The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-01-08 00:00:00

CROWN COURT.
Maori Mr. Hawn WiLorms).

Augustus Stieldry. • respectably attired young man (on
waa charged with having stolen, at%erne St.
Andrew, on the Mat of October, • turkey, of the veins of
61., the property of Mr. J. Lawrenoa Fowler.
Hr. Udall woescuted-
The prosecutor, a fanner, on the evening in guestia&
noticed bis turkeys rang toroost. Among them we an
old white It.. turkey. On the following morning two
were [aiming.
A man named Jeffery also bore testimony to the
somnambulimic performance, and cutionsly noticed the
white one before be did any 'is ern. She roosted on a
rail. Next morning sad to relate she was gone. (The
legs and bead of the deceased were produced in court. sad
Jegery identified them as having once belonged to the
miming bird with whom he had an intimate acti usintanco-
DORSET QUARTER SESSIONS. ship. sometime. even potting her to bed on the rail) On
the following morning the prisonsr went to Mr. H.
Tb• civil Noble.s in c munction with these esesions Mills, of Dorchester, and brought in a basket a
wee trantacted on Tuesday, when a large number of couple of turkeys—a white one end • brown
maristrates amemblel under the presidency of the one, which ha sold to Mrs. Mills for lit She sold
Right Hon. Viscount Portman, among them being the brown, but afterwards discovered the white one to be
—the Right Hon. Earl of Shaftesbury (Lord an out bird, and submquently charged the prisoner, with
Lieutenant), Mr. John Moyer, hi. P. (deputy chair- having thus deceived her, and be promised her • young bird
to " make up." The polies af terwarda took son of at.
roan), Right Hon. Earl of Eldon. Hon. W, H. B. P.S. Harnbam apprehended the prim or, and he then
Portman, M.P.. Hon. E. H. T. Digby, /LP., Hon. mid "I soppom this will be •Sr mo:ths
,lob, sorwenti
B. Ashley. ILP. Cali you put • line on it r Tee sergeant told him ' No.
Tits COUNTS Gant,—Mr, E. W. WILIJ•Ife pre- Prisoner denied this statement, and said he bought them
mated the rert, whiCh was :agreed to. The matron when he wea the worse for liquor. He didn't know the
Mrs. Resell, hal resigned after 20 years eerdee. ,La man now, and hadn't aeon him since.
retiree on two-thirch of her late salary. She la Ha we. found guilty, and the Chairman, telling him it
succeeded by Ellen Resell, her daughter. The watuarvery clear case he was sentenced to 2 month.' hard
labcriminals in custody number 109—males,101 : females. wagisei augs•4l. cBh, a labourer, of Hants, and Jew
8. The disbursement' for the quarter bad been Par fferpo). of Australia, mieerable looking fellows,
£696 Oa. &L being an increase of en le. on the were c with stealing at!) geboster, on November
corresponding quarter of lam year, The maintenance Mb, •46 filing overcoat, from the shop of Mr. itelkins,
cost per bee per meek nee .6.en 8.. 4,L, showing a of South-street Aristocratically-wined Ma-Harris
decrease of Is. lfd. The conduct of the officer, of ch. wowed goUty, and stood de", while hlj comrade in
prison ham been asiti•facto.y. adversity underwent his little trial.
Mr. Alfred Wien Prosocuiod,
Lunatic Asnxte.—The report wee read by Mr. There wee d in the case, the prisoners having
!Moyer. The expendetnre during the last quarter ham been taken rred-TanoLl. Mitchell had nothing to mt. but
been 0574 Se 6d, leaving a balance in hand of against him there were two previous convictions.
£1,161 Its 24. The following tendon were taken They were each sentenced to six months' hard labour,
Edward Willisme, bread per loaf. Sill with 12 months police superrision,
r sack, 17.; oats, 13. ad. HuLß= barley se..eei g ism* bunker, was chained with stealing
dock screened, lie; ditto. unscreseerl,ls. &i. Booth at Dorchester, on the Bth November, • waterproof over
oat wined at £2 ss. the property of the Mews.
Us 8d;
and Co., Pinsky screened, 12s iii' nuts and slack. Bsseen,ne, d alao us; of the value of £.9 se. the
screened steam, 15e 10d. Devenish. ale, at per property of adr. Hoge
alid: Stele and James, groceries. Green' -g, ttr Poems prosecuted for the Messrs. Basicombe.
. Hr. Ployer indulged in • few observations Pries:Mer was found guilty and admitted • previous
on the expenditure of the county upon the Lunatic oseeletion- Re was sentenced to Ii months' herd iAbtmz
Asylum. About 18 years ego, he had the haunter to and II month.. Odic* supervision. Al the request of Kr.
lay upon this table the plans and eetimAteo for building iimn, the second charge we. .ithdrewn'
a new asylum. They then asked for £36,000 and H• 4414 (40). "m 1.4. • witiv° '4 B°74nd"
guilty to stealing at Fordington, May Mb, 6 reds
/Zee. A7,6eel to the Fb7trbudAzid.:. Id ;Tv: and tackle, the property of William Green, and gem sad
building fund. But they found it not expedient to cal Coward, the
borough police, 011.161 biad &Mr. t
the old slum, and consequently it was his duty to from Surrey for the prisoner at the present moment. He
come to the Court for a further 00Me. ths Coast Wee in the habit of committing these Moneddom For
rented that farther aim, making £41.000. for
s= the drst silence he wee sentenced to one month's hard
rand and building and furnishing the newlabour, and three for the woad.
Jams Edwards (V). labourer. Niddleesx, and gawp
Thor. We. that order made. This cost of the Asylum imits 04), kneeler. Yestrabire, were charged with steal.
et Pontos VW 21.11,9:09 Os and they took the odes lag at Wareham, boots, the property of Hwy AAA&
of the old mansion use and built two wing. for the Halos.
male and female patients respectively, the They both pleaded guilty—Edwards to • previous cas-
hews, and did what was requisite; and a considerable The"-
amount was afterwards spent In eelhedhg ae4 Immo,. The Chairman said the fact of the boots having been
lag. It was originally built for 80 patients, anti this r kungno tuou:',Tottlauett,:oort shoo. and Wm Whim/ out • kmpta,
u
.. deal mem leniently with them
wee thought ample provision for 101 requirementa than z theyd otherwise would, heard, would f
our
it wee sualsague:l trues, Mew to ante to contain 160 titnthe hard labour, ta Smith two months' bard labour.
patiests, and should not be far wide of the truth in &um id I LON (on balOwaa chanted with stabbing D.U4111,
'Wresting tho met of them additions at FS 000 or Board at Chorcuouth.
810.000. The whole outlay was abont ammo moo° Mr. Temple, wu for the gwo•ectdi°ll Wu"' for
or ff 23,000. and the committee felt that to ask for the the delsadn"
budding of • mow Whim what e° much had been 11. I"*.euer hit:reed's ser'nli egterat li
thviengsaasteelmrmolece.mOnth. att
oPoot wit' • frwhi miPmmibiliti* But lb. (lu4rt` with Pc7Provember, in the afternoon, the Prosecutor wont I
Ikewnzel reett to do what was liffhts alt.'wed the house of prisoner to esquire for a commercial
Isidispowitios to great the moray, and We necoswity of unveil.. .amid Awe. No there (sued primed' We
the oegamitbee's request we. abundantly Proved vhs.., erying,aad„epoe the prosecutor making Memoir, ruzuy
be told them the present number of dm county mild to him " darn. you ought lobe "bALID
tilts Srr. The county had not suffered any ,loes • 111-esiat year wife like this: you are • blackguard:yeas
t:. amount mused by seesaw of the salaried totaitte enemde a; turned oattat: tussle ens
the , u
eacasaloodation bed equnliwio,___ di" laid out the rework " Take Ouit (1,1 ultimately,
." siuck a gluier's' putty
the old whim Di FOII4OI. (awl. haw. with
ono &PH knife late him. The injuries were not very serious.
pleam The prisoner woe found guilty, and • sentence of three
The Quantum, said the Court were 1110011 maths' lard labour IMO Japan& A. be let lb. sours
to Mr. Moyer forth. treetbie tabs Is bdaglighe ward his head to lib wife, who mu ka lam md
" Asa rim trend he than
thio malls so AMY Woos doe ralsgeWere.

