The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-06-27 00:00:00

SHERBORNIL

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B.V.H.—The fund for the testimonial to Press, late the
huntiunan of these hounds, amounts to over £l,OOO.
.C9OO of this will be immediately invested in the names of
trustees for his and his children's benefit.

MR. SUVERINTENDENT HARE IN A
SHERBORNE SHINDY.

At the petty reesions on Thursday last there were
on tbe belich the Rev. John Blennerhassett (chair-
man), Mr. B. Littiehales, Mr, E.
.Benthali, and
Captains J. R. P. Gooddeu, W. G. Dyby, and Carr
Glyn. Considerable interest was manifested hi a case
in which the police were the prosecutors, and the
court wan pretty well crowded. 'flie Chief ("unstable,
Captain Am alt Brown, wax also. present, an com-
munications had been made to hun reliectint; upon
the conduct of Mr. Superintendent Hare in the
nutter. There were four defendants—Henry, Arthur,
and Cosily Cabal (the two latter man and wife),
and Thomas Hunt. Hnry dui net appear. Hs
;x supposed to hare "crossed the rolling 0..",.!!!!i" but
the it.nch lamed a warrant for hi.; apprehension.
The other th.ec "era not very formidable-looking
characters ; In fact, to wit. 41.1 frishinn, the woman
appezed to be the best man. Ann, Cake), how-
ever, bears /1 very bail character, and the Super-
intendent was ready with a long list of " testimonials •
to that effect. Hunt is a compositor, at a book-
wider s, and certainly one would think bocttt? aldo to

set up hi type than to square up at a bobby. 1 hey
were charged with assaulting P.C. Loader. assaulting
Superintendent Hare, and being drunk on licensed
premises on the 16th of June. -The police regard,' it
as so scrious a matter that they had invoked legal
l, and Mr. Sidney Watts, of Yeovil, was engiwed
for them, but the accused defended thems-I% es. with
the usual result of those who are their own lawyers.
Prior to the hearing of the case Mr. Watts asked
that all witnesses might be ordered out of court.
This was acceded to, but the Bench ruled that Super-
intendent Hare, although a witness, was entitled to
remain in court because he was an officer. This is
Sherborne laid! Then Mr. \Vett@ opened the case.
From the learned advocate's remarks it appeared to
have been a most outrageous affair, &set.% log
nothing less than a heavy dose of hard labour.
Howes er

Samuel Willinott, ostler at the lliackhorse r the
l'oney " as Shirburnians call it) hotel was first called and
introduced the case by proving that on the evening in
question—the Prie' ndly Society's Anniversary—there was
a "little quarrel" in the tap, and he went for a police-

