The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-31 00:00:00

WIXDORII3.
COUNTY PETTY 8138SIONS.-YRIDAT.
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Before Mr. C. J. Parke. Maler-Gettelfel Powlell-lAnet
Colonel Paget, Mr. W. R. Fryer, Mr. C. R. Parke, and
Mr. H. Munro.
This was the annual general licensing meeting. es well
...des bMimtsss bssinthe darisLf_onr thes
Dstrapirty ticontaistof the
usualt
licensed houses, 95 bees-houses licensed to Dill on the
premises, 6 heerbouses licensed to sell off the premises.
and 9 holders of grocers' licenses, making altogether 91
Constable epoillttry.
Hammond) reported that then were at present 55 full-
licensed houses in the Winshorns Petty Sessional Division.
During the put year there had only been four convictions
against holders of licensee, and most of the hours bad
been well conducted—three or four exceptionally so.—The
Chairman said such • satisfactory state of things was
creditable to the publicans.—The Deputy Chi, f Creatable
said he had given the requisite seven days' notice to Mrs.
Carter. who kept • licensed beerhouse at Lytchett
Matravers, that he intended to object to her llamas being
renewed. Last year she had a narrow escape with her
lionise; and the house had been known to be one where
persons of bad repute had been encouraged. Yrs. Carter
was net present that day and he took it that the license
would therefore lapse.—The magistrates geld that as there
so •lisppollssca.tiothnsbefisoarsetsthresmid osassthssempas rttsfosfsethethhettler_
behalf of Mr. Crumpler. who had an interest in the
Sowfualbseqthu nently Mr. Dickinson, junior, of Poole, asked on
premises, that the magistrates would not refuse the appli-
cation, as at the adjourned licensing meeting he might be
able to get Mrs. Carter there, and • truster might be
afterwards granted to a more suitable perom.—The magis-
trates said the can could come on at the adjourned
licensing meeting; if no application WY made then the
license would lapse.
Mr. Dickinson applied, on behalf of Mr. G. T. Sodden,
for an out-door axis*. at Newtown, Kinson.—The value
of the premises having been proved to be sufficient, the
Deputy Chief Can't %hie callel the attention of the magis-
trates to the discretionary power given them under the
Beerdesiers' Retail Licenses Act, -1880.—It was found,
however, that the act did not apply in this case, and the
applit ation was granted, the magistrates having no power
to refuse.
Trypaenis Williams, the landlady of • beer-house at
Bourne Valley, known as the Woodman's Taverr, was
summoned for having on the Ind but unlawfully sold
certain enclosable liquor to a drunken person.—Mr.
Mathison, jun., of Poole, appeared for the defendant.—
The prosecutor was the Depute-Chief-Constable. The
only witness called was P.C. Hisoock, who stated that
about half-put five on the evening of the 2nd of August
he was on duty at Bourne Valley, and saws woman named
Catherine Penny drunk in the B some Valley-road, and
shortly afterwards he saw her come out of her cottage, 50
yards off, and go into the Woodman's Tavern. He saw 11,r
with a glass of beer or porter in her hand drunk. He went
to the Woodman's Tavern, where he saw Henry 141), atm
lives at the house, and told him be ought not to eery* a
woman in that state—when she was drunk. Ball replied
that she did not have the drink there. The woman then
went out by herself, but she was very drank. She went
to her house, which was some 50 yards off. She was
staggering about on the way. She was not in the Wood-
man's Tavern more than eve minutes when be saw her go
In Mere She went to the inn again, but he did
not think she had anything to drink. She
went to the tavern again to wards ten o'clock, and
wee quite u much in drink then as before. To the
Deputy Chief Constable: The woman Catherine Penny
was convicted of drunkenness at the last Wirnborne petty
sessions,—Mr. Dickinson said that did not effect his client
at &IL—The magistrates thought it did.—Mr. nicking us
briefly addressed the Bench for the defence, and called
Henry Ball, who stated that he lined with his mother at
the Woodman's Tavern. On the 2nd Instant the woman
Penny went to the tavern and asked for • glass of some-
thing to drink. She wee standing in the pump' at the
time, and attunes. had no idea that she wee drunk. He
could not tell from her appearance that she was drunk. A
policeman went in and said the woman had had enough,
and ought not to have any snore,—Witness replied that
Um woman did not have any more, and no more drink was
given her though she went to the house again twice the
same evening. At this stage of the evidence the mule-
teat.. informed Mr. Dickinson that they had dec.ded
to give his client the benefit of the doubt by
dismissing the case.—Thers was • further charge
against the same defendant, via, of having on
the 3rd inst. unlawfully permitted drunkenness' on her
premises.—Policemonstable Hlscock d.pceed that on the
3rd instant he found • man named G (who was
convicted of drunkenness at the lug court) with others,
the worse for drink at the Woodman's Tavern. This was
about six in the evening ; and about two home later he
found Gillingham drunk and Weep on a settle at the
tavern.—For the defence • man named Cobb was called.
who stated that he was with Gillingham on the OV•Ilillp
In questionaissihissed went with him to the Woodman
Tavern. worse was the w for drink, but was
not drunk. A f tor staying in the house for • tints they
all went out, but again went beck to the house, and °Ming.
ham, who would not go out, went to sleep on the settle, but
no drink was supplied to them when they wont in the
second tinms—Tbe magistratee dismissed the case, but ex-
grthe opinion that the polio" had dm* quite right
eiendgine it into Court. Although the case was dismissed
GAY would warn the defendant to be careful in future, as
the house was well-known to the Smod—The Deputy
Chief Constable intimated that another charge would be
preferred sgainst defendant at the next Court
The renewal of the license of the Woodman's Tavern was
adjourned till next Ourt day.
Wm. Gould and Ahmed Rukingaines pleaded guilty to •
breach of the peace, by fighting in the Square at Winshonm
on the night of the 11th inst., were each bound over
In the sum of £5 to keep the pease for three months, and
were also ordered to pay the costa 4e. 50. each.
Chunks Phillips, or g , for allowing • home to
stray on the highway, obMsebuidth August, was lined fa
and costa.

....141—ropers, for trespassinn in march of rabbits on land
at Lytolunt Mamie% in the occupation of Kr.
Jones, was fined &a and costs 10a—Dstsadant daniodl3"2:
offence. but &chained that a taw, named Frank Holly,
saw him taks two rabbits out of loins rabbit-wires which
had boon sot in the hedge.