The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-05 00:00:00

MOTION.

Mr. Repot Rankles m;l.sta certificate by C. J.
Parke and the Rev. J. B. Austen that a certain foot-
path leading from the turnpike road, loading from
Wimborne to Poole, and extending through lands
belonging to one 'George Beane and the trustee' of the
Dean's Court estate, and leading to a place called St.
Catherine s. near the premises occupied by one Reuben
Short, and in length 482 fart, in the parish of Wimberne
Minster, was useless and urumoeseary, be Wed.—Motion

TRIALS OF PRISONERS
STIIALINO HAY A? 141111,prollD.

Jon,' Cain, a middle-aired man, on ball, was charged with
stealing hay, value U., the property of Lord PorUann. Mr.
Collins ornamented' and Mr. W. Plonks defends&
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On Otro 18th Mai Yr...bola* hillier, mono. tor Lord Portman.
went from Brimstone to Blandlord station with • waggon and
hones for some afloat'. On arriving be put about a/lbs. of
hay before the homes, and they ata seven or eight pounds. Pri-
soner came up. Miller pointed to the hay. he carried it away,
and subsequantly save him 3d. for It. Millar was taken Mfore
the magistrates, when he pleaded guilty and sae sentenced to
seven days' hard labour: Cribb vrarcosmuitted for trial.
Miller was now eallcd, and in examination, mid he had sold
hay to Miller 14 or 15 times.
Mr. Bailey, station-master, proved seeing the hay carried o(;
and Mr. Albert Taylor. Lord Portman's foreman. mid !SIM of
hay would be worth is. 341.
Mr. Roots said prisoner had been in the employ of Mr.
Clarke, coal merchant, of Blandford, for nearly 30 mars, and
Mr. Clarke was expected to attend to give him a good charac-
ter, but from some came he was absent.
The Chairmen said they might take it prisoner had a good
character.
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-7117.-ll Oohs urged that prisoner bioit the bay bona fide.
The Chairman said prisoner, if con Meted. must be convicted
of stealing In concert with Miller end not of reoslning.
Prisoner was found " not guilty." end wee

PISTIAII Basagrr---,-3157-w; cit-a7rifal aria; Madding • Jug and
glum, the property of Walter Trump, at Elymondtbury, May 21.
Primmer pleaded guilty to taking the cup, Out sold the flaw
wee her own. . ' '

lir. Collins, who pmescuted, mid there wale lair Lt Symonds-
bury, the Jug was outside • booth, and she was seen to conceal
It under her dress and carry It oft Bhe had been Imprisoned
18 months for concealment of birth.
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The Chairman mil if she bad nottmen punished for • serious
offence before the sentence would hare been light, imeratueshe
might hove taken the jug to • thoughtless moment and teen
sorry for it. But he was afraid her course of We was not miry
rwger totble; sobbing: I don't know I do say wrong.
Chairman: But you did, you know.
Primmer: Yea, but res sulered for that, mid won't do It
again; no more I will this.
The Chatroan muteneed her to • month's hard labour.
@SOMA° AASAVAT AT LODELL
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JAEN Qum, 1114 117b70-urer, wsa chalVed with a gross &result
on Mks Crabb. his daughter, a ultlld of 11 yean of erre, at
Loden, on Bth April.
Prisoner and hL child lodged .sth. Farmers' Arms in Ladies
an ,
d slept in the mine bed. The landlord (Yr. 8. suspected
him of Impropriety fur sofas time putt, and, Anig certain
mat to, moaned hint. He said if be (the landlord) would not
my anything about It, be would not sleep with the girl any
more. Subsequently the child complained to him of her father's
conduct. The child was called, and detailed prisoner's acts
very intelligently to the effect that he committed an indecent
assault.
Prisoner said he vim innocent as a child just born. He was
never in prison before. Hr. Fry went and searched his room
which he had no Moines, to do. On the sth of AprU Fry had
people drinking in Ms house—a Sunday.
The jury found primmer guilty of an attempt to commit the

71te Chairmen mid prisoner bed been found guilty of svery
brutal sod diammting olfencit—it eras cues such as never before
in his experieoce he bed had to madder. It wee clearly proved
what him, end the court could not but visit him with the
fill pemdty of the law. He was untamed to two pare' bard
labor.
Prisoner protested he wee not guilty.
sinsesnie AT ItRIDFOIT.

en•lusa Brit, 44,-;H:Oio-tia—w-as-inar--:-Irm- charged with oh-
taking from Hamra Howell and Hon, two and • half yenta of
oorJ, May 21, by Wanly pretoodiary It we. to be charged to hie
trifes slater, 11,.. DO111010“, who had an account at Marra.
Howell'• Mr. Pole pro...count.

