The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-21 00:00:00

WIKBORAB.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST
4 WORKHOUSE PAUPER.

At the Fortnightly Petty 8 s n nos, held on Friday, before
the Rev. Carr-Glyu and C ilocelO. L. Paget, George Miles,
of Winoborne, and an Inmate of the union, was chanted
with "baring, on the3oili of October, ineultrd and reviled
one Charles Taylor, the master of the Wimborne and
Cranhorne Union Workhouse, by accusing him of ha-
moral conduct with one Stith Parsons, the schoolmistress
of the said union workhouse" There was elm a charge
against the prisoner of "reviling" Miss Famous by accus-
ing.her of immoral conduct with Mr. Tayln.
Mr. Tanner, the Clerk to the Gear liana prosecuted.
The prisoner is an eecentriclooking individual, tall, mad
paralysed in one arm, walks with a hop, and has a decided
cast In the eye. He stuck to the truth of his story, but
the credit to be attached to it will at once be seen when
it is stated he ill a most troublesome fellow, and ho freest
"vend time+ Punished by the prreee toe for had ...educe.
Mr. Tanaer, in opening th case, etwel to the It -nob
that, according t the statute under which thou proerrii.
Inge had been taken, the prisoner, it bring his first
offence, could only be sentence 1 to 21 days hard lahoer.
It was, however, a growl and cruel libel. peeps-rated out
of malice for correction he had received, and he asked
the Bench to inflict the full extent of imprisonment
allowed In both came He then oallod
Charles Taylor, who said :—I am master of the Union
Workhouse of the Wimbrree and Cranbome Union. The
prisoner has been WI inmate there some eight or nine
learn On Friday, the 22nd of October, the schoohnistrese.
Miss Parsons, complained to me of his insolence, and I
reported it to the B ward of Guardians, the result bring
that he was ordered to be kept in the house. The
nue generally go oat to church, and on the 291.
when they went, he wanted to go also, tut he
eras refused permiseirn, and he gave notice that
he should dircharge himself on the following morning.
On Monday, Oct her 30:1, I was in the old TOD'S ward,
nodi raw a man named Freeman there. He made •
communication to rue, and in consequence of it I told my
wife its nature. I detained him and sent for Miu
Parsons and my wife in the priuner's presence, and till
her the charges he had brought against us. He replied it
wee the truth, and we could not deny it—that wag the
statement he bad made as to improper conduct between
me and Misr Pareoss. That statement, which he had
not to the Board, was read out at their meeting, and the
' prisoner told the libindians it was the truth, and be
would swear to it. IThe Heel wee not reed out in court
After an inquiry the Chairman declared it was • dastardly
and unwarrantable charge, and there was not the slightest
troth in the statement.
Miss Penn, WU called, and briefly corroborated the
previous witness.
Celled upon to say what he had to urge in his defence.
the prisoner replied" What I have said I have said, and
they know It's the truth."
The Rev. Chairman, addressing the prisoner, said:
Actuated by a maliciouo feeling you have brought a gross
and infameue charge against two individuals of the most
unimpeachable character, who have received the
approbation of the Board of Guardians in their
respective petitions for several yearn put. The
Bench, therefore, crier tom to besent to gaol for
21 chys for each MI ince with hard labour; and
let us also add that if you return to the Wituboree
Union, and are guilty of any such gross misconduct again.
you will oertabilr, on suffic'ent evidence, be sent to gaol
for 42 days' hard labon.
Prisoner was then removed, still adhering to his stater
ment. _

-17: TAY' w ii. as will be ',en. a married man, and Miss
Parsons is a lady of about 30—to be ingallant esongh to
hazard a gases as boa lady's age. Considerable sympathy
is felt for both.

rilitice ewe.
At the slims sessions the following other cases wen
also heard i—
lAmiard Tubb& of Hinton Martell. was summoned for.
Poeching•—Defendant derived he was miles away at tit
time when the offence was ell•ged to have been commitbid
and the case was adjourned to giro him the opportunity
Of Wildman( witnesses to preys the truth of his asser-
tion&
lutes'

;Thomas Fly. a keeper t) Mr. L Napier. and the witno,
In the previous case, di, profaned a charge ni menhir's
again.t a man named Thomas Hodges, of Witnborne.—
Pry stated the defend wit was in company of three other
men, poschins upon ha up,s•er'e land. Upon seeing him
they made off, but he pursued them. and caught two, the
previous and the present defendant They had abort
sticks. Hodges, whose character is pretty well known,
was fined £2 End c mt.
Woo. Raba° id. of Colehill, who, whilst slightly " the
wont." imaginal the Queen's highway wati a common
lodging
hone,,was convinced of his mbitakib by belayjcapod
%i gay 61. and Bs. coati.

A bay named Charles Sherwood, of Hinson. ems charged
with liriog a gun within 50 feet of the highellif. It turned
Out the p.tb ID qaa.taofl had newer bmn declared • Mgb.
war, and like h. gOO. Master Stierarsid was let a.
Fred Hst, of Want ~irne, hawing expended eta tient of
' hie own mount to enable bun to get drunk and oisorderly,
wee requested Cu sty tballa-.orereiso Met be might helafli
people can't always do what thee like with their own.
lime El mbeth Hervey, of Oakley, Wimborne. stun-
mooed a carpmtir of Lytchitt Hunter, named I homes
Alibutt, to oboe maw, ht.-11r. Atkinson was for the
young may— alp IP year. old—end Yr. Howard for the
I delim lant.—Diautimed.