The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-26 00:00:00


DORCHESTER COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SATIIIIHAT.-Befors Lieut.-Col. Steward, IL Pearce,
Req., and Major Astell
81110UL/A CHUBUT TO A 1101.31.-Willlaut Clarke,
farmer, of Abbotebury, was summoned for cruelty to a
horse. -P.O. Foster said that on Sunday, May 10, he
saw • bores in defendant's field, lying on the ground,
cornered with • winnowing sheet. The horse was in
very poor and bad condition. On Tuesday it remained
there. It planted a good des', best itself against the
ground, and tore off its hair. It appeared to be Better-
ing very mush. He spoke to defendant about it,
who then had it shot.-Defendant denied the the
horse was poor, but said it had been chained by the
leg, when it had thrown itself, and that they had been
unable to get it ap. He had no veterinary surgeon to
attend it, as they only thought it was "scrammed" by
lying there. They could not remove it, because the
ground was uneven, and it had not the Use of one of
its legs through lying on it.-The Bench said there
was sufficient doubt whether the ease came within the
Act to make them dismiss it, but the chsircoan said he
considered defendant had grossly abused the horse, and
was evidently not • MM. t to have horses, if the
defendant had been convicted be should have inflicted
the highest penalty.-Dismiesoi.
ArTslt TH. RIVIHW.-Three young men, named
Thomas Gregory, William Paul, end George Hardy,
were brought up for being drunk and assaulting the
police. It seemed that they had been to the review at
Lodmoor on Friday Mternoon, and got gloriously drunk,
after which they fought amongst themselves and with
anybody who was willing-P.C. Haynes, from informa-
tion received, went along the road, and between Preston
and Osmiagton he found the three defendants in • field
by the side of the read all drunk and rolling over one
another. As soon as he got up. Gregory struck him in
the mouth. Ile seised him, when the others tried to
rescue him. Hardy laid hold of him by the throat, and
"choked him cif" four times. Again he laid boll of
the man, when they renewed their attack upon him.
• -* in charge of the
constable. They took away has staff and hat.-
examineel by Mr. Weston : Was nt himself the
worse for liquor. Was not knocked down by • woman.
Did not 81st strike Gregory with • stick. Got them
all in custody by eight o'clock, end bad not been out of
his custody since. Was quite sober.-P.S. Pitfield said
that at Chi, e o'clock in the afternoon he saw the defen-
' dents at Lodmoor. They were drunk and tumbling
about, and foil into the ditch twice. He ordered them
home, and they were taken away by their friends.-
P.C. Foster said that at 2 o'clock between Lodmoor and
, Weymouth he saw Hardy end another men fighting in
the middle i.f the road. Hardy was "blood all over."
He told them to he off, when they took hold of each
others' hands and walked away.-P.S. Pitfield was
rigida offerell to say something about 4 o'clock, but Mr.
Weston objected, and the Bench declined to bear him.
- Charles Scriveo, the parish constable of Ostnington,
, spoke to receiving one of them from P. C.
Flaynea-Crosemitamaned : Didn't know the charge.
Could not tell whether the constable was drunk or sober.
-Mr. Weston said he should prove that the constable
was drunk and oblivious, that he bad not given • true
version of the care, and it must break down.-John
Srrgeant, of Ostniogton, said he was in the field referred
to with the defendants, when P.C. Hain" o•ino
Defendants were larking together, not lighting. Am
the constable passed him he caught hold of • stick he
had, saying "L. t's hays thst • minute," and he west
Op and 'Arm* Gregory on the beck with it. Gregory
tried to cateh at the stick, when Haynes hit him in the
face, and mode his nose bleed. They then west into
the mad, when Haynes struck Hardy mith his rtaff ;
upon which Hardy took it from him and threw it over
the hedge, and the constable went niter if.. The police. man was the worse for rumor-he was as bed as Hardy
was. Haynes fell down in pursuing Gregory. By the
Hooch : Hardy was not were drunk. They all walked
along the rued very well Paul, brother of the
defendants, said his brother was taken into eu.todl on
Friday night, at It o'clock, at the Plough inn, Owning.
tem He saw them sousing from that house. Saw
P.C. Haynes at 8 o'clock. he was not drukk, still he
was hot quit•freah...-Fined 40s. each or • month's hard
labour. Allowed • fortnight to pay in.
Keane° Doos WITHOUTLICLeIII._Mis.Charity
Ryves and her brother, Mr. G. F. Byers, of Wyke
Regis, were summoned for each keeping four dogs,
without • license.-Mr. J. W. Beach, supervisor. pro-
secuted for the Excise. - Mr. F. T. Johns, of Btandford,
appeared for the defendants, and pleaded guilty, but
explained that the offence erase through inadvertenoe.
-Mr. Beath said be was instructed only to press for a
convistion In seek mile es for one dog, end he observed