The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-09 00:00:00

CRUEL TREATMENT OF A LUNATIC.

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At the County Police court, Devizes, on Thursday.
bet ,re Messrs. Alex Meek and C. E. Colston, an
attendant at the Wilts County Lunatic Asylum,
named Thomas Hiscock, was charged with assaulting
John Wright, an inmate of that establishment. It
appeared from the evidence of a farm bailiff named
George Stone, residing at Little Coate, that at about
four o'clmk on Friday afternoon he was in a field
opposite Mr. Wiltshire's house when he saw two men
walking about 100 yards in advance of him. They
suddenly disappeared in another field, and for a time
he lost sight of them. As he was returning home he
looked over the hedge, and saw one of the asylum
attendants, named George Day, holding the lunatic
down on the ground. Stone shouted out, " Hallos !
what are you up to ?" Day replied, "I have got the
now," and asked Stone if he had seen the other
attendant, Hiscock. The lunatic was not making any
resistance at the time. Day blew his whistle, which
brought to the spot the defendant, Hiscock, who said
to the lunatic, "You -, you shall rue for this.
Hiscock then caught hold of the lunatic's head, and
jammed it against the ground seven or eight times.
This occurred in a field of wheat stubble, and while
still on the ground, and quiet and harmless. Hiscock
held him by the hair with one hand, and by his collar
with the other, and blood ran from the lunatic's head
and mouth. Defendant and Day pulled up the lunatic,
and defendant twisted his handkerchief around his
neck so that he could scarcely breath, and jerked it
three times, exclaiming "Will yon run away
The lunatic answered, " No." Defendant kicked the
lunatic once on his side, and he cried nit, "Oh,
dear !" The defendant washed the blond off the
lunatic's tare at the tank ed a portable engine, and
then took him to the asylum. Stone subsequently
wrote to Dr. Burman, the medical officer, as to what
he had seen. A carter named Drew gave corrobor-
ative evidence. Day, the other attendant, proved the
Innatic's escape, mad said he and Hiscock were sent
after him. Day saw Hiscock force the lunatic's head
on the ground three thnes sharp enough to make Iffs
nose bleed, and also saw him put a handkerchief
round his neck to lead him. Hiscork declined making
any statement In defence, but Dr. 'lnman asked the
Bench to take a lenient view of the case ~win i to the
defendant's previous good character. The magistrates
considered that Hiscock had committed a most unjust
and unprovoked assault, and fined him LI and coats, or
a month's imprisonment in default t payment.

MAN AND DOG FIGHT AT CREWE.
The Crewe Guardinn says a man and dog fight ban
just taken place at Crewe. The man, a powerful
fellow, was seated upon a piece of wood among his
companions, one of whom owned rather a pugnaciously-
inclined dog. The animal began to snarl at the man,
and the man slowly advanced with his clenched fist
when the dog rushed at him, and he delivered it a
stunning blow on the head. The dog recoiled, but
soon returned to the charge, when it received a second
blow on the head. The dog again was beaten back,
while the men around silently watched the strange
encounter. The dog again returned to the charge, the
horny hand ~f the man descended upon the animal's
head as before, and it was once more driven backwards.
The dog, however, made a final effort to seize the man,
but again the clenched fist struck the animal's head,
and sent it reeling. The dog was then completely
cowed, and gave in, though quite uninjured.

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A STAR IN THE INDIAN Stn.-WHAT BRITISH RULE
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