The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-31 00:00:00

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they first offered hint a shilling, and dterwar five, them awed( 'mantling& (Laughter.) -Theollairman
to say nothing ah ut ;
but he refused to take - But we should him the constable to give his explane-
There were ne prowl us convictions ag dent teem, ant tion.-leseer : I was engaged h taming over the soil of
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they Were fined 10e. and cede eech in ledsh t maw.-- acl wet I ...king for remotes euppo ei t b o those of a
A man, who, It w*" "aid was the won of an old keeper,
child that had bin thrown down it. -Mr. Howard
and hats had about 30 sname.nees fir p oaehin •
~ Hobert then a 1.1 °reed the Reich. to the discharge of his
Grass, Farnham, bat who die 100 • sender on Mid occa. (hey, ha sai it was ebeeloitely necessary he should
wos swum end for g sm. I relkoe. 0 a the lead.; treepa-s upon their teens. lie use led hardly to remind
of General Pitt Rivers, en the 13te f %pill-II 01144 tarsus ilide belie sib the wrle " permitting (intake:,
Comp on, koaper, prove,' sees elm go -us in, wires, nue" th.rs well utelerstoo I so me winch implied
which had been unlowf icily tail 'is hes met r'e pm- there Wel a k...wt 012 the pert of the person
perty, owl take u., tw reledre.- As he was snob an s liedying use I qiior that the party to whom tt was
olodelfend-r, the full fine of £2 and 1-s. 61. c ate was s.l I was drunk. That be took it to be the well under-
inflicted ;in defoult, a month's herd tabu Sr. swod usaa•in4 of the ac and test be c tuteuded
BOROUGH POLICI.-On Saturday a oi'arlidatad- in enter to set dish the cue must b. proved.
Isokieg female, who gave the attune and ad irtos f the °defendant is tide rue Ind been brought
Edna Fisher, Portent .uth, einvle woulao, wag up to this partmular calling f.o.n her youth, and ha
ch .rged, bet we the May ir (%lr. H W. Durden) and eme memo ofea..ineg her Beelike 'sissy any other. lie
Mr. T. H. itennett, with Waite; been tint kus the woad admit there VIM • previous en torah iieU• awn
previous rvenin:: in the public ostreets.-P.U. F.ampt au her liesense, but she had car, ied on this business for
prove,' seeing her sitting in the Market-plate puff °ming twenty year*, besidea es sietin; her fath rin it we-
'roe' the effects of * d.up too mech. Het giths r oat viuusly, and, Mordent, it would be a newt serious
of the town, but in an hour or two she ret need dill matter to her were this case proved against her. These
more suffering. As she persisted in a demonstrative facts w u 4 necessarily shew that she must have felt
affection for the town pump, be wen obliged to take . eat sdel teem her a certaie an mit Id liner.. then
her into conteiy.-Before the Bence Al i lisd nothing °Miners, caution. and m st respectfully woul 1 he
to say in her defence recent ti exegeses her sorrow, and submit to the Bench test it ale., eat let up es them
was fined 5.., and was allowed a week to pay it in, More than oreiuery camel ea is weighieg the evide,c •
which meant, of course, that she has bweer neske which la el bre, breught bef tie them. Its, thers fere,
tracks.-I,uis Ball, a yotang fell ow, ef Cueriten asked them to rsgard the policemen's evi knee as
Mushiest', was summoned for osupalting P.C. Edwin coming from a tainted source, sad tea add not hesits e
Lein. and Johu Bell, .n oiler and bicor brother. was ,to Any it was the whole c tee rested upon Ms evidence
.-umntenemil fer attemptiee et re .cue hi •o from cu 515517, of our witio-s., who jet 4 ie "r they hal heard di trg d
and with Vire itexiiim the coast E iwiu Legg -Wel be s 41.1 in his ep properly and rig t. ly
was ale. seine:toned der Jess oul ine L.uis Buie °henget -wdb waPiti and oertuet peijory, to wilde
-Mr. Atkinson appeared for tho Bolls. - tutimouy tea prove sus Cele tide or sit other • lino •Mtle
cue is mmel to exero toadl rabl hstareet.--oeC. had Kitten a direct an I aueolues uespitive. He
Lege said in Towslay the 17 h. about eieht in said, as the legal g torsional e,,gs,gel in toe case, that
the evAning he was on duty it Charlton hicahnl, stud there had beet. utithing but abs-lute perjury.--
saw the deism Isola Louie B .111 sod where in the porch Mr. Farq thereon said he did Hot go with Mr. iteward
of the rea ling-room They were ho.lialeg and mak- 'hone-Me Howard continued pea beim the magiatrates
ing a noise. Tbe porch wijoite the highway. Heserag did not agree with bun; but it wise bui duty ine toclient
received complaint. ah tut the noises that hal be ot to make what be felt to be mit cornmeal* Woes the
ma le there, he wrn: up stud Now my lads I co stable sae ttienie men go into tbe hoots at IL o'clock
MIA; reiriela roU 1., leave; if you are members you why oat be not at Mitia fall 0V and etiution t defend-
can go lucid& ' Neither of them au-coed and he went ?AS One of the greenest of eur jades. as ei
