The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-03 00:00:00

011•121111, I. aviate. the =Viz:Lead it
wee not for him to so w might
exist to his owa mind with respect
ctiaesferratioa
at
the Acit ; they would have primps to most ii
those pressen, who had had more •IP•rilnee It the
roatter thaa hinneU. Re &odd, howeawt Ilk, to
reenact them generally of the posaliar difficulties which
attended the quokka of vagrancy. It wall_aot that
there was soots vast number of vagrants la sallataa—
he believed the member, whetter by kuadreds or
thousands, was not very sestoss—but it was the
&ma'am of the teurast, sod tbe expenditure which
lat owtallod altos the ratepayers that rendered the
queen= of so moch latent& aad Importanos (LP'
planes.) It was one thing la • pariah or la • poor law
mica for the Wellborn gag Mende of • poor taaa
broken dews is health aod &Mae to be called upon to
assist him for a time, but it was cjaite another
=d or the inbablteate of that same parish or
to be called up's toparrr Ib°l2
NAN • stream at vagraat po from
eme mut" to another along the kia wa7l—' white
balliolaod to tra.ollo their parlth or ilistrict. The
mew expanded to prowl Ilse for these people was
• burden sport the ratepayers. sad oollwalatatl,
She wanes rewired the Wham of those who ware
Mended in the adialahhation of the poor law. There
was Obi distionioa whisk be should like to paint out.
Be thought from reading the Menai Poor Let that it
was primarily designed, not with the idea of dealing
with the vainest poor, hit with those poor persons
sesideat in large towns who were counantly making
themselves chargeable 1' Lii• MOO workhouse or la
the same district. It was one Wag to deal with
timers who west Ist* the orweri wards La Goa-
dos ht alter night, but it was quite sto mother
dial penman who were entire straiagere to the
Huardiase where they eareght relief as that were KZ
4itr:m one end at the manta, to soother..
be of the suss clam, they might be of cpdte •
dt this, sad it was the doubt that existed as to
which of these cleans the vegetate really belonged
that had made the operation of the Venn's°, Act so
extremely dificalt II they were sure that ell ragman
were of the dissolute and prodigals aloes tints would
be so Micah, at all. It was tin doubt that made
the difficulty, sad the writhe was whetter the OM it
Poor hot would afford the rural asthenia's an oppor-
Unity of discriminating and of dealing aooordegly
with the proleselinal tramp sad the man who was Is
search of employment He did sot thigh aayttia
but good could some horn their e
day se ale distriot, sad delormla.46,l, illirhir
that should
be the *ware of the nessebia of 'Obi wltli usi-
formity to the natter.
digestaßsalstiown aortal&
primal** by which thole of Gesrdhiss
maid be guided We its administratkm of the het,
and so reader it mush more any tor the lahatillsats
Cittiy deal with th• Mist& gamiest of swan-
to
vegirsat on his march by sty mesas wince may
seem slitst. (Applenes.)
Mr. Twain inatended that three things win
aisesspry to make the Let a Metains--nniionlidty at
delestioa, diet, sad task week Is all Won& The sole
object at the hot was to soaks the trestameat sod work
web as as would .0 111 a dsterrest to the prolmedosal
VITLWIND11•11 Puma'. moved "That sulktu
trestiseat Is respect to diet, teak work, period
of delestios is Wetly deeltsblis." Is °piano it
was mot only amemary for the Geordies to set Is •
sailor's issuer, but it was also ascessary for the
that the penishments whisk they
Mirktriltili to see
sport the vagrants that were brought Wore
them were as far as pantie =Hann. He thought it
most be *Witted by all that there venal least two
okras of Tamale—the prolemicesal beggar and the
man who was simply ore the road in search of employ-
meat. Hs did set believe that the sow het would
be put into operatics without very ciossiderable
expeaditurs It the same thus. be thought they
ought to treat vagrants in a proper way, only that the
wet (might not to be throws upon the loon rates but
upon tin county as a who**, sad be hoped their chair-
man would do what he could is the House of Com-
mons to emcee this ea& (Hear, hear.)
