The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-09 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1877.

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ka mu be east In plea/int plaow, and that your future ABBOTEIBIJRY. aquatics ;lift obi west up to London to align away her "Suppose your wife die before you come howk"—as indeed
room moo be as full of inefulnese. and your future 0
,VDDItS DEATH. -On Wednesday, Mr. Edward property without a murmur ; why Clara Brown never she did—and he replie I, "I would go a pilgrimage to Ens
labours as warmly appreciated as have been the years
Dark aced in, ;lied end 1 1 H had been suffering stole a cruet or confided in the neighbours; how it came aiedelu if that would harm. n." When I had male the
which you have spent bud the labours which you have ,en y. e about that the evidence of force and compulsion was so soup for the young woman, the evening before her death
performed among us. Praying that Almighty
.Ibel may 0,0! time from chronic rheumatism, and on Tueelay extrenielv wersk ; and most of all I wanted the Judge to my husband cumin and rubbed into it the phosphorus
shield and bless you and yours, making Your life • Pr..s ni„ t vim moeh worse. A% eiluesday morning he went tell me if I was to think one more instant about that lost from a bundle of matches. D wing the night I heard the
panels and happy one, we bid sou farewell.—J. Aucosti. ne to Dr. Hawkins, who give him somethinz to rub in. letter %unloosed to have teen found by Clara Brown, young woman groan, as she often did
; then I heard the
sec.°, igeetor of Portion:lh Richard Lane Ana Ede ard He continued woree till about one o'clock, when he sunposed to have been accumtoly retnerubered word for old man go into her room. and a terrible cry from her ;
Pewee (churchwardens), Charles White and 1-.•Pteill W. attempted to serve hist pig. For this purpose he word and Nyllable for syllable. If that letter were then I heard him go back. I went up and foetid the
Furs' Hain*, R.N. (overseers). W. ll Scriven (assistant
wife
in the pantry to get some food when he fell, his trues and contained that sentencei prophesying young woman unable to utter a sound, and my husband
overseer), Henry %V. Gibbs, Jonathan C. Dom (Weston
woe wax in e muse am e im aan crie, or death in those
th 1 I h ard h. fII;1 ' 1 f precise terms, then the writer, pret-nding Is be asleep. She further %Aid she had never
ivarrieth Thomas Comben (coal contractor), G. E.
help. P.C. Chaffey who is a neighbour heard the an the receiver were guilty of insider without liked the match, for the young woman was terribly
Andrews (intention), Ilene, Russell (draper). 0,0. F. s doubt. Bit was It o bang my fellow -creatures on the ignorant ot religion, and not tit for Islam indoors or out
p,,mons (radway superintendent), .1. P. Scriven (agent cry and went to her assistance, awl lifted him in a mere memory of Clare Brown, a perjured wane,s, on her This had embittered her mini against her daughteronslaw
saioardo aml Co.), J. 11. Royal (Joist Meet. John Winter, chair and send for Dr. Hawkins, before he arrive I lie own confession) Is any living memory good enough to be so much that, although from time to time she felt pity for
C. Mitchell, jun. (stone agent). C. W. Prentice (eheinist), was dead. He never spoke after he fell. The relied on is precise phrweelogy in the matter of life and her, and wished to give her more to eat, hatred would
John It Gibbs, Jenning A. Comben (~.ail inerchltot). J. J. Ironer woe c .mmunicate,l with but thouvht an death 1 I thought Mr. Clarke's argument that '.me i..roxf suddenly return awl prevail over all other feeling. The
K Sleort (111:4,1,rzer of the Portl)n.l Stone (arnininy, Inquest not nomossary. would alter the whole meaning ~f the letter not only son Wilhelm confirms,' his mother s statements, and
Limit-1h t(1.611e3 Attse.s.ll (Maiden Well), Chides ingeni. ois hot sufficient to 3110,V one to reject this letter added that, while she went to church, the father stayed
Hueco,* (licensed vieth Wert Joseph Rossell Where' oil, POOLE. altogether, and to believe that it never existed. What, at home, and on her return would say he hal been giving
Joseph Way (licensed victualler). Joseph Mcol.wic (main), then, mi.) the Judge! 1 listened t o Mr. Justice Hawkins Marie a cool thrashing. Bartholomew Sthupfer hiniself
W. H. Lefty (Fortene't well). Henn* Hodder (Wo.t ,n). THE MIItICIPA E
I. LF.,II.iN. .%. w,.ll.athended fr on po minotes to il in the morning until nearly ten at attempted at first to deny the chief eliminating (sets, but
William jcoorman (groove). John Wildman (Portland. meeting of the lsilo ral A.sociation was hell at the night, an.) he di,' not allow me to hesitate in their was soon obliged to admit the existence of the general
superintendent derehantse ItailwaY). C. Warrentol her, Temperance Hall 'ii Erid my evenin4. vi &cid. uism favour N., one eau tell the impreasion made by merely understanding to starve his daughterindaw. When
use niter, st.s.,h John Ash (St. John's Schools, Portland). six candidate; to conteat the vacant seats in the Town reading the speech. But no one present could have pressed h 1 the question whether it did not originate with
gev. H. primal (Re)eree), Frown, Pearce (carpenter). doubtol what was the opinion of Mr. Justice Hawkina him, he said he could not say yea, and he could not say
Council on the Ist of Novemlser next. Th e Mayon.
