The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

UNNATURAL OFFENCES.

Richard Stickland and Thorned Lye were both con-
victed of unnatural offenees, and were each sentenced to
ten years' penal servitude.

BAP & AT CORSTON.

Alfred Bence, 20, coal miner, was indicted for a rape
on Elizabeth Fennell, at Cordon, on the 27th of July,
—Mr. Murch was counsel for the prosecution; Guilty.—
Ten years' penal Aorvitude.

TUIED Cigl:llT.L:-Felore Sir. F. filltps,
FORGILRY AT WIBTON-8431MItlIARZ.

Edward Strange, on ball, was indicted for forging the
name of George Gibbon to an acceptance for the pay-
ment of £25, with intent to defraud Robert Gene, at
Weston-super-Mare. The jury found the prisoner
gnilty, and he was senteneed to a year's imprisonment,
without hard labour.

BIGAMY AT BATH,
James Bdward Bray was indicted for felaniously
marrying Fliza Ford, widow, at Bath, on the 2911 of
April, 1860, his first wife, Mary Bray, bony then
alive.—Mr. Bailey prosecuted.—Prisoner married his
first wife at Topsham, Devon, in 1834, but, being
unable to agree, a separation took place after they had
lived together a few yearst Pristmer went to Bath, and
there, in April 1860, he married his second wife, who
was a widow. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The
learned judge said it was a case-for • nominal punish-
ment only, and sentenced the prisoner to four days' im-
prisonment. -

.110178iBBRAKANG AT KEN.

Oeorge Crease, 46,. brickmaker, and James Rawlings,
31, labourer, were tudioted for breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Wan. Rawlifts, at Ken, and
stealing therefrom a number of articles. Guilty. Raw-
lings four years' penal servitude, Criers twelve month's
imprisonment, with hard labour.

rug SHOOTING CASE AT %SUWON PAUL
George Morris, 20, aervent, WRS indicted for maliciously
shooting with intent to do greviose bodily harm toJohn
Crown, John Loveless, and Ellen Roan, at Kelston,
on the 10th of July.—Mr. Speke prosecuted, and Mr.
Saunders dcfended.—lt appeared from the evidence
for the prosecution that the parties were all servants of
Colonel Jones, of Kelston Park, and on the day above
mentioned the colonel went to London. the servants,
taking advantage of WS absence, all, with the exception
of the prisoner, who was footman went into the garden
to pick fruit. The prisoner wanted to go likewise, but
was prevented by the coachman, who told him that he
had received some lettere to post from the butler, and
must go to the post office. Enraged at being refused
admission to the garden the prisoner presented a gun
that he had with him at the time Atha door and fired.
Roan screamed and fell backwards, when it was found
that a great many of the shots went into her legs.—
The learned judge having numined UT% the evidence the
jury found the prisoner guilty, and he watt sentenced to
three months' hard labour.

NISI PRIDE COUIXT.—DIo!rDAT.
ALANDER Al WRINGTON.

Shepstone v. Emery.— This was an action to recover
damages for using slanderous language. The defendant
pleaded not guilty.—Mr. Smith and Mr. Cole appeared
for the plaintiff; Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Xingdon for
the defendant. The facts of this case were as follows;
—The plaintiff is a lime burner and quarryman at
Wrington, and the defendant is a farmer residing near.
In October, 1860. the defendant lost a sheep, and,
without a warrant from a magistrate, or legal authority,
took a constable to search the plaintiff's house, with
the object of Peeing if the sheep was there. 'The
plaintiff's family were much frightened and alarmed at
this unwarrantable intrusion. The plaintiff asked why
the policeman was brought there, and the reply was
that the sheep had been traced to his gate. The defen-
dant, in addition to this preceding conduct, circulated
reports as to the plaintiff's honesty, and but for that,
although he had searched the house. no aotion would
have born brought. In October, 1861. a year after
this occurrence, Shepstone attended Wrington Petty
Sessions to give evidence In favour of some person who
had been summoned by Emery. The magistrates
dismissed the summons, and the parties met in the bar
of the inn where the sessions were held. The defendant,
after rime words with the plaintiff, said "You know
you stole my sheep; yen stole them and you know it."
The defendant made the charge in the most complete
manner possible, in the presence of a large number of
persons who knew the defendant, and the persevering
malice with which the charge wail made would justify
heavy damages for the injury sustained. The effect of
the slander had beep to injure the plaintiff's business,
and there had been a great falling Off in his trade, some
of his customer's having left him. Mr. Emery had
made no offer to apologise, and the plaintiff had no
other alternative but to come into Court. —Verdict for
the plaintiff—damages £lO.