The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-22 00:00:00

_SECOND COITRT,

Bekaa llr. IL ft Uidiletoa, 3k. Iltort Unkes. and
Mr. E. Pearce.

STEALING A WATCH.
Jar, Dore (n), no oveu nAt ion. was inJ ieted for !steeling •
watch, the property of John Forcer. of Fordingt value

—Mr 'ream. prosecuted ; Mr. Udal defenda
Ths coed for the pr isecution waos that prisoner met ths
pros...utor near Virdincton Brid4e. put her arms round
hi. uai,t, ani invited him to so for a walk. While she
had bd. arias 'mind bin waist he felt • hand in his pocket.
ant 'ult."l his watch.
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Thiswas -uepa-tad by nrosecutor's eviderce.
In !rasa.. narnination Forces' r :Naiad that it was the
worucs who male the first overtures. . .

Sergeant Mitchell went te priunero Donee, and found
her lai, d, when ohe dried having the watch, and said
"Watercnos had it She afterwards said the man who
was with her ma the bank (Marri itt) had it. He searzbed
tat cauld not and it, and be went hack. and she then said
the man wanted her to hays it, she weuldn't keep it, and
Marriott threw it into the field. To that pliwe be went,
and found the watch, with Marriott's name wretched in
It. lidernin.: to her boa" he fount her gone, and nekt
went to Maiden Newton and found her there, charged her
with stealing the watch, which she denied. She s ild
Marriott took the watch, offered it to her, she wouldn't
have it, and Ilarriett threw it into the field.
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Croi-,s-uniumi: The prisoner was the worse for liquor.
Pri fa,ber ie do or al, but be ilia not know whether
ber neither was alive, nor whether she WSJ one of • large
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• J 11 reintt, ni F irilineton, on 8 lit •mher 28th
WAX ne .r the bri.l.en little si t tr 11, sew 020 pris emir, who
asked Le,.s where he icing, and ha replied it. was
ening home. when she said she wanted to speak to him.
Sigeaut Mitchell came up and seemed her of dealing
th witch, wit is she eti I she had no -- watch, and
denbel herieo been with Forcey at all, but said Watercress
WWI with him. Witness knew nothing of the watch. and
.1,1 no 11,..e I' into the field. Did net :mow Forcey, and
hat nil tow . .

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By M. U lal: Doi n,d eee Frey on the bridge. nor tee
the itirl eouie up and mpealt to bins. There ererr plenty on
the 1,1,2 at the tint. Wee standing with the Prisoner

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whoa 1 orrey canoe up.
Dv Mr Poore.): Tim girl asked him to speak to her, and
he went 0 lio•lo Way out of r.,1.
Mr. P. erre said the ft:mufti for the deience bad made •
great a...a of fforcey's being drunk, but be waa not so
drink but that be knee, when the watch was forcibly
takon from him, and he mode • rery clear statement to
the police. The prisoner pointed to the exact Place where
the wet 11 we found, and he urged that the evidence
showed bad time and opportunity to throw it away.
Mr. 1-.1•1 urged the man Forcey evidently Wu drunk:
and no to his feeling her hand near hi watch, of course it
most he near his watch, if ehe had the arm round his
WAi.t. When the p.liceman came back to the bridge
woult not Om women have gone away if she bad the
wotch I N donbt they were all drunk. and it sum
muddle, which the jury and the Court must sort in the
1 heat way they could. The evidence was not sufficient to
' convict the girl, who eras one of a large family ; her father
WWI 72 retro of ar, and k•pt by the Parish, and she bad
a nidter dying at !gulden Newton. These facts be men•
tioned to rho bow serious a thing it woukt be to convict
the girl. There Waco sufficient amount of doubt in the
onat•er to justify the jury in returning a verdict of not
guilty.
Mr Middleton said the case did not 'rem to present any
eleoci•l lirulty: the prosecutor toll his story very
pleinly, and, though the property not being found on the
Pris 'nor made it rather more difficult, yet too jury would
take into consideration that the prisoner had made
111-rent statements, and this affecte 1 her credibility.
A. to the proeecutor's being drunk, it was clear be want
to the polio° and toll • clear story, and if be had been In
any incompetent state from drink he would hardly have
done that. . .

