The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-23 00:00:00

TRIALS OF PRISONERS.

arnuirtio suICIDE.

William William, 75. wherlreaker. imperfect education.
was indicted for unlawfully outing hinteell into thy river
Ye, " with Intent thereby feloniously. wilfully. sod of
malice aforrthought to kill and murder himself. at Staa-
b ties, oa 00th Dumber. ISO
He plowed not guUty, very indistinctly, and keenly
regarded the petty jury.
Mr. Udall said the nue was very short and simple. It
seemed that • boy saw prlunsr Grose the 0,1 1, take off hit
coat and teatime at, and throw himself list, the river. The
boy ran away and called the p.ilios to his &alba sacs. and
the constable pulled him out.
Thornton White, who lives at th s Sherboree gas-works.
saw the prisoner on that day, 'ado, run down • field
called the Purlieu, and towuds the river Ye°, where he
took a his coat and waistcoat. Witness fetched P.C.
Jesse. •
By prisoner : You were nnt stood up.
Prisoner: I was ai well me ever I was in my life. and I
have been well ever since.. I IVY took down low and
nervous, I jumped into Use river, and I come out • Per-
fect cure, and have not been ill since. I never meant to
kill myself.
Witaisei : I was not la the Cid t but I was in a plate
where li.. you jump fade
Prisoner: I seed be in Puily. I took off my coat.
P.C. Jews, stationed at Sheroorne, was sent to go to
Purlieu field, and saw William Collins in the river, about
three hut from the edge of the water. He stepped Into the
bodge, and pulled him out very ranch exhausted, when
prisoner said—'' I am tired of may tile; learn, here on
pupae to do away with myself."
Prisoner herd denied this.
Witness went on that he lust for the doe or.
By prisoner: You were not standing aught in the
water, but about haU double.
Prisons,: I waern, the water cured me, I have been
very bad all summer.
Teta was the whole of the cam
When before the mutatrater, the prisoner said—" I did
not jump tat, the water with the intention of dro•ning
yunf.'
mPrionier now said he was "tiok dawn" low and net vou
all the summer, was hot in his beck, and disturbed his
neighbours at night He Nut for the doctor, sonnet iing
wee all over his body. and tine water cured him—He
continued in an excited way to bring a charge against
the p A re at Sherburne, which the lodge said had nothing
to do with the cue.
In eumining up the Judge pointed the evidence, and
added that UN shock might have cured the main, but if
the Jury found him guilty of intending to make away with
himself, they would have nothing to do with whet amount
of puuiannent was to be indicted.
In answer to th I,..iremso, the constable said the man's
head had been under water, iund was dripping. He bad
been told the river was about fold deep; but it was only
3t. where the prisoner Jumped in,
The jury asked how long the man was in the water
from the time the boy saw him jumps till the policeman
saw him
To. boy thought about three minute.; be had ti go
about 100 yards.
The Judge pointednat to the Jon that what they had to
oonaider was simply whether the ram intended to destroy
himself when he Jump d into the water.
The jury making enquiries about what medic .1 aid was
called in, the Judge explained La LUC:lilt had nothing to
do with what they had to decide.
i They elected to real*, and consider their verdict,
and were marched off. After in= time they found him
guilty of intending to commit eel(-destruetoo, but not
actri.untable for his actions.
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The Judge said no issue was left to them as to
whether priamer was of unsound mind, ant after expiana-
tbau sent them back to re-consider. . .

The jury returned after som Uwe with a enact of
guilty and a recommit tattoo to mercy.
Tb• Judge eentenced hint to a month's imprisonment,
with such hard labotr as the medical officer of the prison
considered was fit for him.

