The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-05 00:00:00

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cooicionoed its operations during 1806, hos ewes, to
grief.

TLNRANT- H INTON.

Ti. Cull cit—Fo—W-t. &rectalo. On Tuesday
lest, three of the seseeede seta/ Thomas Paul.
Wilmot, ,
James ot, and Nebentleb were breed
up in isestody at megiskutee s altos, before
the Hon. W. H. B. Portman. for eternisation,
aunt "desk demob bolsi withdrawn. Ti..
habirlaff ecidess. was One Bedded deposed
""" Woutdati at lialtpast two cm., he saw Thomas
Peel, James Rideent, and Nehemiah Collins, shout the
middle part of Genville. He epoke to them and
Hideout mid he was grAng to work for Kr. Hill; and
that be wee going to try to get there in time that
morning. Paul bad • dark coat on, and his uniform
coat on his arm. lie was a soldier, and had his no ;for,.
cap on. They were going towards Hinton. The same
morning about 9 o'clortk,frorn information be had received
from Mr. Hill, he went to this bowie of Itioherd James,
In whieb Paul lodged. In the house be found eleven
fowls, now produced. in • Mg. oovered over
with a cost. Witness apprehended Paul, who was in
bed in the home. On the coat oovering the beg there
WM some blood. He found blood on the trousers of
PsuL Witness arprobended James Rideont afterwards
In the fields at his work. Found blood on his sleeve
waistcoat. Bight of the fowls had their heads pulled
oft. He then west Mr. Brown, the saperintendeet. nod
apprehended Jeremiah Collins. There was fresh e 1.4
no bisamt, whir* he (witness) produced. When he
saw the prisoners first in the morning they were going
In the direction of Mr. Hill's fowl home. John Frizde
said he weal. the employ of Mr. Hill, and looked alter
the poultry. On Friday eight but, October 25th, he
locked up the foal house. which was between the
village of Hinton and Goosing aloes to the root H.
kepi the key In his pocket. The neat morning, about
o o'slotik, be found the door of the fowl bons.
wide 09• D, the staple was drawn. It was not
light irmagh to see anything. Be then went
to his muter, Hr. Hill, and this went book to the
fowl house, and plated up the heads of foqr fowls in the
fowl home, and Missed it fowls out of N. The fowl.
produced he identified as his 111414116 property, one par.
fdeularly by • ball at the foot,--George Hill, farmer, of
Tarrant Hinton, said on Saturday morning lest, from
what was told blot by the lest witame, he went to the;
fowl hones, where he sew • quantity of blood and
feathers. He tracked the feathers all the way down the
, road, to the hoar. 111 Richard James, and not beyond.
Then was • quantity of feathers middle his door. He
greet afterwards with P.O. Sudden to James' hoes* and
, found the fowls now produeed, which he believed were
hie property. Had noticed the tee with the ball on the
I foot, and also knew one of the hens well; all the fowls
. were of the Dorkieg beeed.-11•nnah James, wife of
Richard James, slated that ea Friday night she and
her husband went to bed tibmit nine freloek. Het
husband was is isealid, and bid not been out of the
home all day. Oa the morals( of Saturday, her son,
'rhotnee Peel, who lodged with her whilst on his
• furlough, came in between two and three o'clock. He
I said, "is there mayors' at home here," sad thee said,
"John, you bring me down • light." She then said,
I "The matches aud ceedkirdiek ere oath, table." See
, then heard him strike • light, sad then Merd • second
pence walk in the room down stars. She asked Peal
who it wee, and be said • Mend going down the
road. Site got out of bed sad looked down
i into the room below through • bole in the floor
i as large as Jen hand, and sew a man with velvet
clothes on. She thought it was Oeorge Pitmea and
I spoke, bet there wee no answer, lied she got into bed
again. Paid said be welted some sapper, end she replied
r " Ton knew where it is." He took down some victuals.
She then beard emus whispering and got oat of bed
again, sad Woke& dove through the bele, and saw two
meow Midden Paid sitting one midi side of the ire.
. no• 141 swear to James Hideout. and to the beet of her
, belief Jeremiah Collins was the other men. They stayed
some time mid then left, and then her son same lobed.
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She—sOiup—abort—i fi.iTO'eforTh -haeraire; iTig—k—riew—the—re
wee gomething wroog. and found the 11 fowls new
produed on bar potaioet in the little pastry. She put
them into • bag and took them into a little wood-house,
sad lilt them there. She gave them to the policeman
whim lte pune.--Saperintendent Brown acid the} on
Saturday last he went to Elision and received from
Belden the cosigned fowls now produced. He appro.
bonded Collins with Redden, and noticed blood on
Oaks, seat, It appeared to be freeh. The priecisere,
who reserved their defeses, were committed for trial at
next quarter sessions.