The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-14 00:00:00

UNLAWFUL PAWNBROKINO.

Emma Madman was summoned at the Borongh
Polio, Court, to-day (Monday), before the Maid9rdl.
Durden, Zoo.), Alderman Caress, Alderman Gregory,
Alderman Eamon, J. Tudor, Esq., and Pend J ,
Eosio by the Inland Revenue Authorities, at the
Instance of Mr. C T. Atkins, for sating as • pawn-
broker without being duly licensed.
Mr. MO. Weston appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. T. Coombe defended.
The proceedings are taken out under the Act of
1872, c. 99.
Mr. Winton briar stated the facts of the case, and
hoped the Bench would mark their disapproval of the
defeedant's conduct by inflating • substantial fine.
Mary Ann Dimond, widow, residing at Fording-
ton, sail she carried a watch to defendant's shop,
near the Prieon, to pawn. and asked for 10e. to be
lent on it. Def.ndant kept a second-band cl dhea
shop. The watch belonged to Chad*" L who had
instructed her to raise money on it. Martha Burt
I went with her as far as the door, but did not go in.
She (Burt) saw Lock give her the watch. When she
gave the watch to defeociant she said "Mind, it is not
I • pawnshop; recollect I can sell it it! like." Witness
asked her If she would keep it for a m oath, and alms
would come for it again. She raid she would, and
witness left the watch. Defendant's daughter told
her she had better call aisle. She did go, and defend-
ant then gave her at. Witness bad taken things there
twice before for the purpose of raising money. She
had allowed things to remain there • fortnight,
when she redeemed it. She paid 11. on the shilling for
• fortnight.
Orneelsmined by Mr. Comb.: She had been at
Mrs. Glaelman's hone " a-choring," or she stappend
she would not have done it. She bed
any agreement se to re-pnrchning the things. She
would not have been surprised if the things had been
"old, becetre Mrs. Gladmao always told her she
could sell the things. When bock gave her the watch
he asked her to go and sell ir, or put it somewhere
for a mouth to get him some money to get some
fool.
Martha Bart, living at Fordington. Plaid she rag .1-
looted Lock giving Mr". Dimond a watch In the begin.
fling of May. ff. asked her to raise some money to get
some food. Witness went with Dimond to Mr.g.
tiladman'ssbop, but did not go is. She went *second
time the same evening. About a month afterwards
witness went to the shop and ftked for the watch Mee.
Dimond had left there. There was two yarn's. In the
shop, hut she c nIl not identify either the defendant
or her daughter, One of them gave her the watch
which Lock had given to hlrr. Dimond. Witness
risked what shelled to pay, andoneof them replied "Six
shillings." The same perron said "It ought to be
more, but as you are a poor woman you shall have it
for six 'billion." (The watch was produced.)
Cross -ex =IMO : There wee no Vast used In the teen.
section. At plwahrokera' they were compelled to tan
a ticket before they had the goods returned. When
she went for the watch she did not may "I am come
for the watch Mrs. Dimond sold you." She said
"bonght."
Mr. Coombs admitted the defendant had not •
license.
This was the came for the prosecution, and Mr.
Coombs addressed the Bench for the defence. He
submitted the case for the prosecution had falled,inas.
much as no date had been provel. No evidence had
been brought to show this transaction took plan on
the Bth May. Mr. Coombs then further stated under
the Act the terms must have b-en stated at the tin*
the transaction was made. This the Excise had failed
Is proving. Hie client was over 70 years of age, and
was, he was sure, the last person in the world to
defraud the Revenue.
Mr. Weston replied even if Mr. Coombe objection
as to date wen suatained, it could have been amended.
Besides that, the defendant had not been at all misled
by the date mentioned in the summon", for she had
brought no witnesses. Mrs. Burt could prove It took
Place on the first Monday in May.
Mrs. Burt (re-called) gave 'widen. to this effect
Mr. Coombe then withdrew his objection as to data.
It now remained for the Bench to deckle whether it
was an reface within the gossighs of the Pawn-
brokers' AlLet.