The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-02-17 00:00:00

311DPORT.
COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.

MOIMAT. Before Messrs. J. M, P. Montague,
$l. W. Whetbata, and W. C Mon,
Mr. C. G. Nantes made an appliceti.dt for • tem-
fltry It. if., of the license of the Coach and Horses.
Citermouth. from T Newman to Thomas H.
Knight—Grantod.
James Croft, labourer, of Atherswell, wise seam-
mooed for an as. 'tilt on the 28th January on Frederick
Legg. Mr. Nantes was for the defendant, and
Mr. Tueker for oomplaluant.—Froderick Legg, •
dalimao, working for Arcbdemon Sanctuary, living
at Eggertoo, said he wa• In the benne, when &ten.
dint came up and soon awl him of raying be bed been
In a publicbonse on • oirtain night, and thee struck
witness with a stick, and alto hie eon, and Er .ke the
stick. Complainant felt the blow, for several days
afterward,. In crosoesamination complainant denied
having shuck back defendant, hot admithe 1 that his
eon called defendant "crazy." Richard Legg,
• labourer, said he saw defendant strike complainant
with hie hand and • stick —Tom Oree•lng, • labourer
sorrobcrated the evidence of complainant, and said
that defendant, in endeavouring to strike Liktg. struck
his mother. Defendant struck Legg with his 6.1 to
the face. Defendant also broke Legg's bead with the
stick, and Miaow saw blood running down his fans.
—Frederick Bart Legg son of comulainant, laid he
01M defendant strike his father. Hs went out with
• stick with the intentio• of defending hie father,
when def. n lent took the stick torn him, end beat
both of them with it. This witness corroborsted the
statement made lybi. father. —Mr. Nantes expl,:ied
that defendant bad admitted having struck g.
who had said something about him which canoed la
dismissal from employment, and asked the Bench to
deal leniently with dean iant,—Tbere was it sum-
goons against Croft for doing damage to • window,
the property of Archdeacon Sanctuary, and also a
cross.sunamone by defendant. Both solicitors agreed
to these summonses being w:thdrawn. Defendant
tram hoed in tbe end sr. 6i. and costs foe the assault,
told ordered to pay damages and costs is the mooed
case, amounting in all to gl 94. 6d.
Charles Chard, baker, of Bradpole writ summoned
far asiling bread undo: weight —D'efendant averred
the loaf sal • " fancy one," but the Bench pointed out
there wee no snob thine as a fancy loaf, French
Tool excep'ed.—Fined S. 61. end cost..
George Boege, baker, Besminatee, ',leaded guilty to
charge of sedum breed, oebtretiee than by weight,
on the 8,11 of January, at Beamiuster. He said its
was hem hem* at the One of the necurreito". A con.
stable stated that • eta. Loa w, a 1 oz. 11 drachms
deficient. —Fined 5.. 6 and 2.. o et,
Levi Whittle, of P.,weret.ck, failed to appear (44
Ili. chute ..f being d.unk at Bradpole .n the 6.h
'"ts• S. —P.C. Co. tard proved lb. . a e.— Fie id 64.
&04 coot., tr. 14 day.' bard labnor.
Omer Hill, summoned 11.. r Wog drunk at
Beateleeler Ob the 24th January, did uot apPeer.—
P.C. Sprees said that a'e ut 930 .m. ho sew defend.
ant "but cut' of the Creyhound Inn. H. was
qualit, and witness advised him to so borne, and
th.°6611 he agreed to do so be didn't, tut cam.
to the Greyhenad *gala—need he. 61. sad 91.
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