The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-25 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

TOWNLIALL, WZYMOUTH, Friday, June 21.—(Before
Captain Manning, H. C. Goodden, S. Mead°, and R.
F. Eliot, &qrs.) _

DIWNKKNKIIIII.—Henry Ford pleaded guilty of being
drunk on the 20th instant, at Wyke Regis. It was the
first time he had been charged with the offence, but he
used very foul language on the occasion.—Fined
and coals.—Sumer/ Summers also pleaded guilty of
a similar offence at the same place.—Fined Ls. and
costa.

AHAAULT AT PORTLAND. —Edward Latham was
charged by Richard Rodd with assault on the 14th
inst.—Mr. Howard appeared for the complainant, and
Br. Tin rd for the defendant—The complainant said that
on the day in question he left his home about 1 o'clock
to go to his work in Mr. Stewart's quarry, where Le had
• contract. On passing through Easton, before be
reached the quarry, he saw the defendant standing in
the street with his back toward him. Just as he passed
him, defendant looked over his shoulder to him. Corn-
plaituint dhl not speak to him, and defendant followed
him some 30 or 40 yards. Just as he had got into
the " drand," defendant called out to him and he looked
back. Defendant then said "If you see Chant by and
by tell him I'll pay him the little I owe him." t Some.
thing had occurred between them on the previous
Saturday night about Chant. Complainant said he
did not want to have anything to do with him. De-
fendant then ran forward, and said " You know you
are a rogue, Rodd, don't you ?" Complainant replied
he didlit want to have anything to say to him. De-
fendant then said, "You know you havn't had any-
one to work for you for the last IS months that you
havn't cheated. You know what I say is
true." Complainant then put his band on defendant's
shoulder and asked him what he meant, when
defendant smote him on the cheek with a shores
handled whitewash brush lie had in his hand. His
cheek swelled veq much, and the blow made him feel
very rick and had. lie was unable to do his work,
and made his way, in the best manner he was able,
to Captain Manning's for a summons. The blow haul
am upset him that he had not been able to take his
usual repose since.—Cross-examined : Was not himself
in the habit of calling people rogues and 'era. Did
not know that he had ever called any are by such
an epithet, but would not swear lie had not called
defendant so within the last fortnight. Saw defendant
Oh the evening of the 13th inst. at the Delhi Arms.
Defendant asked him for the loan of 55., and he told
him he had no money to lend. A few words passed
1 between them. He told witness he had robbed him of
Tizard, after addressing the Bench for the
defence, called Joseph Way, a plasterer, who said
that on the day in question he was working at
Abraham Yearoe's house, at Easton. He first Maw
lbxld and Lenhoin coniing towards the house. They
were then no or 60 yards off. When they came into
the " drand" they were 30 or 40 yards from the
house. He did not hear anything that was said, but
he saw Rodd turn round and strike Isenhson with his

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fists, and he saw Leulimn immediately afterwards
strike Rodd with the whitewash brush in the face.
Rodd again raised his fists to strike Lanham, when the
letter stepped back. They afterwards came on together
till they got opposite the house,. Lenham was building
Mr. Pearce's house, and he was working for him as
plasterer—The Bench dismissed the case.
ANOTHILS ASSAULT AT PORTLAND.— Willian White I
was charged by Thomas White with assault.—Mr.
Howard appearrd for the defendant.—At the request
of the Bench a comprotniae was at first attempted, but
the complainant would not agree to pay half the ex•
ponies and withdraw the charge. It appeared that the
parties are purchasers of fish. On the Bth inst'. they and
Comben agreed, instead of bidding against each other,
to go partners in all the fish that anyone of them pur-
chased. They went on upon these terms two days, and
on the third defend Ant went out to Weymouth to see
about some matters that concerned them all. On his
return he found that complainant had bought 3,000
mackerel, which he had equally divided between
Combe and himself. Defendant demanded his third
share, and Couiben told him out 500, but complainant
refused to do so. He went to take them and com-
plainant pushed his badeet over, and he struck out him
sideways as Le was on his knees. They afterwards had
a SCUffie, and as complainant got "worsted,” he
took out the summons.—Case dismissed.

A THIRD ASSAULT AT PORTLAND.-IWilliallt Stone
was charged by Thomas Moore with assault on the 10th
June at Easton.—Complainant said that Thomas Lane
and himself were on their way to work on the morning
of the day in question, and on paining defendant. he
said something which ha did not understand. and struck
him down with his fist. He attempted to get up and
defendant struck him down again. This was repeated
two or three times. When Ise at length got up, lie
asked defendant why Ise did it, and he said be-
cause he had been told that complainant bad in-
formed the policemen that he had been in a public.
house row two Saturday nights following.—Thomaa
Lane corroborated the statement of complainant, and
he Bench fined defendant bs. and coats.