The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-04 00:00:00

CHARGE OF STABBING A WOMAN.
and made the
being o anosnain whether it was
owing to the orefound nneuitable that Sir At the Borough Petty Sessions on Thursday, Jane
George Elliott relinquished his intention. He might lindens{ of Strand-street, snrrendered to bad I. fore
now say generally that he wae quite satisfied with the Itres"lkyjent Zug' wlyd waeulLioliGatehdch''"d with un-
ng an causing grievous
anew.% (Heart boar. it knife :1,::::.2:e.ii r. ri,..,...furr,,0bi
In answer to Mr. J/ .
Luettilt, Mr. EDWARDS stated ti;;I a
efielut,Yl
that the per restage of iron in the ore was from 28 to w.„0,...8.,,,,,tecuted ;7 .. .
Mr. it .Travers, of Poole,defen,led.
37 per cent. -C implainent said she went to Mr. :Sweetland's shop on
The Meeot remarked that Mr. Groves being satis- Frtdev,and when she came out she saw primmer's daughter,
fled there was no one else to satisfy. who a'titsml her till she got to Mn. Condon'e She
The resolution was unanimously carried. stopped there • few minutes, awl then went to orisoner's
house set I asked pritioner not t s allow her daeghter to act
Mr. Weltega, of London, proposed a vote of thank!
in such a manner towards her ; otherwise she shouhl
to .he Mayor. make her. Prisoner boa a knife in her hawl and she
Me Hata= seconded, and, in a racy speech, varied rushed at her an-I stabbed her. The knife went through
with a couple of quotations from the second edition of her hend; she t rubel it an lit fell to the groon•L-Ce **-
the "Sketches about Weymouth," urged parties pre. ex imine,l by Mr. Travers: She did nit. say that if Louisa
sent to purchase shares, reminding th.-m that only £2
.11.alftatlpril‘i.:,1:.;rtte.itenta,u,thsallitzt:a1.1sfhe.t-h.h.ll,:iteirt. St hi
per share would be peptide on apitlicatbm, then if t
she intended to stal'i some OW.; She
riN nhe Iliel not "challenge
shares were allotted, LI more, and not more than £2 r , rr , , ,
...WI SaoArtall,stOol.ato,velren 1.--Re.examinet IT
at intervals of three months. till the £lO share was Mr. Tstincr: She only went to prisoner's d or, and di I
paid. He finished by a personal appeal to various not stay more than a few minutes, during which time
chases, and a spicy allusion to the municipal election, the two daughters assaulted her.-Dr. E. P. Philpots said
amidst laughter and applause. prosecutrix came to him on Friday, and be found two
The MAYOR acknowledged the vote. , incised wounds on her right hand. The wounds were at
Mr. E. LANNINO ask how long it would be, st .
the base of the finger and might hare been caused in the
' manner described by the prosecutes -Con by
posing the capital were found before the railway would 1 Mr. Travers: In hie opinion the wound was not one which
be made. I was likely to be followed by Serious consequences. He
Mr. HASSON nippolled 18 months would be required did not think much force was used in inflicting the wound.
to finish the line; but if they got plenty of capital i -Catherine Greenhani said she saw prosecutrix at Mrs.
they might make it in twelve. ' Condon's door as she was coming out of Mr. Holloway's
'rhe meeting then dispersed. bakehouse on Fri-tar. She then went to prisoner's house.
