The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-03-08 00:00:00

formation • polio* officer watched Lucas m the
night of the 2iiih of Jauoary. He saw him
the mi;l with • lag of something under his sr,,
and go into Fox's house. He went to where the sham,
were kept, and waited there too itturs ; but fiedine
Loose did not come and feed the sheep, beau rised
proeeentor of the fact, and lie rime and me that the
sheep had not been fed. Tha boy au than taken in
ciodody, and on the following morning the °Get ,
obtained x warrant, and searched Fox's hone., when he
foetid the mixture produced in • eateries pot in the
beckhouse, and took hint in custody.-The prisoner
Lucas was then sworn. He denied the truth of hi,
statements which he made at the Shirliall in bin
former examination, which were to the effect that Fos
said he would "tan" him unless he brought him
Demo corn, and that he had brought corn to
him on several occasions. He intended the
mixture for feeding his rabbit.. with.-Fos. in defence,
said th it ho never asked Lucas to bring him any corn.
and be did not know that with which he was charged
with "tooling was in his house.-Pri-oner's master, Mr.
Chick, of Stratton, gets him • good character.-His
Lordship carefully summed up, and the jury, after •
short deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty.
Lucas was mutenced to four months' imprisonment with
bud labour.
Housoragotino.-William Brown, laboorer, pleaded
guilty of housebreaking at Lytahet %drovers. and
stealing therefrom El 12s. Id, the property of Sarah
Fry, on the 22nd of November.-A former conviction
having been proved modest hint, the learned judge, in
paring sentence, said there was only one thing which
prevented him from sentencing him to penal servitude,
and that was his youth, se Le was only 17 years of age.
He sentenced him to 18 month.' imprisonment
Atomic -John Newman and Thomas Kerr, labourers.
were indicted for feloniously setting fire to a stack cf
hay at Osmington, the property of Richard Andrea.,
on the 25th of July.-liewman pleaded guilty..-Mr.
Collins prosecuted.-Edwin Hatcher stated that he was
in the employ of prosecutor. About half past tom
o'clock, in the morning of the above date, he saw his
master's rick on fire.-Ann WiLlmington proved seeing
the prisoners yours her house at half-past four on the
25th of July. They were coming from the direction
of the fire. --Sergeant Pitfield proved apprehending
prisoner. on Saturday night, and charging them with
setting fire to.proscoutor's rick. Kerr said, " you are
right, we did ;we set fire to it at four o'clock this
morning. They hadslept under the riok, and being cold,
had made a good fire to werm themeelves " Newman
oaiil: "1 am tired of this life, and want four year.;
and also added that "the officer ought to have left
them alone until Monday as then, perhepa, a reward
would be out." He further added that 'he saw the
old farmer; but, as he would not give him any "chuck,"
or work, he would give him a good turn."-In defence
Kerr said when they got up in the morning from
sleeping under the stack he left Newman there,
and in about ten minutes after he rejoined him,
and then told him that he had met fire to the rick.-The
judge told Kerr that it was his right to have Newman
sworn as his witness, which was done, and he then
stated that he sot fire to the rick, and joiuml Kerr on
the road about ten minutes afterwards-In cross-
examination it was elicited that they had talked to.
gether whilst in the prison, but not on the subject of
the fire; it was generally about their food, as they had
not sufficient,-The jury found Newman guilty, and as
both prisoners had been previously convicted of
vagrancy, his Lordship, in passing sentence. soil he
could well understand that they were tired of their
present state of living. He sentenced them to eight
years' penal servitude.
Srgattoo • KETTLE. -Robert Barrett, labourer,
was indicted for stealing a copper tea kettle, the pro-
perty of Robert Miles, at Sberborne.-Mr. Maks
prosectded,and Mr. Prideaux defende i. -I t appeared that
on the Ist of February, prisoner, who is • nuarineoitore
dealer, came to prosecutor's house with some cups
which had been ordered. In consequence of what
prosecutor heard he obtained the assistance of the
police, who found the kettle, which was then broken
up.-The ernes-examination did not elicit any Minter.
