The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-01 00:00:00

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YOUTHFUL IMITATORS OF DICK TURPIN.
The Somereetehire, Dorsetahlre, and Devon police
have been on the look out for a oonple of yotuag
rascals who have taken a Wring to the calling a
highwaymen. It appears that on Thursday last •
boy named Ones, in the ottlPl'l of a Mr. Knights
chemist, of Wincantoo, was sent to the bank at that
place to make a deposit. The money entrusted to his
c.sro consisted of • cheque for £5, a E. 5 Bank of EMl-
latri note, a iffi note on Stuckey'. Busk, and ES
or gi ia gold and silver, making in all about £25
Whil t on his way he met • companion named
, Dinka, and they immediately decamped with the
money. They proceeded from Wincauton to Mil-
bleu. Port, at which t ,wn they called at • tailor's
shop, when one of them purchased an overcoat.
After ref, oohing themselves, the journeyed on to
Sherborne, when they procseds to equip them-
selves in proper form as disciples of the famous
Dick Turpin. Being stratifies to [airborne, they
asked • policeman to direct them to • plate where
they could get something to eat, and the officer kindly
directed them to • " tuck shop," where they caused
some comment by the large amount of cash they
seemed to have at their disposal. From the eating.
house they went to a saddler's, where they bought a
couple of hunting whips and two pairs of spurs, and
from another Sberborne tradesman they obtained a
60a. resolver and • quantity of ball cartridges. On
leaving the town again and going towards Milborne
Port, they saw a gentleman on horseback, about eleven
o'clock at night, and on the horseman coming up to
them they presented the revolver,and called noon him
to stand and deliver his horse and his money. The
rider, who was Mr. George Dyke, son of Mr. F. Dyke,
glove miter of tinhorns Port, M once clapped his
spurs into his Ii 'rue, and dashed away ; but the young
miscreants, whin them am the animal slipping from
their grasp, shut at Mr. Dyke twioe, one of the bullets
striking him on the leg, but fortunately with
so little force as to do no more damage than
cou-re • severe bruise. Mr. Dyke at 01103 gave an
alarm, and • search was made through the night f r
the highwaymen. The plies took the matter up the
next day, when it was ascertained that the youths had
,ffered the cheque in payment for the coat at tinhorns
Port, where they had been noticed by the resident
offloer ; also that they led been in communication with
the Sherburne police a above narrated.
They were apprehended at Stour on Saturday,
taken to Shaftesbury, and sent to Wincanton, where
they will be examined to-day (Monday). One is
Charles Cows, In the see-vies of Mr. Knight, ehemist,
Whicsatent, the other, Thome' Huteks, was employed
by Mr. Portnell, plumber. The revolvers and bullets
were found on them.

CRUELTY AT ETURIAINSTER NEWTON.
At the Stu, minster Petty Seditious to-day (Monday)
a young man named John ttowditch, eon of • farmer,
living at Hatelbury Brian, was summoned for tortur.
lag • bores y cutting it with • knife in two places.
one near the chest and the other on the same side of
the neck. Mr. Atkinson defended. and stated that
defendant would plead guilty, drink having been the
cause of his committing the act. Alter • severe
°ensure from the chairman he was fined. inhluding
nags, ZS, which hie father paid.