The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-09 00:00:00

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A LANDLORD FIRSD AT.

THS ASSAILANT SHOT DEAD.

Another shocking attempt to shoot • laodlord took
phice neer Swinetord, *aunty Mayo, on Thursday
morning, in daylight. Mr. Henry MWoin, • landlord
and • merchant, living at Acker*, some seven miles
from Swinanrd, wee proceeduig, at about eight
"Moak, to the usual fort..ightly Petty dessimia, halo on
Thursday, at Foxioni, tor tine purpose of pronsiotiog
some tenants wows lie had evicArd, but who had tallau
fort:WM puseessi.m. it appears that Ids. legiloul was
driving a a.de cir and wh/n about half-way, at •
place cilied KtLasser, he noticed a man cousins{ over
the wail by the roadside. Mr. Moll/ma observed that
his movement. were euspicious, and he at 000 e gut his
repeating-rifle (which he i. always ha the habit ot carry.
Lug) in Teatimes'. lie was not • moonset too won, eis
the man cams up sod &tither:my pieced a revolver at
his heart. iiwing to some .0 ' the revolver mused
Ire, and the would-be aseartin turned an fled. Mr.
AL Winn toed one shot from the au, but truseed "UM-
' iog the men, who by this Imo oad Laken to the fields.
fdr. Mtsli Won jumped od the oar, knelt no In.
road, and fired. This tune he hit the man, who fell.
M'Gloin left him in the field, and proceeded to
',oxford, wines lie gave information to the police.
Another moo who was driving a hone and cart to
Owinsford was within one hundred yerda of the same
of the outrage, aini saw the occurreuce. as however,
did not wait to see whether the moo woe dead or not,
but went no to the police bair.cas and reported the
occurrence. nub.laspector hil...:urdle and Dr. trtirrady,
vial a large force of police, lets fur the «woe of the
(music, where they found the body in a fieki. Mr.
who has lived all his life in the district,
stated that the man is a total Waage( to him. A
revolver was (Timid clutched mussily its the hand of the
dead moo, who was named Patz.ck Jennings, and was
• lately retired soldier. Another moo, lately returned
from America, was arrested ma suspicion of having
conspired to murder Mr. hrtiloin. Impatant papers
were found on the dead man's person, which, it is
supposed, led to the erred.
. . . . .

At aa Inquest on the body of Jeunings, U of the
jury out of 14 were of opinion that Mr. ha'Gioin was
not justified to firing the shot, and a verdict of an
asuglner against that gal:Rieman was returned. His
own recognisance in £lO was accepted by the comae
for his appearance.

An exciting incident occurred in Naas Gaol on
Thursday night. The wipeout, to the number of about
sereuty. lighted • bonfire in the exercise yard, and
throw an effigy of Mr. Forster into Uzi filmes, amid
cheers for Mr. Peruell and grosee for the ex•Cluit
Secretary. ihe &limner, attracted by the Illumina-
tion, ruilled into the yard and ordered the suspects to
their mule. They refused, stating that they were
seamy sympathiring with the release of their liaders.
The tea vernor three/And to bring hi the military, but
before he returned the hour for retiring for the night
struck, and the suspects wont into their man A imp
effigy of Mr. Forster wait alio burned in Ws Mazket,
equate of the town, In the presence of an imams,
maltitmlo.

Toe senesce upon kia was hues maths' hard labour.
The pi ocendiap laO. Brant* am wore theit resumed
MA the examination PI one of Use crew named Mack ben.
He admitted that mensteme primmer liod -hewn Madame
to deceased. He sold the mores"' were 13 Is.. ohne the
dock, sad this lad would have Mee hoisted that height u
the trees bed sot broke.. The prima', kept hitting
demean with • thick min all the wicks he woe befog
homed out of tie dill.bois.
David Oates, two years oa apptentice to litend, wet the
next withess. sad beim by deposing to this rope-beotiag
oa Spurn lend, and said from toot day to Friday been
Ohrutmos Day the oftener Ustrithsd deemed mon or
1... ivory day. On oess onside Broad thrashed tie led
ten of fifteen 'Moots% sad torn threw 10 buckets at water
on:blizi. Ose My he put the jib thakie top* meet
Pepper • neck, 'eying. balm yen; md drew both
wads tight
Ketshaw said WI deemed bad, eccordiug to the
usual discipithe. been punished lot disobsdinto, is
doubt; but the Aiwa had no ols• that tho boy was so
extremity weak, sad be saspoolad genet shamming. Th.
loaned simnel strongly wean toot • verdict or mie-
'kingbolt would salmi, meet the Pied*" of the cis..
Toe Judge, In kis summing ng6 mouthed that it wes a
simple cam- but me the gravity sad solenuuty of which
went mouth to prevent the jury horn giving way to
melodic% He doubted whether then was any alternative
huts. acquittal or murdm, toe it wee Mann to ms that
toe deceasod had done snything mthog lot eotrectios.
lordship .014 1. would not dairies boa jury by gots'
one the &mils of the cruelty; sot would Mt trust lurmou
to spat about my of tho mon floont mid lohth..a
deeds of which tbay bad heard. He pot it to LW Jury
whsithst they could come to thy other cinchona
than that tbs prisoner .bused, and m oxersivsly
injured, this lad that his took away his UI. in •
way which man him responsible for it, aid is so
to maks hie guilty of the rugo crime of mutter. His
lordship, however, meatiocted will% emphasis, In MN/
to moist the jury in finding out • slimly% toot when iba
lad smeared to be to artiado meek, and B.ckbut•
ncomended Out brandy shouki be given to him. Le
pipe& .014 1. would out brooch • bodes of b.andy fat
salusucti • boy.
jury retired for tea miouta, and this neuron •
verdict at
Ilse primula', on being *glad upon, said, ,"1 em drt
milky or Mout murder, your worship. '
Toe Judge said tee crime we. uei most strociout hi
ever heard of, sad too golden' must hare caned none
Um to all who beard at. &otos.** of death an' thcs
passed in the usual torso, his los damp holdisig out no hops
of mercy.