The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-16 00:00:00

THE WEYMOUTH SWINDLING CASE

AN APPLICATION FOR TIM 011.1. =TINE.
At the Borough Police Court on Tuesday, Mr. Solomoa
Abraham Green, a Jew, applied for permission to tabs
charge of the girl Sarah Levine, the young Jewish girl,
who wee alleged by the female prisoner Mendesa to have
been her daughter, and who gave evidence against them
at the last hearing of the case.
Ms. Howard: I should like to make enquiries concern-
ing tite aPPlloant
The Mayor: We have mother application before the
court alepedy for the girl.
The Applicant: Yes, you have received a letter from the
Chairman of the Jewish Board of Guardians, to whom I
communicated at once. I told him I intended to come
here to apply to you for bail for the child.
Mr. Howard: I should like to ask you a few queetimu.
The Applicant: If the Bench rule se, I am willing to
SWIM anything,
The Mayor: We must make full enquiries
The Applicant: I can refer to the Superintendent of
the Whiteohapal district where I live. lam a licensed
homeheeper, and can prove to you I am • respectable
man, and fit to become bail fir the child.
Kr. Howard: Ican quite understand the feelings with
which you apply for the chic, and no person will be more
willing to grant the application than 1 shall. Mill you
ought not for one moment to hesitate to answer the
questions I shall put to you. I shall ask no impertinent
questions.
The Applicant: To whom do I speak /
Mr. Howard: lam the solleitor having charge of this
cam, and I have to see that the witnesses are properly
bailed before they are allowed to be free. Will that
Betide I am now pia; to ask you • few questions.
The Mayor: I should °Wed to the child else into
anybod_y a monody excepting that of the InstituWa.
Mr. Howard: If this gentleman has the feelings which
I think he has I think he will take her back to the home.
It appears to me that if the child gem there, we shall be
doing good to the child and carrying out his views.
The Applicant was then awe, n in the Jewish form,
and in answer to Mr. Howard's questions, said :1 reside at
70, Goldstoneetreet, London. I have lived there for
twelve yews The girl's mother died at the Liverpool
Workhouse. The child was supported for three months
In the workhouse by • geutiernan named Roboison, who
collected subscriptions on her behalf. She being a Jew,
her being in • (bietan workhouse was objected to. lam
the vale founder of the Jewish Institution at Norwood,
"'tanned...cis:l, founded for t
woehhousen he turpses of
liken eotttto Jewme s
Irligr, and remained there till 1876, tli was then removed
to the Jewish Hospital at Norwood- I know nothing of
the prisoners in the swindling case: and I have no
connectionlwith them, until they applied to me foeithe child.
They were utter strangers then, and so far as I am
concerned are so now. When they came to take the child
out, I did not know the had takes one out before. All
the children were brought before them and this poor girl
was unfortunate to be wile:tad Enquiries were
made and it was I they were living at Clifton Villa,
Ithton. and were believed to have been very respectable
end driving a =Mao and pair. We thought it would be
• Godsend- for the child! The child will be taken back
to the home and I am willing to become ball for her
to give evidence spina these parties,
ner7rroc. ward : Our superintendent is going to London on
Thursday and can take her, perhaps that will meet your
views.

...lie. Applicant expressed has concurrence in the
sir:4OIL
proof of the gentleman's rerpectabWty he produced
• gold watch, presented to him by • large circle of f riends
for his dealing with cae• of charity had come under
his notice, and bearing an inecri nto that aiect. He
also arid he could get references rum the highest members
of his religion.
The Bench granted the application, and Mr. Green was
bound over in the sum of LIU to ensure her appearance at
the next Dorchester Breadons.