Fiance, Pearce, sen. Henry Stone, Abraham Pearce (stone nouncillor A. Ralston) I nailed the chair, and Ever one of the accused must have foreseen the hang- no: if it did, he could not remember it. The story of the
inemhanth PAward. P. Attwooll (Referee), Geo. Board ` moan', rope. except, perhaps, Alice Rhodes, who bad a phosphorus he obstinately denied (hut we must observe
enomitted the following names, which had been
(Royal Hotel, Portland). Robert Flew, W. S. Westland, loophole given her as to wilful deprivation of food, hut that it tallies remarkably with the suspicion of Dr.
T. S. Amman, A. Western, E. C.(liblo, J. R. Elliott (11. M. selected by the Association Committee on the previous who might he condemned as a murderess because she Genhard). At the close of these examinations, taken in
CNA Service). G. IL Walters (lI.M. Civil Service). Chriet. 'evening :—North- Weal Ward—Councillor G. Curtis, 'mewed in the e,mveyance to Penge of a dying woman a trial Wore a court of judges, not to jury, the public
Gibbs (WM. Civil Service). James VG', (DM. Civil I Mr. Reginald Aldridge, and My. J. Gifford. &nth- ' The terrible sight which followed the sentence can never prosecutor claimed that the Court should declare all three
Service). John Cohen (lIA. civil service), William rag Word- -Cmincill,,r T. Buckley, Mr. H. T. be obliterate,l from memory, but it is not because of this prisoners guilty of murder, and iron ins on them
Andrews (grocer), Joseph Mitchell (Mallows). Themes Trevanien, and 31r. Jame& ArldreWS. The meetino that I say what I now say. It is not because my heart sentence of death. Counsel for the defence did not
Goa (real merchant). Christopher Mitchell (shine agent). w.,..f f f f c was touched and my feelings were moved that I would attempt to contest the (seta of the CAM or to swell the
1!1 U' 7 allProct o the gentlemen name, .
genjaniin Scriven. Jun. (stone agent), TIIOIIIIMI Henry
C,,uncill,llll W. N. Wetern, G. Curtis, and E. I'. hesitate to condemn murderers to death. But because innocence of their clients, but insisting on the abeence of
Cr eke? (accounkanth George Kitchell (stone merchanth MY Justice llawkine told me that it was my verdict. not sufficient proof as to the immediate cause of death. they
mjamin Stone (Inaleactor of schools). William Lano Philisits delivered addresses in which they target "P'n limo, because he impressed 13P011 me that I was to use my urged that the offence should be declared lobe "bodily
Ll' .. o s • see • • the Liberal Bur ---i the neeeseity fiw united acti..n, nen judgment and not be infiiienewl by him, 1 .I.C.tare injury" (Kerpeyverletzong) or at the most "attempt to
—trder" The Court Med to the last
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?cense Solider and grorerk Thomas Comhcn, yen.. James
(won (butcher). Joseph Etiort (tailor), Richard Williams
(paymaster. late of 11.11.5. 11.wwwen. now of H.M.S.
Thundered, 11. W. Arlielee (paymaster of H.M.S. B
es-
eswen). W. Iteanlen, M.A. (chaplain of H.M.S. Boa.
crown). Prank Wills (manager Dorsetsbire Bank, It .rt.-
land). Abraham Scriven (house proprietor), J. 11. llosholon
(Victoria Hotel, Portland), John Flew, William Osborne
Thomas Ratcliffe, R.N. (engineer and storekeeper):
Francis Wyatt (seamen's inisisioriary), William Lawrence
(seartiewe niission), Lieut. E. 4 G. Moore (R.K).
Joseph Hodder, S. W. Kendall, Robert W. White,
Benjamin Collins (Easton-s:juare), M. A. Penfold (Pay-
111 ister of 11.11.)t Warrior).
Ile noelsl only add that this would serve to remind Mr.
