The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-25 00:00:00

THE CHARGES OF STEALING AND
RECEIVING COALS.

Charles Dunham was charged ole—b-ail with felon-
iously stealing a quantity of coals, value 7s. 641.,
property of his maater, and Abraham Pomeroy,
haulier. of S.oks, &laminator, was charged with
receiving the same, knowing them to have
been stolen. -Mr. It. Tucker prosecuted, Mr. C.
G. Nantes appeared for Wallow, and Mr. dolliffa,
of Orswkenie, defended Pomeroy. The case
oticupied about four hours.—Proiocutor deposed on
Saturday morning last, be was sitting in his office
with the window open about 10.15. Pomeroy came
in with his waggon, halting at • truck of c AI; he
appeared to have empty begs in the waggon. DIM'
huts was there, and Pomeroy threw out his bags,
and held one over the scale., and Dunham weighed
cwt, of coals into the bag. and Pomeroy put the
tag of coal into his waggon. WIGUL.I4 11311,10 a
pencil-mark for each bag of (341 placed in
the wegeon. Wituesa to de 33 marks on the
paper. Pomeroy then prep irod for moving out of the
yard, and witness saw Duch am place the cwt, of bet
o tal out of a heap. Dunham oatne to the office, ivid
eadli "Nine cwt, of rubbles and one cwt. ol bed in
ewe large knobs." Witnesa said," Are you sure it's
10 cwt.," and Dunham said yea Winless said," Wtiat
have you been weighing—l.:we'?" Douh on said the
bags contained io eta., and held out the money.
Prosecutor asked Dunham where Pomeroy was, on
he said lie was waiting for change. Prose:tam said.
"I shall go out and see." Ile went out anil found
Piitueroy with hie waggon outside the yard. Ile eked
Pomeroy how touch he had got, and he 110 oat.
Asked it he was sure, and he sat "10 cat.; have
given Dneharn the in toot, and suppo.e he h., p iid
you." Puelecuter pail e. Pomeroy, " Yoi II toe got
mioe than that," but be replied ouly 10 met. Prosecu-
tor told Dunham to take thee ial from the wage .n. sod
phew it along the sii le id the hedge. Du 0 ham °ejected,
and said they could *se what it WM with iut t hint it
11. Windom) then t sok it down, soil paid he
had made a mistake, and it was only • indeoke.—
There were 15 bags in the weggo. and IA ggoitist the
hedze. Waimea went to Mr. it 10, of the S t
Trading Couipany, and flaked hilll to tee how fiddly
bags there were. Mr. Halls c tunnel the begs, and
found 33 hag. end 1 eat, in two knob.. Prin.-odor
sent for a polio-uaae. lhosherti said "It isn't with
while to do that, If it's • mlooke it is a wistskr."
imeroy said his boy pet tho b.g. up to hi,
before he came away, and it must nave been • mistake.
Poe-cuter said "this has been going on for ear.,
and I shall have Dunham take., up and P. In ifoy
too." Pomeroy went on with the 10 cwt. he h
for. Prosix Roe arivieed Dunham to pack up mid go
home, as he shoal not allow hiu, to stay longer In
the y Proieoutor now en. Need ab meowing
the usual qtaantitias td coal purchaiied at the yard by
Pomeriiy. It was the duty of Dut.ham tit weigh the
coal ant tender the money. Duiih int usually served
Pomeroy with the c 41.—8 y Mr. N ottes : A in in
nauied Smith has la he I the w mometlines. lls
ha I two windows, on• overlooking th yard auil 0121
the railway, and in the eututior the do tr ep in. On
this itecuti in the door zed th window I deg the
yaril were i'pm. I buthaiu knew I las I come
to the yard. No one but myself c eilti the
to tney, a. I have no clerk now. Wittiest leo, some-
time. :o.mi from the p.-emises. Ido not rem-tuber
havtng over chug ai him previou.ly with nOoting me.
I o Mies leave Dualism in ot,arge in my ebe
The ...doe-a here declineil to &newer a flu eel or as too
whether he hal ever secuseit any other in 111 in his
empl,iy with r ilibi g him.— lly Mr. Jollifie : " Dee't
reuemOter ootnplaining id Pomeroy p-eviously. Never
saw hiut in the yard with a boy. A It id bag, were
thrown out tif the wasg ni,, • heap. All dealers boy'
lug c al are allowed lit, per cwt. Poui troy hail told
him he did not know how much coal was there, as he
hi.l not count -d the bap." I cannot remember that
Dunham said' If there is any mistake I will pmy for
the coal. I don't want to ire thus Is right and
etralght." Pomeroy also said ''lt's a misteko."
Pro.ecutor detained the whole iif the coal, and the
bags belonging to Pont roy in hie yard, and had kept
them ever shots. I will not swear that either of the
men made use of the word " fo,give." I have n.ver
complained of Ponessue before, and would have
trusted" him if he had wished it. —Mr. IL C. Halls
wag called in corrob .ration of protection's statement
as to the number of big. of coil. Heard Ddnham sly
it was a mietake.—P.C. Dastard p ovoid tin lieg the
number of begs of coal, which were ty Mr. Stu,
direoti ~,, s placed in the yard. lie aporehen led Dua-
lism at his h 'use, and chanted him. Whet in the yard
both prisoners sail it must ba a mistake, they did not
know it was so much. Aft retards apprehen led
Pomeroy, arid iiltarging him with rec thin; tho c mats,
he iodil it must have been • nauseate is "Charley"
psi ting up,. inuch.-I'.C, Fr.- .k said he .aw Pom r iy
at the Police-s: 1, when ho said to wanes.. I have
d .ne nothing to be put here. It is about some cal I
hal from the station this mo. ning. 1 went after it
and paid for it. I paid Dunham IS.. 61. f ir the Coal,
sod to MOMS Ai if he only gave up 10.. of it.-11us
concludeil the evidence, when exhaustive speeches for
the defence were made by Mr. Nantes and Mr.
Jollifie, the plea being that • mistake had occurred,
anti that there waa absence of any felonious intent.—
Prisoners were committed for trial at the Dorchester
SOSIBIOSIN bail being accepted in personal securities ot
£lO, and two each in £6.