at ten,lint tho tune'.).
SCHOOL ATTIADV,CM COMMITTEE —The monthly meet-
ing of the School Attendance Committee was held on
Friday, the Mayor (Councillor A. Ralston) in the chair,
and the other memberspresent were Alderman J. Buckley.
Councillors G. Curtis, H. T. Trtranion, W Peony. and
H. It. !remora —The School Attendance (Aker (Mr. J.
Mosslam. jun.) produced tlso reports for the month from
the various schools in the borough, and he woe instructed
to take legal proosedimpi in the worst cases of irregular
attendance at school.

PiTre 81111410$1. Thuraday.—Megistrates meant The
Mayor (Me A. Baleton) and thews W. Name, W. D.
Thuniale, J. B Dore& and G. H. Gu:ch.
SUNDAY TlPPting BOK landlord of the
New Inn, Thamee-eimet, wee entunteed for keeping hie
house open and selling intoxicating liquors during pro-
hibited hours on the onvioue Sunday raorning.—P.&
Ikllett said he wai vl.iting PlNiebna.n. On Sunday
morning, and about 10 o'clork he noticed the door of
defeedant's howls wide open. He saw • man named Dean
leave the boom. He entered the house and there saw
three or four lodges:. Th• defendant came in from the
street and he shed him about Dean, to which he replied
that he did not know he wee there He usually found the
door of defendant a house old, open on Sunday mornings.
and he complained to him about it ou Sundae week.—
Crossexamined by defendant He did not •••• any drink
about, but he awe the signs of drink when he visited the
hone* afterwards with the Superintendent. When he
cautioned him on the previous occasion he did reply that
he opened the door for air ii the mew hod been
'melted. -Supt. Hunt said he wee vieiting public-houses on
Sunday morning and about a quarter-past 11 he met •
man named &yaw with something wrapped up under his
arm. He slaked tutu what he had there, but he made no
&newer, and tried to get away. He stopped him and t. ok
from him a jar containing two quarts of beer. Tbe man
refused 1. 1.11 him where be had obtained the beer, but,
he went S defendant aid wowed him of supplying him
with it Defendant said if be bad done so he most put up
with the consequences. He found in the her appearances
of beer having been recently drawn, and the beer in the her
was fresh and frothy. The house was open wh• oh. visited
it, after P.& Ballett's caution.—lrederick Bryant was
called for the defence, and said he bought the beer at
defendant's house on Saturday night and placed (tin a
coil store se be and other' were going to coal the Lord
Collingwood steamer early next morning. The captain
gave them plenty of pale ale, so they did not want the
beer, and he fetched it from the store during the morning
to take it home —Dgfendant was sworn, and said he
supplied the half.galon of beer on Saturday night, and
Bryant and • man named Mondon left his house with the
jar about nine o'clock —tkossexamtned by the Superin-
teudent : He would swear be did nor see Bryant Or Dean
In hie hones on Sunday morning.— Zdein Henry Mundon
said he saw the beer supplied on Saturday night, and went
with Bryant to the store and locked it in. He unlocked
the smell on Sunday morning to let Bryant take out the
! Jar of beer. He had charge of the store, and would not
law with th t wie hers to anybody M .—The ayor mid the
evidence showed that the house was undoubtedly open,
and the& there were signs of beer having been recently
drawn, although it was not clear that the beer in the jar
was served en the Sunday morning. Defendant would be
Seed CS and oats. 155., but the conviction would not be
ender:mid in his license,

