The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-07 00:00:00

faiLLING PROVISIONS AT IVEYIIOUTII.

William /mks and Jaws C JO'S, soldier' o! the 7th

Fusiliers were charged with stealing 6lb of pork, 4lb of
choose, and a handkerchief, the property of William
Marshallsay, at Weymouth, on 16th February.
Mr. Jenkins prosecuted.
William Marshallsay, carpenter of Chiokerell, was as
Weymouth on Feb, 16, sod stopped at the Bear. After
lowing the Bear, he stopped at the Boot, about twelve
at night, and had some boor. Tne cart was left outside
the door, and in the bottom were three pieces of pork,
and 01103 piece of cheese. The articles produced ware
his. He did not stay long; but the prisoners came in
while hi was there, lie missed the articles when he
mine out arid gave information to the pollee.
John Owen, landlord of the Boot Inn, (now of the
11 'yid (Lak) said the prisoners -came in about a quarter-
past twelve, and hired a bed. They went into the
kitcheu and waited for the bed, and just before they
went upstairs prisoner Eyors searched uudorneath the
settle where he had been sitting, and took out some-
thing wrapped in white paper, which he put under his
tonic, and they afterwards went opatairs. There wore
no other soldiers in his house hat SOUIJ Marine Artillery,
' and no one came in after prisoners.
P.C. Elansford said that on February 16 at 12 at
night, he was, in consequenoe of certain information
near the Boat Inn, Weymouth, and saw the prisoners.
He left and came back in 10 minute, sod thee met Jones
at a aide door, prison r said "Hello old boy what's
up ?" The other prisoner was in the kitchen. Under
the settle in the kitchen of the But he found a ham'.
kerehief with sonic pork thereio. Ho went up into Is
; bedroom afterwards and found p.lsoners in a very
ft 11134 latte, one as if he had been running, and •nother
threw liiinaoU on Ur, bed as if drunk: Jones was taken
I thq et ition, an I iritncit rettarnuil an I took Myers to
the et atiota.
P.C. Leglish went with Hanstord to the Brat Inn,
and when outside of the lon, he saw a soldier's
arm thrust through the window, with part of • cheese
in the h Wt. Ile shouted to Hansford Logo upstairs, and
the arm was with knave. Ho afterwards went upstairs,
and forted half a cheese between the bed and the
in litres'.
Byers said he found the cheese in the kitchen, and
took it upstairs for a lark, ant Jones denied knowing
anything at all about it.
Provost Sergeant Alfred Drake said Byers bore •
general good character in the regiment, ant there
never had been a suspicion against him. Jones was
man waiter at the (aim' mess, and bore an no.
blemished character.
Tho Judge wont throurh the evil once vary carefully
to the jury, and r:2alled the pro,e:it Ir hi prove
whether Ii hod ii lf.ra reeve or a vi 0.3 43 I va in hu
started for the Boot. He eonsiderel that the feet
admitted by Byers, of t .king it upstairs, was a strong
measure, and patting it between the hot and the trait-
ress was a stronger measure still. A soldier tried to
get it out of the window, and it was (wand in tho
room in which they were staying. One of them had
said he took it upstairs for a lark, and it must be left
to the jury to say whether either or both were guilty.
The jury Were 130430 time arriviag at their verdict,
and in the meantime his Lordship called their atten-
tion to the fact that it did not appear the choose was
at any time in the possession of Jones.
Tuo Jury found ilyere guilty and J1.1.1C1 not guilty.
His Lordship said the ovidouo aig ainit Evert Was
much stronger than that against his como mon whom
the jury had very properly amititted Tim conviction
had for ever destroyed that gool character which
Byers formerly possessed. and he would ho sentenced
to three eaten tar months' hart labour.
The evidence was given almost in reverse order to
that above, and in the course of the case, his Lirdship
said it hal berm at the wrong end, and if it had not
been for the learued oounsers opining, which was very
; clear. he should not have understood the ease.