The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20 00:00:00

HAMPSHIRE. DORSET, AND WILTSHIRE

ASSIZES.

Them AlaiJOß eorntuaoced at the Casale Wineheeter,
on Wednesday. The first edition of the calendar contained
the names of :.11 prisoners—thres only cowing Irvin Dorset,-
shire ftlid seven from %%Rehire.
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—ii1,1717,11,17.:1,1t1Z=Z hail occupied the position
he held he had always found that every assistance was
given to her Majesty s Judges of Amis., from the magis-
tracy of the various counties into which they went, and
that • judge had only to make • sufgestion to find • most
ready desire on the pert.! the magistrates to act upon it.
Now, he must complain, without individualising, of the
very careless manner in which many of the depositions
were presented to him. The writing wait neat illegible
and slovenly, and in WON canes that on the front part of
the sheet was rendered illrdrible by that on the back. It
was not given to everyone to have good handwriting, and
there were very many able magistrates' clerks learned in
the law who were not good 'cravens'', but be would
suggest that where in this respect they failed, they might
always have the assistance, for &Very Mall remuneration,
of • ready writer. Their duty, when they sent deposi-
tions for the perusal of. judge—because the judge@ always
read every word before charging the grand jury—was. if
they could not write themselves legildl, to see that some-
one who weld, should perform the work for than.

TRIALS of PRISONZaa
TT TOLAJIY BY • WONAX AT CO/Ung CASTI.I.
Via Burma. 4/1, char w oman. no•ducatioo, was charged
with burelarioueir breaking and entering tb•
beams of John Roe, with intent to steal, at Coda Castle,
on Pb. 25th of April.—Prianner amid alio bad no intention
to steal, aad Ida Los/letup ordered • plea of not guilty to
bar/situ-nail . .

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Mr. Bulks prostrated.
Mr. Roo'. mace earl that on the night in question they
went to Led at eleven o'clock, ant ehout twelvu she heard
a Iroise soul • dour creaking. Witness got up and wont
In her daughter's room and found the dock wide open. She
woke her and procured a ROI, and saw prisoner coming
from under her mother's bed. Witness knew her and
said, " Maria Burgess., how did you come to our hours?
You have come to rub us,- and she replied, " Here I am,
but I have got nothing," and aided t had watched
witnesie Light out, and seeing the window wide open abs
thought she would towel, maks wean) miserable et home.
Wanes, asked her it than was anyone with her In the
house, end she replied" No The windows, witness wee
satisfied, were all closed ; she was certain the front
window was. The widow lived nearly opposite witness
with her mother and brother. Sim also told witoess atm
had heard a/I aloe and Boob,' the daughter, had said, and
that she then gut under the bed.
John Roe, uncle to the last witness, said he was
collector ul poor rates, end be kept the money in his house
fur • curtain Limo and then handed it to overseer. us
got up and round the prisoner on the Widens. Prisoner
had no boots on. .

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Pneeerr: I had some thin shoes that my brother gave
roe. . .

—Witness repeated that she had nothing on. He was so
frightened at the time that he hardly knew what he
dia.—Prisoner : And you shall suffer for U. Did you
want to withdraw the cans at the Town-hell—Witness :
Nu. —P.,lice-conslable Amer on the 2sta of April took the
prisoncr into custody at Palmer, four melee from Mr.
Reere's house. At the policeatation • bunch of keys was
found upon her; small keys, such as would be used for
opening cash bo.v•
llis Lordship : Why do you suggest cash-boxes say
more than work•boxea I You are an officer of justice,
and should not pcsludge • caw. We are to judge the use
of use keys; huts work-box will hold money as well ea •
cash-box. Did you ao to her house and see if any of Usage
keys would fit boxed there I—Witness said he did go ; but
the keys would lit nothing there.—llis Lordship, in
putting the case to Use jury, sald Use statement by the
constable was of • partisan character, as no doubt it was
intended to convey to their :lauds that her object was to
open cash-boxes.
The jury found prisoner guilty.
His Lordship, after saying it was obvious prisoner tried
to get in through the front window, and, not succeeding,
went to the beck, seutonced her to four months' hard
labour, telling her that if she came before him again she
would be sent into penal servitude.

