The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-26 00:00:00

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Tyr DEATH OF LORD BEAOOI.43III:LD. the large
bell of the Minster MIA tolled on Tuesday last, as soon
as the death of the Earl. of Beaconsfield was made
known, and a flag was hoisted half-mast high on one
of the Minster towers.
"Tue LRAM or FRS VALLIY."—Thin troupe of
amateur "niggers" !rave en entertainment in the Corn
Exchange on Thursday evening to • crowded audience.
The first part of the programme consisted of ballads
and comic songs, and was very satisfactorily carried
out. The ballads, "Call me your Darling again," by
Mr. T. D. Joyce, "Just Touch the Harp Gently" try '
Mr. R. Adams, "The Rafael Dell," by Mr. G. F.
Score, and " Ella Lame," by Mr. W. &Mina, were I
especially appreciated. Messrs. Stanley, Hayter
(bones), and Charlie Munckton (tambourine), amused
the audience greatly with their comic songs. The
band of the troupe have considerably improved since
their first appearance, and very ably performed the
instrumental portions of the programme. The second
part of the programme was of a miscellaneous
character, and opened with • solo on the English
concertina by Mr. W. T. Beck, which evoked a hearty
encore, so cleverly did that gentleman manipulate the
Instrument. A burleenue lecture on the " Talki-
phone," by Mr. W. K Pankhume, created • vast
amount of mirth. Mr. Stanley Hayter received much
applause for his plantation song and dance, " Little
Dewdmp," and an Ethiopian scene, "The Great
Arrival," in which the characters were sustained by
Messrs. C. Muncton, W. K Pankhurat,and Stanley
Hayter, caused roars of laughter. Mr. T. Joyce sang
a ballad, "We two," in splendid style, and has never
been heard to better advantage. He was loudly en-
cored and compelled to repeat it. The entertainment
concluded with • laughable walk-round, "Jack on the
Green," in which the entire company appeared in
character. The whole proceedings passed off with
reln4 and with great credit to the troupe. 'rue
entertainment was repeated on Friday night.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A HARRIED

MAN.
At Wineborns Petty /tensions on Felder. which wombed
before Me. C. J. Parke (chairman). Colonel Pant, Lord
goatee. Cecil, General Lane, Hr. W. Bolls-Pryer, and
Hey. Carr (II)n.
John Petty. landlord of the Woodman Tavern, at
ijeatherlani Village, was brought up 111 C 11.0311 charged
with havins committed. reps noon Agnes Louisa Allea.
'rim prisoner who is a quiet respectable looking man. hac
a wife and child, and has lust ent-r.d upon the occupancy
of the inn. He wee defended by Mr. Howard.
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—fie girl who, we believe, ooCupies a very respectable
pue.t4on, gave her evidence in an nu-assuming, but self.
possessed manner. She was an incirm,nt looking, fresh
complexioned girl, and dli not look quite al old at the age
she nave, which wan just over 17. She said she was the
daughter of Sidney Walter Allen, of Limon, and had been
living at defendant'a ho pia for Ph, lad five weeks. On
Sunday moroing lent he called her at q tuner to eight, and
she went downstairs to do her work. She went out into the
other room where Kr. Petty was st mding. He told her to
go up sot fetch the chil I dress it. She went upetaim
to fetch the child, and when she got on the top of th•
stairs the defendant came out of a room in which they
kept potatom. Ho said the men would coon be there to
do the house up, as they ought to have been there at
ChriPtinas. He oleo asked her if the water had come
through
h the ceiling since she had been there, and then be
took suddenly by the shoulder. tight and lumped her
un to the million. and said "go up there Luis " She said
"1 shollnot, sir." He then let her down again and kissed her,
and noshed her into her room. He pushed the door torother
and threw her no her bed. She said she would Pell her
father. He sail "You will not, shut your plough?' He
then committed the act with which she charged him. He
kept her by force rune sic or seven minutes and then let
her go. She afterwards went and took the chid out of bed
and carried i. down 'tail., ant dreseei It, and then spread
the trashiest and wished the stein. After that she went
in to llo• Co .11'4, a n.iglib .ur, and t Id her whet had
hoop-fled, and she edviwid her to go home, which she did,
and complained tohl.f ether and mother.

