The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

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rel labourer! There was no agreement between them,
but complainant told defendant he would give hint 9..
a week while he worked for him. On Wednesday morn •
Mg, the I:ith May, defendant was employed drilling
turnips,with others. They had finished about 10 o'clock,
and complainant t Id defendant and another man to go
and Win wine more manure They went away, and
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saw no inure of him till Tuesday in the following week,
when defendant came to I again to ask him if he bail
&wither job.— Crum-examined: The first job defendant
did was cutting furze at 2s. per 100. When
Coddling catue back to him on Tuesday, he asked him
" What is your pleasure?" and Ooldring replied, "
want to know if you have anything for me to do." Ile
then &Piked him what he owed, defendant said "for a
fortnight," and lie gave hint its., lie then told defen-
dant he should pay for the potatoe ground lie
had of bin], and 'di fenilant replied that he would
lay for that another day Mr.—Weston, would
in answer to the charge, said if there had been any of-
fence committed in the first instance, couiplamant had
condoned it by paying him his wages and discharging
him.— The Bench dismissed the summons.
Bazacit or Cogre.te-r.—Jche Vivian, labourer, was
summoned by William Joseph Northover, of Chickerell,
for breach of contract—Mr. Howard appeared for the
defendant.—The complainant had • memorandum of
lii. evidence written on a slip of paper which he said
was "a refreolier," as he could not mind the dates with-
out it.—Mr. Howard objected to his using it.—Com-
plainant then said that on the 2nd March tie agreed
with the defendant to work for him for twelve
month-. ct 12.. a week. as :zinced Islinnrer on hie farm.
,entioue i ii till .lie v2:11A1ir11. when he cabl
thicx sas the matter with Inc Sr.., e 3.11 eieflL ,v.
He then an,:. a letter to lion to :isforen him that if he
weld Out wink h.. mina go bir.l-keepinz, and lie eonlii
pay I .—Crose-ezaniined : He hail a foreman in his
iiriekyard, named Joisepli Spencere to sith lie paid
wages; but he had no authority to discharge any one.
About the iiiii he took on defendant, he took on
perhaps in or twciity men ; lie could not say how
many. Gould not *newer the question as to the terms
the other Well came on, To the best of his knowledge,
none of his linen came to him and told him his fereinan
refueed to let them work. He knew • man named
Foot, and meant to summon him also. Neither he nor
his eon ever sent to the men, to the best of his know-
ledge, to ask them to wait for half an hour till he or
his son caum up. W.e certain Spencer never turned
off any of the men. Spencer never gave orders in the
field, nor did lie ever pay the men. He (complaninant)
paid the men himself. Defendant sometimes worked
at piece work. The agreement su made in that
shape that he was to have piece work sometimes. De•
fendant had never told him he did not keep to his
agreement. No other workmen had ever dune so,
nor could Mr. Howard hinuielf.—Mr. Howard : No, I
know nothing about it.—Complainant: You should'nt
say so much about it again.— In answer to the Bench
complab.ant said his son, in hi, presence, entered the
agreement in a book at the time of hiring. He had
not brought the book, and the case was accordingly
adjourned for the production of his book, and other
evidence.
AsseeLr.-4(fred Ckikort, miller of Stratton, was
summoned by Alfred French, for assault. The defen•
dint pleaded guilty.--Complainant said he was in the
employ of Mr. Chilcott, who wanted him to come to
work at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, and lie refused
to do so unless he gave him more wages. Defendant
then kicked him, struck him over the shoulders with
• bridle rein, and put him out of doom—Defendant
denied kicking him, and said the correct statement of
the case was, that complainant wanted him to let him
have a cottage, but his wife was such • woman that he
was not willing to have her in the parish.—Fined 10s,
including costs.
