The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12 00:00:00

SERIOUS CHLRGE AGAINST A WIFE.

At the Borough ?oboe-court on Friday, before B.
Hopkins, Ee. end F. Abbott, Kan., A NOM Pawl was
charged with her hnsband's life.
Herbert Paul deposed that his wife was continually
threatening to do him grievous bodily harm. She was in
the habit of going hoer very drunk, and threatening his
life. Last night she cane home the worse for drink. He
=a in lied, and she began to threaten him, laying she
would stab him. The next morning he remonstrated with
her, and she then took up • knife and maid she would et=
him. Ile was obliged to run down rain She had
frequently dose Mr =rim eke ler =rm. =vat=
h= been marled about fir year. He had not drunk say.
thing them six years. He had never given her any
Cark'She wee now working the Golden Lion,
had not done • daye work before.
Kr..
.Arlen (Magistrstas' (lerk) I hear you don't do
intuit:Abr.
Gem nant said he lined at Portland for four year,
where kept • little shop, but be was obliged to give
that up because eke spent the money. Herr cued to hawk
Use barracks, but he had to five that up es well,
Defendant: Have lever received any money from you
since we have be= married!
t I keep lb house, and pay the rent
ei'bticAstant I can't trust you.
Arden: Did you nova' give her anything /
Complainant said he =metres gave her sixpence and
sometimes a shilling, bat that was for her own use.
Defendant: Yoq_ bought me • pair of boots and you
took them away. You have never given meanr
Complainant: You dent went me to give youtatiamg
you tab It. I should very @or be in 'Weymouth Union
ill let loud° " you
Defendant: I am bruised all ewer where he kicked me,
and he gave nos • black eye laid eight. As tobing drunk,
where have I the money to get drunk with 1 The
waitress at the Golden Lion cant= whether I was drunk
or not. It is all done because I would not give him the
money I had earned. He wanted it to pay the rent with.
The complainant maid she received the /deco eye is his
trying to get the lrnife away for her. She pitched on
him five or six different times.
Defendant: He said I had bees with another man.
: rw you =the. man in St AlbanO Row
InZihlaat
Daibble rid she was • walrus at lb Golden Lion.
Mrr. Paul had hem working thin. She left about ten
o'clock. Wirer went as far isle corner with her. She
went lionte with herself. She we not drunk as she had
only had her supper beer. She hal never nen her intoxi-
cated in her life, and was a hardworking woman as far
as she knew, end always rid ale was glad of a day's
work when she could get it.
Iffisa Cook rid she was Mrs Pail's sister. They were
both working at the Golden Li= She left about ten
o'clock. He was &lame quern:Hine with her He
frequently went home and began quarrelling, and would
often throw things at her. Witness had never wen her
strike him ; or use a knife, She hat never seen her drunk.
She had not the ey to get dna= with, for she had not
had • halfpenny frembim since liter had been married.
He was a men of violent temper, and goon excited- Her
sister had a bad temper too, but int so bad as his.
The complainant: I don% wig to rem the ease, all
he wanted wed pesos
The Bench ordered both of then to be bound over to
keep Mr piece towards each other for three months. They
ware advised, as both of them ha! =irate earnings, to
live mart
The defendant : I intend to we him altogether, that
is the rely war. •
The complainant wee ordered to Par the testi, which he
pad with von' bid Rue, reseaskieg ' have a lawyer
eat Vas "