The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-04 00:00:00

Dr. Drew saki if Mr. Banns showed Own lied boos
on hiwoqral commegion lootwoon prioonor and witaims
it would not MGM it question of moat&
Mr. Banns thought it ought be scone
Dr. Drs. said there bad been s goad earraior-
matiou brought out ; suffieuout for the Bomb to decide

on.
The erase-examination being continued, witness
ref need to answer, at to her moral character ; but
stated the prisoner spoke to her about manors, but the
said ehe had nothing to do with them. She did not
call him iliac. He would not hear what altsi had to
say; there was no quarrel; no high words followed.
The dioarbanoe about die sailors was the fouedation
of the words they bad. She did not exasperate him ;
but hi was in a violent tamper. She asked him to
leave if drink and be • better man. Had beard he
had joined the pledge, and had been a teetotaler, for
the last bre. or fair months. He said that he had
n,t d,uak anything for the last three or four months,
and he had been quiet for that time, until hie father
came down on Sunday, when be was tempted. Could
Dot tell who took her home. Would not answer
whether prisoner was jeelons of the gallon ; that was
what he brought up.
Mr. Hann. urged this was one of the most curious
and extraordinary oases. • woman, mother ot
family, and 46 years of age, met, and was familiar
with a young man 25 years of age, and previously of
unbirmidied character. On two occasions the young
man lodged at tier buns.; he bad not been there 48
hours bsf is die put hem"f in his way, and front that
time on immoral oonnection tamed between them.
She had even bout her children, and inveigled him font
his lodgings when her husband was away, and what-
• ver hot Wren plan, &he richlu desert. d. 'toe sailors bed
been seen at the house, and in his jealous madness,
prisoner committed the atitattlt He asked that the
*leach would not bleat priaouer's character, but inflict
a bee.
In answer to the Bench, Superintendent Vickery
said prisoner had been 0012.tCLeti of assault, and hat

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d..ys.
Sir. Waits, with whom prisoner had lodged, ePehe
to his good conduct at his boom.
Mr. Padgett wished to withdraw all charge fies tar
as be was o atteroed.
Dr. Drew: Very well, Mr. Padgett, you have
punished bin yourself.
At tar the heath had retired, on their "ter° the
Chairman said: John P•MON with rived to Mr.
Peoge.t, be has kindly stepped I rward and with..
drawn his oharge against you, and taking into orn-
duration that he has punished you himself, that case
all be dismissed. With regard to the other case
inagietnites are divided in upiaion ss to *bother
you should be sent for trial or vary heavily fisted.
rhat wow& bad and fainted as she was, was
entitled to your protection. I. le not b.cauas • pro
dilute follows that %visioned calling that she is to be
wessulted by the perm& who ha, been intimate with
tier because be is out of tembor with her. lied not
Mr. Padgett oome near that night, we do not know
Dist that woman world not now hare been in he,
°alio and you in a cell. As to the relations which
existid between you, they should have made you
rather more oonsiderat• and kind LO her. You will be
lined or go to prison for two months, and you sirs
let very leniently.
The ...nit had booms) crowded, and • large number
of men waited outside the hall to mos Mrs. Carter
coma oat. She has been Living in New-street.