Bar. Sir Tann Banes moonged the resolution.
Kr. G. 111Itnnist& moved the woad neolution—
" That in the treatment of asenahl it is desirable to
recognise • ciletination between the hornet wayfarer
In search of work sod the professiosel ragman.'
Chaplain HANKA& thought the master el a work-
house ain't be able to dWorulele between as booed
wayfarer and • grofeadonal tegrar. In his opinion
the bast way to deal with the Meccas was to give nu;
vagrants as Nymph work sod as little food as the law
would allow.
Mr. Jonas BATMAN did not thlak the &ninon se to
which alms • man belonged should be left to the
inselsr of the haus&
Captain HALL said the isquiriss be had midge led
Ms to suppose that the majority of those who orsoupietd
the casual wards were sot professional beggars, but
Moen wayfarers.
Mr. JUDD hoped the Conference would sot peer any
remintion which would glv• the master of • work.
hopes power to retain • tramp longer Aso was
=y, except it °add be shown that he was • pro-
beggar. la his optinoej, the great majority
' were sot.
Ur. HAWAII PAWN& thought theirs should b• sora •
dilatation drawn bet omen the two ol••••• ; but in his
opinion it would not do to leave the miller to be
decided by the master of the workhouse. U, was •
strong wivooate of cellular rotas.
Mn. W. F. LAWS/SOU said his expet:enoe had
taught him the amenity of the vagrant coming
provided with some kind of orricunial. He thought
It would be best for the p Aloe to give this, r" they
would be most likely to kaow, front his antsonteate,
whether the man really meant to work, or whether hi
was going on the road for the purpors of Wig/ NIA
oOrly.
MOILIT and Mr. ELL!' ex massed the opinion
that the booed wayfarer only ma& up about four per
cont. of the tramps.
The reeolutket was this agreed to.
Mr. Paste. In pr./pinkie "That every men shall
hays nine hours' work for sech whole day, and three
boars' work where the detention is only for part of
the day" evpreseed the hope that Mr. ilessiag's
expectsilos would be realised, sad that the provisions
of the Act would be carried out without any additional

the hoer Defender was dirk, end seelaind to go-
Porott Cot* Exprt so He reeired him earl said should sat go out foe any
• parer Whom he got him into the street he
oremescred werleg. Winer persered hies to te
DOROBIZSTiIt, APRIL ird, 111611. I siva/ quistly. but he got up tato • ore Gat was Ws&
_ ln eet ol the hoer, sed rang. the reins ear-
reseed whipping the horse, whir' marl/ wont
beak into the river. Whams took the hare by the
bead, end paevented ft wain awn,. He told
drendeet he sherd hake him la woody, he beinszotr
• At Ars to take sierra( rebore and sail.
ant mkt it wee ide herr and be should do
Irk•• he liked with it, sr awed drive where he liked.
The Orr Bead, who wee else dirk, was standing by.
He caw up see rid it was his brother's hone and
tart and should take hewn. Both were very violent
Wirer called the eselstres of two men eamed Fox
end OWL and ultireely they got them to the station.
—Both lid•thtsd bar the wane for drink.—P.O.
Harvey rid he went to the White Hart is comp on
with P.O. Dean on the weir In ElnestloA Ho
relsted Is turning Hwy Thomas Bour out of the
boar When they gat him out be ow
aserad to cane sad rear bed tried to go
base again He further corroborred P.O. Dean's
etaresent Hwy now Bead threatened to
✓ills him (wirer with • whip, wises he tried to
gat his out oi the cart —Tbe cinakeress wee
admitted by the deleadesta. but they err=
were ebbe to drive the hors burn—
Orme : You think • &urea ear AU to drive • hone
then t—They said • litre drop had overarm them
—Mr. Supt. Dowsed said this was the fir charge
worst them—Fier gl ear isaluding GOA&
libremiso Woco.—John Horldas, • semester, wee
Waged with steeling Aye prose of red oa March
24th, of the vales at la , the property of hi. ridnert
—Mr. 'ldyl& Barnett defter& —P.S. Carter said in
ecrequers of lafornatioe waived be, with P.O.
