The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-03 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.

TULIMAT.—Before the Mayer (Aldermaa Thomas),
Kr. Hopkins, Mr. Rowe, Mr. RM., Mr. Bock.

OBTAINING NONIT BY /ALAI rarrason.
George 41.1exandrr Wilson. • young roan, WM
bronght up In custo ly on a charge of obtalnlog
by false pretences from WM Louise Honriattss Mark
barn.

Prvectstris deposed that on Sunday afternoon the
prisoner name to her house and told Ins. he was
engaged at the Teroperuce Hotel, Liverpool; also
that he wanted money to pay his fans there. He
asked her to lend him 135., saying he ha I had an sod-
dent on the Shannon aud broken his aru.. He also
alleged that he renumbered witness's brother, and
that hits. Wilson, of Lsnuox•strees' wee his mother;
further that the latter bad received kindness from
him. In consequence of thew representation;
witneu let him have the money, u be promised faith-
fully to return it when he arrived in Liverpool.
Frua information since received she believed that
ths prisoner's et demonist were false.
In accordance with an application made by the
sumintendent of the police, the Bench remanded the
prisoner for a wish, it being understood that other
charges would probably be than preferred against him

BIZAKIIIO • PL4TZ-OL•511
A young man, who gave the name of Frank Wright,
was charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking a
Nine of glass, value £lO, In St. Mary-street, on
February 23rd.
George Hor.., porter at the Quay, deposed that he
was in St. Mary street on Monday night, shortly after
seven o'clock. when he saw the prisoner go to the
shop of Mr. Vinoesst, jeweller, and break • large pane
of plate-glass with the bottle prodooed. He struck
the window four time.. He was aiming the third
blow when witness mound him. The thisd blow
broke the window. Prisoner held the bottle by the
neck. Tee window contained a quantity of valuable
jewellery. When witness Interfered, prisoner said
" What did he strike me for?" (Laughter.)
P.C. Carter spoke to seeing a crowd of people near
Mr. Vinoent's shop. He went to see what was
the matter, and found that the window bad
been hulls°. Prisoner was there in the custoly
of the former vitriol', who was taking the bottle
out of the prieoner• hand as witness eroloid.
Prisoner was taken to the Poliee-atetine and egarehed.
A knife, a row, mod 31. 6ed, were fouls! in Ms
n. Re was drunk, and all witness beard
trinne:was" West did be strike me for I ' (Laughter.)
Prisoner could witilt very well, and appeared to know
where he was. He inquired what he was at the
station for, and witness replied "On • charge of
breaking • window." Prisoner had ben to Mr.
Landis's stores, abate he was very abusive. Drink
wadi refused him.
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--M—r:-Joiro-Vincent, Jun , jeweller, stated that he
saw the wiodow br ken. So beard two Wows, sod on
stepping to the win low saw the prieoner 'bitting
right sad left et it." Prisoner evidently broke the
pane wilfully. The ano wee four feet high, sod nix
feet long. It wa• of thick plate glow. A quantity of
expensive gold jewellery lets damaged by the falHog
flaw. He witimated the damage to the window sod
stock, so far.. he oouid judge at preeerst. at 225. He
knew nothing about the prieone-, sad had never wen
hies before. Prirroaer pretended to he more droak
after breaking the glees than be was before.
Prisoner alleged that be knew nothing at all about
the aff dr, and that this was all be bad to raw.
He we,. oommatted for trial at the Quarter hisesions.
11. I. tuppoeed to be "on tramp," and is • stranger
in We 3 mouth.
• HTPOCILITIO•L PILLOW.

Robert Colwin Blake, • young man of respectable
appearance waa brought up ,n • chsrg• of stealing a
bag containing a number of silver fruit kaiser', razors,
&c., from Mr. Herbert Smith, whilst he was staying
at the Ansel Hotel, Westgate-street, Bat&
Henry Tart Berry, detec•ive conatable of the city
of Bath, &speed that he bed • warrant for the &ppm.
heciaion of the prisoner. He asked that the painter
might he handed over to the magietralea at Bath.
The Beach granted the application.
We are Wormed that the prisoner want to the
Wesleyan Chapel, Maidenetreet, Weymouth, on
Sunday afternoon, and obtained permission to address
the school children. He said he would attend the
prayer meeting on Monday night, but that on Tuesday
he was going le Atomics.
The prisoner wag apprehended by Detective Constsbie
Vickery at mid-day on Monday at Drew's Temperance
Hotel, St. Thomas-street. Primmer had bean galling
sone of ths knives and razor-iesies in the town. When
apprehended, he alleged that be took the bag in
mistake. and that be did not find It out until he wee
some miles on the road from Bath.
WEINVIDAY.
Before the Mayor (Mr. Aid. Thomas), Mr. B.
Hopkins, Mr. J. Back, and Mr. J. G. Rowe.