The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-29 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER AT POOLE.

Yißialto Gerson Lumen (18). ...109 WM Indicted
for feloniously killing and slaying Tnomm James, of
Parkstone, on November 24th.
Prisoner, through his interpreter. pleaded " Not
guilty."
Mr. Badge appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Matthewa for the deletion Mr. Budge having
briefly gusted the cries for the prosecution. William
Pauli said he WM a hawker, sod lived at Poole. On
November 24th his was at the Coach publiabouse with
tbe demand and other men with the two Dense
They I-ft the house about 11' o'clock, and about 20
minutes afterwards they CMOS up the Coach Lane. •
man named Guthridge inked one of the Dames for
souse tobacco. He replied he had tobacco.
Glithridge then said "You are only a Dutch-
man," and lb. Dame replied " • Dutobinan is
al good as • Englishman." A struggle followed,
and the primmer drew • knife Wittman' made • "dab"
at it, and prisoner streak at kink and hit the wall.
Prisoner drunk James with the knife, and he fell up
against the wall. He was carrid Into Bidden's
house.
Oroes-examined : He saw Outhrkire strike at the
prisorter. He did not ass James strike Christensen,
the *Wooer'. companion. Hs 41 not think there
would have been any row if the Dane. had not been
Interfered with. It was all through Otithridge.
Henry Parker, hawker, of Poole, was also at the
publichoose. The prisoner and the other Dane came
Into the Oosch and bad something to drink. After
they Wt he saw them in the lane. James was with
whams. He oorroborated the last witness as to the
affair in the lane. Outhrldre hit tbe prisoner, and
James scald with him. He bear I a knife was
drawn, and saw James litanies waled the wall. The
prisoner then hit James In the !waited, And be fell to
the ground. Prisoner and the other Dane were <pita
sober.

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Cromp-examiued : He saw no knife from first to last.
It wss dark and rough, and they were all mixed up
together. Jamie was a tall man—much taller thus
the prieoner.
Thomas Allen, mariner, of Poole, was present, but
was not in company with the others. He c aroborated
the other witivesse.

Orome-examlowl There was a row among some
women at the entrance to the lama_

Alfred Briggs, labour.,, living at Poole, said he saw
the prisoner at the Coach on the night in question.
They were sober when they left.
Dr. Vernede, M.H.C.8., of Poole, said on the night
in question he went to the boom of Hrs. Midden, and
found James, who was dead. There was a wound
over the cheek. There ware tither wound, on the body,
one • deep one over the heart, t which he attributed
the cause of death. Hs me's a pog stories. examina-
tion, and found the heart wee wounded. It was
undoubtedly the came of death. The wound might
have been produced by a knife.
Cross-examined: The statement be had made that
theidirection of the wound was inward and slightly
upward must have been an error. He 'should bare
said downward. Whether upwards or downwards, It
was very slightly either way.
P.C. Reeks said on the morning after the affair he
went on board the Juno and brought away the knife
(produced.) (The knife was a long murderous looking
butrument, terminating in a very sharp point.) Hs
showed tha knife to the prisoner. and he said "flat'.
wine." end Christensen said No, it below te
ship." Tlie knife was stained •ith fresh blood.
Crom.exarnined : He spoke to him several times in
very good Nete.lish.
P.d. Beaten, st.tioned at Poole, proved finding
James In • dying state and fetching the doctor. When
he got heel( he was dead. He prodnoed the
deoessed's clothing In which were cuts In the breast
and the arm.
Cron-examined He saw Chriatenant. who had •
black4ye. He also notioed lb. prieoeses mouth was
swollen.
P.O. Horn proved arresting the prisoner on board
the Juno.

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Cross-examined Obrieteueen's *ye waa blackened,
sal the prisoner's mouth WM effullao.
Mr. Mattli...we then addreowd the jury for the
moons, arguing, in • eery powerful speech, that there
existed coneldstrable doubt in the ask, and claiming
for the prisoww the bees& of that doubt,
no jury could not twee, and retired. On their
return, in the muse of an hour, • vordioll of 'Not
Quay" was rotarud.

Tn. Ju lee (t,, I le interpreter): Tell him he can go;
but tell hiss, Mon, he must n,t use the knife in
E ,glen I, at any rat,
(The led then left lb* imx.)
It was incidentally as...whited in the Goan that the
Juno, the vowel t wh,ch the prien“er t&I belonged,
bee foundered, and all hen le I..st.
AN ,TRltn CHASOI Or NIGHT POACHING.
Frelerick Whittle (25), an I Arell aue Whittle (22),
were ildict. I fur eight poaching no I a I In t e occu-
}llion of Me a Frampton, at Nl,,,et la. Cm n Jauury
5t _ _

Balle prosAuted, and Mr. M.t.thews de-
fen led.

From the eel brace it •ppeared the vlbm,d p 'aching
affray ozcurred on land rented by 'acted, Phillimure
for the purposee of shooting. On the ni3Ot in question
a gamekeeper, named Dennis and hie brother-irides',
Elsworth, went nut and head the report of • gun In
the wo Ong ,ing in the directi in of the sound they
sew the prison-re and some other men. They secrets,'
themselves hold od • beep of dwints. On geeing them
the men n tme up and pelted them with finite.
Elsworth was struck with one of the stone. above the
eye, and we. stunned. Dennis f 'Dowel the prisoners,
but Bodin. Elsworth di I not follow he returned and
found him Ineensible on the ground. Entworth was
c mfined t, his bed until the f 'Bowing Blida.", when
prisoner. were apprehended.
A number of witoeteee were celled for the pram:ion--
lion. but Mr. Matthews oontendel that the idoutilioat
lion had n. t ',van clear:, est Middle I.
The jury f mod the prisoners ii ,t guilty, and they
were dt-charKed, but as they I.'ft the box the Judge
mode the significant remark "You are discharged, but
take my advice—don't go out eight poaching."
(Laughter.)