The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-24 00:00:00

Oil AZIIINIITEZ.

SCHOO'. TRRAT.—Th• children attending the vllbga
*eh +1 h 4 a vety pleuant eft.•rnoon's outing n
Fri lay, htn they were invited to Wolvetcle 11.,u.. to
Leahy Mr. and Mrs. Rank... The weather was charm.hly fine an.l his.,.. wee • large muster of tl e children,
With the Vt.. it, lii lie e. W. L. itarnei, and other
fraud.. A b untlful tea er:.• eet b,tore the juvenile.,
tlo not 41,1 y et.j..yed; ran i on,i gatneA w. re after-
wanlcenw:czed in. The only inchli at which occurred
tetoatthe plea. um of the ~e,t,lt‘e war. tho immersion
'„4l little tirl wined M..,.. ill the 'dream rut Ding
`ur.,iieli the wr..untl-. ch. Wm title to heel,
ci pv• le,. ti;l he atm reeened from her mallow.
;Z:4"". She ". not much woree fir her" ducking."
children, before separating, gave hearty cheers for
their entertaineM.

NILSORNS ST. ANDREW.
tr. Me. WI Vet NIGHT JARA mem to have no notion
reekin.. ; I suppore their habit Is i, fly through the
sir with their moth, open awl live upon what goes in.
Baid a good yeoman to me—' What lot c,f ponPle
thers are in the will I like Mr. Wiz's Light-jars I They
lx,el all they have to do is t go through the world.
Sid the viefusle and drink will ay into their months.'
That sort t.f thing won't do ID Milh roe, where they
to Peek pretty hard, farmers an,l all, for a living.
"ed, let's be thankful there's • good harvest, and we
Mall have a chariot r pc, king ti:, eomething this year
—barns.

IiTURMINSTBR MAR9II/I.L.
:rSikreinticin Silt-Inc.—An bgm at IMO held lest
ay at the lic.l Lion Inn, before T. litawlioe!.l"ds
n.,„ is ict:v uno polod .4 the I..l'oWing f, er 'formai ). W. Weetsv.eid, %V. B.rrtlett, W.
ilec!..m, W. Brewer, W. !goatee .1, It. Wdson, A.
le irltee, J. J. Hinton. A L. gg, I Mrsolwav, It
$114,1°44"". tool W. le cite, on the body of George
?el. The prinui,...l 'hire, was a Loy ab"ot ten
~.;" "I age, named Tom Holloway, son (of Mr.
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"num' Holloway, daily...an, who ass pickiog mush-
BRIDPORT.
!onto.. in a fi •hi, and mew the dee -see I throw his cap
...I fine salmon end •
iiiklul fits lie, and jump in the rt.rr Stour, be' we n seven WiD,come Vietroite.--Se"-- • bia ineetnna and
hai*l4ht I'm. The boy went home and it -id what be number .4 sm,ll-r epecimeste ofam.h..t
the Wit week
, aeee nto his Ltlier, who communicated with P.C. favourite fish have been ceptured "'IN • The is eased ww. taken from the water end in the vicinity .4 Bu ton BriliNt°;. Bcr,pi thiltu'l anti
e:"leTeriin a tn.'. to the lied Lion Inn. Dectseed's have fetched very, high pries.' Someas --and have
Zot Proved that his mind had been wandering, and
welwhing
more
than
thrsijesaartal about yea„
ft. 44 cmPluined a Pains In hie bead. A verdict realised ye. ft i, staid tlt is __ ,_ our
.t.,_ We, rdingly returned of " Temporary Insanity." dim any of those flab hays mad." aPPS"aaw m
'" 1417 Itlin their fon to ttio ra3thar ot demos& 3. waters.

