The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

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PORTLAND.

A Gimlet CLUB has been formed in connection with
the Euro Sidurationel Itstitue ; all the members of
the institute take an interest in the matter, and it has
been found to serve as a capital attraeeion after the
clo.e of the 'rears season, several new members baring
joined einesince.Major Forbes has kindly 'ranted permis•
non to the club to play in the park adjoining Penney'.
yards Castle, end they have already had some capital
games.
Via LAT! 1101DIROUS AtISSULT.—We understand
that Warder Bly, •hose deposition was taken be Mr.
Coombs, legal adviser to the county magistrates. Wore
two justices is now rather better, so that no immediate
danger is feared.
MUTH 01 sit OLD IgftsßYTAVY.—Reoently died at
Southwell. Mr. Robert Pearce, an old inhabitant of
that village. Decreed was upwards of 80 years of age;
he had never married; but we. much respected for his
upright and straightforward conduct. It is reported
that after his death no fewer than 100 old guineas were
found in his house and L'96o in sovereigns and half-
sovereigns. This money with his house be leave. to his
ekes, and his landed property to her father, Mr. Abel
Pewee, brother of deceased.
Ammer TO &earn Peon THU Penton.—On
Monday morning a convict made an attempt to escape,
but was immediately ruptured. What • man in his
menses could not do was effected by shelf-witted fellow,
the next day. A seven-years man named James Lynch,
who has • wean's" of intellect, managed to escape the
vigilance of assistant warder Hill on Tuesday morning.
and to get as far as the back of Fortune's Well.
It appears that in the morning, when the convicts
go out to work, they stand in rows two deep
until they are counted, and during this time it is easy
to see if any one is absent. After this the tool-chest is
unlocked, and the picks, km are given out to the son.
viets. Now is the time for the weeder to take care of
himself, (aril he has been unduly severe, or even if the
convict" should only think so, he stands an awkward
chanoe of an attempt to use the tool on him first. At
the rme time the convicts are in rather straggling
order, one stripping for work it this position, and
another in another, so that there is • trance of slipping
away while the warders are attending to the tools.
Lynch mast have tried this and succeeded in getting
away. The morning was very foggy, and he actually
managed to get right away from bis working party, and
away from the VIRUS. He was discovered shortly after
by a bleakest= named Henry &num, who works at
the drum at re hese of the stone railway. Seurat
noticed something pantie: In the appearance of a man
who was close by a wall, near the bask of Mr.
Thresher's, at Fortune's Well, and reoonnoitred him
with his glass. He then clearly perceived the convict
dress, and went down and seised Lynch. The
officers in the meantime were coming down and they
.est diensom end his prisoner, pot the handcuffs on the
letter, and trought hint back to the prison. It wee
evidently • silly trick of the poor fellow's and it is
supposed hia punishment will be only a partiaoloured
dress, and cross irons. It is awkward for poor warder
Hill, who has not long returned from sick leave; bat
when the difficulty of giving out tools and looking after
a lot of men at the same time, Is considered, one may
hope the authorities will not be severe.
Tee &AMOK To 1131 LOCAL BOARD.—No lea than
29 have been nominated to fill the seven vacancies at
the Board. The following are the imam of eandidates
and their nominator" :—Messrs. John Pearce Soriven,
Radom stone agent, nominated by Thome' Combat,
jeer. Manson, Portland. William Stone, Easton,
Portlied, and Josiah Wants, Fortune's Well, Portland;
Edward John Pearce, Easton. tailor, by Thomas
Comben, jun.. Mallams, Portland, Robert Plane,
Wateher Portland, and Josiah Wallis, Fortune's
Well, Portland; Simon Pears. Eadan, gentlemen, by
Thomas Combs°, jeer, Malianas Portland, Robert
Plano, Waknham nd , Portla, an Benjamin Stone,
Wakeirm, Portland • Edward Comben, Fortune's
Well, Ironmonger, by 'Thomas Comben, jun.. Reliant'.
Portlaad, Roberti Pear.,, Esersoweguare. Portland, and
Josiah Wallis. Poetess' Well, Portland; Henry Flew,
llmaita, corderainer, by Thelma Comben, jeer., Kellam",
Portland: Robert Atewooll Way, Portal:We wen;
ledger, by Thomas Combos, jun., Mallants, Portland,
William Comben, sem. Marrs Villa, yeoman, by
Thomas Comben. Mallame. Portland, Joseph Mitehieli
Mares, Portland, Beejsmin Sines, Wakehare, Port:
land, and Judah Willis, POrkollo.l Well, Portland ;
Charles E. N. Riede, Reforne, yeoman, by Richard
Lano, Before., Portland ; Benjamin Stone,
Wakeham, eentieran, by Billiard Lino, Reform..
