The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-09 00:00:00

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DORSET LENT A.B9IZES.

The judges on the western circuit arrived at Dor-
abider on Friday afteracen, shortly before four °Wm&
They same from Winebeeter by the Swath• Western
Railway, and were met it the statics& by the High
!Sheriff (Sir Richard Glyn, Bert..l,wlse was socampaaled
by his chaplain (the Rev. Carr 1. Glyn, of Witeliamp-
too), the Under Sherif (T. Coosibe,Rmikand the
empty Clerk (G. 3. Asthma Nag.). The Sheriff
In as uniform an °Scar of the Q. .D.Y.C.,
ibirrolbred chaplain wore his sierkly robes, but the other
offieleis rely Indicated their authority by caritnit
wands. The Sheriff's carriage was telemeady appointed.
sad dmws by • splendid pair of horses. The sofa
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nun and footman had • beat Seery of blue, with silver
teeing& Twenty of the county police—tail cpright
men— formed the escort. The judges did not robe
at the station, and miler the town in state,
as has been avail, but proseeded to the
County Hones in the military attire of staid old
gentlemes. Failing the marlin nod ermine robes of
&Mast and cumbrous asps with wills\ their lordships
are wash to envelope themselves, sight-seeing resolved
Me& into admiration of the livery of the Sheriff's
servant.! Shortly after the procession had reached Use
Judger' lodgings, Mr. Jonas Mostagaii atnitb, ii his
robes, sabered the Crown Court, whim the seremony of
opening the eommlisiou was performed. The judges
sitequeintly attended evening eirsies at Bt. Peter's
Chet. On entering the meted *Clap they were met
by the Mayor, half -a-doses of the Corporation, and the
Town Clerk, wearing their aloha robes, sad attended
by the eerpants-atentsco sad beadle. Ad these last
&PPeorod, one country WINO* hopelessly ignoisol of,
or indifferent to, the Mate attaching to municipal
**monitions. let up a loud guffaw as, weeder-streak.
ha pointed oat the exhibition toe mementos. Shocking !
Thus it is: the Radicals have abolished the Court dress
of liff7 Tags ego, somebody else hes done away with
displays of javelin nes in Dorset, led now a borosgh
beadle is leagued it, So the world wags. Tbio, was
a umeerous empeipioke at chunk and prayers were
reed by the lisetor, the Its.. I. W. Peen, 11. A. •
memos we. dispensed with on this °maim

CROWN COURT, —NATUIDAT.
(Be(ore Nr. Julies N. E. INOIN.)

The tMelikee of Wile emu, oommemeed at W. *Week.
The tolowhag yeatloaus were mon oa tie greed
704 ,
Blr Boum' Narnig, Ban. (Pomona).
Jolla E. 1 Eliot, Esq.
B. WWlara°."kal.a.E.q. J. W. T. FON'. IN.
R. H. O. 8 Esq. B. P. Goadry, BK.
J. Brymer, Esq. E. W. Willlmas„ Seq.
U. J. Parke, Ilk Edward Pearce, Esq.
G. W. Farrar, . Ed. Atkins Wood, Em.
H. C. Geoid's, . B. Lltileheles, Esq.
J. F. Psleramme, Esq.
J. 8. Bead*, Em. .7. B. P. Moulage, Esq.
G. Warry, Req.
J. E. Brolge, Req. C. R. AstAll, Seq.
A. B. Foster, Elm. IL Bodietl, Req.
U. Weld, Req.

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On the larors being empanelled, a magistrate informed
his lordship that Sir Mel, Magian, Bert., bad bees
summated and wu present, bat his name had not been
called. After conferring with the High Sheriff, the
Jvidge said it appeared that by some omission Sir
Koblenz nineties earns did not appear on the list,
but the High Sheriff had now nominated him, so be
would please take him place on the jury. Sir Holism:
bowed his acknowledgments, but said he would rather
have been omitted.

The proclamatioa against vies and Immorality was
than reed, after width " 'genes" was proclaimed "es
pan of imprisonment,* while the charge to the grand
Jury was delivered.
His LORDSSIP mid :—Gentlemen of the grand jury—
lam sorry to tell you that the number of bills which
will be mat before you is large for this county—there are
as many as 96 prisoners committed for trial at these
assizes ; but, with few ezeeptions, the offences are not
of • serious character—indeed, many of them are very
trivial. I have looked over most of the depositions
and there are few sues which require any ovation
from me, and few which I think will present math
difficulty to you In point of evidence, and thief, there-
fore, you will he able to being your labour, to • close
lath. course of the day. There are two oases of robbery
with vkilenoe—one is • ease In which • groom iu the
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morel*, of a gentleman living near Wlnthorne had gone
to the station to meet his master, and he was stopped
In a manner which one had hoped had almost die.
appeared—the money ho had about him was demanded,
one man held • gun or pistol to his head, another
took hold of the head of the horse, while • third pulled
him out of the cart. The only qaeetion in this ease
for you to consider will be whether there is saffiebest
evidence to sonnect the prisoners charged with the
robbery, and so to put them on their trial. In the other
case of robbery, an artilleryman coining from cpulll..
house in this town was stopped by three men, sad be !
appears to have been grievously assaulted. In this
use, I think, In addition to the question whether you
are satisfied of the identity of the persona charged,
there may be • further question for your consideration,
whether the soldier was attacked by the men with the
inteation of robbing him. Upon the depositions this.
seems to he some shalt doubt of the Intuit. Be good
enough to look at the evidenee in that view, as well as
with reference to the Identification of the prisoners.
There are three 0,4011 in which personas-a charged with ,
anon. Two of them present I think but little difficulty.
and the third is the most wrione—it is the case of •
man called Joshua Rose. The depositions aims in last
night. The man is charged with setting fire to an
empty hones In which (I Wiest from the depositions)
he and his mother formerly lived. There was some
straw belonging to Rose In the house, and it appeared
the house bed hoes remeatly cold te it. proses i own..
There would appear to have been in the mind of Roes
some dissatisfaction at being turned out of the house :
he had gone scarily to demand the straw, and, not
being able to get it, be had (One to the police station
and asked for • warrant against the owner of the I
house. He was told he could not have • warrant, bat 1
meat get • summon., when he need • threat—he !
mid he would barn down the bourn if he could not get
the straw otherwise. It seems an odd thing to have
uld in the presentee of a policeman. However, that is
the evidence as it appears on the depositions. The
'video's of his setting bre to the house appears to
be extremely slight. but there In some evidenes of
motive, and there is also some of the threat which he
used in the presence of the policeman. It Is a owe
which I think will require some oonsideretion from you.
There is • case of night poaching, in which, lass happy
to lay, no violence was used towards the keeper, and
the only question for you to outsider is whether the
evidence is mfficient to bring home the offence to the
prisoners charged. I bellows I have no other observe-
%ions to make, incept with regard to one case, that
of George Wilt.;. There is only one witness, and
having regard to the nature of the charge, unless you
are thoroughly utislied with the witness and think
his evidence sufficient to obtain a conviction, when the
case sorties on for trial, you will probably think it
better not to Ind that hill. Of *Durso. if yon are
thoroughly satiated with the witness you will do so.—
The grand jury were then dismissed to their duties.
rosanT AT LITCIII7I. MATRAIMIS.