—Tilt Jul; found her guilty, and to • charm of • previnia
conviction she pleaded guilty.
The CAUPINI for the defence asked Me chairman to deal
with the awe leniently on account of the circamstances of
prisoner, (easily.
The Chairman said the magistrates had taken those cip
cuso4aoce• into consideration la the sentence they had
decided on.

Three mouths' hard labour.
HOUSENIZAITINCI AT ET. GILES.

Waiter Poot.iii)Tiaboun,r, iTraTin-d'ic-ted for stealing at
Wiruboruc Si Giles, on September 9, • tame rabbit and
a (mewl. the property of Sampson Coney ; • whitewash
broth, value 2, 6.1.. belonging to Earl Shaftesbury; and •
tiny- reitut, the property of Alfred Tom Adams ; also on
the 27th • roe', value Eli, and • rush basket, the property
of Christopher Csiles ; also with breaking into the house
of George Coffin, on the II Dth.
Mr. Cdal prosecuted.
Prisoner pleaded guilty to the house-breaking, and also
to 'feeling the coat-
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He was sentenc med to a moothe bard labour.

A 111.0ILOUGB. FOUN.In•IL

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(koc9,. gsrgrreece (fa a ...Idler of the 2-2)th Regiment,
was indicted for stealing 11l of the monies bf Edith Cox,
on the 4th September. at Weymouth.
Mr. 1.1.1•1 prowieuted The clrcomttance. wens those
of special cruelty. The prosecutris had been a servant to
her brother, at Portland. and had sand up CIL The
prisoner kept company with her, and told her all sorts of
lies—that hs was shout to leave the service, and take •
.ituation as warder, and that he would marry her.
Sho went with him t t the Rini- iu - Hand Inn,
an I stayed the night hie promise of marriage.
Next morninz he sent her for her money, to Port'
omit, and after remonstrance her brother gave her
the money. She took it to Weymouth and put It out on
the tolde to count it, when prboner it pat it in
hit pocket. and would not give it lock to her. That night
he slept with hi, clothes on, keeping the money in his
p...het. end next morning he gave her half-a-crown oat of
the money and deserted her.
Edith Cox, a servant girl. of Po:tland, aged 19, kept
hour for her brother at Portland- George Hargreaves
wu. • soldier, and kept company with her in July, and
promised her marriage, stating he would get his discharge
she hadl Cll. and on September 2, she went to Weymouth
.le married. At the Sintinhand publichnuse she stayed
with hitu.an,lnestm"rnmn.t pri..nersent her to her brother's
to cut her money. She did so, and took it hack to the
puhliehouse, and placed it on the table to count it out,
when prisoner took it, and said "11l take can of it for
you," She asked for it back, but he would not give it
In it and only gave her half-a-crown out of the
money, and she had not seen hitu since. She had
U.' money and no home, her father and mother
were d...ad.

Luerotabe proved the prisoner had not been
six veva in the service. nor had he applied for his
dusbarge. At soldier should be seven years in the service
and have a good conduct stripe before he applied foe hie
discharge.

It was sworn that prisoner had not applied for the
situstion as warder within the last nine months.
P.C. 11.111"1:1 .111.11/14.11d vi the prisoner as • deserter. and
found CS ea.lL. also two cloak.roorn tickets for boxes
belonging to proweistria
Mr. Cis' tbe jury would agree with him this trx•
very 'awl rue.
Prisoner, who had pleads,' not guilty. said nothing in

