The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-06-26 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

COMM* SOICIEDIL— Richard lizard was brought up on remand at the Guildhall on Monday, before Dr. Drew, Alderman ott= J. E. Robins, and o Hopkins, Eg with assaulting his wife and daughter on the Saturday week previous. Pei' 'nee had been remanded In order that he might be medically examined, as it had been eticarso from the evidence that be had threatened to wreath suicide.—Mr. Supt. Vickery said the prisoner had been examined, and the doctor there was no affection of the brain when reported kept away from the drink..—ln lingerer to the oh Supt. Vickery said prisoner bad never beset before the Bench on • charge of drunkenness, although be had beset diseased from • situation through drink. —Prisoner said he had only once been discharged from • pleas through drink. With regard to the rope prodoced by his daughter last week, be had severe men it before in his life. His wife wanted to get rid of him. He was in the hands of the Bench, and they eould do what they liked with him. She wanted to get rid of him because he was out of work. When be wee in work he took home every penny of hie wages. He had been • servant of Mr. Lund's, end when he was employed by him he took home his Money. His home was not oomfortable ; he WM ht =arof his life. Sometime ago his wife took up • artd said she would pat it into him. He did sot get drunk, but he liked a glum of beer as well as anyone. TM work his wife did mato wash a few garments for her brother, amounting to 4i d. &week. His daughter who gave evidence there last week was 24, and did nothing except help her mother in the house, and when be was In work his money went to help keep her.— Mrs. Tigard was then called and said she had done her duty to the prisoner as • wife should, and he could say nothing about her. His home warn • comfortable one, but defendant had such • dreadful temper, and no one knew what it was but she herself. As for the knife, which he alleged she took up, it wits no such thing. He was struggling to cat out of the room, and she locked the door took out the key, and put it under the bed. He would tell any big lie for • very little apple—ln answer to Dr. Drew the said the last time he was at work be brought home ten shillings. She found in the waistcoat pocket two shillings and • pasay.—Prierear said that was quit* right. He had done five days' work at two shillings • day, which he gave to her. The remaining Is. Id. was whet its had saved in °Mart tin; water rate when it Moth» due. —Dr. Drew, to Mrs. Thard. said his brother r. Lunde, had employed her hothead emir magistrate, him a very good tempered man—Mrs. Third said be might be so before other people, hot let him mute bane and then he is different,—Dr. Drew said he warn merry to say that a greet teeny wives drive their husbands from home.—Mrs. Timed : But I don't.—Ve. Drew said a man's respectability ma more In his wife's heads than people Imagine—The Bench ceaskiered there was fault on both sides, but believed at the same time her husband had an uncomfortable home. Timed would be dismissed. —There was an attenipt applanie in the body of the Court, which was IwWwWl7 aappnwmai.