Portland; Jonathan C. Loco, Fortune's WelL rose
agent, by Edward Pearls, Easton, Portland, Thomas
Bertram Fox, Fortune's Well, Portland, 2120:1214
Bearom„ men., Oaddrown, Portland; Joseph Hodder,
Easton, yeoman, by Edward Pewee. Enron, Portland.
Francis Pearce karwood, Straits, builder, by William
Stone, &atom Portland • William. Pearce, son., Easton,
erne ageet, by William Storm, Easton, Portland ;
William Attwooll, Reruns, baker awl grocer, by
Robert Plane, Wekeham, Portland; George Mord
Andrews, Fortune'. Well. grout, by Thomas Barnum
Fog, Foster's Well, Portrad, Abraham Beriven,
Royal Hotel, Portland, and Thomas Sansoui, sin,
Cestletown. Portland . Thomas Ransom, Oastletown,
betel trawler', by :nooses Bertram Fox, Fortune's
Well, by
Abraham Scrieen, Royalßotel,
Portland; Gor'irge Harvey, Fortune's Well. chemist,
by Thomas Barrels Fox, Fortune's Well, Portland.
Richard Cox. Csetletown, broker. by Thomas Butrani
Fez, Fortune's Well, Portland, and Thomas Sanborn,
man., Oastletown, Portland ; John Charles Word,
yeoroa, by Thome" Bertram Fox, Fortune's
Well, Portland ; Henry William Smith, Fortune',
Well, loader, br Joeeph Kitchell, *arms, Portland,
and Beejumia Stone, Wakehalo, Portland; Joseph
Read, Easton, yeoman, by Benjamin Stone, Wakehuo,
Portland; Thomas Comben, jun., llamas, coal mer-
chant, by Abraham Sartre Royal Hotel, Portland'
John Northover Read, dismal, sure scent. by
Thomas hansom, sen., Cutletown, Portland;
Leo, Eastos-squar,. gentlemen, by Robert Peres,
Fastoweqsaie, Portlasd, and Joseph Bird, &forme,
Portland. Charles White, CI:Lowell, hotel proprietor,
by Josiah Fortune's Well, Portland; Charles'
Warren, Fortune's Well, beer retailer, by Joseph Bird,
Reforom Portland ; Joseph Bird, Reforne, beer retailer.
be William Loco, Easton, Portland; Newbolt Thome",
Easton, butcher, by William Lane, Easton Portland.
There is no great question before the Boe'rd, and the
straggle NO= to be prineipally • personal one.

L A NGTON.
FIINUAL OF lit.. H. FLIQUHASSON, —The Malan of this lady, whose death took plass on Saturday. in
Loudon, were interred iii Langton churchyard on
Thunder. Msy 19th The body warn brought by the , South Western and Somerset and Dorset Railway to Blandford etatiou. Here it wax met by the undertakers,
Messrs. Abbott brothers, of Blandfor,j & hearse was
in readiness, and shortly after one o'clock the funeral
cortips consisting of the beans, two mourning coaches,
end Sr. Farquharson's mints carriege, errived at the
ohurehyard. The ofilaiating minister was the Rev. J.
R. Quirk. rector of Blatirlford. The principal mourners were—Mr. H. Farquharson and his three sons
Mr. J. J. PU(1%161600, jun., Rev. R. Farquharson,
Lord Riven, Mr. Frank Webber, and Mr. Welter
Farquttanon. it,. G. W. Daniell, the family medical
attendant, sae sift present A largo brick vault was
prepared by Mr. A. Green, of Blandford, by the side of
the tombs of the mother and brother of the deceased.
The sore, of solid oak, with black tarsal's**. bore
the following inscription :—" Mrs. Fanny Muss
nrquikenies, died 13di KV, um. wed 40."

