The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-17 00:00:00

THE SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A MARSH-

WOOD OVERSEER.

COMMITTAL TO THE ASSIZES.

James RorkAt Gillingham was charged in cistorig. nu
refunnO, et the County Police-court, on Monday, before
W. 111..0ne. 11, Eq.. oii the., c 0n plaint with forging
th - 0.1114 ei C.pLn J B. T. T. Buiien. ot Mumble° id
Ran r, t r the rot. en I punient In oh. beloneine to tUs
intubits-it• of Rusher-r,,. with intent th•rAt y todetraud ;
with f•Liteilte the cud hook between October, 1879, and
April, IMO, snl further trl,ll receiving money under false
pretence,
Mr. R. Leigh, solicitor, sod cieeh to the Brwatiniter
Bard of Ousadienr, esu patent to produce the book
alleged to have been forget. supi which had been im-
pounded. Mr. Robert 11. Household. of King's Lynn,
Kr.lf lb. proved the auditing of the said accounts.
Centain Bulks steted lie wee • Julies of the Puce for
the cionty, and in 1R79 • churchwarden of Marshernoil.
Pre-ner was up iintrad suist kilt-overseer on the 98th of
Much of that year, and the lut rate whine/es paid him
W• 111 on the Rth Agent following. Witness hid never
In fore seen the produce.book, and he signed it, nor
had anyone by hi. authority. Witm as was not at home
on the date of the signature Hs believed the handwriting
a the signature wog prisoner's. Re observed on thot book
a piece of paper pasted over certain writing, and on the
piece of paper so affixed wig writing he •hould say was
pilsonee'r. The figures On tha hook he could not swear
to.
Examined by Mr. Howard, witness said his attention
wes drawn to Use book on the 7th June. 1880. bat he bad
ot tallied no information eine.. He bad et any time
enthasisrd "40" to sign hie name to any notices what-
ever. He could not say ,f • noticeb-d been posted calling
• vestry for the 7th June, Imo. Prisoner was onto in his
employ ss under-Millar, and was at one time shtuchwarden
for tome vest,
Mr. R. Leigh, solicitor. Hcamleister,'ssid be received the
receipt and payment book be produced if the 'thee."
of Marelurood, from Mr. Household, on teth April, 1880,
and had retained it since There were c
altatedoal sad leselose la the wool kg audited.

Mr. Robert 11. Herteekold ealil he bad audited the
; witbis the metric,. it • bad now before bite the
P 'Talent bob, which he audit d on the 128.11
( br. ISM He wi,s preseot at Brain net., on the
21 it 0 toter, istd Is Sire pr:sented by the
P' nar, who was suristant oversee r. Ai .1. Fierier and
It. J. Jan • were tho oversee:a, and neither of them
presvnt, be thin et+ c•.-,1 to the so lit because of thrir
•brence. A. he (Mr. Houv hold) war not satiefied with
tho ride eif tho acot ,ante be tot prisoner to kayo the
ik Ill! the dip f..liowing, and th•t the err ricers shorld
come. 0., the following day neither lama nor For.ey
arrived, end he to:d nlat..r his old etion, viz., that the
balance of over 1100 was quite 500et:4,981r,, and he
"flttite I Proof thet the °vets 'ens held the money.
Witmga pawed lb. accounts eventually, 64 it the Perna
time c-rtifying tbot there ye. • hearses of ClOO 4.•
In, from the Gnat-set-c on lObs p-ernivo. At the loot
of the account be certified to thst effect. Concerning the
hamar*, he meted • letter to Mews. Forsey mid James
to inquire if they he'd the money, mod he received an
answer to s 7 they did not hold it. Witoe./ eflairt
.uelited the pai lib @clonal' on the rib April. IMO. when
Fortier and Jam et were present. P.'imoser was not there.
They t rev nto I the em, boi•lr a. If re, aid he (Mr.
ehold) refit-tins to hi. , OHO note.., round that the
Wimps pr.,,on•ly certtl-d as 1:100 Iv bad been
altered to £5l 4e. CFI. by to.rting as payments in the
Otevieet• belf-ereie •ccount the ours. of .C. 39 and £lO
made, Ey the ov, resters. TM,. payments c• old not be
tr cd. end no vouchers bed es, r tv.en presented for them.
A Ore, of p ipe- wee portei over the tertificate mede by
wither, ems.. of the SIM odd, and on the pooled paper
we. written rty.one." Mr. H,usehold comptatned to
prisoner of 0 e sveltr wow ot It-ening th it and other
ho Ats. Witness *leo believed that the wo-d. fifty-me"
were In primoner's iianilwriting. Wit-Islet always ticked
the it...,. when auditing, but those he bad men'ioned
were cot ticked.
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-Eroiri,"4 )7 Mr. Illoward based his opinion
of thie writing by other. adin,ttel by p-hroner to be his
n.rn. When he sr t • the eettrfirate on Vie With Ap
lASO. Former •n.l JAMOS lOW. preset t.
Mr. John 10 farm rof ft dtiieomiw. edd ha wu
an °wormier of Marshwood in 1879, and prisoner was asset-
ant. Waring the are " lark," a e.-try was call d.
hit prisoner di I not sit •nd it Witnew c.v. d th • sin.
.1f a ear, .at, mc niegu-noe • f that r. sr. on the 7th of
June, l&NO Pli•0110, woo fiat then arirehenoeil, bertaoen
h•• ba.l" atarted.• W.tlie a could swear Le nee, r bad the
he2l r.c .
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I' Joe, ph J.ntr, elan pr vo4 acting mos. rs or, sod
dep,ed ,hat he never had t`le r.t .nd Jkkit LA:Ow&
fernt-r, f /II trehrvott. I••• shlrrn tki elterati,ne in the
rste•i• ok. and dee trod them to he in Vie hen twitting of
I iii. r.
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'MrW. Pa• vrha hal bin appoint a security f•r
s•r••nner at the time of h.* app Inetnent, ideal he bad
barn called up n t Dinah • gaud Ow suns el CFO 4,1., and
hat uald the ninny".

T. romp'rte I tho reldrrce, wl•en Mr. Howard said
he eh •nI I a 4 tr uh's the II •nr'i with an mildroes, I•ut
wirilif mike an Pp I e o"on to soil th• pr.roner to bail.
Ptieseer was e nuull el tut .ke his trt sl at the Immune
wiles. hut Mr. 11..u•seill lista h • was rout, to &twit
prior:met to bag on tit.. sone Wiwi • if re I wle a be was
C.... no, the pars II itrreo,inta woo • f prisoner in
lite 'um k.IXI and two a .c.irit,a of LIOU cacti
Mr. II •sard c •old -• no o`j elat if ,u •l•
could he immured for £llO. in Ilru It tw at A:100 each. Ihe
•gl-tretw 'IA he pleirr•e I two re •iirit es. Mr. Howard
thank-.t tlis Bitch, and reuse; bed that no doubt they
would be p °cured.