The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-03-17 00:00:00

Scots is Cbvar.

Here &frightful scene occurred. The priamer bemuse
• ireedfully excited as silo • paroxysm of rage, and tried
to jump over the duck. He was Lowever prevented by
the warders, but it required the efforts of six men to
hold him. He hit his clothes and ,tery the sleeves of
his coat into ribbons. Hu kicked and could scarcely be
held. He endeavoured to bite them around him, and
such • scene viu seldom if ever witnessed in a court of
'maim. Finding that lie could not vent has rueful'
upon say one he bit the wooden bar over Gm dock and
swallowed the wood. Ho- tried to knock his head 540.44
11,. duck endive., with didkulty prevented. Mr. Good,
the surgeon id the gaol sad Mr. Cense were present
but they could tender no samistanee. The excite-
ment is the mart was intense, and the trial au
postreined for some time. He was ultimately
oveepe wend, and irons were plated upon him.
Mr.',Good, the surgeon, went up to hint sod told boo
that be bad promised him faithfully not to sic it, sad
told him it ma. all pet 00, and that be had dime so
before. He Irsntimilly triad out " Shako hands with
me," sad on Mr. Good uying be wiield not, he raved
mad kicked to such an extent that it waa with greet
itidiculty he could be held. Mr. Good sad awarder
induirourei to persuale him to be quiet, and
motels beC4llOO more mon . He was however held
b. six men, with his head over the dock
.for some time.

Tbe jadie enquired of Mr. Geed whether he eou•
sidered that he knew what was going on.
Mr tliegi replied : I belies• that be is fully •wars of
what is going on.
Lordship then adilmeed the prisoner, and said
he had ummertained from those of whomn alone he could
enquire and thet the prisoner knew what Wall going 'mu.
sod the trial must proceed. Ile wished to know
bother the prisoner wished the trial to be adjuarned
in code: to cash's him to compare himself.
The prisoner wee asked the question by Mr. (*roe
toil he refused to take any Douce of hi... Mr. (heal
went up le him, and the primmer maid "I know you,
rrsprct you." Mr. I:utd asked bill. whether he would
wait hen miuutet es eugmted by the Judge.
Tim prisoner maid That is not the question you
slaked before.

)Ir. Uunue then apok• In him, when he ahoutad out,
Yua o.way. I don't knew you.
Mr. (haat spoke to inn, and be said lon have ant
Lire aaou erhtsaers aa you had befoee.

His Lordahip : The trul moat proored. Tho prisoner
I have every TrAMO4 to believe undvnitiiiada what is
going on, and I must proceed with the trial. He will
nave patient hearing, and • fair trial.
The prisoner again broke out, and the irons were
pat as. A large attar, placed round big legalese broken
by him on if it had barn • piece of tape. Finding be
could will was hie leg., It• ecioninenced kicking, and
irons were plwivd upon bin'. The pri•Ofier, although
unall in alai tire, poseecce wonderful power and atrength,
and although he was mused almost in iron, he resisted
vieleutly, and woe obliged to he held by flee met.
Mat • acetic could hardly be conceived, and cannot be
demur-dad.

i neater at last appeared exhausted, iind he re-
siiied with his head Ism' upon the gide of the duck-
When he recovered • little he renewed the struggle but
was overpowered. Bwinrsa yrn iiiiiigooded for apron's
two hours. At quarter limit 12 ha WWI removed from
the etkert jute the isisgistrittes: rooms where he wee
eslimieed by the surgeour. He •Ilowed hoe& If to be
retrieved by eight men without eresitileg auy further
distarbedde.

At ghost one o'clock he was again broil:lit into the
Court, shen his lordelop celled upon
Mr. Alfred k'mossi, surgeon, prectiring in I torchester,
Mr. Goon, the surgeon of the gaol, and Mr. Houghton,
tbe servos of the Convict Estobliehment stated.`that in
Choir opinion the prisoner was perfectly sane and eh'n
no mob_ Wood what was going osi amend him.
Ti.. Judge infurined the jury that that being the case
'the trial srueld proceed. and that as much form would
• be used as was necenary to control the prisoner, son.
torrnable them to ',roared. H. revel...Rl that he had
to sanction the perronal restraint undrr which the
prisooer bol lees placed, but be considered it oeceesary
-cod it would be continued.

The examination of Moore was then cautioned : When
Ituiserts mum op be struck Min with the
cutlass, and the primmer dropped the knife. We bad a
de.persote struggle, but I seised round the neck and held
bins W11,61.1(.110. came, when we reused him.
. . . . . . .

Crone-examined Fse ni•n is looked in oiseell during
the dinner time. The prisoner did not exhibit so much
VioicOOMe ho lia• dose here.

John Ashton, also • convict, stated that he was one of
the cleaning men with Moore and Schofield, on the fitli
a September. This witness ezpinined the sircumetanere
ef the murder, which corroborated the isiersint given of
it by the previous wanes. He mid that she primmer
attempted to mulct 'frutmaii mad Roberts—two ••rders.
• Ti.. Primmer: You me • sootiodreL Whnt do yea
sio? You ere • Iring scoundrel.
Jame. Schofield, another conviet, corroborated in
'detail the evidence of the f •vicres ramose.
names Roberts, • warder. said he was on duty in
Nu.B went envied in thematic duty as Evans. Whilst
be wee there he heard SD unusual imet a shout, mad •
ifibusee tray dropped. He was then nearly opposite. He
now the prisoner with his left hand over Evans's left
siberader, and his right arm raised. He drew his cutlass,
-sled when be got over there the primmer had relsuord
JD. 'MAL li• saw the knife covered with blood in his
•Isend. I streck bile with the entices'

—FrimosWir7:ii-a4-1- -hay. struck you if I isod
known

Cross-examined motioned Ha saw tbe prisoner pro-
perly aecured, sad thee Ult. The prisoner tortured as
well as most of lite other prisoners
Pi:wooer, when the warder left the box,' rid " Go
down—book it."

