The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

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MOND %Y.—Before J. Gandry, Esq. (altairosan), Sir
Newan, Bart., W. lionnaal, 111 , Captain Munro,
Colonel Illiteryat, B. P. Guidry, Eq., and Captain

Weis! Cuffs Or • "SLAP IS TIM Foci roa •
ROUI.D sir 014/614"-Willieel Tema WWI summoned by
Michael Sullivan for an Remelt on the 11th July, aid
there was • cross seniinous by Toms ge•Lmt 2S.Olirso,
aim for an assault at the &ono time.-Mr. Henley for
Sullivan, who is the drillmergeant of the Rsidport
Corps and Mr. Tweed for Mr. Toms, landlord of the
Melpllish lam-Sergeant Michael Sunnier, said on July
ill,. went to Netheroury, with five others, to haves
game of quoits, and after thst ilAjourned to the New
Netheibury. They stayed there some hours, and
left at 11 o'clock p.m., to come home. They had to
pa's Melplaish Inn on their way, slid at batf-parit 11
they wont in. One of them asked for 'owe drink, which
Toms served them with. Toms propomd a wager to give
• rof the party a slap in the face first for • round of
grogs• no one answered, when Toms repeated it, and
witnies then 3,aid be would tAe bin. Toms thou asked
if witness would have it hard or soft, to which witness
▪ "as you like." Toms said " bard." and dmiled
him to shake hands first. He held out his hand and
Toms shook it, and immedi.tely twisted it back and gave
bum a slap in the time. This annoyed witness and he
tried to idrike TOUIL Toms went for some grdga and
moue back with them, and asked witness '' would he
have another or • second" Witness said, "No. what
was dons was done, and he would halve no more." Tome
then struck him in the eye, and lot him several times,
in erase pienee of which witness fell down and became
insensible. When he clime to himself la found they
were bathing his face. Toms then said he was sorry
for it, and wi.hed it had net b, en done, and offr,l to
give him a bed and find him bre.kfmt in the !swilling.
and .end him comfortably boom. Witness tirst end
limt never .truck Toms. The eye had been bad four or
five week; and he was suffering from it now. Ilia
other eye was scarred, and his face mauled about very
mech.-Cross-examined : He did not ask Toms who n 1111
cam* in if he remembered his trying to strike him but
not bemg able to do it. Witness was not aware Toms
wes injured that night at all. He was not injured leys
him. Witness having received the elap in the face had,
to pay for the grogs as he had lost the wager. Witness,
said after the second affair happened "tit move.' Idol
right." Toms, when witness was up in the trap about
to leave, brought out some ginger brandy, and wishel
to shake hands, but he did not drink say of it, and did
not shake hands. Witness was perfectly sober when he
we it into Touts's. Witness did not break hii grog gime
there, nor did he have any diepute with TUU3II about a
two-shilling piece. 'Mr. Trump and Mr. Lees had seine
frendly anemias in the inn before Toms spoke atetut the
slap in the !see. -Be-examined : He merest by saying
"it served him right," that lie had no burineas gong
into the house that time of sight-By the Bench:
first blow elven by Toms was very bard-much herd,
than it ought to have been. Some little dispute had
occurred at the Drill Hall between them previouely,
at the time of the Ream, there, when wane.*
spoke rather sharply to Tome, and that wet the coigin
of this affair.-Mr. Walter Trump, I.udlord of the
Grose Keys Inn, Bridport, raid he was with Sullivan on
Mi. day. They got to the blelplaisii Inn about quarter
past it, and found Toon seaming.' the door. Ti.ey
went in and had some gin. Toms then gave a challenge to
any one uf a slap in the him for glmsee round, lend
repeated the challenge, when Sullivan accepted it. Tons
proposed their shaking hands, and when he had
Sullivan's hand he lurked if he would have it lard or
soft. Sullivan said as you please, sod TOMS imam iistely
let go and gala Sullivan • hard slap in the face. There
was then a straggle between the two and ...item& helped
to separate them. Some tone &fuer Toms went up arid
struck Sullivan several severe blows very quickly and
stunned him, and they washed his free afterward..