titre, watched the breeder on the realm in
queries. He sew him Iwo Ms house in
Nersertived, and soder be had sat empty
Whet Be watched hi., sad observed he west to
the Grat•Weetern Station yard to the sew-pile. He
remained • few rentee. sod then released by Mr.
Fudge's and depot. Witmer Wier he bad seine-
Er his beret, and was carry* the vises 01 .0
L.. in his hand. He Mimed him to pass and
followed him. Defendant roppeoA and witness
war up to hlm end spoke to him He asked him
what he had la the beer, sad he replied, "Oily
some bits of wood." Wirer asked hion if the ow
pry allowed Mato go tolls, yard and take things sway
so line ae eight lie MBA. "Hs i brit I MAW% Gish
It any Wm, weir rem re para." Defendant
had • pros the Wet sid• el the Use. Wirer told
hint he had eat boss to the garden He made no reply.
He took his I. the WSW to Ms. IC so end on the
may be mid, "I don't think yr seed leardlgybe so
baron re r araseraression Mr.
Burnett: He searched his hoer but did sot fled any.
thug there. Deferent did not War any root-
roe when he eserabed the basket Alfred Ivies,
perewent-Way Inspeoloor, rid defendant bad bra
over 16 yew is the =pry of the coespany.
Delesdant had a germ there, bet he had so right is
the pit at the UMW—Mr. W. idwarda, the Ocenkey's
lespecter, who watched the ore on behalf of the
°emery, asked if • circular bad not bees Wed by
the Genera Ilaasger that no servant weld take
sway any wood wither pannier& —Wirer : Our
realm statan no old timber is So be welder as a
nitrides of the metb—Mr. Irian further stated be
did er owskier the wood is reran is ben perqts.
—Defendant pleaded guilty in taking the woed.-Agr.
Burr said see of the pima wee • bower shaft,
..d was his me
i= Hs Wok the other •• •
w rier for Wender was karma
as a hard-workbag and War whew, end if ever
there was • trumpery car brought bore & Boar of
this was the most trumpery—Tbe Mayor
Witare .s
defendant elesrly had so right to Mks the
wood, but the Beech coridered seme herd sed fast
Ire should be rid down as to what the Dowry
oreldered to be chips and weer wood. Defendant
admitted he took the wood, but, taking into oottoider-
roe his good oharsoter, the Beach would drake the
are. (Applies*, whisk w lannediatry suppressed.)
Swim Hen AND Dom.—Bober Carl wee
°barged with stern • ham, weighing Isèlbe. the
property of Mr. Jobs noir pork beetroot, North.
square, on Saturday night --George House said be
was In frost of the yard Wading Mr. Frisby's
boots. Maw owe up, sad after looking him in
the face, wear and took down a ham from Mr.
Phelps' house, put it under his ort, and west sway.
H. ersd Sparkler, Is the onsploof Mr. Foiry,
who went In and told Mr. Phelps. Wirer watched
the poisoner he the ementinse. He wan round by
!be Half Mort and Smeared wens after
P.O Brifced aid on the day In question he rat
to the proaer's house at Fortner /lading he
wee not bow, Its seared Marlf seer the house,
and awaited lie return. About balf.errhour after-
wards be sr the prisoner walk through the terra
Iran to his how He Wird he was earning sow
thing baled him. He walked were to him, and sel4
"What'. the ratter with you tonight this, Robert?"
