The Poole Telegram. — 1883-08-17 (Poole, Dorset, England)

VII. sidered it a diegraceful assault, and ordered all the defendants to pay a fine of £1 and costs; in default one month. Kendall was allowed three days to pay , the money, Daniel Crumpler, blacksmith, of Isytchett Matravers, was summoned by George Barnes, of the same place, for astaulting him on the 25th of July.—Mr. W. it. Druitt appeared for the detendant.—Mr. Barnes stated he was passing along the road and saw the defendant talkine with another man. As complainant peeked him he turned round and said" Von regue." He (complainant) turned and asked the defendant what he meant, whereupon he made use of 1 disgusting language, atel followed complainant some distance along the road, pushing hie elbows into him and trying to tread on his toee. Defendant was very drunk. —The defenoe was Barnes came up to Crumpler In a menacing way, and he pushed him aside.—Defendant was fined 10s. and Sc. costs. Andrew Andrews of West Moore, platelayer on the South-Western line, was summoned by his wife, Jane Andrews, for assaulting aid beating her on the 29th of July.—Mr. W. H. Ikuitt appeared for defendant. Complainant's case was that on Sunday morning she asked her husband for her boots, which he declined,to give to her. She then said she would have them, and he replied "You --e, I will give you something else," He then struck her a violent blow with a stick, knocking her down, and on her rising and attempting to take the stick awey, he struck her down again, stamped on her gad kicked her ; then took her by her hair and dragged her out of the house. She cried out " Murder," and went into the adjoining house for protection. He would not let her in again and kept her without food from Sunday to Wednesday. After the assault she was blood all over. Her husband offered her halhasovereign on the let of August to say nothing about the assault. He hid twice before assaulted her. In cross-examination she said she was 39 years of age and her husband might be 76. She denied staying out late at night eiecept she worked late. She was at home on the night before the assault at nine o'clock. Her husband complained Of her coming home late on 'Clasen t lub night and beat her then. She did not wish to live with her husband, as he used her cruelly.—Bessie Jacob said she heard complainant call out ' Bessie "three times on the morning in question, and ale l " Dont'ee, Andrew ; for God's sake, don't." She soon after came to the wicket gate, and witness then saw she had a wound in her head and her hair was saturated with blood. Th a complainent said her husband had pretty nigh killed her.—The defence was c emplainant aggravated her bueband by stopping out late at night, and on Seeurday night came home worse for liquor. To stop her going out the next morning he hid her boots ; a qe a rel purl scuffle arose between them, and complainant's head was hurt, but not by a blow.—The Bench considered the charge proved, and fined defendant 104 and costs—The old man then offered if his wife wete,l go back and behave as a wife should he would do right, and when he died leave her his property; but the wife declined; stating his word was not to be taken, ache had, after beating her three I times' promised the same thing. A chaTe of killing a bare with .ut a license on Lord Wkaborne'e hued at Waterloo, CeLford Magna, preferred against Henry Croad, alias Fancy, of Clreekmoor, was dismissed,  , To the Editor. Sir,—Allow me to say in your columns that some rather disagreeable dimension exists between the minister of the church and the memb‘,rs of the choir, which looks rather ominous. lam sanguine enough to believe that if the members of the choir will only take everything oannected therewith in its proper light, and cultivate Christian-like and charitable dispositions, with such clergyman and gentleman as the Rev. J. B. Watson at their head, "success "and "harmony" tract he theirs in the future. Trusting the wound will soon be healed, I am, Mr. Editor, yours musically,