The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00

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not merely to their pecuniary patronage and support,
but as far 66 by their persons and individual care
and attention, to all institutions which had for their
object the promotion of habits of sobriety and
industry alnongst the lower population, and the
furtherance of education and religion. After the
Grand Jail had. presented the grit bill the learned
Judge stated that the depositioen to which be bad
alluded to In his ebarge bad sbace been received,
and as the caae depended on the testimony of one
witness, who did not say anything of the circum•
stance at the time, he said it would require their
careful consideration in returning a bill, unless it
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OP PRISONERS.

COIfaLtLYIZIT 07 31.1t711.
Jane Griffin, • servant, was indicted for concealing
the birth of her illegitimate child at Radipole, on the 21st
of February.—Prisoner pleaded guilty.—She appeared
very weak, and was accommodated with a seat.—His
Lordship, in passing sentence, said he had looked through
the depositions, and was happy to say that he saw no
ground for supposing that she used any violence
towards her child. Under these circumstances he should
' sentence her to six weeks' hard labour.
ANOTHER OABII OF CONCEALMENT.
Mary Edmonds needed guilty to concealing
the birth of her illegitimate child at Weymouth,
on the 4th of September. —Prisoner, on making
her appearance in the dock, shook violently
and nearly fainted. The learned Judge, in
passing sentence, said he was glad to say that he saw
no ground at all Nr supposing that she indiobed personal
violence upon her child, and that there WU no fault to
be attributed to her for its death. She had, however,
endeavoured to conceal the birth of the child by placing
it in • box; but, considering she had been in custody
for six months, he should sentence her to a lighter
sentence than the Mat prisoner; and the sentence of
the Court was that she should be imprisoned for one
calendar month without hard labour.
*STEALING BOOTS.
John Dodge was charged with stealing a pair of
boots, at Weymouth on the 9th of February, the
property of James Cox.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty.—
Mr. Collins prosecuted.—lt appeared that proaecutor
kept the Royal Canteen at Weymouth, and prisoner
was in the habit of coming there. The boots were in
the kitchen cupboard during the month of January,
and about three days saber prisoner was there, prosecutor
missed his boots. He had no suspicion that prisoner
had them until about five weeks afterwards when be
came into his house with the boots. Prosecutor
recognised them, when prisoner said lie bought
them of • rag cud bone woman —P.C. English
apprehended prisoner on the 9th of February, at
the Porters' Arms, when he was wearing
the boots. When made acquainted with the
charge he did not make any answer.—The jury found
the prisoner guilty, and • previous conviction was
proved against him—His Lordship said he found that
prisoner had been convicted by the magistrates nine or
ten times for various offenoes, which, however, were of
a light nature, and if the law permitted him to sentence
him to penal servitude for less than five years he
would do so. He should therefore sentence him to 18
months' hard labonr.
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John Morley, perfumer, pleaded guilty to stealing
two paintings, the property of Charles Hibbs; rit Wily.
mouth, on the 3114 of January, and was sentenced in
two months' hard labout.
!STEALING A PIG.
Thomas Andrews, Charles Swindle, and Henry
Whiting, labourers, of Winfrith, were charged with
stealing • pig, valued at £2, the property of John.
Udall, at Chaldon Herring.- Mr. Ffooks prosecuted,
and Mr. Cater defended Swindle and Andrewa, and
Mr. Rogers, Whiting.—Mr. Ffooks, after opening the
case at some length, called a man named Brine, in pro.
secutor's employ., who said that Down Barn was threw.
quarters of a mile from any house. Six pigs were keitt
there, amongst which was a black sow. He had been
accustomed to feed it, and it was so tame that it would
feed out of his hand. He was working in the barn on
Saturday, the sth of February, and also Went there on
Sunday afternoon. When he left he shut the gate, and
the pigs were safe then. On Monday morning
he found that some of the cows kept in the
yard were out He examined the gate, and found it
was not fastened as he left it. On going into the yard
and counting the pigs, he found the black now missing,
and lie informed the bailiff of the circumstance. On
the Bth the sow was brought back. After it had been
in the yard it ate some barley out of his hand
as usual, and joined the other pigs. A strange
pig would not consort with others.—Cross-extunitted by
Mr. Carter : He was not so much acquainted with pigs
as many persona. He linden* pig which would stand on
its hind legs, and take the bread out of his mouth.
