The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-16 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1875

SET LENT ASHIEES. pH..., i. an insignificant looking man, with deeply
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sunk eyes.
Mr. Castle prosecuted-
FIRST COURT, Tumour. jo.eph Daley. a full faced general dealer, had the notes
(Before Mr. Justice LIAR.)
„._ in his top coat breast pocket, buttoned over. He had
as °Penal at half-past ten o'clock. end I.". received them that day frnn Mr. Martin. who took the
, The ,C'eur.,,t ,73,,, en were sworn on the Grand Jury:— number.. He fell asleep at the New Inn, in the
of prisoner. and when he woke up his coat was un•
10110'1'4: "hi-,: ti!iii. Neiman, Bart- (foreman).
IL P. i bandry, buttoned. and prisoner and the notes gone.
11. N. Middkton. E.
P.C. Jetford produced the notes, which proeecutor
Pearce,
the landlonl, left prisoner and prosecrtor
J. °unary. O. Bond, identified.
C. J. Parke. 11. Littlebales,
injtVounpToreowto.„:ether. Pri:oner went °tit "
J. lc T. IFYI.e. ill. Wariy.
O. W. Ferrer,
Colonel
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sail preseeutor woke op an 4 ii-piThe-t-ilO
ill.t ''''''rtlY
atter.
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P.C. John Jefford afterwards found pri.
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:inner at the
r Blarweli.
Crown, an.l found rne of the notes on prisoner, in the
IL Williams.
right band pocket of his
tu
the
1.1., a
of
le in the ran
ii. c. Gaelilen,
under an arc! • leading°"rrlet and in •I I '
111. it Yeatman,
J. E. Hridge,
I found the othiewrat)w
. u notes wnspiael up 's'inatlie l'Prnislotse'ner
N. Williams,
J. A. Diglor. was comma from that direction al W. The Prortamatbsi siMinst vies and profaneness was Acme.' hen in his pocket bouk n'tuuberni. corredlisroundMingutiton
nail. i tiro. ion the notat
',raved that. ,: to b
that .he Edwint , took
Ilia tortilla]. then aildresua the flrand Jury asi follows : . Martin was ill a
-G en nd nna lae i
tlemen of the Grand Jury,-The calendar on the Wykes
gace of it &pours to be a Vert grave one, theni being no down the uum HP
liersitios p.erolit've."l (iibers a th. hut., before payjn, teem to
bA. than 'lirecharges of wilful murder s q
, which iuite Lilley.
said
unusual in thi•o ninety. Upon each of these I think it Hunt
I
needful to make 1,0100 olmervationg. I may, however. I table he picked up the notes under the kitchen
add, Judge directe4 the jery to " judge for themselves."
add, that there are no crimes of bodily violence here, such I
I and they proi Itl f
as we find in other counties, nor any case of stabbing;
:err rtion in IsiTg w
but there are several trivial cases, such as are found at A prevj,nia:!•' Y. °end him guilty.
every A.ia,.., anti you will have no difficulty in dealing Tie J.,' as a.lmitted.
observed that prisoner had been four
slwith them. There is one which is unusual in the present I time i liente7l:::rto einiprisonetent. to penal servitude. and
ort-f.lrecliethrii•ze.heolt..ll7thesteth'sleini.g.awra
ewpoillreefinedeltiweeojetar' aftetrwttad to two ..or three imprisonments, he was then
,h.dc. lienal servitude, broke his license and was sent
have received it knowing it to have been stolen. I think
.1 , e had been ten times sentenced, anti it was int-
'mu will find certainly that the perion wa.s instrumental
In disf .. si ll gof the bonne, whether with a guilty knowledge proof 01. to deal leniently with ouch a loan. Ile would be
or not I an. not able to form any judgment, The thri, of
uor 10 years' penal servitude, and five years' supervision
Mies of wilful murder are a child 'hurler, a murder by a tb Police afterward..
father, and the third is a matter which remains in cons Ifftergs ANOTHER HOPELESS east
, fray, 31, lmre pleade.l guilty to stealing
siderab mimiter,
le ystery -it is a charge against • p cast
erson id the I .
IM, weight of la ur,
pro
oileake, the perty of his feaster. Ile
name of l of Weyminith, of having rawest the
death of a young girl, who beloniferl to the Milan. The I „:„I,llo.,?tfireniember " being Pr'Vi°U'll sprisoi 1111 l mt. . . .
sent for twelve
girl, it appears, had a
he ilay's holiday IsWeymouth om the Union to His
P lorlship: Do pm remember
being sent for 10 years
visit her parents, an.l s wag found at in th
evening connideralolv the worse for liquor. The first trace
° treneort
Mr. Miller his ia 4: 'il Islisoner,ts.ix or se.rennyears.
we have 4 her on the depositions is that she wan wander- ago caught his basil nii 1..11
ing about upon the Quay, and in such a condition that the ratans' f. or I.7ingasai gnenaeri7lll-arliorre''r.lu'llleanonilyw tonitlii:s
Dern 111 l who olee:rv.l her thought the girl would fall into
the water. Whether she meilitatell nelfelestnietion or into his employ, to take 1 ' .4 the parish. He Was
place.' in the smeary to break some Indian :ore, and this
not then it is imposnible to say. The person wile saw her "'Peke was in.'s oi 1• al
there went to her with a view to 'teeing her from that Priemei- anked tiunso .1...a1t with menifully.
fate, sail sho implored him to lead her lock into the The Judge said he mull soot, it mow impossible. Retail
street, end ho got her int., St. T 1 ieristrent. While lases, nine times previ 111 l nly convicted. and mustier treated
there elle was first .il.•rveil to be with Hunter and a an oin incorrigible 1.0411.3 1111111 vagaimn.l.
person named Dailey, whio was for a tine, also charged The prierner : Ple.o.e your lardship, be as merciful as
before the magistrates, 1.4 was ultimately aermittal. you can ; I will not come here again.
The prisoner limiter went over to her, put his arm The Juilge roke.l what assurance there was of that? Ile
around her waist, and lea her along up the street ; anti Was not at liberty t i treat such men as the prisoner
they are seen together by three or four pernona making men.ifirlly. Seern years' penal servitude, and five years'
their way to the Esplanale. Ile appears ts, have been supervision of the police.
the worse for liquor also, lett not . bail Ai the girl. li., sar.itllle A iiV:sli wORAPre MATHER had considerahlo illlni.lilly tsi get her Meng : nbe .li.l fall Edi.pab,A Irstlx. IS, servant, was indicted for stealing at
at one time, Ana he fell opin her, which might account I -.._ 1 i .
. . ...iissolli.„ in aanuary, two pettemata, a window blinil,
for the appearance on her fue they woul.l hear dee-rheas calico, ac. thoproperty of Robert Peah-Mr, St. Aubyn
by the withers:es after her death. They are then traced to pre.„.ewd.
• neat car the F.splanaae, awl there the girl appears to Prosecutor wan a guard at the I Nonviet Prison, Portland,
have relievea her stomach. They sit there sin..., time, anil .
antiKim/1110 was a servant in his employ. Ile afterwards
then walked away. That amanita to have been alsoit
illt gave her notiee to leave, proieriator's wife having ffiel.
In the evening. They are lost sight of for a con.i.lerame The 'peels were istinsed, and prisoner nab' that her late
time. The girl toes not appear to have been notated again mistress gave theta to her. She was found wearing the
from that time till about 9.311; limiter, however, at eig.,Lit shawl belonging: to the 'heathw an.
o'clock is (mina in pany with a licensed porter at vua John Peat an ..tficer at the Convict Prison, on Bth Jan.
Custom House. The girl is not th..re. 'rho porter is took primmer into his service. His wife died on the 13th,
waiting for the Jersey Packet, and hunter waits with him awl int the Pith lie gave prisoner notice to leave. On the
till the Packet COlllOl in, Rua then goes to the railway Moth he inins.l two petticoat., a window blind, a black
stetion with him, where the porter has to deliver mime shawl, and the night gown his wife died in b) some
luggage. They return to the Custom House, and the fringe, which had been torn id to get the body into the
porter leaves Hunter there about 9.311 at night. Shortly coffin, also some fiannel, part of what he bought for •
after that lie is sigain seell in .soupany with the w 1111 l an, shroah A black shawl he ala., hlentified by a part torn
near the Esplanade. Idol. will have to aly whether he was eh!.
the Willie person or she the name w 1111 l an ; but he appeared Hannah Legg, a servant who nucceeded prisonel, re-
then to be desirous of getting rid of her. The woman is eeive.l a bundle from a Mrs. Parker, containing a piece of
tlescrilul wi approaching towards lent and he threatening calico, a petticoat, and a nebulaw blind, which she gave to
If she conies near lie will kick her or tine sonic violence : her master. She went to Weymouth on the 19th to
elle pan.. la., hat ciiilleil hack again and he repeats the prisoner's thee+ houne.
threat, Shortly after tios man an,j woman were seen Martha Perker, greengrocer, Portland, onaid on the 19th
together going towanis the Esplanade, the man with his
prisoner brought a bundle and sail she would call for it,
arni reund her waist. The witness who speaks of it says as she was not going 1 • that .lay. She did not call Ull
he knew Hunter well, and though he del not see his face the 214. Meantime Hannah Legg came, saw the bundle
at that time, he had mm doubt from his draw, stature, and Itell, and mune thing.s were taken out. Prisoner when
gait that lie was the mun m e an : and be els., saps although '.: came, was told what articles hail been taken out, and
he did wit know the woman, yet front the dread exhibited Phe laid the calico was her own ; she hail bought it herself.
to him at the inquest, he had noiloula she was the woman She said nothing about the other articles, but took the
he sew with Hunter, and the same afterwards found in belle away.
the water. If he is correct. Hunter appears to have met P.C. Hoare received the articles from prisoner, and
with the w 1111 l an again about 9.31 f, after threatening her in
apprehended her, when she said her mistress had given
order to get rid of her, and is seen with his arm round her them to,her.
waist on the Esplanade, walking towards, I think, Devon- l'.e. lielaniont found the prisoner on the 22nd at Wey-
shire Huiblings, nest is the last seen of them together. mouth station wearing the shawl. She had • bundle, and
m Primer iiumediately after that is fetind at the Market ....,,i her eih, .
trami hail given them to her.
House Inn; be appears t o have known the innkteper. and ""
In her statement before the magintratu, prisoner said
drib' his attention to the wet condition of his right sleeve, she had the Hamlet t, make something for the chiblren.
You will remember the prisoner bad his right arm mum' and the night gown she luel to, sell, As it was net fit to
the wutuan's waist. Ile .pi to the innkeeper that he has
wear, being that in which Mrs. Peal died,
had considerable difficulty with a woman whom he found I•risoner new said that some of the things in which her
drunk in the street; awl whom by-lid not know what to
mintrenn aied were given her by Hannah Legg to sell,
do with. Ile sai.l the woman told him n she howl at Mr. ibeee‘h 6,14
,teeie., this.
Yrencharia at Greenhill, and lie timk her there, when she The Seeman said the jury found her guilty of taking
wad that was not the place, but that she belonged to Use the night dress. They thought the other woman was
1.1 ll ill it. 11.4.1 her lock again intending to give her in
soinewhatmonnectal with the ether things.
charge to the police, hut not finding a reveal& he told . .
, w.fulr...!ei..ll,:r.ieitioil.ii„,e.it rift:el
twisitti,rt.lll.ehiiiii:i:iiii.tat tinoont ;dothuebtoffitier.
her lie ni Id take her to the pollee station : and there-
upon, he said, she caught up her iireSS, 111,11 away, and he
Prisoner gtole the other thing. to.. This Was the first
law no more of her. That Is the account he given to the offence, awl he hopal it would be this last, as he did not
innkimper at the Market liouse Tavern between 11l awl II intmel to deal severely with the priaoner,
at night. And he said that ii 1111 l eiliately after she ran Prisoner : The children were in bed when their mother
mew he had gone up to the police station to give notice „ye! ere, the
etimer thhee,
there; anti. he a. 1.1.1, if any harin conies to that w au, a .ehe Judge :it is uneless for you to say that, for I don't
1 shall Isi blame.' for it. That is linaween 10 mei II at believe e wiitii
"I it.
night, lie stood before the lire to dry hin sleeve, and the . "`.
l'hree months' hard labour,
innkeeper says he oliserve.l that at that time no other part '
RoIiBIRT AT WETMOUTIL
of his drew appeared tii be teiturated with water only the ;
sleeve. r niiu the mode in *hid. hi, described what 'eel I Mary ROCk,i WWI indicted for stealing • a-menial:, the
Taken place with tliegirl,the iiinksoiperaeopewa that lieliad ' prrperty of. Laurence Shea, private in the 102.1 regiment
just left her, too h l that all lie ail spoken id hoe taken p hiee i Mr. Imwas proseeutod,
just befure. The polieeinan at the station where Hunter I Issylis Snail, eolourisergeantof the held Regiment, said
weed to simak about the girl, said that tee ...eau. there ! on the I Ith February, lie withdrew £2 Is, for Shea from
before eight o'clock-before he went on lan beat; and 1 the regimental bank, and gays, him £2 in gold and is. In
MI mos° he is much Ilion, likely te he, wriest. a, to the , silver, 0.4 11 o'clock.
tile, beeaune lie keeps,. record of bin doinga. The police- i Laurence Shea said he gtorwarbi started for Weymouth
=ye that almut a quarter to. eight Hunter came to the I with Prinatio lane and Taylor, about five or nix an the
hoe and 4.1.1 1 that he 144 met a girl in a drunken evening. Ile knit his y with him, lie was worse for
aaa Wide,. state in the street., and he gave the aline liquor, and fell .ill the noad, and lan jacket WAS . muddy.
ee, t ~, before ~/ his doings -that he leel taken her to Ile went to the Nelson, at Weymouth, and hung his jacket
Mr•Y' siebaril'm and then she u4l she belong.' to, the on the chair. Hail changed one sovereign at Portland ;
lutilorin, then taking her back he fold her he should take hut the ether he put in the fob picket of his tunic, and it
her to the neation, when she rall away. If this took phow Was there when he hung lain tunic up. lie went away
before eight del.mk. as the policeman says. then it was with a person named Jacket. hewing Rocket in the riom
I.:. 41iwtwr artiireila%Vtert,lkuin.al!.l Illr,miat have at the Nelson. with Privates Lure and Taylor. Was
--• a,....... ..i5,... i,..if ..., boor and when he came lack
h himnelf abset twelve o'clock, and the following prisoner WAS not there. Ile got his tunic free Taylor. who
mor . • his clothes ware hong out to dry. These are all wa., weanoig it, proomoitior having worn out Taylor'nn, lie
Lb.' factmi spirken te by the witnesses in connection with pit his finger into the foh, and round the sovereign miass