bite the porch. and out his ine.l upon the demi ler of it was otou the duty ..f a is dic -moan te wait for
a younger brother of the defendaete and /eel t hint a crime te be eonetiu.ted, or an offence shed se thst
" Como on." His (th e consta'iles) hack was parole he might set a case. rue duty of a pol.ceoeu if he
turned to the defendant, Louis Bell, and he struck saw au offence. :Molt to be committed was to
him in the neck, fe,oenel his head in Isis c allar, sod g and. sty it. Mr. Howard cooc.u.l el by urging
curled his legs rowel him and threw hiou through tie the p Ice is putting if the neon of • summons uutil
doorway into the readioirroom. defen.lent fading on the serf hot mouteut. toad dons d simply to hinder
him. Some one pulls I him off mud he get up, an I the desendut is gett ne up her defeuce ; sbe, how.
then defendant attempte Ito serve him the same way ever, heel a perfect answer to the oust, sail the
again. He (writhes') then put him down and took him emesses, whom he ghoul 1 call on her Debate were
into custody. John Ball rushed in and sal 1" Wtast'e erm uly worthy of belied to me mu in the blue
up." He told him he hal got him in custody for cuat, lie call-d Wildman Bose Shapwick, who
endeavouring to assault him, and then be tried Li pull said he had been in Lice Durcbester Hospitel for 12
him away, and threatened to have his head months under Dr. Tudor. ILs father wee very ill,
off, he didn't let him go. He persisted in his enleav- and for severel night. preVi murn fe/ this hid been sitting
ours to pull him away, but some of his friends up Wail ben. Un the merning au question he was
interfered and took him hold and advised him to leave gmeag to work, aid on getting to the house of the
them alone, and took him hod, and he did not inter- defen taut about seven an the morning, he and his
fere any further. He took Louis Bell to Blandford master's brother, who was with him, went in, and
and locked him up. -Cross-examined by Mr. Atkin- they called tot: a quart of beer, but he did nut driuk
son: He witness had been to Blau& ord previously any of it, as bi • heal wee no bed that he was obliged
that day to examine the boners they had heard to sit and held it. Defendaat was just going to
about. He bad drank 61. worth of brandy he breekfast, and gave birn a cup of tea. He stayed
hal taken with him, and had also Laken a there a couple of hours as he was too ba Itogo to work,
portion of two quarts of beer. He himself was a and thee went to See if he could go to WI aborue, but
member of the club. Ile bad received complaints be found the train had gone, lie then went beck
from the keeper of the club. He did not know it was to the house ague, aed the defendant', sister made
a rule of the club that if the members wanted to him an Atter cuts of tea. H. did not drink any beer
smoke they must go out into the perch. lie had not there. Time policemen told him when tie served him
studied them. He was not certain whether or nut the with the ailinin Ma It was " turougu the h else, or he
defendants said they were members and refused to go would not have had it."-By the constable He went
on. At the time a committee was sitting there ab tut into a meadow and lay down He di 1 not esy when
the flower sh .w thet we. coming miff; teey an ide no served with the ellnlinOde that it was no use denying
complaint- He hal certainly not admitted in the club- it. He had • glass partly tilled with beer in his band;
room in the presence of witnesses that he first col's, esl hut be was going to pass it tc another man-Charles
Louis Ball before he 'truce him. They had a mufti. in Harsh, of Woo nand, said on this morniug he walked
the porch and the keeper of the hall opened the slur from Moro to the defendant's-14 miles-in search of
and they fell into it. He did not then throw the work. All he had on the road was • cup of teas At
defendant and kneel upon his chest that he knew of. the defendant's he called for a pint of ale. He was
Defendant went t him like a little tiger. lie did not abet at the time. He sat &mu and re ted, and was
think he was kneeling on Louis Bell when his brother there till time policeman cause in, hut be had toothi or but
came in. The defeud tut John Mg v. have said "Let that one slut an la glass of beer.-By toe eonstatee :
him alone; if he hole done ancthieg wrong summ tug When he came out of the house be fell down and cot
him. There were a number of geutlemen's gardeuer. his face, but it was fr tm weakness.-Tee defeed tut
present, and they might have mien whet took plat*. was than called, but bid .re she had finished .her
There was a crowd all round. He was no: seut f•sc on evidence, which Was a c nreboredon of that given by
this night. - Mr. Henry Foot. schoolmaster and the two previous witnesses, the in.g straws said they
secretary t, the club, said on the oxa-ion iu alit *non were ...mesas's), aid the hely decided i diamies Menne.