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Crmsexemined by Kr. Bowed: It took her to wet from
Mies Cook's to her father's house half•as.hour. She
ran. She and her father and mother got beck to the
defendant's boom shout three. When she got there she
first saw Mrs. P•tty. She asked them to walk in. and
asked her in what manner she had Wt the house, and nonn
that .he explained to her what bad happened. Hes.
Petty then fetched her hoshend, who denied it, end celled
her (witness) an infernel liar. He also asked her father
what doctor be would like her to he exernined by, but her
father refused to choose one. Hrs. Petty waked her why
she had not screamed, and she tod her she hadn't the
power. (After stew other question had been pot there
were POMO Maws in the Court, and the Bench UPI if there
was the slightest muifeetetion of feeling mein they
would have Deloused.) Oaths Saturday nicht previous she
was onto( the bongo 8.. minutes. Petty did not complain
to her of her absence. She went to bed at belt-pest eleven.
Defendant and she were in the boniest the time alone She
left him asleep on the site. His bedroom wen next to her's.
Mrs. Petty had gone away scut two the Saturday after.
noon. Her clothes and ribbons w•r4 not torn. Ste .4.
crying when elle went into Kiss Cook's, but she did not
ere before. She was agitated, and emtld scercely speak.
She did not tell 11164 Cook that another men had done the
seine thing to her once before No man bad ever limited
her before. She had complained to her father about 12
month, ago of Mr. -- catching her hold, and he wont
end saw him shout it, but found it was nothing, and let
It drop.
At this point the Bench consulted, and the Chairman
remarked that what the magietrates felt wee that there
was no evidence al yet to show diseent There wee no
screaming or anythinr, and no stem taken to dieting*
what bad happened till after she had gone through her
work _ _

Mr Howard said it wee exactly rich a cheroot u the
mut 'null:Ant man in the world was liable to. He had •
bran of te.t,moniale in favour of the defendant.
The Chairman laid be knew him to be • man of
exceedingly good character.
Mr. Howard continued he bad in Court • man named
Winitor, who aloe wan of the hiebrst character, and would
not be likely to perjure himself for 50 tauten, and he
would swear poodtfuly, that daring the whole of the time
the girl bad apreill•d, be was in his company mined in
work in the roller.

Rev. Can' Glyn thought the father should be called.
Sydney WsDer Allen said on the Sunday morning his
daughter came home crying, and without her hat or
jacket, and said she should not go beck, as Kr. Petty bad
done something to her he ought not to have done. He
and his wife went with her to the defendant's house,
and he called him into a private room, and entreated
him not to prosecute him, as it would ruin him
[Defendant denied this forcibly.] Mm. Petty called
to him and asked him what he was going to do—was he
going to keep the child. if there WY anal And the
defeedant replied "Well, Emily, If Mr. Allen prosecutes:.
I deresay I shall be sent to jail for a month or two.
(Defendant again denied that any such word. painted.)
Defendant again entreated hire not to prosecute, brit to
come again tooth* house on Monday. H. did not, however,
go there again but Dent his daughter to Dr. Phillpota
Cross-examined: Dish/Atilt told his dangiver she was
an infernal Her. Ha denied it at first, and offered to sand
for a doctor. His daughter did, some fiftent months UM
make a charge aided a man. and he went and saw him
about it, and found there was nothing in it.
Br the Bench: Hs never heard there was any •1011111100
in the tretva-tion. _ _ _

kri Wa-r;:eti—W-ae galled, had maid her daughter came
home crying, and made a complaint, and they went to the
deirndant'a.

-act-hTre-Pe-int the Beach said they thought there was no
evidenoe of ruilenos and the ease would be dismissed.
llr. Howard said he sad a most complete answer to the
charge. The defendant had not the least ides why she
went home, except thst it wee because he had molded her
for staying out the previous Saturday night.