what tented out to be the death of that w 1111 l an that lug, Mel asked Txyler hail he taken any money out, and
sight Next 1111 l ruing betweee nine and ten aclork the he said he had not. linked prisoner(who WAS in the New
bely 4 the woman was found his the water some con- I oin.
the
next Iloilo% with Private lane) for the sovereign;
sideraWe distance from any landing place. The tide but she Kalil she knew nothing about it. Lane said he
had recede,' :shout half ; and while some boys were hail ovn her take out the money from the fob, but
playing on the minds they °leery.' the Lidy about the prisoner .141 not reply. She would not reply, and he tent
fraithile of the lake as I understand. She was, lying on her for a policeman.
55,,.... without a hat, with t a hair net, the lower part of ! private Lane saw Shea go cot with Taylor's tunic on,
her hady was entirely bare-her cloth.' bad either been 1 and saw prisoner take it off the chair and into the New
washed up or lifted up over her heal; her feet were Inn ; Taylor went in there and not it on. Itocketbuttioned
tAwar.ls the sea. and her free bore marks of a bruise. The it lip, and while doing so, put her hand into the fob
body Was taken to the police station. How she got to that pocket, and sa4l " Here's sixpence for myself." lie saw a
spot is apparently a mystery, noway aeeinv able to' suggest piece of money in her hand.
any MAW. by Whit+ the hotly got there. Her hat was Hy the Judge : Couldn't tell the colour of the money,
found Oil the steps of the pier, three or foto steps down, though he saw it between her fingers. She then went into
There are nautical witnesses, well aware of the set of the the lack yard, and canie hack. Private Shea returns,' in
tides •ii.l the state of the bulkier, and they state that about two minute., asked for his coat, and said he hail left
o▪ pposing the woman to have jumped off the pier mein- • sovereign in it. Ile put his hand into his pocket for it
a-woe self-destructiqn, or bad fallen elf, she would and witness told him he had seen prisoner take something
pn, I, b.. 111 have &emu' lotto • 1144 there is there; and, if out
tershe hail heen drowned, the liwly could not have , Cas ('hashes Taylor wat the Nelson with Shea and the
.'n 7,...rie,1 wit. but it would have resuaienel supposing ' ether. ?se exchanged tunics with Shea, but saw nothing
it wail ever there. liow the hat got to the spot was a of the sovereign. liocket buttoned it up, and said "lice,,
:natter of conjecture. Besides that, the witnesses said sixpence for myself."
Urn set 4 the tide if the '`odlf bad bee,' there and carried I Elisabeth Jacket's evidence was immaterial,
out would not have taken it to the plttee where It was I, Pt!. Apsey apprehen.kid prisoner just outside the New
Newt lout in. the harbour in the opposite direction. 1 Inn door, searched the back yard, and found nothing.
Zuemiments mule .eined to prove the accuruy of that , Prisoner tearfully said she was not guilty of taking the
ojoiniiin. Ile girl's hair net was fossil on a mat where eon erect' • she knew nothing almost it.
•liis luta lamit sitting the night liefore, but that is nothing : ''hit Judge, summing up, pointed out that Taylor, who
Is%very likely it dropped off the girl there : and her hat was , had the coat em,,ili.l not know what the prisoner di,'
the pier step.. The Mall Hunter plea to wee Ili, Imlay ' because he was drunk. The sovereign had not been found,
In conspauy with one of the wittirases aim saw thou ! whirr, 5,...„ it g:„,e.
teisiether time night before. lie gala to Hunter "That's the . The foreman s venlirt wan that there was not sufficient
woman you were with last night" and Hunter admitted ! evidence te convent. The rest 4 the jury had net agreed,
it was, Ola that be was .11111140....1 to the inquest. Ile iieirl ' too they found her at 1.4 not guilty.
II e sal lie thing to th -e policortuatt but whoa Om , The Jeage : Think yourself .very fortunate to get off. I
t n .1111• ais...l hi. lei Sinif eVidenO3 at the iaaeret know more of your history than the fury do, and I Adele°
vies iii t. S.
be .Junie.l she was the same person, awl that he had self you not to come here again.
so to the policeman. On that he was not calleil. You will woUNDINIII AT WIIITCHURCII.
sdiserso that up to this point I have uot stated a single I Tint. ehrevonn. W. fool .In 'nes .I,•yrter. :N. (arm labourers,
duce ult yividence which tends Is. bring Hunter into eon- were indicted for maliciously wounding Jame. Iloblis, a
2sectittn with the woman at the time when silo inust have . pee, emostalole, aiel inflicting upon him greivous bodily
gsue into Use water; nor is there a particle of eviJence in hm.„„ no, wiaereeme white...envoi.
the depaitieu before me to connut him directly will. that . Mr. Sullen prosecuted, atel Mr. (lolling defended.
act. If it were drown that he bed wilfully leash.' her or I
thrown her lute the water under eire tseces whieh ! um.. which ww.
Mr. Hellen said he otpimared on the part of the prosecu-
iustatited by the thief Constsble of
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lisa.te it perikua to her life, aia.l *he had bat her life ill limsot foe tho &feu (I Wen. Kilowatt: who were
mialeavountig to extricate herself. then it would be wilful the men. all.l what their ellen...ha* were, anal what was
murder ; if, en the other Laud, without intending to 410 their intent in e 'tang this assail upon the pelins-
anything inthlwful, but by Ileglwew, Swot „ands...nem he man, he promomsl to offer no evident.° upon the major
Nasal or nettled her into the weber, and in eta.leavouritj elfenee • but as the primmer. were willing to pleat guilty
to get taut athe was drowned. then it would be 3 calm to the charge of unlawfully wounding, he proposed to let
manslaughter. But the primmer aloes not aemar tea be at the charge remain them.
all nemeses:A with her. Where she fell in is a water/ Mr. Collins mini he propneal that the prisoners should
how also got where she was fe I is. a mestere. ne wed say in the Kasen. of the jury that they were guilty of
not fame' tole: is: her muttony tat all after about lutfelock unlawfully wounding, and that the case should stand on
that night, when they were bud oaten going in the diroction that &mos alone.
of Devonshire Badinage. Whether the poor girl. being The prievuet then severally pleaded guilty to that
Joey 1 tier time, was tumble to go lamic to the tliiissn, anal „ant.
In a otate of wreteleolue.a cuurinittal seleakettruction. it is Mr. Collins said he was Sultructeal in the cane of the
impossible to till; but there is no evident'a to prisoners, anal believed his. lordship would say this. wee
en wit 'tting the ease at all to the jury. To intnneatte about the molded case of unlawfully waninaliug that had
Minder it meat be Amen that some unlawful net of ever eons before him. Chromium hed lived Z years in
hi* 'line."). '"fttril"lteti to the eV"bt wk."' haltl'e""l. It the same serviee, lac hal .....0 to a well.known fanner in
"has bos• intimated to me that fresh evidanne will be his youth. Mr. Keynes, of Whatcomhe, who, he believed,
Drought laran• you. I wordy detail what at piesent would come here anal give hint a character, for tiering the
appears frets the depositions. YoU Will bear any neer whole of that time there was not a syllable against this
eyeless., laid l.mfore yoat, aml conaider whether it am num's character; he was a gaol honest workman, not
connect. Muntor with the ' 'dial., act which brought given to drink, but telly in the confidence of his master.
her into the waters. would make him responsible In one lhe Judge I tue Mr. Collins, that the injury was a very
Miaow sr another for tor Jeatla. I its not at present see „Hem onat
attest the witnesae.s ein gut., how the Moly got where it Mr. Collins said "No doubt, my lord," but he continued
was founal. It was. high water tee or three, hours before that Cheesanan had tees in the employment of Mr.
ehe holy was aliseoveral ; whether it had drifted to see Keynes for era years, anal In Pat. afllleestause wet sward.'
• toil had lose, wsol,srl leek again we e-ureut tell- It I. not a prize by the Illanalford Agricultural Satiety, far (net
. Whet& 1.. surmise two or three males lay uldsh the body Leine 40 yew, a age) being in the same sernee 25 years
might lame got there ; bat it is all aunuise. All ye tem with a good charaeter. With regard to Joyner, he was a
Is. reted.ler a whether any eei.14,111, lllttp man only DI years of age, 111141 he (Mr. Collins) held
her getting lute the water as would make him legally ro hie luand noleaS than four certificate" given by the
resaponsilak. for Is. r death. The IleXl ea.oe is one of child Inansdeed Agricultural Society ;he had also been in the
murder. A ) woman is charged with the wilful sense e„.nio (sc II year. This constable Caine lists. the
murder of her child. There are in this cam ieeality anal was. unknown at heat: anal
the 'lanai eirematetanees: adso young wounan wits .eTerted be did not know this i 5,,.., masher of the people there.
.of being in the busily way, also less charged wills at anal 1.•,,c some meson or other Me tosettelde chose to search
it. From her appearame she was att.-wank Clicesman a day or two prerionaly. IoSALC reason or
s▪
uspected to have a:teell birth ts. a allaa• lad al'. .I"aiad ails% Wide% prOVOI LO be utterly without fofindetatm, he
it Throe weeks arierwarda a body was found, isn't site. ...arched Cliecsman can the previons Saturday. The
admitted ti, 5500 that of her child. It was is. a lostdie or prisoners said that en the night in question as they
clothes tinder the aut ad the poi, y, wlasu tala.4 nasmol the constant.% he tuade wine remark to them at
▪ the ho. IY Wit W 341.4, It Wes found to have a core ,sa List they were aden.l.l, tind no doubt upon that the
round the Ilea. If that coral had been put round in the comae:slab. teza ...alt.l by the two prisonen, Cheesman
life-time of the shsilil the mealieal man thinks it was tight street Lise toe or three blows on the head, anal no doubt,
" ugh to havecauseddeatli. arbors the questi an when though rimy densest 4. a stall WWI noel.
" the cord put there( it ;sat-modem examination wee Mr. Button: A ilia its found covered with blood.
madame' I invite Yourattonuon Perth-Warty to the evidence Mr. t Alias eabl he could; not am Oa n why the assault was
of the medical gentletnan. Ile says there W.el not a single ,c.suisissittssl. They ecru two of wind:l...mid le called the
appearance on the child indicative of death by str.sm.sela- model lab !times of this.
,c.ounty, lost why, being a 'Stale the
; there was no metre/non of tht (magma., 110 congsstlon worse for liquor, .11.1111 L ono:unit tile assault( lie could
st; the brain, not a aingle appearance wlisch must have very well fancy that, knowing they were men of 'm-
om , tea itself had the child't death la's-fl ,tultned by t4e pr.awhaht, t•har.wtot. and fanning they were insulted.
of the ....elf ife thmhs that (rem the male mt tLev committed tit,. 4,44111 t, which eatime ose lth injuries.
which the coal WWI severed and (row the state of rite ;it ~,„ to him extraordinary that without Mytne or
va.ry probable the child • d.t4tl4 sins causal by reason. tley shoial.l have as.atilkel th.• conattable.
saUlhaemorrhage. but that there is no appeanuica of tlmth ' The Judge sail therc. Wa.. no &Hand some ,411*e; the
heeiweuaiU coised ta I>' etraiilation. You will have constable Mel *marched t liet-man a day or two previously.
before you late Itialettleilt Windt lite girl made to the The constable said he heard I.7heesman say; to the other
sedieeman, that she put the cord round the neck after the a "Them is the b-- who searehed me on S.tturday night ;
Mite. 4,wth as a means of alrepltlng the hoar down into ; pll kill hint"
When Mr. Collins 035 dm there
of motive, em
the soil. think you will find tile medical maul's testis was &headset motive, if these denotations were true. But
wu dines that way; at all events there is ao when the Iswlteelll3Jl, was ermreaainiusol, Chemman did
'ly rather ina
much .101114 in the case that you may my it wa-s siatach not ask him "Dial you not say oduethiug provoking to me
moire mutable the death waa Caa4.11.). letenorrhage than on the road r If Ile could sulfur • policeman who only
by Maltateelatjea, If you think so there is no case to dial his duty to be &smutted on the highroad in this
/utile jots in p uting a bull for wilful murder. ! manner. anal gave ma punishment, there would be no
shall theeefore direct that it till b.a sent maintaining public order.
UP b. Yoa for the minor &fen., ad concealing the Mr. Collino out lie dol not ask that no punishment
barth. Although the jury wham try her may actuit her of about.' be riven. lint he said that if the nob-tenant had
runnier met filet her guif the minor Offellee, it if been in Winterlaorne Whitchurch for more than eight
net desirable to arraign Jrhe for murder when it is pretty mouth. he would not have attempted to search thew
clear dm will only Im convictael of ,the s,,sich tisialler! men for being on land in search, of game. sio doubt
offence, Do- third case is that of al fatnee inue'lerins; his these men knocked hill, down, and did him a great deal
;induce It is an e05'e...4114,4.y painful matter. Tou will ;of injury more than they intended I. Is. No doubt they
ttamr.U;L'ri'l'nee 'leer le.you. at all siutast• ion. No doubt ; only intended to knock the loalieetualt down, and give him
est • 5055, slit s't his daughter's throat and it iS what they would call a goal beating for this insult nay
that its his then state of mind he was 1114 i lase.* perfectrit well that if a man hal been le years in
. ti.btasetaar la actions. Rut the state of his mind it, a the stone service. and Itao been brought up as a boy in it,
.I=lllay It! *lli not come before yotlt end will only be those around him could form some idea of his character,
whether th jurT. All You have to consider is I whether he is of a savage dispueition 00 otherwise. Mr.
Ohara endoemed Jeca mhi
ease of urder said F..alts, Mr. Keynes. and other large (annum would . 111 l e
ending a mil. Mel you will lame no ditnulty tit al anal give this man the feed of characters for a
and his lord hip "thee camas there was no difileult . ' la‘le'arfer iu aWiat snF
"unviarel the other county.
rand Jure to their duffel I - john Keynes : I have a fartn at Wltatrombe, Blanalfori.
Jo_ e •• 11.11ITUAL CII11111141.." Cheeetnanitas been in soy varlaY zor YOWL and has
the
pees.
woo iwww, f„, dealing
from in my all the time. Ile is a atingle men:
pm, three nee her at Manthull. ou January I I have no fault to final with him all the tinm, and he has
"me of Rog Land notes. haat a prise (rout the Mlandford Agriculture' Society.

