The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-01 00:00:00

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The iscinest woe held ou the b sly yesterday, before
Mr. G. 11. Aldridge, liorntgh 0 ,i,ner.
C. Walmalsy's evidence showed the deceased was an
teller at an hotel in Bournemouth, and was 65 years
of so. Oa November 18th deosaaad *arse to Pool*,
to see his daughter. Mrs. Cluitt. Hs Left her bones
about six, and was seen again by the polio* going
towards the Quay, between ten and eleven, in com-
pany with a %roman. He was never seep alive &gala.
The palm are unable to trace the woman. A win-
& t of " Found Drowned " was returned.

A HORSE-THEIF RUM DOWN BY TELEGRAPH.

The polka have just made • very clever capture,
showing off the " wires" and advantage of alacrity.
On Friday, a dealer, named H. Mills, of Fish-street,
left information at. the 94'0e-station that a man
named George Musselwhite, nephew to • Mrs. Man-
ton, living in the some .treet, had taken his pony and
cart on the previous Tura lay, and gone off with a
load of sprat., and bat not since returned. At first
Mills did not think much of the transaction, am
hinswilwbite was in .he habit of hiring the horse
and trap of him, but when three days had
elapsed and no appearatun was put In, he naturally
bananas union., and gave information.
Superintendent Hunt at ‘,Doe communicated by
telegraph and letter with • large number of places in
the Wimborne diat ice, having foun I that he was seen
to go on that road, and traced him to Cranborne, where
it Wm found be had lteen 06111.1, traps on the Satur-
day. Making enquiries of the Cranborne poll," he
learnt further that Miusselwhite had *old the horse,
trap, and harness to G. Jones, the landlord of the
Sheaf and Arrow., for £lO. Further enquiries elicited
that he bad taken • ticket for Southampton, announc•
log hie intention of going to St. Helier'., Jeieey.
Latin information showed that the pawner and a
woman had taken a hone and trap at Southampton
and driven to Fiareham. Mr. Supt. hut then wired
the Portantinth polio-, and received a reply from the
Chief Superintendent, Mn. Oas-er ( Mr. Hunt's
nephew), that the men had been •pprehenried.
He was brought bef ire the magistrates (Mon lay) aud
remanded till Thureday.
He wag formerly • publichouse keeper at Southamp-
ton.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A MN°

MAN FROM POOLE.

Cans' lersble anxiety has been orieel ti hi. friends
and employers by the s anewhat my.terioue dis-
appearance of s y.iting man named A. G. Nlarelvell,
fi.rmerly in the employ of the well•known yr Kier end
prorisi n merchant, Mr. li. B irden, of L ,rigfleet.
Mr. Marshall act. I se in the trade, and sho
as traveller for country orders and the greatest con&
dence w. repose, i,, him, Fee 1W also • young man
of quiet and agreeable habit., sof one time a member
of • now extinct dramatic club.
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On iiaturday he left PI/Ole t speed his Christmas
holidays with hie relative, at Swanage. hie father,
we believe, being the occupier of livery stable. there.
On Thursday morning he bid hie friend.
announcing his intention of returning to Poole. He
has never sins* been heard of. When the ..1.11 was
circulated of the finliog of a body I. Pole Herbour,
a general belief •ad ape -red that it wee his, but, at
will we seen from smother paragraph, there was not
the slightest foundation for the su,aposition.
We may aid his employers do not entertain any
thought that he bee met with au untoward mid.