The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-11 00:00:00

"ytiooatves."

Slisabillt Snaky and Julie Wieser, miserable-looking
females, were charged with theft at Blandford, in last
mouth.,

P. Willes prosecuted.
The facts were very simple. The prosecutor is a Mrs.
Caroline Vannah, whose husband
_keeps the Greyhound
tap, at Blandforci. On the 7th of March last, in the even-
ing, she was washing glasses in the tap room, when the
prisoner Stickley, an*hm• IMP= Ml 4 strange 0111113, came
In and ordered a pint of beer. At that time she had
taken off a turquoise ring the usually wore, as she was
washing glasses, and had put It on the table. The man
gave her Is, to pay for the beer, and the left the room to
fetch the change. Remembering her ring, when she re-
turned she looked for it, and not seeing it said to the man
" I have lost a ring, and no one have IA been in but you
three." They a said they had not seen it ; and °tiered if
the thought they had got it to be searched by a policeman.
They left, and then she gave information to the police.
About a fortnight after, Supt. Moore, went to a Mrs.
Holman', shop who showed him the ring in question,
which the bed bought of the prisoner Winsor, for 3e, the
prisonerdeciaring she had picked it up 12 months previously.
On Winsor being apprehended, and charged with stealing
or receiving It she said she had had it given her by a
" chap belonging to f4hillingstone." Subsequently, before
the magistrates, the said the ring had been given to her
to sell by Stickley, who said she wanted a bit of bread.
They both went to Mrs. Holman's, and Stickley, @toed
outside while she went in, and sold it.
Wineor now adhered to this statement, and Stickler
confirmed her in It; for herself maintaining that she had
It given her.
The Jury after a noisy deliberation, found Stickler
guilty of stealing, and Winsor of receiving.
The Chairman told them they had been properly con-
victed. There was a previous court:lion against Winter
—2O years ago Stickle), was sentenced to four months'
hard labour. and Winsor to six.
Stickley on leaving the dock expressed the opinion that
she thought it was very hard.

osi mous ousse.

Frederick Dau 19: airpe—w7t; of linperfect education,
wen charged with breskint and entering the shop of Chas.
Barrett, at lialateck, on the 15th March, and stealing a
sovereign and 9a. 6d. Be also pleaded guilty to a previous
conviction. . .

71,;-.7);:sk.ked for another chance.
The Chairman told him under similar circtunstances the
Court generally sent the persons convicted into penal
senitude ; but they would listen to his appeal and be
trusted be would make use of the chance given him.
Sentenced to 18 monthi hard labour, with two yeard
potion supervision.
mum, OUILTT.

A lad named Ws,: SkreiZd -PiZite'd guilty to stealing
two rabbits at Maiden evrton.

ihe-proescutice.
The Claire= asked him if be would promise not to do
it modn.
He replied yes, and was sentenced to a montb's hard
labour.

AX OLD VIOADOND.
A man' Norman, OR, labourer, able to read. was charged
with sleeping in an outhousest Shipton Gorge on February
23, not having visible mains of subsistence and having
been previously convicted as a rogue and vagabond.
Mr. Templar prosecuted, and stated that the prisoner
had been convicted about 90 tames previously; and the
10th sec. of sth Geo. 4, c. 83, gave the Court power to
inflict imprisonment with hard labour, not exceeding II
months' and a whipping.
The prisoner said he was unable on the night in question
to get lodgings for love or money, and a poor old man
couldn't sleep in the road an night. He had been in the
hospital since he had been in prison.
The Chairman asked him bow he kept himself.
Prisoner said by going into the Union in the winter, and
trying a little hoeing in the summer. He once had a
little property.
The Chairman said there were 94 convictions against
him. Ho had been twice sent for Sig mouths' hard labour,
and be had also had six yearn penal servitude. He would
have to go for nine months hard labour—such labour as be
was capable of performing.
DRINK AGAIN.

Join Fravr, 82, tailor, of imperfect education pleaded
guilty to stealing at Lyme Regis about the lit of March, a
piece of corduroy valued 75., and a piece of rep, value Si.,
the property of Eli Restrick.
Defendant also pleaded guilty to • previo.ui conviction
for felony at Durham.
Kr. Lock prosecuted.
The chief warder of Durham gaol spoke to the prisoner's
Identity, and said his former conviction was for stealing •
waistcoat . . .

-Wisoner said it was given him to work upon, and begot
drunk and made way with it. He had answered an
advertisement in the paper, and went to Lyme from
Bristol. But be had got into each difficulties that he had
been obliged to pawn his overcoat. He did not go into
Linie with the intention of being a thief, but he had been
without food for two days except a drop of gruel, and he
put thy question to himself should he steal it or not, and
fair downright hunger drove him to it He was glad to
get into the lockup to get something to set. He was in
the army with Lord Gough I. India.
The Chairman said undoubtedly it MN Use drink that
led him toil, They could only deal with him as they
found him, and the sentence would be four months hard
labour.
" TRAM Ms A CHILD te."
A servant girl who looked younger than her given age.
90, Elise James, of imperfect education, pleaded guilty to
stealing at Lyme Reg* in March, four books, a quantity
of farthing, two photographs, three shuttle cocks, a spy
Flask don, lace, collars, trimmings and other article',
' too numerous to mention. Her mother Ann James
50. able to read, wes also charged with receiving the same.
She pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Templar prosecuted.
The younger prisoner had been in the terries ef Captain New.
enhem, of Lyme, and the articles in question, having been
missed while she was there the police were communicated
with. P.C. eta( ey went to the house of the mother, and
told her he wished to search her daughter's box. This
she said be was welcome to de, but when it was opened,
she poresseed herself of a parcel which she endeavourer(
to conceal in her apron. The constable asked what it
was, and she said nothing but what was her own. It was
found to contain a number of farthings They were taken
Into custody, and placed in separate cells. Forgetful that
"walls have earl," or, rather, ignorant that policemen are
somewhat in the habit of placing their ears against walls
under such circumstance, the younger prisoner smoke to
her mother. She said "mother they never found the
canvas bag last night and the elder replied "no hut they
have this morning." Upon that the girl remarked it would
have been hatter if it had been burnt, mid the mother said
she would have done so but she was afraid ot getting into
further trouble, she had however blotted out the name.
It was found afterwards in • coal hole at the prisoner's
house. Captain Newenhain daughter, identified the bag,
and also stated—with regard to the farthing, that she
usually kept four or five shillings worth in the house I
The elder defendant denied she knew the goods were
stolen, and said the farthing were own ; she sold bread.
The Jury alter some trouble found the prisoner, guilty
of receiving.
The Chairman quite agreed with the verdict, and
lectured the elder prisoner severely upon having brought
up her child in habits of dishonesty. She was rentenced
to six months hard labour, and the girl, who the Chair-
man could hardly understand would run the risk of being
brought to the bar for the sake of such trumpery articles,
to four months hard labour.
This concluded the criminal business.