The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-04-23 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SHIRZHALL. DORCHISTRR, Saturday, April ?A.—
(Before H. Williams, H. N. Middleton, H. C. Onodden,
Majo...General Michel, and Major Stewart.)
PARISH CONNTABLEB.—Tbe AM business of the
session,' was to administer the usual oath to the newly-
appointed constables for the several parishes in this
division of the county for the year ensuing.

TRILoPAIRONO ON '1•11C PCILIC WALL. George
Writ, servant to Dr. Cowdell, was charged by Mr.
Symonds, Town Clerk, with trespassing upon the West
Walk, on Monday, the Bth April. The action was
brought under the 14th Ciattso of the Bye Laws of the
Dorchester Corporation.—P.C. Cousins said that on the
day in question he was on duty in the West Walk when
he saw defendant drive his master's carriage down the
carriage road :lose to the houses, and when opposite
Mr. talkner's house drive on the greensward into the
footwalk and turn and drive back into the carriage
road.--Defendant said the road was so narrow he was
obliged to go over the greensward into the footpath to
turn.—Mr. Symonds said if a party who built a house
built it to the extent of his boundary, he must not go
upon other people's lands for the purpose of turning
carriages coming to his house.—Dr. Cowdell said the
summons set forth that this we, a malicious trespass,
which, to him, appeared rather harsh language. He
linin,elf knew nothing of the circumstance till the sum-
mons was served on him. It seemed that Mrs. Cowdell
sent the carriage to take up Mrs. Falkner to go out
with her for a drive, and that there not being sufficient
room in the road for the driver to turn the carriage he
we, compelled to drive on the greensward. He asked
how the public were to know that carriages must not
be driven off the road—he did not know it WU illegal.—
The Bench said every limn was supposed to know the
law.—Mr. Synionds would venture to say the defendant
knew the rase of the oninibes driver who was fined for
driving off the road.—The Bench fined defendant Is.
and costs. _

WILFUL DA AOC— ThOinciS SyllitS and George
Ilandeford, carters to Mr. Cale, of Wooleombe, were
charged by Thomas iliscrick, • farmer at Crest Toiler,
with maliciously driving against and breaking and
throwing down a gate placed at the entrance of a field,
on the 3rd April. It appeared that a new gate bad
been recently placed across the road, at the entrance
of complainant's field. The road was a highway to the
farm of the defendant's master. The accident occurred
in consequence of their being no dray to the wheels of
the wagon defendants were driving. The Bench did
not think there was any proof of malicious damage,
and disniiroel the case—the Chairman, however, said
the complainant might summon the defendants to
the County Court for the amount of damage..
Nosen ISt LX ENT OP AGRZEM INT. —lsaac Bellinger
was charged by Thomas Walter Hitt, farmer at
Broadwey, with non-fulfilment of an agreement with
the defendant on the 14th February as farm labourer,
at lie, a week, cottage, garden, coals, &c., 2s. • week
for his son as plough-boy, and 8,1. per day for his wife.
He stated that lie wrote the agreement in his pocket
hook and defendant signet it with his mark. When
the agreement was made, he looked at the cottage and
appeared to like it very well, but a week before
he wan to come, he sent word that his master
and he had made up the breach that
existed between them, and that he was going to stop on
again. The consequence was that he (oomplainant) had
been put to great inconvenience and expense, the cottage
being empty and his place not being filled up.—The de-
fendant denied signing the agreement with his mark,
and the ewe was adjourned for • fortnight for the pro-
duction of witnesses

