The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

BALISEURY QUARTER SESSIONS.

The Quarter Sessions for the city of New Serum
were held on Friday la.t, at the Council Hoses, harm
J. D. Chain Em., recorder. He was seenill•
palsied on the bench by the mayor, (J. Style, Req )
The following gentlemen were sworn on the Greed
Jary : Mr. J. Brown, foreman; Wein. James
Alesander, C. T. Batt, H. Blackmon, W. Gilbert,
W. Bucked!, G. Chubb, W. Conduit, John Darin,
James Holman, Thomas How, A. Jackson, J. Large,
H. Palumbo, C. Spumes, E. Roe, R. Simper, G.
Sydenham, Join Wells, Jame, Wood.
The Clerk of tie Peace, ( Buttes, Esq.,) theu
read the proclanlMlUM 8004 vice and immorality.
The learned Recorder then delivered his charge to
the Grand Jury. Ha said he had appointed the bold-
ing of the serious rather earlier than anal, kir several
neon& The sessions were ordinarily held before,
the arises, bat on aomniat of the minaher of cows
fur tele', it was necessary that they 'Mould he
es it a Gold have hen very rooonvenieet for the tra-
nsom to attend at Demme. In the snood place
the Judges required the recorders, and those who
had jarialicti,m, to try cases before the assizes, in
order they may be relieved as much as peddle.
With respect tu the primmer, be regretted that there
wogs res many for trial. There went Mos mem, ..ad
they would occupy mime little time, aad regain
woe httle attontiou at their hands. He amid not
mom& for the imam of arias, but iskisi the

average of several years past, be thought it woul I
not show a very large increase. It did not bowers
speak well for the town' and he only hoped that the
next time he met them h. should be cuatied to con•
gratulate them on its decrease. There wire several
frees im ale calendar which they would be well able
to dbil with, but he wished to make a few observe-
thins tr;ain two eases. The first was that of Thomas
Littleeroft, who wee indicted for unlawfully and
rriaticioosly assaulting John Wallis, and causing him
grievotendrfilv harui. He ram indicted under &statute
which onactErt "that ifany person should unlawfully
and inalichnedy itithet WWII any person, with or
without any instrument arty grievous buddy berm,
every such person should be militia a misdemeanor."
It was not necessary that it should be proved to
them that the injury was indicted by a sharp instru-
ment, but merely that grievous bodily harm had
been causal Tim other caw was that of Annie
Shimmy, who was indicted for having unlawfully
bikini arty a child of the age of live weeks, with
the intent to deprive the parent of its possession.
That was Milder a statute which enacted "that if any
person should maliciookly, by force or fraud, lead or
take away, or decoy, or notice away any eldhl under
the age of 10 }ears, in order to deprive the parents
or any other persons who should have the care of it,
of the person of the child; or any article of
clothing, to whomsoever it should belong, should he
liable to the punishment therein stated.' There were
a great many witnesses, and be believed there woe
some contradictory evidence, Do that it was probsole
the calvi would tocupy some time. The learned Re-
corder then gave the customary directions to the
grand July as to the conduct of the bustuess, and
dismissed them their room.
Samuel Blake alias Samuel Carter was indicted
for stealing an umbrella, the property of Mr. Joseph
Vanillin), of Silver Street, on the Slit January last.
The prisoner was seen by P.C. Walters to take the
umbrella from the pronicatir's shop door, and he
immediately took hint into custody. The property
producod was identified by Mr. Varietal:l.—Mr.
Windham conducted the prosecution. The prisoner
made no defence, and the Jury found him guilty.
A former conviction having been proved against
him, the Rewarder seuteumil him to three months'
imprisonment.
Emma Matthews, servant, pleaded guilty to
sitealieg a cotton sheet, the property of Mr. John
England, at Salubrity, on the dish of January.—
The Recorder sentenced bet to two months' im-
prisoonient with bard labour.
Suorurrixe.—Samh Jones pleaded guilty to
having stolen a woman's skirt, of the value of
the - of Mr. Charles Thatcher, of Salisbury,

