The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY KESSIONS.

SIIIREHALL, IMRCHUSTER, SATURDAY, July 6.
—Before Majnr.General Michel, Captain Manning, and
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OS. Bullock, Esq.
JuAm Seale, was brought upon remand, charged with
stealing two pounds of bacon, value 1 Od.—Mrs
Elisabeth Basconibe said she lived at the King's Arms,
Maiden Newton. On Mooday, July Ist, the prisoner,
with three others, came in and called for some beer, and
while they were drinking it, she missed a piece of
beacon, value 116 d. She then went to the sergeant of
police, who came, and marched prisoner in her presence,
and found the bacon ojm him: The bacon produced was
the same, and fited another piece produced,
which WAJ lying up, and from which it bad been cut.
She did not see prisone r cu t the batton off—Soporintentefl-
dent Holloway said that on being sent fur to the
King's Arms, he searched the prisoner, and found the
, bacon on him. Prisoner said he had brought it from •
long WaY off. He fitted it to • piece that was lying up
in the room, tied it fitted. He believed it came from
that piece.—Prisoner now said he did'nt steal it,
another man cut it off and put it into his pocket.—Com.
mated for three months' hard labour.
Janes Legg was brought up fry P.C. Chsfey, charged
with sleeping in an outhouse at Frampton, belonging to
Mr. Groves, and having no visible means of subeistance.
On searching him, li&U-a-cmwn and 2d. were found in
his pockets.—The Bench said the charge had not been
made out, and dismissed the case.
Inougat ChristupAer was charged with stealing faggots
belonging to Mr. John Homer Saunders, at Drees. It
appeared that Mr. Saunders had 230 fagots lying in •
field, and finding that 70 had been stolen, he emplord
P.C. Orchard to watch. The constable, in watching,
saw the prisoner take some of the wood. He told ,
him he would be summoned. He had been summoned
twice, but be ran away, and a warrant was netted
against him. On Friday lie heard prisoner had returned,
and that morning he apprehended him as he was going
to work.—Sentenced to two months' hard labour.
Charles Hadson was charged with throwing a piece
of cavendish tobacco to one of the convicts at Portland
ison.—Mr. Howard smeared for the defence.—John
Warren said he WY principal warder. On
Monday morning last some convicts were at work at
the Verne. Defendant was working there asphalting
the roofs of the Verne fortification barracks. He
saw the defendant throw the piece of cavendish
tobacco, now produced, and he immediately took him
into custody. The convicts work under the superin-
tendence of warden, and are guarded by soldiers.
Cross-exsurined : the defendant, after he had thrown
the tobacco to the convict, was struck in the mouth
violently by the man. The oonviet's name was Linden.
Defendant refused to give Linden some information
about • letter. When Linden received the tobacco, he
said he did not want it, lie wanted the letter or £4
which he had written to his friends for. Defendant
said some one had thrown it up, and Walter, lii• com-
panion, threw it into the -asphalt pot which was
over the fire.—Mr. Howard said 1,1 ere was no cue,
there being no Act of Parliament to provide for such
as this. Officers or servants were prohibited, but
"other parties" were not mentioned. The defendant
also denied throwing the tobacco to the convict.—The
room was then cleared, and after searching numerous
Acts of Parliament in vain, the defendant was dis-
charged, the cue not being r resided for by Act of
Parliament.
James Joeinom. James William, Ruberl flecking,
George Lord, Johm Paters and William Barry, able
seamen, belonging to the barque, Young England, of
Shields, Cuthbert Ward master, were charged, under
the Mercantile Shipping Act, 17th and 18th Vic.,
c. 104, first—with neglecting to proceed in the ship with-
out leave ; secondly—for assaulting the muter, first
and second mates, and the carpenter; and thirdly for
combining one with the other to disobey lawful com-
mands, neglecting their duty, and impeding the
navigation of the ship for the progress of the voyage.—
Mr. Hill prosecuted and Mr. Howard defended the men.
