The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-10 00:00:00

_MS CHIEF 00118T1IL1.11 IMPORT

Was as follows
" In accordenoe with the regulations of the Secre-
tary of :Mats I have the honour of laying before you
tbe returns of crime in thia county for the past quarter,
which show that 150 pampa have been apprehended
be the oonstabnlary. They were dealt with so
U Howe :—Discharged, 26; summarily disposed of,
106; committed for trial, 19. These returns on the
whole may be considered satisfactory, as although
the committals for trial were four more than In the
corresponding quarter of last year, there is the large
reduction of 45 in the number of apprehensions, which
ie mainly due to the decrease of offences under the
following heads, viz. :—Larcenlea, decrees, DI per
cent.; drunkenness, 35 per oent ; vagrancy, 20 per
omit. I also beg to lay before the Court the returns
under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Ant, and I
am glad to be able to report that the county ill now
tree from foot-and-mouth disease. There have been
11 outbreaks of mine fever ; 61 swine have been
attacked. Of these 22 died and 38 were slaughtered
by ceder of the local authority."
The County Analyst reported that no samples had
been submitted to him for analysis.
WIDNISIDAY.
The Court opened at ten o'clock, and the following
were sworn on the grand jury :—Foreman, Mr. T.
Strange Biggs (Dorchester), Mr. Walter Best (Dew-
r. W. Bird (Afelbury Osmond), Mr. T. D.
Davis (Sherborne). Mr. T. J. V. Dudding (Piddle.
trenthide), Mr. B. Drake (Rockland Newton). Mr. I'.
Draper (Folks) Mr. G. F. Rine (Weymouth), Mr. J.
W. Herten Bridport), Mr. R. P. Hopkins (Wien-
borne). Mr. J. Hull (itinefor I), Mr. G. Keynes
(Chesilborne), Mr. A. Norton (S ourpeine), Mr. R.
R. old (Charlton Marshall), Mr. J. Pile (Cerise),
Mr. W, H. Porter (Pordington). Mr. C. Rickman
(Blandford), Mr. R. Rogers (Chettle), Mr. W. Row-
land (Sherborne), Mr. H. Senior (leers. Courtney),
Mr. W. Sheppard (Bare Regis). Mr. Sweffiold
(Wareham), Mr. C. Roper Thomas (Liprey), and Mr.
Wilds (Child Okeford).
In charging the Grand Jury, the CHAIRMAN (J.
Floyer, Req., M.P.). sold the number of prisoners,
whose cages they would have to consider, was about
an average. Last year at thin time they had to deal
with 18 prisoners, a large number for the Midsummer
Sessions, and the year before they had only four.
Therefore, this being a number between the two, it
might be considered about an average amount of
crime. The report of the Chief Constable, which wee
read In the Court yesterday, was a satisfactory one,
as be reported that 45 persona lees in number had
been apprehended than in the corresponding
quarter of last year, and that there had been
a reduction of from thirty to forty prisoners
In the amoral classes of larceny, vagrancy, and
drunkenness. That upon the whole seemed an
encouraging account of the state of the county. There
was a feature to which he chilled to rolled their Wen.
Moo, and which was certainly an unsatisfactory one.
There were 13 cases, and one, whose name did not
appose in the calendar, from the fact that after his
committal, and when he was in the course of being
removed from the place where he was committed for
trial to Her Majesty's Prison in this town, be
effected his escape. The unsatisfactory feature was
that of the 13 prisoners, there were no less than
four who were charged with parental assaults; and
all were cues of personal awoke upon females.
This was rather a painful fact. Those assaults
required the imperial consideration of the authorities,
and when they were assaults upon children, it was
an aggravation of the offence. Children of poor
people were necessarily often seat about in menages,
as In one or two of these cases, from village to
and the law especially ought to provide, and
the Court would endeavour to do so, for the protec-
tion of these children. Alluding to the case of David
Ross, the Chairman said although a rule had been
granted for the removal of the case to the Assizes,
still It would be their deby be go through ale evidence
and return a bill or reject it, as they thought fit. Hay.
lug alluded to one or two other cases, the Chairman
larked the jury to retire to their room.

TRIALS OF PRISONERS.
(First Court : Before the Chairman, B. Pearce,
Esq., B. L. Hindersley, Fag., Colonel Bingham, sod
other magleirstio).
ATTZIOT TO 001 EXIT mans.

