The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-29 00:00:00

THE ITYNONOBBURY "BOYCOTTING" CASE.

TIV3 PIISUSLIB COMIIIITID YO S TILIAL.

The Bridport Town Hall has never, during the last
20 years, held such a morbidly-ititerested throng as o
Mond .y, when the five prisoners charged with riot!
amsembling aid wilfully ditnaging property at
Broadosk, were brought up before J. M. P. Aloutague
Esq., end W. Outfox, B.A. Before the chairman had
Liken his seat the hail wag thronged. The men in the
dock were apprehended in batches during the elle(
week sod forma I, remanded.
Mr. It. S. H ,wardr of Weymouth, appeared for
the prowcution, ad Mr. Day, of Bridport, Mr.
Haan., of Weymouth, and Mr. Weston, of Doretheater,
for the defence. The pas roers were ranthel -perther,
lielwayaeb; Arthdr Martin, dairyman, of Salwayaah;
floury Cooke, of Lynch, and Henry Caddy, of Sal-
wayash, labourers, with Woocdord May (about 16),
etepeon of Mr. John Marsh, of Wa-hing.pool,
Pymore, Lodes*.
Mr. Howard, in opening the Casa, laid the whole
of the facts before the Bnch. He dwelt upon the
fact that Me. Henley, hie wife, and daughter (Mrs.
Spencer) voided at Broadosk. At live o'clock on the
day of the 541 some rumours were brought to Henley
[bet • party were g wog t do malicious damage, so he
asked one of his workmen named Pomeroy to stay
with him as • sort of security. . the sod of the house
In quisitiou faced the high.roa I, and the front of it the
land itself. He would show them tha: one of ibis.
scenes had taken place similar to those lately enacted
In • certain pert of threat Britain. The house in
question, Leo, was covered with thatch. During the
evening noises were beard, and it crowd awemnied.
Thl mob pawed by the house, came back, and with
Ibroted effigiee did th:ir utmost to set fire to the
house. A worn in lo dted out of the window, and e
pistol was bred so near to her that the very hair of her
bead was 'lurid. Beer WIN supplied, and, indeed,
everything was done to exasperate the mob. He
would aak that the prisoners should be sent for trial
on this sari .tte chivge. In this c iuntry, fortunately,
we very seldom see euch caws a, the one in which be
was prosecuting to-day, and he (Mr. Howard) was
oat now surprised to hear • laugh ring through that
Court when he spoke of Ms a.t.ce upon a woman
(Commotion.)
in reply to the solicitors for the defence, Mr.
Howard said he was proceeding upon Vic. 24 and 25,
cap. 07, sec. 12.
The first witness called for the prosecution was
Joke Healey, builder, kc., who said: I am • carpenter
Bring et Broadoak. I reside with my wife and
dim OW. The end of the booth faces [her mad, and
the froot None the garden sod premiss. The house is
roofed with thEcb. On Saturday, the 11th, I WS4 La
the house about five In the ahem ,on. I have a man
In my employ named Charles Poineror, who cam, foe
his wages that swastika. In consequeace of what I
saw I asked him to stay with me. I heard a great
noise of horns and " en-kettles" proceeding from the
direction of Salwayeth and Dottery—heard the noise
going in the direction oldymondebury • it then came
towards my place. I out, anti saw • great
crowd with three effigies commit from the direction of
Shave Crow or Dotter?. They came opposite my
bons*. I should think there were 4001 them. They
went away, and I beard the noise in various quarters.
The mob returned nein in the course of an hoar.
Aleut 10 or II the mob came back with the effigies
and preempted them at my gates. The mob nebulas
my gates, carrying away one of them, threw about
plough tackling seat there for repairs, damaging it.
Tbily were shouting and making • great noise, saying!
"Twit out, you " continuing such remarks. and
then set fire to the effigies in front of the house on
my lead close to my thatched ro if. One of theta
milked for • match. They lifted them up to the
windows to show the light in the windows within •
few inches of the thatch. The thatch did not catch, it
beiag so wet (he supposed) The mob commenced
throwing stones at the windows, breaking four of the
windows of the home and two of the shop, the frames
beieg damaged as well. One man continually fired •
pistol at the window. I was then in the shop, and my
wife and daughter in • beiroom. Sometimes there
ewe ale or eleven pompons abut:, or sometime* a dosen.
