The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-13 00:00:00

OFFENCES.

night a man named Davies, residing at
GAWITTH AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR RUMFORD.
—On
in the suburbs of Hereford, was garotted
by two men at Newton, about three miles from the
city. (Inc of the garrotters went suddenly behind
him, secured him by the throat, and placed his thumbs
under bin ears, while the other scoundrel brutally
kicked him and robbed him of his gold watch, and
about £2 Ifls. in gold and elver, On recovering from
the effects of the assault Davies hastened to give
Information to the city polioe, where be presented quite
a pitiable object—his eyes and body being blackened.
One of the garotters is known.
ATTINFTED HORDES AND SCICIDI.—A shock*
case of attempted murder and suicide took place in the
Old Kent-road, Southwark, 00 Teeeday sight. A man
named Goodwin called upon a widow Who bred in that
road, with whom he appeared to be asetuAinted• In
the coons of his visit he criminally assaulted her, and
irritate,' at her determined resiatanoe he est her throat.
She msde her escape into the street and on the police
entering the room they Nand that Goodwin bad also
rot his own throat. Both were taken to the hospital
Hut alight hopes are entertained of the 'MAR'S re-
covery—none at all of
_the man's. .

ELOINENCNT /BOY HORlolll.—j considerable ismedot
Of 'gear:neat prevailed on Sunday at the vißqe of
Horton, Cllodeuteraltire in consequence of the &sap-
panties during the presiding night of Miss Emma
Stinchoonabe, ',hue father Loa large forme, there, with
in organist named John Crampton, the former being
15 years of age, and the latter a manied man, 27 yeurs
old. The young lady had been a pupil at • boarding
school where Crampton attended for the purpose a
riving nia.lo )eons ; and, being on familiar terms with
Mr. 83inchcombe'end his family, he vidted their house
on Saturday evening, add to all appearance, took his
departure for his own home at bedtime. Miss Emma
Stinchoombe retired to her own bedroom ss usual; but,
as was subsequently ascertained, instead of selkiedt
repose, busied herself in packing up sundry articles of
clothing, with which she oontrived to leave her father's
roof, and was speedily in company with Ctswlnton•
Rain was descending heavily ;etili this twos inaUfaCient
to check the pair in carrying on the designs they had
formed, and for frfteen mike they trod the dirty road to
Chippenham, were they mode for a tavern, and
applied for a bed. The hostess suspected that all was not
right, and therefore refused to grant their request.
The couple then prooeeded towards London, and in the
afternoon of Sunday took tickets for Reading by the
2.55 train. The fact of their departure, however, was
learnt by Mr. Itawle, the superintendent of polio* for
the Sodbury division, who despatched a telegram (de-
scribing the parties, and asking their detention)to Mr.
Peck, the chief superintendent of the Reading borough
Police. Accordingly, on the arrival of the train at
Reading at 5.23, a police-officer was in waiting, and
Crampton soon found himself in secure quarters at the
locketrp of that town. The young lady sobbed, acid
pleaded an edense for her conduct by stating that
Crampton merely left with her on a visit to his wife;
but the letters written by her to Crampton are couched
in very affectionate terms, and in one of their eommuni-
cation' she informs him it would be well for him to
write with milk, as the oontents, although at srel sight
invisible, could be deciphered by holding the paper
near tht fire. Mr. Had. travelled to Reading on
Sunday night, and on Monday Crampton wu brought
hack in that officer's custody, and will be prosecuted for
the offence.