The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-09-20 00:00:00

WYKE REGIS,

Tim FM)T AND MOUTH DISEABV, up to filo pregent
hns a•tteked lt; b.amts in tht parih. Tho
oas.a aro tt.oao of tw.) cowl belongiog to Mr.
Win. Churl:Mill, of Rotlw..ll.btreet, Weymouth, who
h. a:x.o a doze.. or 11 be.tata in i h.O c.cLud
Awyka

PORTLAND.

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Tul RODWInct 81%4710,4—Tb* advantage of this
station was shown in the part it played in contributing
to the capture of Beaumont. As soon as information
of the convict leaving the island was given at the police
station, Sergeant Freetnan and his men at once started
on the Weymouth road in pursuit. Hearing that one
of the warden had men the convict bear Rodwell. and
being satisfied that they were slier the right man.
Sergeant ire. moo, Wbo was arrived at Wes mouth
tutned to the limited' station, awl ndeavoureti to end
a letter to Dorchester. The 10.14 tram was close
behind ; but Mr. Palmer, statiowmaster. kindly lent
writing materials, and Sergeant Freeman last. si soul
dispatched a letter, just in time, by the 10.19 train, to
the county police at Doreliester, thus setting them on
the alert, b. f..re the convict c add errive. S. r.mant
ire wan thou continued the chase by tint Roa:korater
awl Itailipole.
Itusuhatte.—On Sunday night the workshop at
Castletown, belonging to Mr. George Gill, boot and
. shoe maker, who resides at Forterre'd 't ell,w. a broken
I open. The burglar teok out brick from the side of
the wall close to ti e windoo,and unscrewed the Cultur-
ing. When the shutter was open, he took out a pane
of glass, put his hand through the spermte, and
slipped the bolt of the window back. He then entered,
, and stole two pairs of men's elastic side hoots and one
I pair of lace-ups, • macintosh, pair of knickerbocker.,,
. and showmaker'e apron, cat rying off also the winslow
I blind as a wrapper. Information was given to P.S.
Freeman. who made enquiries. awl we. he 1 to suspect
Albert Dailey, a native of Portland, who hats
I been nearly two years in fondue, and who had
lonly returned to Portland shout two menthe. He was
arrested, and confessed the robbery. The property wes
hidden in • hayloft at the Royal Hotel, Fortune's Well,
awl was all recomred. Dailey said that he oat down
In the shop and tried on several pairs before he found
any to please hi_n. He WAS &ought up before the
county magistrates on Wednesday and remanded to
Saturday. Ile was not in the employ ef Capt. Scriven
of the Royal Hotel; but had bung about the back
premises for some time, occasionally receiving the charity
of the ostler.
Tug F.,CAPS OF BEAUXONT.—Somo points difficult
to understand in the convict's .cape have been cleared
up. Far instance, it watt puzzling how he amid have
managed to pierce the sheet iron which Reed the floor,
and also how he could have tunnelled through the
two walls supposed to be in his way underneath,tke
cilia. But it found ti at the sliest iron WAS 1.0 cateu
out with rust that it offered little or no resistance,
while the two walls which should have effectually
ktpt the convict in had actually been removed Immo
years ago, in order to allow a freer current of air in
the ventilating passage. Thug it was more than one no.
guessed-at weakness in the prison details that ,ided the
escape, even for so long all it lasted. The prisoner will
not divulge where he spent the time between his night
sorties in search of food; but it was cot far from the
Prison, as he has said he could hearth. warders going

th.ir rounds. Re 'taloa that In often went down to
Church Hope to fill Lie bottle with water; hut he was
not able to procure enough food. His punishment,
unless prosecuted by the civil power, for breaking nut,
would have been the bra of part of his tend-Mon of
sentence, three days' bread and water, about 2,1 days'
solitary confinement, and six months' work in chains.
But Mr. Orchard has determined to prosecute him for
the burglary, and be will also be tried for being a
large bef.ire his term of servitude was oomplete. Th
public will, therefore, hear more of Beaumont, pro-
bably at the assizes.