The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-11-20 00:00:00


Di% rict Nets.

'phaseout did not answer, and defendant then
attempted to keen* off his lmt.—Compleinant sold
defendant was always annoying Wm.—Fined Is. and
00011. Or 7 days' bard labour.
A BRUTAL ASSAULT UPON A FIDIALIL—Jazass
Milton, • marine artilleryman, on board the Lord
Clyde, wee summoned to appear before the borough
magistrates on Tuesday, but failed to shew himself,
charged with assaulting Louisa White, Mr. Howard
for complainant. It would appear that on Sunday
, evening the defendant, in company with several
others of his class, went into the her parinirr of the
hones kept by Mr. White, husband of the coin-
Plailsont, being the Foresters' Retreat, in Sr. Thou:As-
teroid, They helped therneelvere to tea, and the de-
fendant moomted tbs+ two of his mates might he
supplied with beds. Mrs. Whit* said she had nose
to epos, whereupon he told her to go to (a place
paved with good intentions.) She replied he bad
lotter go there himself. He then "op fist" and
struck her in the eye with terrible force, an much so
that the eye still bore unmistakeable evidence of his
brutality. He struck ber with his clenched fist which
had a ring on.—John Williams, an able seaman of
the Foam gunboat, corrobomted.—Fined 40s. and
costa, or a months' imprisonment.

Smarr Rarrirso. —George Dowell, residing in
Proepectplace, was summoned before the Borough
Magistrates, cm Tuesday, by Mr. George Co. Form,
for having on the 12th and 13th inst., committed
certain acts calculated to lead to • breach of the
pace. Mr. Form keeps the Royal Engineers' beer
shop, in Prospect plasm, and according to the state.
meet of defendant, a next door neighbour, it woukt
appear that the persons who resort there, the females
especially, are not of the highest moral character, in
short, the breath of suspicion has fastened on them,
and still adheres. The ease spinet the defendant
as made out by the prosecution, was that during the
last 16 months be had thought fit at intervals to
knock loudly, nay, with eledge-hammer.like force
ageing' the wall Doweling his house from oom.
piecnant's. Such knocking had not been waned
to any particular time, but varied from midnight
to sunset, and the evening had also been invaded.
Mr. Howard appeared for the complainant. On
the wife of complainant stepping into *et bor, the
defendant requested that Mr. George Co. Forme
might be produced.' He was mentioned in the
summons, but when wanted was generally pushed
into the corner and did not appear.—
The Mayor, J. Tigard, EN. (who sat for the first
time). said Mr. Howard represented Mr. Force.—
Mr. Howard. having stated the case, called Mrs.
Foros who said that only &slight partition divided the
two houses. There was • violin player living in her
house, end when any customer came in he played to
him. Let Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock,
defendant itommenoed knocking and contieued to do
so untill five o'clock. On Monday morning, about
four o'clock, he again commenced knocking. Dowell
had told her he would "do for her," and that she
would not be there much longer. She here produced*
memorial from several of her neighbours, showing
that the house was well conducted The knocking
had been canted on for 16 months, and she had asked
defendant his reason, and he said it was for the pur-
pose of annoyance. —ln crose-ezamination she said
there were no loose women in the house tinging.
She did not call him outside the hall last
Tuesday " • whits-washed —." There was ne
fiddling or dancing in the house. —Jane Francis said
said that on approaching Mni. Fume's house on her
return from Bethel on Sunday afternoon, she heard
• greal noise and Mrs. Form called her in. The
noise came from the wall separating Mrs. Dowell's
from Mrs. Forge's house. She could not live in •
hones with such • noise. In answer to defendant,
she mid she had no brandy, she was not in the habit
of taking it. Defendant: Did you not see a young
man come out of Mrs. Forge's house with a pair of
light trousers on, looking almost like a gentleman—
(laughter). Witness: I did not —Thomas Paull,
the resident violinist at the Royal Engineers, was
next called. He corr,borated the previous evidence
of the witnesses as to the knocking. It was such
as if the wall had been struck with • sledge hammer, I
There "was never • prostitute" in the house. The
fiddle commenced to play just after six o clock on
Monday morning, not before. —Catherine Stanley,
a nurse at Mrs. Foree's, was next called to
corroborate. She said that when Mrs. Form
was confined, the noise was so great that
they could not keep the Inby quiet. —The
defendant in the first place said he should like to
have seen Mr. Forge present, and further that it was
not until seven o'clock the previous evening that he
received the summons. He had not known what it
was to have a night's rest during the lam 13
months owing to the noises going on an Mr. Foree'e
house. Loom characters were allowed in the house,
and when the police came they were concealed. The
present summons had been taken out out of spite to
pot the screw on him. Last Sunday there were
about 30 in the house during divine service.—Mr.
Howard inked defendant if he was prepared to prove
by evidence what he was stating otherwise he must
'top him. —Tbe Mayor also cautioned defendant
as to making 'statements not warranted by facts or
which could not be supported by evidenoe.—The
defendant said he was &carpenter, and if he thought
fit to make a little overtime he did net see why he
should not, even if the knocking was heard next
door. As far as knocking in his trade went, be
contended he had an undoubted right to do go,
and be should like to know under what Act
of Parliament • man was liable for carrying
on his business in his own house. He would call the
Rev. Mr. Phillip* to speak as to the character of the
house.—That gentleman stated Outten Sunday meek
on his way to break up the Sunday School, in the
afternoon, he saw • prostitute end Nougat tailors and
• loan woman go into the house Knowing that the
house ought to be closed, he went in search of a
policeman, and be, in his company, went in. They
were kept some time waiting, but when they were
admitted, the house was full, and the woman had
gone out the hack way. He had asked two persona
to watch, and they sew her leave. The house ought
to have been closed. —M. Howard said men- of.war's-
men, were considered travellers, and as such
entitled to refreshments, even if it woe durum
Divine service. Mr. Phillips sank Damn
had been to him and complained about the
home several times.—Mr. Howard : Did you
net advise him to leave the neighbourhood ?—Mr.
Philippe : No, I did not me why the man should be
driven from his house. I advised him to apply to
the proper authorities—the police. There were
sixteen persons in the home on the Sunday &harpoon
referred to—soldiers or sailors. Though there were
no jugs on the tables, any one of common sense could
tell that there had been, even if the jugs were Goo.
eenled.—The Bench felt that the question as to the
character of the house wee beside the question then
before them, and upon • brief oonsaderation the
Mayor said there was not entlicient evidence to prove
that on the 11th and 12th, the defendant had done
anything oaktulated to lead to a breach of the peace.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

their impression being that soma VIEW in disk's'
was likely to come ashore. Happily, they were
mistaken. We wers rebuked the followies day
for insinuating such a thing, but we could not
help inferring that the quantity of people attracted
towards the " Ark " must bare been in quest of
St. Thomas' Light wherewith to' light our Wand,
and me obviate the uss of gas lamps. Tuesday
morning again was very rough, but about mid-day
contriderably calmed down, and resulted in a fine
afternoon. The wind dill continuing in the same
quarter S.W. the various merchant vessels, which
have taken shelter in the roads, dad not deem it safe
to venture "addle."