The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-27 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

Colrctittn.—Twe grand concerti were given on
Thursday, in the Corn Exchange, by the Royal Italian
Band, who were not so extensively patronised as they
deserved to be. The programme °comprised selections,
fantasias, valets, &c„ for full band, and solos for flute
and violin.

WI NBORNII.

listsimous birSTlNGS.—Duringotih: past week Mr.
0. Owen of the Evangelisation ty, London, has
been delivering addresses at the Corn Exchange. The
'pall was well filled every evening. Moody and Sankey's
hymns were aced.
FATAL AOCIDINT.—An inquest WY held at the
Schoolroom, Ilinton Martell, on Monday last, before
Mr. Thomas D. B. Rawlins, deputy coroner, on the
body of Charles James. Prom the evidence given
before the coroner and jury, it appeared that • Mr.
Woodhouse, shopman of Mr. Symonds, wee= Satur-
day at terno at between three and four o'clock driving
from Wisabo.o. t Witcharnotoo, enrl virixon ahnat
130,y0i1s pa-t the Stanbridge church, noticed two
waggons in front of him both going from him, the
deceased sitting on a cask in the binder waggon.
All of a sudden he (Mr. Woodhouse) observer( the
deceased fall from his east, and he appeared to fall over
the front board of the waggon,the left hand side wheels
passed over his legs; the deceased made no attempt to
save himself, and did not cry out as far as nix. Wood-
' house could hear. Mr. Woodhouse drove up to the
deceased at once, and saw that the wheels had gone
over the deceased's head and had separated the back
part of the head from the face. Deceased was quite
&mi. Mr. Woodhouse's impression was that the
deceased fell in a fit. Isaac Tames recognized the
deceased as his brother who was thirty-tone years old.
The deceased bad never been strong; his hands at times
would quits die away ; about a twelvemoath ago the
deceased had a fit. deceased was a carter to Lord
nll,l ton, end • single man. The coroner having
briny summed pp, the jury returned • verdict of
" Accidental Death."
POUTS COURT, 11611daY.—Before Llenk-Oeneral Eir
R. Ureathed. K.C.H. and Major-General Powlett-Lane.
Henry Croney. a boy 12 years old, of Cranborne, was i
r'h
charged with stealing a gold pencil.
cal,
gb:tonsil) in custody
the HAY. IL H. Rogers, vista: of bCrest-
borne.—From
d. the evidence it apiLeared the prosecutor
knewnothing of the rehhers until Priday,the 16th Just,
when Mt. Adams* the Poona-aster, cam* t..?. himand showed
him the peneil-cass, which be at once identified as the
prokorty of Ku. Rogers, his WiflL—Tbe prisoner had
000SAS to the house, he work:info for tho prosecutor.—
The prinater sold the
the
anothot boy named
Lionel Adonis, son of postmaster. for sixpence, who
ultimately gave it to his lather—On. Stillman charg-
ing the prisoner he stated he found it outside the front
toot—The Justices. after giving tha pasoner • warning,
...mooed him to Her bisjesty's pliant, at Dorchester, for
one calendar month's bard labour.
Autoi Wall, late of Poole, umbrella mender, who was
apprehended on • warrant, was brought up in custody
charged with stealing one silver Galata Watch, belonging
to George Rockford, of Lytchet Mluster.—The prisoner,
on the 2nd January, called at the prosecutor's house, at
Lytchet Minster, sad asked if they wanted • watch
cleaned. The wife of the proescutor said they had •
watch which reviired cleaning ; but she had beton told by
her husband not to give it to the prisoner. Tits Dii•ooer tbsit
went to the prosecutor, who was at work in the br.:47erd.
and Naked to be allowed to clean the watch. The prose-
cutor declined to allow him to take it away, stating he
would bring it to Poole to the prisoner's house. The
prisoner then returned to the prosecutor's house and stated
to the wife that her husbaad had given his consent to
allow biro to dew, the watch, and upon this the watch
was given hiss. The prisoner haring onsmnded a warrant
for his apprehension was taken out by the prosecutor.—
P.S. Rained traced the witch to mood:4lr4, wham it