Sullivan was not quarrelsome; he was not intoeicated,
he was a little merry.- Cross-examined : There was a
glass broken at the time by one of their party; he did
not know whether it was Sullivan or not. There was a
collection made among them to pay for it. Tom. .1/4.1
angry of Por be gave the slap to the face; he ihd not
know what it was abotd.-Mr. John Lees, travelling
draper, spoke to being one of the party on this eimesiouo
and stopping at the Melplaish Inn. Sather* sem not
drank. The witness corroborated as to the freshet, im
the face, and as to Town's afterwards striking Sullivan
in the fear, saying he went up to him cod gave hiu•
"one. two, three," and knocked him down. Ile also.
oorroborated as to what took place afterwards.-Mr.
Thomas Gilchrist, draper, one of the party, also corro-
borated, and said that he and Lees had • friendly bit of
sparring, after which Toms proposed a slap in the face
for glasses round.-Henry Trevitt, landlord of the
New Inn, Netberbury, said the party when they left his
house were quite sober. -The crommuunnons of Toms
against Sullivan was then gone into, and Mr. Tweed,
having addressed the hooch, culled Mr. Toms, • liu said
on this occasion Sullivan mine into hi' house the last of
the ports, and Moray after said "Do you recollect
when you tried to give we • slap in the fape Witnees
said "No; where?" He replied, "Down at Newman's.'
After the dap in the foe had been given Sullivan came
up to witne.s and struck him under each ear, and
stunned him for a short lime. Wi new then moved a
table out of the way and struck Sullivan three blows
knocking him down. Witness was much injured, his.
tongue was cut open, and he was obliged to keep his
bed fortwo days. Witness received a blow under the
shin before the slap in the face was given, which made
him angry. After Sullivan had been struck vritnem
brought some water and wa.lied his face, finding it
bleeding, and when Sullivan mid it served loin right
witness offered to let him have a bed.-Mrs. Tom —said
that her husband was injure.' that night, and showed
her hi. tongue which was cut; lie did not get up for two
days.-Ahna Hill, servant of Mrs. Tome's at that tin,e
but not now, said the nest morning after the occurrence
she took up Mr. Tonics breakfast, as he was too unwell
to get up, and he mold not eat it. He kept his had for
two days-Henri Trevitt, called by Mr. Manly, said
on the afternoon of the Lith of July he saw Tom•
playing skittlee at the Melplai-li Inn. Crews-examined r
Waneso himself played • game at skittles with Tome
that iifternoon. Toms complained of his band Ming
hurt.-Mr. Gundry mid the magistrates considered this
to be an aggray.ted case, the more so as it originated
on the part of the I.ndlord of the house, who, instead
of creating a disturbanoe, ought to be the person to keep
the peace in hie own house. The second ease (against
Sullivan) thy dismissed, and in the trot case, as the
expensm were rather heavy, being 30e., they fined
Toms 104. only, so he would have to pay £2, including
costa. Mr. Gundry told both parties the magistrates
hoped this would be an end of the affair between them,
or else they must bind them both over to keep the peace.
Mr. Gundry also said that with regard to the witnesses
in the last case they hail been corrected by the last
witness in • material point, and as the magistrates
believed him to be • perfectly truthful wittier; they
°ann.:limed Toms's witnesses must eitlor have been very
careless in giving their evidence or else have said that
which was not true. The court during the bearing of
them two eases was much crowded.
John Mintern was charged with being drunk, at
Corscombe, on 27th Auxuat.-He pleaded guilty, and
was fined se. and Is. costs. Allowed a week to pay

In.
Elisabeth Cass was summoned for stealing turnip., at
Broadwinsor, on the 17th inst.—Defendant pleaded
guilty and was fined Si., including costs and value, and
allowed a month to pay in.
