The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-03 00:00:00

ESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUFSDAY, MARCH 3, 1885,

and me If my hatband wee coming. Intl. packet I
found three letters bodies the cheques. TM lettere
are in my husband'. handwriting. I had not the
elightemt doubt about it. There wer• also some phi,-
tographe and some hair. When my husband found I
had WO the letters be was very angry. mod tali he
had put them thirst, mike ma jealous, and hie
mother had advised him to do it. 111 charged me af-
terwards with forging the letter, and buying the photo-
graph.. The Lano's hmte is aloes to the Vicarage. I
have moo Mir Raper hold up • Ittuir to my hotbsod
and kissher hand. After that I notice Imy bushes.l
would go down t the front pate, and the w"-"""1
I at the other house would cm. down and meet him.
After that Miss Roper would go to the window and
boll up • letter and kiss it.
Cioes-exesnined by Su If. °dud : Witness said
bar Lusbaad had charged her with having taken to
much Li drink, but there wee no foundation for it.
BM had taken chloral, which wee ordered by Dr.
Rows, because she wad ,n su,la triable. Did not
know that chloral wail taken by people to hide the
feet that they had been tut gicated. She had
seen any familiarits with her husband sad bliss
Rapt., although she was told of them.
riltraiDAY.
Mama Lard Penessin).
TIE WHO? 01, SALMI ;AY V. OMIT.

The hewing of this owe, which came before the court
upon letters of request by the Bishop of SeHebert,
Marshes the Rev. Teo...Alfred Ott ey, motor of Portland
St, Jba.. D.rest, with misconduct seeder the Chorale
D.sciplisie Act wee emumed.
Kr. Unarms, Q.C., Kr. Deena and Kr. A. B. Keane
for Bishop of Salisbury, end Sr
H.
tiPiresrrde,4 Ulll
U Q ~ ant Kr. .1 th une for e Rev. Kr. (Utley.
Kra Uttiey was nncelled. and het croweezemiaMion
proceeded with by Sir U. Oigerd. The witness said lb.
gave the packet of lettere wnicl she foetid in Isar
busleind's drawer to Kr. Deism, and mked him to show
them to Kr. Ltao. Yr. 111/101 said he did not tbiuk
that would be any good. as th,er were not La ifiss
ft epees henlwritlng, She left them with Kr. Seem.
for • iv" dam arid then took MOM 10 Kr. Appleforl, •
fraud, who was the chaplain of it. gaol. She took thane
to show Kra Appleton'. Kr. Appletord elterwerle took
t 0.,.. to ClllO6 Stegeltemon.
Sir. H. Guard: Ut worm you appreciate Kra Ot ley
that If they were believed te be genuine. tees, wets
deetruotlve of your tinebend'e 111&1004/r.
Witness: Of course 1 did. 1 euteo•leed Kr. Lpp'eford
to take them to Otacia Stannous.= I forget whether that
was his euggeetton or salsa
Sir H. (Mehl Yost thought if be saw it be would be
omagelled to take p:osamdtems.
Wham: Tait wee not my intention.
West was soar intentioe I—nim s• safest bled w•th
Kr. fettle,.
L ,rdehip : 11 ClllOll SUplutama • frlead of Kr.
0 .tley I—He tilt, rur dam sod tee friend of 'MI tee
clergy.
Wm he • personal Idea I f—lis knew Lim. but th,y
were not lotuses= bat hr. Ottley sad Osamu Stephenson
bed always been friendly.
St' H. amd: Di you know of a novelette called
" A Lire's Hatay " written by your husband 1-1 never
herd of It. . . . . . . . .

Hi sem risp (mated you with having taken that out of
Ida desk f
You ere qulte run of that I—Q site t 0,..
You way the proothilinp token odor* the Bishop wen
no 4 by your desire f —Tatty were not.
Did you writs out the proof ol • 'lbsen; who wee
10(01 (0 ere eviderioe I—N..
Da you wear that swear that.
You did not write out the erld.ace of Mary Lon
Powell (—No.
. . . . .

a Ur-ant O-11.5harlotte Gershon I—N °hart ,tte Comben
asked fn. to help her in the 'intim'. She Tule aid whet
she eauld recollect of want bed happiga, ea she asked
ache toll her how to spell ft. I dos t remember ever
harm/ written &whip; et all. I here not the el,ghtnet
reennlection. I don't think I took the pen of her. I dJn't
recollect; I osanot say. 83 much has happened that
I owed not swear. I forget so mash. _

Did YOU write out a statement foe Mary Anal.
Pavetitll ea to the evidecci ohs waa going ti Eire, and
did skis not c pr it in your academia I—l feel quit, 'urn
did. I hare uot the slightest recollection of
doinc it
1)4 you think it could have hsppenel without your
knowing it I—l di ; because I has. goo, th,o
mach, I at. afraid I most 04 uoJertako to swear.
I 184 sure I did not. lam afraid to say.
Witnais further eaid oh. thought Omega Stephenson,
armed with those :esters, would orr iiide her hue's,
leave Portland, which woe ti. 'coo of so touch tempt
lion, al, and b-gbi lila &bro.,' it. 'where. Shs knew tro
stationmaater at Portla,dl and Ms wife, but did not
remember haring told h.na th .1 there was no doubt her
husband wee drunk on thi Wednesday. shs would not
say she did not, but she flit .ort eh, never did. She did
not think she would swear to it. Shs did not kepow that
bee husband had someUmes a hesitstion I. his snitch.
Hs told bee he bad. dialcully in getting his words oat,
but she would not swear that she over noticed it laird,.
She did not emersher tile put t'ines. She would not
swear his brother bad. sort of hrsitat oh with hie speech
She was not dealrous of injuring hr huibaad. Tee w:tr
nest further said the had sail that heir hoibehd we. Ito
fond of Miss Riper, bat she did nig say h• woe too
familia: with her. She had said it in Weywoutts end
Portland ta many parsons al that time she had not icon
or heard deny familiarity between Omen.
Will you tell in. why you said that Bicausi ray 111,
WOO so wretched. .

