The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-18 00:00:00

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murderer of the boy who was found hanging in a
cellar in Seven Dials, London, in July last, bas given
himself up at Halifax, and turns out to be Jeffrey, the
child's father. ,ClOO had been offered for the murderer'.
apprehension, and he told the policeman the reward
would be a good thing for himself and his family! Ha
has been brought up at Bow•stroet police court, and
committed for trial.

PIRATTXO MODILS—PaI the or borough Police-court
on Wednesday, an Italian image-maker, named Pietre
Pepsi, was charged with baring pirated • bust of Mr.
Gladstone, which had been modelled for Mr. Stark, of
Etruria Vale, Staffordshire, and by him sold in Parma
marble. The defendant did cot deny the fact, and with
superfluous frankness stated that he had bought a bust
of Mr. Cobden, the copyright of which also belonged
to Mr. stark—intending, as it would seam, to use it in
the same way. The original sold for two guineaa—the
copy for three shillings. Mr. Tyrwbitt imposed upon
the defendant • mitigated penalty of £lO.

Ol•ln CHAMOIS AGAINST • MEDICAL MAX.—At
Highgate on Thursday Dr. Lankester opened an inquiry
of coosadornble gravity into the circumstances attending
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deceased, it appeared, had been residing for upwards of
twenty years with a Mrs. Southgate and her daughter
in Eve-terracie, Old St. Parscrat-road, bat had reiniived
a short time before his death to 17, Stebbington•btreet.
He was eccentric in his manners, and in addition to
haring in his posseseion • number of valuable pietism,
prints, ka, and money in the funds, it was his practice
to keep • large amount of cash lying loosely about, and
in bags in his dra•ets, at his lodgings. It is alleged by
Mrs. Southgate and ber daughter, who were on most
friendly terms, and who constantly visited him, that,
having no relations but distant ones, for whom he
bad sic care, he hail promised them to leave them his
property, or the great bulk of it. The allegations umis
by these persons are, that a day or two before deoessed's
.biath, feeling unwell, he wished Dr. Pair, the home
surgeon of the A rtist'a Fund, whom he bad met out at
• fnend'v moms time provincial, to be called in to eel
him. This gentleman was sent for accordingly, and the
next day came with two other persona, one said to be
his lawyer, and after being there some time the doctor
on going away showed the Southgate§ • piece of paper,
and said Kr. Golding had made hie will in his favour.
Alter they had gone away the deceased, as they allege,
informed the Southgates that he had made his will, and
had left them 1.700 each. He wait seen again by the
doctor, who, on they allege, proscribed some pill', after
which deceased became very bed, and died the following
day. It is alleged that when the death took
,plasie the
medical gentleman came and looked up the plea, took
ton of all the ready money, furniture, sent
son and lady to lay out the body, would not
permit any one to bee it, and subeequiratly had it con-
veyed away and buried in his own grate at Highgate
cemetery. As Professor Rogers had OM made the
analysis of the stomach and viscera, the inquest was
adjoureed (era week.