The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-24 00:00:00

GAZETTE,_
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CroseonamWed Did not say before ths magistsstes
that he saw othhg on the tracks the first time.
Mr. Castle pressed the witness to say that U he had
so said, it was not true.
W itnors (stoutly): I never said ,o! (Much laughter,
In which tho Court Hued).
Runty. Dennis, of Weston Terrace, on this morning
was oomtag out of his 'a 0 Übe about five o'clnk, and s:..w
prisontr on the Chiolicrol-road, with • hand -cart or
trucks, and two barrels and a hamper. with a barrel ia
it, ore them. The trucks were Mr. White's.
Henry Gillett saw the prisoner afterwards fleet Mr.
Gard's wioketgate, and the tracks near. A deep drain
was near, about deep enough to put one of the small
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I;•—rrels
notthe trucks and • hamper thereon.
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Croarekomined: Did not see the barrels.
was
JohoonmiSamag
towwan of Charlestown,
eimouth, and saw prisoner wooing
out of Mrs. Swaffield's shrubbery, and saw a pair of
trucks with a hamper covered over with • sloth. Five
or six days after he pointed out the place to P.O.
Handcar& about half-past 6
Alfred James Stevens was with Samways ; he
corroborated.
month on August 3, when she saw prisoner oppoosit,
pranetalionG
lived
Mrs. Swaffield's gate, going towards Chlokerel. H had
nearLonbaMrs.
Nswordlithosiede,r;
a pair of trucks and a hamper. plantation, and
eionrgdewNasogorthinogverto, Wey
the hedge. It contained brandy, and was ultimately
delivered to Supt. Vickery. Witness produced the
prisoner's drawers and troupers, which had two hori-
zontal cuts below the irate.
P.C. Bair on August 4, went with P.O. Apeey to
founP.dC.aA"akpaditwbeenret. tontlmMbrie'redBw6Boll96.ld'llt was jest under
Mrs. Swaffield's plantation and found the cask marked
832, about 15 rids from the one Apsey found. It
smelt of brandy. Next day, be went with P.O. Hyde,
and found the large cask in Radipolirlene, in a furze
bush. Be marked both casks.
P.C. Hyde corroborated.
Sept. Vickery examined the brewery on the 3rd
August, and saw •
_pane of glass broken in the roof of
the smith's shop. He went on to the roof and found •
ridge between the smith's shop and spirit store and there
were marks on it, as if some person had slid down it.
There were some marks of Iwhitewash where the glass
was broken. Be went to Marteek, Somerset, and *PP,
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hooded prisoner there,
Mr. Henry Third. M.D., examined prism:saes
leg and found an incised wound 2is. long at
right angles with the bone of the log and about two
inches below the knee cap. This cut might have been
caused by • piece of glass. A pebble would cause •
contused wound.
John Beggs saw prisoner coming along the Chlekerel
road towards Weymouth with 1131110 trucks with a
hamper on them. Believed the hamper produced was
the same; he saw it again near Mr. Bolt's slaughter
house.'
F. Stevens, who works for Mr. Bolt, saw the hamper
In Mr. Bolt's yard, and gave it to Sergeaut Brine, who
gave it to the Superintendent.
P.C. Bamford went with Samways and Stevens to
Mrs. Swaffield's plantation' and they pointed out the
spot whore one osak of brandy was fouod.
Joseph Mogeerldge, engineer for Messrs. Devenish,
left the premises at half-pan seven, and went back
between five and 10 minutes post nine, to see if his fires
were banked up. He left all secure,
Mr. Castle contended that there was no evidence of
identification of the barrels, nor of the breaking and
entering, and that there was no ease to go to the jury.
The Chairman wondered that there was—although
it might be circumstantial.
Mr. W. nooks submitted that it was conclusively
proved that • man got over the wail in Newberryrlane,
and got into the spirit store, and that the man out his
lag. The prisoner on the morning afterwards had •
wound in his leg. Mr. Ffooks then went through the
different facie elicited in tho evidence, and contended
that the cue was abundantly proved,
Mr. Castle said he would again urge the point he
bad urged before—that there is no endenoe that the
prisoner was in possession of this brandy. He warned
them of the danger of listening to circumstantial
evidence. They had • broken skylight, and a very
Intelligent superintendent, who gave a meet wonderful
aocionnt ef some Terpsichorean effort whereby a man
had slipped down, and twisted round, and put one leg
through the hole, and got • out, and they had heard
that the superintendent !ideally anticipated meeting
with the wan who had a cot in his log. He appealed
to the jury to say whether • man falling heavily
through a skylight would get a out in such a way, and
whether the prisoner's account of the 0411/111 was not
likely to be t`,o cannot one—that the out wag really
caused by falling on some stones. There was no doubt
that the prisoner was sees at different parts of the
Ohlekerell road on this morning; he could not oontend
against the evidence as to that but his wan point
was that there was no sufficient proof that the
prisoner was in possession of the barrels. Mrs.
Weston only spoke of two barrels, and she was so far
off that she could not say another the prisoner wore •
hat or cap. It the jury oonsiderei that the prosseou.
lion had failed in any way, prisoner was entitled to
their verdict.
The learned Deputy• Chairman carefully went through
the evidence pointing out that it was most probable
that the thief got over the wall, sad that he got cut
In so doing. It was not necessary that the brandy
should be sworn to. because that would be almost im-
possible, and it was only required that there should be
no great discrepancy, which was the case in this
instance;
The Jury, after only a minute's oonsideration, found
prisoner guilty both on the octant of breaking and
nntorfog the building. and •leo of stealing the brandy.
A previous sentence of five calendar months for
robbing his muter was proved.
The Deputy Chairman sentenced prisoner to penal
ervitude for seven roan, and seven years under the
uporvision of the pollee—(sensation).
POLIOI_SUPIIBI7I3IOII.