Milledge of the kindly feelings they entertained
hiwards him. Might he long live to look iipon it, and
night be, as long as he lives, lie happy and prosperous.
(Applause.)
Mr. IWerviriee ; "Let us speak of a man as we

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and Mr. S. L. Baker gave one .4 hi o stirring speeches, that my verdict would have been "maw-laughter" and
in which he asserted that £lOO a month was being wit " murder."—Yours obediently.
spent to coerce the naturally Liberal Borough of 1 A SPECTATOR IN COURT.
Poole into becoming a Tory Borough. A vote of A statement has been made by Patrick Staunton to the
Rev Father Duggan Wit° the money I.ollii received with
thanks to the Mayiir el.me.l the proceedings, which L
, his wife. Patriek said upwards of ;CLOW) WAS swallowed
were of an enthusiastic character. i up by the defence, and that the application to the Lunacy
trs D. R.V.—This corps wan officially inspected on , Commissioners, the expense of which was paid out of the
Thursday evening by Major Hammitt, of the 77sth i estate, cost between £lOO anil on.
Regiment, who was accompanied by Captain liarmay, I The following letter arrears in the Daily Telegraph
:
Adjutant of the Battalion. The corps mustered at I "As the sister of the girl Clara Brown, no much abussaed
heal-quarters at a quarter before six o clock, anti id • I
, rlYiat never before ..,:fuorrecorrnyes.zinileenntst,,Z.llve
id; aselir7icemeoftohirsy.
t..tal of fki mernliers on the books, only eight were Staunton was she found out to he untruthful. On the
absent, and those with leave. The company was contrary. she was very highly praised by the superinten-
made up as foll“vrs :—Captain W. A. Stone. I.icut. dent of the school she attended b fore she went to Mrs.
P. E. 1.. 8m1.4e, tjoarterm Ister•sergeant .1. Nlowlem, S.auntnii P. If you will kindly publish this letter you
Colour-sergeant T. P. Hicks, Drill-instructor Hurst, will relieve soy mind h, as it is hard to see one's
Sergeants Imber and Gibbs, one bugler, one pioneer, , sister abwril without having means of denying the accuse-
- t her.—Your. -- 'hilly, MARTHA

_ assent-
.olegestion, and sentenced all three criminals to 16 years'
penal servitude in chains. It cannot but seem strange to
Us that a court of justice should set at naught the
collective opinion of the Medical Council of its canton,
which had all the data within view. I ascribe this
conduct to the dislike of capital punishment, which 1-
know to he prevalent in Switzerland. But I cannot
understand why they visited with anything short of life
long imprisonment a crime so heinous and so horrible.

THE BRUTAL KILLING OF A CONSTABLE
AT BERM REGIS.
At the Town-hall, Wareham, on Tuesday, the
prisoner, Henry !sick, wos brought up on remand
from Dorchester Gaol, before Colonel Manse! and
Capt. Hawkesworth, charged with the wilful murder of
P.C. Thomas Bishop, at Bere Regis, .na the night of
the 20th of September. The Chief Constable was
preset tat the proceedings, and the Collet was densely
crowded.—Mr. R. N. Howard, of Weymouth, again
appeared to prosecute, and Mr. H. T. Trevanion, of
Poole, defended the prisoner, who has hitherto been
unrepresented by any legal gentleman.
Mr. Howard addressed a few remarks to the Bench,
and nail the law as stated by him at the opening of
this painful case was, no doubt, fresh in the minds of
their worships, and their experience as magistrates
would render it quite unnecessary for him to go through
this again. He should, therefore, confine himself to
giving on outline of the evidence to be produced
before them. Mr. Howard said he intended to call
some additional witnesses to prove premeditation, and
he should call some police officers, but not more than
was actually necessary, as he would rather have in-
dependent evidence. Many of the witnesses were
persons from Bere Regis, and pr bully friends or
neighbours of the prisoner, and he hail had to summon
them to secure their attendance that day.
Mr. Anderson said he was the district surveyor, and was
accustomed to make plans. He produced a plan he had
made of SOIIIC premises at Here Regis, which he bad drawn
to the scale, and it was correct. Witness gave a detailed
explanation of the plan.
Cross-examined try Mr. Trevanion : Ile was acquainted
with the property, but not sufficiently to say whether it
belonged to the occupiers of the three cottages.
Mr. Howard sail the owner of the property was present,
and it was common to the occupiers of the three cottages.
James Marsh, a boy working at "the Mill," Bore Regis,
sail upon one occasion in the spring he was working with
Lock in the stable, and Lock alibi he had knocked down
Bishop once, WO Bishop knew letter than to say anything
about it, or he would have it again.