F. W. Daunoey r. C. Bishop.—Summons for per-
mitting a nuisance at Broadwinnor. Mr. Deanery was
inspector of naleanoes at Broadwinsor. An order was
made to abate the nuisance, but it was suspended until
after the next magistrate.' meeting, that defendant
might be advised by the clerk in the matter.
(UM TUSPILSII.—George Saunders was charged
with being on the 21st September switiected of taking
game.—P.C. Greenstock said between six and seven
p.m. he heard two reports of guns. He looked in the
direction of the sound and saw some partridges flying
away Jut after he saw the defendant creeping along
Is a field of Mrs. Gale's. He also saw him stooping
several times under the hedge of another field of Mrs.
Gale's, apparently setting wires, lie saw him then en
lands occupied by Mr. White and Mrs. Swaffeld. When
he came from Mrs. Swatfield's land witness charged
him with trespassing in pursuit of game, and said he
should search him. Defendant said he should not, and
halloaed to Thomas Bartlett and George Gale to come
to his aosistanos. Witness took from defendant •
double barrelled gun, loaded, fall °puked, and eePPedi.
Witness put down the gun and tried to se rch him. In
his pocket he felt something like a powder flank and a
partridge. Before witness could get anything out of
hi. packet Bartlett and Gale came running towards
defendant, and defendant called out to them not to lea
the gun be taken away by witness, who let go the
defendant end took up the gun. Defendant and the
other two got in front of witness and would not let him
par, and said he should not go until he had given up the
gee. Witness did not march defendant, as the delend-
dent and the two other., being three to one, pi evented
him. They then drove him egaiost the hedge, and kept
him there several minutes. Crosaexemined Bartlett
Is the son of a person who has property at Shipton, but
where he took the gun away from defenimot was nos
near Bartlett'. land. Bartlett told him it was hie gals
and be should have it; he and the others tried to take
the 'gun from him. Witness did not know that de-
fendant fired at all, or if so whether it was a rabbit or
not--Mr. Day addressed the Bench and called Thomas
Bartlett, who said his father r,ntcd land at Shiptor„
On this day witness lent defendant a gun to shoot
rabbits on hls father's land. Wiliams then left him and
went away. When he came back he found the police-
Man and defendant together, and his gun lying on the
ground. Defendant celled to him to come and told him
that was his gun. Witness went to take it up but the
policeman took it up. Witness told his' it wa, his 11111,
which he had let defendant have to kill rebbits. The
policeman would not let him have it. Witness did not
prevent the policemen from going on with the gun, and
said he should not prevent his taking it. He did not
force the policeman against the hedge.—George Gale
corroborated Bartlett's evidence, and they did not at-
tempt to interfere with the policeman —Fined S.. and
10a. costs, end the gun was condemned. In default 14
days' imprisonment. Allowed • month toy in.
There wee another summon against Gale and
Bartlett, by P.C. Greennoek, for unlawfully obstructing
him on this noeseion in the execution 01 his duty. Fined
is. 3d., and Its, route each, which was paid.
Ann Way. a young woman, was charged by P.C.
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damaging
goner papppiles:
the property of Mr. G. & Miller—Defendant pleaded
value ti.
Fined 6d. and 3e. 6d. 00sill, and the value id.,whlith was
John Bugler, and Enos Davis, three
paid.
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outs each, and the value, which was paid.
George Paull, an old man, was charged with damag-
ing the same coppice to the value of 3d.—Defendant
tail he was in the coppice, but homily got in out of the
ram, and did not do any damage except to tread down
the underwood. It was suspected he was there
picking neta.—Fined 3s. WI., inelnding costs and value.
Richard Gale, Charles Welch, and John Guppy,
three lads, were charged with stealing apples from an
orchard in the occupation of Mr. Garlend, at Balboa-
hampton, on 22nd September. The value was 33.—They
pleaded guilty, and were feed Eis. 3d., Maladies pets
and mdse.
Charles Atkins, • little boy omega years old, was
charged with stabling apples from an orchard of Mr.
Pope's. at Symondabary. As the boy was sou
the i.e we. ibss4ss4 sad be WM Salitigrstiot
dg Needs.