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collection wia taken lor me bim ana age a poor 01 UcdUmd.LONG ASHTON PETTY SESSIONS.SATURDAY tADJOURNED).{Before the Right Hon. Sir Edward Fry, Bart., in the chair; Mr. F. Weatherly and Mr. J. Bourne.)TH*. Af.Mf.OEI) Nil,HI’ POACH I NO CASK.The case against \\ illiam Poole, Edward Poole, and William Richards, which occupied nearly four horns on the previous day, the charge being that of night poaching on laud ui the occupation of Mr Richmond Harding, at Long Ashton, on the 28th ult., was resumed. Mr, W. J. Floan was for the prosecution, and Mr. J. E. if. Sand lord for I he defence. Mr, Sloan having completed his care and the deiencfl having been begun on 1 he previous day, Mr, Sandfoid now called Jessie Poele, domestic servant, and niece of the prisoner,-. Poole. She stated that she visited Edward Poole’s house at Long Adit on on t lie* evening in question, about halt-past mx o’clock. Her uncle was then iu the kitchen, and said he had just come down stairs. Cross-examined by Mr. Sloan, she said that Poole was playing the accordion when the police-sergeant and* the younger Crane came. Aotiiing • * . *a r te in so4 IOIdiMe*erSccuorJnctoartiiinexbedcbdscMl» ' — * ” - - - — (' 'was said to her that evening about giving evidence. J behia a. toocwdiarMjosobeBofuwitrianEdward Poole’s wife urst spoke to her about coming forward as a witness. Mary Yatcv, v»Re oi William Yates, of Long Ashton, said* that sin* and her husband and tier brother went to Edward Poole r house a quarter-past six on tne evening in question. Edward Poole y\ js not then in the kitchen, but about a quarter of an hour afterwards he came tfown stairs. Sidney poolo wa-* there, and he went up-*airs to call Edward I Vole, whom she heard coma down. There were six panes of gin-' in the window bet w een the two kitchens.Mr. landlord : Fr.o is right; the other witnesses are wrong as to the? number of pane*. Fir Edward Fry :That ir a highly improper remark. You have, no right to give us as the authontafive truth statements made to j ou by your client. Mr. SmcUord apologised, and “Aid he 1 bought perhaps \heir worship.-? would lLke toknow which statement was correct, Fir Edward Fry . replied that if Mr. Fandlord had seen the panes of j pc glass he had better go into tin* witness-box ; it he had not, how could be say which was correct ? The remark was a highly improper one. The witness, cross-examined by Mr Sloan, said that when Edward Poole came down stairs :-he saw him through the glass. He came down shortly after Sidney Poole called him. When the police-sergeant and Crane came Edward Foole was playing the accordion, and the must have heard him. Herhusband w.i in the rom t the previous day, m order ! Cc to give evidence if required ; but lie had gone U» work i o\ 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 trial 1 di were admitted to bail, each m his own rocognianco of £50, with two sureties of £25 each. , masuorinhathWbeththdambe
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Bristol Times and Mirror
Bristol, Gloucestershire, GB
Sun, Jan 03, 1897
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