The Poole Telegram. — 1879-08-08 (Poole, Dorset, England)

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.-SATURDAY.  Before H. B. Middleton, Esq., Colonel Steward, and G. Worry, Esq., E. Pearce, Esq., G. Churchill, Esq., and Colonel Henning, C.B.  WOMEN'S Qumutni..--glszabe• th Clark, for whom Mr. Lock appeared, wae summoned by Maria Bligden, whose solicitor was Mr. Weston.—Mrs. Bligden's husband has a baking business at Litton Cheney, and the wife went to their house for some heaters which had been lent, and also for a debt of £5, which defendant owed, and while she was there defendant, who is the wife of a labourer, assaulted her. It was on Tuesday, July Bligden detailed the circumstances, and said she was talking very quietly to Clark's husband about the money she owed when defendant came in, said 'Now I've got you," took her by the two shoulders, and said "11l knock your head, I'll murder you," and struck her in the face, which she repeated several tunes, squaring her fists at the same time. She also threatened to kick her and to serve her out.— Cross-examined: Never used any provocation to defendant, never called her a liar, or a low-lived person. She had sent her son to defendant, and she used him almost as bad.—Mr. Lock said that defendant had been called a liar and a low-lived person by complainant, who was rather known for that in Litton Cheney; but defendant did not use any bad language to her in return. He proposed to put in letters from the rector of the parish and others, to the good character of defendant.—Mr. Weston objected to these being put in.—Fined ss. and costs, the Bench remark) rig they bad no doubt about the assault; but it was  not a very serious one.—Thirteen shillings was the amount, which defendant protested she could not P 117% EIRAULTIi. —Rtchard Pitman was charged with assaulting George Whiting on the 25th of July. Defendant admitted the charge.—Mr. Weeton said WEiting was in the employ of Mr. Hull, of Druce, and was at haymaking yesterday-week. They were alternately employed on the top of the waggon, and said to each other "Put it up. put it up," when Pitman did not like it, and became noisy, the b illiff spoke to him, and afterwards to Mr. Hull. Defendant afterwards lay wait for complainant, and struck him violent blows.- Complainant appeared in court with a large scar on his nose.—Coruplainant was sworn and stated defendant declared to him—" It was all your —fault that I've got the sack," and knocked him down. This was on Friday morning and complainant was unable to go to work till Monday morning.— Fined £l, including costs.—The same defendant was also charged with assaulting Seth Phillips.—On Friday, July 25, defendant met complainant and accosted him with "You said you wished you had had been at Chine hill, when I had the row here." This related to a quarrel which defendant had with some of Mr. Hull's labourers at a place where several of them reside, and of which complainant had said -if he had been there he would not have allowed the fighting. Complainant acknowledged what he had said, when defendant said—" Come on," and then knocked complainant down under his horses.—Complainant returned "That's enough, that'll do," and went on with his horses. In cross-examination complainant admitted that he said if he had been at Chine-hill, it would have been a bad job for Pitman.—Defendant said all of them was drunk, and he too.—A witness named Neale, was called, and said he saw Pitman knock both the others down, and neither put their hand against him. He denied that any of them were drunk; but they had something to drink.—Fined 1041., including costs.