The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-08 00:00:00

Bert Countg Elven.

TUESDAY, MAY S. in.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAI, GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1877.

Ma. Painaitaaro.—We understand that to-morrow she had taken from Beer's house, She denied having any,
when this young gentleman interviews the magi,. when be told her he tilt sold take her to the station and
trates the prosecution will have something to say have her searched. tel the prisoner took the two
about a little matter involving a sum of £l5O. pieces from lier sties I. —Prisoner askeol the Bench to deal
with the case nos aid pleadel intiltv.—The Rev. F.
CoNWITTED Tillt DORPITT COUNTY PRISON.— .
Fishe e a mil ehantorr • she hal worked
Sessions Thomas Butler, embezzlement at Shroton. for hi er gav thprimner
m and was a go 4 ehisrw anti: he had always
Hard Lnbtiort Richard Hogg, stealing money at found her honest —The Mayor, inwitleration of Mr.
Weymouth, .1 months ; Lucy Warren, assault at Fisher coming here and jving her a gird character, stici
Stitt, in Waldron; Elizabeth Derrick, stealing leather they would treat her very leni•oitly, and tend her to DR.
at Weymouth, Thome& Fusions, stealing a shirt at cheater for 14 day's hard laianr.
Wyke Regis, Elizabeth Dowell, illegal pawning at
Weymouth. and John French, vagrancy at Affpuilille,
14 day's each; Thomas Swift, vagrancy at Motcombe,
10 days.
Bonounn Pryry Seamen, Wavier. —Before Mr. H.
Lock (Mayor), Mr. J. F. Hodges, Mr G. J. G. Gregory.
Ellen Dann was charged, on the information of Mary
Bartholomew, with using obscene language. She pleaded
guilty and was fined la and costs.
TRANSTRR OF LICENSES.—The license of the Railway
Tavern was transferred from Robert Form to George
Damen :of the Old House at Home from George Pitfleld
to Caroline Galpin : of the Half Moon from William
Barrett to Henry Selway ; of the Castle from henry
Batten to Henry Whitfield.
The alleged swindler, Robert Parker Rend, was brought
up and formally remanded until Toesday morning at 10
o'clock.
Before Mr. It. Lock (Mayor) and Mrs G. .1. G. Grstgory.
I George A mire., of Weynieuth, was charged with steal-
, ling • knife the property of Mr. Ce!il Cox. —Mr. M. C.
I Weston itros-cuted, and Mr. H. T. George, of Weymouth,
stefendeit—Mr. Cecil Cox naid he was a butcher rmiding
in IDorchester, and bola slaughter home near Friary Mill.
He knew defendant, who was a butcher of Weymouth.
Zither on the 2)rd of Febniare, or the Ind of Kara,
, defendant killed some calves in Ins slaughter house with
! his permission, at the usual charge for the use of the
home and tools for the work. Knifeproduced \VAS his pro-
perty. Ile had seen defendant several days since, and
asked defendant for the money, a, for the use of the
slaughter-house. Defendant had never said anything to
! him about the knife. John l'riest had spoken to him shout
the knife, on the Fi Way night the calves were killed. In
consermenre of what Priest told his., hehnl been looking
out for the knife, and for a number of " back sets" he
had missed. (Them "sets" appeared to be sticks
used or putting across the hacks of the carcases
aft •r being killed). Witness was at Weymouth last
Friday and went to Andrews's Amp, where be saw
his wife using the knife, which he claimed as his
property. Ile brought away the knife and gave
information to the police. The value of the knife was Is.
—Cromarzatuined Mr.. Andrews was using the knife
openly, With no attempt to conceal it. There was no
jealousy between them on his part. He had Waned •
County Court summons against Andrews for the amount
due for the use of the slaughter house—John Priest, in
the employ of Mr. Cox, sometimes worked in the slaughter
house. He remeruberesl defendant bringing sonic calms to
he killed at their tlaughter house, on a Friday. The
knife produced was Mr. Cox's. He last saw the knife when
Andrews was killing at the slaughter house. He
used it himself in the early inorning of that
day down by the river below, and afterwards left it on
the tallow hoard in the slaughter-house. He had used the
knife many times before. He mimed the knife the same
day and told his master of it—lC. alolland said Mr.
Cox handed him the knife produced on Friday last in
South-street It had been it, his possession ever since.
He had searched Andrews' house and premises lea found
nothing else. —This was the ease for the prnsectition, and
Mr. George addressed the Bench, arguing that the knife
came into prisoner's pomession by accident or mistake. A
witnem would prove that he packed up the tools, and that
Andrsave spoke to him afterwards as to the knife being
