The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-04 00:00:00

STIALINO SAOS AT winzaacning.

Frank Trevose, Mist Trevett, IS, labourer, was indicted
for stealing bags, value Ss., the property of Mr. Henry
Taylor, at Wintagborne Came, on June Bth.
Charles Hall said he was a labourer in the employ of Mr.
Henry Taylor. On the day In question he was at Came
mixing artificial manure for his muter. He oovered up
the heap with the hap. On the following morning be
found the bap were gone The begs (produced) were in
his opinion the property of his master.
Alice Harman said she was daughter of Joseph,
Harman, who keeps a Wien, store in Durnsate-
street. On the morning of June the Bth the
prisoner came to the shop and milked if they bought
but She replied "Accerthng to what the, we. U.
produced one, and she sidd she would give him lid. each
for them if they woman like that. She gave him 151 for
the 11.1.
r.u. Alfred Strode, stationed at Broadmayne, said from
insormation received on June Bth, be came to Dorchester
to Mr. Harman'. marine store. He saw Mir Harman,
and she handed him astir the bag. (produced.) He then
went to Mine's Dien, in the perish of 0 weirrnoisme. He
found the prisoner in an unoccupied house. In reply to
the charge the
_prisoner cod '' There is nobody in the mess
but fussed.- He thin to sic him into custody.
The defence of the prisoner was that es he was walking
to Steeplet n, he saw ertmething lying in the road. He
found it to be some bop He put them by the side of the
road under the bodge. ad iin the toilowing morning he
went there and t tolt them to 13 dicke.ter.
The Foreman of the Jury called the attention of the
Court to the lax isay in which the pole had been bought.
The Deputy-Cosirman said It wee a very fit ant priiper
oheervation I, make. He did hot think it would Come

tato the case, still. It was WI observation the jury were
quite entitled to make.
The prisoner pkaded guilty to • previous conviction In
1872, for stealing fowls.
The Deputy-Chairman thought he was not • very
respectable member of society, and aft-r sines him
caution, sentenced him totem months imprisonment with
bard labour and 0120 year's police 0110•1351011.

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George Crisp. 31. labourer. was indicted for feluxiontly
breaking and entering the dwellinghouie of William
Hookini and stealing cc at. ptir of bunt., razor and case,
shaving box and brush, small looking glu., and six
ounces of butter.ths property of the said William Haskins,
at Broad winsor, on June 19th.
He pleaded guilty WHSa and to a previous conviction,
having served a term of ten pun penal servitude at Post-
Sentenced to twelve calander months' Imprisonment
with bad labour, and two years' paha' supervision.

ifeury Smith, the office boy, had never sees Mr. Mao.
nine. or letters from or to him, or to Walter King. Wood,
and Co.
By Prisoner: I heard prisoner say on different roouionsi
that he wanted the office clean, because Mr. Manning
woo coming. Prisoner has told no. Kr. Manning ordered
•n
alteration, gni also when there were mosteker—that
Mr. Meanies ...14 beennoyed so soden the,. Igeemiso
might have been at the offices to the morning Wore I
came, or in the evening; I stayed from 10 to half-pest
four. You have always paid me my money.
By Mr. Will.: Have never seen Manning.
°gorge Wysitt, of 13, litelins.roM. Bu klnnd, Loaidport,
knew Crook since November 21Ind, 1881, when hi came to
lobe. He said he was going to open at. office when he
could we hi. way; he had been an accountant at Bristol.
He paid lb • week hoard and lodging.% after he had the
office. He asked how much he wanted t open so office,
and I first let him have £lO, and than £lO more, mod he
gave mean I 0.1.1. It was to be rep aid £2 • month; but
he ba.ooly paid one 4'.2. I have never sun, and did not
know Arthur Mat:mine
By Prisoner: You kept on saying yoi. wanted money to
go into business, and at last I said " I'll lend you the
money.
