The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-12 00:00:00

ITIALINO. inn AT DOACIIIATZA.

WlLLiai Bo,t. 14,-la-bnu. ref. wag indicted for stealing •
Ira/weld,. the puperty of William flow, at fa.ruhanaer, on
March ti. -Prisoner plaaileil guilty. Ile had beell presionaly
convicted, and the Chairman said the) had reason to henry he
au the leader of other bop In a court of depredatt n. -den.
tented to one month's hand lahour, and then to • reformatory
school for Ma year.

WrIALINO AALT AT PRIM.
Jams Pandora, 32, labourer, was Indicted for stealing one
half eel. of salt, and • bag, villa 2a, the property of William
Baker, at Here Begin, on March S.
Mr. Bantus prosecuted.
William Baker, farmer, of Here, was returning Iron, Ware-
hitm marlo t on March 8, in wart with Mr. llichani arint.
'They 'Upped at the Horse and locke), between Ilyde and
Bore, Bed up the horse Mid went Into the house, leaving the
tart aith hat a cwt, of salt In • bag, and a rush basket. They
remained about a quarter od an hour, and on ouning out to
the cart missed the salt, drove home about half-wmlle to get
rid of his horse, and ,an back to find the salt. Between his
house and the public, he hear,' wane one coming, and concealed
himself In the hedge, and shortly after "on came the prisoner
with the bag at his hock " Witness. said " Ytiu mad not
trouble to carry that any further; It IA mine," aod took it at
once,

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Prisoner he found the salt by the side of the toad, but
to witnemes wad priponer went vot of the hnu, while Mr.
Pater no In the room, and returned. They afterw.ni. we, t
out In contietily with prbanier who went on eland .".0 artbi
with him and turned oft into a &Id. There win no met in the
road then.

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Mr. &tot, ferule', of Dere Beets, sew the hag in thc cart
between him and Mr. Baker. When thee went tO the florae
and Jokey it wee left in the cart, and wadi tat aerueed inm, it
could not MI mit.
P.C. Bryant produced the beg. which he received front
Thomas Haggett, landlord of the Horse and Jockey.
Pri.ner mid they all had 'tome drink, and when he found it
in the rna.l, he thought at fine It we. one of Ida votulottine
who had fallen down. He bctp.d and there was the hag .1
salt, which he took up, and LarrW till he met Mr. Baker, to
whom he save it 19).
. . . .

The lear7ned ettaii-uan ra.inted out that the Jury had to deride
whether the powaerion of the salt •inl bag by the prlainer
• legal one -whether he found It by the nad„ or whether he
baik It out of the earl. It could not, anconllng tn the ei lamer
of M. Daher and Mr. Soot have fallen nor, and If soy ,ne
else had taken It wit, It a ould not be likel) that they would
hare talon the troubk to carry It a long distance along the r ad
and leave It there.

The Jury found the priviner guilty .4 %levant. and n pre.
Vio consietinn lowia. Inr which he had six tounthe
hard lab.,ur in InL7, having.heen
. . . .

The Chairman mid the Court quite mum, in the rennet
the Jury. Ult had been • finnt ollenee they would n 4 have
passed such • heat). .entance upon pri.no, but the !Avis.
later. had recently ineremed the severity of punishments for
repeated offences.
Sentenced to nine months' hard labour