The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-16 00:00:00

I `VW, the packages in the morning, I could not nay whether By Mr. !Inane: I got the way hill from the platform.
they had heen opened or not. I cannot tell from whim. I cannot Ray whether I woe
James Wines, in the employ of thn Great-Western there when the good train mune in. I examined the ltglwav (''ninny, said :on the 14th of Soptemher 1 woe parcels, awl cow they were in good comlition. I not
at the Itri-tt station, and acting as junior checker. As hold of the leilolh• of whips, 1 did not egalalne the
~eh my duties were to Wok,e goodo from the public, IMO toot 11/1,1 no, deliver the gOO4II nillnelf. Ti,., Great
they were in gOO4l condition, shm for them, and rem .1 in Western gods eatioti in the one nearest the Rohs/atm ; loading, for assisting in loading I would put them in
eon, Smith ant tire at Wester,. goods stations are ler
separate trucks, according to the station hi ivltieh they em.roOf. A 'midi, hmtpath lisp's up by the Itarkwater,
were direeteob IVO an such I would hay' to examin.. the and the platform is iver fifty yank iv the mitts WO direction.. The pencil marks on the paper pnsliteed are hove good deal of tr.salle there: person, come in awl (nit
in my ha:Meriting. and toy signaturo there. It was at,' Itll day long, ant there ani item of troth romp:mho;
twkhowled
grhantthat d th
lied received goods in mere employed there. The public cau cones there on tombless,
condition, for the Great-Western Railway (ompany. 1)n people ena get from the path info the goods station lip
0•.• 14th of Beptenffier I received otie tatsket. one bidge getting over the Tails. The zotalS, I believe, lay meat of
and one bulge of whips, directed to Mr. Vivian, of .11ilsitiu the time in the storss. I do not know of tug own
by carman Cotterell. up the line. I have heard .1 Kuril ; Bristol for instance;
Isisy, nil in somd r 'That was my signature knowled4e that several robberies have Imen no ~,,,, land
Tt hbea 't'nr:nignsignmn'nennt"tne7irrdwroncitit4herntae ken to the " (sink and Saliffiury, Sheldon Nlallett, and Wolverhampton.
clocker," to be entered in his hook. The rheckerewaa (Laughter.) My junior clerk gave the order for the
withisio pearce, to whom they gave the tedes, and lie .1 •litery ts. Vince.. 1.-144... o indent : Rave heard (lost the
entorol them imp himself. It,. took tho notes to the " I el- is...patty hove had to pay heavy coompew.ation for
Inc eheeker,- and he ent,reil 01.11 On in the lowling roloherie.", and hi 1.011..p1..1iet, 14 thin etniuiries Meml,--
lent, coming nein." to eaell inick oor three tones each made. At our iiwn station, the company have paid £l2
day, and clocking the poods. 'rho Ivnt,.l who loaded the or kis eommuisatraii,
g...sls would not lit with him. With the goods si rereived Mr. Howard said there Wan twee evidence if the Ben, b
were those market "Violin, Aliliotshary. I IA not di,irel it
check the number of the truck where tLey were put, but Dr. I trew :We have enough evidence here if the Bank
It was in a truck sent to Weymouth. I.l'. not know who of England bail been rolified.
wail the guard ; the train would leave at P 2 midnight, 1,, atimer to the My.r, Mr. 4:damn's said, there was •
Mr. Howard proposed hi pit in the loading book, claim of le. made by Messrs. Shattork and limiter on the
Mr. Hann.: objected that the Issik did not contain e company, and pail by J. C. Wall, the tinit carrier for the
~crato of writing of the man helm° them, only ticks which company,
he did not see made. Mr. 'tonne askol if them Wan a prima Jack case to
Mr. Howard iid if the Bench ruled that the hook sen.l the prisoner for trial?
could ant be put in, he only had to telegraph for the The Mayor mahl Uoioloubte•lly tho !tench corndoler,sl
evitence, and then DMA ank for the evidence, and then then: waa aniple eVideloce to send the prisoner for trial.