Crosssexamined by Mr. Trevanion : Its could not
remember what the previous conversalgon was. Lock
simply said: what he had stated. He did not know who he
first mentioned it to, P.C. Chinn first came to him about
giving evidence. Lock did not say when he knocked
Bishop down. He made no remark when Lock told him

Song, Mr. Piteeeice _
find him."
Mr. Milledge's health was reeeive4 with musical
henours. with "One mine for the twins."
Mr. Z. MILLEDOS rail My dear friends, lam qutte
eine yoo will excuse anything like a long speech from me
on this ecteleion, because there are times when a man
eannot say l, and the remarks which nur chainion
hes made have considerably touched my feelings. I
shall have lived among you ten years to-morrow, and
doring that time I have made many friends, and their
friendship has been truly pleasant to Inc. Enemies. I
believe I hare made none, and if are any who hold enmity
towaids me, 1 may truly ray I have no enniity against
attn. There is an old proverb that "Written lettere
remain," as these letters remain on this testimonial, for
which I am exnealingly obliged to you', they will serve
no a teSt imp if your good feelings towards me, and
these written letters will net last longer than may good
feelings towards the grad friends at Portland, for they
will last as long ae life shall last. In wishing you good-
bye to-night. I wish vOll ti know that, although offiieally
I leave you on Menday, I hope to le, frequently amongst
roil, once a month on my own businese, and sometimes on
business connected with the It ink; I Shall see your
kindly faces. and I hem; to get that friendly grip of the
hand which I thoroughly appreciate. I will conclude in
words which exactly express what ley wishes are to you.
—words much better than nip own " May the tile-icing of
God attend you; may the nun of glory chine iround
your head, and may the gates of plenty, honour and
happiness, It ever open to you ; may ni, sorrow disturb
sr itir days, or grief &Farce your nights ; may the
pillow of peace kiss your cheeks, and the pleasures .1
iniagiiiation attend your dreams ; net when the curtain
of death brees anninill your last sleep, may the Angel of
Coil take are that the expiring lamp of life shell not
receive one nide Meet to hasten its extinction." (Applanee.)
Capt. W. Arrworou. stated that, owing to the raldre`ra
toeing hurriedly got up, many names were not addled to
the list, which their ewnere would have wished to
see there, hail there been time,—his MAY for le-dance. Ile
hope,' Mr. Milledge W .111.1 take the will fur the deal.
Mr. items WiLLS, as nonager of the peting
Dank, sibliel his 1.4,41113011 y Vi the way in which Mr.
Millaboi had cerrial out his duties, ami had held out a
helping hand to I (Mr. Wills) when he first came there
very diffident, le-t he ehoubl en one hand give offence. or,
on the other, en.laverer the interests of the Rank. Mr.,
Millalge would find in Weymouth a mtmrli larger rphere
for his energetic habits of business and kindlines.e of
heart. (Applause.)
Sing. Mr. WILSTLASD: "Maggie May."
Mr. PAIUMMIA rain., gave the health of the Chairman.
(Applause) Ile had had the pleasure Of being at his
church, and sometimea hid a very long, wet, and dirty
walk; but he wished to moire, his admiration of the
quiet, kindly way in which he calibrated the nervier. Ile
had no greater respect for any clam of men than for the
clergyman end the doctor, and he gave the health of Mr.
Biezorovith three time. three. These were heartily riven.
with one more for Mn, Dosser and another for the child-
ren.
Sing. Mr. flux', "My 11.iy in Blue."
The Cifidawan, in responding, enquired into the origin
of teast-drinking, and on the whole put it down as the
invention of "mine host," in order to diminish the ron•
eumptiim of eatable*, an.l increase the consumption of
better& (Lssielittr.) Ile bad been not more warmly
reeeived at INAIIV,r tb in in Portland, and he felt that
among them he now laid a has.
Mr. Z. MiLutone give the health of the Vine-chairman,
a thorteigh businessi, man the Chairman of the Pertland
Boriel, and who was always mixed up in all pulilie
matte, (1,,,e,..,b1„5.)
Mr. It. ffiltilree.jim.,reepmiliel.and raided his testimony
re-paling the kinillineex and good qualities generally of
Mr. Millalee. (Applause.)
The Viend It/tense next gave" the Visitorii." coupling
the names .if Mr. Parsons, men., Mr. S. S. Mileage, and
alth rd or plissliel whether lie inight to do so, —that
of Mr .1. Stone. (Laughter.)
Mr. PAY...N., gen., reepeeled, an.l was followed fry Mr.
