The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-04-25 00:00:00

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said a hawk knocked down the bird, and he
- a out of the bush, and put it in his bag.—Ektp4.
inderwood maid Pitman had been oonvioted tor
similar offences le tiniest —Deftnidttnt was fined £B, or,
in defettlt, three months' hard labour. He was removed
in custody.
A tuni irri Hoene STILLLING.—WiIIiam Norman,
young man, was charged with having evaded toll at
Teller, and on suspicion of basing stolen a horse and
aart.—Ur. Weston for defendant.--Superintendent
Underwood said that from information he received he
Went to the Royal Oak Inn, Dorchester, and found
&fondant getting his dinner. He told defendant that
-bit should take him into custody for evading toll at
Toner, and elro on suspicion of etealing • horse and
elitt Illioarelied defendant, Mit he had not got any
*loiter. andant Eald h had got • choOde, and asked
if he amid have it transferred from fitnekey's bank to
the Wilts and Dorset. Defendant had no cheque upon
him. Afterwards he went to Grinritone, and found •
horse at Pardy'm Yeoman Inn, which he took posseasion
of. He brought the horse and cart to Dorchester.
Defendant said the horse and harnaa were his own, but
the cart belonged to a Mr. Harris ; subsequently he
said the *art belonged to Mr. Ills, coach proprietor, of
, Bridgwater. He said he hired it at Taunton to go to
London.—Mr. Weston wished to know which charge
the superintendent intended going upon. The
stiptli-intendent said this Vrits only it prelittlinary
Inquiry —he was not prepared with any evidence
thee. Mr. Weston observed that the Superin-
tendent had no power to apprehend on a charge
of evading tolL Superintendent Underwood said
he had not had time to get the toll-collector there.
This being the case, the magistrates remanded prisoner
till Wednesday, when both charges are to be gone into.

ASSAULT AT Pnweatiowur..--Jarnes Laver was sum-
moned by John Cheney for an amault at Pnneknowle,
April Bth: Some unpleasant Itdids took plair between
the parties, who are brothers-1114*w, with referenoe to
the key of • bakehouse, when defendant struck °nal.
plainant, and .overtly handled him. Be was fined 40s.
and costs, in default a mouth's hard labour.

Vanaancv. —James Bailey, a vagina on crutch",
wee sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, for vagrancy,
at Everehot.

ATTIMPTID MORDER AT PORTIARD.—Jobn Heap,
• private of the 75th Regiment of Foot, recently arrived
at Portland Barracks, was brought up charged with
attemptingto murder his wife on the leth inst. Prisoner
is a slightly built plan, end appeared to be suffering
froth illness. His wife ie • Orbit middisr-sged mulatto.
Itebeoca Heap, said I am the wife of the prlaorler,
and Clime with him to the barracks at Portland.
On Saturday, the 15th, at six o'clock in the evening,
an officer of the chewy to which my husband belongs,
sent for him, as he wanted to see him at the colour-
sergeant's room. When he came hack from there, he
said would allow 3d. • day out of his pay for my
siitiecurtr.
afTttenhhee
rewstr.iin.t to his
He then
told mme.thialt& he
should not allow me 31 at all, and said three days' 3d.
I should not get. He then said, " I am going on
toluene*. and must clean my things." I saw
Cutrd begin to rub his cartridge pouch. Then I saw him
take • gartridge out—he had his rifle in his hand. He
said " I'll shoot you to-night" and kept saying, "I'll
kill you." I toot eve *thin, froth hied, and. Put them
In the place were they Usually are kept. Then he said
Chit I was too wide-a-wake for him, and went on saying
he would kill me. "Something." he said, "is working in
my inside (pointing to his breast), it's not right, but it
won't be long." He asked me to get some letter paper.
I would not go, and he went for it himself. I was
afraid to leave the room. He came back with the paper
and wrote two letters, one for his home, and one he left
open on the table. Be gave me one, and said "post it
for me." I said I have not • penny for the stamp.
He said that letter must be posted to-night. He said
Its would go himself. I said he should not, I thought
that letter not going might prevent him doing me any
injury. Ss mid "If you will not post that letter, put
It in the fire, it Won't matter." He made me put the
letter in the fire. He then said, " I must clean my
things." I was making my bed on the goer. He said,
"What It that for?" I refilled, I am afraid to be iia
bed with ion, after you have said you will kill me
night. He said, "As ours as you are a woman you
will be killed." I saw him putting his ramrod in his
rifle once or twice. When I had made my bed I sat
down by the fire. My husband sat near me. "Now,"
he said, "You mind yourself tonight." The tattoo
sounded, and I told him to go and answer 'Jig name. He
said, "There's time enough yet," and he kept the rifle
standing against the wall. Five or ten minutes after
the "lights-out" bugle sounded. He got up and put the
aandle m the table to the chintney-pieck skr my
floe. said, "what in God's name is that for?" Why
do you want to see my face so well to-night? I put the
candle hack upon the table. Shortly after he got up
and said to me. "Now I am your husband—your well'
wishing husband—and I have pity and regard for you,
and I love you." Then he bade me "good-bye"
three times, and I did the same. Then he
turned round very sharp, and stepped two or three
paces, took up his rifle, pointed it at me, and fired. I
stooped on one side. The bullet touched me, but not to
hurt me. It burnt the mantle I had on, which I have
here to show. When he saw that I was not hurt, he
rushed up to me, and tried to choke me by pinching sod
pulling my throat. [Tbe red marks now about her throat
Were significant of the violent. used.) He held one
hind Over mf throat so thet I should tilit shout. Then
he wapted tO load bit ride agile; and took his hand
away from my month. I said to him, "For God's sake,
my dear husband, do not do any more harm. I'll take
it all as a joke." I then got near the door and shouted
"murder!" One came and said. "what's up?" I told
him my husband had fired at me. Then another 0111:10,
and took the rifle and ammunition. My husband did
not dispute • word of it. The next morning he sent
for me to the guard, and told me not to say that he
bed fired at me, and said, "Do you Wish to see your
hitabind get hangr—Private Michael Scully, 75th
regiment, deposed to hearing Mrs. Heap cry "murder"
between 9.30 and 9 p.m. He went up stairs, and found
prisoner with • ride in his right hand, and his prife by
the throat with his left. He totik the rifle from
him.—Sergeant Hayes, Of the same regiment, deposed
to going up, and examining the rifle, which he found
had been just-discharged. Prisoner said, "I did not
mean to shoot my wife; I was only trying to 'frighten
her." He then ordered him to be taken to the
guard-house. Ten rounds of ammunition were missed
from his pouch. Nine were found in prisoner's room—
one of the nine was broken. He traced the course of
the bullet into the nuirriedartans, sad- fame it had
bounded back and lodged against the jambs of
the windop.--Bnparioten t tJrderwfiod spoke ,to
thb rifle and bine cartridges from the
tVieth* and also apprehending prisoner, who said on
way to Weymouth that "it was all his wife's fault."
After being cautioned, prisoner said, "I reserve my
defence." He wail committed for trial at the next

