The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-08 00:00:00

PETTY SESSIONS.—FunAy.

(Before the Rev. 0..1. Glyn, Rev. (3. V. Garland, Colonel
Paget, and EL Broune.ger. Kr.)
Henry Eternise, Charles Barnes, and John Pardy, the
letter • mere child, were charged with having, on the 13th
January, trespassed in oesirch of game on lands in the
occupation of Noah Goodchild, at Corte Mullen.—Henry
Barnes did not appear, as it was stated he had gone back
to London, having • Government situation to SR—Charles
Barnes pleaded not guilty. —Stephen Head said that
shortly after one o'clock on the day in question he saw the
defendant and others with • dog near to General Lane's
house at Code, and saw Henry Barnes sot • net in Mr.
G oodchild's hedge, and his son standing on the other side.
Henry Barnes put • ferret in • rabbit burrow, and Charles
Barnes endeavoured to catch a raloSit which ran out on the
other side—Defendant, Henry Barnes. pleaded that he
had • right te the ditch in which he put the ferret —A
question of right being set up, the magistrates dismissed
the case.
Mark Best wao summoned for game trespass, on the
13th ult., on hind in the occupation of Henry Rose, at
Code Mullen.—Stephen Head, gamekeeper to Captain
Mark Kennedy, said he saw the defendant set a wire in •
hedge near the Baptist Chapel, at Corte Mullen, on the
day in queetion.—The defendant said he should not have
committed the trespass, but he bad no work to do and no
money to buy food with. —The magistrates, taking into
cinsideration the exceptionally hard weather at the time
the offence was committed, let defendant off with a fine of
6.1. and coots.
Walter Burton, Job Light, Henry Loader, Ambrose
Sherwood, Isaac WM., and John Burton were charged on
the information of William Tomkinson of Alderney, with
having on the 90th January trespried in search of game
on certain land In the parish of Kinsma. —Mr. F. Johns,
who appeared for the complainant the Hon. Grantley
Berkeley. said that owing to the number of the defendants
this was rather worse than ordinary act of poaching. The
Act under which proceelinp were taken provided that
where five or more persons should be convicted of joint
poaching, the penalty to which they rendered themselves
Hebb, was .C. 5. In this case the pasty p oching WU 13 in
number. and the six whom the keeper knew of the party
had been summoned—William Tomkioson, keeper to the
Hon. Grantley Berkeley, said that between ten and eleven
o'clock on the morning of the 20th January he saw the
two defendants, Loader and Sherwood beating about the
heath and furze with • larcher dog. He was about 390
yards sway when be first saw Loader and Sherwood beat-
ing about. Altogether he saw • party of 13 people besting
about, and the six defendante he had summoned were
some of the party. He did not know the others. The
party was divided Into two companies, walking along in
regular beating ceder, each party having a dog. The only
two defendants who appeared were Isaac Light and
Walter Burton. and Light pleaded an olari, saying he
was in Bournemouth at • police-court Iron eleven o'clock
to two.—He called Noah Hughes, who said he lived in •
travelling van at present at Newton, and who positively
swore that he was in Bournemouth police-court with Isaac
Light from eleven in the morning till two o'clock in the
afternoon. He walked with defendant Isaac Light from
Newton to Bournemouth. They started between eight
and nine, and they reached Bournemouth before ten
o'clock. He Was with Light the whole day.—William
Tomkinson Ire re-called, and said that he was within ten
yards of Ill= Light when he tint saw him, and he got up to
within four yards of him when he spoke to him, and said.
"Fr got you, this time. Isar" He knew Isaac Light
Wialr well, and would swear he saw him there at half-rust
ten. It wee two and • half melee from that spot to Bourne-
mouth, and it would take nearly an hour to get from there
to Bournemouth on that day. as the snow was very deep.
Walter Burton also pleaded an alibi, and called John
Burton, his cousin, who swore that on the day in question
the defendant, Walter Burton, was at his house from
between nine and tan in the morning till towards two
o'clock in the afternoon.—The magistrate. decided to
adjourn the case against the whole of the defendants
until the next court
Henry Cookman. of Wimbonr, chimney sweep, was
summoned for drunkenness on the 220 d of January, being
a second offence within twelve months,—Defeadant said
he was cold at the time, and being seized with cramp fell
down, and could not manage to get up sera—The Orr-
man : Had you had anything to drink I—Defendant : I
had a drop, as I was chilled and cold.—The Chairman:
Were you drunk? Defendant: Well, I may r well say
I was, sir, built wee the cramp that made me fall down.
—Defendant was fined So., including coats.