The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-02 00:00:00

PROSECUTION OF HENRY VINE FOR OFFENCES

UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT.

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PORTLAND.

" °Resole' Lome. This lonl.te is progressing
remarkably, there being now 53 members. The meet-
ings are now held at St. John's Schoolroom. An effort
Is being made to establish a lodge in Weymouth.
AIIIVAL Or CONVICTS. —On Tuesday afte-noon •
gang 01 13 convicts, in charge of three warders, arrived
from Pentonville, and were conveyed to the Prison.
GOOD 'I'EXPLAIT. —Some of the mibtery members
of this order g.ve a farewell tea to various Mende at
the Soldiers' Institute, after which • musical and
pleasant evening was spent.
AColosst—On Sunday last, a led named N rman,
employeJ by Mr. Hatton, butcher, of Fortune's-well,
was riding • horse, when the animal stumbled, and
both horse a- d rider came to the ground. Norman
sustains I a fracture of the leg.
SHIPPING. —On Monday the Monarch Line steamer
&male° hlonarob called and left subsequently for
New Orleans.
Masonic —At the monthly meetiw of "Portland "
Lodge, 1,037, on Thursday. under the presidency of
Bro. A. G. Western, W.M., a lam number of the
officers of the &et were present, and entertained at •
banquet.
MtLITAILT.—The lit West Sorrey Regiment will
vacate the Verne Citadel, it is expected, on Thursday
next. On the same day the let Cheshire R•ginaent,
under the command of Colonel Carey, will land at
Portland 390 men, where they will be joined by 290
men from the dep3t at Cheater, making • total of 680
strong.
PLATING Wlnt G IDIPOWDZIL —Lad week • boy
named Bannerman. aged about 11, with a younger
brother, found .me blank cartri 'gee, which had been
used by the seamen of the fleet during their evolutions;
these they proceeded to let off one at a time, but
drooping • match into the bag containing them they
all went off, the eider boy getting his lane terribly
scorched bailee influ•Ang injuries of such a nature to
his eyes that It was feared at one time he w nil.l not
regain his sight. The younger 13,,y wee also 'Oared.

THE AVCIDENT IN THE QUARRIES.
DRAPE OP 142, PEARCE.
Although everything that coshl he was done for Mr.
Pearce, he succumbed to the injeries he rec Areal throngh
his fell in the quarry. on Friday sa au on last. The
cot tner wee communicate-a with, and au inqu.-at was held
on Monday, before R. N lieward, Req., coroner, and the
followlng evidence ado iicerl :
Nathaniel Desmore C •mb-in stated he was • qnsrrytnan.
end woo working with Samuel Pearce in a q .rry near
Easton-area. and ha I worked %ale hies over 13 year..
Laat Mon lay, the 17th, atont two o'c'oek in the after-
noon, dec ...led was filling the rho a, an I he t erk up two
or three "litter." to put in the shoot, :and looking over
the shoot deceased .pike to a men name i Pearce, who was
et anding underneath, and told him to look up. In so doing
he over balanced himself and fell over, falling Rut of all •
dietetic, of vLbt feet, and his body turn over awl fill •
limber distsnee of four or flee feet. Witneu (N ethentel
Dremore C rnehen) sew hlm fall, as he was standing quite
chase to him, but not near enough to catch him, and
witness celled out to Pearce te lilt him up. Witness went
to Mtn and belptd hint bow. Tney toek him to the
Punchbowl, and gave him a glass of brandy. Ile walked
well, and they celled for the d Clot, Au-. he had gone to
Wakehara. and witness helps! the deceased home and
helped unlace his boots and then ft him with his wife
and daughter. When the deceased called out to Pearce
It was to gat out of the "burrs " he was throwing into
the shoot.
Janice Pearce stated he wee a quarryman, living at
Easton, and had worked with the deceued and last
witness for about live years In the game quarry. On
Monday lute about two o'clock, he WA, in the quarry at
the bottom of the whitbel ; another shoot was Just over
him. The deceased woo engaged in throwing " burrs "
into the audit from a place above on which be was
standing He called to witness to look out, and he (witness)
lumped out of the way of the"burre," and turning round he
saw that deceased had fallen from where be had been stand-
ing down to where he (witness) bad 'wen etandinc,
• distance of about eight feet. Comben celled
out to him to to and pick up the dr c lased. ii did 10.
Decreed did not c atoplain. but looked pale, and witness
suggeeted he should go down to the Punchbowl and have
• drop of brandy, and dee 'geed and Combats went across
and he believed hem,. Witness dii not think he was
hurt much, only the wind knocked mato( him.
John Robert Pearce be was • war bar at the
Convict Establishment at Portland. The deceased was
hi. father. He was 67 years of arse last lArthilaYi
Dr. Hardie stated he was a surgeon And assisting Dr.
Mac Lean. He went and examined the Outraged on Mon-
day last between seven sad eight, He found hie left
scapula or shoulder blade was broken, and several pieces
quite shattered, two ribs at lout broken, and hie lung
Inlaired. He sew It was • merlon, cue, and he and Dr.
Mac Loan had a consultation the folio. ing day after it.
They d d what they could for him, but he died on Friday
loot about two o'clock, and the cause of death was inflam-
mation of the lune and pleurily, the result of the injuries
he had received.
The jury return • verdict of' Accidental death."
Mr. Samuel Pearce was buries lon Tueaday afernoon in
St. George. Churchyard, the Rey. J. Sensor officiating.