The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-25 00:00:00

SECOND COURT, WWII/DAL
(Bofors 11. WILLIAMS, )
lITILLIAA A AOLDIZILIN WATCU.

Jou' Booms and WitUts Poi, privates of the 7th Royal
Fusiliers, were Indicted for 'teatime a silver watch and chain,
at Portland, on August 91h, from the person of John Omen.
Mr. /Tooke prosecute].
John COMM, pioneer of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, was drinidng
with the two prisoner", in the canteen at Portland, and fell
Weep. When he woke he mismd his watch, and priaoners
were gone. On the Ste Summers showed the watch to a men-
rade on duty, and told him to my nothing about It, ea there
would be a row about tin a day or two, time. On the lind of
ALgust, Provoet-earseant Drake obtained the wateb from the
Greyhouod Inn, Weymouth. Rare it had been left with
Elizabeth Grlbble by the prisoners, wbo said they would sell It
for a pound, aa they sere hard up. Mr. Faros, the landlord of
the Greyhound, adieu cad 18a. on the watch and chain, saying
thlimveutilave It spin on repaying the money.
said It war a very bad cues; stadia( from •
comrade when they were lying themselves was Miami
breach of truaL Four mon hard labour.
AITSILITDIO TO 11C11 POCIIII AT sampeay.
Cuzurs CHAMORLAIN, 41, hawker, for attempting to steal
from Catherine Stone, at Bridport, on September 3rd, and also
from Matilda Courtney, at the mem time and edam, certain
monies She pleaded guilty, and mid Alla was very sorry for
the "dreadful mandal," and had bitterly repented of IL R was
entirely the drink, and Ate had suffered enough for it she bad
never had a lock or key turned on her In her life.
Mr. Williansa said it was elm, that prisoner went about
trying to live by [diking people's pocket+. Three weeks for
each offence, each than to follow the other.

111ARArt Ai Owax IS, obtaining by false pretences Mx pairs
o/ boots from George William Read, at Bridport, on 57th Aug.
She pleaded fulity.—Nr. 11. N Henke prosecuted, and saki
the case was rather anions ; poisoner worked In. twine factory,
and the boole were sold and given sway by her to the other girls
there. . .

Prisoner bad been n prison since August I, and was notepad
to two calendar months' bard labour.
CHAILOS Of ROBBINO • =MAW WHOA AT OA.
Fl4llOlll litcsmeno, who hod been out or bill, was Indicted
for stealing four nvereigns the property of William Warren,
mimeo, also a£6 loge, property of the same, end again with
stealing Use.. eavirelgns, also the property of William Warren.
/Ir. Castle prosecuted.
Prisoner Is to, aunt of the prosecutor, who is a tailor, and
I. In the habit of going backwards and forward. bete... the
North and Weymouth, and when in Weymouth residing w.th
prisoner, pityirry her for the board and lodging. On 9th March
he " and - 10tb June 1.5, top tln the Bank
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on the IL.— June triplet ...
for him. Yrinci be returned on 7th Ot__ JOT he asked for the
money, and prisoner told him she bad talon the Money and
spent It.
At Ws point Mr. Williams mid he thought this was • cam
that owht to be defended, and asked Mr. 11.. N. Hankies to
uradmieke IL
In crow-examination prosecutor mid that when be cisme
brew wer.diskqd prisonscJlL the
.dionsa,.l9t,ll7 told her to
upstain and told him nm ' "
Rom Warren, daughter of derendant, said that Warren, bee
cousin, told her mother she might make we of the money, to
long.. the returned it by next March. He aftenranis let her
hare a£s note. In won-examination witness mid nee saki
before the magirtrates tin Warren lent her mother the ZS
Ant, and It WM in gold aid silver. Wm mold not tell how it
was that Wm gave. differsit story before the
Mr. Howard, Mayor of Weymouth, mid that Mr. Mrs
Stoekting rented& bows sf him, and were very respecenble.
Lately they had had .one little misfortune., suoh as the
husband being out of wort ; but the woman Ina always • hard-
working respectable perm.
Mr. Hanka urged that it au moot likely the sailor, in •
=manner, let his aunt have the money; to return in
but in consequence of the misfortunes that had bap-
peemd I. the husband tieing out of work, the prosecutor had
become rather afraid of losng his money,
Mr. CesUrs remarked on the difference ln the descriptions of
the money given by the witness Rose Warren.
Mr. Wlllms oiled the atantlon of the Jury to the differenos
between • fraudulent ooaveseloo, and that without fraudulent
Intent, Hs remarked that proacutor had • uthorind prbsoner
to lake the money out of the bank.
Not guilty.
The same prisoner wee hen indicted for dealing LS, the ,
property of ti.. mate pine.. Mr. H. N. Bank.. urged that I
there ware a flaw in the inhement, no parish being mentioned. '
The Court had power to &nand ; but it was not incumbent on
the, to d 0.., end the Indisment must be submitted again to
the Grand Jury. He euggated that they should mei time by
admitting this technical oblvtion.—Mr. Castle urged that Ude '
was • very different ease toin last.
Mr. Williams left the (hurt for consultation, and on his
return, the indictment wet emended
Warren on August 10 left ZS In • little mah-box, locked,
which he placed in his cheat and talked that, having the keys
with his anat. When he Maimed from hie voyage, his Ant
and ninth,z were unlocked, and the money wee gone. When
he asked about it she told him that the had wed
it, and let him have 10s. heal If she had paid him £2 10.,
beside.; he would not have proceeded against tier.
How Wan en mid the Mousy woe put into the box in her
mother's prem.& and the big was given to prisoner.
Mr. Banks. urged that &hitters. • ewe for the County Court,
in which promcdtor could nearer the money.
The Chairman haring summed up, the Puy returned •
verdict of not guilty.
ereAligo IMMT AT YORMIIO/01.
JACO, Union, 25, blacknath, was indicted for stealing •
a puns and half-ewerelgn, the property of John Mitchell
Holland, at Fordlogton, on August
Mr. Cutler promeuted.
John Mitchell Holland, miler, of Dradfoole, COMO to Dor.
darter on Awing. 20th, in tier market field, and with another
young min had some beer with the prisoner. Prosecutor
about 0p.... wired prisoner to help him toe night',
and he took him to the Swan Inn, where prosecutor pal.l for
both beds. They had more clink, and prisoner asked if pro...
tutor had any more money, to which ba yepttsg
Prisoner mad he bad more, and pronnutor took out his purse,
with • French win and haffervereig . Prisoner *wenches' the
purse out of his hands, with Use words "You shall not squan-
der that to-night" Prosecutor got to the landlord, who sent
for • polleenatue. Oa the Wad August he mw the French coin
and the puree at Dorcheeter halt
William Davis took the pares from the prisoner's bands at
the ftwan, but there was no hallnerereign in it.
A whom named Wellapring mw the ball-soverelgn in prison-
Ws mouth during On scuffle at the Swan,
Mr. Pitlind sent (or the police, and when prienner was wised
be tried to drop emnething ender the thble, but be was forced
to give It up.
ffergt. Cousins searched the prisoner, but mould not find the
half-sovereign.
Prisoner mid he knew nothing about the ha/I-sot malign, and
the porn was put into his hand by prolocutor.
The Jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to one
month's hard labour.
ARLIMoneo A ante.

