The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-10 00:00:00

WEYXOI7TII.

Somme Prm Figssioss, Thursday.—Bef ore Dr.
Drew, Mr. T. Abbott, and Mr. H. Ragged..
JoAn Austin, from India, a coloured man, was brought
up for being drunk and begging from door to door. --I'.C.
Casper found prisoner ill Trinity.road, drunk. and making
a miserable noise, which he said was singing. Ile after-
wards went round from door to door, begging. When
arrested Is. 20. was found on him. -Prisoner, who said
he came from Bombay, stated that he took opium because
he eould not sleep night or day without. He came in a
ship as cook to Plymouth, where he was put on shore on
account of illness, and had walked all the way from
Plymouth to Weymouth, ou his road to Southampton
and Portsmouth, whence be hoped to get back to his own
country.--Prisoner had a document from a Mr. Radford,
who he said was doctor of the vessel, reccommending him
as a very good cook.—Diuuissed, on promising to leave
the town.

BOitouon Prny Samosa, Satairday.-Bef ore Mr. J.
Ayling and Mr. B. Hopkins.
William Gray, of Portland, labourer, was brought up
for being drunk at the police-elation, assaulting P.C.
Barrett, and damaging his coat-The constable said that
at half-peat ten last night, prisoner came to the police-
station and asked for a bed. Witness offered to get
him one; but he, being drunk, said he would have
pa bed at the station. He put prisoner out, and the
man warn then violent outside, on which they took him
Into custody again, when he seised witness by the tunic,
and tore a piece right out of the back : he next salmi his
trousers, and tore them also.-The clothes were produced,
the trousers uselesa-Supt. Vickery said the coat was
worth 36a, and the trousers e. and the latter were so
damaged that the Watch Committee would have
to bey another pair. Having enquired of Mr. Flt
the Superintendent said the coat could be repaired
for Us., but the trousers cost Ma-Grey had nothing to
say for himself, he was a labourer for Mr. &riven at lfia
per week, and working at taking off the top.-Mr. Vickery
said prisoner was not a native of Portland.-The Chairman
told prisoner he was in a very serious position, there
being three distinct charges against him. His brother
magistrate was, however, disposed to deal leniently with
the case, and they fined him as,, 36• damage, and the
costs; in default one mouth's hard labour-Prisoner asked
for time to pay. It was found that he had no holm and
no goods; but ho was allowed till Monday, to remain in
the police-station meantime.
Marie Emilie Brew, the wife of • French teacher, was
brought up chanW with stealing a quart of whisky, the
property of Mr. Graham, wine and spirit merchant, New-
street,- She had not long since come out of prison.-The
prisoner and her husband have been lodging with David
,01 Oemmereial-road. d last night she came into
Kr74l an
0001 apartments between 10 and 11 with a quart
bottle of whisky, which her husband took away. and gave
into Wood's charge. He corked it up, and took it into'his
bedroom for safety ; but it was afterwards taken away out
of his room. When asked about it, prisoner said it was
her's, and when asked where she bought it, she said he
weld gee on the bottle. Mr. Wood looked at the bottle,
and it was labelled "whisky," with the name of
" Graham." H. bad not seen •nrihliiii
-Prisoner crossexamined witness, who said he did not
know who brought the bottle into the house ; but he saw
the husband and wife struggling together, the husband
said that she had stolen it, and that he would give her in
charge.-P.C. Hansford searched the house ; but could not
find the bottle; he asked prisoner for it; but she denied
having it. He asked for the bottle she had taken out of
last witness's bedroom, and she said she had a right to ; it
belonged to her husband. He found a new umbrella,
which Mr. Wood told him had been thrown from their
window last night. The husband had told him that
prisoner brought it in some days ago. He had not bad
time to make inquiries as to whether it was stolen.-
Prisoner mossamanined the witness as to whether her
husband had given information against her; he said
she had accused her husband of doing so; but he
had denied it -Mr. Andrew Graham hemmed vie.
twiner, New-street, said he went out last night
on business and on his return he missed from his office a
quart bottle of whisky which had not been sold. The
office was used for persons to go in there and give orders,
and prisoner had no right in it, except to give orders. The
value of the whisky MU Is, 3d., at a guinea per gallon' it
was labelled "A Graham, wine merchant, Weymouth."
The prisoner knew his office, as his daughter had been a
pupil of he/s, and she had gone in there, to arrange
terms.- By the Bench: Prisoner had not been in the habit
of buying whisky by the quart, nor of buying at all, but
she knew the ins and outs of the office, ulshe had been in
there with Kra Graham, to arrange terms for teaching
his daughter French.-Mr. Wood, recalled, in answer to
the Bench, said he did not know of prisoner's bringing
any whisky into the house before-Prisoner was asked
whether she wished to be conuuitted to the Sessions, or to
be tried by the Bench, and kept repeating that she had
done nothing, she had taken nothing. Her husband had
told her he would send her away from him-The Sept,
went to explain to the priaouer about her pleading "Not
guilty," or " Guilty," but returned saying that she smelt
so strongly of whisky now, that he believed she was in
liquor. A few more remarks were made to the woman,
to which she had answered in such • manner, that the
Bench considered she was not in a fit suite to plead, and
remanded her till Monday, in order to allow her time to
become sober. Mr. Wood asked whether he could not get
these people turned out of his house Ile was afraid some
more things might be brought in, and he would be
troubled again. Ile was told that he could get help from
the County Court-Mr. Wood wanted a magistrates order
to turn them out at once; but he was informed they could
not thus be turned out, under 21 days' notice.