The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-10-15 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

THI NIWCAISTLE MURDER.—Siacie his committal
upon the coroner's warrant for wilful murder, Clark,
the &ruminator of Mr. Prater, has apparently become
somewhat more impressed with the awful nature of his
position. On Tuesday he was brought up before the
sitting magistrate., and the evidence, which has already
been reported, WU repeated against him. His °midget
during the examination WU very similar to what it had
been at the coroner's inquest. At the close of the in-
quiry the magi.trates arrived at their decision without
retiring, and the mayor said—George Clark, we commit
you for trial at the next assists. Prisoner: Decidedly
so; all right. The Mayor: Oa • charge of wilful
murder, mark. Prisoner: I may have points as well as
you, that will transport you as well as me." He was
then removed.
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SIX Mug DROWNED AT SHADWILL.-011 Tuesday
morning, as • boat containing i coal meter and twelve
men was pulling off to work • collier in the tier of
Shadwell, the boat cams athwart some chains secured
to the buoy, and sank, six of the men Wishing.
ATTEMPT TO POINON A WOMAN AT LEEDS. The
Leeds polies received information on Tuesday of the
narrow escape of an old woman from poisoning, under
circumstances of grave suspicion. It appears that an
old woman named Martha rleaton, who lives with her
husband in Fawoett-street, Fdlerby-road, obtains • live-
lihood by selling milk, and was supposed to keep the
proceeds stored in the house. She was also known to
refresh herself occasionally from the contents of an
old tea-pot which she kept in the kitchen cupboard.
On Friday week she proceeded as usual to pour some
water on the tea-leaves remaining in the pot, and to
drink the contents, when she was struck by the pecu-
liarity of the taste. She poured out a portion of the
liquor, and discovered that it was mixed with some
substance that gave it a thick white colour, and, sus-
pecting that the substance was poisonous, she took
some of the liquor to Mr. Southwell, chemist, East-
street, who, after an analysis, pronounced the colouring
matter to be acetate, or sugar of lead, which he
detected in very large quantities. A small portion was
also found on the top of the tea-pot. He reoommended
her to say nothing, but keep a watch on the cupboard.
with the hope that the miscreant who had thus drugged
the liquor, might be detected. No one, however' came
near, and on Tuesday the affair was placed in the hands
of Sergeant Bray, of the Duke-street Polioe-station.
DVSTRUCTION OF £2OO WORTH Or ALE.-00 Tuesday
morning it was discovered that the brewery recently
in the occupation of Mr. John Haigh, at Wakefield,
had been entered during the night, and that the con-
tents of tenor twelve vats of ale had been turned into
the common sewers. It appears that some time ago
Mr. Haigh become involved, and made an assignment
to • Mr. Hirst, reserving to himself, however, the
power to redeem the estate within a attain time.
Sabin:Fluently he became a bankrupt, but lan passing
through the court he expected to be reinstated in the
brewery, and with that object he visited Wakefield on
Monday. He was disappointed, however, in his expec-
tation, and was much annoyed; no arrangement could
be come to, but during the night the brewery was
entered by some one, ar.d, as dated above, the contents
of ten or twelve vats were turned into the sewers. The
damage is Estimated at L'2oo.
PAARICID3.—A very melanehol affair has just taken
place at Liphook. near Petenifield. A young man,
called Tesler, who was living with his father and
mother on Coliford Common, married a short time ago,
and brought his wife home to reside with his parents.
They did not agree. The father frequently taunted his
sou with the assertion that his wife was unfaithful to
him. On Thursday morning the taunt was repeated,
and the young man, infuriated, seined a peel used for
baking, and with it dealt biz father • tremendous blow
on the head, which felled him to the ground. Medical
aid was immediately prorated, bet the case was pro-
nounced hopeless f rein the first, and the father died
that evening. The son has been committed oat the
coroner's warrant on the chew of "Wilful Murder."
SIMMS OF • SCOTCH Nommzrarr. Considerable
sensation was caused in Gloucester, on Wednesday.
statementupon a or eldestbbecoming nng currenteElir oat gentleman,
Vlscountcommitted suicide. It appears that in July, of this
year, • gentleman and lady, both of handsome and
aristoeratic appearance, engaged apartments at the Spa
Hotel, Gloucester, the gentleman giving the name of
Captain Malcolm Drummond, and stating that the lady
was his wife. It is stated, however, that it hes subs,-
quentdy transpired that the gentleman was Vissoosut
Forth, that he was separated from his wile, and that
the lady was • Mrs. Lloyd, who had separated from
her husband, and who was the daughter and heiress of
a gentleman of position in Herefordshire. They appear
to hate lived quietly, and to have frequently driven
out in • Croydan, the lady always holding the ribbons,
and attracting much attention by her appearance.
