The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-06-27 00:00:00

STEA LING A I!ILI ESL

Williams While, 9...y7u-ildul-ls;im7u.rer, of Widen, Corfe
Castle, was brought up in custody charged with stealing
a heifer, value IS, the property of his uncle, Edwin
White, labourer, of Morden.—Mr. Weston watched the
ease on behalf of the prisoner.—The prosecutor stated
that he intended to put two heifers into a sale at Montan
on Friday lest, but his wife and son on going to Morden
heath to fetch them could only find one of them. Ile
hunted for the heifer himself that day, WO he and his
brother on Saturday, and again himself on Sunday morn-
ing, but could not find the animal. He was informed on
Sunday morning this. Mr. Game. a Warehani, had the
heifer, and went to him. He and Mr. Game went to the
police, and they afterwards went to Mr. Games field,
where he identified his heifer. The value of the heifer
was about .I:s,—Mr. Thomas ()ague, cattle dealer and
fanner, of Wareham, said prisoner Caine to hi. house on
Weilmaiday night lent awl asked bitu if he would buy an
heifer. He told him he should not unless it was cheap
as keep was short; and asked him where he had the
heifer. Prisoner said he sucked it up from a calf, lie
asked prisoner his reason for selling the heifer, whether
it pt out of the common, and he said it did sometimes.
Pnsoner said the age was 2 oft, but it was a little heifer,
and he wanted 1:6 or .C 6 10a. for it. Prisoner wanted him
to go to Corfe next morning to see the heifer, or else
meet him on the turnpike-road between Wareham and
Corfe. He told him he was obliged to go to Dorchester
by the 5.10 train next morning, and if he liked to bring
the heifer to him before that time he would try and buy
it if he liked it. Prironer promised to be at his house
next morning by half-past seven, but did not mine before
lie left for Dorchester. lie returned by the half-past six
train in the evening and saw a heifer in his stable. The
heifer was turned into a field. On Sunday proreeutor
came to him and made enquiries about an heifer. He
went into the field with prosecutorand the superintenilen
of poliee, and the former identified the heifer he saw in
rtahle as his property.—Mrs. Caroline Game, wife of
the last witness, corroborated with prisoner coming to her
house on Wednesday evening, and said he gave her the
name of Stockley before he saw her husband. About one
o'clock on the following day (Thursday) prisoner carne to
her house again and said he had the heifer. She looked
at it and thought it was a rather curious looking thing.
She asked prisoner what he wanted for it., and he said
.C 6 10s. She told him it was a great deal too much, and
that she did not think it would fetch more than AA or four
guineas at market. He said he had been offered CS 10a,
for the heifer, Ind he should not sell it for less than £6.
She told him he ought to have sold it for what he was
offered. Ile afterwards asked what she would give him
for the heifer, and she told him Li and no more. He
sail he did not want to take it back again, and asked
where he should put it. She told him in the first stable
up the lane. She made out • warranty, and prisoner put
his mark to it, and she paid him and he went away. She
new the same heifer at the police-station on Sunday
evening. —Eupt. Lavender stated that on Sunday last he
accompanied prosecutor and the witness Game to one of
the latter's fields at Northport. Prosecutor identified the
heifer from amongst others as the one stolen. He took
the heifer to the police-station. Mrs. Game afterwards
' identified the heifer as the one she bought of prisoner on
the previous Thursday.—P.C. Butler said he apprehended
the prisoner on Sunday. On his charging him be said he
knew nothing of the matter, and that he did not steal
the heifer. Prisoner afterwards .aid it was • funny job
for a Sunday evening, and he supposed he should have to
go to Dorchester over it. Later in the evening he went
into prisoners cell and found him crying, and he asked
him if he thought he should be hurled much if his uncle
forgave him. Afterwards Mrs. Game saw prisoner and
identified him as the man of whom she bought the heifer.
-Mr. Weston did not ask any question. of the witnerres,
and reserved his defence.—Prisoner was conimitted to
bike his trial at the quarter sessions next week.