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Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser Wednesday 21 Oct 1874
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COUNTY POLICE.
At the Shirehall, on Wednesday last, the business before the sitting magistrates (Rev. W. J. ALLEN, H. BADCOCK and W. E. SURTEES, Esqrs.) was of unimportant character. Abraham ESCOTT was summoned by Lydia PELLY for an assault, committed on Sunday, and convicted in a fine of 5s with costs, or in default seven days' hard labour. The parties live together as man and wife, in South-street, and from the observations of Superintendent GOLDSMITH to the Bench, appear to bear a most reprehensible character. A second assault case was that of Henry HAINES against Phillip BLACKMORE; the assault took place on Sunday in Victoria-street, and on its being proved the defendant was fined 6d and costs, or five days' imprisonment; one week allowed for payment.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th.
Before the Rev. W. J. ALLEN (chairman), Major BARRETT, Capt. DOVETON, H. BADCOCK, W. E. SURTEES, A? MALET, Esqrs.
Mr.
JONES, landlord of the Bathpool Inn, obtained permission to keep open
his house until twelve o'clock on Thursday night, on the occasion of
the dinner of the West Monkton Agricultural Association; also Mr.
George PHILLIPS, of the Crown Inn, Staplehay, on occasion of an
agricultural dinner there on Tuesday.
BOOTS WANTED. - Mary Ann
ROBINSON, from Perthshire, came up on remand charged with stealing a
pair of boots, the property of Mr. Robert WILKINS, of the Waggon and
Horses Inn, East-reach. On the evening of the 13th of October the
prisoner visited the inn, between seven and eight o'clock, and at
that time a pair of boots lay before the fire to dry. After she had
left, the boots were missed, and she was found at PAYNE's lodging
house, but the missing articles could not be found. She was therefore
discharged. On the previous day she endeavoured to obtain articles
without payment at Wellington, but the shopman was too sharp for her.
TRESPASS FOR GAME. - Henry SHUTE, a labourer, was charged with trespassing in pursuit of game, in Piddle Wood, Staple Fitzpaine, the property of Lord PORTMAN, and over which Mr. BOND, of Orchard Portman, has the right of shooting. Mr. TRENCHARD for the prosecution. - On Sunday, the 4th instant, William TRUMP saw the defendant in the wood, and on perceiving TRUMP he ran away. TRUMP pursued him, caught him, and on taking the defendant to the spot where he first saw him he found a wire newly set. A fine of 18s 6d, including costs, was imposed. - Frederick FARTHING and Edward COX were charged with a similar offence on lands belonging to Mr. W. TAZEWELL, of Moor Farm. COX as usual failed to put in an appearance. - On Sunday morning William BOND saw the defendants and another man searching for game with ferret in one of his m_ster's fields. On seeing BOND all three ran away but FARTHING was caught, upon which COX came back and threatened BOND's life if he did not liberate his comrade. BOND did so, and after that both threatened to beat his brains out. - FARTHING was fined 10s and COX £1, including costs. The former was given a week to pay, the latter to pay at once, and _n default fourteen days' hard labour. - Mr. TAZEWELL then charged William BATTEN and Charles CORNER who were represented by their wives, with a similar offence on the same land and the same day. - Emmanuel PALMER said he saw the defendants with dogs searching for game. On his speaking to them they threatened if he did not behave himself to break his head whenever they caught him in Taunton. They afterwards sought Mr. TAZEWELL's foregiveness. - The defendants were fined 10s each, including costs.
AN ASSAULT. - Charles SMITH was charged with assaulting Richard MARSHALL. - The complainant stated that he resided at Rowbarton, and last Saturday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the defendant forced his way into MARSHALL's house and struck him on the face. - This statement was corroborated by the complainant's wife. - The defence was that MARSHALL was accustomed to ill-use his wife, and she having cried “Murder” on the night in question, SMITH, who resided near, went in to know what was the matter, as he could not rest. He denied having struck the complainant. - Robert TUCKER, another neighbour, said be heard “Murder” cried in MARSHALL's house, and he called to complainant. Both to the complainant's house, where they found the wife crying. On the door opened MARSHALL pushed SMITH out. - Case dismissed.