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°gorge Trutnian said he had eh•rge of No. 1 ward on
the dth of riepteorher. He heard • load shriek when
he wee about 25 yards off. H. obeer•od the prisoner in
the eel of striking Eestis. He went to EV•Ildll aesist•
an... Hoore wed Ashton had than wised the prisoner.
He tacked op the • knife lyiag at Preedy'e feet, which
be pro-Weed as be found it. H. wanted LIIII3 forth.
week as • cleaner, that re. to 110(•111 out the nie.d.. and
we gather knives, dialwa. Ire, They were taken in turn.
Prisoner You know every inan is ensued. Dual
dI • he thew*.

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Witness If I did not think you wore capable of per.
("ming the duties I should sat hero warned you
: 1./id you not soy I 'lipoid Is., looked up if I
idol not set

Witness: I can answer any question.
Crose-causinid He 000riwebed himself well duriun
Hie week be waa.• cleaner. He warn very quiet and
orderly.
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Jame. Woglm, maistant warder, sant bit had charge
of the refractory convict.. Ha received the prisoner in
tale eudody on Me svb of September.
Prisoner; Did you not writ, me naked
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Mr Prideaux lan eoeuieeting ?bar awe— Toe had
better lea's it to me.

Reersei[nation motioned : Witmer asked him why
h. had murdered Mr. Emn.? and primeer replied " la
Ise dead Y" He replied -1 dont know." Prisoner rid
-I hope be is-1 intended ti reorder hies." Wirier
mod you meat bars had soar maim. The prisoner
put his bowl up to his keed end said, " There, Mr.
Donala., I mast ham dose it, for I took my Bible down
sod ewers Uri I would take het lite es he opened the
or on the err opportunity." Witoms said
••WeN, you would newer hem dost that without mese
What we. your motive? He replied,
There was sousetliise tria.yea hiss ead use that you
don't know." The chapters of the velem. Mr. Debi.,
Nobsecjaently went into the prime, arid he ordered I,im
oat of his cell ; and on that sight he asked hire if lie
thought he *mild he alio mad to hem a Catholic prier
ii Dorchester to ore him as he was o Donal& He
told Liss be seppord it would be allowed.
Mr. Houghre ore of the rogeosta of *he Portland
prime, rid he was called tseattard Charles Swam at the
bier wiry. He wee dyieg when brearght be, sod did sot
pest, and he mold out swallow sae Wits- Th. wound
sma just ceder the right sr and was tllO lathe. aod a
half de. p. It separated the carotid artery. the Amstar
vein and the greet nerve of the seek. The sound also
pared seder the mot of the toyme. He died shortly
afterwards. Them was a Mak at the awgie of the jaw
boos. Tlie blow meal lave been • very violent net
rid could bare been produced by the keit. beaded to to
the court. The Isom turned up lied be was of °pintos
it wei done by a twain Whim before the *dices the
prisouer said if the nee wee dead.
Crosselassinal : Wheel lame the janitor he made
a statemeall He did eat shrew, any sedisatioes or his
being in •state elf neseand Wad. • violent ha"w on
°Hisi ""witte 401101104 an of the brain mithi, and
might not elect the 'earliest. He had sot had nisch
expertise. in mem of urasity. Il lareity out. masted
wrogli be lib* to womalsikst NNW tie rime emoted
came. He halts eaperreas to herbicidal mania.
0•41. Uederwood, eeperinteadent of polies, said he
resolved the prisoner lobo the easiody on the 1314 of
September. I hail seem emmeireetiou with him m re-
to the subjeet of this eiliewo.. He tallod nig
manually. WM, they came on to Chisel Church,
Portlad, Nan were souse Mobbing is the
drain itnese said to him. "Toe doe't feel your
particia much," and he said "No, I went to keep that
out of my bead if lain -I don't want to thiskraesSite
shoot it at all." He teen wanted 10 know how It
wortid it he bdom he Led Ids trial, mad he s le

March. Prisoner reniarked that be boned be ?hold,' be
able to keep his spirds up as wail as the nice who idiot
the detective. Witnem sakes' line what man he tivant
! Prisoner said " Don't yam remember that the detective
went ft r a man abroad, auel that he shot him AA hat was
boning home." Primnor said. "If I keep nunt spitits
as well as that wan per will have • regular 6are op
the morning I sea hang. The eliapLin came ti tee lila
at Portland but I told the old la-- that I did not
want to me bins." He alao mid '1 am sorry I have killed
the man now. The ~lairs tell me he ems • Man mei
of man, and mrry for his wife and gamily. ,They
have been treating ISO mein: altogether. If y. du
little thing they !squish you and they worked/ tne
ascii a iiiteu that I determined to 111•Tter the Ibr.t. elm
that maniac near me." He conducted lonamllveryoquietly.
Cramscaseined He added "that it would hare
Imes jest the come II it bad been any one else." He
said that he intended to murder the firat man that
osine there.
lir. Lawrence, governor of the Dorchester euenty!
Gaol. said Ti.. prisoner was reseived into in, custody
on the Idth of 3,-plembor. He Cootinued• more or km
violent until the 11Sigi of laruvember. "Since that time
his condeet has been very mush improveal. In fact it
has been vary good with One or tw, exception.. lie
hod 'pukes to him in reference to hia vioknee. He
advised bun to behave well, and he had itak,-4 hint the
saws of ht. conduct generally. On one occasion he
said it was to keep at, his spirita, and on another the
effete of what L.• said was that be did it to keen hia
thoughts from feeling Ids positioo. Anoth-r ?same
given was that he did not like to be alone. Epon that
Ile sated, arid he was remove...l into a ward where he had
people with him. Whilst he lois been in my costal,
be knew what iis was about. In nay judgment he was
right in his mind and that his violaiies was not pro-
dosed by insanity.
Crossesmained Ones or twice he had been as
violent aa be bad been that dae. He dept."cd every-
thing that wee given him. le was quite naked for
two days. He nmat have been cold at that time. He
told bile he did aul wish to be alone.
Priaoner : There was soosething with me then. Let
thete ka the truth.

