The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-03-17 00:00:00

ARSON AT SLANDFORD.

below Barnes, Vl,lecleeiek Wells, 19, and
Basta Matthew, 19, labourers, were indicted for
setting fire to two wheat steaks and on. lairky eteek,
the property of Yr. Satonel Bond, at Bleodlord, on the
14th febreery.—Bareee pkaded guilty ; Wells and
Matthewe not guilty. The in-nosier Wells thaftinied
three of the jurymen.
Mr. Stock prosecuted, Mr. Colline defended
Welk, and Mr. &enders appear.' for

Mr. Ponied said be wear; fanner. On tb• 14th of
February • Bre broke out in his farmyard. It.. situ-
ated juat out of We town. 1 went up to the yard, and
I found • Sr. on each side of the gateway. They were
Iwo neks of wheat. A barley rick was also beret.
The damage was about 12120.
George Nesbet said be lived at Ellandford tritb hie
father Ge tbe night of the 14th, as be we. poising
by Mr. Paine's door, Ire maw the three mammon there,
and be Loud Walls say to Barnes, "Go and net some
d— ricks ua Are." That was aboutlo o'clock. I saw
Weal afterwards, they were thee together in company,
sad I beard Walls spin tell Barnes to vet some ricks
on Ire. They the, left in the direction of the ricks.
Tiro were within 200 yards of the lack.
In onme-examination by Mr. Collins, the whams
Mated that We pnsuipers were not drunk. rie lights
were lighted.

la &sower to Mr. Bounden, he said that Matthews
did eal, go towards hi. boast.

kr. Eanatind Belk pakeeper of Blandlord, etatrdithat
the prisoner Wells maw isto the boon and called for
he... He Mused to let Imo haer Ow liquor. and
Wells said" You will see a b— iare up to-night.
Matthews us to the house some twat attenrarda
The ea. not drunk.
Georg% Ma.ltll said he was in Wm Payees shoo
about let o'clock on the night of the 1401 February.
The thrre prwouris wire outside the shop, aid he board
ace of thew say "I suppoee you don't eon • d—.bout
goiug to poi again." W 1,.. Waal= 0•111.1 Utli of the
sh"p Writs rai I a, hde " Have you .match to give this
Irllow"—alean big Herne.. Heim?, Wells three or lour
outage.

Joseph Upford, • 6.11 dealer, said he was at Mr.
Pops'. Mr-room, at the Half Moon lam, Meetly alter
teu Well,. and Matthew. cause in whilst hr was
them. Whorlly if ter they arrived be beard a cry
" raw" Hs west out. The top-rouse was about lb°
yards from the rick.
Mr. Bupermteodent With said be saw the prisoners
Well, cud Ilettbees at the gate tithe farin-tashl, about
eleven o'clock, looking oast the fire. Ho took them Mto
custody and pet them is 'somata sills, On the Banda;
afternoon he berird the primeers cull to sech other in
their cell.. H. went is.. the prowase. Led ha there
heard %roes anemias Welbi foe having desired
him to ml die ricks on Are. H. said "Yin told me
logo up the httle Iwo sad sit the ricks on Am; as it
would make wine work for our chaps, and they would
he paid for IL" Wella made se answer, "Ii was not
ine told you ; it w.s Matthews.' Barnes said
" It woo not pot; was it Matthew." awilltras latter
unseated "No, it was not. It wee Wells." Barer
thee " Yoe know it ems yes Wells ; you told wie
so two or thw • limed." He added "II I. does now,
sad caret be undoes."

—The etei.ote-nt of the Niemen were thee pot io,
They artaisated rah other —Wells stating that
Matthews reeouainend.d Barnes to set the risk on Itiv,
and Matthews statiug that Wells Jeered Banes to
ems& lb. grime.

