The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-29 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

Codirrt PaTra Sat Moss, Taiwiar.— Ware Mr. 0.
W. Farrar. Mr. M. Rodantt. Mr. C W. Diabr, C don't
blanal, Mr. G. H. Bowl. Mr. N. Bad, aad Mr. W.
N. Cale:rata.

it%/ham James Bate. a polio) emstab',, waa charged
gab raojary. Mr. R. N. Beavard, of Weymouth,
proerouted, *ad Mr. Giles Sy:nacos. o Ber.heater,
rteleodml. Capt .iu Amyatt Brows wo ',teapot.
Before the our, wai opened, all the witureaa ere
ordered oat of wort.

Howerd said the charge arose out of atatimeate
made by l'.C. Butt on two one edo.ia before the Court,
brst on ihu.24.1 Jan.-, wh .11 P.C. Butt charged a man
perces Wi,liem Bridle with hong dutch and riotous on
12th June, and d..posed that the men was "ester.
tog drunk L" and again on July Bth, at ilia al nerrel
h. arks% wcn tho constable repaatel his stat,tueot.
lie shout I show the tie:ice:nal Ind In de threats to
Bridle pruedquily, and hy lowly srateseee that tho obarge
was eltogehrr fat,. Erery noir cleared to support as
NW.o In rh.dr duty, but at um. f.:r the good of the lutes
that tam r ffercee wart, vured spina; rolioamen thoy
should bate to more prottction thin other persons.
Mr. W. C. Leoey, clerk tn lb • tuagiatrates, produe...l
the dellotittott of defendant on 24 Ii Jane and Jolt 8 h
—ln the ohms Batt w. addle. for b.ing diunk and
dolour. He wee not in wort li, whole time.
By Mr. Plywood.: I dhl not take the depoititlon.
Mr. Howard said be would eel Mr. Bunt, tho roses- ,
troll who to dr the notes.

Mr. Byrom& as.il he weld amicht 1, ar.ythiog be
I'ut te a ulnae& ease it iir.e impose hi,.

1101134 lepo.ed to the defendant ITOVIZ 31/3111 in
his pro sense, and giving the evilenee produced, which
he wrote down. On the sewed "cordon be read over
to bim the deposition made t' o 21t1, Jove.
The Chairman read over to depositions, which
showed that Beet toil ou 12:h J too ab.ut 'even o'olock
he saw tie defend.ut going home it oggering drink,
swearing, and tasking • noire Hot 'poke to him, when
abuo•l him. He based ol.f kadant (Bride) indoots
and out till ore co'cleck s.,..ring and rnahi" a
William George Bridle, the oampl:insnt to-d •y, said:
—I reside at Nostook floor idwarasge. Ino • carpels.
ter, and work aometimee for Mr. Hnedmore. Dotooc-
dant la a police-sonstable at Swam we. Oa the 12th
June in the morning I was in Mr. Sonelaitoe's shop.
Mr. George Corruinay wee workind with one. In the
morning, shoat a gairter after 11, I had • pl,t of 41.
ale. I weat home to dinner, and for drink had • drop of
tea. After Sir per I returned to the .hop to work. In the
stoornoon I went to the redelanca of the lota Henry
Gillingham, with Mr. tionedvior• and Courtsaay, and
belooti them bring Lis body down and oat it In an oek
coffin. I bad • drop of 41. ale theta It was brought
In a Pang. Mr. Smoduscre, Mr. Omartenay, and myself
drank from it. I bad two gleam.. W. left about four
o'clock, Court...nay and myself looming away together.
We wont to Mr. limedmore's shop, awl I sharpened two
handsaws, one for Mr. Satedaaore's son, and one for
myself. Left about • quarter to sir. Mr. Booed-nun
paid me. Aftor that I rent to "the Brook," to
measure some doors for a aorpen. That warn about •
quarter of • natl. from Mr. Hmedenore's. Then 1 went
eoroes to the Anchor and had 91. of gin with belt •
pint of beer mired. Did not sit down. Mrs. Vy•
served ins. 'rho) engineer of the "It yal Albert"
steamer was there, and I spoke to him. The Anahor
I. ab-ut ball a mile from my house. On leaving I
went sire ght home. On the road I spoke to Mr.
Charles Summers. He spoke to on. at I passed his
shop. I stalked straight • did not stagger. Mr.
Bummers asked mo to make a neuter overtime. I
said "No, not for poor old Ned.' I spoke platy. I
also new Andrew Salty. We chatted together to hi.
hour,. Hos house ia about 200 yards from mine. I
sew my little boy lost below my booms, and gave him •
biscuit. I went to my own house.
Did you see the polisviso, William Butt, on that
aosaaloo,

- No, sir, I did not.
Did William Butt speak to you I—No, air.
Did be tell you be should replrt you if you diln't
desist
On the 10. h June--
On tbia day-12tb?-240, sir.
Did you abuse 11100—No, sir,
never ea.