Crompegamination continued : He bud aline part
with him when he as. in • separate ern to prevent Vim
injoring himself. He had some tame sparrow. in his
ea. One d them gas injured by a bird one night
widish he took ender hie oars. He attended it ,nr,felir
—patched over it and fed it, bat it died. Upon it.
ibiatb be was deeply distressed; he was In greet iorrrow
and it appeared a• if his grid quite overpowered him.
Mr. John Hood, the surgeon of the gaol said he had
been in the habit of aiming the prisoner. He had been
under his medical care hut very slightly. He had
lien him when hr. conduct WU •goleat. To the
best of my judgment he kne e whet he was iloing. Hie
madam in my opinion was not that produced by
insenitr.
Croaveminined : After sit months a...anima-
tion he thought be ought to have some confidence
is his opinion. He recollected the trial of a
man named Uns for the seeder of Dr. Plaskett.
He was under my oar* daring the laid seers
days he was presigaily in the gaol, and for three weeks
before his trial. When 'eked by the Judge whether
he considered that Cog understood the ehsrie
preferred against him, he replied that he did but
feel himself justified to say be did Dot. He how-
ever said the man was entering Prom disease of the

brain, which under excilionn-ent7ong. ht i.e nee.; the
remits which ensued. He was eternised an the
mincion. t'al was noneitted on the gronnd of insanity.
He did not soy the day before the trial that ho behoved
Ors iom a te•i”mible person. The Intone then ca-
plaited the reason that led him to forms the opinion
that bit wan of onsound mind and is now insane.
Mr. (leave Curiae, surgeon, said: In Mr. Good's
Mammy he attended the gaol He had aeon him when
in • state of violence. He believed that at that time
ha knew what be we. about. He considered him able
to dweern the differencie between right and wrong. Ho
knew if he committed • cringe by must I. punished.
Cram-examined : He was • mart of mats feeling and
rather superior intellect. On one OCCISiaIO be was Gilled
S. go to him its one of his outbreaks. Ono of
warden said the boudoir& hurt him. They were of
Mother.
Prisoner raid : They are iron Mato

firms-examination continued : He treated me in a
very low way, and he l.witness) told him he came to WM
an n gentleman, an.l Is hoped he would treat him as
such. He said" Well, what is it r and he told
bun. He then laughed and said " Oh it is
nothing." Ire did not ground his opinion so t
his sanity from that eotiversation alone. The prisoner
no • nein of very impassioned temperament. If a
can of such passion were to receive a violent blow
when young. musing iimmuinon of the brain, it might
predispose him to nits of ',hien... He did not think
if bis missies was moontrollaide, that he woull have
a p.rfeet healthy nation of the brain in an iiitermii•
tent time. As far as be believed, his brain, although
excited, was now in • bialthy stare.
137 the Court : He believed penal servitude would be
oilealatad to 0.11110 a man of his temperament, under
certain circumstance., to deprive him of the right use
of his reason. .

