The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-05 00:00:00

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.1111110 0001111; 11, hawker, WWI charged with smaultlng
Charles Cobb, at Wlnterborne Kingston. Mr. W. Ffooks
prosecuted.
Prosecutor was cocaine out of the public house at Kingeton
when • man named Ught, (who bra been oonvicted of the
ameult) fell upon He., and defendant also hit him on the
bed with a poker.
Mr. Daniel, surgeon of Wareham, said the blow was not
veuezre.
had nothtng to my.
He was found guilty of • common ammult, and sentenced
to month's hard labour.
Prisoner, ash. stopped teiow, "Only • month!"
1111711114A1T AT [II4ITOS WAOTA.
ROM? HANZAII, 22, 'almoner, pleaded guilty to breaking
two the bowie of Samuel Honer, at Kinston ACIVS, Maki 31.
Mr. W. Ffooks was for the prosecution. Prisoner was
minteneed to four month? herd labour.

SECOND COURT.—Wwwwwsr.
More 0. W. Surer, Esq., sod Rev. J. U. Austen:
MN MITDI7IIII. ZUVANT GILLS AT 111T1101:111.

ULU Maar Dom 19, servant, was Indicted for obtaining
by false pretenom from Sarah Dennic eight ham, helf.e-yaid
01 velvet, and other articles. the property of Alfred Dennis. at
Weymouth. on Ilith April, 1870. Elie pleaded guilty.
Fixer Yugo:miff 24, servant. sad ELthdi MART Drag. Wen
Indicted for oonwiring to obtain by false pretense. from Agnes
Heiner Luke, twenty yards of nik, the property oh Th maa
Abbott, and obtaining the same, at Weymouth, on 12111
1870.

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They both pleaded guilty, Dunn in • very low voice, and
weeping, while Vincent lifts I bee veil and looked towards the
dlairmika. She, however, aftererards wept.
The crooners were servants at Miss Pigou's,Wyke Regis, and
on the day In questithi 611611 Blinn went to Mr. Donnie'.,
draper, St. Alhenthrow, about the WOO of thutting up, and
procured some hats and velvet, under the pretence that they
were for Mrs. Albion Cox. sorvanto. When arrested the made
• voluntary st•tentent that ithe and Fanny Vincent agreed to
obtain the goods. It an found that 90 yards of silk had also
been obtained from Mr. Abbott's, on • similar aloe pretence,
and Dunn's statement. inculpated Vincent. The latter was
arrested, &no she ales made • statement confessing the offence.
Mr. Castle, for the promotion, said that the magistrate., at
the recommendation of the prosecution, exprmed a hope that
prisoners would be leniently dealt with, on the ground that
tiny had previously then of good character.
, The Chairman rid the Court were very sorry to ese young
women of much respectable appearance placed before them on
such • charge. The Court were quite willing to believe they
had done it on some extraordinary Influence of the moment ;
still they bad no choice but to send them to prison. On the
tee mrnendistion of the prosecution, they were able to pm •
very much lighter sentence than they otherwise would base
passed. They most siacerely hoped that when prisoners came
out of prison they would, by their future good conduct, redeem
their character from this unfortunate stem Sentenced to one
month's hard labour each. Both prisoner, wept afresh at
beating the sentence.

