The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-24 00:00:00

DEATII OF A CHILI) FROM BuRs.ING.

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An inquest was held on Friday afternoon last, at the
Prince of Wales Inn, Park-street, on the body of Ellen
Iklindi Newton. aged sight years old, who was burnt on
Wednesday night, by setting tire to her clothes with a
small lamp, and who died at 11 o'clock on Thurs.lay
morning. Mr. It. N. Howard, for the coroner, Mr.
Giles Symonds, conducted the illqUeit, and Mr. l'rockix
was foreman of the jury.
The body being viewed, presented a shocking surface
of burns. . .

Melina Newton, mother of the child, and wife of Edwin
Newton, of 24, Bath-street, gunsmith, said the deceased
was eight years old on the 2nd of September. The child
was running down the stairs ou Wednesday last, about
half-past seven at night. She had left her about two
minutes, having been in the room with her mother, who
unfastened her clothes for her to go into bed, and grave
hero small lighted benzobne lamp. As often as not the
child lit the lamp herself as she was accustomed to use it,
and to go to bed by herself in the back bedroom. Her
little brother had gone on to bed before her. In about two
minutes witness beard her scream, and Mc Crahh, who
was in the passage, ran up, and witness followed close
behind. When she turned the corner, Mr. Crab', was
smothering the flames with a mat, and witness wrapped a
tablecloth round her, and carried her downstairs, and sent
for the doctor. (The mother was here overcome with •
fit of weeping, and her examination ceased.)
Francis Hicks. of 26, Bath-street, next door to the
deceased, heard screaming, and ran in and upstairs, meet,
lug Mn, Newton with the child in her arms, and took her
from her mother, Mr. Crabb came, and all three looked to
see what injuries had been dune. The child was sadly
burnt, and they powdered her with flour, and put oil and
wadding on the parts burnt. The doctor was sent for;
but the child did not seem to be conscious that she was
burnt. They asked how it happened; but ehe did not
answer. Dr. Simpson came about eight. The child
lingered till about 11 next morning; but gave no account
from first to Wt...
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Ikr. Simpson said the child never fully rallied.
In answer to the Coroner, witness said the lamp was a
very small bensolina one.
In answer to the Foreman, the witness said the lamp
was not broken; it was burning steadily when it was
brought down, and also until the doctor came.
In answer to the foreman, the mother said the child
only had on her chemise and stockings, and the stockings
were not touched, she believed the chemise must have
touched the lamp.
George Crabli, of 24 Bath.strawt, In the seine house as
Mr. and Mrs. Newton. On Wednesday he was in the
backrooto on the ground floor, and MU putting his children
to bed, when he heard a scream of terror from the top of
the house, and rushed upstairs. On about the sixth stair
he met a little girl in flames, caught her, laid her in a mat,
and smothered the flames with the acme. She was taken
downstairs, and he rushed Lipstein, knowing there were
other children there, and fearing the bedroom was on tire.
Ile saw a Lunp on • clothes chest still burning. It
appeared that the child had undressed herself, and let her
clothes slip iilf. close by the chest. excepting her chemise,
and turning round she must have caught on fire,
By the Foreman: The clothes were not burnt, except
the chemise. _

-1/r.74.1.m. pee. n •, I went to see the deceased on Wednesary
evening last, about 8 o'clock, and found her suffering from
extensh is burns on the stomach, chest, thighs, arm*,
hands and face. She was in a state of collapse, only
partially conscious, but wandering. I asked for
and saw the chemise, the whole of the front of
which was destroyed by fire. Ordered appropriate
remedies, and prescribed stimulants, milk, egg, and
brandy, aim the child again, and in the morning, when
she was evidently dying. lhe immediate can,* of death
was the effusion of serum on the brain, the result vf short
to the system, calmest by the burns. I told the relatives
that the child could not get over it, on account of the
extent of the burns. It is the extent, rather than the
depth of the bums, which cause the shock its a young
child.

