The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-15 00:00:00

POOLI.

Pierer Se= Thnrsday.—Befor• the Mayor (Mr. A.
Balaton), and Messrs. W. Pearce and J. B. Duren.
TILLIIIFLIS OF LIMMISCS. —the Bench transferred the
license of the New Inn, Inagaset, from Mr. George Corer
to Mr. William Nicholas; and that of the Yacht Inn,
Markebstreet, from Mrs. TOM to Mr. Richard Cartridge.
APPOMTIIINT OF LN °VOW& —Mr. John Graven
Assistant Overseer of the pariah of Loogfieet, applied to
the Bench to appoint a new overseer for the parish in the
14101 of the late Mr. William Edward Palmer, and the
magistrates appointed Mr. John Albert Chinchen es his
snrOsmor.
SCHOOL PROWICIMONS.—WiIIimas Freeborn, • labourer,
was summoned by Mr. John Mowlam, jun. School
Attendance Officer, for neglecting to vend his child, John
Freeborn, regularly to echnoL —Defendant did not appear.
—Mr. H. W. Dickinson. Clerk to the School Attendance
Committee, said this was the third time the defendant
had been summoned. On the first occasion be was merely
cautioned, and the second time he wee fined 2s. Bd.—Mr.
Moslem said the child had only attended at the Free
School once out of 38 times that the school had been open
during the past month—The magistrates fined defendant
sa.
Thomas Coward, who did not appear, was similarly
summoned.—lir. Dickinson asid this defendant had also
been summoned twice before. and the last Co,, he was
tined fa—The School Attendance Onion said defendant's
child had not made • single attendance at the Free School
during the past month. Ho was about 12 years of age,
and was working with his father —Fined ss.
John Kendall, re postman. was summoned for • like
offence.—Delent did not appear, but the child, Minnie
Kendall, produced a certificate from the mistress of the
Girt.' National School that she had passed the third
standard and giving her permission to attend as • half-
time—Mr. Dickinson said the echoolruistrese had no
right to give such permismon. —Mr. Mowlam said the
child only made eight attendances during the month.—
The Bench imposed a line of 81
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Jaws Brooks, who Ina represented by his wife, was
similarly siunaionest-11r. Yowler's said the child
nsas:e 13 attendances ant of 40 that the British School had
been open during the past month, and the hooch fined
defendant 2s.

--Nalada WWiaeu.• widow, was summoned for a like
offence.—The officer said defendant's boy had only made
two attendances at the National School during the month.
—Defendant said her son played truant, and Mr Mowlam
said he believed this to be true.—Mr. Pearce told defen
out she must see that her child went to school, and as she
was • widow with five children she was ordered to pay
the low line of 64.

Taot:HLELOnE Bora—Jean Jefery, a boy of Parkstone,
was summoned for throwing stones in the streets at
Parkstone on the previous Friday.—Mr. Richard Ashley,
verger of St. Peters Church, stated that on Friday, about
Midday, he was in the church-yard, and a tagged flint
stone fell within about two feet of him. He saw defendant
throw three other stones, and on remonstrating with him
he defied him He had cautioned defendant on previous
occasions and he always defied him.—The Bench imposed
• line of 2s. GI and costs, 75. 6d., to be paid in a fort-
night
Mislearls, Chaska liasenitoek, Grove Bean., Henry
Logy, and William Long With's, five boys of Parkstone,
were summoned for committing • similar offence on the
previous Sunday.—l'.(. Brushet stated that between two
and three o'clock on Sunday afternoon he mw all the
defendants throwing stones at the chestnut-trees in the
church-yard.—The Rer. C. Druitt, assistant curate at St.
Peter's church, wrote to the Bench giving Withers an
excellent character.—Supt. Hunt said Edmonds had been
convicted of playing "bandy" in the street on Sunday.—
The 'Bench tined Edmonds 5s and coati, 7s. 6d. ; Raver-
stock, Benn__,s and Lacy, is, and is, lid, costs each ; and
discharged Withers with • caution. .