Mir Augusta Fry proved letting him have the cord upon his
representation.
Samuel Allen, paymbroker, took the cord In pledge, lending
prisoner Sa. 6d.
Kra. Ehm Dornmett mid 'he never ma prisoner authority
to get goods In her naine. Had let pr6oner's wife (her sister)
get geode in her "wee.. By the court: Her Meter h.d occa.
@locally ordered good. and she had afterward. undertaken to
pay for them. Wee not aware she had paid for any primer
had ord.r.d.
P.S. Pltileld apprehended the prisoner. who, when charged,
raki, "It it all right ; my wile would have paid for tt"
Priaoner mid that the money would have been paid by
his wife or Amor-In-law whea the other goods had were polo
for. Sometimes Mr. Domani pve his wife the money, ana
sometime. she paid the amount herself.
The Chairman said the authority given by Mr.. Dom:matt
Ina of a general character, and he might have thought it ex-
tended to him a. well as hie wile.
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Under the direction of the court, the jury gave • verdict of
not guilty.

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Mrlroner Turn Or Doers.
BUST ens then charged with stealing a pair of boots, value
10a, the property of Hr. Charles Yeletone, of Brldport, May
23. —lfr.Pole pomaded. Prosecutor add prisoner asked Where
the boots on Mr.. Dornmstt's account. He refused to I t him
have than unlem be got a note from Km Honunett or she cams
herself. Prisoner said he should have them and would not
v.c thee. up. Whims tritd to take the.. but somebody
came into the shop, and primness. stalked off with the boots.
—Mr. Hill. pawnbroker, len. prisoner la on the hoout—prt.,
made the same defence a• in the previous mac --He was found
guilty, and ad idled • previous convictiou lii 1847.-Bmiteneed
to six m nibs' hard hitter.

MARANO 11031111ILY AT W11110111(14
Centime RICILITRI, 28, was indicted for stealing a watch
the property of Harry Howbeit. at Winaborne.
The used Jury Ignored the bill

-lOillaT AT ILA. IrTZSIBORT.
WILLIAM Pori, SS, upholestrer, CILAJILB• FORD, 66, •aeMnet-
maker, and Leen FOILD tan were charged with Mailing
danumk, rep, American Moth, 4.1 x feet of mouldiogs, and toola
the property of George Trowbridge, at Shaftesbury, May 16
Charles Ford pleaded guilty to receiving • part of the goods.
Mr. W. nooks prineutited.
Goods were frequently mimed from the shop, and on May 16,
a woman went there with • child wearing • truck and Jacket
which lira Trowbridge Immediately Identi&d as made of some
" matchless material' they had mimed. Inquiries were made
which resulted In the discovery of the bum of the ardeles men-
tioned la the indictment, and prisoners were found to have
mid or otherwiae dealt with them at various times.
Pope was found guilty, and Loeb Ford DOI Malty.
Pope pleaded for mercy on account of his wife and two
children, and mid that he had been nix weeks in prisoner.
Mr. Trowbridge recommended Ford to mercy.
Ford mid he had been in Shaftesbury nearly 37 years, and had
never done anything wrong till now.
The Chairman add no doubt this care was • aerial of offences
in which both the men were concerned, and sentenced each of
thew to nine months' hard labour. -

MAUD AT DOLCIIIIITITI,
J Anne Stan' Bnove, 33, labourer, pleaded guilty to obtalniv
a whip from Mr. J. Mee, and two bate from Meters. Meek .na
Dorchemer. by pretending they were for Mr. Mitchell. of
Waddock Farm. Mr. W. Rooks End Mr. ONO. prosecuted.
A certiocate sea put In that primmer had been convicted for
anion In Ind&
He wee sentenced, for obtaining the bite, to No months, and
for the othor charge, another NU month? hard labour; on his
deicharge ho will be under the surveillance of the police tor
MIMI Jeer'.