The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

Towett me, W. vinoutli, Tuesday, December 18.
Before Maudiing and It. F. Eliot, Ea
If* o Niel/awl war charged with
steamg a ere w plate and a tap wrench, with other
erg, lea, tile property of Mr. Leather, at Portlen.l.--Mr.
hued mpeumul for the pro-eced and Mr. Hill for
the defeedant. Edward Nue Smith said that Ins
_ -eh a at teal well. anti as. manager for Mr. Leather
at the areakw der work., at Poetising'. The prisoner
a shoeing smith, and had a ellop to
with a striku r named Charles el. nger. .111 the
Maki inla it. ti,' ale op were Impel:eel by Mr. Leather.
.111
of none: information on 8 iturilay
laud. iue out Will sin Willshire Gill and James Slater
to tle- chop where prisoner worked, and afterwards to
pra, mei. Imam at Fortune's %Vell. About 2 o'clock
the s one lay the prisoner returned with Gill and
Slat, r. Slater told lien in the prrnetire of prisoner that
he 1.5 fou.el article,. in prnerneion of the preen.. r that
It • uo dul eweer to as the property of Mr. Leather,
pudic Lily the aurrew plate. He thu-n gave premier
Into erntody of Gill alt., is a pariah covetable. -Jamen
ed der mid that he we, in Mr. Leather's employ as
forrnian over the smiths. Ou Satunlay, he received
in•trintious from Mr. Smith to go with 1.111, the pariah
eurntable, to the shop where prisoner worked. He *eked
prisoner to allow I to merch hie house. Ile did not
T.:member whether lie told hint whet for. Ile replied
" Very well." Thee all proe.eded to a shop primner 11.1
recently taken. 'they found nothing there, an.l they
• thee proceeded to Ilia horny. In the bade kitchen lio
f oind a quantity of various articles used in a s 11l I
*hum. There were several lune 111111111 l old and new. Tim
old ones . ',peered to have recently had marko beaten
out of them. Tote were ahuut 30 horne-shoes, some
made and monis partially made. There were also sor 11
pieneu of ate el, being pitmen of a bar. Ile leaked prieoner
how lie came erne...el of them, and he mid lie had
bought then,. Ile rnked then, of whom, and he mid he
could not inform liiin without getting eilp•rs into
trouble. Witness also f I among the articles a
eerew-plate lila a tap-IrrenCli, wbkl, lie produced.
Ile told lam he could swear to them as being Mr.
Leath, r'e property, and after a little while Ile mid they
were. The pincer+ prinlilee,l were Made all of steel.
They were urnally 1.1.de with the jaw of steel and the
remainder iron. The pincers were entirely new,
and wane,' hcliemuul they belonged to Mr. Leather.
primmer g um, him leave to re 'e the thing'
lie now 'reduced, and they had over since been in
his pumession. Walley., Gill, and prisoner, then
returned (0 the week-hop, in the quatrics. On their
way he told prisoner he knew the tap wrench came
'row the male* glop. Ile hearth It in tell Gill he
mold not tell any- one of about lie bought the things
without gettitig other pcuple into t hie. Prieoner
haul no right to take ally of these art den to hi, own
rrnyesa 11l i l ieul : W utte s. haul to. warrant to
co to defendant's house. Could not tell how !wig lie
had work.el there. [Mr. Smith hoe dated that pri-
toner haul been working at the Bleakweter re
Lel ..n lie haul beeu there, which an. about 10 years.]
The prisoner, after a little lieeitaney, allowed them to go
iiVer the house. Could not identify I'm hoiseehoec
Some of theiu were made out of lieke None of their
cliale, liuk• hued been sold since lie haul been
there. They were invariably made into horseshoes.
other parties froui the Break water can go into the thole
but they have 110 budnem there. After these things
were found they were conveyed to the store-keepend
elel pia into a room. There wan no other iron in the
rem. Ile did not take the key of the emelt-0114,We
mother-in law kept it. It wan a general nutting room,
and was furnialied.—Re-examined : Could swear the
things eroduced were thume he took trona prisoner's
'mune.— 'Wert Gull slid lie was panel' conntable. end
gate and tie • keeper in thc employ of Mr. leather. In
0. .0 ..ru,olol lie reCe.ll,l 'Pon Mr.
