The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-05-04 00:00:00

WARIIHAM.
Ter. Church of Lady St. Nfary was very taatolully
eloomratod on Keeler Sunday, and the MaTVIOOII were
well attmid.d.

CoUNTY PETTY SE4BIONB.

Ttlans..r.-11ehwe Lientenant•Cninnel ?dense] (in the
chair). Gol.ntel Cambri.lote, and Mr. If. Fethereton•

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.1.4 m 'lowland, lenillorsl of the Mack Swan Inn,
risranage. W 34 tttttt motel by P.C. Pik.. for permitting
drunkennesu on his the night .4 April 14.
--Mr. Dickinson, of Poole, defesided, and itioulod not
guilty.-- P.C. .othl soil : I was on duty at
14w osia,re .m the night in 4inoslion ahout
nits... I was emir tie' Slack Swan, and heard a lot of
noise cursing and swearing. I went away, and
•ioted the losow at ten o'clock. In the kitchen I saw
a istan 1141110 I Harding helpleasly drunk. On the
table cloe. to I w.is is glass full of law and a pint
mop yommeneed miming and swearing.
When I went in defendant said " Ih.n. t take any
notice of I' , policeman. hut go out." I asked
defendant why allowed him to ep:t in that Mate.
said be was drunk when lme canw in. I told him
1,.. might to Imp turned bine met, and not let him
remain and get w. He then mid he bed not
drawn any drink for him, hitt he drank ~.it .4
nthor people's glawust t hi. *mild not help
that. I told him again he ehmild have turned
him s.t. Ile then said he should n..t
turn him out for anyls.dy I then hit the house, and
about ton vs)* ton aftorwanl, the man Harding was
helped It by two other men. I again visited the
house ui company with I'. C. 11.1.1,in. and told the
defendant I •lesold retort him for ellowing the man
to get drunk. Ile told me I had no Intone-a in the
him. tulles. I warn sent for.—Cross.oratnined by Mr.
Dickinson : Ili.l not tell no. that belied requested the
&fondant to kayo the In.nsw. I did not consider it
my duty to turn the ~,an out ; I considered it was the
landlord's duty. lithe landlord had asked me I
'tumid have don.. on. A man named Frank Paulley
was outside, and coniplained about the hovel, but
afterwards when he wan inside he would not say he
had complained.—P.C. Dibliin gave corroborative
evidence, and stated: I had occamon to caution the
landlord about a fortnight aim when there was •
disturbance in the house.—Mr. Dickinson, for the
defence, stated that the defendant had kept the house
for the past *even ream and had never been sum.
mooed for a breach of the Licensing Act before. He
considered there WWI no evidence whatever to
stantiate the summons. He would call the landlorn
and two other witneews to prove that no liquor was
supplied to the man Harding.—John Dowland, the
defendant, was then sworn, and said : The man
Htedinrcarne ism peuse .4; the errning of April
lit., and asked for some liter. 'I refused-4m draw nay,
and persuaded him to go hou.e. No liquor of any
kind was supplied him whilst he was in the house.
P.C. Pike came in and said, "I shall report you for
keeping • disorderly house, and I have a I/it'11...1 is,
L'° ve it." I told him to bring him in. Prank
Paulley aim in. and when questioned said he had
not heard any DniPP. —Thomas Stickland and Frank
Paulley gave corroborative ev idr nee —The magis-
trate* considered the evidence was not sufficient to
convict, but omsidered the police did quite Tight in
hung" 14,e cc...• h r-mrd, end were .4 opinion that
the defendant should be canehaionl.y ti,e Lend).-
Chair Man expremed tbs hope that the. defendant
would not Wale before them again, or this cam. would
be
.taken into consideration.

Walter Knight, Mime Walter Burton, of Idorden,
was charged with &wishing and beating Charl.;
r( no the 3rd of March.- Mr.
Itiekdotott de4eno4—C;a:rl-1 James (on oath) said :
, Pa the Ent Id goa) I and sent with two tigttr mon
into the Wood tn Catch 1.0,1111 lower-pic}tel* a_n.l to
take them up to Mr. McKenzie, the steward. Wlons
we trot there we naw *wen men. They ran away for
:Arid .firry yard; and then got over the fence into the
where ernAin.A. When we gut to them I
itelott thins *hat hualnova thi/ ha theca. Ifand
Iht ;Aid '.' What 4.0 that IA I
rerineee4 him tobe' civil, • told hid' I should 'aka
tel 34r. MciCen•ie, drat...ward. He aakj2.-.
U.c *4011.414, awl rir4 kn." I 'hew lett nty hand on
him ; 10. then called elem his o;9'l,l4'l'lT 11,404 it/
the noodle. In-fondant hit mac. t. Pekinese)
contended ha had no ram to answer, The onto.
plainant was taking the part of a oollaa•ooriataldr, and
tried to arrest defendant. who In the souffle
accidentally struck him. —The magistrates diantiemed
the care. _

--Edwa.rd Day, of Swamp, who did not appear, was
klitd 4,4 and asi. costa for obstructing the pathway
arsti dr ranger., §waragc, on Sunday, April lath.
—P.O. Pik* was the Iniormarta
Walter Harding, of Swami's for not sending his
two children to regularly ;was h %ad Isa in each

Jommli Motley, of Swanage, was fined I. Gd. each,
•0 respect of two children, for a similar offence. and
orry.4 I,,aa %star on Gown* Walla, of ftwana4te, to
amid his daiWth regn,hirlY in itott.lG.
Maria Han, of Lit!worth, was summoned tor
dainaging a dead fence at buliwirth, the property of Mr.
Weld Blundell and stealing sticki therefrom of the
.at of two prOOP.—A palm constable (on oath) said
was watches a dead fence on the 9th April, and
Saw oeftn4ot about two o'clock in the afternoon
come 'and flra• • same 414A.A. 1..13 of the hedge.—
Irefendan stated whe pick the etlidu up in t.
ditch, and did not take them out' ot the hedge.-.- F.
Bates, steward to Mr Weld Blundell. tressed the
and defendant wee fined 3d, the value .4 the sticks,
"Ilitid"itl;ite, of trwaaass, nod and ris.
c for being dFulik at' liwalsake'in''4fith 4pnl.-
I*.C. Ditlibin was the inforthant. —LefendantW4 at
appear.
Ilitorge White, of Wareham, pleaded guilty Ingenue
ttatpaia 11,,rden, 4n lfith Inst., and *as fined 2s.
and is. soma
Marry Williams, of Swans.% pleaded guilty to
wandering aliened at Swanson without any means of
sustenance—P.C. Dubbin stated be found prisoner
sleeping in an outhouse.--43entenced to 14 days' bard
labour.