ft-cper. I *bolero, declined to associate with you on
the ground toot yeti htl been talkie', to mule friend
about her dturbter 1 C .rt anly sot ; never in her
life. I wrote a letter to lisr, ea 1 r.ceived no loon:I:us
reply.
With.,,, who WAS Very much affected in parts of her
evidence, was pressed us to the dam, but. bur.vos int,
Man, meld the Met year had soil, her unfit to beer all
this. Ultimately she said this was b.l ars the discovery of
lettere.
Did you tell your chlldron to sty that your hatband
got drunk and ill-used yoa
Did you mud some of them to hfro. Riper on that
subJectl—l asked than to go down out speak to Yr%
Raper.
Did you tell than toga down sod till Mrs. Roper that
your husband was Intl. habit of getting drunk and M-
using you told the., so ask hor tee cause and see
we end to tell her what they had seen Just before.
Wat that what bal hopp.n it before his getting
drunk and 111-mime you I—l d ,n't remember.
What bad you glen 144 Intone a groat deal of
trouble, I really can't say the misery be has caused in
the boom.
Wite that the misery that be hat ill-aged ros and got
drunk I—l suppose 13 ; I only told the children to t 11
Krt. Roper what they hat seen; I litre them no

Ha Lordship : —What was ti a ohjoet K that thought
Mrs. Ilaptr would do what ohs could tt kevp the girl oat of
Kt. OW'''. way.
Warn the mirage you grt back that you wet:, a wicks&
decoltfal woman. and nett ler Mrs ROW Of her Chili
should coma near you Lyda do not think It wat that
It •••11 very insulting. but ,Irve veer not the words
Witness sold that on onto oven' oo Kr. Ogler 13,1'7.1
bar toted with a hot shovel, whidi ho pl Aced Lahr l• sod
saying • take that' She did not tell people she had bolo tti
her hand artaldiretallv,
_ . . . . . . . .

