The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-09 00:00:00

FICICHIBRELICING.

Sidney Randall (17), lab ,urer. pleaded guilty to
brei.king and entering the dwellin4-howe of Isaac
Bugler, and therein atealiog • telescope, knife, bode
id ...este, • pair of legging'', a silver ring, and three
ponnds of biscuits, value Is.. the prinerty id Is tan
Bugler, at Winfrith Newburgh, on the 25th of oe, ober.
Prisoner pleaded nailty to two previou. rogivictions
for f-boy, .me in 1879 and the other in 1882.
Mr. Canon li.b.Roanick, who appeared to prose-
cute, said the facts of the case were that the
prosecutor and his wife went out early one morning.
and •.n their warn found that an upper window had
been (reel open, the room entered, and a ca..hb
broken open an I asilver ring taken from it, the telescope
and the knife b-lug tske , from that room. The other
articles were missing from .3. her rooms. The pri..ner
was apprehended at borche.t,r on another charge,
when portions of the stolen property were found on
him, and on a search being made at his father's house
fu.ther portions we,. found.
The Court sent .nced prisoner to twelve months' hard
labour.

ATTIM MID SUICIID4

Albert John Paull (17), was charted with attempting
to commit by hanging himself at Weymouth
on the 11th of December.
Mr. Wilke prosecuted.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said "I tried
G. 4011. I warn miserable."
The Irry was bouni over in his own reownisance to
COMO up for joigmert when called upon, and was
handed over to the cuatody of his sister.

STEALING • WATCH.
Albert Morn. (97), • gr mut, we. indicted for steal-
ing a silver watch awl chain, • Bible, and about £2 in
money, the pr.merty .4 Hobert Byrne., et kietherbnry,
on the 20th of November.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. B. F. Look prosecutei
Robert Reales stet-d he kei.t the Queen's Head
be-rhouse. On the 20 hof Novem er, als.nt six in
the evening, be Inlayed a silver watch and chain, •
Bible, and some money, which was in • be Iroun.
The watco pro lune I w.. his. Prisoner's brother had
kept the hon..e before him.
Alfred C .line stated he lived at Netherbury. On
the 20th November, about a (loader-put six, he saw
prig 'nor about a hundred yarie from the Queen's
Head, crawling on under the hedge in the direction
of liridport.
Frank Warren state.' his father kept the Queen's
Own, D rcheeter. He recollected prisoner coming to
hi. father's house in • 'bu. on the evening .4 the 20 h
November. The next morning he heard pri•oner tell
his father he wanted the watch and .bain he let hi,,
hove last night, and then prisoner went away. He
came back in the •Lernoon, and ...Iced him (witoess)
to take care of • watch for him. The ..ne produced
was the same. He put it in the till, and later on he
gave it to P.C. Collins.
P.C. Collins stated that on the 214 of November
be went in ...arch of prim .er, found him at the Queen's
Own, searched him, and found 5.. on him. Cttanred
him, and prisoner avid "Or, dear, I am done tor now,
I don't care if they sive me 10 years." He afterward;
received the watch from last withe.s.

--13rien—n;;;-iri-71-e-feri-c-e-,—earClWl:lo.-:ll;.was • boy he set
his clothes on fire, and was nearly burnt to death. is
was afterwards a soldier' and went to ludia, where
he sustained a sunstrolce, and when be got • little
drink be did not know what he was doing.
The jury found prisoner guilty, and he admit'.ed
being twice prerinwly coovicted for felony, the last
00=104012 being in July, 1882.
Psimner was sentenced to 12 calendar months'
i.nprisonment,
PALM, ParriXotB.

Blisabeth lia1l;a71-5)rprei4.a guilty to a charge of
obtaining, by fslse rretences, two pairs of boots, value
204., from Henry Wadimos. at Brldport, on the 21st
Oct .Iwr,

F. Lock prosecuted.
Senteoced to 10 days' imprisonment and fire years
in a reftematory.

STEALING SHUTS.
Frederick Duke (1), • lab ,urer, pleaded not guilty
to vtmling one twilled sheet and one u .blenclied
sheet, value 4.. 61, the property of Fred Bartlett, at
Hinson. on the 21st December.
Mr. Udal prosecuted.
Mrs. Eattlett stat she lived at East Howe,
Kimon. On the evening of the 20th December,
between mix and seven, she put some sheets out to dry
on the common. The next (ivy they were gone. One
was a twill, and the other unbleached. The two pro-
duced were the 00.1 she lot. She rec ,itnieed the
the twill one by work of herr, and the unbleached
one by iron-moulds and other ms,ks.
Mrs. ligker stated she was the mother of last
witatwa. She could also identify the sheets as being
her danehter's.
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P.C. Nortbover, stationed at Wallace Down, stated
that from information received he obtained a sesrcb
warrant., and searched prisoner's house, where be found
the two sheet. producei lie took prisoner into
custAy.

Supt. natty stated that after the prisoner bad been
.mmitt .4 by the msgistrates be conveyed him to
Dorchester. When there be said " I hope you will
not be herd upon roe. I have acted very stupidly
about these sheets. I have been mired up with people
I ought not to have been, and if I get out of this I
will have nothing more to do with them."
Prisoner, in defence, said he did not kn.'s!, how the
sheets got into hi. h..use. He did not put them there,
net her did he steal them.

The Foreman of the Jury sail they had • doubt in
their minds, and would give prisoner the benefit of it.
They found him not guilty.
Prisoner was accordingly discharged.
Tbs Court made an order that the sheets be returned
the prosecutor.
This concluded the business in the Second Court.