property MD a
on the at January last. The prminer was Wither
charged with stealing .ii yards of ribbon velvet,
and ail pearl.leaf otnamenta, the property of Mr.
Joseph Harrison, of zlalisbury, on the 2rith of Feb-
ruary, to which she pleaded nut guilty—Mr.
Snowden prosecuted. and the primmer wag unde-
fended. --Tbs prisoner called at the shop of Mrs.
Harrison, a milliner, of High Street, and asked for a
bead-dress. fibs did not like those shown her, and
do ordered one to be made, for which she said she
would call at eight o'clock in the evening. The
assistant left the shop two or three times whilst the
prhamer was waiting, and on her leaving the ribbon
and ornaments ware mimed. —Sergeant firGough
found • head-dteas, with the ornaments upon it, in
the prisoner's bedroom. Mrs. Harrison identided
the ribbon and ornaments as bee property. To the
police sergeant the prisoner admitted that the
nbbon was the property of the proseeetar.—The
prisoner, in defence, said the ribbon was her own
property. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty.—
The prisoner also pleaded guilty to another indict.
merit charging her with having stole ten silk
pocket.hannerebiefs, the property of Mr. Henry
W. Larkham, of Salishina;ntrie the 12th March.—
The prisoner dented the to balmiest towards
her, as she had been drawn into it by evil com-
panions. It would, she said, le a fearful warning
to her.--The Recorder, in paining estotence, said it
was impossible For the Court to be merciful to her.
It appeared that sue had been round to the whole of
the tradesmen and defra tied them, and he had
ffttle doubt but that she had been carryiug on this
system it other place'. The prisoner WAS then
sentenced to aft tricorths' imprisonmeot for the
robbery of the silk handkerchiefs, and three months
each for the two other offences.
John Charles Over pleaded guilty to stealing
twenty-shillings worth of postage stamps, the pro-
perty of Mr. V. A. Blake, of Salisbury, on the 10th
February last, and Jane Elir.abish Over, (on bail),
also pleaded guilty to receiving the tame, knowing
tbatt to have been stolen.—The Recorder stastmoad
the boy to a month's imprisonment, and as the sz.
piration of that time to be sent to the Parkhurst
Reformatory for three year.. —The mother, who said
tier heriund spent all his money in drink, and that
at the thns the offence was committed they were
destitute, was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
The Orand Jury threw out the hill against James
Shears for laronty.
, Thomas Lillycroft, millwright. was indicted for
unlawfully wounding and ialliotartg grievous bodily
harm upon John Wallis, at Salisbury, on the 90th
March. —Mr. Rasenhill prosecuted r the prisoner
was nalefended.—The pr,•secator said On the day in
question he went to the Falcon Inn where be found
the primmer arguing about bell-hanging with his
sun and daughter. They came to high words, and be
took away has son and daughter. The prisoner '
lowed him, and immediately be got outside the door
he remised two blows on the nose from the prisoner.
He was knoeked down; and blood Rowed from
his nose and mouth. He went to the intirmaryorhere
, his wounds were dressed.—ln croes-ezanonation the

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prosecutor denied having struck the prisuner or
threw him down. —William Wall* the son of the
prosecutor, corroborated his father • erideeoe. He
.'id not me his elder brother strike the prisoner.—
Mr. Lee, house-surgeon of the Salisbury Infirmary,
stated that the prosecutor came to the Infirmary on
the 20th March. He had two wounds in the nom.
and whisk mead have been produced by any pointed
instrument. Ho wee still receiving medical treat-
ment for those wont& pee knife and two pieces
of ire,. Were handed la, but the alines' did not thick
either/ of them could have produced the wounds.—
Sergeant White apprehended the prisoner, and
when cluegni with the offence he admitted sinking
the preemptor, but denied having used any learn-
mint—The primmer silted for the defence, Merry
Grace, who said he heard the quarrel and saw the
prisooer strike the prosecutor. There was
nothing in Use prisoner's hand at the time. The
prosecutor wee in the act of rising the prisoner
when he struck him The row commenced by the
;operator's son dragging the wife of the prisoner
by the hwir of the heed, and the latter wanted to
pass the prosecutor to go to the rescue of his wife.
lb. prosecutor tried to prevent him, and be then
struck him. (Manual Gaye corroborated the
evidence of the last witness. The learnod
Recorder summed up, sad the jury found him
guilty of • common assault. —The prisoner said it
was • very unfortunate affair for him. He had •
wife and two children to support. He could produce
testimonials as to character which were is the
poosesme of the police. The Recorder sentenced
I the prisoner to le weeks' imprisonmtot with hard
I labour.

