The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-31 00:00:00

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kr Andrews Was called, and, being deaf and dumb,
s overlie& was taken through an interpreter, Mr
All Vbite. He spoke to the loss of the pigs and
ra, she ideoted the two found in Hutcbto'is .lye
A..d also spoke to the barley by they triou s tends
otggi ik—Crearessmined he said five pigs wrist,
e or.. lame b.* on Thursdsy morning.
4110. Hare corroborated P.C. Powell, and said a con.
ila•lun took place between Mrs Hibbs aad himself
sea Me was apprehended. She said "If there was
rot • .Bre there would be no thieves ; it is time it
SI pea; why don't you go down to Hutchins,
the roan. and you'll find coins of the rest of it."
e ha, previously said " I don't get anything by it,"
ad ! d "Ned Brine stopped there after Torn same
:ne Hibbs said " Good bye, never mind." He
the sack of barley taken from Re4d's to
al'. and now produced it. The pigs also were
h.. [they could be heard.) When he appro.
Diet - Robs and Bring the father of •he litter was
Agent. and said "Now, keep thy mouth shut, and he
...sn't Ito • t thee" Wine replied, "We be gsroine t ;
de 'e a11.,,k we be fools?" Andrews's shepherd identi•
lied the 'nudely which was at Read's house. Hutchins
when c. aged with reeeiving four pigs. son" b.ri..y
soil she!l belonging to Kr. Andrew+, mode no 4116
In on. of his pockets was found • small quin•ity of
hulfay. Being now oompared with the le iviii‘s in
peeseeator's barn, it was said to resemble it. In via
trteks 11.1 marks of the horses' shoe. Were !Keeler.
h Kerley took the Or, cuff a horse tithes
said ass his, and he produce I Loom. The near fore
shoe bat a nail missing, and vie inner pia was liar.
cowed. .le compared the shoes with the tracks, and
shay oorrespondedi
Join Guidry, shepherd to Mr. Andrews, identified
ths cern found at Hibbs's and Read's as his ,natters
the bort., was thin and weedy and the chaff foal. The
Pill wert produced evealing, and both wituess and
Mr. Andrews identified them.

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C(011, ..xecoined : The barly was grown on the hill
noir th• barn, and WWI distributad in • great many
ways.

lteacamined : Some of that grown was taken for
seed, the rest that was saleable wu.o oil, and the barley
in rotation wig the refuse of the whole.
Andrew Head, carpenter, of Winfrith, deposed that
the two auks of barley found at his house he bought
of the prisoner Hutchins on Wedu :ado night. January
11th. . .

Thomas Whiting, who took one of the sa:ke from
Road's to Todnotl mill, said it waa afterwards gi•en
up to Supt. ihre.
Croes•examined : It wee not loiked away at the
mill ; all there bad free steers to it.
John I.lllington spetle to oarryng the two eke of
barley from Hutchins a to Read's. by Hutchins's order,
on Thursday morning, the 12th.
William Bagg, landlord of the Plough inn, Clemington,
said Hibbs, Brine. and Hewlett, left his house in •
Waireol2 between 6 and 7 p.m., Jan. 11.
Walter Trent, of Winfrith, corroborated the land.
lord.

.Tames Kerley, blacksmith, of Winfrith, deposed to
taking the shoes off Hibb's horse.
lir William Chiloott,ifarmer, examined the different
samples of barley and chaff spoken to in the °muse
of the cane, and declared himself satisded all were from
the same bulk.

Mr. Hymonds said this wu all the evidence he should
offer in the present use, but he asked for a remand, as
a charge of anon would be pref..tred against one or
more of the prisoners, and Mr. Damen, of Winfrith,
would also charge them with stealing a topper.
Mr. Howard urgently applied for bail on behalf of
Hatching, but the magistrate, emphatically refined it.
Saturlsy.—The four men were brought
up and formally charged with the robbery of pigs and corn, and
cautioned. Feels replied I am alvlaed to reserve my
dedenos." It:. Howard applied for bail, on the ground that
the whole of Use goods alleged to he stolen were found, that
Hibbs had • wife and a family dependent on Men, who would
starve if he were impriaonvi, the same applied to Hewlett,
and the ends of juatice would not he frustrated by their libera-
tion on bail. Hutchlmi was moving in • respectable position,
carrying on a licensed houae and • considerable business, wee
owed and owing large sums, and If kept In gaol till the assizes,
and Ulan acquitted would be actually punished although I
gullUess— The magistrate add he hail carefully weighed the
matter, and mine to the conclusion to refuse bail. Ile did this
with the less hesitation, became if his decision was wrong Mr.
Howard could go In a higher court without much capes's. and
there make his applitation.—llail refused.

