The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-03 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.
Tu Bicrma Cum,—The usual weekly run of this
club yes poetpoaed cet Wednesday evening in oon-
weence of the inclemency of the weather.
WITMOUTR HoTAL HOSPITAL- —On Sunday last
M 11110124 ware preached and collections were made in
Lb. Gloucester-street Chapel in behalf of this
institution. The Rev. J. Wood, pastor, occupied the

PulPit• • •
A CCIFTIMARILX.—On Saturday last an old gentle-
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mall. a native of this part of the country, came over
from Jersey and proceeded. by Groat Western
Railway, to Dartmouth. Several of the railway
°Metall, noticing his great owe, took the liberty to
ask, and were informed that he was 102 years of age.
ROYAL DORM YACHT CLOB.—.AYFIVAIS : Lorna
Doane, as.. Mr. Westwood; Morning Star, soh., Lord
Lennox; Sea Snake, cut., Mr. Coenolly ; Wave
rencut., Sir J. Alleyne ; Undies. p.s.,
d. Daniel. Unzip : Lorna Doom, Medina.
On Station: Georgie, out., Captain Downes: Cygnet,
Ls., Captain Phelips ; Venda, cut., Captain Neal.
A LAZY PAOPlN.—Tboins. Johnson a tramp, was
brought up in custody at the Guildblll on Monday,
dented with refusing to wr rk whilst an inmate in the
Weymouth Workhouse.—Mr. Supt. Vickery gave
prisoner • bed character, and, moreover, handed in •
lengthy list of previous convictions against him, where-
upon the Beech consigned the prisoner to 28 days'
locameration in Dorchester Gaol.
A Joyeette Miscekterr. —A small boy, named
Jewell Tizard, was summoned for cruelly ill-treating
allowl, the property of Mrs. Watch, by breaking its
kW. MTh. Watch wished to withdraw the summons,
bet the Bench wished to hear the facts of the case,
which were to the effect that on Friday afternoon the
defendant was with some others, and threw • stone at
the fowl, breaking ill leg, and, knowing he had done
this, threw emotive. The complainant was obliged to
kill the fowl. The Bench allowed the case to be with.
drawn, but, for the ediflopthion and warning of the
defendant, he was informed that a birch was kept
be/ow for application to mischievous boys, and that it
was probable that if he came before them again he
would be introduced to the said birch.
A Gwen Case or Puievel.—At the Guildhall, on
Monday, before Dr. Drew, B. Hopkins, Esq., .J.
Robertson, Keg, and T. Abbott, Esq.. II (ward
Stephens wee charged with being drunk and wilfully
smashing eleven panes of alms on Saturday night
Mary Jane Newman stated that she wse the wife of
George Newman. and Bred at Portsmouth, and on
Thursday last the came down to Weymouth. She
formerly kept ,ompany with the prisoner, but it was
broken off. On Saturday night he came to her f 'then
hones in Lower tit. Allum's street. lie was drunk.
Prisoner called to her and wanted her to come out.
She refused. Prisoner said if he mold not have her
through the door be would through the window, and
as sees smashed the gime. He was drunk, very
therms, and threatened to "do for her" the first time
he came morose her. He broke eleven panes of glees
wilfully with his hands. It would cost Is. to replace
It. Her father's mime was John Denman. Prisoner
had threatened to "do for her" before this.—By Dr.
Drewi I was married about two months ago at Parte.
mouth. Prisoner knew the was married. —P.O. Hoak'
stated on Saturday night he saw the prisoner casting
• dledearbeeoe In Lower St. Alban's-street He
threatened to "do for" the last witness. lie took
prisoner into oustody.—ln mower to Dr. Drew, tom.
trsaid she kept company with the prisoner about
orthia and was under • promise to marry him.
Os broke with him, however, and married the other
min.—Prisoner said he had been a teetotaller for some
time, but had given way to drink during the last
week, and this would not have happened but for his
being drunk. Ile was • fisherman. Ile was very sorry
for what had occurred, and he weuld promise never to
drink agein.—Dr. Drew said he could understand
Crhaving feelings of jealousy; but defendant had
convicted on five previous occasions. He knew
th. girt was married, and she must be protected. He
would go to prison for one month wits hard labour.—
Prismatic mid he did not know complainant was mar-
ried. The fact wasp she was not married at
&IL --At the Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, the min-
=t in this cam as w called forward, and Dr.
laid she had been ordered there that morning in
reference to the case in which she appeared on
=2. She then stated on her oath that she was
. He now asked her the gumption—when was
she married I—The woman vouchsafed no reply to this
quenies.—Dr. Drew said she told him yesterday she
wasmarried two months ag.p. When was she marrielt—
The hiagistratee' Clerk (Hr. Arlen) said she told him
she was not married, and that she had spokes falsely.
—Dr. Drew asked her if she did not know that she
was committing one of the grealest offences io the eye
of the law, and that she was liable to • very severe
punishment. if the Bench put it into the hands of the
proper persons to prosecute her. She came on the
previous day before them and made a statement against
• man; she told them she was married, that she had
encouraged this other man for two yeses and then
brakes the engagement, and also swore that he knew
she was married. He had been sent to prison for •
month, and he said at the time that he did not believe
the woe married.—ln answer to farther questions,
she replied that she was 18 years of age, and that her
went, and some ladies had been trying to get her
Into • home for the reclamation of fallen women.
She denied having been breught home by gentlemen
In a cab after 12 o'clock at night in a state of intoxice-
tion.—Dr. Drew said be knew better, and asked if
she were living with this man, but she made no reply.
—Supt. Vickery said she slept on the previous night
at • house of ill-fame, kept by Mrs. Crocker.—Dr.
Drew severely censored her, and lot her ffo.