IPPLING o StNDAI.— WHOA Sioekky and Wi11...,,
Asklard, labourers, of Branksea Island, were summoned
for being drunk awl disorderly on the Quay on the
previous Sunday.—lS. Beaken stated that between 11
and 12 o'clock on Surelay morning he saw both defendants
near the Custom House drunk and very disorderly.
Ashford took off his hat and challenged any one to fight
him, defendants refuml to give their addreases and he
locked them up until they did so—Mr. It. Bush, and
Thomas 11. J. Trotanan. Custom House Officers, proved
that defendants came to the watch-home on Sunday
morning drunk and made a disturbance there.—P.C. Horn
gave corroborative evidence and mid defendant.; abused
him a great deaL—Defendants were each let off with the
light penalty of 2e. 6.1. and costs, 7s. ltd.
DISTUILBEBI OF SHE PLACIL —TOM tiodyea of Loardlleea
v. IL Fano. of Creekmoor, the former of whom did not
appear, were summoned for being drunk and disorderly
on the previous Sitorday night. —Superintendent Hunt
stated that on Saturday night he new defendants going up
Illigh.street, very much the were. for drink. Fancy warn
leading Hodges who we. the worst of the two They
were swearing, shouting, and making a great noise, and he
remonstrated with them several times. Hodees was an
old offender.—P.C. Cherrett corroborated.—The magies
trite. fined Hodges 10s, and costa,?. 6d. ; and Fancy 5.
and like meta
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A ilinaitgvOus Yotrva.—Jautes Masher, a carpenter, of
Borne road, Hinson, was nummoned for wilfully damaging
• wall, the property of Mr. Charles Hill Smith, grocer, of
Upper Parkstone, to the extent of 11. on the previous
Saturday night--Complainsat mid he had had his walls
damaged a great deal oind about 12 o'clock on Strurday night
be was manacling at his ahoy door on the look out. Iferen•
dent came along and knocked of a brick from the coping
of the wall in front of his premises and threw it a; anal
the brickwork underneath the window. It • followel
defendant and saw him entsr his house —John Bond,
• tenant of complainant's, proved among defendant going
away from the premises, and said he followed him to his
home—Defendant net up an alibi but failed to prove it,
nod waa ordered to pay a 6n• MUM 6d, damages ,and cods
Be 6d. _ _

Millr-ABBLE AMONGST SEMI/N.—John Brom., a seaman. on
board • verse) now lying in Poole harbour, was summoned
for easanltlng Seymour James Putwaln, • fellow i
on the previous day.—This was • trumpery case ineaATA
the complainant provoked the defendant to strike him
twice, and the Bench 'imposed the small Rae of in and
costa, 9a. dd.
BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS.

These Sessions were held on Friday at the Guildhall,
before the Recorder (Mr. k .1. H. Collins, i.t who was
accompanied on the Bench by the Mayor (Mr. A. Ralston),
the Sheriff (Mr. W. Mate), and the following magistrate% :
—Messrs. W. Pearce, C. J. Stone, M. KempWelch, W.
D. Dugdale, J. It, Dwell, and G. H. Gutch.
The Grand Jury was composed as follows :—lleura C.
T. Marston (Foreman), T. Bock, T. Norbuiy, H. Meredith,
3.3. Morton, H. S. Morton, E C. Oakley, T. 11, Palk, C.
IL Ralf., H. Safe, F. A. Stone, W. A. Stone, W. Yerbury,
and H. Thick&
The Clerk of the Peace (Mr. G. B. Aldridge) having read
the Queen'. proclamation,
The learned Recorder proceeded to charge the Grand
Inquest His Honor said their duties that morning would
be light, 110 only three case% would come before them, and
those would present no very Fest difficulty, for be was
glad to say they were not renous onea Referring to the
charge of embezzlement against George Greenhill the
Recorder said he found that in this cue there was only one
charge of embezzlement made against the accused. The
grand jury must be careful before they returned a true
bill against him ; they must find that not only did be re-
noire money on his employees' account, but that he
fraudulently concealed the fact from them, meaning to
apply the money to his own use. If • clerk or aervant
received money on hia master', account and forgot 14 pay
it over, or did not do no by any accident, thu would not
form the crime of embezdeapent ; he must fraudulently
conceal the fact. In this caw a gentleman named Sianders
employed the primoner ; he stated that on the 9th of July
he rent him to Bournemouth for the purpose of collecting
money, and more especially to collect 10a. fici. from the
Bournemouth Gu and Water Company. When he came
back, Mr. Sander, asked whether he had received any
money, and he replied that he had not, If the grand jury
were satisfied with the conversation that took place it
would appear that Greenhill, having denied the receipt of
the money only a very few hours alter he actually did
receive it, must have intended to fraudulently mis-
appropriate the money. They would look at the evidence
pretty searchingly, and mikes they found that these :used
fraudulently received the money, the crime of embezzle,
curt vr.?uld not be mode out. _

