The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-21 00:00:00

STU ILICINSTIA xsirrox.

Parr( Session, Monday.—Before Captain Han.
ham, R.N., H. S. Bower D. FL Serrall, K. R. Harvey,
F. Webber, and M. Thornhill.Earls.
Mr. Dashiw..od, of Sturminater, applied for a
transfer of the license of a beerh..use in the town from
Edinuod Adams to Samuel Rowlanca.—The Chairman
reminded him that he had been before them in
another capacity, and said as they wished to let by.
gones be by.g nes, and in the I ail' of the recommend.
ation of thaw) who si4ned the certificate, they would
,rant the applicatiou.--llaniell Harris, a labourer,
was summoued for assaulting Charles Cracker, of
Stourton Cumdle, at Stalbrido, on the 13th of
Februa.y.—The Bench dismiss-the case.

OUTILIODCSABBAULT.—DankaII King was summoned
by John Swain-, of Sturminstar Newton, for assault-
ing him at ()Word Fitspain' e on the 213th of Jammu.
—Mr. Balch, of Bruton, defended—Complaioant
stated bat he was a kee er to W. W. Connop, Esq.
On Sates ay evening, Zth January, he went into the
Travllore Hem to have a glass of beer, and whilst he
was there the defeudant and another (Penny) came in.
He rrmained in the bouse Lager than be ougbt, but
be met with a few old friends there. Penny was
drunk, an a. he h.d fellan down at the entrance
witnem lifted him up and was leadiug him away when
King came behind him with a abovel and struck him
in toe bead Wi it it, rendering him insensible.
. . . .

Witness was quite sober. He pushed Penny when he
wanted to quarrel with him—Thomas eldl34lS, the
landlord of the Travel'er's Rest, stated that he maw
Penny and owaine at his hones on the 28th of
Janu.ry, when he found the former, on his eturn from
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door. He asked the complainant to remove Intm and
he did so, taking biro towards Sturminder. After they
had gone about 20 yards from the house witness went
iodoors. About • quarter of an hour afterwards he
saw complainant about 50 yasds from hi. botre suffer-
ing from a blow, and he washed some blo d off his
face.—Dr. Leech, of cturminster, stated that he was
Bent for to see the complainant on the 29th of
January, and his assistant went. On the following
day be saw him, and found him suffering from a
contusion behind the right ear. He was also recover-
ing from concussion of the brain, was deaf in hie
right exr and had an abrasion on the left cheek. He
considered him in a very serio ,s condition, but he had
rer ivered with the exception of pa. tial deafness in the
right ear.—Mr. Balch, for the defence, stated that
during the game of " shove hal!penny" the complain-
ant .truck both the defendant and Penny. After-
wards complainant warn going to strike Penny again,
and on his calling to the defendant a row ensued, and
the complainant was struck with the fist.—Richard
Penny,half-bruther to the defendant, said he was work-
ing with the accused on the Stb of January,
and altar he had finished his task be went to the
Traveller's Rest, where toe complainant asked him to
play • shove halfpenny." Complainant hut, got
miffish," and struck him and the detendant, who
bad joined the party—The Cimino as said the Bench
were tusanimowLy of opinion that the charge had been
proved in a won clear manner. •he punist.ment,which
would be a severe one, was that he be imprisoned in
IL M's. gaol for two months with hard labour.