The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-20 00:00:00

PArTY SESSIONS.

Fanny.

Before Mr. C. J. Parke (chairtaan),ly,rd Eutace Cecil,Rev.
Carr J. Glyn, sad Rev. E. V. thrlantl.

Leonard Tubb., a labourer, of Hinton Mdtell, for tree.
nasal gin pursuit 01 game on land in ihe occupation of
Mr. W. A. Newman, termer. was fined 10a. and 13e. costs.
Henry Adams, of Lytchett Midranges, was tined 21. and
Ss costa tor allowing • couple of beasts to dray on the
highway.
Henry Griffen, of Steephill, eras charged with an assault
upon James ROL Toe complainant is • keeper in the
employ of Lord Wimborne,and.sooordiug to his atatament,
on the let. inst. he was instructed by the head-keeper to
watch • common at liampreston. Valid 'mimed in so
doing the defendant came upon it. He naked Lim what
be was doing there, and his reply was that it was no odds
to a like him. Some more words occurred, and del end-
ant hit him in the tams tiet. They closed and fell
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T.;;Car.,..Zna-t—oe-lieTpe;
he promised to be quiet ; when he let him up he threatened
to do for him scone time or snother.—Defendant declared
he did not go off the footpath, and the complainant com-
menced the affair by striking him first. —The Bench, how.
ever, diode to baileys the keeper. and remarking it was •
most unprovoked assaultfined the defendant .C 1 misdeal&
Mr. Tanner made an application tor the transfer of •
boathouse license from a man named Allen to One George
Davis. Toe house, ha explained, WM situate at Newtowa,
and was the property ol Mr. Habgood, who had let it to
one &union, to whom, being a respectable man, he had
lent 41.000. Since then Budden made over his property
to hie friends, and unknown to Mr. Habg,xid had trans-
ferred his ikon. to Alen, who at the last sessions was
charged with lour °Senors against the Ih:easing Act. Two
of ththe were adjourned.—Toe Bench granted the transfer,
and Mr. Supt. Batty raising no objection, acceded
to Kr. Tanner • request that the license should only bear
one endorsement
Walter Sydney Allen was then charged with a breach
of the Lir •using Act in connection with the foregoing
case—P.C. Hutchins stated that on the 15th of November
he sale tie defendant supplying from 40 to 50 people with
beer in cups and gluon He told him he was domil
wrong, as he had been doing on the previous day.. Mr.
Supt. Batty thine up on Oat occasion hod spoke to him.
Time house in question mut situate on the highway at
Newtown, and the defendant only had an outdoor Iceive,
but he brought it out in his cups and (laws. and people
drank it but outside the tour —Defendant admitted the
offence, and said he did it through ignorance. —Mr. Supt.
Batty corroborated the coastable ea to what took place on
the day in question, and said a great many of the people
were under the influence of liquor. He spoke to defendant,
and asked him why he conducted the house in such a
manner, and he said he dia not know be waa doing wrong,
and that it he took out a .icense he must sell beer to pay
for it. Directly upon thst • man came up and called for
a quart of beer, and the defendant went in and drew it
and brought it out to hot, and he paid 6d. for it. A
• number of other people were served in a similar way
I whilst he (the Supt.) was standing by. He had cautioned
him on the previous Sunday.—Defendant admitted that
. all this was true, but reiterated his plea of ignorance.—
Mr. Batty said he might have overlooked it had not the
defendant persisted in his conduct in spite of his remota.
etranose—The Bench sail it was a bad thee, and tined the
defendant .C 1 including costa-
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Thomas Fookee, Samuel Crumpler. and Frederick
Meadows were ascii lined Si. and costa for enlisting to
send. their children to school.. .
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William Clime rtte jun., /imbrue Sherwood, Luke
Budden, William Luther, and James Suess, Newtown,
were summoned for trsspassing in pursuit of game.
Luther and Budden were the 3nly one, who appeared.—
John Moore, underkeeper to Lr.l Wimborne, proved
seeing the defendants ferretisg on Kuighton.hesth, on
land occupied by Jessie Putmck.—Tbe two defendants who
appeared pleaded guilty, and l' C. Hutchins stated the
other three had " started there were previous con-
victions against all the defendants except Berries. Mr.
Supt. Batty said Sherwood wu one of the wont fellows
on the bal.—Sherwood was fined £2 and costs, and the
other four Cland outs.
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olfostchett, end a boatman of Bourne-
mouth, w"re go mmuned for killing partridges unia.fully
on the 42th November, on the 'round of Mr. A 11...
—The witness was named Tout Christopher, but,
in reply to the deleudent, he admitted that some years
ago he had been summoned himself at this Court for
killing partridges, but he denied that in consequent,' of
remarks defendant had made use of be had threoteued to
"have" him the very first time he c ould. —Complainant
stated the partridge was shot at half•paat twelve, and
defendant said he wee is bed from halfmast tan tali half-
past three on board ha boat. He had, however, no
vitae.. present to prove this, and taid he did not think
be could produce any witnesses. Directly after the
defendant put to the keeper the question " Where were
I you when got into the field r thus illustrating the old
saying—wben a men is his own lawyer he generally has •
fool for hie client —The Bench said the case was quite
clear, and fined him its, and 91. costa, Mr. Supt. Batty
remarking that verbena if the Bench knew as much about
him as he did he wouldn't have got off quite so light.—
Defendant paid his fine, and t rid Christopher he ought
to have his ears clipped.
Edward Evan., carpenter, of the New Borough, Wint-
borne, wee charged by • lad of 15, named Henry Love-
lace, with as assault --Complainant said he had never
spoken to the defendant in his life, and on the day in
question he threw • block of wood at hint. He told him
to keep his wood to himself, and then defendant knocked
him down.—Defendant sad the lad had made use of the
most disgusting language to him and he admitted he did
strike him—lt was • trumpery cams, and he must pay 55.,
to include rusts.
George Vincent, a nobly fellow, of Constitution.hill,
was summoned by the auttlorities of the Poole Union for
leaving his wife chargeable to toe parish.—He beers • bad
character; but the Bench let him off with an order to pay
up arrears, and ahoy the wife, who appeared "much too
good for him," 1.. • week.—lt was stated that • niece, •
girl of about 16, at reeent acts as his better half.
James Amoy and Willisen Nicklen, two little boys, were
charged with stealing • rabbit trap.—The boys it seemed
found it in • field, and took it t• school with them.—
They were reprimanded and discharged,—ln ',ply to the
Bench, • father of one of the defendants', said he wee get-
ting lls. a week and choicer; he had five children, and had
to per 3.. a week for the keep of a baby, he being •
widower.