He replied—" Nothlog I what made you this* so I"
He wird him what he had about his, and he said
Nothing." Witness put hie bead bobbed biro. and
be than dropped the law He said—" For God's
ern don't say anything about it, for the We of my
wife and &Urns • take sad throw it sway, and don't
soy anything about It." Witness apprehended him,
and took him to the italics. In reply to the charge,
he saki '1 did not take i!,--40011034141 else took it, but
I ain't going to say who.' —llr. Jobs Phelps mid be
had 21 Ur of pork le engineer& his shop on Satur-
day night. Pa. boy (see Mal inform stion that one of
the legs bad been star and, as he oould not fled
be gave Information to the police.Valreisop wee faU at the time, and they
were very hwy.—Priers: had nothiag to say.
—There was • sexed erne against Ospel of stern
a wet at the Guess's Owe porta-how, the_PrOPßet7
of Barry Dorn. He greed his oast an Saturday
sight He and the poisoner end others had neerlonaly
bees playing ninepins and &dries, and the art had
been left Is the alley on the table. Prireer kit about
sew o'clock, leaving his own oat behind him. He
believed prisoner :serried the coat MI by a mistake. It
was • frequent oecurreur He did not wish to charge
him with steeling it. A magistrate: Which is the best
of the two? Wit...: There is not much dilemmas.
He wished the cosse to be withdraws.—The Borah
oreented.—Prisoner wee committed to the Quarter
Serowe for realing the ham.

VOLUNTIER PROGRIB&

The Vainatoters have mate more proved their
waft for miertaldng maim military duties The
Lam Review was • sammea sot way on the broad
grosad of general parfaramoss, but on oondrieratica
that the sea sad commeders, Individuals an villas
atempader, mat through the work with %borough sea,
sad left maim soda* to make the grimed field-day •
reality father than • show. Thie attention to Mae
metiers is the mord of military emelleaos. There is
• stagy told of the pima Emperor of Germany, whisk
hem particularly oil this paint. At • grand review
In his earlier days he was sem to be extremely messy,
so muck so that the noacouvres were delayed, the
canee being the btualag of • button from his (the
Prime's) tunic. His Germele advised him to praised
with the review, as it was unlikely so wiling • lose
woad be soaped. But the gallant Prim was deter-
yard to put matters right, observing that many •
beetle had bees lost through earolasawass, as slight as
the saloosiag of • button. If we were asked to paint
out the atm above cams, which readied the
Germs Amite so emporia to those of be lima in
IWO, we should without hesitation In spa the habit
of striet AMU= to little things. This was °or
*pima from the first anew to the Bleime to the
ilea any into Psis. It is not paying too high a
sompUment to our Boluses= to my they are eassiat- 1
lee to some extent the examples set by the greatest
military madam of the spa; sad those who oan
remember the slovenly maser in which opentioss
were performed when the movement began, will
Mat • marvellous fiderena in wall every nem*
Ponape the pealed Improvement may be
ethearved Is discipline. for • long tine this,
the very begiaang of the Volunteer's &kasha,
was. snags to ear. imerlested. It took yeses
to esarlabillbe emeesor moldier We strict obediesee
ead seesaws@ is the nab were the firet meeatials of
'military maks He talked as he pleased, corrected
be aspeabos, tame Irregularly to drills, end
elwashed lato kb plea at the word " Bail la I " When
oa UMW° dety he seemed to imagine that, Will
ally • nail, it was quits inunaterisi Maher wheel.
leg was dm with presieloe or otherwise. Thus it
wee that protendaml lackeys-a so frequatly era
deemed reviews, ad ame to the .omission thet
soaks but • lag mores of sysamatin Maim add
probes • really efficient soldier. Is amap, toe, thent
wes am heseasiblUty to the peinoiple of dissipates whisk
Owned what should have been • useful opportunity of
samisiss 'military habits iato ea masion of Selby and
anmeneset. It mad not be mid that them lain have
his. effectually earnotad. Tbs Brighton eameuvres
convinced even She encet seeptial that our volunteers
'have changed all that" They have dineovered, as
we have said, that file he the =loot portions of their
day that amoebas both begins and endy The
splendid mach from Three Bridges to Brighton.