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Joyner has been with me eleven years • he came as a boy,
and his condlct has always lien good. He has received
prises from the Blondfoni Agricultural Society.
Mr. J 31an0el Pleydel, one of the Grand jurymen, gala
be wee formerly chairman of the Blandfm-d Agricultural
SonintY. Knew both prisoners, Cheesman all his life and
Joyner 13 Or 11 years. Never heard anything against
either of them.
31r. Collins remake I that the man had been in prison
ever since 2sth lase.
The Jude: lith of January.
P.C. 110,1,s was sworn and said he did not may anything
to them or make any motion to irritate them, when ho
met thom on the road Cheesman use' the staff, and
Joyner kicked I • when he WWI down. They appeared to
be the worse for drink, but not drunk. Was not yet
ret....2versd.

resting upon the dock, and maintained that poeitien
during his arraignment. Called ou to plead, he quietly
said " Not guilty."
He w" rmnoved bel.w during the he:trim:of the CIAO or
emeesalennot against Leight.,n, of WeYm.mth•

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11""a-nit:NT AT 01 MOUTH.
John Roorrt 1,-ighion, 31, irg.ntter. was indirted for
emberaling monk. Is•lonci a; to the t rustles of the Loyal
Excelsior Lodge of Ill,'fellows. Ile Pleaded not
Mr. Collins proseruted : primner WM undefended.
Mr. Collins lirietly state 1 the farts, and reutarke I on the
miselsievons rhameter of the offen,.
Henry John Gutwlry sai.l the pr., mer was mrretary of
the lodge an.l a meinher. Fr en IX7I. to
Deem,lser Li he was on the funds I,..ind siek ;,•if frau Ifith
to Ilith. then on again. The siek pi,' was 12,. a week. an I
pint weekly, millet:lnel lw Mr. (Elver. tria -tee not si -k
visitor. ..and sometimes by the pr:mner. On SeptenOier
211 prisoner deducted Ss. from 6i. (three days' pay) for
arrears of emtributions for two months. Priomer met
him in the street and gave hull the Is. awl he -jetted for
it. Every fortni4ht after Is. 31. was similarly deducted.
After the first :is. was delude.' he; it rezolarly up.
By prisoner :On the olornin; ter your I, mks were
taken yoa said to time If you are in arrear. it um.t be a
mistake, awl 11l make it riztat at the aide.:
Be-exansined : I answered
?risoner "1 kn iw the money
kas Imen regularly &ne du':
Thomas Oliver said he was one of the trustee, of the
1.14 e awl A me": visitor. While Oundry was on the skit
list witness paid every time except one,, after the 3.1.
which prisoner doluctvd. I lot it Innis prismer week hy
week. Prisoner delnetel It. 1L
I 1......exahrh1r.1: For other persons th in ImitliT hard
sotnetimes drawn the tummy from the Treasurer.
William Bose said he ,v." CUL:7!.,I t FYi. si •Ir pay for
live days from :Ist to Septelailwr :A tln th.• latter day
prisoner paid x 4., hut deducted li, 31. for arrears, giving
sa. Ut, and sayin • there was a day •lae•
Frauris l'attley'Llhiver• -.MI he was instructim: warder
at PortLawl Prison, awl m.-ret in of the It seal .1.11,2 rt
loilde if aablfellows. In Dereatiiier last war I .14e Wam
indebted tithe Loyal Excddor a:. •I. ti'a::2l. I 1-Ike9",bl
sent :a postsithre order LI pris iner for the ...attribution ..1
a ',wither named Kus, the co, x 1., awl las-Mrs,' C letter
from priseuer acknowlislamg the receipt of the Post-oltice
order.

