The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-15 00:00:00

FOOLISH FELLOW.

Boisborditr Mill& appeared on remand charged with
forging the name of his officer to a railway warrant,
by which he obtained a free postage to London on the
South. Western Railway Company's line.—The evi-
dence of the quartermaster of the battery, who had
charge of the order book, and of Mr. William Warren,
the night policeman, who granted prisoner the pass,
was read over. The latter deposed to the warrant
not having the name of the soldier endersesl on the
back, neither was there a reason given why the soldier
was going to London.—Mr. Benjamin Chums, the
booking clerk, also confirmed his evidence as to having
received the warrant from the lad witness, noticing
the omissions which hail been observed by Mr.
Warren. He also detained the sending of the warrant
to London to be presented for payment —Frederick
Stickland, booking clerk at the Great Western
Railway, proved prisoner coming to the station by a
train on a day in the latter part of last month. He
took a ticket from him from Paddington to Dorchester,
and then put a number of questions to prisoner, told
him as to a warrant having been forged, and asked
him by which train he went to London, awl advised
him to go the South-Western Station and see the
booking clerk, and they went together, on the road
prisoner saying to witness "he would pay for a
warrant" -Lieutenant isfaclachlan, H.A. , confirmed
his evidence as to his duty, lie would have to sign
the warrant for the Ismveyahoe (4 the men. The
order, number 16,128, was a (orgesi one. The signature
WILK not his, though much like it. He never signed
blanked warrants, lie had some conversation
with prisoner on the subject, ami he
had expressed his willingness to pay for
the warrant, and said he did it under the influence
of drink -he had no money at the time. Any warrant
witness would have signed would have been made out
in prisoner's ordinary handwriting. The body of the
for,zed warrant was not his ordinary writing. --The
Town Clerk said it was a case which could not be
adjudicated on there, and it would have to be sent to
the assizes.— Inapector Gardiner, of Southampton,
appeared for the 'South-Western Company and said he
had received a note from the General Manager, Mr.
Scott, telling him it was a case for the War Office.—
Mr. Symonds said he thought the original intention of
the prisoner was to defraud the London and South.
Western Railway Company, and in this style the
charge WM made out, and the prisoner was committed
to take his trial al the next March Assizes.—Prisoner
had no bail, and will have to remain in custody.
Conwrr Pam- Szaszoxs, Saturday.—Before Mr. E.
Pearce, Mr. H. 11. Middleton, and Mr. G. 0. Churchill,
Mr. G. Warry and Mr. E. L Kindersley.

HON STRAY I NG.

Samuel Coleman. who did not appear, was summoned
by Mr. Supt. Ratty, for allowing two horses to dray on the
highway at Broadmayne.—P.C. Pearce proved service
of num:ions and also the offence. On the 214 of July,
about half-past three in the morning she saw two horses
on the highway in the pariah of liroedinsyne, and t.,01c
them to defendant's house who said they belonged to
and put them in the datile.—Defendant had been live
times previously convicted for similar °Hence,. —Fined
It's, and costs, or 14 days' in default,
DRUNK !
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.
Witlull* G. ee .., was charged with having been drunk and
riotous at Stratton. on Sunday the 6th of August. —P.C.
John Vatcher, on Sunday last, about 230 p.m_ was on
duty at Stratton, when he saw defendant very drunk and
riotous on the highway there, and wsing very foul
language, and exposing himself. People were going to
church at the time, and the policeman took him home.—
Defendant who had been previously convicted, said he
"didn't have very much since he 'ben in Hospital "and was
fined Its, and costa 75., the Chairman telling the defendant
hi. offence wa. a very bad one, and one which they must
come down very heavily on, as he we. transgressing on a
day when he ought above all others not to have been.
_MASTERS. AND 11111tANTY
.ACT.

Consaissa7se wu summoned by John Horlick,
Charles Critchell. and Lot Coombs under the above Act.
—John Horlick said that on the :114 of May he was
working for Thorne with Coombs, and were rowed