The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

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her I should take he in enstody charged with
stealing £BO front Mrs. Mayo. She replied "A
good-formothing imps She knows I have the
moneys and seen it many times." She then
opened one of the purses and took out a packet.
saying, " Yon will find E2O there." She also handid
me tWo £2O packets, one £lO packet, and £7 iii
gold wrapped up in paper.—ln orosamxamtuation
witness said I went to prosecutor's hone, on
Monday night. 1 hard her give prisoners notice to
leave She toM them they should leave her how
the nekt morning, and they knew what for. The
feitale prisoner said "Take a note of this, policeman,
fet / shall bring an action against her." Prosecutrut
was re-called, and said she could not identify the
money by any particular mark.—This was the ease
for the prosecution, when Mr. Howard in defence
contended that there was no evidenoe against tie
male prisoner, and added that if the Bench
determined upon committing them fur trial he
should be enabled to prove in a satisfactory
manner hew the female oatue with the money in her
possession. —The Bench decided on committing both
prisouers for trial at the ensuing sessions.—Mr.
Howard applied that his clients should be liberated
on bail, but this the Bench declined to do.
ALLEGED RABBIT STEALINO.—George Churchill,
labourer,of Wynford Eagle, WAS brought up on remand
charged with stealing seVen rabbits, the property of
Lord Wynford.—Mr. Weston defended...4A appears
that on the Sth instant two men were employed by
his lordship's keeiter, john Newman, to kill rabbits,
and they killed seven. They placed these under •
hedge in a field about 130 yards from the Maiden
Newton‘reads and left them, but when they returned
found they were gone. Defendant was seen near the
spot by two witnesses, having rabbits in each hand.
On the 11th he was apprehended by Sergeant
Holloway, when he said, "Rather than there should
be any disturbance I will settle with Mr. Newman
for the rabbits," and afterwards added, "That
William Churchill had said if I paid for the rabbits
it would be all right."—The Bench said although
the case was one of suspicion, still it was one upon
which they did not think it would be right to oon•
vict, and they should therefore discharge him.
, THE EFFECT OF MANINS A. Miami& —Henry
' Matthews, labourer, of Abbotsbury, was charged
with stealing a quantity of fishing nets, the property
of Mr. White, of the same place. —William Uritchell,
a man in prosecutor's employ, said on Wednesday
he sold prisoner a net for 6s. The one produced was not
the one which prisoner bought. He purchased a con.
demned net. P.C. Johntitone received information
that a net had been stolen from Mr. White. He
went in search of prisoner, and apprehended him
at ChickerelL li7pren being acquainted with the
charge he said he knew he had done wrong, but he
took tt in mistake, ancl added that he thought he
had & great deal for 6e., but did not observe the
corks or lead on it until he had left Abbotsbury.
The net was valued at £l. The nets were altogether
when prisoner pnrohased one.—Prisoner pleaded
guilty, and was Sentenced to one month's hard
labour.
'tteausin Fan& —Thomas Smith, Eli Hawkins,
And Charles Hughea, gipaiies, *ere charged With
stealing wood at West Compton. —P.C. Wren
said: On the 16th inst., he saw Hughes
taking sticks from a hedge. In company with
P.C. Lodge witness went to the gate leading
into the field, when they saw Hughes coming out
with • bundle of wood, which he threw down ott
seeing them, and expressed a hope that nothiikg
would be said about it. The either than afterwarth
came up, and Hawkins Mkt, "We are going to take
the wood." Witness replied that they would not
have in *hen Ilavrkins pushed MM. He told him
to be Careful of what he was About, when Hawkins
pet himself in • fighting attitude, and defendants
closed mind, and laid they would have a fight for
the wood. Witness jitinped 68 this Wood% diew his
staff, and threatened to Striki thh !list man that
attempted tett:idlest I4ilh or take the wood. They,
however % thought better of their determination, and
returned to the gipay camp.—P.C. Lodge proved the
case against Smith and Hawkins, both of whom he saw
take wood, and who threatened to smash his brains
out with a stone.—Nieed 10e. each and costs, or in
default a month's hard labour.