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Mr. Keynes, re -ailed, sail the character of these usen
tor sobriety had been very good before.
The Judge sail: It is, I think, one of the most painful
cases I ever hasl to deal with, to have to sentence men who
have had such is character as you have is extremely pain-
ful, and I should be extremely glad to be able to let you
off with a light punishment; but I have to administer
public justice. I triad that the only provocation given by
the policeman was given to only one of you, it was search-
ing you. No doubt that was very annoying, and no doold it
was undeserved by you; but the polieeman had a right to
do it. If one could treat as a light thing the attacking of
• policeman in the execution of his duty, there would be
no preserving public enter. I cannot account for what
you did that night : you were the worse fir : but
that night you did attack that policeman and injure him
most severely. Ile was found according to medical
evidence with eight open wounds in the head, and they
had penetrated to the bone, a black eye, a bruise on the
forehead, a bruise behind the ear, bruises on one of the
forearm; and an abrasion on the shoulder. And to this day
he is unable to resume his employment I feel therefore,
much as I deplore it, unable to give you a light punish-
ment I accept the plea that you are guilty of the minor
offence, though your guilt goes very near to the major
offence, and had you 65,0 tried awl found guilty of it, I
should have had to send you to penal servitude. I sentence
you to 12 calendar molten' hard labour : but I give you
credit for the two months during which you have been in
prison, and therefore you must be imprisoned and kept to
Wzd labour for DI calendar tationthi.

Unia4-ancatained Previuui ta this always fauna your
&C.C./WM. correct.

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th ju.lgo : Pri•oner tra4 gn:pen•le.l on the 2.)th
Deenuhur, and I TUCciIV.I thAt ackuqwle,lguienton thu
3lst.

-17naleriek George !Well WWI one of the trustee* of the
lodge. It Was Ill! 41Ity of the pri• iner t keep is •• night
book.' awl enter therein the contributions received from
members the lodge night after they are revive L
Samuel JWIO.II, is usemberl.l the lodge, awl auctioneer
end aeeountant at Weymouth. Hal examinel the night
book* carefully. and WI 1.. 11. J. Gundry Clete was no
such emu as TI.. cretlitwl to I between the entl of
Septettilter att.l the end of Deeenther. The only entries to
Gundry's credit. were Is. 31. Nor. 2, and Is. 31. Nov. 16,
and at 1t,., evil of Ileeeniler I lundre stoo.l four awl a half
Iles ii, arrear by onii..ion,. A• to William Row on
December 1.41 there wa, no entry of 3.1., and he is in
arrear ths. 30. at the enil of December. The *stlt Lase.
WWI the lodge night. Prisoner was in office then, and
made entries that night sillgeith prisoner was tnispentlod.
There was no stain emitted to Kos during the quarter. A
poststtlieetinler sent to him from Portland on tens' Dee.
should have IMAM enten.si om the 2`stli.
Craw-examined : The books have leven in my possession
since your suspension. I have not effaced anything.
Your figures re,n.jo just WI I (WIWI them.
Supt. Vickery sistke tst apprehending prisoner on a
warrant Jan. 14. Ile wanteil to go to the audit meeting
which was on, awl said Ile WWI oil his way there.
Before the magistrates he said be MY on his way to the
&U.IiL

-I;ri-soner said he had been secretary for the past six
years. There lisal always Inon two parties in the lodge,
and porti,:ularly the last three years. whi.l had led to
frequent elections of secretary, and he hat always been
ehimen by a large majority. It bad been hi. greate4
ambition to prove a credit to his supporter,. Ile would
rather forfeit all he gio.,iesseil than the confidence placed
in him by the grand majority of his lodge. lied he been
allowed to the audit he should not be standing
before thetu. There MI. • little malice in the affair; and
it was a hard thing to deprive his wife and fatuity of their
111.1114 of suppirt, when be was willing to pay all demands
due from lain. on an audit. Ile complained that the
trustees never autlmrised these proceedings, nor were
they authorised under the rules to take thetu. Ile thought
the whole proceeding, unfair and. unjust. Had lie been
allowed to attend the andit as the magistrates arranged
he should have been able to put all straight. It was an
insult his bondsman, Henry Tigard, Esq., one .4 the
eulaptitruaatc-sn.d ;le
ar t hiiiselj. In ie.iggicv a rwhere thehman • Ito,
good deal of division and much wrangling, a secretary was
likely to forget a thing NOIIO of them were perfect; and
anything lie had done wrong was by error, and not
wilfully.

Mr. Oliver, re-called, sail prisoner's accounts were
audited half-yearly. thi the 30th 1/eceinber prisoner's
books were demanded, aii.l the audit was on the following
Wean...slay. They waited up till nearly tun u'elo.:k at
night for hint
.Mr. Sidney 31illedge said he was treasurer of the lodge.
Primuer drew money by britwing a printed form uf onler,
with name, date, awl amount written in, int the treasurer
for so much fur eseli sick person. On :Nth September he
drew 1. for 11. J. liunilry. Prisoner paid him on tti
November /111 tin. IL On 2nd October prisoner had for
Gundry 12..; on nth. 12..; on 16th, 12, ; un 2.11,1, 12.; on
3611 October. 12i. alld a-, on —the full sinus each time.
On 2hl. Ihweinher he had for Mose ss.
Prisoner said he never received that.
The Judge cams-sued his disapproval of the allegation.
A question arising as to the date of prisoner's apprehen-
sion, Superintendent Viekery was re-called, and explained
that 1m the lit January prisoner Wai siumuouwl before
the niagistnates, and they unlered hint to give up the
Issiks, witness going with hint, having him in custody,
releasing him after a few hours. Ile reinaineil it urge
from the lot till the Lith, when he apprehended him on a
warrant

-Vr7oliver. said the audit was called at eight o'clock.
Prisoner came at quarter to ten without the voucher,, angi
was sent home for thesis. 11., hroight then. luck, hut
they ,11.1 not it., into the account., as it was ton o'clock,
they hroke up. The accounts liad never I. on :oolited.
The Judge said the question was whether pri.mer
fraudulently appropriated the money he received front
Gundry, Gore, and Kos. Were the °wisdom, of receipts
in his IN. Is. mistake, or 110,11., wilfully / Had it occurred
once or twice, it might he a mistake ; hut in the care of
Gundry it went on week after week. The gs. 3.1. on
account of Itrae was omitted; and the tir. SI. received
frora Portland Illecensber war not entered, although
prisoner niaile entries on the ti.ll, hut not that. It
seemed he had an opportunity of explaining his accounts,
hut did not attend the audit at the proper time. Were
the omissions in the hooks hy mistake, or f,a, the purpose
of pocketing the money t
Prisoner was found guilty.
Mr. Genius said the most serious case was that of
Paterson, involving a fraud of £l2 Ills., which he did not
take first, because the witnessei were not present.
His Lordship said he would rather another case were
taken.

I::.C.pllins then stated the facts detailed in the follow-
ing evidence.
Neil Paterson sail he Was sapper in the Royal Engineers.
Mien at Weymouth he belonged to the Loyal Excelsior
Lodge. On October N, 1.472, he left Malta for Bermuda,
where there is no o.lplfellows lodge. On 19th January,
1871. he sent a letter to privotter, pleclaring on the f I
of the Loyal Excelsior Lolge. (Letter read.) Received
no money from the lodge at Bermuda. On 24th August
he returned home. On the *Rh October. IS7I, when at
Chatham, he declared off the sick fowl The period of
sickness Was ti weeks and 2 days. On the 2ia.l October
he WWI at Netley, and remised £0 by poitmdice order
from the prisoner. That was the first sum he received.
Was entitled to Its. a week. On 16th October received
another £0 in the same way, and on the 9th December
A:5 Ns. Those were the only three smut be received from
prisoner. liml from Brompton Lodge £6 about the •th
December. That 'mule up is. too much.
Mr. Collins said the prisoner charged the society £.311 ft.
on account ofprimmer.
Witness sail that a voucher handed to Lim (which was
found amongst prisoner's Petal's) war not signed by him.
(His name WAS attached to it they say by prisoner, and
a forgery.)
TWA letters of prisoner t, Paterson wore read, referrim
to the matter, and wpking for ackuowledgment of the XS,
received from Brompt m.
Witness: On the sth June, 1971, plid not receive from
prisoner £l2 Ns., or at any time. The first receipt WAS
In October. Did not get in December from prisoner.
Mr. S. Milledge, treasurer, produced the book in which
he entered the money paid for Paterson to prisoner. On
the sth of June he paid him 612 19s. for Neil Potermin
on girl of October, S.; ; October Pith, £0
.4th December,
X 5 11111 December. £3—altogether 1.16 Gs.
Mr. Jackson produce.' the lodge books in which prisoner
had entered the above several sums 111 paid to Neil
Paterson by him.
Noticing the accounts purported to Iso audited, his Lvrpl-
ship asked how they were passed, and Mr. Jackson sail
he belies., they had not vouchers liroduceill they took
the prisoner's word for the payments.
This Judge : Carious auditing!
Prisoner explaiiied one of the Xti payments by some
reference, which WAS not very clear, to the transactions
with the Brom:Min lodge. As to the £l2 Ilk, he said in
April lie had to pay a district bill of XII pvld, but hail the
misfortune to lose two £5 notes, which he failed to
recover, though he had bills about the loss distributed in
the town, lie then drew the £l2 10s. cheque to pay the 1
district bilL as Paterson said he did not want the sick pay
till he came home. At the end of the year by saving he
was in • pisition to replace the money, and should have
done it had an audit ISSell gone into.
The Judge having summed up the case,
The jury immesliately returned a verdict of guilty.
Mr. Collins sail OA :Bril October, 1,7.1, Paterson owed
13s. for contribution's which he sent by Post-oldie order
to prisoner, who cashed it., but had not accounted for it.
In answer to the Judge, it was intimated that there was
besides the amounts already proved, frauds of 1231 or XlO.
The Judge soil :primmer had been clearly found guilty,
and he had evidently been embezzling the money et the
Imlge fora considerable time. He could hardly conceives
more heinous offence. He lisd considerable doubt whether
he ought ispt to semi him to penal servitude but on
further consideration he hoped a long imprisonment would
inert the ends of justice. But he must receive severe
punishment. As a warning to others placed in positions of
trust connect.' with these very useful societies. Ile bail
already been in prison two months. and WAI WSW sentenced
to 19 months' bard labour.

