Taunton Courier 10 Apr 1867 Ilminster Petty Sessions

Taunton Courier, Bristol and Exeter Journal and Western Advertiser Wednesday 10 Apr 1867 Page 6


ILMINSTER.


BENEVOLENCE, - On Saturday several gentlemen of this town met at the National Schoolroom to distribute a quantity of coals, bread, &c., amongst the poor. Upwards of 120 aged people were supplied with grocery, and about 250 families with coal and bread, at and under cost price. About 13 tons of coal and 60 dozen of bread were disposed of.

Some excitement was caused here on Saturday night by the falling of the garden wall at the Police Station. The out houses were destroyed, but fortunately no person was near.


PETTY SESSIONS. - Before T. B. UTTERMARE, Esq., W. BLAKE, Esq., and Captain RABAN). - Samuel TAYLOR and Jacob GOTHARD, were charged by Police-constable WHITE, with being drunk and disorderly, at Curry Rivell, on the 4th February. The case was heard at the last court, but adjourned for the production of further evidence. Police-constable WHITE said he met the prisoners on the turnpike road, and they abused him. He threatened to take them into custody, but at length succeeded in inducing them to return home. - Defendants said that the policeman first assaulted them. They were peaceably returning home, when the officer pulled off GOTHARD's coat, and knocked him into the hedge. - A man named LAWRENCE now attended, and said that hearing a noise, he went into the road. Defendants were drunk, and using abusive language. They were fined 2s 6d and costs, or seven days' imprisonment. - Joseph SALWAY, of Curry Mallet, was charged by Mr MARRIOTT, supervisor of excise, with using a gun for the purpose of killing game, at Park Farm, on the 6th January, without a game certificate. - Mr William FRY proved the case. He heard the report of a gun, and saw defendant pick up a hare. - The accused was fined £5 and costs. - Mr Daniel CRABB was charged by Mr MARRIOTT with having unlawfully killed a partridge. - James ROWLAND, gamekeeper to William SPEKE, Esq., proved the case. Mr SPEKE rents the shooting of defendant, who farms his own land. ROWLAND saw defendant fire a gun, and pick up a partridge. He was fined £2 and costs, at Chard, about two months since, for a similar offence. Mr MARRIOTT proved that defendant had not a certificate, and he was now fined £5 and the costs. - Thomas CRABB, son of the defendant in the last case, was charged with a similar offence. It was stated that defendant had left the neighbourhood when the summons was left at his father's house, and the Bench ruled that the service could not be proved. - James PRIDDLE was summoned to show cause why he should not be bound over to keep the peace towards his mother, Elizabeth PRIDDLE. - The mother said that her son when in liquor, was very noisy, that he had threatened to murder her, and on one occasion took a razor with him to bed, saying he would be the death of her that night, adding that the devil tempted him to kill her, and he should be obliged to do so. - Defendant, who did not offer any defence, was bound over in the sum of £10 to keep the peace for six months.



 

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