The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SATIMDAY.—Before Lieut. Cal. Steward (chairman).
G. Warry, EN.. Captain B. W. Williams, and Colonel
Daimon Causer.

ILLIGAL RLIOVAL OF CAVILS-9.mnd Cobb, of
Bore Regis, former. was summoned by P.C. Roper, for
removing cattle to Dorchester market, &p 4. 14, without
a license. Defondaut pleaded that he did not know but
that the market was open, and Mupt. Underwood said
there was no doubt but what it we. • mistake. It
appeared that defendant obtained a certificate when he
was told it was teceesary, and that be waa not likely to
know the state of the law as he could neither read nor
write—The loom femme of the maphitratos. clerk said
• nominal fine bad ben previously impose' in such
casev.—The Chairman said that must not be done too
&en, and he caution(' I the defendant, who was fined
Is. and °oats. _

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POACHING.—Charies Dan and John Goodell, jun., of
Portishato, labourers, were summoned for trespassing
in pursit of game at Winterborne Steep'atom, on the
land of W. Mantleld, Esq. —William Hodder said that
on September 24, he was in a field at Steepleton. and
saw the two defendants putting down wires on land
belonging to Mr. Shialer, in t e occupation of Mr.
lisofirld. He naked them what they were about, and
went and pinked up one wire, which the 4. fondants
said was all they had put down.--Goodden had nothing
to say, and Dan said they picked up a pies. of • wire
an they were going to work in the morning. The
Chairmen: And I suppose you thought you would
make nee of it? Dan (smiling): We didn't septet to
make much tvie of it—ls answer to the Bench Supt.
Underwood said they had not been brought up before.—
Defendants were t tad 10• each including waste, and ,
cautioned for the future.
A BOP WHO PICKED UP A RABBIT THAP.—WiIIiSID
&limey, a lad of Bradford Peverell, was summoned
for trestssoing in pursuit of game at Frampton, Sept.
14. James Gale said that at See o'clock in the morning,
be found two traps set on Muoki ford farm, ofteupied by
Mr. IC, Chileott. He watched them and saw the de-
fendant come and pick one up. Defendant was going on
to coo' her field, when witness spoke to him, and do.
fondant said his father had told him to pick up the
trap. He wanted to know why his father didn't come
himself, when witness said he didn't know, • Mb named
George Midden told his father to get them.—The Chair-
man : Now, my boy, your father to d eon to fetch the
traps, didn't he? By: No, sir.—Chairman: How
same you to do it then ? Boy: I was going on to work
and saw the trap, sal picked it op.—The keeper said
the defendsot could not have seen the trap had he not
known where it wu.—l answer to the Chairman,
Superintendent Underwood said he knew nothing of
defendant's father—The Chairman said whether
defendant set the trap or not, be had no business to
tette it up. Fined 10s.
CitionAT TO • Hossi.—Jarnes Byrnes, of Rodden,
Abbot...bury, was summoned for cruelty to a horse,
Sept. 24. Defendant did not appear, and service of
summons was proved by P.C. Foster, who said that on
the day in question he saw Mr. Spites with four horses
working a thrtshi g machine. He notioed one pulling
all from one shoulder. He waited about ten minutes,
when the horses stopped, and he went and asked Mr.
Symms if there was earthing the matter with the horse'.
shoulder. The Garter said "ye., it boa got a sore them"
Mr. Bymes said nothing. He removed the horse's
• and found under it • wound two inches and tee
sights in length, and one inch and three-quarters in
width, all raw. It was not a fresh wound. but had
apparently been there some time. FIG told Mr. Syne§
be bad better not wow k the horse any longer, when be
said "he had ne'er another.* The constable told hint be
most not work that, and he subsequently put another
bores in it. £2 and wets is.
Sevrral of the poor people of Tolsuddle, in recipt of
Parochial relief, were excused the payment of poor-rates,
on the representation of the overseers.