Three weeks ago she was delivered of • daughter, but
since that time she has been continually SI, arid
Captain Drammond has been onesiaat ia his attestileue
upon her. Notwithstanding the care of her medical
sasadsat, she psdadly row woos, sad ANIS tour

o'clock on Thursday morning she expired. Captain
Drunimood appeared completely prostrated by grief,
but drank • good deal of brandy—as much as half-a-
pint, it is said, at one draught. He continued in •
• distracted condition until two o'clock, when he cow
merited packing up some of his clothes, and said he
would take the tubule awl nurse and leave. While so
engaged he was seen to pick up something which Mrs.
Holland, the landlady of the hotel, thought at first I
was a roll of tobacco, but which It was speedily observed '
was a bottle of laudanum, which had been obtained for ,
the deceased lady, but had only been once used. He
went into another room, and closed the door, but
Mrs. Holland and • Miss Hale, • dresamaker, employed
by Mrs. Drummond, followed him, pushed open the
door, and s.w he was drinking from the bottle. Mrs.
Holland exclaimed, "My God! he is drinking the ,
laudanum," and snatched the bottle out of his hand, ;
but not before, it is supposed, he drunk an ounce of
the poison. The deceased mid, "It is only a little drop
of port wine." He then began walking up and down ,
his room, but afterwards complained that his legs felt
" queer," whereupon he sat down. When Mr. Graves,
the surgeon who attended Mrs. Drummond, or Lloyd,
In her confinement, was sent for, Captain Drummond
told Mn Graves that he had taken very little of the
laudanum, and that the quantity missing from the bottle
had fallen upon his cloth..; but he suddenly caught up
a carving knife, and was about to inflict a wound on
his throat, when Mr. Graves knocked the knife out of
his hand. Subsequently • stomach pump was applied,
but he fell into a state of torpor, from which he could
not be roused, and died at eight o'clock the same night.
An inquest was held on Thursday, when • verdict of
" Temporary insanity," was returned.
A CO-0 IVI SOCILVT Fists £7 VON 7AISI
lkaLU AND WRIGICTIL—On Wednesday, at the Hock
dale police-court, Hugh Bamford, manager of Use Brick'
field Co-operative Store, appeared to answer • charge
of having in use at the store, two pairs of scales out of
balance, and eleven weights light. The case was
proved by policeman Wilkinson, who slated that there
was not one weight on the premises in propet order.
Bamford said that the wales had been examined every
fortnight at the old premises, but this duty bad been
somewhat neglected since they entered the new
premises. The weights had all been adjusted in May.
[To the Chairman, Mr. Chadwick}—We have weighed
all aorta of goods with these weights. After some
severe remarks from other magistrates, the Chairman
said "We shall, for the scales, convict in the highest
penalty, ES and costs; and for the defective weights, £2
and costa ; for we think it necessary that the public
should be protected."
HUMANITY Or BUST= M•OIIITRATILS.—We and the
two following cases I. the Bury and Norteittt Pod of
Wednesday, under the head of Wickliambrook Petty
Sessions :—" Stealing a carrot.—Thoinas Carter, • little
lad, of Wickhambrook, was charged by Mr. John Hynes,
of that place, with laving taken one carrot, of the value
of • farthing, from his field. The bench thought it
would have been better to have acquainted the lad's
father with what he had done, and got him flogged,
rather than bring him before a bench of magistrates.
Complainant said he bad loot several carrots at different
times, and the boy was always full of mischief. The
lad's mother said that her husband had already given
him • severe flogging, but Mr. Hynes mid be merely
gave him • box on the ear. The. bench decided that he
be dogged by the police and discharged." "Stealing
turnips.—Elimbeth Illutton and Mary Murkin, widows,
Wickhambrook, were charged with stealing turnips, of
the value of 2d., the property of Mr. Webb. In louse.
queues of their character, and the recommendation of
the prosecutor, who merely wished to prevent such
petty thefts, the bench ordered them to pay 4s. each, or
to be lent to gaol for a fortnight—Paid."
A WHOLE:ULM BWINDLCIL—Two or three months
since there appeased in the local journals of the West
rink/land, sdvertisements requesting the inspection by
the public of • handsome portrait of Lord Palmerston,
value one thousandguinea., which was being exhibited
at the Plymouth Atheinsuns, and which would form the
chief of the press to be distributed to the members of
the Devon and Cornwall Art Union. The tickets were
One shilling each, and to render the speculation as at-
tractive as possible, it was announced that every sub-
scriber would receive • prize; in other words, there
would be "all prises, and no blanks." In every tows
throughout Devon and Cornwall many tickets were
sold, in some places the number amounting to thou-
sands. The distribution was to take place on the 18th
and 19th of September; but at the appointed time an
announcement was merle of it. postponement until
further notice. The individual styling himself " the
manager" has since decamped, leaving the tradesmen
to whom he was indebted lamenting his departure.
