The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

MATRAVERS.

Henry Dillon Trenchard, Daniel Crumpler, Josiah
Miller, Alfred Hutchings, James Ford, William James,
George Vi'hiffen, James Hartnell, Henry Selby and
George Selby, the parties implicated in the late riotous
proceedings at the Vineyard-cottage. Lytchett,occupied
by Mr. T. HAW/lull, solicitor, on the night of Christmas.
lay were placnl at the bar. Mr. Tanner appeared for
the prosecutor. and Mr. Howard, of Weymouth, for
Mr. Trenchard and the rest of the defendants with
the exosuiption of James, for whom Mr. Atkinson
appearel—Mr. Trenchant was accompanied by his
guardian, Mr. Harker, of Poole—On the case being
called on, Mr. Rawlins said he appeared os prosecutor.
As the Ilench were aware, warrants had been issued
againat the greater part of the defendanta on a charge
of riotous proceetlings at Lytchett on the night of the
25th December. The principal actor in that affair,
it would not, he believe,!, be disputed by Mr. Howard,
was Mr. Trenchard. An arrangement had been come
to, however, which without going into the case, would
he trusted, stop the recurrence of any such proceedings
in future. That arrangement was that Mr. Trenchard
should be bound in the sum of V 204), and his guardian
in the suns of £l5O for him, to keep the peace for the
space of 12 months, and the rest of the defenda.nts, with
the exception of Whiffen (for whom he should require
an adlitional bail as he had fire arms), in
the sum of C2O each, lie had agreed to this
with the hope that such lawless proceedings would not
again occur, and on Mr. Trencher& through his
guardian, expressing his deep regret for what had
occurred.—Mr. Howard, on behalf of Mr. Trenchard,
said he wished to snake • few remark, after what had
fallen from Mr. Rawlins. The defendants met together
on the night in question to keep up Christmas ; they
proceeded through the village playing music, and at
certain points of their route fired off guns, but used no
shot or ball. He wished particularly to call the
attention of the Bench to this, a. statements had
appeared in the papers which would lead the public
to believe that the guns were loaded. On Mr.
Trenchard's behalf he most positively denied that his
gun was loaded with anything but blank cartridge.
Mr. Rawlins, in reply, maid he would not go into that
question, though if the matter had not been otherwise
arranged, he ghoul! have been able to prove that shot
was used, that the language was threatening to shoot,
and that the word. "hind -me a bullet" were heard from
one of the 111011-Mr. Harker publicly expressed, on Mr.
Trenchanis behalf, his regret at what had occurred.
—The several defendants were then bound over in
the sums named,
.Whiffen's bond being himself in EPA
. . .

and one surety Of Oa —We understand thst -further
terms were imposed on Mr. Trcnchard, but the nature
of these did not transpire in court. --The Chairmen then
addressed the principal .lef endant, s pressing his regret at
seeing him in such a position. The name of Trencher,' was
one long known in the county of Dorset, and for the
honour of that name, for the honour of the parish of
Lytchett, and for the honour of Dorset, he sincerely
hoped that Mr. Trencher,' would take warning, and,..
be was soon to come into possession of his property, he
trusted he would alter his mode of life, and be a
blessing to those with whom he would be associated.—
The parties then left the court, and the prooeedings
terminated. We hear that Mr. Trenchard is preparing
to leave Lytchett.