The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00

liefiey Poeeer,
boots for /Ix.
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because he represented himself to be the eon of Mr.
Henry Fatter. If witness had known that he was
James Foster's son lie would not have let him have the
boots—George Bert said he was at the Crown Inn,
Dorchester, on the 30th December. About six o'clock
witness maw the prisoner there. During the evening he
bought • pair of boot, of him for the. Prisoner said he
took the boots out in • debt Witness sold the blots
the next day to Joseph Seal for 3s. 6d , and a
goose.—Joseph heal deposed to buying the hoots of the
preceding witness and giving them to the poliee. -P.C.
Clewing said he apprehended the prisoner on the Bth
January. Witness told him why he apprehended him,
and prisoner said " All right, I'll go with you." The
boots he now produced. Witness asked him what he
had done with the boots, and prisoner said he had sold
them to a man at the Crown Inn, Dorchester, bat did
not know the man's name. In answer to a question
Irons t e prisoner, witness • id he did not hear the
prisoner say that he had got the boots but not by false
pretences.—Willlam Tilley said he remembered seeing
the prisoner in his shop on or about the 30th December.
Witness showed him a pair of boots. Witness said to
him "You see Hr. Foster's man—the person we have
our fagots of ?" Prisoner said his name was Foster,
and witnem answered "Than you are Mr. Foger'a ion ?"
Witness could not say whether he made any
answer. Did not agree to take the price of
the boots out in wood, but told the prisoner he
might bring four or five hundred fagots.—
Henry Foster, of Whitchurch, said he had been in the
habit of supplying the prosecutor with fagots for more
than nine years, and had bought boots and oboes of him.
The prisoner was witness' nephew, but had nothing to
do with his business. He did not authorise him to get
• pair of boots in his name.—ln defence, the prisoner
said that he obtained the boots by fair means. The
agreement was that he WU to take the boota and bring
in four or five hundred fagots when he came to
Dorchester—His Lordship, in summing up, dwelt upon
the fact that the prisoner almost directly after he had
the boots from the prosecutor's shop offered them for
sale, which, he remarked, appeared like • fraudulent
anion. The jury fotind the prisoner guilty, and in
passing sentence his Lordship remarked that an
aggravation of Lis offence, was that he appeared to be •
young man moving in a respectable sphere of life, and
consequently was in • position to have known better
what was right and wrong than those who were bred
and reared in crime, and he should therefore sentence him
to undergo 6 calendar months' imprisonment with hard
labour.

UTTEETNG • POEGED DILL OF EXCHANGE AT
WETMOUTH.

Henry Taylor pleaded guilty to feloniously tittering
and disposing of a forged bill of exchange for £4 45., at
Weymouth, on the Bth February, with intent to
defrand.—Mr. Collins appeared for the prosecution, and
stated that when the prisoner was apprehended two
more documents of the same kind were found upon
him.—His Lordship in passing sentence, said that the
crime amounted to almost a case of forgery, and
sentenced him to hard labour for nine months.
- STEALING EELS AT ARNE, NEAR WAREHAM.
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George Lucas was indicted for stealing 60 lbs. weight
of eels, of the value of £l, the property of Henry
Orchard, at Arne, on the 4th of February.—Prisoner
pleaded not guilty.—Mr. Rogers appeared for the pro-
secution, and Mr. Cole for the defence.—Having opened
the ease, Mr. Rogers called the prosecutor, Henry
Orchard, who raid that he was one of a party
of fishermen residing at Arne, near Wareham.
Daring the last three months witness had been spearing
eels. He sold his eels to Mr. H. Brown, of Poole. In
the evening when he went home he put the eels in a
chest, which was placed in water. The chest was tied
down and fastened with a peg. On the 3rd of February
he put eels in the chest—some be had speared that
day. There was about 5011 w. in the chest. On
Saturday, the 4th February, be went to the chest and
found the eels gone. The cover was broken open and
put back on the chest. On Thursday, the 2nd February, ,
be remembered spearing every line eel, which he called •
brown-rog-eel, and which he speared in the tail part.
When he took it off the spear he noticed the particular
place where he speared it. He was careful in taking
out the spear, as it was a dangerous part and likely to
kill the eel. There was • particular mark in the jaw; it had
been speared before, or else had been pecked by• bird. It
was a fine eel, but he caught two last week as big again
as that. If the eel was placed with others he could
pick it out. In eonsequence of what he had heard he
wont to Henry Brown' of Poole, and asked him to let
him look at his eels. Brown showed him a quantity of
eels. There was about 14 cwt. Among them he saw
his own eel, which he called the "brown-rug." He
picked it out and put it in a chest. He did not then find
any others belonging to him, but afterwards found
another in the same chest. The eels be produced were
his property. William James and William Smith
speared with bit:tr.—Cross-examined : Could not say how
many hundred eels he had speared either in the bead,
middle, or tail. The prisoner's brother fished for eels.
Could not say if the prisoner had been spearing for eels
in another part. Sometimes witness caught 20Iba.
weight of eels in a day. Had not speared so much as
601 be. weight in • day during the past winter. Could
not say bow many eels he had speared in the same part
as the one produced. The eels were speared wherever the
spear happened to go. Did not say, when pre-
viously examined, that the eel was injured in
the right eye, when it fell from the spear. Any one
that pleased could fish in the bay. Was quite sure the
big eel was in the cheat en the 3rd December, because
he took it out to see if it was alive. He very seldom
caught the " brown-rugs" as they were scarce. The
reason why he took the eel out was because if eels were
cut about the head or near the navel they generally
died.—Henry Brown, a fisherman, living at Poole, said
he bought eels, and Orchard generally sold his eels to
him. In fine weather the eels were brought once a
Week, and in bad weather once a fortnight. On the 4111
of February prisoner came to him with a chest of eels.
He had never bought eels of him but once before ; that
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was on the 7th of -January. Witness bought the chest
of eels of prisoner, they weighed rather less than 2 cat.
Be put part in an empty chest. There were none of his
own mls put in the cliest with them. About 100Ibs. of
the eels were put in the empty cheat, and out of that chest
the two eels produced were Wien. He did not notice
the eels when the prisoner brought them. He showed
Orchard the chest where the 10011 as. were placed, an!
Orchard picked out two of them. —Cross-examined:
Believed that the prisoner and his broiher bad been
fishing in the bay. Witness bought 1491h5. of the
prisoner, not 19011 m. They had 40Ibe. of them before.
The two lots were not mixed.—PC. Strange said he
apprehended the prisoner on 4th February. lie asked
him if he had sold any eels at Poole that morning. He
WM he had sold some to Mr. Brown. Witness then
asked hire how much, and he said six score. Witness I
replied that it Was lgOlbs., and prisoner replied "Yes.
and a little more.' Wittiests then told him that he had
a warrant to apprehend him for stealing bOlbs. of eels,
the property of Mr. Orchard. Prisoner said that be
end his brothers had speared them, they were his
property and he sold them to Brown. of Poole.-11t.
Cole, for the defence, said his frier.d had, in opening
his case, celled it a peculiar one, bat he could not see
in what it was so, except in so far as there was groat
difficulty in proving the charge. He contended that the
ease of identity was not establiabed,inasmuch as when the
prosecutor went to the person to whom the eels were
sold, he did not before the cheat was opened describe
the fteo fish he now swore to. He would now call the
brother of the prisoner, James Lucas.—James Loom
said that the priaoner and another younger brother
went fishing in the bay. Softie time before the 4th
February witness joined the fishing party. He and his
brother caught one cwt. of eels before they left off
fishing, and they afterwards contmued fishing for a
week longer. They had not sold any for a month
before they sold them to Brown, and then they might
have weighed about 100 or 120 lbs. Had been with his
brether at Holton, but could not say whether it was
before or after Christmas that he left Holton. Ile now
heed at Warohain. Had lived there for a week before
his brother was aprehended. Did not know where he
was on the 3rd February, and could not say what he was
doing on the night of that day. Could not say what had
become of the eels that were caught. They speared
eels in Lytchett Bey which might be four miles from
Wareham.—By the Judge : Witness went to Holton
on the Saturday his brother was apprehended ; not on
' the Frldsy oreviona. The counsel for the prosecution
having replied, his Lordship summed up in the most
impartial Manner, and the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty. The Comt then proceeded with the second
indictment, which charged the prisoner with stealing
50Ibs. of eels, the property of William James. His
Lordship having told the jury that be considered that
there was not such a strong case of identity as on the
other count in the indictment, asked them if they
intended to try the prisoner on the second and third
counts. The jury mode answer that they considered
that, as they had acquitted the prisoner on the first
count, they could not convict him on less evidence of
identity in the second and third. His Lordship, after
cautiooing the risoner, discharged him.

