The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01 00:00:00

BLANDBORD.

DEFRAUDING 'IiRS. CHARLES HAMER°.

At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, before
Mr. Justice Lopes, Abrokain Peger%lard, a gentle.
manly-looking man, surrendered to take his trial upon
the charge of feloniously misappropriating £5OO
which had been invested in his name in the Court of
Chancery as the trustee for a lady ruuned Hanibro.—
Mr. Douglas Straight conducted the prosecution, the
prisoner defending himaelf.—lt appeared from the
evidence that Mrs. Hainbro was the wife of Mr.
liambro, and was entitled to £l,OOO, which was placed
in the Court of Chancery in the name* of the prisoner
and another gentleman as Trustee.. With the consent
of Mrs. Hambro, a portion of the money—two --WI&
withdrawn from the Court of Chancery, the balance
remaining under the control of the seine trustees. The
prisoner's co-trustee, however, died, and the prisoner
had sole control over the money, which he eventually
withdrew and, according to the prosecution, applied to
his own use in the year 1875. Since then repeated
applications were made to the prisoner by Mrs.
Hambro and he asserted that the money was still in
the Conk Eventually, however, the fraud was dis-
covered. and the prisoner was given into custody.—
The prisoner cross-examined the witnesses for the
prosecution at considerable length, an-I, in reply to
the charge, he stated that he intended to have replaced
the money, and that be had no intention of defrauding
Mrs. Hambro.—The jury convicted the prisoner.—
Mr. Justice Lopes said that the prisoner had been
convicted of a very serious offence, because in the
relations of life it was absolutely necessary that
trustees should be appointed to have the control over
property to a large amount, and it was absolutely
necessary also that the public should be protected
from any breach of such trtats by persons evidently
well acquainted with the law, and who were perfectly
well aware of the responsibilities they had un.lertaken.
The defence of the prisoner that he intended to
replace the money was no defence or excuse at all. He
therefore sentenced him to 12 months' hard labour.
1101101 I: it roues-- Friday. —Refore the Mayor (Aldernuus
F. T Johns) and the ex-Mayor (Mr. Spence Abbott)—
Rots,t Gnus • labourer of Tollaril Royal, was charged by
I' C. Seagiour with being drunk in the Greyhound yard on
the previnui night —Prisoner admitted the offence, and
was fined •to include costs.

PETTY Sicamoss. Thurulay.-11More Mr. G. Churchill
Anil Mr. Hector Mourn.

Ilarrir, Keats, of Handley, sus summoned for allowing
a horse to stray on the highway at the ...me place on the
24'h Juno lut.—The defendant pleaded guilty—The
Deputy-Chief Cnistllde explained toot the defendant's
son was eummoned for this olt-inee on the Ist ult. when
he stated the animal did not belong to him, and brought
• witness t 3 times it, although he hoes with and tnanages
the hudness of • hlack•tuith for his mother.—The magis-
trates convictel Mn. Keats in the penalty of 2o lit, and
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neut.

The said Harriet Heat/ was also charged with tethering
the MIMI horse on the highway at the game plane on the
4th of July—P.C. Richard Hann proved the off .nce,
which was not denied, and the Bench imposed • like tine
of 21. 61. for this offence and Rs. costs. The magistrates
warned the defendant that tethering animals on the
highway was • very dangerous practice, and the penalty
was 40*. _

Frederick Burden, of Gummi St. Michael, was sum-
moned for having been drunk on the highway at the same
plea, on the 6th instant —P.C. Sheppard proved finding
the defendant by the side of the road at one o'clock in
the morning.- Fined?. tld. and Ss. meta.
Geove Morgan. of Newtown Hinson, 011111 summoned by
My William Young, supervisor, Blandford, for keening a
dog at Horton without a license on the that May last
P.C. Joseph Gill proved the offence, and the defendant
was fined 26a
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-7io;r-pii-Baiky, of Cranborne, was summoned by Mr.
John Edwards, of the same place, for breach of contract
The complainant stated the defendant had been in his
employ as carter since the beginning of the year, at 120.
per week, and that on the 14th of August he left without
giving any notice, and had not since returned to his work,
for which be claimed 12.. assuages—The defendant
simply denied the contract—The magistrates thought as
there was no specific agreement as to notice the defen.
dent was.justified in leaving at the end of any one week,
and dismissed the case.
Diana Miller, of Dimondsham, and John Miller, her
eon, were summoned by Emma Poison, of the same place,
for an assault on the 115th ult —The latter defendant
admitted the assault, but said he did it in defence of his
mother. —The whole affair seemed • paltry disagreement,
and the magistrates dismissed the cede against the woman,
and fined the boy a and Els. costa