The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-26 00:00:00

WREIAW.

SALit OF PReFIRTT.—The sale of the North Mill and
premises at Warehain by %fr. Henry Richards took
place at the Red Lion Hotel on Tuesday last. There
was • very large attendance of gentlenien, end after
some spirited bidding* the whole was knocked down to
the member for the borough, Mr. J. S. W. S. R. Drax,
for MO.
AQUATIC Picivlo —On Monday about ro friends
svolea themmlves of the opoortunity eta trip to Stud-
land ; W. P. Pike, Erg , hiving kindly placed his
weenier at their disimml. to which was attached a barge
siiit.blv fitted op for the ..co.-ioo. The deo.rture took
place from Wereham brid,e, about twelve o'clock, in
the preeenoe of • I.rge concourse of awl:tors, and pro,
needed down the Prime to Studland Boy. Before I.nd-
ing, dinner was part.ken off, the arrangement. of this
department being admirably ciirried out by Mr. W.
Spicer. After landing. • photograph of the group was
I taken by Mr. Bridle. Toe party then mattered about
and explored the beauties of the adjacent menery. At
Ave o'clock tea Was served on the beach, alter which
vsziona ammements were entered into with great spirit;
dancing was km pt up to the litr!lwl of a grivrille band
engaged for the ocomionto. At
w a
t eight o'clock
i
oi'cleook
Into on
journey commenced ; dein
brd, relieved be songs and recitations by gentlemen
of the Partl.
alter • met expiable (Mew.
.Wareham bridge was pined about 10.30

THE DEAD BODY OF ANOTHER INFANT
FOUND AT LONGFLEET.
VERDICT OF WILFUL lIII,RLWIt AGAINST
THE ‘RFNTS.
on efterno,n. O. B. A'dridge. E.q.. Ortroner,
held an inqueat on the body of a fent de child, wit oh had been
found bun,' at 1,1.Kit...et on the pre. ious Saturday evening.
The inquiry was oie tied at the fsdice-atation. and adjourned to
the Isanl.room at the worktiotos,
It to them...toed, Harriet Scott and Robert Ressatit, were
present doring the inquiry. The female prisoner appeared to
be in a ...talent titter prostration.
Dr. Cralib, upon being tworn, Yesterd ty, at the dead-
house, I made • pos,•titorreto exam 11.1111111 14 the budy of •
female chill. The thin! was much tikeolour. II owing to rani ii
tn.°. The length of the child was 191 inches, and
1111. weight 511.1 2.. z. The only highs of extental inject were
Cllllfille4 to the face, one 14 the tltenlf tip. etc" partially pr.,
role' there there had •lao been • blow on the right cheek, and on
the right angle of the mouth. The most important blow hat
been on the upper lip, and the fruit of the 1111/4!, the akin being
broken off. With regard to the Intern II part.. .4 the laxly, the
eat ity of the chest wAli well f. ruled, and as Dough re.piration
had been ptrf..nned. (At thi. at ige of the proceedings
the mother • f the child. Harriett Scott, a i.ingle woman.
aged lit years, who was sitting in the Board-room looking
learfulh ill, had to be suppli,d with brandy to km p her from
fainting) The doctor proceed./ : opinion is the child was
I,otn „nit oj ntistor. Wal prsluced, found at the
woman's house, w MAI tile 11o,tor thought might have been
wed for rutting the cord. Ile mid he had examined the
scissor; with a glans, and he moth] 'WO what he believed to be
traces of blood upon them). Dr. Crat.b continued I accom-
tined Superintendent Hunt 1111 Sat tinlay evening to Longlieet,
to the house of Harriett Scott, an Idol itirish tmtieut of mum.
At the titne Hartle t colt was 11l bet. I asked her what. was
the matter, and the replied. I have been confined. I enquired
when, and she saki on WoliPsday evehing, alwitit eight o'clock.
I asktd her where, and the and in the garden. I asked her who
-.14 with her, and she mid the yomm man alt,, keeps commute
with me (Rob. rt Resent). She said afterwards the went into
her house and went to bed. She alro said the child fell into
li," sod. I asked her where the e 11.1 was, and both Harriett
Scott and Ca herine Scott mid Hobert Resent had taken it
neat. le rt, it to the thalor mid the marks 1111 the
child might
Inve been caused by the child falling into the
i