r. -;r.---rked the Court whether there was a
OMNI moaner Hata hear to to to the Puy.
I..noed arisen; thorpO the riders was sot
es rear agriset Matthew; but still be could not take it
out of the hands of the jury.
lir Collin; fee the ch-1.-see of Wells, ornatended that
the evidence was *et ealleiently ereheive. It even
wee proved by re warners for the prerestios that
they kink so part in setting the risks os Ire. r they
were is a polar boor sore thee before the
arra was rater. The eiserartiose he made
Isere tertaanly rapacious, bat at would not Ise safe to
tossist sloe yore saw trios. He was very foolish is
having tends those stateasenta.but it was ant what • ran
rid, bat what he dii, for s bleb be mar be punished.
He thought there arm great doubt alma the ratter and
he trotted they would give Wells the basal of ssali
doubt, and acquit hiss
Ur. franders trarsisted that there waa so evidence
ward Matthews to row that ha waa as exeresey
before Use fact, or that he had taken soy astir part in
the ratter.
The loused eriert Leviers earefully rued up,
the jury rued Welk guilty at isastigsting Horses
to aressit a rimy, sad Harbert was isitted.
The learned serpent charasterked the ou.. u. vs,
seriogo one. and senterod Barer sod Wells orb to 8
rare penal servitude.
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firit•Uso Puma:oilsLY WITMOCTIL —/tielard
Druck nes indicted for stealing • eheees.• side of bora%
sod a IN of a pork, the peoperty of Albert Lenore,
st Weymouth. on the 21st of January.—Mr. Comes
prosecuted ; and Mr. Stook defended. lt mmeared from
the statemeot of fireeset Brie, that while on duty on'
the ifey in usestion. at shoot b.:Oslo& is the mornings
he sin the primmer on the Meleoseihe Regis side of the
bridge He had • bag on hi back, sod white hews.
questioeml as to its contests he dropped it. Prisoner
mid "de forgive nie„ it is mins" Witness thee took
prisms to the station, and as azimalitise th.b.g bead
• side of pork, • piece of Moon, sod • theme. 10
enunerainisatioo Miens said prisoner might hem bees
sheet 400 yard•— Albert Lowness mid be had • more
Kishodarelnist, and kept &Masi am Yuba liars.

Ameept other thaws be 1,14 Woe bacon and sim
there. Us Met back okay too leg. of pork,r
a alba soaked Ilreciift. H. hell eel, sold am chose
=lo4ledii7the 990. of Irehntarii.The Mimeo mem
at were two keys
hie lie stem oneß7fl=l*ll7ol gave his min, bet he
returned it again. Witness went to hip wire about
°Week the neat day sad there 9a• "sahibs' wfohy
it. appearance. Re bobs, however, aimed the
b"ai
kimono dad pork, all of which be meld
Idalay. la emerezentinatios, eraser mid he
kepi the keys of his state. as • shelf in his lodir-
inga, sad Ise newer kepi his room looked up He
could swear to the leg it pork by a OKI shish had
bees out out of it, semi whisk had aet Might to hoes
bora dooe.—ltieltatel illead.o, • young ina• to the
olaploy of the persecutor, stated that as the 101 b of
Tehreary he arm at the market daring a part of the
day. in the afternoon L. took beck to the stove two
' lees of pork and four skies of Mem. He looked op
I the store, and gave the key to a boy in his master's
employ. The Dili day, whets he went to the atop, be
found his master and two policemen then. He [band
that ON of the leg* it pork whir* he bad hang up was
ring, at was also a side of bacon. Ho haw' the leg
pork in a peculiar manner. in order that it might
dry quicker, aad he should know it amongst • thousand.
—Jewess Gloves, a dealer in Fork, said be sold the pro.
locator four sides of bacon previous to the 10th of Feb-
rimy. The bacon was moo of his caring, Lod he
could swear to it as one of the four he bad sold.
In erom-examiastion witness mad there wee botkipic
=llar Is the hall for imagist op the ham- Mr.
e the coarse of ad able debars conteeded that
pre proof dt identity could be shown, and that so far
from the promentor keeping the keys of his store in
' his proseesion he left them in his parlour, so that any
one Ingot have had them. The leaned serjeant hav-
ing cerefully summed op. the jury returned • verdict
of "Guilty' and the prisoner was matesesti to sia
mouths' heti labsur.
UNSATVIAL Ofhtlsti —Alfred Pope, • labourer,
and "Ara *as only 16 years of age, was tbarged with
etimmittiog an abominable mime at Child °lreton!, Oa
I the 21st &Southey—Mr. Ffooks promeuted.—The
learned serjeaat said the jury Gould sot„, in accordance
with the evidence, Gad the primmer guilty of the Mire
serious charge, but they weight do es oa the charge of
assault with intent. The learned resleant severely
censured tl.e condeet of the man who witnessed the
trasiasctios, and had it in his power to prevent the atrium
being attempted. The jury fossil the prisoner " Not
Reilly," • verdict shish the padre said he entirely con.
stirred in, and the prisoner was diseharged.
The Court nee at half-pail sir, sad was adjourned
natil 9 deka Monday.