THE CHARGE AGAINST FUDGE.
Sao, Ind Pledge. V. glover. imperfect education, was
amgol with stealing 61 cigars, value 10s., the property
of CIDOI4III Martin, on the litle of January last—Mr.
Kinglake prosecuted.
AlbertFrenclit• journeyman baker, was in promeator's
bousA the Kings Arms Inn, at Salt Stour. Prisoner
and Mrs. Martin were in the kitchen, and after he had
left Mrs. Martin asked witness to go and bring bins back,
as Iv had stolen a bon of cigars. Witness took him
bsck, and palled open kV waistcoat, and forty or
fifty cigars fall on tne floor, and he produced about a
dosen more from his pocket Prisoner then offered Mrs.
Martin a shilling to make it up, but she relived to accept
It' and sent for a policemen.
Mr. Kuiglake. in answer to the Judge, said that at the
time the prisoner committed this robbery he had escaped
row the 81,00011 Mallet prisms. Me was then beaded
back to the authonues to complete his tins.; when he
bad finished his term he was vied for priaocc breaking
and sentenced; and when that term was up he was op-
preheuded on this charge. (Laughter). The supervision
abort of Das governor at Sheptou Mallet gaol gave him an
.:codicil, good ebarastar.
Prisoner said he was sentenced to 14 months ist Taunton
for a robbery. One night, as the guards at Skeleton
Mallet did not shut the gates, be wished than good bye.
(Laughter.) Ho mule • f•• 11•11 Weal to the judge not to
*awl him beck to Pri.OIL
The jury found him guilty of the theft, and the
prisoner admitted a previous conviction.
His Lordship sentenced prisoner to two days imprison-
maul
SATURDAY.

ATROCIOUS AAAACLI CIN A SCIIOOLIIISTIMS,
Tess Marla (V), thatcher, imperfect education. was
indicted for burglariously breaking and entering _ the
dwellinshvese of Mary Ann Bartlett, at Sutton Waldron,
on the tad of March, with intent to commit a felony, and
with =multi= the said Mary Ann Bartlett with •
(elosiotur intent —Mr. Batten prosecuted, and prisoner
was defended by Mr. henry (lark.—Mies Bartlett is • •
young lady) 4$ year. old and national schoolmistress at
(=Hon Waldron. She deposed that she lived at the schools
house with a girl named Hiscock, 13 years old. She went
to bed on the night in question at tIU minutes past 11, and
in shout two hours she heard • crash as of the Meshing of
window-glass and the falling of Bower.mea, and .0 a
door creskinfis She sprang out of bed, got • light, and
beard a mans voice. She went into Hiscock's room, and
thence new prisoner, having one arm over her shoulders
and the other underneath the bedclothes. His own clothes
were diaarnuiged, and there was indecent exposure. She
tam tam to he replied. " If you sey • word I will
take out my revolver and shout you. She rejoined. "If
you will go I will not my • wuri ; have you any one
downstairs r and he midi " If you say another word 11l
shoot you in an wawa. She drew back intending to
escape from the mom, and he then left the girl and seined
I witness by the throat, and they had a dreadful struggle
I together. Iliscock went out of the room, and prairuer
I =acceded in throwing witness •CMIS the bed,
I attempted an indecent asesult and threatened to strangle
her. She sereemed and at last he pressed her
I throat so much that she could not scream at all, and be
said it should be • death struggle. Ile said he would
murder his if she did mit consent, but, finding he could
not effect his perm= for • reason which she explained, he
Nlassed her. She sat up, and he than asked her if she
w him, and the replied that atie did not
is I,4dship You were afraid to tall him that you
did.—Witaas said yes. He atain asked her, and she
;Loured him du did not, lie left the room and said he
I would murder the skild. He went out of the hack door,
' and she then rushed ripmn and bolted the door and on
looking out of the parlous window new him putting on
his boo= William Brown care:. by, and witness told
kiln what had happened. Mho had not the slightest
,beibt of primmer's identity.
Cruaecianiinel by Mr. Clark Miss Barlett .4,1 : Her
house was one of • cum She saw no revolver. 04 4,0 t
menihve it she .aid /thins about • death straggle
1...., re the magistrates. bet Jae was certain he said it
atm) prisoner in the villa= and knew his father and
mother- Heard be had been diadi. are= from his service,
bat aid Thog ¼nowitwarnforbraindiasaea
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la-Lunt/kW : lt would nut be evidence if she had
heard so.
Mr. (lark: lied he. been drinking I—Witness : I have
saying he was drunk.
not "111=4 reamed for _
p : Were an the owe fast ne glat
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Lordship: Bet she identifies the man ; that's better
than a hat. If it had been found in her bedroom, it
would have been • different thing.
The Coe...dile added that he had known Pri.rner f°t
twenty ream
Mr. Clarke lit to tin • certificate, showing that
prisoner was disc (min the army in 15724 with •
Endchnr•cter. auffering from twain disease; but his
rdship said it would In no evidence.
Poliee-constableAndrews, stationed at Blandon'. said
he apprehended prisoner on the 3rd of Mamb. Ile denied
all knowledge of the charge.
Mr. Clarke, in defence, submitted there was no evidence
of • burglary with intent to commit • felony on Mid/
Bartlett, the first panom be went to being the girl
Hiseo. .