must ask for adjournment. Mr. Ronne said : 'Then lot shoat net address the
In answer to the Mayor, Wines Rohl it was not Ma Bench for the prisoner ; but should reserve ton deft-tams
business to, open the pokases, hi: :accepted the consignee,' The prin-dter was committed for trial, the Mayor
statement am to Whitt they contained. I.b,wrving that the pre.•itt case hat I °lied omits
By Mr. The good., Were brought loef..re 11, sufficient time for a leueli larger matter. he Bench
were put on tin, platform, awl he Inieinted in putting couhl not 1,011. regretting that 110 yahoo de time of
them in a truck before one. The platform was a large everybody Joel been taken up, and they .oruhl nit help
place ; hut there Rm.. only a few (ti,,, puldie there. Not j feeling that a great deal had la.en bemires,' into the IWO
511-orange carts canoe th..re of a morning. lie station is that Won not neresairy. If their future sittings eft
open to the general poblie lait a tne.4 Many ,4 their .ren these cases were like the present, it was just possible
nmu were Abut. When they were put lido the truck that they would exprnol s.onietliiii.; like a' fon tni4it before
it was not locket. When the trials Was Inlet). it WWI the im-I came.
sheeted doWn. Could not tell whether this was a truck Mr. tieorge ',Mill be appear...l 1.. t. two other prisoners,
or van that the g.ssls were put in. The truck would I awl he .5.1 that, they might la, admitted to had. Ile
romain there until I 2 o'clock at night, alongside the goods woo prepared to offer stilistantial
pi,tforni, until taken cut I.l' the shunters. Di.' not Mr, Howard .61 that Mr. Mason opposed the granting
know what the three parcels contained 4he examined the of bail until after the bearing of the cwt., •
parcels, and they were in g.m.l condition. Believed the The Mayor said that until the magistrates bad decided
par,' of whips was sewn up. Saw the " lowling-loook the prisoner, would remain where they are.
rliecker ea-amine the goods. Did not know whether the Mr. Goose retninded the Iteno-li that they hail already
train left at VI at night. lava in I).trcliester gaol it week. Ile rout,' offer mi.
By Mr. Arden: frinks when packed are sheeted town ; stantial hail,
lett van, .10 not roptre 1, Is. shoeted dew. ; they are The Mayor Nab' they weld.' go on heariie4 the o• tows toe
CorWtal Vehicle.. led aro hefted.
morrow. and the time was so short that really, olkagree•
oyes Cox I ant a :tools guard of the trains (nun able and painful as it might they tuust ileclitio accepting
Bri.,tol to NVeymouth, and Was so on :ntotitelober It, any hail,
pn.cions Ii starting south the gO.NIA trail], I have to take Mr. Bonne then adrel for hail for Reynolds who bad
the toutuher of each truck or carriage. Iln the 11th Sent, already tieen committed for trial. Ile also omit offer
I tikl re, and those are the entries in my hook. The cffintantial had,
entry in .2.2,11.25. the number of the truck 1 brought The Mayor said It wan not the amount nor the sob-
from Bristel to Weymouth on that day, I don't know stantiality of the bail, but the great questiens at issue
tyliether it Wit 0 track or a van. Wl' left Bristol at two that disposed the Bench to refuse 1.. t that to the
o'clock in the morning, and arrived in Weymouth at Usti, answer.
on the 15th. We were two hoilra late away. The trucks The prisoners e ere escorted to the cells beltw ; hut it
connigite4 (Vote place ,o [dace are not opened on the road. was a considerable time before the crowd would iolit the
can swear I never opened it, and it ',nal not he opened precients of tho• I Loll.
unle-o I knew it,—l 'rou-exanineol :We first stomped at J,..ph Hann., marine store dealer. Wall summoned fun
H'.'!, 15 miutes, anti during that time wet.,',!. mu three purchming railway iron ; for ,l-sing no with 3 guilty
tru,k.s. I did not leave the train, it was too late at night knowlolge ; and for not keeping a proper lt,tok itt his
to get refreshment. We stop at about every station, liusinei, of eictrite• store Ilealer.
Porter:4 ant shosalnien are about at every station. We Mr. Howard said there were three sittutoonsett hut the I made the longest stoppage at Frome ; lout I did not leave Great Western Railway Company found that the iron was tin: train, except to take trucks It, I might have been (ought fairly, although it inight have Collie from them,
a!,.en nm t teinute.' fr the train.l cannot swear tlmt and Mr. Morinan having given them every at.sistattee, marl
if a treck hail ICen opened on the way I must have seen promised to keep a proper hook in futons they were
it. The truck would remain with the break..vati in the willing to withdriv the summonses, if the Betieli would
statian while we wore shunting. The truck [night have permit.
loot opened without my knowing it.