THE CRELSKA TIAGEDT---
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An inquest ww held by Dr. Dipkek,
The San Franoiss• _
to
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of , Gomm who was esligitslod house, on Moodayien the Indy af it Heel.,
4 the "P•rileas a wits.. body WM bulimia" IY A Dieehbeir, • ur. John Carter, Ate.th. , s,
have died Le Mint city, en
geed-boom &thumbed to Rbe deceased rev. gentleman, who was a hooch pT,
,rnd amiod te the
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-ha kid been seder tientwentThe man. 401 are '•
brientl. ••• w---- - where two other bodies llii", W••••• detective, gave evidence o ~, . '''',
body was deposited In a awe Am.
lad sina"li been
P ' of the deatl•boum r•tired fig' It ....truck in such a nem, -
lewd and between them. The eovier °•".._7....,„ mug,. datatti....k.r....4
u.
er o to heti n, ty„ ~..,• ...
ie., ee, ee and the kesPer
ideas ht a load screaming and aharp Now had been given to the wearer fr nt he -n".. •
the night. A...taet
hshehrahly zharacter was heard ii. The labourer, Edward James payee. „,..,,k
:aliallidnagadoi..bgmee."‘ ."'---
...rht -•
keeper of the dead-houss. wet bole ili which thil a"....•ed Ta" hor,d Th:::-'tt
f h t he was required Lb.'" so hour and • halt ph.. hhd
a._
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are aw ' „ ~,,,..„.....„ molting a pips and looking on.
sought after. bid, bithil " " .., ... -
referring Li m• ,-- s",-" Mr. W. FI. Hamm stated , hat on u ,n,i. ~
simge,,f,em.ii;e;:irlashert
btheawasestpterwevpasilow:
the
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w.liburt...qm.,,r,•rning, he e,,,i ~i.
ridnifojiliteoulli.r.ittornagiAg after eleven o'clock in the . ' ----•. tl"- ,•th
boo in. peseemsker. Whet_ .ag °pea the doer, Mr. Thomas Auttrey Turner. ongeon, rnm,.
alien In
Prweed to tbeilksd.'en' wh life had been • eamalaation. He feu 1 i ~. ,
lid a drll.rt on ....e sit .1.177 t" •
the ghostly form of the German( • tined, and who hsd ,tt• 4°o*. If fr"s, • heavY blow. At the i„„. '" W• *
few boars previously pronounesd ea i bei.nr,, hin, - t holm, =Study an laaira ~, ,
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the part. the brain protruded. The h i, ' ---„„i','''', i....,
been dressed in the robe:rot the deaf • ;•_, a
-r•no. -amen with • very sharp instraue nt, ninth ..;,ad .n. M ---''''. le'.
corridor. tif James ,mith • poke to the piton...hon. ",'....r.i ~ha..':;`i•-•...
The keeper fainted outright, while the le.
ru•he.l li, a ,long through the lone hallit inWs i,c went. hi. wish to °wilt le "be old ganUertran, tat, . • ~7.,.....'
t. e beating, .prtading di-in ty and terror lb , re..t..d "cut to America."
Sorais wore ovary:sow Owe tlis rest esulihi add • Door
...!.'.:!. Foeepaair:;.:rials: srrtorted prid.kt:ri.fief, A24,1.01..1it.;;;].....
him to his frantic osre.r. but OW new basin% Ow ~,g ;,,taera wha fato
&her hitt:iik
han,4 7itl: el' Lt' '.•
Llernon fell on flit Boor in a tit. The physinabl a. e ow., a
reht..haah, a
sent for, end resturatifes used by which he was rettns •I,fite• ddeeed o me, g...r0 tr,s,
WOODEdOtlantal. Hoar he felt is, ee he returned t6l. wr. gdee,,i Haw., a neph,,,,
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coa-eiaaciiess es given i.e told it himself :-" VIOL ireff 1 . lam. hook, •- pe esne, and ns,' ~,„,,,,,,t
I got siek and mu in bed that il., the doctor' name to i _
.. v. I wasTrllAtoP4oohice oe tire 1. ti. •
Me and said I Val Vet/ sink. He vent away, and after •,,,, ' tin.* every day ~
ir .1,
he ,ot I fell asleep. I knew outfit"( more fi Ull I woke r, . leenusee the , /1-10V1 worm by the pi ...
••at found kr. Writiolflun 'P.n.
in de night, and there mut no light. I put out my band artmted, Om • ',row awry • hen h.• a 401 [Am;
and I could get no bed clothes, fr I vas cold. I den pet which nriessill',..‘ ~et) „f je, iilleiill -...' a..