JiUO
&NW. allb ken ban), was called to
answer • charge of obtaininglx battles off Ms and throe
bottles of souk of the salmi of 4.. 61., with Mama to
Cheat and defraud lowa King4t Sivenage, and aloe sta.al.
log property belonging to Aimee Pope. 11r. Alfred
Burgs was for the prommutim. The prisoner did not
mower, and her recognisant.' were ordered to be
estrrattd, together with thump( her boil (21
"No Bill" was found in tie cue of Mewls. Chutes,
chard with steasini at Por• sham. • pigeon, valued lido
the property of Xr. W. Manffild.
Ihntar Lilly. (IA jeweller's tuistant, of Bristol, and of
g 43.1 routtion, was chargef with stealing • large
quantity of Jeseliery, to the talus of nesrly 1:310, from
the dwelling-house of 11r. :ohn Cole, of Sherborne.
£4*.nce her committal by tb• Sherburne magietrate. the
PriOORCT hat' given birth to child, and when placed in
the dock she appeared in a very weak and trembling
condition.-11, Warren prooteuted.
Mr. Willes represented 10110 Bath and Manchester
pawnbrokers, with whom tie prle mar bed Pledged
various articles. She era. undefended and pleaded
guilty. She also pleaded gray to • previous conviction
or felony at Manchester, in 1870. The Chairman
her it was a very serious offence, robbing her muter.
They hardly knew whether they wore dd., right in
let(
rig her off se lightly, but As septum waa 12 months'
hard labour.

—Mr. Willes than applied that the pawnbrokers, whom
he represented, might by rosupensated for the money
they had advancod.—Ths Chalrmaa ruled they had no
power Will.. quoted a recently decided mac
Me Chairman declinid to bear Mr. Willes, the pawn-
brokers theuarelvas ougtt to make the application.—Mr.
however, pertuncionsly muck to his araummt,
and the patirnbri.ker, haring been called, the Court
ultlamteig awarded than one-third.