The lulu', was produced; it was a arisen common
henzehne one, and appeared to he in perfect order.—The
Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

WORKING YENS CLUB.
The annual meeting of the above club waa hold on
Friday evening last, in the reading room, and was well
attended. Mr. G. E. Eliot, president, oocupied the chair,
supported by Mr. 0.11. Mace, hon. secretary, Mr. W. T.
Hallett, Sic. The state of the club ta now very encouraging,
am will be seen from the report and balance sheet, read by
Mr. Alma.. It must be most gratifying to Mr. 11.
Edwards, K.P., who presented the club building, as well
as to Mr. W. Page, the founder, that the club id now
almost able to 'run alone."

SZCIUMILYS REPORT DC& —it is with the greatest
of pleasure I present the .tatement of our income and
y m larger number of
expenditure for the past year, as it has been the mist
auccessful In every way since the club has been formed.
We have hail a much
during themembers
smjblisuirued
year than any previous nthe
one; of
yearly members has been 95, and the quarterly
member. 157, making a total of 2532. During the
winter quarters the attendance was most encourair
Mg. Our lectures and entertainments were not
supported by the members as I should have wished; but I
hope If an Entertainment Committee is formed it will be
better supported this year. The honorary subscriptions
list has not realised so tuuch this year, owirur to the deaths
of a few of our supporters: but the gentlemen whose
names are appended have adonled their help as formerly.
Your Committee desire to tender their thanks to the
president and the other gentlemen who so kindly supported
the Spelling Bee entertainments, by was:" "1 which w"
have beenthrought to the cleric of the year entirely free f r..ui
debt, sod with a 111111111 Ce in our favour • also to Dr.
Rh, des, for the Graphic paper, Mr. G. E. 'Eliot for the
Daily Telegraph. for the Shipp(*) Gazette, daily. to Mr. U.
Messra. Jeffery, Broa.. (Jr the free printing fur Major
Deriths lecture and various friends for gifts of local and
•thiCd•°l:ni.artralulkeinTillryrslo'"u,; wa!allf's'lt4lev6ll:4"l"asaT.lltakilk)tbs,hiirt.,6ll gifaltra.".trsuroff(7ltra:kiiii):;
' other pacers. Our lecture room. Ease pleas.' to state, is
let for live days during the week. for various alba.es and
meetings, by which me.ms I hope to keep our clob free
from debt. You will notice, by the balance sheet, that we
have increased the salary of our custodian. The dudes ho
has now to perform are heavier than tellingly. During
the put summer we Wye found it noceswiry to take in the
Tiesue dath, and advertise the club sea reading room to
visitors, by which meant we have eery much increased our
fands.—E. B. MACS, hem Ise.
W. give only the pgiliCiPal UM= the
MUIR= MEM
Romipg, ; Cash from blot rem' account, It U. ;

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honorer, subscription; '24 Si.lid.; 'Bombers' sniwerip
tions, Atil Si. • three slling bees. .Cl 6 Ils.
tors' pence, Is. 41.1. : bagatelle pence, £4 Is. 10H.
pale of piano, £ll lila Od. ; hire of room by variona ;
alt 3 10s. 61. ; other items brought the total to £llO td.
—.lfenditure : Sir F Johnstone, ground rent. auk ,;..
Local Board rat.', £5 : arrears of ditto, 4.1
Poor rates. £3 19... 4.1. ; arrears of ditto £1 IT.. 41. : paper; .„.1 mri,xlicak, Ms. 4.1.; printing. a7tim.; ts
0.. 41d. ; gas, £l5 lie. 61. naintio4 onlside. ISt 61. ;
cuatodian's aslarv. £lB 2.. 111. : ditto. its bbrsrian and for
commission, 4.1 Od. ; balance in Savings' and is
hand, £2", Ti. lid.; other items made the total, £ll6 us.
4d.
The report and balance sheet were adopted, on ths
motion of Mr. Thistleton, and the meeting closed with
several votes of thanks.

