The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-09 00:00:00

A letter was also reoe—iv7tl-1;;;;; the Governor of the
Prison am follow.:
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ILM Convict. Prison, Portland, Governor's Office.
" l9th November. ICU.
shell feel obligor( if you will inform me
whether the road leading to the Prison from the Turnstile,
opposite the Clifton Cottages to the hack of the Infirm.
icy on the Eat Cliff, has been duly handed over to the
thh authorities of the Island, and if es, whether the
Hosed have any objection to the Prison Department
continuing the gas main from the end of the penal class
prison to the officer's schools, and placing gas lamps
opposite the quarters in the Alma•terrace. I have the
honour, to be air, your obedient servant,
"Ogotogi Currou, Governor.
"To the Chairman of the L real Board.'"
It wan intimated that the Board bad not the slightest
objection to the main being continued on condition that
the road be made good, subject to the approval of the
Surveyor.
_ ANOTHER POLICEMAN ON THE HILL.
. . . . _

The next businem was to smolder the advisability of
applying for another pollce-constable to be stationed on
the hill.
The CHAIRMAN thought they HMI bUy Joatlft.d in ask-
ing for the addition. for although he did not make the
slightest complaint against Abrams (for be did his duty)
be was..., a the bill half his time.
Mr. Burnt said considering the villages of Weirton,
Bouthwell. Reform, and the rest were's, mattered, they
were justified in asking for another.
The Castilian remarked they were entitled to mother
according to their rateable sable.
It was at length resolved that this clerk be requested to
represent the case to the Chief Constable, with the view
of getting an increase of the police force on the "on-hill
district. . .

--ii:oakrastAr wisbed it to be particularly understood
that he nisde no compl.aint nrisnteyer sigain:t rhlir.sins

Mr. Ciocki& re" in7ric;s"tbraiirtii7e7ve the —Ch ler -Con-
stable the rateable value and the population he could see
for himeelf that they were. entitled to another.

The matter then dropped.
It was decided that tbo whole Bgard should form a
committee, for the purpose of deciding who should be
excused the psyment of tie. rater.
A cheque for PO was drawn for payment to the Port
Sanitary Authority.
This concluded the business.

AN RXITtAORDINARY IMPOSTURE AT PORT-
LAND.

