The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-11 00:00:00

THE ROBBERY BY BOY&

said they went poker to Weymouth in is trap, and gelled
him 10 go with them, he promised to go. Whilst taking
his mother's dinner to the bakehouse after thbool, be met
Hones He then went to Moon' to hire • trap, but be
wouldn't let them Item one from there, they went to
' Fern's sad hired one to go to Grimetoriet. Home paid lle.
for it. hem aterting. Rom drove. and alter they had
etertled at the bottom of Grove-buildings, they met • boy
amid Job Shorts. &ad took him up. As soon no Shorts
had WM in. they met House's father and brother. Rouse's
father asked them where he was going, end upon hie
telling him sent Haeseeis brother with him. When they
tot to ettmetone tissgashied refreshments, h.and Robert
House bed gine sad the others beer. George
Rouse gave witness • ghillies with which to pay,
and he paid for the liquor. They then came back to
Dorchester end had their dinner. About half.past two
the some afternoon he want up to the South- Weeders
station with George Rouse, Toey went up there to take
the train to go on to Moreton. They did net go to
Moreton because there was no train to come beck with.
While at the station Davis, Potpie, and Lake cam* Ins
From there they went ti Haambury Rings. Before that
he law • fur puree in George Hottees hand, the same
pus..., he sew the night before. He saw Porte take •
knife and cut it up and pat the pieces in he. pocket.
Raving been at the Rings some time they went beech to
the station, end then MI five of them took train to Wey-
mouth. House gave Pople the money, end be bought the
tickets. When they got down to Weymouth they bad
some refreshment, for which House paid, and then they
went down to the sea. Pople Sung the puree which he
bed t 0,4 up into the ma. Then they hal & little more
refreshment, for which Home paid, and then Poplo got
the ticker.. for which Home gave the money, and got
back to Dorchester at half-path five. After tea witness
and Davis went to Foree's min and Meet & trap to
go to the those place as they went before. Davis
paid 41. for the trap, and an extra &Wing for some damage
that bad been done in the morning. Roues gave Davis
the five shillings Having got the horse and trap, they
picked up Hodm at the bottom of Grove.buildinge. On
the road they picked up • Mr. and Mrs Newman. They
then all drove on to firtmethee, where they had refresh-
ments at the public-house. House and Davie paid for
whet they bed there. After that they mute home—about
• quarter to nine. On Monday Home paid for him and •
by named James to go to Weymouth by the three o'clock
train. They came beck by the five o'clock Wain. When
they got d tett to Weymouth they bed some ride. on the
donkeys and some oranges iutd gingor•beer. House paid
for all. The mine evening they went over to Frampton
Perk. They had & trap of Mr. Cross. Wits.,,, Poole,
Davis. Route, and a boy named Edwin Legg went. Home
gave Foyle the money to pay for the trap, and he gave it
to Legg.
George Lake corroborated the last witness.
G•Oele Jean% working for Mr. Dron. stated that on the
95th of Jong he was et the South-Western Station when
he saw Hour • end Davis. They cam talking together,
and be heard Doris eay to House " I emit one and •-hall„"
Home replied "1 nal give you one and shall, I will
give you twestywis. He then saw House give Davie
one sovereigs and tnree two-shilling pieces He did not
take any pert in the conversation, and left them there.
Witness saw Home the same afternoon, and be irked him
to go Wepos 'nth, saying he would pay for all. Wan.'
salted him where he got the money. House replied"
all right, I found the money is Alittgton-street" Witness
then went to Weymosth with House and • boy named
Jamie.. House paid for everything. Witness had •
donkey ride, end • ride on a tricycle, for width Home
paid.
David Morrie stated that In worked for Mr. Gregosty.
Re found the puree (produced) in Swele's pease& in
• bole in the well near the Sods Water Works He
found it on June 25th, between six and seven ln the mora-
ine. He took it Suet Coward. It contained Cl Lk
Sept. Coward eorroboreted last wituses's etatement.
, and Mated that the money in the puree included Aus-
tralis& soveretens, one darker than the other, and one of
George the Ire coinage. On the 10th he had some bills
printed, sod on Tuesday, the 4th, Poole came to the stc.
ton with to., which be said was part of the half-sovereign
out of the first money which Roues gave him. He charged
Pople this morning with steeling the °other; money, and
he replied " He had stolen none of his money, he did not
know where his bedroom wee.
The boy House was then charged with steeling the
' money, sod the other two boys were charged with reeky-
tiltotre lion,, seed k I°oll7 it
t°
have bnleta karts:tribe way
' to either of the bedrooms.
Pigs in defence, said Charley Davis came down to
, where hive on Sunday. the 26th of June, and said that
Howse had picket up some money near the Catholic
Chapel, than he asked if I wita coming oat.
I told him no, I lad to go to Church. and be said
will you meet me when you come out. When! came out
we went for &walk, and then he said be would come down
for me after dinner. We went op to the station, and
Homo then gave me 10s. and paid my fore to Weymouth.
liked him leveret times where be got the money, and
Davis said he saw him pick it no. I never sew Rouse eli
th 4 week, until Sunday. I kept the half-sovereign until
Friday evening, when Legg end! went to Weymouth, sod
, he told Me if any, ne ehould own it he would give it back
again. On Sanday Lake gave me the £5 note to give Hr.
Coward.

