The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

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DOSCHEBTER COUNTY COURT, TOINDAT.
(Won IL Evuerr, Esq., Judaa)
Those Wen /VT arms foe bestial' before His Hamar
tbia mom, bat Om majority waro sadsteaded, IT
only tha
aw,uaa wad aa to how payment should bs made.
urging total iaality, sod tho orodliar,
nalmr!lly aweigh, desiring his Elon4Y as quickly as

—pereible:
Steele v. Redwood.—This was • claim of En 94. 3d.
for goads by the *lent, • wine and spirit merebuit is
this sown, against Hrs. Redwood, now of Weymouth,
as executrix of the late Mr. Joseph Redwood, of Ford.
Ington. Mr. H. Look for plaintiff. and Hr. Howard for
defeoderst.—Yr. Howard said he objected to the
minimum for by II Mn. Redwood was asemmed as
oseconts to boo husband'. NUM He admitted the
debt lid owing funs the legal repreoutatives of Mr.
Redwood, but eddended that the present defendant
was not liable. On the 27th September he wrote to
the Plaintiff, Idling him that defendant was neither
eseeetrix mg alinialdrstatx. He bad received Motu-
time to take out letters of admioistratims, and there
was Plenty of menu to pay everybody. • delay had
mourred in doing this through Mu. Redwood mediae
with an accident at Wmamth, and breaking two of
bet rib•—Mr. Look said Mr. Redwood died at the
beginning of the preeest year at Fordington, and a
Mouth or two after his Week' were sold by order of the
widow, the present defendant, by Hr. Foot, austiomer,
of this town. The premeds of the sals. after the u-
reter bad been deluded, teen handed to Mn. Rod-
wood.—The Judge: To what aeccoggy_mg. Look nag
Ite was sot sue, bet Ito lud • witness to prove it. Be
Wes ties proceeds of the sale, there were other goods,
which were not sold, but were removed to Weymouth.
That was now many months ago, sod application had
been oxide to firs. Redwood for payment of the debt in
vodka, but so notice was taken of it, sad hence the
asdoe.—The Judges U, es Mr. Howard says,
litters Moe ermined to be taken out.P.
that mat the best way of softie the debt.V.
Homed t Time ha. doubt shed : this. is mown in
the bank, and oath. books, ample to pop meeybodt I
Madder the 'what been km* brought spinet Mrs.
llgdwood, sad It be the sods Is. dispullne,-11:. 11,00 k
said Hrs. Redwood bad told his client's Mirk Mat she
did not Wood to ediminielisr.—ln Howard still be
Amid mak his HOSOIIt not to give &verdict foe plaintiff.
—The ,icoa •. Oh, if liars Os ease, you must soon
21 r. Mr. Humph dispute the fast a, be:
trie.-111r. Tut, austioneer, was shu Who
r:7llr. Look, sad Ise elated that by Mn. Bedwliod's
WM =time be odd the goods at their Muse l Fording.
ton, sad, miter &dude' expense% mid £73 9s. Sd. to
• RedwooL—His Hamm than said the defendant
was aumists de nu tert—she meddled with the wets,
end so mete banalf liable to the smut of the.—Mr.
Howard said in a we like thin,where a person wee seed
as eventide, the souse to be takes was to hays the
plant amended, but if this was proposed be should
attend the Court had not power to do it, the amend-
ment being too material. If his client had been sued
de me tort he should then have had to be prepared with
midges, to show what he had done with the mosey
received, but as his client was used as executrix only, be
would maintain it was the duty of Ms. Look to show
the didemdaat was memetrix. It might be that the
defendant was exentrix in her own wrong, but she was
not in law.—The ledge said No. 92 of the Coed Rules
toughed the very point Mr. Howard took. It said that
where atcrtuaesgesed in • repruentative ehese,
but at it appeared she ought to ltaugs
sued to her own right, the judge might, on sea lune
as he thought it, said the proceedings. He amended
I:lird.:4pthall in this sem and gave immediate jolgment
for tiff.—Mr. Howard referred to the death of Mr.
Redwood, when arrangements had Mee sompletel for
cuieg to Australia, and the eiroumstaoses in whisk Mn.
Redwood had mince been pieced, and eseabaded by
suing letters of administration would he taken out in
!about a mouth, some time being required to get two
bondsmen, for defendant's friends were in Australia and
Fromm—The Jodie: She is not going to Australia?
—Hr. Howard : Not a bit, Led she will be premed to
pay in • month.—His Honour: Very well, verdict for
plaintiff hi • mouth.
Daub r. Gardieer.—This was • Minn of £3 its. for
ewe had by defendant, now at the Unborn hotel, Stow-
ou.theWold, for his horses, during the time he was
manager of the Antelope hotel, Dorehester.—Defeeduit
did not appear, and judgment was given for payment
forthwith.

ñooiv. Thomas Randall.—The plaintiff, a draper of
Cattistook, claimed 13s. 11d, for a shad and VI. for
Interest. The defendant had the shawl December)!,
1864. for his wife, when he wee living at Maiden
Newton. He is a blacksmith, and now resides at
Fordington.—The Judge: Why do you charge Interest?
—Plaintiff: On amount of its being so long dae.—His
Honour told him be could not do that. Plaintiff had
received its. in stamps that morning, and judgment was
givoqi for the remainder in a month.
W. J. Brown o. James White. —The plaintiff is land.
lord of the Queen's Heed inn, Fordington, and claimed
3a. 3d. fore beer score of defendant, who is a labourer
of that parish. The debt was contrasted, according to
plaintiff, on April 30 and 22, Saturday and Monday,
which gave six quirts of beer and ale for the AM day,
and two for the noontL—Defendant said he was at the
house on the Saturday night for several hours, bat paid
for what he had then, and be "hanged-up" for what
he had on Sunday.—Plaintiff denied that he had any on
Sunday.—His Honour asked plaintiff if be meant to say
that ddendant drank sin quarts at Lis house on Saturday
night —Plaintiff : I don't know; be had it.—Jadgment
was given for plaintiff.
Same o, Mark Crate—This was a "score" of 4a. BA.
—Defendant said on the Saturday night when it was
said a portion of the debt wee contrasted, be paid 5a 3d.
for what he bad had dining the week, and then he had
2a. 9d. In Ma pocket, which he spent, paying for all he
had except a "three of brandy." There were several
Items for spirits, which his Honour told plaintiff he
could not recover; he poiand out that the defendant
was charged for seven different pints and quern for
drinking in plaintiff's bonus on a Sunday. He was glad
to say that after the Ist of January next publicans
would not be able to recover these "scores." He gave
judgment fork 64. in 21 days.
Same o. James Onuld.—ln this ease the amount was
10a. 7d., including four "threes of brandy," and his
Honour pointed out that there were 13 charges for
Sunday drinking. It was evident, he and, plaintiff's
house was a "Sunday tippliceshop," and perhaps the
magistrates would take none* of it.—Mr. Symonds said
they were aware a good deal of illegal Sunday drinking
went on, but the difficulty WU to detect it as the land'
beds and the drinkers were pretty well agreed on the
rabjuk—Vailat for So. IL, by 4s. Instalments.