The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-11 00:00:00

PALNE PRETENCES.
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William Drown, alms John Cooper, was charged with
obtaining money by false pretences from Messrs.
Primavesi, Brothers, on the 4th of Noventher lasts—Hr.
Foote prosecuted.—Giulio Ciesare Prirnavesi is in partner-
ship with his brother as a jeweller in Poole. On Thurs.
day, November 4, prisoner went to his shop, and offered
to him some silver coin and an American note for ex-
changa. He told hint he dbl not exchange notes but would
buy the silver by weigh He did so, and gave him :la for
it. He sail he would ascertain the rate of exchange, hut
he sail lie could not wait as he wanted cash. Ile ailvanetsi
him It.. on the note, on his representing that it was good
one. It WWI a worthless note. It was a Confederate note
of PAL—Sergeant lie tken apprehended the prisoner on
the sth of November, in the afternmin, at the Warehatu
Railway Station.—The prisoner made a long speech in his
behalf, arguing that the notes were not bad once—The
gewraer then summed up the ca.,. In the course of his
remarks lie said that Mr. Pritnavesi ha,l acted carelessly,
but his carelessness it staid not excuse any guilt on the part
of the prisoner—The jury returned a verdict of guilty,
and the prisoner WAS sentenced to twelve mouths' im-
prisonment with hard labour.

THE lIlTa MT.
Pal rick Lallell was indicted for having on the 15th of
Novembea beaten, ill-treated, and wounded Stephen
limit. Ile WIPI also charged with assaulting the prosecutor
while on duty, and with assault occasioning actual lushly
harm—Mr. Stephen Hunt, superintendent of police, said
on Monday night, November 15th, between 11 and 12
o'clock, he was going hotue. On the Parkstonerowl he
met the prisoner, who mine across the rtmd to him front
some place of concealment Witness had his hands in his
pockets. Ile stood before the witness and looked at him
for a few seconds, and he instnediately struck him a
tremendous blow, which made him staAger into the hedge.
Witness recovered himself and strut,: him. He followed
him up, and prisoner pulled a rope (rota the breast pocket
Of hi, coat Several blows were exchanged. end prisoner
sprang it him, knocking him dcwn. While on the
ground prisoner laughed three times. Witness got on
the top of him after a struggle, and said "Now it's ivy
turn old fellow." He said, "Yes, you —s• it is." Wit-
ness then thrashed him with the rope; prisoner kicked
witness on the bead several times, and witness knocked
his head on the ground. If, then released him, when
prisoner took something sharp from his pocket and
stabbed him over the right eye, lie became faint for a
short time, and the prisoner escaped. Witness lost much
blood, and felt the effects of the wound now. He bled
for about three hours. Witness missed a sear( and pin,
which might have been lost in the struggle. His eyes
were discoloured for several days.--The prisoner addressed
the jury, He wished them to believe that there was no
struggle on the occasion—The Recorder summed up the
case, and remarked that from a portion of the evidence it
appeared that the prisoner had made a practice of stop-
ping persons on the roa.l.—The jury returned a verdict
of guilty on the second and third counts. Two previous
convictions were admitted by the prisoner—one for
assaulting the superintendent of police of Winchester.—
'the 11r-corder stmt.:aced the prisoner to IS mouths' hard
labour —The prieinier id} tke dock declaring he was
Innocent,