The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1878-09-17 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BAD NIMIIIOI7I.—EIiZS DWI, was sartufiOned by Charlotte Darner for an moault. Defendant s ppeared with a baby in her arms. Th parties live in Havelock Plans, and last Saturday week, Ire, Darner said, she was In Mrs. Hatching.', baying a basket, when this woman and some others abused her and ainn aaid she waa buying the basket to "larin home tho in, as she went out to work. On Sib lay she centinued it, and on MondaT she finished It, she was at it all the day Sunday., and said she'd put a--belch through Mother Darner. bead. She threatened and abumel her SO that she was afraid to go out far water, and this Led been going on for two months,. the defendant's nr.ther bent her up against the wall in her own bedroom.—Defendent said the biggest part of what complainant had said Was false, she never insulted the woman, but kt her bi.ve her baby's clothes to *alas, when complainant denied her the ticket, until she threw it out through the window.—Deund over in £5 to keep peace for three month,. Dame* was tlieu summoned for using abusive ialliwaae towards Kliu Dunn.--Gosuplainant said that defendant said that if abs were his wife he'd hies beaten the--basket about her bead, went indoora, turned up his sleeve and said. "If you "ere • bun Pa have • goin at you. —ln answer to tie. Bench, Sdpt Vickery paid, as far as he knew, the Damera were respectable vomit.— Case dismissed. _  Jtnr Ovnthono.—On Wedeelaill, before the Mayor, Jean Howard. commonly kn.,* ss Colonel heard." • yen poor al-I wan. who ualabled all over, was brought up for attempting to commit suicide by Jumping into the harbour. —Henry Winsar loot between seven and eight, was ou the bridge. when he saw Howard standing there about ten minutes, and then he asked &imam:lode if he'd have • glass of beer, to which Simmonds replied he eildn'i mind if lie did; but they didn't haws one, Simmonda walked towards the Bridge and prism:llw want towards the middle of the bridge and said "I'm off." Ile put his leg over the iron rail then got lus other leg over. Witness thought he was going to get down on the stoma pier cf the bridge, where they stand to flab, and did not di anything to stop him; defendant's left hand slipped and be fell from the centre arch of the bridge Into the water, tbe tide running strong at the time. Defendant was drunk, and did it wilfully. Witness cried "There is a man overboard r and got a boal—Yr. Dying, veterinary surgeon, was walking up the bridge about Si minutes past seven and saw a man jump over, and shortly after hearing a cry looked at the water and saw a man floating with the tide without any effort to same himself. In • short time he would have gone under and been lost: but a boat was put out, and he WU saved just as he was sinking. The tide running so strongly kept him up, and all circumstances favour his escape—Henry Towill and James Wilkins saw prisoner floating through the bridge, and went after him with a boat; prisoner was making no effort to save himself, but they rescued him and brought him ashore; be made no effort to save him elf.—P.C. Bartlett brought prisoner to the station, when the Superintendent rare hint orders to find out who saw him jump aver. Primmer, hearing this, said "There was not a soul that saw ; I was watching my opportunity, and I thought I'd go, out of the way." Ile was very excited.— Prisoner pleaded not guilty ot attempting his own life. Ile was committed to the Sossions for trial.—The oh* who saved him were commended by the Mute, who ordered they should receive s+. each. A