The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-12 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SIIIR Ell A LL.—Saturdry, June 9h.—(Before H.
William* and W. H. Sully, Ergs.)

STZALING BRANDY. —John ross. carpenter, was
charged with stealing a bottle of brandy, the
property of Mr. Howe, confectioner, Conihill,
Dorchester.-- John Lawrence said I was in the
employ of Mr. Howe in the show yard of the West
of England Society yesterday. I saw the priaener
waiting at table in the booth. He was nut employed
on that day, but was employed the day before. I
saw him go into the booth where the spirits and
other liquors were kept, and on his coming out I
observed that he hail a bottle in his jacket pocket.
He walked down through the dinner booth once or
twice, and then he went back to the booth where
the spirits were, and took a bottle of soda water and
drank it on the siot. I asked him what bottle he
had in his pocket, and beau& "Never ouinil, don't say
anything about it." I followed him hack to the
booth when he pulled it out of his pocket, and 1
took it up and found it WM brandy. I ordered him
out of the booth, and meeting with A piliceman,
I gave him into custody au.l sent for Mr. Howe. I
think the prisoner was the worse for liquor at the
time.—PC'. Florence said: I was on duty in the
show yard about half-past 9 o'clock yesterday
evening, when the last witness gave prisoner into
custody, on the charge of stealing the brandy which
I now produce. The bottle is nearly full, wit
quite. —The prisoner having elected to have the
case tried by the Bench, Mr. Weston, who appeared
for him, addressed the magistrates to the effect that
the prisoner, having been formerly employed by Mr.
Howe, and hieing desirous of rendering every
assistance in his powor, hail gone down to assist in
waiting in the booth on the evening in question.
The parties who had dined were drinking bottled
ale and stout, and the prisoner, supposing this
bottle had been a bottle of ale, as he was instructed,
had put it in his pocket for the purpose of supplying
any customer that might call for it, but that he bait
no intention of stealing it. The prisoner's friends
resided at Caine, and were all highly respmt-
able, and the prisoner was a respectable tradosinan
himself, residing in Dorchester. and was also the
secretary of the Mechanic's Benefit Society. —The
room was then cleared, and after the magistrates hail
consulted for some time. Mr. Williams said that the
magistrates had listened very attentkely to the able
defence of the prisoner's advocate, but looking at the
evidence, they could come to no other conclusion
than that the brandy was taken with a felonious
intent. They were very sorry both for the prisono's
family, who were respectable people, and the
petition the prisoner himself held. that this *tumid
have oceurred, lint the Bench cull lie no respector
of porsons. The prisolier would therefore be
sentenced to 7 days' bard labour.-- Mr. Weston raid
that from his former knowledge of the prisoner, he
was 'one of the last persona in Dorchester whew be
should have supposed would be brought up on such
• chirp am thie.

STEALING SODA WATER. —.IOWA White, residing
at Fordington, was charged with stealing a bottle ol
soda water, the property of Mr. Howe. —P.C.
Martin said that he NAN in duty ;bout 3 o'clock on
Wednesday morning in the West of England show
yard, when he saw the prisoner, who was also
employed there, go to one of the hampers belonging
to Mr. Howe, and take out a bottle of soda water,
and drink it. Sentenced to three days bard labour.
DRCNKENNL9I4. William Sops, of Wyke Regis,
was fined 80. and Ss. costs, for drunkenness.
BURSTING GE A BLOOD VLiSEL.-011 Friday last,
Mrs. Nichols, of Blandfonl, whose husleuid was for-
merly clerk to Mr. Lipecombc, Dorchester, while in
the shop of Miss Gregory WAS taken suddenly ill.
blood issuing from hermouth and nose. Mr. Nichols
was at the time in the show yard, and superinten-
dent Pommy lost no time in getting her conveyed to
the County Hospital, where she is still lying. The
House-surgeon immediately ascertained that a blood
vessel bad been ruptured. She ia at present doing
well.

THE Errurrs or ormso DIUYNK.—One evening
last week, George Teed, in the employ of Messrs.
Lewer, coachmaker, went into the shop in a state of
intoxication, and commenced quarrelling and lighting
with the men at work, and Mr. Lewer sent for a
constable and gave him into custody on a charge of
drunkenness. While striking the men. one of them ,
retaliated, and gave him a severe blow in the face.
and on his being taken to the stationlionse it wa,
ascertained that he hail sustained a severe fracture of
the jaw. He was aemirdingly taken to Cue hospital,
where lie at pre:ient remains.
Aeonear. —On Friday last, a lad named William
Gillingham, son of Mr, 'John Gillingham, Charles.
street, was allowed to attend the Bath and West of
England exhibition, in company with his teacher and
the children of the school he attends. It seems that
I after entering the yard the teacher allowed the chil-
dren to go where they pleased, and young Gillingham
went to watch the machinery in motion. From some
cause or other the second and third lingers of Ins
right hand got caught in the cogs of a beem-crushing
machine, and one of the lingers was so badly crushed
that the surgeon to whom he was taken found it
necessary to anipntate it at the first joint.