The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-20 00:00:00

0111. NO • GUN WITHOUT • LIMB&

John Lake was charged with using • gun without
a license in the parish of Lytton, OD October 14th
last. Mr. Powlesland appeared nu behalf of the
Crown, and Mr. Weston defended. —John L well, game-
keeper to Mr. Job Legg, said on Frklay,l4th October,
he saw the defendant walking over • piece of turnips.
with a gun in his possession. A covey of partridges
roes and he abet at them. He was about a hundred
yards distant, and be could distinctly see the defend-
ant. There was no other person in the geld. Mrs.
Cox is the tenant of the field the defendant was in.
Hews. perfectly certain the birds were partridge and
not plovers. Witness asked him if he had a game Ii ease,
and he said belted not. He said he had oboist &rabbit.
"Was tin rabbit flying then?" asked wi• new Defendant
then said it was • whistling plover.—For the defence
Barnard Levi Cos said hie mother rented the farm at
Lytton Cheney, and he assisted her in the manage-
ment. The defendant was in his mother's employ,
and she also had another man, named Sawyer. On
the day in question he was in a seven,Kre bald with
Lake and Sewvae. Wit...s bad a gun license, and he
gave deteadaat the gun while he went to see some
mole trap,- Witness saw the defendant fire at a
whistling plover. He was only eight or ten yards
away. Witness did not see or bear any partridge..
Ha ISM in the same field as the defendant when be
fired the shot. —John Sawyer was in the turnip field
with Cox and Lake. The f omer had a gun, and he
gave it to the defendant while he went to some mole
traps. Witness saw the defendant fins at some plover..
He did not firs at any partridges.—Tbe Beach dis-
missed the cume.—Mr. Powlealand gave notice of
sPPeAL

ALLIGED ASSAULT!..

John Fontes, sen., was itammoned for assaulting and
using threatening language towards Mary Dolman.—
Mr. Baskett (Everebot) prosecuted,and Mr. How.ini
defended.—This cale arose out of a gammons for
olyti ,in which the proescatrix gave evideece,--
MatildaDolman said she lived at Frogmore,
and was the daughter of Thomas Dolman, • keeper,
She was at Dorchester at the last Belsiong, and gave
evidence in a case against the eon of the defendant.
She went home by train. and at Maiden Newt in
changed to go to Toiler. There wee no one in the
carriage when she got in, but there was • young man
named Fudge with her. A few minutes afterwards
the defendant entered with four or lee more men.
Mr. Yates was opposite her. He began abusing her.
calling bee foul names, used very bad language, and
threatened to kill her if be caught her near his house.
He struck her in the chest with hie fist. The other
people in the carriage pulled him away, and tried to
keep him back. He continued to • ase her, and
threatened her till she got to Toiler. When she went
Out of the carriage the defendant pushed her, and the
son *leo abased her. He used very bad language, and
gang were fired of. She was very mach frightened,
sod went int.e • neighbour's bona,. She had not been
oat of door sines before this day. —Tn croes-examination
by Mr. Howard.: Fudge was by her side in the
carriage. She disl not say she did not care for
Feat's, as be was only • ut9. dairyman.—ln
reply to Mr, issekett, witness said she did not say
anything to the defendant till he oommenced abasing
her. The stationinsater at Toiler adviad her to melte
baste home, as he expected a row.--Charles Fags,
carpenter, said be went bank with Mary D.ilinan.
When they got to Maiden Newton they got Into •
carriage together. The defendant and others Game in
&Demarco, and commenced cursing. Be saw him
rtrOte her in the chews with his fist. He also saw him
I& bee when As was potting eat of the carriage at