The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-07 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUN l'Y EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 7. 1885.

failed to shake her testimony in any material two, tention of trying ti defraud Mrs. Crabb.--The
ticulsz. The little girl was greatly distressed while prisoner was found guilty, and was sentenced to six
undergoing the ordeal of cross • examination, and months hard labour.
several times burst out crying.—Dr. Simpson gave THEFT OE t JACKET.
evidence as to the state of the girl. It also transpired Eli Evans, 11, labourer. was chsrged with stealing
from the doctor's evidence that the prisoner suffered • jacket, the property of Frederick Ilniwn, of Broad-
front • venereal disease.—Mr. Matthews made • wry, on the 11th of May, lie4s.—Prisoner pleaded
forcible appeal on the prisoner's behalf.—Mr. Willed guilty, and al., to a previons convictien.—Mr. Utlal
having replied, the Chairman summed up at consider. prosecuted, and stated that the prisoner was %ern
able lengtlx.—The jury retired, and after a brief loitering about tins work. f the .I.blaitabury Riil
deliberation, returned • verdict 01 " Guilty." -- way, and stole a coat belonging to one of the navvies.
Prisoner, in reply to the Bench, said, "I have nothing As he had ureviously been given food on several
to say, gentlemen. but that I am innocent. I has., occasions, this was a is,,,r return for their kindness.—
never been at the Brewery without someone being Prisoner was sentenced by the Court to throe months'
about with use. If! could take the jury to the place, hard labour anti two years' police-supervision.
they would see it was • moral impossibility for such a VAIAK. PHETENerA.
thing to be done there."—The Chairman said it was a ; Edward .1"lin Iliatton alias Gollcdge (421, groom,
painful ease, and he need say little about it. The was charged with obi. g3s by false pretences
sentence of the Court wad that the prisoner be sew from George Brown, of NV4,ll'llOlOl, on the 31st
tented to imprisonment and kept to hanl labour for the March. —ti r. moment...l, and stated that the
space of 12 calendar month. —Prisoner appeared to prisoner bail written is her of letters to liotelkeepeni
feel his disgraceful isisition most acutely. awl others, purporting to onto.. from 1111.! Edmund
TliK CHARGE AG.tiNsT KAMrsoN. I Simp,..n, ntna.g.r.mi t. the Earl of Shaftesbury.
Joseph Sampson (72), fanner, came up for judgment ; who authorised prisoner to buy up horses for Jersey
1111 a charge of which he was found guilty at the last awl • oiler places, and asking people whir,' hi' lodged to
sessions, of obtaining by false pretences the sum of iirovide him with f.ssl, met a+, he, is•rhaps, would
1.101.1, with intent to cheat and defraud Henry Collard, Is, short of isiis ii 1.-t lion ha, c 1•1111111 of that toe
at Longliurts.n.—The Chairman, having enlarged .in until the said Edmond Simisoin arrived, who, of
the painful position in which the prisoner had placed counw, never turned op.—Sentenced to three months'
himself, sentenced hint to six months' impri.ninient hard labour.
with hard labour.
MALICIOrs DAMAGE.
I Mark Mintern was indicted for committing wilful
damage to a window, the property id Charlasi Smyth,
at 111elcombe Regis. —Mr. Willes prosecuted.—
Evidence having been given by Mr. E. .1. Day (who
had attended the tmistier on behalf of Mr. Enlist
(.00d, surgeon to n.M. l'rison) t,, the effect prismwr
Wag of un..und mind, lie was ordered t,l *eta tll an
asylum, and detained during iler Majesty's pleasure.
FALpa: rRETENciem.
Ellen Horne (It), servant, and Elizabeth Hunter
(ltd. servant, were indicted jointly for obtaining
by false pretences 11 yards of satin, value £1 12.. lid.,
the property of .1. E Russell, at Ilelosulm, Regis;
abio with obtaining eight yards of satin, value
3s. M., the property of Alfred l)ettnis, at bleloombe
Regis, in May last. —They pleaded guilty.-llonie
was sentenced to thrrs. months' impri.innient, and
Hunter was sentenced to a fortnight s imprisoi 1111 l ,nt,
at the expiration of which term she will go to a
reformatory for two years.