The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-05 00:00:00

CRANBoatrg.

Oa& -A somo-oy-i-a-ni-e-M;;;Ol formation here for
1,. markt for %Unlace. Mews. Berate &ad
Co., ii wad Hall. estimate the ant of works at
£750. sod £5OO worth of £3 shares have already bees
subscribed for.

BLANDFoRD.

Arorsocketne' William Raisin, 01 this
town has just dad his eximainatioa in the 'deuce
and ;radios of madded, and remind • certificate to
practise.
Named, Assoatorlos Fon Foams or Wonder.
—The Roy. E. H. Took, vicar of Rinprood sod rural
dean, has •ecopted the office of Loral Treasurer of this
wady, whoa °bigot is gradually to mad free our old
parish obureds.
Dawes ASO Iturrotd—Henry Brow, of Blandford,
pleaded guilty before the Lord Portman. and a fall
Boob of Magistrates, oa Saturday lad, to • charge of
Wag drank and riotous, preferred by P.C. Butt He
expressed his deep regret sod said it should savor
happen astain.—Finad Sd. sod Ile. 6.1. wets.
illoeuxrd Kdortoe.—Tles dread of Town Coma.
onion to 11l the vessociss caused by to. retirement (by
reeekjeo of Kr. Spend Abbots, Mr. J. George, and Kr.
C. tionville, and also by the death of Mr. Day, took
dad on Frwlay last, November lit. Thom nominated
rMr. W. H. ebbed, Mr. Spates Abbots, Mr.
grear, Mr. O. Henvilla Mr. Lawrence, and Mr. J.
George. The Srst-aaasc podium's, however, previous
to the day of election, 'damaged to his Moeda that be
&dined to stand. As will be sees trots subjoined dad
send, the contest was a dry dose one, there being only
Woo votes !sawed the bighset and lowest.. Mr.
Lawrence polled KA 91168o4res.dAbititivell,T.Ilii J.
tarPfbnirst Mr. C.
woress therefore' declared duly elected.
CAUTION TO 8110PKINTINI AND THE 1.101. —Os
Friday last, at the borough pollee-dart, before W. C.
Finehane Esq., two men, who gave tho names of William
Davis sad farlllo4o King. and add they eon brick makers,
the former from Orlord and the lathe front Raiding,
were brought op in custody charged with steoling •
pear of man's waterproof boots, of the value of lls. 9d.,
the progeny of Charles Bighead, shoemaker and
peers,' dealer. Salisbury-street, Blandford. Mrs. High.
man said on Thursday dodos, about 7 o'clock, I saw
the two prioders pua our house together, and directly
after beard • ordb of glum I ran out and saw King
atria( • pair of hoots (thou ow produced) through the,
broken pod of gloss. He immediately paled them to
Davis, Um other prisoner, and both walked away. P.C.
Soddy was coming up Sdisburydreet, I Gonad him
and told biro of the robbery, and pointed out the
primers to hits, and he went after them.- —Cross.
essunined by King: I doe% know what they were
marked. Edward Chamberlain, servant to Mr. C.
Ingram, surgeon, of Blandford. deposed : On Thursday
evening, about 7 o'clock, I was standing shout four or
Ave yards off from Mr. Highsoues shop window, and
saw the prisoner King first pais it Me than walked
bad and thrust his hand through • dears of glom, sad
took out a pair of boots. Ho then walked book two or
three yards, and met the Wear prisoner, and hooded to.
boots to him. I saw Mrs. Rieman run out of her
shoo and the two man walked away.—P.ll. Seadour
said he went after the moo poicted out by Mrs. Highness
sod took thou in custody. Davis had the boots and
pre them up to him. He charged Davis with stealing
the boots, and King said "No, he never stole thorn. I
dole them and gave them to her." Ths boots prodded
are those given op to me by Davis. The prisoners
declined to say anything in their defense, and they wore
committed for trial. In reply to the sudietest"
remark that they goal& have got a night's lodging and
food I. the workhouse, both of theta said they would
bodge
sooner lie under. all night, or to go to prison,
rather than be obliged to pick a pound of oakum, and
haws ooly six ounces of broad for it
VALHI/JCL—A strong, Ale-bodied man who gave the
dime of Odds Harris, and said that be belonged to
Maiden, in isilloseestrrakirs, wee 01=MM with beightlf
Is the borough of Ellandford.—John Pons, amietant to
Mr. Gill, boa dealer, said to. prisoner same into the
shop boded 12 aod 1 o'clock the presiding d y, and
asked him if he Gould give him Anything. He ;Old him
he could not. He then repeated his must, and he
again told him be odd not, and the prisoner then
walked out, mils* saw him go into Mr. Grove's shop.
Witham then mat for • policeman. Prisoner denied
that ha asked twice for relief, and that he was on ties
the road reeking work. He had tried to pt work on
one of the lines, but not having the tools, and being
unsoqnainted with the men, did not enermed. Committed
for ono month's hard labour.
STIALIN 11 Boova.—On WINIDOI4I., last, before the
Mayor and W. C. Finchem, Ed.—Charles Harrison,
who on the provide day was admitted for trial on •
sharp " of stealing a packet of was again brought
up In custody to answer • obarge dealing • pair of ,
Balmoral boot* vales tis., the property
Abbott, of Blandford. The evident* was ae follows :
William floor, Abbot rid: I reside in Blandford. On
Moody lost, about half .past 12 o'dook, I took a pair of
Balmoral boots to Mr. Meeklea's shop, at Bloodford St. ,
Mary, to be make& I Mimed thou to Robert