Dee.., a cosehhillder, was =mooted
foe being
onsereLa nsiaes of the New Inn during Prohibited hours.
—p.S. Watt proved seeing defendant leave the house,
and said one of the lodgers told him defendant came in to
see Mai about a job—Defendant said he did not we an,
one in the how*, and be came out when he saw P.S.
Hallett coming—The Bench disminad the
A R.l7stittro Dose:s CUL-4A.4. Cabe, of Bare Regis,
isimmoned for obstructing the free passage of Mary
Welisan's donkey and cart by driving his two horses and
waggon on the wrong side of the road, at Parkstone, on
the 17th of August. and there were three other charges
against defendant, charging hint with damaging the cart
and barons, to the extant of 10s. : with cruelly beating
and ill-treating the two horses : and with being drunk
whilst in charge of the horses and waggon. —Mr. H. T.
Trevanion appeared for defendint —Mary Welmen said
she was coming from It iurnemouth on Tuesday week,
between 5 onel fl o'rlo^k in the evening, with her donkey
and cart. She hesnl a great rattle I ehind her, and looked
back and saw the defendant with two horses and a
waggon. She called out to him and pulled in but he drove
into her and upset her. The cart and harness were
damaged to the ertent of lea Two men tied up her cart
for her.—erosercamined by Mr. Trevanion : This occurred
near the Grauhopper. She pulled in u DEW so she could
on the left hand side. Defendant ihiln't try to help run-
ning into bor.—George Iforloek, who war driving from
Bournemouth at the ume 'inn, said he saw defendant
coming down the hill at full trot and when he got to the
Isittom he went at full gallop, lie saw the donkey and
sort tattle.' in e10.,t and defendant came into collision with
it and )'coke off the shaft of the curt and damaged the
harness. lie went to the woman's moistance. He managed
to get out of defendant's way. He saw defendant's horses
hmtk right away to the donkey and cart. Intendant was
the worse for drink, and he was twitting the hones very
nitwit with is whip —Prom-examined by Mr. Trevanion :
He did not think defendant tried to help running into the
donkey and cart. —lty the Hem+ : The hones were gallop-
ing at the time of the collision and defendant was heating
them.—Henry lail. who &minted the woman, also gave
evident-ie.—Mr. Trevanion suhusitted that the rase was
one for • civil court and that it was a straining of the Act
to' bring it there, as there was no malice,—The Mayor
said the defendant WU certainly guilty of reckless driving
and committing the damage, and he would have to pay •
fine of CI. damage Be., and the costa
ClialoasaitiTt Coil —0,0,9 e rogue, of Parkstone,
was summoned by the Boar, ..,r Giardions to show eau,*
why he should not c-mmitiite ii. a week t iwards the
maintain,. of Ma parenta, Shadrach Tagus and his wife,
who are rh innable to the union.—Mr. J. Slaile, clerk to
the Board of Guardians, appeared in superset of the sum-
mons. and Mr. F Teaven for the defence—The deren-
dant'. pa-ents are receiving 6 . a week from the uni..n,
aart other children h repay Is. a week, hut defen-
dant refused to do an. The defenos wae that the old
people were not pennons chanteable, but thie was die
proved, and the Bench made an order on defendant to
contribote Is a week.

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A Potiolv,ito %Vim-Robert Sestuti Wiite, • Silberman,
vs. sumniiined for assaulting his wife on the 28th of
August. -This eurnmone woo taken out for the 'art Court,
when the complainant did not appear, and the case was
adjourned. Complainant now atipeared with • bed black
ere and said her husband had promised not to offiind
again, and she wished ta withdraw the summons -The
Mayor lave defendant some wholesome advice, and dis-
missed the caim upon his paying the costs.
Christopher Cure, • twine spinner, was summoned for
tieing drank in Illehiatreet on Sunday night -P.C.
Dowding Proved that defendant was helplessly drunk,
and the Bench Imposed • fine of lii. fid. and 7.. 6.1. costs.
Wailes* Preeborn, who did not appear, was summoned
for being drunk. -Defendant a wife wrote to tits magistrates
saying her husband was in the country with a thrashing
machine, and that he had not seen the summons. hut
P.C. P. Horn proved that he had seen defendant going in
the direction of his home in • ilruken state since the
sevice of the summons-The Bench adjourned ths case
for a week. . .

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George Pry a labourer, wassummoned for using profane
and obscene baniiage in the streets on Sunday. —P. C. J.
Horn said defendant made use of disgusting language and
be bayed like • madrnan.—D fendant has already suffered
Boren days' hard labour in default of paying a fine for a
similar offence. and he was now ordered to pay a fine of
10a 61. and costs, 7s. 6d. _ _

Tug COUR°, OF ORTAINING MONEY lINDER FALSE
pagrescus.— Pretsenßoil., of Bournemouth, was summoned
for obtaining .0 by false pretences from Mr. Charke
Pat •rson, of Cantor& —This case had been twice
adjourned, and on neither occasion has the defendant
appeared.—Mr. Longmen, leader of the Poole Town Braes
Band. said defendant had not paid the money, as he
promised to do—The offence having been committe I
within the jurisdiction of the Wimborne magistrates the
Hen& &mimed the ease