The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-03 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

fititettAr.-11..tore Mr. U. It. Middlown (in the
chair). 01.en.1 St.eward. Sr. K. IL l'uarcu-Mgcunitie,
and Mr. K. L. Kindersley.

RTK.tLlia •PPLIM.

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lienty Harwood, labourer, pleaded guilty to steal-
ing APP:C. from an orchard belonging VI )Ir. J. Love-
of Loeubea add L. did mit
with to pnen the mse, but AA the prisoner W.VI found
taking the aspire he ti ght it was Ma duty to
foroaenute.—F I 7e. including coats. .14 primmer
had no money Mr. bevel...as paid the fine for him.

A PCIILItAi

Frederick lloneyben, landlort of the ;dun bin,
Burton, was su 1111 l limed for liavind his Moue.
epen during prohibited hours.—Mr. IL N. Howard
defended. Ntatchatrt mid on the evening
of the 17th inst. he 1334 on duty in Bei parish
Charminster. At 30 whim.; to 11 he saw tlie side
door of the Sun bin open, awl a ;sew and trap in
yard. Ho He heard laughing in the noni, 311.1 3.01131. of
money and conveniati 111 l as of 14'3131,1i:1k On gun'
inside the publichonse he 4.311, LW.. 111.01 tier,., and
glasses containing liquor on the table. Ile heard 3
voice " tow thee White for another glass."
Defendant said one of the men was his wife's cousin.
oiii• of the men told witness his name was meech,
Nether Cern., Mills, and the other sail h.. lull no mum.
and was a traveller. Witness prepol the latellonl
for the name of the latter person, and he admitted
his nanie was White, a dairyinan. As witness was
lowing, defendant wished him to say nothing about
it.—Cross-examined by Mr. Howard : if., could not
tell if the front door was locked or not. He did not
try it. White hail a dog under lii, ann.—Mr. Howard
having ailihoisol the Bench for the defence, called
John Meech, who said he was a miller, and resided at
Nether Genic Malls. On the night in question,
&cooling to 1113 usual ciototn, he calksl at the Sun,
the wife of the landlord being his cousin. lie had
made an appointment with young Mr. White to meet
him there. He found White there. He had a dog
with him, and it was about this animal the appoint-
went was made. At ten o'clock defendant called
his attention to the time, and cleared tho house.
Wi111.341 g..t into his trap, but having forpitten a
parcel, lie returned to the hmise for it. Neither he
nor Whits had any dnnk after that; neither did they
ask for anything. They were holding a conversation
ationt the dog when the policeman came. The beer
in the glasses did not belong to him or Whit.... All
1w hail in the home was one glass alout balf•past
nine.—Mr. Supt. Gale : Was there any " tossing "
going on in the house :
John White corroborated.•—Sarah Record, late ser-
vant at the Sun Inn, said on the night in question
she remembered White and Meech coining to the
house. At 10 they bolted the front and fasiteind the
Mick their, and the house was clear with the exception
of two loelgi.re. After White and Meech had left and
liii returned to the lenise, no 14.0 r Wio 'hewn. They
came back for a parcel. The c,:113r wly,re Min 1,,r
was kept W. 13 ale/ I.OEOI 111 Illoney•
bun, wife of the defendant, gave corroborative evi•
dencs.—Defondant was next called. lie d.i.iod
previ.ol4 to his present occupation 1.0 kg/1 OM SW3II
Um, 1,011111141.411, and 113 d KV, Mindy hail 3 11.0140 111
1,310.31. Ile hail never Will 3 word if complaint
adainst hint, and it was a rascally thing he was bad
tip At 10 he lockiel his house and his cellar,
and put die key in his pocket. .%11 the Leer was kept
in the cellar. White and Meech left at 10, awl
returned fora paroel. They had not hom in tho
hmise two minutes when the 33111,* ill.—
Mr. li-wool said the defendant 1.1 a ps.il character
when lie took the Sun.—The Bench were quite if
01. inion the offence was committed, and the defendant
wool-1 be tined 40s. awl costs.—Mr. Howard gave
notice of appeal.

114)11:All1) AXE/711E1,1%CH,

dohe White was then sip 1111 l oned for being on the
said lieetoied manila,. during Laiihiloitod leon
it,,want ,h.h.u4,l.—Sont,:tut 3latcliam repeated ma
former evidence. When he questioned the defendant,
ha ouhl he hail no name, was a traveller, and had
seven or eight nide* to go home. Wilma,
prisowd him for his name, and he refused.
17Itinuttely, he got his name (nun the landlord.
—Mr. llowanl : you tell the man you wen:
10,11m:than I—Wituesa : Y.4.7-Mr. Howard : Then
why didn't you say so 1—Wi1t....,; I say so now.—
Mr. 'toward : That has nothing to do with It.--'l'he
Chairman (Mr. Middleton) : Ile says so now.—Br.
If.;ward : I don't undentand such conduct as this. I
have a perfeet right, with all due respect to the
lieuch, to auk tho question. If you have made up
your minds Oi the came, I will retire from It:— tit-,
Midifleton: I hope next time you conduct a case be. to WU
us you will speak to the Bench with more nipect.—
Mr. Howard : I always endeavour to di so, but I it,,
not understands ease being stopped like this. I was
certainly right in asking tho quoatium and I shall do
duty.—Mr. Middleton: Hay. you any nn,r,a
questions to ask ?—Mr. Howard : No. I retire Iron,
the mee.—ln answer to the Beech, P.B. ?Ketcham