The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-09 00:00:00

STATIMIRNTS $Y TIIE STAUNTON&

All four of the nmviets have now been aperient of the
lot, hoot for the exeention. The chaplain if Maidstone
gaol (the hey. A 11. Harrison) found that the rine tttttttt en-
dation ti mercy in the rime of the female priseneri, which
was pronounced in the court in their hearing, had imparted
to their minds the impression that the extreme peealty
war not at all likely, in far am they were pirirenied tstie
carried eut ; and tais omvictiem was strengthei.e.l I, the
rtatements as to public agitation nutriile the pri..n which
were made by friende who visited them. The ehaplain
oh-creel that the confident bows thou arinnind interfered
very inaterially with his daily initibitratonr, atal be
Pr',' willingly decided, after confirming with thin 'vaunter
that it would he well to warn them el the few ilats which,,
, ',cording to the law, remained to them for preparation.
The Mail 4late was eeparnitely centiounicated to the female
I convicts by the chaplain On SAtlll,lly 11.0111412. They
received the intimation withotit 11111.11 display ~u e ttttt
loot tenth esiti it WAS very hard; that it WM even., it
should have been so ordered ; and that they hail dOne
nothing, they were run., to deserve all this terrible
punishment. On Sunday they twice attended service in
th- chapel, and the male convieta were Kermit at MOOO at
half-part nine in the morning in the Roman Catholicehatsd.
They werealso privately visited by their respective spiritual
advisers.
On Riturilay afternoon the brother and rioter of
and Patrick Staunton, accompanied by the tan elder
children of the latter, visited the gaol on the occasion of
the baptism, according to Roman Catholic rite, of the
infant of Mrs. Patrick Staunton. They were conducted to
the hospit it ward in whieli Mrs. Patrick Staunton is con-
fined, and Patrick Staunton was permitted G. lie present
at he interview. The child wax subsequently taken by
the sister to the Roman Cathslic church in the town, where
it received its father's name. Upon returning to the gaol
the brother and sister again 113 W Mrs. P. Staunton, and
also hat an interview in the visitone.rome with Leda
St tunton. These interviews tvere necessarily of a sad
ch warier, but much of the time was passed in conversation
mem the vorirots erste meats made at the trial and a nee, and
upon which Patrick Staunton Owed several 111111 l mita. K.
said that any one who went to the Woodlanda, would
find that so far front cupboards and doers having been
kept linked, there is not a leek of any kind, but simply
hasps, in the interior of the house. Ile affirmed that
if the widow in the from which deceit...l oc.'upiel
was now nailed town, which he doubted, it must bare
been done sinee they left, for earl, mousing when the
liver:L.lA came &Mal stairs he asked her if she leul thrown
the widow up, and if she hail not he Mid her to go lack
ami do so. In this very ttttt he added, he was minting
for several hours each day Iluring half of Fehruary and
the whole of March in the present year, as be found that
It afforde4 • better light. During tine dm time deceased
was mostly ttitig over the fire, she Awayo had
her MClls at the Wile tliGle With the rert of the fatitly. and
partook 'if the Innle from!. Tern i ig to an. ol his littlechildren
&trent dye years old, lie asked her if she remembered Aunt
Harriett, upon whirl, the child replied, "Ye'. I used to go
to the bottom of the stairs and ray that breakfast wee
ready." On the aubiect of thin 111114..4 of the de 'eased.
both Patrick Staunton and his wife affirmed. during the
interview on Saturday, that they had ima idea
until the Wesitiewisy night. that there woo anytbilz
wriour the matter with her. On the Monday the itpnge
emnplained of a swelling of the feet, and they were
fomented with mustard and water, both on that day and
on the next—a procera which, Patrick Staunton rimgerteilr
ought "at least to have prevented them (nen soon
becoming opn dirty as had been deseribed." They did
not call in Dr. Cressy le.caure they liii not want