Camp Stsathen.—Annis Shipsey, • married
woman, was indicted for unlawfully stealing an
Wont, fiva weeks old, belongiag to John Yarlett, a
labourer in the employ of the London and
South-Western Railway Company. —The facts
of the case are briefly these :—Some few
weeks Since the prisoner met tbe prosecutor's wife in
Salisbury and feigned illness. She asked Mrs.
Yarleth to fetch a parcel for her at a draper's shop in
the town, and she offered to take care of the baby
whilst the went. Mn. Ysrlett assented to this Cr.
reagement, and went to the shop as directed. She
then diroovered that the had been duped, as there
am no parcel kb. there for the prisoner. She re-
turned to the inn where she bad left the prisoner,
but she had decamped, and,carried the infant with
her. Infos median was gives to the police, and Supt.
Uthdow, traced her two data afterwards to Down
Form, Milston, near Amesbury, where she was found
IA bed in her husband's house. She stated in answer
to inquiries, that on nor way home from Sahsbari
she had been onthoed, and slie then had the child
with her. The Superintendent cousidered that the
child was more than two or three days old, and hr
called in the services of Mr. Pyle, a surgeon
of Amesbury. The doctor examined the woman,
and be expressed himself as being of opinion
that the woman had recently been confined.
stated that sbe had milk, and he also thought
the child was shout four days old. Supt. Cald-oir
isa not.satiail d with this opinion, and he requested
Messrs. Coates and Winzer, surgeons, of Saiidinry,
to marline the woman. They did so, and they
entirely disagreed with the opinion of Mr. Pyle.
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mediatoly recognised it, and !tackled it. The child
was given op to her, and the prisoner and hem
husband were taken into custody. It transpired
that the husband accredited the wife's story when
.40 (MAIO home sal knew not that it WAS incorrect.
fhi• appearing in evidence the magistrates di..
charged him. The prisoner now pleaded guilty, sat •
log that she was very sorry for it, and hoped that the
Court would be merciful to her. She added. " you
do not know how I was brought into it. It is the
item offence 'pima my character, and I will never
do it again. I have taken the scoffs and
mem of my neighbours for such a time that
I could not stand it any longer. I did
it to tusks my home comfortable.”—The learned Re-
corder in passing sentence said the bad bees guilty
of a vary wicked and %union; crime. She ...IA COI
have eitasped if she had pleaded not guilty, for the
evidesim was too conclusive. She had occaaioned the
mother dreadful pain, and she might have sacrificed
bee ids. Taking away • child from the mother at
that tune miktht bring on a fever, • dangerous diadems,
which might have resulted us her death. The
ISOSANTS in Salisbury mum be protected from ma.
parsons as the primmer. There were no aggraratha
minlluotahmes in the mem bat be would just Worse
her the punishment the was liable to. He onal,t
sentorthe her to seven years' penal servitude, or
period of three years' imprisonment. 11,,,k mg •t kb.
case be did not think S. could sentence tier to lea.
thau twelve months' imprisonment, and be trudged
ohs twang never be galls, a op* a "rim WWI

&grin. 760 primmer was Lheu removed. from 1.60
dock.

Tie grand jury then hani:ol in tbe following
preeentituent when was as fellows
Chauiber, March 21, 1106ni The 'fraud jory desire.
to express their approoution of the intelligence and
vigilance shown by Mr. Valdow, inspector of police:
iii the case of Anne Shivery, cbargea with stealing.
the child of Joon liarlett, Sigoed on behalf of tbe,
grand jury, Junes Brown, foreman".
Superintendent Caltkiw waithen tailed up and the,
presentiumut was read In hiui. The lleeinlsr sank
he perfectly cneurred in the opinion of ths grouch
jury, and was very pleased to receive such a recogni-
tion of the ISTIIOOI he bad rendered.
The grand jury were then thanked foe Unix at,
tandance and discharged.