Mr. Arden sob' the difficulty appeared to be that Awes
The Mayor: You bald me positively before that it Wag of the Mtn War etilwiW ir.tn, which Wit. never sold.
not possible to 'open the truck without your knowing it ; Mr. Trevanion, ..f 1,1,', who appeared for the defend.
now you say it teight ; which are We hi believe!
ant, tirot thanked the Bench for their courtesy in post-
Th, witness said he might be away from the truck ten polling the case ill this al ternoson to meet his convenience, minutes; he never opened it h,,,-,,1f ; but it might have a .
, M. gill 1111 t ANN.:3r to, ttelsWer ,H 1 the aillilliions being
1,01 opened in hit absence. It was daylight a good intra on. There had Imam a landslip_ on the railway,
the journey.
whi,h had delayed lons. client Mr. Harman,
Mr. Thinnita Valentine Gaudern : f am oltief el ,rk in the exercise of his business as a tnetal ne•r•
the crofts station, at Weymouth, in the employ of the chants:to keep every Issok romired and to give every
Ike-at We-dern Railway ("entirety. I have to see that the
awistalice to the police. lie admitted not having kept
men In their duty; and to is, to the arrival and dispatch the a which he should have done ; lout they would
A
itf 11%'n'1,01. 1.1," ttltatt, ash' tV;sllistbn'Onli ivo'lirn)l.•l etts".-
or it is nails,' on .tlie truck. On tlie I.lth Septeme I artho i was h onou rabl they whl &e, ouß re In e SUollnutis h.)
Ven.ived Way NO. behove, frotio the checker, toobkr
I.
awl checked the 'deists in the train.
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'jr. Menne objected to the admission of the way hill;
the witnesn did not know where he received it, amt there
wan not itny evident.° an to whose writing this wait
llr Mowt,nl tiitl it wan a fact than on thin tar the
wi•ne. • checked the innsis with thin piece of paper, end
tLi ea., •••11114 to prove.
Nle lieu-tern continued : Thin in the pieee of paper I
-kit,,,. 4.nnin with t the tacks there ore wale by me,
: ea that tie• articles marked :Arrived' ig the tenth
2.: At h.ont I 'xi nay that in 'inset tho two trueks
• fo mid a f,nlc. • of within, Airco YI
" Ahhottletry." Got Nati the the train.
This wan a covered trio h. with no door,
a'el I •er, It, 01 thrown 'Ott of the truck on to the plat
I .11.1 .4 Yee the pattmledeliverod. Itoynottln was
unitr ea the gtoiln phitforto Of the liniat Western
!wity t,tt:tru.r. flint ditty in by lay Inon oven to
et1..141 In. wool,l IP, there when the hniatin were there.
I ttomv the time 11., wan there by my time leek,
o ',II 1 , atl t 1 MOWS:, 1.4 then sent for thin hook.
nt, V tomtit I reside at AhlettshurTt tail am
' • ! '!, .1w ;s1 hetween Weymouth mid
Vol ,t• 0, ,rv. It. S. ',Lenitive 1.4 r took some gooda tout
li," r .1! • !!, lathe, to Alting.linry, amen.: them i bundle
.0 I. thee .m the lath. I gentwally ti,:n limas
ter o ohazen. hey wen. for Mr. Vivian, of Ahliets-
ige,livere.l them.--Choni-exatuins.l: lie
t ot ". •0 (non me at Matey:Wry. I gutted sat fnou
ceived them or at whit time I oot to !things-
', 0 pot. ap at the Fox. I could not swear I went
1, cox. g",,cr I got .the innate from the railway
•i " ! .1.0,• tementher Ade:: PO 111 Mr life. I SCOV
• 0 : I, • They were tint with something', lint
.• ! t • iv. Tim whips Worn rot completely
I them.
• , • whips wore open., that I could not
. it tlit• ntatt et I knew it sea. ii He
r • t.) mr..Sr they were while,.
