The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-24 00:00:00

A FEMALE IPICIE-PoFilt.

Catherine Edwa-;d-e,--(51,- ;L. Ch-ara-ed with stealing
la. f row the pergon o Sarah Randle, at Beaminater.
on the 19th of September.

Mr. Castle prosecuted.
Sarah Randle, the wife of John Randle, went to Beam-
luster fair on the 12th September, and new the prisoner.
Witnees had a purse and Ti. lid. in it. Prisoner came
and stood by her side and put her hand in her pocket and
took it out. On being detected prisoner said "please for-
give me, I have had too much to drink."
Florence Aplin, of Chideock, was with lut witness at
the fair, and saw prisoner pick her pocket Witness took
prisoner by the shoulder, and said you ought to be
ashamed of yourself to try to pick spoor women's pocket.
Prisoner cried very much, but her tears availed her
little, and made no impression on the Jury, who found her
guilty. She acknowledged a previews conviction at Rusk.
In Monmouthshire, and now was sentenced to 12 months'
hard labour and one years' supervision of the police after-
wards the Chairman informing her that *he had been
four times previously before the Court.

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LUCKY WAPI.

Charles OW Foot WallTr—Marsk (on ball) were
charged with stealing, on the 6th of August, one piece of
timber, of the value of Is,, the property of William
Henry Crocker.
Foot pleaded guilty, and Manth not guilty.
Mr. Castle prosecuted, and Mr. Collins defended.
Mr. Castle detail.' the particulars of the case, and he
called

James Barnwell, who worked for Mr. Crocker, took
rune timber M Mr. Shepherd's yard belonging to his
employer. On Sunday, the 6th of August, he went to
the police-station. lie there recognised a piece of timber
belonging to Mr. Crocker. He went to Mr. Shepard's
yard and found a correvonding piece of timber. The
piece of timber produced was the piece missing.
P.C. Reyland, of the Borough Constabulary, on Sunday
mm nine, the 6th of August bast, was on duty in Friary.
lane. He met Foot and Matruh walking together, and Foot
was carrying • piece of timber produced. He went to them
and asked Foot where he got the timber from, and he Ned,
"Go and see." He asked him where he found it, and he
aaid floating down the river. The timber was dry. Ile
saw Marsh afterwards, and he said, "I hope you won't
do anything in it. I was merely looking over the wall
when Foot took up the timber and brought It away."
Foot was under the influence of drink, and Marsh
seemed to ho quite sober.
Cross-examined by Mr. Collins: He was sure that
Marsh did not say in 'answer to Foot's reply to his
question, as to where he got it. "No lie did not: I will
tell you the truth." The depositions taken before the
magistrates were put In, but witness meemod to be in •
fog, and said ho had never heard the words uttered by
Marsh. . .

In re-examination by Mr. Castle: Witness said be did
not remember haring heard the words, "No he did not,
I will tell you the truth." Witness was ordered to stand

-Mr. William Henry Credcer, had this timber at Mr.
Shephard's yard. On the Monday following the day in
question, he saw litarsh at Abbotabury, and he then
asked him to" look over it," ho would not have had it
happen for XS. Witness said he could not until he had
seen the police.
Mr. Daniel Shepherd, owned the saw pit in Friary-lane.
The timber bad been cut up the previous week, and ha
valued it, at W.
. . . . .

The jury stopped the case, and said they thought there
was no evidence against Marsh, and he was dircharged.
Foot was sentenced to one week's hard labour, having
been in gaol 11 weeks already.
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