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- The state tent made by the prisouer before the niagis-
thetas was to the effect that he had been tyrannised
over, that he was visited every night by • man who
made him lie with his bonito °unlade the bed. Th .t he
told him that his mother was dead, and that be had
been the cause of that death, and that be %hoed I never
again hays his liberty. That he was to he murdered,
and that the luau that had told him was Joabus Jobe,
lir. Pridaaux, in shimming the jury for the defense,
plead • high tribute of praise on the convict, who had
given evideense that day. end for the manner in which
they had sated oa the Bth of September. The ism, ha
a.id they lied to try was not whether it we. by the
hand of the primmer that Evans died, for at the time
alien he •as oiled upon to plead, he gave an simmer of
guilty "of killin; him, but not with the intent to
taunter." The learned counsel commented upon the
cooduet of the prisoner in the box that morning.
He asked them whether it was the conduct
of a man It his seisms, or one that waii sham-
ming. If he was patting that conduct on he wine owe
of the most acsomplished actors that ever presented
himelf to an aritioss and attentive •tidnenoti. If he
had Amine* and feigned insanity he had carried it
out thoroughly, fur be had even mad* DO attempt
on his life. But the primmer, when under the
ingenue of his mind, objected to ploading not
guilty. He mid to him "it iii. a matter of form I
will !dead not guilty." If. man would be so particular
in making his plea, fearing lie thouid speak an untruth,
was it probable that be should break oat into such •
violent murder, or rather was it DOC the iIIatIODOO over
which he bad no control. Hs also drew the attention
to the *bathos of malice in this amis. He had no feeling
of hatred towards the ward*, who bad not wished his
vengeance on any one. The; learned conned maid the
murderer generally inflicted his fatal blow lIDOII he
believed no eye could sus him, awl be instanced thee
case of rooks, tried the previous day, who shot hia
victim wino he bad no idea ha was loin, watched. It
was shown during to. trial that no old grads, had
existed for years, but nothing was showo in this M-
onism Thep learned counsel clothed with sublime limy
gasp the affection the prisoner had manifested in the
gaol towel& the wouaded aparrow, and of hie grid at
its death. thowiag that he was poomMed of those better
feelings of humanity, when ender the influence of he
mind which he bad shown himself in that box to be
utterly diverted of. He thought that the orieonor was
at times attacked with paroxysms°f rage over which be
had no control. musing hint to be thoroughly deprived
1 of reason, and if encl were the case he was entitled to an
1 acquittal. Mr. Prideaux then dwelt upon the statetneuta
I made by the prisouer before the magistrates showing that
! he was labouring under • illusion that be was about to
! be murdered, that hi. mother had been murdered, and
! this ceased him to be greatly excited. In this incite.
math believing that be himself was about to be
• 'murdered, he tort bia reaaon and in that stets he omen
emitted the crime of which he wee now charged. H.
sontended that the evidence of the mystical man sub.
dantiated thia delusion. The last witness stated that
if he bad meowed • mover, blow when young which
catood consassino of the brain it might re-exhibit
itself when under great excitement, and particularly a
man possessed of very sensitive feelings. He argued
that the evidence was very deficient—in f, at it was
wholly in keeping with the defence be offered to them.
He contended that he was under the Angleton. of
• delusion that mullored Lie feelingw—that he
brooded it. that cell alone for upward. of Italian.
boor and immediately he had the opportunity be
vented it upon the utifortunato warder. There was no
doubt that he was pamion•tely food of his mother and
porwaing this delusion, he, no doubt, considered it his !
.itety to get rid of the man who be conceived was about I
to warder hint. The teamed counsel urged them to take 1
into consideration those observations he had laid before 1
thew. It was enough for hien if he could satisfy thrin,
1 that there were reasooable groundator believing that lb. .
loan ieommitted the act when be did not know that
the set he wee emoneitting was wrong, then they were
bound to melon him. Hs regretted that the jury were
. the only eishhithe of Her Majesty who were engaged ,
in snail a poufs! task. They alone had a task of inieery
to perform on that day, when all others were rejoicing
at the happy event that had taken place in the marriage
of the Hines of Walea. He urged them not to shrink ,
from their deity, but if they were entitled that he was
at ummend mind, he persuaded them not to mar the
happy event that had taken place—that upou the
marriage of the Prince of Wahl an unhappy maniac
was aestmesed to death in this hall. He clinked a very
&ding and elocmert speeth by urgiog the jury to give
the cap their fullest eoesideratim. Mc 0.11.4
Ann'Edwards, mother of the primmer, edeossid 'here.
membered an accident happening to soo when lee was
four years old. He fell from the top of the Meant. the
bottom. - --
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[ Another &Molting scene here immersed. The mother
on wing boor moo became visibly affeeted, and °odd not
look upon him. The primness's° fell down and struggled
irml-ntly.l After the lapse of ales tnionter,boirever, the
examination .41 simulated. Elbe stated that blood
towed from his some and moath, and lie was inammible
ab mt two boors. Übe believed that he had lb. "stars"
in the bead sow. After be resevrred he beaus. Ul and
b. remaiard so the whole wash. It was a month before
1.6 ...ad lint well More this happeaed boi was the
same as other obildrea is bin mind. Afterwards he
bemuse very melees in his sleep. He would my sad
bawl diaries the night. Ba did met do that belore Moo
aosideat. He simally slept is lay room. He appeared
afterwards strong is his imanwits. Ho west to the
saiimed 8041.1, sad as as. mossio• die law that be
had hos beat over the bead. Hy husband heat hint
when he was about thirteen years old very violeutly. Is
eonroutioues of that last beating he meat away mad
lived with ha anat. She thought at times be didn't
know what he was about.
Crossesamired : The poisoner was employed with
his Mini4Mler. WI. waa a painter lea a few months.
She wolf not toil what Ist bed p to the
present them He had bees a suldiebr!kitaisii: weed as
...yin he wee living with his grandmothers* Liaa..ll.

to. Smith, mat of tie pioneer Previous to the
oxidesl be ass • Mint, deer boy. Me sew blo about
three or four daye entro•rde obee be Poorl y
se be looksd polo. abe frequently eaurresd atter %bit
saddest After Ulla be appeared staped anal seeeeduee
Tipsy taster soeld do saything with Mai.
..,or wield play with the other *Widnes—be
would be away. manias eater thee sad crying. Theo
state of wind reattneed, for be we eloaye the mew
Ho newer would be loft alone, Ise was very to-rvous and
frisherned. After the iajeria the boy had reesieed
from lue depfather, else &lobed his sway, and be
heed with how. Thu boy hod Noma *ono, lash.
bead. He heed wlth 11111 about two or Woo nom