quickly tumid kim guilty, sod the Chairmen
could not imane of a more Werner and brutal descrip-
tion. The prisoner told her a number a falsehoods, tocik
her t Weymouth, seduced her under promise of marriage,
and stole from her all she powered. It wee impossible io
CASOSITS a much worse owe, and the sentence of the
Court would be that he be Dant to bard labour far SWO
year&
me money found on George Hargreaves, was ordered,
no the application of 111 r. 1:dal, for Edith Cos, and with
her wish, to be returned to her brother, at Portland
STEALING THEEZPENCE.
Mary !Wm Gai(fard ciSt, glover, pleaded guilty to steal-
ing it, belonging to Martir Hunt, at Sharon St. Peter,
on flutist 11
She admitted a previous conviction.
Templer prosecuted, and said the money was taken
from a shop till, and there being. previous conviction,
the magistrate' thought it their duty to sand primer for
trill, though the amount was a* small.
The Cqairman said abs had given a rust deal of
trouble during the last three yaws ; there having been
nther cmvictions, they sentenced hisrlto six wetkf hard
labour.

Grorpo StiM Cl 5). p3Mor, namable' mush at Verona
Mr. Udal promote&
Not guilty.
STUMM SALOCZA AND BACON.
MOW Wag 06. tniakissor, woo ladiate4 for Asa* it

Wareham, on September 7th, a par of myths balances.
belonging to James Oliver Yard: also flve pounds of bacon,
belonging to Mary Jane Monteith.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty. on the ground he was In-
corueions at the time, list had got hurt by a fall from the
scat! ild while working at the Law Courts, and since
thsn a friths of beer always nyset him.
Mr. Floyer prosecuted,—Ford lives at Warehaulb and
keep. the Lord Nelson Inn, where prisoner came for
half-pint of ale. Ile ditl not miss his balances then; but
in the evening prisoner was arrested, anti P.C. Butler
found in his pocket a pair of balances, which prpeocutor
identified as his. \When prisoner was charged with
stealing the article, he said-- Not me." Is his state-
ment to the magistrates he stated that he had fallen 30
feet, and hurt his head, and now he often lost himself,
and did not know what he was about
The Chairman called the special attention of the jury
to the prisoner's statement that he was not conscious At
the time, and left it to them whether they banned the
story of his fall. —They found him guilty.
As to the bacon, it was stated the prisoner went into
Mrs. Monteith's shop. and she saw him hiding something
under his jacket. This was afterwards fouii;i;lnrl.3 P.c.
Battrick to be a piece of baron, and when c with
the robber, prisoner mid he did not steal it ; he bought
It, and gave a man Is, for it.
The jury found him guilty in this case also.
The Chairmen said whether the prisoner's story of his
fall from • scaffold was true or not, he seemed to steel
articles of value, and that they must stop.
Tw, months' for the first °fiance, and one month (or the
second ,freoce—bard labour.
Cat ls rime Cats'. e. (Ills little servant girl, pleaded guilty
to stealing boots, and lark Catt 4, an elder girl, to receiv-
ing them, at Parkstona
Mr. Willes preeecut.d, and said the young Catherine
had been a &inset at Wareham only a fortnight when she
departed, taking with her from the shop attached to the
house where she worked • Pair at boots, She took them
home, and her sister received them: but Mr. Wales said
there was no doubt she told her sister to tithe them back
again. The prnescutrix did not wish to pren the came
hardly, but she had lost so much by servants that she felt
obliged to prosecute.
The slaters had gone from geranium and lived at Para.
stone, and the superintendent knew nothing of thaw.
The Chairman pointed out to Catherine that she had
rendered herself liable to 14 years' penal servitude.
Two months' hard labour.
As to Maria, the learned counsel for the prosecution
fancied she advised her sister to return the boota, there-
fore sho would be discharged.

