The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-01 00:00:00

THE FAMILY BAH BAG'.

'lke reputed wife of 011 to, rant dealer, named Mary
Cooper, was charged in c ot AY at the 8 rough P dice. ;
court on Tuserilii. before his %V.rrenip IC. Edmunds, E.g.), ,
and Dr. Hay, with obtaining by false pretences a quar.tity
of rage and two umbrella., property of Mr Ire lerich .
Barrett, house-decorator. Ira., of Barrack and Eat-streets
n the previous day. I'risoner was accompanied by •
young
Mies Amy Barrett, daughter of prosecutor, mid prisoner
called at their house. iti Barrack-street, In the morning,
a-king for • 101 l or horh bad been left there on the Friday
prev.ous. She said .he was to call for a bundle or rags,
ah had haah t by byy (writhes.) father and mother to
on Prieober told her the rags were in a bundle.
Witueos went Utm'atm all rewired the ra s, and she
o'er) called a eotUlainhin t r take them, which was
.I in., Witness gave up the rate Ii prisoner in conwq.senee
of W. at ehe PH. 'Tier mid she eran taint to weigh
the rase at t t 0 0, 0.4, at • hind- art, and
t elm bird • •eig her wilier (llrs, orreti) at too chop.
Teem were two umberellas in the passage, sad prisoner
told witness eh* was told by Mrs. ll.rrrtt t tab. them
Ms Wiinesr allowed prironer to tike the umbrellas in
cor-equenew of that abatement.
Mr. F. Barrett, prrs rotor, said he never sew prisoner
priiir to that morning. He never authorised her ts take
any umbrella or rags, Of to dapple of any.
KM II ruird 'all eh int 9 p.m.. on Tueedsl, be went
with praecutor's daughter to the Fisherman's Arms,
S nab-Amer, 'Gen oh., vinted out the prisoner as the
one takinz the rags and umbrella.. II • then went to see
pro-ecutor, and afterward• re-vi.ited the cubli, house and
apprehended WM .n-r. He chanted her. 84. .64 nude,
the influence of drink. Led br en expelled fir,
no bib-house. during the dl iy. H- chant.' Prramer main
thee in sn•no, when eh. sad she bought the thing..
Mr. Bairn. Buret% wife of prosecutor, said she did not
know the p- is mer, and had not told her to call at their
h.sise In, 1a.3.
M.-. II rett, in answer to • question, said prisoner told
her when taking the rags that she would come back and
par tar, but she did not come back,
Prier Per warn then charged with the offence, mid, in
reply, mode the following statement :—" My husband is
a dealer. 11-fore we 'buy.' anything we 'leaves' those
bills to let View know what we buy. We came into the
town I.t edsv, and on Thurrafey we left bills about
the two, and he (the liu.band) told me he had to call at
Mr. Gerrard', and Mr. Barrett'. Ori Sunday my husband
la .t it,,, and went awn, and left to. Yesterder morn-
ing I thought of the two houses, I went to Mr. Barrett's,
and cellril for the bill my hu-band hod left there. Miss
Barrett tiro ight one • bundle of rag., and two umbrellas
ee. , 'sgarn-t: the esrp. I said 'I will weigh the rm.,
and bring yin hack the money : I have to corns up main
directly to call at Mr. (ili.rrard'o, and then I will call and
Par rm.' I tort the rags sod sord them. and, Waiting
wit'. a tmtelling man mut woman, hal some beer. I was
away longer than I ought to have been."
This statement will be evidence against Prisoner, who
was committed ts take her trial at the next Sessions to be
held at Dorchester.