The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10 00:00:00

Verdict " Accideatal Death."
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of deceased. Mr. Vickery will pay tie doctor, aad he has
aloe seat away the dog

AR.B.EEIT OF THE "NICE YOUNG MAN."
'rho "respectable-looking prone man,* who, it was
stated, was with Jd'rers, charsted with stealing Se
front Kate O'Connell on Rene Tuesday, has been
arrested at Winchester, and brought to Weymouth.—
On Thursday morning Mr. W. Talbot and Dr. Drew
sat on the Borough Bench, and the prisoner was
brought up He fere the name of John Peaty
although he passed her. b the name of stair& He
also had another Om There was nothing
menial about his look. Mr. Hann* appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Howard defended. Mr. Howard
said he had only been instructed this morning, and he
had no bail to offer; therefore, if his client were re
rearsded, it would mean keeviwitiat in prison.—it was
21=between the learned gentlemen that the evidence
1 be read over, and that of Miss O'Connell was
first read.—ln addition Miss O'Connell identified
prisoner se Jeffery.' friend.—By Mr. Howard: Had
seen him before. When we first saw him he
was sitting near the other (Jefferys). They were
sitting on the bank, and "this gentleman" smoke first
about it being dusty and the woman and child looking
tired: he said, "What a pretty little boy. The
primmer and the friend got up, and we all walked into
town. When I was at the race coon* T took nut a penny
to buy a cake for the child. This was just before we
turned home. From that time till we got to the
railway station I had no occasion for any money, and
did not look inside my puree. While I was at the
public I went outside with the prisoner as far as the
first rate ; be wanted me to take a walk with him, but
I said I couldn't go as I had to catch the train. I
saw the purses in the hag before I went out, and they
were all right. The other prisoner, Mrs. Unthwalte,
and the children were left behind. When I trot back
took up the bag and the shawl. From that time I
could swear the beg was not opened' the parse must
hays been taken from the time I looked fir the
shilling and when I came back to the pubFehottes.
Mrs. Linthwalte and the children went with me
to the railway mutation, prisoner had left the public
before. Prisoner had asked her when she came
back to the public—to have something to drink. she
',sinned, but prisoner said—" You must have some-
thing," she replied she'd have souse wine, the landlord
had no wine, and prisoner offered scone sintrerbeer.
which she agreed to, It erae brought in, hut spilt, and
she did not drink any, but left to catch the train ; she
was not two minutes altogether in the hone* after she
came back, —Thy Mr. Hamm : When I came hack, the
prisoner and the old man whispered together, and
then they h ,th left the room together, and she had
not seen the prisoner stone until now, Was
quite sure beyond a doubt, she had the purse
and money at the Railway Hotel. The prisoner
and friend had their becks towards her, so
that anything might have p.ased between them,
without her seeing it Could swear the money was
safe, when she opened the Hg to look for the shilling.
—Mrs Treganna's evidence warn not read, and she
identified the prisoner am the person who took the
lodgings for three days.—He came back on Tuesday
evening, and asked what he had to pay? she replied—
" You have taken my lodgings for • wok." and be
paid 125., the remainder of the El she named as the
price of a week's lodgings, he having paid is. before.
The woman who was with him gay* her 2s. beide,
and she said she did not require it, but the woman
hoisted. Cross-examined: Did not tell prisoner
she would only let her lodgings for a week.
When he took the lodgings, be took out •
sovereign first: she said she didn't require it, and be
then paid her 7s. By all appearance he had plenty of
money. His wife and he went out and came beck
together, said they were going up to inquire about the
train, and came heck in • short time. This was on
Tuesday. On Monday they went out and retuned
between 11 and 12 at night. On Tuesday they went
out, and the lady came back by herself in the after-
noon ; but prisoner did not come back till the evening.
They went out again for a abort time; but afterwards
returned, and they packed up their portmanteau, and
said they were going up to the Railway station. This
was near nine.—The prisoner was remanded.