The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

COUNTY PETI'Y SESSIONS.

SATUIDAT : Before Edward Patrol, Ein.• and G.
Worry, Req.
ALLFAID POACllllo.—Alfred Goodin, of Redden,
Abbotishorri was I.llolllloDed for poaching at Portesbain,
January 6.—ltr. Weston defended.—Mr. James gram,
Griner, an elderly man and deaf, said that about nine
eelock on &today morniog, the sth of Jane, last Year,
he saw defendant go towards • turni,i Said in his
occupation, and return in about half an hour. Later
witness went there, and found footmarks all down the
turnip field, and at the bottom he found • wire
'et in • hare's run. On going to • side hedge
las observed ea short intervals thri, more wires
mt. At this time defendant was working for
him. Witmer suspected him. but said "nothing to
nobody." Neat morning he directed defendant to go
with the curter spreading manure in one of the fields,
near the turnips, and proceeded himself to the spot to
watth. The orator went on with the putt to the liroPsr
field, but defendant 'livered the turnip field, walltril
straight down to the IN in the bares run, and stooped
to look at it, and from thence he west to the other
three and similarly inspected them. As he was tor,.ing
away, witness went up to him, and the following collory
took plsoe.—Q, What do you do heret— A. I was going
to eat off • few turnipa— Waimea : I didn't send you
here for that ,• you've been round the field t—A. Yea,
I hsva.—Q. What tort—A. Oh, nothing.—Q. You
mast have something to look eV—A. I do look
round sometimes. WISDOM: Well, you mast have
something there or elm you would'ot want to look
round; come with land let me see what I can find.
They went down the field together. On coming to the
fibit wire witatent said "That's what you've been to
look do you see anything there r Defendant :
Oh, yes ; that's • wire. Witness: Yes, let's see if
there are anj more, and be led defendant to the other
three in sammerion, sod at the Glom said, "I believe
all ewe Wong to you. Delentlaat No, they don't„

Witness then took them up, and told defendant he had
better take them if they were his, but be again denied
the ownerehip of them. In another hedge witi.ess
found where two hod been wirei the previous day, and,
addreming defendant, he said: Y.ti take yourself out of
my field and oat of my service; DI linvnimP°B4hc"here'
how do I know the time you have idled I *hail
tell My lifannehl, and you'll be likely to hear Furth, r of
it; and the def•ndant went forth, lie now appeared
In the dock smiling. Mr. Weston took a preliminary
objection. The witness swore the offence was on the
sth June, and according to the Act information most
be laid within three month, of the offence. The prose-
' cuter asserted that he had mid nothing about the hth
'June-he spoke It January 6th. The tatter &to was
stated on the information, but everybody in court knew
be had said the sth June, bat the old man would not
be oonvinced. He had no corroboration of his evidence,
and without calling on Mr. Weston for an answxr to
the charge, the magistrates dismissed the case.
Corms ASTRAY. Stiakland was summoned
for allowing an ass and two cows to stray on the high-
way, at Puddletown. It seeuied defendant had •
right to torn them animals on tie common,
but he is realer prone to grazing them by the
roadside. On the 17th March they were in the
latter place, in charge of a little girl of &fondant's,
when finding • gap in the hedge, which opened to them
the prospect a daintier fare, they made their way
through and stopped away valiantly. The girl, how.
ever, hunted them out, and loft them, go the constable
says. on the ro•d. Hen°e the summona.—Defendant
said he strictly charged his daughter to keep the
animals from wrong doing : he had to go to work
himself —lie wax fined 10e. including cords.

A POT•V#LIANT YOUNG Mal. —A young man,
named Frederick Roberta, of respectable appearance
and dress, was summoned for being drunk and riotous
at Maiden Newton, March 10. This was the night alter
the fair, and shortly before midnight. P.S. Stillman
discovered Roberta in the street, drunk, hilarious, and
valiant. "Th. best man in the pariah." and "he
wouldn't go home till morning." Tend, rly the
serjeant "aosathed" him to his home, and left him
there, but directly after the street was again resonant
with his drucken cries Several times the policeman
put him book, and on the last occasion Roberts rushed
out of the door after him with • poker, and threatened
to knock his brains out ! Stillman took it from him
and went away. —Defendant said he was sorry, and he
was fined 55. and 7s. oosts.
Moamar. —Before H. M Wismar, Eso.—Thomas Easton
and John Coker, two rongh.lnekiorg tramps, were
charged by P.S. Irler&DOS, of Winfnth, with begging
the day previous at Gallon. The serjeant had cautioned
them previously when they told him if they could not
got relief, they would commit a robbery. On arriving at
Calton they oommencrod their calling and abused thaw
who named to relief them, sad on going to the rest.
dance of Mr. Longman were taken into custody. They
observed they would rather go to gaol than the work-
house.—Senteneed to 21 days' hard labour each.