Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1874-06-19 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SUMMONSISS. Thomas Starr, farmer, Longfieet, was SURIIIIOIIOd by Eliza Lacy, wife of Robert Lacy, for assault and battery and using defamatory language; Mrs. Lacy was summoned by Starr for assault ; Robert Lacy was also summoned for allowing three cows to stray, and destroyinv fences; Robert Lacy summoned Starr for using defamatory language on the 15th inst., and Starr summoned William 'Rey, son Of Robert: Lacy, for trespassing on the Snd ,June, on plaintiff's fiekl in pursuit of game. , —Mr. Tanner of Wimborne, appeared for the Lacys, and Mr Moore for the defendants.— Mr. Alderman Rogers suggested a compromise betweed the parties—Roth attorneys advised their clients to adopt this course ; but Mr. Tanner said his 'client refused to be bound over. —Mrs. Lacy's MSC against Starr was then proceeded alth.—lt seemed that the parties rented under the same landlord, and for some time an ill feeling had existed between •, and one evening when fetching her cows from a field tarr asked *here her " murderous husband" was, accused her of murdering two of her children stepped on her foot injuring it very much. Other amenities ensued, and the result was the present aunimonses. Mrs. I acy said on Monday evening she was driving her cows from the common home. Met defendant near Mrs Wareham's gate. He asked "where is your murderous husband ;" and then "when did he commit murder last : " told • her she was a robber, and tall her a prostitute. She. never -struck him ; she was afraid of him his eyes • were "like saucers." It was dark when defendant stopped her, and her daughter took the cows hoine.—Crosii examined : It was not the first time they had net. She did not understand what brickering was-- she had never been friends with him because he had threatenei to get her a• ay from Lime-fleet. Defendant was always quarrelling with her and she gave him as good as he gave; but. she had had no angry words with him iii particular.— or. Moore in particular I know because it seems praty general.-Witness said she believed this was the seeoud time she had hal words with him. 'Defendant came t., her sail trod on her foot. He met her—be was coming one way and she was coining another. Never said a word to him--good, bad, pr indifferent She didn't take his enquiries to heart, but put it -to his ignorance Hu called witness a gipsy, and she replied he " was one of the breed " He called her a ' and she replied "he was my brother." She never used her hands towards him; but if die had been a man she-might have hit him. She wasn't geiug to take the last word of hun, 'wasn't likely. He pushed her. ehe thought those epithets had affected her much-At hurt her feelings Much -- nu Toffin was called, and corroborated. William Hayward deposes( to seeing Mrs. Lacy strike Starr. AS against Sirs. Lacy starr deposed that the woman cams up to him menacingly, saying her husband would thnish hitn, • and that he only pushed her away. • Mr. Tanner left the case to the Bench. °ben Lacy's cow-straying case was next. Starr spoke to seeing the animals treading down his fence, the girl in charge neglecting them. But Sir Lacy told a different story. • Mr. Lacy then spoke against Starr for using disgusting language and threatening, to fight him. Defendant's carter took his master away. The only cause ,of he thought was because witness's wife took milk to Poole. Mr. Moore : Starr asked him to come out and settle it manfully. Mrs. Harewood said Stares had language frightened her; lie threatened to "smash acv's liming out." Mr. Moore urgrd both parties should be bOUIIII over. Mr. Tanner said it was a tattle straying offence. 'The Bench ultimately fined Starr is.; Starr v. Mrs. Lacy they dismissed : ditto the alleged cow straying ; and for the bad language they bound. over, Starr to keep the peace for six months. Starr also had to pay X.l as. costs. William Lacy, son of Robert, was summoned by Starr for a teespairs, but it arose out of the previous quarrel, and the Bench dismissed it.