The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-08 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.
BLANDFORD PETTY SESSIONS.
SATURDAY.

Mart—LlM Portman. Hen. W. H. & Portman. H.R.
amoral Parse. Sir Comics D HAW. sad Mr. R. Farqu•
lowan. _ _

Dimwit or Yea Gass ACT.—William Gray and William
Prince, Durwestun, were summoned for trespassing
upon lands in the occupatton and possesaion of Lord
Portinan.—The deendants were seen by his lordship's
keepers, apparently be ating for game. No rabbits or
nets were found uton theta, but a ferret was picked up
ruining about the place near where they had lywn seen,
which they had no doubt left behind th..m.—Orey was
fined lOr. and costs. —The summons against Primo,
wr,nrfully stated the land was in the occupation of Mr.
Gifisad, and as betook advantage of this, it was dismissed ;
but he was told mother would he taken out against him.
—lLord Portman and the lion. Mr. Portman retired from
the Bench during the hearing of the WIWI
BIT CIATIELS.-01543 of the juvenile gang, kspti by a
hay-dealer of the place to act as carters, named Edward
cyle, was summoned fur haying been asleep when in
charge of • horse and wagzon.—Defendant did not
appear, hut was represented by hts mother, who told the
Beach Le had been out thrre nights talowiag.—The
constable deposed finding the defendant wrapped up in
the tarpaulin asleep in his cart about half-past one at
night, in the pariah of Blendford St. Mary. The horse
WAS left to find its way as well as it could. —The Bench
fined iiim 61 and 3i. 84. costs, and it was hinted that
hta employer, must alter his arrangement&
Tqo UM—Harry Bridle and John Travers, bcth of
Blapiford. admitted that on two occasions they had
dr:nk "rut wisely but too well, " with the result that
pedestiianimi with them was rat'ier a failure, and were
0.-ch 11.iel 5& wad costa

Too MUCH fallarll.—Thomas Gallop wag summoned for
stealing chaff, the property of Mr. Dray, from North Faint.
Spettishery.—The defendant was teen to take if from a
lug • ir.antity that had been thatched ever, sod to place
it in his waggon. lie helped himself to 7011,e. weight.
whirl. Yr. Drat's bailiff valued at 3c—The bailiff also
said the else had been brought as an example as petty
thefts ..1 tat kind were 'turner was fined 3.„ the
value -1 nh. rhaff £l. and Bs. Bd. co to.
A CHEAP Bum: Err. —Thomas Bisorbard, a bey of
14, who apiteartNl to hays pleniv of saf-etntl
suteinnne 1 by Mrs. M try ton Now, f,r sq assault—Mr.Atkinson Was f or the derma tu:.—hlre. New, who had a
very bad black eye, told th, Bench Ito had come to show
herself to the summon she bad taken out against
BI tnchard, for striking her cn Tel/ides I afore. He came
up and cave her the black eye she had, and when she said
bt hint " w. old you strike • woman,- he said "yes, I've
given you one black eye, and I'll give you another," awl
he than struck her in the breast. The provocation was
that he had struck her boy before that, and she went and
coniplained Ile him shoot /km did not strike hint
first—Cross- rammed: She sl:d nut meth him against the
wall and hawk hi. bend %Antal it. Ile did not may that if
she did not let him alone he w,,01d have to defend himself.
She would swam that sbe did not get her black eye front her
husband the previousSaturd4Y he was a verygood huabsnd
and never struck her, het they did bays a little alter-
cable= kt was true.- -Harry Sharp said be was standing in
his garden, and saw the two blows Week —Defendant 11.1.
the request of his advocate told his own story. He said
jr., New's boy came and accused him of having ILI-trotted
his goat ; he told him be had not, and upon Oat he Wild