Supt. Samuel A. Vickery; On Sitar by, June 10th,
Crook wita brought into the po'ici at Woo, when I
cautioned him. He volunteered • etatoment that he was
only • tool in the hands of Mr. A. Mooning. I melted
him, and he said his address was lin.bury.place, Loudon.
He had seat about a dozen letters, and the last hod been
returned. I put myself Into communication with the
metropolitan police, and afterwards went to Finabury•
place and Finabury.poreount ; went from door to dew,
and male, enquiries but could not find Manning or Walter
Wood, King, amd C., but I found Stubbs's and another
D +be .coven y Office; but they knew nothing of Wood,
King, Mooning, or Crook. Have extunieed the amount
book. and lodine*, and find the ho Ito codit Robertson
and C., £l6 k.; Dennis CS le 6 1 : J R. Russell,
Frederick William Crook, 23. described as aa accountant. .C 5 141. ii.; Webb. of Ohederfiell.plac , 11.. :
was indicted for obtaining by false pretenou the sum Liii. 41. ; total, 08 17.. 41. No mt.,- tor 6.. received
of £lB Oa. 7;1. from Frederick William Ayling and others from Gillingham. Prisoner has admitted all to be on his
at Meloombe Regis, on borstal occalons, and particularly handoritinx.
on May 15th last. One of the cossets charged him with By Prisoner: Did not know thew offices had been closed
obtaining 6.. from Llward Xlmunds, at Miskombe Room, at the beginning of May. I commence 1 inveetigabons on
with intent to dere id. May 13.1. I told Kr. kfling while he Cern' he yea to try
Kr. Wills prosecuted. to find Manning. and if he could not find him, It wee
Th• counsel for the promotion havlag new& the nage • sham office I toll you that any one had otiose in
at consider able legigth, proceeded to tall evfillsema Finsbuy-place; a mu had been there and left three
Primmer : Kay Ibe allowed to maw a suggestion, that quarters' net uopeld ; but the descriptioo did not
all witnesses in the case leave the Gout correspond with the description you gave to Waning.
Kr. Wills: Certainly. (The witnesses accord nog lot Yoe never mentioned to me that you were introduced to
the Court.) Kona:" at Bristol. I found you were there under
ptimen the soidemos of Frederick Willi on Arlin& cortege eircutostances ; perhaps it will be better not to
accountant, residing; In Weymouth, it appeared in the ee what.
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first week in April he sew an advertisement 1.. the Mr. Jamas Robertion,J.P., and alOersaan of Weymouth,
Soothers Tines, nog el ring two agents for the Uui ted and senior partner o• the firm of Robs:tem sad Ca,
Kingdom Colonial and Foreign Dibt Recovery Office. He spoke to Mr. Ayliug ceiling on him, •nd hI. giving Mr.
applied to be made the sole agent, and was merited. Ayling a list of debts to collect—upward. of 430. I waited
He received instructions of canvassing agents, being that some time, and no, getting any money. I wrote Demme..
he eloul4 go to tradespeople to collect custom Be went tory lettersto A. Manning sad CoSt George's Chambers,
to Mr. Kelrouada, the prosecutor in this mu, Mr. Robert- Portions, demanding that C 00044 received on my account
son. Mr. penile. and Mr.:. B. Rowell, amongst other., he returned. Wei day I rem red • Pat-office Order for
and received nearly JOU worth of debts to collect With ease., accuses-I .1 tie alstatement £B6 lb. 84. wee the
each of than he left • prospects, (the small one &Nero, total of debt. £lB h Oel. bad been received. £l5 4.. WU
Mg the company, naming the cosamiadon., and promising charged as ex pewee and • stopped cheque p, stating the
settlement.) Toe list of debts were eent to Meanie; and talente to be 3. 511. The .C 3 cheque MN payable to
Co., but on the 15th of May he had stopped canvassing, Manning and C ; but be slopped it.
from eomething which came to hi. knowledge, and on the By Prisoner: 1 eent the cases about the beginning of
16th May be wrote, and the 17th wrote and telegraphed May. I Pressed for Payment in shout • fortnight after.
both. On the 181 h be went to Portsmouth, to the My seep eines were aroused and I 'vote for payment or
advertised office, St. George's-square P. yud • statement I of ace mute maived monies myself on
enquired for Manning ;'11•11 :Mown in arid ac t.e loco your be. al'. I had resorbed directions that all monies
=y, but was afterwards asked opetyire, and saw were to lie mad to the branch office: I warned several
t .
