The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-03 00:00:00

ASSAULT ON SOLDIERS.

At tho Borough Petty Smidgen; iin Friday, before
Pearl Jaw,' and gr. ff. Borden, flumpltrity
Bull, Henry Mayo, and I;eorge Hillard, labourers, of
Fordimson, were brought up under a warrant charged
with as-nutting CllSl'led Gale and Samuel
privates in the 39th Ito•giiiiontal ItepAt, and belonging
to the military polioe, on Nfotalay night, October 21th.
dr. }hatable prooamted on behalt of the militat7
.tutboritiea.

Charles tale, of the military police, said on Mon-
day night last they paraded for duty about six o'clock.
lle r••ceived "mien. bi go into Mill-street to watch a
soldier and w An after eleven o'clock. On going
there he saw two of the depot s,,lduws in uniform.
They had iei right to be there, as they were out of
bound*. He followed them in company with Private
Samuel Bell, awl on getting near the bridge nine elm
the Swan Inn he suet a number of men, who used
foul language towards them, and afterwards rushed
at them: Vhen lie saw how thing.. were going he
*truck with • stick in self defence, upon which he was
knocked down and kicked when on the ground.
Three of his teeth were kicked out, and he recessed
bruise's about his head and body. The mob crien out
" Throw him Mt., the river. lie recognised the
three prisoners se some of the men who immulted
I•. Hull wee the ringleader of the crowd.
Samuel 1141 said he was in Gale's company, and he
was ale. knocked down and kicked. He identified
prienter, as moue of the men who reisaulted him. lie
wit elm Guile take his belt ofi, but he teok his off
after he had been knocked down.
In croswexamination, he denied threatening to shout
one ..f the priewer. with a revolver.
P.S. M dlurllpoowl hearing it report made of the
att ia.. awl went with Gale and Bell, and (nun infer.
mateyu lie went ti Syward Lodge, and they identified
HMI and 11.•1Iard Who were At work there. He then
wont b. the Ohl Howes at Home. Ile Sala Mayo,
awl asked him if he was at the bridge, and he said he
woe. Bull also acknowledged he WM there.
i Arthur Prior, landlord of the Swan, said he was
standing outside hii door in Mill-etre,' on Monday
when dm two moldier.' CAIIIO up, and one of them
, &eked, '• What'a th•• time?" One of tlv. twisoner (he
believed Bell answered, "I !WWl.' g..t k with me."
, One of the nether.. 'wide a v•al velgar n•inerk in
Tapir. Mir • trionis took pl.see, reel th•• other addict.
. use. a still in. WO lilAgo,4olg expression. Bell per.
meellel the other °t., have a go at theta." at they
new good enough for them. I;ale envied
and 11.11 took his 'wit and struck Ilellard with it
in his back. Hellen! had previonsly advised Bell to
go on while it was well. Wheelers wen. all sober, but,
, the soldiers were thr.o parts intoxicated. tlal....atne
up to take libs comrsubs's part, and a ecutfle took place,
: and one of them hit is man named ei II vis on the head
with his belt. Beavis had said nothing to either of
die eoldiers. Witness went indeors, and LW 110 inure
tif the glair.
Croes.exami I: He knew prisoners, who wen• good
customers ef his Ile heard Rell miltbwing and en.
coutaging Gale to fight. 11.1 was alved as far away
as from the witime..l4os to the do w of the Court.
Robert Beavie was the next Witrion. He add Bull
find struck Hillard with his belt, awl Hillsrd took
away the belt, which fell on the Rewind. Bell struck
him again with hie hetet, and Hillard returned the
blow. Gals went to take his companion'w part, and
pushiel Hillard against the wall. Bull interfered,
awl Gale struck him with stick. Then there was a
light between Il,ihl an I Hillard and the two soldier.,
which laded about two minutes. 11111 neked for his
cap and belt, anil h.. ('situ."..) gave it to him. Bull
took them, awl otruck him on the head with the belt.
The mark the blew W.OI still 011 Ilk hat. Itoh
adv heel them bi go on, awl tl;en replied "This
o wn't le. settles-I ; we will Iwo you again." The
soldiers thee went mway. l'rior with 1.0010 little way
back from wlewe they were on the bridge.
Crommicainined : The ...Mier. were in levier. Pri•.r
WA Ii illrnrui alel hull wPrp tip, 4 obliers -about
yanl Did not think Bell was etnick first.
Nothing WM noel &bold
fluxtable called William William*, pronot
owls wal, who etat•el en the night of October dlith„
close upon twelve, le. NSW 801 l awl Gale, and they
were p•rfectly alleer. Ile examined Bell, mid found
him con rel with

lanc,Corporal Nlatt NAid .aw lien and
Gal., in the t ,Wll al fiVrIII.IIIIULTI MOM eloven.

--;tho magistrates retired, and n their return Mr.
Jill 0-.1 said the magistrates wen of opinion the case
azainst this prisoners had Imam fully made out. The
CAM. 11,4 heatqj if A very unprovoked character. Ilan
would be fined P 2, including costs, •01.1 the other
two prisonersll, including wits.
Mr. Milatalile ilapressod a how tin, Bonen moat
e 1,1.1 It to grant the prisoners time to piy, and the
magistrates allowed A (..rtisight for payment. Mr.
'Nada& midi lie wished it to If forth. that tho
military authorities hsil •ippeared in this caw. soli•ly
on groun•ls • they only wislosl that their milieu
should not he inter7fored with in the discharge id their
dangerous and difficult duty. The authorities were
ile•rijroll4 the mod ainiabh. feeling should subsist
between the military and the inhabidinvs.
Mr..fillqn) intim a... 1 the 'kirsch .Ii•I nit .op. 'ho
for ono mowed tho u,ilitary authorities but been
inthicumal by vindictive motives,