The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-19 00:00:00

IRSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL G.

went in company with the Superintendent to the cell, when the I
prisoner began to nuke • statemernt. - Mr. Alman : Are you
Shout to give evidence of the prisower's statement? Yes.-Mr.
Alman : Then I decidedly object to It. It haa been held (Wel
and over spin that • statement of • prisoner before • police-
:lLL? not to be taken. The judge.. d the land decidedly
oh to it.-Th• Bench thought that part of the statement
en after prisoner had been sautionesl, could be given In
evklence.-P.C. Delmont : When he beon to make • state-
ment, he was cautioned by the Superintendent In the usual any.
-Crom-ezamined : He began by stating that he WU at the
Portland Arum, and then he wp cautioned. -Mr. Alman
objected he moat take tars that the came panel prejudiced by
any statement of the prisoner-The Bench ruled that they
would receive every statement made alter the prisoner was
outlaw& -Mr. Altman naked that. note might be taken of his
objectlon.-Mr. Anise: lie was told that every statement be
made would be taken down iu writing and Knight bowed against
him on his trial? -Wittiest,: Yea. -Withers MI/ shout to alter
his statement of the form of the cautim, when Mr. Liman
stopped him, and maid he must confine him to Ms original
statement.

The witneas continued that the ev hienve wan not taken down
in a riting.
Mr. Alinan objected an the evidence ought to have beau
taken down. .

The ille;nr raid witness was about to esplain.
Mr. Ain= mid he found that • ntau of voluminous evb
dence, having nothingto do with the case, hadheen introduced,
and he must, though he very seldom did an, take every tech-
nical objection.
The Mayor : Yes. Quite right.
Witness, in answer to the bench: The WOW. weed were 110 t
" will be taken down in writing." but "ni,y be uned Meet-
eknce against you." The superintendent debecrol the caution
not witnewe Prisoner read he wan in the P.n.tland Arms in
the esening with another man, mid they had agreed with Polly
Lee to sleep there the night, and promised to meet her at the
Portland Arms "Loll) Lee" is the witmas Langdoo They
went about 20 minutes to It, and found she did not come, they
had kalfa-pint of rum put In • bottle. and they both left and
wont over to where she lived. They found It wan lucked up,
and they could not get windbance, so they drank the rum and
smashed the Witte aoinst the wall. Prisoner raid no doubt
= parked,
get • somewhere or other, and they then
, with • promise to meet again at the railway station
next morning. - Witness looked down, and Mr. Alamo thought
he was reading; but wittiest handed up one of theilreser. with
nothing on it- -(laughter). - Wittier+ continued Prisoner maid
that an he was going hy the telegraph office at the Royal Hotel
he met • woman who asked him to treat her, and he said he
would ; but they could nit find any house open, and he went
with hernial domed for the night. Ile got up in the night
and walked about the town, and if he had been sant.' for
any burglary, he could eerily have heen had. Ile flanged by
the pollee station about half rant now, Ile unl he walked
to Dorchester in 1. ompany with the man he left that night,
iml stko too late for toe trent he intend.' to go
hi-, and went dorm in the town, and had sonse
Mead and chewer and beer. Went away by the one
train, and left the other man behind at Ihirch.tter, and took •
ticket fie Keynnhani, and another gentleman took a ticket for
the name II ice. The gentleman had • walking dick anti a
carrel bag. Prisoner said he had not enough money toll) for
a ticket to Briefed —Crow-examined : Never reduced the ntate-
tnent to writing, and had not repeated it before.
Mr. Alman Now, let me hear yini repeat it again. I will
glee you the first words "Lob. nor 'aid." —The policeman
commenced repeating the statement, but did not on. the sewn
words, after dweral trials.
Mr. Almap then objected to the statement being memee,t, as
t had not been reduced to writing The witness could not

rerone line of the statement.
Arden mid witness. had suede a very fair statement, and
had repeated the path of It.
The Mayor maid • certain allowance muet he made.
Mr. Mitten raid It wal most important they should have the
exact words. They might hare lots of interllneations.
Wltnees I could make plenty of edditions, but I did not
think It.worth

Mr. Alman : Youare relating a convereatlim and meet girt
the exact words.

