The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-04-20 00:00:00

A DANGEROUS PLAYTHING.

Borough Pollee-murk Ss buday.—Bef or. the Mayor
(13}°
.irtiot, Kn.), Dr. Drew, J. IL Habeas, H.
Swett, Rm., and J. Landis. Kee.
R. G. Noma, an °Sur. was Merged with being drank
on the let of April, and having in his possession a loaded
firearm, to wit a revolver.
Mr. R. N. Howard appeared for Kr. Mama. On behalf
of bli client he regretted sxceedlngly what had occurred
In the exdtement of the election. Mr. Korona was
extremely sorry la every MIN of the word, and
bugged
to leave the case entirely in the hands of the Baacla
could not Justify himself in any way. Noon. in court was
more sorry than be was, and he would take care that it
should rsoe happen again. Ash. admitted ths offence be
suggested to Bench that it was not necessary to cell
▪ des/3e
His Worship: We most beer the evidence; it is • enrious
matter.
William Swindle was culled. and deposed that on the
day of the election be was sworn in as • special constable,
i
and was put on duty n St Mary-street Hs heard there
vase usea in Upper B mdetreet vesseutinA adPislel at
several people. He went there, wording to his sty, and
found a crowd of People gathered there Me eau mr.
Morant there. He asked what was the matter. and a man
said—" That's the man there." Os his going neer him be
eald—" If yeu don't stand back I will shoot TOM* HO
polled one of the Uri/wars. Witalell said—" That will
novel daunt me, the pistol I mean ho have." He pushed
through the crowd to get closer to him, and the defendant
then nulled another trigger. Wilmer seised him by the
right hand, and whilst he was trying to take it away from
him a man named Pitman also segued hold of his haat and
while defendant was grabbing for the revolver a man
named Honeybun Jumped in and wrenched it from him.
The weapon was hauled to the Bench. It was a murder.
comb-looking six-chambered implement, and was at the
time loaded to twAchmnbenr.
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Mr. flos7ald—;ily cliaiTt.;:dmlW the drankennees and
she having the firearm in hie possession, and he regret,
extremely the whets affair. To explain his poseessiou of
the revolver. I may nay Yr. Menet has been to the Zulu
war, and is just now about to leave Unhand again for the
Oa.. mayor: We are extremely to find a person of
the defeadant's positioe and enpeulenc. brought here
before us. It lain action which certainly surpasses the
limits of folly or a joke. It is a very serious offence far a
man to be about the streets on a crowded and excited day
like the election day with a loaded pistol ha his POllOlllllAOn,
and still more serious is the came for a man to have a
loaded pistol in his pose/slims when drunk. We cannot
pees this over as a light matter, nor can we swept as an
excuse that it was el-ction day. From the fact that YOU
were in a state, I presume, of having had too much to
drink, and having pointed a revolver with two chambers
loaded, at a man's breast in a crowd—it le a matter we
cannot overlook, or in which we can exercise any
leniency.
Fined Wt. and costa.

ii:;;;;;;;y—ins $1 0005 paid.
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AN ELECTION SQUABBLE.
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Os Saturday a man named Istrerd Pitmen was ctutrged
at the Borough Police-court with misulting Kr. George
Macs on the day of the election.
Mr. T. A Hann* appeared for the defendant.
The complainant said OD the day of the election be came
down to the Guildtudl to hear the state of the poll. He
had not stopped walking end he had sot spoken to anyone
before Pam= time up and assaulted him. Hit wee in •
very &coital state. He struck sad pushed bin), and incited
the crowd to swank him. He 'Wed out " Hers's one of
the him down with hint" Witness thanked
goodness he did not fell down, or be did not know what
would here happened. He 'destined the defendant as the
man who gave s the ftret blow aad the nut push. It
was sa oowardly • crowd as he had ever sees in his life.
He had sot been well sines
Han..: Where did be strike you I—ln the beck of
the bead.
Q How oould you MO behind you I—l could see eery
we it was Pitman.
Q. Will you swear that he touched you at all 1--A. I
Q. How many people were there I—A., Then was a
crowd of some MO venom.
Did ow beer anyone say.tbat the result of the poll
ae was false I—A. No. for I had not time. No
palm bed I got on the spot than I was attacked.
Q. Ibis not true, then, that sonmetee said it wee false
end you celled him •Um I—A. lee,., spoke or opened
my mouth.
ta. You did not say "It is --- shame ; ifir Frederic
'Mauston* ought to be at the top of the poll r—bio. Q. Oh no I You were 000 of the lambs. I suppose I—A.
I took it se best I could.
Q Which way did you come down 1-1. Through
Mitekell-stmet
Q. You were in the crowd I—A. No I just came to
the edge of the crowd sad I wee attacked.
Q. Br whom 1-41. By the ditendatit
Q. Ten did not *all earns iltirtA, Mo.