he was in the I knee room of the cluh, nut hearing a --L-oeard iise:able, the sou of • respectable dealer,
disturbance in the reading-room he and the other of Charltou hie:shale was summoned fur an useult
members of the committee went eut. There were upon a little boy named Frank Colin The case hal
some poodle near the doer and • scuff's Wriol apigirently been adjourned from the lest Court t see if a settle-
geing on; but there were so many betweee him and merit tout I not be effect/t; but Mrs. Coles stated Mr.
those on the fl or that be c tuld lett ideutif y them. tie Best.bte refined to iM anything in the matter. She
afterwards saw Louis Bell get up and the other one produced the stone the defeudent threw at her can,
turned out ti be the pd cornea. lie the ,saw them go and which weigh d 2ilbs., sod sad for thieo chys
at each other agasin, and there was an ether scuMi aud alter the assault he was inso risible She also put in
they again fell. John Ball entered the room at Chet a medical cartilic de to show that at one tune his life
time and made bie way towards the polic Melo and his was in d tager.-Tee Beech intimated Mr. B eteele
brother; but he could not see what t tok place directly. ought too make his c .lll,odeesade, but they to td not
He (witieess) made his way ti them. and took held of the power to order him to do so, and they Ailed the
John Bell by the sleeve and begged him to come away, defewleet, in hie absence, 10s and cede, it teemed
or he would get' iut . trouble, which he di 1, lie aide the b 'ye were all plityieg tugetner, and one of the
Persuaded L 'Ms B ill to go qmsbuy with the polic, other boyaturew a clod at the detendaet ; he picked
man.-In answer to Mr. Atkinson, he said he coal up this heavy et nue and pi eeed at the boy, whm hii
n t say which first wen: at the other after they firA got previously theme at him; it m.-sed him, arid *track
up. On the second occasion Lb. c .ustable was the bey Coombs on the howl, leflictiust a very dread-
evidently on top. He cu de% swear John Bill fill wound.
tried to persuade his br other to go o a quietly.
He must admit he heard nothing like a diet arbauce
preview to this tiff Air. -By the constable: The
previous housekeeper had mule receded couip'a'nei
about noises in the porch, but he had not heard .nt
from the present keeper. He mi.fht have s piece
that be thought if they had not taken John 8.11 away
he would have get has brother out of custely.-Mr.
Atkinson, for the defence, said it wee unelesseant
have to find fault with the word of a poljoutan, but
in the present inerance he should sho • the constable
had committed wilful and delib•rite perjury, that he
was • disgrace to the force and the unifOriu be Wore,
and was the acts' of the whole disturtance. He asked
the Bench to dismiss the summ oases am against his
clients, but to convict the p dicem in.-Tom Joiner,
of Charlton, said when the constable come up, be
ordered three who were inembeas of the club to go in,
and those who were not to g u away. Up to that
time there had been no disturbance, only laughing nod
j oking. Then the Goustable tried to push the youager
defendant (L tile) out, takiej hire by the collar. It
was not true whet the o instable had stand, that Louis
Ball first struck him in the neck. They then " met "
together and fell in the porch. They struggled toge-
ther a sec ond time and fell in the club-room. 'Chen
they got up and wrestled, and Louis Ball fell, and the
policeman on top of him, and knelt on hint. He kept
him down three or four minutes. lie sew him do it.
