The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-14 00:00:00

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A HONITNOOII Meets IS 'rim BUD —A few days
sines at the Term Petty Sesdose, Annie Elisebeth
Plintoff a girl of preposseening appearance, about 23
years of see, was ebargcd with stealing flee sovereigns
and a promiesory note for glle7, the property of Shea-
both applegsem, a widow, residing near Stockton. The
priscner bad lodged with the promentrix, and one
morning last seek sh• wtot to Stockton. Shortly after
the prosecutriz mimed the sovereigns and the promissory
note. Inspector Spence proceeded to Stockton, and
amertained that the prisoner had Just been married at a
registrar's °flee to a farmer. He hastened to the
railway station, where he met the prisoner and ber
husband about to leave by train to mend the honey-
moms. He took the unfortunate bride to the station,
where she was 'earthed, end 16.. 4.1. and the promissory
note were found in her tinesessisus The Hod" con-
milted the prisoner for trial.
A SUMMING A /FAIR buil 000111714 at liverpooL A
working man named John Mallon Ism on Thursday
brought before the stipendiary magistrate charged with
baying wilfully murdered his ars, • boy about three
years of age, and with having attempted to commit
anitide. A few days since Mellon's wife was ocallned,
and the boy in question slept in • bed in the same room.
A bout two o'clock on the morning of the 3rd inst. Mrs.
Mellon was awoke by her husband "boating out, "I
have done it, I've done it l" and on the alarm being
given it wee found that the prisoner bad strengled the
poor boy by made, his hands armed his throat, and
that he bad then miscd • razor and inflicted two "mere
wounds on hie own throat On being asked bow be
eamo to do 'b, fearful set, be replied, "I did it with
my halide; I don't know what tame over me; the Devil
must have bid me do it." He had been suffering from
deffrias trewseem. Be was committed for trial for
wilful murder.

CBILD MOND= AT BRISTOL. —A shocking case of
infanticide wa• investigated on Thunday by the deput7.
coroner for Bristol, Mr. Watbrangh. The Perim-
hater of the Grime is • young woman named Wane,
who was in the service of a widow lady reading at
Redland Park Villas, Bristol. During the early part of
tha week It was noticed that Waite was very unwell,
but not the aliabtest idea was entertained that sbe was
raorissfe. On Tuesday it was tualmoted that something
Woo wrong, sad the girl then stated what had been her
«madam, and that she bad had • eziahap. Her state-
wan believed, and very little farther notice was
Wien of the matter, but on Wednesdsy evader a dee
full-grown ehild was found Is a vault, and upois
examination it woe discovered that a Mies of list had
been teriasid tightly round his throat. Mere wan no
, doubt th.t Oh, uild had lived after birth, and that
death proceeded from uffosation. The jury therefore
returned • rardlel of wilful murder spied the mother,
and she woo aommitted for trial.

