The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-11 00:00:00

CORFIC MULLEN.
THE DEATHS BY LIGHTNING.

The inquasts on the bodies of the farmer and boy who
atre Lille.' by lightning during the thunderstorm on
Wednesday in Last week were hebl on Thursday before
the lieputygferoncr; Mr. T. D. B. fide-how The inquest
•in the holy of Mr. James White, of Mill Farm, wail first
held, at the Cock and Wheatsheaf Inn, the Rev. R. W.
listeptre being chosen foreman of the jury. Tip
following evidence was adduced:
. . . . .

sleeken Ileaol said he was a keeper in the employ of
lir. Canning. on Wealnesolay afternoon, about haif-paat
live o'clock, he was in hie hoopoe, looking out of the
window, and wow deceased about :YU yards away loading
out., hay on waggon. He had nearly finished it. On
bookie: again about the minutes after he saw no, one on
the load. About ten minutes afterwards George Welk,
whomi he 11..1 mon pitchinj the hay to deceased, Caine to
how end mid, "Oh, keeper, do let in. all down."
Blood tea. coming fmm hie forehead. Ile said, "George,
• doe matter,- Walla replied, " 1 think =niter is
dead, and poor little Tom." Ile went directly to the
wonokon in the &M, and saw Itoci.wsed lying on his face on
the ;round, lie took hold of him under the arnipita and
lofted him up awl found that be was quite dead. He
wotwodlotoudroming from hi. forehead on one side of hia
howl, awl al.o a hat appear.' to he a blow on the left
o.houPeclolgole. 711,re wa. n lode through deceased's hat,
end ffe lour 00l the left side .of the heal was scorched.
0:14: decear,nra hoots was toff his foot, hanging by the
top la-to, tel ww. cut alount. Ile helped to carry
elovoianol home.

_
ih,egr Welts he was a labourer living at Code
Molten, lately in deceased's employ. About live
aelo.k .11 Wnlike.lay afternoon he was helping demasesi
"I'nd bay. Duceaonl was on the top of the load, and
be wai pitelgaelthe hay up to him. They were in the art
.4 building it %ben he beard a sudden noise. and
In4antly he lavabo! inaensible. When he regained
rnn.iou,ne..., he found derea.ed and a boy named
Thomas Wieland lying dead by his side. The weather
Ws. "ten-LA before this ntwurre.l, and there hail been
thumbs and lightning. When he came, to hinnielf he
cot" Master," but received no reply. Ile did not
K.l um dedia•d.
lii I.hn Illymond, a miller of Curie Mullen, said
deeeased was ins brotber.in-law. About half-past five
aelork ON Wednesday he was told of what bad happened, ,
and 1..4 to the tichl where &Teased had been loading
Ito% Ile found Thomas Worland in a pooh of bay by his
lie went to deceaded, and found be was dead. Ile
betped to put him into a cart and brought bins bane.
beeco.ol . hat, which he picked up clom to his side, had
a bolo thru.4-11 the brim, as if caused by lightning. The
bole iu The hat was just above the wound on deceased's ,
left ihoul.ter. Deceased left boot, which he took from
iLi foot on Wednesday night, was cut about and shattered
great deal, lie could not aco3unt for the state of the
hot otherwise than that it was struck by lightning.
The jury retionr,l a verdict of "bled by the visitation
The Deputy-Coronee ,ttul the same jury then held an
toqu.,4on the body of the boy, Thomas Wetland, at a
ivivote house the other end of the parish, called the
•"'kuui Arius.
it. only witness called was George Wells, the man who
"a.. inbred by the electric fluid at the same time as
e.vnd and his lower were killed. He stated that he
vol &veiled were heliong Mr. White to bind some hay
•,n wouon. 1/eceetsed was standing clews to him, when
• n"I-e• and suddenly became insensible. When
rt....vete,' hi, wafts deceased was lying over hid ann.
.11"." had herO it great deal of thunder and lightning.
su.l he hal ian doubt he wail struck by lightning.
net tunic, and was ouito dead.
In thi. •-ase atm the jury retunisd a verdict of " Died
hY the vi,itation of God."

