The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-02 00:00:00

STEALING A GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN.

Eliseeth Motley. a prostitute. was charged on Wadnes.
ar. before Dr. Drew (elutirman). D. Colletc, Eat.. and J.
l. ltob.ene. EN., with stealing a gold Geneva watch and
ci an, with • gold coin attached from the bedroom of
Mr, Day. Belvidvn Mews, Weymouth.
Mr. Henna we for the defenee.
Mi. Day said on Standar last she missed the watch and
r inn trio her beiroonr. She missed them al. put four or
awa in the afternoon. fins wvnt out in the moving bit
forint to put it on. To. prisoner livid with her some
three treera a:A MI • earvaat. line was then • Very nice
OIL sad that %Ant her re.reon far taking ben onsemi,
When she came on she slid • little work downstairs, and
witases seat her upstairs to On yam where the watuu
waster • lady's hat, and she rowing it in the afternoon.
Crom-examined by Mr. limns: There were only two
ether girl. in the house. They were her apprentices. She
lett her house during the day and was absent about an
aito-entlichalf. She wee in the habit of wearing swatch
every day, The prisoner came on after breakfast, about
11 o'clock, sod left In the afternoon, before she missed the
watch. The other girls also went upstaln during the day.
She sent prisoner out twice during the day, for • little
beer and • little brandy. alto was not drunk. Prisoner
' tains and saw her yesterday moraine early. Witness did
not accuse her than of stealing the watch. but she did not
tall her to rest content and that she was innocent. One
of the other girls lives with her, and the other is an out-
door apprentice living in Walpolibternos. She did not
charge the prisoner with the crime, benne, she could not
swear she stole It. Whoa she worked for her before *he
was always very honest. She bed no girl from Wyke in
her employ. She was certain she did not lose the watch.
The other girls were in the habit at going into her bed-
room about their work.
11l sabeth Wright we her evidence ins very straightfor-
ward war, and said she wag apprenticed to Mrs. Day. Mon-
day last between 'land Mahe went in to Kraft.? 's bedroom
for her Atm?. While she was there she had to peas the
drawing-table. and she sow there • gold watch and clan.
She went out for Mrs. Day and returned about II Wm
went out again to fetch Mrs. Day's boy, and the prisoner
relied at the house when she got beck. Winer then
went to her dinner. There were only_ Mr. Day sad the
er in the house at the ties., Me. rs. Day was In the
ao( wearing the watch, but on the day la inentioa
dip forgot to gut lt on. la the itttriaan veilasear was
..kid to go upstairs after • hat for a lady. She Mai up
saga soon afterwards toe some soIIP.

Croecexarnlaed by Kr. Hume: She left between six and
seven. and the watch was not mimed till at ter she went.
The apprentices worked in • kitchen, as the letork-room
wee not donn op yet, and they mull eee everybody coup
'taiga Yrs. Day was quite sober during tie day. Witness
did not touch the wa.rh. Blte vaunt home when lira.
Day came op about hall past seven, and told her the watch
wee gone. Shv dui not see her to up stairs d u nog the day,
et at least 'fanjet she was In the house. The other sppren-
:ice left at half-past tan, hecsuci she had the face-ache,
and did not retnno till half.peat eight, when the watch tics
missed. Mrs. Day wee in the habit of going out and stay-
ing for an hour or two at the time. She had never pawned
or sold ari•ihing foe her.
Supt. Vickery asked for • remand: but lit-. Hanna
*blasted to it, for it was simply • case of bare suspicion.
Supt. Vickery said after the prisoner left the house she
went to the Brig Inn, and was mirod up with more of her
' clam, and it was some hour, before information was given
to the police. Hs required a remand to see he could
, trace the watch.

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The Bench granted • remand till Saturday.
Mr. Hanna &eked that the prieourr might be admittedto
bell; but the Beech thought It would hardly be In the
intimate of juatlce to do that.