seder °oleos, idethaen's command, would be almost
asough of itself to show what progress has boa made
ead of what storing stuff volunteers are now oonr,
posed. But the enrolees throughout the day displayed
the fact that training sad el:palms have transformed
volunteers Into efficient and valuable soldiers. The
self between professional and amateur is being
gradually lessened, and it is a scarce of moth gratifi-
cation to us ali that at last we have • citizen army on
ad.* we amid rely with safety in mese of perils either
at home or shroud.

Before lug the oommareial world, and sot lON the
political and the religious world, will be stadied by •
same sow beim( rapidly matured of stspeadous
magnitude. It is no mere dapciream, but • sober
proposal which is readying the deep and earnest
attention of walnut Guipure and loßsantlal
aultalkta in the city. It is no other than • plan for
aspereeding the Buss Casa' by the crestion of • am
water-way to India. from near Mount Usual the
Medituranesa is to be let into the Valley of the
Jordan, and united with the Red Sea at the north.
masters owner. We hare been shown • plan of the
levels along the route, and certainly the NW.. sums
ly feasible. It would only Involve the
=Olia
g 3 45 miles of canal-way in all. The net of
the line of roan Its. far below tin load of the sem
Tbs Lake of Greaseeret would be submerged ; Jericho
would be blotted out; Jerusalem would be nearly
approssited by the artificial flood; the Deed Bea
would be lost la Mediterranesa Iralerli, purged of Ile
*ogres and thronged, as the Hebrew prophets said
It nue day would be, with oandisee flab. Tbe
mew water-way Dodd searmily be called a moat.
At its broadest part it wooly' be twelve miles
wide. Instead of pasting otos by one through the
narrow defile of the flues Ornal, whole navies might
float abreast upon this road to India. Alves ly over-
tures are being made to the Turkish Gourmand for
the areessery cononsioas for the enterprim The
tome Mired te the Porte are U. per ton upon all the
Nipping which passes thrush. The Jew flasseises
an ardarally disposed to take the matter up. The
lirdinebilds, to whom, Ills said, the Porte ham moriely
mortgaged Me WIIOIII of Paisetiae for • loan of oft
Wilke sterling, will be ready upon numerals' as well
as upon satin's' grand' to support the eariee.
Bute as lulu of water would 'materially nodify the
dim& of the country; and Palestine, whether re-
=l by Jews or not, would become au of the
esstares of the world's conswaros.

expeeme.
Major HAIIIIMILIT formally seconded the motion,
which was carried.
Oa the mottoes of Mr. B. &nonce, esoonded by Mr.
irumnea, a vote ed thee*, was accorded the Chairman,
mad this ba via g bees acknowledged, the prooesd'oge
tersalasted.

THE DORSET couNrY EXPRBSS AND AGRICULTURAL GLZETTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 18133.

Letdon papere—Joseph William Rabbits (Li). sad
Henry Haehim (It), werg °barged before Colonel
Paget, on remand, with saltine Sr. to bobth'lend
Amite OW Talbot village oe the gondol previous.
—Mr. H. T. Treranion was for the prosecution.—
' Ms. J. McWilliams, of B 'mammoth, *goat t Klee
Mary Talbot, to whom • portion of the estate belongs,
proved the extent of the dupers. He stated that no lees
then 100 sores had been destroyed, the teal value of
which wee about £75. 50 sores of We were &tame In
the county of Dorset, and wive the property of the
trustees of Talbot village, the other 50 were in Heel.,
dose to Byarnernotith. In the lett rr case the damage
amounted to £5O, that in the tamer he pu it at 225.
—Another lad, named Emmet Benj eosin G ele, wee
celled um a witness. but amid give no direct °wawa,.
