The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

TRIALS OF YRISONEEN.

STIALigt; WiIIAT AT HARTOCl.—Thonuu Tooker,
.1. labourer, was indicted for stealing 30111 e. weight of
wheat, beans, and bailey, and • nook beg, the property
of Edwin Jenninp, his master.—Mr. Window prose-
cuted. The prosecutor is • farnier,residing at Marko*,
on the 16th of Frbruary he taw the prisoner with
bag ou his shoulder, and on asking him what he
had he threw the bag down and ran away. It
contaiued • quantity of beans, wheat, and barley,
and on marching his house more was found. It
man proved that the wheat, he,, ho lien stolen from
the prosecutor's barn. and the prisoner was sentenced
to live month.' hard labour.
110176RPRIAILING AT CORXRAT.—Robert Stsge. 20,
soldier, pleaded guilty to breaking into the dwelling.
110U110 of Joseph Newton, on the 7th of March, and
stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of
hi. grandmother. He was sentenced to two months'
Lod labour.
THEFT AT DOLDINGTOX. Joseph Hodder, 63,
labourer, was indicted for stealing a picket, • piell• of
sack, and an iron bolt, the property of George Knight,
on the 25th of January—Mr. W any prosecuted.—A
fonuei conviction was proved against him, and be MI
evidenced to twelve months' hard labour.
STRU.IXO HAT AT ILIDSORER NORTON. Henry
York and William Rogers (on bail) were indicted, the
former with stealing • quantity of hay, the property of
Joseph Steeds, on the Nth of January, and the Latter
with receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Hooper prosecuted, mid Mr. Mdli. defended. From
the evidence of Charles Milburn, • dairyman of Mid-
r.oincr Norton, who rented some field. of the pr0....0we,
....owe, it appeared that on the day in question he saw
York take three triunes of hay from hie master's curt,
and oarry them into his own premiere, and from other
evidenoc it was shown that the prisoner Ragan bad
reoeived it, having fetched it from York's maim in
his own cart. Yom the defence, Mr. Rdlin conteoded
that the evidence did not warrant the jury in omelet-
tug the prisoner, and his lordaiiip eooddered the testi-
mony somewhat "shaky," it being a question whether
York did not think he had a right to dirges, of 'bestrew
to Roger.. Both primmer" were found guilty, and sen-
tenced to three months' hard labour.
STRAUS° CHRIS/ AT FARRIBOROOGII. —Charles
Stephens, 16, labourer, was indicted for stealing a
quantity of cheese, the property of Richard Love, in
whom, employ he was. Mr. Cole prosecuted. The
prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to two
months' hard labour.

M A Lien/ITO( WOUNDING AT DI/ISTRIA—Aaron Ellis
(on bail), • respectsbly-adired young man, was indicted
for insliciously shooting with • pistol d John Webber,
with intent to do him SOON grievous bodily bans, on
the 7th of February—Mr. Loom appeared for the pro-
secution ; Mr. Saunders defenied.—The prosecutor is
a post.hoy at the George Inn, Dander. The time in
question was snub night at the Gump Inn, !hipster.
The prosecutor went outside the door to with two
men good night, when he heard • pistol shot just
behind him. He looked round, and saw the prl-
sonrr loading a pistol, and spoke to his. about
tbe foolishness of doing such things, whim it.
asked him what diderencie it was to him. Vs=
tutor then told his master of it, when the
denied baring a pistol with him. The prosecutor then
pointed 0,3 the prisoner's pocket, and the promise at
once took out a pistol, and holding it &boot len intim
off. fired it in his face. The wadding entered his lip,
and be at once went to Mr. R,herta, • sargocia,=
°covered with powder and blood, and bad he sot
his eyes Its should have been blinded.—Tho defuses est
up by Mr. Saunders was that the pistol west apuruly
in an aceidental mansisr.—The prtsoo.r received a good
character for his humanity, li. was found guilty of
unlawf ally wounding, and sentimood to du inonW hard
labour. .