Sometimes tbe hoy Was very. Ailing* and at other r pork 'piece of cliceso, a knife, and three sin•
time eeneihle. She did not thiek that hr aWays knee peso,. h nom pork with ehroen her by Superinten•
What he rise about.. When he lived with her; he . dent Wit .rtl,•nd the could identify It her, property,
always slept in her room. On one occeoon he came . as aso the kiiile.r•Mary Ann Sunders at .ted thet
house with hit head shave •I end he 'relied, after the Lied at the Nes. Inn at leingdeet. Prisoner
enquiry, that be had been in the workhouse. 11,1 e told lodged at her hone°. thd Came hmue about three e'cl,ck
her th. 4 the noires said he had hal • fever. It woo so so.Ly moniker. He ',neigh( house • piece of
&bunt sin years rinse she had seen lust. k, which he said ho Ist It ineit of Mr. !lacier.
Crwnhozaiiiilled If. an very uuruly and trouble. The policeman came the um', mor..ing. and took away
imam She w,e,tt to the tu,igistrates shoot lb. remain tor of the inee, ti the priemer hat
sad the bench 4.1.1 her it elm euaid have • bad boy she eat a portioa of it. John Slanders. brother to
ntest put op with him. the last witness. said that he not prisorter at the New
By the Judge : He was in • douse of occupation—a lan oil Sunday morning. A Mr. Bog was talkies
referinatnry vibes be was about 16 years of age. tb„gt itt hans'ary whin prisoner said, "I super*
Mr. Pual.len then replied on the whole cue, contend- they wil may Skies Is.. Wigites• oftelriwir Ii sat
tug thst the evidence adduced fur the defence did not prisoner sear • elicit. where the chew., and knife were
prone th•t the prisoner *ea in an unsound state of mind found.—Georse Hatcher .14.1 he nab a fOrii butcher at
Ind drew the attentien of the jury to the evidence of Poole. Ile did not eell the prisoner a piece of pork pi
Site medical men. who one and all agreed that the dummy, and the piece shown him by the 'thrtetelde
priother *as perfectly stun. woi not bought of birth—towline Seer! depthat (het
• Hi. Lordship summed up the evidence at length. Ile she tops • pork shop se Loneness., and had soil Mrs.
referred to the scene that hod been witnessed in the I Perry Mime ol porh.teeiithing about hibe mid three.
Court, and stele I that he had lb Itiht it neceessry to call eitartere. It was very slightly tatted. The pot k shown
In the theist .no. of another medial men bessidealliose of her by the police ourr Brood, d with the piece from which
the two other surgeon,, to know reaby if he toted ender- it.,. cut iia,nad the s'as• of the bone.., and fitted et 'teal.
stand what wan going on around -him. They had Snierintendent Gifford lairrohurated the former
sines It as their opinion that be could, and witnese's evidence. Ater •be hal received the pork
hprie that he had ordered the trod to proceed. It frem Mr.. Sax tiler' hr InPreheoded the Prinwnet-
might, however, he that Gm prisoner at intemslt, When he was in rostodf he took the pr'thnefe booth,
whilst he we.. in those niolaut paragyin• of rage, be was and, in eowiesny with Mr. Roger*, examined the foot-
not aware of what was going on. It. had watched the marks, and the cdtetet..n tat enact. The Joel
prisoner dowdy, and although he believed,founded epee found the prisener "GOUT." end the learned je 're
Sit. evidence of the eurgemia, that be was feigning In ethane aenumee. esid the cane bat been
insanity yet when begat his mother, he fell down and made out agaieet the erieonee• He found that he h.,
he could not think that that wth feigned. He never been convicted of larceny or boom-tweaking
thought that he had acted perfeetly right In keying the fle, thoogh three years ago he wan tried for the lat. e.
prisoner examined, and he must tar, with the elthellon °gene"' hot 'thquaiied' lie °maid' iliererma'
mof the linen when hie other was examined, that he had him to three calendar niouthe' hard labour.
conducted himself with great propriety. But he wanted
Gime AAAAA A or BIRTH —Jalio flonhaii, a young
them not to *infuse the teno iinwitiona. What they girl, XI, hut who appeared much younger, was brought
.
*ere to consider we. whether the prisoners' the tette a emerged with comealing the birth of her child at
be emmuitted the act to.. a Mara agent—that he knew Prddletrentliide, on the 3lst of December. —Yr. Rooks
he we. doing wrung' The l""Wed 044° then ttetha I appeared for the protiecution, and stated that he could
the defence that had been set at., that the Pri.,,er wee jSOS procure evhleose to show Mott the prisoner had
lalsouring under a delusion which deprived him of his seeretly disposed of the holy of her child. His lord-
remoni mtd wh.1.4 is that state of moot he murdered ship remarked that in all aooli caws the concealment
Siena. He esid he moat nay it was for thee, to consider ...I he prorrd, where., in tidiest. the greed jory 6. I
how highly importaiit it was that Ova heed of the eh... not the bin against prisoner's mother, who hail
Queen's subjects bhould be protected, and that they sledded her, and who had been charged in the indict•
should take care not to nibtake ungoverned, rather thaa raggt with her, Me therefore thought, under thews
untreeernekk Meath for eeddrto med"thes If • eireemettheee, the jury meet bed a verdict of Net
a'h who rwwilT social not 00nt.".1 hie teelePer. Guilty." The Jere alopted this suggestion, and the
who became violent wtthout cause, wth to be Feld ex- prisoner wee disobabgeti.
euse•We fore murder, in • court of jtetice, be very
STABRIS6 A? 3111130RX1.—Georx Moore, 310,
*mob fealtd that they would have • ghat many store
, Fainter, was in licted for cutting and wounding tithes
exeueeih ead were viola". mied than they had at intent to nierder Walker Kirby, at Sliernotne, on
present. If they thouelitthe prisoner knew the nature of the N. 01 nook. ppe.r.4 for the
tbe act, and knew that it was wrong. they would eaves by
allow it al,Plafal that the proeecutor and pri-
their verdict; bat lie urged them not to be afraid if sone. weer la der ne together on the morning of
they thought be did not know it was wrong, or did not !ingather 26, at Zile' Rose and Crown bin, Sherhorne.
know the nature of at. D. not Ise alsrmed by the f•ct
The pritoner WU rather noisy, and knocked off the
ef to violent and roun'erous no assault having been
prosecutor's rap. A muffle mimed, but they were
to Wye been committed ; but if they con•idered
parted, and the prisoner was turned out of the bons..
Mt aware of the nature of the cri.ne they rom4
Prosecutor then nl..et on the aettle for about three
161666 6 wen" nil ot gum"y"' giumidinudlnty.boors, and then left the house for the portion. of
The learn, d judo, then r, .d over to evidenoi, with I 0,,,000 b.,.. wham, he was peados through Cheap-
pest Clearness, cominenoug upon every important wow in me g..e gg„.
lieut. He obeerved that it gas preible, thoueb nit
sharp instrument. of so fearful • nature that for a time
, that a MAO might beasuie suddenly med. his life we. despaired of. H. was attended by Mr.
6:bl..ieapre.ad tLaawallY Pre'dmi'miti'm shown, but it bad Friesen, to the Bristol In-
bs Oman bad beeeme suddenly mad. firmary, where he remained en in-patieut for several
The jury them retired to consider their verdict, and week% and was only on Friday, the ieevions day, din.
pl5ll am abselMs of about twenty minutes.. returned into I
charged as an ouhpatient. The landlord stated that
Othrt, whim they gave a Tenho' of "pa ty." after the prisoner bait been tarn. d out of this bon,.
The learned judge then pat on tile black cap, and he threatened thet be would have his revenge if he
addressing the prieoner, said n Edwin Alfred PreedY. waited toe a month. A man sotned Q-iinton me the
gag have been convicted alter a very patient investi-
e you, prisoner strlke the proeecutor. He knocked him down,
of all the clropmatances of your case, and
and took two table knives from liiin.—Mr. Fussell, vu b.e found guilty of the betoutts °num of want surgeon, armed that the wounds inflicted were of a
murder. Evidence has been given in the cone., of the very mrious eharagter.—The priaontr, in defenco,
sat by near relatives of ,our. of pecalier.ties in your
of
the 25tb he was in
early We, which no doribiit was hoped met induce the .... with . pinny of pries. Irked., and he dreek
kir! to lake • merciful oonsideratien of your case. freely. He did not remember eared, seything that
Y' men' "mag the plate facts beim.' them, occurred. Ile went into the pehlie homes, end if he
that you bane 0,1 no form., oeo","" green •"Y evidenoe knocked off the prosecutor's rap it was in fun. and not
Of shown any iyaiptows of actual insanity, *Epistoler that In earn,'.'. The promecutor then pnlled bite by the heir,
emu did rush out of your cell et the «maim prison at and knecked his head easiest the nonce- lie became
hirtland, and that the kWh, you held in your
ibiwn.ll.le, rind what occurred afterwards he could
sire& Ch•rte• it,613.1 to death. It Was inipOwioin not ton. What he dint woo is a fit of
fee him, after the attention that had been paid
.t!
He fereltw h the l wet had occurred, but he eoullrn
eager t° and a"j lash °lth, (1° verdict witch •••• thins th.it lie keen nothing &beet it. —Ti,, learned
jar, have given, and as I bare ho choice by law I am
judge bummed uo, drawing particulir attention to the
hound to pronounce upon ycu the sentenori of death. ,
coargre in tim indictment of aneaulting with ettempt to
cult. .1 you, before I pronounce that sentence, to I murder, end with intent to do grievous bodily ham,—
attend for a few minutes to the obeervatiow, which I
The jury found the prisoner guilty of the Kemal charge.
feel it my duty as a Matter .4 ithenty and kindest, tic
His loidship raid, in passing •enteoce, that if the
you. to mithaa.Li you. You ala be tube° front the jury had (mind him pay „f the heavier offense, he
p..ce in which you now tire beak to prison. and there..nhonlai have named hen the beetenee of peal
you will ha" every °PluiriumtY preparing rulmeu serenade for life. Still it wag one of very great eggra
to obtain that mercy from bean,. which you canna'vation, smut ex- he be map. . noomple of. The
peat cm earth You said, in the retiree of the circuit.- Pentanes of the Coati was that lie be to pi in penal
stances which occurred et the oonvict prison, that you sers
itumt. f,.r ten core,
did out choose to be Att.:M.l by the ch•plaiii of the
Jots Staid V. who pleaded entity to stealing a
gaol, and that your desired to be attended he a „ , .
Cilefejassa of your perseasion, sod you icily be piece , tee prep, rty or Joseph rime, of 1.4'.
quit. sure that your doore sill he ett.ndat to, chneoter, was eenteoced to one month', imptisonment.
implore you to lam no time in availing yourself sidin Willem pleaded guilty to steaing • coat, the
a spiritual a
of the Po at Wileboree Wester. on the
thrvices of dvaer in whom reoPertY of John dei .
reu Isee confide:me. De not delude yeurself with the He MIA aeUtenCu in il to one ontles
hopel of - J...euary
.Imt.