Gwroe Pope, an elderly man on bail, was indicted for
uttering • forged order, for the delivery of brieks.—Mr. ,
A. Bankes proucuted.
Charles Parsons, brichmaker, mid that on the 14th
October, prisoner came to hie yard with tte following
note : - "October, lilaadford,— Pleads to send by bearer
300 and a-half of bricks. —Yours, Rieherd lienham."
This prisoner said was from Mr. 'Upham, but, as he
was not at home, his granddaughter had written the
note. On the following Monday prisoner obtained
another hundred and a-lialf by saying Yr. Mantuan
wonted to make up 500. Subsequent.ly prisoner got 300
mare.
Sy primmer: Borne months before you asked meshout lett4ng Mr. Hanham bee some bricks, and you
said I shoald Out have to wait long for the mon. y.
Richard Huhu; of Blandford : The last sautes
evened on hien with • bill for a quantity of bricks. Told
him bad not had any. Parsons then showed him • tote
signed with hie name. It was not his writing, and he
knew nothing about it. Had bought 400 Wake of
primmer on 25th June, but did not intend buying any
at the time. —By prieour : Said in Ostrom. ill went on
building again I might give him an order to bring some
more bricks, but r never put him an order.—By the
Court: Prisoner it my nephew. He howls twists,
send, ko. Never gave him authority to order bricks In
lay name. Hs bee never done it before to my know-
ledge.
Prisoner questioned "uncle" about drawing brisk. for
his,, but he resolutely denied ever autborimag him to
order goods in his name.
Wishes& Heehaw, prosecutor's granddaughter,
denied writing the order produced: it was not in her
handwriting.
Prisoser said about middle of last November seeing
betas wore getting abort at Lytobett„ be got his little
girl to write • note to get bricks for " untie :" nab.
WU going to Blandford to tell mode about it he met
Persona coming,from nude's, who "Mowed him op moat
terrible" for what ho bed dose, and so did hi. uncle,
and told him be meat know he had done wrong unless
he was silly. Person'o was willing to let the matter
Pun, but be guild not raise all the money, and was
given into custody:.
The judge sad tha queetion was whether prisoner
intended to defraud, lie b,,,1 previously sold bricks to
his uncle, and if he believed be had any authority
from hie uncle, thoughts feel he hal not, he weld not
have • orimiaal mind, and would not be guilty.
After conferring some time, • juryman said they
would like to know whore the goods were put.
In unser to the judge, Mr. Benham said he did
not receive any r-f them.
Prisoner said it was • common thing for them to put
down bricks when they were getting short, to oblige
People.
The jury found a verdict of guilty. Prosecutor
recommended him to mercy.
The Jedp said this wee more • ease of obtaining
Foods by false pretenoss than • bed am of forgery, as
he was spared the pain of passing • heavy sentence
on him. Ordered to be imprisoned for three months
with bard labour.
OBTAINING ISONIT IT PLACID AT UNION.
Prank/in Rogue, 35. engineer, was charged with
obtaiaing money by mesas ef • forged order. Mr. A.
Rushes proaecuted
Mr. Elliot, farmer, said in September last he hired
• thrashing 'Lubin* of prisoner, and paid him. In
Omar., Ine had the machine again, and on October 24th
prisoaer, who woe in charge of the machine, asked him
for the amount doe for the October work • but tritium
told him that Mr. Rieharla had diluted him not to pay
him, but ho told him if he brought • letter from Mr.
Mallards, he ...lid pay him. About nix hoer*
after. prisoner brought • note purporting to come from
Mr. Richards. Witneea saw it was not Mr. Richards's
writing, and told Prisoner so, when be said Mr.
Risher& woo ill, and lie did not know whether his wife
or son wrote it—it was does in another room. He did
not know oboes writing it was. The Letter was produed
sad read as follow.:
air, —Having mos F. Bogus Ws atsroooneed he few ow,
be had rewired the money for tbe Lambing Oct be dews tor
you lost, welts., wow *0 .5 agreseneet, and yin me
for what ha hare &oaf be gni lA—Team tures* tunas.
In eansequoes of this he paid grimmer SOL By
prisoner : At the beginning of the mum / hired you,
believing it was true, as yea said, you had hired the
Maehlue for nine months.