KIWI:110W OF Tee Basonsataa Iftrltowain.—John
Wapp, convicted of the murder of the little girl
Catherine Lewis, was banged on Thursday morning is
front of Shrewsbury Gaol. Sines lentanes he had
shown no terror or tionarn fee the death swishing him,
and until a few days ago persisted in amartieg his
inneeencie of the mime for which be had boom oonvicted.
He then confessed to the murder, but would give no
satiefattory worst of his motive for the crime. On
Wednesday, however, he made a full ionisation. He
said that as the Bujiday night, when be went from
&aped with the little girl, he had no intention of doing
her any harm. A short distances from the gate of the
field in which be murdered her he made Improper
overtures to her' which she rejected, and got over the
gate from him. He followed her and found her hiding
under the hedge, and again made a similar
bat she said elm weeld not. He then said," Irerill=at
year throat," and palled out hie knife and did it. She
made DO 04.11, she seemed to be so frightened. He saw
the brooch on the ground, picked it up, Lad put it into
Isis pocket. He then dragged her down the field by her
right hand toe gap in the hedge. He took her over that
into • grass field, and put her into the place in whieb
she was found. He added that he was very merry he
, eranmitted the murder, as the child did him no harm
He listened patiently and with apparent attention to
the exhortations of the chaplain, but that jostle.
1 man describes him as being "densely Ignorant" man,
and his moral and intellectual faculties appear to have
been of the lowest order. Up to the lent night of his
life he ate, drank, and slept with regularity and
heartiness; and only cm Wednesday, speaking to
warder, who reminded him that that was his
"last day," he replied in • careless off-hand tone.
"Ak, yen it's • pity, but it can't be helped now."
He went to bed about nine o'clock, and, otter
passing a rather rectlees night, awoke and dremed
self before six on Tbandsy morning. The chaplain was
early in ettendanee upon him, and Kepis listened to
him, but his state of mind was evidently such that Mr.
Denning, in the exercise of his discretion, did not
admisister the sacrament to him, nor did the convict
ask for it. At a quarter to eight he was conducted to
the pinioning room, where the governor of the gaol
formally handed him over to Cottrell. Illapp was •
perm or two in advance of the turnkeys, and looked
round the room with a frightened inquiring elapse.
On Calmat &despising and putting oat his hand
to take hold of his ann, liapp thought he
was going to 'helm hands with him, and hurriedly
changed his cap from his right hand to the Left,
for the purpoete of holding out his hand, but, on
perceiving his mistake, he withdrew it, and quietly
submitted himself to the hangmen. He watched the
process of pinioning with much intetent, winning
Caloraft to adjust the belt by taking his poeketehand-
keichief out of the breostpocket of hie smock, across
which it passed. Beyood a slight trembling of the
limbs, he betrayed no sign of fror ; end when the
procession was formed he walked across the 000 rt-yard
with his head bent down, apparently chiefly engrossed
by the effort of keeping step with the warders who
walked on either aide of him. The chaplain in his
gown walked before hiss repeatieg the banal service,
but Kapp paid not the slightest attention to the solemn
words, nor were his lips once observed to movs in
prayer. He walked steadily up the winding stairesee
leading to the tower on which the gallows wee erected,
and preserved his extraordinary firmness even whilst
he stood on the drop during the long moment that
Coltish was @dinning the rota He said, " Good-
bye," when Coleraft shook bands with him, and as he
left him be turned his head as if about to speak; but at
that moment the drop fell, there was a loud thud. • cry
from the erowd, and all was over. In turning his head
round Ilepp displaced the rope, and the noose was thus
brought round almoet under his chin the souse.
.tuenee being that the fall not being immediately fatal,
be struggled desperately for fully half a minute before
be died.