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Artillery was ordered to be
tborties. detained la custody till
fetched by the military au
William Bird, pedlar, of Blandford. charged with beim
drunk and disorderly in Pookrroad. Winaborne. wee fined
104., includingoss and allowed • forthight for payment.
PETTY iisett. t—Before the Rev. J. K. Austen
On the chair), the Rev. G. V. Garland. Captain W. A. Biddle, and Mr. FL Moan.

RORSERT BY • SERVANT GIRL.
Fenny Bennett, aged 16, was charged on remand with
stealing various articles of jewellery and wearing apparel.
value XS the property of her master, Josiah Luck,
ham, marine store deals', of the corn market, Wimborne.
—Prcsecutor said prisoner left his service last Saturday,
and took away her box about six in the evening. After
she was gone he missed a gold locket, which he had seen
safe the previous evening, from a toilet upstairs' also a
gold brooch. He sent for prisoner, end in his charging
her with stealing the locket and brooch she admitted
that she had taken them away, and said she would fetch
them. Prisoner said she hoped he would not put the
matter into the hands of the police, and he replied,
"If you tell me all you have taken I will forgive you.
Ile went with her to the house of George Thorn, •
labourer, where she had taken her box, and there prisonertried to find the two articles. Whilst she was
ng
her box • little box that had belonged to his mostrecr and
bi
• pair of ear•rings belonging to his wife fell out. He
asked her if there was anything else, and she " No.
On prisoner turning out her box they fouraEl of
gloves that he was married in, which he br
the silk mending. They also found a part of a and
two skirts belonging to his wife,—P.C. Stoneproved tak-
ing ion of the stolen articles on Monday.—Prisoner
wished to be dealt with summarily, and pleaded guilty,
and she was sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
and three years in a reformatorY.
THE EINSON ASSAULT CASE.
Charles Ford, a lad of Einem, again appeared in
answer to the charge of assaulting Elizabeth KingsburY,
an old WOW= of Kinson.—A month since the case was
adjourned till to-day, as a medical certificate was then
put in showing that the poor woman was suffering from a
broken arm an the Bournemouth Dispensary, and unable
to attend. The son of the woman now produced another
certificate, which stated that the doctors had been
obliged to amputate the limb, and it was not expected
that she would be able to appear even in another month.—
The Bench adjourned the car for six weeks.

" PICKING UP" • rsttnur7ol7
Jelin Gard, labourer, of Wimborne, was summoned
under the Poaching Prevention Act for being in unlawful
MesWou of game on a highway at Wimborne on June
—P.C. Stone proved that he met defendant on the
highway between Green Man and chain-gate about half-
past 10 on tho morning of Sunday, June 25th. Ile
suspected he had coins off land, and asked him what he
had in his pocket. Defendant replied, "Nothing but
this," and put his hand into his coat pocket on the left
sido and took out • live partridge by the head and lot it
go. He ' told him he picked up the partridge. In
&fondant's other pocket he found the three snares and
pegs produced—Defendant made the improbable defence
that be "picked up " the partridge, which was crippled,
In the mad whilst ho was out for • Sunday morning
waUc.—Some time ago defendant had been convicted for
other offences, and he was now ordered to pay 505., or
two months bard labour, including costa. —He asked for
time, which was refused, and he was removed to the cells,

.ApSAL'LTIEO A LITTLE HOT,

Henry Ilebditek a carter, was summoned by Tom Carter
a laborer, for assaulting his little boy, James Carter, a
10 years, on the previous Tuesday, at Crawford—The
had not been to school, and did not know the nature of an
oath, and the case was proved by his bigger brother,
Henry Carter. All of them were in the hay-field together
at work when defendant struck James Carter across the
left leg with the handle of a pitching fork—Defendant
admitted the assault but pleaded provocation.—Fined 64
and costs, lls.

VIFEATINING •
.WIFIL

A mall farmer living at titurminster Marshall, named
Mullet, was charged in custody under a warrant with
threatening to kill his wife.—Preeecutrix said her husband
threatened to beat her— brains out on Wednesday
night whilst the worse for liquor she had to run to a
neighbour's house, as she was in fear of her life when he
had been drinking.— the Bench bound over prisoner
in his own recognisances of 4:25 to keep the peace fur six
months.