AROTIIIR 1141101 : STIAUXO A t °Nita.
llibbe, Hewlett, and ftr.e were thee uhare.e.l with 'dealing
copper boiler, the property of Mr. J. If Damien, f Winfrith
Newbrugh. . .

Prolocutor dated that n the 901 ind he ~rate nformation
to the police that be had lot a copper boiler. It oas one they
tind to (halve vitriol in. Knew the boiler prodirral to be the
none by it. general appearance, the blueness MOM,, and
by several cracks. lit was now very much cut up.
David King, prosecutor's ballS, sahl he trial the boiler on
the ddth Docomber, and misled it January O. He Identified
the copper produced.
John Dora, in Mr. Damon's employ, oald he had used the
holler produced many years—Crum-examined : Had not men
tho holler since October till last Thursday. timer said a word
about the cracks till Thursday. Ito-examined : Saw the encl.'
before.. . . . . . . .

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By Mr. lloirard : It used to be bulged down, but now ims
raised op,
&apt. Vickery mid about the 12th January he received infor-
mation from Supt.. Eeles that • copper boiler won io.t. Ito
the Pith he looked Into • railway truck on the tramway at
Weymouth, near Mr. Damen'u store, loaded with inn. Sc. and
In one corner he saw the c ipper produced. It sra. tient down
flat. Went to David Mead, marine store dealer, ani he went
to the truck and delivered the copper to me. I kept it till
last Thursday, when I broug!it it to Dorchester, and .1.•li cured
it to Supt. Mare. -Cross-examine': The copper Is not in the
same state now Su when taken from the truck. Supt. Keles,
myeelf, and one of Mr. Dainen'm men opened it.
Joseph Miller, of Weymouth, said that on the 4th January
Brine and Hewlett asked him lf he knew where Bead wee, 11.1
they had acme old copper to sell. Told them he didn't know.
They asked the best place to sell Old copper. see replied any
marine mom bought it, and naked where the copper wee.
Ilsey answered In the beck street in a waggon, and he went to
look at It., Asked them what they wanted for it, and they
mid sd. • pound. Ile said that was about as much as he could
get for it on mending it to Bristol, no metals were reduced in
price, hut he could afford to rye fourpence • pound, and
hawing a lead of coals said he would see them in half Cu hour.
meanwhile they would go into the •• Weleone Stranger," and
have •pint of beer, He went back, weighed the copper, and
paid them in the public-house. ltdors &nog a he •ske I
them If the property was theirs si Dist he need not be afraid
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of wiling it again, and they mid it was right The copper
came to M. ed. yowl he paid them 24... At that, time the omper
was all doubled together. Should not like to swear to the
copper produced :if it tithe same it greatly altered. The
waggon he SIM the copper in was drawn by a grey boric.
and belonged to Hihbv, of Winfrith. The copoer vreighed
atlh—Crogivexamined ; The "Welcome Stranger" was about
30 yards from where he new the stwiron. and the time was
about, p.m. There was no sort of einocatmem. It etood in
witneWs cart an hour after that. —By the Court I t might have
esen Hibbs that day, but I can't tall where. I only *old one
c'wet to Mead.
David Mead, of Weymouth, marine store dealer, mid on Jan.
4 he bought a copper from Jolaph 11111er. At the time It was
roiled WI in. He should know the one produced by the bot-
tom if it was rolled attic. Remould not heentem to vay it was
the smile copper be brought from Miller. Ile delivered the
oopper
.tp Supt. Vickery flom a railway truck—C....ore.
emitted The copper hi not near 00 good as I expected—it has
been ao damaged by ritrol. From 4th January to Friday
week the copper was in tile store. He was often away from
bin tore, and a number of people went there. TM copper was
In an open truck on dm quay for about two hours.
Supt. Hare mid on Thursday last he received the copper
from Supt. Vickery.
They were committed for trial to the asvism, and reserved
their Mimes.