The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-01-13 00:00:00

STILLING OATS AT RUMORS&

E !trial Fry end Meter I Smith were indicter' f .r
ettreling halt hu•hol of ...te,value le til.. the pr perty
.4 Wiiii•to AtkiJe. at Wimborne, on November the
.19th, 1944.

Mr. Vincent Budge proeecotol, and in hi. 01341311 g
remarks said the proeecutor, Mr. Atkins, lea miller In
Wiroborne, and the prisoner was in his emolo7 a.
stableman to his back at side. and the prisoner
Arnith is a sweep living oppoeits Mr. Atkin. stab],
For some time the prosecutor has found • quantity
of •,ata, &a., missiog from hie stables and he c
nicated with the police, who &ivied him to mix
"owe fine oorn with his oat. Oa the morniog
of the 30th of Novembtr the peg tear Smith we
seen by • police constable to go into Mr. Akin.'
"table in company with Fry with a rush basket, and
afterwards leave the stable to go hro Ws own stabi•
with the baeket full. Ho waa then seen t p...
money over to F y as in payment of aotn thing. Th -
p tlioeinan entered Smith's stable eel asked the
phi...r wish' h. buho there, who answered " y
• bag." Tb. oonstable th-n marched lb. mahler, and
took out some corn, which Mr. Atkins afterwards
identifi..l as hi. property.
William Atkins said he we. a miller living at
Wood•ford Mill. Wimb 'roe, and the prim° .er F.
was in hia employ as groom of hi. stabl.. He
wan a man in whom he placed great: con
I team, and trulted hins with th. key of
hi. stable. For some time he had miss
.oine corn, and he Ia I consulted a policeni in.
Ile took a little white wheat nod threw it ow.. "time
bruised oats in a bin. There wan some pollard in toe
same stable. Oa the following day P.C. Bholt4 came
to him so I brought him s me cots, •tnongst which
was some white wheat. Hi, we. c. lain that it was
his con,. The samples produced, taken fr Sin'th'.
stable., corresponded wi•h the came mixture ai in hi.
own stable. In the pr... na •I .f both prison,. a. •I
P.C. Brooks. he ideniifi d 'he mixture as hi. ow'
property. He had
to .ell or give away any of iii. I tod fri. hi. tab,
P.C. Bro 'lto stated that on tip. 30 b of Novembe,
in consequence of what he !lewd, he 'seta to Mt.
. Atkin.' mill at half-past four in the ni riling,
secreted himself in eight of the pris o'er Sm'th',
stable, and also the gat leading to Mr. Atkio.' et it,!..
About quarter past ...en he saw pHs .ner Smith coo.
icons the dlriactian of his hoes., sod unts.t.n hi- stable
door, end then wont and look, I over 11-. Atkin
eats, se though hs was looking for smtot,. H.
then went back to hi. own otable Abiot qu se t-r t
eltht he raw prisoner Fry g ..1
hi'. Atkins' stille, anl then S.nith c ime out .tf hie
stis..le, carrying • rua, b h.t. w•lk-1 act- a. il.•
road I's ling to Mr. ataole, and threw toe
lia-kei over the gate towards the stable door. About
five minutes after, the prisoner n7OIIEIO out with ths
gush baakbt in his hand, which appeared to be full, and
met Smith at his stable door, who took the basket
and care'. lit inside. When Smith returned with
the empty basket he saw him pot his ban
hi. ',tyke, and talc it out, and handel so
thing over over to Fry, who put it into hi. p clt.t. F'y
then went aw .y I twnois Mr. A•iirin•' house. Hs
(P.C. Brook.) then went into Stni,h's "tables an
essinined his corn hie, so I a.ke.l Smith fr wh .t
Fay had brought &MINI, and he replied it was only a
bag. He took a sample from the c urn bin and whor •
the horses were feeding. The t e., samples n•.w
produced wens what h. than ptoduce.l If., to •
them aar we t • Mr. Atkin. with p-i• her Smi •ho
examined thtm Mr. Atkins tooth rail "That I. my
wen. I cum swear to it.''
The ja7 foond Fry guilty of staaliag, and the
prisoner with guilty of receiving.
Smith, having p'radei guilty to • praviou. con-
viction, was senth.cwi t sight month.' h..' labotte
sad two yaws' police aupwrioion ; and Fry to two
most& bard Labour.