The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-19 00:00:00

Seeeterea Fowto—fhe Monday, before Dr. Drew, "A very go ,d subject for an east wind."—Mr. John
T. Abbott, Esq., J. Robertson, Esq., John Woods Tomkins recited "The Lifeboat," with thst power
was brought up on newel, and now charged with which always ensures him very hearty applaues.—
stealing eight fowls, value 12e., the property of Th.ensa Mr. It 'Leawood moat laughiegly road "The Shy Man,"
Snook, also with stealing six other fowl..—P.C. and theu they concluded with a verse of "God Save
Hansford apprehended the pris user last Friday morn. the Queen."
leg on suspicion of stealing fowls. Ile found by Blau-twee Tuiaos roe CilitlaTMAL —That long-
enquiries afterwards that 15 fowls hat been bought experienced caterer for the wants of connoisseurs and
by a man named Pocket, and were in a house in the public, Mr. H. Wheeler, of the Weymouth and
Steward'e Ceurt there were 14 olive and one dead, and I hirset County Library, has a delight ful chow of
afterwards Packet's mother hande I him over two charming article', both in hist chop and in hie special
more dead ones. A person named Mrs. Morris also show-room upstairs, where hilted, the sight is a treat
handed him one fowl alive and one dead, one of which in itself. Far more numereus in variety and costliness
was identified. Pocket told him be had bought the than those at • "bazaar," the works of art almost
fowls off Woods, told him where to go for some, and puzzle description and deter us from attempting it ;
gave him 15. Woods had told him that the hamper he but the exquieite variety of form and workmanship in
sent to Poole was sent with clothes. He produced burnished brasses is noteworthy, and these are also
nine fowls which were found at Pocket's house.—A very reasonable in price. so that you may make •
boy was brouvht up as a witness, who said he WAS 13, dainty article your owu without tear of being unable
but could neither read or write, though he went to to afford • score for others of the same class, but
school sometime.. Ile gave his awns as William different in form, or the demands .4 a wide circle of
Wallhridge, and in answer to Dr. Drew, said he, friends making you bankrupt amide The olive wood
said his prayers when he went to bed, anti knew he I good., we observe, atilt hold a good position as
Was praying to God who would punish wicked peeple. favourites, and are made in Laub Menem; shape., corn.
He was then sworn and sal be was in charge of the bining the requisite end he pretty. The feature of the
fowls and fed them. He could identify all the nine year seems ti be a charmine class of the hundred and
present as being Mr. Snook's, including • bantam cock, one is trtables which ladies love to carry, and which we
which he sew safe in Mr. Snook's field lest Monday adorned with flowers in natural tints raised above the
morning, hut he did not know when he saw the others. , surface, ant worked in silk. What shall we call the
Mr. Snook had 25 now witness mimed them lad various forms? Are they reticule., pocket come
Saturday morning, not before, because they got away panions, note cases, card case., glove eud han.ikerchief
Into other peoples gardens, sod all over the place, set., pocket Moles All these and a bewildering
and he did not see them every morning when number of other', which you did not deem in existence
they were fed.- -Wiliam Canterbury, who works for till you BM, and then each was the very thing
Mr. Snook, identified the I antain cock ao belenging to require," Mr. Wheeler is great iii albums, too, the
Mr. Stook. Its was "most always" out with the van, " Nautical" has galleries of portraits of vessels, not
and had nothing to say, es he only came with the bey, only of England, Europe, and America, but of all
becausel he was 'devotee—Sidney Pucket said the countrie., from the stately frigate to the terrible iron'
fowls were found at his place, 4, Steward's-court, clad, petits which have sable I at our regattas, and
Governor's-lane, and on tiatirday the policeman came the queered tuba or raft which ever kept
and took charge of them, and witness gave up 14 or 15 man tfloat. The Sunbeam, Latima, and Miranda,
alive and one dead. The first two Wood, brought on the c idly Inflexible, which pomaded Alexandria, our ,
Thursday three weeks, and witness bought them, and old (dent the Theuilerer, catemarans, p ' eas canoes,
sold them again. A little after he bought two more, fishing smack*, flees of all nations and signals, every.
