The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-07-06 00:00:00

THE DORSET COtritri EXPRESS AND AGRIOULTUR,

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L,.., p,i 5... 4h.. not a aroe-e-:,--"-
mite, d• . strike __AS Prim R. "• kii tN
little to tin the pat'etnioir.
up Clark: ellt be wed not Cs an, wi..T.toostaet,
Was elovi toilsi primmer beim, tt..
' and alter Ci stigmas In custody. —""ntsi NO
i Croes-exarials4l : Sap po soon with wee, ,_ 4
4 Did not knosPflie Well Aoli WM le, not littlienhst„
standing on the right-side, Clark in front -ItEte'l
Was not nest to Clerk, theft was, be abouln r 1
--' tiehil
between. Wu Orei. feet from (..',..,..
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because he is a yeentjar looking nue, T,.:'iims pisi
other side had stick that below. 01
By Iv tevekr o daps Were WWI ti 41,....th. ik
Ty,
4.161.1. %rel." .nthbullder's blackuolth, 14
ir'ogise -*all of St. Peter', chit'
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tht.,"'allle
, es p rids his horse towards
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-"will
erric s plan ergs handed tacitness
tie 8... 5001540 be .4.4 etiellog j:ttnillete,
the lark had no stick, 1:19f dil
Prim. he lieut, came with his horse fa,i..- ''V.
Clark was insidi under the wall. Ile Mu no:,-
to strike the lieutenant on the left leg. Anr.ith°„- mate
attack bold wp In front of the bores's heed ma:eel.
thecrlittoggiand the ups with the sticir..-0411.
: Mow assay rows el people „*.fss,
Witnesses The people weirs all in • mil% a ..ut'-'. Ile
The pavement is about four fe,t wide. re,Atlt4
settee al Clerk and of the man who hem
Noticed Clark had no stick before L sot. Pi." qe
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Etshanam well to the right
We-examined : When Lout. Price rode 00th,
be wee drat oppeeitie Clark and then oppoake "'Oita
m.o. Noticed Clerk particularly, because he ery''''' elg
His hands were in his pocket. Welk
Frederic Garland, tinith. corking for Mow,
was en the railing nusz St Voter'. church, .ad se 'NM
to the dem, of Li-us. Price, not quite titian his.
thing Marked on the plan lore horse wai mad
wee about a yard off. r *t
Mr. thistle: The question of scales is rather nine.
. The Chairman did not think the cite:aft,
pLse. This was in broad daylight
1 Witness continuing: Clark bad hie hand, E.. 4
and when the lieutenant rode on the ptrmuZ4
400 k out his left band to prevent the hot_ rarer
lost Clerk wes standing on the paio.is,nt drat.fsh
Imam& s , the right of Lout Price, midway ee s,llit
sent. Witness saw the lieutenant elro:a, . ...IR
sou shake and the lieutenant .truth at it Nit), hrt:_kli
''hat was not Clark; he was between wanes weal,
Br Mr. Castle: Clark was about 10 raids froute„rata
Itcbartyle, he was about • yard away. The raee-In
the lieutenant en the right leg. Knew the sams'all
man who struck the blow. slye
. CrorPosistiesed: Wiliam meant that to pee
struck on the leg en the right of witnesa. it
Mr. Leek: That was the left leg from Licit I*
view I —Yek
Kr. Cache: The jury hear the augge.u....
Benjamin Hiswiek. carpenter for Messrs Creeke .„
Slanging in the road between St. Peter's Coma Mena
%Viand saw tke lieuteaust ride ea
a the bone eithrSed eth',oll the Pecee it
mar prisoner. Clark had no stick, and did not unie%
lieutenant The horse's charging made a wsy up
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it.
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hnhoolmfigruotficot,r___,cisrnlmt,,i,ef,dy,tiotio,jett...dkumoi.z.:.‘Zittpl .
OD the pavement.
tile soldiers hod just cleared it. NO;
Thomas Warr, who works for Mr. Shepherd, we.,
to Clark. who had no stick; both hand, em tit
pockets.
