The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-03-17 00:00:00

voIiDAY, MARC. 9th.

Mr. Itkrjeaat fleka took his mat oo the Haab at
Moe o'akok.

THE MURDER AT PORTLAND.

Fads Alfred Pied,. 30, worn ipdicted fir the millsl
lahrdar of Charles Emma • larder at 1°'"f(1.114 l'rtion•
0. Opprimmer being Obeid in the dock, Mr. Pricieson
paid that" were circninistaare which had come to the
knowledge of the solnitor, who wos conducting the de-
fence, white shoe careful consideration' bad Mislead
him to apply to his lordship foram adjournment of this
ttial to the seat saiims. It grime in cosiesumasse of •
letter having been received by the governor of the
wear gaol. Had there been time Mr. dohs. would
bare 1100111 to London. and harem...rained the troth of
the matey, but • telegram had been ant which In port
coolirmal the statement is the letter. The letter was
then bawled to the leased judge, who hooded it to Mt
Padden, tho countal for the prooebitita.
After anteing it, Mr. Poulden fald such I letter
mialit hate as.. front any quarter. tie oltesses warn
comicitteil on the Ilth of September, and the
had been la the County Goal ever since the lirtria:lff
September, and theme facts might have has ascertaited
before this dime. It was intimated to bias that thia de-
fence was about to be got up. and therefore he had
taken upon himself that particular Malaria should be
made as to the medusa of the prisoner, both before and
sitar the committal of the mime. He was bound to my,
from the ialortnatioo received, that them was not the
slighted foundation for UNII sonsomptlon soutathed In the
letter. Al the lAA moment an *lima gamesman, lettef
ins received, sating nothtbg Mare than hearsay, slid
therefor", he °add not think the mart mod at upon
etch a canniunkatioe. He appeared on the part of the
public. but be would Imre it entirely to his lordship,
and if he considered it dills be mi, band to act upon
It. It did 'vein to him that the inteiry could have been
mask by the defence previoas to the day of the trial.
Mr. Prileans said he had very little to reply to the rin
marks of Mr. Poulden, hot from what he had stated he
thought be had shown the extrema importance of this
snattm being inquired into, unlas Ida lob:Whip *as
dearly of opinion that there stha hot sualcient raisins
shows fot the delay. The dispontlos of homicidal
mania would not arise until circuoislances occur to call
it into activemiergy.
Yr. derjeaut ghee mid if idlinlavits were produced
showing that the letter Irma received in dm course of
post, he would confer with lin brother Bylee, and if ho
considered there WRI sufficient grounds the owe abould
Is. adjourned; but at mama, he was of opiniob it
ought not to be allowed,
Mr. Prisleant sail • lelestals had been gent to fit.
Panama' and the mower received did not
beam the cirounutonces of the case. But that might
have isecomd by a 'Maths in the MAIO of the work.
house. He thought it was right to mention that to hit
lordship.
Mr. Berjesuit ghee then left the Court, and
eassulted Mr. Justice Byline, sisid on his retorts he stated
that the learned judge soneurred with hips (Hr.
fferjeant Wield that there was nothings Mt that letter or
the siesta:mammas which hairs been rewired to jaatify
' the postponing of this ease. They souoiderid tbe cam
had better nid he heard until to-morrow morning, and
1111 UM meantime the comma for the prisooer bad better
leak, farther inquiries, and then they could bring the
matter before the Cos rt. He did not dispute the fanta,
hat for the mike of precedent he thought they ought to
have the nreireAry &Waits.
Mr. Pridoeux mid they should be supplied.
The case was then feed for nine o'clock the follow-
lag morning.