Richard Arnold (78), groom, was indicted for tuilser.
fully cutting his throat with intent to ooramit maids,
at Obrotcu, on February 20th.
The Chairman said the Court were quite willing to
believe he committed the Act in • moment when he
had lost his self-control, and on the assuranos that be
would not attempt such a thing again, and that he
would be taken proper oars of, they were willing to
discharge him.
Prisoner's Dino' pronged to take care of him, and be
was discharged on his own reougnisanoes, to come up for
judgment wheh called upon.
• BAWACID ACia

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James Welsh was charged with feloniously assault-
lag Sarah Bowles with intent to rob her at Wimborne,
on April 13th, also with steeling a pair of boots, the
property of Levi Ohlaman, value Mc 6i, at Wimborne
on the same day.
Mr. Will.. prumicated.
Sarah Bowles said she wee • cook at the Grammar
School, Wimborne, on April 13th. On the evening of
that day she was by Mr. Munckton'e shop. She had
just taken her purse out of her pocket, and hod It in
her hand. She was opening it when prisoner came by
and knocked it out of her hand, and the money
tumbled about on the ground. She could not say
whether prisoner picked any up, because she was so
frightened. She called for help and prisoner walked
away, He must have knocked the puree out of her
haniintentionally, se the blow made her finger bleed.
William Baker, insurance agent living at Hamper-
too, rid on the day in question he was paring up
lliorreet, Witnborne. He saw prisoner par Mies
Bowles and knock something out of her hand.
Prisoner st ioped as if to pick something; up. Prose.
catrix milled out "Stop that man, he has knocked my
rase out of my hand." He followed prisoner and
asked him what right:be kullto knock the purse out
of her hand. He said " What the odds is that to
thee?" He equated np is a fighting attitude, and aimed
a blow at his head. He struck him several blows,
and be was afterwards given in custody.
Annie Preston, in service at Wimborne, said she
was in the High-street, mai maw prisoner knock the
puree from the glee hand, and stoop as if to pick

B°mething up.
P.S. Marsh apprehended the prisoner at Wimborne,
and charged him with assaulting Sarah Rowles with
intent to rob her. He searched the prisoner, but found
nothing on him.
Prisoner denied that be intended to rob the
prosecutrix.
The jury found the pris ner guilty, and he was
sentenced to six months' Imprisonment with hard
labour.

The charge of dealing boots was withdrawn.
IA MOM? MYSAULT.

Jams. Jones, • young man, was charged with an
'Basalt with intent, &a., • second count charging him
with an indecent assault, on • little girl named Emily
Lila Gale, at Winterborne Houghton. on let Me,.
Mr. tidal prosecuted, and Mr. Willis defen I. d.
From the evidence it appeared the girl was going to
Milton Abbey, and on the road she met the prisoner.
She asked him what the time was, and he took out his
watch and told her, but afterwards took her up and
carried her into • field, where he assaulted her in-
decently.
Prisoner pleaded an alibi—that he was not in the
neighbourhood when the offence was committed.
The jury could not agree and retired. They were
locked up for several hours, and on their retuin found
the prisoner guilty of an indecent assault, and he wag
sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with hard
labour.

THE FRAUDS BY AN ARTILLERYMAN.
Charles William Blake alias Frank Motes', gunner
I, the KRA., wee Indicted for obtaining by certain
false pretences the sum of £l, from Enoch Round and
Thomas Hargrorea Wright, at Fort:Hewn, Dor-
chester, on the 28th October, tan There we,, a
further charge of obtaining by certain false t mces
the sum of £3 from William Whittingham, at Ford-
In=Dorcheater, on the 27th March, 1883.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Wines (inatractedby Mr. M. C. Weston, Dor-
chester), smeared for the proeecntion. Prisoner was
undefended. (Two of the jurymen decline,l to be
sworn, and affirmed).
Mr. Willed, haring opened the came, proceeded to
call _

--Enoch Round, who said he was partner of the firm
of Wright and Round. publishere and band clntest
ret, of Liverpool. On October 28th 114 rereival a
r like the one (produced), and in consequen,e
wrote • letter, in which he enclosed • cheque tor M.
The cheque was returned to his bankers as having b en
ambed. Tim reason he sent the money was because
he believed the circular that he received.

--Priees;e7: Do you bell:v:7;17U; be t:IIVO. W. Bloke?
—I met say. _ . .

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Did you receive aa acknowledgment !—Yee. I
reeelved & nweitot on October 2ad.
Whose signature warn it i—Frank Wawa for C. W.
asks.

Primmer : That is what I wanted to know.
George Brinson Bartlett mid he was a printer in the
Ake of the Telegram newspaper, Dorchester. In
Getober he remembered setting up a prospectus of the
Mira_ and Printing 2011 copies. Re produced ths
edema copy comented by Mr. MUI.r.