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

PETTY SESSIONS

TACIAIDAY.
Before the Mayor (Mr. W. I). Dagdalek Mlemira
W. Pearce. H. Farmer, G. Curtis, W. N. Western,
and Captain Stone.
TAZ LICIZCZIN.: ACT
Hem), Coombe, landlord of the Three f'rowns was
charged with keeping his hone. open for the sale of
liquor alter hours -Mr. Tracers defended
1".1 Barrett stated that on Thursday evening he
was on duty on the west shore and 5 minutes toll he
w.ity to lb.. (root ,tf deft eilsint's houee and remained
there until they closed, which was 11.15. At 11.12
he .sw a I,illl .4 beer and two glamors of wine drawn
Nine men and four girls came out.. lie asked defendant
if he was aware of the time and he asid "Ye.. 11 "
He showed him his watch and defendant denied it was
so late. They then went to the station and by their
clock it was 11 17. by him (witness) 11.19. When
he saw that be Paid he WAA very sorry-it wasonly the
second time he had been up so late, and he hoped he
would not say anything about it. -Crostroixemined :
If. had no special reawin "exactly" to watch the
bowie. Pressed as to his reason, he gaol " I won't
say." -Mr. Travers appealed to the Bench, and the
i.ayor having put the queetion, the officer said he
knew the place to le moth (militant"' by prostitutes,
and he went to owe who came unit. In reply 4, anotto7
question. he said he did 114.1 whether it was
potaildx (min where he sthod 'lnca. beer drawn, Ina
lie saw It tiken from the pot-he believed a pewter -
and put into the bottle. --Mr. Travels said lie did not
wish to thgow discredit. upon the police, leit the
witness had am nit loan iintswsibility, and now h0t,,,,,!
it was a pewter. Ifit inerni.ry we. •
I!.' knew people were le ing versed thew, awl. did not
attempt to warn the landlord. In reply to the Stitch
willows salt' it was drawn from the cask-Sir.
Trni ern strongly lur.tMet.l; he hail just sworn he lotd
not Yea it drawn, an.l now he sail it was (linen trom
the cook -Mr Curti, l'i.rtiaps he knows therea no
engine tbere Travery 0,11, sir? Why there is
an enitut Orrit,'and it we. drawn from it, but before
ven. It lb utterly impoesible ft.; what this man has
sworn'tpo he trite--Witness, in fitrth,r answer, said
II;. girls wim came mit were well-known prootittites.
'-r. Traver, denied this ; they wan, frtende of the
Ixrellady.-The Deficit held the evidente was not
auffic.itaiy to prove ACII&Al sale, and disiitiseed the case,
the 3ayire renyarking it's too (-kw, to An
il pleasant.-
Mr. raven.: I 4111,13 Wath hail heard that before and
I would have cell my witneeiwa.•-11r. Curtis: The
house was open 11 minutes after ?Ir. Trai ere ;
H( w 11
It not for 11., Itl bent-Sir, Curtis ; Then he
has • right to be open all nights-Mr. Travers Y. 41,
hitt nut for the sale of hew t you aaglil 1.. know
enough of the law fir that. (Applauee in court.)
Deurge Hinton was charged with an indecent
assault end attempting to commit a rape upon Nfelinli
Parillard -SIT. IfS. Dickinson defended.

The .vi.lpnoeof the proerentrix, aii interpreted. was
to the effert that .ho was French nurse to Lieut..
Colonel Cuthell, Sandbanks On Friday last, about
11 in the morning, she went out with two children.
She wm at the point where the sulawall terminstes.
Tlw little hoy got on the wall, and she got up after
him. Tliere were some little trees rot, Ma near, linden
individual preeenttil hiu.sell to her. " The
indii tli. itainSant) Stood Isidore'her with his
OS viers doer-ranged. Ife spoke to her, but she did
not on 'elitism, what he mid. She tri.l to run away.
but he held her by the ann and drew her t..wards
him and indecently asasulte,l her, Lut did notraise her
clothing. She SClrsto,sok arid struggled, and got away.
he tilen went home: She gave a deraription of him
to the police constable the Nirllo day, and the next
Inn. the haw him on the semahore, and recognised
y his Wiesen.
A lane sorkkot of oviderwA ‘s4.. tailed pro and ton.
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tir wtec tw nqt iud.l wh-n sir last larcel
lvft.