The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRI CULTURAL GAZETTE, OCTOBER SO. 1883,

Frederklk CHUIr, guard of the t rain on Saturday
night, doomed—l got ha,/ the train, situ. It bad
sta.t:d. just op.Aisite toe Railway Hotel. I had
asked bin (dimmed) in toe train where be IVY for,
and he replied, " Sturtnioster." That waa bet 're the
shunting comineumd. There was no other passenger
for Stirminster that night. Yr • did Oct stop At
:-toriniomer, as the previom witness had told him he
was g, t out, but an through at • si..w pace. I
shouted to Dowlell as we pasted the platform, that
the men booked for ,tormiumer was out down the
line, and told html, loos out for hius.—ln answer to a
Juror: Deeded did not give him • parcel.
George Payne, a pecker as the line, at .tsd that—On
Sunday morning 1 walked down the line to my
alluctuent about gumter.past al:. I sew • man lying
on • "cam" foundetim by side of the permanent way.
I said "Look up mate,' as I thought be was asleep. I
walked another step or two, and am, blood about the
ground, and found he (deceased) wee dead, tar-
ing in • pool of blood. I came back and
gave notice to the police. I went down on • trolly
with 46104 the gander and • policemen, and brought
tie body to the et 'Lion. I have kaown deceased for
20 years, but did not notice who it wee till the police-
man 84101 it was Harry Carter. I found the body the
left hand side of the lime from Blandford, near the
half mile poet from the dation. There was no
straggle apparent. He bad not appeared to move
after. There were a few hairs on the reds about two
yards this (the Blandford) side of the body. The hit
Wm 20 or 30 yards fuither on toward. Wimborne, it
was cut in several places.
Tom Hood, an apprentice boy, deposed—l klew
Harry Carter, and Last saw him alive last Saturday
night ab at • quarter-pmt 10 et the railway &Mimi.
I spoke to him. He appeared to have had drink., but
was sensible, and knew what he was about. I helped
him to get into the train. I closed the door, and be
set dose on the seat, and he mired Dawfall
to take the tiaket.—ln answer to • juror I saw him
coins into the station-lard, and he fell down on his
back on t3CI trucke.--/u 111181804 10 a daughter: lie
saw him *Gumming in the yard and fall down, but be
merely helped him in from kindness.
'rue Coroner summed up, end the jury consulted 25
minutes, and returned • reran " Tust the d mimed,
}ferry Cotter, was accidentally killed by • passing
train." _

Deceased was 40 years of age, and leaves • widow
and throe little children totally unprovidsd for. ilia
remains were interred in the cemetery ou Tuesday,
the pall-bearers and bearers being members of the
George Slats and Loan Club, to which dammed
belonged, and from which his relative. get the levy of
130 member., realising a 10a
The inquiry caused more thou ordinary interest, as
many rumours were ourrsoit as to bow i 10011060.1 gut so
far on the railway as whore he was f ,und, cod the
Inquest did not throw any light on the subject, the
suopuoition being he moat have grundtreti .I,,wit the
line over two bad • MINIM tune Stour—and the
mat train to Wunburue did tune feud work. A
prevalent idea lathe company's servant. are somewhat
to blame in not prosecuting a but er march, such as
they assuredly would bad a bullock got out or ladeu out
of • track, before) usepetutumi mutter train in the
direction where deceased was last semi. But thou
echo says —• bullock cut to pieces would cost the
company 1.10 or WO, and • man does not cost
anything.

A PRETTY QUARREL.
I A very curious q arra% if ii it may be farmed. LI
raper:el from Y.eg. The Archbidhop admirer Lahti'
sad believe. in the Iteformation. The Ilan regards the
' Veal 0 roan 14 • .chisinatic and • ben t c, and depl des
. the Reloriaietiou sc. to say the least, a grave spiritual
. blunder. Hence, when it era, b.licved the Archhiship
' eras going to pr mei] • sermon .11 honour of Luther in the
Cathedral. the Dian announced that be wo Id sot attend.
The Archbishop, it 111.0.11, sever at ihdod to preach in the
Cathedral. but in • n..Ltbbhurin. church. But the Dean's
• protest has if awn fr rut hint • I. ter, which will be real
with anything but eahalaction by to Demi and the nail-
; Protostante 01 his paid. Adhather, it is • siriain.
Illustration if the diversity in malty which charectertaes
the Ehglish Church, and suggests all ction alto whether
a still further extension of the elasticity of the Anglican
0001111111/1011 is cot rely beyond the region Of pract cal
Politics. —Pali Mali Graaf*.

ARMING THE POLICE WITH REVOLVERS.
It had how beeu delvat,y deoided that Um con-
stables of the hietr police are to be armed with
the revolver. During tut, pelt few days the Home
Secretary has given hie it, fin this step to be taken
The arm will at tirsi oily be issued to trusted men who
: are etationet u,..,u r.ui,te suburban beats. They
will be tnetructail that the weapun must be used only
in ingi.d.u.oce, al that it wid nut be permissible to
discharge the revolver uutil the constable has become
aware that tee suspected burglar is alsu in powiewitou
of a firearm. It is expcmed that the issue of the
weapons to cunst.bles will Lam piece some time during
next week. it it smind that the opinion of the various
police supermteudeuts La• been given almost uuani-
measly ageiunt. alluwmg Lunar men to be arme with
revolvers, and that Sii it. Harcourt is solely respon-
sible for the or ler referrtd t •Above.

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