• et me with Inc to Abbott:bury
•• ; I lin, with Inc father at
neptenther lent. A 1!•••
• I. Magary. In 14 , • tither lant I thok
, ' father to Mr. Vivi:in—:mut, whips
• • 1441eside, I got not prepared to say
tell they were Whil,4 hy the way in
1. ,•,•• tted up. I diet !,sw :my hook to
in.—ern...examined • They were tied tip
• '11: the ehher were tre. tweti. I took them from
w • I - mv. yenee awl took thetu direct. I will not
o 'm to nwete that thy parcel wag ItOt 111111.01110.1. I
1-• 110 not see !my part of the whit,n through the
boodle heiw opened. I did not drop anything on the
tro.oL 11.01. the parcel all at once; it is only a few steps.
I "mowt what time fattier arrived home, it is
iteterally nix .11. seven. I delivered the parrot exactly all
c• iv.') it from my father.
Nit Rod rb Viviu,: I live at Abliottibury, "uel am a
love • - • . er, and have hall dealings with Messrs.
• • .• I Mutter, of Brig..). In the month of
0 • • oil, 11.111101 anti other thiitus which I had
! estne to my place. Otto Wilip was enissoig. I
!he wds with my invoice. In the 'tame!! found
• • . •ne !he whit thongs, and have searchol for
t tart hut cannot :MA it. Part of the tholle. was the
4on the wet of it awl a hit of tmril. It was similar
Altai may Irate ewe, trim the rust of a whip like t'oat
FAwarits here came into court and spoke to Mr.
d ,
!tine ohiected that one of the witnesnes wan c,ot-
• • e ening into eourt and orgryina communications.
1. If, at an! said it related to some evidence they hot
ire. It wooli he better to get some one tine.
...tot/mita •I ordered whalelotte whilst, and
,•, gent are of the •lescription I ordered.
tiy Dr. Drew; The value of the whip with the Woken
thnonc is 4.. 61.

I

By Mr. Moine ; It was .me of the whips charred test in
one item that was bast. Tim single whip I had wits Meek-
get whalehonee I have Kelt] the other whip to Mr. Man-
Wad, of Portesham. The ditference hetween a No. I whip
wet a No. 2 I een't tell. There is not much diderettee in
value. I received the parcel from Mr. Richard Vivan, in
the evening I did not search for the whipthung which I
saw in the part-bl, until I was askml for it, fur the purpottes
of thtt cam. The police came and made enquiries alsvut
the matter, tind I then !wide search for the thong. This
was last week. Tile parrot was not properly bound at the
hottom When I received then,. I could not see the whips
through the opening of the wrapping. A., far as
remetn'.er they "ere wrapped in paper. I ordered tlm
goods in writing, by letter, from :llesars. Shattuck and
Hinter' I think it might be thnie weeks before they
came. When I found a whip was inis,ing, I sent to the
Railway Station.
By the Mayor : I discovered the whip was miming the
same evening. and I made an application in about •
wock.
By Mr. Hamm I sent to the Railway Station, and also
to Itcx-rs. Sit:attack and Hunter, who tool., tw: alba,
atm; of the emu ,if the whip. I had other good, delivered
at the atime time a, thi, tore.'!; the --thee goods were
. 'eteeplete. I .ht hot keep a list of the go..tls in my shop.
Re Mr. Howard: I made applieltiet, soon after I
&movers,' the loss. 1 seanthml for the thong tdterwards
to bring it here; but I found the thong tho same evening
I miltsed the whip. I emit recollect the colour of the
lash at the t tpef the thong which was lost.
1 Mr, Williatei Edward,: I as, of 102, Parade-street,
• P.. Mine-ton, employed by the (treat Wester!, Railway
1... y a, detective totlim.r, and toy superintendent i, Mr.
Maroc. On Wednesday, December
ctenth, in cetulinence ef information received, end went
to thle Itrieetotr house on the lith December, with •
search warrant, with Sergeant Apsey. Primner was not
.re. hut I searched his house. Next day (Sunday)
tee worn the., OMI four in the afternoon, I went again.
It, 000 thin at hone. and I asked hie, for the *hip which
he took from the htnelle on the platform- After a slight
tie' Wilier., be said "It is upstairs in the hack euaboar.l."
