The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-05 00:00:00

C mums° FOR TRIAL.

Rear( Troaridoe and George Trowbridge, both of
Fordington, were charged, the former with stealing, and
the letter with receiving, a quantity of harness, the pro-
perty of the Mires Legg, of Fordington.-11.
Weston appeared for the prisecution. —Mr. Arthur John
Lag said he 'voided with his aunta, Jane and Ann
Legg, nod masted them on their fan. On looking over
the stables some time Soca he missed the cushions of one
set of barna. end one of another. He searched on avers!
occasions for the miming articles, and from idforniation
afterwards received from • boy named Jahn, he out the
matter in the hands of the police, and went with blunt
Bitty and P.C. Long to George Trowbridge, house in
matstrsdr, Thme they found part of one cushion, part of
back-strap. part of brachia& and other smaller pieces of
harper. George Troebndge said Jahn, the carter boy,
brought it to him. He said also that the cushion. were
cut In two when brought to him. lie said he had put a
piece of the coshion in Robert Trowbridge'. boots,
and bad need ease for filling in hoots. Witnom had no
doubt the leather he saw there was pert of the harness be
had lost—Jabs Henry Joelin, the boy in question, said be
was ploughboy under Robert Trowbridge Some tie..
before Christina. Trowbridge went up into the loft over
the stables and hroueht down part of sold breeching and
cot It le two pieces, put it in a basket, and ant him with
• pair of his boots to George Trowbridge. house in Mill•
street wit.ese gave the basket to G. Trowbridge, wife,
and went home. About • fortnight after the calor
gave him a large leather cushion, which be also
cut in two plea and plated in the rush-haaket
and witnem took it to George Trowbridge'. On another
occasion afterwards he gave him two similar cushions to
take to the Wit. piece: and on a fourth occasion two
other cuahtona. Last Monday he sant down a hackarap
to the same house. Nearly every time he took
leather he elm took hoots. On the first ottoman
be Iva sent he mid to the carter, "'Saes roamer should
see user and the carter repaid, ru the flair
a, a
that," at the Tame time threatening to give it to witness if
he didn't take it down.—Mr. Legg, aegis& tha
value of the hernia taken away would be at last
but they could not replace it for a very much larger
amount—P.C. Lag Proved marching George Trow.
Wite'. house and finding •qoantity of leather (produced).
He said his brother had sent it down by the boy Jciallit to
" his wife's boots with. remarking the cushions were
cut in two when he received them He took the prisoners
Lag identified the hernia produced.
In their defence Robert Trowbridge mid it was some old
harm= which had been lying about for some Mtne, and
he took it up out of the way and pot It in the tat Some
time afterwards some of the men rot throwing it about,
and he took it up ad nut it in the harnem stogy Rs
thought it was no ea and that be might have • pair of
boots mended with it He didn't think there autism harm
In taking it --George Trowbridge said the "goodelJoslin
brought him he said hi. brother Hobert seat him. His
brother came to him shout a fortnight before Christmas
sad said he had picked up some old leather sad would
send it down to ea if it was aay good to mead his hoots
with. Be mended three pairs—one for him, on. for his
daughter, and another for his wifa—Prisoisers were com-
mitted for trial at the next arises, the magistrates 0042.
eating to swept hell, themselves in /MO and one surety
es* in • like amount