Smith, en Saunlay last he went with Mr. Slater to the
sit;. &dewing to the quarries, on the kill. Ile
sew Seeklesol there. Mr. Slater then *aid to prisoner :
we wanttogo toyourhonmeto see for collie tree there."
Prnotier rrpliell very well." and put 031 liii eo:it alsd
went With Herne A. they were going they came t
a shop which lad I ten recently taken by the prisoner.
They then went to Stieklanuts hone and found various
pieces ot iron. melte liumernoes, old anal new, and several
short letra of eteel. Mr. Slater took up the ecrew plate
and tap-wrenelt now produeml, and said he could swear
it was Mr. Leather's pnmerty, awl Stickland said" Yea,
it wan." Mr. Slater took posecesion of various other
article., and asked primmer's leave to move the thing.,
and he gave it. They were 'moved into the hiasie
beet door, and plamel in a smell parlour, where no other
articles of • eimilar nature ve rut depoote I. Ti..
article, produced were a portion of the property.
noau shut the it mr and went nay. After Mr. Slater
had mins...llam to ecknowled,e it to Mr. Smith, jun.
- ewer said if lie aid to, it would bring several more into
it• They tlimi retui mei to the elsop where tiriiioner
worktel, mid (maul in the tool-box three pieces of steel.
TheY all then went down to Mr. Smith, who gave pri.
weer into eily.t.le. Witliefla 'lett event enel took pos.
r." 4" of the arriele• Pnelue ed, •nul found them Ind all I
o bad lireviornly left demi He afterwards handed
thetn ever to Mr. Slater. When they we-e at the shot'
referriug te the har id awl, .nrr said it was • lueui
He Wittier replied it was. Prisoner added, " Thanlnat la worst than the first," and witnem told I ' lie
had heard Mr. Sister's advice ; he himeelf was a ewoni
rueletahle and meet say nothing. Witness had not
mentioned this eirenenasnee to any one since Saturilsy.
Weele not te certain whether lie said to Mr. Howard
at he 1441 slid to Stickland. " You had better tall
ttrrerfaing. and then it will make the cane better."
I.!..'exelhined : Premner said the three bare of steel in
Ime did not belong te Mr. Leather, they belonged to
the tup ef the Ira. There was no crown mark on the
'4,1. Thee 'Temper was
tonna!t tett for trial at the
tameion., hut admitted to hail, himself in 1:25, and two
Kiwi.. in tin meli.
PORTLAND. -- A Filony or Late,—On Tuesday,
too a black trunk, belonging to Mr. John Brown, a
goook doctor of colour, and containing pfulxift,
tooth about Lb, was lost from a cart belonging to

1 Mr. Newholt, butcher. between Portland and Wey •
mouth, between four awl six ...ch.ck. The box wa.-
tied on the cart, and it is not known 'whether it was
'. taken ter by some thief, or whether It dropped "If aml
, was pick f,.1 up and conveyed away ; but it has not
, yet been found.
. 8LAN171,7717[1. -Rifle Corp.—Capt. Hambro met the
men I, r the first time since his appointment at the
. i 'ore Exchange on Monday week. Thecurps not mils
...,iys siimd..rol in full force, hut sc .
ut our ride I ll
I dressed in uniform. :issinnbled in' honour of Lilo twea•
icon. After the ca:naiii Lot addressed an oinerva-
, tom or tiv.i Le the men. math.: bet 'Sr of emtioisunl•
in: and li:ing ealtia..nol..l had !wen mutear,y ex.,
, pressed, the tar.;., 31171 7.117.73 041,4 ciar.slied rtiti.l tit.
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town, the 'idle Lan,' playing at their head.
Srtli,llNSTini. - The Itith . /aid 12tli companies
. Dorset Hales (Sturinitister and Stalbridge) assem-
bled OU S lay last, with their o:lieers. and attteal.-.1
divine service at Sturminster chareli, where the
aftelll.7l7ll service waw read and a sermon preached
by the Rev. Lane Fox, the vicar. The detach-
' ment was accomixinied to church by the drums and
fifes, and the appearance aml.liscipline of each corps
relict credit both on the men and en their cum•
. wanders.