The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-04 00:00:00

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Kuzma awe ,
~AJm.—A.t the Chanty
tPoty sissa
asbeton a
Gees.l. piallitiaw
aZede), end
as a maitir mariner, of Beldreeeee--s—m-ell
HeorY °reedy, sailor, &leo of Bridgwater. won
elened with killing mid stealing two swans at Poet-
ised on Money last, the eraupity of Lard lithester,
Tahoe 30a each.—lda said he did not pro-
pees to cell any *Adams &seine the Yelled met who
wee a servant of the other, and preanawbV had 14"6
nadir the orders of liesnett, 0. would mereforte eon
Crsedy ea a witness. The Bench coororred.
amid he Vall • seaman under the defendant, Off=
the ereormer Qlteen, now lying in Portland Roads. On
Hetirlle west out in a boat with him for the put.
Pe" ellooelett Me bleda Whilst out they sbet oft
e 4 oft merl, and t—es mass, but they did hot bow
rim maid them en beardand
"toe ea*/ =l°.te bed they left there ors -the deb,
On the *Rowing morning thew were =bag, and
where saw markt.' of them. —P.B. Fathom
said yesterday mornirpilg°rbetween eleven and twelve
O in maseemece of information re:4nd he
west in mane of the defines'. He feud Mk at
Chetletewn. He told him be should take his.
in for the swine on the previous
deZilar replied "(know nothing about the libel
I have not got item," He afterwards saki he did eitem
tient, but aid DM knew but what they were wild howl.
Ha said he pat them on the deck wits: he went to bed,
but on the following morning they were pose. Witness
went to several ships in the roads to make inquiries,
but maid learn nothing—Mr. Jerk Hopson (agent
of Lord Bchester. at buL,bqry) mid they were our
'lanai], miming swam. o.lk. day in question there
Waaa. Line Party shooting wild fowl at the Passage
Bri
and the mai were driven all over the
He had not the slightest doubt the swans were
out. The swans extended to one aid of the lIIIS
the other, and there were mac ia the
of Poetised oostinnally. He oonnted the ewes, rege.
larly twice a year, and always found some miesieg.
The average mg during the last ten years was 50,
bat der* the two previoss years there had bees ime
uniioq than be bad ever bora—Mr. Bops. Gide
said shortly before the swans were shot In saw two
swans between the Terry Bridge aad Poetised, awl he
had so doubt they were the one killed.—The boy
Greedy, mailed, said the birds were es theme( sirs
they shot at them. He saw them rise from the water.
The deendeat said be did not know they were swum
Ha thought they were wild gems. If he had known
ems Meeks he shook' are ham got the. He
nan neTer_ebee a swags Wore I. Ills—TheObeie
out Weld el=gashey .
Milked the riemege'of Ms.
en
each bled wise was to gel It 1-11 r.
said they amid pm it I.:shard' the IS reward
w* badlmgla eared- fee the eentriMlse al
Braithwaihe (igmietrates' dark)
=i*re amid sot do that. They bed are yet =
bed the emesm—The Ohairmea 3 You nh assess
them to be Lord Boleseter's
they simply washed to make it known that the semen
amid not be killed with .—The Chairman (to
defendant) : You will be se. and the testa
130. Id., sad don't take swam for geese ia the byre.
—Defended I'll take awe mot to put a gun to my
shoulder here age/a.