"4 Mrs. Gamey beekoning me to go there. I went in
and upon airs. At the top I found Mrs. Gainer ennPorting
Mr.. Senior. S•onor was walking about the roma with
hi 4 hands to his head. Uri. Senior pointed to her husband
saying " Ile has kille I al.y chill" I lo hot at hint awl
Raid " What r Ile . hio wife "' What an: you nuking
much a bother about, it is nothing, it is nothing." Mrs.
Senior again nail •• V my chit I." Ile looked
at la,, very straight an I ..al.l Yes Tye 40312 it. coino
in ati,l see tier Mr. Ic ho's in here." I followed
hiot in!. the tk. .us where the chill was lying. Ile
&Si I "I'o4 little thing, she. guttered enoligh. but
Azifer ii•• !pore.-t ssw the ehild, who ga.e•
twice. opene.l her eyes, and 1:0311 e10.e.1 thew .Iyiu.t.
said. " what I al it with." awl pointed to
a carving knife on a wadi.tan.l. The knife was covered
with blood. I was afraid lie was g,in. t., teke the knife
a": un. n'"l I went betureon him and it, an.l hint to
ewoe out, lie iollowisl we quietly. Had know" him
seven year.. . _

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Cross-exatninssl Senior appeared quite uncencented.
Ili, eyes were rolling :shouç and when he spoke he pushed
hi. ta,e sse to mine. Ile was quite gliiferent Xs what I
hal known hint Itel I.,en in the habit of walking in
nii4l 'flit 1.1 his house like me own. Ile Wa. 3 13.33 verY
rcsle,tesl for lii, kitellinem of disp.Mtion ; he hat
a kiwi word for every Issly. Ith was devotedly fond of
his child, and 1 never heard hint speak au angry word to
her or 1,6 wife. Ile (caret lie should lose thin child like
the rest. There WI. fever in Sheri some, aml he kept her
house to nave her (rens taking it. For a fortnight before
the death there was i toarkol change in him Ile seemed
V. shrink frau his friend:. When I went in he wanic.i
to get away. It, WA, abe4YS tAlkini of this child, and
saying how fond he W 4., of her.
.Nlr. E. 'iurner, surgeon, wan .-alled to see the child. She
ha I a wound in tle• right breast about two inches in
lougth ; could not tell how sleep. She was quite dead.
There WAS a great sled of Jul rhere was no putt-modem
Could not say whether the weuml wan sufficient to
ca'l-0 death. Disl iist connider the Isl.sl I saw outnide
sufficient to cause slea:h. There might he internal bleed-
ing. A varying knife shown in, was sueh as would came
the woun.L I linked senier what male him c. ttttt uit the
at, and I.e saisl "I sthl net wish the child to see poverty.'
Ilad spoken to him passing in the street; but hat n.st
known It i ttt much. 11, was very excited when I saw Min
bstween It:wet I o'clock.
3lr. If. Nutt. surge in, nail —Prior to November I
attm.led primner and his (aunty professionally. Wan
attending his daughter for scarlet fever. Saw her first on
the :ird November, when the symptonin were evident. On
ffits Novetuber about 9.31 saw her. There ii4l4 some slight
imprevemeet lint she irt4 in a critical litiun. Detween
und ao went to the h0e..., ausl saw the child 4teal.
Iler aiglitolrem and the lesl-clothen were saturated with
blo.sl. round 4 I:40114 wound en the right side ssf the
ululmer part if the cited. It entered the cavity of the
chest, awl would Ise over two inches in depth. Decidedly
think the wound suilieient to cause death : she sliest
(nen exhatintion arising f hemorrhage from the w.sunsl.
Cross-exaldned : 161 known him.. over 15 years. Ile
was well-known for simplicity of character and aluiability
of banner, Ile was liked by every one. Ills father was
now dying Heard on 4.0 I authority that years age the
father was affected in hi. mind. All his children diet
young. Ile was t affeetionate to all his children. lin
Si''. t of his general anxiety for his HUI Doi, hail
attended them three or finur times a day. Hal attended
primmer. In tail prisoner was thr.ssen from is conveys
awe, hid sustained slight concussien of the brain, and
more or less concussion of the spine. I noticed great
difference in his constitution afterwards, lie bee4lllo
very 111114.1144e.1 in 161.11.11:111,V. Oil the :MI November I
was sent for by his wife to attend him. Was told he ILA
fallen down in a fainting tit. Ile was out of health ;hail
not seen hint souse time, and was particularly struck by
lug altered appeanutce. lie Wa, very ilepre.iil and
wretched, lie male no complaint ; seemml to be thinking
of something else and sluitu foreign. It was only on the
anxiety of his wife that I was Sent for. When I KIM him
he asked mu, to see the chill, and, waited at the bottom
of the stairs to low what 1 mid. When I toll him it
was fever, he seems,' painfully striekeu. lie .41,1 " No-
thing eollie, but to my alibi. All that happens in Sher.
borne COML. ti suy From that tone be was full
of tippreliensi tttt .
Mrs. (Mosey was called in by the servant. She said to
hint " You don't kn.,. what you have done r Ile said
" 1 hive done it; I have cut it." To his wife he said
" Why do you cry ; it is nothing."
Drom-examinal : She spoke of his kituluess for his chili
and wafe„contirelisig other

Supt. ll.tre &mi.! Uth November about 1.30 he went
towards prisoner's house, and in Custody ~(two
policemen. Direeted them to take him to the ntation.
rhere I cwutimieil him, oil ho wit " I could not sou her
suffer awl Want; I know I done it, and !dull 1,0 hung for
it." Produced the (rho Supt. WM greatly
;alerted). . .

Cres.-examinesl: MA known him many years, and he
was as g.srl a Isearted.fellow as ever breathed. Ile Wahl
very fond .sf his child awl wife. Had amused a 'Len
change him lately and Kpeken &beet it. Ile hal been
ill a lew desponding way; Worse after the child because
This resupletel the rase for the prosecution.
Mr. Collins addreawd the jury onbets& sd prisoner,
saying—I do not knew a sadder task than you and I have
to perform, with the assistance of my lord this slay.
Ilsrm Hie rests souse of the reqsnisibility i, to whether
this sum, suffers a vielent death sir not. Sin you, under
the direetien .d lily let, lies that req”usibility to the
full ; awl I do not ask you to shrink from it if you think
that the idea which you have gathered from my Masa-
OX:Sininatioll is net tip in bell ill of the prienser is
wit true. But, gentlemen, if I left the Came an
it standn at pre.ent, without calling befere you a
single witness on behalf of the defence, what verdict
ccitt yau Pis.ltily give I Was the lulls Ithall the
morning in question Kane —in the possession of Isis
ft ...due, as we sire at the present 114 nt I sir slit Gil
for his an as, purireses, upou I a sliseased
brain, wish). rendered hies unaccountable I Gentle
Men, I have never loebins been in No painful a case, awl I
hope that I and you sitting hero in the discharge "( pew
duty will never again vo silell an exhibition as we have
wittseKa.ll in the doelt ti ley. Not a witness who has
costae forword for the mesa:mien in the discharge of a
stecuslety. lest has tel.l yen that whets if you are wen
must have made your hearts trend& as it made my own.
Here Wasa man respectable, known to a large holy of the
inhal itesits of the county for Isis kin.fissims of disposition,
graluelly Iss.mise affected in his mind ; a great change is
weicel in hits., led id, friend, Imps, against hope, awl lie
i. cit Liken vs a ismatie ass I awl the failure of Isis
brain esisstantly in ah orolea Ile Nr. Collins) was unable
to cell the wife, who could speak best to the change
its his life awl yowlers, as the law slid not
allew if it, lint he should being before them
many who hail known bins intilnately, awl they would
detail the shank., they hal noticed in him during the
past tom years, awl their opinion of Ins steto of ininsL
It would be moral that the change had bsenue more and
more markx.l' until his disease culminated in the fearful
crime of which he la now charged, I lausider hi, position
• moment. An Ml....aerate bradawl and father, Who had
lost one after another his children, till only one remained,
55,1.1 00 her he fondly detail. New Yaws ago Ise waY thrown
(noir a carriage, :Ind that, he thought they wennl find,
implanted the first genus of the disease which culminated
in this !tinnier. On the 7.lrd N.svember be at. toll hi*
child had the fever. Irons that Inelliellt be banned
phingod into sleeper gloom, I his one anxiety in life
seemed to he her recovery. Let thetis clew's, the anxious
father, waiting at the bottom of Use stairs that 3r.1 of
Nevesuirer, waiting the report if the doctor, awl which
being unfavourable /weighed at t the death .sf hint.
Heart-broken lie Oren. Ilie his arm, exclaiming, " Every-
thing haccens to me ; if there is fever in Sherburne it
cusses to my house and takes her I love most in the
world." From that time lie was constantly in and
1 out, night awl slay, to see her, sleepless awl
anxious. Did they think him Kane on that fatal
9th I It was net wuch fee which he was pleading.
If they acquitted bins of the Crinhe sin the ground of
insanity he would Ise condi.' during tier Majesty's
pleastire. Thu servant girl shewed he was anxious, silliest
' to distraction, about the child, yet be undoubtrally killed
her. Immediately after the deed to his poor wife he
" Llon't cry ; its nothing." Did he then know
whether he had done right or wrong / "Golue and SOO
her" to another he says, and takes him in with-
out the least concern. Wan that the doting
father in a sound mint? When in custody he
said, " Ire done it and shall he hung for
it, and the learned counsel for the prOseehition invited
them ts coleider wh.ther that .11.1 not imply reasoning
power. lint Supt. Ilans hal notioal the change in his
state of mind for months, awl fnms Iris emotion when
giving evideihre, they coulsi gather the "pinion lie hail of
the unfortunate 111411. Mrs. li..ruhey alas, spoke of his anxiety
fuse the recevery of the child ; awl that respectable witness
Cook, who was on familiar terms with him, described his
altered manner sisal conduct, which evidently showed that
his mind was gone. The learned counsel went sill to remark
upon the varying chases of brain disease, awl then sabl Ise
should prove by Dr. Nutt that four or rive years ago he
was thrown from • carriage, and sustained slight .sis-
ssi.m of the brain and iniury Vs Use .pine, whirls, he need ,
not tell themt sometimes shsstrial the sufferer Via lingering
death, and sometimes calised hill, to end his days in a
madhouse. From that time a change hecarne apparent ;
he beeaine decreased awl moody, awl aete.l strangely. Ile
was ihoW only SI : yet to one hitu an he cause into the dock
he was smite an "1.1 man. Many of them lona/ably
knew hitn, for hundreds were acquainted with him frotu
attending the markets ; but would they have recos,anisal
the cheery, chatty, kindlyslilsositionol font healer In
that shattered 1..5w...1 ill 102,11 Dr. Nutt would tell them
Mrs. Senior called on him to see her bu.hand ; but even
then Senior himself said he was not bad, would not speak
about himself, but wislnsl this doctor to *se his shill She
was never out his thought*. Ile should also show Wet his
father was afflicted with insanity, an.l reviewing the
winds evidence, Ise asked the jury to litel by their verdict
that when he killed his daughter he Wan not of sound
mind, awl was not ace. oUlitattle for his aetions.
Mr. Vigour, yeoman, of Charlten liorethorne. said he
hash known prisoner II years. Prisoner often visited his
bows; awl frequently saw him. Was a very stralght.for-
wanL quiet, well-conductal sum.
Thedudge : This iv abundantly proved.
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SIXOND COVET, WRIMIZSDAT.
(Ile(ore Mr. Justice II runix,rox.)
iitutimsitT AT TUE JrNiITION 110TRI.
nniirtmior Cqop r. *I, soldier It. 11. A., jwA. indicted for
burglarious!y lireeking and entering the dwelling house
of Jane Ilium, at Fordington, iin the lilth November. and
stealing two bottles of whiskey, some tobacco, and sum,
copper eoin.
Mr. Bonen prosecuted, and said prisoner was charged
with breaking into the Junction Hotel, and detailed the
facto.
_

