The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-19 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETIT SESSIONS.

WONDAT.— Before J. Tigard, and It. Cotterell. &qrs. I
Snomlirrino.—Thomas West, and Eleanor Gibson,
were brought up in custody, charged with stealing three
piano of amsy, of the value of £3, the property of Mr.
Alfr.cl!)ennie, draper, St. Alban',row. The prosecutor
deposed that on Thursday evening, about quarterimat
See o'clock, he missed three pieces of linsey from his
shop door. From information received wont to the
house of his eistecin•law, when he was shown son»
grey lin.ey (produmel), and which he use able to
id,ntify as his property. Saw the limey safe in his
shop on Tuesday last. On Friday saw Police-Serjeact
Brine near the bridge, who had the prisoners in his
eustodlr ; the prisoners bad soma limey of a violet
colour in their pone...doe, and ibis he was able to
Identify as his property. A strip of limey was found
In the male prisoner's pocket, whieb be was able to
Identify, and from information afterwards had went to
the Boot Inn, kept by George Gulliver, where under
the mattress of • bed found a long length of honey hid,
which corresponds pereisely with the strip found in
prisoner's possession. Three other pieces of Unsay
hod been shown him by P.B. Brine, whist% be identified
as his property. Hod missed about £3 worth of goods
from his shop, but the goods produced were worth only
30..; thought the lengths had been cut. —Mary Pitman,
a married woman, living at MS. Highotreet, identified
one of the grey pieces of Jimmy, and deposed to
terminal( it for the purpose of selling it from the
prisoner Gibson, on Thursday last Bold the piece for
4e. to Sanaa Itortlett. Never saw the prisoner before
that day.- P.B. Brine deposed to taking the prisoners
Into custody, and the finding It. peices of limey
produced, as well as a crinoline (produced). Arrested
them et the New Inn. when the prisoner Gibson said
to West "W. are done for now."—Ann Gulliver,
landlady of the Boot Inn, High-street, deposed that the
piireners ha 4 been staving other house as man and
wile frun Monday until Thursday last.—Several
witneraes deposed to purchasing pieces of beery from
the female primmer' who represented bemoans • licensed
hawker. —The prisoners pleaded guilty, but made no
defence , mid were sentenced to six month's imprisonment
In Ilmehowter gaol with hard labour.
TIMMS Y.fine J. Timid, J, Ailing. W. Talbot,
and t Cotterell. Bergs.
Richard Wall was charged with being drunk and
creating a disturbance on Monday evening, in Maiden.
street. A polies constable deposed to taking prisoner
Into castorty. He ryas very drunk, and creating • dis-
turbine° °abide the Three Tuns Inn, Maiden-street.
Prisoner said he woe drank and had no recollection
whatever of the affalr.—Fined st. and mats, or seven
dry's im prison meat.
Eleanor Gibson WU brought up ageht today furtber
charged with Meath% a shawl, the property of Mr.
Albert Burt, draper, Bt. Edinundsistreet, Albert
Bert said the shawl produced ass mama the day
previous. The shawl was seen in stock a month dace,
and wee missed yerterday in oonsequenee of having seen
It iu the possession of the police. The 'howl
bad been stolen from a table in the shop. Liectined
the property through some damaged marks on it. The
value of the she'd was about 10a, the original price
being 17..114., but it had been redseed in consequence of
the damaged spots on it. Mrs. Bart said she had
examined the shawl produced, and identified it
no the one that had formerly been in stook,
arid which had not been sold. Mra. Bliss

lioiltnd deposed to purchasing the 'bawl from prisoner
for 2s. ed • who represented herself as a licensed
hawker. The pritonez pleaded guilty and was maims° d
to three months' Imprisonment in addition to six
mtoulta pooped on her yesterday.

Benjamin Chempion was brought tip again on remand
charged with obtaining a watch under false pretences.
Henry Labia, private in the 13th Regiment. stationed
no Por,land, Bald he knew the prisoner. On Monday,
21111 ult., went to the Boot Inn, in oompeny with
privates Hoak. and Champion ; stayed with them until
Saturday. Whilst at the Boot Inn, Reeks produced a
'watch, and the one now produced was like the one
iake had with him at the time. Some money was
raised on the watch on Thursday, and on the following
slay Route asked Br. Ruaza to take the watch and
roe if she could get any more money advanced on
The woman returned and maid the could raise no more
upon it, after which the waiter (Ilionee) tried to rains
money on it, but did not sucesed. When Rook. left
the bone... Saturday morning did not know wnethin
be was in pees...Kinn of a watch or not. Witness and
Champion (prisoner) did not offer • watch for sale to •
men named Puckett. By the Bence Itsmainad
with Champion front the time they left the Boot
Inn, until Sands, evening. He (witness) was
takn into custody by the picket. On
the stttnyiy they went from hones to boom (puha.-
bettor). Thought they went Into the Forester's Re-
treat one afternoon.-- Mrs. Gulliver, landlady of the
Boot Inn, oorrotioratsd the evidence given on two pre-
via. occasions, and identified the earth produced SS
the one pledged to her by Rothe, for the 110.1 of 260. '
Jsmes Puckett deposed that he was the leeillord of the
Britannia Ina. About • fortnight Untie the prisoner
broutht the watch sad shahs prodorsed to his bonne,
end sold it to witness for £2 and half-a-gallon of haw
Prieoner was accompanied by another soldier. coala
swear to ths identity of the prisoner; had seen him
previously, —Superintendent Lldbory deposed to re..
oeiving the watch and chain produced from the last
wane., the previous evening. —The Benoit remanded the
ante again for • week for the production of Roaks, who
is now on forlongb U. Lanoubire.
FltlDAT.—Belorr J. Tisard, J. Ayling, and R.
Cottrell. Revs.
Charism Berridge was brought up in custody charged
with being drunk and assaulting the police in the exam.
lion of their duty. -P.C. Hendoni deposed that on the
previous night he was no ditty in St. Mary-street, about
II o'clock, when he saw prisoner, who was drunk and
creating • dieturbanas. Had been Galled in to tura him
out of one public house earlier In the evening. Told
prisoner to " move on" who refused when soon he toed
him into custody. The prisonnt resisted wags math and
atruck witness several times. Was obliged to get as
eistenee in order to convey him to the statson-benes.--
Prisoner, having washed in the stators of Lathe, declared
he hail not the alii.hteet rementhesaos of the whole
transaction. —The prisoosr having bones a good charac-
ter up to this p-e‘rid, wasist off the drunken °Wit oad
fused 1, and we* for moulting the polio%