The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-09 00:00:00

GAYS TiIISPASS.

George Hansford, John Ricketts, and llharlee
Crouoher, lab mien, were summoned for a game tres-
pass on land in the occupation of M. Symee, in the
parish f Motorboats" St. Martha—Mr. M. 0.
Weston proeecuterl.—Mr. Joseph Elmer', of Row
Farm, said on tho 28th ult. he was on • down near the
Bridport-road on his farm. lie first saw the defendants
in an adjoi iing atu,ible field of Slime Lembert's.
Croucher had a gun and the other two sticks. They
were " trying" the field, and be new a covey of birds
come over Or beige on to hie down. He heard one
of the men ask where the birds hal tone, and another
voice said, "Up In the corner near the funs." Other
conversation ensiled, and Hanaford and Ricketts came
through the hedge. He heard Croucher toll the . ther
two to keep t mother and in line. The men went round
where the birds were, and witnese went tip behind
them. He said, You need not run away, for I have
seen quite enough; no wonder I c sal keep any game
here." Their eve,, was that they were going shoot-
ing with Mr. Fans, and were on the way to meet him.
When be told them to go out they said they did not
know where the gate was. They WIIIIII not going in
the direction of the gate. Ultimately, they went out
over the heige.—Fined 10s. each and coats.
John Newman, a 141, WIN SUMII,IIOd for bins
drunk and disorderly at West Knighton on September
24th.—Fle pleaded guilty, but said he was very sorry.
—P.O. Strode proved the os.e.—Finsl 5.. and costs.
Joseph White (8), Oharles Csalbell (10), and Bliza
Oritchell (12). were charged with stsaling apple., the
propetty of john Mead, at Oharminater, on September
30th.—The children pleaded guar.—The boys were
seen t • give the apples tithe girl. who was outside the
or. shard. —lMr. Meal ado .t wisbt s the oafs, and
the Bench dismissed the summons= payment of coati.

STLALIIIO 11011 IT.

In the raise of the girl Harwoo I charged with steal-
ing £7, at 13,oadwey, Mr. M. C. Nesbitt, who
appestat for the prosecution, said he and the polio*
bed looked into the rasa isnd had (wind the girl wee
merely the how:wort tool of her designing mistress. He
purposed, therefore, with the permission of the Bench
to withdraw the sharp., and put Mn. Edmunds into
the bor.—Mr. H iward objected t this course. Were
Mr. Weston and Superintendent Gale to be the judges
whether the girl was guilty or not? She was found
with the stolen property in her possession, and lot it be
tried out whether she we. —Mr. Westin said
It was frequently don.; if the Bench were credibly
Informed that the police had no evidence which amid
conviot,they could allow the owe to be withdrawn.—The
Bench allowed the polio, to withdraw the ones. '-On Mr.
Weston commencing to eddies' the Bench on the
charge against Mtn. Edmunds, Mr. How•rd objects I.
irk climate were summoned as witnesses, and not el
Let them be taken In charge and summoned
In the wey. They were not going to run away.
—The Beach said under the cinnunstanoss they did
not consider the case was properly before them. It
must be brought before them in the ordinary way.—
Mr. Weston then applied for • warrant at onin.—Mr.
Homed complained of some vindictive feeling towards
the woman. He did nt see why she could not come
up next Satarday. She wee in a very respectable
position In life, and there was nothing at ell against
her oharecter.—Mr. Weston: Gently I—Mr. Howard
strongly protested against the warrant being taken out.
—A, warrant was Wuxi in the course of the afternoon,
and the case will be taken next Saturday.