The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-30 00:00:00

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film D.R.V.—On Thursday laet Capt. and Adjutant
Harmer made his monthly inspection of this corps at
the Corn Exchange. There were present Lieut. T.
D. B. Rawlins in command, Quartermaster-Semeant
Budd., Sergeants Garland, Ford, Randall, Water-
4611,Wingford,and Bryant,Bagle-Major Mackenzie,
1 bugler, 41 rank-and-file, total 51. The severs' sisrgta.
were called out to drill the company, which was satis-
factorily performed, after which the Adjutant took
command. The men will receive their helmets next
week. It is contemplated to parade the corps at Bad-
bury on Easter Monday, for clue firing, &a.
Pouca COURT, Mender—Before Lieutenant General
Sir E. H. Greathed, and the Rev. G. V. Garland.

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ASSAULT On • POLICE CONST•BLE —C. T. Olardelier, and
Frank 8490, of Verwood, were brought up on a warrant,
charged with astaul. tin Joseph Stone, on the 19th
inst.—Prisoners pleaded not guilty.—From the evidence
of the Police oonstabls, it appeared that he WAS called
about 9. p. m on Friday evening last, by Mrs. Whitewood
(sister to the prisoner Gardener) to go to Restworth Farm,
as the prisoner, Gardener, WY causing a disturbance
there. On reaching the farm Gardener was heard by the
policeman to my " You go on home, if you don't! will beat
your brains out," and immediately the prisoner's
sister screamed" murder" three time& On the police-
man getting in sight, Gardener left the farm
sad went to the prisoner (Bailey's) house, which was
about 40 yards distant, and commenced to call out to him
to get up. The police constable went up to him and told
him not to disturb people when in bed and that he had
better go home. Gardener then made use of foul
Isnguage and struck the polmman on his left cheek bone
and a scuffle ensued. After some little time the policeman
dragged him off of Bailey a premises, when he entwined
his leg round the policeman's that he (the
_policeman) was
obliged to keep him down, and it was at that time when
Baibsy came down and told the policeman to get up
and let Gardener go, saying "If you don't get off I'll
knack you off." The policeman warned him as to what he
did. when Bailey with both lists struck the constable
and knocked him off of Gardener. Gardener then knocked
the constable's helmet off and struck him on the side of the
hood ; the constable then drew his staff and struck
Gerdener, and be was obliged to fiou,ish his staff to keep
them eft. Gardener was the worse for liquor. —The
Mirwere both conricted, and Gardener was tined £9
an"rm6.l meta, and Bailey 255. and 10s. 6d. costs.—
The money was paid.

INQUEST.
On Monday afternoon Mr. Thomas D. B. Rawlins held
an inquest In the schoolroom at Pamphill, on the body of
Fudge, who it was asserted had died under
SUSdoua circumstances. Mr. J. C. Eines was chosen
foreman. From the evidence of the husband it appeared
that the deceased and her husband got up at half past five
on Sunday morning last, and were going down stain ; the
deceased went first, when reaching the floor about a yard
from the stair case she fell forward ageinst an old chest of
drawers, she never spoke a word ; the husband went to her
and tried to pick her ep, and held up her head. Ile did not
notice that bbe breathed nor that she had any mark on
her face, and at seven o'clock went and called Jane
Gslpin and Emily Cross. In the meantime he lit a fire in
the room where the deceased was and went up stairs and
made the bed. The deceased was 66 years old and had
been married 1.5 years.. She was quite well when she
went to bed, and when she rose next morning.—The jury examined the husband and he stated his wife rose two
hours earlier than usual; he did net know what reason she
had in doing so. That he did not quarrel with her on
Saturday night last.—Jane Galpin, one of the persons
called by the husband of the damned, stated she was
called at seven o'clock, and went at once and found the
I demand lying on the ground with her feet towards the
are ,endl her hes/ close to (the chest of drawers her
right hand was under her head; she was lying on her ?Wit
I' side' she was dressed and had her bonnet on. The
deceased was quite dead. cold, and stiff. The doctor on
arriving at 11 *lock tokl the witness that he thought the