His acquaintance with the sow which was lost was
about three months' duration. When the sow was
brought back it did not stop to speak to its old acquain-
tances, but went to look for food in the trough, and did
not corn* and feed out of his hand until he held it out.
The sow which was lost was thin in the shoulders, and
thinner coated than the others, and its flesh
whiter.--Cross-exarnined by Mr. Rogers: He did not
think • pig four months old would forget ill Iwo
days thew with which it had beeh brought up.
George Hibbs, alio in prtnecUtor's employ, proved
seeing the sow brought back, and also that it
fed mit of his hand, and said if a strange pig was placed
with others they would drive it away.—Crose-examined
by Mr. Carter: When the sow came bitok it jumped up
at the donkey's head, when the donkey turned round
and Bung at it, This was a playful pig, and he had
seen it play with the donkey before.—Crosa-examined
by Mk. Rogers : It was a common thing for donkeys
and pigs to chase one another in a farm-yard. There
were several persons looking about the yard for the pig.
He had known Whiting for years, but knew nothing
against him.—James Patten said he observed the
track as of two men leading from the yard,
which he followed for abqut I iiiile-and-a-half,
and then went to Winfrith with a policeman.
He covered up several of the tracks so that they might
be preserved. On Tuesday P.C. Ridout came to the
barn with three pairs of boots, and chewed him the
tracks which he (witness) had covered up. Two pairs
of the boots matched the tracks exactly, tra% this°thin.
would not correspond.—Cron-exablined bY Mr. Carter:
The tracks whieh he covered up were on grass land.—
John Cornelius, farm bailiff for prosecutor, said, in
consequence of some tracks being pointed out to him
on Monday morning, he traced them for about half •
mile, and within 200 or 300 yards of Toop's house. Ser.
geant Grant was with him. The same afternoon they went
to 'Robert Tirrett's Rouse at Lutton, who was a legal-
Four pigs were then shoifis witneres amongst whir
recognised his master's 111“14 Ile saw it brought _ --
to Down Barn, and Mate with the other pigs. He had
been used to pigs for 20 years, and was certain estrange
one would not mate.—Cross-examined by Mr. Carter:
Be euppesed there were sociable and unsociable pigs.
evil an*tincivil animals.—By hie Lordship t Aftbr this
pig was brought home it win taken tb the Wareh .
police-station, where ,it had been ever sin
—Robert Brett, a pirdettler residing at Sutton, pro
that on the first of February he bought some pigs
Switude. On Monday when be went to take them away,
Whiting offered him another for sale, which he bought
The whole of the prisoners were present When .11*
bought it—Sergeant Grant proved tliilt oh Ai mtleninr
of the 6th of February he teceiv information ot
prosecutor's pig having been stolen, and examined the
tracks which Patten lied spoken of. Having obtained
a warrant he searched Whiting's berme for the pig.
Whiting asked what eolored one he was looking for, and
witness told him it was a black sow. He asked
when it was stolen, when be replied "last" nights
meaning Sunday, and said that Andrews and SWindle
brought it to him. He then took lain in eustody, and
subsequently the other flrisOners were apprehended.—
P.C. ftidotit gave corroborative evidence, and although
both he and Sergeant Grant were cross-examined
It some length, their evidence could not be shaken.
-Levi.* Bisey said she resided at Winfritla On the
's of Pebrisery she saw the prisoners, and remembered
ing of Mr. Udall losing a pig, but she did net Mie
jump out of a Mig.-14aperintindent Betas
, after Whiting win in Custody he went to
cid% Wind he said he wisbe4 to speak
hien. He was then 'brought to the constables'
when he made • statement, which he (the
N took down; and which was a voluntary
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