The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-30 00:00:00

les was ennuneeed to the gaol sitortl7 a! tic os Fri-
day. He examined Mr Whitehall sad fohe had two
sod, wounds—oat ea the let side of the bind. about two
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which nearly reached the bane There was also a bruise
on the right forearm sad another on the right 4}mlder•
He next dressed the prisoner's wounds. and found' a
leograted wound over the knuckle of the right little
Sneer. =other on the inner ids of the dikt writ, aid
several on tbs right forests. They moo such "'""""" Si
would be produced by brokers gins. He was not dumb
i when he maw him, and was quite rational. He volunteered
I the explanation that the wounds were tensed by iho othor
primes's.
inward Griffon, one of the prisonerkeekl be was
lagou..dli
ednesday
last. The primmer All.O was looking out al the mrorosi
the infirmary at the time, and asked his. how he was
getting on. He replied. "Oh, middling." The prl
eater rid You've got sig months, haven't you," mad
he ans• red " Yee"- Prisoner mid "Be 704
mightn't.. well be deals. be here." The Mae af tenant
he was scrubbing the cell next to the inannery, and the
rifroure . sane looked out of the infirmary doer and mid
How be getting on r Hs replied "Very well." Prisoner
than said 'Hare if two abate minded to, OW, weld
amity get out of this here place." He answered That
is more easily mid than done.' Prisoner stint said
' Well, what's say; be you agreed." He said I don't
know." Prisoner than asked the number of his cell, and
he told him he did not know, although he did. He then
asked him what number the governor called him Zi
Prisoner also said " If I come sad let you out of your
will you go out," rd he told him thet he weeM. The
prisoner than said 'ru hit the old on the head to-
morrow evening ash. brings the tea." Prisoner told him
It he did not see him spin he would come and let him
out. He then went downstairs and informed the Governor
of what had posed. In the morning the prisoner also
said to him •' Why don't you hit the old on the
head with the brush."
Dr. Hatton Smyth, surgeon of the gaol, said be went to
the god on arriving home on . He found the
prisoner In the infirmary and directed removal to hie
all. Before he left the gaol he Lffliked into prisoners cell
from the inspection hall and saw that be had removed his
bandages and was trying their strength under his feet.
He appeared to be doing all he mould to make his wounds
bleed as much as possible. Prisoner solaced from
vomiting, accompanied with a great deal of blood, from
the 17th of March till the 17th of April. The attacks were
intermitted.
Tim primer, who did not altar a single word daring
the hearth' of the me., was cumulated for trial at the
next Borough Quarter Bssslons. when he will also have to
take his trial on the charge al hossebreekiag. Hs wee
removed to Dorchester Gael atrium as the Borough Gaol
I. to be closed on Wednesday.
This is the second time that Mr. Whitehall has been
murderously assaulted be a prisoner within the last two
years.