TIE CIIII6IOZ OF IMISLLOGIffiII'

John Sargent, i boy admitted to bail, had bean indicted
for killing and slaying Ann Sagan% hie sister, at (Idling-
ham. on tha 15th August last; but the Grand Jury ignored
th• bilL

LW CAM

The Kid of llamas, v. lifr. G. Bailor, as trustee of the
eirtato of John Marsh, of Burton form. Claim for
£152 2,10 d. for rent and int waist of imoroveasents. at
Higher Burial Farm. Kr. Cowles, QC., and Kr. B.
Foseett Lick. were for the plolatilf, footnoted by Iles rs.
Float. Clark, and South, of Loath& ; and Yr. Collins.
Q.C. with Kr. Kistake, for tie &denims'', instructed by
Mr. k. n et of h ter IMO DJCC Oa

M. G. laser woo trustee in the lig deletion of Jahn
Marsh, and by agreement continued in occupston of the
farm. He wet sued as trustee. princiP air to' sh enretot,
scroning as interset at £5 per conk, on £1,7,4 odd, being
the amount of improvements made on Higher Surto',
above £4OOO, to which autiunt Lord U.olsester urged to
maks impsoremeats without charsina this interest
Tb• 000tentioiss were first that Lord lichieter wee not
entitled to recover the lut.rist ae rent, but must come in
with the rest of the creditors, and Mews was We some
discussion silo whether the improvements were all made
after the cavenant, or whether some were not done before,
and so were not to be charted for.
/Iridium. was given as to the exocatini of the improve.
inset% and the q testion of law wee to be decided by his
Lordship, %hoot ier matters being referred to an arbitrator
to be chosen by the learned gentlemen.

MR. GLAraruNx.
A tdrgram dated Monday says Mr. Gladst,ne
again roes early this in wolog, and took hi+ casionnary
open ad surdas on tba Terme.

IRELAND.
John Naish (Libera). and W. O'Brien (ationelist)
ware duly oomiaatei at "Milo*, to-.ley (M ;oda))
The pilling will a)ameous os Wildnow lay.

COMM:BO/A L.
Consols eighth bettor.
Wheat Is. darer. _

M YSTERIOUS EXPLOSION.
Two other explosigns hare occurred at Glawier.
Oa Sun lay morning • soldier found • to box on the
banks of the Y.,rth cud Clyde Coos`, and on befog
opined it expl•xled, injuring the tou.dior cad his coin.
paella&

By TelegrapA.)
Ex'r* polio precaution* wore takes g GLanrow
laot (-,un.lay) night. Sentriee were ti itrileti at Mary-
hid tiarrack*. Nu clue ham been" obiiuid of the per-
petr*tor cl 8 iturday'e outrage.

lIITITAI,ISM AT LIVSRPOOL.
SCENE IS A CHURCd.

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An extraordinary 'cane took piaci in St. Jul.,.
Church. Liv.rpl, on Sunday inornihg. Upon thl
Ray. M. Fitzroy, the inmuibuit, amerid,og the
pulpit, be 'Aid • Ntaternezt hal born WO AO by Mr.
liskee, a me .b.:r ot the Church Ass ciation, sod elvi
by Mr. lisuey, one of his churchwardens, at a public
ines.iog in that hits, thst the incumbency of on.
dude's warn abut to bec 'ma vacnot. lie dehied that
repot." aud asked his connumticants to met
him on IVeduseday, when he would mate a statement
with getereuce t, A. circuinstan.ma which led td Woof
iumours. its forher remarked that ,a would take
the matter befo,e the Archbishop of York, as he c
nut get fair•play in Liverpool. At this point the rev.
genUeinau ermo.ed to have notice 1 that Aar. Church-
warden Bailey was laughing, for, Wining tower& him,
Mr. tri:zroy reinaiked &het isuitung in church was
brawlinr, and tiat he would suuunon him tor it. To
this, Mr. lousy replied that the rev. gentleinas
should mit iudulge In peremslitiee. dome excitemeat
wee created by this scene, and was iiicreelied WOOD a
mett roes in um body of the church and iu a loud voice
proclaimed that he was • wither as to the charges
&onset the rev. gentleman. Mr. Churchwarden
bailey cod about a soore of persons, including the
man who had interrupted, ties telt the church, anl
i. aervioe proceeded.