—His lordship at once disposed of this objection, and Mr.
Clark, addreming the jury, said that all of them u men
must feel great sympathy for Miss Bartlett and
am what had happened must have caused them the greatest
terror. He, however, submitted it was not likely the
prisoner, whose identity he 11l not question, entered the
house with • felonious intention f the character
suggeeted in the indictment, It would be contrary to
common aeon if the indictment as proved was to hold
ppd, and deny that primner did eommit an assault on
Miss Bartlett, but lie submitted that prisoner's whole
conduct was a mere idle freak, tak inx especially into
ounsideration his strange oorsluct" on the night in
question.
His lordship, In summing up, commended the straight-
forward way in which Mini BarUett, without any false
shame or false modesty, had 11.1 a Very painful story.
He read the evidence over at length, and asked the iury
whether they thought prisoner intended, when he broke
open the house, to do that which he unquestionably did
dot If they thought be did they would had him guilty.
The Jury at once found him guilty, and prisoner
admitted • conviction at Devises in KV for housebreak-
-114, and a conviction at Dorchester for burglary in 1071.
His Lordship told prisoner it was vary fortunate Miss
Bartlett did not pretend to know him, otherwise he was
just one of thou fellows who would have put an end to
her to prevent his being found out. Burglary wu always
• serious Crime, and it was always inure eerieus when
accompanied with violence. His was • case of unexampled
brutality ; he had behaved more like a wild beast than •
human being, and the eentence upon him was that he be
kept in penal servitude for SU years (loud applause in
court).

I udsment was loudly applauded la • court crowded for
ilm iti•wt Pen with s .Itherv. This WS. a most unusual
denicioatrei I it, as plpular signp*U3T, if displayed at all, la
almost invarialily shown with the amused.

CHAIOE OF INDICIAIT A/SAULT AT WALDITCIL
Rickard Moak a respectable man, was indicted for
indecently amenities Fdlen Denman, aged 17, at
WaMitch, near Bridport, on April Staid.—Mr. If. (lark
prosecuted; Mr. Itullen defeuded.—Proeccutris, a
prvpoa.enning girl, heed with her step-father, Mr. Ash,
at lionasombe Farm, about one and a-half miles from
Bridport. and managed his dairy. Whilst milking the
cows in the stable on April 2nd, about eight o'cbck,
prisoner came in with Messrs. Harding and Ilopkins, and
when the two latter had gime outside prisoner made an
Indecent observation, and followed it up by wing, with
the offer of • sovereign, " Shoulirnt you like this to buy
anew dms with r She replied she did not want it, and
he ought to be ashamed of himself for saying such •
thing. Mr. Ash came to the door then, and prisoner
went away. Ile returned about 12.:10, when he went
into the kitchen, where she was with her grandmother,
, who was hard of hearing. Ile inquired if Mr. Ash was
there, an be wanted to joy him money. She offered
, to take care of it, but ho enquired about some hams, and
went with her to the milkhouse ostensibly to see diem.
Here be took hold of the mamma:ix round her waist and
offered her half a sovereign to be allowed to kiss
her, He did kiss her, and followed it up by
interfering with her clothes. She said that if he
did not desist she would shout out, and he put his fist up
In her face. He then let her go &nil walked out into the
kitchen, and went away. Directly he was gone she com-
plained to her grandmother about his behaviour, and on
the lOth of April, after her grandmother was gone, and
being afraid pri•oner might hurt her, she...told Mr. Ash,
and asked him to try and get a settlement of the matter.
Prisoner hail dealings with Mr. Ash. Her depositions
were put in, and from them it appeared she had desired to
have it settled by payment of • sum of money, but she
met this by saying she did not understand the question&
She wanted him made to know better, and she denied all
knowledge of any quarrel between her step-father and
prisoner. The grandmother said the girl made immediate
complaint to her after prisoner was gone—Mr. Ash
proved that prisoner know he was not at home when he
went there to enquire for him, as he had just before left
him in Britiport Learning from him he had been to the
farm, Mr. Asti expressed his surprise, and prisoner said
nothing. Ile Wok out the summona on the I*.h. When
he told him what the girl's complaint was he said he had
never touched her and Ash said he would an. more about
the girl. There was no attempt to settle the case at alt—
For the defence, Mr. Grove, of the Lion Hotel, Lyme
Regis, said prisoner was a married man, with eight
children, and he was only in the farmhouse that nionung
two minutes.—Prisoner's SOP gave similar evidence as to
lk !Jerkins, clerk to Mr. Morley, was called, but
the jury intimated that their minds were made up for an
acquittal, but another juryman said he had not been
consulted, and the ease went on. Hopkins said he was in
the stable, and did not hear prisoner offer her money at
all, or say • word to her id the kind allegol.—Mr. J. S.
liar ling, of the George Inn, Itibliort. swore prisoner
never did no, and he wax never out of his sight hot nor
last, —The jury said, before hearing Mr. Sullen, that they
were agreed, and they acquittal the prisoner.
There were no other Itoreetehire cases.