The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-12 00:00:00

EXTEN3IYE ROBBERY OF GAME AT
Mi JR ETON.

Mr. Howard Bowen, who appeared for the profanation,
embed to the Bench tor leave to withdraw the charge
ageinat Janie. Atilt.ld, who was cha.ged with receiving
the goo In, •nd a t witti StenMU the • tam, al it lend I be
necoyary to put bin, in the whin- ss bot tosubetahtlate the
Charge- lottlidlt the other pti.ooere.
The Bench granted the application
Thomas kin .1.1, Dear., Brown, William Arnold, ant
William K-at, were brought up in coat dy ch reed with
stealing 28 pea-ate, 4 hares, 2 docks, and SI rabhoe,
o; the value of £7. tie propert. of W. B. Phiitindire, E.g.
Mr. Bu ige app. real 1. wale., the can. on Indian of
M.. J. Force, oho port:hood pot of the -lola p Operty.
Bowee, in hi• opining s• etement, sod •h•t Mr,
l'h I imore r.nted the •noitlng of the F. amid .n &tat. at
Moisten, that on the 28Ii end 9 h of Novem or they
were out shooting. ano Idd it • 141.06 qd•ntity of 41•PI.I,
which wan beottant to th• Fronnt n A no at Morel°
we e t'ley were stating, and 1•1 aced i. t c meta °ones,
a portion ef them tieing went ....ay on Weilteeday. and
the remainder being felt there locks I up. On the Thur...
day morning it we. decoveregi that • barge number f the
game had been stolen, and he should endeavour to show
t • the Bench taet the premiers were the guilty parti in
He pr. ceeded to call
Sergeant Mitchell, of the Dorchester P dice Force, who
produced 25 Ple•go.ta and three rabbits, which he
rec-ived from Jones Forge. wh . in the lan Bard of the
Three Dompaswe Inn, at Do cheater, on Saturday tad
Me. He also produced the eitections which were on the
hemp,.
Fred Dloeer, keener t • Mr. Featherstonhaugh, said the
abo dee i.e let to M'.Pi.,IIiW .re, who is stating at the
Framoton .11. nes, More ou. were out shooting on
the 241 and El h of November. and the game at night
eras brought to the Fruniet in Arm, and placed in the
Goach•h tune by tumult with ssostahce. In n to
the Came shot. there was one pheyant to ought to him by
amen named Derma., wilted had it. I e smashed, bowie,/
been run over by a railway truck; this bird was placed
in the Coach-house with the others, and was one of th
stolen. Had seen • quantity at pheasanta at the Polies
Station at Dorcheetee, and was able to identify one of
them as the one br..ught 'o him by Dennis.
James Forme, land .r. ot the Three Dempasser, Dor-
cheeter, said he was a dealer, and was at Milborne
Andrew Fair on No. liter 30th. Saw Me. lames
Arnold there, who wk. him if he wanted to buy any
ratibita ; reeled yes, and ti-nt atter the fete was over to
his house. He looked et the rabbit., which were in so
outhouse, and purchesed the lot (52) for elevenpence each,
he also offered hits two teed., but wituese declin. d Ic
purchase them as he had u.t • licence no deal in game
Took the lot home same night, and sold them te Mr. Poo.,
of Dorchester, except three, which he rcf toted to take as
they were e, tench injured by shot. On Saturday,
December 2nd, he was oppoeste the TOWIt Hall, when
Frizzle, the carrier, said there was a hamper at the White
Hart for him Some snort time after, he took the ham.,
home, and plac-d It lathe coae,bo use Where it remaine
until the ev •fling, tibia h• 0,,en,-d it in th- pregame, of
Sergeant Mitchell, and found it continuo.' 21 pheasanta,
ehich he handed to the S.rgeant, IV:Cher with the Mae
ra'hits.
By the Magistrates' Clerk: Had not received any
communieation iron, the sealer of the h
David F. carrier, of Milton,•tated that the hamper
was brought to him by the .on and daughter of Jones
Arnold, who paid him for bringing the hemp-r t.t D .7-
riveter. He iden•ifi-d the label an being the one attached
to the hamper wh ch he curled Ii D detonate,
P.S Jams Mach apprehended the prisoners, and
charged them with steatite a quant ty of game from the
Frampton Atm, but they all d•ned any knowledge of
the theft. On Monday he apprehended James Arnold,
lathe, of the two Arnolda He asked t be all .wed to see
hi. •in and the prisoner Brown. He advieed h s son Tom,
as it was a bad job, to speak the truth. Tom ass eered—
'' It is a had job. and we will plead distil, to ;It waa all
through the drink r Tom Arnold then 541•1 to Brows—
" Father is locked up f r in, Iwe don't want Ii see
him suffer." Brown ogreed asidi him, and said he
woad plead guilty. They then eai.i If tou see the
other 1.0 t•.etu we arts going 'o pi ed Realty. and they
are 'o d Ili • 'am,, not for it cot Mau tO ;dad, I.
Jon s Arnold, father of the prisoners, was then placed
in t'.o box, and stated that betwom seven and eight on
Thursday morniag be saw his son Tom and Clarks Brown
at his hon... They told him they hal some rabbit, they
want,' him to get rid of. They odd they were no in his
) garden 11., sold the rabbits to Jams F.oree.
By Mr. R vice re. I. dined to buy two pheaaants
which he offered him, b bad no license to dealt. game.
Oa Friday hill MO Tics Mat Brown again Caine lo him
and said they had some pneasaets. He pick',! Zin a
hamper and sent them to Jam F "so, at Dercheat tr.
P.S Coates said that in Consequenceol what the p•isoner
Keats td'! him he went to • furs •brake at Watdelool, and
there found a hag co-it doing lour hare., tire rabbits, and
one wild drake or mallard.
The whole of the priaoners elected to be dealt with BM.
warily, and pleaded guilty.
The Bench said it was a very s. rious case, and sent .aced
theist to be imprisoned for two months with hard labour.