The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-09 00:00:00

COMITY PILITY BLIEISIONB.

FllDAT.—Before J. liwaMeld, Spencer Mende, and
H. C. Goo.ldea &cps.
John Dampier, Portland. was summoned by Robert
Combat for dialog and tilting away eertsin potatoes,
bel..using to the complain...A.—Mr. Weisford appeared
for the coraplainent, sod sheerly explaioed the ease.
The lest witsees called was Joeeph Steckler, who
teposed list be we • meson and lived at Weston.
Portland. On the 201 h !ley he was at Mr. Wioier's
paid.* hoes*, In company with William Oars and
defeedaa• The latter said be wanted some pigs. Wit.
n«e said be hid some, and del...dent in rep'y sold be
had some potato.. to sell. They went and saw the
potatoes in. eardeo in Fortune's Well. and Dauipier
offered him TO lines for LI, which witnem geld
wt. to much. Eventually they, in coin:nay with own.
plein oat and others went to witoem's house and sew
the pigs, He witness agrord to sell the pies to defend-
ant for 30e, who salt be should have the 70 lines of
potatoes for the like amount, and each party stood
all • gallon of beer to bind abs bargain. After this
the oomoleinant eurasseel the potatoes of witness. sod
,Sait NIL for em, which he accepted. This wet in
the preemies 0' defeedant and William Oare ant others.
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tee the other bergain bad beep made. About • week
afterwards witness went with couipleinant, and in
Dampier's presence in the orden counted out the 70
lines of potatoes. Dampier thee said it was not 70
lines, and pointed out • bed of 'billets as the limit or
mark to where the pore est ended which be had sold.
The bench ben sutgested that the parties should settle
the matter out of court, but defendant sail he did not
will the potatoes further up than the shallots. The
complainant Ftobert Comtism. was then, called and
deposed to the defeadent digging and takies &es!
Wine f the potatoes he had boneht of Stadeley.
*talky, by the defendant : Nothing was said about tbe
shallot bed at the time of the del. Mr. o.re
was then edle 1 and examined and corroborated the
main fact deposed to by fitudeley. Defendant said
that this witness some to him yeeterday afternoon and
offered to go on either sideon being pod hi day's work.
Wilts..: Yee, to speak the truth, he did not Wed
which aide he went so long an be ems paid fee his day's
work, be did net went to come at .11. The pl.intiff
Robert Combos was nein score and proved making
the deel witt Stedeley. He admitted bovine wee words
with defendant about the matter. When the deal

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WWI m.de they had some liner but wm not drunk.
(• female maim "They were all drank together.") tiler
some further evict-nee the magi.trates digt,...lased the
em.... being one of disputat ownership.
PN0T1C711..14 /ROM • HORD OD. Mrs. Dennis
H-lums, of Port! .1•1„ •ppeared by her willottnr, Mr.
Arden, and spoiled for an order for the protection of her
goods from any anima of bee husband. Dennis Holmes.
late • warder in the Porlaed Convict Establishment
She was married to him on the sth of January. 1868.
and lived •ith him till May 38, when he tamed-her ont
of doom, went out himself' and leeks I the door. Bhe
went and guyed with her friends eight cloys, and then
west hulk again, when he nein turned her not. He
lad sines gone away and she did not know witere—he
was dim/target from the prises—she was pow e.rnieg
Mir own livelihood, and wished protection, as opplied
for.—Ordor ranted.
Susannah Reason, wife of • warder belay in Port-
land, hut discharged from the setabli.butem, was so
mooed for an astral% on Sarah Abbott, of Portland, on
the 90th Jun..—Complainant (for whom Mr. Arden
impaired), aged 14, but who would pass very well for 17
or IS, proved the assault, which imasiMad of 4 fondant
taking her bold by the arum, 'disable' bor. and threaten.
in/ for two pins So shake her life net. Mary Attwool
witnessed the assault —she was with oomplainset at
the time. Defendant was t.e worm too liquor. The
as-aolt look pleas near the Oesale Ina—Fusel 211. &l.
and arta.

-111;17.7d illoore, of Porthod. was eitarge4 by P.C.
Cooper with being drunk end riotous ow the Ilth Jure
at Wakeluma. He wna stripped to glit arid w.o
quarrelling with his per-e,s. Three preview. nonviwi.ens
Imen P•oved, defPndut wee mail 40.., and in
default ryes dare herd labonr.
iiishard of &atm, Portland, was charged by
the raw constable with being druuk Bad riotous on
Hilt Sod Jane, and forcing ',mull alto soother inan's
house. Five Keehn' 000viesions.-7lne4 4., sod
to &4soll epees dm.
Thom.. MUM/ wee summoned for • bremb of lb.
Highway LW. be allowing a hone to airy on the road
from Polar!! V. 114 to Weymoutb. on 2nd Jame.
'CO.. proved by P.C. Chary (Wyk.).—Fined 5.. Dr
Ifendent appeared by his wife, mid she warn very toed
.ed noisy, and bad to be eoutiosied.
William Tailor was saiamobeel for • edinilar offense,
4 Chiekerell. Proved by P.C. Hue. Defendant wild
be would sot knowingly vi 01... the laws—he was ileder
aminipprebession--lie would rether give £5 than have
bit 111.01111 appear on • neesamag.—Flnol 3e.
Jobe D ouer was charged by P.S. Pitfield with being
drit•lt at Wyk* Regis, on Sunday leak sad nhilst es
drunk of ledesent behavioar.—P.ls. Pitheld deposed to
lwviog the delpedant lying in the rood, brteeen the
Ceeetgoard Swains and Wrke Osetles, nus, -high latter
piece the in teemit behaviour meepleined of was nom
Wiled on seeday moremg between -levees and twelve.
He also used very had liteguage.—Foted 40e., and in
default wee *n11,11441(1 for ern. days' hard labour.