711 reply
_to Ills I r the witone said she to the
lettere to Mr. Senor, boo suss oh • thought he would Is elle
. to stop what was going on. 8 ethought Canon Stiphenson
if he had the letters wonld hr., man more ells to ludo°.
her halt:wand tar. away. The Applofords hal a barrister
with them, and it was suggested he should see the letter..
She could hardly say what the Derider's opinion War
foe. she woe thinking of divorce proceeding% or • jut cal
separation, but she wanted her ho band to Iran Portlont.
She pleaded with Isim on her knees to do so, like hod Do
mesas of has own, bee husband allowed bar LI • won to
nye upon.
The Sec J. A. Bon tr. examined by Mr. D mu% said In
183 be wea rector and resided at Portland. Re rem. m-
bared Kra. 031. y bringing the letters. which she left
with him for one nicht. She sail she would leave them
in his posesestou. Ethe a•lerd him to take sere of them
got them. sad there
Sith ahwoikmmiNisugitlir:bylleoict:twla4l",H tow: 16Edi In! lot
mite°. Litt, th how
oteutiTti n te,esetly.: :i of t
Dtlwdo. r Er sr. s.°lc,r t ase
di:,
Ottley told him they wen. At the time he wrote be
thought they were In Kr. Ottlnie Inadwritine, and be
said solo the 'attic. Hs knew Mr. o.lley .4 a brother
clergyman.
Crime summed: They were on eliding town.. lie
addressed him se "81r;" ordinarily he should adders
him se "Dear Sir," but this was an iodinated Into..
He assumed, from Mrs. o.lline statement, that they
were cones of Miss Roper's Wen. and aald so in his
letter. His interview with lfra ()Way was, he thought,
noon • Tuesday, and he wrote hie letter cm the Thursday.
He believed he wrote the letter spat his own notion.
Ii thouebt tits matter over. and thought it his duty to
do so. He could not OSI whether Yrs. Ottley asked him
ts write to her husband. Stum might Lan asked him to
do so, or to write to Mn. Raper, bat he bad no
recollection of it.
Canon Stepheneon, the rural dean, paid the first official
Information upon this subject wee on the 15th September,
18411, but he had heard rumours axon the subject as eerily.
64 January, 1413. He received the Inforrnotlon from •
deputation, consisting of 'ix of the p trialtionem They
c onelained that there had bran no service on the previous
saa morning, ant they said it we. through Kr.
Ottley's intempetann They also c sunplained of his
Wignage to his wife, end of the ',Gera. Mr% Ottley sum.
municand with him fir-I; she brought her Berms,
Combos% to stale what bad happened. The servant gave
him information in reply to questions end volur.tarity.
xra OtUrey wag not present. Ile took the evidence of
the servant on oath, He knew they were arming ; the
depantion sold they would send the people to him. H.
did not make any entry in wrung Ile receive' the
letters from Kr. Appleford shortly after the 14th of Sir
tenant When he evoke 13 defendant about the letters,
he raid be bad written pertain lenses and put them In
a drawer where Ise knew hie wife we. in the habit of
going. He was sorry he had don. to. but reserved his
defence. Defendant denied they were of en improper
charseter. Witness asked whether he would mind big
d •aghter seen( them, and he said he would not. There
was nothing to identify then lettere In defendant's states
msnr. Hs brought the matter before as Bishop on tbe
complaint of Me oarishionrs. Re wee of opinion that
they were In Yr. Ottley's handwriting.
Orros-ex toned: He had not 41.462111 d thsns as an
sto•rt lie did not Ronk tho deenlant said he bed
written csrtela " even:" it was letter% It. Is tlel that
there woe an ythine improper to what he bat written
Charlotte Canino WY in the service of Mr. and hire,
Ottiey for three year% end lett last October ; the woe tha
bootem.l4. V7hea she first went Mn. and Kra Ottisy
appeared to be 'sante and omafortable, and ehe had never
NNW him strike boo; but latterly the had bean wan us.
hid words to her. Oo Wednesday, the 17th of
JIWUWVI, 1843, the was seat out about dye o'clock
by IL,. 0 Itley to fetch a bottle of brandy,
end that evening she thoueht he W 64 drunk.
When he came beck from church he came up to ths
servants room and tasked if they dad VISA h— of •
woman in then. EL. War Quieter when be came house.
Ile was lOW drunk. She believed Yrs. Ottley rennined
in the bone that night. She saw Yrs. Ottiey shout
eight o'clock the next morning. She remembered nothing
shoot Kra Oitley on the night of the 17th of January.
Si did not know wits thee Krs. Ot•ley elipt at Yr.
Melgh's that Mahe The neat morning Kr. Ottln was
tidy and caret ally dreaded. Stu remonstrated Kr. Kehl\
coming t 0... him. Never saw bias the worse for dilek
on other occasion& Could not remember arcing sp:tit
htttles its lab 'study. She remembered the day whsn
Mrs. Ottlsy found the letters, bat could not ear whether
those produoed were the same. She saw her find than.
They were in Yr. Ottley's drawer, and she saw Kra
Ottley take out the contents. There were some pewl
and photographs. Hr. Ottlev was at this Use down the
garden. Kra Ottley went downstairs to get the wat
for her to open It with. She manned souse water with':
meth elated Intik mad Mn. Ottley opened the napalm,
and took the letter, out. She told Mr. Ott* Mr .
tiiiikkedllneorliauw`rewliarba:r:,:dr..":.:l..l7"...b.::::Tartanewsitdtrar"°:foFllsitadrawd:ws.noOtttleyorknomiaticil
her to deectibe thaw. He did not seem to be trosbled
coach skeet D.
Crowsgandeed by Si, U. Gifford: Before the Commis-
sioners she might have said that on Wednesday, the 17th,
he was strange In his manner, but she did not think In
was drunk. She thought him drunk, and must have
made a taketake. Mrs. Ottley had written down a slate.
Osintlitia7etayteignatsviewo wklerthet"Mentek.meel°3B:7todirrurconotikp; ifolirtwirheiecrew. MSTreedwit killtmleyr.s.
buret tbe original papers which the copied. In that
statement it we. said Kr. Onion was drank. Mr& ett/e7
was sot at church that Wahl. She wee there the who's
U.... He did not gads *Ma in akar* but she Gould
sadiellsid the mom whisk 14 peiedisi. M Ottlay

