The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-09-12 00:00:00

A CADGER'S POSSESSIONS.

At the County Police-court yesterday (Monday),
before Mr. E. Pearce, a member of the Lazy Society,
a man of about 50, who gave his name as William
Armstrong, and said he came from Doncaster, in
Yorkshire, was brought up charged with begging, with
what the constable called, "a false brief." This false
brief was a sheet of dirty note-paper purporting to be
signed by an army surgeon, and it stated the bearer
had been " paraclhierl " out in India, and commended
him to the charity of all true Christians. That there
should be simpletons enough in this world--or rather
in this county —sufficient to make it worth the while
of • vagabond to go round with a payer so palpably
false is certainly a wonder, after the efforts of Captain
Brown and the Mendicity Society. That it pays,
however, there cannot be • doubt, for this is a list of
articles found on the fellow by P.C. Haines, of
Upwey who collared the gentleman aahe waa pursuing
his profession
cinaltio.oth comb (rather dirty).

i A bit of EiTiTe.i;;;;;o
3. Half a penny-roll (stale).
4, Another small-tooth comb (extremely dirty)
5. Three-and-fourpence La coppers I I
6. The end of a cigar.
7. A comb for a lady's back hair (in fair preservation).
8. A three-penny-bit.
9. An empty hen- oil bottle.
10. A dilapidated hair pin.
IL Sundry tracts, the chief being On at *464-40
Heaven." And lastly
12. A piece of " swage" cake.
When he was apprehended by P.C. Haines on
Sunday morning he was representing himself as a
disc.harged soldier, and that in consequence of his
P:!niparalysed the doctor had drawn out the petition
ii He threatened if he was locked up
when he came out of prison he would do something
MOTS&

Before the magistrate he quite admitted the charge,
and said he had nothing to say for himself, and Mr.
Pearce, in sending him to gaol for a month, told him
he had taken to a very bad trade, a remark which the
prisoner by the expression on his countenoe evidently
seemed to question.

VIZIMOIITH.
GllO4B Caunrr.—Toon Squibb, an elderly man, was
brought up on Saturday, before the County magi-
strates, Mr. H. C. Gooden and Lieutenant Colonel
fiwaflield, charged with cruelty to • bitch, at Purse
Point, Lodmoor. Edwin Knight, to whose father the
bitch belonged, saw the act, the details of which are
Vet disgusting to be hinted at.—Squibb was sentenced
to two months' hard labour, _ _ _

_
QUARREL BITTWIRN ma Sue AND THE Moon.—On
SAIRTI:Iay last, before the Mayor (Mr. G. B. Welsforxl),
Mr. Jim. Milledge, Mr. J. Ayling, and Mr. W.
Talbot, Mr. Joseph Kerley, of (the Sun Inn, was
summoned for using threatening language towards
Mr. Thomas Ifelleway, of the Half Moon Inn, and
Mr. Kelloway was summoned for threatening Mr.
Keeley.—Mr. Hanne appeared for the landlord of the
Sun, and Mr. Howard for the landlord of the Half
Moon. —Mr. Howard suggested that it would be better
to settle the matter privately, as the two parties were
c wrying on the same trade so near together, instead
or making the whole affair public, and filling every-
body's mouths. This could be done, if each would
promise not to annoy the other, and both pay their
own costa—Mr. Solloway and Mr. Keeley were then
asked if they would do this, and both were willing to
do so. —Mr. Hanne wanted to make one remark; but
on this Mr. Howard said that if be did, it would open
the whole ease.—Mr. Kellaway and Mr. Keeley then
promised separately, and on thia both summonses were
dismissed, to the disappointment of an expectant
audience, who had amembled in Court. —Bac.h party
paid his own costs.

TERRIBLE ACCIDINT AT SZA.—An inquest was
held on Thursday last, on the body of Frederic Rohlof
at the Breakwater Hotel before Mr. R. N. Howard,
coroner, and Messrs. Edward Bristow, Jos. Hodadon,
Thomas Comben, John James Patten, R. N. MAY,
Joseph Elliott, Charles Hancock, W. P. Read, W.
Lawrence, Frederic Smith, Richard Score, and Moses
Moore.—Mr. J. Coallieet, captain of the Providence,
said he MIS on a voyage from Leith to Delaware break-
water, Philadelphia. Frederick Rohlof was a native
of Stettin, and 22 years of age. On Tuesday, the sth
they were about 10 miles E.S.E. of Portland Brill,
there was not much wind, and they were loosing the
top sails; the deceased was aft on the top sail yard
about four o'clock in the afternoon, witness being in
the cabin, when he heard decsaaed hole', ran up, and
found him on deck, where be had evidently fallen
from the top sail yard. Found all the side of his face
smashed, his teeth knocked in, parts of his face bleed-
ing, and his heart and pulse still, with no signs of life.
An examination was made, and it was found that
nothing had given way, so that deceased had probably
lost his balance. He was making up the gasketts at
the time. He was a good seaman, and friendly with
all on board. —William Francis Deviant, the boatswain,
entirely corroborated, and Held deceased was sober
when he went up: he did so willingly. He must have
his balance and fell, and his death roast have been
Im,, --via, He was a native of Nova Scotia. —A
instantane,. • '•ntal Death" was reaaxned.

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A MATCH was played been on Thursday last betv
Royal Horse Artillery, of Dorchester, and the Uric._
Olub of hadletown, which, notwithstanding 110010 Vod.
playat. by the Royal these Artillevy, readied in their
defe Puddletown—lst inislisa. 46 ; 2nd ' 56.
Royal Horse Artillery—lst innings. 95; 2nd innings,