The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-24 00:00:00

CROWN COURT.
WEDNESDAY.
(More Lord Justioe Fay.)
MI MAIM CAM

Th• ma. Candy, who pleaded guilty yesterder, WS.
brought up, and Yr. Wilk*, who aPParond for the
defame, said within a fortuiglit of the ceremony the
mth was taken to an asylum, be haring be= sawing
from a sunstroke, B. did not think him in a fit state
t°f Longman was called, and said she went
through the oarsmen, of marriage with him, at which
time the did not know he was • married man. She
did not hear of anything till after he wee taken to the
asylum.
Mr. Badge said be thought it would be right for him
to say that when discharged cured from the seyhun
ha went back to I,,ligman instead of hie first wife
Prisoner was eenteared to sax months' imprisonment
with bard labour.

1211 ANION OADI AT EDISON.

Frederick Proctor surrendered to his ball on LW
charge of feloniously end male:dourly aiding, abettine,
and procuring Jame Watts to ootnmit a feloey—to
wit, wetting tire to a stable, ocaohltocee, and dors-
know, with intent to Ware and defraud, at Boerne
Valley, Nineon, betweeo the lit of May sad 12th al
June.

-11 r. Wills' appeared for thetromontion, and the
Hon. Beraerd Coleridge defende
On being asked if be objected to any of the jury
=Zsaid "b, they look respectable men, and I
ie they will do their duty."
Hr. Wilke explained the somewhat peculiar circum-
stances of the case. In 1.882 Watts, • witness who
would be called, was M the occupation of an outhouse,
or warthogs* and stable, which belonged to the
primmer Proctor. On June 11th • fire took place, and
the outhoaes was brunt down. Although every
enquiry was made by the polio, nothing was found to
thstio in emming awybody. but on February
rth, In the bliowing year, Watts went to the polio,-
station and gave hinuelf into the hands of lb. plies,
arousing himself,himself,in company with the prt.ocer
Proctor of having caused the fire. At this
colic. did not fed justified in &metier Proctor, bat
Watts was arrested and tried at the Amiss, M
Winchester, mod was there convicted. On that
occerdon Proctor appeared In the witness-box, and
gave evidence against Watt', and from what took
plaor between than the police considered themselves
justified in arresting Proctor and putting him upon
Ms trial. The other well-known tiemmijano. were
recapitulate I.
James Watts was the first witness. Hs appeared in
the box attired in cosmic dress. Hs said he was con-
victed at the Wet Amines of arson, sad was now under-
going his senteoce. When he gave himself up„ be was
living at Bourne Valley. He had been in Bournemouth
sad the n.igbbourbooa for three years. He had known
the prisoner about two years, and wee a tenant of his
holding a villa reeidenoe. Th.re was • suble and
coaahhones attached to the adjoining villa, which was
in prisoner's own occupation. On • certain ormolus
appointed to meet him at his own home. He
Eotionesere) was to writes letter to some person, sod they
a long conversation. He showed bliss policy of
insurance, aid said be knew how to make 000.
Witness said ' How ?' and he replied by having a firs
op there. Prisoner asked bin, how he got on with his
fire at the Triangle. Bournemouth, and whams replied
be icet a good deal on it Prisoner then said "You
ought to have does as I did at Barking." He intimated
he bad nude • rood thing of it In the corms of
further conventatioe be said if he would set lire to
the house be should hare £1.50 of the insurance money,
and they would set up a joint business in %arm-
mouth. He said there was not wore than £3O worth
of " stuff " in the place. Heat laud% consented to do
it, sod then went home. Some week or 10 day, after
be saw him again, and he then said he knew how to
make up some stuff that would burn well, and be
would mod it up. Hs said it would be tar and oil.
TM stuff was seat to him Ins tin caa, which was in •
sack. On the Monday preceding Jam 11th prisoner
said the house must be set on fire very shortly, as be
could not hold out any loom, and it was arranged it
should be done that night. He had previously brought
up • roadie to fit in the ma of MAL not night be
lit the candle and shut the door, but he felt an inner
eon Of oonscimmem, and felt he could not do it, eo 114
went and blew it out again. Proctor cams up shortly
after, and said he expected it would have been done
WO( ego. WLOOIIII told him he had tried, and prisoner
.4,1—0 it, ___ fool; that is not the way to do it."
Prisoner then asked Where le the tub I told Brown
to bring here r Wham replied them had been nom
brought. He sail be must have • tub. and he west
out into witnem's garden, and there, seeing an empty
paraffin cask, said "That'. the very thing I" He told
him to fetch It at once. Witham did so. and they went
into the shed. Proctor handed him some straw to put
into the tub. He said "Where is the can I
sent up r Witham replied "In the stable
part," sad primmer went and got it. He took
out the oork end said, "Pour that oo the strew."
He did so. Primrose this handled him the candle to
ton it, and be did so ; sad also, by the prisoner's
directions, put some loose boards on the lop. P 91900.9
took • large heedful of Maw, and put it on the tub.
Hs this gam him • number of directione as to bow be
wa. to start the firs, width were of the most systems-
&tie character. On the Saturday be made up his mind
not to do It, and sent a message to proctor. Next day
prisoner came to his boom and witness told him be
should not do it. He said. "Somebody must do it—h
must be done.* He asked him to help him make out
the claim, and witness comentesi He said, "You
must not be eurxemad if yea are disturbed to-night,
sad if you an, either come yourself or mead somebody
down to my berme ; dam% go to the front door, as
we ham an invalid family in the boost" Between 12
and one be was awoke WU* Vag of the frope.deor
bell. He ran downstairs, sew the seat-door
temmt, who said the shed was on firs. Wilma at
once Net a easeeme to primmer and he come no In
about au hoar afterward.
_ He ;aid they had me& •
dem weep It. WHOM damned tie ossaufted

