The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-05-11 00:00:00

BORoUGH POLICE COURT.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

Ifosii.tr.—Bofore .1. M. P. Montage, Esq. (chair-
man), Meson. .1. S. Uclal, W. C.d.., J. W.
Preston, and A. T. .I.dants.
SOW AT NKTHIMBURY.
Thomas and Emanuel Itendell, lahmarers, of Nether.
bury, were summon-1 for aseaulting Robert Watts,
a young labourer, of Me'plash, on the :kb April.—
Mr. C. O. Nantes defended, and Mr. Roper appeared
for complainant. The latter ictat.i that on the day
in question he was leaving hi. work, and going home,
when defendants knocked him down and rendered
him insensible. In answer to Mr. Nantes, he said
he struck one if the defendants and knocked him
down. —Sarah Turner, an aunt cif complainant, proved
the condition an which her nephew returned home.
Several other witnesses were heard when a cross.
mammon' we. heard, in which Thorsen Rendell
charged Watts with knocking him down. —A farmer's
son, named Guy Hine, dep.P.l to hearing both
parties quarrelling, and he failed to see mucf.
difference in their conduct.—The Bench were of
opinion that both parties were guilty of a breach of
the peso-. Watts was fined bs, and costa, and
Emanuel Rendell aimilarly thud. In the case of
Thomas ;tendon, no fine was imposed.

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William Henry Wheaton Toby, of no occupation,
Beaminster, was summoned by Jeremiah Peter Stem.
bridge, postmaster, of Beaminste ,r for assaulting him
on the lit April. Mr. C. G. Nantes appeared for
complainant. but Mr. B. Tucker, who was instructed
for the defence was from home, and consequently
unable to appear. Defendant also did not appear.—
The complainant said he was postmaster of Bea.
minster. Defendant had resided in his house until
recently. He accused complainant on the date men-
tioned of owing him some money, but the accusation
was unfiiunded. As becontinued to•CCUM him, com-
plainant Ladled him:a liar, when defendant follsoired
up and knocked him down with a blow on the head.
Complainant suit up and went towards him, when
defendant struck him with a stick in the face, his
face bled very much, and he would hare knocked him
again had not some who stood by prevented it.—Mr.
T. Taylor connected with: the Ordanee Survey at
Beaminster, described what took place on the occasion.
He setw defendant knock the complainant down, and
etrike him afterwards with a stick.—Mr. W. J,
Andrea, jun., of Beaminster, corroborated in full the
evidence adduced by the first witness.—Dr. W. J.
Daniel, of Beaminster, mid he was called to see com-
plainant after the tumult. He wss suffering from a
severe bruise and contusion over the left eye, and a
superficial wound on the side of the nose. The
injuries necessitated red, or inure serious consequences
might have ensued. His health was affected thereby.
—The Bench fined defendant Cl, and costs amounting
to a 16s. rd., end an order sem elm made on him to
defray the complainant's doctor's 6d.

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Job Hussey, farm labourer, of Stoke Abbott, was
summoned at the instanoe of his stepmother Harriet
Homey, for forcibly entering premises in her pOll-
- ion on the Ist April—Mr. Nantes appeared for
the defendant, and Mr. Day for the complainant.
From the evidence given it appears that the husband
of the complainant, who waa father to the defendant
by a former wife, died a short time since, but left no
will. The house the deceased had promised to the
defendant, wh3 took possewiion of it whilst the
complainant had eons. things stored there, and she
alleged that the house was her property.—After
hearing several witnesses the Bench were not satisfied
that the widow was in legal posaemion, and cons.'-
fluently dismissed the came.

110R141A ASTRAY.
David Walker, who did not appear, woe summoned
for allowing horses to stray at Chideack on 461
Btod.—P.C. Barnes said he saw four horses strayiag
about for half an hour, and the animals were not
tethered.—Defendant was fined 10a. and Gs. Gd. costs.

GII4IIM. noon.
Christopher Penfold, who has travelled the West
of &W and for many years, was summoned for keeping
Iwo dogs without licenses. —P.C. Rackhans said he
saw two lurchers in company with the defendant,
who toll him that the dogs belonged to John Stanley,
who was on Eypo Down. On going to Eype Down
there wan no such person there.—Jamen Penfold,
horse dealer, of Weymouth, said the defendant lisd
no doors of his own—Fined 15e. and M. coats.

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Ranniel Poole, of Beaminater, was summoned for
bring drunk and disorderly at Beaminoer ii the
17th April.—Superintendent Freeman s.iid he was in
Half Moon-street, Be iminster, when lie heard the
defendant swearing and behaving in a moat dis-
orderly marineb. He asked him what he meant by
his conduct, but he wow abusive and reftweil to go
away —The charge of drunkenness was withdrawn,
but the defendant wan bound over to keep the peace
for six months.