The Poole Telegram. — 1879-08-22 (Poole, Dorset, England)

BICYCLE MEET AT STANLEY GREEN. —By the kind invitation of the Rev. J. L. Williams, vicar of Longfleet, and one of the vice-presidents of the Poole Bicycle Club, about 80 bicyclists paid a visit to that genial gentleman at his residence on Thursday evening. The muster was at the London Hotel, and the various clubs were represented as follows :—Poole, 20; Christchurch, 7; Bournemouth, 4; Ringwood, 3; Blandford, 5 ; Wandering Minstrels (Wimborne), 9; Wimborne Minster, 11; Castle Wanderers (Sturminster Newton), 5; Shaftesbury, 5; unattached, 10; total 79. The proceedings were enlivened by the fife. and-drum band, and the streets were lined with people. After a "run" through the town the procession advanced by way of the Wimborne-road, to Stanley Green, where the riders were heartily welcomed and entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Williams. We regret to say that Mr. J. W. Hansford, captain of the Poole club, was unable to attend the meet, he having been thrown from his bicycle on the previous evening and injured his face and arm. CHARGE OF KICKING A WoM AN.— A. fisherman named John Co 'lea, who lives in Oak-alley, near the Quay, was brought before the Mayor and Mr. Lankester, at the police court, on Tuesday, charged with assaulting and threatening to murder s arah Wedmore, a woman with whom he cohabita—Presocutrix said she had some drink with the prisonet at the Nelson and the Hand and Heart on the previous evening, and about ten minutes pant ten o'clock he came home. struck her several times. and kicked her severely about the body. She said "Jock, are-you going to murder me '!" and he replied, "You —, I will murder you." —Keziah Dear, a neighbour, said she was in bed between 10 and 11 o'clock the previous night and heard the woman call out "Murder !" and her child cry.— Supt. Hunt said prosecutrix came to the police station at 20 minutes past 11 on the previous night bleeding from the face and in a dreadful state. Prisoner was apprehended about 12, and he was very drunk and excited.—P.S. Beaken mid P.C. Ballett and be apprehended prisoner near the Fish Shambles about 12 o'clock. On the way t the police station the prisoner violently reedited and kicked him in the le.—Prisoner, in defence, said he had been drinking, but he neither kicked nor struck.ajm woman. who was drinking all the afternoon with heit=elster. If she had any marks of blows they :Were inflicted by the ' woman she quarrelled with the day before.—Supt. Hunt and Sergeant Beaken said the arosecutrix was sober, as also did Ellen Macey.—Jaines Matthews, a fisherman. vtas called for the defence, and said he saw all that took place. Prisoner and prosecutrix met in the lane at ten minutes past 11, and the woman was so helplessly drunk that she fell down, and also let her bat /y fall out of her arms. When she got up her face was bleeding. Prisoner to/4 hold of her 50 drag her indoors, and she then called out " Murder !" He told prisoner not to strike the woman, and succeeded in k)ersuading him to accompany him to the Fish Shambles. He did not see prisoner either kick or strike the womam—Prosecuti ix said she was not in the lane at 10 minutes put 11 ; and she lied marks of the kicks on her body which she was willing to have examined by a medical man. —The Bauch adjourned the CABO till Thurarl ay. PETTY Sessio:sis, yesterday (Thursday).—Before the Mayor and Weirs Duren and Ltuikeeter. Joh,' (Joe 'ea was charged on remand with &wanking Sarah Wedmore, and as the evidence of Dr. Lawton showed that prosecutrix had been kicked, the magistrates sentenced prisoner to a month's hard labour. Genre Greenslade, of Old Orchard, as fined is, and costs for allowing a horse to stray at Seldown on Sunday.