in the basket. Ile thought that he should be able to
prove conclusively that prisoner slid not take the knife,
and that the charge was a paltry one.—Janies Bellinger
said he had once worked for -Mr. Cox two years. He did
not now work for him. Ile remembered Andrews
slaughtering some raises at Mr. Cox's slaughter-house,
and he met him a week or ten days afterwards coning
from the slaughter-house. Ile asked witness to tell Mr.
Con's man that he had found a knife in his basket with
his tool'. Ile thought no more als•ut it, and said nothing
about its—Cross-examined : Ile was now working for Mr.
Groves, Ile WM in the slaughter-house the day that
Andrews was killing the calves. Ile wet standini: at the
slaughter-house door when he saw Andrews. It would
nut have been muith troulde fnr Andrews to have called at
Mr. Coes shop. He thought no more about it until he
heard of the sase on Friday. On Saturday he saw
Andrews, and talked over the matter at Mr. Groves'n
shop. Ile saw prisoner again that morning and from the
conversation his mind was quite refreshed. Ile tstial
Shiner, one of Mr. Cog's -mem %hat A ndrews hail mid
about the knife hong in Ida hasket. --The niagistrates
stopient the cam, and dismissed the t•harge.
Coins' Pkm Si:Astons, Saturdays—Before Mr. 11.
Williams, Mr. A. Bunkes, 81111 Mr. O. Warry.
James Deb, was charged with I clog drunk at Wyke
Regis on the 27th April. He admitted having has' a
"little drop,"—they had been down to the beach and
caught a few fish, and he had some beer on an empty
stomach.—lle was told he could pay Is, and costs, 65., and
go home.
James Heflin', who shook considerably, and evidently
wanted a "little drop to steady him, was sim•larly
charged, and a like fine infliettal. Ile made the same
mince—it was usual to have a drop of beer at the that
catch of niackerel. lie, too, paid, and left the court.
Thomas Humber, a respectableslooking labouring MO,
was found drunk and asleep on the London-road, in the
parish of Fordington, at midnight, and for this little
I exploit, and the night's lodging which Sept. Batty
kindly gave him at the County Police-statiou, had to pay
12e, including coats.
Henry A age/ Moyer, of Wyke Regis, admitted having
' his house open during prohibited hours on Sunday, the
29th April. He had kept the howe for nine years, and
Supt. Batty gave him a good character—no charge bad
been brought against him during all that time.—A. very
good character, indeed, said the heairman, and as • result
Mr. Motyer had only to pay (hi., and the costs—To. dd. in
The four men who were on the premtses James Marsh'
moors, trofin J,lery, Dan, Foot, and Edwin Wake, admitted
being there, hat one of them mid he had been a total
ahatainer for many years, and ItroducKl his certificate.
He had gone in with the others, bur hail had nothing to
drink.—Of course, not. But then he was reminded by
the learned Chairman he was not charged with &joking,
but with being on the premises, 3114 he had to pay the
same penalty as the others, ls. and costs, ss. each in all.
Defendants were told the Bench considered the persons
who tempted the landlords to sell, by going to their
house% were worse than them who sold.
Thomas Parsons, of Wyke Regis, was charged with
stealing a shirt, value ft., the property of Thomaa
Richard Walborn.—Complainant said that last Sun.
day inerning defendant cattle to his house and
borrowed a razor. About qtrirMr after It he returnetl it,
and at half-past he (complainant) went out to milk his
master's cows, leaving defendant in the how. At three
o'clock he came back to "change himself," when he
missed his shirt.— Alice Walborn, the daughter, corrobora-
ted her father RA to defendant borrowing the rszor and
returning it. The shirt was hanging on a nettle in the
kitchen on which prisoner leant his arm. They liii not
miss the shirt until her father returned. The one pro-
duced she identified as her father's by several pieces she
had put in the arias. She hails. vstr lent it to prisoner.—
P.C. 'l'. Johnsou, stationed at Wyke, on Friday received
information of a shirt being lost. Went to the prisoner
at his work, examined the shirt be was wearing, asked
him how lie came by it, and he said it was made by a
woman in Portland. Tick him down to the last witness,
and she identified the shirt an her father'e. —Prisoner
wanted the cam settled at once, said he "'Soosed he
must plead guilty to 'taking it,— although he averred the
daughter lent it to him whilst his owii was being washed.
- The Chairman toll Idol there was no doubt he took the
shirt, and they considered his defence a paltry one. He
went to the house as • friend and then committed the
robbery.—Fourteen days' hare' labour.

