The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-23 00:00:00

BRIDPOST.

FATAL ACCIDTZT WITH • PISTOL—IAA Saturday
evening an inquiet wai bald before N. H. Loggia, Esq.,
touching the death of Joseph Malik a young man of 18,
who had died that morning from the effects of a pistol
shot.—George Gale, comber, • young man, said: I first
saw the deceased this morning at about half-past seven
In Mr. Robert Powell's combing shop, where be worked.
I went there to look for Joseph Forney, and asked
deceased If he had seer him. Mabb was lying or
sitting down, and rose up directly after I cams in,
when I saw ho had a pistol in his hand. I asked him
to let see have the pistol to shoot off the top
of Mr. Gale's chimney, but he declined, and said, "Look
across the fields, don't you see something moving"
We were then standing near the door. I looked to me
what he meant, and saw something was moving. bit
soold not tell what it was. While I was looting
toward, the fields the pistol went off. and/declared fell
down. I went to him sad mid "Joe," he made no
answer, bet greened. He bad the pistol in his hired
before it went off. I went directly and as mi Cheri el
Ralson, and others to come. Tim witness to answer to
questions said, that be did not have the pistol In his
hand, and did not try to take the pistol front the
derwasod. He deeeribed the position In which the pistol
was in decomed's head just beers it weal off. by which
It appeared he was holding it sideways towards bitorel
I. hi right hand. He had had it jut previously in h•
lett I eat Witness eonlinusli : Joseph &Addeo, who
w cool for &erased, we in the work left when I went
In. TI ey were lying or Ikea, down dem together, and
directly afterwards both got up and same toward, the
door. There were Mops Mailbag up to the work loft,
and at the time the pistol weed off I was steeling on
the Lading at the top Jul going to leave. I did
not me the pistol after it west off. Swam and
myself went and took the deemesd by the arm
directly after be had shot Wawa —Joseph
&widen, an intelligont boy, saN : I saw the
deceased this morning &boot quarter past six unlocking
the door of the workshop. I went up the stain
went in with him We sal down &el and mewled as
to who, work we should do Arse Mr. Gadry's or Mr.
Powell's. The dammed thee look some oaum and
went to Mr. Guidry's with it He was away shout
half an hour. I that book the weight of We to amp-
memo work. Demised west/Miss upon a weight near.
Just then George Gale Ohs minims whams) same
In, and asked for Joe Mum. We both said be will
nut there. Gel, then asked dammed if h• bad the pistol.
Deceased said "yes." Gale said let's have it to fire at
Mr. Gale's shimmy." Dimmed then walked to the
door and took the pistol out of his right Mod trousers
pocked, smoked it, aad held it us wift. "I would
rather shot at the birds in the Lad." We deed looking
at the told and demand said he saw something runs&
mil said "look over." As we stood looking we heard
the *tot go off and demand fell on the door. I then
Med out and ran for ameirkaree. I have often men hiss
with the pistol before. He always carried it with him.
I ham men him often when be warded to amok the
pistol to let it down easy, tars the barrel towards him,
and wet his thumb I suppose to make it go maw, nail
emelado that was how it happened sow, as deseased
said this was the last charge be had, and he would not
let it off as be always liked to oarrytaZ without
loaded.
George Gale mve old not ha fired the off thout
my seeing it, he was leasing down to me at the
time. Neither Gals nor myself afternpted to take the
pistol from him. It appeared from what the boy said
that deceased and seems' others had been lung off this
pistol the day previous, deceased always loading it and
different boys &Mg.—Sarah Ann Piabb, f young
woman, mister of &twos& said: I last saw deemed lead
evening. He was than In good spirits. He has been RI
lately from islammation of the tangs, and has beam
attended by Dr. Hay. I have Dever men my brother
with this pistol, but I have notified him with another
one. He km been working at writhing for two or three
years. Charles Bakes, lies maker, a man working for
Robert Powell, said : I know deceased, and saw him
just before levee this morning. I afterwards hoard •
shot, and saw flossiden coming down the steps crying.
I went up and saw &owed and moved him, but he
ooly groaned, he did DM speak at all, and shortly after he
died. It appeared the piste' was found afterwards on
the door behind the door.—Tbe jury a verdict
that the deemed assidestally shot iat

COMITY POLIC6

TOSIIIDAT.— Before J. Gundry, BEI., Ind i•
Oundry, Req.
Simon Brown, a lad 14 yearu old, was brought up on
remand ranged with attempting to set fire to the
dwelling home of his mother, a widow, living at Barton
Bradstock. The particulars of the caes were given in
our last, the Lboy haring been brought up on Tooedsj.
the 9th, and remanded to this day for Mr. Monteift.
the agent of the Imperial Firs °Moe, in which the
house was insured, to write and ascertain if they wished
to prosecute. An answer had been resolved from
them declining to do so; the boy was therefore dis-
charged with a caution.
James Watts, a farmer, and his we, living at Mush.
wood, were bound over to keep the peace towards C. G.
Marti Boi., of Manhwood Manor, for the spite 0( six
mouths, themselves in IMO each and two eareMes in
£'Z. Mr. Jolliffe appeared for complainant and Mr.
Day for the defendants.

aliiitObirt.
BALI/MI:TRY.

Ocrn Jura 8111/ZP Run WU held on Mooday. The
supply (swat g,000) WiS eoaaiderably below that of lad
year. lite Odd falling-off was in lank. Trod* generally
noid gull, but prime was novertheiess • shilling a-head
over those aurest at late fates. Walton realised from
40,. to gls ; ewes, 40• to 50, ; and lambs from Ws. to
35... As many as eight pawn, ranging from lb to £2.
were offered by th• local committee, but they WI" to
elicit the usual mount of oompelitioa. The Ant prim
for Hampshire Down ram lambs went to Mr. Olds., of
Itatfit. tad the mooed to Mr. Boma*, of Chtlinark.
The latter tools lite prise for the beat nuns of my age,
while that for thebeet 80 brooding owes went to Mr..
Wotan, of Stratford. The first prise for weiber Labe
warn &worded to Mr. Mis,
_sad SW for th• lured
sam'er petawl to 11% Madhya.. The prier ware
distil Med by Ste Mayor at the Orpasa-borreo.

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