The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

LAW AND CRIME.

At Szegedin, in Hungary, a brigand who had com-
mitted twelve acts of robbery and a murder within a
fortnight, has just been summarily tried and executed on
the same day. One of his accomplices was condemned
to perpetual imprisonment, only in consequence of his
youth; another was shot while trying to escape.
INGENIOUS DETECTION OF AN INCENDIARY.—OS
Sunday, the 28th ult., a haystack was discovered on fire
on the premises of Mr. Birkin, farmer, West Bridgford,
near Nottingham, and when the alarm of lire was raised
a man was seen running from the stackyard. A dog,
supposed to be the property of the man, was captured
near the burning stack. The animal was taking posses-
aim of by Superintendent Palethorpe, and on Sunday
evening a string was tied to the dog's neck, the end of
which was in the hand of a policeman in plain clothes I
he was turned into the street, and allowed to take what
direction he chose. The dog trotted along to Narrow
Marsh (a low part of Nottingham, inhabited by tramps,)
when, coming to the door of his master he stopped and
gave a loud bark. The policeman walked in and at
once apprehended the prisoner. Evidence was given on
Monday before the mayor and bench of magistrates,
proving that the prisoner was the same man that was
seen running from the stockyard at the time of the are.
His name is Henry Davies, and he has been twice
previously convicted of felony. The bench remanded
the prisoner.

Monday, the 20th of this month, has been fixed for
the execution of Constance Wilson, who is now in New-
gate convicted of poisoning Mrs. &mimes. The
announcement was made to her on Wednesday by the
under sheriffs and the gaol chaplain, and was received
with the utmost coolness. The execution will take
place at the Old Bailey.
About a week ago a gentleman fell down in the New
North-road, just after he had complained to a police-
man of having been robbed by a female. There was
nothing upon him by which he could be identified, but
from a name in his hat it was supposed that he was
from Fitourbridge. One of the coroner's jell, Mr.
Pearce, took photographs of the dead man, and by
means of one of these he has been identified as a person
named Charles Roberts, of Rye, who had come up to
London to sec the Exhibition. The inquest on the
body has ended with a verdict of "Died from
apoplexy."

Three men and two women were brought up at the
Thames Police-court on Wednesdaz, charged with con-
spiracy to defraud a number of persons in the country.
The prisoners had advertised money to lend, in the
country papers, and directing applications to be made to
"It. 11. Twining, 23, Richard-street, London, E.C."
The house is a wretched tenement in which one of the
female prisoners lived, apparently only to receive the
letters which came to the extent of SO or 100 per day.
The system as this—when an application was made for
a loan, "It. H. Twining" wrote for a reference, and the
person referred to having answered the inquiry
addressed to him, the original applicant was told that
the loan would be granted to him. A stamped form for
a promissory note for the amount was forwarded at the
same time, which he was to return with the first year's
interest on the loan and the cost of the stamp. The
Interest WAS sent, and there the matter ended. The
victim never saw a sixpence of the loan. The prisoners
are remanded for further examination.
CURIOUS CASS UNDER THE NEw POACHING ACT.—
At the Gloucester city police wart last week, Charles
Wathen, labourer, was charged with unlawfully having
in his possession a gun, a dog, and powder and shot, on
the night of Saturday. P.C. Morley, said; About
four o'clook on Sunday morning, just he the lamps were
hut out. I heard some one running, and concealed my-
self. The defendant came up and I stopped him, and
found it gun in his possession, taken in two parts, a
spaniel dog, some powder, and shot. In reply to
questions he said he was going mushrooming, where-
upon I took him into eustody. It was quite dark.
The Bench maid there was not evidence sufficient to
convict the defendant under the act, but A awn/none
could be taken out against kW.