tint fact -A man named Belhin, a manne-more
dealer, at Shoehorns, said prisoner came to hit house
about half-past nine to Dell some copper with other
things, lie also brought • large copper tea kettle,
which at that time was whole, and for which lie gate
him 7d. per lb. Soon after • policeman came to his
home, when he gave him the kettle, but it was
then beaten up. The reason why lie broke
it up was beeaum there was a deposit in
it arising from the water.-Cross-examined: He
had often bought things of prisoner before -Free-
man, the police officer, apprehended prisoner, and
charged hint with stooling the 'settle, when be said he
had bought it of • man named Pope.-Mr. Prideaux
having addressed the jury at some length, in endeavour-
ing to prove that the prisoner had acted honestly
throughout the affair, obtained an order from his Lord-
ship to bring up as a witness a prisoner in custody
named Frederick Fooks, who proved that on the night
before prisoner had the kettle it was offered to him far
sale by Pope, the man referred to.-The jury acquitted
the prisoner.
A JUVENILE OrrENDEIL-Willienl Euetaee, a boy,
pleaded guilty to breaking into the dwelling house
of Samuel Cake, at Ifilborne Stileham, and stealing
therefrom various articles of wearing apparel-His
Lordship sentenced him to a fortnight's imprisonment,
and at the expiration of that term five years in •
Reforrnatory School.
Ea 88888 AND A MON. -Emily Ashford, • servant,
was indicted for stealing four dreams, two mantles, and
one silk jacket, the property of Isaac Byrnes, at Bradford
Pivereldand also with attempting toed fire tohis dwell-
ing-home. on the 29th of Ikeember.-Mr. Bore prose.
outed.-Primner plesded guilty to the robbery, but not
to the arson.- Mr. Here said he proposed, with
his Lordship's permieion, not to go into the charge of
arson, as be thoeglit the ends of justice would be
met by the punishment which she would receive for
committing the felony.-His Lordship coincided with
the view expressed by Mr. Bern, and raid on looking
through the depositions he thought the case of arson
was very weak. -He sentenced hoe to five months' int.
prisonment with hard labour.
BURGLARY.- Robert Bartlett Tails, cordwainer,
TRIAL OF PRISONERS. 'leaded guilty to breaking into the dwelling-house of
STEALING A COAT-George Vincent, printer, was Sarah Ann Webber, at Hinton St. Mary, on the 17th
(Merged with steeling a cost, the property of Walter of January, and stealing therefrom a quantity of
Swaffleld, at Bridport-Prisoner pleaded guilty, and tobacco, cheese, and two shillings worth of copper.
was sentenced to a month's hard labour. Charles Moore pleaded not guilty to the same charge.
r. A WEN T. -Albert Robins, painter, was charged with -Mr. Bete prosecuted, and Mr. Saunders defended.-
stealing • watch, chain, and trinkets, the property of Mr. Here raid lie was bound to say on behalf of the
Robert %minors, at Bridport.-Prisoner pleaded not prosecution, that there was no evidenoe against the
guilty.-Mr. Collins prosecuted.-It appeared that on the prisoner dloore with regard to the housebreaking.
29th of February prisoner was at work at the Ship There was only one person concerned in that
Inn, Bridport, kept by Mr. Ackerman. The above part of the business, and that was the man
articles were kept In • box in a bedroom, and were who had plemleil guilty to the offence. He did not
safe at 12 o'clock on the day in queetion, but afterwards think, also, that there was any evidence against Moore
were found to be missing, and the box had been forced for reeiving ; and therefore, with his Lordship's
open. Sergeant Lavender, from information which be sanction, he would not offer any evidence against him
reoeived. watched prisoner, and saw him take the watch on that count.-His Lordship said that was his opinion
out of his pocket. The officer then took him into custody when he read over the depositions. and he concerted in
and eearehed him, when he admitted that halted the stolen the susgestion of Mr. there , and recommended the jury
watch on. Prisoner also had a knife in his pocket, the to discharge the prisoner, ehich they ilid-The learned
top of which we., broken off. -Prisoner handed in a judge eentenceil Tuffin to five month.' impr @opulent,
statement to the effect that he picked up the articles in remarking that if ho had been a little older he should
queetion on the landing near hie paint kettles.-Illis have sentence I him to penal servitude,
Lordship having summed up, the jury found this CONCEALMENT Or Brirri.-Sandiniali CI al was
prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to one month's indicted for concealing the birth of her
imprisonment with hard labour. illegitimate male child at Beaminster, the
STABBING AT WIT MoUTIL - ward Reek.lehourer, grand jury having thrown out the bill against
was placed in the dock charged with nialieiously her for wilful nuirder.-Mr. Sanders prosecuted.-
wounding with a knife James Randall, at Weymouth. A trine. in this ease, named Sarah Allen, who, sines
on Sunday, the fild of January. - Prisoner her arrival in the town, hail boon confined, was unable
pleaded not guilty. - Mr. Saunders prosecuted.- to be present, and medic:ll evidence sem given to that
The prosecutor stated that prisoner was his brother. effect. Her evident* went to prove that she bad
in-law. On the 31st of January he and others were noticed the condition in which prisoner was, and had
at prisoner's house, when • dispute took place between spoken to her on the subject but she denied that Ilse
him and his wife, and the latter was going to driks was in the family way. On Tuesday, the 28th of July,
her with a poker. He Interfered, when prisoner about nine o'clock in the evening, prisoner come Into
stabbed him in the thigh. Ho knocked prisoner down, her house, and asked to be ellowed to go to her eked.