He was eagased in gathering loath on the 0 morn
on the day In question, nod saw the prisoner' go across
It bet! • tin-can. About an hour after it was
dismay to be on lire. The chief teetimooy tutelost
the primers wee their own statements on their
when they told PC. Hutchinp and
=.7litm' a took them into melody, liht that they
were as bad se melt other, end afterwerds that if they
did do it they did it in lighting their pipe. They
now pleaded not guilty, and were committed for trial
st the sadare.

Staabrook. Satoseq.watly whoa a candle waa tronaht
IWatiard Ow rasa whom I bad sees Waking tb• wows&
as Georg* Whit.
By the Jury: W. bad tva-d tb• weans before Ire mot
bar. I 51204 I think • wow Ss we mot (Kr.. Kukla) w_o,ll
p tb, w,tuatt Irbil Ihe Mil 'Elaine bor. W.
mot bar about 150 yards from abet* vs my Ow mum and

•002•11.
Illuseheth Ttt..meohinist: I wts in company with th•
lent entraps, rotor/deg from Tmaplemotbe. On Tenetom
hill we heard screens for several IlliMllllo. We hurried I
op. at find thinking they mune front boys at play. At
the lodsn gee we notioed some difference In the sereasse
—m we *idol. Agtar owing the Inks we met • women.
hut nothing passed I soccested that we thould go on
fast r. We sew • man Minting by the leftehand side of
tse nest w th gemetnins lying at hie I M. which be wm
lucking. We Montt they were Vamps. Stets went up
boo, god g.ksi its' what he wee about lie add site
at his wife ant be rout! do erh 1 he Idttsi wit'. her.
Emig celled out It Henn, who wa. some distance behind,
.n 1 who mum up with hie young women Toe two men
took off Mei, e.tt, end to'd tool. *0 (0 lisnstridg• foe
help We in d a woman about half-war between the
lodge and the spot where we sub• quesily found Me

woman.
By the Jury: She was eat walking laet.
ad sin Rana. • moron's !shower. liviud at Stalbridgo:
On We insult, evening, stout gnu:ter-pest eight. I was
Inc 'cep -fly with VI srs tee i0..1-ihn Earls,. sod Elisabeth
▪ w. were elm 1 155 ya•di from the lastmaased
°pools. We heard something— a tereara—obleh we
thought wee from some hie We lied messed the lodge
whoa we heard moans. end Emia (Allot to nas I roc to
him. and Blued • men dividing in the road sad • women
lying ou the greet. Katie sad the man Well beaUng the
woman. It waa so dark we °mall uit distinguish Qom.
I milieu him a ritualise sot. end loli him he had no ha&
nem to beat • woman .bout l', WI said " Who's drunk
explain voereelf. Mind what you're at, or you'll get it
yooreelf." He added "true. alright; she ma get up and
w ilk if else bite, Fla con. tow irto me: the woma• got
up sad 'targeted Isle ttit mai, where she fell I saw the
man go up to her Ant kick her three tiros.. I sad ,via
otooes at him. I went for help. as we mild do
w thing
The Coroner : Could 700 001 close with the man I
Witless. Wfl fancied he ha I something in ble hand. I
left It Oil en I west for help. She said.mnethiag to Nevis
as I was leaving. I went for • policem to, and then fleid.
,flf he wss not at I •sk.d "into chaps to oobeak
vitt, me. ant when I returned Yr. 8 atibr.eit and Kr.
ELoc'iw bad him hod. and I then saw it was Groves

.
Whit,
By ta. Jury : I met .0113110 shortly niter I begaa rub.
hint II iris was th.m rta Pi the man and *moo.
Jo n fitaabrook lam a Sorgeeatelgejar in the BI ok-
um or Vole Troop or if roar 11111. 012 Wed 011114•7 111110100
leer I war io c 'mosey with Jow ph sad John Brockway: I
We mom from Ms Orals.' Tempi oombik sod *his hu
Yard' this side of lienstridgirlodge beard odes for bap.
