A Visit to the "Dear Shop"

John WIGGINS, 37 Union Street, Wigton, blacksmith, and Edward  HUGGINS, Half
Moon Lane, Wigton, were charged with trespass in pursuit of conies  on land in
the possession and occupation of William WRIGHT, Tarnrigg Moor,  Wigton, on
the 21st October.

Defendants pleaded “Guilty.”

William WRIGHT said he saw someone in one of his fields, and  when he went to
him he saw that he had been setting rabbit nets. The man was the  defendant
WIGGINS, and he asked him to lift the nets and he did so. HUGGINS was  at the
other side of the fence and he also lifted his nets and a rabbit came  out.
They had a ferret. The defendants went home, taking their nets with  them.

Defendants had nothing to say.

The Chairman said these were first offences and the defendants  would be
fined 10/- and the costs each, and they hoped it would be a warning to  them. The
Bench would not allow farmers to be annoyed by people going over their  land
like this.

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A Generous Gesture.

At Wigton Police Court, on Tuesday, Joseph RUMNEY, White Horse Yard,  
Aspatria, was charged with trespassing in pursuit of conies on the land in  
occupation of Sir Wilfrid LAWSON, Bart., in the parish of Allhallows, on the  30th
October.

Mr. Jos. JOHNSON, Aspatria, appeared for the complainant.

Defendant pleaded “Not Guilty.”

Joseph TELFORD, estate foreman, Brayton, said he saw the  defendant  coming
down the Baggrow Railway, which he left when he got to the White Lees  Wood,
into which he eventually entered. Defendant had a catapult in his hand.  
Defendant came to witness after going about 50 yards down the wood. Witness  asked
him if he did not know that he was trespassing, and he said “Yes.” He  refused
to give witness the catapult when requested. He told defendant to come  
further down the wood, as he had two more witnesses, and he did so. He took the  
catapult from the defendant, and also a rabbit which he found ion his  possession.

Defendant said all he had to say was on the paper he handed to the  Bench.

Supt. THWAITE put in a list of several convictions against the defendant  
extending from 1911 to 1930.

The chairman said the defendant did not appear to be getting any better in  
his ways. The maximum fine was £2 but the Bench was going to deal leniently
with  the defendant and he would be fined £1 and the costs 8s 6d, and they hoped
he  would try to pull up.

Mr. JOHNSON said they would be very glad to let him have a rabbit  
occasionally if he asked for one
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WIGTON POLICE  COURT.
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IREBY MOTORIST FINED.

Joseph McDuffie , Old Vicarage, Ireby, was charged at the Wigton Police Court, on Tuesday, with driving a motor omnibus in King Street, Wigton,  he not being the holder of a license for the purpose, on the 14th October.  Defendant, in a letter, admitted the offence.

Sergeant KENNEDY, Wigton said defendant failed to produce his driver’s license. Witness served him with a form to produce it within five days and   defendant produced one taken out three days after witness had stopped him. He explained to witness later that his license expired on the 6th October.  Defendant
was fined 10s.

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