sell when she opened the drawer the hat found some
letters, cod she believed thee were Mies Rim's. Mrs.
Ottley went into her room, and remained two minds'
and tido came bank where witness was clesnlog the
vet.. When she cs-ce book she CIA a pocket out of
Um drawer. Mrs. Ottley would not welt for the hot
Wain to steam the eavel.pt with, and tore it epea. Shit
oould not say whether Moe Wei a ehttple. She did not
see it 11 gotta Mrs. 0 Vey tot, t psek.it op:a she gall
they were letter. from Al I. It Sh did not soy t
wood them, but ran out of the room with duns to Mi..
White. She bed moors% times ftstchel spirits tor Mrs.
Oak,. Sone from Weymouth. She had fetched one or
two battier for We.
His Lordship askel how It was material.
fkr IL Gifford mid hie cue was that this OM was the
imulnatt no! a din, awl drunken brain.
Witness said she had filched bottles also from Mn.
Whites'.
IU-examined : Stu fetched spirite for Mrs. Miley
twice during the three ultra else was there. A little at
a Woe.
Miss Lycra White, *dressmaker, sad de had worked
at the Vicarage. and was .n friendly terms wile Mr. and
Mrs. OW.7'. Before 1881 Mr. and Mr.. Ogilvy were very
happy touther. She no.icsd • chases In 11131. She
did not notice any dung. in Mr. o.l.lsee mouser as to
B...wrots had luexad h
oh, also be,rl hiismwolfne auwohuorson on. .r
say that Mee Huta was purer than his wife. Oooe,
ekes they were quarrelling.
_Mr& 0.1101 rentieded him
bow bangle they had been before he west out with Mum
Rape°, and Mr. Ottley rid " nod shall again.• Had
heard Mr. °Way cell his wife • bitch. He looked
very excited oa the Wedueeday, and not like toiratelf.
When ebe saw gm Ottley with the lettere they were in
• pocket handkerchief, end she was tying them op.
Woesexemioed : When Mrs. Oxley came into the
room With the letters ahe said she had found enough to
prosecute Kr. °Oho.
Tee Roe. .1. lavish said be we. the 13 osplain of the
Seamen's Mission. Portland, and lima Close by the
mamma Ile and his wile were on friendly tirmi. On
17th January, aids 11 or 19, Mrs. °Aid eaue to hie
house. So. bad no boot ior tired Sue was in great
'LUX n. H.. druid not think she was of en excitable
dupositiun. Oa that night ane wee not the curse ter
drink. Si. lett in to. morning. lie saw Mr. (Utley the
neat morning. 11,. Ottley was not carefully dressed,
and be smelt unpauantly str.at of wide or spirits.
Cresdxsurand : U. wee with Mr. Ottley on the 111th
for about • quart. r of an hour,
Anne Miy Stole mod she was in the mobs of Kr,
Ot ley trio ()umber, 1883. to 1883. Had swn
o.liey strike ha wile oil the Viet October, 1983. He
surecksd b.c teas and spit in her Isar. Had hesrd him
use stroao damage to her. Re celled her • whore and
prostitute. They often qoarr•Lad for • loos while. Mrs.
Oaley we, quite quiet.
Orose-szuninial: Mr. Octley denied be had spit in his
erife's feoe coil eppeded la her, and she sold be had,
end then be disguised her. filu did not remember that
Mr. Ottley was smoking at We wan Could not say
whether he bad or had not.
To hie L ordship: lie purpoeely spit at hstr. They were
very new together.
Ormidizunination co.itinued : She *odd not my that
Mr. Otiley drank, but she saw WUXI in his room.
Mrs. Jane While said she was • widow, and resided at
Portland, near We Vio.regs. She carried on the business
of a wine merchant, act wee on Weedy terms with
Mr. sad Yrs. OWey. Some Windy was fetched on
Wednesday, the 17th of January. Mrs. Ottley had been
at hex howe pretty often in the List tares years, and
had spoken to her very often about Moo Raper. Site
could see some of the woulows of Kr. Lana's house ;
those which looked on the garden. She had seen Mr.
Ottley kis garden, and Mi.. Raper in Kr.
Law's garden, and had seen them ewe heads to
each other. Oa one otioasion Mee. °Way had • born on
her hand. Oa one occasion Mr. Ottley and Mrs. Raper
were dose in Mr. Lance hoses for 15 redden
C:orsaiderninad : Sae did cot know whether de
mentioned that before the Commiallonern Oae of her
daughters told her that Mr. 0 Way bed gone into the
hours, and slue watched to see how long he wood be.
Yrs. Kendal said sae was the wife of Kr. lientod
Loaded, and she resided act far from Mr. Ottley's hoses.
See remembered the 3rd of Mane, 1184, she sew the
secretary of the Bishop call at Kr. Onkel& That
attrezted her attention, and she went and ims Is her
window from • little before two till • goarteg to fool.
She knew Miss Raw, and she did not IMAM the halm
that at tendon.
The learned dung wished to sok some questions with
• view of showing that before the Commissiosters the
witness Combos bed given • different scoriont of the
tooter, ant had recognised the ivtiers, but his Lxdship
rill he could not discredit his own witness.
Mr. G. F. Parson& the station router at Portland, said
he was • constant attandant at Mr. Ottley's dud, and
was there on the 11th J•nury. Be set ohne to the
reading desk, and Mr. Otiley wet reeding in • rambling
manner, so that he could not follow him. He seemed to
be either 11l or the worse for drink. After • minute he
discovered he WM the worse for drink, beceues he began
coughing bud celled for more Rae when there was plenty
light. Mr. Ottley mixed op the lines of the prayers.
The organist read the lesions. He presided that evening
extempore, but he tumuli, preached with • book. He get
hotter In the sermon, but the news was proollar. Ile
trued to attend the church not long after.
Cross-examined: Mre. Ottley admitted that Mr. Ottley
wee drank, and seemed thankful he was We to spei
the truth. The most peculiar view in the sumo was
that none of them were to be saved and our Saviour did
not die for us. Oa the Mod he asked Itr. Ottley for •
sub unction. He uked him about the occurrence.
Mr. Warren had alt laded Mr. o:tley's ohurah, and was
there on Wednesday. the 17th Juauary, and was of opinion
that Kr. Ottley wee intrxicated.
Mr. Thomas June. Sarum. • mernbir of the choir,
said that on the 17th January Mr. Ottley l.keJ sxred,
and his conduct in the desk was most extraordinary, as
he did not own to be Ude to make any headway west-
er,. In hi. sermon. Mr. 01.1ey said instead of Chiba
sitting on his throne son.l judging the people the people
eroted .it upon their throne and judge Cohet. Ho would
not, however. undertske to say whether Kr. Ottley only
ref voted to lodging the twelve tribes of Isowl.
Mrs. ligrah Davies, wife of Cspteln Davies, said her
hose looked toward, the 'Menge. She had won Mine
Ravi. and Mr. Ottley communicating with each other
Iran the two houses. She bad sun them using their
hands and making signals with • Walk, rebid.
The hearing of case was adjourned till Friday.

