The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-25 00:00:00


sister said she couldn't change it, and witness replied
she could, and went into her own house and got it and
It to him, and he gave bet • coin. rein
_adored) was the one. At the time be gave her the
Coin she bad no gold in her house. She took the coin,
and put it in her bedroom. Sr did not look at it
until next the day, when she gays it to sup'. Vickery.
On Monday prisoner came in with Constable Outer,
arid saki " Was that a bad half-sovereign Igor you r
She had only seen prisoner mos previous to this
occasion, and then be was droned in sailor's clothes.
Ann Ford stated that she knee prisoner. Two
years ago he came and painted the hones. When he
came in on the Saturday night he asked how abe was,
and Otto ittrid spoke to hoe husband. The witness
then corroed last witore's statement is to rang-
ing the coin.
P.C. Carter, ol the Weymooth constalltdary, stated
that on Monday the lied be west to PorUaad in
search of prisoner. He found him about nine, and
charged hint in the name of Hammond. He said his
name was not Hammond, it was Smith. He denied
knowing anything about it, but last before he got to
Mrs. Ford's house he said its about that half.
soverelan.
The Jury found prisoner guilty.
Prisoner pleaded to • previous conviction for felony
DX Portsmouth in November, 1881.
Mr. lanes, budder, of Weymouth, WO prisoner
• very good character whilst in his employ.
His Lordship rid prisoner had been Try I=ll
convicted of uttering this counterfeit win, the
sentence he should now pre would be four calendar
months.

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Till IVITKOUTH LIM.

Charles Bridges. on bail, described as an organ
tuner, pleaded guilty loan indictment charging him
with unlawfully and maliciously publishing • certain
defamatory libel of and concerning Mr. Andrew
Graham, at Malcombs Regis, on the 22nd and 27th of
March, 1882.
Mr. Willis prosecuted, and the Hon. Bernard
Oderidge defended.
The counsel for the defence, the Hon. B. Coleridge,
said it was a curious case altogether, and be was
Instructed there was no malice in the case, and no
obvious reason why the prisoner Mould have committed
the offence. He appeared to have had the papers
printed and circulated In the mod opera way, and did
not c inceal in the slightest degree who was the author
id the libel complained of. -It pointed to the prose-
zut ir undoubtedly, bat not in such terms as anyone
reading it, knowing the parties, would readily come to
the conclusion that the prosecutor wee the person
aimed at. The libel was extraordinary and unoseall
In its lessons, and he sabedtted anyone
language would not feel his character wae=y in-
jured by the publication of such • manifesto. Of courgette
submitted it was drone in Its terms, but it was unin-
telligible. The prisoner was a man with • family, sad
it would be punishing others as well as himself if be
suffered any severe punishment at his Lordship's bands ;
therefore he left the case in the bands of the Court ;
but he would just point out what the prisoner said
when before the magistrates, showing be did not know
it was of • serious nature. He said be took train,
went home, and destroyed the remaining copies be had.
His motive In returning, he salt, was should he be
required he should be prepared to answer the cam
Mr. Coleridge left the came to the merciful considera-
tion of the Judge. The prisoner was very sorry for
what he had done.
Mr. Wilke, who appeared for the prosecution, said
the libel was the most atrocious thing ever penned.
He also mentioned that within the last month the
prosecutor had received • poet-lewd in exactly the
same terms, and then he (Mr. Graham) espiedd a
letter from the prisoner, in which he hoped the prow
tutor does not think be had anything to do with it.
His Lordship deferred sentence.
Prisoner was brought up on Thursday and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment.
BOIOLART AT PORTLAND.
Albert Morris (37), groom, was indicted for felon.
Jowly and burglarioualy breaking and entering the
dwellinghouse of Robert Comben, and therein stealing
one cotton cloth, one cake, and *bout 11b. of bread, of
the property of the said Robert Comben, at Portland,
about the hour of twelve in the night on the Bth of
July, 1882.
Cdal prosecuted.
Mr. Robert Comben stated that on July Bth, when
he went to bet about eleven o'clock, be locked up his
house. He knew prdioner, who had worked for him,
and knew the house well. On coming down the next
morning he found the back door, which he had left I
locked, open. About half-pad four in the afternoon
his wife missed the cabs and part of • loaf of bread.
lie then examined the premises, and found the window
had been forced open. Wilms.' then went for the
p 'lice, and they went over the stables and found the
prisoner in the loft. Prisoner asked him not to have
him locked up, and asked t be forgiven. The sergeant
charged him, and prisoner denied it at first, but after-
wards he said he was very hungry, and he got into the
house through the window.
Sergeant Devenish stated that on the 9th of July be
was sent for by Mr. Combeo. He examined the
premises and found that the window of the back.
kitchen had been forced open. He afterwards searched
the stables, and found prisoner in the I ft, when be
said that he went into the house through the witdow
about twelve o'clock; be was very hungry.
The Jury found prisoner guilty, but recommended
him to mercy.
Prisoner pleaded to a previous coiviction at Dor-
chester, in August, 1881.
He was sentenced to three calendar months'
imprisonment with hard labour.