1117 fiend to von. side to try for the bed clothes, and, uptl'acied__, Fra:. •f=.,,,. ba,,,,,, the. ~., ~. 1,. 0,.. 1
och, vat you tiak I got-ry • fled man ! there be vos, w:i•1'0,,,,.‘,1‘,....7-cys the ire 't k't'n''
cold enough shitre. I roared win l all the power I had
. window, he ow a paten 0.. bhmd n" ""
‘bl site,
wad yes going sway by the other side. yen, chore... I ,tone or something of thin k.'id. 1' all •I'lftrsis, '..
pot any hand on another. Then I rowed. sad dialled, man wm killed in the m enher, arof . '.•2 .1 Ca, , ...
and cried out .LI I could, and van I wad getting up my a eindoard
inthe hark kitchen uttn, .",!''' 'l' 1,.1. ..
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head straok • board that was covering me. °l4 "id re pertiorre alleged that a WOM•11 a
~I'.i ;/) Moodie, could attest that he •n' in ullk a...
I, "cot does this mean, vine am I ? Am I ded T' and I
~ 1,1,..i7, 'and big wife moiled It out . tole • '-.00...1 ''' •
roared and bawlet, and threw off the oorer and *IV . The Compiler deelimad to go into that no* Cr, ...I
shout as if I vas mod. And I knocked at the door rid ti„ inquest until Wedneedey.
my hands and feet, but nobody would opon it for me. The Coroner then proceeded In the hoist '. h•-tr
and I thought I vas dad rniself. I vas not share. I squire, and romped the inquest! on the h.., v e A.,
had the ded man's dress on me. At lest the door opener% holeekeeperia The eanliyd• fresh ti7.idenes: wee ge.. 1,...
and yen I looked at the Man vat opened it he fell down tilit.rriet.ha_ glateYa.:*iah°l4
arid few. ea I I ran till I vas caught. Then I fainted. sere„cc.place. Pulhoo-rnad On Monday site.. ....,
tintl tom I come to triyaelf I thought it vas • dream. at about Imo • I.4nrk (afterwards she said hal-anht ..
But it teal true 1.. lam hare." and Miller 1.11.. having ke and dinner together He...
pair of light trousers; he Put on • dein shin ate ,
. eoliar while she min there: In fact, he ehanoe h. •. -
When withew went in Mrs. Miller was ironiug • ..h,rt 1,, k '
and he seemed in lOW spirits. MM. Miller al I 104 tee
shirt oat.
The witness Piper wan re-nailed. lie stated that si,l:.. op.
he milled for a van on Wednesday night, wa. eh ~ _
spoke with a Inreirn accent, saying " VII you," and ~, . '
hut when Mtn...detected !held...Land refusedto lea: e •
of his prieeimr,M.lier stamped, and than spoke in Val",
Ignienh•
The Coroner hnelly maimed up. and
The jury returned a verdict that the deimssol. An: ~.
era. feloniously slain by Walter Miller. who had th.i.t, .
mitod murder, and they twinned to their verdiet lui ..;;.„
of riOn that the witness Piper deserved a reward at t-,
of county magistrates.
At Miller's house was found the lease of the ice, ..
enure boom, and it Ls stained as if it had been sawn*.
blood.

A most sat mordinal)' scene °mined in the
Saturday, wham the various whim/owe wen.
identify him. 31, wee placed about the middle 01 ara I.
Among the witnesses. the women Green, hie perm.,
night or 'no, eras brought la. She immnlistely
him. She wee asked to go and put her hand on hoe
going billiards him several times shrank back and .• .
away. She overlaid an though the could not, and she
away tneensfele.
A. very affecting wene afterwards occurred with h.,,
who salted hies if she should mod one of the winless
the church to Sim, and he said "Yes," lief gatherer .
from Scotland in Sunday.
The prisoner le a SOMCIMISII. Hie colour and temps.,
are described as being exactly the same as those .4 the
A subscrlptam has been started in the dietrict o.os,
to Mr. Piper. the carman, for hie prompt and reeolute
on the night tle his diesevering the box in Poulton—sc.:ere
• Tug inquest ow the .body of the Hey. Mr. Remit,
,00nalnded on Wedieweity. No new fast of impute,
was elicited. The jiff" returned a verdict of
murder against Maier. and appended to the re&
• suggest on that the MA Beeretary should me,
the Garman Piper for hie wanly and sensible crtlr
The holies of the two maw 'Grid Per"ot Were bet,
on Wednesday in Bromptow. Collotivrl•