Be then eent epst.airs, and I followed him. Ile went
i•••.- hedroom, mid after turning over sundry hameera
th h.& nut the whip pr demi, with the broken lash, and
1- th it to hie. I handed it to Sereeat Apsey, and the
ner and the whip were taken to the peliee station,
ore I charged prisener with stealing it. nail I
-!: the whip hum the stores, and feel( it home." Thin
ret• ark wav made voluntarily. The words were—l
t. v.•—`• I found the whip in the stores, and totvk it
!---......"—Cte5,-extuninvel: I received information first on
dvy, al.tit the whip being stolen. I did not receive
int-treettion till the lest Sunday in the year. I oestrohed
th-• litset on Satunlay : but I did not me the whip. I
era lry the wife she expected me, I saw the landlady
of the home., Mrs. Smith ; but I only made general
-ervatienl. The whip ails in a rapharti in the bed-
n.''., and lets of hatoper,, tools and u bedstead were
there It was a large cupboard, l should think a yard and
hclf square. We found a tea chest in the bunco; hut we
t: a on the tear-tied case, and I will not answer unless
the !leech rttle I ani to do ,o,
lie iteneh thought this had nothing to do with the

Mr. Ilanne claimed the right to put any question in
cross-examination.
The Mayor did not wish to stop the cross-examination ;
but they did not wish more time occupied ttuto necessary.
Mr. Hamm: I have no desire to occupy the Bench's
tin, unnecessarily, and as the Bench stop me I will sit
diiam. Mr. Benne then seated himself.
on the reading iiver and signing the deposition, Mr.
Bantle asked for the statement to be added that the
witllMoo made no -dateinent to Mrs. Smith.
Mr. Edwards said he only made general observations;
it was always an unpleasant duty to search a house,
and he wished to do it in the most pleasant way he
could.
Mr. lloward said he hail Sergeant Apse', toeore 'borate
Mr. E opts if. the Bench wished ; hot ke really thoueht
L's,.ul.l leave the Matter there.
The Bench did net think any corroboration was
Gaudern priellocest tho time hook, and sal 1 that
Lewis, ou the IZith Septemher, wae. on from seven to
acycit, meal time • out: end on the 10th from seven to
meals wit ; the 17th from seven in the morning
till 7.150 the evening..
Mr Hanle oLjected that the person who made the
intro.; must conic forwent to ('rove that they were
corr c..
The objection hot heiog entertained,
Mr. Baudern contincsal to give the prisoner', times—On
the 17th fro, tan, to on the loth from 0 a.m. to
rofroansseiAi ei to ght
tifihnti book himself,
or if two mess Olte mi,tht write both times. The Mayor
also asked what check the company bad mailed the
men.
Mr. Gaud...a said the men were paid on the entries In
the book, they had another time book.

WEDNESDAY: Relent the Mayer (Mr. lairelie).
Drine,.Mr. T. Ahh itt, Mr. H. Ittbrgett.
(Mr. Jamen Mills•lge and Dr. Tined at a later periml
took their neati upon the Bench).
The investigation into the Great Western r.Adieries wai
re.mmoiteiteed lo ..-elock, and the early.•lenved
their interest in It; lait not nearly to the same extent as
On the previous day, the dull awl formal nature of tlia'ttti.
detiee then given having no donitt heen listaateful, while
the fart that the best omit id a I.ty was istrupiel for a
whit, valive ithait 4. retailed to illuntrate the 4 .1.1 prover',.
" ant menus. naseetur ridiruittu 111114."
Buis as Mr. flewar.! explained, thin 144,1141. et', bee., ir is
necessary for triethig the gts.i.b.
Thaeles 171YI, It., W4ll. r 'CArts.l,4 .1 ?rte.', wore ell tr
with stealing sir ycirs :if drawer+ alei poi. of
atorkina.., the or 'pert, of the Oreat We tern It I.IIIY ty
Company, .
Mr. uk Te.• eyed Aylees Mr. Ibien.• for f tat%
Mr. Bon Sri mif 1,, shool.l a•iip; ,11,1 4 ;11
thi, .1;•, 'lo se of yesterday ll,' ;11.•11.1.1 put
It: ono:ober ,of lett only 'tor the ,10r0.M.1, of
mei le• rot olojeet tat any Slaloollt rtgeoi.