Said ha had cups up to see Mr Waning, when people not to pay you. Is reply to my first leder, you did
prisonest said he was very sorry. Mr. manning way io not wend me your conditions I demanded that you should
London ;he would return that night Witness said he return the monies received. I aim said I should apply
would remain,sad appointed to come ni et morning attest for • warrant for your apprehension. I telegraphed to
which be did, and saw Clark below, lii Drools, who saki you—" I forbid rou collect any more mosey on my
he was very sorry, but Mr. Wooing had not arrived. *mount*.
Pressed him bard for a belacce sheet, and strongly Prisoner: Thou you had that statement per returnl
advised him to get Mr. Waning to draw it forth. Warsaw: No. ; I had It within four or five days.
, with, showing whs. monies he had received on account By prisoner: You offered to pay me 'be Milne) if I
'ef gritaaws's clients. Fteturead to Weym oath without geeing would withdraw from the prosecution. Yon raid "I was
Kenning. Rocs Iced at Weymouth certain soma from young
.. wrong."
xotrienced, Mr. Robertun. and I have done
&roam imwsed
edtheme t P,rtamouth. and hal remit
is wrong. I replied —"I ism • magistrate. and will not
Is robins from Portiro. (Receipt', orodocei.) On thy 11th tend."' • fete"...
et Key it says :—" At this poesset stage ol the pi ocesedinos Mr. Alfred Dennis: I carry on basin.. •a Omar in St.
It would b, impowilale and unecessary midis oat a Alain'iorow and Si. Iffarystreet. In May I gut this from
statement of affairs._ but of more it would be done at Mr. Ayling, and gave him • list of debt, to be collected.
earliest COOWltliente. Never received a peony of the mousey or any stetement
Br the Fore-nan : These remipte were so waned The debts amounted to MO Have never had any money
"Keening and Co" or any statement through the etenet. bot I have twits
By Kr. Will.: Prisoner said he did not wish to give a refused money from debtors, as I believed in the rupee..
daemont of accounts homage he did not wish to Interfere ability of the agency. Have received something over £5
with the books while Manning was away. Asked rimer from dehior• Rev* directed your agent, Mr. Aviles, to
how many agent., and he replied ,I 51 they were doing a wroe for a oat moot.
large business at Southeropton. Brighton, ke. When Mn. J. Y. It scull, draper, spoke to Mr. &Ong baying •
so.nass mafioso the prommotas, and represusted m. 0.. bat of debts amounting to over £65. Willows hut no
statements to portamoutk believing they were perfectly money or amount. Kayn never sent to the beadioffice
genuine, asking for • statement, only through Kr. Arlin,.
By the prisoner You told MO you rented the offices Sagoant Apse, Ow Kt. Peirce): Apprehended o biter
Prisoner: Did I not say 11,467,4 the Enntb of England and took the account books from his oar* st P ottees,
branch was tbe first branch opened, and i;; was opened whim a letter was found from Mr. Zinnias, stating that
about Lady Day I th. 04. was sent and *Aloe for a n Wet.
