The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-04 00:00:00

THE WEYMOUTH SWINDLING CASE

SECOND COURT.
WIDNEIDAY.
Before 11. B. IGoDwron, Big., and Colonel H. 0.
F. tiTeve•er).

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Diehl Jones and Charles Powell were indicted, the
former for stealing, sad the later forreoeiving 751 b weight
of bean. aod oata, value lit., the property of Moors. T.
H. ant Charms Elmunda Jones' =eater, st Bridport. on
April Bth.
June. very Foully pleaded not Reilly. Powell more
moderately made the was plea.
Mr. Templer prosecuted. Mr. Will. defended.
The foreman. named Matterfacc, ut.j.Oted to be sworn.
and Mr. Will. chelleoge I bin. Mr. ILstterf.ice thee
offered to take the oath, bit said he had a conscientious
objectiou, mid cialinel to affirm.
Finally Mr. MAtberiace was sent out of the box, but
directed to remain is court.
Cranes fford wee also soot from the box.
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Juno. wee a carter in Messrs. Edmunds employ. and
skins were benne extol et Mews. Bhounds' tannery,
when prisoner Jones came down and sew them sorting
the skint Afterwards Yr. Thomas Edmunds heard
suspicious went down a lane and met Powell with
• beg ot bean., which the latter geld he had bought of Mr.
Phillips. of the Barbour. But the beans corresponded
with Mr. Hounssll being • peculiar sample. Jones had
the key of the place wheri tad beans were lOW, and it
was believed that the amass heard by Mr. T. Eimunds
were those of Jones and Powell.

Mr. T. Mallet lidinunda, tanner, said on the April Bth, he
was at New Zealand, Bridport, w.th his brother. sorting
skies, when Jones came about 8 o'clock. Bnorlly alter
he went to S ,uth.strest, and hearing voices went round to
hie other premises. an I heard the back gates open. Two
people came in, mad closei the gates, when he popped
round Oundry.lane, so that he could 11110 the oack gnat,
tb... down • sad looked up Nvrto
Allington, and turning back into St. Michaera.iano. us
met Powell, cooing Iron the back premises' direction,
about 400 yards from their back gate. Me had a bag on
his shouider, and witness turned and followed him Into
the street. The clock then struck nine, and Powell
checked his pace, when witness stopped him, saying
" Powell ! what have you here r it. rep!isal "Bonus.
"Where did you get them f"—" At Mr. Phillips's the
Harbour, who used to keep the public in 50iithatreet..
Witness smelted to gee them, and be said he should if he
went to his (Pluoner.l)
house. Witness told hun to take
them beck. but be refund at first. .

By Mr. iiici—oot want to snake any
fur, I heard our back g•ka go, you had better take them
bare, or I wall hand theta lOW' to the drat one I will
. _ .

—Mr : Will. urged that if the prisoner was threatened, all
he said afterwards would not no evidence agsinst him.
Mr. Hounsell continued that be took • sample of the
beans, and said "There is a strong family likeness, Is there
not r Tne beans were blinder, with . few whits oats
among Munn, and some were • little mildewed. It Is
Jones's duty to feed the bones, and ivory Thursday he
has two and a half bushels of beam and four of oats. On
Thursday, 6th April, Jonas was not there. Tha key of
the store to kept in the office, but that of Jones's bus in
his pocket Crushed beans and crushed rata were also
kept in the store. &ad some similar he mw in possession
of the police. They were the mane lamp's.
Mr. Will. urged this was no evidenoe against the
irlsonar on this &WV.
Mr. Templer said these oats were found in prisoner's
am but
Mr. VA,'
within

W7lis objected tiled the other side were confined
Ulan the four corners of the indictment.
Kr. Templer asked Kr. Hammitt If he had missed
beau

- Mr. Willa objected this yea only asked to ereledioo
prisoner.

