The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

TOWNHALL, Friday. May 31.—Before Capt. Manning
(chairman), 11. C. Goodden, and S. Meade, kasirs.
RIDING WITHOUT RllsB.—Re4ert Pi.lota* WU charged
Pith riding on the front of a cart drawn by two horses,
without reins, at Wakeham, l'urtland, on the 16th of
31ay. Defendint worked for Mr. Dennis.—The case
was proved by P.C. Fripp, who said that he at
.first re-
fused to give his name. • The clerk asked witness if
there Was any name on the cert.—Witness said he did
not know. lie knew whose cart it Was, but did not
know the driver.—:The clerk told him he had better. look
to those carts in future. and summon the proprietors
for not having their painful on their vehicles where such
was the case.—Fined 2s. 6d. and costs, to be paid in a
fortnight.
Charles Iloney6tas WAS also charged by P.C. Fripp,
with riding without reins, at Portland. on the 17th May.
—Mr. Howard appeared for the defendant. The offence
was committed at Wakehain. The defendant was
another servant of Mr. Dennis. Complainant did not
tell Mr. Dennis ha should catch him at laid.— Mr.
Howard ssi I I,e hal been ilistriuded by defioelant's
ni ',ter to ..ti t hat defendant w... riding w:'a.e. iis on
:Ili. occasion. Th. Beech Judd that this wis. of no con-
wiuence. Ile had no business with reins unless it was
licensed stage wagon.---Mr. Howard said he under-
stood that thir WAS a light cart usually driven with
reins.—The Bench replied that this was of no °Dow-
patinae, as there Was more than one bore*. It
was necessery where inure than one horse was driven
with reins in • cart, for a separate person to
guide each horse with reins—Mr. Howard hoped that
the Bench would lair the evidence he had to
offer. ibis poor man naturally supposed that as lie had
reins, he was acting perfectly legal.—The Beuch said
this was the fourth tine: lie had been summoned during
the present year, for riding, having no one to pronerly
guide his horses. In January he was fined 2s. end costs,
at the March court lie was fined ss. and costs, at the
April court lie was fined 10.. and costa, and now he
was here again. He had been warned elk each occasion,
and it was setting justice at defiance. This must be
put a stop to, and he would therefore be fined on the
present occasion, in the sum of £2, including oasts, and
in default of immediate payment, be committed for one
month with bard labour in Her Majesty's gaol at Dor-
elieeter.—The defendant's master subsequently paid the
money, and while doing so, said that he aought in
future the policemen had hetkw drive the horses them-
selves as there seemed to be no other way of pleasiog
them .—Captain Banning said the magistrates had to sit
sthere to perform a most painful duty, and he must beg
that he would not make such remarks respecting their
decision again, or the Bench would feel it their duty to
wininit him to the cells beneath for contempt, until the
rising of the Court.
Cense 81:11110N8Y.8 rout ASSAULT.—aIar/OI Akeek.
1 the master of St. John's National School, Portland,
WWI summoned by Daniel Awes for an assault on him,
on the 23rd of April last ; there was also a cross sum-
mons charging Mr. Auies with an assault upon Mr.
Alcoce.—Mr. Howard appeared for Mr. Ames, and
Mr. Hill appeared for Mr. Aloock.—After the case had
been partially heard, the Bench recommended that the
parties should adjourn And settle their differences ami-
cably between theumeli Alcock said he should
be most happy to do so, and Mr. Howard was agreeable.
The parties then left, hitt it took nearly an hour, with
the assistance of the lawyers, the clerk to the magis-
trates, and other parties, before the affair wan finally
arranged for each jarty to pay his own costs.
CHUALTY TO A HOUSE. —William While, of Portland,
was suinuioned for sen 'hog out one of his horses to
work while in an mill: state so to do.—P.C. Dolan
said he saw Mr. Whit, Wen with the hone, and he
examined it and found two sores under the cart saddle
about the sire of lialf-a-cioem, and one bore about the
size of a shilling on the i.tf side. Bartlett, who was
with the horse, said his master knew it.—Jolin Bart-
lett was then called, auil lie said his master ordered
Limit to work the horse, bet he did not believe he knew of
the sores on its side, tiler these circumstances the
magistrates dismissed the . i.e with a caution.
A SeAULT.—Ans WA* rustlxles, residing at Wake.
ham, Portland, WAS sumlio,ned by Grace Huakins for
assault. Mr. Howard appeared for the defendant.—
From the evidence of the complainant it appeared that
on the 23rd May a little boy fell into a pond, and that
she, hearing of the circum.dance, and thinking it was
her own child, ran to pull it out. On her arrival at the
pond she found that the ehild had been got out and
that it was not hers. Her daughter asked her what she
ran for, and added that Jenny Jonnals said she was a
fool. The defendant then said "What have you to
say about Jenny Jonnels,—l'll tear you in pieces,"
upon which complainant said "N 0 you won't," and
jumped in between them, and defendant gave her •
slap in the face. Some words pawed between them
and she told defendant her words and actions were like
those of a prostitute. In crow-examination com-
plainant said that Jenny Jonnals was defendant's
mother. She supposed her name was Combden, but she
did nt know her Christian name as she was not at the
christening. She knew her own name and supposed
that she was present at her own christening.--A witness,
called for the defence, said that the complainant first
struck the defendant, and besides that called her • lot
of very ugly names not to be mentioned to ears polite.
The Bench dismissed the summons.

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