The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-06-20 00:00:00

ALLSOLD BILUTAL MMAULT.

Robert Goodden, late of the Ferry bridge Inn, Wyke,
WU charged with a violent assault upon Robert Williams,
• fisherman.—Mr. Hanna for prosecutor; Mr. Weston
for the prisoner.
Robert Williams mid he was a fisherman of Wyke.
About • year and • half ago they had a dispute shout a
boat and seine. It went against Goodden, and they had
been bad friends ever since, and had a few words some-
limes when they met On the Bth of June, he had been
ever to the beach, and had returned, and had his break •
fast He was going over again. About half-way down Red.
lane he met the defendant and Roger,. They pared, and
then he (the complainant) went back to them. He could
not say whether he spoke to them or not, or that Goodden
said anything to him. When he got to Goodden he pushed
him—not to hurt him. He did not push him down, or he
would never have struck him. Goodden then pulled out
• bottle and hit him right in the face with it It was an
c wine bottle and was smashed to atoms. He was
sluttl. and knew nothing more 'till when he came to
himself and saw Rogers, WhO told him he had better go
to a doctor. He did not see Goodden alter.
wards. He bled for two or three hours, and fainted
four times last Tuesday night—Cross-examined: Defen-
dant lent him some money about two years ago on his boat
and he afterwards sold his boat Upon that he put the
defendant into the County Court, and the result was the
lawyers made it up among themselves, and he lost He
didn't like it, and never would as long as he lived.
Goodden had the best of it; he cheated him. He didn't
like such ory. That was how rogues got on. He
couldn't forgive him for it He bad told him of it once
Or twice, an intended to again, Perham- The day before
he told Goodden what he ara& —John Stevens, a
shepherd working for Mr. Stone, of Wyke, was at
work near the place, and saw Williams go up to
Goodden and hit him with his right hand behind
the ear. Goodden then turned a little round, and struck
him with a bottle, back-handed. After the blow Goodden
pushed Williams, and he and Rogers then left and went
towards Wyke.—PC. Roper, stationed at Wyke, appre-
hended the defendant at 10 in the evening, and after-
wards Tidied Red-lane, where he found the pieces of
broken bottle 'produced. They were marked with blood.
Defendant said, "Williams struck me first; I plunged
forward, and the bottle struck him and broke."—Dr. R.
Pave Simpson, of Weymouth, described the injuries
inflicted. There were several lacerated wounds on the
right side of the face and forehead. They varied in
length from one and a half to half an inch. An artery
was divided. He stopped the hemorrhage. The con-
condition of the man would have been critical if
secondary hemorrhage had set in. Erysipelas was also
dangerous; this, however, had now passed. The man
was kept in bed five or six days.—For the defence Mr.
Weston contended the prosecutor had brought it on
himself by Menai= the blow on the ear of
the defendant Defendant was nearly stunned
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with it, and threw back his arms, as man
naturally would, and in doing so the bottle which
he was carrying, and which had contained some tea,
accidentally struck the prosecutor, with the result spoken
to.—Alfred Rogers, of Southampton, down at Wyke, for
the fishing season, stated that he was with the defendant
at the time of the meeting with Williams. Williams
offered to fight Goodden, but the latter declined, and said
to him (witness), come along, and they went on together.
Williams followed him, struck him under the ear.
Gooden fell forward threw back his arm, and struck
Williams, somewhere about the -face with the bottle,
and it fell to pieces. Goodden was carrying the
bottle in one hand at the time, and the remainder of
his ibreakfast, in the 'other. After that Goodden told
Williams, it was an accident by which he bad broke the
bottle, and they all three went up the lane talking
together. When they got to the top Williams went to the
Mermaid, and he him self went to his lodgings. In about
four or five minutes he went to the Mermaid,
When
Williams was there then. —Cross-examined : %%en
Williams struck Goodden, he staggered forward three
paces. Goodden turned a little before Williams was
struck.—The Bench committed the defendant for trial at
the Sessions, accepting defendants bail in £5O, and two
sureties in X 25 each.
CouTrr POLICY.. yesterday (Monday). Before Mr. E.
Pearce.