when, on getting op, he stabbed him in the arm. The She did so,iumt returned about three minutes afterwards,
other persons took prisoner's wife away, leaving only and thee asked for some water to wash her frock. She
him and prisoner in the room. He had always been gave her • woe-A-heed basin and some water. Witness ,
very good friends with hiin, but primmer was in liquor noticed that prisoner had marks of blood about her
at the time. Prosecutor had been laid up for a month drew, and *eked her how it came there, when she re-
from the effects of the wounds, but he was now able plied that it was occasioned by • child'. nose bleeding.
to follow his en.ployment -P.C. Powell proved being lifer petticoat was bloody, and she left it at
called into prisoner's house, when prosecutor showed witness's house, and asked her to wash it. On
him where he had been stabbed, and also gave him the the Sunday following she discovered • bundk
knife which prisoner had stabbed him with.-In in the °lose., and told her neighbours of it. -
defence prisoner said the wounds were inflicted by Ann, wife of Henry Choi, the brother of prisoner,
accident more than anything ohm, and be had • stab in said she went to Allen's house, when .petticoat stained
his own leg. He had abstained from drink for 18 with blood wag shown to her. On the Sunday after
Months until that night, and had always been very wards she was called by Allen to look into the privy
great friends with Randall.-Elis Lordship, in rimming when she saw • bundle in it. Prisoner had been look.
up, said this was a very sad ease, but he slid not think ing stout for some time.-Virtoe ('heal, the mother of
the jury amid find prisoner guilty of maliniously prisoner, said her daughter lived with her. In July
wounding with intent to do grevious harm-The she asked her if the report that she was in the family
jnry found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wounding. way was true, when she replied that people must wait
His Lordship asked Randall how he could state that and then they would see. Witness remembered seeing
prisoner was a well-conducted man when he bad been the petticoat at Allen's house. It was marked with
in preen previously, when he replied that he alluded blood, and was very damp. She took it home and
to the time gime he had hen out of prison.. In reply washed It-Superintendent Monate said on the 4th
to his Lordship, the policeman stated that he did not of August he went to Allen's house, and looked in the
know how prisoner had behaved lately.-His Lordship privy, where he saw • bundle, tied up in cloth, which
said he would defer his meteor. he took out.-P.C. Alfred Wells eaid he accompanied
FILLONIOO ALT Itnemirtsit -Selina Gay, an elderly the lad witness to Allen's house, where they found the
woman, a laundress, was charged with feloniously re- body of a child in the closet The next day he gave the
miring one sheet and two towels, the of John body to Mr. Webb, surgeoo, to be examined. Oxen, of
Hoerr, at Allinerm, well knowing them to have been the cloths around the body was the letter "S."
stolen. -Mr. Collins promouted.-It appeared that pro- -John James Webb said the body of the child was
mentor is • grocer at Allington. He had • servant in Oven to him on the morning of the sth of Await
his employ named Ann Baker. On several occasions From the appearance of the body be thought the child
he hail mimed article. On the night of the 154 h of had been dead • week. On the Tuesday previous he
January he went to prisoner's house, and asked if she examined prisoner, and arrived at the conekdou that
had Any bed burl or wearing apparel belonging to him, she bad been delivered of a Mild within ten days.-In
She replied that she had not, and that he was welcome defence prisoner said that on the evening she WU (ro-
ta search, and denied that Ann Baker had brought her fined, as she was passing through some fields a heifer
anything. He got &policeman and searched the house, frightened her, which brought on premature labour,
and found the sheet on the bed. and the towels on the and she went to Allan's closet, where some.
