The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-18 00:00:00

MAWS OF POOIONI•0 A HOU&

Charles Hareems, • working man was brought up (+erred
with administering poison to a horse, belonging to his late
master, Mr. Richard Cox, ironfounder, of the Park. Com-
plainant said prisoner bad been in his emnicy three years,
cotue next August, and was discharged last Saturday. In
his stable at the Foundry complainant had a horse, which
was all nght on Saturday night Complainant had received
information that about seven or eight o'clock on Sunday
morning prisoner was seen breaking into the stable, where
he had no right to go, and at noon of the same day, com-
plainant went to the stable, and Wound the horse rolling in
agonies on the ground, and frothing at the mouth. It had
been poisoned, he believed, and was very bad now,
althougWit was notdead.—Suet Vickery (before whom lay
a packet supposed be be poison), asked for a remand, and
prisoner WM accordingly remanded till Wednesday at 11.

NOM DILUNII!AIIri
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Job Hawker was brought up for being drunk, and 'neap.
able of taking cared hiumelf.—Sergeant Apsey found him
In the western part of Bt. Edmund-street, yesterday after-
noon, lying on some stones near the Backwater.- Supt
Vickery had found from enquiries that the prisoner and
his party had a jug of beer, and carried it to a hut oa the
railway line. There they drank it, and collected for
another jar full ; but the person sent for it found it
was too late to get any beer drawn, no he tilled the jar
with water, and carried it back to the hut The men were
eti drunk that they did not know the difference, and drank
the water down with great relish by the pint, as if it were
beer, so he was tokl by a boy who was there.—(Laughter)
—Prisoner, however, seemed to be the only one of the
party who strayed down into the town, and was caught by
the valise, and he was fined ss, and costa.—Prisoner naked
for time to get the money.— Dr. Drew: No, I don't think
Yr. Vickery gives credit.—(Latighter).— Committed for
'even days' in default
Boaoucm rim fisaasoss,—Bafore Mr. W. Talbot and
Mr. J. Ayling.
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Grorgi Barnes and Louisa, his wife, the former a shoe-
maker of Lowlon, were brought up for stealing two 'beets,
naa blanket. some pillow rases and a quantity of other
articles, the property of William Stanley, at their lodgings
In High streeL —lt seems that complainant, about six
months since, let the defendants have rooms at his house,
on amount of having been applied to on their behalf by
Rev. V. T. Ransom.. They kad been living in the rooms
until the day previous, when they left, giving corn.
',laments boy the key. On Stanley's return home he
opened the dreg' and examined the room, when he mined
the things named. A looking glass he could swear to as
his property, and the sheets and towels produced were
like those he had left in the romu.—bergeant Apsey
deposed that there had not been time to produce an the
property, and on behalf of Superintendent Vickery, he
asked for a n 'stand, in order to give an opportunity of
recovering the goods, some of which had been found to
have beer mold at different places.— Remanded till next
day.