The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-08 00:00:00

Taut.' or PILISONIZIL

/MALMO • 00AT AND • [MU AT DOIONNITTZI.

WtMara Morris. 59, oarconter, and Jaw lowa. 27,
labourer, were indieted for stealing a coat, of the value
18e., tho property of Elisabeth Curtis and Emma
Curtis, at Dorehester, on the 20th 4)osen:l6er, 1869.
sod also • tin kettle of the value of is. 14., the property
of Elisabeth Mazy Wood, the elder, at the same town,
and dste.—Pri.onr pleaded not guilt,.
Mr. Woodford. Foots appeared to prosocuto, and
atatod that only one of theiprieoners would appear to
take his trial.

The Judge said that the calendar was made out in
nob e way as to mislead him. It stated these
Iwo indictments to he transferred to the next assizes in
coneogoenee of the illness of the prisoners. He under.
stood that it meant whet it said, and be had
omitted to observe upon the case before the Grand
jury. It was •greist inaceuraey.
William Mortis had died lo the primp on January
23rd.—James /quern was afterwards arraigned.
Jamas Edwards, principal assistant at the Niuee Curtls's
clothes shop, said that on Deoember 2U, he hung up a
brown Witney overcoat, on a nail in *the doorway of
the shop. When he came back from tea. about ball-
post five, he mimed it. Ti v value WU about 18a.
Elisabeth Curtis, who keeps an outfitter's shop in
Dorchester, said she saw filo coat on the nail shoot five
o'clock. She identified the coat, which ahe had not
*old.

Ann Vataher, assistant at Mr. Paruaitses shnp, said
Prisoner same into their shop about half-past 5, with
the ooat produeed, which he wanted to ploidga She
sail his brother at Bristol let him have it, and she,
remaking that it seemed a new cost, put other
questions, to whieh he gli•IS very indirect answers.
She thought he might have taken it from Mr.
Partniter's new-clothes shop, and mint over to esquire,
when prisoner left. He a/tanned' returned with
another man, whom she had identified before the
magistrates. Witness sent for the police. and prisoner
with the other man, was taken into custody, wino they
..id some one on the road had given it to both,
between them.

P.C. Churchill arrested the prisoners, when Jones
said the cost belonged to both of thorn.
Prisoner wished the capon to be called, to state
how 11l he was; but the Judge said that had Do beanog
on the ease.

--Tii-e-Judp. haring nmniad up, the jury found him

The Judge then, at the request of the prisoner,
galled Mr. Good, who said that he bad been In the
infirmary ever sinoe the lot of January; but hi. health
he did not consider would be affected by confinement.
The Judge remarked that everything that was proper
would be dons for prisoner's health, and the labour
would be such Sc he could perform. In all probability
he would be better taken care of in prison than he
would be if at liberty.
Stontescod to two months hard labour.
TRIAL POWTPORIIID.

JoAs Raison, IS. labourer, was indicted for steelier
three wars of gob-weber, of the value of Cm.. the poverty
of A moll • an,l fferriet Hobbs, at Weymouth, on the
sth November, 18f0J.

Mr. J. GoOd„ surgeon of the gaol, was morn, and
deposed that prisoner was 111, and it was desirable that
he Phould not take Ms trial.

The father of prieooer appeared, sod the Jude
expressed his willingness to admit prisoner to ball in
the suns of rel

STIALIIIO TIMBER AT LTTCWITT.

Jana Best, :O. labourer, Wimborne, was indicted for
ate.ling 9 deal boards, of the value of 2.. 6d., and 4
cieemi of deal timber of the vela. of to , the property
of Catherine Roarand, at Lytebett Minster, on Feb. 11,
Prieoni r pleaded not runty.
Mr. Nugent Rank,' primeenied.

