The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-13 00:00:00

AMITY.

BRIDPORT.

BOROUGH POLICE. Monday.— Before the Mayor (Mr. IL
Howell) and Mr. e. Tucker.
Nary Leati% alma and bone gatherer, was charged by
P.C. Hazzard with being drunk and disorderly in the
borough on Saturday.-I.C. Hazzard first saw I.6i:utter
drunk at half-past four o'clock with hr ha:hand. At
half-past live oeloek in the afternoon he again saw her
drunk and disorderly upposit, Dr. Evans% in West,treet.
Nile would not walk to the station, and he had to wheel
her there in a wheelbarrow—The prisoner had been
brought before the magistrates some short time since and
tined, but bad not paid her dim—Sentenced to a fort-
night's impri.nnient for this offence and one week for
previous convict. .

THE MAN sHvr IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE..
The Logfist on the body of James Hodder, aged 45,
foreman in a twine factory, who was shot the previous
day at the Boot Inn, North Allington, as recorded
In our last waa held on Monday at the IMMO
Inn, before Mr. Nicholas N. Logsm (('oroner),
and the following jurymen : Messrs. Joeiah Buck-
wide if.reman) Charles Cook, Thomas Lock,
Crabb, L. Croft, Daniel Pearce, Edwin Gale, William
Brooks, John Marsh, William Matterfaee, Robert
Spencer, John Hoare, anti George Peace.
George Clapp, said: I live in North Allington, I
ant a farm labourer. Yesterday, Sunday, I had been
out looking for rooks. When I was coming home I
saw the gates of the Boot Inn open and went into
the Cellar, and put the gun loaded down behind the
door. I went to go into the house. and before I got
inside I heard the gun go off. I left Pomeroy and
Hodder there. I WV the gun thrown back and
Pomeroy down over Hoddcr the &yea:4-d. who WM
bleeding very much. The -fin was capped awl the
hammer down, when I put the gun down. A aohlier
I met coming out of the cellar. A man named
TaMerahall, came in with me from the held. I die-
chs6ged the gun twice through the morning. My
master supplied me with shot. I donut know whether
Pomeroy Paw Me put the gun down.
Daniel E. Biddlecombe said : The last witness I
works for me. I gave him the gun to frighten birds
with. He came t, me on Saturday night and robin.
teered to go out Sunday. He linked me to give him
some shot to shoot a rook, and hang up to frighten
others. As a rule powder is only used, n.. shot.
William Pomeroy, Paul: I was doom in the cellar.
Hodder (the deceased) came in, and shook hand. with
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me. Clapp came in and Tattershall, Iwenttotakel ;—",,i ,
...1,-,,-i,,,,4 1.,-;;;;-'charged. -it was 83 pure a case
up the gun, noticing some copper wire, and before f
of temporary insanity as ever came before that court, for
had it up to aft whether the gun was cocked or not— he knew sothinz of the act he had committed until four
At an angle of 45—the gnu exploded. I did not know or live days afterwardo. Ile implored the jury not to
the gun lavas loaded. I did not know the gun was make his children fatherle,s as well a, motherless.by thew
Laded. I did not see Clapp tint the gun down. I verdict. and to bear in mind that if he was convicted he
did not touch the trigger at aIL I took it up out of would be doubly
for puthod, tuaimuch that the pnesi.oiti:yllei
curiosity to see the copper wire rounl. the stock. I 7,7",' rorren.tiltry :,-;olllhrttf.rkeenre .;‘.7. th
i him. As a
had been in the cellar about ten minutes. I wait te:timony to hi :character, he pr.lttred to the jury a badge
sober. The aceitlent happened at 12.35 am. I had pc,anally conferred noon Mtn by the Ituke of Aberyorn
been in the house about a quarter-of-an-hour. bpr valour di rr itt g thy Fenian riiin„:, trebling that be was
Daniel Trump atated : I an, lanillonl of this house. credited with having greatly distinguished himself during
Deceased came into my house, and I served him with those tzoublouo times.
a pint of beer. Thi. was 12 30 Lin. I saw Clapp .1 he Jury, after hem: absent from court for some trimeer,
come in with a gun under his arm, and put it down. 1
laUutnadt go' g*Tyn 'rgw I t 4
Y WOUn!ling with intent to nut d ,
recommended him to mercy on account of
I went away towards the stable And heard report of the great provocation he reeeivNl.
gun, and saw Pomeroy on deceased, helping him U. The Judge, in passing sentence saint he would take
I left tletvased standing against the cellar door and care that the recomniendatioa of 'the jury was sent to
Pomeroy inside. Ilisliler and Pomeroy were good the proper quarter. but his duty was plain and clear, and
friends. he ought not to flinch from it. The prisoner would be
P.C. Hazzard: Yesterday, from information I .sentenced to Penal servitude for the term of his natural
received I cams to this house. I saw Doctors Scott life.