P.C. Loader obeyed the summons. I7nfortunately for
Loader he has met with some rouch nature in his time,
and is consequently not quite so able to cope with roughs
as formerly. Sherborne being a highly respectable and
well-behaved place he had been tent here in order to
obtain • little easy quietude. This was • taste of it. In
his evidence he said be had been in the force seven years,
four of which had been spent under Supt. Hare. On the
tith of June about nine o'clock in the evening he went to
the Illackhorse and found the house most full of people
kicking up a disturbance. The defendants were amongst
them, at least he could not say that Hunt or the female
defendant were there. Ile requested the Cables to leave
the house quietly, and as soon as he had "spoke those
words" he was knocked down by a violent blow from
Henry Cable's clenched fist on the forehead. lie hail not
himself attempted to strike a blow. On his endeavour-
ing to get up again, Cable again knocked him down and
then both father and son came kicking at him. The old
man kicked him in the side, and the woman kept him
down by the neck holding his head down. Hunt mune as
he thought to help him, and lie held out his hand to him
to get up, but all Hunt said was "Now you you're
sucked in ain't you A man named Clarke then assisted
him, and he was got on his legs, but as aeon as he was up
the old man Cable knocked him down again and kicked
him in the head, the blood flowing all over him. He was
rendered nearly senseless and could net remember much
more than seeing the woman pull the Superintendent's
whiskers, who had come to his rescue and Cable assault
him. Ile was unfit for duty for a week on account or it,
Cable put a few questions to the constable, but they
were not relevant, and Mrs. Cable declined to ask him
anything. Hunt wanted to know if the constable had not
been with them in the garden of the hotel: to which he
guardedly replied "he might have been." "And didn't
you take your &here of four pots of stout" asked Hunt. ,
'I took what was necessary for me," said the policeman.
"Weren't we enjoying ourselves as people ought to at
holiday time " pot in Cable. " I was on duty" was the
answer. The constable further said he knew nothing about
hunt, upon which that defendant very naturally enquired
" Then why am I summoned for assaulting you "—a
conundrum he couldn't answer. Henry Clarke, a porter to
Mr. Dalwood, helped the constable on to his legs, but
strange to say could not see any blood about Hunt, he
said, took no active part in it, and did not urge on the
others. —Frederick Plank, • printer, gave birs. Cable
credit for having been the most violent of the lot, and
deposed to having seen her strike the Superintendent in
the breast, and call him a— old rogue." She also
availed herself of feminine weapons and scratched his
face. He saw Hunt try to get one of the parties away
quietly.—Thomas Moody fetched the Superintendent
They were all having a regular scramble like then.
Superintendent Hare described what took place when
he appeared upon the field of battle. He said he made
his way through them and then saw his constable on the
pourd. The woman had her arms round his neck holding
him down, and she and her husband were striking and
pulling him about Other females were there hustling
him and kicking him. The constable was covered with
blood. He smiled the woman off him and threw her back-
wards. [Mrs. Cable here exhibited • remarkably crooked
and infiamed-looking digit, and declared the Superinten-
dent broke her finger. The Bench, however, did not
allow a small matter like this to detract their attention,
and the only consolation the woman had was to wrap it
up again.] After lifting the constable lip and speaking to
him, he put him behind him and stood in front of him to
protect him. [What a splendid subject for a" group" to
surmount the gateway of the "Station !") The woman
then rushed at him (the Superintendent) and took him by
the heard, and then he was struck right and left by the
two Cables. Hunt held on to his coat, but did not strike
him, and then said the superintendent "I struck out
richt and left." (The defendants seemed heartily to agree
with this.) I wad as much violence as I found necessary
in self-defence, and to protect the constable." He ejected
them from the house. The woman he put out twice—
threw her out at last. He lost his hat and Hunt tare his
coat and he was almost smothered with blood. The
defendants were what he would call quarrelsome drunk.
In reply to Cable When Hunt had hold of his coat be
struck him as hard as he possibly could. He struck the
woman when she tore his beard not before. He never
said to any one that he had most likely got himself into
• mess over it and he would have to fudge up something,
He never said it to Mr. Miles. [Mr. Miles in the rear of
the Court and in sepulchral tones: lam here He
never said he was tilt. 2in. and would fight any man in
Sherboine. _

I: A Mr. Hamblin did not thereupon tell him
he was lift. 2in. of bad stuff. He had not been drinking
in the field with rough characters. He did not pass •
couple of girls into the dancing tent free. He had not
taken out that summons against him (Hunt) out of
revenge because he said he was drunk.
Dr. Hightnore said the constable tame to his house very
faint. He had a considerable wound, about I }in. long,
cut through to the bone, which was bleeding. He was
very much shaken.
Kr. Dal wood arid other witnesses were called.
A summons taken out by Cabel against the Superinten-
dent was then heard, Mr. Watts defending.
Complainant said: The defendant came up and struck
Hunt without his saying a word. He struck my wife,
and then struck inc in the mouth several times. There
had been a row before the defendant Caine, when my son
knocked down the constable and all of us together fell
with him. There was no chance of my saying anything
to the Superintendent as he vu striking everybody.
lly Mr. Watts: He did not know how the constable got
the wound in the head. His wife never touched the
Superintendent until he struck her. He did not know
who tore his coat or made his nose bleed.
John Sugg, gardener to Miss Chandler, fetid Hunt came
out of the passage of the Black norm as if muse one had
pushed him out, and he was bleeding at the mouth.
Witness saw the defendant push Cabel out.
Mr. Watts contended that the case was unanswered, as
Suu, the only witness called, was not present at the

--iii-e-a;Wii;;;tired for about 20 minutes ; on their return
the Chairman said: We have considered the case very
carefully, and our decision is—for the assault on Loader
Arthur Cabel is fined Ws. and cost.; or three weeks im-
prisonment with hard labour ; (icily Cabal, Ins. and coats
or seven days hard labour ; and the case against Hunt is
dismissed. For the assault on the Superintendent Arthur
Cabel is fined 20ii. and coats or three weeks' hard labour:
his wife, 10s. and costs or seven days' hard labour: and
Thomas Hunt, 10s. and costs or seven days' hard labour.
Cabel then enquired about his summons against the
Superintendent, and the Bench said it was dismissed.
Hunt paid his tine, but the others decided to go 'over
the hill," which they did next morning in • waggonette.
'Some disreputable individual has not us a post card
with the query "Ii a thrashing from A. Cabal the same
as a ropo's-endingr We beg to refer him to the police).