The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-09 00:00:00

YEOVIL.

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Comm Pent Belsioss, Wedneeday,—For some time
past, the timber growing on Vieeount Portman's estate at
tioeworth. has been ahaniefullr used. and last 8144,
a labourer, named Values Hallett, was taken into e 4
on • charge of cutting and steeling some, his lordships
property. He was taken before the map:W.4.Mo* to-day,
when it was stated that an oak had been felled, and en
elm shrouded, end the wood was sfterwards found on the
prisoner's premise,. The only excuse the prisoner could
give, was that he cut the tree down because it sheltered=
allotment
.C. 3 ground, He bore a good character, and the
Bench it into consideration, tlued him Sta.,
including cos

"BEAU" PALYER IN THE COUNTY COURT.
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At the Yeovil Co-unty Court on Thursday, an action
was brought by Mr. "Joe" Palmer, a dealer who for-
merly resided in .Sherborne. against Mr. W. If D.
Crocker, of Clatcomoe Farm, Sherherna to roc over Cl 5
odd, balance of account on sale of horse* and keep due.
Defendant put in a set-off for £39 lffa. for black cob,
133 13s. ed.; cash lent, £6; damage to windows,l2 lie dd.;
seven weeks' board and lodeng. £7 6.. -Mr . Clyde mo-
tor the plaintiff, and Mr. S. Watts for the detail-
rnredt.-His Honour suggested at the commencement of
the case that the legal gentlemen engaged should try to
settle the matter between them. -Mr: Watts said he was
unable to do 10, but he was prepared to show that the 1
plaintiff was not entitled to anything. -The plaintiff said '
he was a dealer, and was acquainted with the defendant,
with whom he went journeys. He accompanied him to
London, and afterwards defendant invited him to his
house, as there had bees some domestic unpleasantness,
and he wanted him to go and put things straight He
went to the defendant's and stayed two months, for
which he was now charged in the set-off.- His Honour:
Whilst you were there did defendant say anything about
charging you I-Plaintiff : No, your Honour. He sold
the defendant • horse for CM and he had a Wainss to
prove the fact. -By Mr. Watts: When he sold the horse
to the defendant his man was present. He made an entry
in his book, which he lost about a year ago. A horse he
sold for the defendant, after keepiag it five weeks for
him, fetched OE In the setoff he was charged I:2 1446 d
for damage to windows, but he did not break them. He ,
was locked up at Sherborne for threatening defendant's
tile, and not for breaking the windows. IM transactions
as a realer had not been very large of late, and he had to
make himself scarce at one time, but he did net go in the
name 01 Clarke, although he might have used • false one.
I There was no warrant out for him, but thinking there
, might be, he altered his name once or twice. At Bridg-
water he was short of money, and went to various parts
of the country to make himself scarce.
1 A letter which plaintiff wrote the defendant from York
was read. It was asking defendant to lend plaintiff a.
as lie was hard up and required that sum to bring him
home. He (defendant) was his only friend, and they had
wstit many pleasant evenings together, and he hoped
, they would agam. If he sent the money he was to send it
, to Mr. Clarke, Elephant and Castle, York. Plaintiff con.
eluded his letter by
.asking defendant not to tell any one
he had heard from him-notbirs. lb—. He often thought
of the defendant, and looked at his photo, and he would
have returned to Sherborne again had t not been for th.i
old—. Oroshexamination continued: When he went to-
the defendant's house both he and his wife acknowledged
that they owed him money. He was hard up for money,
but he did not sue the defendant for it than because they
were good friends. -Mr. Watt.: Good friends when you
broke -hia windows I-His Honour said it was a
thing for the plaintiff when borrowed the exemtioutt
make any mention that be wasowed soma -Re-examined:
When at London he and defendant went to an hotel to-
gether, but afterwards Mr. Crocker desired to lodge some
where alone.-Mr. Glide ; There was some lady In the
case was there not 1-Raintiff. There was, and that was
the cause of the domestic unpleasantness, and why I was
asked to go there. As to the breaking the windows I did
not do it -His Honour asked what was the question as to
tbehmaabing of the windows.-Plaintiff said the shepherd,
who was drunk, went to his master to ask him to pay him
his wages; a disturbance took place, and he broke the
windows. He was present and saw- him do it He (plain-
tiff) went into the town to get mine paint for the defend-
ant, and when he returned ha found the deer locked, and
the defendant would not let him in. T'he smashing was
not done by his authority-The plaintiff's man. "Josh
Parsons," said he took the horse which his master had to
sell for defendant to fitourton Caundle to be sold, but be
did not know what it fetched. Another horse which
plaintiff sold to the defendant he wanted as for, but as
defendant would not give it be sold it for f:32.
Mr. Watts said he did not think his Honour would have
been troubled with the case had the plaintiff not been
locked up Defendant was • large farmer, _ being one of
Mr. Digby's largest tenants, and it was act likely he would
allow Memel( to be summoned for such an amount if he
owed the money. With regard to the lodging, they never
invited him ; but defendant lent him money, as he was in
distress, and the last amount borrowed was 2s. It was
absurd to nipper he would have borrowed money if 115
or £l6 had been owing to him.
The defendant said he occupied • farm of Mr. Dishy.
for which he paid last year about £1,500 rent :The pries
he was to pay the 'plaintiff for the horn he purchased was
sad be paid the amount at the time of the deal, and
made an entry of it in his book. The mare plaintiff sold
for him fetched IR euineu. He kept it about ten days,
and not five weeks. He did not promise to Pel for It;
but the plaintiff made use of it when it was in elopers*.
Won. The first time the plaintiff made any claim on him
was after his windows had been smashed. Ha received •
tannin from the plaintiff from Bridgwater, and he went
there to him ; but he woe ashamed to show himself ash.
was in such • distremed snits ; theshirthehadoehehad
worn for seven weeks. He lent him some money.-His
Honour: You did not take the men into your homes as a
Ise, did you! No; and should be sorry to do so. I
him in out of charity, and be were m 7 toots and my
clothes. Examination continued: When he sent him into
the town to toY some point he we him la. to pay foci;
but plaintiff kept the moDuand did netaket enatimint.
He did not know w he II he
did not think he had any =o°( his own.—
His Honour; What about the done .to
windows 1-Defendant mid Plaintiff wisps:4l.lW* me
town. and he itive him k to buy some t he did
not return unto veer bits, and vrben all the servants had
gone to bed. He broke the windows, for he saw him do
It through
_the shutters. The damage cott odd to repair.
-Mr. Clyde contended that the cam had been settled by
the magistrates before whom it was brought, and the cost
could not now be charged.-His Honor: What did the
=6:74d0 1-Defendant: Bemuse the plaintiff was
.41tooff4eoking fellow they took a fancy to him
(laughter). Watts said at the time the plaintiff was
taken before the magistrates the windows had not been
repaired. He was bound over to keep :hirers 'Plain"
said the magistrates would not have an Witt° do with
the matter of window smashing. - Glide remarked
that it had not been proved that the plaintiff broke the
windows. -His Honor Was anyone present I-Defendant:
yen the shepherd; but he is the other side of Salisbury.
-Plaintiff said the shepherd broke the windows became
*e defendant truld not par hint his wagee-Defendant :
paw the plaintiff breakthe windows myself; I 111 W him