The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-16 00:00:00

A MAN KILLED BY ANOTHER MUTH A
SCYTHE..

On Wednesday evening a fatal quarrel took place at
Powerstock in the mowing field. Two MCI! named
Edward Consens, of Powerst wit, and Thomas Legg,
of Nettlecombe, a hamlet adjoining, were engaged
in mowing a field named " I:avionics" in the occupation
of Mr. Walbridge, of Powerstock, when a quarrel
arose between then. and Legg inflicted a fearful
wound on Cousen's left leg. The limb WILY gadied
right open in the link portion, about midway between
the thigh and the knee. 'The rut was about six inches
long, and had divided the fleshy Portion 11111011 W a knife
would a thick piece of ineat. With such forge was the
wound inflicted that liesVes severing the flesh. the weapon
cut right into the hem, the contact against which took
' the edge off the scythe. The unfortunate man dim'
about half an hour, mainly through loss of
Efforts were made to stanch the
blood, by tki.ae who wen. near the spot, lint they
were Ineffectual, 'oil the deceased expired be-
fore Pr. Daniel, of Beemuoitcr, who um sent for,
arrived. The demised is said 14 40C received two
blows with the scythe. Legg also received a ARV¢re cut
during the quarrel, butt it was not a dangerous one. P.S,
Holloway and '. Legg were on the spot man altar the
fatal affair happened. and took Legg into custody. He
was brought to the kirklport Police Station, and his
wound, which is also in the leg, was town up by Hr. ti,ott.
• .gihen the policeman grrired on the spot they found the
deeigactir ileail on thegro;!tul.whlle Leg; was sitting
emu codli oseible IT the of Pi" On being
kkuoCUs*dtli are no CY planation, but areal
in a drawling,tene. ' not help it; I ,"unne
-hear it happened.' Bodi loft int. • to hare hceu
•.,,.dirinkin.l:lccrased and bum, the neighbours say, werew.it
—Art mg ti;:irAni with each other. and had quarrelled
was 3rtilll; WI foreman, and this semi.
gyavirto wis under him.
zeank•gke deceased was 50 years
!Am is about 40
•

before.
to have irritate,. _
Both men are midoie..,
old, and leaves a wife and fain..,.
years of age, also has a family.

v4,11* ENT.
An inoticct held at the Tb re !for., Shoet. kept by o.
Mr. Sydney Painter. on Friday, I,y Mr. N. M. Loggen, chap., .o
coroner.
Samuel Itigler derow lit Velne.lay uvuniu;' bud, fienno alhot
about wven o'clock, I Iva.: in a field at l'owerstork, where lary at air. Arden's, St. Mary-strect.—..
I saw Edward t'ousens, John Legg, and It.thert Walbridge
; hir the fortnecUtioll, aol rivapiPalated the admix ....
mowing. °manna was foreman' and mmw way ahead ; 'all the Whole circumstances retleetc..l very great enxlit Legg was second and could not keep up. Cousens canoe poii,
back to Legg, pushed him on the shoulder, and told him AIM EMS, wok at 31re Arlen', reismteil her evidence as
to get out id the way, anti let Walbridge route on, a. he tek,..,
loire
(Legg) could nut.keep up. When Conseil, pushed him. ; p.c Lovell said that Olt the morning of the sth inst. about.. Legg was in his scythe. lie sticuided a little, s..:ven o'clock, from information he receive I from the inst.,
and fell on his scythe, eating his 1,, Consuls 'went on ness, he went to the house of procecutria, sod found the
mowing in 1,e.t.; s swathe. 1.0.-9: gut up, ran at Colleens bowie bad been broken It,. F:xlmin, I the outer garien wall,
behind his back, and struck him twice with his scythe. and from the marks Mir it hail been ',taloa, sumo of the Maas C.ousena fell after the eccoicl blow, and said "Oh dear, was hrnketi off, and there were marks of a person having
dear, Tom, you have done for ins now." Legg maid droppoil down. There was • chair outside a window, apane