The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-02 00:00:00

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E XTENSIVE ROBBERIES AT THE GREAT
WESTERN STATION.

A number of robberies have been discovered in con
rertion with the Great Western parcel business. A
y.ailig man name I Lewis, formerly parcel clerk, and
for a ear 04 iii4ht watchman at the ;41. Is station.
AI. to base been arreste.l on Saturday night ; hut the
two p ,lieernen and an oflietal of the Great Western
Railway were defeated in the attempt. Lewis being non
fScvt •(A when required. Re wage native id Bristol, had
Wet. married only a very short time, and lived in the Park,
.1 me tmh.warrant had been ismied, awl in his house was
L:Teat variety of things supposed to have been
'stolen, ans.m, them pairs"( boots alru..t new, believed
to have been sent to Mr. Itich.ird Rolls, and about
which Mr. Rolls had had a contention on not finding
them arrive. °mulles, teapot. album, wine bottles,
awl so forth, awl actually a four-legged table, which
is believed to have been taken fa= the platform: on
the under side of thc table hi ed the name of
the tersms t s when; it was se Other thinge are
belie, ed to have been taken on of parcels. Snpt.
Vickery ha.. bi,eu werking late and early on the case,
awl when the guilty person or persons are arrested,
probably a wrest ,ry-tern of robbery will be exposed.

INQUEST ON A BOARDED-OUT CHILD.
An ireiuevt caL thg body of an illegitiniate chill,
named Searle, who had heen at with
"het sant, Mrs. Connek,..f Suog.errugr, St, Mary- gni.%
lit tn.; Black licur abaci au Friday evening,
bef..re Mr. H. Lock, ileor.y.c ourarr, are: the !!..Ilow.ug
i!jurtmon:—S:r. E. Limning (f..ren. Mts.rs. j. .1. If.
t Longman, Clarke, George, It. Rolls, ifattoh,
liNewports Watts, Richard*, liahbetts„ and 11.ndoll.
Mra. Coral& said she wav the ant of the deceased,
cwhigh was her Inater'• chiith lice robter wli, 1 single
w. man- This. child bad teen with her it was ni:ie
, tomtits old, Yid was Vilna: yiare aqd tea lisoultis, at rile
time ot death. Hee aister bad ..greed to pay her Is
a week for the keep, but lately she had been out of a
place, and hail not paid. In answer to the l'urouee Mr..
CorUlan continued : My husband gets Drs. rid. • week.
kept the child on Is. fisl. a week for the benefit of my
Inner, who had a downfalL The child has been weakly
ever since its birth, and I had a doctor • twelvemonth,
Dr Moorhead, for her arm, and had medicine from him

for the' same edinviaiut no A. was tumidly sulleran.c,
fancy asthma •, lout Dr. Moorhead said It wee cronp, :eel
that she would not live till the knortibig ; but th*. eois
twelve months It fell kdi thkk e,a, and broke its
arm. The cough hi' been more tr, ie., lately, but there
was no differeteek in the appetite. I tire her Amok
medicine, linseed to., and the uth .r witness v.v., be
m o
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POMO hale, of liquorice. got from Mr. Gregory s.
Demean Came into our hams bateau., seven and eigle.
Mr. Denman ea il "flow Emma de cough !" lakeenrel
WOO then stealing with my own children aas'noel th••
tab le. Mrs. Denman sani, "flow that chill
I don't think she has strength to bring the tilde:nu tip.
have got come mixture indoors. and I'll get it anise' if it
will relieve her • little." She went soil brought lt
called the little child to her, and gave it :o her, u e. half a
teaspoonful. She poured it out of the bottle, not by
drops, I am quite sure of that. I geld, "I think the., is
a great deal of liquor-Me with it." Mrs. Doman gave it
to her, say a few ininutee, and said, " I think she is
cheerful ; I think it relieve' her." I said if I thoucht it
would do Mr any good I would get a lottle. There Wtas
something on the bottle about giving so kuany drops, but
I don't remember the exact words. She eat a few
minutes, nod I sail it was time to go to bed, when my
girl undressed her and took her op to loekl, between a
quarter and half-past eight. Mrs. Denman remained and
new the child go to bed. I did not see her till I was going
to bed. I then, as it is my rule, told my little girl to take
her out; this was about a quarter past 11. She went to
her, called her by name, and said, Mother, she don't
answer me," and shook her, hut could not rouse her. I
went to take her out, when her lithe heal dropped back.
I laid her on the pillow and screamed. My husband
came up, and I told him I thought the child was dead.
My husband took her up, rubbed her hands, and called
for some brandy, and I gave him some I orandy. I went
downstairs and called Mrs. Swindle, who came in and
took the child. I told her the child hat had a Maspoon-
ful, I mean half a teaspoonful, of the I. din of liquorice,
awl Mrs. Swindle sent for a doctor, bet no &peter came
for two boors. They sent to two or three dOCtOrd•
but none came, till at last Dr. Coheir came. We sent for
In. Nathan first, but could not coma before. Next my
husband went to Dr. Moorhead, but he was engaged ;next
they sent to Dr. Griffin, who ate at the door talking
about it, but he did not come. When my husband went
he Was satisfied the child WAS dead
By Mr. Richard The arm broken was the right one.
Two of the jury observed that there was also a mark on
the left are,.

