The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-25 00:00:00

BRIDPOILT.
REVOLTING AND DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.

A savage and cowardly at was perpetratod at
Eyes, SymondanuT, near Ibiciport, either on Satur-
day night last, or early on fins 'ay morning. The facts
are fully given in the report of the magisterial inqtdry
bald on 'Thursday afternoon, before ?.fir. J. M. P.
Montagu' the men charged in custody with the
outrage being two labourer,, of Enos, named John
Lee and Joseph &rennet, win were Wended by Mr.
E. Tucker.
David Foray, boat-builder. of Eype, said he had
• donkey ,• sometimes be kept it in • saw-pit. In the
everting of Saturday, 15th, be saw the animal between
nine and ten safe there. On Sunday morning looked
for the donkey about sight o'clock. but couldrit find
her. Between nine and ten Lm. the animal rambled
home in a sad condition. The hair of the tail was cut
off, it was covered all over with dirt and wet, and
blood running down its hind legs; there were severe
cuts on lle hinder parts, and dirt " shoved " into the
outs. One of the Idol legs was also cuts He gave the
animal food, hut It was too ill to eat, it took the fo,d
in Its month, but dropped it again, it was so 11l that it
could not bear to be touched. In company with
Sergeant Haggard, prosecutor went up into • field.
Th ore were the traces of the donkey, and human foot-
marks of two men. The sergeant examined the tracks
wit's the aid of some boots be had with him; he made
• impreesion with one of the boots, and We
impression exactly corresponded with that in the
ground.
By Ur. 'Pucker: Be wee cue the donkey tracks he
saw were them of hie donkey. He saw plainly a place
wbere the donkey had bees thrown down---at least 16
feet high. The nooks were more signs of • deer-bust
than an attiok on a poor harmless animal.
P.O. Collins. of Ouldeock, said that on Monday, the
17th inst. between half-cast one and two o'clock be
wee at liridoort, when Forney oomplained to the
sergeant of his donkey being ill-treated. Witneee
went to Eype, and saw the donkey, which had been
I out about; under the tail wee • cut four inches lone,
and another an inch and • half wide; the hair of the
tall WAS cot off. The cuts had the appearancs of having
been inflicted with a sharp instrument. Traced the
marks of two men; traced to where the d had
bson thrown into a ditch ; and 100 yards !either on
wen trace, where the animal h .ci been thrown over a
Ig-, with a drop of atria% 15 feet. They covered
op the tracks and rammed • the examination,
and found die hair of the tail of the
donkey on }type Down, anti afterwards went
to where Eveleigh WWI working. Evoleigh was work.
lug In • field about qusrt, of • mi., from whore wore
the tracks. Witnena noticed his hoots, and then tok
him into lindoaly, charged him on mapicion with
treating the donkey. H aid " I know nothing still
shoot it, but I suction. I shall get nix maths." When
at Providence C Vasco he sal I "Let's atop and look
routd, I shoo% see it again for some time. I have •
pair of leoginze I will sell for 121." Oa the foil .wicur
day wittier; took hie ho ds, in company with Sergsaat
Hazzard and prosecutor, and they corresponded with
the tracks. S one of the nails were miesing in the
boot., sod this agreed with the tracks. The boots
were taken from pewee's feet in the presence of
witnem. Saw the prisoner, J .ho Lee, and noticed his
boots, but by was n t then apprehended. There did
not appear to b. any nails miming from his boots.
Witness felled to apprelised Lee, mil on going to his
bus. was told Let we, not in' but that he
was in the yard; witness went to the yard,
but couldn't find him, and going back to the
house found hint there. Both were charge .1 to tether
and both said they knew nothing about it. Took the
boot, of Lee, which be had worn on the previous day;
Lee at that time had on a thinner vair of boots, and
mid that that we. the pair he wee weering on the
Saturday night. The hoots were compared with the
tea .ks In the Sell; thee boots are not now in the
same condition as when with... first n them on
the feet of pt imner—for thon there were no sails out,
and now nearly half the na Is wore "frown" since
the boota were hat use I (hoe.. pro Moe IL
By Mr. Tucker: "When he noticed the boots first
Lee wee Dining on a thrashing machine. and there he
could distinctly me the bottom of hi. boos ; then no
nails were out of them. In the tracks the nails were
perfect."
Sergeant Hazzard, of Bridport, corroborated,
adding that he took possession of Evelsigh's hoots,
and acoompanied P.C. Colin. to Erase, ant saw
meant ir examine the donkey ; clay or dirt
of some sort was forced into tits private part..
The Sergeant also tettfied as to the won Is mated
above, and as to the footprints in the Sold c Trespond-
ins with the b ots prorinced. Witness also noticed
Lee's boots when he was sittino on the engin,. The
bob' them bad Plates on the toes, and all the naila
prialanip:itzt. Lee wan brdoi:t.t AO At stationt by
bc'eh together with mid wott:nding Pirrifosecu oerTa
donkey. They said they knew n,ithlog about it.
Both said they were in Bridport en Saturday night,
the 15th. and went home together.
Lee was discharged, and only Eveleigh committed
tottrial, being admitted to bail.