The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-31 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

SIMALING iIAY.--15;-Wai-tir-d;;;;t it the Magistrates'
Clerk's office, before J. J. Farquharson, Esq., jun.,
and B. A. H. Castleman, &q.—Fred.erick Miller, a
man who has been nearly twenty years in the employ
of Lord Portman, as carter, was brought ap in custody
charged with stealing a quantity of hay, valued at 25.,
the property of his employer. He p6tded guilty, and
was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with hard
labour. At the saute time Joke Cribb, a man who has
bean in the employ of Mr. Clarke, coal merchant,
Shusdford, for thirty years, and always borne an
excellent character, was charged with receiving the hay
knowing it to have been stolen Millet was the prin.
(Opal witness against him, stating that he went to the
Blandford station yard for goods, and after his horses
had eaten what hay they required, Cribb came up and
pointing to the heap, offered him 2d. for it and took
it oway. Mr. John Bailey, station master, prored seeing
Cribb take the hay, and rd•oe linear some corn sheds.
He estimated its weight at 30Ibs. Committed for trial,
but admitted to bail, prisoner's master offering to be.
come bail for him. •

Ptrrir Ren.o.urn, Saturday. —Before J. J. Farquhar-
son '
?An, and F.. A. H. Castleman. req.
Iltecora, gardener, tif Blandford, was Rummoncd
for not menpying with an order made by the ntegisitrates il
May, tneu, in par tt. ed. per week toward+ the ma ntertance
of hie wife, an Inmate of the Dorset ',Jostle Anrium. Defeo.
dint plaided Pnithility Aiding that Ile was hardly able to main.
Mir himrelf, end could onit work ...tin,. hail. jay at
time. -Mr. John.. •ho reprenented the Itoard of Guartbann,
raid that Inc was infomial that the defendant earned 2., dd.
per day and wan quit* able to pay something. He had not
Crdanything elite. the order wan made. No doubt the
would he Paddled If an order for • analler amount wets
made, prmided Hancock Sept up his payments. Defendant
admitted he was in lodgings and had nothing but his clothen, at
that admire.. wurant cotild not bent, and be am, ordered
he committed for • month,in default Ipu Cd. Icr eerie,
the warrrant to he suspended for seven day,
loom COS, of Bpettinbury, was nut:mooed .nn • charge of
amsulting on old wont itarued Ballard. Thin care WI. bd-
jourried front the lam court for the attendance of Mr. I'.
Ingrain, sorzeon, cs WNW* SA to t,le nature
and extent f a wootol on the old lady'n leg, which
nhe alleged the defendant infidel;i loq which other wittiemee
declared wan or. of long standing. —Mr. MINT.' appeared for
the complainant, and !Ir. Atkin... defended.- Mr. Moore
applied either that Mr. lineman should he sent for, or elor the
hearing &gala adjourned. He Mated that hio client was
informed that she had nothing to do with homing a nutipmna
for hi. attendance, hut that it would he homed by the Magi...
traten. Mr. Atkin+on oppoand ouch application, remarking
that (ho complainant !snow only ton well what Mc ought Whale
deor. hot the fact .nri Mr. Ingram would not attend if he could
al it. The defendant had nummoned another wane, who
the whole trammed., and he was in court, torqued to
•11,1% Ito a...mutt wad...milted. The lady'. memenger having
r. urtied ithe dated that Mr. Ingram refused to COMO without
an oh, from the Magintrates. —Mr. Moore asked that a militia
r,ontabic iiirtht 1,. nent to rattled his attendant*. --Mr.
Atkinnon What, fterid a policeman to a prolunional man?
The Bench has Mg dee:ined to amide to this tamed, Mr. Moore
again pre....0.1 for an adJoununent, but the Magistraten decided
to dant' q the. ram much to the di...defection of the corn
idainstit and her nob eitor, who mid he should appeal against I