The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-03 00:00:00

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TVIIIDAT.
Before the Mayor (R. N. Howard, Fog.), J. Robertson,
Req., sad B. Hopkins, Esq.

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John Hoskins wee charged with stealing • quantity
of coal. value 41., Iron a truck in Commercial roe t,
the property of Mr. J. Sand,rs. and also assaulting
P.C. Owlet in the execution of his duty.
P.O. Carter stated that at 90 put 11 the previous
night he saw prisoner on • truck of isoal upon the
tramway in Oricemercial-road. He saw prisoner take
• lump of coal, arid throw it over the side of the truck,
• id then get down, take it under his arm, and walk
awe, with it. Warms went across to hiss, and, as
soon se he saw him, he threw the ooal into the Beck-
water. He then t ,ok him into Gusto ty, and when
paining through Edmund-street be met some men, and
prisoner called upon them to &alai him to prevent the
from takiug him to the station. Prisoner then
beg= to kick, and struck him twice In the tea& He
got him to rho station, and one of hie corroded tri-d
to rescue him. He charged pria ,tirr with steeling the
coal and assaulting him. tie should think the lump
.1 coal oririoner threw into the Backwater weighed
50Iba. He afterwards wont back, sod found the coal
on the ground near the trnok.
P.C. Carter slatted that he helped take prisoner to
the station. On the way primmer put hie teeth through
witness's fingers. He also went to the truck., and
found coal on the ground. After prisoner bit hint, he
struck pri.oner in the mouth.
Mr. Benders, coal merchant, stated that the ored
belonged to him, and the coal in the truck la Com-
atercird-rowl was his. He did not give prisoner any
leave or authority to take any coal. It wee steam
coal, and worth about 4d.
Prisoner plessi-ci guilty. and elected to be dealt with
summarily. He complained that the police broke his
slop on the way to the eta ion, and that they put him
on his back. and then he .tuck the pollo•
The Mayor said that they found he had already been
sent to Donnester Ga for seven days hard labour.
The case was very clear again.d him, and there we. no
doubt that be committed this crime, and he would be
sent for 14 days' hard labour.
TILL

William Hanger wee charged with dean 61. 61.
from the till at the Park Hotel on the previous atter.
noon, the monies of Frederick Knight.
Frederick Knight stated be kept the Park HoteL
He saw the prieoner in his bar yeeterday afternoon,
between two and three o'clock. While prieoner wee in
the bar his wife left, and be. hearing some money chink..
Ing. immediately ran in, and saw the pri•oner leaning
ov-r the bee with his hand in the till. There was no
ODO else in the bar but prisoner. He laid bold of hive
by the arm, and prisoner said, "You have got me,"
and dropped se. 61. on to the counter. Prisoner asked
him to forgive him and said he would never do it
again. Witness afterwards gave interned...ft to the
police, and banded the money over to P.C. Carter.
P.C. Carter stated &boot • quarter to nine last night
he received information from the bet witness that he
had his till robbed. Witness apprehended prisoner.
who said he was very sorry f..r It; it was all through
drink. Mr. Knight handed him over the money, which
he now produced.
Prisoner elected to be dealt with euntmarily, and
sler guilty, and said that be had five children
dent upon him, the oldest being only nine years
old.
Prisoner was notepad to 28 days' bard labour.