The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

Borsttsbire.

DORSET SUMMER ASSIZES.
C'outinueti from our last impression.)

cRowN COURT- -TUERDAT.
Miles. 32, labourer, was charged with deal-
ing• Aver watch, the property of James Cox, at
magus. on the sth March. Mr. Edwards
" trg, and Mr. Ffooka defended the prisoner. The
orerecutor was at the Crown public house on the day in
'ooestion and got too much liquor. He then went into
ttie field where he was working, and, as work and beer
did not sgreo, he lay down on a dung heap and went to
sleep. How long he slept he was unable to tell, but
when he awoke he found that his twine watch guard
hid been cut and his watch gone. The prisoner was
in the kitchen of the Crown public house when he was
there drinking. He fought with Perrot, a navvy, during
the but was quite sure he had the watch when lie
grst laid down al the dung-heap to sleep. On the sth
Joie. prisoner PIN' William Caddy going to Wir.canton
eod gave him the watch to take to Mr. William W
efveramith are,
Wincanton. to gvt it repaired, and told him
wy to be sure and bring it back with him, and not
leave it. Mr. Ware, however, on seeing the watch,
knew it as being that which he had sold prosecutor
shout 2i yew , ago ; and having heard of the robbery, he
kept it.and sent for the prosecutor. The jury found
the pritoner guilty of having possession of the watch
knowing it to have been stolen. Six months' hard

labor
Edward Prinsley, 33. letter carrier, pleaded guilty of
mete:sling the sum of twopence, entrusted to him by
~,„, of his employment as rural postman in the public
emi, of Ils r Majesty, at Melcombe Regis,
on the 26th April ; also with enibezzling a
rt post letter of Her Majesty'm Postmaster.
(h.ocril, nd which letter contained certain
In 4 chattels of Her Majesty's Pontmaster-
e,eral. he then beingl person employed under Her
Majesty's Post Office, at Melcombe Regis, on the 30th
The Judge,in sentencing the prisoner.said that he,
while in the employ of the poet-office, holding a place
great trust, had abused that trust for the
„orpose, be feared, of considerable fraud, lie
b.a looked over the depositions, and it appeared that
ennierolis complaints had been made of letters lost, and
afoir much mischief had been done, some marked
moose vas sent in a letter and entrusted to him, and
the letter and marked money was afterward found upon
him ; and bad the case been submitted to • jury he had
no hesitation in saying, according to the depositions,
OA the evidence would have been so strong they must
hale found him guilty; He had rent up to the court •
memorial from the inhabitants of the district where be
had resieed, hut the charge of which he had been
indicted, and to which he had pleaded guilty, was of no
serious a nature, that he would not be doing his duty
if he did not pass on him a very severe sentence. He
would therefore be sentenced to penal servitudeiur the
wee of four years.
joh. Guthrie, 22. brass moulder, charged with steal.
inc a table knife of the value of le. 6d., the property of
George Holly, of the Coach and Horses, Charmouth, on
the 10th July, was sentenced to three months' hard
Wirer.
Richard Hallett. 26, labourer, was charged with
gdonionsly attempting to stab Elizabeth Evans, with
intent to kill and murder her at Lyme Regis. He
was also charged in the second count with a common
assault. Acting on the advice of Mr. Edwards, his
counsel, he pleaded not guilty on the first count, but
guilts on the second. Mr. Ffooks, who was for the prose-
estiras, offered no evidence on the first count. Sentenced
to one month'. imprisonment.
Henry Cortes Arnold, on hail, was charged with
stealing 5 quart's of beer, value Is. 9d. the property of
his master. Charles Godwin, at Shmion, on the 7th
Julr. Mr. FAseanls prosecuted, and Mr. Cole de-
fended the prisoner. The prosecutor is • brewer at
Shroton, and prisoner was his cellar man, and his
ascend 'servant in trust at the brewery. In oonsequence
ef some information he received, he told Aplyn to watch
Pir if it was brought to the brewery, to see whether
it va, full or not. It was the day lie usually went to
certain markets, but on the fith July he remained at
borne, aiel on a signal being given him by Aplyn he
vent nut and found that a nix-gallon jar which. had
Is-en sent by prisoner's father for 4i gallons of beer was
filled he the prisoner. Had since me:inured the inr and
found it nieamred between 5 and 6 gallons.—Williani
/tinder Keene. who was employed at the brewery, said
the jar was always eonnidered a 4i gallon jar, and he
should have taken it for such. Thomas Aplyn was set
to watch prisoner, and now prisoner fill it.—James
Norris, another servant at the brewery had before been
told by prosecutor to fill the jar. Verdict, not guilty.
Joh* Brneh and Stephen Sherren were charged with
stealing two fowls. It appeared they were employed
in mowing, that the fowls were in the grass, and, being
cut with the scythes, the prisoners made off with them.
They pleaded guilty, and their master gave them an
excellent character. Sentenced to two months' hard
labour. . .