At the County Petty SZOtie—on Friday. before H. C.
Goodden, E.g., Captain Pretor, Colonel Swell:6ld, and R.
If. Eliot, 11. q.
Joarpll WWWOIOII, a teem, see charged with obtaining
by fel« pretences from Mr. S. W. Kendall, jeweller. of
Portland, • silver watch and chain, and cold keeper ring,
value £8 3.. ; ids le. from Mr. Alfred Score, and two
pieces of beef, value 31., of Mr. Frederick Hatton.
Mr. Howard appeered for the prosecution. He proposed
taking all three cases together. Mr. Kendall eres well.
known at Portland, carrying on an extensive business as
watchmaker and jeweller. The prisoner came to him
and told bine he was the son of Mr. Moidem Score, and
made various statements which showed that he was inti-
mate, or had acquired a knowledge of the family. On the
strength of these statement. Kr. Kendall let him have
the watch and chain, and the prisoner asked him to put
down the price in his pocket-book, because be wished to
show the mice to his "father." It, however, seemed the
father was not very proud of hie " hoy"—(laughter)
because he WS/ there to deny his non. Havlng bristly
given the fact., Mr. Howard called
Kr. S. W. Kendall, who said he was • wetcti neither and
Jeweller. carrying on business at Fortune's-well, Portland.
On Wednesday, the 19th, the prisoner came to his ehop
and said, " How &ye do, Kr. Kendall I You don t
remember one r "No, I don't, "he replied. "1 remoso.
her you, though," continued her for I bought a watch
from yon when you were on the other side of the
road. How long have you been on this side I '"
" About 14 peers," said witness; "but whet is your
owner "Closed Score," replied the prisoner. "And
whet part of the Score family are your ached witness.
Prisoner said "You know my father on the Top-of .the.
Hill r Witness replied "Whet I Mr. Maoism Eloore
" Yea," said orleoner, "I am his oldest son. and I em
come 130016 to take care of my father, he being an old
mea. I am vier/ to work in the quarries, and I shell
went a watch end chain. He then naked witness to put
the price in a pocket-book which he had, no that his father
might know bow much he had to pee. He selected a
silver watch, value CO end •thein, £1 1.. Witness let
him have the things on the strength of his representation
that he was Mr. Score's son, for, as he told the prisoner
at the time, '1 would treat Kr. Moslem Score for .C 90.
The number on the watch was 5,794, and bore Ins name.
Prisoner said he had been to me his "Coolie Dick." and
he spoke of him as being married and having a nice shop
and plenty of goods. His "Cousin Dick" lived he said up
the street. His uncle and cousin told him to be sure and
go to Mr. Kendall's shop and met the thing., because they
knew and respected him. (Laughter.) Whild wither
was entering in the pocket-hook the price of the watch
and chain prisoner spoke about a ring, and witness
showed him • trey of rings, and he selected the ring pro-
duced, worth Ils. He said he would show the pocket-
book to hie father, and witness could have the cash as
soon an he liked. He also said "When you arson the
hill my lather has got a clock, and he wishes you to call
and look at it." He was also told be his father to elk him
If he wonted a joint of mutton. His brother John was
on business as • butcher in the Grove-road, and
rine 7f2er was killing • few sheep that week. On the
Friday afternoon he called on Me Moslem Score and
found he had no such "boy." (Laughter.) When he
found he had been imposed on he at ono communicated
with the police.
Kr. Howard mentioned to the Bench that it was very
strange that there was a son of Me Modem Score who
was expected horns, and who had been away for a very
long period.
P.& Alfred Codex stationed at Redipole, said. in
consequence of information received on November nod
he made enquiries concerning the matter. He went to
Chickenill and thence to Powentock, and on the 23rd to
Beemineter, Crewkierce. and YeoviL On Monday 44th,
with Supt. Batty, he went to Shepten Mallet and there
found the prisoner in a beer-house. He said "Where did
you come from r and he replied "Chard." Ile further
Mated he wee a native of that piece, his name being James
Smith. Witness told him he should take him to the
station on suspicion of Levine obtained goods by false pre-
tences at Portland, Dorset He denied several times thee
be had ever been in Dorset. Witham took him to the
station at Sheoton Mallet and found the watch and chain
(produced) upon him. In company with Supt. Batty be
brought him to Dorchester.
Supt. Batty said, in consequence of information
nodes& he gave direction to Sergi. Coates to follow in
pursuit of the prisoner, and on Sunday morning he him.
self went to Yeovil and was engaged during the whole of
the day making enquiries. Ile found that • man answer-
ing the prisoner's deecription had passed • ring on the
previous day, which had been afterwards redeemed by
some other man. Goon that he followed up the enquiry
and on the Monday morning early he went to Sbepton
Kelletand he took one pert of the town and Sorge. Costae
the other. Sergi. Codee subsequently apprehended
prisoner, and witness found him at the police-station
them He asked him his nand, and be said "James
Smith, native of Chard, Somerset" Hs had never been
to Dorset Witness told him he had • warrant in his
possession to apprehend him on a charge of obtaining
under false pretences • silver watch, • silver chein,ead •
el keeper ring from Mr. Kendall, of Portland, Doted.
replied be was never le Don't in his life. Witness
told him should take him beck to Dorchester, and
theme to Portland. Thielrefreshed his memory a littleand
118 then said "I do remember calling into a whop there and
getting things; but what a fool he must have been
to let me have them." He mid he pawned the rtab.s:
5d Yeovil for Is. ~ end had sold the ticket for is., or
18.24. and • quart of beer. He had a bundle and in it
witness found the pocket-book (produced) with some
leaves ken out. At Yeovil railway-dation, on returning.
• sergeant of the Soceerettabire polio, gave him the ring
in the prisoner's presence. The primed said "Yes, that
Is the nag. I owned it and add the ticket to a shspo
herd for la. At and • quart of beer. I hope you will
return him the limey, for poor fellow, he can't afford to
lase it end it wee no fault of hie to bay it"
Kr. Edward Mewl= Score said he resided on the Hill
at Portland. He was formerly a butch.,; but did not
cam on badmen' now. His son John at present carried it
oc, and he occasioeally assisted him. no prisoner was no
sae of his--end he did not authorise him to go
to Kr. Kendalk Mr. Score, or Mr. Hatton. He called at
his booms on Wednewher ; before that be was • peeled
stranger. He said "Is your son Edward come homer
Rotuma replied "No, and I have not beard of him
lately.' His son was now in Dover. Prisoner told him
they worked together at Dover; bet on their going to
London he had lost him. He had, however, since treeed
hint to Chichester. He told him he could have got work
at the Ferry-bridge, but unfortunately be had no shovel to
work with. He told him he wanted to make up two or
three shillings to buy oneaed wittier accordingly let him
have • shining. He then said " Are you going to give me
anything to sail" and witness let him have some bread-
andcheeee. He then went away; but cams back
sad said "I have come teat again, tether. I havea bsen
and had kalf-sipint of beer mad seem bread-aad-clawn."
(Lamabter.) lie that asked Woo to lend him halloperown
. Whim odd km mold mot load IS bim. WO