and sold them, on the Monday following he bought thing that will ple use a seaman from an admiral t 'any
four, two of which he sold, and two the policeman bale tar in a smack. Then there is • lace album, wondrous
On Thursday be bought few more, two he sold, and in dainty tracery, a figure album, whe-ein pretty and
two he gave to the policeman, and he afterwards quaintly-attired is, lies and gentlemen accompany the
bought two chicken. Prisoner told him to let portrait, with fitting extracts from English poets, and
nine more remain with him and he would wondrous it is that so easily gild stem+ are found
fetch them to take to Mr. Score, at Portland, suit dile to go with the couuterfeit presentments of
the provision merchant. Witness gave him 2s. 51. a those we hive. Treasures of miscellanea are and
couple, and prisener said be bed bought them at Mr. must remain alined unhinted at; but the beautiful
Stevens', at -Dorchester market, and near the Nelson, paintings on the walls compel attention, and show
alao some more in Portlande but there the witness that amen 1 here we have abundance of peeps and
would not buy, and he asked witness to let them sitrs that., seen by the artist's eye and seised by his
remaintill next morning, when he would come for them, facile hand, can be and are turned into lovely pictures;
'This was last Tuesday evening. The nine in the wood and waterfall, shore and river scenes, are among
' basket prisoner said he bought of Mr. Maces Moore, them, and we noted a view under San lafoot Cutle,
at Portland.—Prisoner sell be did pie state this but with swans in the foreground, stretches of the Chesil
only that he bought them off some man on the road.— Beach, and calm retreat. at Upway and Rallied.,
lie WY advised that it might be best for him to nay while these who like bold views of rock and wave will
nothing.—By Dr. Drew: Witness knew Woods bad find some to their taste. Mr. Wheeler's bazaar is one
bun in trouble before; but he took his "dying oath" of the sight+ of the seasoe, an 4 he has al-o tried to
he got them honest —Sergeant Apsey said that last secure things useful, and, buying hem the makers for
Saturday night the prisoner and last witness were in cath, eltee at close on wholesale priceo as is proved
the charge room together, when, in answer to a by the figures marked plainly on each.
question from the last witness, prisoner said: "I CHARGE or Ituenieo A Toe,.—On Tuesday, b.fore
stole eight fowls from Mr. fineok.oion the Chickened the Borough Magi.tratee, John, Richard, and Marcilla
road." Prisoner had previously been csutionel by the Merchant, strolling pedlars, and Daniel Murphy, a
Superintendent; Picket we. under suspicion of recd... 'soldier, who appeared in a "Baltic" shirt, ~f red and
lug these things, and said to prisoner: "If you tell blue stripes, an black waistcoat and thinners, were
where you got the fowls, you will get me out of the brought up charged with stealing a quantity of silver
trouble." Packet was then in custody for receiving from a shop in High-street, the property of Albert
the fowls, and Woods stated these were the fowls Watch. —Jane Watch, prosecutor's wife, stated the%
which were left at Packet's hove and for which he yesterday, between eight and nine in the evening, she
had not paid.—Prisoner pleadedgu'ilty to stealing nine wee in their chop, where they sold provisions and such
fowls, the property of Mr. Snook. ewes committed things' she had occasion to go uptain, leaving her
for trial to the Japed) qmarter Session,.—'The husbend and Mr. Deuning in the kitchen, which was
prisoner was then chanted with stealing six fowls from at the back of the shop. No one was in the shop at
Mr. Lugh.—William George Lush said be occupied the time; bat when she carne down, she found her till
premises on the Quay, Commerial-road, Weymouth, half-way open, and went to it directly, and missed her
and kept fowls there. Last Monday he put up the money. She could not say exactly how much it was;
fowl's cornea usual, and on Wednesday, in the middle but there was about 10s. or Ils. in silver. The money
of the day, found he was six fowls short. Three of was all in shillings, sixpences, and threepenny bits--
those In the basket were his. and part of those he no florins or half-crowns; it was in the box produced,
missed on Wednesday.—Woods denied leader stolen and the could not identify any of it except the three-
these.--Sidney Pocket mild the three in the basket, penny bit produced, which was one of the pieces of
produced by the police, he bougat of Woods, a black silver stolen last evening from the till. This she
one with another, about three weeks ago and two received from a woman named Mary Johnson, between
grey ones about a fortnight ago. Prisoner ;hid he got two and three months ago; and it was se marked and
them in Dorchester.—P.C. Hanford producei the battered that she could not pass it, though she tried
