The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

BOROVGII Sin Stoles, Monday.—iteiore toe Mayor
(4. P. Aldridge, Esq.), J. F. Hodges, M. Devenisb,
R. Davis, and J. Eimer, Esc"
ROIII3ILRY itY WORKblitn.—Edward Green, a work- !
man in the employ of Messrs. Lovell add Sons, was ,
brought up on remand, charged with stealing two
planes and sundry small articles, the property of his
employers, valued at EL—Mr. Andrews defende4.
—John Lovell said he was a coach-builder. Prisoner
had been in his employ two or three months as a
carpenter. For the last month or six weeks he had
missed things, but especially brasses belonging to
some patent axle-trees. In consequence of a coin.
munication which one of his men made to him, be
suspected prisoner. Ile was told that prisoner had
been offering to buy brass of the boys in his (witness')
employ at 4d. a It. On Wednesday be obtained a
search warrant to search prisoner's house, when
amongst the articles found be identified two planes,
three pieces of brass belonging to patent axles, four
braes Os burners, two papers of brads, a lock and
key, two doien bolts and mite, two gimblete, a bit
and punch, a wheel stock, plane iron, a brass back.
light, a coat of arms, and a piece of fitecy panel
board as being his property.—Robert Short°,
wheeler in the employ of prosecutor, identified
several of the articles produced as belonging to his
master. About a month ago he saw prisoner cut off
a piece of sole leather, about 12 inches square, from a
large piece, and on Friday he asked him to cut
hint off another piece, but this he would not
do. He did not say anything to his master about
what he had seen.—P.C. Cousins proved accom-
panying prosecutor and finding the articles produced
in prisoner's house. He afterwards apprehended
him in Mr. Lovell's shop, when on being told the
charge, he said to his master, "Mr. Lovell, yeti
blame me for stealing the brass, but it is not me,
and I can tell you of two or three who have stolen
things from your shop." At the station he said be
had bought the brads at Mrs. Wood's shop, but this,
on inquiry being made, was found to be untrue.—
Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six
months' imprisonment with hard labour.—At the
eonclusion of the ease, Mr. Lovell said he wished to
give the Witness, Robert flhorto, in charge, for being
concerned in the robbery. This was adtfordingly
done, and the prosecutor said prisoner had been in
his employ about 15 months. Having missed
articles connected with his trade for some time pelt,
and particularly brass, he charged prisoner with
stealing it, when he admitted that he was the thief,
and also said lie bad taken • brass cap and some
paint home. Witness did not hold ma any promise
or threat towards him to induce him to make this
confession. On Wednesday witness went to his
lodgings and there found the brass cap produced,
which Superintendent Penney took possession of.
The cap was valued at 6s.—Stiperintendent Pouncy
proved doing to prisoner's lodgings on Wednesday,
in company With protediftor, Ind finding the bread
osp in question, and which prisoner acknowledged ,
to be his master's and said he had taken homes I
little paint in it. —Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to one month's hard labour.
LARCENY.—Elizabeth Lester, a little girl 11 years
of age, and Ann Lester, a married woman of For-
dington, were charged—the former with stealing a
sovereign, the property of Mr. Harris, florist and
seedsman, on the 15th of March, and the latter with
reoeiviog it, well knowing it to be stolen. —Mr.
Andfesks defended Ann Letter.—lsabella Henri'
said Elizabeth Lfttef had been in liar employ for
about two months as an errand girl. In consequence
, of her wearing a crinoline on Tuesday morning,
which witness objected to, she caused inquiries to
be made with the view of ascertaining where she
got the money from to buy it, but being unable to
gain any positive information, she questioned her,
and she confessed that she had taken a
sovereign from • box on the drawers in
her (witness') bedroom, with which she had
bought the crinoline and other things. After
witness had been told this, she went to her box, and
, found a sovereign missing, which was safe on Friday.
The money must have been taken during her absence
at her daughter's, who was ill, and the girl bad
acdess W the room. Iqo promise or threat was used
to induce her to make this confession. She told
witness Viet her sister-in.law (the other prisoner)
came to the house during witness' absence, and that
they went together into the town. They went to
Mrs. Maule's shop and there changed the sovereign
and bought the articles produced, together with
some which they purchased at Mr. Parmiter's, and
she afterwards bought a bottle of "pops" at
the Co-operative stored which she took home,
telling her father that she had found them.
The girl's father said he would keep them
until he found an owner, hut on Wednesday he
brought them to witnese.—P.O. Cousins proved
taking the girl in custody, and stated that in his
presence she admitted having taken the sovereign,
and had sent it home to her sister.in.law by
Elisabeth Sergeant, and that Ann Lester came to
Mrs. Harris's house and took her away to buy some
things. She also stated that when she gave
Sergeant the sovereign she told her to tell her sister-
in-law that it was some money which Mrs. Harris
had given her. He afterwards went to Ann
Lester's house lend there obtained the articles
now produced. When he charged her with
receiving the sovereign, she denied having
had one, but admitted having taken a
half-sovereign from Sargeant.—Elizabeth Sergeant
said that on Monday last she was at the bottom of
the town when Elizabeth Lester gave her something
wrapped up in paper, and asked her to take it to
her sister.in-law, and to say that she (Elizabeth
Lester) would tell her (Ann Lester) about it when
, she came home. As witness was going to school in
the afternoon, Ann Lester called, and asked if
she knew what was in the paper, when she
replied that she did not, and added that
Eliaabeth wished her not to do am—Elizabeth
Caroline Mauls said she kept a draper's shop
in High East-street. Last Monday afternoon
prisoners mine there together, arid Ann Lester asked
for a pinafore, which she ultimately purchased for
2s. 2d&; also • hair net, at 10jd, and a woman's
indoor jacket, at 2s. 6d. The articles were paid for
with a soverign which was placed on the oouuter by
ode of the prisoners, but itie could not recollect by
whom, and the change was given to Ann Leiner.
On the following day she name to witness's shop
again and had the Jackie exchanged for pair of
, . .