She saw L tole& Harland, who said to prowentrix,
PORTLAND. "There's a pretty object to go about the street..." Prose-
cutri x did not go inside prisoner's house, but stood on the
Dix CHAIVIEL Squstatoe.-Tbe Standard says that the first step, and said if she did not keep Louisa from insult-
Channel Sqoadron, which will sea for Gibraltar on tog her she woold make her. A number of hands went up
Tharadav, will consist of the Minotaur, flagship of L sot and she now the knife drop from prosecutrix's hand.-
John Hay, the Black Prince, and the Defence. The Criss...examined by Mr. Tracers: She could not say
Thunderer is ordered to be ready by the lit of next month, whether prisoner held up her hand to de,end hereelf.-Res
and will probably seil for Gibraltar eerly in December, examined by Mr. Tanner: Prowcutrix hail a bundle
escorted as far as the Straits he the Tern. ..ere. under her left arm. -Jane Greenhorn sail she saw prose-
MORE KOREY FOR THE LIFE saver's. -Mr. Sherrington, cutrix standirut at prisoner's door. She was h .filing up
late third mate of the Avalanche, hsa sent to the Mayor her hand which was bleeding very much. Peisoner threw
of Weymouth (Mr. Lundie) the SUM of .e 7 Ifie, collected a cap out of the house. Mrs. Stevens alai came out and
among his (Mr. Sherrington's) friende for the I eachmee. boxed proseeutrix as hard as she could. Mrs. 8 evens
who Bleed the survivors' lives. The money was smote. said the stab was not inflicted IT her but by her mother
penied by photographs of the three saved (rem the (prieoner.)---Martha Liremehe sari she was coming round
Avalanche for each of the rescuers. The Mayor has sent the corner of Blue B ,ar-lane on Friday, and she saw prose'
the money to Mr. F. Wills, and we believe Its, will Ise nutria standing on the invement else to Prisoner's dose
given to each of the boatmen, and 10e. to kind and She hail a knife hangiog to her hand. She touched it
humane Mrs. Way. . and it dripped on the gronnsl. Prosecutmx said to her
' " rhey have none it,' and Mrs. Stevens s -id, "It was not
me that don, it, but my mother, for she WWI pseling
LOCAL LAW CASE. potatoes."-Lmisa Diets tail she saw pr mecutrix standing
HIGH COCRT OF JINTICE, Tueedey.--Common on nri°'n"r."e'p- She hi 1 her band up, and •
Pleas Division, Westminster.-Before Mr. Justice ' knife fell front it. Prisener Was stand"ine in the doorwayth
with hi, dauebter. Propecutux said That Int in ere
'epee and a common jury.-Fkrnard v. London and stabbed me," and Mrs. Stevens said her mother did it.
South Western Railway Companer.-'lhim was an action Prosemarix s cap HAS thrown into the street. -P.C.
to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been Reeks Sala he apprehended the prisoner under a warrant
sustained on the railway of the defendants, through on Friday. Prisoner nail, "It was all throllEh my
the negligence of their servants. - Mr. Marriott, (1.C., daughter-. Mrs. Pike came to my house; they were
was counsel for the plaintiff, while the company were quarrelling, and I was peeling paatoes. I came from the
represented by Mr. Serjeant Bsllantine.-In opening luck no aithwitelg!fe.nizthlr,..tidrifteda
, li'isb'datthd'rht
the case Mr. Marriott stated that the plaintiff was the the magistrates for the defence, admitted that prosecutrix
medical superintendent of the small-pox hospital at was wounded IT the prisoner, but sabl it was not
Stockwell. In September, 1876. having a holiday, he malicimuly or intentionily.-Louica H eland maid there
proceeded from Portland to Weymouth, and on the was a diepute between her and proseentrix on Friday and
return journey travelled in a first.claes coupe. lln she went inside her-house and shut the door. Ten minutes
approaching the station the engine-driver did not shut afterwards p reseentrix rushed into the hots-c. the door
off steam quickly enough, and the train, which was was then shut Priv', iner was sitting in the middle mom,
going at the rate of 14 or 15 miles an hour, ran violently pettmpototatgoesko
..anayd stiwteltrto,butthetiln.e:dh
toutl'ilsrpro'
against a stop block. The plaintiff was thrown forward , cutrix came agam an:l in. Promicutrix got hold of her
through the glass, and was not only considerably i mother's cap and pulled her to the door. Prisoner hail a
shaken, but much cut about the head, face, and neck. 1 knife in one hand and • dish of potatoes in the other.
