The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-14 00:00:00

MANSLMJGHTELI AT MOTCOMBE.

Witham Mctia, on bail, was indicted for feloniously
killing and slaying Robert Brick°ll, of Motcombe, Uth

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brought

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August.
Mr. W. Hooks prosecuted, and Mr. Collins defended,
The deceased and another man were going across one
of Melt's fields, trespassing, when prisoner ordered them
back. .tn altercation ensued, in which Brickell was
wounded by a prong young Molls carried, and be died
in three hours.
Erasmus Fool said as be and deceased were going
across one of Mr. Mells's fields, prisoner came up in a
very excited way, and spoke to them about their tees.
passing. Brickell struck him. Prisoner, with his pick,
took up their jar, and threw it away ; tile jar broke,
and the drink was spilt. Briokell again struck prisoner,
knocking him down, and then he kicked him. Pl' itlolloes
father, who was at some distance over a brook, called
out "Act manfully ; none of that kicking." Upon
this Brickell rushed to the old man, and oollared him.
)(min% Melts said "I won't see my father hurted," and
he run at Brickell with the prong its both hands. It
went into him. Etrickell tell, and said "You've done
for me now." He asked to be carried to the shade.
This was done. He groaned in his pain, and when it
warn found he could not walk, be was carted home, and

died three hours after.
Cross-examined: Ile denied 'eying that when young
Yells went towards his father, Brickell struck at him,
and ran on the prong. lilighthgve said it wee a pure
accident when I was going home with Brisket.
Fa-examined : liriokell never left his hold of old
Mills till the prong was run into him.
Dr. Wilkinson said he examined the man about an
hour after the occurrence. Found him in a state of
collepse. Lie had two punctured wounds on the belly,
one a little above the navel, and the other more to the
right. One wound was larger than the other, so he
took it that the wound was made laterally. lie
probed the wounds, which were perhaps snail in depth.
Could not detect any opening into the abdominal
cavity. The wounds were just through the tissue.
Briokell died from collapse, which might hav, been
brought on by the shook through the wound', There
wes no post-mortem examination.
The Judge said there ought to have been.
Croes•extmined, witness said the wound seemed
mil) likely to have been occasioned by rushing on the
fork, rather than by the fork being thrust forward.
It was now said that Briokell had only a shirt on,
and Mr. Collins asked witness if the wounds were such
as would be made by a fork being thrust with both
hands at • raan so clad ? . - . .

Be ari— ihe should have expected to glad them much

deeper.
Mr. J. W. Bell, coroner, read the deposition of Mr.
Mclii, sen., since dead, who stated that when Brick*ll
collared him his son came up, Bricksll left his hold,
and ran on the prong in his son's band.
The Judge said Bracken was probably excited by
drink. His running away to the father was strange,
beoause what the old man said was not sufficient to
provoke him ; and, as he so acted, it was not unlikely
on the son coming up that he rushed back to him. If
that were so the wound was amounted for. It could
not have been inflicted in the way Foot said, with both
hands, as, if the fork were so used, lb must have gone
deeper than just inside the skin.
Mr. Ffooks said no doubt the evidence left the case
open to doubt, and be withdrew the charge.
The Judge: It's a very foolish thing, and I can't
understand neighbours not allowing men to walk over
their land. Men being so extreme in the exaction of
their rights, and 173 C allowing men to cross • stubble
field, brings about this bad feeling. I should have
thought in harvest time every farmer would have said
go the shortest way. Really people ought not to have
land who think that is the way to use it. I will say
nothing more about that. I think under all the cir•
camstanees the ogee is net made out. If the jary
thought so, they would say prisoner was not guilty.
The jury acquiesced, and • verdict of not guilty was
given.
Mr. Collins said the men had been warned not to go
over the field, as they were constantly breaking down
the hedges. Ile had testimonials to young Mall's
character. .

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The Judge : Lb 1 • little more libsmlily I
Prisoner wax disckarged.
ALMOND PIZJURY.