Uh-e-ries Davis also made a long statement to much tba
same effect
The b)ye were than charged with the second offence,
and they mad. simdar etstem.nta
All three were then cm:omitted for trial at the next
Lydia/, bail being accepted I. r Pople and Davi&

George House, William Pae, and Charles Henry
Ernest Davis, were charged with steslina from • I tdroas
in the P.ume of Feathers Inn one .C 5 note, six or "even
sovereigns, and ten 'killings in silver, 'lO property of
Miry Ann Aiding.
Mr. Weston appeared for the protecotion.
Bias Airline's evidence we, read over arid confirmed, as
was also that of the I ty Like.
Frederick Jain, eta' A he lived in Tuttereyard.
Princes-street, with Ms mother. He remembered noir- to
school yesterday week Stod July, about ball-peat two. On
his way be met George House, who showed him • piece of
paper, and toll him it wee •£5 note. Ile &eked witness
to go and get it changed at the Oak, rid say it wee for
lira Reason. he Pad he shouldn't do it. Thee .f. r-
wards met George Lake, and Howe askod him to go to
the Whit) Horee and dir -ge it. He took the note, and
went to the White Horse. He saw him tome out, and
heard k tot tell House he couldn't get it changed. House
then &Med him to go up to the Mason's Aram, which ha
did, and went upto the top of the street with htm, end he
waited there white Lake went down. Lake cams beck
and said to couldn't get change. Lake then put the not,
in his pocket, and then • little further down, im their way
heck to the school, he gave it beck to Home. They then
! went into school. After scnool House told him to go up the
S.W. Station. House didn't tell him for what ream& Attar
. witness and L he had gone up to the station, House,
Pople, and Davis came up. After being at the stetion
! some time the other boys came back, but not sitars. '
. While at tho ration he saw Lake with • small velvet beg.
something like that produced. In the tag were five
sovereigns, two baltsovereigna, and • Sou Moue& meg
also •45 aote, all of which Lake vivito DAVI'. The MUDS
evening they met mein about seven o'clock in Prince's'
street. They 'etre going to Ponodbory. Oa their way
there they met Home, who Joined them and went up with
them. When they got into Poundbury Davis pulled out
the little bag with the money in it. He counted the
sseess, see it mei: sovereign., two halhsovereigna and
the Son shilling, • sams money as when at the station,
but he did not see note. cr. the money was taken
out Like tore op the little end threw the
_Memel
down by side of the bank. Davis ad the money, led pit ii
into • parse with • gold rim round it, and thee gave it to
Pople to put into his pocket
Supt. C mud 'Mt A that on Sunday afternoon, the tad
of July, about half-past one, h. received information from
Bias Ayling that she had lo It • f. 5 not,., about £7 ingot& and
101. in silver from • small box which bad been plowed In
her clothes box in her bedro in. She produced • work.
lox, which had been forced open Between three and
y orb' saw Poets. Duels, and Lake in Trinity.street, with
other boll Pyple, when be came up to him, handed him
•£5 note. Fle asked him where be got it from, and be
✓eplied l.ike'reire it hi a. He then asked Lake where he
Meot It, and he said House gime it him, House was present.
tie n baked House, sadly" bald be gond it in Steele's•
l
pemage. lie then mutt with Devi', one., Ihpdpske, and
House pointed out thn plea. where e said be foetid_ It,
It was where NV Wat•ri keels his"busters, Ltd Roe's
said it .. es pat'y covered with dirt On Monday eveolog
be reeeiv • 1 from It rbert Davis a puree eonWaing five
soy . tett o ii. He wee • bro.. her to the primmer Charks Davis.
, He id ..rw..rdr went with George Like to Poondburri
rid 100 n.% toe piece, of red velvet iprodleedt He found
l'retu ror I A bathing-oh .... On Tuesday morning he
irreatrdrhee,... .', urge House on the choree of stealing •
£5 note art ...tiler suo._.y. lost by Miss Aylint. His
tether wr • present When he charged bite. His
frith .r 0.1.1 bins to 'ill the trio*. "bet he made no
r.pty. Alo it an hour aft seawards, when witness ersatz
the yard near the eons. prisoner celled to bias and &kelt '
bite whet he wanted, and he said" I didet steel the seven