S. S. MILLEDGE, who said that though mit a genuine
Portlaieler, a kimberlin. or it stranger, be had teen
c. ttttt ected with them ie hmiaess for some 10 years, while
his father had been so connected with them for 51 years.
(Applauee.)
Mr. .1. M. Sross was received with roses of laughter on
reApowiing fur "the Visitors" and told how pneoptly Mr.
Milledge got sent up ti the proper quarter the liehernien's
memorial for removing the Itoyal Adelaide's wreck.
(Applause.)
Mr. WINTERN pr.p...1 "the Ladies" coupled with the
name of Mrs. Milledge and family, Mn. WESTLAND
ry,ponded, and the pleasant nitrating broke up about II
o'clock.

and 58 rank and file. Major Hamillll Inspected the
books and papers of the corps and the accoutrements
of the men, who were put through a short drill, and
the inspecting officer expressed himself well pleased
with everything he had seen.—A spied of 11 members
of the corps aq4embled at the ranges at Hamworthy on
Saturday to compete for the challenge cop given by
Mr. C. T. Marston, one of the honorary members of
the corps. The ranges were 200, 500, awl 600 yards,
seven shots at each, Wimbledon targets, sowing, and
regulations. The cup was shot for last month for the
first time, and Corporal G. Brown then scored 62
points, but a. he had to give fur points to Private
G. Martin, of B mrnemonth, who made 60, the latter
was declared to be the winner. One f the conditions
was that the cop was to be won twice in succession by
the same member before it became absolutely his own,
and Private G. Martin complied with this condition
on Saturday by making the highest number of points,
57. Mr. Martin generously returned his well.earned
prize to the corps, to be competed for again in the
same way.

Sons mule against ,„ _ respecifo....
Moors Pt, Brighton-road. Dslston. Oct. 4."
The ItedforlAire Timex says:—" It has been stated that
the deceased Harriett Stannton was a niece of L urd
Rivera The late Lady Rivers was originally of very
humble birth. Her father was a fisherman at Brighton,
and she being remarkably light.hewled, and remarkably
fowl .1 pleasure and gaiety, came to grief. She then
appeared in town, where, as " helly Holmes" she was
what is called "successful" in her career, and, strange to
nay, kept free from intemperate habits. She thus saved a
goodly sum of money, awl, being of a generous disposition
she was not backward at even lending a little to a
favourite lover in pecuniary 41i-tress. One of her favourites
—"Handsome Horan, Pitt," to wit—was almo-t always in
this position, and Mistress Nelly relieved his needs till
ultimately Horace stood her debtor to the tune of £2,000.
Of soorse, he could not pay her—poor Horace could never
pay anybody; but when his fair creditor began to dun
him, he hit on an ingenions expedient for squaring
accounts. lie offered to marry her, and after a little
hesitation she areeptml her debtor's hand. Thus were the
two united, Wily knowing absolutely nothing of her
husbands prospects. As matters torned omit, to every-
body's surprise, Horace Pitt fell heir to the earldom of
Rivers, and poor Nellv Holmes suddenly found herself a
real live countess. She never forgot her poor friends,
however ; and, having her money carefully settled on
herself. she provided for her sister's child, the poor
creature who has met with such a shocking death at
Pence'
The announcement to the two male convicts that they
have only seven or eight more lain to livo does not appear
to have wrought any material effect upon their minds.
they continue to read the whole day through, with the
exception of the customary intervals for meals and for
%operate exercise in the small yard near their cells allotted
to the use of prisoners undergoing solitary confinement.
It is a very small enclosure, and the exercise consists in
walking round and round until the boor ha* expired. It
opens into the debtor.' yard, but the hours are so &mulled
that bud one of these enclosures is occupied at a time.
Every ~,,, ining the ...le convicts are visited by the
governor or deputy.govenior. the surgeon. and the priest
They answer freely the questions put t, them. They
maintain gooll appetites, and look altogether better
in health. Mrs Patrick Stsunton and Alice Rhodes
also employ their time Inner ill)' in reading, and the
latter sews nrcasionally. The her of tracts and
pamplilete addressed to the convicts funs deereftwol con-
siderably since the intimation that they were withheld
from them, hut the governor of the prison has liven
Peturefl in anonymous communications for the action
which he hasfthoiight well to take in the matter. lie has
also received post cards of various kinds. Meanwhile the
agitation for a conimutatinn of the sentence goes on.