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
Turnsoav : Present —The MaPorjoMr. B. Weisford%
Aldermen Milledge and Ayling ; uncilloN Lundie,
Eliot, Walker, Dennis, Charles. Aide.. ,en Thomas,
Drew, and Willis, with Mr. F. C. fitcuall. Town llerk
7 lig PAWL.
The fleet business was to consider Mr. Morgan's scheme
for the drainage of the Park, and to decide what ?clime,
if any, should be carried nut
Mr. Wsidout stated that if something were put on the
roads no as to make them passable it would answer for
the present, and give satisfaction to the inhabitant.. it
would not he adviaable, in the present state of our
drainage, and not knowing what the Board above would
expect them to do, to go into the whole very expensive
matter.
This led to a dieenasinn, the MAYOR and TOWN CLEIII
Mating that the question 4 the roads was not on the notice
paper, and could not he considered legally at this meeting.
Eventually a proposition of Mr. Tito* ts and Mr.
WALKER WON carried —" That the eonsiderati.m of Mr.
Morgan's seheme for the drainago of the Park be
adjourned for the present, and that a meeting of the
Board be called, at the earliest possible time to decide
what course shall be a.l.pated, to immediately reteefly the
existing evils in connection with the roads and drainage
of the Park."
The meeting then separattsL

' TIIK LOCAL BOARD P. CONSUMERS' GAS
COMPANY.
On Wednesday morning last, before the Mayor (Mr. tt.
13. Weleford), Dr. Drew, and Mr. 11. Ragatt.
Mr. l'homam Stone SY manager of the. WailSaadi Can tunn•ri Gas Compoos, was summoned fur nempayinem
of .0 1151. Loaf Boanl rates.
Mr. F. C. Steggall, clerk to the Local II iard. ail-eared to support the summons, and Mr. Stone mile...red peNee.
any.
Defendant was asked whether the rat, va, be
admitted that it was ; but he wished to read tbe esmi
poudenre that had Paned between h.' sof Yr.
on the subject.
The Mayor said if Mr. Stone a leoitA the r..ite
owing, he ought to Pal. "
I Mr. Stone was willing to do so; halltinthoneat Company ought not to be called upon to 4,,,,, e
for any amount in favour of the ur.l, when 114 Board wine in arrears to the company for gm.
Mr. Steggall said the Board were not now in stream
Mr. Stone intimated that they were at the time the ,_.-
was demanded. The consequence of huch treatment by
Mr. Stagg's,' would be that the Company would Peat the
Local Board in the same way, by subun,aiox them whin
they were in arrears.
Ur. Steggall : I have • duty to perform bir. to MN
that you do not treat the Corporation in the way you ham
Mr. Stone: And so have I a duty, Mr. Stegall, to
Perform Oa) behalf of the Company, and I do say this
course is most unusual; the Cu Company have Lea Ia
arrears before, and though they are not now, and they
have never been treated in this way before.
Mr. Steggall : You ;rive yourself airs, sir, and put poor
Taylor to no end.of trouble.

Mr. Stone was told he had better pay, and Mr. Ste ',ion
said he must insist on payment.
Mr. Stone said there was no occasion far "insisting- by
Mr. Steggall, the cheque was already paid, and ho merely
thought it is duty to let the case come before tit.. lieLch,
that he should not be treated thus by the Town Clerk.
The Mayor said that Mr. Taylor had nothing to de with
the Corporation owing money to any person or Company;
he could not admit any sot-di in the shape of debts owing
by the Corporation, all he had to do was to collect the rate
No doubt in ("rifler times the Corporation might Lac&
owed a great deal of money; but Mr. Taylor bad nothing
to do with that.
Mr. Stone said the case was so unusual : they had
always been in arrears and had never been treated lib
this Ind'ore, he thought it very harsh.
The Mayor: We will put in the other way—that you
have previously been shown a great amount of indul-
gence.

The cheque given by Mr. Stone did not include the
cost.; but it was understood these were to be paid, Mr.
Stone stating that of course be would do what ths
magistrates might direct.
The Bench gat for some little ti.na to 41.11 with east.
summonses for rates. Them had boon shout two dove •
but these were reduce.l one-half ly paymonts before thi
Malt came before tho Court

CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING A TRADESMAN.
At the Borough Petty Ressions on Saturday, before the
Mayor (Mr. G. B. Welsford), Mr. J. Ayling, Dr. Drew,
Mr. B. Hopkins, Mc. W. Tslhot, at,: Mr. T. Abbott,.
Carolin, Wornien Martin, • resPectablY drossed
aged woman, was charged with obtaining hy false pre.
tames from Mr. Cole, jeweller, of Ilond-street, with intent
to defraud—a gold watch, gold chain, silver pencil case,
gold ditto, gold brooch, silver card case, two gold lockets,
a gold necklet, two gold and gem flogs, and a bog. Also
with feloniously converting to her own use a watch, of
which Ate was the bailee.