POOL&
THE CHARGE OF SWINDON° AGAINST A
SALVATION ARMY RECRUIT.

The young min, JllOl.ll COX, charged with haring
uulawf ally and knowingly ob' aloe(' of Samuel L nkyer
80b.,, furniture dealer. of Poole, the sum of
£l4 19r. 51. and furniture to the amount of 'butt
£6O 4s. with intent to defraud, was brought up on
remand on Friday afternoon, before the M VOX (Mr.
W. Mete). Aldermen Styrian and Oneida. Mr. Hodson
and Mr. Western.
.

-6.14 e;ri—r7r-dinary-loking young workman, was
described In the °berg, chest as • shop keeper, he
barley, in conjunction with • girl with whom be is
opened a small fancy establishment by the
aid of the prcesoutore' (there are two themes) mossy
to the hole., which he was about to purchase of Mr.
MIMI', when he came into poeeemion of his legacy
under the will of his father, who was prior to his
death an innkeeper, at Porthend. To he the fellow ,
would have put him down as • thorough '
speck oneScawoey.' but his oreasoexamin %time of the witnesses
eh ,wed that he IS possessed of some oinelderabls low
cannier. It may be mentioned that this uomising
young " convert " who occasionally tel the army "
In Pools has • wife at Portland from whom be has
been) *Stolidly separated, and that act /ally at tbe time
of his arre.t be was having the " banns called home"
with a young woman at Portsaouth, to whom, MI will
he came, In one of hia letters be sent his love, whiled
he kept No. 3 in reserve at Poole.
Mr. Curtis (Trevanion and Curtis) prosecuted, and
In opening the raw, said after the evi tends he thought :
the magietreto • would agree with him that • me,'
deliberate came of swindling had never come before •
Bench. H eying briefly narrated the foots, he called ,
Mr. S. L. Baker, who sad he was a-furniture dealer,
living at l'on!e. Hs Suet saw the prisoner on the 6th
sod 7th of January, he having left a meseage at his
shop, in c ineequeuce of which he went down to see
his at his hones in Lngland-street. He told him he
h tri bought those premises, and that Mr. Allen, the
acting magistrates clerk, was doing all transactions
for him; that he bad E. 580 odd wooing to him on the
16'h of January from the accumulation of the rents
of houses in Cornwall which his father had left him
when he died. He arranged for him to come to the
shop the next day, which he did, and thorred him •
Letter as coming front his uncle describing the details
of the bequest. He believed then was • nun men-
tioned. but he could not remember how much. It
was a letter: fell of good sound Christian advice.
such an one might expect from an elderly gentleman,
(L insider.)
Mr. Curtis said he had given the prieoner to soda,
proime it, but he said It wee burst.
Witness continued: He mod a woman, whom be
represented to be Ida wife, chose the furniture day
after day. H. further told him if he went to Mr.
Allen he could get all perticulara. He saw Me
Allen, and afterwards sul.plied the prisoner with
goods.
Tell as what twitted you to supply goods to the
pri roper !—I rt•lood that his father had property In
C irowall. and th it he bad lived at Portland, and having
died there, had left this property. Finding that to be
true, and also hearing from Hr. Allen that he bad
agreed to bay this property, he supplied the goods. I
should certainly not have done so had it not been for
those representations
Q.: Whet did you supply him with I—l oompletely
furnished the bones; It we, quite empty.
Q.: To what vein.?-61 14s. 71. Afterwards he
thaw and borrowed money of hint, he could not say
the exact amount, bet he had two eovethigna of him.
On the 16. h of January he saw the prisoner, and he
then said the business had been put off to the 16th
February, an there had been a mistake 1116fic of a
en ,n•b, when it would be settled; the property bad
b.,en sold, an I had realised £2,000, cf which £l,OOO
would go to his uncle at Portsmouth, and the ,'titer
f 1.050 would be for himself. He had seen Mr. klieg
from time to time, and he had shown his • telegram.
On the 3rd of Felorusey he was told the prisoner had
been pressed for • bill which be had given. He New
Moo about it, and he said when he pee the bill he
expected the mossy would arrive three days before it
became due, but an it lethal here be did not know
what to d and would he manage it for him?
Q.: And what did you do?—I gave him • cheque
for £l4 19e. 51. to take up the bill. He saw him on
a later ooession, and he sold he wan going to Pork.
mouth,
gave him
him tb3o7: as he
, mouth, and would bring book the money with him,
' but he hgenikwanoutedt
isomr:netehy something
t;
l.n
Q.: Did be give goo any reason for wasting to go
to Portsmouth t—He represented as the moon that
his uncle had to guts OornwaU, there heist • dispute
with the owlet of the adjoining land, who said they
were getting • loot too much of the paddock,,
(Laughter.) His uncle had to go with the architect
to measure it, and when they owns to enemas it, it
was found to be two or three inches. instead of a foot.
On Wedneoday, February 18th, when he found the
prisoner did not come beak, be went to Portsmouth,
direct to the eiddress of the uncle, as given on the
talarame and letten-5, Wileon-p's Marmion-
go ffootbsee. The nouns he gave of his uncle was
John Com