—Captain Ward said the defendants signed the articles
produced, in the presence of the shipping inciter, to
proceed from South Shields to Point de Celle, and
thence to Cochin, Columbia, or any other point in the
China Seas, and, if necessary, take an intermediate
voyage, to return to England with the ship ; the
voyage not to exceed 3 years. They were to go on
hoerd on the 17th June, and each man had an advance
note for one mouth's wages, payable three days after
the ship sailed (rein Shields, by Mr. W. Wright,
the owner. The men shipped on the day named in
the agreement, and came round to Portland Roads,
wh,re they arrived on Tuesday. They went on very
peaceably till Friday evening. when witness went over
to Weymouth, and returned to Portland by the half-
past 5 o'clock boat. Four of the men and the second
niate came with the boat to take witness on board.
They waited till nearly dusk. Barry was very drunk.
He warded to pull the boat, witness would not let him,
and he was very insolent, and said he had had • month's
advance,and he had money with biin,and if witness liked
he would pay him what he was in the ship's debt.
Witness promised to release hiui on those conditions.
On arriving on board, witness sent for him into the
cabin. He was insolent, and then left the cabin to get
the money to puy what he WAS in the ship's debt.
Witness heard the second mate's voioe, and running on
deck he found the defendants together. He took hold
of Barry and told the chief mate to put him in irons.
The other men then came round to rendet Barry assis-
tance. Barry took hold of witness by the neck, and
threw him down by the side of the longboat. The
chief mate was coming to his assistance and Lovel
prevented him. The other men did not assault him,
but they did not assist him. As there was a man-of-
war near, witness ordered a blue light to be hoisted
frow the mile°, which is generally understood to mean
that assistance was needed. Some of the men then
took Barry below. Witness then went into his cabin.
That morning the whole of the defendants came eft,
and told him they wanted to get clear of the
ship. As rows had been begun they expected they
would he continued the whole Journey, and they would
rather leave. He told them he would bring them before
a magistrate, and they said that was what they wished.
He then went below, and on coming on deck again,
about an • hour afterwards, he asked them one by one,
whether they intended to proceed with him, and they
all said they would not. He then brought them to
Weymouth, and took them before • magistrate. Two
magistrates were required, and they were remanded to
Dorchester.—Cross-examined : He bought three con-
certinas when at Weymouth, and when in the boat he
asked who was playing one of them, as he thought
lit • great piece of impudence for anyone to ho it.
Barry said he (lid play it, and he did not hear it.
Witness told him it was a big lie. Barry said be was
' not a liar re”ilde witness said lie was. Barry was
quarrelsome all the way to the ship, and witness
threatened to throw him overboard. Did not believe
lie swore at Barry. He might, but he thought not—
he did often swear at his teen. After he told Barry,
on board, that he was a big blackguard. Barry
threw him down. The ship carried 418 tons,
M.N. register. There were 15 men on board, includ-
ing officers, six able seamen, chief mate and boatstuan,
an ordinary martian, carpenter. steward, cook and two
boys. The defendants signed the articles without being
told the number of men to go in the ship.—Re-
examined : The defendants never complained that
there were not enough hands to menage the vessel.—
George Gihnore, second mate, said: They shipped at
Shields, proceeded on their voyage, and put in at Port-
land. On Friday evening he went in charge of • boat,
and four of the ilefendanta—Johnson, Barry, Hueking,
soil Lovel, for the captain. He saw the captain on
shore about nine o'clock. They started for the ship
about 10 o'clock. Barry was drunk, and the captain
would not let him row. Barry swore a good deal. On
getting to their ship they all had their suppers, and hue
witness RA4 smelting his pipe in the galley with the
carpenter, Barry came to hinx and said lie had his
money in his hand. Witness told him lie had better
pay the captain himself, and go and fetch his tobacco.
Barry wanted him to come oat of the galley to fight
him ; but witness /Advised hiui to go below and think
no inure of it. Barry then seised him by the collar, and
as lie was trying to push him off, Barry made a great
noise, and the captain came up. He taw the captain
shoved down on his back on deck. All the hands were
on deck. That morning the captain after breakfast,
&skid the driendants why they did not go on with
their work, washing decks. They said they wanted to
lare • magistrate, as they did not want to go in the ship,
believing they should not be comfortable.—J. Monet,
the carpenter, corroborated the evidence.—Some other
witnesses were called, and the Bench committed Barry
for • mouth with hard labour, but discharged the other
defendants. They then said they would nut return to
the Yawl, and Mr. Hill gave them again into custody.
They were however released on ',retuning to fulfil their

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