The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-06 00:00:00

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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1874.

Never knew defendant to fir there before.—Witnese : There
was no tide hardly at the time —Defendant rid the tide WM
like • milldall.—The Bench said defendant had done wrong.
lie wee bound to know where the boundary was, but they
would only floe him a nominal penalty of la., and remit the
costs.

nomat Eats was summoned for allowing a horse to stray
at Winterbonie Monkton. Defendant apitared, but sail his
mime was " Henry;" his boy's name vs. Thollll4. However,
he admitted being served forsonally with the summons.- -1.. C.
FINN said on Tuesday, 30th ult., about 2 am., he found a
horse is the middle of the road at Monition, with his two front
legs tied. Not knowing whose it was he untitsl its Ifs4s, med
took it to the stable at the station. Next morning delendant's
an came and owned the horse, and said hie father's name was
Thulium Essex. He fund defendant'a hawker's- VIII by the
side of the road between Monkton and Ridgeway, whore it had
been all night.- -Defendant said the horse had only been out
about an ,ur, from II - Supt. Hare said hu drove
along about a quarter ts, one, and the hors was thon out and
his horse shied at it. lie sent the constable back t 'ink.' the
horie.—The Bench finding defendant had been up before thud
him ss. and To. costa.—Mr. Coombs then informed defendant
that he was convicted of a similar °Ounce on tind February,
Ise,7 at ILvdipole, and had to pay 1-o.—Delendant knew
nothing about it. He was told he had better pay, or his goods
would be taken—Defendant said there wasn't much to take—
there was plenty of children. Ultimately he paid the old
penalty.
Before Mr. li. 0. F. Steward.

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Charles Mendamer wse summoned for illegal &thing at
Itrialford Peverell.—Mr. If. H. Middleton mill •HI 1912.
December, at 2 p.m., he was walking through a water-meadow
at Bradford, and saw defendant and two other men stunting by
the river on the opposite side of the river to what he was.
Defendant had a stick in his hand, and he knelt down on the
bank and dipped the end of it Into the river pool two or three
times, and pulled it up short, as though he was trying to pull
something out. Witness walked up to the river, when they
cant, over the bridge, and defendant put down his stick on the
bridge. Ile found there sass wire on the end lif it. He went
to defendant with the stick, and asked him what he hal been
doing with it. Defendant replied he didn't know anything
about the stick. He told defendant he'd better not deny it,
NJ he had been standing close to them, although as there was a
thick fog they might not have seen him Witness's father hail
the exclutdve right. He did not wish to press the CAW, but
Illegal llshing In the water meadows was very I, 'mum, and so
he wished it to be noticed. Defendant said he was g.iing to his
work. Ile was very 3017 y, and It should not ha; .1 mit again.
Fined la and Is. oista

Two young men, In blouses, who came up laughing, were
brought up by Supt. Hare. on suipicion of being deserters.
When In custody they sdinitted beloni:ing to the 75th reximent,
at Weymouth They Were making their way to Bristol. They
now said their names were Edward Winn and Henry Bodine.
Thu magistrate directed their being taken to the deptit at Wey-
mouth One of the men said their Jacksis and caps were kdt
In a htske near Weymouth; most of their kit they left in
barracks.