The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-17 00:00:00

'l3;---msmils ;Sakes' tha the ease be dismissed seals ousts.

Mr. 'Weston said If the Much hail no jurisdiction in the rase,
it hailn power to inflict nobs ; but Mr. Williams granted the
appligation ; U they were wrong they eould be set right.
It beet LurU, of Chickerell, was charged with stealiag
cwt of old iron, the property id Edward 3larshallsay.
Edward >larshallitay, reit:dint; at Chiekcrell, said having lost
some iron he gare inlormatiol to the 'since, and it the fith
February he went to Weymouth to Mr. Webb's stores and
found six pion* of inn, which he identified as his property.
It weight,' cwt. Ito did not wkit to tor,-,A the cute, “nd
hoped the Batch would ch..' leniently with prisoner.
George Source said he boug,ht the iron produced of prisoner
on Wedtkesthy week. Ile sold Si Cl. to Mr. Webb, all in isle

lot.
Mr. froward, who defended, pleaded vil)y, and al., to
having been pro jowly contieted. Pridener was nenttneed to
ois nkeks' hard labour.
S,trali Jam. A da.lex.DcwlA,v. SI: oottel Wedea,l,of DeuliAL
__Thk w.pg ill igl.liankt . Mr. 8)111.011(ill for
plaintiff. Mr. )(ottani fr defendant. Ditininged.
Won/ Mr. H. William*, and Mr. 11. Mi.l.lleton.
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led ter7,l4 .1;;;;;w71;,of lortlol, w.-charge,' with litealing

14slIst. of owls, value is. -
P. S. FloratlCU said ,in Tuesday afternoon he was 'toile,: t iwasis
eastlctown, and saw Inside a ehed under a wall a bag
wining coal. P.O. faster was with him, and seeing that the
bag was !narks,' "1 C P.," he took it to mean Ihronas
Cowbell. Portland, who is. coal merchant, and wh• afters ards
identified it. l'.C. baler marked theta:, and witness toil Min
to .1.0 it
P.C. Leder said he watched the bag, awl saw prisoner take it
up and put it int • waggon. He charged hint with stealing it,
and he replied, "You van take the oval if you want it.'
Mr. T. Comuen Identified the bag. Prisoner was taking coals
out for him. That produced appeared to be his, the bag being
marked a ill, his name. Other ;mottle took out marked bats beside
prisoner, the sante day. Ile had had nothing against him until
this. WO dill not with to press the that go.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, but in consideration of his
previous good character he was sentenesd tin n.: day's im-
prisonment ; Mr. Combat kindly consenting to take him back
into his employ.
Wiliietst Ellea.of Rampisham, was summoned for allowing his
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horse to stray on the highway. .C. Woraloi said on Wednesday
night the 4th inst., about twelve o'clock, he was on duty in
Itampisham, found defendant's horse feeding, and
put it in the pound. On the following Satunlay defendant's
daughter took it out. He had had frequent complaints of
defendant's cattle straying, and the fence was very bad. —Fined
Se. 141., including tints.
Athens! Smarr, of Promo St. Quinton, was charged with
stealing a knife.
Mrs. Susan Rogers, of Brsodwev, said on Sunday last prisoner
went to her house acoimpaniud hy another man. They asked
to be supplied with some braid and cheese and ale, saying
they had walked from Evenshot. She complied, and after they
hit she missed the knife. She sent her little girl after hint,
and she overtook him. He denied having it, and she then told
her husband.
Mr. Rogers said he went after prisoner. Ho at first said he
knew nothing about it, and vitalism went in pursuit of his
companion, who aLio denied having it. Witness took him to
his house, and went again after prisoner whom he also took
back with him, and on the road prisoner picked up the knife
out of a ditch, asking hi..,.,. Is that the one."
Prisoner pleaded guilty and laid he had never done such a
thing before ; he had done nothing but grieve and trouble ever
since to think that he should have been such a fool to do such
• thing after being in the world all these years.
Sentenced to 14 tar' hard labour.
A man named Len Whittle, of Powerstock, was charged with
dealing • money bag containing Al, but u_tic evidence was
insufficient, he was discharged.