Did you make say °Mee, Push MI conic, and verse:-
Ism going to your boas ?—No ; not very often I
do.

you oontlone making a nob* Icald• the bongo op
4. ono o'clock at nlghtl—No, sir.
Wrre ycn staggrtina drank that evenlnn?—No, sir.
w.re Ica caber ?—Yer, atr, roe told y what I tad
to drink.

Had Pre eclthihd to drink in the obano of Minor
that day but what you hay. told the Beach I—Not a
drop.
In my broute I had tea and lawn' togntber; ant often
io let el to hoe two meals !pother. Under the same
roof lives lira Coil no, why is unable to lame her
howls; and her chughrer and sal. W. have nun
passage in meant ; ahe lives on one sido end I the
other. I saw Mary Culin• is the pess.ge, on the nitht
.112th June. I guild to her ''?oll, how do you got on?'
Nothing /neve, I went out into the radon. Nothing
war said about Ins stammer. Can see from the passe
Into the garden. I ,toyed in the priori *twit, ts
minute.. Then I wrist indoors and went Co b.d. DII
not mate a nr4,o or shoat and swear. It Ir., about
half-ceet Right when I went ti Lel. It wag about
when I Intl ae Anchor ; jilt as tho F"cole steamer
staff4,l I elm talifiNf to dici engineer. The stem*, I.
nemal to et .rt at 7. on Min leith June I Saw Witt,
ufmo I um in Mr. 47. 8 crnoterie workshop. lie told
01" 10, 50014 sammoo me drank or solser, indoors or
out. e" 1/141(1.10. Farer h.d pr -mimed to give me
fourteen days if I wino talon him again. I hid hewn
Sued fur b Oro .truck and noble Imfore, butt didn't
dsserno it. Cap'., Purer oushairatan at that time. I
bad oot then 644 anything ta Bert.
Cr,ss-ritamined: lam • littleoat of tho saber some•
times, l'oote.o who sr. not saber at Bosn•go aro
get.er•Fr 0t1..-d "Turks'—('aughtm). 'Not for poor
old Neu" is Dot a favouti,e ego...scion that I know of
peeps not quite roo,r. W.o 00% oat of my house after
ball-tat 05.50 that night. Going trout the anchor to
my bonen can r• • D.ff•a's titmice, and pees Bott'e end
Court•nay'a fled no oinversation with pithy that
night Miro, did not speak to we. D d not Ring
going home that night u I do aamistintw. Whim Bare
spoke to me, at Sommers's en the 10th there wore
present —Wait,r Summers, Charles Summers, atd
Itte.pben I.Rogtroe. Hare liven ancomonel 12-40 e. for
o.4nr thrmil; •Iso for esteAng a Win I
rahtet— (ovighter). Nave Vero lined severs Licata for I
iffot,ifon -"se, 504 orical fir p. aching. On Saturißy
51.f1t I t•eneriely sin; to my children. Don t rico:ve
my curt ti.n. I work for ..... al masters, mnil am
paid when to work 41 finished. The oaae brostht
extinct in, by Batt wee first board 2lth Juno. Appl-el
for a summons against Batt for using thrumming
isoguate in this court. Can't say when it was.
W"ldn't sour lb. Ira Wm moiled we tot bur
Saturday fortnight. I somas I d•d ap 17 for a sua.-
rue. I went to Ifr. aid ha signod it
laefendant 'soy often boiloss oat tots. Boor, on
10th Juno I was In bodily fear of Batt.
What di4 doe MOM ? Did 3 oU tltiak he would knock
you down?
WWI, no. 'Timid be bodily fur to MO to go to
Doesiesstor for 14 dark gag gam wigg Them I_

