The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-31 00:00:00

WZICXOI7TR.

CHARGE OF OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE
PRETENCES.
Caroline Wordsdale Martin, of lioltertshri brought up again on Friday he(ere the M. 3 or (Ms WelsfoPl), Mr. W. Tallso, Or. Drea,
Mr. J. Ayling. Mr. T. Abbott, and Mr. H. Eabge
H tt'.lllr;
oward defended the primme who w.us alhosed •
at his request. —Mr. John It. t.!ok stab d, in a.I
his former evidence, that when prisieer obtaims'inst°
goode from him she gaid her daughter see, cow..i t—•,,f
Ihircliester, and ghe would then so., the asti.L.; 3
jewellery met make • selection from theta. Slie had i
paid hint any money on 311331111 t id die goods.
receive.' the lett••r proffered by post. Thu letter 5t0,„14:
'elegance that prisoner hoped Mr. Cole had receiesd the
parcel safely throegh Mn.. ft:Henley, bet that ...as
ghoul.] not be in Weymouth for ten days or a fortnid
Mr. Cole stated "the west!" meant one of the, ~•.i
which was taken on approval, and also on,rn • • 4. ,13316*
examined : ‘Viten prisoner came to hi,,
about her hushand's son. Ile had not Ink.
as to whether there was a son or not, NJ hot k'
Was eatistieel prisoner in Mrs. Martin. Found Lot""
bridge, from the infortnation of the superintendent, Woi
a sniAl place. Was satisfied prisoner. was sopiamto with Ids family, as he was In conversation with he th r fet.
more an half-an-hour. I h•I not see the blank chum,
which prisoner said she had in her pocket Let her
two gold watched to seltvt from for her daughter-M.4,4
approval, at she said the latter MIOI coming to Ltorelles One of the watches was a Geneva and the othe tgr ai
English. Prisoner wrote to him stating silo
had a purchaser for the Geneva watch and had therein',
kept it back, but be •HI not write to her, as the whiners given was Southamptoa. lied not beard (pi
her since, lied not "Faired to foresnt Proceetlin-, if thn
things were given up, or written to any one to that vilest;
entrusted her es ti, ii,,, ,',0,1,, in cue her otatelfldflt tint
wan authorised to fill up, and also that her daughter au
anipton.—lte-examined : Both the watches were taksnue
of
Esbertsbridge, Sussex, draper mi grocer, act .c.aggigted her lather in carrying en the lin e sin:. Efather luol'ree,j Prleouo,r aln,ut cu 'lit yearn '.
a.
(witnese) wax present at the wedding. She reg••liseted
July of last year, at which time inimner left b
Wednesday the 314. Witness and ber father e
the station with priamier, and Me accomponi st —to
eduh,-;
London. In consequence of certain di ho
transpired arramoiments were made for
America, and her father obtained the e pri to
": 4" ltsoner start (nous London, as she f..em. e. so.
I.
..,ew
mouth, but did nut stst her Mee ti *et
stood she was going to ‘Veynionth,' it -41 mann
been sent previously to Southampton. 'ugg'.'s had
owfit haul Ole.'h she
o maserot! er u!„,..fts;
rt,.iviata
appreutieing him to Mr. 1%1, lie enll4"n 31.31 t
a• h.
helping his father. Wad not cement
.• ens
gentleman of position at Soutliamptoe y there. dittja:nt.a.ltt
did not know an one ere. Su,,, a, hot -- married to any one. There was • ag144t00..a
to k
which she was to come either to boreh„tt....l"tb.ll
&lepton, to see the prisoner. Ille s.l
r father Lel nee
promised her jewellery to the amount of elUe. It er:
not true her father's assistant, Peter Hot,. 1./L
abruptly in July last year; he lint ina
Christmas, l'rieoner had not SUblilitted her any watches or jewellery for approval since 'tidy but, Had he,
prisoner in the spring of thin year any she had eatLi to
Ur. Cole. This took place at hume and in her father's
presence. when he said he did not lelieve it. and Midler" be thought she was liable to be Laken int i custody by
Richardson, the police constable at Sebertsbridge. she
had communication with prisouer whilst in Anienea sad had letters from her. On her return ghee:one to Roberts-
bridge, stopped at that phice two nights, and woe away
the next morning; she had not been there site,. Cro...