the pmenime. • lon In cif the goods anagedrtontisi:
primmer to lane boss lo was put in I but p
nowsworre there wen only • nay few of Noah articles
burnt. A letter from the prisoner to whines was end,
In width Proctor npodlated amtam slain which Its
had man Whams &masted a miasmata. Proctor
held • bill of mie nag his lions. He afterwards ran
himself up to tits
Orcergzarninod by Mr. Guierldge : I ern La beti-
mes is Obarboy, s.d. bons of m 1..,.. bunt dews.
I received • sum of stony foe it. It was li9oo odd.
I was most to the Immune Oompain who paid it.
I mat west to Addington, and bad • isgewery mid
I had • law-suit then. sod cialmed
Ritirefuo:Lhad wane. I had lost £O,OOO bard cash. I
liquidated previous to in snit, and paid 10a and
to pose Stla. Abel this I Peat tO notenemmath,
and lived with • cousin at WOO, nand Mrs. Gibbs.
wm very heavily in my debt. I Dever ohnsed
tier with I wiry, bat with psrjnzy. I allow a Inas
named lii‘..bba he wall • scoundral, that's ALI I know
aunt him. Ha was neat for • 110.460011 lin of
monsrleuders. It was Nobba I told my conic had
siDmitted perjury. Altar this I west to 34, the
Triangle, witit I timi elm his, and received MO odd.
I was spat for the company who paid. I lilt tbs
Tdangt. about • mouth alter the its, and won to
W Witness was closely Intseronted agto
what nand between him sod the prisons pr.vloo. to
the tiro. In tee tomes of his farther be
admitted he said Won the ingistrato• Proctor was
Innen. Ha did this nositas ho wanted to gist oat
of ths mem he was in, and thooght that was the only
way oat of It.
Watts, wife of the loot wither, said abe
lived at Wasthourse, and formerly lived with bee hus-
band in the villa at Bourne-valley. Prima/ was in
in habit of coming to as. her husband. OD the
&twit', bolo, • tiie fire he nun to the tons, and was
with her hothead about two hours.

- By the -Judge : Prista•W otta•—a•U•d oi • Sunday
of tersoos,

—like—rri—i3rown rid be pee the alarm wheat the are
broke out. the father maid up Watts. Witmer
west terror:olds hawse, by WWl' direction. He saw
primmer, and told him his stable was oft fire. HA awd,
"La itr li.wae dressed. Prisms: west base with
him to the fire. Oa the way primer said sowsose
had told him they would do him some (Oen% Whoa
they got to the boom, orwomar sad Watts bad a word
or two, sod prima., said they had better brim a drop
of beer. Waite mid, " Lim e's look to the firs," mid be
mid Proctor wart indoors.

thew Omits, wed be woe • solicgtor, residing in
London. He knew the prisoner. By his diary,
Proctor oe/led on him in Ay, 'Bl. Witness pressed him
fee sweets Hooey be owed Min. Ho *wad him several
thousand& As asawrity, he had mortgages oa primaor's
provmq at Bournsmouth and the policy ol amateur..
Alter the firs, he rewired £350 from the OaC4ll, and
altar this he advaered ASO to primmer as a froth
loan on WOW other security.
Kr. dant Batty said ha was pelmet when Watts
was tried at Wiconester, lie bad a cos vitiation with
Praetor is the Court and be admitted to him he had
had two Bres at Barking.
Hawk Gantill, statimied at Clods Hull" wild he
wee at the bee, and semrobed for yacht pax, but °mkt
lind ams&

—ibis was the ease foe the prosesutka, end M.
Ooleridp submitted Mere was no tiorrobotation of
Watts' evidence._

The Judge rid he should be bound to tell the Jory
sir .agly them wee no substantird oorrobarattoo.
Addreenag the jury, tin Lordship &eked thoot if thin
tbonight Watts bad been sabot...ad/2y warmed. It
eertatoly appeared to hue lw had not.
Tim Sorenson : It is Lb* oasoignous opinion of the
jury that we cannot oouvio,.
vandlot of not guilty wee 'stared, and the prisoner
was di.obarged.
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