(leaghter.) Law John Bibb'. He keeps die New lon.
Did rote.. Ida as Joao U. Did or the Mk.
" llow'at got os old eau" I esid—flandbtor4 Th.* ii
my mend talk. Pat down the oonvereetten I had
with John Hibba It warn about my father . not about
liibbe bad not told me it happens too titan
that I get " • little by the head." flay. spoken to
Lim about my getting drunk. !laid nothing. Don't
with the B‘oolt to believe anythint about it. V/ com-
plaint against Batt wite dLmieeed. Mr. Howard appeared
for me on 8b July. Did not me Lim before that day.
Wrote* to IA Hr. Howard t) *ow. I don't kno•
whir. Butt came to the door at Sun:ulna's on the 10th
with some lith to hia hand; Clan't tell whether he onto
In or not.

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Re-examined : Juba Mine is bil in his mina ; has
been to a lutatic asylum. D.fr,y lives Jo a curt. 1./.41
not go out on the 12. h alter I went to beds, I h.ve
said.

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G•ofef• Courionarr of Svanaire, wher.lwricht. corro-
borated Rridie Ji to their pro° raslitias ~f the aft moon
nt the 12. h. Lust tiros wheel's saw Lir: Ile was shout
half-paat four; at that time he arra. ..hr. At ,ut
gavels °clock wow him pass by hit shop. lie was wait-
.. wall al ever a man cold eel, to WA; ; waters
saw nothing at all the mailer with him. Ihr was vTy
qulet Witness's chop I. between the Anchor atd
B:idk.'s how&

Gross examir.eil : Last Thareday Bridle tell him Ic
thnold want him to ITO to Wareham. Kne.r Briullo
cry 11. Vial beard ha had le sttu up for beiag drank,
tout hu.•l ,erri him with • drop of drink.
MI J. B°,edmoro, of Seaaago, builder, spoke to
t., put the late 11r. Gillingham lla a evflia, taking
with him Bridle and Goortonay. Bridle was quite
' sober, or he shoald uot have taken hire. At halr-past
to.. pild bum. Be was then quite sober.
Mary CAilue, &teethes. at Sarah Collins. mid she
lived under the sm. roof with Bridle. Oa Joss 12th
oho was e:audiug at the dm? from 8 to 10 p.m.,
repeetieg litur Aster from Bournemouth. Saw Bridle
from half-peat eight to Mao. lie wane down•stairs to
his door, sad arid " how do you get op." Then
he went into the garden]. Ile @hut the resume door
after Lim. After shoat fire minutes he cisme la, sad
west up-ettirs. IL woe s ter. If he had Irsim • uralag
end sweari..4 in his btu.* that tight I ehould hare
ht•rul it. 111.1 u,t beer any melt thio;:. Sometimes
hesrl hint task• tt
Cro tunics I : Ila nnt been then. lone—about
ball on I.:Yr—when fliie •peke to ma. • Hi siert
from WA too.-. I) at knew hniur ion,: he' • berm
home. Bri.r. ts not ale,' ..h .r: ()Topa 'fitly others,...
lie• dr A rut •I.• h .t fatedlsr er.y Oath alma he's
drunk and • b.,. Tary. Ivel talked ore, Ili, milks*
several_ liaise.

Lmert.e. of I,tunfni, aarpe...tvr. sal 1 on the
10th Joao be woo wells', st 51•. Summers's with Bridle.
Mr. Charlet and Mr. W..lt-r Summers rev pt.:lieut.
They were making • oiuuter. Butt situ, and lota
Bridle he'd beard 0001p:40:I shout him. and if he Sari
any more or Mut au:lring h.. should ea.union iscic
whether In or out of his can house, ...rank to, sober.
Saw Bridle pass about half•past seven on the 12th : be
waked etralght .cough.
Walter Sommers said ha was now staying it Swann*,
and on the 10th was In • carpenter'. shop belonging to
his brother. Bridle, Laugtree, sad his brother were
there. Butt came Into the shop, and addressing Bridle
oould hove done it before; if you go on ea thing
any of your noises or *Meng in your own house or out
of your host., drunk or sober, I'll sunitnon you, •ail
Mr. Ferrer bet promised to give you hard Isbour : I
can give you btrd l•hour at any time No oue spoke
to hint. Witness wet surprised. Be thought Fiat
repeated it. On the 10th whilst, reported It to Sapt•
&Ira.