ALLTOILD ROBBERY FROM A PORTLAND
WOMAN.
At the Weymouth Pollee on Tuesday, before the Mayor
(G. allot Im.), D. Collett, Rm.. J. Xlfl.dge, Req., and T.
Abbott, Fag.
WLtise• Haseger and !Ware Semisolids, belonging to
Weymouth, were charged with stealing • bundle contain-
ing boys' clothes and • pair of girl's boota on Saturday
but, frees Ana Spencer, residing at Portland.
Mr. Howard appeared for the defendant Slincoonds.
Ann Spina: said she melded at Portland. Her husband
was a shipwrit on board the Skylark revenue cutter.
On Saturday last the came into Weymouth and had
=Won to [0 to the pawn-shop. She brought from there
the bundle (produced) oontainthe Wye' clothe. soda pair
of girl's boots. A woman named Mrs. Gee, also from
Portland, wee with her, and tbay went into • public-
boobs and had a glees of ale and a biscuit She did not
know the name of the house. When they went In they
saw the two defendants there, and they commenced •
eouverestiou with h them. She had the bundle when they
want in. They did not have any beer to drink with the
' teen. They naked her it the had been to the pawnahop
and she said "Yee," and the bundle wee opened and the
metents shown them. She did not miss the bundle till
she got to Portland.
In crose-examinatice by Kr. Howard, witness said
this. were only the two men in the room at the time.
One of them ached her how much she would take for her
daughter (taking_ Mrs. (lee for her daughter.) She
I replied, "You will not have her for enribletb. (Leath-
ter.) He then said "Will 101. do for her r did not
make any reply to him, and maid to Mn. Gee, "
Imes the hone., it is so ridiculous." They then went out
They only had • Mat of beer. When she mimed the
bundle her husband waked over to the public-house about
it. Neither of the men "stood treat for them.
Mrs. Gee, wife of William Gee, sailor on board the
Skylark, wee next called. Site said an Saturday night she
accompanied Mrs. Spencer to the pawn-ahoy, but she did
not to In. She saw her bring the bundle out. From
thecae they went to the Wellington Arms before they
went to the etetkm. They saw the two men there.
Simmonds asked Mre. arm= If she had been to the
pawn-shop, sad ohs old do had, evened the bundle
and Mowed the dello to am. They only had • =
beer and dm left the brae. The bundle..w left
be accident.
Crose-exemlned by Mr. Howard: The dal time she sew
Mrs. Smear wee he the afternoon when she left work
about three o'clock. They arranged to go to Weymouth
by the hal/vest dve train. When they left Rodwell
station they west straight to the pewit-shop. They had
nothing to drink Wore they went to the pawnshop, and
oaly • pint between the.. when they cam* out. They did
not go into Hodadon's nor Into the Tannin= bet ore they
came to Weymouth.
Kr. Alfred Seeley, landlord of the Wellington Aram
said out Saturday last the two men came in shortly bet ore
five o'clock in company with two others. Alter, short
time the other two left. He maw the two women come in
and he served them with • pint of ale. Witness then
left the house to go to the station and an his rehire the
women were gone, but the two men were still there.
They left soon after. Hanger came heck again, and
during • conversation which they bad he said he WU
evetafor Mr. Bartlett, at Mr. Deventah's new house, at
. _

xeminad by Hr. Howard: Witmer rated he did
not re any bundle.
ilictZT to the Mayor de further stated the two women
were rile soer b they same Into his hour
P. Bartlett soil frees be renered les wont
to Italwell In comagany the two worm. Having
hard what the promostrix esid, he pureed out to her
titres men who were 'rag up the reed, and she said she
fended try were the two men who were in the room at
the time whoa she lost the beadle. He celled them back
end salted Haag., if he knew the women, end be replied
•y ee I think rto. He told Min he wanted the bundle
of clothes whir Mrs. Spencer hod tor, and be replied
to. ma have It I had no intention of steeling
It" He said it wee at his house. Wirem afterwards
went to the house In Stainers-row, West-street, and he
than scM "I knew I ought to her taken it beck to the
lailliard, hotted of tibias It away." He received the
beadle from lfra Haas er. In oossequenos of what he
bred be rierobentled Elimmonds es well. Hs said he
know nothing at all about it He law Hauer open the
beadle =SW ibegebbehouse sad be then left him
°rare:riled by Mr. Howard : He brought Hanger
directly to the Parr sad did mot give him thee to go
home sad get the bundle. When he went to the bore
Kra Heave gave It en withoot the slighted hesitation.
Hz. Howard, in adreeslng the Bench on behalf of
Illaemends, add be mast Sindkerb, so far as he wancoactweed, en behalf of .If Wry looked at the
widens he believed they there was not the
slighter evidence tire is took any part In
reference to Oa theft, If theft It was. He was so
before, awl se eassobari after toe act He timer=
so caseto raswer, so fie is Simamoods wee sorereed.
The Bead were also of the ems *aka. They also
Osaided to , satiny sassidered that he had
so fekodootd= Htwairredard he the beadle.
The Yaw said to. Boo* owadderag that what wad
doss was ware an Will with any
felonious Inert They bewsver. " mailed very dome
to the wind: as it wank as they were both very well
known they must fake lies a very serous warning, and
be very careful of their conduct In the haws They bad
had • rig narrow OSCAN of bringiag themselves within
to. °lstria 01 the law,