0..',.::1;0n lie 0..4 ...Ivy to e.ty th.tt the no.we they oelit
into II :o •1.4. re—trer, Were the Yeeelatilet• Seel lie
I • 1:1:0.17 all, Y•U Well I PTA It., 4,014 VW!:
e•••itidence that th. istuld h. it pornitile defeip • tifthin
charte. Tro, g.• •I, were 4 01.4104,41 )14: 41 firel
le• the I:reat. Wenon Railway from I Itirtoll. alel the
fO4 :44,141411, 111414 ! In the 1,111,4144. 441 O. I lterit. Wo,filon
Companr, knew fully t.. wh ~,,, bell:IMO. Hs, ...died
Mr, William Foci, who ad.! : I resele 1 ferfey, utiAll
• f..nrt4.l. of ti.' tine of A. Ife (Duchy feel earrye,g
' 0•1 linsine•et drapet,. In Lb.. latter mei oof So.ptemlretr
or the fr.•,•ii.i•b. •rf. October, iii e011.141411144(N44 ovier
given to Mr. Biekard for the tient 4..1 W. It. Dine and
r.rker. in lcm•biti, I reeeived 'some ;nosh. I prmliwe the
invitee. On ex. 111 l Ming the invoke with the gootla I
hemd ethgtlie: h pairA of eleriral ribbed
merisio hone: tw...lorell were let:et...ol, mei only onenuel-
ago, 1,, mother pack.ig.e.tne pair til,breff
ghotlina troletOrt: out of halteetionei fermi
only lieu. rano'. An entire lerolf-theteit*.
w.•re hut ut iliffi rent ipiality. Again otte poir of
11IeleA riZo, tin, ,Thre class of gendn. letter quality, mit of
ordenst I prodlief. a pair of S•sdeb toes'.,.'.wool trossrers, reprenenting, tlie quality q.l the halfsloxen
1014 44ryg. I entoinounicatei OUY In,. Al Mr. Riker, water.
solo agent., The trowseri produrisl Ate eteeldhalte eke
.1110 dais id gmsls; the button+, lining, fill everything
else are the title. They an" similar to the trowsers lost,
and al., to the goads produced.—Crosn-examitost IT Mr.
George : received the in the hitter l•nri of
September or the beginning of October, call the go-la
Shetland lambs' swot The package was opened in MY
torewnee. Before it was openml the parkage was titst
down, but the hamper WWI somewhat broken at the
corner of the lid. The hole seas not nufficiently large for
itny oone to :distract anything from the hamper, whir:, wax
timl down with cord. I can't say whether the eord
appearml bi have been tampered with. There were two
par..dn of .goood in one hamper. Vhen the hamper e
4,1441,1 I boort a packet 1.1 lave hroken, ant halfsu,.
donon t.f Out, [SOWS...4 had drawn :sway from the
paper. There was the invoke number ..I1 the INIIN•E,
Shilealle it leet eelltailled the miming mask. I i:antiet
tell the day I reeeived the hamper, I keel a hook,
marking the time of the reeeipt ol gouts, lout Hot of the
time when I reeeivea the hamper.
Mr. Deward soul the invoice was received the Wilt of
September, nod the invoice alwayn moues a •lity or two
before the :aim's.
By Mr. George: The ntiniher was la, and the quality
of the Eeell. was N... 4.
By Mr. Howard ; Ahv oe n could hae v intimi the
hamper, taken out the 'packet, awl tied it again ; the
cover lady worked on a kind of binge.
fly the Mayor : T/JO appearanne did not how
it -

.. . -
4 hail lets. jpeuedipreviefin to our .IpellinA
By Mr. Arden: he little breaking of the corner might
either have lain accidental or done en purpose. Besides
the other thingn rueutioned before, I (mind the trownern
Missi Cf.
By the Bench: The parcels in which the oilier lives
'ere had evidently been opened; they were not thine up
if they had Collie front the wareheuse.
The Miyur : If I hest done them op I should net have
lone them up in the same way.
Mr. Ford: I ant afraid your Worship would have made
• sad bungle of it.
By Mr. Arden : They had evidently bait dine up by •
imegler. Of the packets of steekingn the paper- :ttol all
was gone.
