The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-18 00:00:00

SUTOPIPN DEATH—On Sunday morning the proprietor of
the l,ul, new mansion near Ilsy ward Bridge, towards
Childe Okeford, was found dead in his lei

CHAINING A WIFE.

Au extraonlinary we c tine before the Lindmy bench
of numistrates at Lincoln on Friday. A publiciin named
Wheatley, living at Saxibv, was charged by his wife with
having, in comp iny with his brother, pounced upon her,
seized her, and dragged her upstatrii, nben rile was
chained to tim wall in her bedroom and kept there all
night and the next day until four o'clock. The woman
Slikl they put the chair' round her body :Ind fastened her
to the wall with the padlock produced. She had just
a yard of liberty. The C,lllllll,liMillt WWI in boil all the
next day from the effects of the treatment. A domestic
said she saw Mn, Wheatley fastened up; she screamed
very much during the night, but witness 'lid nut think
she suffered much. She called for some one to go to her,
but witness could it,, nothing. Her husband RYA with
her all the time she was chained up. Another servaitt
deposed to seeing her ruistreis chained up. She was
craving to be set at liberty, hut witness could not help
, her. She said she was suffering very touch and appeared
to witness to to in great pain. Tl,rch:un Wa33 heavy one.
—The defendant, in answer to the eharge, RAM his raasi in
for chaiuing her up was that she MO lase, drinking for
some days previous. He l'haioe.l her up on the advice of
his village doctor, who thought the best thing he could it.
was to secure her properly. The defendant's brother said
We complainant was drunk on the s dr and at the request
of the defendant he took hold of her arms and the
defendant her feet, and in that way they carried her
upstairs. Dr. Rainbird said the welimn os. con.statitly
more or less under the influence of drink, and her
husband asked him what be was to do with her. lie
referred hiei to the law, but a solicitor told the defendant
the law would not tv“iBt him, and witness then told
him the best plan would be to secure her while abs was
under the influence of drink, as she del mulch ilimmge at
these times, and hail attempted ti take her own life. He
advised him to use a strap to secure her. After a long
c• insultati en the magisirates decided that the charge of
assault was proved.but in the circumstances they did not
intend to Whose any penalty. The to lgigtrAte. isere
of opinion defendant had been mistaken in the
power he had over his wife. He had the right to ~ec,tre
her from doing violence to herself, or himself, or to any
one else, hut not in the way it was proved he had treated
her. The defeedant asked how he wit to secure her and
the chairman saggested be shield get a wienll, to help
him. The defendant said one women win of no The
chairman said it wait a mast painful and difficult case.
The defendant then paid the coats, 24t. shid lef t the court
with his wife.

TgiotT lanrrAnns.—Sorenefs and dryness, tickling
and I. citation. inducing cough and affectim: the voice.
For these symptoms use Epos's Glycerine Jujubes.
Only in boxes ti‘L and Is, labeled "JAMES Errs and
Co., Honuropathic Chemists. 48, Threadneedle-street,
and 170, Piccadilly, Londou."—Epps's Honnergiathic
Medicines are sold by DUILDEN, WATTS, and How,
Dorchester.

EVLVING limmtang.—Epps'n Canioine (Quint-
essence of ('acn..), is equally liquid and refreshing as
tea, alf, rding moreover a sterling support to the
system. Unsweetened. Each packet in I.) in labelled
"Janus EPPS and Co., klomceopathic Chetnists,
Lan Ion."

FANCY GOODS OF ZSGLISR MANUFACTCRF.—It it pleas-
ing to find that England holds her °en against the keen
competitott of foreigners in these articics, the demand
for which at this time of year is enormous. We are told
that Cadbury's, the makers of the Celebrated Cdcos
Essence, have sent out nearly two millions of their
exquisite lit•lc hire of Chocolate since June, and they
will form a wiilcoine present ti hi toy of our children
during the minim: Christmas festivities
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FITS. EPILEPTIC FITS 03 FALLING SICKNESS. A
certain method of cure has teen discovered for this dies
t-essois complaint by a physician, wh i iesiTtrl, that
all siifferers may benefit from this providential iliemccry
it is never known to fail, and will cure the most hopeless
case after all other means have been tried. Full particulars
will he sent by nost to any peision free of eharse—Aildress :
Mr. WILLIAMSJO, Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park. London.

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