A Sli0C•1•0 BAD Corrsoe.—Jessit Phillips was
charged by Thomas Masters, of Southdown Farm,
Owerinoigne, with breach of contract. Complainant
agreed with defendant on the 14th February to work
for him for • year from the 6th April following' at 7s.
• week, with cottage, garden, Ace. He went and fetched
defendant's things and set them down opposite the cot-
tage on the 6th April, but he refused to go into it,and on
the following day he packed up his things and took
them away, and complainant had not seen him again till
now.—Defendant said the house was not in accordance
with the agreement. He WAS to have a respectable
cottage, but that defendant wanted him to go into was
not habitable. His wife had but recently been oonfined,
and the house was so damp it was not safe to put her into
it, and the 1111111 who left there had gone away ill in
consequence of the state of the house.—The Bench told
defendant he ought to have looked at the cottage before
he signed the agreement.—Defendant replied that he
went with his brother-in-law to .eomplainant's house on
the previous Sunday, and they asked him to allow them
to go and see the cottage, and he persuaded them off
from going, as he said it WAS a mile off and was all up
lull hack, and that while they were goingthrre
might got hiilf the risy honse.—Couiplainant admitted
it was not • first•rate cottage, still it was habitable.—
Defendant said it was scandalous to force a person to live
there—no respectable farmer would put his cob horse
into the place. Ho then celled Mr. Hall, of Burton
Farm, who said that defendant came to him to take his
goods away. He went to the cottage to look at it. The
front door was about 3 feet from the sea, and some-
times lie was informed the sea washed over the cottage.
There was but one door to the house, and that was
fastened with a chain and padlock. There was
great hole in the door, and lie put his
head i through t, with. an intention of getting in,
but seeing a larger hole an the house, he got through
there. The bowie, so called, was simply • cave dug
out in the blue clay cliff, CM the sea shore. The only
downstair room was not plastered, and there was no door
to the bedroom. The house consisted of only two rooms,
a downstair aud an upstair room, about 10 feet square.
Any person might crawl into it through the "hole in
I the wall." Complainant threatened defendant that if
he did nut reside there he would summon I before the
Bench, and be told him it was scarcely fit to put • dog
in—his ban cows were far better housed. It certainly
was not fit for human beings to live in.—Defendant said
the nisitair room was plastered, and the fuel-house was
stoned. The place wee nut so had as had been described.
--The Bench adjourned the can for • fortnight in order
that inquiries might be made about the house in qua-
tion.

_
THEBPA4II. - Thomas Spites was fined 10e., including
coats, for trespassing on sows land belonging to Lord
Wynford, in search of game. The cue was proved by
one of his Lordship's keepers.
AISAULT.— William barep and Edward Davey, who
had been in custody a week, were brought up on a
charge of assaulting P.S. Holloway at Frome Vatushureh.
It appeared that the complainant was sent for to go to a
shop kept by Mr. Holyosike. When he got there, Mr.
liolyoake said the reason he had been sent for was, that
he thought a little thieving was going on a little while
ago, but it was all settled now. Mrs. Holyoake wished
him to stay as defendants were veridrunk. He asked
theni to leave civilly, and they went into the road, but
Edwasd returned into the shop respecting some sweet..
William abo wanted to go back, but he, knowing his
quarrelsome conduct, refused to allow him to go back.
William then struck him, and he took him into custody.
Edward then came out and tried to release his brother,
and was obliged to charge others to aid and &mist.
Edward was at one time •constable in the county force,
and had been previously couvieted of assault. The
Bench fined Edward Davey 21.11. and coats, and Willisni
Davey 10n. and.cmits.

FELONY. Charles Goly wu charged with stealing
two chairs, several sacks, and moue •halves, the pro-
perty ot William Drayton Davis. It appeared that Mr.
Davis had had • sale at Piddletrenthids, and having

lost some things, lie obtained a search warrant and
searched several houses, and among others that of the
prisoner, who was in bier employ, and who was engaged
in lost
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defence said the sacks were taken for the purpose of
carrying smue potatoes to his master, which he had sold
him. He had already taten hiM Koine in his own dacha.
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of furniture to riddlehinton, lot Mr. White, who had
lent his master the wagon, wanted it, and he put down
the things opposite his house.and his wife and daughter
took them indoors till another wagon passed down to
take them. Mr. White, who was called, said that pri-
soner was going down towards Mr. Devia's house till
he stopped the wagon as lie wanted A himself. Prisoner
then put the things out opposite his own house, saying
he would send them down to Mr. Davis's house when
another wagon came along. The Bench dismissed the
case.
PASSING COUNTIERIMIT COlN.—Elleit Seymour, from
Birmingham. was charged with passing counterfeit
coin at Broadwey and Upwey on Friday.—Mary Ann
Harvey said the prisoner came into bor shop at Upwry,
about twenty minutes past 3 o'clock on Friday. She
asked for half a•pound of cheese. Witnees cut off a
piece, it was not quite lialf.a.pound, and she charged
her '2O. for it. Prisoner gave her, as she supposed, a
lialf.emwn, and she gave her back the change. Someterwards oh folool that she had a had
in the drawer, but as theie were two good lialf crowns,
she could say the bad one was that which was tended by
the defendant.—Mary Cocks said that on Friday after.
noon the prisoner came into her shop for half an
ounce of tobacco. She served her, and prisoner tended
her half a crown, and witness gave her the change. A
short time afterwards P. C. Thompson mine and asked
her if she had not taken a had half-crown of a
sishiiillit:ielbPpril:lnerScalhenehatod
no other half-crown in the shop. Mrs. Townsend,
supplied her and prisoner tendiouea:.lthnedgiarmilaBshsbad:
found out, by trying it, that it was had.--P.C. Thompson
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