The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-09-03 00:00:00

LADIES AND THEIR BABIES ON PUBLIC
POOT.PATBB.

The following amusing case, known as the Gnat
Perambalator cam was heard on Monday. at the Bristol
Ageism. The plaintiff was • lire. Mehl, and the
defendant lit. shies.
The counsel for the plaintiff said the mull was
committed on the 12th of April, IMII. and
be would tell theta what Ma. Kea was doing at
the time Mr. Mathias thought Ilt to inhalers with bar
pump from Codasy•nleee into V ietorleaquars. On
the mond:it, of the 12th of April, !Hrs. Mali was out
walking • young Mdy, and lied with her her
Infant °Mid ti what wasknown es 41 perasolooloter. Mrs.
Kik had come from Rodnoy-place and bad turned off
along the road in emetics whisk went by Sopa',
buildings. She bad passed on to • plus where there
was an aroluniy cromang the road • she was taming
this, and had nearly got beyond the road;
when Mr
Mathis., who claimed an interest in the property same
up, end pushing her by the shoulders, said she should
DeD pea, het go heck and take her perambulator with
her, M-s Man bed gnu through there wittiest idea
that she Sad • right to do so, and she resisted and
said she would not go back • she took up her child and
the perambulator, and carried it past this plus where
the building was going on in Victoria-square. A
summons was then token out egaiest Mr. Mathias for
having interfered with Mrs. Mali in the way he had
done ; the question was brought Wore the magistrates,
and they determined as the Roadies was a soinewlat
Important one to bare it settled by another tribunal.
ID deciding on the matter it would be important to
consider what wee the Male of things in former times.
He should call Mrs. Ma* who would prove the
assault; he should show the magi for a number of
year*, and thee it would be for his leveed friend to
show any jostilicatioo for theist Mr. Mathias bad
ODIN sidled.
Mrs. Mei, was called and gave the raiders sub-
mitred by the learned sounseL After some evidence
with remotes to the width of the pathway, which
lie Lordship considered immaterial,
The parambolator (a small basket-work one) was pro-
filer:id, sod planed ewe the table.
Sr • th•lati•—W... 1... Ohs 6.1.7 1— ClaNilbtapoli
kiel
should say the whole ought to be put in proper .
UM Mall and the child, and all.
Hie Lordship—Bit you °moot upset Mr. lamb*.
I. do ell that himself —(laaghter).
Mr. Smith. —Perhaps the baby has outgrown the
psnaintudetor.
Mr. James Toole deposed that he was a magistrete of
Ilristril ;in 183142 he was one of the waywardens el
Clifton ; he knew the pathway in queAko, and bed
known it all his life.
His Lordship.—That obliges me to do what otherwise
I should have refrained, and to ask you what is _
age I—(laughter)
Mr. Poole.—l am dill. Mr. Poole further deposed
that the diagonal wall which hal been alluded to had
been ended. by PeriDiaDDl of the owner of the property,
to abut of i mambos opener.
This was the can fee the prosecution.
Mr. P. Smith then submitted there was no ease to go
to the Puy. He submitted that in roles through with
her perambulator the lady Will sang the footpath in a
meaner she had a right to, sad that se the ease stood
them wee no araidease to go to the jury.
Mr. Kerslake submitted that the porambalator mald
riot come within the designation of a eerrbw. and
that the neer of it was • resnosable ease ef • pubis. lout-
His Lordship asked Mr. Smith if he obiseled to the
fall losing tams far "sated that perambulators were in
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Mr. Seeith.—l 44.1 know whether your lotdahip has
taken Widel modes of the fact. I know I never paid
for one—(laughter).
His Lordship. -They were not in fashion in times days,
Mr. Smith--(laughter.
Mrs. Mais wee then re-milled, and said she had bees in
London, Liverpool, and other places, and in all of them
perambulators were in common use.
11. r. H. iimith.—Perttaps your Lordship will ask her if
they do not vary in sin.
Mn. Male—Yes, they do.
Mr. Smith then proceeded to address the jury on
behalf of the defendant. It was for the Puy to say
whether it was justilleble for • person to use on • foot-
way • band-cart suck as the one produced; whether
that minims ts such • Oda( as °odd he carried like a
peek on one's shoulders. II this little perambulator
was to be admitted. why Ham they would come with •
larger one and claim the SIMS right of way. If a man's
Neil/ wu large, Phi had twins, why then he must
bare a doable one. If he should have the misfortune
to have three children at onos—(langhteei—why thee
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be mast have • perambulator that wea/4 hold three,
though_ be think no perentbslatoss could be
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