The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-17 00:00:00

POOLE.

Perry SFASIOVR. Thursday. —Before the Mayor (Mr. A.
Ralston) and Alessrs. r.. 1. Stone, W. I). Ddgdale, and 0.
11. (hitch.
John Pricker and Mara Jane Friel, were summoned
for using defamatory language towards Esther Tilley, on
Friday. —This charge arose out of a case heard last week
in which complainant's huslisnil was the complainant and
a relation of defendant's the defendant The evidence
wan very conflicting. And the Bench dismissed the case.
Nary A en Parker WM summened for using defamatory
language towards Elizabeth Knight on the previous
Sunday—lt was proved that defendant made use of
disgusting and abusive language towards complainant, and
the magistrates bound defendant over in the sum of 1:5
to keep the peace fur six months, and ordered her to pay
the cost., 12..
Jahn Cooe,l and William Way, two little boys, were
summoned for wilfully damaging a team, the property of
Mr Frederiek Styrine, to the extent of 2'., on the 27th
.111 ne. —Com plainau t, who has suffered a deal of annoyance
and loss at the hands of inisehievons boys, said he hail
no wish to preen the charge against the defendants. The
toy's parents undertook to prevent defendant's from doing
any further damage, and Mr. Styring expressed himself
satisfied with this, and withdrew the oharge.
Henry Champion *as sum, ((((( for being drunk whilst
in charge f a pony and cart on the IFirly on Thursday.
—I'S. Itallett prored that defendant was very drunk, and
defendant did not .leny this, but said be had been a total
abstainer for nearly three years. --lie was lined 2.. 6.1. and
costs 7,1,1

A BOY 1/IWWNED WHILST BATHING.

An inquest was held at the Town-hall on Fe.day before
Mr. Aldridge, Deputy Coroner, and a jury of which Mr.
.1. P. Gmtwin wad forowin, on the body of a boy named
Ernest Hobert Horloek, who wan drowned whilst bathing
in a portion of the Harbour called Scalescroft on the even-
ing previous.—Mr. W. E. Palmer, licensed victualler, of
Longffeet, sail he was at his boathouse near the railway,
below Schlown, about seven o'clock the previous evening.
A lot of boys were bathing close by, and as they were
making a noise and swearing be ordered them away, but
they would not go. Shortly afterwards he heard a boy
scream. lie asked the other toys if the boy could swim,
and they said "yes." The boy was ithont 200 yards off,
and he thought lie was swimming. A few tog after•
wards he thought there must he something the matter,
and he sent his lad after the boy. In the meantime he
gut out his boat frmn the lmathouse and went off to where
be last cow the boy, tat he had gone down before he got
there. Ile liii not see the boy sink. Ile stayed there for
nearly two hours, but could not find the body. At the
time the lay went down there were about five feet of
water there. The water was muddy and he could not see
the bottom. No one was near the boy at the time. He
stayed there to show the fishermen where the lay went
down, and remained until the body was picked up.—By
the Foreman : The lows were bathing outside the railway.
The tile was just iiver the moil when the boy went .4 to
bathe. Ile was in the lake when he went down.—By a
Juror: Ile was of opinion that the boy was drowned from
exhaustion awl not from sinking in the I. He
could rod hear what the boy said when he
screamed.—By the Coroner: He saw some men
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dive oiler the. body but they could not discover it —George
Horlock, who said he worked for Mr. Chinchin, the stone-
mason, identified deceased as his son, who was about 11
pars and h months old. Ile last saw him alive between
two and three o'cloek on the previous of txrnoon. Ile first
beard there was something the matter between six and
seven (idea, when he met a boy near Mr. Milledge's
carrying deceased's clothes. Ile took the clothes from the
boy, :mil went to the spot. He remake,' there stone
time, lint was not present when the besly was picked up.
was a healthy boy, and he often went bathing.
Ile lend told bins he could swim. Ile hail seven other
children 'besides diieeased, who woe the youngest
Deeease,Fs mother 41 'kat two or three years ago. the
Foreman : Deceased was not at school on the previous
lay—he had not been lately.--11eniannin Wills, a fisher-
' roan, said he heard that a I.y had been drowned about
half-past eight fund went over in a canoe. He found the
water was not clear, so that he could not see to the
bottom, and he went bark for a net. Mr. Palmer told
them where to look for the body, and after throwing the
net three times they (mind it. It was then about half-past
nine. He believed the body was in the lake. He knew
the boy, and did not think he could swim. The Deputy.
coroner, having briefly summed up the evidence, the fury
returned it verdict of "Accidentally Drowned," and
suggested that noise precautionary measures should be
adopted to prevent boys from bathing at so dangerous •
I place. The Deputy-coroner agreed with this, and spoke of
I the great want of a proper bathing place in the town.