The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-12 00:00:00

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COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.

SATURDAY.

Before Lind... Colons! Stsward. G. Flow, Faq
G. Warry, Fag., sad A. Martin, Bog.

-ILI,TILIATUICI A BOBS&

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John Flann and Robert Comben, of Portland, were
charged with cruelly ill-treating • horse on the 31s1
ult.—Mr. Comben Is the master and the owner,
and num the servent.—•P.O. Stone said on the 31st
August he was on duty at Chesil, Portland, and saw
John Mann with two horses attached to a waggon-
load of iron—about two tons. Hs notioed the front
horse was working in great pain. There were three
wounds under the collar on the near shoulder, each of
the site of • shilling, and another an inch and a half
wide on the hock of the near hind leg, so deep that he
could put his finger into it. It was running with
blood and matter. (The collar sees peaked, and
bore unmistakeable evidence of ths wounds.) He had
the horse taken to the police-station, and on geeing
Mr. Comben be said he thought a little exercise would
do the horse good. The police-constable further
stated the horse did not byre proper harness on, the
traces rubbing against the wound on the leg. Before
he stopped the horse nem said" It is not my fault,
I told Mr. Comben this morning the hone was not
tit to work, and if the police see me they
will take me.'—Mr. W. E. Martin, hI.R.C.V.S.,
said on the 31st August he was called to examine the
horse at Portland. He found it to be a very aged
animal. The hock of the near hind leg was in an in-
flamed condition and there Was a running wound. There
was also • wound on the fetlock joint of the same leg
and • wound on the shoulder. The horse appeared to
be in great pain and walked very larne.—For the de-
fence, John NAM). a carter in Mr. oJinben's
said on the 31st, he heard his master tell Elena
have the horse out for exercise, but not to work it.—
Mr. Comben told the Bench it WM quite unknown to
him that the home was working.—Mr. Martin said
although the horse was very aged it was only tempor-
arily unfit—The Bench took • favourable view of
Fiance case, he being the servant, end inflicted a
nominal penalty of 2s. W. without cysts. As to Mr.
Cotnben it was a very serious thing. It was his business
to see horses were not worked in such a disgraceful
state. He would be fined £3 and costs.-14. 10a. Gcl.
—Mr. Comben : It was unknown to me.--Colonel
Steward: It was your business that it should be known
to you.—Flaen was allowed a week to pay.

CAI7IIOIO Ai OBSTIUCTION.
Sidney Roberta was charged, he being the driver of
a certain horse, with causing an obstruction on the
highway at Slartinatown.—Bdmund Newbury said on
August 12th he was coming from Abbotebury with his
son, and when at blartinstown he saw three or four
carts stopped at the publichouse, and on the bridge
was the defendant's trap. If. asked Roberts to move
several times. If. made no answer, and he (witness)
got out of hie cart, and took his own hone by the
bead. He again asked defendant to move several
times, but he only turned his bores right
round against him, and forced witness's cart
back into the river. Ile was sure it was done
intentionally.—ln reply to defendant, witness admitted
his torte, but it was to prevent it coming on
ttkij
irim.oe•ph Newbury, son of the last witness
corroborated his father's evidence. —Thomas Critchell,
of biartinstown, said he warn standing in his own door-
way, and saw Newbury" cart forced balk into the
river.—For the defence, Walter Guppy said he was
riding home with Roberts from Abbotebury, and they
stopped at hiartinstown. Roberta' trap was the first,
and was in the middle of the road. and Newbury
coming by he asked him to let him pass. Roberts was
about to pull it back when Newbury bit the horse, •
young one, on the head, and closed itself. This made
the horse ran back. Roberta' horse had not opened its
eye sinos.—The Bench considered the case proved, but
Mare had been a good deal of violence .nth. part of the
complainant. The nominal fin* of le. was inflicted,
and the costs remitted.
ASIAULTIIIO A 1101111.

John Kash Wall summoned 10f assaulting his father,
Joseph Kiisch.—This wea a ow of a son ussulting hie
father.—Oomplainaut now appeared, sad spoke of the
bad conduct of his son, but did not wieh to proceed
with ate ones.— the Marrow' toll the complainant
to inform his son that this would be I—membered
= de, hl, and, in own of his appeirin another
he would be dealt with ly.

LAROUIT.