A Fenocioce Wouae.—Alfred Collins, Alfred
Whiteman, and Louisa Whiteman were brought up in
custody, at the Guildhall, on Saturday, before Dr.
Drew, J. E. Robens, Esq., J. Lundie, Esq., and B.
Hopkins, Esq., charged with being drunk and riotous
on the previous day.--P.C. Read stated that last
evening, about ten minutes past five, from Information
received, he, in company with P.C. Sullen, went to
the Doschesterraid where he found all three
, mud and dirt all over, with blood on their
rzer—Their shirts were hanging in pieces, and they
were in a filthy state. They were all wrangling
together when he got there, but not fighting. They
had been drieking, and he and Sullen apprehended
them. On Whiteman and the woman he found • lot
of rings, and the man had a shilling in his possession.
—P.C. Mallen stated that on the previous evening he
wept up the Dorchesterroad, where he found the
prisoners drunk and quarrelling. The road was literally
strewn with Peres of things. Their clothes were torn
and they were covered with mud and blood.—Albert
Henry Symonds stated yesterday about three he had
besiams at the Park Hotel, when the prisoners came
le sod asked foe • quart of beer. First of all the land-
lord refueled to supply them, because they had had
tad much to drink, but he afterwards served them.
They had not enough money to pay for it, and he took
the Goor away, and turned them out. They wouldn't
go away, b 0 lay down on the step in front of the
how. yhjtoemin went away down the town, and
mule his was away the female prisoner fought
with Collins, and tore his clothes from off his
book, and then the other man came back,
end she fomdet with him also, and eventually
they were all fighting together. 21143 woman used filthy
language, and was like one mad. She hammered the
man Collins with • brick and afterwards with a large
stone, and if she had not been prevented she would
have killed him. She Mt him on the shoulder, and
hung on his shoulder with her teeth. She was
preveated from killing Collins by men employed at
Mr. Lyles' new houses. She was fighting the men,
who only struck her in self-defence. The language
was disgraceful. It was the woman who was riotous,
not the SOSIL--Mr. Alderman Thomas said be was
present when the row took place. The language used
by Collins to the woman was most horrible sod die
gusting. The woman was in a state of frenzied
drunkenness, and the language excited her—The
woman was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, and
Collins to seven days'. Whiteman was 1M off with a
foe of ss.—The Beech requested Mr. Supt. Vickery
tee brio/ before them on Toed*" the landlord of the
Park Hotel, as it was quite evident that if the men
bad
rodnoed the abcpsoce to pair for the beer they
• have been allowed to drink at, notwithstanding
the fact they bad had sufithient beers they came to
his houmt—Mr. Knight, the landlord, appeared on
Tuesday, and Dr. Drew, addressing him, said he had
been requested to coma before them that mauling
from the fact of three tram wo male and one
female—berth( been punished by the Booth on the
Saturday previous. From the evidences given before
the Beech, it appeared that them three people entered
his house on Friday afternoon and willed tor • quart
of beer, and he, finding they were the worse
for drink, refused to serve them, and ordered
them out of the house. It coming on to
rain at the time, the tramps returned to his
house and began causing a disturbance, and, in order
to quiet them, it was said he (Mr. Knight) supplied
Stem with a quart of beer, but finding they had not
scent money to pay he turned them out of the
beam. Two hours later they were found on the
Doetheeter-road quarrelling end fighting with one
another. If he had served them with beer after
refusing to draw for them, be had rendered himself
liable to a heavy penalty. For the first offence the
fins was ES and the Bosom endorsed, for the second
offsets the fine was doubled and the license endorsed,
and for the third offence the fine was no and the license
suspended for two reset Alter the evidence given on
Satarday, the Bench thought it right that Mr. Knight
should give an explanation.—Mr. Knight said that
when the parties came into his house about three
o'clock en Friday afternoon, one of them waled for •
quart of beer, and be drew it for them. They tendered
• French 10 teatimes, • French halfpenny, and two
SWIM pennies. He refused to take We, but as they
had drunk some of the beer he took the twopence and
also the beer and ordered them out of the house.
They, however, returned, and, one of the men showing
him • shilling, called for a quart of hear. Ile refused
to draw the beer, became the pettier had been Laving
• few words, and ordered them to leave. When they
first gems into his house he did not perceive
they were the IffOrell for drink—Dr. Drew said it
bad been sworn in evidence before the Bench
that when these people first came into his
house be refused to serve them, became they were the
worm for drink.—lit. Knight said he could bring
witnesses, and would defy anyone to say that he had
refund to draw the beer on amount of their being the
worm for drink. He merely ordered them out of his
house became they were quarrelling.—Mr. Alderman
Thomas said he could bear out one part of Mr.
Knight's statement. He saw the lied part of the row
near his beam, and after it wag ore!, the men walked
away to all appearances as sober se Dr. Drew or him-
self wee at that moment. —Dr. Drew said be was
afraid that the administration of justice wee often per-
verted hem by the witnesses having no regard for the
*may Did he (Mr. Knight) know the man who gave
the evidence 2--Mr. Knight said the man Simmonds
had been is his boom about • dozen times. He could
we tell what made him make such a statement; the
man bad no anisette against him that he was aware
—Sept. Vickery said he had made enquiries before
the ems came on and the landlord gave the same ver-
sionof the dial; as he had now dom.—Dr. Drew
irked how the house was condasted ; and Supezinten-
&est Vithery replied very respectably indeed ; any.ne
living in the Doechester.road would beer him out in
what he sold.—Mr. Knight said if every house was
conducted the same as his. the Bunch would not have
so may cams of drunkenness before thene.—Mr.
Alderman Thomas said be p end three and four times
a day, and it was always very quiet there.—Dr. Drew
mid they were very glad to beer it, and glad he had
egpartnalte of explaining She mattes.