The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-12-07 00:00:00

WESTERN CIRCUIT.

WINCHESTER, Dia. 2.

The ooiumiesion for holding the winter mists for the
oour ty of Hants waa opened to this city yesterilay after-
noon by Mr. .Tuatice Bytes. Hi, Lordehip thea attended
divine service at the cathedral. This looming the court
was opened for business. The calendar i perfectly
shocking. There are 40 prieonord for trial, but among
them there are no leas than 11 oases of rape end unnatu-
ral offences.

-7161-e—le-a-rned Judge, in delivering his {large to the
Grand Jury, observed, with reference to thin particular
clam of offenoes, that they might, perhls, in some
degree be Attributed to the crowded "tale the dwell.
ing•houses of the poor, where whole f idies were
huddled together in one room, and there was no dig-
tination between father and daughter or betireen mother
and son, or brother and sister. Those wlo assisted to
prevent such a state of things not only did good during
their lives but laid the foundation for iiiirinnse benefit'
to arise in ages to come, when they should ;be no more.
In well-regulated housee from whom did tts child learn
his first, his best, And most lasting lament Frain his
mother ; where the paternal home spathe school of
virtue, the temple of religion.
Joseph Hibbert, Edward Cassidy, and Cares Nichols
were indipted for shooting at G. A. Smith? with intent
to kill and murder him.

Mr. Poulden prosecuted.
On the night of the 13th of August lost smith, in com-
pany of a polioetuan, was walking over his father's ,
farm; they saw the three prisoners who were private.
in the liith Regiment, rabbit shooting. Smith went up
to them and requested them to go to his father, as they
were trespassing. They consented, and gsve up their
fowling pianos. The father said he shold gunmen
them, and they went away, and about half- eat 10 that
night they came to the house of the father d asked for
their muskets, which Smith refused to gire up, upon
which one of the three prisoners said that they had •
charge for him. Then they went round to another part
of the house one of the prisoners 'Laying " Pie bayonets."
Smith, fearing violence, wont down from Ns bedroom
11111 i fetched his gun ; on hio return to the upper room
shot was fired. Smith was about to open the Oise.
mint, when • bullet passed through a pane f glass, and
close to his hued. Upon that Smith fired in return and
two other shots were fired from without. South saw
all the prisoners. One of the bolls (ride) penetrated a
brick woll inches. The sentry of the 111th Regiment
and the oolourworgeant of the guard prove, that about
11 u'elook the prisoners returned to the barneks, having
several rounds of ball partridge and two rides in their
possession. The next morning the prisoner, were taken 1
Into custody. They made amend statements which
materially differed, but Quoddy mid lie wished lie hod
dune more. 1111ibert admitted having fired the shot at
the window. Mahone said as soon as be hosed the noise
of firing he fell down on his face,
The jury found Hibbert and Oesaidy " Oullty," with
intent to do 'Ammo; bodily harm, and " Aoquitted"
Nicholls, The two former prisoners were then ',Monad,
Ilibbert to four years' penal servitude, and Cateldy to
twelve mentlio' imprisonment with hard labour,
Emily Evans, Zllllll6 Walker, and Matilda Hughes
were indloted for forging two noeipte for £l6 and
with intend to defreutl the trustee. of the Nortmiliouth
Savings' Hank.
Mr. Poulden and Me. Gunner conrineted the mote.
lion ; and Mr, Coleridge defended the prisoner Walhor,
It appeared that a parson named Mary Ann Howard
had deposited 610 in the savingo•henk at ffortainoutli.
She died some. month. eines, &fore her death Me had
married a person tamed Mr., Emus, the
prisoner, wee bar slater, but the Homey hod been llotio•
alteti In the bank lung bolero the niorriage, mid it re.
inalned In her original name. When Miry An;; Howard
deposited the money she mode her mark, etaßus thot
she wield not write, On the 11th of May but Matilda
Hughes went to the bank and gave noel*, to withdrew
the money of Howard, and made a meek to the notim
slating that she war Mary Ann Human!. film ofterwarde
went to the bark and obtained Sill and SW In the nom.
of Mary Ann Howard, After the discovery that the
looney had bees withdrawn ki4thaen'e attorney saw
who told elms hal been innuountly drawn into
It, and did not know she was doing wrung. She said
she was a inarried woman, She knew -Walker, with
who;;; she dealt, BOMA short tline bate?! Walker said
she was linseed for money, and Mts. Willimin owed Mir
1416, and Evan. ;baked Hugh.. If Me would go to the
isayinglohank and get the money, and said H,, Howard
was her sister, but that Hughes would net get into any
trouble about It, as there Will no IRIOII limn as Mary
Ann Howard IA ONIASAPAW Evan. gave her a book, and
told her to go to the bank and soy she was Mrs, Howard,
and If they soiled her to write her name she was to say
she meld nor write, and ;die waa to make her mark,
Amordingly she went to Ohs bank, gave In ohe book,
end put her meek to a nutlet to withdraw the money.
In some days afterwards, Mrs. Walker, lent for Hughes
again. Irons told her to go to the hank again and it..
liver the book, and they would glee her CIL She went
and obtained the manly, and Sava it to Mrs. Walker,
Mrs. Beaus wee prenni, but had not any of the money.
When Mr.. Walker wee taken up olie said It was hard
she should suffer for taking her own. Evans said she
had the other SW, and she WAS only--Norry eye had
no, taken time 10, of it, as it was her siater's money, and
she had no business with it. Hughos afterwords said
that what oho had done ohs lad done by the permallon
of Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Irons, who had told her she
would not get into any trouble, and they had told her
wsat ahe hod to du.
Mr. Celerities, for Walker, Urged that she had no in.
Motion to defraud any one. Mrs. Walker alleged that
Mrs. M'Shoen owed her SIII, and she thought upon her
death she was justified in getting It from the savings.
book. Time bank book was always kept by Mrs Evans,
the elder of Mrs. 3CSiteen.
The prisoner Evans stated that her sister told her to
draw out some of the money and pay Wm. Walker, and
If anything happened to her to take it all, and not lot
her illtiband have any of it.
A witness named Mrs. Nicholson, was celled by
Even.. She stated that she Lad heard Mrs. M'Ellmen
tell Evans that the money that was in the bank was
hen,

Judp having slimmed
The Jug found Walker and Emu. "HI "*.' " and
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