He remainesl a few days at Portland, and on his return i Prisoner dtd not attempt to strike prowcutrix till she took
to London he was unable to resume his ilotion in cons i kom of her cap, and prieiner was not holding the knife as
sequence of the shock to the nervous system, and he - though intentbng to stab, and she did not snake a stab at
was Obliged to take some rest before recovery could be the primecutrix. On the end of November there was •
auarrel letween tier (witless) and OfisseelHOl Crone-
slid about-hence the present action. 'rho plaintiff * - ' - '
examined by Mr. Tanner : In Jule hut she (witness) wee
did not claim exorbitant damages ;he only desired to , bound over to keep the peace. Priemer put poser toe
be compensated for the loss and suffering he had ' out of the house. Proaecutrix seised her (witnee)by the
actually sustained. He coneulted several eminent men 1 throat. Proescutrix rushed at prienner and said 'You
an to his condition. anti, fortunately for the company, old —, it is you I want" She (witne-s) had qoarrelled
three gentlemen would not charge anything for their with her mother In-fire prosecutrix name to the house. -
services Even now, if the company would iii ike him ' Cerisline Elia sheth Stevens said prisoner was her mother.
When 1,11 i., went inane's on Friday morning she shut
th
a reasonable offer, he would accept it rather than con ' 'and t lie pro-eeiltri x ranie in about ten nonotes
tinue litigatitm.-Mr. Serjeant Rallantine was Lentil afters...de Proem:twig open ea the door ard said, "Mrs.
to say, after the fair way in which the ease had be.-n Harland. I wish yoo would make yoor ',Oka keep 'I net,
opened, that
rlAefee,ltnnvie,ry
ymuLlii inclined L ;
ni, el.:111,4o alli
are t.,4)
she ref
1,]1,,,11..10anf-Trshbeet;ioP,r.l.l,,,n,eork tho!dr
111,yertit„s:
..,gbii,,,oilia,itrbii,it
compromise cameo, but in the present instance he had the door. Prosecutrix heist the door (pen, and came in
no doubt that if a few minutes were given the parties , again, and toek I 11 f i .1.1.... Cl_ 1Ft...11, /In the ca •i and said,
you obl—rn do for you." Prisoner had a knife in one
a settlement would he arrived at.-After a few minutes -
. hand and a deb of to datoes in the other. Prisoner put
consultation a verdict was agreed upon, damages £450 i the hand in which she was holding the knife ; she dirt
I not hold it up as though intending to stab anyone.
i Proaecutrix put her hand on the knife-Cross-examined
' by Mr. Tanner: The affair with the knife happened on
the doorstep, to which the prosecutrix dragged the pri-
, sneer. Prosecutrix at first blamed her (witness) for
stabbing her. Proserntrix tore prisoner's cap.-Ann
Foster said she saw proeecutrix oppeite prisoner's door.
She was very excited, and said, " If the--itoee not curse
out I shall fetch her out.' Prosecutrix went across the
road and entered prisoner's house. Mrs. Stevens turned
Ko.sfieentrix out, then- out her cap and shut the doer.
trix again went into the house, and when she
clone out again her hand was blseeting. Mrs. Stevens
picked up the knife.-Crou-examinel IT Mr. Tanner:
After the occurrence the street Wass fell of people. She
saw a number of hands held up-Maria Hughes and
Mcry Peaty also gave evidence for the defence, and the
latter wibl preseentrix "twitted" Ltalisa Harland on tie
2nd of November as to the way in which her father voted
on the lot -The magistrates c mitted prisoner for trial
at the next boreueh quarter ernsions, but admitted her to.
baiL

(TERNS.
HIGHWAY BOARD.
ELECTION Or DINTRICT tRVETOL

This took place yestenlay (Wednemilay), Were •
full Board of 34 members, over whom Lord Mew
preeided, the clerk Mr. G. Andrews being also preempt
There were 14 candidates for the office, but only eight
put in an appearance. The result of the voting was--
Gilee, 16; Miles, 8; Lenthall, 3; T. Harfoot„ 2;
Damen, 0; Heeling, 0; James, 0; Jeans, 0. the
successful candidate in the son-in-law of Mr. Coil.g.;
gardener, to Mr. Drax. M.P., at liolnest.
appointment is worth £l4O a year.