The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-17 00:00:00

WAUSAU.
COUNTY PIITTY sswoßs.

TCLIMAT. —Before ',lent -Colonel Misused (in the
Chair), and O. C. Ferrer. Esq.
Agnes and Alm". Jane Christopher, sisters, raiding
at Rere Regis, were summoned for stealing certain
wild plants on the tith of February from the
Nursery Oarden• at Bore Regis, belonging to Mi.
Drax. endants pleaded guilty.—P.C. John Hill
was the informant —Defendants said they only took
• few snowdrops for a child's grave. —on account of
the youth of the dcfendant Agnes she was dismissed.
The elder sister was tined 61, and os. costa.
George Beggs and George leach, neither of whom
appeared, were summoned by Charles Hyde for tres-
passing in search of game on land at Wool, on the 19th
of k ebruary —Charles Hyde (on oath) said : On the
19th of February I was driving through one at my
fields and saw defendants in a chalk pit. I got out
of my trap and went towards them; when they New
nee they ran away. 1 went to the place where they
were and found a ferret with a line in • rabbithole
I am puska% e Dago was one of the men there, and
have every reason to believe that the other was
Clench, although I cannot swear to him.—James
Northover. labourer for last witness, gave c ,rrobora-
tive evidence, and said he was pos'tive the two men
summoned were there. —Complamans stated he did
not wish to press the case, but merely wished to bring
it forward Sean example to others —Fined lc, and fis,
costa each, or le days' imprisonment.
Walter Day, of Here Regis, was summoned by
Daniel Rawles for trespassing on land belonging to
Charles Resent, at Here Regis, on the 27th of January,
iii search of gains and conies. —Pleaded not guilty.
Daniel Hawks, having been sworn, said he was in the
employ of Mr. Charles Desant. On the day in
~uestion he warn in one of his master's fields and saw
soine wires laid. He watched them to see why came,
and alter a short time saw defendant come and take
out a rabbit. Ile went to him and took the rabbit
away —Defendant said he had been out of work three
months, and was drove to do it —Fined 205., and 9s,
costs, or one month.

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Stephen Brown, of Wareham, wax summoned by
the Guardians of the Wareham Union for non.
payment of arrears on a maintenance onler, made on
the 22nd of June, 1880, for the support of his mother.
—An order was made for the amount to be paid in
2A weeks, the amount due being 141.
Charks Stone and Jalned Williams., navvies, were
brought up in custody charged with stealing a coat,
value Ins, on 28th Febrnary, from the Cock and
Bottle Inn. Norden, the property of Thoinas Stick-
land —Thomas Stickland on oath. said: I inn a
thatcher residing at M. rden. liii 24th February I
thatching at the Cock and Pottle Inn. I placed
my coat in an ./litheU.4l at the back of the stables,
and when I le ~s 'en off work, about seen o'clock, I
missed it. I gave information to the police. I had
seen the two prisoners at tho Cock and Bottle during
the day.—Tboinas Hoyt, having limn sworn, said : I
am a labourer residing at Sere Regis. on 28th
February two men Caine into the kitchen of the Bras
Arms, Sere Regis. Prisoner* were the two men.
Stone took off a coat, and offered it for sale I tried
it on Prisoner -tone said—" It is a good coat and
I gave '21.. for it. but would aell it for :111, a+ I tin
hard up." I pot the money on the table, and Stone
took it up—P.C. John II ill proved apprehending the
prisoners at Ban. Itegia— Both men pleaded guilty,
And elected to he tried summarily, and wen, nen'
tonced to one inontlea imp/imminent with hard
labour. _ _

Edward btackland. of Kingeton, Corr° Castle, Wax
.111 111111 l ned by Ellen Ihmer. ale. of Corr.. Castle, to
eauee, ke —Mr. Howard defended, and pleaded
guilty —The can was dibmieeed for want .1
e% idence

uhaen Crocker, (4 Itenqrstene, Wai oinirnone.f
IT Henry BeaVirl for an assault, committed (in 14th
February —Defendant did nit appear.—Mr. S. Clark.
of Wareham prmiecuted.—llenry Bea, k. having been
•worn, said he was in the employ of Mr. Calcrait.
nu 4th February defendant came to his lodge the
worse for drink and said he wanted to have a fight
with him, lie told him he woul I not fight nor
quarrel with him. (In ~.ebniary 14th he (witness)
was in a miadow called quer Meadow. Defendant
Caine running up to him with a stick, and took him
by the throat and hit him several timee with the
stick. Ile (defendant) took witness' hat and stick
and walked away. Witness asked him to give the
things up, but he refused to do so. Witness also
stated he was in bodily fear Id him, and naked that
lefendnnt might be bound over to keep the peace.—
The magistrates thought that the requiremente of the
ease would be met by fining defendant 10e. and tki.
costs,