Mr. William Gregory, chemist, residing at 7ti, St.
Thoma.s-street, Melcouibe Regis —The bottle I.roduced
has my label, and I prepare and largely sell a moisture of
that kind. called "Ballo ol Lapiarice.“ There are direc-
tions on the bottlm, and in the doses named, though it is •
preparation of opium in its there is not cough to have in
those doses any serious results. A child of three years and
ten months old taking a teastssmful, would not kill it.
Even a very weakly child's taking is teaspoonful would
not kill it ; it would make the child stupid—sen.l it into a
heavy sleep. In a teaspomnfal of the liquid I ran hardly
tell how munch opium there would be. I make it in large
quantities, I should think therm -- iso two dropmm and
half of solution of opium in m.. m would
require two tablespoonfuls to Ifect.
Dr. Moorhead kuows its cam
Rhodes believe it la a useful
Kr. Watts and Mr. Hatton both said it was a useful
medicine for a cough. When a person has a had cough
Dr. Moorhead will say—"Go awl gat one of Gregory's
bottles of Dalin of Liquorice, and that will do you as much
good as I can do you
Mr. Richard Rolls said that if Dr. Nathan was a parish
doctor, he ought to have soniethiug outside his door, by
which people could make him bear.
Mr. Cornick said the breath was oat of the child before
he took it in los arms lie scut some one fur the
docte.
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Mrs. Demean, wife of Robert Detumm. • seafaring
man, said she lived beside Mr. Coruick in Snug Corner.
Last evening about h.df-limit 7, she looked into Mrs.
l:ornick's, and sto.4 talking a few -minutes, when the
child was seized with a eough and a shurtnevi of breath.
Witnesi said " How iireadially ill that chill look,, Mr.
Cornick. I certainly would have a medical man. You
can have Mr. Nathan or if you dot like Mr. Nathan get
a card, ant hare it took to the Infirmary." She said she
could not get a cird for Mut year, but she would :or the
New Year. . . .

Mr. Longman said that was a mistake that she could
not get a Car. ; he had always cards.
Some of the jury remarked that was a wieful thing to
know.

itness continued that ,he had a little drop of
mixture, which a holy gave her, and she went in and
fetched it, and poured out not haif.a.teaspoonful. She
fancied it relieved the cough, ant Mrs. Corniek asked
what it cost! The child bad liven a weakly child,
with hardly breath to live. It coal.] never cry loud, hut
was always choked up. I did not think within my own
heart that the child...mild live the night out, and as t toid
her I thought she .ught to have a ;itchiest man. •
The Coroner: You ought to hove strongly improssod
upon that women to have a medical man then and there.
lhe messenger toil be went to Dr. Nathan, stayed there
ten rn. tea, hut could not Make anyone hear, and he
went to Dr. Moorhead, where he saw the butler, mid also
saw Dr. Moorhead in the stairs, awl heard the docks ;nye
the butler the niessage that Le could nut attend.
Cornick said that Dr. Cohner ..:41110 as 110011 as lie Was
a,ked ; the other, had isoupany aiol said they could not
C Oat I. was not the iirst time Le had been servasl tha
. . . . .

Dr. Vornelins Sydney Caller was called at one o'clock
this idornin• went, and raw the deceased. Could not
account fir the death in any way. it had tire appearanee
of a healthy child, well nourished. and seemed to Live
been pretty well carol for. The eyelids were closed. the
pupils dilated. Hail no :eternal appearanna to guide him.
There was a discoloration oi the left arm; but that hut
nothing to do with the cause of death. The child 'night
have ;Heil (nun natural causes ; it alight hove material
frioo bronchitis. Solution of otiimitought not to be given
children, but with very great iaution, if at all. If the
shad died from any diseases as bronchitis. • pisa al. 1. NI
stoulit enahl, hire, to tell that; tort if it died frotil an
overilos, an analysis would be required.
The C ironer asked if Mrs. C truick knew she vas violat-
ing the low by keying a chat in this try
Mrs. replied she dbl not kine.v she was breoking
any law.
The Coroner told her Mat any person boarding out a
child like ibis must give antic., to I.M authorities.
. . . . .

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1.1 heel. to the reheving ottic, for
Medical relief for the child ; lout the relieving officer tv,.‘ild
cot give it hi in. he hod over 15, nweek. Ile nAte.: for
titedirol relief for thi. ptrtivular
In answer to tie: V./refl.., Dr. I%tosser sOilsl !hot tr.on
he lei.l heard, he oh con4ide: the child
h.ive died from tir-wisitiA. . _

ii.;.l..i.:reile.r.-I;tit-t-;,ql;e jury whether they wool.l like
to have a po4 examin3tion : het they did not
c0n.i.h...! it 11.•••e.t.ar3.. .

The Cormar pointed out the salient points of the cam,.
This was MI 'Regain:Ate child which was cirdcil out, .ind
Lel sudol,mly, awl as it iippears that 5.,1110 medicine had
Iran administered by a nomproGssional person, it was
thought noceseary to have an enquiry.
Mr. Hatt in.M.l.S.joite vermin the medicine haJ not IPeell
the ClOl.O of death, and other jurymen agreed
Mr. Bolls thought a medical man ought to attend in such
a case. Ile remettileirel hieing on a jury before where
medical men were sem far, and the remark was in tile
that it was a ioari.l, r3ho ; such a ii., ark ought not to he
made. .
The 6Droner perfectly agreed. A tinalical man called in
such an emergency ought to have come ; ml he was sorry
to fiat that there wan a medical man who did not attond
when his attamtian was called. Sometimes a pia,ou might
appear ilead to uon-professimal •lint might ho
reitoreil by trotter 111.11.4. If. ml.o 1.411t,t1 ott, ley
remiliAt of the j,ary th.tt hit I,lr*lll now b Kurd mit
child, without haring the child registered by the palm:.
%%Ale( : Death from Bronchitis