AIIaTIRIOOB LID HOULIBLI DieOsroltv.—Th. dead
body of • gentlemen was discovered by saddest, in an
empty hones at Elackoey wick, on Thursday afternoon,
under conditions which appear to leave no doubt that •
horrible murder has been secretly committed. Tit*
facto, so for as at present koows, are as follow : —la the
immedieta vicinity of the old Hackney-wink or Vleeowl•
Park Station, on the Narita London Railway, an ex-
twelve hiding epecalation woe eonaseued a few years
ago by Mr. Dobbs, of Belvedere. Barmy, and several
roads and streets bare since been formed upon the estate,
which has been gradually built upon. Many of th•
struts ire now partially tenanted. The main road Is
one taming oat on the southern aids of Wick-road to-
wards the Marshes, and is celled Viotoria-road ; the
second street on the right of the road rani down to the
railway ecabankcoent, and la known as intimidator.
Cattle of the housed In this strut have remained in so
unfinished Mate, and it slew that ia the weak Liter
Christmas last these house were swept out by one of
Mr. Dobbs's men and left assured; the trout dears wsre
unwed up, soda bar plead aortas them ; the book doors
were bolted. The windows, however, were not fixed,
so that by these hams to lb. boildings wee PMii Me'
It appear, that Kr. Dobbs had reciontly determined
to oomplete these houses, sod about hall-Pwle
three o'cluic on Tharwlay afternoon one of his
airmen. named Edward Morris, was instructed to have
a Iced of sash weights at the hoses No. 21, in the
street. As soon, however, as he had opened the door,
be was aware of • orriblS stench, and celled to thS
(teems., Thomas Newsom. The foreman went into the
have with him, and together they look" Into the
various rooms. In the back room on the ground Boor
lay a bleak kid glove. On opening a cupboard beneath
the Marcus on the some door the stench was found to
proceed thence, and, a light having been obtained, they
found within it, to their horror, Um deed body of amen
fully dressed. The corpse was in • reclining position
adman the side of the cupboard, with the head towards
the door. Newsom immediately made his muter ao-
quainted with the circumaterice, and he Instantly awn-
munioated with Inspector Gibbons, and the eoroner's
odious Dr. Powell, of Gsinaboro%road, woe celled in,
and inspected the body as it lay. He gave an opinion
that death must have taken place from two to three
months sines. The polio. uthontise sent Sergeant W.
Foden, 23 N, to the spot, who made every Inquiry, bat
wee unable to find the slightest clue by which to identify
the deceased. The body hoeing bees wrapped, pursuant
to the dirsetious of Dr, Thos, the meets.' °Mow of the
Hackney district, in a sheet well soaked with Coady's
disinfecting laid, waa carried out of the hum by Ser.
pant Fusion, and **preyed to the Hackney mortuary,
al the old tower, in the shuroh-yard, The corpse pre-
seated a sicke..ing and ghastly spectacle. The facie,
whish was that of an intellectual man with a brawl
forehead and finely chiselled features, was mach dim.
Coloured. The hair, moustutes, Lod beard were matted
with blood. The whole of the right side of the head is
laid open; while over the right eyebrow is a deep de-
pression, as though • fearful blow had fallen there. The
right hand is partially wasted at the fingers' ends, and
Ike open, while the loft is ecsadrively clenched.
The hands appear to be soft and delicate, not bardeoed
2.r:curial labour. This fast, wooled with the
r of the remand sttie dress of the dueseed. Pohtt
emph•tisally to his having Guarded a rapsemble position
is society. The dram would seem to indieate that
deceased woe connected with the 'mode,' prodeeeica,
for his trousers and waisteut are of bin. Moth, nicely
cut, and of very Inequality. His teat is of a similar
colour, of floe material, and well-made. It is • remark-
able fact that no the pence of the dammed no ordinary
article was found, snob aa pocket handkerehisf, pencil,
ata, nor any scrap of paper of any description. A billy.
soak hat and a pair of slippers were found close to his
bead, and &leo • siettle Welber hook and a froth-oast of
good make, but very mush worn. The lappets of this
coat are torn, and the arms sad beak bear nassereas
Mains of blood. The dress of the dammed when the
body was found warn disarranged, and the beaus, which
are moth stained with blood, appear to bees been
broken as though in a Weigle. There wee ,
appearance that the deceased hid bee. beoia;
murdered, Mid the body worsted in the traPhortei,
where it was found. Probably an entrance to the hoses
was obtained by the window at the back, ehich hooka on
to the Manias. Any person entering from the trout
might have been observed from the houses on the
opposite side, which are Unaat'ot The blood-414MM
old freak-soar could sot have beet worn by the deceased
beneath his Pilet-Wak Uldlthe int' blucher boot points
to the that than some one ehe beside the Inerdw•d man
must have bun fraiche the home, and had et., to the
cupboard is which the body woe diastases& The pollee
have ant yet learnt that any one has bees mieslogla
the neighbourhood daring the period in okteb the
murder must have been oommitted. The ...ea.., oo„
eitement prevails in lb. 'Wait, of the haenee-Wc-,.; the
eases was found. The age of the &easels& was apps-
rutty St or 36, and his height from 5 feet Slush.. to 5
hien 7 incase. Tba feu is not to ntneh disligered bet
that nalptives ix Meads might possibly Weems, the dead
met, [The Aral has been dWavfted to be that of •
lane* named who lows time ego sessiled
from ek lake's Lamas AiTlam)

Mowing. ja the eve weeks, a fall of 10d. in whoa;
a rlosof lid. in barley ; aad arlisof sd. La oils.