The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-10 00:00:00

CHARGE OF FOWL irrikuxa AT DOICHUTU.

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Siseon Kiwi, soldier of the 50th Regiment, who had
been out on ball, was called to answer for feloniously
stealing three fowls, value 10s, the property of Ur
Robert Rayne, at Fordington, on November 13, 1870.
Mr Collins prosecuted and said this was a malicious
and cruel robbery, as the fowls, which were very fine
ones, were about to be exhibited. A man named Lester
had been summarily convicted for stealing the fowls ;
but the prisoner had been in Lester'e oompany, and
the police also suspected that King was concerned.
There was a stile near the fowl house and certain
footmarks were seen. The fowlbouso hal been covered
with lime, and the prisoner's boots were found to
correspond with fresh tracks made near the fowlhonse,
and also to have lime on them

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James Davis, Mr Robert Hayne's servant, and who
looks after the poultry, said they were kept in e oottage
at the lower end of Fordingtoo. He looked them up
at night but in the morning mimed three fine Dorkings,
about to be exhibited. He spoke of the lime in the
house, and the footmarks. _

Sergeant Cousins spoke to finding the prisoner's
boots with lime on them. There was no lime in the
eld incept on the footmarks. .

Prisoner pot in a good character from his regiment.
P.C. Churchill spoke to seeing prisoner in company
with Lester, at two o'clock M the morning, corning out
of the Bull's Head and wished them good night.
P.C. Keats corroborated as to the footmarks
. . .

Prisoner denied knowing anything about the offence,
and said he nearly cried his eyes out, when he was
accused of the crime. --Acquitted
The Chairman returned King bis character, remark.
lug that he was very glad it was so good, and advised
him to take care what company be kept.

HOOTS
_AT WITYOUTII.

Awn SmigA, dressmaker-,-22,..pina—L-sisiu—il4 to obtain-
ing by fable pretenoes from Jane Bilk., three pair of
boots, the property of John Bake, at Weymouth, on
November 2.1, 1870. The prieoner had represented that
her grandfather had sent her for the boot,; but he
rrpudiated this, and would have nothing to do with
hur.—The Chairman slid from what they heard of
prisoner they thought she had not hen leading very
respectable life, and they were very sorry fur it.—
Sentenced to two menthe' hard labour.
SWIIIDLIJIG AT 811•FTIABITHT.
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Jam sista, not In the calendar, pleaded guilty to
obtaining by false pretenses four yards of flannel on
October 1, from Mr Barnes, of Shaftesbury.
Mr W. Ffooks prosecuted.
Prisoner, who is married. entered Mr Barnes's 'bop,
and obtained four yards of flannel at 2s Sd per yard,
saying it was for her mistrees, Mrs Sharp, of Ifotoombe
Mns Sharp said she bad not found anything wrong
against prisoner before.
Fourteen days' hard labour.
CUTTING AND WOUNDING AT BIIDPORT UNION.

Schoen! Hellyer, 58, labourer, indicted for un-
lawfully and maliciously cutting, stabbing, and
woand-
ing John Friend, at Bradpole, on November 24, 1871.
The second count charged with indicting grevions
bodily harm, and the third want with a oommon
assault.

Mr Pole prosecuted.
The prisoner and prosecutor were inmates of the
anion, and some remarks were made to prisoner with
reference to some wood he had brought in: He
(Friend) had to par him on going to bed, and as he
prised prisoner he gave him a push, on account of he
having used irritating language He (prieopee) said
that Friend wad lei league with the governor s
the paupers The quarrel seems to bays growntar a
and Friend telt & blew men than ootomou, found