AT GLAMIBUIT. —Thomas Habana, e&
me.ded coati, to obtainine. by falai protease tram
Willisa Wtittory Jeortie, lilb. th. 6413
of February, sod was seateesed to two mouths' hard
labour.

-5;;;;;IAITZALIlla AT BRIDOBRATII. Emmanuel
mnriey, 30. labourer, pleaded guilty to Metliag fowls,
the property of Henry Denman. at Bridgennenr. ot tn.
19th of Much, and was seatuseed to three mouths'
bud labour.
Arrows) • LAYS AT Manor's LTDlCAlD.—wittisa
Warren (on bail) was indicted for usali iamb. th.
property of Richard Babb, of Bishop's on tn.
18th of Febrsary. Hr. Cole prosecuted, Aug NEL
Prideaux defended. On the day in gaieties Grant, •
shepherd in the employ of the prosecutor. law arms
ewe,. and eleven lambs in big surisier Saida One of
these vu a weakly oise. On the following morniaj
ne oilseed one of them. He brooked the f
a mu to where the prisoner wite at work:re:There
• lamb vu found; but there was nothing to omeasee
the primmer with the theft, not could the lamb be
identified as the one loot, with the osoopnios that the
shepherd said that if the lush lived lon=
would be very mach Jibe Its =Wt.
directed the 'try to eaWI 16e priossa
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r.lwo balfoovereigm, half sworn, sad a shill*.
,;i'vporty aol Jobs Wofeb, es the 11th of Maya.
lilt—Mr. Pmdesax for the prossientias. Os thods7
In gaestios Use progesitor wee at • palidisehesss et
West B•gboreugh. if. hod • good 4.1 to drink.
sad bad is his left-hand Jacket-pocket a leathern P•rs,
gostainiag two halfsovmsimas, a hiM.egoon, sod •
thillut The Prisoner was sitting by bin for edam Maw
sad w en he oilseed hi. snowy be lad •Maidi
of his, earned Wsygood, of his k.s. This was in the
pronsce of ths priaoner, who lents &beaten Misr, and
ta ib• "mop a • *oar& of boars his nosey was re.
tamed to him, tls perm bsi.l foasd ia ths prisoner's
Vest by • pithy... The plssseT tru goatees:ad to
the., inciaMed hard labour.
Otrawm GooDi IT rAull Patti:3CD At CHARD.
—Asa Holt. • young woman, was Wined foe °Maiming
by ham preteens ma* biscuits from Mr. Cuff, of South
Chard, on the llth of Man:b.—Mr. Here for the prom-
tbe day in question Use primps' met a little
g▪
istsaxod Wbndwri.bt. sad NW her to testi two
pomade of biscuits for Mr. Sheppard at Mr. Carl's, ebe
did is, and gave them to the primmer. and it afterwards
tuned out that Mr. fihippird had but not Use prisoner
at all.—She woe siralisoid to four 'soothe' herd labour.
Seisliso POTAToraI AT GULCH BT. MICIIAZI...—
Jsmea Tottendell 31, serpsnter, was indicted for steal-
lag • 'tonality of porstoes, the property of Thomas
Bank on the tile of January. Mr. Bonin for tli• pro-
ximation. The prosecutor has a piles at Crossh Heath-
field, and on the 6th of 'abbacy he had • potato meg,
shish was then oevetad over. On the morning of the
Mb be Naiad that the cave hod been broken opso and
about • bag of potatoes extracted. Oa the morniag of
Ibis robbery Policeman Bryant met the prisoner on the
Omni swing-path, leading 'rota Creech to Taantoo with
• bag of potatoes on hie back. He took his Into oas-
tody sod tracked his oboe marks to the prosecutor's
cave. The potatoes correspooded with those lyiag is the
=Ltor's cam The prisoner wee aogetttd. The
ee at a quarter to lit o'slook.