Several of the agents expressed their determination not
to hand over the moneys they had received until the
prises were distributed; those persons who were for'
tenets enough to purchasetheir tickets of these agents
will receive the money again, while by far the greater
number of subscribers will fled themselves minus their
shilling.
FIAUDII ON A BINCVIT SOMME—A singular ease
of fraud by the treasurer of a friendly society has been
discovered at Huddersfield. By the rules of the society
the treasurer was only allowed to have the bank pass-
book in his possession while transacting the society's
business, and in the interim it was deposited in the
society's box and open to the inspection of members.
It appears that the treasurer had • counterfeit cash book
provided, as like the original one as possible, and this
was lodged with the society AS the genuine pass book.
By thip rascally arrangement the treasurer was enabled
to drair out of the bank without being checked by the
members. A few days ago • fresh treasurer was ap-
pointed to the society, and when he presented the book
at the bank he discovered that instead of the Society
haring deposits to the amount of £145, the funds at the
bank amounted to only Cd. The prisoner, Charles
Smith, who is 56 years of age, has been committed to
York Liaises for trial.
A Huth Man Routh or £2OO.—A working man
in the employ of Mr. David Moon, of Hell, having
been put down in the will of a deputed friend foe •
legacy of £2OO, proceeded with his wife to Sheffield to
receive the money. Happy with their little fortune,
and do doubt planning how to invest it, the couple
started:for home by way of Betford. It wen the fair.
day, and there was much company at Retford ; the
light-fingered gentry were, therefore, active, and One
would think they knew all about the legacy, for after
our friend bad been in the crush procuring tickets for
Hull, he discovered that the POO bad been extracted
from his trousers' pocket. Nothing has been heard of
the Money.
DILATH Flow PARSION.—An awfully sudden death,
under most painful circumstances, took place on
Monday, at the village of Sherwood, near Nottingham.
It appears that Mr. William Hill, • Isoemaker, was
preparing his breakfast, when a neighbour, named
Eli Worthington, came to the door and began to us
abusive language. Hill's son went out, and as
Worthington was in fighting attitude he struck his,
and they fought. The neighbours parted them, but
Worthington wanted to light again. The elder Hill
got into • great passion, and incited on his sou to
continue the combat, exclaiming, "Go into him •
give him as much as you can ; get on the highest
Found." While thus speaking he fell upon his side
in the doorway, and immediately expired. An inquest
upon the body was held the same evening, when
the jury returned their verdict, "That the deceased
died from great exciteraut by the sudden visitation of
God,"
A MAWS Lin BROKEN DT CRINOLINR.—As an ohl
pensioner named Mann, 71 years of age, was proceeding
along King Street, Yarmouth, • few days beck a ladY,
amply minolined passed him very hastily, and her dress
catching his leg knocked him down and broke his leg in
two pieces. The "lady" proceeded onwards without
offering either aid or sympathy to the unfortunate man.
—Bury Pod.
BURNT TO DRATTI TRROUOM CRINOLINI.—On Saber.
day afternoon a you'lg lady, named Ann Maria Amelia
Carter, residing at No. 1, Crane Grove, Holloway,
entered the apartment of • Mr. French. an invalid,
living in the same house, and stood with her back
towards the fire. Suddenly she uttered a piercing
scream, and Mr. French saw the back of her dress in
flames. She then threw herself upon the ground, and
be endeavoured to put out the blase, but his efforts was
fruitless. He than ran into an adjoining bedroom for
something in which to envelope the unfortunate young
lady, but before he could return she ran down stairs,
two storeys below. Her father, mother and brother
attempted to extinguish the fire, which had by that
time nearly consumed her muslin dress. Before the
fire could be subdued the young lady's back, nook, face,
and arms were most seriously injured. Medical assis-
tance was immediately sent for, and the deceased lin-
gered till 2 o'clock on the following morning, when
daub relieved her from her pat. The jury returned •
verdict of "Accidental death. but strongly recent-
mended that from the numerous fatalities which had
occurred in all classes of female society the present
fashion might be immediately abandoned.