510.3 Ml/Al.O AT WS'S .

Cuestas Illsowar, 43, pluterer, eras indicted for breaking
and entering the warehouse of Mr. F. N. White, at W.ymouth,
and stealing 41b. of relines, 711 b. sugar, and Ob. candles, on
May 14.
Mr. Woodford* Fooks prosecuted.
Mr. White's wistant went to the store for lard, and heard
a noise, which be thought was • cat ; but afterwards saw pd.
loner come from the middle of the store. Prisoner mid " I
have been wiling for ) ou for a long time ;" but witness noticed
some candles hanging ou• of his pocket. Witness Wed him
where he got them, and be replied that he bad bought them
for his wife. The assistant Wed him to go to his master, Mr.
White, and they went out for that purpose, but prisoner
dipped away. Whiten then asked Kr. Louder, baker, to fetch
• policeman. Prisoner, who WA/ near, beard this, and threw
21b of candles over the Weymouth Quay Into the harbour.
P.C. English apprehended the mho, and found 11b. of modiste
in each pocket,
Supt. Vickery and Mr. White afterwards found that the
window of the store had been broken open, and the goods
inside were partly In confusion and some of them wasted.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
The only doubt the Ch.irman left to the Jury wu whether
prisoner had actually Is .ken open the store, or entered by the
door the aseloant had felt open.
The jury found prisoner gul Ty.
The Chairman s I ii wss a most serious allow, and only by
accident had the prisoner been aired the charge of berglary.
u, for aught ire (prisoner) knew,Uie warehouse might have led
to a dwelling house.
Niue mouths' bard labour.
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WILLIAX Simi, 26, seaman, was Indicted for obtaining by
false pretences front Henry Reynold. a quantity of spirit., the
property of R. W. and H. Reynolds, at Weymouth, between the
22nd and 2..4th Mitch.
Prisoner pleaded guilty. He had represented that he wu
sent be Captain Morgan, of the cotter Harrlott.
Mr. Woodorde Ffooks wee for the prosseuUon.
Prieoner had been previously convicted for similar ofienceo;
but the acts which were the subject of the preeent indictment
were committed before his conviction, and was In fart one of
the series of acts of swindling for some of %Inch he was pre-
viously sentence& His friends were vary re Tractable ; but
within a month or two, he had been to several parts of the
town, obtaining good. by false pretences, lie was arreeted on
the expiration of his former term, the police not hanng found
out Kr. Rejnolds's cue till after he we. sentenced for the other
act., . .

The Chairman said if they had known of this case at the time
of prisoner's pevlous conviction, they would have Inflicted a
sentence not materially harder than that which they then did.
They considered that, as be had been kept in prison so long
awaiting his trial, the Justice of the case would be fully met by
his being sentenced to be imprisoned till the rising of the
court. The Chairman expressed an opinion that the present
prosecution wee" rather hard lines" for the prisoner.

111111.1110 COTTON ?SINT AT 111111101tNi.
FANNY MAHAL 34, charwoman, was iodic ed for stealing
two pieces of cotton print, value 12e. 6d. the property of
William Bytnmonds, at Wimborne, on April.
Mr. H. N. Hanker prosecuted.
Three pieces of print were put Just inside Mr. Symmond'a
draper's shop one morning early in April, sod in the evening
only one piece was to be found. On May W, P.C. Ad•mx
swelled prisoner's house for some other goods, and found
these pieced of print concealed betiseen the matirem and the
bed. The police took them round to be different shoos, and
at Mr. Elymmosides they were Identified by the private mark.
Found guilty of receiving, end sentenced to four months
bud labour.

STILLING • 'WM'S MACHIXII. AT RIJIILIVIT.

JoMen LOCIAIDeIt, 21, droop, was indicted for mailing a
chimney sweeping machine, value 304., the property of
WiliiiaenOmnond, at Handl:Airy Bryan, on 90th June.
Mr. Castle prosecuted.
Prosecutor and prisoner met on maguey, and prisoner asked
ounood to wdst boss with sows work, waists ho did After
the work they had some rdrelihment at a public
house, leaving their machines outside, about seven In the
evening. About nine o'clock prisoner went out for about •
quw ter of an hour and returned. Both men left about ten
o'clock, and then prosecutor's machine wee gone. The police
were informed, P.C. Hoare found the machine about DO or 40
yards from the public house, and watched by it, and about
bre neat morning pneoner owe, looked about at the houses,
went straight to the machine, took it, and bogus to carry It ar.
boreridge now mid that umnond having lost hie machine,
he (prisoner) went to look for It, thinking be might find it In
tbc morning. He did so, but did not mein to steal It.
The Jury found him guilty, sad • previous conviction
waa admitted.

i.letidar monies, sod seven year.' superrbdon of the
police.