The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-08 00:00:00

1•007.41.
THE ANNUAL BREWSTER RESSIONS.

BOROUGH POLICE COURT.

THritsnA T. —Before the Mayor, algo Mr. Lundie and
Mr. Rqwe.

A RAO CASE.

Helen Emily Aylee, aged 21, was brought up on I
remand on a charge of wandering about and being
unable to take care of herself. It was and the unfor-
tunate young w. 1111311 MU badly tmatrel in a situation
she held smne time as a domestic sorvaw, us I
that she becaino deran2,l, and liwl t..iro to .m
Her mother now refused to take her house ag.tin, in
the plea that she had kit control over her, and she
desired that her daughter might be placed in • ser-
vant's home.—The magistrates, however, considered
that it was the duty of the mother to deal with the
prisoner, and therefore discharged her. They expressed
their disapproval of the view the mother had taken of
the case.
Fel DA T.—Before the Mayor, also 1)r. Nathan,
Messrs. It. N. Howard, B. Hopkins, Lundie, Rolls,
and Vincent.
A T*OtBt.OXE •PPIIVITICE.
Robert Hawke* and Frederick Hawkee, father and
son, were summoned for breach of the Employer and
Workman's Act.— sir. J. Howard Bowen prosecuted
on behalf of Messrs. Stone and Pearce, ironmongers,
St. Thomas-street..—lt appeared that Frederick
Hawked was apprenticed to the firm, and that his
father was the surety for the fulfilment of the inden-
ture. On July 10th the by absented himself from
work on the ground of illness. He had not been to
work since, and although he had been ill part of the
time, it was admitted that during the past three weeks
ho had been fit big.' to work, but would not do so.
He, however, had been both respectful and industrious
at his work.—The Bench did not consider any blame
could be attached to the father, and adjourned the
summon. for a month, to give the boy an opportunity
of redeeming his character by returning to his work

INCOIRRIGIIII.IIOIIII.s.
Elizabeth and Mary Elliot. girls, were charged
with obtaining money under false pretences. Several
days ago the prisoner Elizabeth went to Captain
Gooid's, Greenhill, a few minutes after he and Mrs.
Coold had left the house, and represented that the
latter had bought • piece of pillow lace from her
mother on the Esplanade • that it was made by her
mother, and that OA Mrs. boold had nothing lees than
• sovereign one of the servants at the house would
pay her for it, and that it was to hem. Oil. Ultimately
a maid named Florence Godfrey gave her Is. 3d., as
she said she wanted the money to pay her fare to
Portland, and told her to call again for the remainder.
The prisoner also went to Odonel Cambridge's,
Stanton Court, and obtainwl Is. 3d. from Rebecca
Wiggs also la. (id. from Ellen Kiddie, employed by
Colonel Phillips, of Southfield ;foam, Dorchester-
road, under precisely similar circumstances, after the
mistresses had gone ut. Kiddie told the prisoner to
leave the lace and call again for the money. The
prisoner then went away, but returned shortly after.
wards with the other prisoner, who induced the
servant to advance the money by declaring she was
present at the time Mrs. Phillips ordered the lace,
which was now produced in Court, and identified by
a girl named Jane Basket, assistant At the ship"!
Mr. Watkins, St. Nlaryetreet, AA Arnie which the
prisoner ;Elizabeth purchased at the shop on the
previous Wednesday at one penny per yard, it being
nothing but common machine-made edging.—The
prisoners, who were described un the charge sheet as
tramps, behaved very rudely in Court, and did not
seem at all put about because they were in custody,
indeed the youner one was laughing the Fester part
of the time. They were both very Juvenile in
appearance, and it is supposed they have practiced
their fraudulent arts in Poole, Torquay, Bourne-
mouth, and other plagua.—Tbuy were remanded fur a
week. .

Mr. R. N. Howard made the following application
to the Bench :—He had found when the register of
liceruies was pr_oduced there was certain property
known AA the Weymouth Restaurant, id which he was
the owner, licensed. Many years ago the property
belonged to Messrs. Williams and Co., but the law
required • formal application to he made to transfer
the register of ownership from Messrs. Williams and
Co. to himself. He therefore swore he was the owner
41 ;he premises, and requested that his name might
be inserted on the register of licensee as the owner of
the property.—The request WM complied with.