The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-16 00:00:00

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when witness tripped him, put on the m';,ed test.y. 7.
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vioudy, his father was a respe•d?' , and his mother too!
and alter a caution from the Mayor, they were sentenced to
I, 1.t.0111r. Do.Aayor also remarked that the
~.3y in which the eorporal had c mducted himself and given
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his et 'deuce, was very eced kto hint
Fairbar.—Bcfore J. Drew, Esq., and G. Reynolds,
Wltkiall Ss iNottd, were charged wills has ing
on May d. twin; kliletw Of Certain fish, converted it to their
000 „se;—)lr. 'Basel, of the Ship inn, mid he was a dealer in
fish, and Saturday leas he had a quantity of skate and ray,
suit cnirseed Chorles Swindell, with his horse and cart, to
Sake the de Portland, for one grown, and witness to pay
the tolk. Ile asked how many he was about to seed out, and
wit ,ess said 10 dozen • lint he put in 12 dozen or so to allow
for small. They coat him about ,e 2 15, Plaintiff intended
cog. s ith the fish himself with Charles Swindell • but he had
other busbies. which prevented. Ile saw William tiwindell
outside his store*, and asked if he had anything to do, to
ss filch he replied that he had not. Plaintiff a.ked hint to go
to P welled with his brother Charles to sell tho fish, and he
would pay him I . a fair day'. work, on which he pulled en
his coat, and assisted to put the lt.h in the cart. They ought
to hare paid the money they took, and returned the unsold
fish that night: hot plaintiff had not seen Charles since. till
Mw him in the Court, and he did not see William f d some
dart Oo Wednesday he went to his house, and his wife mid
he had been on the spree, and asked plaintiff Lobe as easy as
possible with him, id-cause he had a family. Had known
C irate* before, and always found him • straightforward luau.
if he wanted • few shillings, he might go to plaintiff and bor-
row It, and would pay him again. Both of the prisoners were
employed by him as hi servants for the day, and ought to
have returned the goods or the money the same evening.—
Charles said that his brother took all the money, and the pony
kicko I, and he was thrown out. Ile missed his brother and did
sot oul him till next day, when tweet,' him the money was bet.
William Swindell said he took the money, and put it in his
wai.tart pocket; but the horse set up kicking, threw hies
out of the cart, and he Ind the money. They were obliged to
leave the horse and cart in Portland; he had not money
enough to pay the toll.—Charles added that he went to his
brother and asked him to render an account to Mr. Tilard, as
he wanted hi. own 55, Sid., of the money, which seta in his
trouser.' pocket, and that was 'pent in the expenses of Sunday.
Committed to the Senions for trial.

WYKIS REGIS.

CAPTI3II2 OF • ROYAL Fltill.-00 SttiniclAy a Vel7 1
fine tturgeon was captured by Woodsford's crew oil
Wyke, in a net with about SOO mackerel. It was
bought hi Mr. J. Lockwood and dispatched to Billings-
gate. Tho fish weighed between 801 b. and 901b5., and
was in a very prime condition.

