PETERSFIELD.
PETTY SESSIONS, Tuesday, March 4th.—Present: Hon. J. J. Carnegie (Chairman), J. H. Waddington, Esq., J. Waddington, Esq., and Sir J. Clarke Jervoise, Bart., M.P.
STEALING TROUSERS.—William Lockyer pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing, at Liss, on Monday, February 24th, a pair of cloth trousers, value 4s., the property of William Adams; six weeks’ imprisonment, with hard labor.
ROBBERY OF BARLEY.—George Etherington was brought up in custody charged with stealing, at Hawkley, half-a-bushel of barley, value 2s., the property of Hori Etherington.—John Etherington deposed that in the early part of January last a quantity of barley was threshed and winnowed in a basin on Cheescombe Farm; there were 36 sacks which he (witness) saw safe in the barn on the 7th of Jan. The barn was locked and the key was kept by Mr. Hori etherington, who lives on the farm. Prisoner was employed as Carter on the farm at that time and had charge of three horses.—Joseph Parfitt deposed: I work for Mr. Johm etherington. On Tuesday, the 18th of last month, my master sent me down to the barn at Cheescombe to see if the barley was all right. I got the key from Mrs. Etherington, and on entering the barn I found about two bushels gone from one of the sacks; there was a hole in the sack about half-way down, which was filled up with a waize of straw.—P.C. Henry Elderfield deposed: On Sunda morning last I searched the corn bin in prisoner’s stable, and found a quantity of barley and oats mixed. I produce a sample of the mixture, and also a sample pf the barley which I picked out of it. I took prisoner into custody just outside the stable, and he asked me to allow him to go into the stable to give the horses some corn, which I refused to do.—Mr. Supt. Fey produced a sample of the barley taken from one of the sacks, and which corresponded with that found in prisoner’s corn bin.—Prisoner elected to be tried by the Bench, and pleaded as follows: ‟I am guilty of the barley, but I took it for the horses and not for myself.”—Ten days’ imprisonment, with hard labour.
ASSAULT.—Mundy v. Stevens.—This was a charge of assault. Complainant deposed that, on Tuesday the 25th Feb., as he was standing in front of Mr. Small’s shop in the Square, defendant came up the High-street driving a trap, and in passing he partly pulled up an said to witness, ‟I’ll be down upon you, young man, and your father too,” and then commenced swearing and lashing him (witness) with a whip; he then drove a few yards to Mr. Meere’s corner, and then called to some one to hold his horse, and said he would get out and horsewhip complainant up and down the street.—On being questioned by the Chairman, witness said he could not remember whether defendant struck him more than once, but he believed he did; had not said a word to him before, and there had been no quarrel between them.—Cross-examined by defendant: Did you not put your finger to your nose like this—suiting the action to the question?—Not till after you struck me, and when you were driving right away.—Hugh Seward corroborated the evidence of complainant as to the assault.—Defendant made a statement to the effect that he had engaged to take a gentleman to Eastmeon for 5s.; that Munday was standing by and heard the agreement, and then put his card into the gentleman’s hand and tried to get his fare away from him.—Fined 5s. and 8s. 6d. costs