Q.: Did you encoeed In fiodlog him l—No„ I found
thus were two rooms token at thst address bye Mr.
John tlort, but when I aould not find John Cos /
dinotly tried to find James o,z, and fount him at a
village about two and elall mike from (inloheeter,
Old rishbourne. When I arter him he odd " Well,
Mr. Baker, it'd all bottled and all arraoged, an I if
you °otos to me to-morrow morning it 040 be paid into
the bank." (Laughter.) H. arranged to meet bim
at nitre the nut morning, and went, but did not is.
him. (Lrhter.) Letter in the day he did au him,
sad be said he wee afraid his mule would be
If be Teat to him, so be bad gem) by Morel! 11014
pole, tad they had been to the bask sad teleyrephed

to Mr. Allen aid bad mode It all right with him. Hs
deo said that If he Iliad be could go and see hie
uncle, and he mot to the same eddrees, but did net
see him. He taw Mr. Allen repeatedly while be was
having them dealings with the prisoner, sad he showed
him • number of letters.
Q.: Did you find any of your property at Porte-
mouth I—Yes, I had lot him have a poitmentesa—
[this portmanteau. it may be stated, the pawner
ordered to be •roy strong, and poor ifr. Baker
extent's,' his belief that the lona:teat young man '
borne
eapiaromboanbelyy.f iegholdin
.enough,j—to.wdatet it to
obsrrlis
chain. I found th• gold waists and chain in the pawn
shop at Chicheeter—Baelibtol—and the silver weird,
and the portmanteau at a publichouse at Portsmouth.
the Two Shipwright'.
Croes-examin•d by the releaser: You raid I mine
to you. Didn't you aims to my house tam or roar
n'ghte in goooeseion, asking mobo puroharie your houses
at Baer, as you didn't think 1 coal' get a living in
that place —.Yoe.
Q. : You sell I meld do be'tir il I bought your
three hooks, that I could live in one and let the
others, and that would keep me without hard work.
(L,gsheor,)--Q iim right, that was with the £l,OOO
that was 11111100144.1 every day to come.
Q.: And I told you I would wall and is. how it
turu•ti out I—Yee.
Q.: Didn't Fru say YOU thought I had done foolish
by taking the shop i—Yee.
Q. : You say I mum to you about the furniture ?
Yes.
Q.: Didn't I my that ltr. B uses had recommended
ine to Mr. Hoot, but some of the Army people had
said I would do bettor by going to you, because you
'updated the Army I—Yes.
Q : Did you .ay that yor knew best what I eh :old
want, and that if I lef I it to you I should handmaid!
—Yee.
Q. : Didn't you otins to my house the same day
as you gav• in. the cheque and ask how trade was,
and I told you I wssn't doing mach, and that I had
given a cheque to a ammonia' traveller and I didn't
know his limns, bat he lived in New-street, sal you
said it was "Picture Dick?" (LtagliWr.)—Very
likely.
Q.: roa said be would come on the gouda, as you
knew better than I did. and I couldn't do • batter
thing than plushest your houses I—Just so.
By Mr. Western: I aseertamed that • portion of
the property is Oirawall had bees left him by his
father.
Mr. Westeruc What I want to know is It he had
any reasosable ples for saying he expected to ante
into some property.
There is a little oatag• bringing is about
£7 a year, and that lapsed to the lord of tile manor
about eight years ago. (Laughter.)
Mr. airing : No other propertyl—No.
The mound °name that of obtaining £4O under
similar OirOMIL&I/0011 if 301 114 A. A. Allen,
acting magistrates' clerk, was then gone into.
Mr. Allen said he first saw the prisoner on the 18th
December, Itti, whim he called epos his with the
owner of the two hasten in Leglandotreet, in one of
which he afterwards lived, for Min to make out the
agreemmt for the parttime of them. ii. said be was
estitled to • large sum of money, and would write to
his smote and get • depodt until the 16th of January,
and showed him • letter from hie nee* which was
signed Jobs Cox, and in which it was staled that on
that &to be would be eatitted to 6683 odd. He mid
it was an ecemmolatlon of money which his awls had
been readying for him, and had paid Into the beak.
He also told him he had moo bees • dissipated young
man, but now be had altered, and his mole wag main
hie friend. He asked him where the money mom
from, mid be said it was laft by hie father, and hie
nnele was executor' and there were only he and his
Maki who were entitled to tile property, and the laid
sum he had from hie uncle was £B, and be had not
seen him for a long time. He inked him to lend him
£4, as he could not cover his deposit. He gave him
a note of hand for £25, and on the 911 he saw him
main, when he deed he wanted to at once coo:menet
business, and asked him to lend him £lO, which he
did. On the 111:h Jesuitry be talked with him about
it, and he said " Have you not got • letter from my
uncle." He said "Yes, but there's no address on it
further than Soothes., how's that." He said " the
fact is, sir, one of my relatives once applied to my
noels for money for in. wbioh I hal not authorise',
and he paid it, and I have his address at home. Next
lay, 17th, he brought a telegram from South's& from
John OJI to James Oil. " Gioia; to Cornwall
to-day. Can give address. Will write when I get
home. I was goini to write." About that date
prisoner told him the Cornwall property had been
sold, end Ms Mato was 21,000. He ex oressool Li. sur-
eties at only four homes gelling hr £2,000, and the
prisoner said he could explain that his uncle had told
him there were two paidooka as w•IL Afterwards
be lent him another £lO to go and me about his
money. He bat also read two lettere, one from
James and the other purpadog to los from .70ho, the
on ole.
Alderman Curtis: Is the uncle here? _