DRUNKIINNENC—atorite Corniek was summoned for
drunkenness at Piddlehinton.—P.C. Orchard said about
1 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, 21 May, he was on
duty in the village and beard a noise. He went in the
direction uf the noise, and saw defendant drunk and
stripped, and offering to fight anybody of his own
weight and size. He was so druuk that he had to
take him home to his own house, • distance of nearly
3 miles.—Defendant, being asked by the Bench what he
had to say to the charge replied:—" I don't know any- '
thing about the fighting I believe lie put that on hini-
self."---The Bench : How about your being stripped for
figliting?—Defendant :" font know nothing about that
neither." —Fined 51. and costs.

AFTILIATION.--EpAraiss Iluaett was summoned by
Elisabeth lilandford for the non-payment of an affilia-
tion order obtained against him 7 weeks since. He
had paid nothing, and said it was applicant's bad
character that preveated him. When he went" whome,"
all the chaps laughed et him because they said they
had a fool to pay for their child.—The Bench said it
probably was • bud case, but the order had been made
and he was bound to pay.—Defendant said he owed ,
three quarters of a year's rent, and rent must come
find. The Bench then mid be must go to gaol for
month.—Defendant then asked the amount, and was
told El 13e. Gd. The money was paid.
STEALING Fowt.s.— William Puckett, of Wool, and
Jake Burnes, of llounebridge, were charged with
steeling fowls, the property of John Bridle.—Edward
Bridle mid that on Sunday, 27th May, • boy came to
him and said some person had taken eight hen, from
under • feeder in a shed in the farmyard at Tincleton.
the propsrty of his father. Ile also said a ferrett
was taken from the IMMO shed. Shortly afterwards
George House catne And told him some other fowls had
also been stolen from an adjoining farmyard. On
Monday afternoon' witness obtained • search warrant
and went to Weis!, accompanied by Superintendent
Underwood, and searched the prisoner Puckett's
house. They found a sack containing some feathers,
and on the knee of prisoner's trousers, were some
fowl's dung and blood. They then went to Binnegar
and gave 1/TibOIICT into the custody of another police-
man, and then searched the prisoner Barnes's house.
They found three Lags containing feathers, and the
ferret he had lost. It was in a tin can. He knew it
again. They then went to Wareham and apprehended
Barnes, and gave him iuto the custody of Sept . Mos.
From thence they went to Loudon, and found the
fowls in a *tall kept by a person named Broom, in
T.-adenliall market. They were picked, but he lied no
difficulty in recognizing them. One of them had been
caught in a trap, and its bill had been cut. They seised
tints', and brought them back. Six of the fowls could
is recognized be the Leals.—dantea House, • lad about
15 years, said lie worked for Mr. Bridle and reported
the lOU to him, lie had charge of them, amid saw them
safe at Rix on Saturthy night, and missed them and •
ferret at Ton the following morning. Uc ideutified tho
heads of two fowla produced by Superintendent
Un lerwood, and also the ferret. ,George
House said he lived in a house belonging to Mr. Bridle
at aioither yard, and had charge of the poultry, fire
of se: ,vli he missed hum the cowshed about 7 o'clock
OM baulay morning. On Wednewlay last he was
ahewn sonic picked fowls at Dorchester police station,
ant recognized the heads of two of them.—Ann Meager
said she lived at • public house called the Travaller'm
Reid, in the parish of Piddletown, between Dorchester
and Tmekleton. Between 10 and 11 on Saturday
eight the two prisoners came to her house, with a horse
and cart. She supposed Mr. Bi idle's farm was about
two miles from there. They had some beer, and when
they left, they went toward, Tincletou.--Cbarles
Wheeler, porter at Wool railway station, said that on
Sunday, 26th May, Puckett and Barnes brought a
hamper of poultry, consigned from Barnes to Broom,
Newgate Market. The weight was 1 cwt. fibs.—
Superintendent Underwood said : On Saturday, May 27,
be received information of the lees of some fowls
belonging to Mr. Bridle, and also some from Offhand.
belonging to Mr. Porcher. On Monday he obtained
a warraut to search the houses of ths two prisoners.
