The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-23 00:00:00

WIMBORNE PETTY SESSIONS. FAIDAY.

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Before Rev. Can J. Glyn (Chairman), Colonel Pagel,
General Michel, and H. Braucher. Eq.
Are:JO:non NOR SIMETIBIL—Estber Cook, of Long
Ham, an old womant applied to the Bench for protection
against James Chemtt, blacksmith, of the same place.
—Mr. Moors appeared for the defendant—Complainant,
who said that she was in danger of personal violence
from the defendant, deposed that on the 3ri Jane, as
she was taking some work home, she sew the defendant
coming down the road. He made use of very foul ex.
preesions, and threatened her. She asked him why he
abused her so. He replied that she had robbed his home
and children. lie made towards her in a threatening
attitude, and if she had not got within her own garden
she believed he would have struck her. When he found
he could not get at her he sail he would strike her the
first opportunity; he often previously threatened her.—
Mr. Moore subjected there was no case, imasmnoh u the
somplainant had failed to prove an assault, and it was a
mere pretence to say she was in bodily fear.—The Bench
considered there was sufficient evidence to justify the
applioation, and ordered the defendant to find sureties.
himself and one other in £lO math to keep the pease for
ell months.
A SAO WOVE. —Commander Charles Thomas Hill,
formerly of the Royal navy, was summoned at the
instance of William Draper. of Loorhun, for assault.—
The defendant, who formerly occupied • very honourable
position, but who unfortunately appears now to labour
nadir some mental hallucination, was seine what violent
in court, and repeatedly interrupted the proceedings.
Complainant stated that on the 2nd June, as he was
shoot to put his cow into a meadow, the defendant came
into his own garden with • pole about six or eight feet
long, which he but over the hedge with the intention
of beating him back. He swore he would knock hie
brains oat with it. lie then tried to strike de-
fendant's wife with the pole, and she was obliged to
retreat or he would have struck her. If one of the
blows had struck either of them It would have dashed
their brains out. Ile (cmnplalnant) was In the road.
The hedge was • low one.—Ann Draper, wife of the
eomplainant, fully corroborated her Ithaband'astatement
—ln his datum lir. Hill said he could neither have law
nor protection, and positively denied using any violence,
maintaining that Draper was the first offender.—Mr.
Draper said that the defendant had already been bound
over to keep the pease, and the Beath ordered him to
pay • line of 10s. and 9s. ante, or committed for seven
days.—The old gentleman said he bad no money, and
left the court vowing vengeance against several genala•
men whom he conaidered were his enemies.
STEALING A RABBIT Taag.--James Thome and Dinah ,
Thorne, husband and wife, were severally charged with
stealing • rabbit trap, the property of Sir Ivor B. Oust.
Bert., sad in She custody oillgenjernin Wren, his head
keeper.—Mr. Tanner appeared for the prosocution. and
Mr. Moore defended the prisonen.—Benjamin Wren
deposed: I am keeper to Sir Ivor Gout, and have set •
number of traps on the estate to catch rabbite. I have
lost a good many traps letely, within the past six weeks.
Two of them I have log had • peculiar mark. During
the lest part of May, John Bench the under-keeper, set
some trap' at Long Ham, in a Bench,
near the road, and
opposite prisoner's house. In ungsquenoe of informa-
tion I received I went to prisoner's hones cm the gad
Jane, and saw • trap marked " W" in the monody of
P.C. Webb. The trap (produced) is the One. It Is
Sir Ivor's property, and one of two whichl have lost.
I had the trap of 'Mr. Shave, the maker. I bad two
dosen the lust order, and they were marked by my
directions. 'Witness then produced two written
documents, one of which be stated was found near the
spot where the traps were stolen, and the other was
brought to him by the female prisoner, sad the writing
oorreeponded.—The Benoit, after Mr. Moore bad taken
an objection to the documents being read, desided that
they were inadmislable.—John Bench, under-keeper, I
said that having loot traps within the last six weeks
he gave information to the police and weal in
company with P.C. Webb to the prisoner's home. Webb'
executed the warrant and found • trap which be
identified as belonging to Sir Ivor G lust, bet it waa not the
one he was lurching for. Prisoner's wile said that the had
traps, and she would give them up bye and by, and if
Wrens bad come like a man, she would have given them
to him. The male prisoner was not present. Witness !
wild not say as to the exact time he saw the trap pro.
deiced, but it was within six months.—By Mr. Moore:
Had previously received • message from prisoner's wife
to Wren, that he was to come for the traps. Never
saw Wren at the prisoner's Duet or talking to hie wife.
—P.C. W. Webb said: I executed a march warrant on
prisoner's house on the 6th JUDO, and found in • small
closet the trap prodused, which has been in my custody
ever since. I saw the prisoner's wife. She first asked
me if I had lost anything. I replied some one else haa.
The keeper haa lost some traps, and I have • search.
1111,1 That to search your house, se you are suspected. I
read the warrant to her. She then said "I have Wren's
true, but I don't want them, and I sent for Wren to
fetch them away, but he has not done so." Mrs. Thorns
then went towards • little closet and stooped down
and I then saw a trap. She endeavoured to hide it.,
and said there was not one there. I told her to come
away and let me look, and I found the trap produced.
Bench said it IVY Wren's trap, to which Mrs. Thorne
replied "That's • lie. I have had the trap eight or nine
years." I then asked Mrs. Thorne where the other
traps were. She said "I know where bat I shall not
tell you
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Mll tell you bye and 13," but she did
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said that was his trap. Did not bear anything about
money being paid, but the woman said "Yon remember
when you brought white ducks and pheuento sad pork,
and staid here day and night; and that child is yours."
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against his character. Re celled her a good-for-nothing
wornan.—Mr. Shave, of Sturminater Marshall, said the
trap produced was hit make. Ile made two doyen for
BM Ivor by Wren'a order. Re knew the trap by the
mark "W." which was different frost any h. had ma"
before.-11(r. Moore having filched on the case, the
Bench decCdod to &lad Om male primner for trial, allow-
ing bail. The woman wee discharged. The Chairman
said that the Bench were unanimously of opinion that
the aspeisions sought to be oast upon the complainant's
character wero totally false. Ile had received a letter
fern the clergyman of his parish giving him an exoellent
character, and. the bench had no doubt of its
truth( ulnas'.

SLANDFORD.
AORICULTUILL SOCIETY. —Tbe annual competition
for prism offered In connection with this society (or
mowing took place in the Crown meadow (by permis-
sion of Mr. Lock) on Saturday last, and attracted •
large number of apeeteitors. There were 41 competitors,
• larger number than have presented themselves for
several years. The work on the whole was pronounced
well done by the judges—Mr. Edward Cave, Yr. Simms,
and Mr. W. H. Porter—who awarded the prises se

ofiyd y fAa aa”. nyoy Vienperron ef Cu Sandy.—
To the perm, Krona of • member, who Mall mow squatter
ofon woof growlln the beet sommer, In two houni—let
Ell Unmet mirmtnt tout. John noun, • coat and Um: sowwwli
Charlm Sims, 'errant to Mr. Ohbert J. Ortirea, • coat; third.
J1.19t. Trim, eareant to Mr. George Young,Ll ; feortbdillOwis
Mot mt, moroont to Mr. 3.3. Rawlins, 10..
Champion Pn'se. —To the nervasit of • member. who any
have woo • Bret prise for mowing. tinier the rules and mule-
tion, f that preruluin—To (Morse Jame, 'errant to Mr. John
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