The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

DIVIiIONAL PETTY SESSIONS.

FRIDAY, Jan. - -Magistrate. present: Rev. J.
Glyn (chairman), Sir E. Greathesd, Hart_ Major
Portman, CoL Paget, Rey. H. Austin, anti H. Brouncitcr
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The police-court was densely crowded, considerable
interest being manifested with regard to the case of the
late outrage at Lytchett Mstravers.
DAMAGING WOOD. —George 11111er and Thomas
Rabbits, two little boys residing at Newton, near
Wimborne, were charged with damaging fir trees, the
property of Mr. Patoy.- P.C. Hart stated that or
the 30th December, about 12 o'clock be saw the boys,
in a fir plantation by the side of the Poole road. They
had each • nitch of wood tied w.th a cord. When he
wsnt towards th.-m they ran off. The father of Miler
stated that on the tl..y in question he was seeking work
at Rournemouth, an.l his wife w. ill. Ile denied that
the cord which the boy used belonged to him. The
, young oulprita were each fined fid. and 4a. costs.
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CHANOR Or AMMAUI.T. —Charles Wheeler, who stated 1
that he Was a gentleman of independent means, appeared
to answer an adjourned summons on • charge of
wanting Benjamin Wren, keeper to Sir Ivor (Brest,
Bart.—Mr. Johns appeared for the complainant, and
Mr. Ouy, of Southampton, for /he defendant. there
was a cross,•ummons, in which Wren was charged
with unlawfully rescuing • pony from Wheeler's
onstaly as he was taking it to the pound. Both cases
were by agreement beard together. Wren stisti that
on the 28th November be wan to the pheasant-house
when his attention was drawn to his pony. He went
out into the road leading to Hampreston, and saw
Wheeler driving his pony before him. He was alt •ut
200 yards off. They went to • corner of the road where
there was • turning and so out of his sight. He
, walked on, and the next time he saw Wheeler he was
; ooming haek. The pony had got through a gate into
his (Wren's) field. When Wheeler met him he put
up both his fists in • fighting attitude, and then
pushed hint backwards into • ditch. On getting up he
pushed hint backwards again, and then struck bun
, under the chin, lie made use of bad language, and
offered to fight.—Louisa Hill, a little girl, corroborated
Wren's statement as to Wheeler. pushing him down,
but stated that the assault took place close to the gate
where the pony went in.--- For the defence it was
alleged that Wren's pony had been trespassing in Mn.
West's field, and been the cause of great annoyance to
her. That on the day in question Wheeler, by seeing
the pony in Mrs West's, proceeded to drive it to the
pound, and that in doing so the animal jumped over
• hedge and went lot. its master's field, and on
Wheeler's attempting to follow and drive it to the p •und
he wa• met by Wren, and that he merely endeavoured
;to push him aside; that no assault was committed,
, and no ill.language used. After hearing the solicitors
, in both cases, the Bench decided to insulin them, each
; party to pay his own costs.

A Qvurnow or Tills.- Jane Ivamy,beerhouse keeper,
Broonihill, was charged on the information of P.C.
James Hobbs with having her house open for the
sale of beer after 11 p.m. on the nircht of the 20th Dec.
—The constable stated that heanng a great of noise
he went to the defendant's house at tfil minutes past 11
o'clock and found about 20 persons there ; several were
drunk, and two were fast asleep on the settle —ln her
defence Hrs. Ivamy stated that by her clock it was five
minutes to 11 when the constable came into the house.
She endeavoured to clear her house as soon as possible.
It had boon customary the day after Christmas to
Invite customers to • supper, and some time before she
amked the constable to come and help clear her house.
On re-examination Hobbs stated that he wet his watch
by Wimborne time when he left the town at 10 p.m.
Defendant called as witness an old man named King,
but he appeared only to know ad to those in the room
when he was. -Fined 10s. including costs.
TRESPASS IF &ARCH OF (.40E. —William Squire,
labourer, was summoned and itloaded guilty to a
ch.oge of trespass in search of conies on lands belonging
to C. A. King, Fa+ The keeper stated that defendant
was using nets, and had three-and-a-half couple of
rabbit» in his pouesaion when he came up to him.—
Fined 10s. including costa.
THE LATE OUTRiAGE AT LYTCHETT