:.iv .reline, Metal gave them to me ; she didn't Orem. the
45 note, I foun that* On Tuesday evening, about half.
Amin came to the Pulieestation, and produced '
Bs▪ I,te _.id that was the change out of the halfsovereign
that HoOrtiSase hire ust of the Bret wooer,. Witness .old
him be should' bare*, 4....c.i. Men on the charge of s• sling
this mope, with Hooke. • he.tarida r- reply, and be
detained him, At 'even o'clock 1:), aprehonded I.2aart. s
Doi* aid charged him with the rate. in 'reply, b. said
he did not know the money wee at .-an. Witnetil now .
prodoced the £5 note, tho puts' dh,l OVIII IhYllref cue, and
the Eh
Booed Duel. stated be worked for Mr. Fudge. He was
it work lest Monday evening with Lake, when Pople and
l? .% se brought back the purse (protocol). Davis said be
had broteb: the puree hack to give to Lake. Lake took
it and Goaded it. end Laid there we, two halaoyereigns
ins. Doris said h. didn't irno., ~...t-,r, they were, as the
our.e hadn't here opened. Popletwee velment when this
erne Bahl That was all that pressed Like took tee laws..
Lake. Poole, end Davis then left, raring they were going
to Ms. Houser. Witness followed about five minute.
alter, and taw the three stop at Trinity Church talking
to, his mother. Hr. mother said the best thing he (Charles
Dad') ceild do would be to take the purest° Kra House.
jle then went with witness to Mrs. Houma Witness took
*le pure., and offered it to her, but she did not take it, and
-with flat witness took the puree and money to Mr.
0 mare. • ..
LL%inht hittr'htd Srevete stated she w tsseervant in the
employ of Istr. J. It. Teylot. at elisfiu;,:a of Feathers and
eh* • one by thd name of "Mary. Hem:, went tt work
there Weds. rider"... and Saturday's. WM did p.a.& axe
Om. Mee George House seven sovereigns or any Money.
Sines the hoy hod le-e In ceitedy eh. toad I en threatened
by his broth... He said he would break her— mak, but
be did not say what hi r.
This concluded the Drat my.
All three boys wei• then charged with rt-il,ng from •
k.p.h. ow, at Me Pima. of Feathers Inn, £l7 Its. in gold,
the prep., ty of I mac White.
laser W_"...it• Meted be wee Me ostler at the Plume of
F_Oli.eibe2l lat. The boy Ear* hal been Intel, itinelfreed
lig [O. Pt ~0. ra feather, en,..Werloczday's end Saturday's
to help him. In ie bedroom on Moroi) it y• of tli,! Plume
of Feathers Ii • bed • clothe, box, with • mall bat inside,
where he kept Ilia money, no had a key both to Malaga.
box and to Me email Nam The large box he geomoll7
kept locked arid carried the key in his preket, but
the small box be did not keep locket, be left
thd bey in the lock. On Friday, the tird of
June, be had occasion to go to him unall box t r Coke out
Woe money, when his =MO, was ell right. U, Sunder.
the PSM, las, went io )t, bine box, but did not r p.n the
smaller oar, and when he closed Um larger box be locked
lb " "oat Amid put the bey ir_to his pocket. lie did not
go table box mein until the following Sandi, the Sad of
July, and then he found the mosey gam. d found the
I°l box baked all right. The UMW owe • also loclei,
with the key In it. aa he had apperentlY left it. He epeavid
, tMP little hoc. and Um bond the mosey ion.. It son.
' eiseed al 411 in gold and 10e. in silver. Toe gold aomieted
Oi solowilleMe and halfoovecelime, end he believed there
I Were six of the lager. Amass& the sovereigns there were
I two p ditrataa 001111.411.11 darker than the other. like too
ones produced. nie no .arl eitst they wire Anetralian
I sovereigns when l• took them, gall yinGditd! Ibe other"
we woe Georg. and the Dragon ones.* He WM '7Uite
sure he hadn't tor givenaway any of the money,
Frederick / staked that% Saturday evening, hum
41
gleh feel, be mot Mt an errand, and met George
House near the petik pi isatkan, He Mewed hire a
hr rain lorry pore' run up &rout ap. or ;)(1 tr'eces of
. silver. He wilted where he got Iti ek4 b 0 CAM till lo
the ostler'. bedroom. NB EWA ."1"1" "1""'"•4!
told bins not to tell. The nest ineraing. about •it
I. tee, he went to Sunday School: ash. was going, heart
George Hoses mad Charles D•Vil. He went and spoke to
them up the Old liillryagde where House lives. Room

TURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1882.

after the third collect; "Lord Thy 110 ed abideth,"
before the Demos ; and" Hark, him*, the organ
loudly peals," during the offertory. The lassoes were
1 Chien. I. and Rev. ii. The Vicar towhead the
service to the third collect, alter which the Aide:log
elerliTellei wee the Rev. B. C. Crokat, curate of the
church. The sermon was preached by the Bev. Canoe
Heyman, from li. xxvi., 1, "In that day shaU this
wag be song in the land of Judah : We have •
strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls
and bulwarks." Canon Delman alluded to the fact
that in the eterlitot Hebrew times music was used
in the service of Jehovah, and especially at the
, dedication of the temple built by Solomon. He
hoped that they would consecrate to God's
service the beautiful organ that day formally owed,
and that their devotions would be women and sincere,
so that God's presence might be with them as it was
with his people at the de iication of the tempi* of
Solomon. At the conclusion of the service Dr.
Bridge gave another recital on the organ, after which
most of the congregation adjournei to • tent erected
In the grounds of the vicarage, where tea was pro-
vided.
We may mention that In addition to the extension
of the south aisle, other works of improvement on a
small scale have been carried out. Toe interior of the
roof of the chancel, which was formally open lath
and plaster-work, bee been covered with plain
varnished boards; this uas carried out by the
direction of the lay irepropriators, from dodges by
Mr. Christian, the architect of the Ecclesiastical
Goasmissioners. Some slight alterations have els,
been made to the choir stalls ; • new prayer dank
has been provided; and among the recent gifts to
the :church are a light and very elegant broils
lectern, presented by the Hon. Wises Pitt, of
Steepleton ; markers for the Bible, by Mrs. H.
Barrett; markers for the book for the new prayer
desk, and altar books. by Me Fanner; and •
large and handsomely bound Bible, bearing the
following inscription :—" This Bible was presented
to the parish church of Stourpaise, on the occasion
of the dedication of the organ, July 7th, 1882. by
moans of a subscription among the woman of the
pariah and • few others interested in the church."
The offertory at the afternoon service amounted
to 616 Us.

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