the people of the ncighlsairhood ti Heil out that
Alice Rhodes war not Louis Staunton'm wife. Upon
the rtatements 'if Clara Ilrewn being mentioned Patrick
Staunten peinte.l nett that mane of them were directly
at varianee with eviderice whi I, was relied opts, at
the trial. Clara Brown mid that the deceased had latterly
taken to ma, lining until the neighlourlinod wee
freiptently arienre.l ; when's, witnesr after witness W.AI
called at the trial to prove that they hail never men Of
heard of her. 11, entirely denied ever having etruck the
deco:used, and emially repudiated the alleged ill-troatruent
of her child. Mrs. Patrick remarked upon this point that
the child bad bread and milk to breakfast mach mornihg,
that Clara Brown herself tilled its little every night.
Some inenti 111 l wax made of a statement hy Clara lirown
that she was very libeled when at the Woodlands ; end at
thir both Mr. and Mrs. Patrick ionifesred iiiiirh mit nigh-
went. They maid itroeld I•uily he proved upon howl,
that Clara Drown W. kept in clothes by Mrs. Ilinksman,
porsuant to !wan:patient, and that she was always
sufficiently t. Tito girls father, it appears,
died at Gravesend some time Istek, leaving etx
children, and id two girls one was this Clara Brown.
Its 1../lepoleG leollie house property, out a 'Hui, y of
the yearly (OM till, le Ani/lied 1.0 the support
of Clara Biotin by her guardian, the husband of •
eider of Mrs. Ilinkomin. On a review of this., circuit'.
stances on Saturday Xt.. and Mrs. Patiack held that it wall
ininowilile I lure ltroWlk coed.' have Isonnow ...wild now 1.0,
1,, the helplere eotelition tl“t hint Gee. pictured. Her
oster is .14 to be at pripent 440114 with, the
abeve-telentioned, whip is in bluing,. li, Regent sitreet, sad
who recently transferred her hr Mre. Ilinksinati'm te
OWII 1.100. Ttn, treat il•GI %tate that they Were 301(1.111
that I lara Drown should have been more e10r...1y cress,
examined at the trial en several of the pp ii•tr alluded to,
and they still remplaiii that aufficient Nulls have not been
' taken to test the aciairacy of her weiertionr. Patrick
Staunton saYS he icily wants doos not want
his sentenee ti be eontiouted from a feeling of pity, and
would rather die at 011170 than upend het life in penal.
' servitude on such term.. Lotus St: toll says hots
man the subject than big brother. Ile protests that
it woe originally against his wish that Alice Rhode,
came G/ live With his wife. Ref pro the marriage
. Alice Rhodes was living with Mrs. Mukalla:4 anti the
&ceased, no I.ottii rays, again and again entreated her to
It her 17011113 and lite with her as a Louis
• Staunton aays he got to like Alice Rhodes aimed against
his will, and that MI MS wife developed a violent temper
; and a tartan for drink hi, conceived the idea of living spirt
from her, and so was left with Alice itheiles alone. Mrs.
Patrick and her husband say that at !kat they were leech
appoint tip thim arrangement, but they yielded GI the
:moment. of Loin Staunton, who rem...wet...l hew
' wretched he W:/.. :Ind filially came to tacitly agree in the
numeral relation•bip that was thenceforth farri.ot
• it obollid 141 stated that none of the Meseta of the
brothers and sisters visited them at Cielhem, and they
were consequently unaware of the fact that LonhiStantiton
was living apart from his wife, until the circunastanees
attend upe m attendant 'pp the removal to Mugu were publiabed In
' the newspapers.

RECKIMT'S PARIS lb PL—The marked auperimity et
Obi Laundry Blue over all other+, awl the inciole
pr.:elation f it Isonibo by tiof lilith. 64 been
attended by the uoial reaults—viz.. of incite-
Rona : the merit of the latter mainly ...made in the
iiwennitv exerted, lit aiinvly in ink .tin 4 the wi lure
ahape, bat nicking the general 14ipai
earleo of the
wrapperg readable that if the sentunu cuticle. The
laccafacturera beg therefore to caution all bayed to
ace " Reckitt's Pari.c Blue' Im each nacket.

WANTED, in or near Dorchester, a 8111.11.1,
IIESI I / EN(' E, with, if nninlble, an en,
:an len. iti,lrca, "X. Y.," Teleuram. Oltitxm.
I)«rehr.ter.