Extracts from the daily and ninth-al Press, in trim of
various sixes, are posted prominently upon the walls, or
left at the doors of the inhabitants. At the commence.
wilt of the week an advertisement announced that a
public meeting would shortly he held in the borough, but
hitherto the promoters have contented theinselvts with
issuing plarards asking "whether Maidstone is to be dis-
graced by the execution of four persons whose guilt has
not been satisfactorily proved." The petition in the
principal street has received 70 signatures. Among the
other towns where a similar movement is on foot, peti-
tions urging a coniniiitation of the sentence on the con-
victs are being exhibited in Brighton, with which place,
It is understood. the unfortunate womsn Ilarriet Staunton
was connected by family ties. The petitions, which lay
stress on an alleged absence of incentive to nturder, and
on the character of the evidence given by Clara Brown,
suggest that on the whole the guilt of the ramjets is too
problematical to justify the carrying out of the capital
sentence. As yet they have not met with any consider-
able support.
I LULL Can.

PARAI

In the summer of PG a report was spread in the neigh-
bnurlipal of Minster, Canton Luzern, that the wife of
Will°lm Schuisfer, of Wohlerlopli. in the Perish of
Gonzwyl, was treated by her husband and his parents in
a cruel manlier, highly dangerous to het health. Here-
upon the pastor Anirein and Hen. (Laker, president of
the common council in Gunzaryl, went to Wohlerhusli,
assured themselves Gat the report was well founded, anti
aid what they could to procure better treatment for the
pnor woman. This was on the 211 h of July. On the 12th
of August it went abroad that the woman was dead, and
that her death arose from eontinued angelic. The local
surgeon charged with the inspection of the corpse reported
that the lexly of Marie Schupfer, who some months
before hail been seen apparently well and blooming, was
DOW a mere skeleton, and that the rouse of her death
appeared to he the gradual withdrawal of fond essential
to life, together with systematic neglect. Upon this a
judicial section was ordered. The deeeased wee found in
a dark upper ro4l[l, without clothing, on a bed consisting
of a sack of straw and a linen cloth. She was in truth
wasted to a skeleton ; her tangled hair was full of vermin:
above her left knee a round scab, on her taint red and
!due spots. The young corpse was a picture of sitter
emaciation ; the face wore a painfully resigned expression.
After dne examination the medical men engaged came to
the conclusion that Marie tichilpfer had been a healthy
and robust yonng w ..... an, but that total Wily neglect,
rim, sliarrhusa.. stow withdrawal of needful stptenence,
and finally, the introduction of some poisonous sub-
stance had resoltell in a relatively speedy death. The
suggestion of p Mum grew out of a remark of Dr. Gen-
hard that in the stoniach of the deceased symptoms
appeared closely resemidinr some which he hail seen in
that of an animal poisoned by phosphorus. But this had
no significance in the cam as the chemical experiments
thereupon succeeding' failed to establish the presence or
notable action of any poimnous substance. The Medical
College of Luzern sat upon the case, and delivered am
their opinion that the efficient and true cause of
Marie Schupfer's death was exhaustion, with general
"Z,rsetzung iler Sal te.inasme" (a phrase which I dare not
translate, though I think I understand it), leading to
stagnation in the lungs, the brain, and other blood-
receiving organs. It-sides the continued defect of nourish-
ment, she had been long confined in a dark room, haplly
accessible to fresh air, often beaten and otherwise mis-
used, living in constant anguish and terror. These were
circumstances aropirstifficient to account for the ruin of
her bodily health and strength. The persons charged with
a conspiracy to murder her were—Bartholamle Schnpfer,
of Wohlertmsli in Giinzwyl, years of are ; his wife
Catharine, of the same age; and his son Wilielm.3o years.
Pastor Amrein gave thm following account of them :
Bartholomew bag! not received a gaol pine:x:lbn, though
able to read and write: his father was given to drink, and
his mother. though a tidy housewife, knew too tittle to
instruct her children. He grew ups rough, ill-mannered,
and quarrelsome youth, liked by nobody, and dreaded on
account of his malicious nature. He bought the house at
and had lived in it 13

between 11 and 12 next morning and now blood on the
ground.
P.S. Stillman was cross-examined by Mr. Trevankia
and said there was a considerable amount of blood about
in the yard, hut no foot tracks such as he expected to see.
To all appearance the stones had been recently removed
from the flower borders.
P.C. Chinn said he was stationed at Winterboree
Kingston, two miles from Bore Regis. Ile had done duty
at Bert many times, and knew the premises called
Whennell's yard very well. He had been on duty with
Bishop when he had had to order Lock from the public
streets. On such occasions he had know the prisoner to
go into the yard at the doorway and leave again by the
gateway.
Cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion: Lock would have •
perfect right to do this.
Supt. Lavender repeated his former evidence, and said
deceased was an exressively quiet man and discharged
his duty faithfully. He never had any complaint against
him. Deceased had been in his division three years, and
was much liked.
