The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-13 00:00:00

POOLE MIDSUMMER QUARTER SESSIONS.

The quarter sessions for the pesoe of the borough of
, Poole, was held on saturdity -bet, the 10th inst., before
Mr. R. N. Granvire Somerset, Q.C.. of the Oxford
Circuit, in the absence of Mr. Buller, the recorder. Mr.
William Pearce, mayor, and Mr. C. J. Stone, J.P., were
on the bench. The following gentlemen were sworn
upon the grand jury ; —Captain F. Butts (foreman),
Messrs .1. Csdie, .1. Buckley, W. W. Burnand, H.
Barden, T. J. Duncan, H. Emmett, J. Blanehanl,
G. Ileadus, R. Reeve, Henry Hicks, and W. N. Western.
After the ipitial formalities the Reeorder delivered his
charge to the grand jury. He said he was cure the
gentleman ol the jury would agree with him in the hope
that the learned recerder of the borough (Mr. Buller)
might soon be restored to health, and to the practice of
that profession in which, he mold say, that no man was
more respected or loved. Ile congratulated the borough
of on the state of thiags with regard to crime.
Happily there was only one case, and he (the recender),
was pleased to hear that was not by any means unpre-
cedented, as, on various occasions there had been no
criminals for treat. He (Mr. Granville Somerset) wished
that state of things existed elsewhere, where his duties
coiled him, The recorder described the nature of the
case for trial, and dismimed the jury to their duties.
Henry Saunders wasindicted for obtatining under Islet
pretences • carpenter's plough of the "slue of le. on the
'26th of April last, from the shop of Mr. Henry Farmer,
ironmonger, Poole—William Jones, assistant to Mr.
Feruier, said the prisoner Saunders came to his meeker's
shop, and ordered seine goods for Mr. Tuck, of Bourne-
mouth, which were to be sent by • carrier (Mr. Sparks). ,
lib (the prisoner) said he would take the carpenter's '
plough with him, which he did. The prisoner aim took
the invoice of the goods made out to Mr. Peter Tuck.
Tim witness proceeded to say that he afterwards met
the prisoner on the quay. when he told him he did not
think it was right for him to have taken the plough,
and the prisoner offered to bring it bask. However, he
did not do no. He afterwards met the prisoner in
Carter's.litne with the plough, and, as the prisoner
declined to take it back, the witness Jones took it.—The
prisoner asked the witness what he said when he (the
prisoner) went into the shop for the plough.—The
witness said that be asked for the geds in Mr. Tuck's
name—The prisoner said no mention was wide of Mr.
Tuck's name when he spoke of the plough.—The wi,ness
said he WIII certain the prisoner did not say he was to
charge it to biol.—Mr. George Holmes sail at the end
of April prisoner offered him • plough for sale with
NORIO iron. He wanted 10a. for them. Prisoner showed
him (Mr. Holmes) the price of the plough on the in-
voice. The invoice was mails out to Mr. T. Tuck ; it
was 23s.—Mr. Peter Tusk, of Bournemouth, said the
prisoner had not worked for him for fire years. He did
not authorise the prisoner to purchase any goods for him
at any trine.—The prisener said in his defence that when
he went to order the pdiugh he did not mention eft.
Tusk's name. He never thought the bill would be made
out to any one else but himself. He went to Mr.
Holmes and ask him to lend him 10s. upon the plough.
If be had known the bfil had been made out to anyone
else, he should not have shown it ; but, from first to
list, he never knew that it was made out in Mr. Tuck's
uszne.—The Recorder summed up. He told the jury
that if they considered there was any doubt, it was the
duty of the jury to give the prisoner the benefit of that
doubt. The jury returned • verdict of guilty. In
reply to the recorder the superintendent of the police
(M.-. Hunt) said he did not know anything against the
prisoner.—The Recorder said such being the ones they
would presume the offence of which the prisoner had
been found guilty to have been his first offense, the
punishment would therefore be three months' imprison-
ment in the borough gaol with bard labour,