copper -Prisoner said one of the towels bad been in thing passed from her, but what it was
her house for nine years. She also said that Ann she did not know. - His Lordship care'
Baker brought the things • day before, but she did not fully summed up the evidence, stating that if pri'
innocentsay it was was as as • baby. goner's story was true, than came the question airtime
utorhare wifeteirds.entififii:4 the linen-Ann Baker, • 'maths otherehildfound in thecloth.-Tbejury returned
servant formerly in the service of proaecutor, said she &verdict of guilty.-Mr. Webb, in reply to his Lordship,
had known prisoner for &boot thee months. She took said the child was •fuldgroen one,-flis Lordship said
the sheet into prisoner's house six weeks bdore the as prisoner had been in gaol for six months he should
16th of January. She Was not at home then, so she only sentence her to three months' imprisonment, but
pot it on the bed She called the next day when if be could have found out that she intended to kill the
prisoner said she had put the sheet &linty. Witness, child, he would have sentenced her to penal servitude
about • fortnight after, took the towels to prisoner's for life.
house, when she said she would put them away too. ABOKINABLX Cann.--George Hunt, labourer, was
She was then about to leave her master's service, charged with committing an abominable crime at
as she was in the family-way, when prisoner said ohs Chetnole, on the 10th of February-Mr. Collins
could live with her. She had also given her some tad --Prisoner made no defence.-The jury
candles-In di fence, prisoner said Ann Baker had told rerviZeccluthe pri.oner guilty of the lesser crime, and he
the "biggest of stories." She brought the linen, and was sentenced to • mouth's impraonment with bard
told her to let it remain there until she wanted it, but labour.
she did not say it was her master's.-In reply to the STEALING • FAGGOT. -Thomas Legg, labourer, (on
judge. Halter sail she stole the things from her master, hold) pleaded not guilty to dealings fasgot,the property
as prisoner mid she ehould live with her if she gave of George Stay, at Wintorbourne Stiokland, on the 4141 i
her some -Sergeant Lavender proved searching pri. of February. Mr. Portman prosecuted, and Mr.
soner's home, and finding the missing mar:dem-His Saunders defended.-It appearaif from the evident* of '
Lonthip wit prisoner was charged with stealing, but • police officer, named Branham, that early in the
them was no evidence upon that point, so they malt morning of the above date, saw prisoner at Houghton
try her upon the charge of felonioudy receiving-The Farm, take a fwot from a faggot pile. He let him
jury returned a verdict of not guilty. go about 200 m 0.,&, when he stopped ban, and brought
STEALING OAT& -Willleen Lucas, labourer, was in- him to prosecutor. Mr. Stay said it was not his
dieted for stealing a quantity of oats and peso, the pro- custom to allow his workpeople to take wood without
trof Alfred Chßoott, at Strettca, ea the 16th of he authorised them, altboush he should not say mock
eary ; and William Fox, labourer, was *barged with to • man for doing so. For the defence. Mr. Saunders
feloniously receiving the sares.-Luem pleaded (nifty. said the prisoner had not had time to do this, but he
-Mr. Collins prosecuted.-It appeared that prosimutor intended todosio.-Tbe learned judge, aftersummingup.
is • miller and baker, residing at Stratton, said Limas said the matter was very trill's& and if it did not go
was sled in his employ. Some of his men gave him I against the oonsuiencies of the jury, he would
some mixture to feed his sheep with. In poesy. loch chow to acquit pricow, which they did.
et some suspicions which hit entertained, on the n 6of fleg•tato Banaw.-Arthar base, was ba-
the 118th of January be gays Lefts • mister, paw. cote,' for mean( ewe& ham ofuiheg. the property
oats, and wheat, into which be threw &little dad seed. of Kr. Job Sharks, el DeselliaMer. Yr. Nooks yes-
Ha had never thrown any Deed in before. He could sweated. It appeared time promenter Is a baker, la
swear that the mixture prodaord was the same as haws Dortalesmair, miteseee w•• hi his map* as • balms,,
• ire, feed the sheep. In oonalquenes of la and au:lW oat MN bead W exabeetasiell wee the