The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-05-07 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSION&

COCPI7B ALL, Dratcsearas, Saturday. May 4.
Before H. Williams sad H. N. Middleton, laqra., sad
Capt. Kindersky.
BREACH OP CONTRACT. —bode &UMW, was IMITO•
monad by Kr. Hitt, of Broadway. for breach of contract
The defenNi was, that no contract bad never been
catered into. The case was adjourned from the last
petty sessions for the production of witames.—Jasper
Marsh was called, and km said that ho was !intent
when the instead was made. He baud Lk* slimmest
read W Ms. HMI s.d osor the book poodocod. Ho oho

ow the defendant sign it. Defendant said he could not
wa ate ni Mr. Hitt told bin, to make his in • k, we.. he
did so. There was a wattle,. preseut.—lluttiolsot denied
het he hail signed the book. lie did not the •aen in
his : A pencil, perhaps? De-
fendant : No, nor • pencil ether. The evidence now
given is entirely false. —The Bench sentenced him to 21
days' hard labour.
'hug Sifoceigu BAD COTTAGE —This wee also • case
adjourned from the last general petty sessions to enable
the Bench to judge of the merits of the ease. Mr.
Masters, the compleinant, summoned Jesse Philips for
breach of sioutmet, and the defence set up was, that
the house provided for him was in a must dilapidated
state and wholly unlit for habitation. The Clerk read
the following uote hong Mr. Stroud to the Justicee a—
" Stafford. May 3, 18111.—Sir, in compliance with your
wish I have examined the cottage at Itingstead, belong-
' lug to Mr. lbedere farm, an find it in • dilapidated
*tad*, scarcely tenantable."—Mr. Williams said that, in
addition to that note, he and Mr. Middleton went over
themselves to look It the cottege. They found that
Mr. Masters bad done sumo rei airs since the &linden(
refused to inhabit it, but that it still could not be
considered a tit place to live in, and under these
circumstances the contract would be diseolved.
PoACHIAG.—Two militiamen named Clement Chris-
topher and Dorn, Bailees were summoued for ties'
pawing on the lend of Mr. Caicos, with a dog, and beat-
Ins fume in es arch of Keane, oil Sunday, the 21st
April. The case wall proved by a i emus. sowed 'Mao,
who laid a horo•hip ecru.s their shoulders when he
Laught thew. rs had b.,,. previously con•
entail, and 110 V 1,6 filled 200. •11,1 CUOt.l. Dames was
hIHA 15, and costs. - Tim tiaes wire
STIALING WOoD. -Asa LOW, Jose Power, and
Hone& Lester were charged with breaking &en and
tarring away deed wseel from the idactstiori of
r.
Fellowes, of Stiostoril. Tale came was proved hy Robert
flutter, in Mr. Fellows.' employ, who caught them in
the set. They lusd all been before the Bench before
for a like offence, and they were omisequently Sued
&I. incliadaug costs.
Lanett:sr.—Emma Busier-oaf wee chargel with steeling
• shawl, the property of Sarah Paull. Proeuutris said
the livedat Broadousyne, &lad thatabont 2or 3 mouths
ago she mimed the article in question. Tim prisoner
was a ueuilabour residiug about 80 ur 100 yards from her
house. The shawl oust 3s. when new, and the one
pnaluced w..s the WILISC.—P. C. Maidineut, stationed at
Briadmque said lie was on duty in the street, on the
bit May, end was called by the prosecutor and
told she had los a shiwl, sod that she bast seen
it on prien er's hack that day. He went to prisoner's
and told her what his busineim was, when she
"Oh, ills Sally Pisull that has sent you about
la a.' She thee spivs him the thaw!. He yesterday
wit her into custody mad she reOsted very much and
oid she would eat her throat before she
would go to Dorchester. Primmer said whet
the policemen came he said if she would give the
bawl up, he would take it to Sally Paull and than.
would be and sad of it. She elected to he tried
by the Bench and needed nut guilty. She said
her brother picked the shawl up, frown and
dirty in the field adjoining the house through which
runs • footpath. Her mother washed it, and she bad
never heard who had lost the shaerl.—Prueecieris said
he went to Bushrod's bones twice the saws day she
het the shawl, and told prisoner's sister that she would
nice 44., if any one would return it, and a piece of breed
..nd cheese. She went there became it was so close to
a Imre the shawl was dropped.—The Constable said
Bushrod's house was a disorderli one, and the Bauch
*sentenced her to a month's' hard labour.