The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-04 00:00:00

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it op and gavial to Mrs. Carter after Hse. Roberts
had tad her not to fetch the gin. Si tor the ihhhhh was
&awn Mrs Outer took itiato shire... None of the
water was poured late • glees. Mrs. Roberta duals all
of it from the clop. ehe van not long drinking it.
Could not say if she wished anybody health and happis
0011.. Wam positive none of the water was poured oat
int., a glees. There was a wine-glass on the table before
the young man some. Mrs. Carter might have taken
her medicine out of it. Heard of the cue first when
the 1111031110124 was served, about • fortnight ago. Hrs.
, Carter uked her if she °add recolket the 23rd of May,
and if she could recollect the young man being them.
She said she oould, and also that Mrs. Carter gave her
the cap to draw the water. Did not tell Mrs. Carter
she remembersd Mr. Roberta drank the water out of
the cop, as they had no conversation aboqt the matter.
Hrs. Roberta was frequently there, as she had work at
the bows. Had conversation with lire. Roberts about
the matter 5i114111.-11e-exunined : Could swear there
was no min drunk at the beaus whilst Harris was there.
—Mr. Symonds then addressed the magistrates, and
pointed out that the evidence for the prosecution in
the main Poiets was borne out by witnesses for the de-
f•hdint, and the question was redacted down to • small
Point. Mrs. Roberts' evidenos bore contradiction on the
fats of it, and if she hal spoken troth, the last witness
had been guilty
of • falsehood, as one of the party said
she used • glass, and the other said she drank out of •
cup. He submitted both of them were true. With re-
gard to the witness Harris be wam entitled to common.
dation for doing his duty, and he had done no more
than his duty in detecting • person wiling spirits with-
out • license, and injuring the honest trader. He
refuted the charge that the witness was drunk, not one
of the witnesses had made such • statement, and no
attempt had been made to prove it. It was • miswrite°
of credit between the two parties. He submitted
that what the situ's, Beek bed said was all put into
her mouth. It wee • connected story altogether in
order to shield the defendant. He conteeded that
the was was mode out to the satisfaction of the magis-
testes, and that the tale made out by defindent
was merely • fabrication to throw dust in the
*les of the bench. The court was then cleared for •
short time, and on admission being regained, Captain
Prows. asked the supervisor whether defendant lied been
convicted before of an offence against the ezeists.-14.
Beech mid there had been no previous oses against her.
—Capt. Prows, then observed that the magistrates bad
taken the whole ease into their consideration, and they
were of opinion there wee • great deserepacy between
the evidence of the servant gtrl and that of Mrs Roberts.
They believed also that the excise officer bad only
his duty, and he would have been liable to distehmal
he had disobeyed the order, of his superior officer.
They were of opinion that the inlaed revenue had
waved their ease fally. and the defendant had sabjuited
herself to • penalty of £5O. Tbe magistrates. however,
were empowered to reduce the amount one fourth, and,
taking all the eireumateneee into consideration, they
would make the reduction. Before concluding the case,
be wished to state that. notwithstanding all that Kr.
Howard bad said about the witness Harris being drank,
the magistrates wished to state that the charge had
never Us& proved, and the wart certainly did not
believe be had doe* anything more than his duty, and
he left the snort under the most satisfactory eiretiots
snipes. The penalty would be includes of coats, and
ON meet& imprisonment in default.—The fine was paid
immeedistely.

liONDsT.—Beforo His Worship the Mayor (J.
'Mare, Eel.)
Daanir AND IttOrma--John Best and Job Hoopm
wore brought up in custody charged with being drunk
and riotous early on Sunday morning last.—P.S.
Harvey said be saw the prisoners fighting with several
men belonging to the Channel Fleet, DPW the Portland
Anna, in Malden-street, juA as the publialionses were
'hang. He wont up to the prisoners and asked them
to desist but they woad not. The nien.of.wars men
left off direetly be went up to them.—P.C. Short came
to his ageism/lee and the prisoners were brought to the
etetioo-house.— The prieonere in their defames said they
were very sorry they bad offended, and the Mayor fiaed
the prisoners 101. each 'sanding costs, or in defaalt of
payment mean days' imprisonment

EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1868.