The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-02 00:00:00

WlXBgazis.
WIMBORNE PETTY SESSIONS.

FLOAT.
Adore Mr. C. J. Parka (chairman). Colonel Paget, Rev.
Carr Glyn, Mr. W. Molls•Fryar, and Major-General
Peulat,•Line.
Job Ha.kell, of Woodier:ok wee charged it bovine
been aule. p when in charge of e horse earl wawa at
Ramprestoo, on the 9.4 July.--Re pleader goiter, end
said he had been a long ,isre out or the wed, in fact all
the previous night—lie was fined its. tld, and wets
remjtted._

Walter Pounds, of Holt, was charged with trespassing
in pursuit of game or crisis on lands in the occupation of
William R Crumpler.-asfentlaut pleaded not guilty,
u he said there were ni game or uvulae on the plaza. -A
dioii.er named Mint n prove I seeing the dernodant on
the 21st of July shoot a rsbhit at four in the morning,
whica • ilog hi had *Ph him brought to him. -Defender
mid ho w0u.,1, I rear before God and man that be never
tel • gun, hut he beard • gun fired, and his dog, as it
a ways w uhf, run to Ur plue.-Matio WM perfectly
cno.ain lenient bad a gnu under his arm. 11. was
within 100 y ...de of iiiin at toe time, and knew him well,
as he lived about 200 y ads from Min.-Defendant called
• • itues• owned II surge Harris, living at Holt Wo
who swore he was in the defendant's company, and he
wiser shot • rabbit. They bad, he said, &couple of scythes
with them, but no gun, and that he would swear.-
Martin, recalled, said the defendant was by himself at
the time, but he saw him about four hour. after in thi
company of Harrie-Defendant said the case had been
brought against him out of "spline ' bv ()rumple,. He
wee smile and • half ill at the time.-He was reminded
by th Bench lac had previously said ble dog ran as soon as
he board the gun fired. There were three previous c
twos for coacting and one for felohy against him.-He
as let og with the lenient fine of .C 1 and Ile. crti.-He
asked for • week to per, but lehen it wag refusal threw •
o;uPle of sovereigns 00th. table.
George War., of Beer Cross, for allowing his donkey to
stray, on the 2lth July, was fined fid. without outs, the
Bench telling him the next time he would be fined heavier.
-Defendant: Oh I thankee, gen'ont. I be perfectly sera
lied. (Laughter).
James Shepherd, of Shapwick, labourer, was charged
with an starlit on Willi an Els wood, of New Barn Farm,
Shapwick, on the 20th July.-The complainant, • gardener
for Mr. Arthur Bartlett, was bringing home the cook from
ninny versary " at the Rev. Mr. Douglass she had been
..bout 10 at night. When begot to the corner leading
to New Barn, Shepherd overtook them and m•de use of
eery bad language, and when be asked him to e4pLapl
what be meant, defendant up with his stick and struck
him across the face three times. He told defftiant
do," and he should summons him for it. The clot ran
away at the time.-Defeadant said he simply pared &joke,
and [ben Eli • owi came up and fenced at him. Ho told him
to bide away, as he was no um to him, but he had
;persisted in riming himself upon him, and he hit him
in eslf-defeno• Complainant then rushed at him and hit
his thunth.-imma Riggs, the cook to Kr. Bartlett, heard
maimed go up and ask the defendant what his meant
by whet he add, and upon that she saw the elo(ggith.t
strike him with his stick emu the face-John Kerley, •
labouring led, gave similar evidence.-Defendant, in reply
to the Ranch, said he had hem ten months in the employ
of Mr. Bartlett, and he was native of Poddletown, and
had el 4 children-The Phairmem said be saw the mass's
fang at Um time, lead it was very badly agt It wes quits
clear he (defendant) had committed an assault, If
complainant did first take him by the cult, he had no
business in take the law into his own betide-He would
be fixed 10s. ,and 13i. ed. c eta -The Rev. Carr Glyn through,
out the rase, dissented from • his • brother maw tat..,
and was in favour of giving the defendant "the benefit of
the d nnbt"
A (-Auricle To BICTCLISTS -E heard William Pritchett,
of Lures Valley, George Cites, of Parton., Arthur
Lanning, of Boorne Vel:el, and Ssmuel B mirth of
Gonstitution-hill,four young men,wera charged vrith having
on the 16b of July, furiously ridden bicycles to the dang
of their lives and limbs of passenger.. iraa, all
Rivaled
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gullty,ou of them remarking he admitted the woroattmas knocked down and another said they were not id rsig
more than en Da* an IMUL--Sorgiggat Caintall said on