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Pooa MARY LammA— hawker of umbrellas, ag6.
voiding in Haet-etreet, and who for man) Nears has
been well.known to the p 11w hr ice her collarbone
00 M°^daY, by falling down whilst ,ndert,eiiieocc
of drink. The woman wit; iourant or boodles of the
nature of the injuries' she suslaintd, as she managed
to get home to the hovel in which she resides, with her
husband. She did not retire to bed, but remained in
a chair all night. As soon as the facta became known
to the authorities next morning, she was conveyed to
the workhouse for treatment.

MiLrrsay.—The batteries of BRA. belonging to
the Dorchester and Christchurch barracks, which
passed through the town a few weeks since ea route to
Okehampton for gun practice, again visited us on the
return journey on Thursday and Friday lat. After
being billeted in the town fir the night, the journey
was resumed at eight on the following mornings.
Both men and hones appeared very little the worse
for the outing. Borne of the men were much burnt
through exposure to an autumn min ; but that j vied
appearance often noticed after a sharp practice was
not apparent on his occasion.

NARROW &CAP! ritog A Wm.—A man named
Joseph Cornick, in the employ of Mr. J. Zeally,
farmer, of Walditch, was on Monday evening, about
six, o'clock, in imminent danger of being gored to
death by a bull. Cornick was in a field in the above
parish, when a bull grasing there suddenly attacked
bim. Taurus commenced his vagaries by knoalung
Cornick down in the most unceremonious manner
possible. Not content with this msltrestment, he
obliged him with it gratuitous terial ascent, and upon
his arrival at terra firms coolly stamped upon him.
Cornick managed to get away minus any yeti seriuul
hduri.

hike. Gamma's TRE ki—Tbe scholar attending the
schools at Bothenhampton were on Friday treated to
their annnal outing by the kind:not of Mrs. J. P. F.
Gundry, The Cottage, li,idport, tbellEtrbottr beirg the
rendezv,us. The day was beautifully fine, and the
children enjoye I themselves thoroughly. Bacween
two and three o'clock the scholar's were comfortably

packed in tehicles, kindly lent by Mr. Win. Denziloe.
and others, and were not long iu reaching the har-
bour, where a good and substantial tea was awaiting
them at the Neptune. During the evering • number
of friends and visitors joined lu the an useinents, sport*
being arranged for the children. A quantity ut useful
prism were distributed through the kindnese and con-
sideration of the "Founder of the Feast." Mr. and
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Mrs. Gundry were present during the evening. The
children were under the superintendence of Mias
Parsons, their kind and excellent mistre.i.i. who strove
har.l to plesee the little ones tin& r her charge. The
clerk cf the echo l Mr. S. Ackerman. wa3 also pre-
sent, and laboured well on behalf of the boys. As
darkness set in the happy throng were driven home,
and their shouts end songs bespoke their thorough
enjoyment, and gratefulness to Mrs. Gundry for her
benevolence.

SERIOUS CHARGE OF STABBING.
On Monday. at the County Police-court. before J. M.
P. Montagu an. W. Whetlitm, Esq., • boy, 13 years
of age, named John Beam of Bradpolek was charged in
custody, on remand, with unlawfully wounding John
Curtis, eon of Mr. George Curtis, shoemaker, of Loden,
at the former village on the Ibh inst.

Prosecutor, who is also about 13 yam of age, deposed
eyeing prisoner at Bradpole, about IS p.m • on the day in
que,tion. Prisoner was cutting out a stick. Prosecutor
spoke to bins. wishing him "flood night." Ilia (prisoner's)
brother was there, who offered to give him a ".lap in the
helot" He did not strike prosecutor then. Prosecuto:
went over to Walter Hoare, brother of pris mar, and gave
him a slap (nib. bead. Prisoner then Callld UP and struck
prosecutor with • stick scrag the shoulder. Prosecutor
took the stick away and struck the prisoner with it scr.ste
the back. Turned to leave him, when prisoner struck hitu
with • knife twice In the abo older. He had not just Woke
the knife in his hand. Prisoner struck him again with a
stick. That is the knife (a eingle-blarle clasp knife pro-
duced). Prosecutor bled a groat deal. The brother did
not interfere.