Ainelis Rolls was called; hut there was some delay in
the witness appearing. and after enquiry se to whether
there an, not a bailiff to attend to the witnemes, it was
directed that the name should he called mashie She did
not appear. and Jane Dunn was called, hut there was no
appearance. Gcorze Mitchell was called, with the same
remit, awl finally "Charles Coward," and the Inspector
appeared. awl stated that the witnesses were warned to
be here at ten.
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Miss Rolls, bannabl, finally appeared. She said she
went to bed at a quarter-past ten on the lab November,
leaving a quantity of tobacco done up in packet: in the
Isar, and a quantity (about Li.. or GA. worth) of coppers
there; also two liottln, of whiskey, one a claret, the other
an onlin.ary English bottle. She left Mrs. Dunn up. She
came down about quarter-past seven next ruing, and
saw the bar witidow, in the interior of the house, looking
on a Issciage. hail one of the panes broken, so that it was
po.:ittle to unfasten the window from outside. There
awe mark: of libssi about the counter, and she told Mrs.
Dunn. on 111,111,11i114 some tobacco, two
I.ttlin of whiskey. and coppers. The tobacco was in the
kw with the ROIIIIeIN. Next she went into the smoking-
nu ...., which has a window looking out on the Walks it
wts: open. I titt-ible that window went rail: belonging to
the Walks, about bow yards from Ile window. It would
he possible (ii get iuto the window fr on the Walk:.
Mrs. -lane 1t,,,,, Kept the Junction Motel, and on the
night of the bith November went to lissl alsmt a quarter
to eleven. having seen the house fastened 1111. Went into
the king-room, and saw it was closed. It was fastened
inside._ The tar window in the passage she fattened her-
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self. Between two and throe in the night she was
distort.' by a noise, got up, and opened the door of her
be•lroom. listened sometime, and herring nothing returned
to bed. Next morning Miss Rolls gave her certain infor-
mation. on which she came down, went to the bar, found
sonic pones .of glees broken and Mood on the counter. She
missed whiskey, tobacco, and re. worth of coppers.
Mary Dissent, cook at the Junction, wso called but
there was some mistake about her evidence. She had not
fastened the window.

Dunn. srecalled. and said the window was closed
front the Penile. It was closed ; but she could nut swear
it was properly fastened. She described the fastening of
the window.

Mr. Mullen remarked that there was no neeeitsity for the
window to be fastened at all, and referred to the ease of
The King o. Mains, where the window was not fastened at
all.

--Mary !Helmut was recalled; but prisoner did not crone-
examine her.

ICharles Coward, Superintendent Dorchester police On
the morning of the Ilith November I went to the Junction
Hotel, exarninml the premises 412,1 found the window had
Imen openesl, and the wire blind outside. It was shout a
, quarter-past eight examined the plinth of the window,
! awl tbere were footmarks, the whiting was a go.' deal
nffilied off. Thence I went into the stuoking.room, facing
• the Walks. I found burnt paper all over the room, and
finger marks of whitening all over the table. The bar
• window was broken and marks of blood were about.
About eleven I went to the artillery barracks and beim'
afterwards Cooper under arrest for being drunk. L.:barged
him and another soldier with burglary and robbing the
Junction. egoism replied "That's all right." Afterwards
reveived from Sergeant-Major Shepherd is. lOW, in
coppers.
George Mitchell corroborated his Superinten-
dent.

Ilarris, hombailier, ILIt.A. : On the night in
que.t' I was noin-ci 1111 l Unialr in charge of the
barrack gate. Prisoner was out on leave till twelve that
night, and returned shortly after with Farrant. Ile had
not jack Issits on.
George King. gunner It. HA.: On the morning of Mon.
day, the 16th Noveinher. between three and four in the
morning, I was sentry in the North wing of the barracks,
and heard two men coming across the barrack green from
the Hospital towards the barracks. On one ode is the
hospital, on the other side the wing, where prisoner wan
'tattered. I could not say who they were, nor tell if they
were in uniform. There was a moans of getting out hair the
hospital, by getting over • wall at one end ; bet there was
no gate by which any civilian c iuld have .inte in. About
burr o'clock, witness came off duty, and went to his room.
Was iitaartomi in the Name room as prisoner, and when he
went in, prisoner was in hed and asleep. Ten minutes
after F'arrant fIIMO in, with a bottle in his hand : he went
to I ismer, and sail " Wake up, old chap ; here is some-
thing for you." Ile gave Cooper the bottle. it before
breakfast witness saw him drinking out ..1 aud
witness asked what it was ; he said it was whiskey. About
nine o'clock Cooper COMIC in with a reil lianilk•Tehief, held
it up, and said "That's the way to it." Asked w hat lie
had, and he replitil • &nue COPIKTA sitter.' Witness
then went out of the room and was absent half -in hour, or
three-ipiarters. Cooper wits sitting oil the loch, and had
wont; coppers in • handkerchief on the list. Asked where
he got that from, and he sail "if,! we've been out
toltizht and got that.

Cro,ooexamino.l: Did not sou you bring them from
EarronCA room

Mr. I Ywç but the witnesie, like to give it.
Witness: in the summer the little girl WIM Ill; week%
with any children, and he often came. Ile was very fond
of her, and said he should lot° all ability for biasinese if
'.he died. On October 2lst he WAN at our hone, and
seemed very much altered, lie said he wiribl not stay a
minute fur hie 'hull was very ill, hut he oat down and
remained for three hours without saying a word about the
child. At supper he hatelh.4l the earving knife in maids a
way that hie wife went out of the room. Ile arrange" to
ieet a gentleman at hbi hot.: the followinit Wednewfah
hit he never collie and forkit all about it.
Mr. S. bongmati had koown I 15 years. Oa November
2.nil I saw. a great change it. I . seemed very low
met stared vaeantly. Told his wife af [emeriti he thought
in a month he w!mlit either be ilea.' art, ail wyllatn.

Serzt..•Maior William Shepherd, 1t.11.A. : fin Monday,
Illth Novetither, I heard shout tile barglory, and ahout 11
or 12 I lint Cooper put under arreet, at he watt drunk. 1
tottirelied iliA kit, and found bin jarklntota untkr
Thnt wa4 not the proper place ; they ought to hove been
ele.tn on that tthelf ; hut they were dirty. These Itoots are
oily toted when on mounted duty, and an. not allowtel to
titt-t1 at other time, without otrater., anal if he attempted
to Ito out with them on, be would Ito 'topped. Ile had not
an rootitited duty on Sunday. Etoinining the Immta,
1 font I 14. 71.1 eqppert a.!gan.liwnthorf.
. .

John Ahler. corporal rorroborate,l the Sergh.
Major. On the Sunday evening previoui, I hail seen the
elean on the shelf at sit o'rlock.—Two piece. of wood
were proltactsl, called "heel•pegs" atol used for picketing
li,rses in cutup. I Inc is placed on a post hehind each home
in the troop static. Mimed omi from roopta's stall and
holm' it tactical his kit in the harrack room ',eta mn one
awl two on the Nboolay. It had no lan sines, whatever to
Is, there. Another we.. fount on a rack text to Driver
Fatvsnt's let; it was also missing—and from hehind
Driver Farrant's horse.

Mr. I. Slier said on Sunday
evenin.t, the of November, prkoner planted LO
11011 of :meat pains in his head. %Va.. with him at his
I. .I‘.• that nibt from 9.30 to 10.30 to try and rails him.
.tt use minute, lu,.t tea he juimma up and mid "There's
a train cooliau tell hint tr, not till 10.30. It wa. the
N0tAft.1....4 a jmr, .0 rIV.iII4. All the time he woo with
him li., bud 1.1.110-..1 between hi. hold:, sod would only
.11e4k in animer to question.. Next morainic about ter. he
pr,poier, he seemed almut tile mutl. Recommended
hia. t . take a walk.
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gunner, IL 11. A. : I Wili placed sentry
over prisoner fin Slonday. 26th November..hetween twelve
end one, and On gng oi into the mob, I saol "
chum, you've got into it again." Ile replied " I don't
care," and he volunteered a statetuent that he had broken
the window at the Junction Hotel. in front of the bar,
underneath the latch, then laid still filt minutes, to one
whether any one wet getting up. lie found no one wee
coming, awl went to the bar, took some liquor, copper
tiimieYi awl tobacco ; Kirk after that went groping almut
the house, to see if he could find any 1.41a140.; hut could
not find anything hut ionic cold potato.... Ile mid he got
out .4 Itarraelcx, came hack the same way, and when he
Caine Oa leave, hi, put on his jack iNPOL4 Ile sahl he held
• lie.l pog liehind him, ready to knock any one down, if
they came to disturb him On the SunitayfteThfl.Ofl I had
been in Dorchester at the Pleenix Inn, with Driver
Farrant.
Cros..examined : You did not teU me Perrault broke ink
the Junction.
Prisoner denied having told Johnson be bad brace Mlle
the Junction, and said it was Farrant.
I/river George Dinner corroborated the laxt witness.
I;orp,ral Fervent, who ww in his
auh-divis ~,,, , wait taken into custody on this charge, and •
heel peg was found on the arm rack, near his bed. In it
were found sonic Ike of glint, and SORIO blood was on it.
Prisoner said be WA,i guilty of haring the things in his
" posotion," hut he was not guilty of breaking into the
J unction.
The Judge said it wax not necessary that the window
should be fastened ; if • window wereraised, andentered
in the night tune, and the howw entered with intent in ideal, that would constitute a burglary. Ile listened to
hear if there Wad any crewerainination to show that
there was any inalicious feeling on the part of th witneasea, his couiradea, to whom be had en/limede
but there WWI no suggestion of any such thing.
The Jwhte pointed out that the jack hooto had been
moved from their place, arid were also dirty. Ile also
referred to the statement++ that prisoner had said he would
knock down wali the heel peg any person who inter-
rupted him, remarking that the a itnesses gave accounts
of the facts iu the same manner, though not in the mute
word&
The Jury soon found him Guilty.
Ile wan also PrevimoaY claargisl with being guilty of
felony, and the Judge asked hew it was proposed to prove

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Mr. Thomas Sherwin, butcher. Sherborue. said on the
301 of November he vane I at prisoner's shop. lie was
v.•ry ha. awl .I,.vvrieatt. Ile Is vl a tit -got very stiff awl
VII back. i meyes were lige I. ant he was very riga
Witness lai.l him flown awl .7...Het his wife, an.l isy ansi
la.ehe ...Hie to, himself. H.: hit better send
is.. She said he would not let her. Witness said
" Well this would be 4 go.si evil., for it.- lie said he
hal a fit +,:ae year. s:t. On the loth he maw bins again,
when he ',ad he list nutty sleepless nights awl slid not
feel himself.
Mr. M. Isainls. tentn, Shenk .rue, Kahl he had known
pr-el's nearly M years. roar er five year, co pfitoner
met with an as-eidetic AI" it a fortnight before the death
.d the child he toll witness his hea I Wal heel, awl that
he r..ubl not eat anything. Ile W 3.4 sltteut in L. manner
au,' Ino day when he RAI trapsa:tiug business at
prisoner's slid. he went away awl left him, awl slid not
return.
Itralish. !Mentally. sail he had known prisoner
two years. 41n the 11.r:sing of the 9th November he CM
hint, when he was exece.loigl; low awl .lepressesl, almost
desponding.. A•lke.l Link 11,/W Ile W 4.1 awl the chill Ile
said Le was exeeedingly ill, 42,1 UP: girl as ill a, she could
be ti he alive. Ile paesest Isis hand over his heal, and
SeelllA in a very bad state. This ems shortly before It,
lie tho.usfftt then hi. mind wns attested.

