The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-06 00:00:00

AN EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD.

At the Marlborough-street Polio. Court, yesterday,
Marks Thomas Gal ler was charged on remand before
lir. Mansfield with havin4obtdul by means of forged
oartifireatee the slam of SU 'fit. and fl 10e., the money
of the Haute of Oak Beseat Society. He wee oleo
charged with having attempted to obtain the um of 110
by means of • forged certificate of his own death Mr.
Seeley, who condacted the prosecution, exposed in hie
opening statement one of be most novel and and in-
genious frauds which has been perpetrated. The
prieoner had been for some time a member of lb*
Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, which allows to ha moor
hers ita. a week in cue of sickness, acorn of Ikea on the
confinement of • memher's wife, and £2O io the event
of death. In February last the prisoner conceived the
idea tb.it he was ill, and be accordingly forwarded to
the society a certificate which purported bi be signed
by the house surgeon of Charing Cense Hospital, and
which stated that the prie .use was an inmate of that
Institution. B -having the certificate to be genuine.
the secretary forwarded for several months the sick
allowance, and up to the time of his arrest the prisoner
had received the &worm' of EIS. 12. A abort timeago,
on the strength of a Nigel certificate of his wife's
confirm/rut be succeeded in obtaining 30e. His last
effort, however, crowned the whole, sea few weeks
ago be pretended that he was dead, and under the
name of Wilding he called at the society's office, in
Charlotterstreet, Fitzroy Square, and representing
himself ass friend of the discus° ate widow of Charles.
Thomas Gayler, produced the certificate of his own
cleat.). He elated that he had been asked by the
widow to call for the money. The certificate which
be produced set forth the own of death, and that he
had -lied in Charing Cram Hospital, it also bore the
signature of his widow. The secretary told him that
there meet be some arrears of sick pay due as well u
the allowance at death, and the prisoner answered that
there was. Fertagiately the secretary had an Inkling
thet the sick mud been obtained by fraud, and on
bsiag Instituted it was cooclusively proved
'battle. pli.oner was dead ouly la f may and not ia
fact. Upon his beinz taken into mut ..Iy, conclusive
evidence of his identity wee foen.l noun him, as also a
paper showing that be intended to ext.nd his
operations to the Stationer.' Mutual Benefit Society.
The pekoes, was committed for trial.

The Home fl•cre'ary he appointed Captsln Toryford to
t. Gover,oeship of Yak Co. la
A tree flout between w area took place at Coleridge,
bear Henley. re Snarler warning. Two mores, both
ossified sod with funnies. stringed to debt They ted
op their h•tr sad Ned. prorwaten. repel ins to a vireo
of esete grwind. • ring as.. famed, eme ss men hewing
lwr parttime. Teeth ae real ea Gee were freely need, as
after this parade owe whim silehasess Was Bracy was
severe" hit,. mid retkort
At OW Miami b Tell-rossurt ire Iferoday, Henri
Wateles o. 1w Isrmear .I. • ed SIN for elsi ortl.e
Onpastds nee •1110 r atm wonted to sear sad mail. •
Spread care ,ioat It lev, 4wl out so as seopmet . I mina-
Ikro. that Ilk. teat wall coot I4uong if.'. sick ,bie
..eotrb..dnoto eft I the .hi,el of the -air-
as,,. t odlw tip. filter loosen. oe beard was as.)yt.
mon • f • little til-t
At e tour mastka if labour the liorld'ee was reported
Woodsy es "beached; aid Mtn* rek sere is All a
depth It feet of aster round bet .t ler tid• it noir
pr lg be taken Ur smiled µet Wore assay
Imes .lapsed she will have heis ad.-11 and int Pone-
astith harbour. Ti. timbers be ship here bean
errinwl aid shattered le a great many part., and erns if
the agave done as... eflidently r piarqL at Wht most
be a gr. a rod, thane said 11,U be sdic.dly in tad as
crews to bees,* well wLea t.kes I. sem in a, ill-omened
a craft _ _

lijoan laargarton.—Bersaars sad dryners, tickling
and irritation. inducing singdi sad alfenting the VOthl.
For thew symptoms ars Zpria's Wyoming Jujube&
Only in boles 6d. and la, labeled "Jane Ertl sad
Hoasaiopathic Chsselatis, 0, Threadneedle-strait,
asd IV, odlUg, Loadon."—Eppr's Boaksopatkic
Midlands ars sold by Duanza, Warn, and How,
Donikartar. _ _