Then John Ball came in and sad " Wh..t's up, what.
he done If you have anything against him, summons
him," Re, believed John Ball put his hand on his
shoulder, but be did nbt strike the offieer. He diJ not
hear him threaten to knock his head off.-by the coo.
stable: lie was brought up two Courts ago, and
charged with knocking down a wall, and he ((AIN)
was the witness.-Mr. Atkinson: What has that to
do with it. - Stapt. Underwo : Everything ; it
shows the animne.-William Bellews gave corrobora-
tive evidence-The constable sail he also was sum-
moned two Courts ago for damage to a wall.-James
Cox, who had looked alter the room for the last 17
menthe; said 'when Louis toll the- constable to sum-
mons John, he said he'd rather "lave' him. He and
several others persna led the constable to let bim get
up, and, after a time, he did se but he still bell
him by the collar. - Charlet' Joiner, gardener,
of Charlton, • most voluble witness, also corrobor-
ated, and expressed his opinion it would be
better if the constable was removed. The Bench
told him they did not want his advice.-In reply to the
washable, he sa'd his bro. li Wi one of those brought
up about the wait-Id?. r a short deliberation the
magistrates said they were of op'. .ion the spit in
question was on the highway, and, therefore, he would
have had • a right to arrest anyone making a dins
turbance, but as the present instance they did not
think he had &own sufficient pristine:it-diet there
was ~ufccient cause jot hie interference. The while
of the cases vrOtid be di.ani^ext,
Another case that appeared' to excite • grekt deal of
interest wu that of Esther Jane Abb it, landlia ly of the
Bugle Horn, Spettiebury, who was summoned for
having served drunken people on her premises on the
Bth of hiay.-bir. Howard was for the defendant.-
The same constable as appeared in the last case Weil
the only witness.-P.C. Legg said on Friday, the 13th,
he saw two men, Charles Marsh and William Row about
hail past ten in the morning outeile the Bugle Horn,
kept by the defendant. They appeared the wores for
liquor. They went-into Lb.. boa us and remained there
till one o'clock, during which throe the, came out on
several occasions very drunk, and behaved waostodia-
gracefully. At the time be went in and eow On
two men sitting together they had a plat cup of
beer before them. He asked the defendant if she
was aware she was permitting drunkenness on her
premises. She pointed to Mush, ant said .ri
know thae mated the worse for liquor, but I have
not deawt him &nestle rig for the hoit two hours ;
as for the other. bag mealy protacc:ing " She then
told them to go .tut of the holt* soli they ch.o.gge.e I
off in the direction of Sturminster Marshall, Verhen
about 100 yards on the road Mush fell down and cut
his face very badly. They afterwards went to Smith
Farm, and stayed till his attention we again drawn
to them. ant he went and advised them to go home.
'Noy proceeded to the village, and Mush get some
weranfi so w. 41. 4.',e face, sand went on 1. Sturmineter.
Unseitot late a tbei:gow end 1,7 y down, sue there he let
bins stay.-Ctoieotramiee,l y7adv. ilevard • flew
long have you been in thelorbsp-ilrou 'ward the thse
guidon two iponthe ato, SIC (A. isuelt.)-Mr.
leeward : 'Now, she i.emenj',er' I will hate none of
your insolence. !I you ateamet I- argue with me, or
don't answer m: in a straightlorv4o,l L'ont,er, will
talk to the magistrates about you. lam net Ong to
hives man bee yoe turu round and answer me in that
meener.-The Cl:marmite suggested the q lestien 'heal
be reps seed.- Mr. Howard said wa'quite willing to do
so in deference to she Bench ; hut they mu t not
imagine that be would piece himself epee an age silty
with • policeman -The question was then .4 douslod,
and Logy, In reply, said he bad been in the force five
years.--eir. Howard: Avid yon were aloe the s .le
witness in • Poaching cage in which an talhl was
proved l-Legg : Not the sole witness, sir. -Mr.
Howard : But you were • witness, and the cue was
heard and dismissed before the magistrates In this
emelt ::-Yess-e-And you were also the sole witness in
the three Cases tieet have just been heard, and which
have a'so been dfsferised-es.-Then you are the
man whom we have just been lfliteaing to Live: ring t
one thing, which five or gi witnesses hate siv,re to
another ?-No answer.-Croweeeemlnetion wontinued
He di I not know whether the men haul hum in the
hoes° before he saw them lg. in. He c told not swear
either was drurk, but his impression was they were
the worse for emcee.. At 12 o'clock they were
unioubtaily drunk. He saw t;otr: tome out and go
Into the house lime different Udmik rotio:ted the
case on the following day to his superintendent, but
the summons was not taken out till ii even days after
as be was away. lie never afterteards told Mrs
Abbot#e wonid take God to witness that be had not
laid the itdortnatiox,; asti6 wouldn't have taken out the
eaturpons ft the priest' at Gee (foment bed not gone to
the superfutendent and conipWied. The priest was
the gentlemen who drew his at then l.e ads* ken.
He did not see any beer drawn, -Ymo are the man
who just now admitted that on this day you bad dsunk
lid. of brandy, and helped drink two plane Of belie-
But I was engaged on a most unpleasant job.-Mr.
Howard: Never mind the job being unpleasant, I get