The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-03-12 00:00:00

AIMING nu TO • MAIMS.

Bear, Hardy, (37), was plated in the dock charged
with setting lire to some he .y in a stable, the property
of his masten, Messrs. Belle., et Poole, on the MA of
January last.
The deputy-governor of Vie prison stated that he he-
lieved the primmer to be of unsound mind, and as the
surgeon of the Prison, 'Air. J. Good, was in Donn, his
Lordship desired him to give evidence as to whether he
was insane or not.— 71r. Good Mined that be had seen
the prisoner almost .laily for some time past, and he
believed from his wooden and actions that he had •
diseased mind, and that he was tumble, rationally, to
answer any queen, HIS put to him.
His Lordship 'then dinned the jury to consider
whether the prisoner was unlit to be tried, and after
• short oonsultair en, they decided he was of an unsound
mind. . . . .

The learned judge then desired Wit the zrzum
should be demi, eid till Hee Msjinsfs omen be
known respecti mg him.
The Clerk of the Court—Mr. Good, my Lord, wishes
to know whet be: be is to have his fees for giving evi-
dence?
His Lordsb hp—No doubt, if he applies to Mr. Gunny
he will know the result.
10113IRT.

William' Bargary was charpd with aniaulting
George Ca as, and stealing from him 13s. and •
shirt. Pr' aoner pleaded "Not Guilty."
George Case, labourer, said that on the Ilth of
August h., went from llonckton to Rampisham. He
met the prisoner and they both went into the Jolly
Sailor In n, Whilst there be bought a ferret and pet
his money in his pocket. As they were on the
road th• a prisoner struck whams down, and put his
hand in his breast-pocket and took out his perm, and
then ran away. He (witness) saw his money last
when be paid for the ferret. He had not had much
beer th at day.
P.C. Robert Hansford said he saw the prosecutor,
and In om information he received be went to Crew-
kerne to search for the prisoner, sad charged him with
robbil ig the prosecutor. Bs said he had not robbed
any person. Pronsutor gave the poliosman a braes,
whici p be said prisoner had left behind on the road.
The 'orace corresponded with one which prisoner had on
his t moan
TI,. landlord of the Jolly Sailor said be remembered
Web g the prosecutor and prisoner come to his bones
top then. Two other men were there. The prisoner
and prosecutor left together or shortly after each
oth en. Wither was in the bones when Came came
hem h main after being robbed. He saw a sovereign
ch. insW in his house.
Cross-examined : The inen were the worm for liquor.
Tboy could walk without falling.
Simon Neale was at the Jolly Sailor and heard pri-
soner my that prosecutor had a pound or two on him,
which would do him good for • week or two. The
men were drunk, but they could walk. The prisoner
ad Case went away toptr.
Prisoner made • long statement, in which he stated
Chat the whole of the men, including the landlord, were
" blind drank," and that he " did'ut know within' about
the money more than • babe just born." He sidled •
oritneis named George Barpry, who handed to his
Lordship some testimonials in favour of the prisoner,
who he said had never before been brought before
magistrates, and had worked hard to support his
John Hembreys was at the Jolly Sailor Inn on the
night in question. He left some time after Cass, and
after be had gone some distance on the road be found
Case laying on the road. Case said he bad been robbed,
and asked witness whether he knew anything about
the money. Prosecutor said be supposed "our mate"
hadirobbed him, which it was understood referred to
the prisoner.
The learned Judge having summed up, Qs jury
. returned • verdict of "Not Guilty."
r. The Court was then adjourned till 9 o'clock on
Friday morning.
!LLD= 0

Hears Brows and George Wheeler pleaded guilty ors
a charge of stealing sheep skins, the property of their
master, Yr. Charles Meech, at Stanton Fit. Gabriel, on
Lb. 30th of January, and his Lordship sentenced the
foriaer to one calendar mouth's hard labour, and the
latter to three weeks' bud labour. —Edward Jain
Reek. pleaded &salty to a misdemeanor charging him
with appropriating to himself the sum of ESO with
which be was entrusted as an agent for (hemp ate.—
The learned judge,in passing sentence, said the prisoner
had been guilty of as bad an act sa a man could do, be
having tan a sum of £5O which was entrusted to him
by • pawn for the support of her child, and by his dire
honesty be bad deprived the poor woman of the means
of supporting her son. Its should peas • severe sentupse
upon him," it was •um which must be severely
punished. The sentares of the court would be that be
be implies:toed for B mouths.

(Beton Mr. Biros Marrar.)
lIIMIGIART AT wrrmourc

Henry Braes, seaman, was charged with breaking
into the dwelling-home of John Groves, brewer, at
Weymouth, and stealing therein a silk dress and a
mantle, his property, on the 17th of November last.—
Kr. Powell prosecuted.
Mary Pitcher said she was servant to the preemator.
On the night of the 16th she went to bed, leaving the
doors and windows fast. When she got up next morn-
ing. the parlour window looking into a back yard was
open. She informed her mistress of the oircamsteams.
Rosie& Groves said she was the wife of the prosecutor.
She wont into the parlour and missed four *den,
silk dress, and • chilies dress. On the 19th she also
mimed the mantle. The dress and mantle produced
we those she lost.
Charles Lidbary, superintendent of police, Wey-
mouth, went to Mr. Groves's home on Saturday, the
17th November. He advertised the prisoner, and on
the 4th be went to Portsmouth and found the primmer
in custody. When they were in the railway carriage
on their way to Wernostb, primmer said I would not
have had this happen "for the beet £lOO ever coined."
James Parker said he ham the prieeeer When be

lived at Blandford. He now lived in Hope-square,
Weymouth, opposite Hr. Groves's, and saw prisoner
there on the 16th November.
William Strange, a policeman at Wareham, said on
the 27th November be overtook Mrs. Stevens on the
road near Wareham, with r bundle under her arm.
He examined the bundle and found it'to contain • silk.
dress. Hrs. Stevens had mince been Convicted for re-
ceiving that drew kneeing it to be stolen.
Superintendest Socks, el Wareham, .aid he went to
Blandfordi and received • mantle from George Foot.
O•orge Foot, a publican, living at Blandford, knew
the prisoner. He saw him at Blandlord in the early
part of November, not in the latter end of the month.
He had the mantle produced, which his wife gave
3s. for. He gave the mantle up to Superintendent
Eccles on the 26th November.
Charlotte Chessman said he knew the silk dress
produeed. She had it on the 26th November froth Faisa
Cheeseman.
M An Clumsentan sari she received the silk
drearrrein het Mother in the beginning of November,
but Mild not tell exactly the day of the month. She
believed she received the dress from her brother, but
could not say positively. She gave to Elise Chessman
the dress she received from her brother.

The jury acquitted the prisoner of burglary, but
found him "guilty of receiving the property, knowing it
to have been stolen." The prisonir bed been previnutly
sentenced to four years' penal servitude, on his own
confession, for steeling a Main, the property of Mr.
James Teasley, ut thi Antelope Hotel, Dorchester.—
Sesteireed T years' penal servitude.