Thy dispersed for • little time, but came back again.
Poring the dispersing I went from the shop to the
house- Did not go before as I was afraid to do so.
Pomeroy went out, and I saw no m .re of him. My
wife and daughter were in • very excited state.
solore I went from the shop to the house I heard
water thrown on the effigie. to quench the flame.
When the crowd returned, they began to cane become
they could not make them burn again. Heard some-
one say—" The -- are there, and we'll put some.
thieg over the latch of the door, and turn them out."
Twey tried the door, which was looked. They then
threw parts of the unburnt effigies into the house,
search's's''. window cut tells.. They said they would
"push the devil in, assi turn the out." I could
net Bey much .4 their Jr...; the faces of some were
.smetteci. When the people went away again, my
w.ife, daughter, and myself went upstairs; the mob
retuned again, and commenced breskinr windows-
toms were cot broken before. they finished now. Thk
took ogee (the attack) frum ten to twelve o'clock at
night. mob wet away &rein, when we left the
bias, and wthut to the shed till the police came. I can
.ourin a the prisoners—S must Spencer, and
Identifyerthee
1.1.. by his voice. Heard the altert
say—
" We'll kill she --ww, or turn them out this time."
I identify only thee'. Mr wile was in an exhausted
state. 'lb' front door was broken in, although
e
looked, and carded away. It was the door of tb
I put my foot the
dwelling home.
h m from forcing it open ; they
door in MY.'" them simian binges,
split the door " or throng _
Pomeroy North
tAltiggeoesit, sn,dcaTp•ari.dterii, isnwtshis.—emUpblaroyd7f.
„Ms°.
.esotleyurciail
have worked for him • week or teo a
36i
m,
November sth, I wont there about s.eneoer
edy to ape:
In eonsuence of what he said, I g
paid mg my ware,. I stayed there witl
there.
Mr. Henley, and oclock
Plr..lrcuear went
and I
•inte the 41_,0P; and rappers a little distance
blowing, &mai_ t went in the direc..ion of
dicutg.,m,mth,tgoor-r.'.u.s. w.eb was gone about h df-an- hour,
Chu-. nnThjein.
by the h maw, in the direction
hsel blackened faces, some
old
el.f‘reeSirkle-er3les, and se;:reept:7l-nets—miglaeuegbehterre)bee-cane
50.keitedmese
. and effigies cm poles. There
f about an hour, and
'limb. This were 2°.. again
aed again, wins they 4°P 101 ist the reed a few
weisi

Minutes. Two men Game up to the gate and on.
hanged one of the gates,Could Lot tell who the men
Were. 'lb. mob rushed in with the effigies to the front
of the house, saying—" Look out, we're coming "
Heard • man say " Got • match?" and smother said
" Here's one." They then lit the effigies, and held
them up uuder the thatch. They were buruiug at that
time. 'They left, and went in the direction of Fanner
ifilhott's premises. They returned in ten minutes,
Commenced to break the windows, and throw stones,
They cams again, and I heard a voice say" I think
We have carried the game too tar," another "I think
we have done pretty well," and then • voice sail "You
haven't finished the work. go back aid finish the
work," and another voice my • Come on, chaps, we'll
go back and kill the --- this, time." 'They came
bath, and beat in the door. I heard the lewd of •
pletoL The remains of the effigies were left smoking;
they tried to light them again, but amid not get them
to light. I saw one of the effigies put in through the
broken window, it was burning at the time, and eat
the window blinds on fire. I then want away foe
the police. When the effigy was pet in at the
window. I heard one say. • fhe devil's gone in to
turn them out." I saw the fire men in the dock on Die
mumithe, but did nut see them do anything."—By Mr.
Weston: The tanber-house is . few paces horn the
house. There was no tog at all at the time. I have
never accused anyone else of being
examined by Mr. Idowerd : When I went for police,
Coustablee Chaney and Spraoltiand weal with me. I
met • waggon loaded with people going in the direc-
tion of Dothery. I know two of themthiamuel Spencer
and Frederick Spanner; the home was Mr. John
Spencer's. There was a crowd of people at Atram
I Bridge and half a hogshead of cider.—By Mr. hams:
Attain Bridge La more than a mile from Broadoak.
