The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-15 00:00:00

POOLE.
PROCTOR'B CABE.

AA Wirnhoone on Tnundte, before Hr. W. Rolle Fryer
and E. Prrke. Frederick Pr 'amt.. the M4LI charged
with aidina, abetting, and committee with Watts to sat
fire to bonding' at Bourne Valley, was brought op on
remand.
Mr H. S. Dickineon appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Bell for the defence.
James Herbert Watts, am of James Watts, was halted
to prove the he delivered the original of a letter to
Proctor on • Bonds, evening. The copy o' the letter wee
in lois father's hendwating. Helen the later either with
Proctor or the servant. (0-my of tha letter read.)
Cross-examined: Seeing both Mn. Proctor and the
servant, Prances Hoerr, he could not lay to which he
delivered the letter. He defiant-I the letter on the Sin-
day before bit father gave himself op. His father
indroctsd him to read over the letter to Proctor if he
came to the door ; if be dl not tea Proctor Le was to
bend the letter in.
11 gorge Craftgr, solicltor. 111, Blackfriare-roal, London.
said., I know the prisoner Proctor. He considerably in
my debt. I believe about this time last year I wes prong-
ing him for money I prodoos MY diere th my own hand-
written. Proctor came to me on the 19th Kay. with hi.
solicitor, Mr. Chamberlain. I bad been presshg
Proctor with the sale of the Sandringham property.
We had • conversation ; it wag about Vie
prisoner's affairs. I was requiring the property
to be sold off to pay my shortage. Hiving
looked ovedhis notes, the waiter said that Proctor on.
hie solicitor premed for time, and he consented. I sew
Proctor of -r the floe at Barnemouth. I went there by
✓equea of the agent of the Phoenix, Mr. Cumber. I went
up to the arena of the fire. I had no convenetion that I
con remember of with Proctor. I received g 350 from the
Phenix Office as mattes, of the propsety. I should n t
have allowed Proctor to take it After I had recolvirl the
£MO I lent Proctor g 1.50 on the teld September, incense-
op, nee of alert, from hi.. solter•oo, and he enclosed an
era nogeldroment of it On the 15 lo A neat Proctor and his
elicitor .11-d st my ofil about the llgnidation of
P:octor, and I determined to go into poseemmn.
Croes-exemlned : The peonage in which I was going
Into and am in poeseesion of had nothing to do eith the
fire. Th. policy woe donaltel with m and took it across
to the offra. but Hr. Cumber refused' it, and I have it
now. (Policy pat in. dated 17th May. 111g1.) The building
was secured for £lOO and the content, 41150. I don't know
Dtatt of ti. D. muzgfeLb 19isbg, the exact contents of the building. I had contented to
sive Proctor time, and the ream why I wonted to fore-
eoq., of Sbaborne eastlt. ode. war hersiaise it had been going on along time. Mine
wee an old ni-rtgege. I wet tint ptid the insurance until
Mr. Cumber hod sent agents to estlaseti the loss.
We regret in *Aymara the death of the 'Squire of
Prisoner consented to ecrept a len sum than was on the
Shorborn• Ossta, George Dab, Wingfield Diftlth poticy. I did not have the policy at the time of the Sr..
Esq. Mr. I)lgby bad newly roulbod the eV of og I received it atr the Sr,
Tem* and to be full of health, making no corn- itmegamined : I hae the mortgage on the Pronsetysi
plaint, and being without sandiest atavisms° nail Snare. Vallee. 1 Mid .050 oh that. I cannot say the
Sunday, when, after hie bath, he oomplained of s pain value of the shod and table burnt. Proctor his not paid
in his heat, and Mr. Beathall attended at the (teethe, me anything Atearde my 'granges.
and towards night it was evident that the eweollens Title WM tile ca. forthe prartati on.
At the reqoest of Kr. B It. Watts, who hat been
gentleman was Deal the end of his most useful life. brought from leondah. Wag glared in kb. 'Man.-bow.
Withal:A apparently any suffering, at equator to three D d you • onssehore in teo op-nth of ,Istinary last have
on Monday morning he yielded up his spirit, end the an interview with Ida. proctor 1--1 had serial Inter.
world was the poorer by one of the moat liberll, view.. My furnltore wog sold 7th Feb. 'ivy, Ido not
munificent, bindle-hearted gototlensen that ever herd. remember seeing j.-et before I woo moll up. I might
The Sherfi°ll'e Joontof ear t—Rinc. Mr. Isiah, have said to her, " Ito understand you have no
succeeded to the grand inheritance 1.41 kip by his chance of /stills' the £5O or £6O to go on with the
I uncle, the late Earl Digby, in Iday, 1851)—naw scan- rbuissieu seem.; ny edbet
nhoatior...seeld.4r.; isie,erwsae
yeirnegre
.trtiohl4to
a r
and-twenty years ago—his name has been in the sub.- lka'ts rhea i• no Possible chance of doing ro." She
mesas' lists of drams of chattier, but the aid that he might bete do/6. I iii mot ay to Mrs. Proctor. "Then