WEYMOUIII;
Ti. 13crst—The OHO ftilienhers or
nonnly hate geseroindy presented RS each towards
the fund for the erection of the Bethel.

Tile WATNOOTH AND PORTLAND RAILWAY.—ThOtO
seems to be no prospect of this line being opened for
the summer traffic, and we hear, on good authority, that
the South-Western and Great Western Railway OWN.
nudes are as far off as ever in entering into some arrange-
ments required for working the line. We think it is high
time that public opinion should be brought to bear
'epee the matter, and that, steps should he taken to
teilikpiff the line being *hid.
Dimly AND Riotous.- At the Gallatinll, on Sitar-
-slay, before the Mayor, George &formate!' hair-dresser,
of Bond-street, was brought up in =stir charged as
above. The meet was proved by P.C. nglish.—De-
fondant appeared to be very peoitent.—The superin-
tendent of polka said defendant when sober was very
• well-conducted, but at other times he was on the "spree
or twn or three weeks at a time.—Defendant pkaded
for forgiveness, but the Mayor informed hit that
, is was nilt in his poseer, said fined him if.. ed., in-
' ear&
Stoat§ ion HI V4OIIANRY.—A preliminary meeting
of the committee appointed for the purpose of taking
into consideration what sports should be provided daring
the yeomanry week was held at the Gniklballitop
Thursday week. It was stated that thout
AirqWd be required, which was the tOwnepeop
*Wild liberally contribute. Nothing definite was de-
-tiled, and the meeting was adjourned. The
=onsimis at present contemplates a dramatic enter-
t on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday,
1), the members of the Amateur Dramatic Society;
boat and pony riding on Friday; bomb., racing on
-the and* on Monday, if agreeable to the offieers of the
nobiliary, the sports concluding on Tuesday evening
with a display of fireworks.
GOOD FRIDAY.—The weather on this day proved
very adverse to pleasure seekers, rain falling the whole
of the day, in consequencs of which the number of
visitors who usually attend our town was considerably
less than has been known' for many yews. Tbe Wey-
mouth end Portland steamboats ran to Portland every
hoar, but at no time the day were they crowded
Through the kindness of the captain of the AahWes the
public weris alluiVed RI inspeet thie magnifitient ironclad
man-of-wat, an etipbrtruilty which was e. y sought,
and the result of which afforded the satisfac-
tion. A monster tea mee' wits' in the drill-
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room belonging to; the Volnntbers, afte,r
company adjotirned tu the WasleYan chapel, when
id were dblivhind. An excursion train, belonging
tiottndon and Bouth-Virestbro Railway, brOsight
considerable number of parsons Into the town frbm ths
metropolis on Thareday weaning. '
VINT Or TEM DOBOB MIA RITLX& --r-On Raster
Monday, about 40 rank and Ms, under the command of
Lielht ritard and Dr. Timid, aossompanisd by
their band, assembled at the King's Statue, and then
proceeded to meet their bretkrasin arum, the Dorchce-
ter Rifle Corp., who, &Geordies' W 01140im, march to
Weytnotth on ' r. Time members of the
"roads,.

- °Orr -.away
In number, under of Captain
and Emden Bak* -seddrnpialed alto by
Barrett. The band greeting haring bees ex.
the corps numbed' tr. WeyntOnth, 'when on
he King's Statue "Ta diembeled. Th 4
amps returned 9.30 frau
-n railway.
Ditszerre liOoterT. The summer
I. society opened on Monday evening,. it
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