The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-03-29 00:00:00

Sontersetshirr.

SOMERSET LENT ASSIZES.

MON DA Y.
(Before Mr. NA SOY MARTIN.)
John Manehip, lebourer. Wad sentenced to nine
months' hard labour for stealing thrre live fowls, the
property of Charlotte Jeffries, at Werubdon, on the
Zled of January.
Tbooo4ll Lang, farrier, a young roan of respectable
appearance, George Gray, Nalsomea. and Peter Madigan,
musician, were isdiceed for steeling from a dwelling.
bones £l5 in gold and silver moneys, thirteen silver
spoons, and other articles, the property of Sarah Marks,
as Brislington. Mr. Speke prosecuted. Gray sad
Madigan pleaded guilty. but Lang pleaded sot guilty,
and he ems defended by Mr. 54112.-11 r. Bdlia made
en able defence on behalf of the prisoner Lasg.-1114
lordship summed up, and the jury found him guilty.
Sentare:. deferred.
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John Skelton—, ameribed In the ealondar as a com-
munion agent, sod Charles Paul, lodging•house keeper,
were indicted for feloniotuly uttering a forged cheque
for £45, well knowing the same to have been forged, at
Wells, on the 12th of October. 1863, with intent to
defraud Stuckey's Banking Company. Kr. Cole pro-
secuted; Kr. Bilin (instructed by Mr. Clifton) defended
the prisonera—A verdict of not guilty was reternsi,
sad the prisoners were discharged.
Albert Ruasell, labourer, was found guilty of a
burglary at tbe dwelling-hOO,. of James Steeds, and
eteeling • gun, paletot, and hat, on the 30th of
January, and 11114 sentenced to eighteen months' hard
labour.

Lacy Loston, • respectably-dressed young woman,
was indicted for stealing • pair of muslin sleeves and •
bedirockst, value 61.,the property of Emma Wilkinson,
t. mistress., at Wells, on the Mith Junt•ry. Mr.
Lary proosotated, end Mr. Cole defended the prisoner.
Cole bead* an able speech on behalf of the prisoner,
bad, aftet %he judge had briefly summed up, the jury
ieterned • verdict of not guilty, which was loudly
applaided in Court.— Hi. lordship called upon the
'onsets of the Court to tepee., the uproar, and pointing
to • person who sat near the learned waned for the
teisoner, who vas clapping his hands with mush
'vehement*, said, "Let that man be brosght before me.
Who are you sir r Answer : lam the girl's father,
my lord. His lord‘thip : Well, that is some excuse; I
thought you were the prisoner's attorney, and bad you
been I should have made an example of you or of any
either pitmen trim applauds • verdict in this Court.
The sett thing that we shall have will be an 'corrosion
of disapprobation at some verdicts.—The prisoner was
thou Indicted for stealing a northeast, value M., the
property of Catharine Kline Wilkinson, at Wella. The
prosocutrix in this ease was dengliter of the prom-
ontrix in the last case, and the fxts were very similar.
The jury acquitted the prisoner. Them was a third
Indictment charging the prisoner with missiles four
pieties of silk, vain. 2a., the property of Miss
Wilkinson, but no evidence was offered, and the pri-
soner IlreJ discharged.
W106.T. gardalber. 111111 acquitted upon 'charge
of stealing three plant.. value 21., the property of John
Brewer Meunier; at Taunton, no the 96th 01 January.
William Inlet, a young man, was indicted for Renault-
log Joseph Williams, William Moore, and Joseph
Deets, police-oonstablos, in the mention of their duty,
at Taunton, on the 16th of January.—Mr. Bore prose-
cuted, and the prieoner was defended by Mr. Prideaus.
—Prisoner was found guilty, and kis lordship, in amp
%cueing the prisoner, said from • hat which had been
supplied to him, be found that he had been twelve
times brought up for &molts. and had been imprisoned
for passing 'bad money, larceny, and for bursdary.—The
sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned for
twelve moat's, sod kept to hard labour.
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'rho grand jory ignored llso bill. *gaunt the following
rrisooers : Richard Gibbs, Jobs. Barge, George
Simmons, and aroma Stereo&
THE Bill WORDIII.—The grand jury hove returned
• true bill against the prisoner in this cam for the
441414 offense.
his YIP)VIL 111•111111A001111111 Casa—ln tho roam
of the morning tte grand jury earns before the Court,
and Sir A lexaeder Hood, the foreman, addressing his
lordship, said, I. am cam of Robert Slade echoer thoy
could not get tie witneeme beton thous, aeltbor could
U.y Ist thole in any other ems of Insportanea.—His
lordship, speaking of that partioalar indietinest. I sin
not 'urethra at what you state. All I can do is to
..treat reoognisusess. After a communication from
Horn, bia lordship said, I understand that the witness.*
are now here, and will shortly be before you.—Mr.
Wood said they had now • full grand jury, and they
considered it desirablo that those eases of importance
should room before thens.—His lordship: If there is
say wilful remaining away I will stop U. costa —Tim
grand jury sabompoently returned tree bills against the
primem, both for manslaaghter and miadomosoonr, sod
U. trial gm it'd for Wednesday morning.
The °sort then rose mos after Nio o'clock.