The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

BLANDFORD DIVISIONAL PETTY SESSION&

June Viz.—Before J. J. Farquharson, Foci., Bev.
J. Watts, and E. A. Caatleman,
A Punciationse Row.—Cliarles Lane, of Farnham,
was summoned by Superintendent Browne for a breach
of the Licensed Victuller's Act in permitting drunken
and riotous gooduct in his belies. Defendant was
represented by Ms wife, who pleaded not guilty.—P.C.
David Ella said that on 23rd of Kay he taw • man come
oat of Lane's hones very drunk, he emplaned that Ite
had been robbed of 3a. 6d. by defelidaM's eon and
another man, that evening between elm and seven
o'clock. Witness then cent and cautioned lira Lane.
About three boars after, on passing be heard • greet
noise, and on looking through the window saw four men
fighting; ono man had both eyes blitekened and blood
ensuing frmi his DOW. Two of the men were lira
Lane's eons. Defendant's wife said that hex husband had
bred in the bows 34 years, and bad sever before had
any complaint made as to the way it wee conducted.
She however admitted there wss • quarrel and fight,
and that her son took part in it. me !knish advised
bee to try and gat her son a situation away from homa,
and indicted a firm of 20s. and 9s. costs for the offence.
Charles Will., of Blandfori, pleaded guilty and wall
fined Ss. Maudlin; meta, for being drank and riotorm en
the 23rd May.

ierrard, of Milton Abbas, also pleaded
guilty, nod was Anal 5i., for s similar offense on the
&& JUIN.
Charles Imam, of Farnham. for Isear:riinit a waggon aad
two horses on lb* highway in the of Farnham,
on the ?lad June, was fined ss. in tiding soda.

CIiTHILTT TO A LITTLE CHILD. —Mazy Ann Burden, of
Farnham, a middle aged woman of a morose appearance,
was charged with grimily ill.treatins • littleboy between
five and sls years of age, named Frank Park, sou of
William Perk, labourer. —P.C. Ellis stated that bet ween
seven and eight o'clock, on 24th Jane, he was on duty
at Farnham, end heard loud cries of • child. When be
got to the plass be bond the little boy Park lying on
the ground, and the defendant kicking him about his
body. She also streak the child violent blows with..
stick. The child's back and other parts of the body
were covered with bruises, and it had also received a
violent blow on its forehead. The constable here
showed the marks. There wits • large braise on the
small part of the beck, and on the child's forehead,
which was also oonsiderably swelled. Ellis said the
child was in a most pitiable condition when be first saw
li. —The father of the child, who was prment, said be
was a labourer, and being • widower left the child
In defendant's charge whilst he was at work. He gave
defendant permission to punish the child If It wee
naughty, but not to brutally dog it.—ln her defense
Burden asid that on the previous Saturday and Monday
the father himself beat the child.—Tbe magistrates told
her It was • moat cruel thing to best so young a child
so unmercifully, and she was liable to be seat to prison
for eix mouths; but inasmuch as her husband and
family would have to seder they should only indict •
fine of Ss.

John White, of Hilton, for allowing a hone to stray
on the highway, was ried 51. including ousts.
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Sophia Odophidy ; George Paul for riensalting Charlotte
Lea, aod Sa Well, for assaulting Martha Brown.
The parties all reside in Brimstone-street, hew*
called Sleek-lane. Blaralford, and the 'reloads ghee
clearly proved that the locality was no woollen retreat
One of the witnesses Raid there was isearreiling
fighting from Sunday to Sunday; another that the
implicated spat in each others faces, occe
parties teited to rip open the other with • reaping hook_,
and another emptied the contents of a certain utensil on her antagonist. The men blamed the women as
being the coast, and the women returned the compli-
ment with intelest, and altogether • more disgraoeful
expos/ was never heard before in this wart. The
magistrates, after hearing the evidence, ordered the
whole of the &finder& to be bound over in the 'am
of nag& to keep the peace for 12 months.
ATIFILIATIOX CA6I.--John Warehan. of lionktoti,
was stuerneeed al the instance of Klaabeth Barnes to
chow cause, dra—The Bench made the areal order of
la. Id. per week.