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

COUNTY PETTY SESSION&

FllDAT.—Before H. C. (louden, Esq. (Chairman), and
8.. if. Eliot, Esq.
Woking° • Honig or em merry flt•vg.—Jasper
a fanner, of Fleet, was summoned at the instance
of tbe polies for working a horse whila in.. unfit state
on the lit Kay.—gr. Howard appeared for lb* de.
feeditat.- P.C. Pitlehl said he saw a boy in the
defendnat's service driving four bongo with • harrow
On examioing the home he found is,.. sores on th•
right shoulder, sad Aim on Sb 6 left shoulder; mem
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were
much smaller. There was • deal of blood and
matter oosing from the wounds.—Kr. Howard said his
client believed the °huge had been brought through
the Gammas of some one in the parish, and he
would call meveral witnesses who would prove
the horse wee in • perfect and fit state to work.
—Mr. G. Brown said he was • veterinsry "T".
On Saturday, the 2nd of May, be examined the lack
horse. It had • few " woe-nails" on the shoulder. The
we ails rise up in • small lump, from which • little
Viler ran. There wan • small sore. He meet to Wyke
and saw Molest witness. He (witness) asked him if be
had examined the grey horse, which he said was the
worst of the two. In his opinion the horse was in no
pain through the sore.—By Sergeant Placid : He did
not dress the horse's shoulder. He was not • member
of the college of veterinary sorgeonc—By Mr. Howard :
There was no omission to drum the shoulder.—J. Harris
said he was in the employ of the defendant. He er.
mined the bores, and believed it suffered no pain.—The
magistrates disWased the summons.
ASSAULT CAM—John Anthohy was summoned for
usatilting John Pearce on the 27th of April, at
Wakeham.-11r. Howar'd appeared for the deleedlant.
-The coamtsinant said be wee In the employ of the
Beerri of Health. at Portland. On tbe day in question
the defendant came into the Queen of the Volley, at
Wakehani, kept by his son. The defendant was drunk
and knocked up a row, and quarrelled with • man
named White, and several fain turned him oat of the
! house. Shortly after he was streak on the bead by the
! defendant He felt tbe blow for several days.—By
Mr. Howard: The defendant we. in liquor. There had
been no ill feeling between them.—Mr. Howard said he
could not deny the feat that his elient struck the com-
plainant, bet through him he iegretted having done so.
—Fined sa. and outs.
TRSIATKNING LANGUAOI.—Mery Ann Beale, who
did not appear, was charged RIM using threatening
langusge to her husband on the 25th May.—Tbe coin-
pletnut, • very old man, said his wife mune home very
drunk at half-past one o'clock on the above morning.
She threatened to choke him and tried to tear out his
eyes.—The Superintendent put in seven former convic-
tions, the hot being on the 26th of July 1867, when
she was committed for two months for assaulting her
husband —The Bench ordered her to be committed
for two months, and • warrant was issued for hey
apprehension.
Ag ASSAULT.—CharIee Pitman was summoned by
John Gore, • fish salesman, for violently and unlawfully
assaulting him, on the sth of May.—The defendant
pleaded guilty, and was fined 12s.
Allonym CRAIG! or WORKING House II az
UNSIT Save.—William Ward, a farmer, of Chiekerell,
wee summoned by P.S. ?Meld for working two hone*
in an unfit state, on the 20m1 of May.—P.S. Pitfield said
he went on the defendant's farm and Saw the horses
drawing • drag over the land. There wee a raw wound
under the off shoulder, and the other bone had • few
eorea—Mr. Howard, who appeared for the defence, said
at this period of the year horns were subject to war'
nulls. Mr. Ward was not aware that the borers were
in that state or he would not have worked them. He
hoped the msaistretes would only inflict a nominal fine
which would meet the case.—Fined fl. and oosta.