Mr. Lock : Where did the bone charge in '
Ms. Castle objected to the term.
The Chairman said he did not take the word "chafe
' it was not a wintery charge.
we'll chop
sytiOadoLwineultPifitcehesasiwtd"..
Kr. Castle: You are rather fund ~f
police 1
Witness: Not for the last 30 rears.
Mr. Castle: Have not you been tined witSia nee
two or three years I
Witness: A half•drunken p-ilicetu an took me al
Mr. Castle: Whet do you moan by ria, lag yz isk
been charged for the last 30 year.?
Wanes& : Not for thievery, air.
Mr. (legal:: I did not know you hai been ciargelez
"thievery.
Willie..: I paid the floe for that.
Mr. Castle: Were you charged a-jai asualtne a
polme I
Willies.: He eseaulted me, sir. (I.su,bterj
It was remarked that it wee a crionion thmh
prisoners to think the police me tutted them. .
Witness said he was standina on hit own stone testi
paid for.
Mr. Lack said: I apprehend I Lave pr.ved nips'
You have heard five wit-Deese', ail of whom were de,
the scene of the auault and clues to what 1 wn; ce,a
charge of Lieut. Price upon the pavement. Foul*
have not e single blot upon their character. The a,
suggestion made against tbe list one ia that he he*
previously c invictad of assaulting police. 1M to
consider whether there he. anything beea laid Noma
truthfulness of the witness. There ha, bwa via
suggested so far as that is concerned. My frieedesiir
say anything assinat his truthfulneu, ant tree I. .
his character. That i.e plan that swat n t recarat
itself to you. The only one whom tie could r!uult ma
one who was the friend of the pri-oner. But I can
you to remember he has not seen his for :me uota
I have yet to learn that because • rum used to wet r:
anether he is not to corns ((nivel.; et a witnen on
behalf when he is unjustly charged.
Mr. Castle: You have no right to say the. That al,
the jury to determine.
Mr. Look still maintained his statement and Mei.
jury to agree with him. Os the one into wee
witnesses, and on the other side noth:nd more that
shuffling Policeman.
Mr. Castle hoped the jury would not allow the ....
tion of his friend to interfere be tw .en them sal 1
prisoner. He had thrown out intimati. 11. against syt,
man who was doing his duty, an 1 against a brut rat
man, for all the policemen of Dorchester were Mum
they were only eight and they stood to Oct duty, We
Mr. Leek called Carter • shufflng policeman The '
j
were called out solely to preaerve order, it WU ita
pleasant duty for them; but in their duty they _:t:
be protected. Still Liout, Price dil not Isiah to prw:
matter unduly, and if they thought this we. s mom
which they had doubt they would acquit the ruse
The Cnairman, summing up, pointed out this ffli,
matter of accurate observation. Lieut. Price, vi::
sword, pointed to where Clark was, but not, he thiacl
to Clark, and it was extra ordinary that the in r.r.f
did not see the lieutenant struck, if he saw the rest.
should not give much credence as to what a a i:rieso
about Lieut. Price's language.
..
Mr. Lack said he had other witnemes to that edict •
he purposely kept them back.
The Chairman continued that another witness M
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eu the blow struck, and therefore he was hardly WO
lion to swear what did occur. The evidence 1"
lieutenant was marked by great modendion Bet
poioted out the material evidence against the ar
which was that of the police constable. The evihno
j3Hisoock seemed to be c i 'arefully given, but the
was which was most reliable—the testimony of tte7
stable or that of the five witoes-es for the deuce
?toyer referred to the fact that the lieutenant twang
after the assault gave a man into custody. Ho alai:.
say that on either aide there was will ul miareprounc,
It there was any doubt defendant shoot I have WWI
cd it : at the some time the lieutenant was resins
proper protection.
The jury almost immediately found the Oval
guilty. .
The Chairman: 000ryra Clark, you have been f
guilty; but I hope it will be a lesson to you' —ail lel
will he a lesson to those who are now to be bonnie
appear for sentence—not to he guilty of rioting.