Mogen. Mr. Macadam's foremen. I identify the buts
produced by the police as the same that I took there.—
Robert Rogers deposed: I so foreman to Mr. Monekton,
shoemaker, of Riendford St. Mary. I received the
boots from Mr. Abbott on Mooday, the TSei. October,
to reriair thou. Is the evening, about 6 u'elock, I was
working is Mr. 'Monktoo's beck shop, when I heard the
bell of the front shop ringing. and when I went to
answer the door a man answering to the deur:otitis of
the priestlier ran oat. He woe.. light cep. (Premier
was ordered to pat on his cap, which the witness said
was like the one the man wore). I did not thee
discover that say boots were irnessog. I did not see
the man's feu. On the following do I went to look
for the boots where I bad placed them and found them
rose. I gave information to the police. The boots
produced are the roe as Mr. Abbott left to be repsired,
and which I made for his son. Their prossot votive is
about 5.. P.C. James Moore, one of the borough
tonetebleo, said : Yesterday evening. 291 h October,
about belf-peo four. I isosived information from the '
last witness that he bad missed a parr of boots from Mr.
Monkton's shop, and from the description he gave me
of • man whom he saw running away from the shop on
the nth. I suspected the prisoner was the aisn. I
I had him then into my custody on *pother *barge. and
'charred him with stealing a pair of boots, and at the
same tilos cautioning him in the motel ni . He
.dotted be had stolen them, and said" When I found
that I was pursued, I put them in .shrubbery, through
an iris fence, opposite where I took thus. I
Immediately went to the spot indicated by the prisoner,
and found the boots. I showed them to the prosecutor
and the lest witoese, who *Unstilted them, and I now
produce them. The prisoner, who deelised to stake
any statement, was then committed for trial at the
QurterSesaions.
Nets:sort Ro .—On Tuesday hot, before the
Mayor and W. C. Fincham, Req., a man who gave the
name of Charles Harrison, and stated that his home was
Guildford-street, borough of Southwark, was charged
with stealing • packet of cocoa, weighing 14The, and of
the value of Ts, from the shop of Mr. H. Gill, tea.
dealer, Market plus, Mendford.—Herbert Minims, a
lad about 14 years of age, assistant to Mr. Gall
said: On Monday evening, the 98th instant, between
six and seven o'clock, I saw prisoner enter Mr.
Gill's shop, and take • parcel of cocoa off the shelf.
It was • packet of cocoa, and weighed 14Th.. He
went out of the shop with it. I ran round the
counter alter him, and called out "thief." Mr.
Pearce, Mr. Gill's heed assistant OMNI into the shop
just as prisoner was going oat, he followed the
primmer and collared hint, and then sent me for •
.—John Puree said: I am head assistant
Chalsrmr3ill. Oa Monday, the 86th October. between
nix and seven o'clock in the evening, I was coming
from Mr. Gill's parlour into the shoo, and heard the
last vitae= ce7 out "thief, thief!" I immediately
wont out of the shop and ow the priso.ev running.
ran Liter and overtook him a short distance from
Mr Gill's shop door. I collared him, and Dent the
last witness for a policemen. I brought the prisoner
beck to the shop. He was very quiet, and had the
packet of coons (now produced) ender his arm- I asked
him wh7 he had taken it. e said it was" distress."
The pohostnan took possession of the oocos.—P.O.
James Moore proved taking prisoner into custody
The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed for
trial et the next quarter emulous.— Shortly after the
committal of the prisoner on the above charge, in-
formation was received by the police that another
robbery had been committed at Illuidford flit Mary.
About six o'clock on the previous evening, a man
answering to the description of the prisoner went into
Mr. Monkton's shop, and took from off the counter •
pair of boy's boots the property of Mr. W. H. Abbott,
which had been sent tour. Monkton's to repair—P.C.
Moore, after cautioning the prisoner, asked him if he
knew anything of the matter, when he readily con-
fessed that he had stolen the boota and hid them in •
clump of trees near Mr. Monkton's house. The con-
stable then went and found them concealed ss the
prisoner had stated.