,Sen i.otltin in your CAM which
mold warrant me in giving you say euonoragemeat to
entertain any •uolt hopes. Tb. best Van( you qsa
do is at once to prepare yourself for another world by
repeetanos sod prayer, end be attentive to the outlier
Cations of there,. gentleman whom I advise you been.
cult and confer with. If you do so you will have mote
',veal of mind then you as at this moment hope for.
Yoe will toil in the advice iithkb your apiri,u.l adviser
gives you eves more cionaolatton than you ma at prey
seat form any eormervioe of. Your fate tea severe est,
sod yes mast be punished In order that an example
may be set to Mho.. dispoesd to evil devils hist
yourvelver. But reineniber that you have at least in
the dreadful calamity which has overtaken you, this
consolation: you wont die suddenly and imprepmed
for death ais Charlie Evan. did. You will hare time to
make your peace with Almighty God. It remain, only
for we to pronounce upon you the neutrino. of the law:
and that is 'Tont you be takes hour whenee you are to
the prima from whence you SIMS. from theme to the
place of execution, where you will he hanged by the
mock •ntil you be demi, and that your body be buried
within the precincts of the prison; and may the Lord
have mercy upon tour soel."
The promisor bowed besomingly to his Lordship when
ha had enucluded, but did sot mike any remark.
Ilia fetters were thee taken of. and he walked
quietly out of the dock.
This was the last aim in the eMeadar and the Court
ion shortly after eight o'clock

