The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-24 00:00:00

WXY MOUTH.

THS OLD POST-0/11110L-I'be site of this place is
beano cl ared, preparatory to being added to the
pren.i of the Old Bank.
Sra•Lllni • PAIR or Surrais. On Friday,
before the Mayor HI N. II 'ward, Esq.), W. Talbot,
J. Robertson, and J. E. Ruben'. riqs., Eliza Cox, a
girl of about 21, was chaiged with ceding a pair of
slipper. value 2s. 61., from the shop of Mr. Nielsen,
In St Taoism...inset —Mr. Nathan, thated that on
Wedaied priiouer came t sh lo to biy • pair of
slipper., and bought mat pair; he went to the other
side of he shop, to wrap them up, and whip he came
back, he raised another pal, and prisoner was gone.
—Prroaer said she t away tho slippers, but cot
lii steal them. —Sec @Gout Harvey ergot to 4, Alexandra-
terra:,, and told prisoner ha bail come aillar her, for
ohe had stolen • pair of slippers from Mr. Nathaa's
shop. Ste said one had bought • pair, but did not
steal any, and he might search her box. He found •
water-pan begging oaths wall near the head of her bed ;
II wag turned to the wall, and in it were toe slippers.
—The Mayor: A outings place to keep slipper. in.—
Prisoner, who appeared to be very dat and out very
bright, soil she took the slippers to boy; but she
did wit mean to steal them. Why did not the
Slrgeaut try her, when he came after her 2—When
asked whether the woald be tried by the Alsgatretes
or gs to the Aeolic*, she was a long time ch iosiug, but
at nut elected to leave her coos to the Bench.—The
Mayor had out the slightest doubt that she stole the
&Uppers, and she hal been dismissed from her last
situation for stealing.—This prisoner &load; but the
Chairman reminded her she wee turned away from
the Perk Hotel fur thieving. This she ilenied, and
said she could have stayed were if she likel.—Fined
10a., includieg costs, or in default seven days
.in Lor-
ca...tor GaoL Sae did no: pay, and wag detained,
ROISINU A 8110,-Dooll.—Charles Tucker, • tall,
thin, olosastitheu man, WIN brought up on Friday,
charged with steeling • barn, and • bacon chop, from
the shop-door id Mr. hdward Pidgeon, Si. Mary-
street.—Thoness Pilkr, shopuiaa, in the privision
dapartuisint at .Idr. Pidsraio's, identified the hem sad
coup as theirs.—Joho Gegory, a yowl' min, was in
St. Mary-street about tan minute. pest thsen, and
saw use pcSorier take the Gaut and chip off Mr.
ridgetio's doorway. He gave them to a boy near,
who hal • bathet, and the buy put the basket
down on Mr. Whittle's domthep. -Prisouer inter-
jected and said that he tore toe ham off the nail,
and put it into the back.;; he didn't know why.—
Herbert Preay saw the mau tithe the hero and chop
from the door, while the Wltheastal were standing at
the oorner.—P.O. Hoak*, about • quarter-pest nevem
saw the thin awl chop in • budget on Mr. Whittitio
doorstep in St. Thonthothreet, and west over to the
Fisherman's Arms and ideattlied the prisoner.—
rd.:Atari:Moire tubs triad by tie magistrates, arid made
• rather pitiful appeal, tie said he had been is Wey-
mouth sever.' tunas, and hal sever got brio trouide
before; but he nal bike drinking freely on the D.'
chester-road, and mm sling cruzio over him, he did
Cot know bow; but he tors the ham and chop off the
nail, and threw them into his tool budget, whiat he
threw down on the doorstep himself. —ln mower to
the Bench, the superiuusudent said the prisoner
claimed to be • whirthauth, but WI stock in his basest
appeared to cougat only of corke—rhe Sancti
sentenced him to fourteen day.' hat labour.—Tucker
begged hard to be slowed the option of a flue, ao they
had allowed the girl tried just before; but the Bauch
refused—Ton M tyor mud the by. acted v,ry
praithworttliy iugiving information, mid the magis-
trates thought it was very much to their oredit.