Mr. 1.. 11. Ituegg. of Sherborne. said he was present on
th, sawn private'. wa 4 I xainintai before the !nazis.
trate, %Tittle.. thought lust no, mind at all —he
xhi I ate(' no ~nti,,n Whaler/a iVrealthe Must unconcerned
persiti in coign.
The Rev. W. 11. Lyon. vicar ,1 Sherliorne. said he had
known pri.otier more than 30 year., and his father.
Reinemberel in'sring that hi+ father had keen tinder
Ine.lWal treatment for his mini. Knew prisoner's intense
atfeetiou for his OAR and .poke to his passing him in
the stn.mt latterly indeed of deeking as before.
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On an ustnuatesn from has lordelup. further evidence ou
this hes.' WWI )ntinued.

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The Judge, uddmieing the juin said it did appear to
him unnecessary to carry en that kind of hem* ay

further. It appeared from tin evidence of the witneues Mr. Bullen said he proposesi that he should he first
for the prosecution that prisover's mini scented suddenly asked to plead to the charge.
to ',oak down. They learnt hat in 1871 he met with an On being asked whether he had been guilty of felony
accident whi.-11 shook his mrvous System considerably. at Aldershot, prisoner pleaded guilty.
constitution as well as lib. mental power, awl he was lead chum. You have au
and the medical luau said he olmerse.l A change as to his Johnson was re-called, and said that when he said " Old
into it again, he referred to his coll-
able to bear up against his caamities -one after another viction at .tliler•laiit.
-
of his children tlyine sod then the illness of the last Seri:Li:Major Shepherd said prisoner was a bail soldier.
remaining one to who,. he 051 nn,i„nbtediy devotedly Mrs. lbanu WAS asked by the Judge where the cold
attached. One eierni hardly conceive a more striking pout, were, mot said they were in the kitelten, nut
symptom of an insane mind titan the sudden change front quite so far frimi the bar as silo Was front tie Judge.
atfecti ii ti the ,loyinZ Of the child he nowt lo*c,l. They Sentence was deferred. and later A-OmM. Cooper
heard that for a fortnigte before many of them who knew was brought up for sentence. His Lordship said :
him well oliservell a chaage in hint, and e ...... •apprehended Ilettiamin Cooper; 1 have hail very great difficulty
insanity would result stoner or later. Then Callid the in knotting what ti do with von. because yours
eriak - the dangerous illness of his only child. ham been a very serious offence. You have broken into
Ile suddenly shartwiis A carving knfe, goes up.staira, the house of Mrs. Dunn, and stolen anything you could
awl plunges the knife into her body. • being lay your hands upon. That is • great come in itself, and
without whose continted existence he seemed a day of course it is the duty of those who administer the law to
or two before unable to live. Then notice his eonduct to protect the property of individuals, especially. Imin those
his wife Ilk, he it., nothing,- soil so forth ; and who invade it in the dead of night. But that is not in my
when heh're the magistrates he appeared, As liii been nand the greatest aggravation of your mime you have
/AK the anost unconcerned of all in court, and exhibited brought diuretic on a very gallant body of men. The
no feeling at all. It was true that when charged by the readinem with which they came forward-to give evblenres
police he sail "I know I've dime it, and shall lie hung for and remove f them a comrade who had brought such
tt," which seemed to indicate at that time • glimmer. A MIA on their force-Wno a great credit to them. Y•iu
Inc that i.e hail 'line something wrong. But the eoestion being in the British amity. ought to have lent your ass's-
was, whether when he Ad the art he knew what he a-as lance to the tataintenanee of onler, and trill'. IA another
doing and that it was wrong. Let them consider whether aggravation of your crime. But you also were possessed
It was likely that a man in anything like a sane state of • very deadly weapon which you prepared evidently for
would commit suchen set against the being he most loved the purpose of meeting any resistance from those whose
on earth. His mind seemed to have got weaker and property you invaded. and it was very significant to me
weaker, and to be unable to bear the dual stroke of the when I heard from your comrade of the manner in which
dangerous lllnes.of his child. If the) took that view of you held that weapon. It seems to me a merciful inter-
the case they would find him not guilty on the ground of vention of Providence for your sake that Mn,.. Dunn, when
would he that pH...nor would lie kept under proper care hail, 1 believe
insanity. hut he should tell them the result of that she awoke in the night, did not conic down, because if she
you would have lam cowardly enough to
awl surveillance till the authorities considered him in • have done what you threatened. Ni. doubt if you had
proper condition to be discharged. iolenre to any person on that night, I should have
n
Almost i 111 l neeliately the jury found him not guilty on felt it my duty to have passed on yott the most Al emu
the grollll,l of insanity, sentence which the law would intliet upon you. In all
The bulge: He will he detaine4 during ller Majesty's probability you might have hewn standing there on trial
pleasure. for your life. Tlwre is another fact against you : you hard
The poor fellow. was led from his chair, awl walked in been previously convicted. There may be some difficulty
a crouching attitude wiping the tears from his face, and about this conviction under the Mutiny Art ; there loan
passed down below. Act of Parliament which increases the sentence according
Throughout the trial he had been crying and moaning to the previous convWtion ; het there is :mother circuits-
all the time, in a most distreesing manner. stance In your rase'. that is p.m!. ran You are a young

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'I if 1-•-• • --• • 't••• - I non anti jou may improve, an 0.... . gise II SOttre IWO_ nr•
EIMEZZLEMENT DT A STATIONMASTER,
Of imprisonment, not of penal servitude, I hope you will
.lasaet Stantlebary. :V. station master, eras indicted for take the opportunity of thinking over your acts, and Of
embezzling several sums of money, belonging to the • ; out a new man altogether. I tour
had great
Somerst and Iftrset Railway Company, of whom be was a diffieulty an do•t;itling not to pamt open you a sentence of
servant.
penal senitude, I hare consulted my brother judge. and
Mr. Warty prosecuted : prisoner Wall undefended. 1 I have his agreement with the sentence lan. about to Ica
Primmer was station•master at Shillingstone, and his
on you. That is that
duty WWI tO collect loonies due front the customers of tne
labour for fourteen calendar on ho. Yon have already,
company, enter them in a cash book, and forward the beet' in ctottssly four months, anti I have taken that in
m to
oney b. OW hOW.I Idre iat I flastonbtary. Ile was charged
wi th meets. i ng three sums. and not accounting for t bent, viz. Prisoner was then removed.
, you be imprisoned :awl kept to hard
consideration in the sentence I hare given you.
.k 1 2s. for carriage of malt to Messrs. Packard. of Shroton, Ladies were then onlered to leave the Court.
which Mr. Dowding, traveller, prortsl paying prisoner •
CoNrgALMENT or mall.
Li Pie. n. 1., for carriage from Mr. Lawrence, miller, whist]; t
deposed to giving it to prisoner, Sarah Morey, 21. servant, sea. indicted for eroleavourint
was proved to he tend to • boy. at the station who I
e chi..., at m'ontutell Magna,
anti he tom Ik 1 11l not hi to commal the birth of her Iltal 1' ''
enter it in the cash took; anti Li his. for carriage of on Noventl.er 10th, 1,41.
Coale fr Colonel rendalL which was also shown to have ; Ile• WweY Led ' Mr. 'sail,. defetel'l
been paid tol. primmer. ; The primmer was servant at Mr:. Miles's, tool Eli=
• Primmer, in his defence, attributed the omissions to Steele. wife of a latourer of Pontmell Nlagna. on Ilonday.
113,1 not heen paid hint ; and ii osl he should have been
forgetfulness ; complained that his last th's wages : loth November, ettendleol at tlie 1i0n... el she was going
, away. Witnem *lent with the pri,oner, alit went away
rt.
neat day. About two d.'clock on the following day. she
brought before the hirectors to expLvin his c Intl. • .
; went to Mrs Miles s again, and saw fresh ig.,..l,tatii, in a
The Judge said the jury had to consider, were the • ' •
Privy. The Place was searched, anti the lusty of a male
omissions by mistake or done wilfully to defraud I
% l
I child found on the Roil. She ordered prisoner to bed ; but
Prisoner was found guilty.
she said there was nothing the matter ; however she went.
Mr. Tarry said upwards of J:35 haul been taken by pris
The body was left in the place till P.I 7. Ifnlotat came" Ile
Boner. .
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The Judge sentenced him to 11 months' months hard ' too i_ st. k "-.
ind ' ali . - '-'
• i oI it was put in ant wspaper and taken care
labour. I of till the • octor (Wine.. Mr. Wykes, • urge,,,, ~f Shaftes•
bury, Mile in the iii g, and the body was handed to
BURGLARY AT enItIA-011111E.
al!'o.riseent'l'..r!,",gmtthbee 'll4rthellipifnthnmua"'ry,"afn..ll'siten6:linc"ra kiputta him. Witness helped to take off prisoner's clothes, and
Pred Dacia (19, carpenter. pleaded guilty to breaking
it;, found them stained. On the ~,,, riling of the 12th she
went to romer's box, and found none re clothes
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guilty
to
breal
Of rapper coin. A previous conviction was admitted with hi"' ii° °l."'
Isnigrneil:tO'n ttire 2111, of
Isittle gik,,vhousen.worf,l•.'..lw.ia,,nul.ailis.Pgngism.at r
i'.iwi;
p.ut'vonweval ~ i ~, 'd i Dr. WYkes toll the prisoner she had
: been Confined I but this she denied, she said she lush no
of brain'''. a da•k of oil, anpl Nye oranges. Ile was P.C. Iti•lout found the child partly sunk in the soil, and
e bloodst Pint in the place When he charged her
stvsaithil slw knew nothing about. it, she hail not ws.ii it. .
prisoner on the Jet . . resse. , an
sentence.' to seven inenths. hard labour. IW. Wyk... f 1 the .' I I I• d
directnl she sl 1.1 be undressed ; but die •pidected. She
minx STEALING AT SIXIIINNT lISNmEr.
guilty to ste.tling a horse. Value LX,, the property ••f Sr. " Shewain,ibires..e.l, and he found she had recently been con-
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saliix"pe.7ll.l"::::.
ww,,..h0
w1.3,,,w1 P.,1Gn4,4 edt. most ; denied this saying she had no pain. •
thing Mita 1.... r. from lie!; pia. h eI It not now a i I I . h l' I k lat it
12 months' hail lal.nr.
I months' child, whieli hail Plied before birth, and was in a
wat he aftei wards retvived the issly of a seVen or eight
I state of decomposition. Founpl prisoner has, been con-
tined within ts hours.
I Ciroswex: ~,, inn!: Prisoner 'might isntibly not know it
' Wu a child. I'mila not say she was deprived of couseiomis
now Ily the pain.
Mr. Castle referred to the rase of Reg. si. Turner, and
midi this rase WOO even strOliger, as the 'prisoner Its' 'lone
nothing in the way of disposal of the body. Ile urged
there was no 4.2.11 C to go to the jury. It. the first cam
there was no evidence of any act of Iligitaaal. suet in the
st I there %as no evidettee of any guilty knowl.••lge.
Mr Wain haVing replied, did not 'west the matter.
I The jury f I a verdict of " Not guilty," awl the
prisoner wat dip ham...l.
Nary Mead.... 31, servant, pleaded guilty to concealing
the lortli of her ..bild, at Tynehain, alsoat August :11.
She had been indicted for the wilful murder, but that
count she was wit trinl on.
The Ju•lge nil Ise did not think there eat any reason
bw believing she had illealt improperly with the ehild,
and she had suffered six tin" imprisonment already.
She would therefore be Willett...l to one day's inprison-
menk c 1111 l ineneing from S o'clock yesterday, and would he
dlschargtsl.

