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

COVNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SATVIDAT. —BOP. tit. R. L. Riaderaley, Mr. G•
W. nom, and Oaptain Hansel.
The license of the Volunteer Inn, Portland, was
temporarily transferred from Mary Stevens to
Richard Ooz_ ; and that of the King's Arms. Puddle.
town, fr Hmm amilton Rogers to Walter Tooker.

IVWtIOXtS TIC Wlllolto WAN.
Robert Sargent wee summoned for maaultuti Mary
Jane Hart, an officer of the Salvation Army—Corn
*leant said on 'Tuesday evening last at ten o'clock,
she was returning !nen Broadvrey to Wermouth. Bbe
had been to an • oetpost "in connection with the
Army, and was returning with a lot of Om
"brothers," when she was struck in this back and we.
rendered insensible. She could not aay who did it.
Complainant DOW wished to withdraw the summons
aa she had summoned the wrong person. Another
boy had owned it—The Bench said there waa
evidence against the defendant. and they dismissed
the cm'.

lICIOLAST.
John Williams was brought tip on remand charged
with oommitting a burglary at the house of Charles
Watts, at YoAirigton Itatcham con-
firmed the evidence already elm—Marl:a Watts
proved having hi. house broken open. Whets he went
to bed on the 23rd he closed all the doors and
windows, and on the following morning the house
was" broken up." He heard someone about in the
night, but thought it was his neighbour.--Supt. (isle
owroborated Sergeant Matcham's evidence as to
finding footmarks mar the house which correepondel
with tile prisoner's books.—There was another charge
against the primmer of stealing two Fla.*, at Herring-
Matcbam, re-called, said on Saturday,
24th inst., prisoner was in hi. custody on the sharge
of burglary. mid he charged him with having'. 4d mime
maces, which be believed to have limo stolen property.
He said they were his own, and that he had bought
the.. ohs man who was hard up whoin hiv had met on
the med. He said be gave lid. for them, and sold
thous again for 4d. Witnem produced the ragire
which he found in the house of a labourer named
Richard Lyme. They had eines been identified by
Lb. from they were stolen on the night of the
at Herringstone.—Richard Lynes raid on the
lard he saw the prisoner at Rkliway, where he
=lived with his dater. As he IWIIII passim 1,
witness to buy it belt, and be gave him 61
for it. Witmer also gave him 4d. for the two ratan
(prodnoed.)—John Robins, groom for Mr. Williams,
of Herringstonik identified one of the razors as his
property. He misted it on the 23rd from the stable
yard He last saw it in the " washboz " on the pee.
coding Wedne•day.—James Sims, coachman to ?dr.
teetified to losing the other razor from the
srlettoremiast.—Mr. Supt. Gale asked for a further
which wail granted.

irSITKI) NICTHODI.T EIIICIC CHURCH. —The friends
of the abov ch war on load Yriday celebrated their 2rith
anniveraory by a public tem, of which over 50 partook,
alter which there way a public meeting, when addreasew
were given lir Rev. -- Parrett. Mr. Morri., and other
friends. On le:After Sunday two wermone were preached
by Mr. S. William., of Weldon. C inactions were
made at the close of the eery jowls to go to the fund.
for general porpoam.