-717ig-dUio7.ll7mater itYgte.—Mr. .1. A. Foote said he
appeared to te in the case of Robert Alien. •
seaman, ad
gc..,witil was charged with housebreakiug on
the 12th rMarch. end maliciously wounding Mr. G. IL
Whitehall, formerly governor of the Pool* Borough Gaol,
on the 26th of April. He wee informed that the accused
was still WO ill to be brought up.—The Recorder mid he
had been in prison since the 29ch of Merck—Mr. W. X
Good, Deputy-surgeon of Dorchester Gaol, proved that
Allen had bun under his care since the 30th of June.
He was suffering from chronic ulcer of the stomach, and
we, constantly vomiting lame quantities of blood. His
waa in danger and it was doubtful whether he would
be &bee to take lo trial at •11.—The Recorder said he
thought the best course would be for him to repro-ant the
came to the Home Secretary. and let him take whet steps
he liked. Each time he came there an application was
made to postpone the trial, and be did not like to keep
him in prison without his taking his triel.—Mr. Daniel
, Itynord, governor of the Dorchester Gaol, gave evidence
111 to the state of the prisoners health, and the Recorder
mid he would formally remand the prisoner until the
nut argon( and in the meantime he would communicete
with the Secretary of State.
Cleanse or Emanzuntiorr. George Geseakfit of
Seldown Hous Longffeet, surrendered to bell charged
with embezzling the sum of £1 10e. 6d., Laken into his
lanton on eccount of Mr. Frederick and George
. meeting under the style of the Architectural
Pottery Company, Ham worthy. on the lish of July.—
Kr. J. A. Foote prosecuted ; Mr. F. Matthews defended._Several jurymen were challenged by Mr. "Whew& —Mr.
Foote said this wu a cam which would receive the serious
attention of the jury, bec tuse it must necemarily he pain-
ful to investigate an accusation of this kind, effecting •
person in the prisoner's position in the town, but if the
facts satisfied the jury that the prisoner committed the
simple offence with which he was charged it would be for
them to say so, without reference to the prisoner's
previous charecter, or to his future—Mr. F. G. Sanders,
the prosecutor; Mr. T. R. Sanders, his brother ; and Mr.
George Gooch, the manager of the Bournemouth Gas end
Water Company then repeated their evidence, which we reported at the tame et the magisterial investigation.—
Mr. Foote, in summing up the cue for the prosecution,
argued that the only question for the iuty was W1114.6111' emotoenuy concealed the act of his having
rombatie; money from Gooch. He should be glad if the
jury mow ass their:way clear to acquit the soused, but he
did not see mildest pound they oowo say that the prisoner
did not deny receiving the money.—Mr. 'teethe*. made
• long and eloquent Ouch for the defence. He
commodeg that, according to thee... for the prosecution,
the prisoner was not binF
i;,,d for em the sum
of Al 10e. 62., but tar from the cub box, s
keys,. and for all the of tate accounts thteirUZ
gone on for sewn The way ti which Mears. Sanders conducted their business was sufficient to frighten any
one from entering into their employ in future. The fact
In reality wes that the man who was accused or dishonest,
pointed out to the primmer that there was a lax conduct
of &deka. which be knew would enable him to Pilfer it
he thought peeper to it Su Re conteuded that Messrs.
Sudan had acted in a harsh and cruel manner towards
an old servant He gave noting to leave because the
accounts were so loosely kept that accungious were mad*
against innocent persons, and after the puloce had been
called in he at CCM Left the promo s employment.
It was very sad to me • badness so conducted that a man
like the primes, should be pieced in his pretest position.
He Canfidenury annealed to the jury to acquit his client—
The
Recorder, in summing up to the Jury, *eked them to
remember that there was only one charge against the ,
that of enitinaling the mail gum of tl 1, 64,
giswanaras Perfectly dear that ha mind Ur money on oho My In vise** se Mk Swim's Oat. but Is leer the

Par, could not find him guilty unless they thought that
he not only received the money, but fraudulently eg...
osaled the fact from his employer, with intent to steal it
Messrs Senders seemed to carry on their busts.' some-
what lomely, a. fm as regarded small cash tramactions.
1 but the jury must consider whether it was poesible that
the money was received by Mr. Senders and afterwards
forgotten, or that the prisoner neglected to nay the money
Intending to del mud ins employer. With regard to the
proceedings for slander, it was not to be supposed ay,
brcsu.e the prisoner had served a writ on Mr. I'. R,
Sanders the prosecutor would enter into • conspiracy for
the purpose of causing the prisoner to be apprehended rej
• charge of embessiement —The jury, alter deliberating
for some time, returned • verdict of " Not Guiltr.--lbe
Recorder : The safest verdict, gentlemen, it was hardly
safe to convict on those books.
alansmiorr Asaams.—Georys Russiill„ • seamen, aged
was indicted for indecently assatilthig Alice Saunders •
domestic servant, at Lonadeet, on that lith of September.
Mr. J. A Foote proescuted.—The marl was Meetly proved,
and the prisoner said be was drunk at the time and knew
nothing of what he did. —The jusy found the prliopg,
" Guilty," but recommended himto mercy, as ha had
already been in prima for some time. In answer to
Recorder the prisoner said he wee a married man with
two children and Supt. Hunt said prisoner had suffered
a month's imprisonment for asmuldng his wife. nil
Learned Recorder passed sentence of six calendar months
hard labour.