The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-02 00:00:00

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POLICE COURT. Tuealay.—Refore Major General Sir Z.
11.2:reathed, K.O B and the Rev. (3; V. Garland.

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T MDT DT • SERVANT Or TOT. LONDON AND SOUTH
We-some, It AILW A Y COMPANY. —SI nOwl Alkrt, of Vim-
borne, a brakesman op the London and South Western
Railway, was charged with stealing a meerschaum cigar
hi tee of the value of £2., and the property of one
Samuel Messerli, an interpreter for dealers in French
h,r..es. From the evhlence it appears that prosecutor
who had been to W.dbury Hill Fair, returned to the
R silway Hotel, about lit o'clock in the evening. He had
mine supper, and when he went in had a cigar holder in
his hand, the cigar being lit, he placed it in the i•ipe stand.
The prisoner and some more persons were in the room at
the nine time. After supper he went to take the cigar
holster, and found it was gone, and also missed the
prisoner from the rnom. He then gave information to
the p dice.— Thomas Downing, a telegraph clerk, proved
having seen the prisoner hide the cigar holder on the stop
block at the stati, al, and afterwards having taken it up,
and given it to some one else. The prisoner when taken
into custoslv, wirmtleti that he host taken it.— The inagis-
trot,. taking into consideration the prisoner's previous
Rost character, and the prosecubir not wishing Morose the
chare.o, 110 nteneed to one month's hard labour.
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Jaw.. Rrnterg, was eliyriti..l as a ra.,r.int. for applying for
hayini: in .ney it his possession. The prisoner
sih. joo tiysharged from gaol. was sentenced to one
oith's hard lals

POOLE.

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SOCIETY-The 40th anniversary of this
was celebrated on Momlay in the Temperance-hall. •
goodly number sat down to tea, after which the business
Meeting was held. Mr. H. Penney, the secretary. and Mr.
J. It Llewellyn, the treasurer, presented reports, which
were adopted. Mr. G. Curtis was re-elected president,
and the vice-presidents were appointed as follows —Rev.
C. Portnell and MOM". W. Mate, .1. J. Norton, D.
Hallam, S. L. Baker, J. Haistood, F. Knight, T Cherett.
and W. Carter. The treasurer and secretary were re-
appointed, with Mr. C. H. Mats a. joint secretary .Messes.
E. S. Shave and T. Snook were elected auditors, and the
committees were appointed as follows :—General corn
mittee -Messrs. C. Hannon, B. J. Elford, W. Hatwood.
W. Chaffey, 5 Cure, L. Rickette, G. Cole, H. Young,
W. Bristowe, 11. Miller, .1. Cann, and W. Brown. Ladies
etatunittee—Mrs. Mate, Mrs. H. Penney, Mr.. G. Hicks,
Mrs, E. S. Shave, Mrs. J. R. Lllewellyn, Mrs. B. J.
Elf ord. Mrs. J. Habgnod, Mrs. O. Cole, Mrs. S. L Baker,
Mrs. H. Miller, Mee. Bristowe, and Miss C. Penney. At
the public meeting Mr. W. Mate occupiol the chair,
and the speakers were Mr. T. Glover (agent of the United
Kingdom Alliance), Mr. Wood (Soutbampton),. and Mr.
G. Curtis. Several pieces were sung I.y the chow
Parr, Swims% Thorolay.—Mr. G. It. Catch was the
only tnagietrate present, and the sessions had to he
adj....timed till Monday.
MONDAY. —Bei ore Messrs. M. Kemp-Welch, W. D. Dug-
dale, G. H. Gutch, and J. B. DurelL
Mr. Lionel Budge applied, on behalf of Mr. Henry
Curtis for • license to perform stage plays at the Antelope
Hotel Aartemblorooms, and offered Mr. Harris, of Park.
stone, and Mr. T. logs, of High-street, as the requisite
sureties. The magistrates granted the application.
George King, builder. of Fern Down, was charged under
• warrant with stealing, some time within the last 14
days, • quantity of timber, board, and ptinks, and •
cement bag, value 15s. fl.. the property of Robert Tumor,
pork butcher, of Poole—Mr. H. W. Dickinwn prosecuted;
Mr. It. N. Howard defended. This was • curious caw,
and the hearing of it occupied some hours. The prisoner
contracted with the prosecutor to erect two shops and six
cottages in Lagland-street, Poole, and the prosecutor was
to supply all material except lime, sand, laths, and lath
nails. On the 17th of September prisoner was seen to
to leave the building with four pieces of board under his
arm, and these were afterwards found by the prosecutor
in Mr. Samuel Whittle's yard on the West Shore.
Prisoner said he knew nothing about the boards, and
refused to return them, and the prosecutor then obtained
a warrant to search for missing property at the Primmer.
house at Fern Down. P.C. Stone executed the warrant,
and a cement hag and a number of pieces of timber were
found and claimed by prosecutor, Mit, except in one or
instance., the evidence of identification was very loose.
For the defence it was urgedlthat the ingredients of felony
were entirely wanting, but the magistrates said they
could not see their way clear to dismiss the case. and Bent
It for trial by a jury. The prisoner was bailed out till the
Qqartir Baikal oa his owa rooogaialacalict .050.