The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1882-01-20 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

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 age 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 bound over to keep the peace towards the present defendant. After ihese proceedings the presmt summons was taken out.— Fined 61 and 2.. 6,1. costs.  Julius Kerley, Charles Kerley, Tom James, George Peter Cuff, and Frederick Riggs, five young men of Shapwiek, were charged with b..ing drunk and riotous at Spetisbury on the 31st ult. Defendants pleaded not guilty. P.C. Powell stated that on Saturday, December 31st, the defendants were at Spetisbury with their faces blackened, making discordant noises with music xl iustruments, rtc. He persuaded them to go on, v, hen they were wry 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, assistant to Mr. Hunt, gr( •r, 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' 4t his employer aed 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 cgme to them, which accounted for the language used.—The policeman assured the Bench that the landlord at the Ca tle Inn, at Spetisbury, told him they had five quarts of beer there that evening.—Fined 7s. GI and 28. Gd. costs each.  - -James Po'ding, woodman, of Kingston°, an elderly man was fined 2s. 61., and 2s. 61. costs, for being drunk on the 17th of December.—DAendant pleaded guilty, hut urged it was the first time he had ever been before any maeistrates. James Pope, jun., of Charlton Marshall, was charged with committing a brutal as,aul on Mrs. Eliza 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 as her g wden gate to see whet it was, when Pope, without any provocation on her part, struck her in the head three times, and threatened to murder her. Thera were three others with him.—Ge,rge Adams, son of the complainant, cotroborated his mother's statement as to the language and on going out he saw Pope strike hie mother. —kr. Atkiuson appeared for the defendant, and called two ruing men, who were with Pope at the time. Both of these witnesses—Frank Toop and Albert Sc well—said Pope did not at 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 complainant following them. Her son did not strike complainant —The magistrates took the case as one of common asiault, and Jibed Pope 7s. 6d., including costs. James B 11am surrendered to his rec, gni,ancea on the charge of stealing a cheese, value 61. 6d., the property of Chail-s Sim., of Child Olceford.—P,o eel]. tot's evidence was read over to prisoner, and was to the effect that be saw him take the cheese from the cart and put it under his left arm, walk off with it, and, when followed, drop it in the yard.—Prisoner did not make any defence, and elected to be dealt with at once.—He was sentenced to one month's hard tabglirs