Relic UM., re, earvent, pisaded guilty te abandoning •
child, six months old, at Bee Regis, whereby the life of the
child ea endangered, on
The Chairman mid the erica wia 11W. ehort of murder.
She bad stripped hero... child of Its clothes, expaed it under
I hagrink, end it was only through God's Providence that she
did not Mend there charged MU. murder. They were mealy
maga whether they were Justified in pawing even etion •
sentence a• they ant going to, @even ma it wie—fighteen
mouths' hard labour:

lIT/ALIXO PAWN TIMM AT BAIDTOILT.
Minx Wat.con, 40, errant, pleaded guilty to .nsellng two
pawn Hoke., the property of Emily Hodges, at Bruiport There
ITO 4 previous conviction, and ',boner IVY 11•1114600111 d to
months' hard labour.
EIIOWAT AT vixamurn.
010101 MOAMAR SS, bricklayer, and QUALM NoI&TIXTA,
It, plasterer, were indicted for breaking open the dwelling-
bower of William Foyle, and steeling a pair of hoot& bat brush,
Ith yards colico, two sheets, two pocket books, an almanac,
and 41b. of bread, the property of William Foyle and another
at Thusborne, on Oil. e
Yr. H. N. Bank. prosecuted. Prosecutor Sets In a small
bean at Fursehlll, and be a family named Hanoi, as
lodgers, Tb• owner wont off to work early, and lodger.
shorewards, basing the louse butensel. When the
returned lbw, found the back window had been tot:
open, sod the r 0003.1 wore In confusion, weird things
being mimed. Prisonern bad been seen near the plies
sad were followed to Salisbury and Devices, found In • com-
mon lodging house, and the hathrush disoovered among their
clothes with three mourning envelops&
She Herbst identified prisoners aa baying beta clogs to the
oottage it thalitinas tbs lodgers were swig, andillaans alio saw
than no. ths plans shortly after, and they asked him the wag
to Cnusborne.
P.C. Adams, of Wlmborns, smoked the men at DITIMIII6
when they add they came from &idol, amid had not barn to
Salisbury. He found the hstbrush among their clothes, and
then George showed light, and Sweetened to throw He pole*.
man out of the window.
The phonon said they paw • bundle bride the prden gate
at the cottage, picked it up, and took than whale&
Found guilty, End Notepad to twelve Wender months
bard Moor.
The policemen waa called up, complimented for him conduct,
and awarded COL
Widula WE AT VITIOCTB.
WILIJAN Laos. 87, brioklagur, wee indicted for Marking open
Lba shop of Gillingham, aid stealing US Iba, of iron, at
Wsymoutb,—Prsossor pleaded pithy to 414.110 ff Lbe Iron, but
not to breaking open tee passable& —lO. Collins proessauted.—
Pdsouw bed hew emililthed at the shop, lbws shop was broken
open, and • qoantit,y of hie stolen, and prisomor found dealing
with the iron. —Therewas • previous convlothoo. —This.
months' hard labour.
ALAN= 11111IZZLIIII157 AT TrITI6OT2.
Cortalwal Huussout Indicted for ensbauting b thy prow
rurmaimisaalad. Jan" Elholabcd, as Waymooth, l3, ak.
pr