The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

NISI PRITYB COUST.—Wesizezey.
(Before Lord Portman.)

Thomas Rice, of Weymouth, an umbrella mender,
was indicted for converting to his own use a hamp_er
and a bundle, containing cloths. and groceries, of the
value of 405., which he was entrusted to take to the
Weymouth railway station.—Mr. F. Fooks proneented.
—Acquitted.
Mary &own, alias Edwards, pleaded guilty to stealing
• jacket and pair of trousers at Beammster, and was
sentenced toe months' imprisonment.
George Phippard. on ball, was indicted for breaking
into the dwelling house of Mary Conway, with intent to
steal, at Foxholsa.—The ease was adjourned until the
January SelleiooA, as further evidence would then be
forthcoming, and prisoner was liberated on his entering
into his own recognizance of £llO to appear at there
mosiorts.
Simon Norman, (19), rope maker, was charged with
stealing a pair of horde, the property of lilintbstla Curtis,
of Brid' port—Kr. Collins prosecuted.—Prisoner pleaded
not guilty. He was foand guilty, and a previous con-
viction having been recorded against him, he was sen-
tenced to three ream' penal servitude.
Daniel Hawkins (31), and George Andrews (26). were
charged with stealing • sheep, the property of Messrs.
Baunton and Sons, Weymouth —Pneoners pleaded
not guilty. Mr. Collins promouted.—The facts of this
oue already appear in another portion of our impres-
sion. The case having been gone into at some length,
when asked to make their defence, Hawkins said ha
bought the sheep of a roan for Bs. on Wednesday
morning, but he did not know who he was; and the
slop, which had spots of blood on it, and the boots,
which corresponded with the footmarks where • the
sheep had been killed, he bought of a "navvy" for Se.
He had not been near where the sheep were kept.
Andrawe said he did not know that the mutton was
stolen, otherwise he should not have had anything to do
with it —Lord Portman carefully went through the
evidenee, and said he thought the jury could not find
Andrews guilty of stealing the sheep, it would
be for them to say if they thought he received
It knowing that it was stolen. Hawkins was
found guilty of stealing, and Andrew's of receiving. A
former conviction having been proved against Hawkins,
for which he had been sentenced to four years' penal
servitude, he was now sentenced to 10 years penal
servitude. No previous offence being recorded against
Andrew's he was sentenced to one year's imprisonment .
Alban Bartlett, indecently assaulting Elm Joyce.
Bill ignored.
William Bowles and PhMip Hardy, labourers,.
charged
_with smutting with intent to rob Ann Allen'
at Blandford St. Mary. Mr. Collins prosecuted.—
Hawks three months', Hardy libensted on his Own recog-
nisance'.
Joseph Jones, alias Doris, charged with breaking and
entering the dwelling-house of Henry Buroh, at Chil-
[roma.— Throe years' penal servitude.
Augustus Calton, labourer, charged with stealing two
tame rabbits, from Charles Cox, at Dewlish.—Three
years' penal servitude.
Elisabeth Walton and Elisabeth Smith, charged with
stealing a piece of print from °bed Carter, Weymouth,
• loather bag from James Hood, Wvihat:, and • pair
. bow ni hoe NarloS., %V'
guilty—Three months' hard labour first charge,
and nine months' for the second.
(Before J. FLOTII, Req.)
Frederick Harvey (cord wainer). Samuel Vile (hawker),
and Maria Payne (glover), were charged with unlawfully
assaulting George Mantel], in the execution of his duty
as oonstabb at Sherborne.—Mr. W. Ffooks prosecuted.
—The primmer' were found guilty, and Harvey wmllllo-
- to IS calendar months' hard labour; Vile to 12
calendar months' hard labour, and Payne to 6 weeks'
hard labour.
Joseph Dinient, labourer, charged with stealing a coat
and whip from John Spicer at Fordington.—Three
months.
Mary Ann. Bartlett. charged with tendering • false
and counterfeit hill-crown; Mr. W. Ffooks prosecuted.
—Six months.
Slits Hallett, charged with stealing IN., the pro-
party of John Danford, at Rempisham—Acquitted.