I Cook and May (prisoners) were there. On Sunday last
I met amen neared W "kw Welleroileo Lew Chubb and
Samuel Wetter, they asked me about it. I said "Yes
I knew one, a stout man." I said nothing &brut
Witham King being a ring-leader of the crew. I titi
the men OD suuday bat I was lying amongst
the timber, but did not tell them I could put
any hand on seven or eight of them. 1 4.610`
too man Martin there in front oa the house,
did not see either of the five prisoner, do anything.
Spencer said she was assytug with her tether
end mother at Brisaloak, on the sth of November at
eight p.m. I was isi my father. bedroom, in the
road 1 aim • mob paw up with effigies, blowing a
born, and beating oan-kettlea. They came back anon
&pout 10 p.m., shook time saline' over the gate, stayed
there for awhile shouting and making • noise; niter
awhile they =Mum the rate, some of them walked
In round the yard, welluat back to the sod of the
house, and thou set the effigies on fire. The effigies
ware on poles. They held them up under the thatch;
can't say how close. Saw tbein--can't say who—
throw stones, and I was obliged to escape behind a
alma of drawers, se I had been hit by three of them.
I was hit by • pistol-shot on the crown of my heed as
I was lookiog from the window. It was fired so close
t, me that it singed my hats and burnt the skin. &DIV
tiros after I heard avoice say" We'd have the out
and kilt than. I was afraLi they would come in. Had
the thatch not been win it would have caught fire, as
tile thatch is so low. The windows were broken with
etooes .no sucks. I heard them say they would
• , u in the devil through the window and turn the
-- out." Samuel Spencer was there; I can identify
• one else. Ho was taking an wive path. The mob
left about 12, and the whole of the time they were
doing what they liked to the pithe.—By Mr. Day I
saw Samuel Spencer by the get' post, saw him come
into the premusis, but can say no mure.—By Mr.
Howard' t did not see the effigies eat on fire.—By Mr.
Day: Samuel Spencer was standing by flu gate poet,
not a foot inside the premises, I know nothing about
Martin. I only swear to samuel npencer. I think.l
should have heard anything said from where 1 was at
the window.—By Mr. tisane: I do hot k now the prisoner
May.—P.C. Chaffey (No. 70), saw Pomeroy come to.
Bridport bin; about LI o'clock. I west with Mai at
Atrium Bridge. I saw • party of mea ; two of the men
I knew, viz., May and Cook. Some had • barrel
there. I met • waggon also • could not sweat who
was in it. Pomeroy made an observation to me at the
time. Wheu I got to Henley's house at Broadoak, I
found the door and windows broken to pieces; the
door was hung to • tree, some distemze from the honest
In pieces, which Pomeroy took beck with him to the
house; I went inside but found nobody there. I afters
ward, saw Henley, hI. wile, and daughter out in the
yard. They were crying, and afraid to go in. r
took DM UpIDIDIA and I found the fluor ooveredi!il
stones, sticks, and glass, as if the stones had been
thrown in through the window. An effigy was in the
window of • tower room partly burnt, and the curtains
were burnt as well. All the windows were smashed
In, and part of the woodwork gone as well. The theta
of the shop was very low. Teen, were portions of
effigies outside close under the boom—By Mr. Days
I did not notice what way the wind was.--By /0.
Weston: It was • stormy, bAt not • foggy night.—By
Mr. Hamm ; There may have been 12 or 13 men at
Abram-bridge. Pomeroy told me that the whole of
the men there had been at Henley's.—By Mr. Day:
I saw May and Cook there. —P.C. House (78), of
Chideook, said he found the house as the last witness
I had described. Mrs. Henley and Mrs. Spencer were
I present, &ad showed me the 'VIM'S (produced --ordinary
road-side flints.) I apprehended the prisoner Cook at
Albritton, charged him, and be acid, "1 was there
but did not do any mischief." The same evening I
apprehended Henry Caddy, charged him, and he said,
• All-light, sir, I was there ; am n t you going to have
the rest." On the 16th, I appreh iuded Arthur Media,
Dotteg, who answered, '1 kniiiv nothing about it
and 1 can get pe pie to say I wasn't them
Ou the lfith, I acoouipanie i tbe prisoner, Martin's wife,
into the cell to Me her hunhaed. I had previously
cantioued her not to say Anything of what occurred on
the Stu of November. Hie wife a ebiiked him for being
A own at Broadoak on the sth. The prisoner answered
" I can't say I wasn't there; I wan. I was thee*
when the door was broken in and carried away, but I
don't know who done it." On the 17tb, I appro.
