The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-12 00:00:00

WIMBORNE.

EMBEZZLEMENT. —At the Wimborne Petty Sessions on
Friday, before J. Parke Esq., and the Rev. C. J. Glyn,
?ranch! Wheeler was Charged with having, by fraudu-
lent pretdneions, obtained certain sums of money,l
amounting in all to abottt £3O. with intent to
defraud the trustees of the Poole district turn-
pike road.—Mr. Moore attended on behalf of the
prisoner.—Mr. James Oakley ChWett proved
that he was clerk to the trustees and that the
prisoner, in June 1863, was appointed by them as work-
ing foreman of the men on the roads, noder the
direction of the surveyor, at 13s. a-week. His duty
was to Work with the men, to ke i an account of their
time, and to render stroll scoount, i• ith the several mons
title to theft to the clerk once a fortnight for payment.
-e.FlehryClakley Chitletipaid that he &misted his father,
and that since the first of Tannery last, in cones:inane*
of the failing of his father' eyesight, be lied kept the
books and paid the wages of the men Wheeler said lie
had employed. The weekly wages of the men were all
paid to Wheeler that he might hand it to them. This
arrangement was made at the suggestion of
Wheeler by the trustees, in order that the men
might not loose ball-a-day's work in coming,
very frequently several miles, to receive the money
thenasolvea. The way of procedure was this :—The
Prisoner hrolight lie own tints book, read from it the
several items which witness entered into the labour
book of the trustees. When he luel done this he in his
turn read over the several items to prisoner to see that
all was correct, added op the total, gave the movie to
prisoner for himself and the other men and prisoner
signed the book. Witness now produced this labour
book. On the 11th March last the prisoner gave him
the name of Arthur Wyatt, as having a fortnight's
wages due to him, amounting to £1 4s. On the fort-
night following, 12 days were again charged for Wyatt.
On the eth April, the saute name appeared for the same
amount. Chi trip 2nd April; the, saine name again
appeared tot V 41: A Month Afterwards, on the 2Uth
May, the name of Alegatider Dallas appeared for 12
days, £1 4s. On the 3rd June, the same name again
appeared for the same amount and time. On the 17th
June the names of Alexander Dallas and Harry Phillips
appeared, each for El 4s. On the two following fort-
nights were the same names for the same amounts On
the 15th July the name of Harry Phillips appeared
alone for £1 4s. On the 29th July the mimes of Harry
Phillips, Alexander Dallas. and Arthur Wyatt
for 12 days each, amounting for the threeall=
W
The fortoight following the Sadie heroes again
appeared for the same amounts. On the 12th August,
Arthur Wyatt was charged 12 days £1 4e., and Harry
Phillips and Arthur Wyatt 11 days, RI 2s. On the
26th August, the last time prisoner was paid for Arthur
Wyatt and Alexander Dallas, 12 days each, £2 Bs. A
man named William Gallop was employed under the
trustecei as ebotratitor for drawing gravel from the
several pitsi in tine bt the trustees. On the 20th May
last, he pad William Gallop the loth of EA on account
of drawing gravel in Witchampteh pit, On the Ird '
June, he paid him £1 10s., and on the lftli anti be
paid him the Maher sum of £2 lie sa. for drawing
gravel in the same pit. Upon the days he paid Gallop
these sums, there appeared in the labour book the ,
following sums as charged by prisoner, 20th May,
Charleis Poore, f days, its; ; John Hibbard, 12 days,
El 4s. On the 3rd Sane. the same names, for 12 days' work
eaeh; ili Be. CM tho 17th June, is the name of Charles
Poore, 12 days, El is. Witness was ptesent at the
meeting of the trustees on Monday Lust, when ,the
prisoner handed the ahairmem his time-book. bse ,
chairman took it and said that it was not to be gives
back to the prisoner. Witness had examined the beedr.,,i
and it corresponded exactly with the labour book.—
Alexander Dallas was then called. He said he wins'
porter at the Pdoie Jttnotion Railway Station, and had '
been so employed sinlie the 81st May last. For snow
days before that he worked for Rallarn, st contractor'
under Gallop, digging gravel. Prior to that be had
worked on the turnpike mai. Be saw prisoner at the
r.ilway station on Sanday, .1,4 the latter asked him if
lie had seed Mr: Chislett. Witness in reply asked if
anything was wrong, abortt,_ money matters to which
prisoner replied be did not Indw—liq suppoeed that he
should know to-morrow.—Arthur Wyatt said that he
was formerly employed on the Poole tornpike-rdad, but
left in March last, and bad not worked there since.—
Henry Phillips, another man for whose work prisoner
hail charglidi said that he had not worked on the turn-,
pike for the !set Sod years.— W. Gallop, oontractor for
drawing graded for the treatise!, proved having received
of Mr. Chidett on the 20th May, a, the /allowing fort
,-
night, £1 Ids., end on the 17th June £7ls. ed. for
digging gratel to Wittbarnplon pit. That money was
drawn to pay John HiWire and Cherie/ Poore, frit
digging the gravel. He pre Wheeler the Monet to pal
these men, as he lived near them and would Ise thenk
On Sunday last Wheeler came to him accompanied by it
man named John Waters and a woman name Barns&
Prisoner said "Thin Is a had job, Isn't it." Witness
asked what he meant. Prisoner replied, "I hard
loan drawing money of the trustees more than
I ought, dud I "appose I shall have to go to
prison," adding, "1 wdnsler whether they would taint-
the money if 1 *ere to offer if Wok r Witness replied..
"it id a bad job, if such ia the cue." Cht Monday wit-
wigs da* VrisonOt With his mdther at the CroWn lan,
where the tuirefritig of ttas trustees was held. Witness
inguirod if Arthur Wyatt eat there. Prisoner said "No."
Witness replied "1 don't Mid* Alfred Wyatt;
be is not the man who had worked on the teen
road" Prisoner then said, "I can pl 4
ace that you are against me." Witness repl* ,
"1 ant not against you nor for you." The prism, re,
mother then sad, "If you'll go upend say that Alfteill
Wyatt is the man who worked upon the roads and get'
my son off, I'll give you a fat pig." Witness replied be '
'Mould do such thing, and waked sway.—P. C., P 011411%
said that on Monday last he apprehended the prisoner
on a Warrant Prisoner acid he was sorry for w`at had
happened, but that he should not have ch. I it
not ,en for William Gallop, who had perms, a
good many time., and that he received a portion .
money. He had Vof what he received on the law
sight.—The prisoner was committed for trial nt
sessions, but allowed bail, hiinself in £5O, and
in £25 each.