Mr. Itanne appese..l for the prosecution, and said this
was one of the most fiazrant fraado that bad ever been
committed. He should not go into the case fully, but ask
fte• a remand, Oqd to toto the case. It appears that the
moaner is the wife of Mr. Martin, who resides at Itohertie
bridge, Smutex, a draper. A deed of separation had been
drawn up, and the defendant came to Weymouth. She
represented to Mr. Cole that ehe wanted to apprenticeher
ADO to him, and alai that obe hod authority to pledge her
hush:intro credit, and held a blank cheque of hit She
having obtained the goods, decatupel to Southampton,
and afterwards to America. The first charge woo fog
obtaining a portion of the goods by false preteneeo, and
also as toffee. Sho obtained two watches, stating that
she was going to pay for them, and wrote otating that she
thought she had • purchaser for the Geneve watch, and
afterwards decamped to America, and soil sao watch
there. This transaction took place last year. When
written to, Mr. Martin replied that Mrs. Martin had left
his home and protection, and gone to America, and if she
was in Weymouth, he considered that he had nothing to
do with her, or her affairs. Prisoner afterwards returned
from America, and was found in custody at Brentwood,
In Rues, on a similar charge.
Mr. Hann° first called the sergeant who arrested her.
Sergeant R. C. Fuller, of Brentwood, on the Isth
September, arrested prisoner at the railway-station,
Brentwood, in a oeconil-claos carriage, going to Liverpool.
street, London. Ile searched her and found • railway
ticket (half return) on her, from Brentwood to Liverpool-
street. Ile arrest.' her on the charge of obtaining three
silver watches, under (aloe pretence.i from Mrs Elkington.
of Brentwood, jeweller. Ile took the prisoner to the
station, and she was searched by a female searcher. He
took a brown log fproducedalfroni her, and the handed
hint the gold watch and chain produessl, with pencil-case
attached, it was market "Cole and S on." also a 'pock
of gold and white enamel produced. In the log be
found a gold buckle ring. photographs a letter pulp rt-
int; to come from William Martin to his wife the
priooner, and • gold and mother-of-peel case with
spectacles a purse, and some keys, one of which fitted and
unlocked the bag found at prisoner's lodgings On the
111th October, prisoner was acquitted at Chelitedord, of the
charge he brought, and the matron banded over to him
two rings, saying that she had takem them from the mi.
soner. Witueso took her in charge again, in coneottlean
of information he had received from Supt. Viokery. One
of the rings was a gem ring, and the other • plain keeper,
and the gem ring was identified by Mr. Cole. The prisoner
was present at the time, and on the rings beir.g bawled
over, and the charge made, prisoner "1 thought Mr.
Martin would settle with Mr. Cele." Yesterday lie met
Supt. Vickery at Stratford. lie had found .int that she was
lodging at 43, Boilfondstreet, Covent Cordes and they
went there with the prisoner, and to the reins: she ;eine
pied, where prisoner pointed out the bag produeed, and
some boxes, as her property. She said be rd.l find all
Mr. Cole's property there, excepting two articles, which
she had parted with in America. to Mrs. Bolos. One of'
the keys found in the email handbag tined and unkrked
the travelling bag. On opening the bag last evening in
the presence of the prisoner, and took an inventory et the
things it contained, when prisoner pointed to the articles
which were Mr. Cole's. They were—one gold chain, as
turquoise and pearl ring, silver pencil case, silver card
case in case, one gold necklet. one locket It box, and one
smaller locket, In addition to that,
he found a gild
watch, and a quantity of other jewellery, including even
Pohl rinks, two black jet lockets, shirt ;dada Pencil eases,
watch keys, sleeve links, crystal necklet seals ;wart-
handled knives and other trinklets All the thing., pri-
soner mod, were not Mr. Cole's she claimed a; her own. -
BY the Mayor: I did not caution her before this elm
done.
Mr. J. B. Cole jeweller and watchmaker of Peadotreot,
tradt ult,cideglitheret nthm,:etprio.l "le an