_
Re was thee committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions
at Dorchester.

would eve him soratothing. He said 'I will write to Idea fame the enhooi eteadfly_progressmhwastil It maw ke
(meaning the eon), sad will Goma an ou d see Y sale. present high state of elOcierey.— r. J.
father." (Laughter.) He had never siren him authority th. 5... t.„. r.. 4 id.. of apology f__ wut,
to use ht. .... to ILL Alfred Rowe Or to Mr LendalL ''. nao•otietido
snots from the Revs. E. Evans end C. Portnelf. et.
He should know his son, for he had been home several
which he read the report for the year ending
times. He was a head Miler than prisoner. off on tl4
Prisoner said it sow quite true that to Mid been working 30th of June last. The numb-r on the books was rA
with the son. and the peerage attendance 284. SO increase of 10, Th.
in.iinr..Adlfthred.
pa.oBooreusai.. dth.lte.wwdas •
.bak.l
.er.p,,...reeldyingesaatrePortheis trepotalep:rfenetityfHtinTholiteadorm::,:w:d.as:rEu77l:6lot.h..4,lo,l:::::::ijutphoreoup:p:nsiaLvißa:
land. Mr. Mowlem Moore was his uncle. On the after- balance of £3O 164. Id. due to the
nOOO of Wednesday, 19th November, prisoner called at hit
Sth'Bnbrieater'iPfthoom(lri,hrtfoow.:rlithth.toejeniulbese:o:;:tth:ynlealtowirnorns::::xhPooolimodPen"dyd"lw::h:tbkri:hestilitif_
shop and asked to see his father. Ho told him he waa not
sour He then said "Give us Your hand, °engin, lam ~ . .. _
(y.
L.,
io t I,
lc,
It trot
a . ) cousin,.
On.f y .
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we Score,d.a(tl..t.. ..
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shortly c.
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had li O
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expected
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1 Believing the statement, he asked him inside, and save Kingdom, thanks to the energy anti tfi°
I him something to drink. Had a conversation with iof Mr. Hicks, the mseter.—Mr. J. H. Ir. "6
I him about his relations, and at last said he had walked ' a.conoled the proisuition,
Mr. J. Kem Welch of Chris' h I, can. --- -
from London: but Ma clothes had coins by raiL He asked
a vote of thank, to the tee, who
he
hdslWWiltird:euoitdo"hrt°l:lol::.redkodotaauybWkitbielroiaitecer"cktnethavr;leimenf.allilhertofheteen:hhhowaniPb;:inaitchhinoltniastne,vhin.rwleil.edtr:whilietolCl:oyitehablintlirecpriago
sell.'ioth:b‘ey! and
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came in, said " How are your' and mked for his father,
and when he would be home. HI then said "1 clop we
you davit know me I" Witness replied "N o and he
then said "tam Mowlem Moores son, I hare been sway
90 years, and that is my cousin Dick opp.fleits (painting to all their expenses. 'The remaining sprak_re.r:wiasfil..
Mr. Richard Score's shop)." He said ' D.ck was sone W. C. Lankenter, and an entertainment of eacat .1
down to the sale." He said he was going to work for Mr. Instrumental music
toMilt:theblilsoinhtharee gsrnime .bee. on
milne°ret and
"hake". some c"upd,Truct;mr'..,.„., Thturn.lityr..., D:err.kesthio.
beefsteak. value 101., and • piece of heat, valise!, 31, li• a...y., (Cr.(7urth4 p.. a 4. ) . the
et.stee
~.
said his father recommended him to go to hlm. and that ... Wt..
he would paw him the money on Saturday night. He teru Esq.). and A. Ballston and Y. G. Sande I.'
asked for "Uncle Dick's house." and witness direct.:
..Atraotef
tohfo2sh,v.6.lla,..in
wtilieh leirordthwe
