The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-21 00:00:00

WIEBORNE PETTY SESSIONS.

JANU•IIT 17.—Befor• C. J. Parke, Esq., and General
Michel.

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of the Wimhirne troop of Dorset Yeomanry, for
having neglected and refused to pay attain fines and
penalties, amounting to £9, lea by him to that
it/mimeo.. It appeared that the rimusoins was taken
out in the wrong [MUNN and baying been amended to
Charlie. Henry Augustus Stone, the father of defendant,
applied for an adjournment, on the ground that if hie
son appeared be would be able to prove that 1
.. in
hafiees
were unlawfully imposed, insuring u his lon
at the time.—Ous adjourned.
POACIUNG.—Oemge Habgood and Levi Fletcher, the
letter of where did not appear, were summoned on •
chants of temper in marsh of game on land. belonging
to Sm. Haakes.—Francis Frampton stated that on
Sunday morning, the 11th inst., whilet oat on hie
rounds he beard the report of a gun in the direotion of
tow C,ossmori. He went across Holt Heath Common.
and lay down for about five minutes, when he saw
Levi Fletcher and Habgood smirching about the
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towards and stopped them, asking them whet business
they had there, to which they replied that they mere
only out for • etroll. Fletcher had nothing upon
him. !tabooed walked on and got into the road and
when witness caught him he *enrolled him and found
the stook of a gee mold, his mat. lie then told him he
must g with him to the keelson, and on being searched
then a boded gun was found on hire.—ln his defense,
said he wits taking the gun to be repaired.—
Fined El including mate.
Brim Fripp, who did not appear, was summoned on •
charge of trespusing on lands in the pariah of Hinson,
over which the Hon. Crawley Bsibsky haa tha
of shooting. —Harry Toovey, gamekeeper, etetegT"
on Friday morning. dam. 10th, about • quarter befoge
10, ni.aot, when ha u t
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wine about 10 yard. from where witnees erm lying. ne
• expreued a hope that witness would not say anything
about it, but if he did he must —Frlpp, who is an old
• awake, woe deed fa his &bums sad testa, is default
two meatie ispeiesameat

Alfred Sherwood was charged with a similar offernse
eciaimitted on the 12th December, at Hinson. He
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not guilty.—Flarry T.:poesy said that about
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was lying watching wire. He took it Or. Witness
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asked him what he was doins, and be replied that he
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wIS not doing anything, and that be was looking for his
father's pony. Witnes told him that was a curious
way to find it.— I n his defence Sherwood denied
, touching the wire, but the Bench considered the effectss
fully proved,
and ordered bun to ay a fine of 11,
Including soils.- -Mr. Berkeley, who was in Court, told
p
the defendant that even if he had asked forgivemas he
should not have granted it, and his giondoot was very
ungrateful after what be (Mr. Berkeley) had done for
his father.
A STRANGE DregllCL—Edward Randall, carpenter,
of Witilborne, was summoned under the provisions of
tie Kamm act. with begl..cting to contribute to the
support of the illegitimate child of blonde. The defence
MY that as his wife died six months ago, he was not
liable. The Bench, whilst expressing their opinion that
such defence was untenable, agreed to adjourn the
case, so that the authorities might be communicated
with.
CAUTION TO Carreae.--Chrirles Udell and Thema/
Lawrence, the former heed carter and the latter under
Garter, in the service of Mr. Joseph Atkins, yeoman, of
Horton, were charged on three aeparat summonses by
their employer—first for being drunk, second for being
at such dioramas from their waggons as not to have
proper control of the horses, and third, misbehaviour in
their master's service. Both pleaded not guilty of mis-
behaviour. Udell denied being drunk.— James Mogom
grated that on the Bth January, about 7 0•01., be waa in
the road at West Woodyatee, leading from Blrindford
to Salisbury, and saw a waggon and three horses stop
down a side road. A boy war getting up into the
waggon. He asked the boy where he bad bros. He said
to Salisbury. He was sick, And seemed the worse for
drink. Udell was alleep in the waggon. Witness woke
him up, and on getting out be fell ou his arm. Did
not consider be was drunk, but belierad he had bad
some beer. After • short time be recovered, and went
on his way ho-se with the team. The waggon waa in
the middle of the road so that nothing could pass, and
the boy totally incapable of taking charge of the horses.
They could not have gone farther without the waggon
striking against a port. They were in a wrong direction
going towards West Woolyates.—Mr. Atkins stated
that the two men started off with their teems for salis-
bury ate quit:ter peat twelve at night, and could have
eseompliahed the journey in 13 hours. Udell got home
between 10 and 11 p.m. and Lawrence about two the next
' morning. Barnard Herrington said that on the fish Jan.,
about 7 p.m. he saw • wwon and three horses owning
along the rt'ind by Woystes Inn. No one was in
charge of them. His brother stopped the horses and
got • man to stay with them whilst be and winter. went
to look after the driver. They went to the Coots
Arms, and having made inquiries returned, and mean.
while Lawrenoe, the carter, was found dead drunk in •
ditch by the side of the road, about a quarter a • mile
horn where the waggon and horses were stopped. The
homes were put into • stable at Woodyater Inn, and it
was three hours after when the defendant Lawrence
name and inquired about them—Mr. Atkins said that
Udell was the responsible man, and had the charge of
all. The charges of drunkenneee and toeing a distrnoe
Irons their teams haying been withdrawn, the Bench
told the defendants that under the provisions of the
new Act relating to masters and servants they were
liable to be sent to prison Ur three months. It was
one of the groftest oases of negligence and misbehaviour
that bad ever some before them, and as so many 04844
had occurred on that particular road of carters getting
drunk and incapabie of taking proper erre of their
horses, they must make an example of them, hoping by
so doing it would be • warning to °them Both 800.
tensed to one month a imprisonmcnt.
PoACHINO. --Henry clam Joseph lateen was sum-
moned, but did not appear, to answer a charge of using a
gun for the porpoise 01 killing game, on lands belonging
to Mr. Humby.—The offence wa clearly proved by Mr.
H. Adams, • tenant of Lord Rivers.—Mr. Tanner, who
appeared to prosecute, mid that Inlipen was an in-
veterate poacher, and expressed his determination to
have all the hares on Mr. Humbf's estate.— Fined £5
anl erats ; in default two month's tmttriaoafistai.
John Loader war charged with night poaching on
Mr. H. (I. Sturt's estate, on the 17th Jan.—The
evidence not being sufficiently conclusive, be was
charged with • sautien.