The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

BLA.NDFORD COUNTY COURT. MAIM! 19.
(Before T. IL P. LaraoT, Esq.)

H. Farquharson, Req. v. Martin Rake.—Tbis ease,
which, it will be remembered, was agreed to be sub-
mitted to arbitration, was settled at the Crown Hotel
on Saturday, Feb. nod.—The arbitrators were, for the
plainti 2, Mr. James Oliver, Hanford; for the defendant,
Mr. John Requiter Storminster Newton; umpire, Mr.
Dean'sJ. H. Mitchell. D:11'11 Lease, Wimbortie.—The decision
was that the defendant pay the sum of £24 12a-, each
party to pay his own casts of the arbitration, but tho
watt of the suit to be paid by the defendant in the
usual way —His Honour now conArmad the decision of
the arbitrators.
Abbott v. Miller.—This was an adjourned ease from
the last court The Claim, it will be remembered, was
over £l3 for beer, ;applied to the defendant, and to his
wife previous to her marriure.—The defendant, who
disputed the portion of the debt contract previous to
rirmearruierlsir'el tohyprce:dhe.euce tr= the
eianj7lrebeeleialtf,teeend
. Tanner, who appeared for the plaintiff, called Iris
Honour's attention to the fact that though the beer
charged for in the first part of the account was fetched
away from plaintiff's house by the young woman (11lies
Coffin) to whom he was paying his addresses, rat that
the defendant had made himself liable, not only by
marrying her, but also by giving his word that when ha
received • um of money due to him he would mettle the
mount. —From plaintes statement it appeared that
the amount commenced in Jane, 1867, and that the debt
up to August 29th. the time when the marriage took
place, was DI Se. 9d. The defendant then and subse-
quently promised payment, and when the marriage
feast was going on, and the defendant and his wife had
such • large quantity of beer, she (plaintiff) told him
about it, and he replied "He had plenty of money
coming to him, and be would see her paid." He had
not, previous to receiving the County Court summons,
disputed the debt, but she had • wanes. to prove
that but a short time ago he gave • person, named
Rabbits, £7 its, to hold for him, because he
would not pat the hill be owed her.—ln reply to his
Honour, defendant said he certainly did give a man
£7 10s., but it was to pay what be owed him.—Hls
Honour said that as the defendant had not brought his
witnesses, and the wag adjourned for that ramose,
he should give judgment for the plaintiff for the whole
amount. He than very strongly commented on the
oondoot of both parties —as that of the plaintiff for
oredlit for mah a largo ea...My of boor, and on
the defendant for being so redder and extravagant,
Plaintiff said it use owe of dia most shameful cues ever
beard of, and, if his Honour knew all, he would say
is, Defendant had dose no work for • loos time, wad
said he would not to pay her debt —.Judgment for
amount olaimqd, one-half in 14 days, and the other hall
at El per month.
Thomas Hammond v. Me Cann.—Claim £2 2s, fee
horse hire, damage to • four-wheel, and loss of whip snit
rug.—Plaintiff, who is • carrier, and the landlord el
the Temperance Hotel, White-Cliff Mill-street, Ran&
ford, stated that his four.wbul was hired by the
defendant, • dealer in cloth, to go to aturminster
Newton, on the 19th September last. The bone was
hired by the day. Defendant got drunk, and the shafts
end iron-work of the trap were broken. He wa4 taken
Into custody at Sturminiter for reckless driving, and
plaintiff received a message to fetch the horse and trap
home. He did so, and missed the whip and • rag.—
Mrs. Hammond, wife of plaintiff, proved the letting,
and his Honour gave judgment for the amount claimed
forthwith.
W. Young v. R. Ifiller.—Thb wag the' same defen-
dant as in the beer cue, and the claim was for •
" wedding coat," which, if the outside (waking at all
corresponded to that within, had need to have
been of waterproof.—Order .for amount at 10a. per
month.
W. Young v. H. Pitmen.—This was a judgment
summons. Defendant said he knew nothing about
being summoned or the debt. He was not aware he
owed it, and be bad told plaintiff when he called that
he would not be answerable for any debts his wife °m-
inded.— Plaintiff said be could not remember the dr-
cumstanee, and that it wu always their rule not to sell
articles to the wife without the husband's knowledge
and coosent.—Dvlendant said he know nothing about
the dobt or that he had to pay it till he saw it in the
papers- He then called Blights Pitman, his brother.
who stated that one day in June last be was in defen-
dant's house, when Young came in, and he then
beard him toll Young he would not be answer-
able for any goods his wile had.—His Honour
said he could not now net aside the judgment.
Defendant should have given notice for • new trial ;
but tele be would do, he would reduce the order of
payment to 2s. per month; and at the same time he
wished it to be understood that he should not allow of
claims for debts untreated by • wife when it wee
dearly proved that such debt. were contracted 'without
her husband's knowledge and lunation. He had no
doubt that in many cams wives contracted debts, and
when sausmonses were served they destroyed them, ao
that the husband knew nothing of the debt till he was
served with a judgment summons.
The same,. John Olford.—Defendant's wife appeared
and stated she sould not pay more than le. per month,
Her husbands wages were 9s. per week, out of which
she had to pay 2a. 6d. for rent. She had six children,
all under 12 years at age, and not able to earn a lied'.
bood.—His Honour said that under such circumstances
beshoald take off the 2.. allowed to plaintiff for
supenoes, and the defendant would pay the claim at is,
per month.
Balfdit7PLOT.—ln Rs Henry John Eitoddart, tenor,
of Child Okelord, formerly of Wimilorne.—This bank.
rapt applied tor proteistica.--- Mr. Tanner, of Winiborne,
appeared in rapport at the petition. —Bankrupt's hoists
amounted to £75 its., and his assets to about £23. He
attributed his bankruptcy to bedew of trade and
pressure of ono creditor, Kr. Wetland, of Wimberlys,
whose data was for Effill 17s, Pretesticu wee granted
for 31 days.