alieswll7be:arii:wui,i,sa:,..
him. He was quits • stranger to ontot BO signed for Parkstone. being • reduction of GI. in th.:
Rtirz.
pTroenavtdotth, I.stnoltlhade yprojeot ?ere
,Okiro,theatlohn.,r Mheolgc,..om
on
£OOTh ethe
mt sr.,. 1,vne.m...1t
iih ..
Tuesday aight. 18th November.
U, brought
thhte neat day
wupdf.cuthrderciadar
17,
rdboyi,litiwioziurth.....l
fur
cawinwa
between flue and ten in the morninot, and returned in we
evening between sit snot seven. ne g •
beef and two beefotosaks, which she porchivoed of him for
3s. He sold he had been to am his friends at Portland, orbemstirvuectii.ongooby
jeclibliracog otoon, tfhroemfoiiniot.piantasht,,inr, Itlhie.:low.st::
and that we. ',lats.e be bad got the beet lie said he on Monday evening.—Supt. Hunt Baia he brought the
had got employment at the trtattiaa. lie us' net sleep charge a• • caution ti other lons', and a. ,I•fen.l.nt anis that night, hut left soon after be had the 3s.
The prisoner said he had been drinking for nearly • trate* decided t o chemise the summons.
month. He had had • good " sup," and did not know
what he waa doing.
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THE LATH "BANQUET."
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The se-called Conservative banquet is neer
e 1 great
thiceee:r::::::redpiaingthovi:ftirlltheuroelnf, itfiaikaa::Rif::::theyhbehrt.alms:aletyde.),lbLeiu,o... e 0n.0.t.t
r:'
not deign ito much am to smile at their attempt;a
e upon
throw mud, the donor of the re ia • "j`4l to
-
fellow,' hi, rx-tutor and %cep-father anothor 'Mad k
peofeers and greetly-t sbesperotioned speech.:
thel,..joark,g, cnetioce the good pe rplo ,•1 'f•
to beware of "Tuck., infidel., and boreuu e
Chamberlain and Lord Martington have been seti'la I
and the priesthood of the Clinch Bane
see
they are "the enemies of freedom." Conlseutnbn 55
this last remark might not 1-e altogether out of V
•
sent the great State Church, re from Whhein,,,"
pocket borough in the north we are somewhat loturii a
with in Poole. Ile is high up in the Church for he a
Doctor of Divinity, and we should look' upon Lim
therefore as • 1 authority and • • good Conoersatis.,
as he was present at the great banquet. /lira cry "I
course, is "Church and State," arid we can underot'and
such a cry to be genuillo ; ' ut he smothers up in Um
smoke of intoleration the vary principles of freedom
he so forcibly enunciates, and, YI a good, true at. 4
faithful Con-ervative, denounces dissenters by roma. rk.
log that the priesthood of the Church .4 Ronie
amongst which are tat be found the wool aide ad
best-educated men .4 the day, are " enonde. to free-
dom." Does not this remark cmclioryely pro. e that
the reverend doetor himself is au enemy to freedom,
Has ouch • remark rolotia e to the Church of
England ever fallen from the lirs . I any banish
pried in node? Is not freed-in of religiea, b. that
religion the Church of England or of Rouse, one of the
landina kg of our cooditution ? We believe sr in
notwithstanding that, to quote the wonis of Sir Ise'
Guest, "(Jun borough is misreirreoentsh" and by g, it
meant the majority of the elector. f this borough, he
are represented by a gentleman wit ide or upon
religions toleration, not to say thooe I his father, are
proverbial amongst us for their luau le. It i. wet-thy
of note that the great Tory ore ati oluit• to rio.rt Vie
ominous remark about the liumbli prioothsol, lot
other re` oda contain it. M re.ver, we base not
beard it contradicted, although se li ire COl I t`is
