The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-24 00:00:00

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Grove Comore** (on bail) wee charged with stealing a
• couch at Portland, the property of Mr. Janus F. Hannah,
in the 2r4th of April.
Thu particular* of this read were fully repotted at the
examination of the prisoner before the magistrates.
Mr. Collins pristecuted, and Mr. Gastle defended.
Mr. James 1,. Hannah, upholsterer, of Dorchester, was
the first witness. Ile had supplied furniture to the 102nd
Regiment, and he had left a couch when the regiment
left till the 37th regiment arrived. He wrote to Sergeant
Whittaker, and also to Sergeant Gonnorton, and received
a letter from prisoner saying he knew nothing of the
goods There were other articled missing as well es the
couch.

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Cross-examined t He suplied a large quantity of thinga.
and they were left with the hope that the incoming
officers would take them off.
Felthatu, stationed at Portland, said 'he went to
prisoner and asked hits if he knew anything about some
articles left by Mr. Hannah at the %erne. He said he
did not, but shout an hour after he came to his house
and said ho knew whir, the oouch was, and gave it up at
his house.

Sergeant Noill Camphuli, of the Engineers, said he waa
present when the search was made for the goodx, and he
saw the couch in question there. Then, was a question
ranted as to who should take charge of the couch. and the
prisoner said he would take charge of it as responsible for
the moveable article&
Crosa-examined : Witness was a IS years service man,
and prisoner was a 21 years' service man, and he must
have had a very good character to have secured this. If
no one else had taken charge of the couch he (witness)
should have taken it

—ii;;;;;-the case, --and Mr. Castle addressed the Court
for the defence.

The eli.ii;:nTan said he did not think there was any
felonious intent, the jury concurred. and the prisoner was
discharged.
TAKING TOO MUCH OF 1112 "CIATHX.R."
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Marti liisüy nrelld MX was charged with stealing •
bottle of whisky, at Weymouth, on the Otis of October,
the property of Andrew graham.
Mr. Collins prosecuted, and the prisoner was unde-
fended.
David Wood wns the drat witness. Prisoner was lodging
at his house. Prisoner's 'husband told him in her presence
that she had stolen a bottle of whisky. tier husband
asked her where she got the bottle (ruin, and prisoner said
If you want to know look on the bottle and me. He
wished witness to take charge of the bottle. The bottle
had only tnit been opened, and witness corked it up and
put it In is bedroom. He did not lock the bedroom-door,
and when he went there the nest morning It was gone.
He put one of Messrs. Gilbey's corks In himself.
elrowetunined by prisoner: Mr. Breyo said she stole
the bottle. He heard her go upstairs, but he could not
*wear she entered his bedroom.
Mr. Andrew Graham, • licensed victualler, carrying on
business at Weymouth, mimed • bottle of whisky. He
knew prisoner, and she had been there to talk to Mrs.
Graham about teaching his child. He could swear to the
bottle from having his name On the Islet. lie solo
similar bottles to retail consumers. The cork wise not his.
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ire•missed the bottle about half-put eight in the evening.
The bottle produced wu the mils one he Lad in the
office of that kind.
Cross-examined : Witham did not see prisoner take
he bottle from his house at it WWI done during hit
absence.
P.C. liens! ord proved going to prisoners house cud
asking her for the bottle o whitky she had taken iron,
lir. Wood's house, end subsequently she said she was
ordered to take it
Mrs. Charlotte Road reinisued the 7th of October when
the saw prisoner, wt.," came to her shop and wanted a
reel of cottsm, at the same time desiring to leave a bottle
with witness, which she opened and drank a part of the
contents. The bottle was in the same state now ad
when left. with the exception that a part of the cork was
P.B. Aprey remembered going to the last witness's
horns with Mr. Graham, and afterwards to prisoner's
houses and on his telling her be had found a Weds of

whisky where she left it, able aid "If I have done any.
thing with the whisky Ido not know it. I did not tate
it from Mr. Graham.
M. Arthur Breye, the husband, wita called, but he was
thought not to he • competent witness.
Prisoner made • rather detailed statement to the
Gnlrt.
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Th.; Chairman briefly summed up, and the jury, after
concilting mine time, gave the prisoner the benefit of the
doubt, and elie WWI 11 ill Charged.

APPROPNIATI NG JRWRLLERT.
Alfred Barrett (19). and Alfred Caddy (V), were charged
with stealing a gold pendant, a gold brooch, a watch, and
other articles, the property ~f Helen Mary Dowding.
Jane Barrett wan charged with receiving the same
knowing them to have been stolen.
Alfred Barrett and Alfred Caddy pleaded guilty, and
Jane Barrett not guilty.
Mr. Castle prosecuted, but with consent of the Court
he would not offer any evidence, and prisoner Jane
Barrett, was discharged with a caution. The other two
were re-called, and Barrett pleaded guilty to a previous
conviction at Southampton.
lie was sentenced to nine calendar months, and Caddy
to cis calendar months hard labour, the Chairman remark.,
ing that they having been sent there to work, were
servants of the prosecutors, and ought to have protected
their property rather than to have stolen it.

Christian )(Wier, was charged with stealing an nowdi°4
of the value of Ma., the property of Ann Jane accordion,
of
Bridport.
The same defendant was also charged with fraudulently
converting to his own use • locket, the property of Martha
Hart

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TAs same defendant was also charged with, stealing•
silver watch, value 40.1., the property of Alfrow °rum _.
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Bridport.
Mr. Warden prosecuted.
The charge of stealing the accordion was first taken.
Ann Jane Clark, kept the Dolphin Inn, at Bridport, and
some time before Christmas gave prisoner an accordion to
repair, desiring him to return the same before Christmas.
which he promised to do. lie had not done no, and elm was
unable to obtain it. Witness had never given him any
authority to sell it.
P.C. Haggard, apprehended prisoner, who said on his
charging him that be had the accordion gvien him to selL
Prisoner had no witnesses to call, and was, after the
Chairman's sunnuin4 up, found guilty by the jury
The Chairman Mild 110 was a stranger to this countrY,
and perhaps not acquainted with the laws. He hod been
entrusted with this person's goods, and ought to have
returned them. The Court knew nothing against him
previously, and he would be sentenced to six months'
hard labour.
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—"lfisTM7a7;eetued astonished, and was taken below.
No evidence was offered in the two other chargea
VALE PRLTENCES.
Frederick llisootk, alias John COIV, 95, pleaded guilty to
obtaining £2 from John Treviso by false Pretences. at
Puddletown, on August 14th.
The same tiefenelani pleaded guilty to obtaining .£1 from
Robert Felton, at Weymouth, on the 16th of August.
The tame defendant also pleaded guilty to obtaining CS
from Charles Jones, at Weymouth, on August 19th.
The sates delendant pleaded guilty to obtaining • Itazo,
the property of Masao Ilurde, at W.y.uouth, on the 19th
of August
Mr. Cast! • - uted, and recommended the prisoner
to mercy. lie 4.0 • father who was paralysed, and he
had once been in more affluent circumstances.
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