The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

Lab 3 Bub Crum

FENIAN 00TRAGI i BLoommmay.--On Saturday
morning. between two and three, a party of musicians be-
longing to the Guards wine attacked at corner of Vernon.
plsoe, Bloomsbury, by • gang 11 ; firearms
were used, and one of the bandsmen, li'D3nald by name,
attached to the Second Life Guards, waa wounded in the
breast, and died last Filly afternoon. A man named
Groves was apprehended, but Farber, who was with
Sl'Donald at the time, is unable to identify him. He is
remanded.

AN i SCORHIOTBLI.- A woman, named Ellen Sweeny,
only twenty-eight years of age, woe a few days since
brooght b. tire the Swansea magistrates for the sixty.
third time for drunken and disorderly conduct. The
bench said that severity seemed useleas--tho gaol bad
no Seca upon her ; they would try if there was any
virtue in kinder's. Thomas was adjourned for a mouth,
the defeedeet belef allowe4 to be at large. The ease
evening after her discharge she was again seen helplessly
intoxicated.

F..? Lars IN WINDOW. —At 111,171sbon• pollee court, I
on Thuraday, Alfred /Grater was brought up on remand,
on the charge of stealing • diamond and ruby around the
value of £4O, belonging to Flora May, of 7, Wilton-
place, St. John's•wood. The priuner was dressed in
the uniform of the 3rd Dragoon Guard.. It may be
remembered that the prieoner wee originally charged
with stealing the croft, and never surrendered to kiln
bail. Ho was taken et Cuterbury, where he had
enlisted. Min May did not now appear, and Mr.
d'Eyncoort directed summonses to inane to compel the
attendance of her sod her witnewea Another ease was
gone into where he bad gone home with • young woman,
and in the morning decamped with her gold watch and
chain. The prisoner was toommitted for ttial, but
remanded for • week.

MURDER IN A Leila= WARD—At Stockport union,
on Saturday night, William Burns, aged 30, a lunatic.
murdered an imbecile pauper named Twisgs, nearly 80
years of age, while he WU in bed. He seised the leg .1
an iron bedstead which lay loose on the floor, and made
a desperate attack upon the old tun, during which he
lev-Iled a violent blow upon his head, splitting his skull
and besmearing the clothing with blood. An imbecile
attendant rushed to the old inan's help, but he wits not
rabid to cope with his formidable assailut, and was soon
beaten down with the weapon, and the lunatie nest
proceeded to demolish the windows of the room, the
noise of which hriught help from other patio of the
esteblishment, and with some difficulty be was swayed.
A NICE Gummi.— At Thames pelisse-wart, on
Thursday, John Mari ka German shoemaker, waa brought
hire Mr. Benson, charged with violently swatting
Sarah Lim. The complainant. who carried • baby in
her arms, said she bed cohabited with the prisoner for
some time, and had given birth to two children. He
was • very good man when sober, but he was too
frequently intoxieeted, and then he was furious and
crueL He came home on the previous night very
drunk, and scolded and swore at her ittle boy, and
threatened to beat biro. She took the boy away. He
then threw the baby downstairs. She recovered the
baby, which was not hurt. He laid hold of her by the
hair of her bead and struck her. Abe escaped from him,
washed the street, and celled for the polies. Mr.
Benson—Why don't you leave himl—Witness—l have
left him several times, and he has come after me again.
He drinks very hard, and I can't get rid of him.
Prisoner said in the German language, It's all true, I
was drunk and couldn't help it." He was required to
find sureties to keep the pewe for three months or be
' imprisoned for 14 days.
Tun MANCIIISTIR FisheS 1101DIL—On Monday
the prisoners charged with the murder of Policia
Sergeant Brett were further examined before the
stipendiary magistrate. Some of the witnesses identified
Allen am the tun who flied the shot which killed
Brett, and they also spoke to other leaders in the
affray. In the amuse of Twitchy, a witness named
Hunter swore that he sew Allen shoot Brett, and he
named other prisoners who took pert in the attack on
the van. This witness was severely cross-examined by
Mr. Roberts, the prisoners' soonest, as to whether he
had not expressed • wish that the Feniana should be
hanged, but he denied the allegation, and said he had
only remarked that lie shouli hang Allen for what he
aw him d • On Wednesday, w beaus were celled who
identfied three of the prisoners ea having taken part in
the attack on the poliee-van, but the remaining tiffs"'
were disaharged, there not bring sufficimat evideue
against them. Another scene took plate in wart in
consequence of Mr. Roberts, the wanesl for some of ?h.'
prisoners, imputing improper oondoet to Mr. Fowler,
the etipendiart magistrate. The imputation was loudly
hisseal, when Mr. Roberts insisted on We removal of the
"swell mobamen," who were the WOO of the demon.
stration. This further irritated those in court, bat a
remonatrance from Mr. Fowler led to order being
restored On the flint egentination day half bricks and
other missiles were left In the gallery of the court, bet
it seems that an opportunity for using them with
advantage did not present itself.. The defence com
m'ncei On w anrodsr . Kr. Cottanghant did not treat
the offence as • very below' one, but simply contended
that the prisoners engaged in the affray had no
murderous Intent, and were only bent upon liberating
mod Deasy. Kr. Ward and Mr. Roberta spoke in
baK'delmly il"stnda
evidence
S'ver
as .wit""
pto show that w t°6lhal.dt called, the
urthen of whose
of the prisoners were elsewhere at the time of the
outrage. The following ludierou scene occurred in the
enures of the examination of witnesses to prove an
mu i for Brennan. John Fransis Doyle nas the next
witness. tie appeared to be 'offering from the effects
of hard drinking, and be gave his evidence in inch a
peculiar manner u to convulse the body of the court
with laughter, in which the prisoners themselves joined,
apparently with the heartiest relish. He said—l am
shopman to Mr. Gilligan, clothier, Oeketreet, and know
the "defendant," John Brennan. Don't know his
residence, but have an idea whereabouts it is, though I
don't know the name of his street. He bu been carrying
on his trade for years. It is an out-door trade.-11r.
Gottingbam : Point out John Brennan. —Witness : That
is the gentleman there. As • working man he has
always been respectable, except for a drop of drink—
the same as meeself. —(laughter). Mr. Gottingham: Ah,
then you own the impeachment of the " good is
gentlemanly vice." do you? Well, do von remember
Wednesday, the 18th of last month I—Witness I do,
alas, too well.—(langhter). That's plain—Osugliter).
Mr. Cottingtain : Did you see Kelly in the aftornooo
Wangs.: Which afternoon I—Mr, Cottiagbase : Why.
the afternoon of the "Alas I too well"--(larnehtoti.
Wltinew : Yew Surely it would not have limed in ray
memory bat for the afternoon of so raosarkabls a day,
and ase having seen him no afar ea so may days
previonsty. Cottinghain : Well, 70SsaW bira that

