The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-10-26 00:00:00

SROOND COURT.

(Be(oreII. & MIDDLETON, Nod W. A. Bolus, Esq.)

II eauTIMMY 11011.
Jimej raffia pleaded not guilty to charges of assault at
Shaftesbury Bt. Petlre on the 2ad of April.
Mr. Chatle, appearing for the prosecution, said these
charges arose oat of the Shaftesbury rioting, when there
was • great deal of excitement; bat it bed now been
agreed between tbe parties concerned to abandon toe pro-
ceedings, and, with the °anoint of the Court, he would
not over any evidence.
Tee Chairman directed the jury to return a verdict of
not guilty, end the amused wai dismissed.
A similar line of action was taken in the case of George
°borne, alio one of the Bba,t•sbury rioter., on the recom-
mendation of Mr. Cavendish lientiock.

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Miss Harvey, 38, a hewker, was charged with feloniously
stealing the Cain of 12, the monies of John Cobb, at Sere
Regis, on the Est of Soptember.—Mr. Castle prosecuted
John Cobb, of Berg Regis stated that on the fist of
September he was in Bore lasts, opposite the Royal Oikk
at the time of the Woodbury-hill Fair, Re had in his
pocket £2. The prisoner came up to him arid put one of
her hands on his shoulders and the other in his pocket.
She then took out his purse and ran off into the Royal Oak,
where there were a lot of men, who hooted him about.
He then went out, found • polioemae, and gave her into
custody.
P.C. Mont proved apprehending prisoner. She was
searched, but the puree was not there.
The jury found prisoner guilty, and she wee eenteadad to
three mcmthe iravisonment witri hard labour.
moan? ammo% Ana, on bail, pleaded net guilty to •
charge of stealing • quantity of barley and straw, of the
value of it., the property of William Speata 124 Limit 12
Herring.

—iir7sastle prosecuted.
George Saunders stated that he was carter to Mr.
Sparks. Oct the 96th August he maw prisoner take an
armful of barley off the rick that warn pertly made, and
take it to a waggon that was standing in the road, and
drive off. He and the bailiff. Mr. Alfred Bray, went to
Langten Herring and saw the same waggon stending
outside the public-house, the pony eating barley off the
ground. The pruoner came out, and be had no doubt
that it was the man that took the barley.
Alfred Bray, Mr. Sparks'. belliff, stated that en the 96th
of Auguat he went with last winter to the Elms Tree
Inn, Langton Herring, outside being • pony and spring
waggon. He sent in to find nut the owner, when prisoner
came out ;be waked prisoner his name, and he replied that
be should charge him with bt ealinit his barley.
Prisoner said be picked ua the barley in the road, and
called Novara witnessea who all said that prisoner picked
up the barley in the mat.
The jury found prisoner guilty, and the prosecution, not
wishing. to be severe, the Bench only sentenced him to
one days impriaonment .

—liciil:4l-ffTeiPS-14;rai.-• boy on hail, wu charged with
toilawfully end maliciously mu...tufting sad atabhiug, with
• knife, Tb om as lower. at Wiinborne Minster, on the
4th September.
Mr. Budge prosecuted, and Mr. Will. defended,
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with ptieonsr ; they left at ten o'clock, and went towards
home, on the way priaotterle brother erriel thnt he end Ills
brother could fight him (witoes.), end hi. ) rrther, priuner
uttered up hie lainfis his face a.el he kno«li.,l him doe, .
scam. up again nod he knork«ri hoe n ih.• ,COll4
time, when he ( eltneSS) fell do on. Pri.nn..r, who •hew
• knife and stabbed him, then event on
In craw-examination by Mr. Willa, pros cotor said ihet
Crooner's brother offered to Richt and agreed, hat
acket a ready to fight. Hu 1,,g,..•ke I p.i,.ei r down
nre nriamer raid anythin4 ~r 4trivk hi...
P.C. Buseel tinted thet he it hr. ben hl leis her on the
Bth of September. He mintier...l prieher before hiri
mother, but on the way to the 'tat .n prieoner said "I
did do it, but it wee through drink, sod being excited by
a crowd of people."
The jury found the prisoner not guilty, sad he wu accordingly di.ckarged•
Tamar Philips, 04 bail, wee rimmed with unlawfully,
maliciously, and felohinuAly awaiting James Barrow
with intent t r do him bodily harm, at Shroton, on the 1511.
Of September.
prisoner pleaded guilty to a peened count charging him
with • common until% and under the circumstances, the
prosecutor withdrew the graver charge..
Mr. Will. prosecute 3, and Mr. B. Palest Lock defended.
The prieoner wee only a«ntenced t one day's imprison-
ment, in oonsideration of it haying being in deletes of his
father.
Phifipe wee also bound over to keep the pesos for six
waft.