MK PMI'S COURT-BATCIDAT.
(Before Mr. Jostier BTLICIL

The Court opened this merging at tee o'clock for UN
transaction of beeinem.—Mr. K.ngdon, who was in•
strip-M.l ey Mr. Collier. requested that the only cum
on the hat might be poetponed until twoo'clock, in cos-
sequenoe of the unavoidable absence of U.. senior
counsclovho had been compelled to attend the Howe of
Consumes urn the preomling evening. His Lordship
grantei the application. but said it would involve •
mat loos of time, as he wished it possible that the
Court should not sit on Taeeday. His Lorililiip then
inquired if the Bridoort terire roblicry csse was rrade
to be proceeded wiit, as a tree bi.l bad been found
at the last Sessions. He bad looked over the depoiiti-
Cons, and did not think the are would be • lengthily
on*, unless it was made 00. Mt. W. Rooks said tLat
ease Mr. Collier teasels° retained for, and his Lordship
ormsented to await the arrival of that gentleman.
After some further delay, his Lordship proceeded with
the

TRIAL OF PRISONERS.
EITt•LXIIO • BPA DC —Ol7 Hellen. • labourer, slut
charged with stealing • spa e, the property of George
Leog, at Powerstook, on the lot of December.
Prisoner pleaded 'Not Geilty.'-111r. Compton proee•
anted; the pritoner was nodefended.—George Legg
said the priaoser wee in his euipiny on WO nth Leg
November. He was eegagad 0 cracking atone, and he
agreed to give him 34d. a yaicl. Prieocier mid if be was
not peid 4.1. • yard, the same as other men, be would
be if lee would not have some of prosecutor's
goods." The rent morning the spade wee missing. Fri-
sonerdid not want more money than he gave hien at
first. He said he had taken the spade because prosecu-
tor owed hies as --John Rockier said the prisoner mine
to his on the let of December, with • spade, which he
asked him to buy. Wit..., said he did not want it,
when prisoner replied that "ha must sell it to buy
something to eat and drink? Witness then bought it
lore shilling ands pint of ala—Ebeneeer Read proved
beying the spade of last wisest* for D. fed. —Sergeant
Holloway mid that on the 10th of Leoseuher be received
the spade from Reed, end he apprehended the prisoner
on the shames, of stealing it. Prisoner said be did act
steal ii. he took it in lieu of Traiel. —Hi,' lordship said
that the prisoner being an unlesreued man acted in
ignoresse of the law, bet he ewe of opinion that the
offence wee not .felony. Toe jury returned • verdict
of Not guilty." Hal lordship remarked that he
oust not take his niaater'a goods, even it he wee under-
paid for his work; and although he wee duehorged his
employer could bring him op in the County Court to
reeover damage..

STIALITO • BOILER. —G•orge Hurst rand Beututin
Yottireridge were charged with stealing a tiepin'. sler
at Wylie Regis. on the 24th of January. Both
lei-onus pleaded guilty. and wore wotowood to two
calendar months' Lard labour.

I.rismil

ibe court nos alcortly after Ere o'clock.

MONDAY, MAitor Oth.

011TAIXINU Mo.nyUSDV.II FALAI% PRITc`.7/21.
Mikan i'aime less indict-.I for obtaining from
WlLi.m &11, et Charlton II •nliall under fraudulent
pretences on the 19th Ikeember.—)llr. Ffm,ics pro-
•ecuted. The prisoner Ilosdo.l • Guilty." 'The fasts
of the mac appear to be these. Tl,e pr:meor cattle to
the house of proarru.or nod asked for li.. •s two of
his oompanions were lined time mon for being
L drunk,
end nom,' . Inn I the money to i..y the doe they would
be looked up. Pri.oner promised to I,y the money
next day but had not done so. Tito ',port linsever
was untrue. lii. lordship in pa•ring en utenee said
his was an extremely heartless 0n... and tho promisor
bad obtained Chu money from A penom who could ill
afford losing it. Thy cur erns one of nnuotal aggrava-
tion ard be sentenced the prisoner to nine calendar
months' bard litimur.