The Chairman admitted the question. and
Mr. Hommel' said be had missed corn Wore, and that
made hint suspisiona. He had bought them a Kr. Parker,
cd Marriott. _

CF.rose-exmnoda : It is not unusual to me oats mired
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with beano, but not to U.S a stray cut or two in a clean
motel' like this. In the maple from the bog found on
him that, we.. little dual; but in the Rumple from hie
owatheP was not so much du.t ; this duet hoommidered
same from the beg.
Roe:awned : He did not notice the dust when he
showed it to the pris inor, or before toe magistrates. When
he sew the "odors of the moo, he meal not tell who they
Were, se Fornathing we. in the w iy.
Tee camps* were then hondel to the jury for examine-
_

Mr. Roamsll said the value of what wit found in the
bag wee 7a 7d., not as M the calendar.
Sergeant Hansard was called, and said he took Powell
ua into ctody. When he had taken him into the station
he went after Jones, and found him at the George Inn.
Jones mid "1 know nothing about it but I WIN on tha
memisee about half.past eight. or just before nine.-
Powell said he bought them of Phillips O. Friday morn-
mg he took samples from the bin, the store.
Mr. Who objected that a sample of crushed beans wee
neer about to be brought foreword, as having been found
at the prisoner's place: but it was only to prejudice the
jury. -Prisoner wee not chased with stealing crashed
bean., but whole beam. and hei(Mr. Wills)could not bring
geodetic' that prisoner bed bought the crushed beans any-
where, because they had n .thing to do with the ems.
The Chairman was rather against the evidence being
given but
Ur. Templer urged that the One evidence strengthened
the other charge.
.After Kr. With had replied. the Chairmen allowed the

objeciou.
*Moot Hazzard, coati:101oz, said be seerched
prieoneea premigea. found Certain crushed boas', and
pri.oner dbe knew arthlag ahout thew.
Cross-eraminad by Hr. Willa: P vreU hid been come
roue in tbe neighbourhood. and ••• • irauter. Knew
Jones about la mouths.
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By the crushine•room. bin, and bag
were. altagetba found about 212th..

John Sherry, foreman to Hear.. Houns,ll, memured
out the corn ti Sense every weak —24 bushels of ban. on I
'4 bushels onto. On the 6th April witness did not measure
them. booms, he was engaged she •here. Should have no
right te measure more out, unless the homes went extra
journeys. There had bees no extra work at this time
Orneeexamined : Primmest most hare pas to the office
for the key. Had mimed other Thursdays, and then
appointed his em-in-law.
Joseph H. Parker said on April 6th the prisoner measured
out the beans and oat, putting a barbel and a-half of beans
In each beg, making three bushels, witness holding the
Irose-exemine4 :Thi some evenins, about seven, hie
attention was first directed to the fact he had sedated.
Had no particular moon for observing bow much was put
In, but 'twas a rule whoever held the bag saw what was
put into 'en.
John atlSeer saw Jun.. and P.iwell together on this
evening. Somebody else told the policeman he had seen
'em together. But he coald'n' swear to these being the
ten men. . . .

Croes-sxamlned: He was not tisken before the mania.
trate*. ant Ws evidence WWI not teken down,.

IrKr. Templer He thourht Iles° were lb. two Men.
chard phdlipa, hirmer, had not SOW OWLS to
Powell to his knowledge. fled sold no braise for 10 months.
He spots to the two samples (from the bin and Powelre
howeLbeing alike, but he could net swear.
Mr. Templer pointed out that the weight of corn left in
Jonees his, after be had mnaeured It WSJ SbOUS 78Th..
ebort. Where wore those 78I1s I Wier, 11r. Edmunds
actually caught the man Powell with about ?Bibs. of been.
in his bar. an I that exactly of the sime description as
those mined from the bin. Betides that. JOON had
measured out half-a-bushel mom than be was entitled to
and that in the abosore of the only WWW apthOrWid to
measure them out. Powell WS/ actually caught red-handed;
he told the most deliberate falsehood, and the jury °odd
but return a verdict against both.

Mr. Wills asked the jary, to take the two these sew.
lithely, and not to allow the evidence which affected either
t prejudice the other. The prosecution had stated they
assumed something with the greatest confidence ; bet they
must not assume anything. or they might And themselves
slating that &tor the door was closed be saw them no late
the stsble. They must beware of the example of Mr.
Eimundo. Every man put on his trials presumed to to
ionrceot, until he is proved to be guilty. and he must he
prove.' guilty, before the jury can say so. When the
prosecution tried to bring out, and did bring out, the Imp.
picion about the crushed beans, in order to prejudice the
prisoner, they did not say anything shout his keeping a
M horsy r. Limunds VMS • httle prejudiced, became be
had missed corn for sometime. On the one ocouion when
the witness was hairline the bee—be had never been w•
Won or aboo—b• sodoid me* the Wowniat Vii lithe