The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-07 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

A. INCORRICHILI BARBEL—J*I7IOI Keeping, barber,
late an inmate of the workhonse, was charged in
custody before the Mayor (C. Edmunds. Din ), and
H. Howell, Esa., with being dunk and disorderly on
the previous night. Prisoner was only on the day
be'ore fined 58. and costs for a similar offence. P.Q.
Chaffey now said he saw him in South-s•reet u mg
abus ye language, and when he got him to the sIALIOI2
he tried to" put" a stick across his head. Prisoner
WWI very penitent. and said he would pay a fine
within a fortnight, but the Bench sent him to
Dorchester Castle for a fortnight bastes'.
COUNT, PIM' 8113.10N5, Monday. —Before ("attain
',Sullen, R.N., S. W. Whetham, Esq., Major Groves,
and W. Colfox, Esq., B.A.—James Guppy, horse
dealer, of Birdsmoregate. was summoned by the
Revenue for having kept a dog without a license, on
the 22nd of him-ch.—Mr. E. Th01:1111A, Excise officer,
Crewkerne, said he saw the dog on the premises of
defendant, on the 22nd of March, and it Guppy
told him it was neglect. They had the dog the year
before, and they took out the license after witness
called.—Defendant presented a lame story, and was
ordered to pay el is. 64., including costs.--Williem
Stagg, George Crabb, Joseph Ray aid, James Street,
and Joseph Thomas, five youths, were summoned for
assaulti ,g Emma Trim, 4 mastic servant, in the
employ of Mr. hi. H. Cheriton, of Hole Farm, Lyme
Regis, on the Bth of May—Mr. Howard prosecuted
and Mr. Nantes defended.—The complaint of
pmeecutrip ag dnst the youths (one of whom Rayfield,
having gone to MI, did not appear) was that whilst
on "the walk at Lyrae on the Sunday evening, she
WM surrounded by the defendants, who took away
her pooketAtandkerehltd. On her going home, Street

and Hayfield followed her, and when nearly home,
Indecently assaulted her, but without effecting any
criminal purpose. She screamed out and ra away.
when she fell into the hands of the other three, who
continued to assault her in an indecent manner—Mr.
Cheriton stated hearing the screams, and said he wet
in the direction of them and watched the defendants
from behind a tree, afterwards catching Street, from
whom be learnt the names of the other defendants. --
The Bench, after hearing other witnesses dismissed
the case.—John Collins, languor, of Whitchurch
Canonicorum, was charged by Joseph Scalden of the
same parish, with stealing turnips, value 2s. 6e1., on
the 3rd of Juni Ty last.--Ms. Howard appeared for
defendant and Mr. Nantes prosecuted—Prosecutor
maid he had • garden at Hardown Hill, from which he
had missed turnips. an I on the Saturday prior to the
3rd of January, he placed seine in a barrel in his
garden. He put them there in the middle
of the day, and on Monday night they were gone.
Defendant worked for him during November, 1880,
and January this year, but he could not be certain if he
was working for him on the 3rd January. He had no
authority to take the turnips from liim.—By Mr.
Howard: Prosecutor -aid he did not discover his loss
till Raster Monday, and he did not threaten to give
defe dant seven years because he had put hiui in the
County Court.—WAlter Sea den, soli of prosecutor,
said he saw defendant with a hag on his back in his
father's field, but o mid not te I what was i it, and
‘'. illiarn Scadden, his brother, said he sow defendant
twice take turnips from the house, and three times
from the garden, telling witness that he wanted • few
turnips—Mr. Howard submitted that the charge was
got up out of spit , malice an revenge, by reason of
an action once brought in the County Court by
defendant against prosecutor.--The Bench dismissed
the ease ----Richard I ivard, an old man, from the
parish of Beaminster, was charged with having unlaw-
fully applied for and obtained relief from the parish
Whilst possessed of property.— %Ir. Leigh. clerk to the
Beaminster Board of Guardians. said defendant had
received three years' relief from the parish at the Tate
of £.5 Bs. Bd. per annum. On application, he stated,
he was quite desitute, but it was proved he was then
in possession of £7o.—Ruth Crawford, sister of
Tizzard, said he had previously lodged with her, but
left her house on 16th February. He had £7O, which
was placed in the bank in her own name, and it was
drawn about 18 months ago.—The defendant, in
answer, said he had sent th.• money to his son; but
the Bench told him he had defrauded the parish, and
he would have to rmund what he had received last
year, viz., ES iti. Bd., in default to go to prison
Defendant said he world try to get it.--Mr. Leigh
said he would not, under any circumstances, on
account of the advanced age of defendant, press for a
conviction.