Cstherine Scott (the mother) was neat sworn. She said • I
bad no idea of my datighter's •date before the was confined'
She bail a chit 1 about for )cars ago, wybeh in still alive. I have
writ ito prep ,Mll.ll uncle in the way 1.1 clothing. I aleop in he
saute bed 14, my daughter, and her child before•tuenti• ned. My
..„„„0„. tw,j,le iiieuid my daughter, slept I. the saute mom.
31) son is 23 year. I.f ago. Robert Besant has also slept o i•h
my tool in the Collie Of 1110104 were here
mw,irr,t,,,,l I.y the JO,) I petwiit •lent in the room about 4
mohtlis ag.. There is Indy (ulle bedroom in the cottage !)
Marlin Windsor, the neat a(thea., said I lice next door but
tote to Scott's. Ott Wednesday night I saw a light emid the
els,et, and saw a..nueeoin MIMI, about with the light for alsod
half-au i I.s.ur. The I. eat day, thinking there W. wituethlng
r g, I, a 5.,11114, neighlenten, at •CVVII o'clock In tile evening
went to the closet, and, at Cr es:arching, we found the baby
floating, on the surf.", of the
Siliterihtenclent Ihnit said : Front inforniation which I
seek est, I went t.i the hired Harriett Sr-it, at hull-p.st
.ek on Sattird y •fternotm. she 030 sitti, lo the ria.ni
do ',stair.. I her lit In say utlythilly to commit
her-c 1. and nal,l, I -Iwo, you know or litt•ineas lucre. She
...id, 'en, I think I do, • have hero cape. Lbw you; I tail!, sou
have been I tel d Deere. of a child. She replied, )tta. I have,
icy so Well tell you the troll, of it. I lisve had no peace of
Milli' Lyle •illee. There W. no one present but a voting man
named [leant, whom I keep company with. I thought the
Child wax dead, sal had not found anything of It for the la.t
two months, but I know It wait not dead. as I heard It cry. He
(Iteaant)astanded me indoors, and told me that he had taken the
chi, I away and buried it somewhere, bit I did not hi-ice where.
I the Superintendent)then went to the publiedlou-e,and finding
Robert Beast there, I cal Ohl to him, and Kahl, li'? arge you with
aiding an I assidin in the concealment of the birth of ato wit
Ison child ,4 Harriett Scott, and Besot at flint denied knowing
ait.thiuig about It, but he &Denver& altnowletlgeti that he
I did, thst he had buried it in the top of the hid, p biting
to the common, end stated where It would be f ,un I In the
! a .itd. The Superintendent awl I, I fwtintl the eh,ld, with the
asta stance if Sergeant Its•aken siol Polve constable Reekes,
I buried in tie tact,l, Aland six or e,ght Inches deep. (During
the et idenee of the Superintendent the ,nother 11 the child
fainted, and hal to be removed, the mat Beeant looking on
with pc, fret indiffetenee).
The Coroner carefully summed up tht evidence, and the
Jury, after ale out tell minute.' consideratim, returned a sr.
diet of WILFUL MURDER against Harriett Scott and Robert
Besant.
Robert Iksoant way taken before C. J. .one, Fan., J.P., on
Monday. and charged *Oh •lelitit in the u neewlmeot of the
birth Id the child,but the Mae was remanded until Wedueslay
morni Ur.

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UNLESS Orrice, Monday Evening.

MARK•LANE, Taus DAT.
Market opened flat for bread stars, but firm for
spring corn. English and foreign wheat unsaleable,
except on reduced prieet. Barley, beans, and peas
steady. Oats rather dearer than on Friday, and fully
Is. above last Monday's rates.
ewes :11.1-kers is lower,aa the demand which was lately
experiment from the continent. has entirely sniwided,
except for °ate, which a large exportation of 42.835 qrs.
ii • taken place, English wheat can be pureha•ed at
five shilling on last Mondays prioes. Foreign
fully three shillings cheap, r. Town flour on.
alt .red. Country 1.. per sack cheaper. American
marks is. per bevel cheaper. Oats with heavy export
demean are ls. dearer. Maize commands is. more
money. Beans ai.d peas firm. Barley Is. de•rer for
feeling sorts. British wheat. 376 ; barley, 106, oats,
343 : maiza, nil ; fl mr, 14.143 Foreign—wheat,
43.747 ; barley. 10.756 ; oats, 5.977; maize, 11,720 ;
flour, 2,023 sack' end 14.252 barrels.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, Tim. DAT.
Trade dull, and prices mostly lower. Large supply
of English cattle. Full supplies of English beef, slow
currant, top prim Si. Forego difficult to sell, 4s &I
top figure. 1. ull supply of sheep and lamb.. Prime
wr, her [Dustup 5. 21 to 5.4.1. Rul kof sales. however,
4s 101 to sa. Ewe mutton, 44 81. to 50. Veal slow,
5. to. figure. Polk Ingle ive at Iste rates. Priors :
Beef 4. 83, matton, 4, 41 to 5s 41, vesl, 4. 41 to tis 41,
pork 4* to 5s Si.

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