The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-02 00:00:00

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BOROUGH PETTY BESSIONS.

sArcranA-T-.---Befo-re-J. Ayling, and B. Griffin, Esqrs.
BRUTAL Agnelli:T.-John Kennedy, • private in the
2nd Battalion 13th Regiment, was brought up in
euntody, charged with unlawfully and mailman),
assaulting P.C. W. Gale, of the county constabulary,
on Friday evening, in Bt. Wry-street. The eonstable
said, of a quarter to seven o'clock on the previous
evening he was convervieg with another police officer,
opposite St. Mary's Church, in Bt. Mary's-street. He
noticed the prisoner break away from the sergeant in
charge of a military escort, at the bottom of the street.
The prionner, without the least provocation. rushed at
him and dealt him a right hood blow, which struck him
on his right cheek, and before he had time to defend
• himself he again struck him with his left fist. After be
wes struck he took hold of the prisoner and they both
fell homily together on the pavement. The prisons
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duos hold of him, and as he was rising up he received
a severe kick on the right cheek bone, which was
lacerated by the prisoners' boot& Ansietance being at
hand the prisoner was removed to the station.house,
where he was again very violent, and they bed
et eat difficulty to get him into the cell.
Whilst in the cell the prisoner struck at
him again, and tits hat produced was smashed
by the prisoner kicking it.-By Mr Ayling : The
sergeant of the picket rendered him every assistanee,
but the soldiers only laughed at him, and would not
essist in getting the prisoner to the station house.-Mr.
Ay:ing said he regretted to hear what the police officer
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prisoner a very bad character, which was causedentir.
through drink.—Mr. Ayling said the prisoner had been
guilty of violently assaulting a police officer. The
offence was unpardonable. 111 the officer had not given
him any provocation. The sentence of the court was
the heaviest they could pall upon him, in default of pay-
ment of L'—that he be impned for one month with
hard labour, and at the expiration of the sentence to
be further imprisoned for one month for impeding and
creating& disturbatur in the main street.
kORTLAND.

THZ LOCAL BOARD or HEALTH. —Tbe election of six
members of the Local Board ocesaiooed much excite.
meat, for there were 28 candidates, and the eleotioo
presented all the to Aare, of a party contest. The
following are the six highest on the poll.
Benjamin Hoehn 337
Edward Pewee 298
Thomas Gibbs 275
Richard Bonfield &riven ... 262
Abraham florieen ... 249
Benjamin 239
The only change this will make in the constitution of
the Board is that Mx. T. Gibbs takes the place vacated
by Mr. W. White.
Isiitiror.—R. N. Howard, Big., the coroner for the
i•land, held an inquest at the prison on Thursday last,
touching the death of John Wilson, aged 20. a (*noise,
undo. sentence of penal servitude for seven years
Deceased was admitted into the infirmary on the 13th
lest, at seven a.m. When taken to the infirmary Se
complained of •severs pain in the chest, and was suffix.
Big from a cough • he became gradually worse, and
died on Tuesday last, after having been in the hospital
for 13 days. The medical evidence certified the canoe
of death to have been bronchitis and inflammation of
the right lung. Deceased had taken two bottles at wise
duly, and had been fed every hour. The hospital
orderly had sat up with bun for the last six days. The
jury gave a verdict of "Death from natural Gauges."

WAREHAM.

lfirraorotrysit How figew.—Al this show, which
opeoed on Saturday last, the lewd prise of £4O, in the
class for bunters equal to not lees thao 15 stone was
awarded to Miss IL R. Filer, Refasten, WarshazO, for
" Tyreoonel," bay, 16 hands high, six years, sire
Anglesea, dam by Sling., price, 400 guineas. There
were fifty entries.