letter of that "enemy to freedom," the ev. Father
Brown, regretting his &born., at tb.. hanyiet, and
who, had he been there. sword I lull lees h ,a e " otsol
up" and rebuked, with that tl ..f rhetoric of which
he is no ably the master, the " generous" rmark his
typical C enervative confrere ventured to utter. We
attach great imp dance to this rem wk. We hare
called it "typical," and so it is, r ypical of Creserre
dm in general, typical of its bigotry, t)pical of its
aggreseion, its in empoly, its theenaiie rule, is Basra-
Sty, its jut. leranoe. When Gladotoire..havelowed the
Church of Irel3llll.hich the e hole c r y
and but a Meth of th, populaii hut partly I,di. vol
he was nail to be geilty of an her, that act by doom
whose natrow-minded bigotry and sitiolineos made
them cry "Church and :State." lo`t the or la .4
Whitehaven who submit t be led lry p ring, in
their fedi ical norms tacitly admit ou h doe rim-. 14
these, aid let them j-rin hand in hand situ sl,,
appleudel last Tue«lay et. ek the iig..l. rola ;mark
of their fellow-townstrian ; but let no in l'oos it for
linerty, not the libeetas d Mire lee:of the Jew's pro-
dise, but the liberty of whim the angel eon at rhai
birth of the find great reformer, ' l'eaco oo earth,
goodwill toward men." Talk .4 "etna-eulales-
land, could a more perfoct meth., Ir. bevel 4.ing
this than by tlepriviu; her .4 t aera`i ?
This no Liberal Governmeet wool i seer think of
doing- -freedom is the bulwark .4 lalerokom. as much
as "follow my leader" is the watchavori 1 Torybrin.
It would be paying Lord Bury an-1 Mr. Careedwh
Bentinck too great a conspliniont t point out the
" inaccuracies" of their speecheo, recap ct eom...dang
more than mere scintillations .4 truth trona t`.e hp- of
Her Nlajestv's Ministers, and though their oleo-chee he
post-prandia', that fact in no skis. at .nes hher. f-r
exaggeratious, misstatementr,or the airy imaginations
of a man who has "dined, and dined well " Suffice
it to say that the future member for l'.ole ha. !rad
those off. -ions, and, ae we have done, has rolunrol
them as masterpieces of leen who, in tbe excltatireut
of the moment, have not otisel ulsin WI" l'"`'
they made their con, go .1, Ve should I.4ve thonAt
it would have been in better t tote if the "groans he
Waring" had been omitted. hut doultbs. the -oar in.
teurient of the 'croon d.partinen. had 114 rtn.r.l
up by the att-icks mile noon Lin f ,ther
As good Liberals we forgive him, hut we hop, o. l,ir
the compliment reps ti ere beg, net o, Mr r,
who we hope will 111:ht f oh, anl iv .0 • Inrush h
" foenian worthy of out-steel.' but for the in on who. 3
his
friendsrfecteiem
ttran ~,,, ,ger, ,: went
whoment
for a g non, of them cosid 'iv 50
unkind word. We sill pO..Vnr It, I .pirir
cruet. the plausible And creamy rem ark.. I the chic
man of the siINKI btion, the platitud.o thr. Lowrie-
tier, working m .n who n,u4 o,y ,en, thing for the
venison and champagne which, like ehri.tina..." comes
but once •
bow: thisc' ugh; Yiutaeh.: that teot:nowt election•lmatas aht
beaten
coan:ittic ionsnlyd nar
ewrj riIAUD:h. e‘ra
I 1" d" lode
tas :
by
" to-
Oh, no, we never mention these "
the case. This disgrace will last until, tie. nes,
as
election, when it will be like the preoent lao,rewen
List election, eli:::rifthe,:tikrialearart:ot.thwotelo::hatiletatg2h°lnteletr''''io:t4leaath';:tfehrrnttle'lhtelpteitteh.ni"al:tat.aelanaiocil'lrg•mttle"hiartlth:hi'leal:lr'4:al,f!lif"e7Fguse:
—wiped out.