Heavy Rouicti, gamekeeper for Lord Sandwich, was
charged with perjury in swearing at Beidport pollee-
court, that FrauMs Green was poeohing on his loftlithip's
land, whereas al that time he was at Mr. Bishop's,
about foot miles distant. Ili. Lep prosecuted, aod
Mr. Collins defended.
A number of men were roßed to say they were with
Green at Bishop's on the day in question, but they
were gloriously oblivious as to days and dates, which
they mostly accounted for by Paying they were "no
echolards,“ and, in orose-examinadon, several admitted
mieumoreshoittanoo with thel.seieeee of poaching, and
The Judge put it to the fanl)7 that to convict prisoner
they mast believe that be was wilfully speaking
falsely.

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They did not think so, sad prismsr was soqultted.
The Judie told him that whew men wen at &distance
Is swearing to identity, be sad every other parson
0141 le be very careful how they rpoke to any par-
ticular men, unlade they were iiits sere. There was
nothing "bout which gion oould make a mistake more

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THE OSMINGTON ROBBERY.
Junes Hutchings, the landlord at the Crown I.
Wintrith, who was put beck for sentence, was ordered
to be kept to hard labour for 12 months.

(Before Mr. Justice RILES.)
I,OIOIIIY.
Mary Maria Borden, 19, servant, who pleaded guiltty
to forging bankers' cheques, end uttering the sane.:
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oonsider the sentence which he should peas.
On Tuesday the girl Burden was brought before Mr.
Baron Pigott for seatenoe. He said: I understand you
have pleaded guilty to the offence of uttering • false
Oscine, but that no evidence was offered to prove you
had anything to do with the forgery. Anybody who
sees IS mast, I think, come to the conclusion, that the
person who took it must have done so with his eyes
wilfully closed ; because there was no attempt
to foir a name, although it is true it is
the writing of another person's name. I should think
you must hare had somebody adeadvishig you In this
matter. However, we only know you are guilty of this,
uttering of a faiseleheque and getting money on it. Taking
your age as being only 19, I think you were hardly
aware of what you were doing. Prisoner: I was not.
The Judge : Let this be a warning to you hereafter.
I hope I am justified in treating this as of the
nature of • false pretense. Understanding that some
one is willing to take you Into service by and bye, and
being told you have no parents, and that your age is
only 19. the mutence is that you be kept to hard labour
for six months.
NIGHT POACHING AT CIANBORNL
Charhs Francis, 21, and Moho. Mauston, 45,
labourers, were indicted for unlawfully entering by
night enclosed land at Cranborne, to take and destroy
game, being armed with guns and bludgeons, and
assaulting William Gilbert, gamekeeper, on the 7th
December lort.
Mr. W. Ffooks, for Mr. Albert Banks., and Mr.
Jenkins prosecuted.
There were originally three of the prisoners, but one
bad been allowed to go before the grand jury and give
evidence. On the night before the 7th December, the
keepers employed by fdr.-Thistlewaite'r, at Cranborne,
were out watching the woods there when they heard
four 'hots fired. Moody and Gilbert went into the
the wood and another stayed outside. On coming to the
spot they observed four men,two of whom were Franois
and Mauston, but the keepers were not certain about
the others. They pursued them, and coming up Moody
seised Manton. and Gilnert Ingram, and upon Ingram
being wised, Francis raised his gun, for two of them
were armed with guns, sod two with bludgeons, and
Francis strait Gilbert a violent blow across the head,
and felled him to the ground. Another seised Moody
and they got away. The kecper got up and followed,
mil shortly after Ingram was seized, and he and his
cipher got down together, and while they were on the
ground, Franca came up and struck • violent blow
with the barrel of the gun. Ingram was under, and
raised his mm, and received the blow on his arm. It
was such a severe blow that Ingram was confined to his
house several days, sad It was lucky that the blow did
not fall on Gilbert's head, or be might have been killed.
Three of the men were taken into custody, and another
was still at large.
Samuel Ingram and others, turned Queen's evidence
on Saturday.
Mr. Bennett addressed the jury on behalf of Francis.
The Judge said whatever might be thought of the
Game Laws in general, it was • very salutary Act
under which the prisoners were tried, providir.g that
whenever three or more entered a wood at night for
the purpose of taking game, they were guilty of a mis-
demeanour,
The jury found the prisoners guilty.
His Lordship said be knew what the jury did not
know, that they had been in trouble about game before,
and that applied to both of them. The sentence would
be that they be imprienned and kept to bard labour
1 for six cilentlitr months.

