The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-18 00:00:00

BRIDPOAT.

WILLS AND Blianiars. —The will (dated July 25th,
1866), at b these tvidictila (dated April 4th, 1871;
Nov. llkb, 1877; and Sept. nib, 1876), of Hr. Kirk-
man Daniel Hodgson, formerly of St. Helen'emlace,
but lets of No. 11, dilahopegate-street Within, who
died o 4ept. 11th last, at Avh-4rove, Sevenoake, was
proved on the I.t ituit. by James Stewart Hodirson,
the brother, bulge Lloyd Norm and Robert Kirk-
man Hodgeon, the son, the executors, the personal
estate Wog sworn under £400.000. Tee testator
b queaths to his daughter, Mir Caroline Anna
Hodgeon, in ed.otioo to other bequests, • pecuniary
legacy of £60,000; to his sold brothei, in addition to
iris legacy lean executor, £l.O 000; and legacies to his
~ern and hie late wife'. relatives. executors., clerks,
**event*, and others. The residue of big property,
melt trig the Ash (drove ariate, the testator gives to
tie said son. The deaseeed eat as member of Portia-
'trent for Br dport from March 1857 to November,
1868, and for Bristol from 1870 to 1877; be was •
"ember .4 the Gm:miss° of Lieutenancy of London,
Jiunke of the Pe .ce for Hefts and West Kent, and
was High Sheriff of Herta It I 45. Mr. Kirkman
Hodgson was • well known merchant, formerly as a
partner in 34mare. Finley, Hodoion, and Co., and
Litterly in the house of Meters. ihritig Brothers' be
au &bpo a director and ex-gevernor of the Bank of
England.

HANTS, WILTS, AND DORSET ASSIZES.
Among the oases the following ue interesting :
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Thomas Donis, 6P. I awbrer, imperfect eduestion. was
i• 013 ihO sataigulirAtes' warrant mod the coroser's
inqtion, for the WIIIUI murder his vt.fe, &seen Dean,
AL WortAn, neer Deets aon the 10 July Leal—Mr.
Itareohlll prosecuted; tno visotier'• defence, by request
et 114 Leeds -up, wee conducted by Use Ron. B. Coleridge.
eon ot Lew Oalef Jetta. Otorodl..
Mr. Ravenblli said this can. woe one of the saddest be
remetniered, and bto .budld beet discharge his dud by
laying the tants before the Jury.. briefly as pu.abh.,
hi. friend Mr. Oolettige to elicit such facts as he
was abbe la favour of the prisoner. Ts, accused bad
bred at Warta., ab it two Oak* train Devises. for several
ream with his .at.. In a om 41 t.chid oottate.
They bad had a family. At the tiny* of thie 00CUTTINICA a
deughter twelve year. old was Heim with them. She had
hese AnDiain, with Inr poems. twit two night. prior to
Lk murder ohs bad. by her latbar's *edam ocaupiad
another 1...t0a1. 011 the Wedneedar night au. aeat to bed
to ueuel, and bear I no quarrel, but out morning Jibs
haArd someoor Say "Whit are loti going at no.l and
also believed the voles was her mother'. She ran to ths
Ip of the weirs set... her lather at the bottom, striking
tits weassa moat -svegely at the back of the heed with •
tell book, the deorawd being th-n on the Around.
ran to ber bedroom winiow and cried " Murder," and
$O.. Di Lib boars cam. Prleorwr, when apprehended, said
11. had killed his wife owing to her unchaatity, autl hi
ea terwards said he knew to more of what he had done
dams .1 be had never been born.

Several winsome' usre 0.11.0 d in support of t 0... facts,
Vt. duel witness, the doubter, crying bitterly while
giving her evidence. It seemed that pruner, after com-
mitting the murder, stood before the are rubbing his
band& He charged his wife erith infidelity, saying she
had terrified him too long, but dare was ample evidence
to prom the accusation was untrue. and that on the
oontiury she was a gned wife and mother—Dr. Lush, a/
Karate& Lairingtoa, who bad attended prisonsr since the
previous WhlteTueeday,spoke to delusions on Me prisoner's
part cionceranag his elm, and his evidence was supple-
oteated by that of Dr. Clapham, the county gaol swoon,
who elpreesed the Wirt that though prisoner knew right
from wrong, his onniodered that upon the particular punt
of his 'lf.. fidelity he ems of unsound mind.-1(r.
Wanda. mute • speech in detours well worthy at the
barman(' name he hm inbetited, and His Lordship cure.
V. 117 Immune' up. pointing est Mat mere delusions Were
sot eninCient to acquit the pincer, hot the law said the
Jury must be thor.oghly satisfied toot the prisoner at the
Owe he commlitad the act did not know right from wrong.
The jury lowed Me rummer pithy, with a recommenda-
tion to nirtui —0" L having roomed the black
cap seal Mu recomin-ndation tvouM he .oe•etted to the
pupae on am% Toe jury bad taken a prone, Stew ill not
admit tel toe defence attempted 13 be set up- The
learned Jodie thaa Dared seatimee ct &oath to the Vaal
term