--erOn-ezamined : I said to my brother If It bs4 beet]
my shop I should have ordered him out. I said I
heard of stash tonduot of the polios except is N••
York.

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Re-eau:Glued : Butt cunt) jest foci loth* door. leras
neat the policemso. Bridle odd he had been cautioned
not to oneer•r Batt.

Charles Sarnensirs,of Bwmageearroborated. Bolt
h• had • complaint by one of Bridle'. neighbour., that
b• WWI constantly singing and knocking up a row at
his house. Witness (moll not say the exact words.
He weal on '' if I hear you singing In your house or
nut of your house I'll WITLITWOOS you, drunk or
Batt is a easterner of mine. I didn't took up, as
Mayn't want to have scything to de with the matter.
On Tharwisy, Jan, 12, let off Brine to go to 111 r.
Arnedmore's to help make • come. Saw him in thy
afternoon, mid salted him to try and make a quarter in
the evening. Ho was quit.. ...her. SAW him about
(porter pant maven, and said to him " Yoit'd better
make an extra quarto," U. said " Thers'e no more
work for poor old Nod." Ho was walklog quite aprieht.
Mould c rtainly cay ho woo sober. Ha was not making
• noise,

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Croon. c •minud : it was about
Bi Ile pus. U.d never oa•op'aiuel of any t.zaoss of
duty of Rutt'u.
R. •ersmined : Often employed Belau • ho wax one of
lb: beet wolitto"u in the neigbisourh%o4 It. was
jos Ifa in big remarks.
A mh•ose lit.ltix•, of rioanag., unrisrala.r, on this
12:h June its wtat op too about trn toinatrs p.st
use° awl wallisi mom, distarie, laa:,ind Brill.. At
Mr. 'Chutes liumninia. Bridle bOl ..I. and said
"Thur.'. no mnrs work for pm'. nit Nui,” .o 10
ruptatn4 it et the lamp-p..'. Tallied to Blelle. fin
Ira. ...bar. II Bri4le hal Ivo% making a gni, ha
ahould luxe bend him. Mad hoard him lot, of time'
when be (witite..) wan b•' making a Poke at home.
Cro.a.ezatnioul : When IV passel Sommeris it
W3S about 20 ruinotea pasts Ten by the church
Eliot VIM WIN Called, but .i-i Lot SUSWer.
It /SU .ti.; shu was to vows Bridle was sober w"uan
be bud the gin sad beer at thu Anchor.
. . . .

This nomoletei the eve ter the prosecution.
'cr. Semen& sotucittel there wm 03 ease to go
blot. a jury. Petjury malt b %aligned on stern, g no.-
vastswi•l to tho teeter. The geestlen was ere or
nay woe B liii fllll,lk ; sad Blte 011.10 was ainsoiy st
seat cesinq the de..i ion of the magistrates slat they
had heart both •idesi If siveh charges were enooorage-1.
they would be of convent occurrei.et tie suggested
dtmrepaneies to the Bross stated by the witnesses, sod
Observed that al rf diva • knitted Bridle woe in the
habit of getting tirt.nit• and he thought ell the citoutn•
stano:s pellet...id to the truth of the po'ioemen's stile-
mete. submitttel there was no cue to wand It
trial. b,e use (bore hal been no cantrailiellon of •
inverts% Minn. If they thought there was • cue, be
abeeiii have to eill w:tnesses. The Beneh Mad to con-
sider whether there was • r malleable shame, of a eon-
Motion.

After Re masistrat,s hid elef.rrei tether. Mr.
Ferrer est.! the limeh cles.rly thou:St Mr. Symonds
malt gn on wit h.the
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Kr:Symonds then said he must ask for an sdj 'urn-
relent. men important witness iitimnio:sl to attend was
ili, and he hal a medical otrtli sate to say ht was unable
to attend.

