The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-11 00:00:00

PETTY SESSIONS.

FRIDAY.
Befoyea J. Parka, Beg_ Herr. u'r Glyn lo,rd Ensues
Cecil, W. Rollerrrer, req. and IL C. Peks, r Eel.
Dserhurst Busby Hirriacnt, • travelling cheap jack, at
rwtent stationed it Wareham was charged with poecti•
OD ties lands of W. Ft. Batiluu. lit. on th• 28th of last month.—ldir. H. 8. Dickinson diefendied.-Hsary
Tuflin. an under -keeper to Hr. Bunke., preyed that on
the day in question he was on it,. Chislett's (arm, at
cosrigrovs, and saw the defendant tend • climb) of grey-
hounds into • dad after • hare.—Hs stood at ths gate
whilst the dogs test throu eh the field. They did not start
anything then, and • second field was beaten with a
bk. result. At a third field defendant got out of his
'wrings, and opened the 111411 and went inside; the doge
started • hare and ha holload them on. Witness nu
towards him, and defendant ran •way towards his trip,
and drove away at • gallop. The dogs killed the bars.
He (witness) took the hare from the doga—Mr. Dickinson :
And yet you chirp no with taking &war game. (taught.,)
—The Chairman threatened If there were any more such
interruptions to have the Court cleared. Omer
examined: He was Prepared to swear the defendant
was the MAUL—Mr. Dickinson called forward • younger
man somewhat liks the defendallt, and evidently • brothey.
but the witness stuck to the identity of Um
attendant, and said be would swear that was not the man.
—Far the anfenoa/fr. Dickinson said his contenUonthat on was
this gay the defendant's cart, with these doge.
were with it, bat BO one oqght t be held responsible for
what his dogs did when they gat beyond bit control. —The
leach said it wag an ingenious dafence, but tinfortunatell
they did uot go with him. Unfortunately the defendant
had told them very moth the same tale some short Urn*
ago: that, however. would not, of course, be costaidered
In
thle am, but they ragarded It as one of the clearest that
had woe Ware Wu. He would be bud 10a sad oast&

Witham Ricketts, of Pamptilll, %Colborne. Ind Charles
Bennett. of Ganda. WhllbornA, were each deed se. for
neglecting to send their children to whoa—Mr. Yosper-
Morose prosecuted on the pat of the School Attendance
Gonsznittee.
On the application of Mr. Vesper-Thomism. es order wee
made for the removal of a lunatic named John Gillett,
formerly a farmer, of Mattock, to the Sonereet asylum
and for the payment by the Yeovil Union of the sum of
£lO is. 101., incurred in his removal to the Dorchester
asylum end his nuaintenano..
Edward Snook. of Blues was charged with having
been drunk and disorderly, rot using to quit the Wo-
man Tavern. and &smutting the landlord, on the 24th of
September. —John Petty, the landlord. stated that on the
Saturday afternoon, the 24th of September. the defendant
came in with three others, and one of them called for •
quart of beer, which he served. They went into the tap-
room, and. hearing a noise there, he went down and
found the defendant quarreling with • man named
Wiliam& whom he struck. He got between them, and
ordered them out of the house. Defendant thereupon
said he dido't can, and shouldn't go, and if he wanted
anything he could have it, following this up with a blow
oo the head. and another on the chest He told him he
should summon him, and then defendant pulled off his
coat and wanted to dght anyone in the place—Thonsas
Gallop corroborated the evidence of the tromicutor.—The
defendant, It was proved, had been deed £1 and costa
hut July for an &smolt, sad Yr. Batty said another
charge of assault had been withdrawn against him—He
was dned 30a, which included 18s. cot..
George Else, dealer, of Cauford Bottom, Haropreston.
was charged with assaulting his wife, Sarah Edge, on the
Bd.—The complainant, a saunt•lookiog wuman, who
appeared well able to take her part, said her life was nev.r
eery pleasant, end on the Sunday • row ensued between
them about her going on • visit. Defend•iit touched
himself up. and went away in • pet Wham he c.me
hack he smashed the wind'w and bit her arm.—Defen•
dint strenuously denied the assault. arid complained of
the goino• in of his wifs—He was hound over In the sum
of £1.5. to keep the peace for six months—Defendant is
the wan of the late old Georg.. Edge, a great horse dealer.
Richard and William Proudley aid John Motorman, of
Smrminster Manitall, were charged with • game trespase
on lands in the occupatom of Joseph F.iwier. at Lytheett
Matravers, on the 11th of Septentbes—Alb-rt Webb,
underkeeper t 3 Mr. Wyndham, atamd that on the Sunday
in question. about 10 in the morning, he wee on Win
Barrow watching some snares he had bound set there on
the previous Saturday m wiling. The three deomdanta
came to the sirs, in which there was a rabbit, and
Richard Proudley left the other two and • ant lot aka it
up ; but, teeing the tritium left it He went up to him
and charged him with it, and told them they would—ell
three—hear further of It ; but he did not believe the other
two had ever done anything of the kind before.—The
Beach demisted the case against these two, but, as there
were numerous coovictione against &chard Proudley, he
was died £1 and costs, or one month.