The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-02-16 00:00:00

BL&NDFORD.

Petry Stmmons, Baturday.—Pransa Hop. V 7. H.
B. Portman. al P., J. J. Farquharson, jun.' Earl., C.
Hambro, Fwq., M.P.. and & A. Cast6osan, Esq.

Stealing Hardles. Thomas Masan, labourer, pleaded
guilty to • charge of stealing WI hurdles, the property
of Mr. W. Drske, of Houghton.—ln reply to Mr.
Atkinson, defendant said thst his master told him he
mould not pre's the ease against him If he pleaded guilty.
—Defendant was ordered to pay costa de. 6d.

&mad Adeep I—Jamits Lawreacs nag Oftriatpher
.2pictr. were charged on the information of Sergeant J.
Hill. with belie drank at Winterborne Whiten:hurt& on
the jot In I. They boils pleaded not guilty.—liergeszt
Hat said that about half-past 12 °lake on the morning
of the let inst. he saw • borne and ars standing finite
stiU at the top of the hill on the way to Stiokland. He
went up to it, and found the defendants both ferrt asleep
lying in the cart. Re attaroptrd to woke them by calling
and striking them with • stink, but could not. He then
led the horse to Stickland, and &rain endeavoured to
wake them, end at last succeeded. Both were very drank
and meld hardly stand.—Defendsnts mid that they had
been to Dorchester and on their way home bad each a
glass of broody end wiser end a slam of hoer with a
little in in it. They were not drank.—The Bench
coneldered the sharp proved, and fined them Ga. each
including oasts.

Charge of Killing n Taus Sows.—Robert Sloper end
Aimee Gilbert, two young men residing in Monktoo,
were oharged with killing a swan, the property of Mr.
W. Yerlkea, fartner.—Mr. Atkinson appals+ id Ica the
oomplelosert, end Mr. Tanner, of Wimborne, for tie
defendantil.—Mr. Atkinson Mated that on the Vol
January • Mine sem, the property of Mr. Fookes, was
killed by some person or parlous. The swan was • pet
bird, would eat oat of any one's hand, and was mesh
thought of in the village. d• thee milled James
Illaidrnent, who said: I live at Konkton, and am a
shoemaker. On the evening of 23rd January Iset, I
saw the two defendenta • few minutes before 10 o'clock
it the foot of the bridge at Monkton. I was going
towards to, house. 1.5 w the swan at the same lintel.
the water about 20 to 30 yards off. I stopped and spoke
to the defendants. They said they had been to is
home about some hooka, where had I been an long? I
told them up the village, and they could have the books
if they game to my hour. I left them aod went to toy
house, and they came in about lialf•peet tea. They
mid they had been all over the parish. When I first
saw them they had a 6186 k dos.—By Mr. Tanner : I
knew the time by looking at my cloak. I did not wear
la entail. I was absent from home to attend • man who
, had an seoscient. I was away from home about
an hour and • half. C•nnot say when I looked
at the clock before I went out It might
have been • few minutes. I cannot my if
my clock wits railway time. The dog was running
along the road when I saw it. I left the defendants
standing on the bridge, They came towards me. The
swan was in the water. I cannot swear it was swim-
ming. It was • beautiful moonlight night, and I meld
(Amon* see a white smin.—George Small was then
called, bat did not appear in answer to the summons.
The service having been proved, Mr. Atkinson stated
that Small was a limit unwilling Miaow, and expressed
his intention of so, noising, and snob being the map he
applied for an adjournment, and a warrant to oompel
Smell's attendance to be issued.—To this the Bench
agreed, and the clam was adjourned till the 27th
March.

Drank nut Rioeous.-114tiry Pool and Wdh.m Dover
alias Well, were eherged with being drunk and riotous
in the public streets of Blandford.—P.C. Butt said that
on the 2nd inst. he heard a dieturbesnos in front of the
King's Arms Inn, White Cliff Mill-street. The defea.
dente were quanelling together. They went up the
street, and he went up Salisbury-street, sal when be
got to Coward's born, in Little.lsne, he saw them with
their clothes off fighting. They were both drunk. He
eireared Foot's clothes.—P.o Hasard confirmed Butt's
statement. —Both defendants denied the charge, end
Foot acquired how it was possible he Gould have run
nearly belf-s-mile from she plass if be bad been drunk?
fio;iiireptirafe,Tatta

Sten iag Taraipa.—ElizabetA Lase nod EhtabetA
Dithea, both of Blandford, were charged with stealing
• quantity of turnips from • &old in SU occupation of
Mr. Ingram, farmer, of Knatford.—P.C. Batt said that
on the 11th inst. about 12 o'clock, he wu on the
down, end saw the two women pulling up turnips in
Mr. Igram's field. He nitrated them through • hedge,
near Mr. Nippard's rick. Line cut off the tops of
thou she bed gathered, and gave them to Mr.
Nippard's cow and then shot hers down in • heap.
He went to the plus afterwards and found them and
the others he foand in a bag, which he produced.—
Defendants both denied the charge, and said that if
Butt had seen them stealing the turnips be would have
come to them at once, anoint have waited till they were
in another field.—Fined to, 'itch including cost. On
hearing they were °convicted, IARe with considerable
vehement* messed Belt of false swearing and reminded
him that for two years Hunt (a former constable) bad
suffered through false griming, and so would be.

Jesse New, of Btourpaine was summoned for refusing
to maintain his wife, an inmate of the Blandford
Union•house.--Mr. Johns, clerk to the board of
guardians stated that the ddsodaot was well ibis to
assist in maintaining his wife, as he was in the remipt
of about lc per week.—Order mad* to pay is. 6d. pm
week.

Williams Ilaseork, jobbing gardener, was summoned
for refusing and neglecting tooomply wall an order of the
magistretes requiring him to contribute 2s. per week
towards tb• 113•111i00•1111 of bis wife, an inmate of the
County Lunatic keylont.— Defendant pleaded inability,
but the Bench told him they bad no other alternative
than to enforce us order, and be would be committed
for two months, unless he paid Is. 44. per week.