Two MSS FOUND DROWNID ix TORE.—SUSVICTID
MURDII.—Some sensation was created in York on
Tuesday meriting in consequence of • rumour that •
man, suspected to have been murdered, had been taken
out of the River Foss, near the gas-house It turned
out to be correct that Mr. R. Johnson, who carried on
the business of a saddler, in Petergate, and who was
&boot 60 years of age, had been found as described, and
there was also no doubt that there was a serious wound
on his head, which indicated violence, but the extent
of the injuries had been greatly exaggerated. The
body was conveyed to a public-hones in the neighbour-
hood, where it was examined by Dr. Arthur • and at
the inquest, which was held on Thursday &Hareem,
before the coroner (J. P. Weal, Earl.), it was shown
that at ten o'clock on Monday night the deceased was
seen in • state of intoxication a few hundred yards
from the place where his body was found, that be fell on
the beck of his head, and that be afterwards walked in
the direction of the river. Dr. Arthur was of opinion
that this fall might have produced the wound, and that
death was cowed by drowning. There was nothing
indicate that there had been anything like a struggle
tbe banks of the river, but in the themes of direct
testimony, the jury returned an open verdict, merely
to the effect that the deceased had been found drowned
They accompanied their verdict with • recommenda-
tion that better protection should be afforded to the
public in that locality. The dead body of • retired
butcher and farmer was taken out of the river not far
the ;dace in question on Monday. His name is John
Butler, and there was an open verdict in this case
also.
ATTIMPT TO USSR A RAILWAY TRAIN ON TM
GRIAT WIMITZIN RAILWAY. Information was re-
ceived on Friday morning at the Paddington tennhius
of the Great Western Railway that an infamous
attempt was made to upset the 6.50 p.m. train at
Wrexham, by placing one of the iron theirs used for
laying the rails &WON the line. At the epee whore the
shale was placed the line nine over • high embank-
ment, below which is a large pool of considerable
depth, and had the engine been thrown or the line
the consequences must have been most disastrous.
BISGULAS I'AMS/1011MM Or • CONVICT. Among
the prisoners who have jut been removed from
the gaol of News** to the Penitentiary as Milesek. to
undergo their sentence of penal sere-hods, was • man
named Masai; Quilter, whose career appears to have
been of • somewhat extraordinary ebes.,,tor, It sems
that this prisoner we. formerly in the Irish constaleu-
lary, and served in the munc dieing! with Maths, who
was sweated for the murder of Mrs. Easley, and be
left that form of his own accord said came to London,
where he obtained an appointment in the General Poet
Deice. He had not bsenre;ranisoag so engaged when
empicions were aroused his honesty, nod
usual stops were taken to test mode* which in
salted in -his detection, and he was conissitted to the
Central Criminal Court to take Big trial spin=
letter Al this time be appserod

healthy in mind and body, bad eery secs Mier he bed
been in Newgate he refused his teed and exhibited
apparent symptoms of unwind solg,lle was, et
comet closely watched by Mr. Gibson, the moos* el
the prison, and also by the warden who had the champ
of him, and the result they arrived at was that he was
shamming madness in the hope, probably, that his Well
miyht be postponed, and with some vague hope ed
ultimately escaping the consequent* al his time.
When the time arrived for the prisoner to be tried he
was twice placed at the bar to plead, bole, ea&
occasion be refused to do so, or rather stood wale and
made no reply when called upon to plead. The fasts cd
the can having been communicated to the awe"
toolbar with the strong opinion entertained by, Kr.
Gibson, the surgeon, and Mr. Jonas, the governor or the
prison, that the conduct of the prisoner was
directions were given that a fury should beim=
to try the question, according to the assaieut feta
Prescribed by the law, whether the primmer, when
called upon to plead, was mete of resslioe, ea hY She
visitation of God,andupon the .ride.celaid WIN*
them the jury at once found a verdict that the prissase
was men of malice. Ups this biding the Coed
directed • plea of not guilty to be entered, and Um
trial of the prisoner proceeded, and he was convieled
and sentenced to four yeses' peed servitude. Denim
the trial the prisoner did not utter • weed, or lobe Mt
part in the proceedings, and after his soavietioa led
sentence for • considerable tine be coutianol to osseste
your to make it appear that he was mad, but at
finding that the authorities of the prison were mottle
imposed upon and that he had no dame of sumeedinici
the prisoner resumed his ordinary deenneour ited
admitted that the whole of his conduct had bees allele:
In order to prevent any chance of the prisoner doing
himself any mischief he was closely watched, but it
appears that, notwithstanding the surveillance to whisk
he was subjected, be upon one occasion attempted to
suffocate himself by placing his head in the pan of the
water closet in his cell, and it appears that he held it in
that position until be became insensible and rolled to
the ground, and when the warder eatered the nil be
bad only partially recovered his coneciorunees. It Is
stated that since the prisoner has been at Kilbeak be
has conducted himself very well, and appears reekpoil
to the inevitable result of serving out his sestisse.