'effereare. A. Yee. Q. What Mae? A. rasa*
Ihe afternoon. But wan I saw him to ay eartain
tessllsslias yea (to beets whi) vase I was is the eel of
Vag to get • gius of ale. I .erhhathes.andws.b
boa to ley Mantas. I masn't be sonllied too dose to
amuses. Q. What is your baleen? A. An mead*
basher On the asestonser—Omaghter). Q. Illtea did
yee Ise Lolly apt. after that dames A. Wham I
was rag to at myself half -en-onnes alf tobbaso I.
Swan-street. From lour to avec/Week I weseastantly
looking at him—What wee be .
Jo?— ar
110 w waking
his living easide, the seine as DMA* to Isis
altos. —lVhat did you ay to him Ob, I old, fee
insane', " How are you r "How's trade r "Have a
;Leer had then I made the " 'lsaias" to him.
lama laughter). Motions! Mae, the drinking mo-
tions? Quits so.—(Prom this peat in this rasedl evi-
dence, mail the sad, the laughber throughout the metre
appeared bobs Mextinguisable. The magistraMe foand
it equally impala's to cheek it ois the pert of the
public, or ealdrely control it, eau a. the heath. The
primmer' laughed alond.)--You are quit" sure you know
Kelly? Sere, I ought to know him,was I've keowa
him tea or twelve yean.—Creaexamined by Kr.
"limas : All this took pats betweea fear and la o'clock.
—4 What was Kelly doing? A. Gating his living.—
Q. How wits be doiag it? A. BY busing, selling, end
having an odd glass—Oars of Lathier). Q. And
where's your plea of boater ? A. I. Oak-steeet, Oa
the dye, erectly opposite ware Kelly's plea wan—
IQ. Hod you been drinkiag that afternoon A. No;
be invited me, but I refused, itsylog, NO, gammas
it won't do, governor." Saw • couple of women with
him when I -went for the half-ounee of tobacco.
I had not • glass of beer between far and five
Sire o'clock that afternoon—no, not cue; but might
have had, for I had plenty of opportunities, ad was
Invited often. I've come her. to speak the truth.
lie. Hagen: don't" protest" so mush. Wit....: rot
only • plain person, you see.—Q. Have you had a drop
to-day? A. Unfortunately I hams dons that the Ina
two or three days— (laughter).—Q. How many drape
to-day A. Two Irish whiskies—(nitial laughter).- Q.
No more A. Not to-day ; &Oa ru tell you bow it wee,
A friend of mine met me, and said, " Have a dbroo?"
and as I fat as if I could do with one, I had it—
(renewed laughter).—Q Were you drank yesterday?
A. Well, I bad an odd little "tott" to cure myself at
whet I had on Saturday.—Q. Were you drunk on
Saturday night? A. I am afraid I had more than I
ought; and hay so tow; diagrees—(leaghter) —Q.
Had you • drop on Sunday (The •••••C
wee Wit in the noise in earl How
about Honda,? A. On Moodie I mu vary
"lerrato: Perhaps for the reason that my amni
, a
imo rut at, 7011 RO• • little nervous now?
A. Not naturally nervosa, bet it is one of the evil
sonsequences of alcohol to area the nervee—(leaghter).
Q. Ever hod delirium tremens? Not to the extent
I have read about others baying it—(much laughter).
Mr. Cottineham ; Had you delirium tamales Wednes-
day, the 18th? A. No: I had been steady for • fort-
, night before then, or I shoal not have been sober
, enough to reoolleot all I've said, for it wouldn't have
been in my memory. but I hadn't lost • day's aminess
for • fortnight before.— Kr. Fowler: That'll do.—
Witness: I'm quite sober this afternoon, ad I only
with I bad been so sober 'loco the 18111 as I am now.
To day I've been "is keeping" here • witness for four
or eve hours, and that's mach too long for me—(getwt
Isughter).—Mr. : You've had nothing moos
you been in keeping A. Not • drop—dry work I
(roars of biughter).—Mr. F0w1.,: There, that'll do.—
Witness: Reeves me, but I want to "Identify" the
right party. (After some further questioning the
wham signed his deposition, and order was restored in
the court.) The defence of the twenty-four prisoners
concluded on Saturday. Many witnesses were examined
in support of the alai, bat all the prisoners were com-
mitted for trial on the chugs of situ' murder, the
magistrate refusing to accept bell in any east.