ii;t7a7tll4T-ii.7s. ii,. in iit-1.-pe-re—o-ii of the pr's'.
CL mghter.) He &leo subesqueatly received a letter
from the prisonerl4 Portemooth, asking for • further
' • !ranee of .03, as he wanted to make a premat to his
w,f..'s father and mother where he was staying, and
off eriag to give kb for the loan of the money. He
offered for this LAU to give £2. In r ply witness oi,!!
matt him a sovereign. On one oornaiou he showed
a ph tograph whir* he said was that of bis nephew,
who we. a local preacher in tate Wesleyan oonnexion
(Photograph need )
Prisoner said he bad no questions to ask Kr. Liles.
Fanny Hughes, of 5 Milton-plain, Soothes., said
she lived with her mother who let apartments. Bbe
fret saw the prisoner on the 17M of January. He
eald he wanted apartments, but he oould not like
permit/don of them until tim following Tuesday, as he
was going to Corawall. She let them to hint. H.. %id he
hal • nephew living at Poole, sod she was to take in
all letters mad telegrams directed to John Cox. He
came L al. oa the 291 h with another man, a younger
one than himself she should imagine. They remained
to luncheon, and went out and returned to sleep. They
went out agate the next day after breakfast, and did
not return until the following day. A telegram had
arrival tor him in the meanwhile which sh I gave him,
sod be told tsar he was obliged to go to London Si he
had bad £3,000 left him. On the 7th of February she
saw him again, end he then said he was going t reoeiv•
vomit money and he would be bask at 5, She then
gave him two telegrams and a letter, but she did not
pee him again till the 13th, and he asked her t writs
a letter to Mr. Allen, as he MN 110 " flurried" be °out I
at write (laughter.) The one. produced was the one she
wrote from hi. dictation. It was to this dime :

Dear Sir.—Rousivod your letter mid esa to kw treat you
menorah,' the mossy. I lope an thlags ars nom risk,. TIM
amountl £l.OOO I Shall ewe down to Poole so inn
no thapi kore ..tu.l. I think It very kind et you taking no
01110 h loterest In my motoltw, putting everything etraladot. I
Mil satisfy you lon your trouble. I she I cow nod is. you
and Mr. Maker as well. I .it tali mid is. you alma ossators
Sri properly settled. Tours tankfully, loam Cos.

Oe the 23rd of January she received a letter from
the prisoner in which his said:

Dear triend.—l bath the pleasure of writing to you. I shall
not kos at boom until Monday or Toesday, So I can't settle
mgt.(' WI thot time, but low the rooms and I ail psy you
the rent. If any tette/ear telegrams or.. k..p them for.. 411
1 dime borne. I *odd not come both as I prb.4built will be
al the mate whether I am there are not. Toe will bare
your rent, and d gayest eases &Wag than me don't wagerer
theta (Imughter.) You ran MU them I dee at your plass.
sod WO gone, to Oortiwall; I am solar to OUT • 1•W a•Y• at
say
nephew's. I will glee you the for the room, for I son
rd it ; I sisal toys plenty for W.. If any letters tome
do not put younoeff out of the way stout,.., So I must
*meth youe truly, Jolts Doc
TO the talent. of the Lou... I dust know what name to
put. Too add ess your lettere es Kr. IMO!' Coo, Larlow.-
street, Po.lo. Dorset. Mae is .11th. saw; it my nephew's
some; I shell get It.
On the she gave him • letter, and told him Mr.
Baker, from Poole, had called there, and he told her
act to 'newer say inquiries, ani that Mr. Baker
wanted to borrow same mousy of him—(boughttr)—
sod she wag to tell him that he sod his nephew had
goo* to the National sad Provioolal Blink croDeerning
the Pede bugloss& She could not recognise the
photograph as that of aoyone Heinz at Miltonsplaas.
Wooloo, lasdlord of the Two Shipw.ights'
Arm., Queen-street, Port•os, a old he knew the prison.*
on the 28th of Jsousry for the first time personally.
Ifs was in hie bar &Mendips to his tininess, mod tbe
prisoner came in and 'stria him if • oertalo
said his house. He told biro else was dead. 'rm..:
rad he had au noon living at fl,utheres, sod be Inori
been out to see bins about some property that was
ooming to blot, sad the amount was £1,500. He
asked hien to let him have Ms., which he did. He
sew him aggiu on the 2nd of Fobratry, sod he
advsooed blot soother 305., in ha *hewed him a
telegram at iting—" Jamie Oar, you have £1,500."
For security, he mid. if the witness hal any doubt as
to hie bonesty—(lgaghtsr)—be would leave hie watch
sad likewise Ms portinautesu. The •rtioles prodnoed
wore the ones. He further toll him if he liked he
could wri.e to Mr. Allen, the magistrate.' clerk, and
the obisf oonstable of Poole, and sob se to Ma
character. He told him he did nt.t wish to do that,
se to the security the telegrams and lettere showed
bim that his mousy Wu .of.. He sow him on the
7th of February, when he said be was going to Poole,
sod he took wither' little boy with him, as he had
taken a liking to him. Ott the 15th of February he
readved • lett r him datod from Logiat.cl-etleet,
Pool', in libido be sald—" Dear Willtam,—l write
these few Hoes, end hops you sod your wife are
bettor sad the boloy well. I have enclosed telegram to
you to send back to me, be I want It booms to-Say. If
If you mood the telegr&m, • Mead will stock my
shop, while I wine sod see you sad pay Oil money
beck you hoe. advanced. All you have to do Is to
hand title form ioto the poet- or, gad it will oome to
me, sod thin I con come away wooer if you tend the
bele,treon Si .000 5' you oar. I have pot a eloilling
stamp or, for the persson will thick I am going on the
lllPror. Give my I ere t Nancy Holltod. (Laughter—..
[This is the young woman for whom he bad the Fauna
pot up.] Your", Jails Our." Witnen aco maitre!,
sent on the telegram to Poole. To the but of hie
recollection, it wee from John Co. to Jtroo•
"41i deer nephew, some at one,, I have something
for yon. (Laughter.)
It is to your advantage ;
emeiredayy m h
you
tH bo ti
H. sowwiT.. down,lsonero sodnth hi id
elOth,"tho
mg
he had bee. to en hie noels, and he bad *Uri! hlin
what he bad done with hie watch, sod, he bad told
him he lift it with • friend, of whom he had
borrowed soros mooity, and he asked wittier to let
film have it, and be would give him Sot, but he did
not let him have it.