Henry Bartlett was charged with stealing three
sacks, the property of Mr. J. Swatridge, miller, at
Wyk. Regis.—Mr. Howard, who appeared for the
prosecution, said Mr. Swot:lige had lost considerable
quantities of sacks, and in one year he had to buy no
lees than 1,600 to supply the losses he bad austaine I.
—Mr. Swat:Pigs said he did not wish to press the
cow, .he only desired •to protect- litmeeU. Mr.
Edwin Barnett, who appeared for the defence. sail it
would be idle for him to contest the aim. He shoold
plead guilty to the charge. Prisoner had been in Mr.
Kitidlit's employ for seven or eight yea* and hal also
been in the X Company Volunt ere for two and a
ball years. This wee sufficient prorf of his general
good character.—Mr. John Swatridge, residing at
l'iottingtan Mills, said in hi bus nees he used • great
number of sacks, and each one of them had hie namt
plainly marked on them. He did not soli any sacks,
1110 r give any sway. By people wrongfully keeping
them he had lost large numbers—last year more than
1,600. The sacks pr..xluced were his property. Two
of them had been cat open. They did not leave his
, mills in that strata. Prisoner had no right to keep
I them ; they ought to have been returned. He hal
Dever had deslingu with tb• prisoner, and bad never
seen him before.—Crom.examined by Mr. Burnett:
In all probability the sacks in question went to one of
the retail shops in Weymouth. Two of the sacks
would cost 9d. or 10d. each, and the other Is. Id.—
P.& Wills, .rationed at Radipole, on September 2nd,
from information received, went to Wyke
accompanied by P.C. Purchase. He went to • abed
In a field, and found the roof nearly covered with
bags. One of the bags was marked '' Jibe Swatridge,
Nottingten Mills." Shortly afterwards the prisoner
came to the shed. Witness drew his attention to the
bag, and he said he rented the shed nt Mr. Knight,
and he repaired it with the backs. hal had some
potatoem in the sack, and he nailed it on the roof,
thinking no harm of it. He fa, ther sail it was the
only one he had. Witness then went ti • cask new
the shed, and there found a similar sick, covered over
the heed of it. He said he had had some meal in this
sack. In the shed witness found anothir lack, cut
open sir nailed up to form a partition. He said it
was one the rats had ate, Witness then apprehended
him, and in reply to the charge he said he was sorry
for it. He thought no harm of it.—Mr. Emanuel
Knight and lieut. George gave the prisoner a good
character.—The Beech took this into con4leration,
and inflicted a 6ne of 204. If swathe, came forward
the Bench would deal with it in a vary different
manner.

ITLL.LIIO corm.

Thomas Binh was charged with stealing a pound of
old copper, value 61., the property of Thom se
Ellilt
at Portlud.—P.C. Witt said on Mondav he reoeived
information that some copper bad been stolen from
Kr. Elliott, at Portland. At the Castle he found the
prisoner with the copper in hie pmestion. Mr.
liott identified him Me. In rep', to the charge the
prisoner admitted the theft. Me said he had stolen
the metal tort a few coppers, as he was out of work.
—Thomas Eifiet, I lid of IL said se he was walking
down Castle-road on the 14th but., and sit.• the
defendant strip the copper off some spare and ift.d• it
under his Picket He afterwards Need it under
some seaweed. He first denied the socusatton, but After-
wards admitted it.—Jemes Davie sad the Prosecutor
pointed the prisoner out to him AS having stolen some
upper from some sm and asked him to watch him
while he went for po watched him. aed
saw hint hide it under some weeds. Afterwards,
In elmPeelF with the polioeneau and Mr. Elliott, be
went he the rito*, sad found the metal under the woad,
—Mr. Elliott did not erleh to press the charge, are
tivAtrht a MOW, reprimand would meet the oust
Prisoner pleaded milty. He said he formerly worked
for Mr. Thresher, but was now out of work.—The
Bomb at first inflicted • mama of sena days, but

kf2. B. N. Howard, on behalf of the prosecutor, milted
the Bench subetWute ace, as the father WU OUt ot
work, the mother very 111, and the boy had already
been in gaol seven daya —The Bench did not wish to
Wen the led, and ind • floe of 1.

MIMI ASSAULT.
Thomas Horrid.' was oksrgod with indecently
siosalting a Mar girl mimed rrisoills Scott, of St.
Psors-tarrsos, Wsyssoath.—Mr. R. Li. lisward
dotsridsd.—Oorcalittiod for trial