We rem forward am fee is we mull. We first sow two .
smog worn m and a roan/ moo, who oases out of too
bwlse, and mum one shouted out, "Toot mu bad bees
murdorlag his wife. Thou was a wedges lyinm or the
rood sni a man near her. At that morarnt gasman Mud
him foot and kicked the worn ra as the beak of too hood.
lup with my Mirk sod knockod him dowa. The two Hr.
Brockway' and mys trod him, and they tool charge
of Mai. I woos to the woman. wk., wow ttroimitolohs. hal
breathiag. I seat a servant Hr. Guests, who home
up. for *doctor. Hr. John Brockway meet for a wormy-
mom. I and Joesgoli bolas* the man uotil the policemen
mom Whilst I *es holding him I +abed bies.:ll he was
own y for what be hod doss Ile rrpli "No. I asked
tha reseal. He mode no reply I mkol him If be had
horn drinking. He told me to mord my owe Moslems.
Jatt before I board li. cry of help I ram a women about
NU yards from whet. the rasa sad wanton were. A light
was brought, and I 14ent Bed the Ines as George White.
Whilst holding Um mon, toting Me up the road to mos if
he c told dad his bat, I found him fumbling I. kis pocket
as if lets knife.
The G.oroahr : I can ooly regret that um wen net there
sooner. (Hsu, hew.) You *surd admirehly. ((road
cheers) I marmot allow the Clurt to be dietarbel la tket
way. This le s very oolong soda worry serious eagairy. I
cannot hays my Court made the vehicle for asy expressios
of public opialoo. I merely. expressed as °Patio. which
I teal may bo acitibrowl in witnout that outburst of

applause,
Joftri. Brookwar, gamekeepsr, In the employ of Mr.
Girt. odd: I was in cooper with to. lustwlinsoiand
Jahn Brockway, who Le no Warr to Ise. I herad
cror
(or help, and found a man and • women tries on the road.
I saw the era look her, and the Sragenntlfror knock
him down. The man wee George Waits I bad knows
him for a very long time. 1 beard the meaner he was not
esp. I aerated in removing the body into a convilyratft.
Henry Oulliford, ZV 14Andreet Oratabulary, stationed
at Hertrides, said: On Wedomadoy, about quarter peat
Ark I wee told • man wee cruelly ratio/ • woman, re
pre:Kerr along the Yerton-road, as 4 arse met by some
or who said George Wall, had kills 1 his wife. I found
thia woman lying as Jig right side of its road, and about
10 people were then there. Gorge Whit* Will held by
Brick way and Elftnbrook. I handcuffed birs, mok hiss
into custody add mar M red e In hie debt-band war-
cost pocket found a two-hired clasp knife Iproduoed
an ordinary looking pocket-knife. it the blade was ground
dagger-like.) I ermined the woman, and found the woo
quite rad. blood rein/ from lb. nor and mouth, and
irons the injralas of the hrd. I charged him
with the wilful mustier of hie wife Clare, and cautioned
him. He raid "Yes, 1 done it." I had decreed
removed to her lodging., and rut for Dr. long, and
I took the prieoner to Wioc into,, and tier la
the presence of floperintenddrit Williams, examined
his boots and legging. which I produce (of moat lorolia•bia
iron boolori and tliftsed bore). They were covered with
still fresh, and hairs. We examined the knife, if
wag it had blood upon it, and hair. Ri. women
had also blood on the knees, and the cuffs of hie shirt
were oovered with blood. The nor had a long cut on hie
forehead about an inch long and blaring,. 1 have
Inv.aund re draws front the last boar on the
Hon,tridge ells to to- soot where I found the Cody—it is
ftle r rade. and it la 205 yard. from the Inwood Lodge on
the Yeast.. alda Trace was • pool of blood on the right
hand aide .1 the road where she hod apparent. y lain first,
cud another pool on the spst where I found the bid,.
