The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-09-13 00:00:00

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Lid not seen it. He asked him to name the price, mud
he would tell in a minute whether or not be wouid
buy: The man said it was a young one, but no more.
Then he &died him if lie would take sitpenee.
He said "No; but he would Gd. He (Thorne)
told him he had no halfoecoe, and had got a long
Way to carry it, so he would rather be without it.
He turned to go up the bill, when the man called him
back, and said be should have it for Gd. Then thorn=
shoved" a great big thing into his bag, and had it
not been fir soiling hid hag and making it bloody, he
should have ft the fl eh behind, for he would not
touch such a thing at tins time of the yesr be ....I very
particular sbeit such things. A ordinal slaughtered
when changing its coat was us *state of fever. and dan-
gerous to be eaten by him. Eight.penn'orth of bacon
would be more service:4lde in his Louse. He would
not give a shilling for the hest hare in England when it
was in seamn—he would sooner have a pound of mutton
at any time.
Sept. Hare knew nothing about the man.
Thorne said if be had bed a witness, be should
have indicted the policeman for "wilful and corrupt
perjury."
trefentlant wan fined 20s, and costs AL, or 14 days'
hard Isbour. He asked for time, but the Bench refused,
and in a (ow minutes he got the money.
Geove 11,ams111 was brought up for night poaching
at Abbot.bury. _ .

Trinp last Tuesday night raw prisoner tail a
net on a gate ot Mr. Spires's. at Abbotahury, tte same
bring • harts' run. Iluuna. 11 had • basket containing
two purse nets, and a dog with him.
Drfendant said be was very sorry that he was there.
P.C. Foi•ter proved that llonnatll was convicted of
night poaching on 17th Decetubtr, 1865,and sentenced
to three months' bard labour.
The Beech sentenced him to four month,' hard
labour, and at the expiration of that sentence he is to
find suretiet—hiumelf in rip and two in 1:10 each—
that he will not so bffend again fur two year., and in
default of finding rich sureties, he is to be impriaoned
for a Nailer lona of one ytar.
flare chit rly men, named Erfraund Geddes, John
Whittle, and Jolts Trerett, were summoned for poaching
at W inter borne Streplet.on.
A kerper [MUNN! HOW on Wednesday mot-Dint%
An...w.t 31st, Witt watching souls wires, when the de.
(andante came up, looking about for the wiles, and
Trevett and Whittle took out rabbits.
Godden protested tlie keeper had taken a (aloe oath
At to Trevett. lie (Golden) " tailed" one wire, and
Wi.istle tao.
Fined 10s., and coats :is. each.
Whittle said the keeper would be marked for this.
Mr. Coombs cautiourd him, and told them they had
incurred a penalty of tls crab.
Whittle wtut on to say how at Pn'altam feast the
keeper was pretty neer drunk, and asked him to take
hint home, but after be had got him a little war he
lay down in the road; end it we, just to make up his
drunk that he bad them here. The neat morning,
he—

Clerk : 15a to pay.
Whittle: Oh. tbaok you.
Deleudemi mid the molter. and went out very sore.

ADJOURNED QUARTER SESSIONS.

There wee an adjourned nicotine of the Quarter
Sessions, at the Shirehall, on Saturday morning last.
Present: Captain Foster (chairman), E. Pearce, Esq.,
It. 0. F Steward, E.g., E. L Kinderalev, U.
Worry, Earl., E. If. Eliot, Esq., and E. W. William',
Earl. The Clerk of the Pease (W. nooks, E q.), and
Mr..Ed wards attended.