The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-12-20 00:00:00

Ittata et
Weather.

44 41 NW IS Baia, dandy
45 37 8 k 811 lli.ty, rain
42 33 B Hull
33 31 NE Gloomy
94 94 NE Dull
33 34 N Cloudy, wow
90 , 27 NNI3 Huy, wry
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22 411
50 43 NW N
52 41 NNW
51 46 NW
48 38 W Is NW
46 31 NW lilt
20 32

Dull, flue
Foggy, cloudy
(roomy
Irony
Misty, fin• cloudy
Fins
Flog

NIGHT POACIU:IO.—At the Winnll, on Sonar.
day, before H. Williams, E. Williams, and E.
Pearce, Paqrs., William Harrisourpenter, of Fording.
ton, was brought up on remand charged with night
poaching on the estate of Captain Darner at Caine.
Mr. Andrews pronouted,and Mr. Weston defended.
—After having stated the facts of the case, which,
bowever,will be found in the evidence eidund at the
inquiry, be called Charles Weedon, who mid that he
wass keeper at Oame. On Sunday morning, the
11th inst., he woe wan:drug in Onehill wood. About
throe o'clock he heard some wood pigeons flying
about. He immediately thought there were some
persons in the cover, sad with two other men went ,
to the Cover hedge. Soon after he beard the report ,
of a gun,aad then be and his aninants went towards
the south-west sod of the plantation. About a minute
after be saw a man coating up the ride, and opened
the wits which lad towards the house. He
seised him, and found two sticks in his pconesion.
He left primmer in embody of Mitchell, whilst he
and Bart went down the ride, as far as the first turn,
but could not see er hear anything. The nest
morning he went to the place where he heard the
gun fired, sod (owed some cook pheasant feathers
sod • piece of paper. There were footmarks of two '
arin the wood, nos of whom wore bob-nailed
—Crosenzamiimd : He could ewmr that there
was not any paper in the ride in the evening. There
wr• • little wind thronefleost the day, but not much,
be Illoorl may • marked" the night, not the
day. e was keeper to Mr. Skinner, but that
=sae was not lord of the manor, Captain
wan. Prisoner was in the ride in the wood
whoa be low him. He did not en the sticks ro-
ducted taken from prisoner.--Josiah Mitchell, a
shepherd as Came, said he was watching with
Windom and Bart on Sunday, the 11th. About
three o'clock is the morning be beard some wood
pigmies flying about. Refried to the cover of Colehill
plantains where be beards pa discharged. He and
the other two men went to the south-west end of the
plaatatioa when he saw a man coming up the ride
in the plaatetios. He cams as far as the gate, when
Menem boohooed to Weadon who ran out and anon
and left him in kis charge, whilst
Casi7dareart went to look foe soon other person
in the wood. He did on see or bear soy
one else, as be wee not very quick of hear-
ing. After Weadon was gone, prisoner, who had
two sting in his band, raised them, and addressing
tritons, mid, "Do you retried to hold ma." Wit-
nem mid "Yes, Ida." Prisoner then pulled off his
mat and end " We will have • trial for it" Wit-
' DON aid" If you tooth me I will give you some
thing with my stick." Prisoner did not do any-
thing sad wee taken to the riddling room of Caine
beam This witous was not cross-examined.—
Richard Burt, mother watcher, wee called, who
corrobeened the previcea wieners, sad, is addition,
end that after tb. gun was fired he hosed some
me is the drive and another perm. in the Walesa
He was also sot cron-examioed. —Mr. Weston, in
defence, mid the evidence had failed to convict pri-
mmer of the case with which be wee dinged. He
contended that the breach of the An of Parliament,
miner which the rase was tried, had Dot been roved.
Primmer had aol been band Is have any game or
rabbits in his ponenios, sad had no gun at Minn-
mist ke the purpose of taring Faun& The only
things he had were two halo Woks, wide* Mr.
Weston acsitiodsd, sad quoted law to support his
objection, oo,ld oat be ocesidsred as isOrszassits for

taking game. As he was instructed prisoner was
°owing from Preston or Sutton from work at the
time the keeper saw him, and had nothing to do
with any other person in the wood.—The Bench
thought otherwise, and, as prisoner bed been prim
viously oonvioted, he was sentenced to three months'
imprisonment with bard labour, and at the espira•
lion to find sureties for twelve months.
Cow Irian TOTH, Hoarier Con PTV Giant.. —Seminal
Thomas Hackett nod Henry Brown, obtaining mosey
by false pretenses at Stour Provost ; Samuel Gillett,
vasraney at Manston ; fluidly, Bast-
ing ash Isola at Chardstock. Hard Lever :
William Govan% night poaching at Corte Mullen, 1
month and to And sureties ; Julii Ann Bennett and
Mary Ann Osborne, vagrancy at Portland, 2 month.;
George Frampton assault on his wife at Yetminster, 2
months Levi I,lsteber, night poaching at Coils
Mullen, 6 weeks and to And *swath's ; Charles Wells,
Edwin Matthew., Charles Hall, and Allred Foster,
poaching at Tarrant Gunrilla, 2 month.; Henry Gilbert,
sight poaching at Wfichanipton, 1 month and to And
sureities • lereoh 13aker, vagrancy at Dorcheater, 14
days; ism Marks, vagrancy at Donibmter, 7 day.;
William Short, leaving family ahargeable at Cranborne,
; William Harris, night poaching at Came, 3
months and to And sureties ; George Coombs, stealing
a tame rabbit at Wicuborne, 1 month; 'helms
Alford, stealing two sacks at Gillingham, 14 days ;
Mary Ann Newberry, stealing • pair of stockinia at
Lyme 14(4, 3 months ; William Bailey, stealing a
faggot of wood st Cranborne, 14 days; Mary Ann
S:one, stealing lace at litridport, 1 month.