The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-17 00:00:00

THE "NM YOUNG MAN" 00IIIIITTRD FOR
TRIAL
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The prisoner Pasty again appeared on Thursday, before
the Mayor (Mr. Lundiek Mr. James )(Wedge, Dr. Drew,
Mr. R Hopkins, and Mr. W. Talbot, charged with being
concerned in stealing £8 from Kate O'Connell, on the
second day of the races—Kiss O'Connell was crow
examined by Kr. Howerd. She said that when she started
from Portland she put eight sovereigns in one puns and
Is. 104. in another, besides a shilling in the pocket of her
keg. The reason aloe brought so much money with her
was because she Intended to make some purchases at
Weymouth ; but being in • hurry when she went to the
Sages, she bad no time to take any out. Mrs. Unthwalta
knew the had the money with her. Went into two
public-hours before they went into the Porthavi Railway
total, did not remember the names—On the name of the
Star and Garter being mentioned to her she said she
believed that was the first house; she also remembered
the Fountain. At the Star and Garter she had a glass of
Marry, for which " this gentlen.an ' (Peaty) paid. While
she was drinking it she sat down. There were two other
man in the room. Neither at the Star and Garter nor the
Fountain was enything said about her leg, nor was there
clay chafil
haract.rltifhabout
,t,....5he was Or
wore 11,1i0t (referring to her
selves: but shee ET not hear, nor did enhge challenge them
in chaff : did not say to either of thern—" Feel my lint:, •
—(indlintantly)—indeed she did not I When she went out
of the Portland Railway Hotel she left her bag on a f
11(n. Unthwalta sitting on the game form, also the old
=Kaman (Jeffery"). the bag between the two. She said
was paag out to get some sweets foe the little boy.
wban prisoner asked her toga
_ont and bare some particular
oonvereation with him. m they went out of the
house they turned to the right, and went as far as a little
eats serail" the railway, whin she turned back into the
Hotel. Did not stay, because she did not want to lose the
train again. Did not loiter shout, only walked slowly up
to the gate and beck again. When she got back the bag
p.. the form, where she left it, and she mat down and
took up her bag. It wee at the milwayetation when she
Ward her bag; she went direct into the carriage, her
frtepa and the two children only were them, and the
Mired her bag mid mired her money. Got out of the
...up directly and went back to the hotel,
not then, only the old man, Jeffereys. She firdtrz.nwakile
say complaint to the police until they came in. Did not
open the purse at the Kellen, Hotel; but heard the mousy
rattle in the purse Wither was examined as to when
she last saw the MODS', but bad much difficulty in
answering this, and It appeared she last saw the money on
the Race-comae. —By Mr. Hann.: The sight sovereign'
were in a purr wrapped in white paper, sad this she put
book into the bag, and it did not leave bee hand or her
ported= tW "he got to the Railway Hotel, when she
shilling and lifts! both purses in her hand, to see if a
was underneath; she then felt the boredom" in
one of the purees. Prisoner and she remained seated •
few minutes on the form at the Portland Railway Hotel;
prisoner then got up and whispered to the other man, the
young prisoner asked what she'd have to drink, she said
some gingwr-beer, and both went out of the room. The
two prisoners bad some ocaversation outside the door
of the room. Whoa she went out to to to the room, she
did not see the Smug prisoner; only Jeffreya Although
the young man took her for a walk, he did not, when she
was going to the train, wish her good by.. It was quite
daylight at the tboa—By Kr. Howard: Could Me money
bare taken out of_your beg
_Sfhle you returned from
the walk I—Witness t Fes, I think it could, prisoner wee
noshing close to ma, and I said.—" Please move down,
aroet be minims no rose to me. The bag was then between
use and P•atY i it was then be was pressing close to me,
apd 1 recrosited him to keep away—Mr. Linthwaits
a with • baby in her arms, which we. taken by
r O. Donnell. Her deposition was retaken; but most
of It has preciously appeared. —After detailing the meeting
at the pubic house, she mid the noticed that Jeffersea,
who when he first came in had no glasses on, alter
words put on glares. While they were there, her little
bop rem out of tie house, and Kate O'Comiell
Went and fetched him hack. When Hate and the prisoner
pent out, her little boy ran out again, and she went out
Ind fetched him Jeffery* was sitting When she went out,
Oil when she came beck, Jeffery' was is the act of coming
,oon toeckLalen of the ha& and sat down very quicly,
raw cr • cams from rk as a visitor, and had the
fight sovereigns wheat ahe came. She remained at their
Iwall three weeks; but had no occasion to spend the
pew, Witness saw the purees at the Railway Hotel
okop gate O'Connell opened her bait and took out her
wa.......1.-"akersh.:o.Kilittionbyt.c., andwituPeso:..uh.......o_l7l hf
aac.ve seestrh..thTike Prifte.nersteaolthree
Mom— ~„' • Inn elrearebad her bnir for • shilling.—ln
Kr, Howard, Kra Linthwalte said
Or
.
pwee, gate," when she opine..