By Ma prltanm : He told him ha Oold. Do 4 IM dien
have it lot 10,., as b. should want Mut whole of what
ha last 11.. .

-4;76: itea proved that 00 Priday last be went t )
p,,Th.ooth, mit aterwarda to insewartb, and
spereboaded the pavan ow the ptatfaem of the
station. He told him the °barge, and he made so
reply. Ha afterwards went to lahlohatter, aad
maenad the Pe Van))
Prisoner, who moseyed his defame) waa eomettliml
tor Mist at the nest Pools glamor thesions. He
agreed that theep.rForeety whim) was is bia boom at
Layland should ha ma up to preeenntow.
Pb. ease mai considerable latermt,•as be hag
latsly Identified blamelf very promlasetly with " the
Arum," sod he was wry partionlas in request*
that his blood-sad-dm Gammesy and asp shoal be
takca eon of for bias. Rs said to be blared with
th• anal read gilt ad Wig that digtiagaishes IbIN
geriatric

RIRTHP.
December 30, Is3e, at MantlesllocO, Victoria Beat, flesh
Africa, the wile of •111,1 en Peredeal Pope, of win.
February at Wadenh Buinunnoutb, the wit° of the
Low. P. Odors. of &daughter.
February IP at 61, finish, Yeovil, the wit* of Mr. Waiter
Geol. 01t. King-street, Chelan, of a son.
February 20, Ilighoteeet, Charmouth, the ',fit of Mr. W.
Hunter, of a son.
February 33, the Info of Yr. John Pearce, Wonentetrchant
The straltil Portland, of a we,
February 23, the wife of Kr. Rlohard Attwooll, Witheitam,
Portland of • daughter.
Fah nary St, at Stratton, the widow of MOON' WaY. C 4 •
daughifff _ _ _

MARRIAGES.
February IT, at flt. Andres% Pariah Church, Chardst
bib. Roy. F. Parham, rime., Mr. 'geom. mm,.. Format,
of Fusion, buildor, to Annie, e'dast daughtrr of Mr. damsel
Vishay, of Ow Iles Inn, Chordeto.k.
February ft, at tbe lkingresati oil Chapel, bligbilds.. by
the if.,. P.ORaster% Mr. WHIN= llama to Ws. Horn.'
F.ieker, both of Hinton SS Nary,
Fobruar. 11, by lissom at too flaptiotampol, Dorchmter,
by Um WIT. J. J, Dotoo, Fronds Charles, yobbos( bun of
Ur, R. Moen, Darettester. I, Mary, eldrmyt (taught*/ of Mr. D.
Cousins, of Pudaletovra.
Factory RR at It. Registrars Odlos, Worsham, lisbauei,
reesad lea of Sly George Lawlor, to Wotan, third datilib'"
Hr. George Cattle, both of Langton Mammas.

DEATHS.
Pawnor/ H. at Claprate„ Wnaborno, ThomasWbLJ
aged 77.
February 11. at Weetutreet, Materna, lb. botorog mu 01
John and Sarah Ilt&chianti. aged 11 month..
February 16, at Torquay, Frartore Mary, younget Magnin' ot the late Jame, llamas, , The Lynch goggutoo,
$00011111•aged OS.
February 1/ at Lys Mum. Omalterne, Beatrice Anon, daughtm o 4 J ha Do4e, agog 6 yam.
February 10,
U.at Wont Borough, Wiroborau Kim touts 11.
Itimaell, aged
lehru .ry 21, at AuselagUla, Ilmlailer, Mr. William Gant,
/I, at Ioetar4ane, Beremage, /Award 'Jame
Iladth, wad U.
February U., at Parkutmet, Yeovil, William, eldeet Don ot
Mr. a. /Miami, aged 111.
Fobruary U, at Wlagbeeter, H. Rosa Moberly, eyed 49.
February lel M The QUM. Charlotte, Amyl Ant. wire 10. Charles Outberldge, aged O.
Much 1. UDorametag, Illarnera, Infant sou ol nor Dirt sad
Bow alga, egad 4 year and tacutbe.

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