Mr. llovrard was about to call Captain Amyalt Brown
as a witness, but Mr. Trevanion objected that his evidence
was not admiasahle, and Mr. Howard then said the Chief
Constable gave the deceased the highest character for the
whole of the time he haul been in the force.
This concluded the case for the prosecution, and Mr.
Trevanion said he reserved his defence and called DO
witnesses.
Mr. Trevanion briefly addreesed the Bench with the
view of inducing the niagistrates to commit on the minor
charge of manslaughter instead of the capital one of
murder. He argued that the yard was private property,
and that the constable had no right to be there, and that
the words heard by Mrs. Bytes, who admitted she wait
much f righ tened. were " l'ut down that staff."and not "Put
down that stone." Ile asked the Bench to put that ron-
struction upon the words and to assume that the blow
which knocked deceased out of the arms if Ricketts to
the ground reused death, and not the stone hurled at
him. This was not an ordinary rase of lay Mg in wait for
a man and killing him, and he asked the magistrates to
pause before they committed prise nor on the capital
charge.
The magistrates. after a few moments' consideration.
decided to commit prisoner to take his trial for "Wilful
Murder" at the Assizes.
In answer to the usual charge by the Chairman the
prisoner said, in the most unconcerned way, " I reserve
my defence."
During the afternoon prisoner was taken hark to Dor-
chester Gaol, where he will remain till the Winter
at Wincheeter commence.

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of it.
Re-examined by Mr. Howard • He was sure Lock told
him what he now mentioned. Ile did not want to come
there that day.
Thomas Arnold, a labourer, of Winterborne Kingston,
said he NAM Lock in that village about five o'clock one
evening about a month ago. Ile heard Lock say Mr.
Bishop was always harder on him than any other chap
in Here, and be would mind him before Woodbury-hill, or
at the time. There is a fair held at Woodbury-hill every
year.
Cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion Wintarborne Kings-
ton is about two miles from where the prisoner lived. He
did not know what they were talking about to occasion
the remark made by Lock. Ile worked for Mr. Cave, at
Abner. Ile first mentioned the matter at home to his
little sister, who told P.C. Chinn's little girl, and that was
how the police came ti know it. It was after the death of
Bishop that be mentioned it. Daring the week everybody
was talking about the affair, but he had not heard what
Mr. Scutt hiul said or what had taken place before the
Coroner. Ile had not heard that it had been stated there
had been threats used towards the policeman.
Re-examined liy Mr. Howard : Had he known it he
should have mentioned nothing at all, as he did not want
to come there.
James Hawker, a labourer, of Bore Regis, mid be was
70 years of age, and had worked for Mr. Scutt for the past
20 years, off and on. Ile was an unwilling witness.
Mr. Howard: Of course; I believe you are a relative of
the prisoner's.
Some three months ago Lock was working with him on
the farm, and they were having sonic conversation, the
mrticulare of which he didn't remember, but Lock said
he didn't care for any policeman. and if they interfered
with him he didn't mind killing them, even if he Dal hung
for it. That was all he knew.
Cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion They were talking
alont different things. Whether Lock had had beer over-
night or not he did not know, but he said he didn't care
for any policeman that interfered with him. He did not
mention the conversation to anyone till this took place.
Mr. Tom Scutt and he were talking. Prisoner was work'
inc at the time for Mr. John Scutt, who afterwards
discharged him. At the time lie did not consider the
conversation of sutficient importance for him to mention
it to anyone.
Ito-examined by Mr. Howard: Ile did not know
whether the policeman had interfered with Lock or not
Frederick Ricketts was called, and in cross-examination
by Mr. Trevanion, said he first saw Lick in company with
some other persons in the street. Deceased said some-
thing to Lock, hut he did not know whether Lock then
walked towards the door, leading into the yard where his
father was living. Lock walked straight into the yard,
and the policeman walked a few yards behind, lie
watched them for a minute through the door. The two
men were in the yard about ten minutest. He went round
the back way and there saw Bishop forcing Lock towards
the door. Bishop was using his staff, and Lick his fists.
It appeared to him that they were both striking blows
as freely as they could. Ile heard no threats used. The
yard hail always appeared to him to be a private one,
Bishop hat his stall by his side when lie was picked up.
Annie Byles was cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion, and
said she heard voices—only two—in the yard for about ten
minutes. She heard scuffling, and being very much
frightened she locked her door. She was sore a voice said
" Put down that stone," and the same voice said "Lock,
take in your son." She was sure the observation was not
"Put down that staff," or "Look, let to my staff." She
looked upon the yard as a private one.
James Hawker was re-ealled, and said he lived in the
house now occupied by prisoner's father for 14 years.