POOLE:
Rectertaits' Errreni.—The mortality tables for
the put quarter show that in Poole seirdistriet includ-
ing the workhouse, there were Si births and -16 deaths
—the average of deaths in the corresponding quarters
of the three previous years being ii. Tye infanta died,
and 20 peraens had attained the age of 10 or more.
There was one deoth from diptheris. and one from
fever. In Canford sub.distrlot 22 children were born,
and 11 persons, including 3 infanta and 3 of 6 or over,
died. In Lytehett sub-district there were 16 births
and 12 deaths, 4 being infant and 4 were threescore or
more.
THE " BAR'S i.jotavion.—At the usual monthly
meeting of the Quay Trustees. on Fridey, a letter wao
from Mr. A. B. Guest, M.P., to the effect that having
been informed that the Mayor and Trustees were
desirous of conferring with the Board of Trade on the
subject of Poole Harbour Bar, he had ascertained the
Board would be willing to resolve a deputation to con-
sider the subject, and saying should it be their wi.h, he
would write to the Secretary of the Board of Trade.
asking kiln to appoint • day and hoar when be could
receive them. In the disousaion that ensued it was
stated that Mr. Guest had been misinformed as to the
desire of the trustees to obtain an interview with the
Board of Trade. Interviews had taken place on former
occasions, but led to no practical results, the question
how the money necessary for the removal of the bar
coal' be raised always standing in the way. It was
resolved that Mr. Guest be thanked for his oommunica-
tion, and an inquiry be at the same time made of him
whether be (Mr. Guest) weld offer any suggestion for
meeting the difficulty that hu hitherto rendered such
Interview tapeless.
Prrry Seasioas, Thneadsy.—Before the Mayor (J.
Harker, Esq.), W. L. C Adey and C. J. Stone, &qrs.
THIMATININHTO MURDER • WIFS.—TAOmas Shcpberk
was brought up in custody on • charge of tar •atening
to murder his wife —She stated that on Wednesday her
husband threatened to out her throat, and also to beat
her brains out. He had • razor in his hand at one time
and • shovel at another: He had been drinking, and
was seldom sober. She was afraid he would do her
some bodily harm.—One of the prisoner's daughter's
had repeatedly heard Min threaten to do her mother
some injury, when intoxicated and also when sober.—
Sergeant Beaken received prisooor into custody. The
hones was in great disorder. things being broken and
strewn about. Prisoner took from his pocket • rot ir
in a sheath, and gave it to witness.—Prisoner had no
defence to make, except that he had been drinking
hard for the last week or two.—He was ordered to
enter into his own recognisances in 1:20 and fiud two
sureties in EIO each to keep the peace for three months.
FRiDAY.—Before the Mayor aad ex• Mayor (Alderman
F. T. Rogers).
BRUTAL TRIATURET OF A WlSL—Wartam Riddle
was charged with attempting to etrangle Isis wife and
threatening violenoe against her. On the lath instant
prisoner went home about eight o'clock in the evening,
and after abusing his wife, he streak her many violent
blows with his fist on the face and other parts of her
body. He also grasped her by the throat, sayinr he
would strangle her, and he attempted to dose: Prisoner
was drunk, but he also illtreated her when he was
sober The prisoner said had had a few glasses of beer,
and he did not know what took pisoc. Ile was very
sorry. The Bench sent the prisoner to the boroush
gaol for • fortnight with hard labour, and ordered him
to enter into his own reeognisanoes in £3O to keep the
peace for six month,.

Hear!, Hampti.n was brought upon a similar charge.—On
Friday Mr. Tizard employed the prisoner to take fish from the
cosy to his stores, and paid him In. and a fish. On Saturday
ho engaged prisoner to hawk fish about the town, and let him
have 4 dozen skate and my, worth rather more than fl,
wholemme price, and his duty war to sell the fish, and
account for it the same evening. Told him he should pay him
for kb s day's work; but did not name any sum Did not see
anything of the pi looner until Wednesday mornirm last. when
he called pnsoner aside, and asked him for the money. Prisoner
mid" Haven't got a halfpenny, didn't I bring you some money
Saturday MAO" Witness replied "Why, you know you
didn't." Prisoner "did not know what he had done with the
money." Witness mid "r determined to see what the law
will do; I will not be robbed In this manner." Prisoner
answered "Don't holloa," and witness returned he should
make no oboe'n if he did not have the money, he knew
what lie should do. Ile had not seen either money or fl•Ir
since.—Priso,er declared that Mr. Tizard had sold {item toll,,
at fir dl per dosen. The fish were very bad, and he threw thres
dozen and n-hall into the scare ger's cart.—Mr. Taxed, In
answer to Mr. Arden, said he woutd nut have wild prisoner the
fish unless he bad paid down the money. llommitt,4 to the
sewdons ; the magistrates expressed their wiltinowei to accept
good ba.l—the Swindells in £lO, and two sureties in £2O, and
Hampden in £lO, ant two sureties In £6,or himself In £2O, anti
one surety in 410.—Prisonere could not obtain sureties that
day, and were locked up.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 16. 1871