hooded prisoner Woodford May at Higher Pymore,
and he answered "I was there when it was done, but I
did cot take any part in it." I noticed that the thetch
of the house wee down to the window, and 1.04'1 on
the upper framework. The fire was made about three
yards from the window. Some of the prisoners live'
newly two miles from the place. Some about a mile,
I viz., Cook, a mile • Martin, two miles; Spencer, three
miles; Caddy, about two mile.; May, about one and
a-half miles. Esiu Elliott, farmer, of Broad-
said, "I keep • private house about 60 yards
from Henley's. In front of my house there is &garden
I know Mr. Spencer's home. I reoiember a number of
people pawing the road about eight o'clock, somi in
women's clothes, an I others apoarently in private
drew. I could not swear if any of them had blackened
facet. They had three effigies and • little d They
were goiog from Broadoak-tree to Mr. Henley's I
saw • number of people coming down the road. I had
a few friends there that evening, Mrs. Spencer and
her daughter. Mrs. Spencer was the mother of one
of the t.risoners. They cams soon after dinner, and left
about 10 or II p.m. (did not see Spencer's waggon at
my place. Some of my neighbours were dear:Bug by
anti ezid to them "Don't be far out of the way," as I
felt myself in danger, as Henley's premises &reclaim to
mine, rod I saw a great light. I heard "rackets" and
something like the report of • gun. I asked a Mr.
Slade, Mr. Weller, and others to stay by me. None
of the mob came to my house for refreshments. Some
men had some cider there. Mrs. nor Mies Spencer
did not serve any drink.—Charles Parris, blacksmith,
of Atrain, Lodera, said "I have an out-door Bosom to
sell beer. It is about one mile from Brotaloak. I
know Mr. /fealty's place. On the evening of the sth
of November. I rem•mber one or two of our customers
a mint to our house about eight o'clock. I beard horns
blowing about 7.30. as Bidlake, I went to sib what it
was, end found 70 or 80 people. Some were dressed
In diagniee—women's clothing, and they had three
effigies. I saw no cask of cider. They went to
hillownbury on the road to Syniondsintry. I left than
and thayed at Broadosk. The others went on. Three
or four •tayed at the blacksmith's shop. My master
was one and his son. I do not remember lb. others.
I stayed 20 miontes, and the mob came back with
effigies. They passed the shop and went in the direc-
tion of Henley's house. This was about quarter pest
eight. I stayed in the blacksmith's shop • quarter of
an hour, and then I went on with them. I did not
know where they were going. I followed them. I
overtook them at • place called Donator. This is
about quarter • mile from Henley. And they then
went to Denhay and Lower Denhay, and back to
Breadoak. I did not pass Henley's house. I
passed by Henley's home about quartet to tea. I do
not know the people who were with the effigies. When
I overtook them at Bidleke, I spoke to no one. I did
not know anyone that I saw with the effigies. I was
"cheering" in the hall just now. I saw men drinking
cider that night. It was in Netherbury parish about
a few yards from Abram Bridge I had 'amen/ler. Ido not
know who gave it to we. I do not know who wiw
present at the time I had the cider. It was about 70
yards from my honw. I locked up my house and
-went to bed. I passed Elliott's house. I spoke to
nobody at Elliott's home. 'There TM a fire Lear the
cider on waste ground.—Anna Elliott, wife of Esau
Elliot, add she had Bret at Broadoak for 30 years.
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wroth of ,
Spencer
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much es xacibsterms
in custody et several
and the prisoners were ainducted
excitement comiutrtPasri.3thae" to
bin:
euTlingt&ey w'tere dioowudnlythcebbeeacredk "and" Vic))
crowd on the way thither.
taaMbbadr. Henley followed edixdibc; aelalargtkme.
Titreayncleayalp:snrgLorharsaeow.TdBa•Pitree,yar'alefdhtiawathd"rae halt to tor' gowibti
five constables, three of whom entered the tavern with
them, ."-nd two guarded the entrance. The mobil( sod
for •
and booted them, clamouring about the
considerable time. Mr. Henley and htraughter
were conveyed to their home at Broadoak the same
evening in a covered vehicle, in the company of three
policemen as protection from the mob.