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collection was taken for llie M«*k and aged poor of lied land.LONG ASHTON PETTY SESSIONS.SATURDAY tADJOURKED),{Before the Right Hon. Sit* Edward Fry, Bart., in the. X_ T * I y___L X___.. 3 ft#1.. T kchair; Mr. F. Weatherly and Mr. J. Bourne.)TH AM.BC.ED NH.H1* POACHING CASE.The ease against \\ illiain Poole, Edward Foote, and William Richard.-, which occupied nearly four houis on the previous day, the charge being that of night poaching on land ui the occupation of Mr Richmond Harding, at Long Ashton, on the 28th uit., was resumed. Mr. W. J. ftloan was for the prosecution, and Mr. J. E. Ur. Sand ford for Hie defence. Mr. Sloan havingcompleted his ca^e and tin* defence having been begunon ihe previous day, Mr, Sandfrud now called Jc*mb Poele, domestic servant, and niece of the prisoner^ Poole, .she stated that she visited Edward Poole's house at Long A-hHn on the evening in question, about half-past mx o'clock. Her uncle was then iuthe kitchen, and said he had just come down stairs. Cro^s-examined by Mr. Sloan, she said that Poole was playing the accordion when the police-sergeant aud~the jomiger Cran* came. (tillingwas said to her that evening about giving evidence.led ward Poole's wife first spoke to her about comingforward as a witness. Mary Yatev, wife of MiUiamYates, ui Long Ashton, .said* that she .and her husband and her brother went to Edward Poole's house at a quarter-past six on tne evening in question. EdwardPoole vtaH not then in the kitchen, but about a quarterof an hour afterwards he cam* down stairs. Sidney Poole* was there, and he went up-*airs to call Edward Poole, whom she heard coma down. There were six panes of gln-”' in the window bctw een the two kitchens. Mr. SaiidTord : She \» right; the other wit nesses ^ are wrong as to the number of pane*;. Sir Edward Fry : That Is a highly improper remark. You have no right to give us as the authontative truth statements made to )ou hv your client. Mr. San cl ford apologised, and '*aid he 1 bought perhaps their worships would like to know vrhich statement was correct. Sir Edward Fry replied that if Mr. Sand lord had seen the panes of glass ho had better go into the witness-box ; it he hadnot, how could ho say which wat correct ? The remark was a highly improper one. The witness cross-examined by Mr Sloan, said that whenEdward Poole came down stairs t-h«s saw himthrough the glass. Ho cam o down shortlyafter Sidney Poole called him. When the police-sergeant and Crane came Edward Poole was playing the accordion, and the nni^t have heard him. Her husband wa in the couif tin* previous day, us order to give evidence if required ; but he had gone to work that day. This concluded the defence. The bench,after consulting together lor a few minutes, committedWilliam Poole and Richards for trial, and dismissed Edward Poole. The prisoners committed for trialwere admitted to bail, each in his own recognisanceof £50, with two sureties of £25 each.an oa rrivtenteintersolut4 1rcout idian Mr. 1evenUs enlit Scot. contr on tlj I m; not too are ?time, hit.m oxtre be! ordon't bad 1 scorn suflicbeliebitnijsarcato *ic*«ocelt;n ua^, t lifhcandMilkijojneiseembest-' hy yRe dlt;futixrwithf trie iniiu a1pOiTli a 1 it tvsupt ior lt;in \i *•havethatWliv■V»e In►cookovor-tlie athe lt;dare.dinrnmay m au,be
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Bristol Times and Mirror
Bristol, Gloucestershire, GB
Sun, Jan 03, 1897
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