The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-01-12 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

(Before Sir Wiz Niue, Bart., lif.P )
The trials of priaonere commenced at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Francis Harding. • labourer, pleaded guilty of em-
bezzling 11 195., the moneys of Haas Trapwell. his
ma-ter. at Elm. From., on the 114th of November.
Four months imprisonment with hard labour.
Joseph Britnson and Henry Alder pleaded guilty of
stealing four fowls, the property of William Hine May,
on the let of December. Brimson, having been many
times previously convieed, was sentenced to seven
years' penal servitude; Alder was ordered to be im-
prisoned with hold labour for sin months.
Charles Pitman. labourer, pleaded guilty of stealing
a bushel of wheat, the property of his maater, John
Turner, at Weston Zoyland, on the IRth of December.
The prisoner had previously undergone two terms of
imptisonment of two and eighteen months respectively.
and he was therefore sentenced to Ave years penal
servitude.

leri& Bond, on bail, cu charged with breakiag
and entering the deelling•house. and steeling. quantity
of meat, the property of William White, at Walla, on
the 14th of November. Mr. Bailey prommetad
W. Saunders defended the prisoner. The prisoner is
the son of a farmer at Wella, and lime neer the pro-
secutor, who mimed Mime of beef from a beck room in
his eottece on the night of the 16th of November. On
the 18th of November there was found in Om boom of
primmer e piece of beef, which pressesler, his wife,
and a butcher, all swam was a pertlses of the* which had
been &ilea. Prisoner, whoa thilhoged with the theft,

gave contradictory accounts of the manner in which it
use into his poiression. Mr. i-annilers made an in-
;onion* defence, but the jary found tbeprisoner guilty,
nail be wai sentenced to six months, 11111,630=00111
with_ hard labour.
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Etlw,ral Kerie, labourer, was convicted of stealing a
bag and seine barley meal, the property of Walter Pit-
man, at Athery, on the 12th of December, and, having
been , previou4y convicted, wan sentenced to three
years' penal servitude. Mr. Wyndham prosecuted.
George Edmond Trim (on bail) was charged with
stealing •iglity•rix posed, weight of coal, the en:lively
ofJelin Tonkin, at Highbridge, on the 2nitof November
Mr. Wynilistu prosecuted. The jury fimnd the ere
-onerguilty, and he wasseetene to• tuonth's imj.rion
tient with hard labour.
Joitepli Cray, labourer, wu todicted for stealing two
haskets, • quantity of circulars, an alpaca coat, • great
coat, and other articles, the property of Jltlloll Walker,
at Proms, on the 28th October. Mr. Wyndham Priitte-
cutcd ; Mr. Folkhanl conducted the defence. —The
erowentor described hiansell as a clout Jolter mow ter
and renovator of chins, and stated that on the 28th
October he wits travelling by railway from Swindon to
ellepton Mallet. Al Chippenham, where he had to
wait a couple of hours, he formed the acquaintance of
the prisoner. They adjourned to the Black Horse Inn.
where they drank together, and became friendly and
confidential, so much so, in fact, that the prosecutor
confided to the prisoner that be had undergone four
years' penal servitude ; and the prisoner reciprocated
the confidences by late-ming his friend that he was •
returned ()envie.. They travelled together from
Cliippen ham to Weetbn ry Junction. When they arrived
at the latter station they again got out, leaving the
baggage beldnd, and they stopped tea long, no that the
prosecutor was nos allowed to enter the carriage, and
the train proceeded without him, lie telegraphed to
have the goods he was conveying left at the From.
station, but they could not be discovered. Later in the
day, however, prisoner was found in the Royal Oak
Inn, Fume, having the goods on the seat by the side
of him. He at first told the policemen, who saw hint
there, that the gouda were Itie ; but subsequently pro-
duced an envelope addressed to the Bell Inn, Bhepton
Mallet, and said proucutor had given him thee, and
requested him to take care of the goods for him. He
wan takell into custody, and the goods identified by
prosecutor, who denied that he left them in charge of
ptieoner, s.nd said the envelipe produced was the direc-
tion of his brother at Ethepton Mallet. 801110 of the
prosecutor's circulars were put in. A portion of them
were in the name of Walker, and the remainder In the
name of Walter Herbert. In these he represented hie,
self as from the Royal Porcelain Work. at Worcester.
and stated that he had given satisfaction to " families of
the highest distinction.* Mr. Folkhard contended that
the goods were left in prisoner's charge by prosecutor,
who wits unworthy of belief. The j try found a verdict
of not guilty.
Harold Clylurn and John Sylvester were indicted
for stealing • coat, the property of John Watts, at
Somerton. on the 28th November. They pleaded
guilty, and were sentenced—Sylvester to three months'
hard lab-'.,; Clyburn to six weeks' imprisonment.
Samuel Ilynam,lGeorge Elms., and —Oetway (all on
hail) were indicted for stealing • quantity of coal, the
property of Edwin Knight and others, at Long Ashton,
on the 7th of December. Mr. Hooper prosecuted ;
Mr. Bailey defended the prisoners. The prosecutors,
who are owners of the Long Ashton Colliery,
received from Mrs. Lott, landlady of the Failand Inn,
an order for two tons. In consequence of some
suspicions she entertained she net • boy, named Henry
Godfrey, to watch the persons who delivered it. The
delivery was entrusted to the prisoners Elmes and
Hynam, who are employed by Stephens, the haulier
to the company; and on their way to the Fsiland Inn,
Godfrey saw both of them throw coal front the cart to
the roadside, and also give two hundred and threw-
quarters weight to the prieoner Oatway, who was
aught by P.C. Andrews wheeling it towards his house.
He sail he had the coal from the pit. Mr. Bailey con-
tended that the evidence was insufficient, but the
jell found them all guilty. Hynam seven days',
Elines six weeks', and Oatway three months' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.