Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1875-07-16 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE OP A TRAIN.—On Thursday night P.C. Roper observed a boy putting something on the metals of the Portland Railway, a little beyond Old Castle. He went to the place, and the boy ran away, but the constable pursued and caught him, when he was found to be Alfred Stevens, of Wyke, a boy about 13 years old. Going to the rails the constable found that the young miscreant had put upon the line 15 large stones, some of them weighing three pounds each, and these the policeman immediately removed. The train had left Portland station, and very soon passed over the place, and the railway officials say that, had not the stones been removed, there must have been a frightful accident, as at that point, the embankment is 70 feet high, andthe train must have been precipitated over it, causing a frightful loss of life. The young rascal was taken to Weymouth. and, stated that he put the stones there, in order to see the train crack them up. lie was brought up at Dorchester on Saturday, for his wicked act. DORM'OII PETTY SEssIONs. Friday. —Before the Mayor (Mr G. B. Welsford), Dr. Drew, Mr G. Reynolds, and ur. Simpson. Elizabeth Read, was summoned for abusing Bridget Roach. —Complainant lives in New-street, and ,aid that on Tuesday last she was talking to a tract lady, when defendant came up, and, after asking what she had said about her, called her foul names.—Superientendent Vickery said, in answer to the Bench, that complainant had been a bad character, but was trying to amend her course cf life—Bound over to keep the peace for six months. Edward Adanv, was charged with being drunk Prisoner came over the bridge yesterday, drunk and behaving indecently, and offered P.C. Bartlett a glass of grog to lock him up. The constable said he did not require that, and advised him to go away; but he afterwards went on the tramway, singing tosome sailors and had to be removed, or some trucks would have run over him.—Superiendent Vickery said prisoner came into town with the yeomanry, had since lived in Horsford-street, and was a source of continual trouble.—Prisoner said he had had nine years' practice in shaving a gentleman; but Hotsford-street, was too far out of the way for trade.—Fined be Arthur Norman was brought up for vagrancy.—P.C. Bartlett proved the coos; Ss Ps and a quantity of food was found in prisoner's possession.—He was an old offender had lately come out of prison, and was committed for one month's hard labour. Frank Faszard was summoned for beating Henry Alfred Abbott.—Complainant did not wish to press the charge, and the Bench considering the assault trifling, dismissed the case on payment of costs —Defendant said Abb at was always making a disturbance on the Beach, though no one employed him HORODOU PETTY &Fitness, Friday.—Before Mr J. Ayling (chairman), Mr B. Hopkins, and Mr James Milledge. Mary Rocket, was brought up for drunken and disorderly conduct she being a prostitute. In Park•street —P.C. Bartlett proved seeing prisoner in the street last night, very drunk, turd creating a disturbance by abusing her father. As she refused to go away, he took her into custody.—Philip Rocket, prisoner's father, said his daughter was a continual source of trouble, and last night she cline home drunk, and abused hint very much. The superintendent said this was a very unfortunate case; the father had taken her.home two or three times, but she would oven bring men to her father's door. The father and mother had taken her to school at London, but the girl went on in a very bad way ; she had been committed for larceny, for drunkenness repeatedly, for attempting suicide, and so forth She disturbed her father and mother, and eeemed to have • n  dea that she could go there when she liked.—The Chairman said that all means had been tried to reform her, and the Bench committed her for one month, . .  The Supenentendent ,aid two children had been brought in by P.C. Bartlett for begging, and he had let them go on condition that the mother should bring them here at half-past ten; but she had now sent them into the country to prevent their appearing here, and he applied for a summons for the children and also for their parents, for sending them out to beg. They were the children of a drunken fellow named Burge, a razor grinder.—The woman now appeared, and the Bench issued a summons for next Tuesday.--The Superiendent said they were out last Sunday begging money, and representing that they had been burnt out of a house.