The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-25 00:00:00

A _SUSPICIOUS Cl4lll.

Mac Tech''', gardener, of Red-hill, v. Alj.s.si Crocker,
farmer, of Kirison.—This was an action to recover
£ll too., damages said to have been sustained through the
defendant carrying away sonic tools, timber, dc., from •
piece of land which it was alleged plaintiff rented of
defendant, and the produce of which was destroyed by
defendant's cattle. —Mr. Travers appeared for plaintiff ;
Mr. Lionel Budge for defendant —Plaintiff said he tool
one and a quarter acres and 16 roods of land of the
defendant on June 18th, 1575, for one year, and agreed to
pay 4:1 rent, The land was partly fenced in, and he (cured
in the remainder to keep out tho defendant's cattle. Ile
employed a man named Reeks to plough the land and
defendant lent him I. is plough to du it. Defendant saw
the man ploughing the land. In his claim he had chaiged
Li Id., for the manure, Ilk, for feed of the grass, £BBs.
for 21 hundred broccoli plants, fit to take out, 2a. for
labour, the value of the foreign timber used for fencing,
and other items, all of which were fair charges. —Cross-
examined by Mr. Budge: He hada search warrant to find
the timber he alleged defendant had taker. away, hut
could not had it on his premises. Defendant let him the
ground to cultivate as a market garden, and to plant any-
thing but trees. As he was returning with the policeman
after executing the search warrant he saw defendant s
cattle on the 4round. —George Reeks said he plouged part
of the land with the defendant's plough, and defendant
saw him doing it. Ile was hired by plaintiff. - Cross-
examined by Mr. Budge: Ile would swear defendant did
not make any objection to his ploughing the land, or say
he was doing it for nothing.—By the Judge: Ile saw
plaintiff and defendant Calkins but did not know what it
was about,—James Mapper, a brickmaker. of KinaOn•
was sworn to give evidence, but objected to do so tiff he
had been paid:. After • deal of palaver plaintiff under-
took to DIY him its., and he gave his evidence. He
stated that as he was going to work he saw defendant's
cows in a piece of land. They were running about among
the crone, and defendant was with them. Plaintiff had
the ground railed in, and the cows were inside. Ile could
not tell the date, but the ground was in full cultivation,
and the plants in full growth.—P.C. William Bennett,
stationed at Kinson, who had been subpcomed on both
sides, stated that on the 17th September last he accom-
panied plaintiff to defendant's farm with a search warrant
to search for souse timber and tools. He found nothing
in the house or out On the way back he saw the cows
on a piece of heath in the corner of what plaintiff said was
his ground. Plaintiff asked him to impound the cows,
-Crossagamined by Mr. Budge:
.About
a fortnight before be had semi plaintiff pulling p the
broccoli between one and two o cloa in the morning. He ,
brroutruhthr: (cars:lilted° so. The cows were about JO yards I
carried away about 200 tied up when the cows were I
there. —Mr. Budge said his client denied the tenancy said
everything elem.—Defendant said some time in June last
tear agreed to sell the plaintiff the heath and furze on
uncut. Ile gave permisaion
DuPert aiTalteag:ta. at the comer of the piece of land
asked him to let him have the piece of ground, but he
itnoisqpianueslAindtitioangt toit4Liake away the fagot,. Afterwards plaintiff
refused to do so. Plaintiff put clock on the gate and took
po,mmion of the ground, and he drew the Manic and took
way the lock, and told
_nlaintiff again he should not let
away
Use ground. Pleintell at,erwexalle put in some currant

treatich he pulled up and told him he was not to put
an there. He continnaHy told plaintiff not to pleat
anything on the ground. When Reeks Plulllhe I the land he said him he was doing it for nothing. The Plough
and harrows were taken whilst he was away. Ile had never agreed to let plaintiff any land. Ile wild about :13
acres of heath, including the piece of ground in geestion
to plaintiff. and the only right he hal on Om land WOO to
take sway the faggots lie liii notitake the IC/ lords of
timber charged for, and the cows were never on the land,
—James House, a carter in ilefendani'd employ. sai.i
beard his master tell plaintiff three or fonr dill erent times
that he was not to break up the land. —The Judge give a
verdict for ilefeudauts with costa.
Pirerr Sestuoms, Thursday.—Before the Mayor (Mr. F.
Styring), Mr. C. J. Stone, Mr. J. It. liurell, and Mr. H.
1). Ellis.
iv, was summoned for furious driving and
drunkenness at Parkstone on Saturday. —P.C.'s Brushett
and Cutler proved this offenceo—Finn.l JO awl costa
Riettant It:chard, master of the Mersey, a veswl wit ia
Poole Harbour, was summoned by a swaman banal'
Edward Ryland for .C 1 lfis 2,1, wages due to him a 'Zit
per month on a voyage from Waterfonl to p,„L,._
Complainant said he engaged with defendant for the
voyage on June Ist, When the cargo hail leen unloaded,
yesterday morning, he asked defendant fur his wage., het
ho refused to pay line, and threatened that if he left the
vessel he would put him in gaol. The sum he ILO 1001
was his wages for the whole time he was in the ‘e,,el,
but he owed defendant mornetlaing for clothes. kr I loin.
dank admitted the amount of wages to be correct, ana
the date on which he shipped complainant, but said it
was at Dundalk and not Waterford. Ile produced a hill
against complainant for money lent, tobacco, and clothes,
which left, balance due to complainant of 7s 7d.—liefeo.
dent denied two items ot lid. eaeli.—rhe Bench ordneal
defendant to pay complainant 8s Nand the expenses.
Jane White, dealer, of Poole, was summoned for anon.
ing a donkey to stray near the powder-house on July Lha
Cherrett proved the case—Pined Is and tosts, and
allowed a fortnight for payment
levet Joyce, laborer, ot Poole, was chapel in restudy
with violently assaulting his wife, Maria Joyce, ow
morning and on neveral occasions during the past moon*.
--Proeecetrix said she and prisoner lived with her father
Last night, Just before 11 o clock, prisoner came home
drunk and laid on the bedroom floor all night. The
morning, between four and five o'clock, prison, ki,.ke4
up a great row, turned out the contents of all UP, the house, gave her two slaps in the face, mil took her by.
the hair of her head and threw her on the twl ani flee
She ran downstairs away from him, and nn her revirnins upstairs she was again assaulted. She thou went to
l'ulice-station for protection. Prisoner had a,,szelted her
repeatedly during the past month. —Defendant „a 0..
the Bench is blow on his head caused, he said, la Li, oh"
throwing a baron at him, lie always gate her re or 1.4.
a week, anti she got drunk two or three tines a reel,—
he would not keep a dninken wife any hazer. _.3/4
Barnes, who lives in the saints house, said he hewl tas
wasSli
chthiainLshtohfste;:nh.d:hdearrnchiislni,rinorsilnrre..;,llaMtiargrzod.jithTyi.eceetounairdbrrente,"l,6,!„.4vt:riiaal.
£lO to keep the peace for six months.—Prisoner obaOv
ately refused to be bound and said he would go
the six months and 7 days. —He Woo removed inu odody,
but doubtless, afterwards relented for his silly ddensda
ation.