The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-22 00:00:00

BEDLAM.

On Saturday last Joie 4r,sefd, Elisabik Dibbra,
Reify BeaU. EGW44IA Perinea, Allan. Pitman aid
Wi11... LEM were charged before Viscount POrtairin
and Hon. W.ll, B. Portion's, with uolawf tally assault og
and beating George Moakley and Egbart thecook, polio*
oototoblim at Blandford, while in tbe amostioa of their
duty.
Robert Mao -,ek said: I am • maim-constable of the
• ,unty of Owlet, s'aumed at It .aolford. On Saturday I
eveniog, the sth inst., about 12 p.m., I was Nut NC to !
go I. Bedlam. It was a Femme with only Oh. anoranee,
about • yard sod • half in width. Polumcoostablo '
Btookoy weal with we, The borough coastabloe
Booboo sad Frampton, followed as up. Ildward
Matthews tome for us, as there was a determine
betwesta Daeid Alien and Mattbews's dsaghter. When
we sot there the Motorboat., was over. As I wan condor
bask does tho mugs • chamber atonal was thrown
from the window of Oilmen and Arnold's boom, sad
struck OM on UN helmet. I saw Didion at the widow.
I dontanded admittmee. I was refused, sad! then broke
open the door. Moakley was will toe. I went upstairs to
the room and saw Nikon and Arnold; it was the room
Ire. which the utensil was thrown. litoekley Awed
Ditties with asmalt, and I took bold of her. floe
aoreomed "Warder r and Maly Bets, HWY& Pltessa,
sad several others came in; use of them struck me ;
we whom pushed out of the room; we west eatddlo the
stusad they sidocked se in the pomp. Arnold
dn' You —, if 1 had my gas loaded I woald shoot
you. " I was going to Moakley's moisteace, whoa I
tem struck on the heed with • atone. John Arnold,
Emily Batt, Andre• Pitman and Houtalt Pitman were
striking Otookley. I was kaoiked ioseasible by • stoma
and trams into a house. Orose-exuaised by Mr.
Atkinson for the defence: I west to Matthows's home at
We request to take Allen into onsterdy I mimed to de
so es I found no disturbanoe them. He did sot show
me the bruises on hie doubter's facts. I told him he
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be could see whore it Mine from. He was in frees
of me with hlo book towards the window. I threw
, small Mt of dirt. Mhos maid. " Him here, this Is my
house." Moakley did oat say to in. Don't be a
: toward, but burst the door open." Moakley
ond I went upstairs. Arnold was out of bed,
He did tell me to lift the door open. I pushed open
the door. We aid not take Arnold by th. hoed and
heels and lift him out of boa. We had no ramps'
Infos., we woe up. Arnold bad nothing on but his shirt.
I did not hoar Lane my, "tom Movour you etre •
sober man, for God's sake go into Dibben's or she there
will be murder." I did not sell on the Borough
to bolo us. I did sot hear Lane any, "This is •
private lons and tidy for those who pay lbw root"
I lover drew my sod at all. I never toached any-
thing an Arnold's Muse nor did I see Moakley. I went
to Police-coasted. Moakley's meistame. I reoeivod
tho blow on my head as I was going to his maiden° I.
George Moakley : I am a Polimotonstable: On Bator-
day the fifth ins% I woo to Bedlam. I was asked to go
there by Mettnswo Whim I got there the disturbance
we. over. I followed Hissook into Allan's ti Ao
we Dame from Matthowe's house I em in front and
Hassock followed. I now the atemil thrown oat of
Arnold'. window onto Htebooleo hood. I mw
look out of the window and Um throw it. Hideo&
had just spoken to mo, and! looked bask and saw this
occur. I asked them to open the door, and they depilated.
I did not see onyom at the windier but Dioben. No bed
language passed between in. sod Dthben. Ellscook
forted the door open. No one was downstairs. We
west up to the room sad found Gibbon and Arnold in
the .one room from which the article was throws.
Gibbon had her clothes on, but Araoid was in bed W.
did not take Arnold by di. heels and pad him out of
nod. I slimmed Gibbon with the assault. Eliseo& sad
took hold of Diteboo and apprehended her; she
screamed "mortise." Emily Batt, Hannah Pitmen,
and several others came, and tbe room was Idled with
women. Neatly Bed took hold of me and tried to push
ma backwards down the stain; she tank me by the
eboaloers ; Reloads Pitmaa took bold of my asm. We
were fermi out of the room. I drew my staff, but di.l.
sot toe it. I iltouzlit Arnold bad • knife in his tang,
so 1 drew my doff. We went out of the ho.s. Into
the mart, sad were followed by a/1 orb,' en,, in ton
house. Arnold stook mo aarose the hood with • elothes
prop. I took it away and took hold of him. Sally
Butt, Baaaab Pita.., and Andrew Pitman took hold
of me, Emily Butt by dm halt of my Wed. Andrew
Picasso struck as on the side of my head with Ids 114.
While this eras goiag on another 'timid was thrown
out of • triode,, sad th• embuste Slat over me. I
.so Andrew Pitman doom • dome at us. I sior Eliseo*
Wag avian lid wall bleeding. We wore in the mart
about three clutters of as hoar. The Borough Police
oarriod iiismok out of the cold. Is large Moak of wood
wee throws oldie William Lam's wladow by Wink= ,1
Lane at es • I worlds throw it. I we, dose to the 1
window Mike, Mats, it woo a Moody night.
Oross-mainkied : Did not see 101000111 k Nome any
thing at the window. 1414 mot say to Hiomult don't
be a ooward, bat hand tho door open. I told
Waco* to form the door. I did aot threaten to
appreheod Arnold, sad pat the anis on. I did not
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brother, Toro Solvioar. I sow Hisao& sad Stookley
window as am of the emetablee was walking op the
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Frauds Premptoo, bA70,0411 polios-oonstabia, mid:
I saw Emily Batt %eke hold of Btookloy by the
shoulder and pall him round. I heard Arnold my, "If
I had my gun loaded I would shoot you." Haw stones
flying about ; some maw from it. dimetioa where
Pitman wee standing. I saw Mao* struck on the '
hood. I seamed him out. 1 heard Arnold speak
from the window.
Tom floadour, a hoeough mastable, saw Madly Batt
bike hold of tositley by the ann. Na heard Arnold',
throat. Ho also saw beaten plods of 'rookery midi+
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discharged.

MILSOKNI at ANDREW.

_
'MINIM CLOS.- At the April meeting Mr. C.
Bement read a paper on "Tbe Uwe of Farmers' Club.,"
ealargiag on the advantage of the mutual edification
°Maimed, while their natty ambled them ta eff,et
objects, mob as the analyses of manerea ko., beyond
the resat of individuals.

STIOBLAND.
laarcas.—The Rev. W. G. Rogers, Weslime
minister, delivered kis able and eloquent Imbue en
" lingb Miller," in the Wesleyan °beset bar,. on
whdmedey innlng. The earliest, religtons aed mottle
character of Gogh klflsr, was delineated la a masterly
manner, and the Loma. of his endwise and heroics
its were presented la ea imstruotive and interemise
teeter*, which engage( the rept atteetlea ef tke
anthems. fog needy two bows. The premeds of she
femme meresievoted to the harmonium fend ; ar d, es
the same of the meeting, the chairman (Mt. Thos.
Stubbs), bad the pimento of clamed% that the
spliudiel diapason, 8 stop instrument. was retivele free
from debt The haratouluot wee supplied by she.%
B Prim and Sons Yeovil, and for quaßty of tees, ko., ham given the greatest intlefaelise.