examined : ller mould l•ruther Wag in 's stationer's shy
Loudon in July last, but becoming dissatioiel with it
Left in October, and wan now at home. She never heard
of his expressing a wish to be a jeweller. 13' of ail,
co to nversation that effect. l'risoner was Mrs Marna,
and came from Itobertsleddize. It is a very small place,
and there are no each !holm as Mr. Cole'e There was
no jeweller there. Wan walking about with 3031 C .ale
few months before July •of last year. She di•l n•it know if
he was one of Southampton, but she had never heard Lou
gay ; she believed he was born in Deal. After prison.,
left borne in September or October last year witness tint
knew she had obtained jewellery' from Mr. Cole as he
wrote • letter enclosing a bill, liad never seen any article
of jewellery obtained hy her. Bythe Bench: The prisoner
told liar when she left Isin•lon she was going to South
atupton and front thence to A 'eerie.' in the steamer Othello.
Supt. Vickery said on the 110th he went to Chelmsford, and
prisoner, who RSA than in custody, was handed over to
him by Supt. Lennon, of the Eseex Constabulary. Wit-
ness told her the charge against her, when she ran "I
should not hare had the Jewellery from Mr. Cole if I had
not thought nay hueban•l would be bowel to pay for it.'
When he told her the charge he said it was by meant of a
blank cheque, and she replied "I don't think I sant any-
thing to 31r. Cole about a cheque, and never had ois•
my pogsession." She further sell she lire, been 14.11 y
treated, and wan about to go to Aim:erica, referring to the
time when the had the geode. The next day lie 1..1 her
to 43, Iletifonbstreet, Strand. in consequence of le,r wish-
ing to go there fur a change of clothing. Sergeant Feller
accompanied them. Prisoner then ',oinks' out some lour
and the hag now pnelueol, Keying they were her+. She
said the bag centained all Mr. I !..I.?‘ articles led Lee,
which were at Mrs. Dodge's New York. Sho afterwards
soil these onneiste.l of a wand' an,! belt. Ile brought the
I prisoner and the bag to IVeyntouth, and with S.rgeant
I Feller took an ine,eiton• of its contents. Yedterday he
went again to D. Pod font-street, when the gold wateli lOW
tmeleced was giv•ii her Ic Iles. Alexander, the lan•ltsly
of the house. f 'l,es-examined : All the :articles which Mr.
Cole complained of having lost were in Ids and Soveapt
Felton's ill, thi• exception of a all shown
wateh ond belt. priemer, being asked for her iektwe,
sail she was "ti•it guilty." Mr. Howard then whlressed
the magistrate:: in favour of his client, eaking if she war
a c• 11111 l ion sevelke would she have told Mr. 4 'oh, bet
navue wee Martin, that she ran,,, from llobertsbridge, and
thus Lave given Lim the key to her whole history ; ll*
eontemolisl there had been nothing • flown to prove she had
11,4 a right t• plelm her huslaii•l'senslit,an•l sai•i nojary
would 13.311/irt her upon Buell evidence as was before Ow
Court. Ile eVeli !...lieved her heehawl had ofrer,••l to pay
for Mr. I ole's Me limo* thought there vu
aufficient evitleffe.• hinend Pris•ner for trial aml eo 11111 l
her to the ens ll ill ~•marter messiest... Mr. 'toward appliod
for hail but this Mr. Menne oppousl, unless it was ;',ea
substaritial. Thin wa. fixed le prisoner's own mug.
risaner of .ClO, and twn sureties of C. 7, eseh.