OBTAINING MONET DT FALSE PRETENCES AT
BOTHE4EAEIPTON.

Joshua Moody and Daniel Brady wore Indicted for
obtaining by false pret-nc.s the sum of Hid, from
Mary Garland, with intent to cheat and defraud her of
the same, at Bothenhampton, on the 2tth February;
also with obtaining, under eirailar circumstances,
and on the same day, is. 9d. of Ellen Ackerman, at
Bothenhampton. Brady pleaded guilty, but Moody
asserted his innocence of the charge. Mr. Cole
appeared td prosecute, and celled Mary Garland,
who said she lived at Bothenhampton, and on
the 20th Febrtiary, the - prisoner Moody came
to her house about ten In the morning. He asked
her if she wanted to buy some nice soap. He Lad some
he could sell her at 24d. p, lb. On her saying she did
not know, he sail she could see a 'ample if she liked.
He thee went a few dors blow to some trutks, and
she did not 605 any more of him then. Afterwards
Brady came by himself to her house, and showed
her a lot of soft stuff in a basket, which he
represented to be soap. He then showed her
a sample of nice yellow soap, and aaid the lot
he showed first would come quite a. hard
and as good in • few do. s. Some pieces etncic to thel
side of the basket, which Brady e.id had got hard
through the air, and that it had been only ender
water a little while, awl noul4 get bard. She an
not have bought it if the prisoner had ie.t represen
it as soap. Witne. purch.ved one bar, and half of
another, for which she paid ilid. Moiety mine Welk
and said that some oiler portions w•nied some 8011
Ste tried the at ticle,end it Aid not answer the purpom
all. It was like salt and send mimed. —Sergeant Leven
said that in oonsequence of information he reoei
he watched the two prisoners. Moody came out
Balaklava-lane and put some trucks together, and then
Brady came op. They were carrying a basket and a
sheet, which they put on the truck& When witness
come up with them, they were with the trucks, one
pitching and the other drawing. Both prisoners said it
was soap. ( A specimen of the article was now prce
dared, and handed to the jury.) Witness found about
one cwt, of the imitation soap.—Mr. Harding, me
for Mr. Bennett, of Bridport, examined the _.
produced, and said that It was not soap; It
was uselese.—The prisoner, on being asked 'by his
Lordship. said he wished the evidence that he
pre before the magistrates to be read.—ln thiseeidesee
the prisoner Moody stated that he picked up with Brady
One night. Brady asked him to Wheel the trucks, and
gave biro sixpence for doing so.-114s lordship having
Summed up, the jury found the prisoner Moody piny,
end the Court emitenced Brady to undergo imprisonMeut, with hard Wear, for ton calendar months, and
Moody for five calendar months.
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