The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-14 00:00:00

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Resent, Boutt, Satchel!, Bullen, Russell. Davis,
Hawker, &0., &o. After ample just'oe had been done
to the good things providod, the customary loyal and
other touts were duly given and responded to, and the
utmost harmony and goodwill was the predominant
feature of the evening. The worthy chairman, P.G.
Scott, P.O. Oalton and Mauro. Resent, Moors, Jenkins,
Biles, and Satchel' enlivened the reunion by some
escellent songs.

WAREITAM.—Sra• LING A Plo.—At the Magis-
trates' Clerk's Office, on Friday, before M. Rodgeth,
Esq., three labourers, named Henry Whiting,
Charles Swindle, and Thomas Andrews, of Winfrith,
were bronght up in custody charged with stealing a
pig, valued at £2, the property of Mr. Thomas
Udell, of Chalden Herring, on Monday, the 6th
inet—Mr. Weston, of Dorchester, prosecuted ; Mr.
Howard, of Weymouth, appeared for Swindle and
Thomas, and Mr. Trevenen for Andrews.—George
Brine, a labourer in the employ of prosecutor, said
on Sunday night he went into his master's barton to
feed the cows. In the barton there were six pigs.
When he looked up the barton they were all cafe.
He fastened the gate. The barn wiui about three-
quarters of a mile from any house. He always paid
eepecial attention to a black sow pig, as it was very
tame, and would feed out of his hand. He:went to
the barton the next morning &hoof seven o'clock
and then noticed. that a stick which his son drove
cows with was gone, and some of the beasts out.
The gate was fastened, but not in the came way as
witness left it. On looking to see if the pigs were
safe he found one missing—the black tame one.
George Hibbs' passed by, and they went to
look for the pig, but could not find it.
Hibbs afterwards left him for the purpose
of telling the bailiff what had occurred. On Tuesday,
whilst witness was in the barton, a sergeant of
police came there with other persona. The officer
brought a black sow pig, which witness recognised
as the one he had lost, and it came and feed out
of his hand. The other pigs were very friendly to
it • if it had been a strange one they would have
fell upon it —Cross-examined : Perhaps the other
pigs would have eaten out of his hand if he had
tried them. The pig was black all over, but had a
very fine coat over its neck and shoulders ; the
other ones had not—George Hibbs, another man
in the employ of proaeoutor,l corroborated the last
witness' evidence, but in cross-examination said he
was no great judge /of pigs. Some of the
animals had eaten out of hie hand.—James Patten,
another labourer. said in oonsequence of information
which he received, he traced the footmarks of two
men from the barton to a considerable distance, and
afterward, told the police. Witness covered up
some of the marks, and the next day a policeman
brought some boots which witness saw him place by
the side of the footmarks, and the impressions
corresponded. He was certain the pig which was
brought back was the one which bad been lost.—
Cross-examined : The footmarks were on grass
ground.—John Cornelius, bailiff to prosecutor, said
he followed some footmarks from the end of
Chaldon manor to within 200 or 300 yards of
Toop's house at Winfrith. He afterwards, in
company of the sergeant of police, wentlto',Sutton,
and called • person named Brett, who ia a pig dealer.
Mrs. Brett showed them four pigs, fandl witness
immediately recognised in one them the missing
animal and picked it out—Robert Brett stated that
he was a butcher and pig-dealer residing at Sutton.
On Friday, the 3rd hut., he bought three pigs of
Swindle, but did not take them until Monday.
When he went after them he saw the three prisoners,
and Whiting said, " I have another pig if you like
to buy it." Witness said, "I will buy one or ten;
Ido not care how many there are." Whiting and
Swindle showed him the pig, whilst Andrews held
the horee's head. Whiting said, " I shall not sell
the pig under 30a." Witness offered him e., but
this he said he would not take, but eventually sold
the pig for 26e. 61. The pig wile in a sort of stable
or out•house. The same evening when he came
home he found a sergeant of police and the last
witness at the pig-pound, the latter of whom put his
band on • pig, and said, "That', the one; I'll swear
to it." They took the pig away. —l:rose-examined :
He bought the animal about half-past three in the
afternoon. He had four pigs in the cart, they did
not fight, and in the evening went and laid down in
the straw.—Sergeant Grant proved that in conse-
quence of information which he received he traced
the footmarks of two men from about a mile of the
barton to near Toop's house. He got a warrant to
search Whiting's house, and upon arriving there and
telling him what he was in search of he said,
" What oolcured pig are you looking for 74 Retold
him it was a black sow pig ; and Whiting staked,
"When was it stolen I" Waned told him on Sunday
night ; when he said, " You may search in
my house as long as you like, for you
will not find a black sow or a white boar, neither
have 1 had one to-day." Witness then proved
accompanying Cornelius to Sutton and finding the
stolen pig, and subsequently to apprehending
Whiting, and charging him with stealing the pig. He
then denied knowing anything about the matter,
but afterwards said, "I bought the pig of some one
at an old house near Toop's the day before, and gave
him 30e. for it." He subsequently said, "I think it
is hard one man should sniffer for another. Andrews
and Swindle stole the pig on Sunday night, and
carried it to Toop's, and I bought it of them for 30s.
on Monday morning." Andrews and Swindle
lived under, the same roof as Whiting. Andrews
eme to gal stairs, and asked, "What's the matter,
Hatry t" when Whiting replied, "They are going to
take me off to Wareham about the pig I bought of
thee yesterday ;" and afterwards said, "They know
all about it, because they know who had the pig."