DORCHESTER.—VAGILASCT.—At the County Hall,
on Tuesday, before H. Williams, Esq., Frederick and
Mary Williams, who said they were travelling songsters,
were brought up in custody of Sergeant Holloway,
charged with sleeping in an out-house belonging to the
rectory, Maiden Newton. Committed for one month
each.
Tel BODY OF A CHILD DIHOOTIZED HY DOGS-- As
one of the oilmen' servants was out exereising
horses, on Tuesday worming. in company with dog..
Ids attention wee called to sating them scratching
away a heap of stoma a short diMenoe from the
Waterworks, on the Bridport-road. Seeing that they
had something in their mouths be mot to them, when
be found that they hal discovered the body of a child,
and before he could drive them off, they had tore off one
of ite arms. He gave informatics to the polies, and the
body was removed to the county polio* station. In the
afternoon an inquest was held, at the Juni:aim Hotel,
before the deputy-coroner, H. Lock, Esq., when the
evidence of Mr. Cum*, surgeon, went to show that the
child bad been born alive, and that it appeared to have
been a fell-grown male child. The body was in • very
advanced rage of decomposition, and there were several
braises on it, which perhaps, might have been
balked by the dogs An open verdict was returned,
and we sincerely hope that the unnatural perpetrator
of so foal a crime will be brought to Pudica, and receive
that Jest punishment which mob atrocity deserves.
Howson Perry finstote, Monday.—Before the
Mayor, and B. Davis, and M. Donnish, Emma
ALLIDOID STIALIea OF • HOLM CLOTH.—
Robert Payne wee brought up in custody,
charged with stealing a bone cloth, the property
of llama Style, James, and Co.—From the eel.
dense of Charles Bartlett, • carter in the employ
of prom:adore, it appeared that on Satarday
week be left the cloth in his wagon in the stable-
yard, mid locked the door. On Monday morning he
missed the cloth, end on Tuesday gave information
to the police. Last Friday as his was proceeding
to Weymouth, he met Thomas Hart, one
of Mr. Lipeeousbe's men, who asked him if he
had lost a horeeoloth, bemuse be knew • man who had
bought one for Its. In the evening he went to a man's
house, earned Norman, in Fcrdlngton, when he brought
him a sloth, which witness Ideotlied as the one he had
lons.. The value of the sloth was 14a. Prisoner had
&rhea wiener this morales if he should be the loser of
the 2e. he mid for the cloth. He /eked him where lie
had got the cloth from, when be whin man brought it
Into the Crown kitchen on Saturday week, on his
shoulders, and offered it for male, when he bought
It for la. 6d., and a mart of beer.—John Norman
mid he taw the hormoloth on a wagon which prisoner
was driving on Tuesday. Re told him that he had a
mice cloth for to keep oet the wet, when he replied that
be had; he net with it cheap on the road, as be had
only given It for it. On Thursday morning whilst
he was at breakfast witness heard that Bartlett had
lost a hone-cloth, and on Friday evening he cum down
to hie house, when witness went and fetched the cloth
from prisoner's hones, telling him that Bartlett had lost
one, and witness espeMed it was his. Prisoner
eave it up, saying if it was Bartlett's he should have it
with all his Mut Prisoner denied that be had
told lest trite's, that he bought the cloth at a man on
the rood ; be bought it in the Crown kit:Am.—ln sup-
port of his case he called James Derrick, who
sad he was in the Crown kitchen, when a strange
man entered the room and offered the sloth for sale, and
prieseelbo..„atit it.—Tbe Bench then ordered the room
to be and witness underwent a soughing en'
asniaation as to the appearance of the stranger, but his
answers were very nem, his knowledge of the man
being confined to his wearing a white smock-frock,
being pole and thin, and about 26 years
of aire.—Thia wither was then removed into en
adjoining room la charge of an °Moir, end the primmer
was them Mudded by himself, when hewn. questioned
sheet the eppearanoe of the man, with a view to me if
the two statements corresponded, which they did in
era 7 oarlieniar.—The room was again cleared, when •
man named George Burch our, that he wee is the
Crown kitchen on Saturday week, but °add not
recollect anything elm The servant imam at the
Crown was also called, but did not know anylitag
about the transaction.—The me. was adjourned till
yesterday. in order that prisoner might if parsibla
bring farther evidence of hie haring purchased the home
cloth, and prisoner wee liberated. on entering late his
own recognisance of 220.
A RIFIIACTOHY Arrswartas.—HewrY lake, an
apprised., to Merles Pouney, shoemaker, was ern.
lamed II his seeder for abeintiag himself from his
employ appeared from oompleinant's
ovidenwe that the lad was annualised from the 13th of
Nag, WU, for ems yeas. Me left his work on the
6th of the present month, end bed not been to work
eines. Complainant believed that the lad was =tired
away from his week, as be had negiested it on emend
oentioss, but on his niters had premised amendment.
Neither of the lad's parents were in altandemen,
end the sem was adjourned in order M preen»
the siteadmies of the father, so that he irdAt
give some amount of the gametal conduct at his
eon. On his attending he said tbs 4 about a mouth ago