The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-11-25 00:00:00

PIITTY SESSIONS.
THOMDAT : Before the hieyor (Mr. Vv. Mate). Mr.
Hudson, Mr. Welters, (leptaht Stooe, sad Mr. G.
Curtis.

THIBVIOII AND 11.101:11,1211.

Alfred Brown, of the Hopewell, was chsrrisi
stealing from the vessel • quantity of rope, valued ea
V.—The mow (Alfred 8 nith) identified the rope
produced, which wee on board the reset on tidos-
day, am his property. He hal authorises I no one w
remove it, and missed it on Sunday morning. He
gave information to the polio*, and saw, part of It
on Tuesday afternoon lying on the gut,, one half
of It being fastened to Mr. Alleu's stsg ..—Prisoner at
tisk paint elected to be tried summarily, and pleaded
guilty. He stole the rope, Is salt, Saturday •von-
ins, and sold it to George Coombe for 3..—r0,
master Laid the prisoner bari been with him ahout
four months, and be bad found him honest during that
period until now.—Tne Beonts eenteoced him t two
months' hard labour, the Mayor remarking hal any-
thing been known against him be would bane had it
much harder.

—George -6-Oombs, dealer, was then charged with
receiving the property from the previous prisoner,
well knowing it to have been stolen.
John A 11.,, shipbuilder, of Hainwortby proved that
on Saturday night lest the defendant brought him the
rope, and RAJA him to boy it. H. told defendant If
he did not want too mush for It be would do no and
he said he wanted Bs. for it, and he offsreci him Gs.
for which he said he should have it. He then paid
him 5... deducting lc on misount of • debt rine to
him. Defendant said he had given 4s. 61. for the
rope. He had dealt with the defendant for the laid
two years in rope and timber-cor 1, and old lead. He
entered thyme purchase. in • book. He did not know
tit value of it when he b.wight it. but thought now it
might be worth a pound •i any one who had rise for
It. He had always taken the defoadantifor an honest
man. _ . .

-11-arown was than put into the witaime box. and said on
Saturdey be saw Oaombs and asked him how much he
gave for old rope a cwt. He said fla., and he then
told him he would let him have Doom U he would come
down that evening, which he did aboutliniven. H.
then showed defendant the rope, and asked him 4a. tir
It, and enbeequently 3.,, but be eel I be had only Is. Id.
in his pocket, nod be took that, defendant promising
to pay lb. other 2e. the wan* evening, which he did
not dn. Nothing wee said as to whdes rope it was,
P.O. Reeks, said on Monday morniag be saw
the defebdent about the rope, and be waid be We st,
for it. ile &arid him with receiving it knowing it
to have been stolen, and he made no reply,
lidendant pleaded guilty, and the Bench remark
lug it was a very grave °Seco., posed a similar ron•
twice ea in the last owe. They also cautioned Alien
to be more careful in hie dealings, the Mayor re.
masking there was oae thing in his (avow be had not
attempted to contwal the rope,

A miserable lookbu hying, partially paralysed.
giving the 1111g0e Of Jamas tefaidmeat. was charged nth
begging in the High-etreeL—P.O. Lee proved
the cau, and said when taken to the polio..
station he found h• had 100. upon him.—
Prisoner said he wee making his way to the
mouth Union. mid the Bench decided he should naive
an wort oat of the town.
Robert White, gardener, of L3agflest, who did not
appear, was summoned for having been drunk sad
dlicedarly in the public street &boat tea minutia lust
11 OD Saturday evening.—The °mutable proved de-
fendant was drunk, anti cursing and swearing, an I be
should have locked him up had not his friends taken
him away.—'!' was fined 2.. 6d. and mats if ntaight
ago for • similsr offence, aid was now flood ss. and
costa, or mesa days.