three (owls; the grey ones of Packet, and the black several times, for people refused to take it, mei se she
one he got of a men named MorrO. He heard prisoner kept and remembered it.—The Mayor loeke.l at the
say that he found them up the Backwater.—Prisuner threepenny piece, and said he should not think people
repeated that he did not steal Mr. Lush's fowls.-110 would like to take it.—Witness continued that she had
was committed for trial on this case also, seen the female prisoner in her shop twice) yesterday;
GhoCC66Telt-STRIZT TEMPI:RAMC SOCIITT.—Wbon she came in once for bread, and, as witted had not
evening entertainments of other kinds fail, and the got any, she told her whore to get it, and the woman
public are ready to complain that few means exist in came in again fir butter and sugar and other
Weymouth for calling them together in the winter, things. She also saw the man Richer.' :Merchant
our temperance friends arealumatalwaysin the gap, and in the shop; he came in for a puny faggot,
provide a mixture of music and exhortatione, which and she saw the other man locking in at
aim and generally succeed in combining the useful and the window oceseionally during the deer. This
agreeable. So it was on Tuesday evening, when, lust was John Merchant, and witness stated she saw him
upon the failure of skating, the (newts at Glououter- before 12, and again in the afternuen.—John warmly
street school celled their Band of Hope, whom Mr. cress-examined witneis, but the latter persisted in
H. J. Rogers so perseveringly shepherds that he has answering she saw him looking into the window before
quite • hopehtl flock of lambs, and (if we May be 12. but she could not say what time she saw him in
allowed a proceed word) of twroteetbs. An hour the aftercoon.—Murphy also questioned the witness
later the older tick j dried the little ones, leaders J. as to what time it wee she missed the till, and she said
Wood and J. S. Butcher, leading them; but unlike the it was after eir ht mat night. On this Murphy
voices of the sheep unmetaphorical, the effect was declared he coal prove that they di I not leave the
musical and harmonious They first sang hymn 59 of publichouse until after that time.—ln answer to the
the selection for Temperance Bands seel societies— Bench, witness n ad she gave information to the police
" Intemperance, like a raging flood, directly she mi.seel her till.—Mr. William C. Dennine,
Is sweeping o'er our land." a lolger, statel that he and Mo. Watch were in the
Pastor J. Wood said it might be that without such ktchen, and Mrs. Watch went up,tairs, and when she
assemblies they might become • little cool in the cause came down she miseei her till, and he went into the
at heart, and ibis always helpful to people interested shop and saw the drawer open. He gave information
ift a good work to get together and feel the grip of one to the police, and stated there was among the money
another', hands, ant hear one another'a voice, and for a threepenny-piece he could swear to. About five or
that they were come together that evening. Their seven weeks ago Mrs. Watch woe going to pay him
younger friends had • privilege somewhat above the this, and he said he could not take it, as it wouldn't
older ones, and perhaps there had been • little jealousy pass, and be had den it in the till more than mem
as to the amount of orivilege' for their friend since '
.—Mary Johnson of 9, Myreleterracs, a licensed
Rogers carried on the Band of Hope vigorously, soil hawker, swore to the threepsunymiece as the One she
they came every fortnight, while the elder ones had paid to Mrs. Watch for sup, soda, and blue, about
not met in large numbers, so they were come now ti 10 weeks agie—P.C. Carter, about 1,/ minutes to nine
make Omelettes' conscious of their own exidcnce ; last night, received instructions about the robbery,
the look of the room showed they had a liming, and and from inquiries made arrested Denial Murphy at
they might as well let its presence be seen. Though the Nelson Inn, and afterward. ItLhard Merchant,
only scattered atoms, they were thickly scattered, and who was then dressed in Murphy's tunic and cap. He
now it was not as a fartuitous cone 'urge of atoms they chargod them with robbin..; the till, when Murphy
were come, but as those who have a community of said—" You are a smart detective." Ile brought
life coming from an interest in a common cause, and them to the station, and on Richard Merchant
they were open to receive as large a recruitment of he fo ind the two threepenny pieces produced,
outsiders as were brought. The evil to be contended and :41. in coppers. One of these threepenny-
with is very strong and gigantic, but we are able to piece', was the one which had been identified.—
speak without any bated breath • the advance of the It iehasd hlarchant That is the one you had yourself.