There was DO Ink to the door during that time, but there
was a catch mile latch.
Mr. Charles James Lacey, clerk to the magistrates, said
he was in Court on the 14th of August, and on that day a
man named W. Lockyer was summoned and fined for dis-
orderly conduct, in Bore Regis Churchyard.
Mr. Tom Scutt was cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion,
and said they discharged the prisoner on the 13th of July
last in consequence of his having left his work in a very
busy time, thus occasioning them great inconvenience.
Prisoner had not worked for them since. He found
prisoner in the lane, the same day as he was discharged
with William Clark and William Lockyer. The men were
very drunk, and his mother had sent for the deceased.
Clark was making a disturbance on their premises, and he
called de:vaned to put him out. There was very loud
talking among the men. Ile could not remember how
long ago he first mentioned what prisoner said, nor who
he first mentioned it to. He thought it was a drunken
threat, and took no notice of it. He spoke as a drunken
nian would do. It was not till after the death of Bishop
that he mentioned what he had heard. His father was
one of the first he mentioned it to ; he did not give
information to the police. The affair in the churchyard—
which was only 30 or 40 yards away—occurred the same
day, and Brixey, Clark and Lockyer, were afterwards
fined for it.
Re-examined by Mr. Howard: When Lock used the
threat, Bishop was standing at least 19 yards away, with
his back towards him, and he did not think he could hear
what was said.
Dr. Lys, in an.swer to Mr. Trevanion, said he examined
prisoner at the request of the police, and found a blow on
the hack of one of his hands and a scratch on his nose.
Ile did not see any other marks.—(Prisoner showed a scar
on his arm).—lle did not see any mark on prisoner's arm
when he examined him, but he saw one now. It was not
a recent mark. If it had been caused at the time he
should have wen it when he examined prisoner.
Rs-examined by Mr. Howard He should have seen the
mark if it had been a recent one, hut he did not look for
old marks.
Cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion : There was a long
fracture of the skull which would require great violence
to produce, and he did not think it would be caused by a
man accidentally falling. He could not say whether the
fracture would he caused by deceased's tieing knocked out
of Ricketts' arms, in the way described.
P.C. Butler stated that on Tuesday, August 14th, he
was present at the magistrates' meeting awl afterwards
be was on duty at the Police-station. William Lockyer
was brought there under a warrant of commitment to
Dorchester Gaol for not-payment of a fine for indecent
conduct in Here Regis Churchyard. Lock came to the
Police-station and asked to eee Lockyer, and he took him
to his cell and remained with them. It was on Bishop's
evidence Lickyer was convicted. Lockyer made some
reinark that he did not remember and Lock said "if it
bad not be for that Bishop you would not have been
here, but I will give him something if he don't look out."
Lock then left the cell and went outside into the yard,
where he said "I'll do for the before its done with
yet" He then told Lock that he had better use better
language or leave the station as soon as possible. Lock
was the worse for drink and he got excited as he used the
expressions. Ile did not notice that he was drunk till he
left the cell.
Cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion : He did not think it
of sufficient consequence to report it. It was a very
usual occurrence for friends of prisoners to express them-
selves in such a way towards the police. He did not
mention it to Bishop
Re-examined by Mr. Howard: As soon as he heard that
Bishop was killed he mentioned to the Superintendent
what Lock had said.
P.C. Season% cress-examined by Mr. Trevanion, said
he thought he had been standing at the door about five
minutes when he was called, but he could not swear it
was not ten minutes. Prisoner walked towards the door
• 'laniards,.
John Bishop, a labourer, of Here Regis, said he was no
relation to the deceased. On the evening of Thursday,
the 20th of September, he was in the Draw's Arms. He
went there about half -past 10 and left at 11 when the
house was closed. Lock canoe out with the others, and
they were noise in the street. He saw deceased to
towards Lock but did not hear what he said. He saw
Lick go to the door and go inside and Bishop followed.
Some of the others went in the difection of the door, and
he sew P.C. Sansom standing at the door to keep them
oat. He stayed there a minute or so, and then went
round to the gateway. The gate was open, and he went
in far enough to see Bishop who was lying on his side on
the ground with his face towards the flower knot. He
saw Ricketts there and Lock rather behind him. Lock
stooped down and hit the policeman twice whilst he was
on the ground. He came out again because As did not litre
to sea ! He neither saw nor heard anything else. He
hut been asked by prisoner's father to come and give
evidence for his son.
Cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion Ile did not hie tit
iaterfeer. He did not see prisoner knock deceased out et
Rickett's arms.
ReemaxiDea by Kr. Howard: Ha went to the yard

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