Alexander agent of the proseentrix on
the YeryrU estate said that wine time spe 'bed was
blown down, and the timber was removed afterwards to
another part of the yard. He missed 11 portion of the
wood, gave information to the polies, and went to the
botiee of the prisoner, where he found a quantity of the
timber. Some of the pieties matched other timber that
had remained in the yard, and bed been sawn off horn
the latter. He never gave prisoner permission to take
say timber; b. wig working in the pottery.
Croeverentined : Did not kite the *bed to prisoner's
master for mending the pottery worke, nor did he sell
it at any time. He mended some of the windows of
the pottery with part of tb• timber. Prisoner asked
him for some of the timber to make • fines in him
garden, bat witness told him be was not to fake any-
thing from the pottery, and be (witness) woald est him
some dr poles.
By the Judge: The timber was Is the prisoner's beak
collar. _ _

Pnsonar said be red this °Pilaf r a frames.
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P.O House, stationed at Lytchett, said that he meat
to the prisocer's house at Yarrell, Mid found nine
of deal board and four pieces el deal timber.
triodes matched with some which had bees sawn
off others in the yard.
Crom-examlned : He sal down in prisoner's house,
bet did oot smoke • pipe of tobacco. He searched for
nther thing. in prisoner's hoe..; but did not find
them. .

Prisoner said he had worked for Mr. Batson, who
worked the pottery. The shot was given by MeAlister
to his master for mendingouad he (prisoner) baked for some
for a fence. He replied that be could have anything about
the yard. and be took some He Ina linked to drive his
master to the station, which he did, and It seemed his
master went off without paying the rent and McAliater
said he should get into trouble for having driven him to
the italics—be would serve him out for it ; but be
did not know anything about the rent, and lost Ms
wages by his master going sway, as the other man
The Judge summed up in favour of prisoner, who.
he said, might, with perfect honesty, have taken the
%MOW llatalf a alt., imigp......••••
The jury aequiMed the prisoeer.
MT I•LING • CHAIN LT 1111801.

Janes Gad WWuz. Clapeqtr, respestively 35 and 9
years of age. were indicted for steeling on• *help and
peg. value Si., tb• property of the Hon. Grentley
Fit:herding Berkeley, at Killion, on February sth, 1870,
—sr. Nugent Bank's prooreuted ; prisoner was un-
defended.

Toovey, gamekeeper to the Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley,
mid thaton Feb. 5 be saw the elder pneouer ooming
across a field from the direction of a place called
Alderney. Witness saw him pull up • °halo and peg
and throw itover the bank; he was 274 yards from
him, having measured it sinew. There was no road
where prisoner went, only from pasture to pasture.
Prisoner then came to witness's boose with some fowls,
I and witness exchanged with him eight couple of rabbits.
After prisoner had gone, witness pee information to the
, Polio* that be had lost the Main, and afterwards saw
, it In po.semion of the oonstablia—The chain was
produced, and witusse identified it by • part which he
himself had pat In, and by • triangular Inds which had
previously formed part of • dog's collar, Re saw the
chain at b even in the morning Wt.
Prisoner sharply cross-examined the witness in a loud
voice ; but the latter persisted that he saw prisoner
pick up the chain, walk troths bank, and throw it over.
Did not may that he would have Primes, in soots way
or other, nor had be ever struck prisoner on the band.
Prisoner: Did •011 not (1.0 Charles Rabbets be. for
coming and swearing • false oath against use. ?—A. No.
Q Did notyou give sue the order for 40 fowls the same
morning T—A:Yes. _ .

IsOOt thin-t.l2—e
way I have Dome Wore with ommeto'
No.

By the Judge : flow do you explain that when you
were before the magistrates you said' I saw 'idiom's
walk to the bank, and throw something over, where.
as you have distinctly told us to-day you saw him
throw a *hale over?

—Wirtires;;;l be -Meant to have said in.
You said before the magistrates that you went to
see whether the °ham was safel—A. I went to ass if
it was safe on the other side.
Why did not you say anything to hint /-11. I
suspected e prisoner of dotting vermin
iui ii the
had told him anything ahoit the
be would not have touched it spin.