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

CRUMB ABBAS.

T:NrEST AT TWIC UNION.—An inquest was held at the '
Cern° union on Situral efia•rnasin last before Mr.
Leek. deputy 'Armor, mat a respectable jury, of a hem Mr.
H. N.. 0311 WW, adeeted leawn in, am the ht.ly of a te.wly-
born illegitimite male child. Tho len- having vie t e
body, the baton-Mc evl.l.llc, was ta't,•it theth
Spratt etateal th it she was the muse at Vie ''one, union.
Mary Mills, antininate, was delivered of a male child on
the ffith instant, anal 'vas iittetibd in her eonfinsament hy
Mr. Skarden, Dr. Mc.Enery*s a .si staut The enntinement
wa, a (avow Oohs soil the eta ilal a-ax strong awl healthy.
Charlotte Davis slept in the a. one ro on as Mary Mills
I and the child. On rinr+day ii trninshot with,: got up
about half.past nee' nun., awl went to Mary Mills. Saw
that her laid the child were 'mite well in Wel. The child
st,s lyios by its mother's side sacking the bread. Witness
went to Mary Mills egain at bolt-pot ee, en. owing toh,ting
called by Charlotte Dsvis, Ailed that Mary 11 ills's
child was dead. Found the dead. The woman Davis
had put it in another hed. Thai body was a dark purple,
and rather stiff. Witness asked the mother how it
haptemed, an she said she ghat net know. but it WO
suddenly turned the eel, jr it ea, then. Witness eetred
Mary Mills why Airp rti-ill som- one before. anal she
nail she was toe friehtemal. Site dial o Meet,, at all rah.
eerned Awnt it. Wit,,,,', asked if she tried to hurt it and
she said "no." M.try Mills was 23 years of age. She did
not seem an elf ectienate heather. Had heard her say that
she Wiped the child would die. In a subsequent converse.
thin with with witness, Mary Mills stated that she fell
sateen anal forgot herself fair a few minutes, and when she
opined her eyes the child was deal. Mary Mill, had been
in the Weise about two months. She and the child were
quite alone on Thursday morning front half-past six until
seven.—Citarl ttle I / tV),, an inmate of the Verne
Union, who slept in the same T.aptil aa Mary- Mills, stated
that on Thurviay u Taing lass she got up aboat half-past
live, anal left Mary Mils era a 1t,., chalal all right. About
half least seven she was rolled by a girl named Ellen
Mit.ball to go to Mary as the moth, r thought her
',shy was dead. Wi•ne,ts wont anal asked Mary Mills what
Wan the matter, and she said she thouAt the child WA
dead. Foiled the child looked different from what it dial
at half past live, anal called the nurse awl told the union
newt r. Went to the room with the name and took the
chill from it. tnotlaer. Slew!: it to Ale if it was olive hut
fatund it was not. The child wax quite purple, wit), duaak
white spot on the cheek and rain is. if it bad Lc,' jar •Tot,l
against munetiiiii.t. IT•fore the 'hill was Warn Mary Mills
had express-al a wish, in the presmee ef is home that the
chill might die. When Sin,'., went to Mary Mitts at
, half-past seven the child was in its mu ather's arms with its
fare upwards. The mother not sliew Aigll6 of grief
a or coneern over the death of the child. The mother
a repeatedly said to witness that if she hurteal the child at
all it was in her sleep.--Dr William Mc'Enere, loodical
a rarer of the Cern° union. stated that be vi allot Mary
Mills and her child on %Visite...day night, May 2tol. She
, awl the child were then very well. Witne,s email te Mary
, Milli the child was a tine one, and told her to take care of
, it. Witness was called Thurelay morning in little before
nine o'clock. Fount! the child dead. Examined it. The
t lips were black turned up. The wee al ao a, little
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turned op, and slichtly bent to one site. the tongue was
protruding hetueen the gums. The hands were tightly
clenched. The -kin was 1,1 itchy and very lunch dis-
coloured. There were no external marks of injury. Wit-
ness stated that he was of opinion that death swim from
suffocation. The appearance would he the saine if suffoca-
tion hat occurred by accident c etherwise. Witness also
stated that Mary Mills was a person of weakintellect, but
was, in hit opinion, Sc . table for her actions. She haa
been siihject to lit,.—The cer emir having briefly reviewed
the evidence, the Jury returned the follouing verdict :- -
"That the child died from svitfoeut ion, lint that there was
not sufficient evidence to thosv w tether by accident or
design."

MONDAT.—Present : The Mayor (Mr. IL Lock),
Alderman Galpin. Councillors Hodzes, Derenish,
Bennett. Slade, F. Lock, Aldridge, Emson. Hazel,
Pope, Burnett, with Mr. Giles Symonds, the Town
Clerk.
THE PATENTS.

The MATOR reported the visit of Mr. Bartlett from
the Patent's Office. That gentleman had examined
the various patents and other documents in the cellars
and vaults, and was of opinion that sufficient value
was not placed upon them. Some of the documents
were of very ancient date, and very valuable.
After some discussion, the matter was allowed to
drop,