• (HARM: Or rr.IIJURV At OrtIIANATER.
Alfred P.rde, from hail, ww• inilieteil for per.ffiry a, a
trititimis in an affiliation cue, at Illosniinater. on Novoinhor
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; Mr. Lewis prosecuted.
! Ur. F. W. Gundry, clerk to the magistrates, produeed
j the information and A 1111 l niona of Mary Ann (tear againet
' George P.eile. The MSC Was heard at lhalillaStere on
Elrd. November, before the justices at Petty Sessions.
Defendant .aitl he eourted at Netherlonry, and met com-
plainant Mary Ann I:ear, at 9, 10, and II at night with
several people ; the read ea, shaded a ith trees, and hel
' had Welt her as lat.:LS it Pris•oller Wiei criiss-eXi * el
I by Mr. Day, solicitor be- the Poing western, an.l said he
Iwas ritilsili to the defendant. Defendant's father spoke
te him about threo weeks ago, and lie never told the story
I of seeing her till after the Ilrblport ineethig. Ile had
; been in g.,.1 f,,r stealing 110. iiev. Ile linwl Ms;fint:oto.
I. LlSig;TlVilirm,"sain l'ud:lll.l.l7rn:i.:j+r lartiCr, 711:aZihe liatl sesi."Mn,
In conseunetine it what be heard at 1:1.'41.5t. The magis-
trates made the order notwithstanding.
\
Mary At,,. I:ear, single w ..... an of Bea ttt inst.:T. knew
F George Poele, and had a daughter by lam. She never
Iwalked almost with John Pearce, and prisoner never met
her in the roa.l with John Pearce, er any ether persona.
Nor dill he ever see her with anylssly near a hayrick. near
Sir Henry Oglander's. Ilatl walked with I leorge Poole on
the leridport road ; but with no other pereoll. Never was
there at lone II at night.
Cross-examined: 1 Ist spoken to John Pearce; but never
walked with I . .
John Pearce, labourer for Mr. Whitty, of Neernhay,
denied that prisoner ever ,net him with Mary Ann Gear.
Ile never walked or kept company with Mary Anu Gear,
nor hail lie been near a nek with her.
John Gear, father td! Mary Anil, nail George Poole kept
company with his daughter, and would come there twice
or three times of a Sunday. Never knew of her keeping
company with anylstly else, or of her being out later than
between 9 and le, and then George Poole used to count
W lack with her. hile Poole was keeping c rainy with
his daughter, there was no rick oppottite Sir Henry
°glanders.
Sarah Dyke, • single woman of Betuninster. said that in
1071 she kept cempany with John Pearce, (ruin Felinsary
to May.
Edward Capper Legg, yeoman. of Coombe II lown term,
Ikeuninster, nail his house was opposite Sir Henry
Oglandees. In liq 3 a large straw rick was there, suel a
hayrick on the other side Oil his gro ttttt I, opposite Sir tient,
llgtantler'e. A hedge was between the nek and the rtat4
hut people could see on the other side, as the held was
higher than the road.
John Klliott, first cousin to Mary Ann Gear, and a
cooper, had seen hi. relish, Witihillir With John Pearce in
' llog's Hill-street and Tunnel-road, on S ttttt lay nights, but
not ill the nevi It was after the seri iee in church.
Believed it was in the spring td 1,73. Ilad wished them
good night, and soutetimei they weuld answer and 401110-
time,. not.
I'room-examine.' : Wa4 no relation to the prisoner.
The Court here aoljounie.l.
John Elliott, first cousin to fleorge Poole epos examined
Maid he hail strew Pearl, tu..l Mary Ann a iliar, almmt a mile
out of the town mi thei'rew kerne madden net after tt ill e.
Believed it wit. 1,73, in the spring. Then: was gas in the
street., but not in the Tunnel read. Ilail seen Sarah 1b) ho
, walking with Pearce.
, Mary Alston, single wiewiti, 4 Waldwie Sisiii she had
been keeping comp:my with 10ri,,, -r lw 1,7:1 ~.be was
walking with the prisener iii the IL .•11..rt r t. wia.l they
met Mary Aim 11.... r with a S .11114 le Se. and asked Ptetle
, wit., the young magi wa.., and lie said it a 4...i.aing Pewree.
Cr-..is-en; . tel : Knew Mary .'.in. I ;ear iilli. het the
pollut Mali.
George Poole -sail he tar: Mary AMR Cear and John
Pearce aiseit two yea,, ago in tile Tunnel road.
1 'nu.suumiiiiiie.l: Was a different person free (leers.
Poole allegel to Is, the father ..f Mary At,., Ilear's child.
Had just 4. 1111 l e from St. Marv's claim-1,. mid did not
remember :toweling it aliy eight but Sinelays. I lid liet
say anything alstet it till after ';.'.,r'.' Piede'A trial.
Mr. Lewis put it to the jury whether Mary Ann their
would Live less likely t., walk with Pearce when Perrle
as. a1...et.. Ile IseNtell nett the prismaT emdre te a
definite ti 111 l : when Ms iiig ler eviiliiiiee in the affiliation
mar ; lint the witnesses to-day did not his the time in any
wax.
lee indge nabl the prisoner before li.: was convicted
must he proved to have dated wit only what teas false.
lost false with iiiit knowledge. II,• in I not think they
ought bt allow the fact of hi, having heel. iii gad legitimate
on their :nimbi. Ile 'vs. i toy glad Ute jury had 1,., deri,in
the question, an.l not liiiimelf. It wa, useal bw a jury in
rase of perjury to require the eveleies• I 4 two winnows;
and here were twi, witsieseis in turtwillar, Mary Ann
Gear and John Psuce, who ilepowd that they did net
walk together.
Ile wits found guilty.
The Judge saitllprisoner had been guilty of it very leidleille
Oihrlieei eali raielliatssi to tlefeet all the end.: of justice.
Ile Lail lent bituself to lii-, cowiin for the purees,
relieving him fr 1111 l the burden if supporting hi. child,
awl lie should nut lie justified if he did not iovs a de•ere
sentence.
Nina calendar inontliA.
creines ewe, or to.r.iien TIIIIIIIta STICAM,M.
William //orris., 11, wheelwright, wits inilkted foe
stealing, at Fordington, on February 11, Pcs, a quantity
of elm board, the property LI Ihiniel Sheppard, h. 4
iwotie.
Mr. Folkard proiscuted : Mr. Collins defende&
Thomas Adams, horsakeiler, of lonlington, maid Galled
February. I employed prisoner to put up a manger .In m stable. The wend was to be toted,; I found the board.
and ',riveter nails awl labour. When lie had mule one,
I agreed, shunt thus 11th, that he should make another. I
SJil hit I ivould buy aonte more Weell aleout rive feet
long, awl he said that he hail enough Kline& for that. I
owl if he would mit it up, I'd pay kini fer it • I had laid
corner; but lie 'lid not put up that. He put up the
14. tor the first. I was going ta, have a little box in the
second manger : it was inside of elm.
George laidout, grown in Mr. Ail.ams's empliiy : Knew
prisoner was employed to put up a it:auger for Mr. Adams.
I saw three elm boards in the street outside the stable
door, and took them inside. Prisoner tuted these boards,
and made the manger.
The manger wait produced.
Witness continued : On Thursday, 11th, prisoner brought
some boards for the ends. When he put the Wet manger
up. he also brought a piece.
tfrosisxadnined : W%eri he saw the boards at his
master's doonvay, he told prisoner Use wood was cane•
and he said he'd come up and do the work.
Sergeant Mitchell: On Friday, 12th February, I went
to Adams's italdes, and called Sheppartls attention to the
board. I also asked prisoner how he accounted for the
board he had taken to Mr. Adams's to Pot up • manger with. Ile said "I put up a inangtv, but took no board
there," I went to Mr. Adams's again, and afterwards to
Mr. Ensor's Repoeitery, where I found a piece of board.
Took the lesnl back, and I. pared It with the end in
the manger, and it correspentled in knots and grails.
Prisoner was given in charge by Mr. Sheppard fer steeling
the beard t 4 which the inauger was Made, and lie said
"All right"
I;reemsratnined: I chsey.al 'tile with stealing the whole
manger. except two of the pieces. I picked up the pieces
in Mr. Ensor',. yard. There Was not much but elm about,
except a "holy" pieco. which wones had been in; I think
that was beech.
Daniel Sheppard, timber dealer, and contractor: I have
lottn employs! hitting up a hens repository, and prisoner
worked for me at that work. The board pro.lueetl is inch
and a-quarter. I went to allarilrell on the 12th, midi
exaniined the manger ; it is of similar wood to that used
at the Itepowitory.
Cross-examined : Prisoner has been out on bail, and has
worked for me until Monday nigki. 1 here said that