Robert Leib, a gardener, of Chideock. near Bridport,
was charged with being drunk. The defendant had come
to look fors situation, it being Sunday, and was found in
the Bridport road by the police helplessly drunk. He was
lined ss. and 9.1. costs. Lang remarked to the Superinten.
dent" it wasn't for what he drunk either as he only had
five quartet r
COMM COLTZT, Thursday. —Bel ore Mr. T. E. Lefroy
ge.
jud
Collard (Henstridge Ash), V. Genie (Wareham). —Plain-
tiff claimed £10161., for a breach of warrantry. Defendant
was represented by Mr. Weston. It was not a case that
gave nee to much fighting. Plaintiff bought three beasts
of the defendant warranted sound and barren. One of
them died, and the other proved in-calf. Mr. Emma
veterinary surgeon, of Sherborne, testified the animal had
died of a dumb, of long standing. Further the cheque
given for the animals was produced, and on it was the
vrarrantry written, and signed by the defendant. His
Honour gave judgment for £lO, and costs. Defendant
Intimated he intended to proceed against the party of
whom he bought them, with a limner warranty.
Mr Howarurought before the notice of the court, the cab
of one Joke Wuso, who had filed a petition in liquidation,
andlie committed contempt of court in not having prepared
a statement of his affair* at the first meeting, necessitating
Its adjournment—Mr. Atkinson explained that the
otamimke was occasioned by his having been suddenly
called away into another part of the country, and he en-
deavoured to get the matter adjourned for • week, and he
hoped by that time the paper would have been prepared.
On the part of his client there was no wilful suppression.
—His Honour said the only question was what expense
they had been put to—Mr. Atkinson said it was a very
sad case. His client had spent a lot of money, been
robbed of his business, and at that moment was absolutely
without a penny in the world. His Honour remarked it
was quite right to bring the matter before the wart. He
supposed the trustee did not ask for a committal—Mr.
Howard said no. The trustee had no feeling in the
matter but, the bankrupt could not expect any allowance.
ais Honour Will, we will make no order for the costs, if
he can'tpay them he cant. But if he can he ought to.
Kr. Bernard as the trustee of the estate, of Jaeepk
Daili4 of BpeWsbu,
burdened
that he might disclaim
certain property, with the moan guarantee to
repair. The prayer was Vunbd on the condition that
necessary 'adult of service of notice vas *cod On the
flis to the latidootica of the reglikar,

SHOCKING GUN ACCIDENT.
I A fatal gun accident is reported to us to have
happened to Mr. James Read, a young fanner, resid-
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Cake, his brother•in-law and
sister, at Binegar Farm. To-day he went into his
garden to shoot birds. The gun missed fire, and he
then took it into an out-home for the purpose of
placing some powder on the nipple. Value so
; engaged, from some reason or other, the gun went
(R, and the unfortunate man's brains were blown out.
He was about 30 years of age, and unmarried.

ALARM OF FIRE—QUICK WORK.
This morning about half-past 10, an alarm of fire at
Mr. Curtis's, in High East-street, 'WM conveyed to
Mr. Superintendent Coward, who, with three or four
of his men, soon had out the reel and hose, and
scampered to the supposed scene. The hose was
fixed to the hydrant in a " liffey." and a policeman
armed with Use formidable looking pipe, attached
to the hose, ready for action, walked into the shop of
Mimes Curtis, draper. But the fire was not there. It
was at the bottom of the town, at Mr. Curtis's,
jeweller. With commendable speed the men had
unhitched matters, and were down there in a
twinkling. The hydrant was communicated with,
but it was found the fire was out. They then returned
to the station. Mr. Coward and his men had thus
succeeded in attaching and detaching their hose twice,
frightened • bevy of young ladies, made enquiries
into the fire, and gone up and down the street in seven
minute*. Pretty quick work !
It would appear the origin of the affair was that the
young lady help at Mr. Curtie's, jeweller, bad, in
order to light • fire, emptied the contents of a parafin
lamp over the lighted nicks. The parafin naturally
blamed, and like the good boy with the red-hot poker,
she chopped the lamp—on to the floor, and some mats
belonging to Mr. Curti A few screams brought Mr.
Curtis to the spot, and a bucket of water put out the
flames, but, the coats and carpet don't look much
Improved.