... shot at, aud in doing so he also shot the witness. »Tbe defence was that he was assisting in catching some rats near a potato cave, and on a rabbit being turned ont by the ferrets he fired, but did not kill it. He would not have done so if he knew ...

... churchwardens, and organist. Stealing Potatoes.—On Saturday, before tht Mayor (Mr. E. Raymond) and Mr. James Curtis, George Gillam, IS, living in Park Street, was charged with stealing a quantity of potatoes, value 2s, tbe property of Mrs. Fooks ...