The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-03-23 00:00:00

TEDDY IHOHMORE" AGAIN BEFORE
THE BENCH.

On Friday, Edward Kerby, or, as he is better
known in Poole, "Teddy Hichniore," Wee brought
ep on remand charged with disorderly conduct its the
L nion Workhouse, and also with assaulting the
porter, George Weller. The nwistrates present
were the Mayer (Mr. W. D Ditee.le), Mr. Curtis,
and or. Sinithe.—Mr. Budge ',fomented on behalf of
the Board of Guar lane.
George Weller stated that on datiinlay, the 13th,
aissit seven in the evening, the prisoner came to the
Union and preeented his ticket for admission.
Witness said to —" Then you have come back
again you fall away last trine fnini the wardsinen, a
day before your tone, and now you will have to stay
three nights." Prisoner i.lilre4, " Oh, you—, I
will give you something," and hd then commenced
With hie left hand he gave him a vi,,lent blow
acne* the temple. He had an iron bar in his right
hand. (The weapon, a formidable one, was sr,,.
dured.) abs, kicked him. They then ha a
, violent struggle, and, in conempience if the noise
and the r‘w, the master Cam. down to his aesistance.
The primmer war, then in the act of fetching him a
violent blow across the head with A bar, and if he
had done so he (witness) did not know what the cmn.
eminences would have been. He had not been able
to perform his duties since, and had been confined to
his bed for two days. Ire gave him no provocation
beyond telling him he would have to stay three
night.. He wee in dancer of his life with him, he
would ewear, as he had threatened to "do" for him
two or three different times.
By the prisoner: He certainly did not commence it
by itriking him across the bead with his bunch of
keys. Haled none in his hand. —Prisoner : I am
black and blue up and down my eide where you
kicked mg.—Wits'« said he did not kick him, nor
did he tell him the superintendent had no right to
give
him an order, he never thought of such a thing
t the prisoner had told a man named Jones the
Lune afternoon that ho Was fOlat up that night to
have • bit of fun with the porter.—l'risoner : When I
came civil it Wall your place to take me in and not
bark at me like • dug.
Mr. Clarke, the master, stated that when he
appeared nn the scene the priscuer and the witness
wire struggling on the flour, Kerby having the Isar
milifted and being about to strike the porter with it.
He caught hell othis arm and wrenched it from hint.
The bar had been taken out of the garden and he must
have got it permits to enterinc the union. Ne told
the porter to let him gilt up. which lie did. and before
he could get away Kerby was Cl hint again. They
both went down again. he (witness) going with them
and hurting hi. back very much. Upon Kerby
proinieing to he quiet until the 'slice arrived he let
him get up a4ain.
Primmer : All I, vs tti eay in he struck me, and
I struck him again. (Ti. Weller): It's all Lod, and
all my Pyll about your being in danger of your life.
/ rums,* you, think yott can do just as your like with
me farrows/ I've been before the magistrates tram or
lieu, 14.rr. (Laughter.)
In reply to the Mayor Mr. Superintendent Hunt
and the prisoner had been 20 enure l,ia uoutly before
the Bench.

Prisoner No matter about that ; they are nut
going to handle me about Just a. they like. If I've
been up lan times they have no right to take the law
in their own hands.
The Mayor said be could not believe his assertion&
It was not many days ago he sumnioned the master
for assaulting him, and the charg.• was entirely dia.
proved. This ease the magistrates considered had
been abundantly made init. He Mel committed a
deliberate assault, and it was fortunate for hint the
master hail come to the omens, or be might have
been standing before them charged with murder. •
Prisoner ;__He hit in.' with the keys first—The
Mayor : We don't believe it. You swore to •
deliberate falsehood the other day. These punish•
ments teem to produce no effect. I euppeee you will
go on to the • of your days alternating between the
union and the gaol The only thing we can do is to
give you two months' hard labour.
Kerby (shaking his finger at the Bench) : Now I
won't wa/k ea inch to the station. Now, I I
tell yer
and that's straight, and I won't walk neither when
get to Dorchester. No now! (lowortiter.)