The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-07 00:00:00

LAW AND CRIME.

MURDER NSA% Eorrilt.—A charge of murder has
been investigated at Exeter. The deceased man, Moore,
had a son apprenticed to Hutchings, a wheelwright, at
Woodbury, and this son sold his clothes to a coal mer-
chant of the same place named William Tucker.
Moore, son., was very angry when he heard of this,
and went to Tucker's yard, and, according to Tucker's
account, got upon a wall, and threatened to break his
(Tucki-n) skull. Thereupon Tucker took up • spade,
and struck Moore a severe blow across the temple, and
having knocked him down inflicted other injuries, of
which the unhappy man died • few hours afterwards.
Tucker was arrested the same night, and when he saw
the policeman, said, "Oh, are you come for me r On
being charged with the crime, the prisoner said that the
deceased had come to his (Tucker's) yard and threatened
to strike his neck off, and throw him over the wall,
when he (the prisoner) gave him a dab with the shovel.
At the examination, the only witness "outlined was
Hutchings, the wheelwright, who stated the facts tut
above-mentioned, adding that when he went to Moore's
assistance„ Tucker said, "You little —. I'll murder
you too." After the first blow Moore staggered, and
Tucker then struck him again on the body, and (the
, deceased having fallen) a third time on the heal.
Hutchings then sent for Dr. Brent, and also informed
the police. Moore was conveyed to his house about four
o'clock, and was conscious of his approaching death,
saying that he should not live long. Be died at nine
o'clock, six hours after he had been assaulted. He was
34 years of age, and has left a wife and four children.
Hutchings further stated that there was no blood on the
spade, nor did any blood some from the deceased until
after his death, when it began to ooze from his month.
The prisoner is a married man, with three children, and
appears to be about 50 years of age. A verdict of
"Wilful murder" has been returned.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—At the Central Criminal
Court on Wednesday, the guard of the railway train of
the Blackheath Tunnel accident ASS charged, on the
verdict of the coroner's inquest, with manslaughter,
and acquitted. The woman who was charged with
throwing a man out of a window in Drury-lane was also
acquitted. A verdict of not guilty WWI also returned
agamst the man Hyland, who was charged with the
manslaughter of his child through neglecting to supply
her with the ordinary necestaries of life, but at the
same time the jury severely censured his conduct. The
charge against four men of conapiring to set fire to a
dwelling-house was postponed till next sesaion.

The trial of Gregorio Mogni for the manslaughter of
Harrington—of whose murder PollizMni has already
been convicted, and now lies under sentence of
death—took place on Thursday, before Mr. Justice
Byles. The evidence given even by the same witnesses
differed in some degree from that which warn given on
the former trial, and a remarkable feature in the case
was that the condemned men was himself brought for.
ward as a witness. His statement was that he was
knocked down by the English party directly be entered
the room, and he did not know who used the knife but
certainly he did not. The jury found the prisoner
guilty, and the Judge sentenced him to penal servitude
for five years. Of course the capital sentence against
Yollizioei will not now be carried out.
ATNIMPT TO ESCAPH FRoM LivrePOOL Bortounn
GAOL—A very daring and well-nigh successful attempt
I to escape from the Liverpool Borough gaol at Walton
I was made on runday by one of the female prisoners.
The plan of escape was very similar to that recently
adopted by a female prisoner at Wakefield. The
governor and other officials of the gaol decline to give
any information regarding the affair; but it appears
that about noon on Sunday a young woman, who had
on a hat with a black fall, presented herself at the
inside of the inner gate of the gaol, and expressed a
deaire to go out. The warder on duty (Bargees) asked
her where she had been, and she replied that she had
been on a visit to Miss Shaw, principal female officer.
Mr. Burgess told her that he could not permit her
egress, unites she was passed through by Miss Shaw.
The young woman then went away from the gate,
apparently with the view of bringing Miss Shaw, but
she did not return. Subsequently one of the female
warden tame down to look for one of the prisommi ;
and it was then found that the woman who had at-
tempted to pass the gate was a prisoner who was under-
going ten years' penal servitude. Search was made for
her, and she was at length found in one of the water-
closets. The shawl. hat, ko., that she was wearing
were found to be the property of one cf the female
officers, it seems that the prisoner was not confined in
a cell, but was employed about the building, and had
taken advantage of the little liberty she enjoyed to
then herself in the clothes she was found wearing, mut
make a bold attempt at escape.

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