The Poole Telegram. — 1882-01-20 (Poole, Dorset, England)

AGAINST. A RECTOR'S SON.  William Saunders, aged 11 years, son of the rector of Tarrant Hinton, was summoned for assaulting Fred Adlam, a boy of the same a-,Te belonging to Tarrant Hinton.—Mr. Brennand appeared for defendant, and on his behalf stated It was a trivial case—" a storm in a kettle" between two boys. It appeared this case arose from proceedings being taken a fortnight since, when complainant's father was hound over to keep the pesce towards the present defendant. After these pr ,ceedings the present sammons was taken out.— Fined 61. and 2.. 61. coats. Julius Kerley, Charles Kerley, Tom James, George Peter Cuff, and Frederick Riggs, five young men of Shapwick, were charged with lar lug drunk and riot tu., at Spetislow y on the 31st ult.— Defendants pleaded not guilty. P.C. Powell stated that Cu Saturday. December 31st, the defendants were at Spatiebury with their faces blackened, making discordant noises with musical iustruments, &c He persuaded them to go On, when they were very abusive at three different places. He did not mean they were so drunk as not to know what th -y were doing, but they persisted in making use of bad language, &e.—Charles Dimont, assis'ant to Mr. Hunt, grocer, Spetisbury, said the defendants came in front of their shop about 10.20 on New Year's Eve, just as they were about to close. Hearing a great noise outside, his employer asked him to tell them to go on. as Mrs. Hunt was not well. He went out to do so, when they became very abusive. Defendants denied being drunk, they had only two quarts of beer between them that evening, and being the last night of the old year they were "out for a lark," but got stopped. They complained of the constable's conduct when he first c tme to them, which accounted for the language used.—The policeman assured the Bench that the landlord at the Ca tie at Spetisbury, told him they had five quarts of beer there that evening.—Fined 7s. 6d. and 21. 6d. costs each. _ _  James Polding, woodman, of Kingstone, an elderly man, was fined 21. 61., and 2s. 61. costs, for being drunk on the 17th of December.—Dsfenclant pleaded guilty, but urged it we+ the first time he had ever been before any magistrates. James Pope, jun., of Charlton Marshall, was charged with committing a brutal assault on Mrs. lliz, Martin, a widow, of Charlton Marshall—Complainant stated that on January sth she was in her house, and, hearing bad language outside, she went as far WI her g .rdea gate to ace what it was, when Pope, without any provocation on her part, struck her in the head three times, and threatened to murder her. There were three others with him.—Gerrge Adams, son of the complainant, corroborated his mother's statement as to the language, and on going out he saw Pope strike his mother. —Mr. Atkinson appeared for the defendant, and called two young men, who were with Pope at the time. Both of these witnesses—Frank Toop and Albert Sc well—said Pope (lid not st•ike the woman, but she followed them, inciting Pope to strike her, which they prevented by leading him home.—Sabina Pope, defendant's mother, said she saw her son struggling with two other young men, and c onplainant following them. Her son did not strike complainant —The magistrates took the case as one of common assault, and fiatd Pope 7s. (hi, including coots. James B 411 am surrendered to Ma r2c gnisances on the charge of stealing a cheese, value 6s. 6d., the r,party of Charl-s :lbw, of Child O'keford.—Prmiecnthr's evidenc w,B r •ad over to prig mer, and was to the effect that he saw him take the cheese from the cart and pat it under his Pit arm, walk off with it, and, when followed, drop it in the yard.—Privoner did not make any defence, and elected to be dealt with at once.—He was sentenced to one month's hard labour,