The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-18 00:00:00

DOROHISTBIL.

Two Simitoss, In aid of the circuit funds, which Sr.
considerably in arrow, were preached in the Primitive
Methodist Ohapel on Sunday last, by the Rev. J.
Snipe, of Weymouth. There war a god attendance
at each service, that in the evening being unusually
large. The ninepin% subject was "Daniel,' and that
of the evening "Th. only Foundation." The rev.
gentleman we. listened to with marked attention. In
the at termer's an address was give.' to Christian workers
in the chapel.—A lecture is to be delivered in the SAMS
place of worship to-night (Monday) on "John Brook-
house, the Converted Pugilist," by the Rev. J. Knipe.
YOUNG Mes'e CHRISTIAN HS4OCI4TION.—On
day evening lost, through the kindness and liberality
of the President, Mr. G. Curios, the members and
Moods, to the number of abut 00 were regaled with
• tea and supper, between which wail a meeting.
Various speeches were delivered during the evening
by the Rev. E. W. Collinson (Woodeford), Mr. G.
Crocker (the president), an I others. At the clue the
energetic secretary of the MI ,ciation, Mr. W. Dixon,
delivered an earnest exhortation, especially to young
men, whom he exhorted to attend the Sanday after-
noon and Thursday evening Bible claque, and to avail
themselves of the library, which now numbers over
700 volumes. Mr. Bawler presided at the harmonium,
and, after an excellent supper, the meeting clued
shortly after 10.
Beacons Parrr Sassiose, Monday.— Before the
Mayor (W. Durden, Req.), and Peard-Jillard, Req.—
Solomon Lake and Thomas Squire were charged with
illegal fishing on Sunday, the Bth of October.-31r.
Weston prosecuted.—Acting-Sergeant Carter proved
the usu.—Defendants were both tine I 5.. and costa.—
Ad lowed 14 dept.] pay.— William Prince we. charged
with throwing stones In the public Walks on the 13th
October.—Fined is and 6s. costs.

Daring Escape from H.M. Prison.

William Haynes., a privata hi the 39th Regiment,
and who wee recently committed for trial at the
andose, escaped from the prim; in this (Monday) morning

shortly after one o'clock. The'circumstances are of an
extraordinary character. It appears the man was safe
In his cell about one o'clock when the night officer
passed that way, but in • very short time afterwards
he was found to have effected his escape. He had
managed to get poseeesion of • piece of iron, lees than
three lashes in length, 'which it is supposed
he had broken off a hod, by the means
of whiati he worked out several bricks in
the wall. The hole was only of three bricks to
depth and about • foot in length, and it is astounding
how he could have squeezed himself through such •
small hole. Haynes waited till the night officer had
passed and then made • rope of his sheets. He then
contrived to get through the wall, pulling his bed after
him so as to cover the hole, and thus hide the light
from the warder who would peas outside. By means
of the sheets he then let himself down on to a pile of
bricks, and then to the ground. Once there, the rest
was comparatively easy. Taking a scaffold-pole, of
which there are large numbers at present about the
prima, on account of the extensive building operations
going on, he raised it to the boundary wall, and
by the aid of this impromptu ladder he soon found
himself free. It must have been the work of a very
few minutes, as the night officer passed twice in WI
than • quarter of an hour, and the first time nothing
appeased to be MI" but on his return he noticed the
Pole leaning against the wall, and he immediately
raised an alarm, and on the cells being searched the
Akers found that Haynes had escaped, and the sheets
were still hanging out of the hole. Information was
given to the minty and borough police. The follow-
ing le the official description of the escaped prisoner :
"Wllllain Haynes is 22 years of age, Mt. biin, In
height, sallow complexion, derk.brown hair, brown
eyes, alight build, oval Ism When ha left the prison
he was wearing • blue cloth cap, jacket, vest, and
trousers, blue stocking* with red stripes. He ha,
sear on the right side of his forehead, mole in the middle
cd the back, and a mole over the right hip."
Oa getting free of the prison. Haynes made his way
to the Depot Barracks, and it being impossible to
have passed the guard undetected he climbed
over the railings. He then went to the staff-
alma,jag,, which was locked. It seems that
Haynes has been acting as one of the grooms for
for • few weeks, and knew where the key was kept, it
having been • habit of the servants when they lucked
up the stables to put the key under this door. Having
gained entrance to the stables he helped himself to a
volt of clothes, which he found there (an official
dmeription of which is given below), and El 2s. in
agimey, belonging to one of the officers' marmots
The man is no novice in crime. Mr. Superintendent
Onward has made extensive enquiries, and his real
mem fa Freda:Mk Waters, a native of Warwickshire.
Ha was discharged from Parkhurst Prison in 1879,
Ow aye yeas' penal servitude, with police super.
Twos. He enlisted about three weeks ago, and when
he came to the Lament DepOt he failed to report him.
seif.
The dmcriPtion of clothing stolen from the Barracks,
in which he is supposed to be dressed :—A brown
gaged sleeve waistcoat, lined with brown living, the
bete ood sleeves the same am lining, brown bone
buttons, two of which are missing, and two braes
bugger' in their place; pair of grey plaid mixture
grousers, fly front, and loose in the leg, and also worn
at the knee.; plain white shirt, with Holland front,
marked on the back of the collar " Dent's Universal
shirt, i 4;" white mackintosh, with velvet round the
coda, and with large white bone button.; mixture
ploki cap, with peak front and behind; pair of new
brows short leggings, bound round the top, and •
buckle; large white muffin, with light blue spots;
pair of Ism boots, with patent leather toecaps, and
patent leather up eyelet holes, two holes being broken;
one horse-shoe pin, with three stones each aide, and
Iwo missing; Webb belt, with two buckles. Also a
Meek, shiny pocket, having 2im in it.
Mr. Supt. Coward and Mr. Supt. Gale have given
full information of the escape to the various beads of
polio* throughout the adjacent counties, and have
caused the strictest inquiries to be made throughout
the neighbourhood