Witten,: No, you told me you were going to build new Crook, in his defence, commenced "Your worship. nal
Alm* I saw your IMMO on the window. You did not gentlemen of the jury, the case is rather conpiex, to •
imply they had been nein a very short tins'. You did not have done my best to pat it in a little bit of Coin. I
tell me they were acting on an entirely new principle: it think it will ha best to explain the mode of wort Ile .oir
might hay, been one of your other mentos. Yon told me business." He c ootinued, unfolding a very long folio
the head elfica was going to be in W. 1.1, not KC., for the brief of sunny pages, to reed • somewhat ingenioe r.t.t
future. I saw • letter with part of the address crossed meet, iso which he stated their method of doing boy's,
out, which you meld was the office boy's fault, was droller to that pursued by • solicitor, but, writ irds
Crook: The office in Lmelou was removed, the risks and rerounerationa, there is a 'rid,
Witness: I underwool you forwarded all monies on to difference. A solicitor wII never take up c otain
London, and that Mr. Kenning stayed at the head-offire cues for a stronger unless he is certain of being
and seldom come down to Poetess. I don't renumber remuneralet but this company received ciws
me tellies you a letter to Finsburriplue had been Iran stranger. far away, not making for moose for oat d•
returned. I e odd not get any monies from you. waist expei lea, hut receiving 21 per cent commies' 'a.Prisoner : Did net I whistle down the tube to give you BQ per cent, of the oases 111.141 Ottery worthies.. b reuse
an Idea as to whet we had received, no tradesmen would put caw. of thin kind into a I) to
Mr. ityllne: You said you did not like to go into the Recovery Office unless they had exhausted every mans
books while the manager was swey.but you rebistled down , of getting the deb,. S. that in order for the boson u to
the tube, and said them were Only two or three cases of , be relnuturaties, it was necessary to have Wine rat., of
Dennis's collectims. You did not point out to no. the !Nit action, that their uncertainty might be reduced to a
item on the prospectui—that settlement of amounts was minimom. That was why they requested their agent, to
only made on receiving the full amount of the debt. That bare rodhing to do with debtors, but to have the put:emote
le on the prospectus. Trot told me you would not have made into the offios. in each pase notices were mot to
anything to do with the office if I do not think it sound, I ' debtors sakending over sit weeks, and then, if the cues
may have asked about the rwypsdability of the office. were of any use. the debtors were proceeded elisinet but
Prisoner gave non description of Manning, and of Woody he found that only about 7. or 10 per cent. o the gram
King, and Co. Prisoner tokl me he had reedyed two half. amount would be received by them, and the comm'esiu
fitrepotiad notes of me. I wasn't going to tall on whose would be no snore than sufficient to matt the
lumina I came up; I went pp to se,whst sort of a man yogi expense& Whet were thee to do if some credit os
were: I had streng suspicions. I may have tried to throw within two weeks rt. Iwo after cues boil been
you of my guard. which / did. placed in their hands, were to require money and arc iunt
Prison.,: By telling • lie, Who returned If would portably affect the arreneements
Witness: wanted to get all lot ormation I could from of the office; hence the r-vion tor statism that mate
ye" of scoount. sari .tniv mule ef ier the whole amount .4 rile
Prisoner: Did not Mr. Nrickert tat you you were focsh debt has been p Ito the office. Of course they depended
to do busioese at Poetess, to send am .uote down there to op in the working of ths money for retoooerat.oo.
be collected, when you could oollec, them yousell I Withirewn casts would not be irrecoverable ones, doe.
Witness: I wan in commonication with Mr. Vickery, sequently when they were required to coll. ct no more
but i 4; not recollect that. I may have said I bad t .Id ameba, they would he reasonably entitled to fu ither
the clients thy oft. was nubstantial ; but I did not put it remuneration. In no instance but that of Mr. Robert'
writing. trenolved £2 5.. from the office on amount gon's hid they received • demand for a goblet:swot of
of eogoodegino work, for which I hold receipts. I rosined account in such a time, and it Wa4 not reason-
over £7, which you ftewardee to me. My inatrucitons able that Kr. Robertson's cam wets forwarded
stated I via not to Nostra money. btit mil 1610 Portass, n the Gist weak in Kay, or Ism than two weeks before,