~„Co,
caruedn
to us? Some time
shop. On referring to toy too k, I find it was oil July a,
lti7s. The first conversation was respectitg a eomindaw
watch she wished to apprentico to toe She altt dated
that Mr. Martin's daughter was alsiut le married.
When she came in first, she introduce! herself as. Mrs.
Martin. of Roberts-bridge, in Sussex. I had reVlOtlf y
received a letter from a perote einem; her,elf "C. Y.
Martin, Roberts-bridge," stating that she had a son whom
she wished to apprentice, and as she was going to take a
holiday in the South of England and. %%add roll on ise,
hucenotho
froman
I bad previously received. I have searched, bet have not
found the letter, as I sent it to Sherlowne, to sise they
could make room for an apprentice there. We had so
vacancy, and she opened a couvetuttion .16'44 a "")";
eutporiur iouslOY'refweeri'n'agsi,el"pri'•ls.
in-law about to be married. She said that, as Sohn
..."‘to' bath's' 11.'—etter
bridge was • small place, there woo. mu •Inu her them,ho,4
front whom they could have a variety of thin, t•i
from, and that she was authorised lis• ens
was causing to Weymouth, awl had known see soil oif
family for SOMU years, to to be
daughter-in-law. The daughter she said, 31-3$ shoot
married to a gentleman of position in S'outhanipttah tistdd
as she had lived in a small countrY Place. "It
" which hentted
not those things as watches and C"..."- pea
hlllll s
her poaition. Her husband had made uP .
ner was
Lltal on his daughters outfit, and the prisoner
authorised to buy what jewellerY she ththunthiodie.
either of him (Mr. Cole), or at saarlerne. . ,
otor suu • si•
his family. As she MAP in Weymouth. prow,
might as well buy it of himself They had • 10te11...r
men-leise • few thin, for her
abont • half an hour respecting their friends,
she held a blank cheque of her husband in her pock, et. an.
was authorimid to fill it up to the amount of the to rc...14
She drew something out of her pocket. Ytring 'the
fill out the c.lesiou ; but returned it oaring " P.Outr.m.
talons tuime,
perfectly satisfied she knew all whom he did" She ,
better not." In coUSOqUenOt, of the rePreten
be let her have certain goods two gold tralr-l• " to select
one frow--for her daughter's approval, two ct.ss
on approval, one of which wail returned. a ‘:fi
pencil rem, gala ditto, gobl brooch, alive,
.sar't
coos gold locket, another gold necklet, two nn
She afterwards went to the next rhota and learn':
handbag. She was staying with lire. Sturten. in T.'.
Thomas-street and she stated that she bought one of te!
lockets to make Miss Sturmey a preoent One 012!
watches was an English one, the other a Geneva ta.
value of what she took away was Lii fio, al., not inelmbell
the second chain. The two watches were had en apPrrot
one to be returned. From that day to this he hsal
seen the prisoner nor the watches; neither had lee'
returned. A day or two after he parted with the litr.t
he received the letter produced. He identified a u
watch, pencil mac, gold chat') (cable Pattern° * 1150' P"cd
case, geld brooch, two rings, necklet, two 1 ckleus
card came, in fact the whole of the goods.
watch—the Geneva One, which has not leen rider: 010
and is missing. In conaequenoe of the erieaer hati4
stattod that she t,id her husband's authority to I,erta-4
the" things, and that she had a blank chelee of her
huoboad's, which she was authorised to till up, also th'4
the daughter was about to be married to .511e0505 .i.
Position at Southampton, he entrusted the prisoner 1,01
the gooda. He should not have trusted her had i;
been for these statements From enquiries tusk, a•
should be able to augative these statement.l.
In =seer to Mr. Ayling, Mr. Cole said the latuc of fn.
missing watch was seven guineas.
Mr. Hume asked for a remand, as lons as posoiblis ray
tul Friday.
((it beteg naked if she obLects-el to • remand. Pris"2,!i,
replied "It does not nutter. Being asked if she Pref.."'"
to go to Dorchester or to remain at Weymouth, +heal°
to remain at Weymouth, as she had friends here.
She was reminded till Friday.
allowed to mod lame at it ter meet. Aratoot
amount was allowed to be spent
Having In bar pomemlas apiffits