The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-23 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE ICE.

TWO TOCIIIII LADIES DZORIIID.

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During the very severe weather of late, Viscount
Portman has very kindly thrown open his park to the
public, so that those in the neighbourhood who foal
disposed might avail themselves of the opportunity of
enjoyment by skating and lidding on the ice, In front
Of Bryaostone-house. Between four and five o'clock
on Saturday afternoon about 100 were thus enjoying
themselves, when all of a sudden the ice gave way in •
deep part of the water, and two young ladles named
Pritchard and Snow went down. Tho first wet a
daughter of General Pritchard, of Downltooddsouae,
and the other a daughter of the Rev. D'ltyly Snow, of
Langton-lodge. Every endeavour was need by all
premed to extricate them, but without avail until life
wee extinct. A yonng man named Charles Park, son
of fib. Fred Park, p doter. particularly distinguished
himself, and with amistanoe succeeded in piling the
holy of Miss Snow to land but the body of poor Mu.
Pritchard via not recovered until Sunday morning
strut eight o'4,loak, when Ur. Bartlett suoceeded.
with grappling busy In bringing her body to the
surface. The sad event cast quite a gloom over the
town and neighbourhood, as the young ladies were
both esteemed and loved by all classes who had the
pleasure .4 knowing them.

GRAWROJINIL
Porn linsmoss, Thumdsy.—Refore Rector Room, Lq.,
and R. Y. Brouneleer,
Slag Poop, of Wimborne St. Giles wee summoned
for steallag seeds turnips growing la a delci at the mule
eton the night of Haled lest.. tbopsrtyolKr.
as Brsdford Borah*. his 'water. —The defeadast
ass caught in the on by Sergeant Eitillme who found
*ht turnips in hie pooseesios.—The delssit Weeded
guilty, sad woe Said ls, and in. mate. and U. the value
of the swedes.

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--Taus-ffiseter sad Jew* lovfor Oreaborat• were
ensunoned by William Iterley, of itte setae plate. for ea
erawat on the Pth instant —The offence wee tally proved,
but as the swim& was only ate oso ttilluneatetare. the
deteadeate were lot off with • aoudad Rae, of &i. each.
and the caste. 4a 64. each.

1170XLAND 1111111TOX
IDIPPOSIND CHILD MURDZIL

Mr. Henry Lock, deputy-coroner bald an Moues. last
week as the body of • child found In a well.
• young woman named Thorne la in custody at Cense
Abbas on suspicion.
Braily Dow* said that about three o'clock the previous
afteraoces ohs sew something in the well. Not knowing
what it was ake went is. her mother. who on looking into
the well as. • baby. Witaine west for a person awned
grid Beck. and her mother went foe • policeman.
F 1557 Dews wife of rilloollllllDawe, of Dural* Meted
that her little girl came and said to her, "Moth.r. there
is • great thing In the well, • frog, or something; it hes a
grist head to It" Witmer went to look into the well,
bat eh* could not tell what was It it. Prederick Beck
mese sad mid It wea the baby —cammial_the hahr about
which there bad been some maglries. W1W1.% weal for
• policeman, who came directly. The well belonged te
her Isoem y
and was also used by red Beck.
P.O. ltschmaa said that Panay Deere sad her daughter
oases to his home sad told him something was in the well.
Hs looked lase it and saw two fort sad two beads Beating
at the top at the water. Witten. took • sherd and Bred
up what he sew; It proved to be • child tied to • briclk
at ler back He had latterly bees la search ot • child, and
had looked Into this very welL Sectaries had bees made,
a mom WOOl/111 being suspected to have given bigth to a
call&
Dr. Marten, of Clem Abbe., gam evidence to the
elect that the child had brsethea. He hued It tightly
tied to a brick, the compressed lungs interim's( with the
areirnal SPOSIMPOO of the chest. Parts of the body—the
Bres the seek and the task—wets broken. He thought
the child was tore alive—shout two or this. weeks ago.
The jury brought in a verdict of "Wilful murder stalest
some penes or Pumas unknown"

On the mos blidog called on balms Lard Diatadb...o:.
.1. A. Dishy. on the Seth. the father of the girl Thorne
handed in a letter from Mr. Trevor Dories. a(
statists be waa engaged for the &leading% sad that lee(ltr.
Davies) mould not attend as Bsturda7. and oohing few ma
ad*raaaaat of the bearing to either Moselay. Toseday.
or Wetlands, next Au adjouransest seemedlagly paated
WU Monday.
On Monday (ystterday) the prisoner Therm was brought
tip beton Lord Dogby and Oolassel Digby who sat with
dosed doom Oa tle ground a there mot bsiagglivimse.dt
Mime. foe eammittal. ths Maras was