The Mayor mid they would let the statement stand for %ion
It wu worth.

ltichard Clarke, sergeant of the Detective Police Force at
Bristol I apprehended the prisoner on the Ard of April,
Tavern-lane, Bristol, I believe, No. 7. I had known him for
many years before. I knocked at the door. Prisoner, whr
was in bed, wanted to know who we. there lhe door ea.
fastened inside. Yliis was about a quarter to ii on Honda)
morning. Ile wanted to know who SWAM there, and I answered
" Clarke's here !" He said "Do you want me!" I anvwered
" Yes, I grant to nom° in." Ile then got out of bed, and let me
In. I told him to put on his clothes, and go to the elation with
Me, there wax some one there wanted to Al, him. He wanted
to know what it was for. I bold him it was for something that had
occurred • day or two previously, but he would see the person
at the station, and he would tell him all particulars. He than
dreeel, and went to the elation with me. At the station we
saw hunt. Vickery, who, charpt hint with breaking and enter-
ing a house at Weymouth, I believe 5, Landsdowne-terrace, or
Crescent. I would not be certain

•
Prisoner: It Is • wonder to hear him isty he would not be
certain.

Mr. Arden : You had better leave the cam to your wheiter.
Witness continued : Prisoner stated that he had not been
down at Ye eymouth, but shortly altrewards he stated that he
had been at Weymouth, and had seen this Polly Lee. I then
took the Superintendent to the house where I found prisoner. !
In order that he might search for the propertv lout, and I saw
the Supt. And the white comforter and the life-preserver.
Mr. Minim Is that any of the property' - Witness : No.
Mr. Amman : Did he say he had not been to Wepnouth on
certain day ? - WlD.cssi No; he afterwards said be had been
to Weymouth with Polly Lee.
The Mayor mentioned to Mr. Altman that *situ.; had said be
knew the prisoner. The question he propmed to put would
out both ways- whether he knew prisoner for good or sell__
and he would not put It without Mr. Alman's consent.
Mr. Alman mid he Would object to the olocution being put
or to sitims answering It.
The Bench said if the question were put, the answer would'
wrigh very much with them.
James Duffall war called to prove that prisoner was at Dor.
elsester, but Mr. Annan usid this would be only loading the
cue with a useless mum of eridmiee Whether prisoner wan at
Ilminster or Kidderminster, unto= It wan to show that the
prisoner IRS near the robbery.- The Mayor mid the prisoner
had the benefit of a very aisle pr. torsional man, hut the prose-
cution had not that benedt, ond the magistrates were in the
hands of the Superintendent- Witness mid he saw prisoner
about 10.20 In the morning at lion-Mister sitting dawn outside
the station with aipither ).sung mass. Thi, was at
the Great Western Railway station. Witness. was wresting
the arrival of the train from l'hippenham, and they
both said "goof morrlng." Prisoner *eked what thee the
neat train left for Bristol, and witnese mid If 5,0 Prisoner
asked If there wan a luggage train hdore that, and witness
replied " not that he knew of." He then asked what time the
last train had left. Witness told him 9.15. The other man
aid to the prisoner "If we had hurried a little more we
Would have been In time for the last other train." He wished
then, "good morning," and left them there. -Cross-examined :
They had nothing in their hand.
Ito the Bench : From the general appearance he could swear
to the prisoner,
tiennent Clarke In Ammer to the Bench, amid primmer was
found at • house of illsfame.
MrstiLock, charwoman, (.1 Dorchester : I know the prisoner.
I can him at the New Inn on the 31.4 sf March, and wriest
him with a pint of beer. " This was about twelve in the fore-
noon." The other num had • scratch W.F., the right cheek
and the nose. The other man gave a sovereign to pay for the
pint of beer. Witness brought him his change, and he said
he had • twotber in the Scotch Fusiliers, and bad been (town to
see him ; If he stopped the day lie should have been four days
absent, and he was afraid he should hoe his sork. This was
the nun with the scratch on the face. -Croat-examined : They
had not both scratched faces. The other wan a nem of fur
complexion and light hair. She Ord related thls conremation
on Thursday sock ts Superintendent Vickery at the Neu loth
By the Bench Prisoner was sno of the men ; but he then
had his
.whiskers longer than now.

