The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10 00:00:00

ROBBING • CHURCH POOR BOX.

On Tuesday let 101 ore the Mayer (Mr. Landie), Mr.
B. Hopkins, and lie. H. Reset, Robert and Mary Am
Horde% elderly married people, living in • respectable
bouse it Park-street and lately employed as venters at
Christ's Church, were brought up on • charge of stealing
• quantity of money from tbe poor box at the church, also
prayerbooks and hymnbook,
Mr. 3.1. R. Short, churchwarden of the parish, mid for
mate time pet robberies had been commiti d in the
church, and lately • quantity of money has been missed
from the rams box in the hewer entrance. Last Friday
morning he put in tlse box the marked shilling prodaosA
just before eleven, and shortly .(ter seven is the evening
of theism. day he wss at the hones of Hr. Hagen the
clerk, and the shilling was headed to him by the clerk's
boy, in change from dd. wag due to Mn Herder. The
erlaonen have been employed for the pest 18 months se
and clesnera On Sunday, otter an interview
with the superintendent of police, he Nerved front him
the coins producedwhick he placed In the pear Max on
Monday night The marked shillec.
_Mtlerno& three-
penny pee end • penny, and mother Milling were gone
on Tuesday. He identified the skilling be • Private meek
he had Put on it Hr. Hunks!. the clerk, we ale railed
.
and delved to several robbed.. having been eiolaMillad
lately, wrath made things very aspirins& According to
instructions from Mr. Vickery he smire up the bye of the
church OD %Ode/ night and they were delivered to him
at five on Monday marning. The wane sent for the keys
about ten on Monday morning, almond her husband being
employed as verxersend cleanse
F.C: Bartlett received instractions and some marked
money from the Superinbandent, and on Sander took the
mosey to Chriat Church, ed delivered it to Mr. Short.
The money produced Is the raw He was then locked
lett the church, end saw the male prisoner come In, and
• little after six he left. When ha west in the money
we sate, end at Might o'clock triter examined the place
end found the money aill there. Aber ten the female
prisoner alone in with smother were and when she loft
the money wes inn e and also a piece of tie which bad
been pat there. He could not me the box from whers he
was in the church; hut could see say person mune in
or out. Reported to the Surristentsat of 1. boa
received • search warrant, end west to the house at the
detendante, in mercy with Sergeest Apter, Mere he
told them the charge and asked the Geese riestier what
money she hod; she turned oat the money In her purse,
and amongst it we the marked nobly ;be then teak her
mg, custody. Returned to the hone and found there the
perm of tin produced, which he identified as that put in
the box.
Sergeant Apse, confirmed the statement,
They were also chergerLer. i.th stealing • quantity of
prayer-books and hymn:b. • large hasp b../ on the
magistrates* table.
Remanded till next day, the man being admitted to
bail.

WILDPIVAIDAT.
Present: The Mayor (Mr. Lunde, Mr. Jail Mt
Hedge,
M. .lis. Robotism, Mr. H. Liggett, and Kr. B.
B Thins.
l'he Border,. husband and wtfe, were brought up again
chwasd wit r ibbing the poors'-box at Christ Church ;
also with stealing hymo-bnoks end envie-hooka It
transpired the site, bim had Miss opened br drawing net
the screw,; lot be wools.' meld the bottom fell out, end
the mosey fell on the Mani.
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b-o-a; wore on the table. and it wee
ir it'd th.y bad been found at the trhOoOr'S 'owe.
Albert Clark, a boy who works for Mr. Righie, clerk of
Christ Church, remised two sovereigns last Friday from
km. and at the saute time a book to altar moues on.
Thew he earthed to Mu. Harden's home, sod gave her
the mower. Mr. Horde, being present, and Mrs. Harder
gave him some moon la drape. Mr. Harder giving •
I...tip& and thawing the Moment in the book. Witness
took the obetage--be did nth Meow how ranch—ond pc*
It to Mr. Hughes at once. Mr. Short bdso prment The
be w." Hr. Hughes woe the sense se be received
froro'kn. Hordes." who did not go out of the home to get
it but brousht it to loose to her haat
Mr. .1. J. R. Short spoke to the shilling with
two soratchoe on it, brag brought by Ammo oweit KT.
Hug Me. Yr the lad two or throe month* thew had
as Whey Out Of ths. boo, although thee.
used
Freirtlem bad no knew Sewell waithitho tampered
lal meth days eon hed Mee frequeuth
plead la it which weer mom out. aid at loot be fared
the bottom of the box woe 1000160. winch his sses....
were at owe aroused. It woo by that the
marked sinks' wee pet la the boo.
The thanes of etsele books woe then wow itho.
Mu a Barrow deposed that. hymnbook produced wee
her Proinvir, mid dm het from the chasicei, whose sew
had gone for ammonium. This woe two mouth, age, sag
she had asked the male priether forth, book.
Tee Mayor said it lea. a rap common Iv ladies to
Mayo their book. in a church. What the, emoted to
hw„w was whether she had made ouch eoquiries of the
priscisern Mto i.ttfi_irecit answer. The gemstone hod a
cm the coma
""1 imrsawl STale had asked the mon, mi. she
rs aro
bolterrd, Mrs. Hodder.—l.a newer to Mrs. Boddie, the
said the book had been redwood to bara long Yam mpg ;
but she lost It again, and did not gin it Obo woad
Harder aid she mat the book the woad tko
Mr Mobeielhead&s In the book ; bid the
mid bog Mt