PETTY SESSIONS / PENRITH / ..........Part 2 TWO BOYS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A LITTLE GIRL. – Two boys, named JOHN LAMONBY and GEORGE BRAGG, of Stockdalewath, were charged with assaulting a little girl, eleven years of age, named SARAH CAIN, who resides in the same village, on the 14th inst., MR. S. K. JAMES appeared to prosecute, and MR. T. J. SCOTT was retained for the defence. According to the evidence, it appeared that the girl was going along the road to cut brackens, and sat down to rest near the gate leading to the dwelling of one of the boys. The defendants in a short time came up, and said to her that her father had stolen some window blinds. She said he had not, and one of the defendants then seized hold of her and the other struck her a violent blow in the face, causing her nose to bleed, and it continued to do so for some hours afterwards. MR. SCOTT made an ingenious defence, ridiculing the idea that a brutal assault such as had been described had been committed. The defendants were permitted to give their version of the affray. BRAGG said as they were going along the road to fetch the cows, they met SARAH CAIN, who said he was going to thrash every man in Stockdalewath. LAMONBY said he did not believe it, and throwing his hand back, accidently hit the girl upon the nose. LAMONBY made substantially the same statement with the addition that the girl made use of very bad language. The Bench said they could not shut their eyes to the fact that a very savage assault had been committed upon the girl, and they therefore must put the law in force. She being of a tender age, it made the case difficult to deal with. They must pay a fine of 5s. each and costs – in all 11s. 3d. each. A fortnight was given in which to pay the money, and in default to be imprisoned for a month in Carlisle Gaol. __________________________________________________________________ TRESPASSING IN PURSUIT OF GAME. - WM. SAUNDERS and JOSEPH SEATREE, miners, in the parish of Alston, were charged on the information of JOSEPH HEWITSON, gamekeeper, with having in the daytime, on the 5th of September, trespassed in pursuit of game on the land in the occupation of MR. JOHN DAVIDSON and MR. SHEPHERD, at Ousby. JOSEPH WESTMORLAND, innkeeper, of Ousby, said on Saturday, the 5th of September, from information he received, he went down to Ousby Moor, and saw two men in a field belonging to MR. JOSEPH SHEPHERD, over which he (witness) had the right of shooting. They had each a gun and a setter dog with them. They got over the hedge into a field on the Crewgarth estate, which belongs to Skirwith Abbey. One of the men then fired a shot and then stooped down as if in the act of picking something up. Witness then went home and saw the defendants there. SAUNDERS asked him what kind of sport he had had, and he replied that he could not have had much after they had been scanging over the land before. They had each a gun with them, and game in a bag. SEATREE said that he had never shot game in his life, and had merely accompanied the other defendant in order to carry and load the guns for him. SAUNDERS denied having fired a shot upon the Skirwith estate. The Bench considered the offence proved, and fined SAUNDERS £1 and costs; and SEATREE 5s. and costs. MR. W. R. ARNISON conducted the prosecution. ___________________________________________________________________ ASSAULT BY A NAVVY. – RICHARD TAYLOR, engaged upon the new railway at Longwathby, was charged with having violently assaulted FREDRICK GULLERIDGE, also a labourer upon the line. Complainant said on Monday morning he was sitting upon the railway bank partaking of his breakfast, when the defendant threw three penny pieces at him, and afterwards a turnip. None of these hit him, and on complainant saying if he did not give over he would send some one after him, defendant came and seized him by the whiskers, and struck his head six or seven times against some timber. He then got up and went away, but was followed by defendant who struck him a violent blow upon the cheek. Fines £1 and costs, in default a month’s imprisonment with hard labour. ___________________________________________________________________ A HABITUAL DRUNKARD. – JOHN POLLARD, butcher, of Penrith, who has been several times convicted, was ordered to be sent to prison for a calendar month with hard labour for drunk and disorderly conduct. ==================================================================== barb, ontario, canada.