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Mr. Iloyeard cull if the aim went for trial Mr.
Symoorte oun'd then call that witnets, the same as he
might Mrs. Tye.
Mr. Ryinoads mall if the Beach ware of opinion •
prima facie o tee was made out—
kir Ferrer re'd tithe ease were left as It stood, the
Bench thought it their duty to seed it for trial.
Mr. Symonds said he did not like to submit to %het
without a atruzele in • cue where the coneteible was el
well spoken of by his superiors as waa Butt, and be
would call one witness which be theneht might induce
the Bete' to alter their deci.leo. Ile celled
Joseph D ffey who said—l It.. at Swatter,. and am •
botcher. Have known William George Bridle • few
Tear,, and where he lives. Recollect the evening of the
12th June. I was at home. Father and I were
smoking • pipe out in front of the beam between *even
and eight. Raw Bridle pass. Just before be got to
Butt's, be an; ont—began making a noise; erring "No
more work for own old Ned." That's &II can say. He
was out of eight In about • minute. He was alone.
W•Ftet near enough to as. whether he was drank; het
should think he'd hal • little or he'd not have made
the noise, To ten minute. or a quarter of an hour I
sew him corning ty the "court" towards Mr. Grant's.
That I. ewe, Iron, hie house towards Northbeeok. I
was 40 or 50 yards off. Did note., arythlag to him.
Crner-esamintri : Did not seen polleernam there at all.
Saw Bridle &bent three log from the constable's image.
All the note. I hostel was hie milling out twiee "No
more work,* he. Bridle walked along very well. He
was not staggering drunk. Hod he not called out
should not have thonsbt blot drunk at all. When
Bridle paned on to Grant's, field "Well Mr. Bridle
he shrugged hie shmiller up, and went On.
Be.-exesnlned : 1. sometimes dose that when be is
drank, end also when he is sneer if jokrd
The marletretea retired for ooDenitation, and on
reterning Mr. Ferrer said the magistrate. felt some
difficulty under the discrepancies raised by the lent
wltnree •, they therefore preferred to muyi the mese for
trial, under the second motion 22 and 23 31st, a. 17.
The prosecutor would be boned over to prefer a bill of
ladle:meat against Butt at the &adzee f re perjury.
Complainant was bound over &evadingly.
Mr. Howard applied that Butt be bound over to
appear to answer the ladieteseett, but the Bench
refused.
/lettiontie Rirletis, Janes Ricketts, and Joh, Jokes vt,
of Winterborne Klueston, summoned for being
druk and riotone no tho information o' P.C. Parsons,
were fined the Ricketts Mt each, aid Johnson 91.
timer &Wes of Beranage, pleaded guilty to riding
without n•ins, July 11th. It seemrei he narrow!,
mospod falling when be Intoped off. He pleaded tired•
eels. lT.vig been fined terfcre for a similar offence,
he now bed to P. y 15. Allowed *fortnight
Not Cold, Henry Loll, ant George Meet, of 13 •ri
Billie summoned on the information of P.C. Bryan',
for being drunk and riotous, were Cool la. 61, each
including unfit,

Rie4e:lk - Lange/41ra, and Wilfinit Clerk, of Bore Regi4,
for Wog drank sad dloorderlyJaly 11, were fined 10e.
sack.

7h-own Lawremos, of East Luiwoitb. ploidet guilty
to delivering breed without males at Winfrith, ant was
fleet 12s. itoluding testi.
Leary racial& of Kingston, warn charged with an
Indecent ovum t upon Susan Harris, July 12 h. 114
wise convicted of a common arson% and flood .CI..
James Mititatol, cattle doe'er, was sonsm in•yi by
Thomas' Mentor, station•mastor at Wareham, for
buoed.nxl im In the a:analog of his duty. Kr.
Hewed for the promontioo, and Mr. Atkinson of
Blandford for the defence.
Mr. Atkinson %pulled for an adjearommet. D.rog.
dint had been married about a fortnight, and M. wife's
bad died soddonly, ant the ',morel was this
ottoman, so that defendant could not be prisitut, and
his lailitraolona were not oomplete.
Mr. libward said b. was instructed to °ppm', it. The
Cempany bad whiteness hoes from Southampton.
In reply to the Bench, Mr. Atklneon said his client's
elm would be prejudiced by its being heard in his
almonee.

The Bench seentoci inelismt to grant so adjourumont,
and kr. Howard asked for (ho costs of the usy.
Mr. Atkluson thought it a most ungrso:oss thiog
under (ho eiroomatanoes, acid felt ours Howard
would not suggest such • thing anises it wars prewsed
by tbe railway officials. U. suilested tt should stand
over till the hearing.
The Bench granted aa adjournment, and Islt to-day'.
• mite t.ll the heating; bet Mr. Ferrer suggested if Um
Nits stated so bob•lf of defendant wen, Correct, the
employ weald do well not to aak for tc-day's Doe's.