They mere 39 feet distant.
Fredaric Gould: I an in the Nereid of Yr. Merthyr
Guest al groom. Oa Wedoeulay evisoine about ten
minors Dec gees I was sten ling by the Wader&
thirarel Inc craft with a man named Garland and an
John White sauntering about. He pared by and said
" You are hwy." lie cense back within • minute and
nerd II I word *peek to him. We went within the
chapel gram and he said would I do acceething for nun
I replied, according what it in He said "I want you to
pray for my soul." I rolled. "George you rut pray for
yourself." I raid "Why do you put that %oration r Berra
"Bruise I mesa to do for her to-night loud. for who
He replier:L."l(y wife." I sold "What r lid malted, "1 do,
for Tye aro down on Purr's." I took him by thr
and sald, "If you say that again, Gripe Whir I'll girl
you In charge of the police." I ale, rad. I should blink
myself Justified in so doing. He laughed, and said, "On,
I don't avian that.' I said if he was to do such •thing 1
okra tie • witare stillest him, and ha said, "Oh,. dear,"
no. I don't mess anything.," and rushed it o 6 ; ' but.
he said." efte borers me.' She had written him four or
dee lettors, and ha was come clown t 0... her about it. I
✓id "George. you've been drinkint rd advise you to
go horse and go to bed." He " .se her drat, and
then I will." I saw his wife by trai chapel whibit this
roovereation was going on, appiareraly waiting, and
they went on togother t awards Tension. Hs siert of
drink, but wee nothing the wore. for it. When he
went away with his wife it wag ad near half-put earn as
possible.
Robert Godolphin Long lam a registered practitioner
at Stall:irides On Wedarday evening last about air I
was summoned t lienstridg• to re deceased. I went to
Mullett's bore want* tne body bad been brought. I
found 01. r• White dead, and on examining her found her
heal and face covered with bruise. and coil proarra by
external violence, by &me blunt instrument probably.
Oa the following morning I toads a more careful
ex rioation. I found a arah on the right side of
Inn neck extending internally about flee inclar—another
OD taw right side rether more in front, about three
robe. deep. There was • long
.abritnion of akin across
re throat, as if an attempt had been made to mit
hoe throat; • large wound under Ilia left eye, which had
broken the bones of the far ; several wounds about the
scalp from 3 to 6 inches long; the lip was cut through,
and there were several severe cootrons about re fact.
het hands ware also discoloured very much and braised
there re a deep cut on her right thumb, as if eh. had
duped the knit.. I can opinion in all procability the
stabs were caner by the ludo produced. I nave seen
the hair and race on the blade and oho boom the man
wore. Toe contusions of thd foci and the cut midst the
eye could have been produced by snob boor The arab as
the right ode of it. throat is itself would liar been
niorlak It divided tile carotid array.
At the request of lb. Jury lira. Bolen was caUad, and
sold; I sus • widow residing at lienstridge. On the
night named Iw.. returner from H.nst.idgs to Ti mann;
Ii wog We minnt.. pat eight who. I left to g 3 hour
Near the it.. tree Ii in • man in the road. Ms wired
me "Good night," and I pared on. I did not know him.
That was •Il I rev, Tr wind was blowing raid it was
very dark. I never now nor heard anyone. After I parr
hiss I met two couples. I did not reek to thus nor
try to ma I met both between the spat where saw
tho man and the lodge graft They were sot 150 yards
apart—not • doer. I heard no roast or call wbotover.
lam • little deaf. I heard nothing of It until next
months&
Br the Superintendent: I have not told anyone that I
heard worn. say" kill you ti-night."
Tr Coroner having sumen-d up. the jury returned a
verdict of "Wilful Murder against George White.- Tbe
_ . decease 1 woman was boridd ne acne afternoon.
minutes