The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-07-20 00:00:00

WEICHORIffI.

Porn Suwon, Friday.—Before C. J. Parke, Esq.,
and Major-General Powlett-Lane.— Wm. Steel, of
Walliedown, was summoned for assaulting Thomas
Williams, of the same piece.—Prom the evidence it
appeared that complainant was standing in the church
porch on Sunday evening with • young 1,0012.13, named
Annie Lill, when defendant's wife came up and told
complainant he ought to be ashamed of courting in the
church porch. He told the woman to mind her own
business: whereupon defendant, who came up, said if
he was "cheeky" he would pull his (complainant's)
nose for him. Some words took place between them,
and defendant struck complainant • blow in the face.
--Complainant's statement was corroborated by Annie
Lill, the young woman he was with at the time and
defendant was fined 153. and coets..—Harry Boit and
Benirsitia Barbidge, of Lytchett Mansvers, were sum-
moned for having, on the 4th July, unlawfully
obstructed the free passage of the highway by
placing • piece of wood thereon, to the danger
I and annoyance of persona passing along the said high.
way.—They both pleaded not gnfity.—P.C. Green.
stock said that between 10 and 11 o'clock at night on
the 4th July he saw Burbiige and a youth named
Sudden paw him singing and making • noise, having
evidently been drinking. Shortly after be heard a
noise as of some Limbos being broken, and something
was thrown into the road. He ran up and saw defen-
dants within five yards of a piece of ash fencing in the
highway, from which they were running away. There
were three other personas's° in the act of running away.
Defendants at first gave fictitious names. The piece of
wood in the road was • large piece with nails some two
inchesiong sticking upout of it. It was adark night, and
the piece of wood would have been very dangerous to
anyone driving along, as it would have been impose'.
hie to have passed with a vehicle without coming into
collision with It—Police Superintendent Hammond
said that great complaints had been made of persons
unhinging gates and playing other mischievous pranks
on a Sunday.—The Chairman said that they were very
glad they were able to make an example of this class
of persona who delighted in playing mischievous pranks
on a Sunday night to the annoyance of the general
public. Defendants would each be fined Stand costs...—
George Mar's, of Parkstone, was summoned for E 2
arrears due to the Guardians of the Wimborne Union
for the =daemons of his wife' being Bs. a week
ordered by the magistrates to be contributed by
defendant to the Guardians for the support of his wife
who had become chargeable to the common fund of
the Union. The case was adjourned from the last
Court, as on that occasion the defendant's daughter
appeared in Court and stated that she had sent the
money to Mrs. Cellos, a sister of defendant's wife,
until bin Calm wrote to say she did not want any
more money.—Mrs. Callas now appeared in Court and
said she only received 18s. 6d. from defendant, 6s. of
which was paid by defendant himself, and that 12.. 6<l.
was sent in stamps. This made up a sum of 18s. di.
due to her for the private keep of defendant's wife,
and then she wrote saying she did not wish for any
MOTO to be sent. —Defendant', daughter said she had
sent £1 13.. in stamp' to Mrs. Valles, and a neigh-
bour of here read the letters acknowledging the
receipt of the money • but the neighbour was not
in Court and the letters had been destroyed.—The
magistrates said if the order had been complied with
and the money paid to the Guardians through Mr. Bell,
the relieving officer, there would have been no difficulty.
After some deliberation on the part of the Bench, an
order was made for payment of the amount due, less
the 18s 6d. paid to Mrs. Callas. Defendant paid 10e.
down, and was told he must pay the remainder in two
Instalments—The magistretes toll defendant he had
better take his wife back home.—Sfra Calle, said she
could not keep defendant's wife any longer, and if
defendant would not take her back she must be sent
to the workhouse.—Defendant (who is quite an elde_yrl
man) said he should not live with his wife wain. He
would rather pay the as. a week. —John Rabbitts
William May.—This was an appliction on the part of
complainant to obtain p *session of • house, which
oomplainant stated he had let to defendant at 101. •
quarter, defendant to give up possession on • month's
nodoe.—Mr. W. H. Atkinson on the part of defend.
ant, pleaded that it was a yearly tenancy, determinable
by quarterly notice in the usual way.— Complainant said
be also claimed £3, for compensation, because he could
not plant the ground adjoining the house with crops.
—Defendant said he wanted only that which was
right. He was willing to go out, but wanted to get
his mope off this groun-L—An order was made to give
up posseedon in a month.