, cause hasbeen such as to attract the attention of the —Witness: Murphy was then dresse 1 as now—with
highest in the land, and we have been gl id to notice dark (rowers and weieteoat and a mimed-blue shirt,
In the Queen's speech the lamentation of the Chancellor and Richard hid on Murphy's clothes. On the Statue-
of the Exchequer from • c ,use which he says he cannot day previous he heti seen the three Marchaete together;
deplore. (Applause.) The late Lord Beaconsfield, but be never saw Murphy with them before. The
when Mr, Diana used to tall of the way in which female prisoner gave him a puree with two florins, two
the Chancellor of t'he Exchequer used to speak of the sixpeoces, twopence in bronze, and two American
income gained from the liquor traffic. He professed dollars, also some pawn tickets. Mercille : Yes.
to put in • word of regret that the consumption was that was all my own property.—Witnese confirmed
so enormous; and Mr. Disraeli said the Chancellor that this morning the box which warn in the till had
of the Exchequer comes here with a face properly been given up to him as having been found behind the
arranged for the occasion to tell us he is sorry. But door.—Richard cross-examined the constable as to
there noels no more joking on that subject in the whether he hai not been askinq about two soldier.,
House of Commons, because it has now become a very and John asked whether he del not question him
serious concern, it has been making itself felt in the about two soldiers, aud whether he had not seen some
direction it WM wanted to, that of temperance. He untidy men lurking about, and talking about some'.
hoped we should be temperate in the highest an 4 best thing.—C astable Carter admitted this, and said it
sense of the word, and our temperance in the matter wan in reference to the robbery which hail been come
of abstinence from the thing that has proved itself to mitted at the Rodwell Tavern, and ehont which he
be very injurious, as a luxury, to oar natien, will be also was making enquiries.—Superintendent Vickery asked
significant of our attitude of thoughtand speech—of our for a remand until Monday, in order to connect the
whole habits of life. The most reasonable and the prisoners together, and promiee4 te produce any
most charitable, the calmest method of argument in witnesses lie priouners mantel. ,mo of the prisoners
connection with this matter now, he believed, will be larked that the landlord of the Nelson Inn, who was In
the beet for its advancement, for we have none to • Caen, should be celled at once, in order to prove that
stage in the controversy in which we can aff ed to be they were at his house at the time the robbery was
calm, to refrain from extravagamos, bootleg sure we said to be committed. —The Mayor told the prisoners
have a foundation under our fest that cannot be it was always the magistrates' custom, when the super-
shaken. (Applause.)—Mise Cook reeitrel "Th. intendant applied for • remand, to grant the remand.
Drunkard," ['hewing how "moderation" in Intoxicate —At the desire of the Mayor an 1 the superiuten lent,
ling liquor led to excess, and calling on Christians to Mrs. Watch was recalled, an 4 stated thet she saw
extend the hand to gave— the money safe in her till about half-an-hour
"Ts worth the effort, worth the effort well, before she went upstairs.—Marcilla said it was
To save one drunkard from • drunkard's hell" very hard f T them to have to lie in prison or • police
—Mr. Holmwood gave a reading in the Dorset dialect cell, when their witness was in court, and could be
—" • Ghost," sad ceased much laughter sad applause called at once.—The prisoners generally again peered
by his humorous " ftho howatil_ sights."— for the landlerd of the Nelson, who was present, to be
lie Cooke, Miss Torpey, Mr .Trevis, sad Mr. Cowcfre.,., celled forward, that he might peeve where they were
engaged in • dialogue entitled " A glass of wine, and they be liberated at once.—lt was, however,
narrating the trials of the deserted wife, an 1 the evil stated that the superintendent wanted to make en.
of keeping up the spirits with a glue of wine.—Mr. quince atenit these people, an I, in psriicolar about
Butcher said we never ought to be cold to the temper- the change of clothes between the % tidier Menthe,
mice cause, it was too unmet a queetion to get cull and one of the Merchants. —Fina ly in epic° of their
about and too serious to laugh at. There is still ths protestations, prisoners were remande I.
great and terrible evil in the world, and it devolves _—
upon us to do all we eau by speech, life and example On Friday,beforsW. Tell, st, Eq., 11. Bodine, Erg . and
to discountenance and discourage that which will be J. If, Boding, Esq., John Richard and hilirCelle Merchant,
so harmful. The time has gone by when hard words and Daniel Murphy, were brought up on remand, charged
needed to be said, we Want good argument, and to put with steeling 10'. in silver from the till of Mre. Watch.
them in the kindest and tenderest way, for if we can Mr. Weston app sand for the Prisoners Merchant, and
save our soul from going do wn to the pit, we must rejoice. saidun u she. I one. had wlie askteainti:apeinit ieeonm"ghhiet wpaef not
tt
eon!