By Mr. Howard: The No. 107 i related to the pair of
missing hews; 143, 145, and were the other munhers
on the goods. Of WI the half-dozen were misned eet 5,1
two dozen stockings; from 1-13 one pair of trows,a,
missing ; from 145 the whole half -dozen ; and (nen lei
one pair was gene.
Mr. Hanne asked that the pair of trowneni produeed
might be, by the order of the Bench, harithel over to the
custody tit the polio,.
Mr. Ilewartl said there would he no necessity for an
order ; the gentle:mei would hand them over with
pleasure.
Mr. Fent put a mark on the trounern, and they were
given in charge of Sept. Vickery.
Walter Henry West, the foreman packer at Meson.
Hine and Parker's. wholesale hesh.r.s, of 13 and 14,
Milk-street, Cheapside, Londe% naiii they had is customer
in Jersey of the mime of A. lie Gruel*. awl Sons, awl en
the 29th if December he saw a parcel of beetn packed
for them, and they were sent on the tight. The invoice
pnelineel *as that sent with the geode The geed: wen:
delivered to Chapman and Hem the agentn, :ind lie
preetieed their receipt for them. The packers tiekets
al., produced, showing that there were ll -parcels
de-patched to be Cruelly and Sens.
Mr. Ilanne oletietexi to the ticket, beiug banded in as
evidence
The Mayor said the Bench ovemiled a similar objectien
yesterday.
By the Clerk: He superintended the packers, and he
saw the numbers put ie correctly, and if any was emittel
be wouhl be sure to see it.—lto-exatained : The packer
was repensible, md if any were short ho w offal lit.lo
the piper. The ntiluberi On the tickets were the, the
packers sent off, and to the hest of his belief he sae thew
off correctly. No eoloplaint wax made by the packers of
any Icing short, and he put his initials on the tiekets se
having seen them eff. The handwriting on the tickets,
was that of a man named Howe,, a wareimusensan.—
Cr ins-examined hy Mr. George: I ea !Mot swear that Pei
packages were despatched. He law all the inekages that
were brought down packed. Ile did not know the con-
tents of the different paekagee. The hamper Was in the
meking room from the 2tlth to 29th, when it Was given to
Chapman and Hall. This room was in his charge.
About twenty-five Were employed in the warelemse, and
they would all have access to the packing room. The
warehouse and the packing room were parts of une
room. As a rule witness opened the warehouse. The
hensekeeper had the custody of the keys of the ware-
house..
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ISy the Mayor: Occasionally the warehouseman stisel
by the packer to chick the goods sent out.
Ceorge 'Wrielt, it carman, in the employ of Cha,,man
and Hall, recollected delivering a load of goods from the
Swan, iu Gresham-place, on the 29th September, to the
railway-station, Smithfield.
The last witnoss, recalled: Ile produced the day-book
rif the firm, with goods entered that tallied with the
invoke.
Wright, re-examined : With the loads he always received
a consignment note. The goods he took that day were con-
signed to what was called "Down the hole?" which the wit-
ness explained, amid the laughter of the Court, woo the
H. W.IL station. The corals with the note were ilelivereil to
the cherke r at Smithfield. M
It.. hail no mark by which he could bolo,' the paper 0r...-
,bawd. only Ir; his name on it. It was the same paper an
)10 received. Ile did not know via we writing was on is.
He saw the checker :mike some of the marks on the
pap gi at the station. He had nothing to to, wit!. the
I...hire they cam, to the Swan.
By the Mayor: He held the goods in Ids poeseasioh
mill he delivered the ronsigionent note te the checker.
Taking all "blockage'," it would occupy eight minutes to
go ',ln she Swan to Smithfield
witne,6 a.-ked if he might iitay in court or leave,
and Mr. Howard facetiously replied he could stay where
lie could spend his time best. Witness sail he should
like to have a half-pint of '• four ale." (Roars of laughter.)
Alfred Henry Butler, in tki employ of the Hrignt
Western Railway Company, W 11.4 4.) on the Sith of
September. :ailing cu checker at Sinitlifield. He rreci
the paper proltioesi from tile List wituees on the Vtli
September, and the writing on it was his. All the
pencil ticks on the paper were his, and showed that he
had received on the part of the Great Western Railvray
Company the goods therein mentioned Amongst than