The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-27 00:00:00

DORSET SUMMER ASSIZES.

The sommirdon for holding these sedum was opened
it the Shirehell, Dcwohester, at dime eidoek on Wed-
order eftmetiom before Mr. Julies Lash. His lord-
ship arrived in Doraitester on Saturday, sod has Apse
be.. es s vhit to Wrrymostit, from whieh town
he arrived ober* Wars the time emulated for opreiee
the seroaderks Ude attendee. Mr. Judie& Kearny
errired es Weleseley, and he Woo preended to his
oVrit the Gouty um H, privMely. At three
it' body of the oustabelary presesded to the
Shirehall sad formed in prosemion to seisort Mr. Lush
to St. Peter's Chan*, preview) to which, however
Ike formal protruding of iseles the ementiselon mei
transacted. The learned Judge was snoomparded
the high sltailf, Sir Richard G. Gips, Bert, lit. T.
Plerhs, sarlet-aberiff,ead the Rev. Came.). Glyn.sheri,_,
chaplain. Al hell-put thee the jade pioloaart in
the stale curium to chunk where the prarlro `rar°
road by to. am H. W. Pears rester. sod the sum
sermoo woe preached by the sheriff's Amdahl, who
derived his Mat trout Aets MA 16. The Judge was
ANA at the door of the 'harsh by rho billYor (Kr. J.
F. Ho) and mum' mambo+ of the Corporation in
theirrcle., sod attended by the borough OffigralA

CROWN COURT. THUILIDLT.
(Bolen M. Justice Load.)
Rt. L,,,lggip took his wont punctually at len 'o'clock,
tow An gentlemen were sworn on the grand
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T. 13. B•wor. ElLq
J. H. Calcratt, .
J. Goodden,
H. Fag.
H. N. LiddWoo, Esq.
K. H. duraMeld, Hot.
84. John Coventry, Sig.
R. Williams, Esq.
H. C. Goodden, Itaq.
H. P. Yeatman, Rig.
O. Cartwolght, Esq.

J. E. Bridge, Esq.
E. A. Castleman, lirq•
L J. Wad, Esq.
J. A. Digby, Esq.
R. if. Eliot, Esq.
J. W.B. FP,ler, Bp.
B. P. Gunary, Esq.
E. W. Williams, Esq.
O. Sykes, Eat.
Saaodsrs, Esq.
K. Poem, Esq.

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The usual formalities having been observed, the Judge
proosededto deliver his charge to the Grand Jury.
His lordahip said be had not before had the honour
of presiding La the criminal court of this county, and
therefore was aot Wile to 'pea from his ow. knowledge
of the quality of the °slender ; but he believed be wait
right in myth' that although not large in quantity, it
Wee Leavy in quality. Among the cams were two
charges of murder, and he believed the prisoners would
he put upon their trial, for he did not me anything
Which would induce the jury not to do so. One of the
oases was • charge against • young woman, a national
school miseries, for the murder of be/ child. She was
found to be wry ill, and was sumeeted of being in the
family way, although she denied it. On • sertsln day
she was found to be very ill, and sent for • nelgSboar,
who administered brandy. Nothing was said about
her being in labour, and the young woman was, Liter •
while, left again alone In the hoses. Later in the day,
about Am o'olock In the evening, the neighbour came
again to the house, the eehollars had been dismissed,
and she found the door closed from the inside. She
got Into the home by the back door, and wont upstairs ,
towards the room, wherein she had seen the young
woman before. She beard 'something fall heavily upon
the floor. When she got partly up, she found the dOOT
partly Wooed and the young 11101311112 was evidently
making an attempt to close It, and keep the neighbour
out of the room. Shortly alter the young women
IMMO down and expressed • wish to go to her home.
The nelghbonr considered she was not in a At state to
walk, and,the neighbour's husband conveyed her home
fri • cart. As she was assisted into the cart, blood was
men to be streaming down her sloth's. The neighbour
returned to the house, and halfway upstairs they found
• stone smeared with blood,the room upstairs whisk the
young woman had jut left, was deluged with blood
and they friend the body of a child In a drawer.
Ii was still warns, but in • tattered sondition, and
blood was streaming out of the mouth. The jaw was
broken in fear places, and the tongue was gone.
On further Bearish they found the tongue
;razed in a rag tied with tape, or ribbon, and
bo • drawer. It would be preyed by • medical
gentleman that the tongue was cut out by • sharp in.
strament„ and it was also his opinion that it was born
olive, and, indeed, the body was still warm when It
*astound. Other questions might arise on the trial.
lithe charge of murder tailed, the woman might be put
on her trial for concealment of birth, without it. being
far than to And • new bill. If the jsry
Z. 1743 her of the charge of murder' she could be
tried at ones for the minor offence. The other cam
would give them very little trouble. It was that of •
*meet, ander senteace of penal servitude, who wee
sent to work with lilsigang. Some words passed be-
twee. him and the assistant-warder Treveth The
latter had rebuked him for some fault, and the prisoner
was seen to go towards him with a pickaxe. ln order
to avoid him, the warder stepped bark, and in stepping
beak he tell. On this the nonviet attacked the warder
/Loth with the sharp and Want end of the pit*, nod was
sees to continue striking him mita he died. The Judge
thee alluded to the other eases In the calendar, which
he thought required no observation. There were were
two mem not in the calendar—cases of perjuury —oust as
to olio of three his lordship pointed out that the
magistrates before whom there had been preliminary en-
quiry, had dismissed the owe, and now the Grand Jury
were asked to come to the conclusion (that there was
evidence to put the defendant on his trial—a decision
adverse to that of the magistrates—although they
would not have the advantages which the magistrates
bad of hearing the evidence for the defence, and the.
being so fall informed on the circumstances of the ease
a. the magistiatea before whom it was heard. This
revealed so anonmsly which was not satisfactory, and
his lordship proceeded to comment upon the sue at
noweenrable length.