The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-26 00:00:00

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01311 TIMPAINS.

Frank Greening, of Powerstock, was summoned for
trespassing in pursuit of game ou laud in the occu•
pation of Mr. John Chick, on Sept. 6th, at Compton
Vall.nce.—Mr. Chick said on the day in question he
found a rabbit in a wire on his farm, and he directed
his foreman to watch the place, and about six o'clock
he brought the defendant to him, and he admitted to
him that he had put down the wire, lie was a perfect
stranger to him.—William Parris, foreman to Mr.
Chick, said by direction of his master he watche I
the place. He saw the defendant looking about the
furze. Witness lay down and allowed him to pass,
aid then he followed him. lie appeared to be putting
down wires. He afterwards st mped him, and t,ioic
him to Mr. Chick. He admitted putting down the
wire, and hoped he would not be hart on him.
Vitae.' afterwards found several wires on the track
he had seen him, and in one was a rabbit.—Defendant
denied the charge. He said he was only going home
by the highway road.—Fined 10s. and cogs, or one
month's hard labour.
Joseph Woodrow was summmed for trespassing on
Land in the occupation of Mr. Henry Duke, in the
p wish of Moreton, on Sept,mber 10th.—Cbarles
White deposed to seeing defendant take up a trap
and rabbit, and he took tee latter from him. lie also
took two other traps from defendant.—Defendant said
he was not on Mr. Duke's land, but in his master's
brickyard.—Frederick Closer, headkeeper to Mr.
Frampton, deposed to seeing a trap net openly on the
bank of a hedge belonging to Mr. IJuke.—Mr. Thomas
Duke, eon of prosecutor, stated the hank was in his
father's farm.—Defendant's employer, J. F. Brown,
builder, stated he had been under the impression this
bank was on the land he r.ntol, and be supposed
defendant acted under the same belief. lie 'river
gave defendant leave to rabbit.—Defendant said he
did not know he was trespassing on anyone's land
but his master's—Fined 10i. and costs, or 14 days.
STILLING • HURDLE.

Joseph Davey, we, summoned for stealing a hurdle,
at Kingcombe, on September Ilth.—P.C. Collins *aid
on the 11th inst., about half-past one in the morning,
he was at Kingcombe, in the parish of Toiler, in com-
pany with P.C. Moore. lie was watching a fence,
consisting of hurdles, some of which had been carried
away. At half-post one they saw Davey c ,nte from
the direction of the fenc,, and he stopped him. He had
SADO wood tied up at his bmit. He said it was •
hurdle he had taken from a gap is Mr. Gale's field.—
Mr. Tom Gale said on the morning in question about
a quarter to two, Collins came to him with the defend.
ant and mid he had found him with one of his hurdles.
He had previmely missed hurdles.—Delendant said he
picked up a part of • hurdle on the road, lie did hot
take it from the gap.—Fiumi 10i. and costs or 14 days.
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William Parsons was charged with wilfully and
maliciously witting fire to Ve dwelling-house of George
Toorne.—P.O. Hoare unarmed his evidence already
given :—Prisoner denied there were any matches found
on him.—The constable said the thatch was on the
wall adjoining Mr. Thorne's dwelling-house, and if it
had continued burning it mast have sat tire t the
house C alias repeated the evidence
already given.—Mr. Bickford, who appeared for Mr.
A. H. Lock on behalf of the prosecution , having
briefly stated the ficts of the case, called the following
evideacc.—Mr. George Thorne, grocer and contractor,
of Charm's:Mar, said the prisoner was in his employ-
ment last week. On Saturday night he came in to him
at Dorchester for money, but he told him it was not
his pay night, and refused to pay him. He said he
should go to Oharminster to get some food. Witness
saw him there, and went into his shop to give him food:
Defendant then threw • stone and smashed his
window. Previous to that he said he would du for him
if he did not let him have money or food. Prisoner
then ran way, and wee overtaken by • man named
Collins, who took him to the' 1i suite.. The tire
was discovered about five minutes to four. He and hie
family were in bed at that time. They were aroused
by one of Miss ripink'a servants, who said the house
was on fire. Its found the thstch on the wall attached
to the house was on fire, and he at once obtained
assistance and extinguished it. The tire wee just
under the eaves of hie house.—Prisoner said he asked
Mr. Thorne several Limos for money or "grub," and he
said if he stayed there all night he would not give
him any. He was starving for want of food—This Mr.
Thorne denied. Collings said he saw the prisoner
running away from Mr. Thorne's promises. He
stopped him, and at Mr. Thorno's request took him to
the polioe-station at Dorchester. At the time be
stopped him there was • servant girl pursuing him for
breaking the window. On the way to Dorchester
witness said he was very foolish to behave as he did,
and prisoner said "I'll do something for that
yet; I'll set fire to his howse."—Sarah Haynes,
servant to Miss Spinks, said on Sunday morning,
&butt five minutes to four, she was awake in her bed-
room, and saw a bright light on her window. She
awoke hoe fellow-servant, and on looking out of the
window they found that the thatch on Mr. Thorne's
wall was on fire. She then called Mr. Thorne, and
assisted in putting the fire uut.—Being formally
charged, prisoner said "I don't want to say anything
more than I have confessed, that's &IV—Prisoner was
then committed for trial at the nest Aeneas, to be
holden at Winchester.