The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-05 00:00:00

011TAINING A nun Of lIVTION AT WITOOUTII.

LACCELOT Dteel. surrendered to b charisdth ail with obtito-
lnb, faim pretences from John Radberd, a part of a net* of
mutton, the property of George Flint at Meicombe Rotes, on
May it Mr. 11. N. Unites pro...cute&
The ewe against Gunman win that George Flint left the
mutton at the Crow Keys with Rodberd on the 164,12 May. That
night Flint was locked Opel the polies-Wailes; but next morn.
leg Gunman went to Rodberd's and asked for the mutton left
by Mr. Flint, plating that he (Mr. Flint) had vent the night at
Gunman'. boast, and had sent him there for the mutoon. On
this repreeentatatlon Mr. Roberts let him he.. the muttoc ;
but he afterwards found that Flint had been locked up, and
therefore coo d sot hare sent him..
. .

In ination, Mr. itoberd aald he was quite *Main
that Dunman did not nay" Mn " Flint had sent him.
The Chairman queetioned him if he dated no before the
mt=bied Never, sir, never; I naked him particularly
morn'n owe more'n twice.
. . . .

The ChaliMan : What was the weight of the mutton?
Well,' don't exactly know (reflectively). Al Bd. a lb.. it
come to fis. and something. I can't tell whether it eras a Ire
hipenoe over &I more or • few ha'penoe under 64. I should
think Yr. Flint took a 4. tor himself.

The Chairman: Can you tell the weight of the mutton /
Rodberd : We bad a neck of mutton at Bet per lb._
(laughter.)

Mr. Gut eormhormed Mr. Welber 'that
' at Gunman said Mr.
Flint sant im and not Mrs. Flint,
George Fllnt spoke of the circumstances about the mutton,
and odd Dunstan robbed him of a lot of things end when he
salted him about it pulled him by the beard In • most shame-
ful manner, and afterwards had him looked up in the polies
station. He did not exactly know where his Mb was that
evening. Being preened by the Chairman he mid he had no
wife living. There was a perm whom they sometimes called
Flint
Some letters were produced, which the defence urged were
adralurions by the pence called Mrs.. Flint Mot she lied sent
Dunman for the mutton. Flint would not admit that these
letters were written by this female, but thought on* received
by the Superintendent of police was written by her.
The Charm al thought the prosecution should have called
, Mrs. Flint, and appealed to Mr. Collins, who said certainly the
onus rested on the prosecution.
In summing up, the Claim= said It had been • terribly
long job, and the coun,y had been put to a great expense
snout a nasty scrag sod of • nsck of mutton. Sometimes meat
reau.ta came out of senaq thing,; but whether they would
, think so In the present Instance be did DOI know; but pep.
bably If the niairiatratee had had the opportunity of no
thoroughly Investimitlng the case as the Jun, had, it
would not have cone before the latter. There were
etimielous c rcumetances. A quarrel had arisen between
Gunman and Flint, the latter haring been imprisoned
for assault on the man whom be now charged with
obtaining thia bit of mutton. lt w'se wrong for Denman to
mate, ea be probably had done, that Flint sent ; but
probably this subdential defence before the magistrates WAS
not fur from the truth —that he had some authority from the
esn'whe pumedlaa Flint's wile, The prosecution had not succeeded
In ending "Mr.. Flint." Unless the Jury saw the matter more
clearly than he did, he could not recommend them to And the
prisoner guilty—The Jury acquitted Gunman. —The Chairman:
Priaoner, you are diecharged ; but it is a disreputable dials
altogether. Take care how you deal in future with people's
mutton.
- MALMO