The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-23 00:00:00

DORSET WINTER ASSIZES.

The winter ga delivery to: the o .unty of Doreet,
to plsoe lay (Mond ty), but the cs,eudar is of a
unusually li.iht characler, there !ming only two
prisoner. for tr,al. lord Justice Bsgrallay arrived
on Saturday eveuiog, and opined ssimmissi in at
the ShirehalL His lordship was cinveyed from the
station In the *Walnut equipage of the High Sheriff
(C. Hambro, Esq.) The Jodie aft r wards attends
Divine service at St. Peter's Church. He was
accompanied by the High Sheriff (who wore his hand-
some uniform as Colonel of the Queen's Own Dermot
Yeomsory) and his Chaplain. The Mayor (H.
Dardee, Eng.), and Coriation also attended. tine
following members b present : Alderman
Gregory, Onincillors A. H. Lock, W. Durden, G.
Darn; Mr. (tiles Symonds (Two Clerk), Mr. U.
Williams Andrews (C runty Clerk), and Mx. F. Johns
(Under Sheriff , were also present.
The active business of the Assizes clammed at
ten o'clock this morning, before Lord Justice
Baggallay. Owing to the small amount of business, it
was not considered neoeseary to have a second court.
The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand
Jul
W. K Brym r, Keg , A. E. Manuel, Zaq.
H.P. W. A. Bodies, Esqiaq
J. C. Mensal Pleydell, J. B. P. widen,
r Hassey, Zsi.
K T Kinderdey, Esq. G. 0. Oaurchili, Z.q.
F.
J. Fellowea, Seq. 0. C. Purer, Seq.
R. P. Fetherstonhaarh. G. W. Fl.ler, Zug.
G. W. Wiliscnii, Zig.
Z. Pearce. Pei. K. Penney. Esq.
H. B. Middleton, Esq. W. C ilfor,
W. J. Smith, Esq. J. M. P. Montagne, Esq.
J. Batten, Zs].

The Royal Proclamation having been read, the Judge
charged the Greed Jo -y in the following tissue : —lir.
Brywor and gentlemeo of the Grand Jory,—l believe
the calendar upon this occasion is a very short one,
even for the 0 misty of TO seek It contains but two
prisoners, and neither of the charges motels' anything
il lin evasion of the rights of property, they both
result or arise out of anisolts upon the perms. The
first!. that of an oil man of 75 years of age, who bas
endeavoured to commit suicide by throwing himself
into the wst sr. But I am afraid there is very little
doubt as to your finding a bill in the cu., for you will
hear he was seen deliberately to talcs off his ooat and
waistcoat and throw himself into the water, and when
he was taken out of the water by the police constable
he said in effect," I was tired of lila, and let aided to
put an end to myself." The other is a case of an even
more palatal character. It is a charge ag Jost
• lad, who I am told, is only thirteen years of
age, who is charged with the manslaughter of his
sister by shooting her. Tbe witnesses who will be
cane 1 in support of the charge are, unfortunately,
his father, his mother, and his sister. They alone
were those who were in any way witnesses to what
occurred. Tbe outline of the ease is this : —The
prisoner cans late the room where his two slaters were
sitting at work, and then was a gam in the roam. He
took up th .t gun, and oast of the sisters, being
frigh'eaed, ran out of the room. He followed her into
another room, and then, in some way which does not
particularly occur, the gun was discharge l; the sister
left lo the room heard the discharge of the gun, ran
Into the other room, sad her mother also, and there
they found the poor girl who had left the room before
on the point of death, and she died In. few