Crowexamined : I did not put my leg round and throw
you backwards. I took the stick away. I did not strike
you four or five times before you struck me with the
knife.

--Ge'Ores Moule Evans, medical practitioner, Bridport,
deposed being sent for on the evening of the 9th to see
Curtis at Up-Laricrs, and found him with two wounds on
the beck. The one on the left side warns cut, skin-deep,
and an inch long. The skin was separated from the
muscle to the extent of an inch all round the wound. The
other wound on the right side was • very slight one, a
mere puncture. Witness did not make an examination of
the clothes. The knife is such a one as would hero
caused them. The lay was in pain, but to,t in danger.
Charles Crabh, mechanic, employed at Pymore Mills,
but residing at Latham, said be was at Bradpole on that
evening and saw prisoner and proaecutor then.. The latter
was in the road, and the fanner in a field. Prisoner was
cutting a stick, and prosecutor walking with him in the
road. H *re said, "If you come over here. I will give you
a smack in the head.'' Curtis got over the wall and went
to prisoner. Could not gee them then. Walter Hoare,
prisoner's brother, and othor boys wore there. Aliout five
minutes after they returned to the wall. Curtis came back
and leant his heal against the wall. Asked Curtis what
he hod done; he replied, " He has stabbed me on both
sides.' Helped prosecutor over the wall, into Mr. Gibbs'
b aton. prisoner following. Removed his clothes, and
was?-.ed off the flood. See two cuts, one on each side;
blood was running fr in both. Found marks where .the
knife had ez.tered his rlothes. Saw prisoner ehutting a
knife when they came back to the wall. Did not hear
what was said. Mr. il.hlas and witness bandaged up the
wounds. and took him home.
Cross-examined : I did not eat the boys en.
Thomas Chard, carter, Bradpele. gave evidenee.
P.C. Chaffer deposed going to Up-Loden e on the 9th,
and the father told him hi. boy had breu stabbed, and
gave witless the clothes IVOIII by his son at the time.
,The garments produced by the constable were a check
totton shirt, blue canvas j wiser, and cloth waistcoat. The
°eft side of the shirt was is stisrat‘d with blood stains, as
wer. s the jacket and vest. Teo punctures, caused by the
passage of the knife, were clearly visible in each gar.
month Witness silt the blood was wet when he first saw
the clothes. He apprehended prisoner at his house on the
fo‘lowing morning, and charged him with stabbing Curtis.
He then said he shouldn't have done it if Curtis had not
Lit him with • stick ; he did thin self-defence. Witness
received tie knife from prisoner's father-hplaw.
C. age Curtin, father of prosecutor, said he remembered
his son coming home in a weak, faint condition, with the
eolistance of witness, Crabb. F unit the wounds very
be Ito his back, and his clothes bloody. Took him to Dr.
Al-bin (retired) at once, but the doctor being ill he could
not isee him. Ile then at once sent off for his medical man,
Dr. Evans, and put the boy to bed. At first the wounds
' were thought more dangerous. He had on desire to press
the charge.
Isei.oner was now form illy chargsd and committed for
trill at the next Quarter Sessions, and, after the usual
caution, made the following statement struck me
three sr foor times before I tosselsed hint with the knife.
and alter I did it he pokud me in the side with& stick, and
then wont away."
Privoner desired to call William Marsh, carter, of Brad-
poll, hut the evidence of this witness was almost worth-
less. Re sew prisoner and other boys on the occasion;
the 'boys were challenging to fight. Saw Curtis fall down.
Saw Curtis and Hoare giving it each other with • stick.
C flit say a high struck first. Heard prosecutor say
prisoner had stabbed him with a knife. Did not see a
knife.
The Bench admitted prisoner to bail on two sureties of
£5 each.