Pli•ciilNG. Thomas Andrews, 20, rhartre Brine, 42
and liars Burring, 46, were indiet.si for poaching
.need on the night of the 11th of Getoh. r for the par
pose of taktng *oil deetmvinz game, and with assault.
lug Oracles R•rtlett and William Cox. Mr. Cale pro-
/rented, and Mr. Suck di.friad.d. A full report of the
CO.. taken before the maipstrates was yrbn..lrot in this
junroal at the time—Me. Stock in an aisle defence pro-
t«octed that by the Act the charge cull not be MY-
taiued, as there waa no proof that the tinware%
were annel for the purled., ed He
contended that the keepers had no authority to
an-sot the prisoners, and that the awiatili eat is
some memere jeatilied. In an-err to lon lordship
Bertlett mid that tm 'emote took place in the rood.
His Lordship said, in sunk ease, it apprare•l to hint the
prosecutors were trot of Court on all the motets IS the
indictment, excepting that for aseault, sod store that,
there.. most go the jury—Mr. Suck said finder this
direction from his lordship, there was eviornily no
ease against flooring, satire keeper first attack, d him,
and what he had dune wail in self defence, there being
so evideoce that be bad got the bare in the dell in
qemition.—Mr. Cole reviewed the whole cam, and the
learned jades having carefully summed up the evi-
dence, Om jury returned a verdict of ''endtv" axainat all
the prisoners of a common meaolt. hart,. Brine as.
then charged mother count with night poaching, after
having been twice tweviosaly ermvieted. The jury
returned • verdict of " Not Guilty." Tim whole of the
prisoners, in consequence, of baring already beau is
gaol IV.. montli's were sentenced to one mooths
primnsent with hard labour.
lirs•usote • POST Leerta.—ElizabeiA Hastril, 15,
Do led!, was indicted for stealing a piece of paper, lier.
! to he
e s
a poeLe e.
letter, the property of George
" the 31st of January. Mr.
I Cole promeuted, and Mr. ruche defended.—Slisaheth
• Mardi state i that site was in the service of Lady Hay,
at Destines. On the 13th of December last, she made
• up a letter and put in it • half sovereign and • lady's
cellar. The letter woe directed to " Mrs. G. Marsh,
Bushey, Corte Castle, Dorset." There were two Memos
upon the letter, which was Nested and pot in • pmt bag
at a private gentleman's home. Mr. Marshal, funs
halal, to J Caleraft, Esq., at Renspetome, said that
Mr. Calmat was in the habit of allowing letters to be
Wt at his house and then distributed ever hi. farm. On
! the Brat of January he new the letters which had
hoes brought there He saw a letter directed to "
0. Marsh, Hughey, Corfe Castle? Dorset." He took the
letter in his hand and his attentios toodirected toil by
it. contents being hard. —Mary Ann Hooper, a 'errant
at Rempetnne Farm, raid: Green brought some
letters to the bans on the Id of January. Amongst
the letters I notated one particularly, it wan thicker
and heavier than the other.. It vim directed to "Mra,
G. Herat, Bushey. Corte C tails " The letter was net
in Ho kitchen window. There were no chit teen going
I. the directive of Bushey, and the primmer offend to
I take it, nod she let her ham the letter. By the Judge
The prisoner had delivered letters before.—S-.oral
other witnesses were examined to show that the lett. r
In question at last arrived Mae house of Mr. G. Marsh,
Reality, Curie Castle, where it was played hi the
window, when Mary Ann Hoover. the fervent, said she
sure it to the prisoner to deliver to the proeeseteig•
The prisoner, however, denied tome having reoeived it.
—The learned hedge. is sommileg on raid the whole of
the se's reseed on the evidence of Lev Aso Hooper,
*high, if they believed, they must convied the primmer;
het ifgot thee must aequit her, The jtory, after • few
egeutee deliberation nterned a verdicts( "Ns& Chiag,...
873•11110 • k.asir Prosily. 13,
on hail, tv•a indicted for eie.l.ng a rabbit trap, the
Mey John Weld, E-q.. at East Lulworth, on the
rl December, Tie particulars have aready ap-
peared in our paper. Vewliet, "Not guilty."
Amax. Keith, • young girl pleaded
" Guilty" to setting fire to a quantity of furs.. His
Lordship Bald she committed the offinee from -beer
mixellief. and sentenced Iter to 14 day', hard labour,
•rid to be afterwards seat to a Reformatory for Ire
71114.111.

• •
()MIMIC; CIDA.2 LAUB* FALAI PRITINCIII.—
Wallians Domini was charged with obtaining cider from
Joh• &agar coder War pretethete at Nrtherbary, on
the lath Jannary.-11r. Compton &Noised forth. pro.
*recision, lb. prooner was utidefencled. —Prosecutor
said he was an innkeeper. The prioner mime to his
Iloilo for shoot 10 pinta of cider for one
Bishop, of Malplash_ He mid Bishop would call and
la.? oa Friday. Prolocutor supplied him with the
Biahop stated that he sem a flax
drainer, and knew the prisoner. He worked with him
on the 11th of Jaanary. He never pee prisoner
Orden, to obtain cider from the proereator. Primmer
In defect* said that he asked the pr slur for the
eider, but he never obtained it in promeutor's IMMO,
and Is was going to pay let ii,.. Noun u be had the
mosey. His lordship said to• only ,iseetion was
whether the prisoner did wilfully obtain the cider in
the name of Bishop, and if so he vas guilty of the
charge. The jury found the prisoner •• Hi. Lordship Lordship in pawing esisitenos, said the evidence
vu dent. nnd he should seateasse hna to onecalandaz
mouth hard labour.

—ilt7acl.arit7-76Corp Bweetapple, labourer, was
charged with lisullsrionsly berating intoll e warehouse
of pew* Ropers at Lunette*, and **hog theiefroup
a *ere at rar. a pisoe of dr**, and toile, and some
sioney.-&r Frekriek Wade, mund.d an **lf
et the u.e; the prises* was aedetelided, sad
phedad "Not guilty." -Mr. Slade belay opened the
cue, end tbs. called the proseestor, who mated that
he ...kw at Poole, sad owned lee eskers et Loop-
iest. 0* of the ootteges was wed as a dairy, sad
was to the oteepetioa of iry Am a Percy. Prosecutor
foetid the dairy mirk* *ekes as Buda', the Voth of
aed footmarb rend shout it. He made a
souiparhea 01 the learts. in araryeay vita titspa
Higord, at tie priesain boot.. Led they eirseposded
with the keeks.--Oariellse Whitlock said she lived
In one 01 tt• Piked* at Lostrirel At a quarter to
one on Saaday aeorshig, the kith at Ja*, she beard
• noise as it elms one we. bristle' late as out-bosse.
About • quarter to three she beard weft ea* rya away,
and the seusels appeared to ea* boo mut Soot. -
Mary Allll Percy said she lived in the dairy, sad air
essired shoat eis u'ellook as Maeda, iioeuing that
it had bow broken into, thealesed • piece of