P.C. Army : I saw the linsoner on Thursday morning, on the
lielvidere, Just this side of the Bunion Hotel.
Mr. Alman urged that this was surplusage, if they admitted
the statement of the 'prisoner a, evidence that he was in Wey-
mouth. The Superintendent wished to prove where prisoner
was at sedan o'clock.

P.C. Areey : Primmer was here at at seven o'clock. going
loser& St. John's Church Another young man mas with him
Sergeant Clarke was re-called and said that on Tuesday
week. be now tin: prisoner trying too by him sons Wit t be
minima. lie had his hands before Manioc, and witness called
him "Juno' Jon. :" but prisoner 'would not stop at ?Ina.
Witnem sold " I know you well, you need not try to pa. toe."
His face was covered with acratchea de had been away for
two years.
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- Mr. Ay ling What duyou mean bynying he had been away
fur two 3 car.?

Clarke.: Well, he had been in prison three yoan
Prisoner Wlut ewe lln for.

!IFke: Counterfeit oc!in.

Prisoner: What? Passing?
Mr. /Liman objected to all Mail, on account of the prejudice
towardo primmer's case, sad the Mayor said the Bench • ould
deemed the impmaidon from their minds. -- Witneiie's
exambuttion was continued and he mid the prisoner told
him he had the ocratchee In a fray In the lane, and sea
going to Julia round. Whams mid it did not look like
It, by the company he had men him In.
Prisoner Ina ultimately remanded to Tuesday next, for
furthereeidenee.
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.-11117.--iirltm—t-t-hanked the Bench for the courtesy they had
ehown him, 2.nd the Bench returned the compliment by
sa Mg they conaidered the prisoner had been very ably de-
fended.
James Row vu charged with being drunk. nnd riotous on
the 10th Dclamont was on duty at the elation and
sma called toe fled on the Quay. He saw several persons
pulling Rose away. Primmer had blood all over kb face, and
vu drunk—Prisoner admitted having bad a drep of drink.
and that be "did not know whet he was up to.*—Prtsoner
having been pnrrloosly convicted was Ined ss. and costs, we
yis hours in the stocks.

jogerys susdA wan charged with selling beer at the Bird in
Hand, at unlawful houre,--Semreant Harvey on Sunday after-
noon at a quarter-paet throe, visited the bowie with P.C.
Apsay and went into the taproom of the Bird in Hand, In
Nicholasatreet, and saw four num their drinking beer.
A quart of beer was on the table. They were pouring beer
Into. glass, and were drinking all round. —Defendant ld be
I Id the men it wan time to go out, and be was trying to get
them out. -- Sergeant Harvey admitted that d fondant told (be
LIM It wee Um* to go.- -Defeedant had not been previously
con riv-ted. —The Mayor mid the Bench bad the power to have
the offence enioresd on their licence, which would he very
eerious. and fined him lea, including costa

MAMMON'S'. DITCCLTIES.—Jmisa CMMIKELL Wm sum-
moned for moulting his wife, and to show came why he should
not be bound over to keep the peace.—Mra Chiverell doomed
that on the lath, her husband came home between eight and
nine. She wanted her daughter to go to bed but her husband
told her not to go. He gave her two slaps In the face, and
when he came home to d inner be would not speak to her. He
had struck her in the face and made it bleed very much,
and yesterday morning he sald he would stamp her undef
his feet. She would swear her ILfe was in danger.—At
this point Chiverell appeared, and rued° the Bench the
obliging offer to bring ott or seven Intro:saes. If they would
adjourn the cam. His food was not ready for him •hen
became from work, and ho wife WM Very bad temper.—The
wife declared that she was obliged to summon him eome years
ago for beating her child unmercifully. About a toile-month
ago, he took • naked knife, and threatened her—The Mayor:
But you hare lined together ever since cannot you make It up
ono I -Defendant: SM is the worst temper that ever ws•
luad I would rather take seven years' tramportation than live
wi in bee—The Bench adjourned the case for a fortnight, hop-
ing they would hear no more of It then.
THUIPMAT. —Datong the Mayor (R. N. Howard, ilaq. ).
and 0. Betts, KN.
Susannah Ednsinerfs, 30, servant to Mm. Bartlett, of Nicholas-
street, Mckombe Regis, was brought up by P.C. Short for
stealing a gold eardndh ring, and gold stud, the property of
her mister Mr. Irwin Bartlett, on Saturday last. Prisoner
has been servant at Mr. Lewis Bartlett*. Cu about nine months,
and on Monday lan the property Wm mimed. Information was
given to the pbolice, and P.C. Short discovered the ring at Mrs.
Miley's, the IVeymouth Ann., and the eardrop at Mr.Vineentk,
St. Marrastreet, psioner haling sold them at these places.
The laud Edmund. said she had 'mt.—She pleaded guilty, and
was senteneced to a mouth's bard labour.