thus gave to suffering humanity is but feebly Ansa I sill now mallf * atatomeht which will ruin me
by his known seta Whenever help wee wanted for for life. bra I don't care ' what I suffer so long as
religious work, for local 'defacement, for personal Ic n bring Proctor into it and milts him suffer too."
aid, the grand old 'Squire's puree woo "Pana4 0.04 his It is an infamous fabrication. The wanes. (Branca
hand ready to distribute the wealth of which he Howe) was not
inzteon,t :bon I had the coaversa.
lion lath Mrs. any leisinsea mattem.—
seemed to consider himself only the Almon,.
,A° John Irma, the carman, fold egos that pros 'color offered
Naive 5t.01.402.11, and for some years an M. F. II . ,him £5 for suppreging eyidena •s to whet MN in the
Digby had found enjoyment in holding Om rill), .n. of shot. If, hoe Mentiooed it several times He men- I
a four. Indiana. and he was out ast late as W. Malay tinned it • fnetutcht tedore I give gat.if *P, in the I
last. A bitter *set wind prevailed, and th. cr Is ,10 weans. nf Gook, who tee.'. a scoerel shoo in the
dowtht be took a chill, which was *chomp in I hit neishbnorhood of Bourn. V.llev. end • moo named
little bronchitis, but not enough to confine hi t•th • I 113'rIi. who ws. my wamt at B IP". Volley, I mads
nut in detail the e. ti acpthere oft',.' clam on the
_1 'toupee*
cmc
hens., On Setnrday he walked a great de ..v t' at proar.,,a,a dirt . G
itton on goo, 6,,4,11. They were
estate, and stood about in the ()upend r' -yards, all before me Wore I male out the claim to the office,
Osistleton, and other plaose,Sto doubt fatally r x -repeat. anl two @het, Sr. In my own handwriting. I 4001
log what seemed to be but a mild &ff.-aqui:l. 0 i reeoll..ct Maine elina marked (g--5).
Sunday_ morning. • little before Wall 11w., themat Reenamieed I Wieve the policy prodseed is the one
advisable to summon medical assistance, and Mr. I sa. in May (N'. 1,102 100) which the pdll7ll6f showed
.Bomnptothallmswenalatrintoi..theathealgte,h but did n
e. Inot
thitepalf
after'
molomibel:l7,arnitaili tofiwfoemnet
eitrother'errerlttlw:re
h9llno:ordaanydorr::Twraurveedhainienyt.
Procanertothr.sald to the p dice wore not satisfied with the
itionagl.e7hea Mr. Turner and Mr. Benthell saw him t
broechitis had developed, and the patient
wgre.wwinidea eithYme=oWor.ger mainewiwhing •imbedp,.:6l. teAu6',dultl 3ntstrlwiltlrersonfdmyretriu opt"; tlor't tau netheihrrw'itaaltdit,hvbsrtr obvalllrspiadi
it through the fire Oat, sad he brought some no in • piece
half-past two Mr. 13en*aill, vb.° bad stayed with him ' of gall cloth • few clays before the filet= was sent Into ths
dyeing the night, noticed that Ile brenth was getti. g Ineurame Company." I asked him .bat the yacht near,
aarr abort board, ~,4 at a quo., a. three the I and " OS, that's ail right." I arkod Unit it WM at
laamardo ar,otioram „wed swag with great geieteww,
1!
basin"...lljoeechcit.e'ati..PosoLe;eueedt emit; mind iwndenmt ytoothwas
ntat WeglleouruhMinutallameltstir be had bac sitting up In sod of pallor,
fee'n
acwee tertik
pl,misd to have come from the yacht. bat aa•nr• i the toddling. I also looked
So pewee awe" of the greatest t4metaCtore Sher'
b°llle has ever "ea.
"4 "1"4 the °Wet I‘4l4lireliry ' amClodorra-e.nitwameitidtenednalay.:lield.w.en.• trt-nt
tdheidd.nfeit.si.ft3Atben of mos.
witnoss
FUNERAL OF THE LA.= MR. DIGBY. dars.
The mortal remains of the late 'Squire were interred tßiTriijoly...a.doft.ll Et
jahPi.Olde.polia.lll?4,caarm,vl7l.4.erhhrado dh.eniuedrmoadeettpth.:,
on Friday amidst every manifestation of the deepeet
papect, and surrounded by universal tokens of sincere Proctor offered him £5. nor rill he 101 l Watts so. I have
narrow. Throughout the day the places of hullos.o.e in constantly ben to the 'het wher the fire was, ad seen
ULA toWp were dosed. and. knell was tolled from the ft. contents. Thr boilable rontained yacht gee,. I carried
come there a few days hefors from Hamwortlty It
Abbey tower. to which the Royal atawderd Boated at lead of chats,, ropes, pulleys, mainsail, khe."Pl
heltioalt. The lonia, sewl& have been expected, to my knowledge, carted there oil and tar. "an

OIL ON rire Ts01:31120 WATille.—Lehters received
from her Majesty's .hip Swif tours stein that on the lith
of April, while on C voyage from Honolulu to
Esquimalt, she encountered & terrific gale, during
which several heavy seem broke ~vet her, shaking
everything inside be As an excnriment a bag
containing oil we' rigged out over the weather side,
and bed snob a marked effect on the waves that the
venal rode bravely el:trot:4o the gale, which continued
with great severity, foluwed by heavy rain squalls.
until the Swifteure arrived at Esoimalt. The gale hi
described as the not t Pevere tb. .hip he. erwrienoed
glace she wee commissioned in March of lest year.