Witness subsequently apprehended Andrews on the
same charge, when he said, "I knew nothing about
it." Swindle was next apprehended. He said,
"I know nothing about stealing the pig. I sold
three to Brett, and that is alit have seen." Witness
saw Swindle and Andrews on Sunday night on the
turnpikteroad, going in the direction of Chaldon,
and believed Swindles had • bag under his arm.
—Cross-examined: This WM about three miles
distant from where the pig was stolen. He had de.
tailed all the conversation which he had bad
with prisoners. Whiting did not say Brett
had the pig until after he had taken him
in custody. P.O Stephen Ridont spoke to
accompanying Sergeant Grant, and searching I
Whiting's hours, and corroborated his statement
respecting the conversation which ensued between
him and prisoner, aid subsequently to taking them
in custody. Afterwards he took their boots, and in
company with Patten went to Down Barn. Here
some footmarks were pointed out, Which were
covered over. Witness eompared Swindle', boots
with the track!, and they corresponded in every re-
spect. There were two nails out in the boots, and
something particular respecting the tips, and these
defects were visible in the footprints. Andrews'
boots also agreed with the other footprints. He
traced them from the barn almost to Toop's house,
a distance of about three miles. After Whiting
was apprehended he Said "I brought the pig away
from Toop's house." Wither laid about a quarter
to 11 on Sendey night he saw Swindle and
Andrews near that place.—ln cross-examination,
witneas replied he did not hear any pig squeak. He
had not examined the blacks with anyone else but
Patten. He was certain Sergeant Grant did not
have the boots, and therefore be could not have
compared them with the tracke—Superintendent
Helm deposed that this morning he reoeived •
message from Whiting, iti eonsequence of which he
went to the cell where he was bonfined. Head&
"There's something I want to say to you." He was
brought to the wen' e room' and witness told him he
should take down what he had to say. The following,
is the statement: "They waked tne up mi.
Monday morning by throwing • few gravel
atones at my vrindoers, and asked if 1 was
not coming down. I said I shall be down
directly. They said they had a pig in the stye if I
would come and buy him. That was Charism.,
Swindle and Tom Andrews. I went up to whale
Toop lived, and they asked me to look at the pig. I
said pretty pig enough, and *eked What they wanted
for it. They agreed together, and said I should have
it for 30e. I asked them to let me have it a little
less, They would not, and so I said, I would have '
'un. I went to Toop's and paid them 30e. for the
pig, and they parted the money. They brought the 1
pig to Toop's door in a bag. I asked them to help
bring it down along, which they did to my
house. This was Monday morning, and in the
afternoon heather Burt or Brett came. Charles
Swindle put up three of his pigs, and then persuaded
me to sell mine. I told him I did not mind it if he
would give me money enough for 'en. He went in
and looked at 'un' and offered to give me 25a. for
'an. I said I should oot sell 'en far that as I gid
great deal more money than that for 'un. Then
he offered me 265. 64. for 'stn t told him that MA
not enough, I wanted 353. for 'en. Swindle and
Andrews, said take and sell'un, and they would give
me the other money for 'en ; so I went arter 'un
and throwd 'un up in the cart. I asked if he did
not seem too big for one of the black pig,; wheat
bought 'un I thought it was one of his black pigs,
and when he WWI up in the cart I thought his was
bigger than his. They said they had been up to the
Down Barn arter This was after 1 sold 'on. I
don't mind the farmer's name,but it was either Udal
or Marks up against the sea, tasked whether there
was anybody else with 'un. They said there was three
of them, but did not tell me the other's name. They
told me they °etched the pig out of thebarton and put
'an in a bag, and brought 'on right across the fields,
and dropt the pig at Toop's house between nine and
I ten o'clock on Sunday night. Nobody weld not track
them as they mime right throes the fields." After
he put his mark to the above statement, witness read
it over to Whiting, and he said, "That's right," or
" That's it."—Cross-examined i His wife brought
him the message from Whiting. Witness asked
him no questions; this statement was made
vehottarily.—After a short consultation, Mr.
Rodgett committed prisoners for trial at the Alai-sa,
and refused baiL
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_ Simons, Tnesday.—Before C. W. Farrar,
FAq., chairman, J. Weld,
_s J. C. Pyler, Engrg.
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