The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-14 00:00:00

FlBll[6l V. BORDILN.

In this cue the same counsel were engaged, and •
verdict was taken for the defendant.

ACCUMT 9.
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CROWN COURT. —(Before Mr. Baron CRANNELL.)
John Iderrett was indicted for discharging a pistol
with intent to do John Sidman some grievous bodily
harm, at Weston, on the 4th of April.
Mr. Murch was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr.
T. W. Saunders for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner and the prosecutor had
been in the service of Mrs. Ricardo. On the evening of
the 4th of April the prosecutor went to led shout half'
pant 11 o'clo_k. Soon after lie went to bed he heard the
report of linoirms. On the next morning the prosecu-
tor was awoke by a milkboy, and uism his getting up
and examining his door he found a hole apparently
caused by a bullet. Upon tracing the course of the
ball, it bad gone through two doors, and had stuck
against • wall at the head of the prosecutor's bed.
There hod been some little quarrels between these
two persons. The prisoner bad possession of his
master's pistols, and when asked about this, he said he
had fired the pistol to arouse the prosecutor, as he
thought he had neglected the cows. Ile also said he
did not know the pistol was loaded with ball. Thsi
prisoner had afterwards stopped up the bullet-hole with
some mud. The only question was as to the intent of
the prisoner, as he had admitted having fired off the
The defence was that had the prisoner intended to
inflict an injury on the prosecutor he could easily have
done no by firing through the window of the room, and
that he would not hsie fired through the doors with a
view of striking the prosecutor. The prisoner had the
pistols lent him, as he was left in charge of the house
anp premises daring the aim, nce of his mistress, and 12
months before the house had been broken into.
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The learned Ju.lge having summed up,
The Jury found the prisoner Not wally.
A M./DERN JACK SHEPPARD.

A well-built, rather good-looking young man, named
Henry Waters, was indicted for stealing from the
person of Emanuel Braun, an engine-driver, a silver
watch, at Wells, on the night of the 18th or morning
of the 19th of May, 1860. This prisoner, who was
brought before • jury of his country heavily ironed, was !
an escaped convict, he having escaped from Dartmoor !
prison, whilst undergoing a sentence of six years' penal
servitude fur buralsry, one year of which was unca-
p red. In May last he committed the above robbery,
and whilst under committal at Wells prim'', he con-
trived to make his escape, which was effected by the
most daring and ingenious means. Ile eluded the
vi;ilsnee of the police authorities till lie arrived in
London, where be was captured by a City detective
named Foulger, who at once conveyed him to Mill-
batik, from whence he was removed by habeas.
Mr. Carslake prosecuted ; the prisoner defenied
himself, and cross-examined each witness with great
cleverness and tact.
The facts of the cue as detailed in evidence were as
follows :—The prosecutor, Emanuel Braun, wi:h several
of his " mates" and the prisoner were drinking together
at the City Arms Inn, Wells, on the eveningof the 18th.
They left about 12 o'clock. accompanied Ly the prisoner,
and proceeded to the house of one of the party named
Jones, which house was down a passage Whilst they
were in this passage the prosecutor felt some one taming
at his watch, which was in the left-side pocket to his
waistcoat. At the same time the prisoner ran out of the
passage. Prosecutor immediately called out "Stop him ;
he has stolen by watch," and Jones started ~IT ifl pur-
suit, and having caught him, the prisoner strugglml vio-
lently and succeeded in throwing him down. Prosecutor
Came to his assistance, when the watch was iii.co‘ered
lying near the prisoner's feet.
Prisoner made a very clever speech to the jury, con-
tending that no proof whatever existed that the watch
hail becn in his possession, or that it had ever left the
limpisession of the prosecutor.
I The jury found him Guilty ; and a former conviction
for burglary having been proved against him, be was
sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude.

CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice KIATING and •
Common Jury.)
Bitysk-rr a. olivine.

Mr. Prideaux and Mr. Speke were counsel for the
plaintid ; and Mr. /I. T. Cole appeared for the defen-
dant.

TIM plaintiff was • brickinaker, residing at a little
village called Kenn, near (Trevino, in this county, and
the defendant WAS a police constable at the last-named
place, and the action was brought to recover damages for
entering the plaintiff's house, handcuffing him, and
taking him in that condition, on • charge of stealing A
duck, to Clevetlon, where, after being locked up all night
Ile was committed to the sessions, but let out no bail,
and on the hearing before the justices he was dis-
charged.
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Tire above facts were proved on the part of the plain-
tiff.

The defence was, that the defendant wee justified in
the course that he took, end that, in fact, the suspicion
against the plaintiff of haring stolen the duck was so
great that he was properly taken into custody, and, the
plaintiff being known to be a fighting man, it was for
their own protection that the constables handcuffed

A witness was called, who stated that she informed
the defendant that the plaintiff had stolen the duck ;
and, at the conclusion of the witness's evidence,
A juror was withdrawn, at the suggestion of the
learned judge.