WATCH 106141 T AT POITLUID.
Jahn lkitaanta, • soldier of the 11-SIX• aegiment. pleadod
guilty to ote•ling • watch. at Portlitud. the proputtl 01
Itny•L_

Mal prosecuted.
About eight o'clock on Monday night Mr. Royal. who
keeps the Poet-office and • jeweller's shop, wen about to
shut up, but having some work at his bench he delayed.
In about ten minutes be heard • marsh and found the
lower south pane of his shop frost had been broken, the
hole being large enough for • man to pros through. Mr.
lizal went out. saw the soldier running down the road,
a cried, " Stop ow r Some young men also ran after
him, and Robert Hussey, from Mr. Brownser's, caught
the moldier, who had • silver watch in his head L this he
gars to Mr. Rummy. He wee detained WI P.C. Ricketts
came and took him into custody, and he was found to be
John Riwarde A watch is still miming, but the soldier
denied having had that. Two silver watches and several
lockets were found on the road outside by • little bor,
who gam than, to Mr. Royal.
The prisoner was taken to Dorchester on Tuesday and
committed to the sessions, where
Sergt. Luscombe said the prisoner joined in Marth,lB77,
and his character was bad.
The Chairman said this was • very bad ease indeed,
prisoner had broken a window in • jeweller's shoo, esel
stolen • watch.
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lTr;s -a-veri bad case indeed, and he would be eantenowl
to six maths bard labour.
Au Application was mak on the part of Yr. Royal, the
prosecutor in the last are. for thei return of moms watchae
which had bean stolen from him by Isaac Lay. • Mr
Rankss said that was an application about which
Kr. Moyer could be asks&
A ITTALpia rpwca AT LL.l.xcnlolf.
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°cove Pomeroy- .71;o-in.Q17wis. 7:271;;;c1-For stealing at
Allington two fowls, the property of Andrew Bpiller.
Mc Lock prosecuted.
Smiler had chants of some ;noway belonging to Mr.
Houma, of firldport, including men fowls. On Sun-
day Ist saw them safe at dinner time, and went to bed
at haE-past 10, and afterwards he heard them making •
nobs, looked out, and saw some one earning away fowls.
He went out, =lied his neighbour, and afterwards
listened, and heard the chickens being carried along the
miming walks at the back of his house. He looked
after them, and saw prisoner's heck door open.
He and his neighbour went down, and told his wife to call
Pomeroy ; but she found the back door locked. All three
then went round to the front, threw some small stones at
the window, and prisoner's wife came. She asked what
was the matter, and witness said someone was carrying
away the chicken, and he wanted Pomeroy to help. After
waiting • minute or two, prisoner came, and went down a
little way, when prisoner said, he did not know it mattered
to him about the fowls, he wanted to go to bed. He
beard a noise in Angelina Martin's garden. prisoner said
It was the pigs, advised them to put a policeman to watch,
and they would he able to go to led. He went for one;
but not could find one at first, returned and found Pomeroy
tone to led, then went and found two policemen. The
two fowls' heads produced were the same colour as his
fowls. Prisoners spinning walk adjourns witneses
Emma Spitler said the fowle were kept next to their
bark door.
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P.C. Brown went to Spiller's house, about half-pad
examined the fowlnouse, and traced feathers from
there to primner's outhouse. .everal small white feathers
being on the lock of prisoner's outhouse door. Ile went
and looked through the window, and found the black fowl
lying near the door. Called prisoner up, and said he wanted
to look into his outhouse. Piimner denied having a fuel-
house' bet said his combing sloop was locked up, called to
his wife, asked for the keys, witness beard keys rattle, hut
prisoner said he could not find the key. Than he went
up-stairs, witness following and bearing him say " I shall
be sure to go to gaol." He asked if witness had a warrant,
to which the constable said—" No; but if you do not open
I shall break open the door.' Eventually WithelS
wrenched open the door, and fount the two fowl,, lying
bands the door. Witness said he should take him in
custody, and prisoner replied " Yee. I knew that before."
Prisoner walked to the window, and said" Hullot what's
being gone on here f This window was shut just now."
Witnem said "it was impossible for the window to he
opened from outside." Prisoner went up-stairs, threw the
kevs on the bed, and his wife took them up.

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P.C. Courtney found footuarks from about half-way
from the fowl-house to prisons'', out-house no the earth
between the atone. There were eleven big nails, cone..
pouting with those poisoner wote when taken into
custody.
Prisoner said be knew nothing about the fowls, he we.
called out of bed, and aftervaAs found the fowls in his
his combing shop, Sorne one must have thrown them
there.
The jury found him not guilty.