Two msa,.rowstd fisimml leek mad Henry Wadi fought
▪ wow A.katt • fee do, is Woni was maell b.t,
mid OA I lie wile .t lock kicked bin wiim he ea. doom
I..eer .digistat h nas s few 4.y. Pe 0.1114 f work an
Wein. ad .y et, dawn In ib. stvert He was
taken bone sal dl do. fisturday. At the inqu-4 held
di. sem. dar Dr. Harlon, who bad mole a ro•tenorieut
egiminaelee. sod &she wow from elusion of blood on
tits b .1a the result of great "bassos. The inquiry wee
adV;lg :dOonee —GI sawn tow Cosoorriwo.—" Br
" thorough kmsp4mdge 1 tba Datumt laws whica
govern the opevsMesa of digestion mid autritka, sad
by a medal applisatios of the dim properties of well-
asteened Mr. Erin has welded ow breakfsat
tablas with aslimloly /moored hover's.. which may
save us many heavy doctor's bills. It is by the
judicious use of each articles of diet that a oonstitutios
may be gradually built up witil &Moog enough to resist
every tendency to disease. Hundreds of &labile
realadial at. Sooting around am ready to attack whom.
ever them is • weak point. We may escape many a
fatal ash by hoopla", ourselves well fortified with
pare blood and a properly nourished frame."—Cisif
aryl& Gamplec —Bold wily In Packets labelled—
Jana Eors aid Co., Homeopathic Chemists,
Lode..•

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, The lampikt ems to the Prime Kirdstesr asid Poing°
. S'euLlo 7 I, their supporters In both Haws of Pada-
ine,L i 1 th.turdav arming, •ai stunted by all the
allattios, romp( the Doke of Richmond, who is miter-
,' Waled friend. at OnAwood- Tb• Dulm of Boisalowdi
. Ta"‘lled- IL Vanua ling t, Lb' toast cf his heath, pew
paned by the chairmsa. Lard Besoonideld. who was
intiltaidastically nowise& end be sltarid th- conviction of
thi. onbn chairman that re result of toil Wean of the
Oing is bad low re.-miel with asUwartiou by the
' a asiiry. But that sa Mlactios was not unanimous sad
the patty , f the Owvenziofti is, chal ease L I: was
eba-aled •-•Met %heat arst they It A daceorwl Gwen, liist.
Is point ot .I. I, the oo...rawest had elide %soused to es-
' gamma Orem by god airiest The For lga B.swimey's
' Prop e a a f.r iii rsulleatiOa of the Greek frantiry
Winded all Air • eisaibla and moderate num amid
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, sad the ergotism oar wadi time tom gireliauted by •
, propw 111110.101 4 I Amman on th- p.m if Lag awl. PA-
ferries to thl Cuoventor 4 ICA.sit iLtitini ~ the Premier
el-mhsi that the rag osillillitr of Isaaland win thereby In-
cas...A. On the wittier, he wegitegtad Stow tie Caw
rent4co dlasiniahad , or imp .antality, because whatever
urn 'try misht be in powsr would- mutual, am tbe
awaseMte of preweatiao the essmoest ol Aim Minor by
Raisin Hs was amoeMbed to kant that the Convention
had been de orlbe lat as iall.all NW B- b.i...ed that In
Wet men / lap the ...I. of Mire w 11 re a g only to
Bs Jowl, far tor Ern we and 1...i5. ' no Bs I of Malone.
hary smsiosed the beti'M al tile Bogsfes of inbabiery,
c,..ii la watery's Ica.. Ii• tes4,_obal • d that it wan
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