Mr. B. F. Lock .. I hope, sir, you will reinemhe
Clark is found not guilty of rioting, nor was lue
single word that the Riot Act had been read.
The Chairman continued it was very deeirahle 'SI
Riot Act was reed that pa Tie should disperse ;
This had brought them into some trout le, which
have been saved bad they so dispersed. It was bit'
they should have dose so, and when they had as ,
he hoped the people of Dorchester, who we' .
Me7r preemies countenanced the defendants, weal' :
warning, and go quietly home.
Clark: The military would not allow a ouist cons.
go home, sir. Tile military would not allow thetaf.
and down the street
The Chairman expressed his disbelief of this, we
the toms of his voice than by saying —" Not go leas
Mr. Clerk, you could go home."
A solos from the spectators exclaimed : They sae'
let them. sir; they drawed the sword against
The Chairman •. Order, order; I can't .i'dow Us;
must have the Court cleared unless there cc .ileces ,
The recognizance@ to be entered into by tie '''.
prisoners were—themselvea in £25, and one lOW'
*rich.
On the reassembling of the Court in the stow"'
Khmers named above were discharged, after 6.
into recognisances.
The Chairman addres.ed them saying they th2°.'
dealt leniently vrith, and be recommended then 5,'
try this on again. There bad been a little too too,:
position in Dorchester towards riotous conduct a •
occasions besides election., but the I 'mut would sl
such leniency on other *cession,. There was nal do
objection at election times, for them to show 010'
—atleast to show to which side they belonged :but L
them damage property, and bring the good 41_,,
into disgrace. If. concluded : Conduct Yen"' '
peaceable cinema You are discharged.
SECOND COURT, WroNgsoal.
Before A. Batente, Z.q., and other ulsgliol.
W[11101;111 BACILWATER itaiDca. ~,
indictment meths,. the toldthdist!

.ot wa.so ....neflt Maine
county of D meet and Mr. Polly Horp,r,
Weymouth. declared the bridge to be out of IZ
also produced the Act of Parliament under
bridge was built, to show the liability of the pelt
W. B. Morgati,.borough surveyor, Weymoutk.;,
the piles to be rotten, eaten away hetlrso
water, and the deck which carried the roados_.
ruinous—The case is to be tried before a hi,theroP-
STILLLIMO allot).
S Ge°r94lo6l of bßrierarcr a(li)thela4oluuereol B'7! thhearpgroedelowitillotl
bah Taylor. at Whitaluirch CiisoMcornm. os
April.
Mr. Will, proseeuted.
The prisoner, who was quite deaf. war unthlss°l
The cage, however, was fully proved, an h• roi
to one month's imprisonment with hard li!oar
ItOUSIOULLAILIN°.
r wee In
into the them d:wprilin4elliing4CithThir
ausoinadb°.t.%oref
two balf-soversigns, one half-crown. ess 4411
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two penny please and one half-penny. the P.
wit,
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M Joseph Whitty. •
Mr. Giotto prosecuted.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
bolted, about twenty minutes r 55.011
evening. They returned shortly of :err eol'the door apparently the earns ss he hal leoft !tool,
Ann Whitty, wife of the last witness, sod lee
her husband returned from charm, she weD-ir
wind up her watch and found it con, She sefielel
In the roam diaturbed, mid the blind, of 00,01,
not the mom as when she 1011. When alui!Melt.
the window was secure. She had left thr.7700
tion in • box; but eh* found it had been . "..jeoal°l
the money were two bright panniers of lc
half-penny of 1879. The reason she kept t
hictr"-g,;
because they were dated the year
married. She identidad the welch en° w,
Pkrtif, and the coins alm produeed Were I.▪
..k7or
Mae bad lost She saw the prisoner Plat-MO
MA4I afternoon about five o'clock. Tb•
wisioh an entry had been made was Isois.42,olis
ilkewmt.Mr. Norma; in which was • hel-m"
against It.seir rei
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R• Ph. 1105, • boy 18
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