The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-22 00:00:00

WILIBORNE.

&smear RgeLorms UPPRIL—On Friday evening
last the employ6l at the London and South• Western
and Some set and Dorset joint station at Wiraborne,
sat down to an excellent supper at Tappers Hotel.
Mr. J. C. Edward., ststionins‘tsr, presided, and
amongst the visitors present were Meows. H. Moore,
S. Parkinson, C. l'arkinson NVilson, It. Elcock,
W. C )tton, H. Ford, W. Beale. W. E. Parkhurst, S.
Haver, C. Moncton, Moody. T. Laing, F. Pike,'T.
Chigslll, C. Richardson, Gollwlge, F. Sudden,
Itamplin, .T. Phillipi, and Roe. The catering of host
Tapper gave great satisfaction.

WINBORNE.
WIMBORNE COUNTY COURT.

This Court was held before Serjeant Tindal Atkinson
on Tuesday last. There were but, few cases for hear-
ing. In one, a judgment summons, his Honour asked
if the defendant, a labourer, was married. Ho was
answered in the affirmative ; and he then said "Ham he
a family? It would be is singular thing if a labourer
in Dorsetshire has not." It turned out the man had,
and a big one.—Mr. Venn, of Wincanton, made an
application to his Honour for the relieuie of a debtor
named Benjamin Arthur Attwell, of Bruton, late of
Castle Cary, chemist. The debtor had been several
times before hi, Honour, at the Wincanton Court, in
answer to a judgment summons obtained against him
by Thomas Pearce, a publican, of Castle Cary, for a
debt of £l2, and tho case had been from time to tune
adjourned in order that proof might be given of
Attwell's ability to pay. At the January Court Mr.
Homersham Cox presided in the absence iif his Honour,
and a witness, named Taylor, having proved that the
debtor had flashed a bundle of bank notes in his face,
and offered to lend him £lOO, an order was made that
he pay El within 30 days, or go to prison. The time
expired on Saturday, and on Monday he was taken
to jail.—Mr. Venu now read an affidavit made by the
debtor, in which he admitted he bad displayed the
notes ,• but he said they were not his, but money that
he had to pay into the bank for his aunt, Miss E.
Foster, in proof of which the acknowledgment of the
bask was appended. He also declared ho had no
means.—His Honour said ho remembered the case.
Defendant was a very wilful young man, and rather a
showey young man. He saw that he wore a great
deal of Brummaguin jewellery. Ile, however, made
an order for his release, in order that he might have
him before him to decide upon what course to adopt
with him.- --Shneon Huddle, yeoman, Knowle-hill,
r. John Squibb, labourer, Chalbury.—This Was a
claim for Xs., and the circumstances were rather
singular.—Mr. Tanner was for the plaintiff and Mr.
Dibben for the defendant. —Mr. Simeon Huddle said '
he occupied a farm at Woollands for Lord Eldon. In
July last the defendant and another man named
Wilcox were employed by him turnip-hoeing. For
this the NUM of £2 Os. Bd. was due to them. On the 4th
July Squibb came to him and asked him to let him
have 30s. on account. He let him have it, and made
a memorandum of it. In August he saw Squibb again,
who came for a settlement for Edward Wilcox. They
made up the account, and he paid him £2 Bd., which
he paid him. Ten minutes after ho had left he
remembered that he had previously paid him 304. on
account, but ho Was unable to see him until two or
three days after, :111,1 then when he spoke to him about
it he told him he deducted itout of the E 2 Os. Si, and he
should not pay him again. He was ,11111,11 certain he
paid him the two amounts in cash.—Mr. Dihben said
they admitted the piyinent of the 305., but 18s. were
only given to Squibb at the time of the final settlement,
and Wilcox, who was outside the door at the time,
heard what passed.—Squibb was sworn, and declared
plaintiff gave him but MA. in August, which he took
out and parted with Wilcox.—Edward Wilcox was
called, and said he told Squibb to go in and settle
because he had drawn the first mimey.—His Honour :
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why didn't you go in with him :'2.'Witness did not
reply, and continued: When Squibb wont in he heard
Mr. Huddle say " You have drawn 30s Sinibb, and
Squibb said yes." This was said three times, and then
Mr. Huddle maid "Then you got to have 18s." —His
Honour: Surely you had not got your ear to the key-hole
—Witness : No, but I was standing by the window.—
Lila Honour, in I:fi via; his verdictsaid it was a distress-
ing case, far it was oath against oath. The oath of a
hard-working man was as good as the oath .4 the man
who wore broad-cloth, but then what judges and
juries had to du was to look at the attendant
circumstances of a case. His Honour found for the
plaintiff for the amount claimed.—Plaintiff did not
ask for costs.—Willian Symonds, draisT, of
Wimborne, v Miss Maltby, Parkstone.—Plaintiff
claimed £7 Gi. His Honour having looked
through the bill said he could not see there was any
extravagance in it. The delivery of the goods having
been proved, defendant pleaded her brother was liable.
Sho had been living with him, and he had had her
money, and his affairs had recently been liquidated.—
His Honour said he was satisfied the goods were not
had by the brother. He was sorry for her, but she
must pay.—Defendant said she had not a penny in the
world.—liis Honour adjourned the case for a month,
the plaintiff to make enquirie4 into defendant's
circumstances. —Same v W. Meaby, sen.—Claim
Li 7a. Gd. for a hat and trousers.—The Name defence
was set up.—His Honour said it wouldn't do trying to
shift the debt from the shoulders of one to those of
another.—He most pay.—llefendant : I have nothing
in the world.—His Honour : Well you look in pretty
good trim for as man who has nothing, 4s. a month.—
This was all the business.