After Puckett was taken to the police station he said
he wanted to wril3 to his wife. Witness told him
whateuer he wrote, as he was in his custody, he must
read. Puckett then said, " Old Barnes would
be sure to put it all upon him, and
wife knew all about its, well as he did. That old man
had been at him three times before be would go, and
the first time Wool fair night. On Saturday night he
met him on the road, and Inc asked again, and Barnes
said, " U— it all, lets go and have 1,01110 beer and
cheer up a bit. He told hill. he did'ot like to go to
Tinckletou as his father lived in the pariah." In reply
to a ouestion from Puckett, witness added, that on
Wednesday morning Barnes mid he did'ot steal the
fowls. He was drunk and dropped off asleep, and
l'uekett went and stole th in and sold them to him,
and that he know nothing about the ferret.—Barnes,
on being duly cautioned said. On Sunday morning I
took • hamper of fowls to the Wool station, contain-
ing 25 hens and one duck, which I had bought of
different people, to send to Mr. Broom, my salesman.
The feathers I had at my house were picked from to
fowls. Puckett has persuaded me, a good many times,
to come out hero after these fowls that were stolen,
but 1 did'ad Ihe to come. I came with him this Satur•
day night, ar.d when be was agoing home I fell, and on
waking up ft unit we bad got some fowls, and also a
ferret. I a.ked he. and he did'nt tell me where he h.d
"etn from. The fair night he persuaded me to go and
1 did'itt go. Please shall Ibe the "looter" of the fowls
of the feathers.—The Bench That sill be settled at
your trial.--Pnckett, on being asked if he had anything
ta say, replied in the negative.
The prisoners were then charged with stealing seven
bens and • cock, the property of Captain Kindereley.
Captain Kiuderdey's bailiff, Mr. Hutchings, said that
on Sunday morning he missed the fowls. Between 10
and 11 lie made a search for them and found
• quantity of blood and feathers ill the fowl shed.
Superintendent Underwood afterwards came to him
and he told him he had lost some fowls. On the fol-
lowing Wednesday Superintendent Underwood told
him to come to Dorchester police station. He went
there and saw some fowls inc hauiper. He identified
some of the birds as belonging to Mr. Kiudersley. Ile
could positively swear to one of them.--Albert Warren
said be worked for Captain Kindersley, and it was his
duty to take the eggs from the fowls. On Sunday
morning, when he went to take the eggs he
missed the cock, and went and told his
master. He afterwards missed the hens. On
Wednesday he went to the police station at Dor-
chester, and raw the cock among • number of other
fowls. Ile knew the cock by its peculiar conib.—
Superintendent Underwood said that on searching
Captain Kindu rs!ey'a fowl-house, he saw where some
ene had knerlid in the fowl dung, the print of the
corded trousers were very plainly marked. When he
took the prisoner Puckett into custody on another
charge he examined his trousers, and seeing one of
the knees marked with fowl dung and blood, lie at
once charged him also with stealing Captain Kin-
derd,y's fowls. He found the cock an 1 fowl, which
tel been sworn to as being the cock stolen from Capt.
Einderaley's, with several other., at Mr. Broom's,
in Isailenl all market. Mr. Broom, and also his packer,
Mr. Cook, said they were *cut up by Banies.—P.C.
tlraliam said on Monday he WWI on dusty at Wool and
received prisoner Puckett from Sui crintendent Under.
wood. He took him to Wareham police tdation, and
got hint to take off his trousers. On Tut s lay he
took the trowsers to Clare, and the marks of the cord
and a patch on the knee exactly corresponded to
thosie found in the shed there.—Neither of the Pri-
soners said anything in answer to the charge.—The
prisoners were committed on loth charges. They
i.k.d for bail, and the Bench said they would take
to'o sureties for each pruioner's appearance in £2O
each.