The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-17 00:00:00

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ARRESP OP MR. JOSEPH SAMPSON, LATE

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It may be remembered that some s's ore leen years
ago some sensatiou was caused in this neighbourbood
P 7 tbe discos( ry that • supposed wrill.to.do farmer
had absconded, slier defrauding •azious dealer. sod I
other, by selling to them his farming at iok, on which
he had previously retried money by a bill of sale. The
pasty, Mr. J, 8. Sairipaon, was unmarried, of frugal
habit., occupied a good farm, hal been for many ye if/
• poor-law guardian, aud was reputed ii have pur-
chased • landed estate • few mantles before his disap-
pearance. Mr. H. Collard, dealer, of Hanel ridge, and
I Mr. 11. Willis. of StierborLe, were considerable losers
by purchasing stook that was afterwards followed and
claimed by Wan L oRLD mousy-6plus who had ad-
vanced money on the 'Cock and taken a bill-of sale.
The claim was contended in • law oozed, but Um result
was only to MINI still further loss to the parties who
had barn so shamed oily deceived, and who, baying
purchased the stock in entire good faith and pail for
it, found themselves obliged to give it up and to defray
the c lets of an unsucosaidol law-sub'. Needless to say
that (hi, . coiled gririt iudignatiou, cud if the deli.,
guent could have beau alighted ou at the time
be would doubtlesa have boo. dealt with in
Lynch fashion. Ile, however, succeeded in
getting clear away, a-41 kept 0.. t of sight until
the matter we. forgotten by. perhaps, every
one except th cc who had suffered so severely from
the field. After a ;epee of some years, however, it
wee known that he had not emigrated, as was sup-
posed. He ran two or three daring risks, and wee
odd to have been seen t•Ioe in Devonshire, In towns,
and on one CoUlit II when • large agricultural chow
was b. ins held. This appi are to hove med., him bold
and foolsb, and lately he wee incautious enough to
take up Lis abode a: as inn closely adjoiolog the
livers'iot 'tattoo, iron when° do intle s. he a meld
look d ,wn and re° stelae many lo.ue r ruaiutano.s.
But this was coming a little too Mar borne. He was
recognised, and the party he had most wronged,
Mr. Collard, on Saturday came Into Shinbone. and
obtained a warrant for his app-shension. Superinten-
dent Florence and • on:dash!. at once prooeeded to
the Inn, and were leformed that Mr. Stone, com.
neercial traveller, bad been there, but had left- The
offieere were not iiatilfied, and observing their Inlay.
mint is • relative of Sampi/o) pass up the
gar lan, they followed, and saw their [parry making
away across • held. Ha gained the ehelter of • hay.
atack, 6,1 an ollicrr won't on either side, and
damp. a. was made a prisoner and hr tight to the
police-station at Sberborne, where he remained in the
cell all Sun ley, and wiul on Monday afternoon briarbt
up at the polloe-station before Captain Carr Glyn.
Henry Oollarl, dealer, satd he was living at Ileum-
(ridge, and was so in Msych, 1818. On the 20th of
that month he saw prisoner at hie farm, at Lang.
burtan, hearing he hat sires et ick for sole. He
h ,ngh t of bier 21 bes.t-, 2. ilt., 132 ewe., and 141 limbs,
and three cc f oar sheep beside, Ile did at t him
they were his st•ck. Ile agree! It. pay him EMI, and
Paid him by cheous neat day. He bed the sheep on
the 20 h and It, bees' son th • 214. 9 the he wits
at Ye 'vii nes, kA, the greater part of them, and the
sheep to Mr. J.ffrey. An action wow mohr a asinet
+Bassi In the quien's Beach in March, 1879. about
these sheep alai beano' hi • matey lender named
Cue :Inane wh I proved that he had a hill of sale n the
atock at the ton wit ncs ii might it. The result id the
action 4,611 that into 1.4 11.6.1 to p‘y far it stain, sal
the jiedg . gave j eriginent .galosh him for the amount.
—Trio prieous , who a•lcdti for the diroaritians t be
read over. and armoire! if the bill of sale incite led
the sheep, was then remanded.