The Poole Telegram. — 1881-12-23 (Poole, Dorset, England)

AUGMENT IN THE GALE.-011 Saturday afternoon, when the gale was increasing, Sergeant Harvey, of the borough police, was nearly killed. A flying slate met him when near Mr. Hurdle's stores, Maiden-street, and struck him on the metal snrr minding the helmet spike, and, glancing, cut thr.mgh the cloth and cork of the helmet, partly staggering the sergeant by the terrible blow. Mr. Harvey, however. soon recovered himself, and resumed duty immediately on his escape, which was certainly most narrow, for had it struck the helmet a few inches off, the slats would have cloven his skull,  SHIPPING News.- trrivals: Great Western,Blampied, Cherbourg, general; Annie Morice, Attwooll, Hartlepool., coal; Lymington, ett, Newcastle, coal ; South of Ireland, Pram, Cherhotrg, general ; Polka, Norris, Hartlepool, coal; Marahull, Rosce, Hartlepool, coal; Delight. Bond, Perros, potatoes ; Cygnus, rusher, Jersey, general; Harlequin, Cole Sea, fish Hubbard, Rekstad, Nakskov, barley; Cole, Le Cloire, Rouen, Newcastle, coal.—Sailings : Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg, general; Cygnus, Flisher, general ; South of Ireland, Yearn, cherbourg, ruarat, George May, Vivian, Seeking, ballast; Eliza Blaxland, Tilley, Hartlepool, ballast. Srowrunowtwo. Joseph Clark and Walter Brown, two boys, were summoned by William Hunt, of Chapelry-street, for throwing stones and damaging a door on the evening of the 13th.—Complainant said they came and threw stones and broke the panel of his door. He produced three stones, each about half as big as a mate.' fist.—Robert Force, a bigger boy, saw the boys throwing the stones ; Walter Brown picked them up for himself and Clark.—William Tizard, R.N.R., who announc. d himself as a Weymouth man, come to speak of Hun's character, and who took the oath in an excited manner, said ha had seen Hunt's wife turn out a hot shot from the fire for the little children to pick up, and that made them make a noise; she also would sweep them away, and throw muck over them. Witness thought the stones were flung in retaliation.—The Chairman said the Bench were determined to put down stone-throwing. and they fined the boys is. 63. each, saying if they did It again, they should have the birch. The Bench did not think they could have done so much damage to the door,  LOVER OR LODGER ?—On Friday last, a man named Spratt applied to the Bench again, respecting cornet furniture which he wished to reclaim—Mr. Talbot, Chairman : Well, Mr. Spratt, what is this all about? —Applicant: I wish to reclaim my furniture from the house, West Parade.—Mr. Talbot: But we have a bill here, sent in against you, about that.—Spratt: That must be heard in another Court. I went to live in that house in March last, and paid for everything in the house; I brought furniture into the house to the extent of £7 or a ; I threw my money into the house, and I bought for it and kept it.—Supt. Vickery said the woman who lived at the house stated that if Sprat would pay 26 weeks' board and lodgings, he might take his furniture, and she would be glad to get rid of it.—Dr. Drew: She prefers a charge against you for 26 weeks' board and lodging.—Spratt: Why did not she prefer this charge before I came t this conclusion? —M-r. Talbot: Because you had not quarrelled then; you had bettz go to the County Court. REPENTAN'rWIFE.—AI the Borough Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, before W. Talbot, Eeq., Dr. Drew, B. Hopkins. Esq., J. E. Robens, Esq., and J. Robertson. Esq., Albert Coleman was summoned by his wife, Mary Ann. Nor assaulting her on December 19.—0 n appearing in the box, c ,mplainant said she did not wish to press the charge.—Mr. Arden: Do you remember coming to nee, and what I said to you?— Wife: Yea, air.—Mr, Arden: It is no use for you to oome to me for a summons again, and tell me that your husband was murdering you.—She had been up before, and told a tale about her husbani ill-using her, saying also that ehe could not pay for the summons. Mr. Arden told her the last time that she would not press the case when it came to be beard, but she persisted that she would, and he let her have a summons. They had only been married two months—Coleman now said he never struck his wife in his life.—The Bench dismiesed the Case j but Mr. Talbot told Coleman not to assault his wife again, for if another summons were taken out, the case must be heard.—They had to pay for the cost of the summons.