The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-10 00:00:00

A PORTLAND CONVICT IN COURT,

In the a-Or-Kir-117.i; -tieria-liiMMOn,- ;Wier; —K17.1 natio,
Lopes and • Comm= Jay, to. GSM 0( C00k... Hawkins,
wee tried. The action was brought to recover the value of
certain goods the ;animal of the Plaintiff, and
improomiy_ detained from her by the defendant. The
plaintiff, Kra Cooke„ and the defendant, Kr• Hawkins,
are sisters-in-law. Previous to her marriage with the
d.tfeniant's brotliwr. in DeminiNer, IWO, the plaintiff was
the widow of • Kr. &mit, who kept the Ltelbrdre Hotel,
Nottfog-HilL Kr. Scott on his death left all his Property
to the plaintiff, but it wee .uheennently discovered that
his debta exceeded In amount what his estate realised.
The plaintiff alter her moond marriage rinntinned to has
on the hotel until the 19th of 11 ire`i. 1877, when ahe and
Kr. Cooks removed to flutherlso4-6 Ardent. In May, IK7,
Yr. Cooks was oonvicied at the Oid Bailey of unlawfully
limb. wound I and wasseetesiced te 4ve veers' penal servitude.
Upon tale, according to the plaintiff, certain property wee
delivered her to the defendant to be taken care of for
her and to re-delivered when she (the plaintiff) might
require; and, in fact, a certain amount of it had bee*
from time to time es re-delivered. On behalf ef the
defendant, Mn. Cooke, who wag brought up from Portland
in the custody of two warder', deposed that whmi he was
in custody he had, with the erect of the plaintiff, intrust-
ed hia property to the defendant, who was to use her
discretion as regards giving the plaint R money when she
required it. He had up to August, IW. Always found the
plaintiff most affectionate, but in that month he was
, chained by her with cruelty and adultery, end served with
' • citation in Pentonville Prison. The result of the
proceedings then set on toot ow • decree for • judicial
separation. The defendant waa called and corroSorsted
the evidence of her brother. The learned Judge, in
summing np, cautioned the Jury ZaiWit Ley prejudice
which might arise from the fact of . Cooke's oonvieffiffort.
The jury found • verdict for the plaintiff for £5O.
On the prisoner Cooke being brought into court hand-
cuffed, Kr. Juatice Lopes asked the warders if they had
raaaaa to apprehend any violence on the part of the con-
vict. On receiving an answer in the negative, he ordered
the handcuffs to he taken off. Letter on in the day his
Lordship spoke with marked dlemrproval of the habit of
bringing up convicts under uttriemesery restraint, and ex-
pressed shops that Coolie would betaken heck to Portland
without handcuff.. The Prieenee thanked the leamad
Judge for his consideration.

UMW'.
BULLOCK KILLIIID IT • FAIL. —Ol Saturday
afternoon, about four o'clock, • bullock belonging to
Mr. Roberts, of Ohickerell, but who attitude Wei.
month market, jumped the railway unapany's hare
at the bridge by which the road MOM the railway,
fell on the line. and broke its neck. The. about 36
wore (including the fifth quarter) wore reduced from
first to mood rMo best

POOLE
POLICE, Mosday.—Beloro the Mayor and Yawn SWAN
and thank
Mies Hamer wadi charged es remand with steeling •
sovereign from Kra Billikell.-11r. T. Travers now
appeared for the defence, and said his client did not
receive the sovereign. which he alleged was aim to the
raan Pitney and kept by ht.—The Bench onnmitted
Debaser for trial at tin Borough Qoarber fiadcas bat
adndtted him to bail.
tlnuVt% • Bw,hy the Orrac•hardah•rithwe'"previtig
Saturday night —P.C. in
proved that about 10 o'clock
on Saturday night the prisoner was very drunk and
making a groat distortions' in the Old Orchard. A crowd
af mos hundreds of peopla.ponlissgsho sad the rborter
Wu hitting art at Henn usasaintinatriy. He so ad ne
trwaldtt get the preener away, bat be was ee viol.
priaonsr its and costa