Timothy Wooster, 36, wedamen, was charged with
stealing el Inn., the property of John Collins, at Stine-
ford. on the Mil July ; also with stealing 10s, the pro-
perty of Mrs. Tomngton. at Fordington. He wu fur-
ther charged with stealing a quartern pewter measure,
the property if John Illandamer, at Dorchester. on the
fith July. Mr. l'osens prosecuted, and Mr. Cole
defended the prisoner. The prisoner lodged some
eight or ten days at the Plume of Feathers. Dorchester,
during which time he ran up a bill of between £4 and
and when ask,- I for money on Thursday night, the
fith July, mid he had none. and the landlord refnsed to
credit him for a glass of beer he called for. The next
morning he went to Mrs. Harris, whose hushan i is a
useilsman, aril borrowed half-a-crown. Between 11 and
12 ii'rlock that (Friday) morning he called on the pro-
wentor. head gardener to Mr. Fellows., and asked
him for some beer. Prosecutor treated him, and when
the first jug of leer was drank,prisoner.asked for more,

and on p.r;tecutor's return the second time he new •
purse lying on the table. After he had shown prisoner
the way he said he wished to go, prosecutor returned to
the house, and counted the money in the purse, and
found it contained • tfi note and some silver. When
Lie wife returned from Dorchester he found that she
had left the purse on the table, intending to take it to
Dorchester to purchase some goods, and that she forgot
it on going away. Mrs. f'ollina then found that •
sovereien and a half sovereign were in;ssing. When
she left she locked the door, and hnng the
icy on the garden gate where she and her husband
usually placed it for each other when going out.
Prisoner, instead of going in the direction he had
inquired for, returned back to Dorchester. At
Fordington Moor Gate he bought some ginger beer,
and gave the gate keeper half a sovereign in
payment. He received the change, and also
took up the half sovereign, and when Mrs. Torrington
charged him with it, he took out • sovereign, and said
it WM all the money he had. He afterwards repaid Mrs.
Harris the 2s. 6d, he had b rrowed of her, and exhibited
also a sovereign to her. The jury found the prisoner
guilty. The other two charges were not gone into.
Sentence, eight months' hard labour.

nartis iiTOreS, IS, labourer, charged with commit-
ting an abominable crime with • pig at Frome St.
Quinton, on the Ist March, wu santenced to 18 month's
hard lahonr.

Henry Hillier. l, cnachmaker, charged with com-
mitting an simminable crime with a pig at Fordington,
on the 15th July, VOW acquitted by the jury.
Tablelaa Fuer', 35, was indicted with concealing the
birth of her male child at Blandford, on the 29th
February. Sentenced to 2 calendar montha' imprison-
ment. _

°tame A7l Bonfield. Z. blacksmith, was indicted with
committing an assault, with intent, on Ruth Orchard,
at Chanlatock. on the 18th Jule. The prisoner was
found guilty of • common assault only. Sentenced to
3 months hard labour.
lierlArri Samuel Brerer, on bail, was charged with
stabbing and wounding Frank Coonibs, with intent to
do him grievous bodily harm, at West ChickErell. on
the 18th February. Sentenced to 6 months' hard
labour.