The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-11 00:00:00

lIRIDPORT.

A Tema Ceteaot.—At the County Policeeeert,
on Setnalay, before J. M. P. Montagu, Fop., •
labourer, named James Danford Ed wadi
charged In crotody with stealing on the I/771irdlisit. twn
fowl., Tains 61., the property of John Shepherd,
Loder';a bsg, yelue 41., the property of John Hans-
ferd, jne., Loder. : and a hens, value 21. 6 1., the
property of John Hansford. Shiptoo.—The prisoner,
alias Jemmy Bine," was remanded on the applies-
tine, of qmijsent lismard until the following Monday.
—The prisoner was broutlit up on remand on Men lay,
before J. M. P. Montagu, Esq., on three felonious
charges, nil , stealing a lamb, value 2s. 6 1., property
of .1 ha Hanaforti (Gorier.), two row's. value 65., pro-
perty of John Shepherd. jun. (Aelterswell), and • neck
hag, value 4r1., property of John Hansford. jun.
(Tesler-).-0o the charge of stealing a lamb, Frederick
Thry. a shmiherd, emnloyed by Mr. Symonds, of
Bnarebirria• Farm, Loden, said prosecutor had land
close to witneee's hones, and on the previous Wednes-
day morning one of hi. ewes " yeane.l," having twin
lembe. On the Bowing m ailing witness mbael one
of the lamb.. On ths 29th the 'amb was broil/lit heck
by the eon of prosecutor. Blood spots enabled him to
bleitify the lamb (produced alive in Curt). When
the lamb was br night bock to the field it bleated, and
the ewe rai to it.—Henry Bishop, • cuter, sall he
Mond the lemb in a bag under • cowshed on the
28'h nit and he gave It to Mrs. Hanstord.—The
latter now .toted she rave Os animal milk to keep it
alive She mew t simmer no the Werle., lay standing
.tit near the piece where the lamb wee. John
Hansford, Pon. eon of prosecutor, sal I his wife
bronsht in the Ismb. Prisoner cane there on Wed-
nesday morning, end he ached him where he had
Permuted the lamb fe.m. and he eidd h. sr..t it do re at
his (riteeael hr. thee Herbert's elem.—Francis Foot,
deirymsn, of Shiptnn Gorge, said prisoner offsred him
o lamb for rate, asylum it gm. down in Mr. Han•ford's
Awl. hot ci mimner ennld not give • satisfactory
soconot of how he came by it, he refused to hove any
transaction, with him. —Sere. Arney. Askerswell,
said he in irked the lamb in the preeenoe of Mr.
Hansford no Wednesday morning last, and wit:mead
the Identification of the lamb by the ewe as soon as It
was brought bock to her, and Mr. H. Haneford
identified It also—P.C. Custard gold be charged
Prann-r when he said "Yen, I took the—thing of a
lamb? Being charged, prisoner denied haying offered
the animal for sale, or haying fixed any price on it.
With ',ger 1 to dealing' fowl., the prosecutor, Mr.
John Shepherd, jun., said he missed two fowls from •
cowshed : they were safe on the 26th hist. but
missed en the following morning. However, he amid
only Ilene( v one of the birds produced, the other be
knew nothing about. He easily identified one of the
birds a. it MLR of peculiar and uncommon breed.—
Walter Legg, in the employ of Mr Shepherd, proved
the I,wla hting ell rale on the 26th, and he mimed
them at 7.30 on Toes-by morning—Thomas Mamie,
C mast rimed, of Abbotabory. said that on the 29h
nit, prisoner eiime to him sriqt a hag, arid said he hod
some fowl' for sal'. He offered two, one for 2s. 61.,
and the other for 2s. Witness did not bay them, but
t .oic one of them to Mr. Bendall, the chief officer,
who twilight it for 2. (the one i lentified by the pe•e-
entnr) —Mr. Minden corrob oats 1, and identi6e 1 the
bird. -p. CI. Dennett,Puncknowle.sebi he had remised
this fowl from the last witness' and VIA it to the
propecet when Walter hrirg identified it as the
nmnerty of hie meeter.—Prisoner made no .newer to
the cherge.—He 1•114 further charged with stealing a
her, me stated ab ae.—The promontor, Mr. J.
Henefned. Jon., said the ben was in his stable on the
211th. and he 1111.11.4 it on Thursley morning. The hag
being prod.:ma, prneecotor i lentified Han.-
ford mid sh• had
In. her, ant hod euthnrised him t take any beg
of theirs—P.C. Custard ..id he anprehrinted prisoner
on the charge of steelier the lamb, and be found the
bag In hie pm...sedan with some chaff in it. He said
he had the bag tn fetch coal in.—Prisoner was formally
nommitted to take his trial no the three charges at
the next Qsarte- Sessions —Dario.- the 'ramie Won
the nrieoner took snolfin the most complacent manner,
and frequently Indulged In remarks calculated to pro-
duce s titter amongst the usual habitues of the Polio,
Court.

THE SALVATION ARMY IN SWITZISLAND.
Zitaer, who wee In charge ef the tad Swiss "
has berm smelled from Neuchatel under a deans, asA has
tone to the metal. of Rolle to prosecute the" war there.
At &shoneo in the asiton of V AO, Captain Timmer, •
British sehicit, with a Seise soldier named Rola,.
attenAed a small mciAlos bold In a private house, at
which hook. of lb. -rmy wore sol I. F this they were
respectively Ansi Of , In the she-tic' of Tbonger,
helot require Ito pp both fine.. The captain. however,
gave lihnwlf up his au,hcritls., oreferrlng imprison-
ment to payment of the fine, .n 4 It is Ivolleved bile now
undergoing '6 days' imoriennin.nt in default nf payment
fleloY's awn& and chettele, to the valuer,/ 400 f., have be n
Paled for eels in satisfaction of the Sae Inwood urou
him Seven Swim eoldieri have hems summoned for
.ttenelleg • meeting of the army held in the house of •
careenter at Bouchillon, in the canton of Taw% and the
householder wee contemned to P•T Wt. and hie oomredes
151 • ooh, in addition to the poets. Against this decision,
however, they have encoessfully appealed.