The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-05 00:00:00

COUNTY POLICK —Sgrvan•T.

(Wort Mr. Herbert WlLlimn, and Colonel Aantll)
DIAL= IN SECOND-111all CLOTHLS.

A coupie of tramping vagabonds giving their nemeses
Robert Cbrb and lOW Maddock of Lutu, Bedb,rdshire,
were charged with stealing. on Sunday, January 47, at
Preston. an overcoat the property of Mr. Charles Scott,
of Jortan's farm. It seemed on the day in question.
George Parker, • carter in the employ of Mr. Scutt was
on the turnpike-road sdjoining Kr. ficutt's yard, when he
saw the prisoner@ coming along the road. Maddock went
Into the yard and after about • minute came out with •
coat en his arm. Parker followed them for about • mile,
and Maddock then threw the coat into the ditch. Mr.
Scutt, who it seemed had been informed by another man
of what had occurred, at this point came up and collared
Maddock, who said "You have made a mistake this
time." He was, howmer, lodged by Mr. Scutt In the
turnpike-house adjoining, end the other fellow we. than
captured—Sergeant Coats shortly after came up and
took the two men into custody. To have got to the coat
Maddock must have gone through the back doer into the
kitchen and through another door. This prisoner bad
been several times convicted, and he was now sentenced
to three months' hard labour; the other, uninst whom
nothing was known, to three months.

• wIIITILICS PILTTICOAT.

Bligeheffi Yoram* and Betsy Tkeratiy, professors of the
art of washing, were brought up in custody charged with
stealing on the iffith of January. at Portland, a flannel
petticoat, the property of Mra Elisabeth Winter, and
valued at 4s. The complainant is a widow, and the 25th
was ber washing day. On the following morning on
going to inspect the articles she had hung out to dry ahe
found the petticoat was miring. The police were appealed
to, and am Thornby hod been washing at the house .he
wee brought there by PC. Miller, but she denied all
knowledge of the lost garment John Barber, of Chesil,
stated that on Saturday, the 116th i not., Norman took •
petticoat to hbi house, and ptating that it had fallen off
her asked to leave it until the next day. Thornhy was
going to lodge at his house, and the nest morning
Norman came sad called her out. Thoroby thereupon
went away with the policeman. She returned in about
three quarters of to hour, and he ached what wag the
matter. She told him the petticoat Norman had left
there was stolen. Upon that he took it to Norman's
husband, and it was handed over to the police. Norman,
when apprehended, said if they thought she had it they
could come and search her house; and Thornhy said she
knew nothing about il.—The Bench discharged Thornby,
telling her they believed her equally guilty althlugh the
evidence wee not sufficient to convict; Norman was
sentenced to sin weeks' hard labour.

Monier —Before Mr. Middleton and Mr. Churchill.
Thown• May, alias JIBMCA R.hantang wee charged aith
frauduleut enlidauent. —Bcrgeaut John Luacombe, proved
that the prisoner enlisted in the 17th Brigade Depot at
Bury. in Lancashire, on December 4th, 11Q7.—Corporal
Albert Hillman. co the 100th Regiment identified the
Prleoner ea berme *erred in that Regiment from January
let to August 28 1872, under the name of James
Recherd-
son. He we. diwhargrd with igoomy. Prieoner said
nothing and waa eentenord to three months' hard labour.
. . . .

The-ZaTaufn was charged witijaiseTr7yin—a his-clothee.at
the Union. Tbe porter proved prisoner went to the house
on &Corday evening, for • Mabel Wein& and on Sunday
morning be found be had torn up Me trouser He rid he
did vo leer..., they were ragifed.—l4 days hard labour.
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