He had been rating the life of C. J. Fox which gives a
, the amount the aupdintentient has in hand, beyond the
.5 the hundred Taa.• amount water had been widen.
ev▪
erybody got drunk, night and day, and people in This w granted.
the rack of Fox too. It is not so common now for Mrs. Watch's evidence having been read and confirmed,
people to be "As drunk as a lord," and for other she nrlded to it that she saw the marked threepenny-pleee
people to take their cue from the drunkenness of lords, in nee till el, elt half-en-1"w We".
Tbat day is gone by, ant better days are coming, In crowexarninatim : She said that the woman paid
(Applause.) A goed deal is said about the Bible her foe what she had—threepeney-pieces. About ma
saying that people should drink • little. and Timothy's hour after, ths woman esti'', for soap and soda, and paid
three-halfpeoce. Next Ittchard came in after a penny
example Is quoted; but it to him that faggot, 'lout hallmad three, for striitch he paid a penny,-
Timothy's example cuts the other way, and that People had hi go ,eto a poser.' blocs they reechetlir
Timdhy was a teetotaler, who wassuch an earned shoo. Tne door was faatonrd by e bolt; but a loosen
and herd student thst he became sick, and he would not ceul 1 easily lean over and open the bolt. She had •
take anything but water uutil Paul told hint totals what sitting-rison behtn I the shop, ehich is reached by a
he thought might do him good in the extreme profits. door, end this door between the sitting-room and the
tion. Timothy was a hare student, and he thoaght shop is always opm. A p:rrodn could go into the sheer
the argument went the other way. He heard of a ewolusouytiPseL;:el;,..4 ~,,teh:ThTreemyiras stung-room, . Could
ruing man who got goad salary, and yet his little beit On tee eon:, and if that was Polled, she wouldTherewlei:a7
chileren were often sent to soeool morning after morn. them, but she sometimes forgot to the dom She
ing without breakfast, because the man drank. It generally kr pt the till locked, and the key in her pocket
earnest and faithful, some people Shy that temperance acthheekto hpamearnotfesosiemanyoelittll elee.chbesiludrtren. tiactedshere. deirst
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Is not I who pray, it is the beer." It hi Important men'. • nWeratiee, it then!
that we should keep clear in our heads, and every day Witham: I don't..c..7 :Law:o;d:
ahhistiloosukres.
ekwesehdopwlefuedromzusosiettteheisvtehrytehthinpithweitlehliatiteirplawpeeplasteieleftirom God She also described how she found the till, when she
Last week hermit a very touching story of a yemag mar, Bof e
Mr.
tSieched.
oi to the police, heard his eeridenuncese, readend, gaanvd.
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his comfort; be went into the country, aniwthwiorn:lddorraiyo,ofwidteh:
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woman was left; the old habit came upon her. LI
nobody knew what had become of her. How honible,
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teeth, behind this sit-
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how deathlike Is the habit He impressed on any
wto a took the
four shillings, 16 sixpences, and four
to do so solemnly; it grieved tom received information of die robbery,went
that at meetintdx, many took the pledge, end apprehended Jobs and the female. At the station John
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theme or four times, but it appe:a'firedadruinkalinl2tille:bmaklaneagnYedidn'oegustrinha&ta:ll' h:. (mind LI He in silver—six bait-crowns, theses two.
It thoughtfully, prayerfully, with a fixed determine- 1 IL7ZennY P''eeed w
Coo that it shell be lifelong. Sail Mr. Butch Did
Butcher, in not
',memo ier : but not the woman.
tall him the charge till he got to the station
couclusion, "Oh! be honest, be firm, and God will Kra Eliza l'erry, female searcher, was called
streugthen and keep you. (Applause.) A little boy, the adman, and found a pocket tied et/und aerh t°
search
t clothes,
hardggher than the table, recited "Thu. is r and in it two counterfeit Calle.
for there," and caused meek applause. Mr. Weston looked it them and pointed out that they
Louie
recited
Woman'.
Curiosity.
~—wilisang were mil
marked !.
"Hanover.'
ri..nevaiy.colfee tavern token: the other
Arthur •;.all Miss Sergeant joined in • I umem your arOo ossuoet'assoZenoeat on pocket, :11
said áe
es.."
"Does Alcohol read Cole r—ee the Madman said— would eve her a all* flake wi:-go