Mark Crate, Joha Drew, and James Hill, were
brought up again. The Deputy Chairman told them
that, having been convicted alter previous oonvielions,
• recent Act order that they should, after serving the
terms for which they were senteneed, be placed under
the supervision of the pliiee. Crate and Drew were
ordered to he under pollee supervizion for three years,
sad Hill for five years.
STAMM TO • BOPZIONTZITDIIIT OP POLICL
Supt. 'Vickery warn then relied forward, and addressed
by Mr. Floyer, who said: "The Court consider that
you have shown great activity and ability in getting up
the last mar" (Mews. Deveniah's) "' and have pleagure
in awarding you the sum of £2 for your services.'
This oonoluded the haziness of the seesiona, at •
quarter past eight.

SECOND COURT, WEDNESDAY.

Before H. WILLI/J(8, Esq.' J. J. Farquharson, Keg.
J. M. P. Montagu, Iraq.. Jos. Gandri, EN., Rev. J.
IL Austen, So.
=muff AT ATFPUDDLIL

Robert Sticidosid, labourer, 45, was indioted for steal.
lug one pair of cloth trowsers, • pair of worsted
stockinp, and pert of • cotton sheet, maim 235. the
property of William Parker, at Affpaddle. The articles
were put out to dry by kfra. Parker, missed from the
OM" and afterwards found in pti;onar's bundle by
P.O. John Bansout.—Mr. Castio prosecuted.
Prisoner said the things were his 0110 property.
He was found guilty.
A previous conviction was proved, and prisoner was
sentenced to four calendar months' bard labour.
110081 ROBBARY AT MLIUSHWOOD.
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&soma Smith, 62, charwoman, was indicted for
breaking and entaing the dwelling-house of Cornelius
Fone, at Marshwood, and stealing a waistcoat on July
5,18 M.
Prisoner said she did not remember how she came in
possession of the property.
Mr. Castle prosecuted. The prosecutor's wife left
her house looked up, and the key in the porch. She
returned in the evening and found the key in the
same place. Two days afterwards she missed • table-
cloth, and afterwards a waistcoat belonging to her son
Thomas. Sarah Turner bought the waistcoat of
prisoner on July 6, for la. 61. A fortnight after
prisoner Piked her to say nothing about it, if any
persons asked her about the waistcoat. P.S. Arney on
August 1 received the waistcoat, and apprehended
pri,oner, who said she was in liquor at the time.
Prisoner said she did not mind anything about it.
The jury found her guilty, with a reoommendation
to matey. There was a previous oonviction.
The policeman said prisoner was in the habit of
giving way to drink.
The Chairman cautioned prisoner, and sentenced her
to four calendar months' hard labour.
ATCALIIIO • HMI, fa., AT ITITYOUTIL
Robert ThAnal, not in the calendar, was indicted for
dealing a ride, plumb•bob.and other tools, at Clumelry,
Weymouth, on Oct. 17. Mr. John Cutler prosecuted.
The facts will be found under our Weymouth
Borough Petty Sessions bead.
The Ju7 found him guilty.
Thomas was then charged with stealing two turtle
stones, the property of Mr. itaggett, jun.
Them was • flaw in the indictment, whisk' was
wrongly dated, and it was withdrawn.
Prisoner had had several previous convictions, and
for the first offence he was sentenced to live years'
penal servitude.

ABOYIN•BLI CRIXE._

Frederick Halket:Tl, labourer, pleaded guilty to
attempting to commit an abominable offence at Broad-
winror, on the 15th September.
The Chairman remarked on the magnitude of the
orime, and said he felt it his duty to pus a severe
sentence on the prisoner, which was that he be kept
to hard labour for one year.
INDIO= ASSAULT AT wINTIIIIBOIIII2 NONKTON.
Frederick Booting and Geors Woodrow (on bail)
were charged with unlawfully and indecently assaulting
and ill.treating Mary Tett., at Winterborne Monkton,
on the 13th July. A second count charged the priso-
ners with a common assault. Mr. W. Fools' prosecuted
and Mr. Cutler defended.
The prosecutor said she was between 13 and 14 years
of age, and on the day in question was sent by her
mother to fetch her pick from a field about 400 yards
a. it was Joel af :Jr five o'clock in the afternoon,
and in the meadow she met the two prisoners, who
commenced to make work with her, one laying hold
other by the arm and tho other by the legs. They then
threw her down, and took libertiea. She screamed
"murder" on which they desisted. Her jacket and
frock were torn in the straggle. She went home and
told her mother what had happened.
Ann Tett, mother of the proaeentris, said she
remembered the day in question, and her daughter
coming home crying, with her dress and jacket torn.
Emily Steele, living near, gave corroborative evi.
donee.

—Mr. Cutler said this was a very seriou charge.
especially when they considered the youth of the pri-
soners. Ile most say he thought the evidence had
entirely failed to bring home the charge to
the prisoners, one remarkable fact being that the
mother had not even examined the under...clothing of
the proeeoutrlx to ascertain whether or not her
daughter's statement was true. He then called several
witnesses, who spoke to seeing the preeeentrix and the
defen lents Log t her IL tho fluid cc the day in question,
but that they hoard no moms, nor did they observe
the girl crying, but on the oontrary she was laughing
and singing.
Ur. Ffooks addressed the jury, remarking thud
the &twee had not only triad to prove that the
girl lied polluted ltotosE, but WA she Vasa loos sad