CoCISTV COURT.—Tbere were on the cause list 58
ease.: 7 adjournments, and 6 judgment irnmmotwein, but the
majority were, as usual, taken before the Registrar, G.
Andrew, Rai.
Before T. K P. Lefroy, B-q., judge.
teem a end Boon Weymouth v. Rams, Blandford - Clam)
for CI 3d. for balance of costs in • former ease, Vertue and
Romer v. Brine, when the claim of ttit for seed rem proved
against defendant.—Mr. George appeared for plaintiff, but
defendant did not attend. It ammed the latter had paid half
the mete, and went.' Mr. Vertue to pay the other half !
Judgment for plaintiff. to be paid forthwith.
Lunn Pummel, clothier, Weymouth, V. Powam.. Claim of
Illa for clothe,—Mr. Arden appeared for defendant, and
pleaded the Statute of latnitationa Defendant said the teem.-
action dated In 1d61.--The Judge looked at tlw I.wk, examined
the entry. anal nonnsultod the idaintiff.
leseemsaisea.-Wmni,dnmer, DorcbeSter, 0.0 tfiv 4141,
labourer, Weymouth. Thin was a claim of 16.. balance of
ao,Unt fore Coburg drem and home boot. supplied to defen-
dant'n wife, at 6, The Judge mid that plaintiff mutt show
that the knowledge of thin dn.ne haring been sold to the wife
moat have mine to the hishand in wont was. It was rather •
dear drew for • labourer'. wife, and plaintiff must 'how that
the husband had men her wear It, or In wane any reeognined
toe purehaee. For the boots plaintiff might take an order, .
they %ere necessiar,ek ',aid that the wife moot hate
a drew. t.. wear. and be did not think one could lie got for much
lens than In. per yard;
the
rather than take the trouble, he
would let that part of the daol2 go, and take the order for the
boots. - Judgement for 6.. nd.
Jthoussi Srunons. - Wurru, grocer, Weymouth, v.
JOXATII•N BOARD. also of Weymouth, wan a sono/10no for non.
payment of £1 per month. Plaintiff said defendant had been
working for Ur. Romeo, at a Is. per week, besides overtime.

—Defendant's lathy said his ,on had only done about ely,
month. work for to years. He had four children, and lived
In wi(neu's house and Ise (Um father) ea) obliged elmost to
keep hun ml hi. family, and he paid no rect.-dreier for
committal for la lam fortnight being ellowed to pay the
first Ll.
AC Earaeraiss Dirroa.—BoLT 1110 wags SUMIIIOOO by
If,. Bolt, butcher, of Weymouth, agalrert defendant, eh* had
formerly carried 00th. business of a butcher, at Portland, and
had been supphec with chi worth of beef by Mr Hdt, for
which, be nut having peal, an order had been made on lam for
Vo • month, he ilium being made whether defendant was
able to lay, one oi the whits of the Court said that defendant
seemed to have siren up the butcher's businea, and to 6244
his father In fanning. He (the bailiff had to wait four hours
by the house till he could serve the summate—Mr. Bolt •eid
that he bed lately seen defendant In Weymouth riding in a
very respectable manner, srith qairs. An. -The Judge Alt
Mr. Bolt, you may set a beggar on horseback, you know
(laughter).- -Adjourned.