The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-03 00:00:00

WARRELLX.

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Ma. G. Hotxtscs, Barrister of tl e Oxford Circuit,
gave an acidnos in the Corn Exchange on Tuesday
evening on the agricultural s tuation. The attendance
was very email bides 1, but thole present seemed to
agree in the msin with the views expresee I.
COUNT! PCTTT SESiIOIIII, Tussday.—Bdore Capt.
Fyier (in the chaii), Col. J. B. Hawkesworth, and 0.
C. Ferrer, Esq.—Henry Hector was summoned for
poaching on ground in the occupation of Mr. G.
Young. at Blo:r.worth, on Fridsy, September Ist, at
three o'clock a.m.—Mr. Dickinson appeared for
defendant, who pleaded not guilty—Henry Durrant,
gam-keeper, in the employ of B. Stone. Esq., of
Bloxworth, stated that on Friday September Ist. he
VIM watching some rabbit wires he had found, and
about three o'clo,k saw d•fendant come and examine
two of them. At soon ash. saw him he ran away, he
followed and saw him throw the wires away out of his
I -ft hand, still followed him until be went out of the
gate into the highway. At this time he was not more
then two yards from Lim, and said to him "all right
Henry Hector I know you."—Cross-examined by Mr.
Dickinson : Witness stated that Hector had two other
sons called John and Fred.—Mr. Dickinson then
enquired how it wag if he was so certain that it was
Henry Hector he saw in the field, that the summons
was first made out in the name of John,
and then altered to Henry.—Witiasee stated he
could not explain it, but he was quite
an e that the name he gave was Henry Hector.—John
Fry, grr om to Mi.. Newt .n. who had known defend-
alt all his lifetime, and was out watching on the
morning in question, corroborated.—Mr. Lickintion,
for the defence, pleaded that it was a case of mistaken
identity, that the real party in fault was John and not
Henry, and produced John Hector to show that there
warn such • resemblance between the two brothers that
at ni.ht such a mistake might easily be made. He
also called Julllel4 Rector, father of the defendant, who
swore that on the night in question his son Henry
ret'red to bed about ten o'clock, and that as he had to
pass through his (the father's) bedroom to get to his
own, he could not have left without his being aware
of it, in fact he was quite certain that he did not do
so on the night in question.—The Bench considered
the Cale proved, and a previous conviction of two
months for poaching in 1874 having been proved
against the defendant, the Bench sent him to prison
for two mcntha—Mr. Dickenson appealed to the
Bench to inflict • fine instead of sending defendant to
prison, but the Bench declined to alter their decision.
—Charles Edmunds was summoned by Albert
Sumaims for unlawfully awaiting and beating him
on September fiLli at Swanage. —Mr. Budge appeared
I . r plaintiff, and Mr. Dickinson for defendant, who
pleaded not guilty.—Mr. Budge, said be proposed to
cad complainant and one or twa witnesses, among
them being the Police-sergeant at Corte Castle. who
witnessed the assault, and had little donut but List
they would be satisfied • serious assault had been corn.
witted. —He called Albert Summers, the complainant,
who stated that on Ftiday, Sept. Bth, he was standing
beside one of their carri g,s outside the Ship Hotel, ,
when Edmonds came d ,wn and pushed up against
him. He moved round to the other side of the
carrlige. Edmunds foil ,se d, and said—" Why the
dl yon want to ahift for." Witness replied "I
want to have anything to do with you; neither
do I want yin to interfere with me." About an hour
afterward. he was again standing beside oue of the
carriages at the pier, when defendant came up and
pudr,cl bin, and flourished • stick, which he had in
his listsl, over complainant's head, saying he would be
if he would not do something for the two brothers.
Witness said "1 don't interfere with you, why do
you with me?" and then went away towards Exeter-
place, when beg ,t off the car:IA;(1, and as the carriage
drove away someone came up behind him, and catching
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about to strike him again. He put up his right arm
t, defend himself, and received toe blow on the hail,
which broke one of the booes. He ssw the Po'ice.

sergeant of Corte passing on a bus, and called to him
for assistance, and he came and prevented Edmunds from
further attacking him.—Cross-e.- amined by Mr. Dickin-
son: Had not caused Mr. Edmunds sevcal petty
annoyances, such as letting his pica loose. On one
occasion E imunds put his pigs in his sty, when he let
them out &pain. Never attempted to spit in E imend's
face. Hsi only had his arm in a sling since Sistunlay
week. Had p, evionely been treating it fore bruise;
finding it very nait.ful, went to Dr. Delainotte, who
stated one of the bones of the hand was broken, and
ordered him to carry it in a sling.—Mr. Budge was
about t call his witness in supp vt of the charge, when
Mr. Dickinson asked, on Inhalf of his client, t , with-
draw his plea of not guilty, as he felt that after the
evidence that had been given there could be no doubt
that an lawsuit bad Leen committed, but he submit ed
that there were frequent quarrels between the parties,
and no d. nit • certain amount of provocation, and he
would ask the Bench to deal as lightly as possible with
the defendant —Tne Bench inflicted a fine f 1.1, int•litsd-
ing costa.—Jobn Hector was summoned by P.C.
Hill for poaching at Morden, in a field occup'e I by
Mr. R. An ty.—P.C. Hill proved seeing defendant
come out of the field, and, on searching him, found
two wires in his pocketa—Fined ss. and costa 9s.
—Alfred fiherring was summoned for being drunk
and disorderly on the highway at Bare Regis, on Sat-
urday, the 9th inst —Defendant did not appear.—
P.C. Busby proved the case.—Fined se. and costs, 13,.
—Fanny Davis was summoned for causing damage
to certain hazel bushes in a wood, in the occupation
of Weld Blundell, RN., at WooL—P.C. G. Hann
stated he saw defendant in the sw,md, trampling and
pulling down the bushes, and picking the out., be
Informed Mr. Bates, and was hurracterl to gammon
her.—Fined 61. and costs, la—Eliza Hughes was
summoned for hawking brushes, Ito., from door to
door, without being in seeesion of a licenoe.—P.O.
Hann provd the case.—Fined 63. and Wetly is.