repisoed the purse in the ten; off it 1
C;seitalied on the Ram-course about hah.' MUM
*at —Emily:nook, servant at the PorilLd p,.;:".,
Rotel. when • parties were at the house on Tuesday Of
he Races, saw the peleoser talking( to en old gentleman
with daritteolea is • Paessite between the two ban.
mem,.x • white piece of paper out of has trousers
genntriandportaltitisticord getemen was , roman, whouiputut
louse
o his
re= ..the prisoner and the wonianarrived. and when he
ear them peas the window, he said they Iddida hie men.,
ang he had been with them all the at tstutiou.—Re.
exiniimed ; After something had pared between the man,
she beard prisoner my ha would give him his address in
that he might write to him.—P.C. Bartlett
ol:ZIM the p.... from to. police at Winchester, but
who be charged him with this allows, he said he knew
poking about any roomy being stolen, and he had not
sees the old man until the day Won he left Wvmouth.
Ths harder *I against tdm, he supposed, would he his
roguing away roes the Winchester polio. ore..
examined : Witness was told *set WY • warrant
motor Winner far an assault; but as Lang ' ad
he ketr away from Winchester, it would not
, be pet in torte agniwell Ka When Um savadaigadant
at its Wiatesiter polise Wig him he was Mowed with

stealing money at Wernotdk be "bolted,' ana yaw thi
police about two hours' thus. ThJ superintendent
advised tt'ititole to take care of prieoner, and he hand-
cuffed him, and for stational security handcuffed hue Xi
ODO Of his own arms.—Mr. Benne had several other
vritsmas to bring forward if they thought proper;buttbe
Magistrates did not require to hear more, as there was
quite sufficient to conduit prisoner for triaL—Mr Howard
objected to any evidence agsinst his client being with-
held; all the prosecution ti offer ought to be
submitted at the present tin,, and he protested against
the magistrates not allowing the whole of the evidence
to be brought before thew Its should feel it his duty to
make very strong obeervations on the matter elsewhere,
and gave the Bench notice so that they should not be
, taken be sunnier. ln • very forcible speech. Mr. Howard
, argued there wee not sufficient evidence to commit his
client for trisl. everything tended to show there was no
plan laid to rob prouscutrix of her money. The two women
he admitted were highly respectable, he had treated them
as such* And nothing had come out to show that either
their conduct or that of the prisoner was improper. There
was not even suspicion against the prisoner to send him
foe trial; but, after the Bench had said they should do so,
be knew it WSB of no use his addreseing them.—For the
defence he called St. John Peaty, the prisoner's father,
who said he lived at Winchester for 40 years, and
was the High Sheriff's bailiff. Prisoner resided there
off and on; there was • warrant out against him
for assault ; but an understanding was given it
should net he put in force so long as he kept
away from Wincheeter, and he had since been living in
London. His son left home very Toting, had been
, apprenticed to Mr. Alfred Day, and had been infatuated
with races. His son had never been convicted of felony
or misdemeanour, be had never heard he was in custody
on March 21st last, and it would surprise him to hear it;
hut he didn't know all his son's proceedings—lt became
known that prisoner had been six or seven times convicted
for minor offenees.—The Mayor said after the time this
case had occupied, it would be unnecessary for him to
detain the Court by replying to Mr. Howard's observa-
tions that very strong remarks would be made elsewhere
respecting the conduct of the Bench,--obeervatione that
were uncalled for. It was their wish to conduct cams in
such a way as would commend itself to the most indifferent
as well as the most thoughtful persons, and in their
decisions they were not likely to be influenced by any
remark that a verdict would be given contrary to the
decision they arrived at. lie knew nothing of Peaty's
previous life—wee not aware before the matter was
brought before him, but formed his conclusion from the
evidence SIA to Peaty's being an aseociate of the party out
on bail, the evidence was very simple, and they committed
him for trial at the Quarter .Sona —Mr. Howard
applied for tail to be received; but Mr. Hanne thought
they would never see Jefferies again, and Dr. Drew said
the liberation of that man was antindiecretion of the
magistrates—Ball was refused.—Mr. Hanna said the
prosecution's mod material witness was one who was ill,
and Dr. Simpson had given • medical certificate to that
effect. This was altogether a storm ins teapot.
TIM OLD NOIIIinCIL--Jesses Smith. a young saa?, was
brought up on Saturday Wore Mr. J. Robertson, Mr. B.
Hopkins, and Mr. H. Ramtt for being drunk and riotous
about half -past nine last night, in front of Augusta Place.
—P.C. Barrett and P.C. Delameat found the young
fellow, who lives In St. Thomas-street, making a noise in
front of Mr. Cooke's—Superintendent Vickery said def en-
dud had certainly been drinking very hard, for he was on
the point of darken tresedw, and it was a question
whether he should not send foe • doctor—Fined 10s. and
costs, 6•
Goons Clark of PudcUetown an older and poorer man,
was fined ss, and costs for being drunk, and as he only
had Ti, Oid on him, the Bench remitted a shilling of the
costs.— P C. Carter found him drunk at Belgrankarrawo.
RadiPole.