ABBLULT ON MM. 11148 AT NORDIN .

Narks Darla, 25, labourer, was indicted for annuli.
ing Superintendent T. Bolen, at Norden, on January
3rd. . . . .

Mr. Bennett prosecuted; Mr. W. Ffooke defended.
It will be remembered that a number of men were
brought up at the lad Sessions for the disturbance and
aseault on the Saparintendent, the facts were then fully
proved, and the only question in the present ease was
whether the prisoner was one of the men.
Mary Ann Potts, who keeps the Railway Hotel. at
Northport. near Wareham, said that on Tuesday Jan.
3, prisoner Game to her house about half-past 4, and
stayed less than an hour. He had nothing to drink,
but asked for a pipe and tobaceo. Ile left after stay-
ing ab int an hour, and said "We mean to have • riot
to-night." She said "You don't moan that ;" but he
said "Yes, I do." She asked why, and he said
" Because there is corn in Egypt." Several others
were there, mating a great noise.
George Hawkins, son of the railway gatekeeper at
Northport,identi6ed prisoner, and Supt. Eeles spoke
to the facts of the ease. . . . .

P.C. W. Burge spoke to seeing the superintendent
and Mr. Bennett in the road, and a number of men
beating Ur. Belem with ~ticks. Prisoner was there,
taking • very active part, and he saw prisoner strike
Mr. Boles with • stick. He wee apprehended four daTs
afterwards at Bare Regis. He was band rioncealed rn
the bottom of a waggon covered with wheat dust and
straw. He charged him with the offence, and he
replied that he did not cue a —; he was no worse
than the rest; if he went to prison he should have
plenty of chock.—Croes-examined : Did not go to ap-
prehend prisoner's brother, but this man, who went
by the nickname of Blondin. When he saw the
disturbanee he ran up fast, and struck several of
them.

P.C. Paul also swore to prisoner.—Croes-examlaed :
Ile struck four or aye of the men, aad knocked down
two.

Charles IVileox, surgeon, of Wareham, described
Mr. Eden state after the assault.

M. Bennett summed up, stating that the question
was simply of identity ; but he thought it we. very
clear.

Kr. W. Hooks said the witnesses no doubt spoke
equally clearly; they spoke equally clearly with the
boy Hawkins, who could give no other reason for
thinking what he did than because he thought so. The
prosecution had had ten or eleven men up at the last
Dermot SW6OOI, and ten or eleven men were convieted,
and he urged that the num why this man was not
brought up at those Sessions was bemuse they were not
able to make up their minds that be was present. Mr.
Supt. Ee'es, who saw more of the assailants than any,
was unable to say that prisoner was one of them, and
he (112. Flocks) urged that this made it still more um
likely that prisoner was one of the men. He could not
tell the meaning of the expression 'corn in Egypt ;"
but it meld scarcely mean that the prisoner hail the
deliberate intention of making p riot. If the prosecu-
tion were eertein of prisoner's identity, they would
certainly have pounced down upon him first, as she
leading man.
The Judge summed up, remarking that the expression
"There is corn in Egypt," which he did not understand,
might mean 'There are those who have enough and to
spare to relieve us, when we are in want." Be shame.
tensed the fighting whit dicks as an Irish mode of
procedure, and left it to the jury to say whether the
prisoner's identity, as one of the assailants, was proved.
The jury found him guilty,
The Judge said prisoner had been convided on un-
answerable °visions', and he observed that it was not
the first time prisoner Ind been in trouble for assault.
On the other band, he recollected that he had been
between one and two months in prison. He did not
know that be could make any difference between him
and the others who had been convicted, but would
treat him as having been one month in gaol.—Five
calendar months' hard labour.

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