The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-27 00:00:00

sTEtLING HITTER AT SHIL.1,1:105:!ONF,

11a%, I,..rry was indirced for stealing 2lhs. of butter, at
Shillinz.tone, on Septemher 10, Is7l, the properts of
/len, Watt his master. Ile pleaded guilty. A previous
conviction (so intnarr) was adni tied.
Six montlx.i' hard labour, and one year's supervision of
the police. -

STEALING ISONET AT BRIPEORT.
Senjame;s Larewebe was indicted for stealing 4s. the
property of Hobert Iloskins, at Bridport.—Mr. Lock pro.
mental.
Robert 'firkin', who keeps the Hare and Hounds, said
prisoner we. staving in his house on Monday, 3lst August,
and slept in the same room as prosecutor, only in a
different bed. When prosecutor went to bed, be put his
jacket on the foot of the bed, and his trowsers on the
floor. In the jacket vs.. Is. 6t in coppers, and shout five
sixisnees in his trowsees' pocket. He woke at half-past
flue, when prisoner Was coming upstairs, and prosecutor
come downetaire directly after he went. When he put on
his clothe., he mimed the money. On the previous night
be hail borrowed a penny and asked to be trusted for •
pint of beer.
Crose•exainined : Hsi lost Rs. 6.1. out of that room before
prisoner dept there. Had left money in the liar or cellar
before he went up to bed. On Monday night he lost •
lag of copper& and therefore he told out Is. ed. and put
them in his iacket locket
Sergpnt William Gale charged the prisoner, when he
turned out on the table three sixpence's, and a shilling's
worth of coppers. Asked how he accounted for it, as
witness had teen informed he had none last night He
replied that it was his own.
Croe.-examined : It is not my duty to question any
prisoner when be was in charge, nor did I question you
except what I have told the Court. Did not call you out,
and ask you to tell me all the rights of it and give no
further trouble, but I might have said we were artful as
well as you.
Darius Hounsell, who keeps the Volunteer heerhouse,
Bridport said prisoner rave her sixpence for a a quart of
beer, and afterwards had another quart and gave her 54 in
coppers.
In defence prisoner geld this ix • case that never ought
to be brought before your Honour"—(laughter.) He
continued that his son came home from sea, and let him
have rotor money, for him to give beer to some companions.
He asked for trust for the pint of beer from Mr Hoskina,
beeati-o he would not use his son's money—The Jury,
having consulted, said they could not agree, and the
Chairmen again explained the cage, when they, after •
short consultation, returned • verdict of Not Guilty.
The Chairman said the jury hail taken a merciful view
and returned a verdict of not gully. • verdict with which
the Court did not exactly agree; it win their verdict,
and not the Court's, but the conduct of the prieoner had
been very had, and if the jury had known what they did,
perhaps the verdict would have been different. He had
been 4-r:swirled five times before, and the Chairman
advised him not to be encouraged in a life of crime by the
merciful verdict of the jury on this occasion. He was
discharged-
MTEALING COWIN EURSITUILE AT WerIIOIITIL.
.Inseph Rai, and Riehani Sheppard (on bail) were
indicted, the first for stealinjeaquantity of coffin furniture,
the property of William George Senior, at Weymouth,
and the latter for receiving the same.
Baker pleaded "guilty of allowing the furniture to he
taken away," and then simply guilty, on its being
explained to hint. Sheppard pleaded not guilty.—Mr.
Collins prosecuted, and Mr. Castle defended, instructed
by Mr. .A. Hann°.
Mr. I 'ellins said that some time Leo, the prisoners were
mixed up in business. Baker was unfortunate, and hail to
compound: but Sheppard obtained certain influence over
Baker, and refured to sign the composition deed naive;
Baker promised to let him have certain things. Prose.
rotor lessen undertaker, and Baker was allowed to occupy
a house belonging to Senior. Some things were kept in
a cupboard in this house, by Mr. Senior; but a quantity
were 111 an watch was net, d some of the things
were found in the possession of Sheppard. Baker said
Sheppard had a certain hold on him, and forced him to
give him these things without paying him any money,
and he proposed to call Baker to show this.
Baker was admitted Queen's evidence, and sworn.
He said that in February last, he took a house of
tutor, with one room lacked up. Ile got into diflrruinty:
shout his affairs, and Sheppard was a creditor. He asked
to be ?
lenient' lbut did not remember what he
eliegePirdShappard saw the coffin furniture in the room,
and said he thought the things were lying about very
curious and very dirty on Mr. Senior's account They
went both together to gee the thing', and he saw him
several times. He sent some out to Kr, Senior's, after he
had let Mr. Sheppard have the others. Sheppard,
came after some of them, and the others he took himself.
This wee about a week or ten days after Sheppard said
they were lying about curious and dirty. Sheppard and
he took away the other things together to Sheppard's
house. Witness did not know what was in them except
from the outeide button. He never paid for them ; but was
lenient in the composition mattter.
Cross-examined : lan, living in the house still, and my
family are there. The cupboard was not locked when Mr.
Sheppard saw them ,• Mr. Senior broke open the cupboard,
he believed, and had never charged him with breaking
open the lock. Before witness had stolen some of the
good& he asked Mr. Senior to take them away. This he
did again, as he wished to bare the house in his own
poesession. lie had taken some of the thing, to Sheppard's,
end some Sheppard took himself. Wittier, took two
packets of Mallon; and Sheppard took the other, in the
evening about six COT seven o'clock. Saw Godfrey Shep rd,
the son, at his father's house. Had had dealings with ;Le-
per,' since his liunplation, had had two deals and the saw-
ing-up of one. nis might cost a pound or ifla The things
stolen might he worth a pound. There was no agreement
that he should receive credit for these articles when the
accounts were .quansl. Saw Shepponl about these articles I
either the lag week in April or the first in May: he paid
his oineemition iu May. Sheppard had meet of the thin,.
stblen.
The Jury found Sheppard not guilty.
The Chairman sail the Court !eel no res-,•1 to disagree
with tlie verdict of the Jury. At the eame time Shoplifted ,
must take rare to keep char of personn who tight have I
obtained goods iii at, improper manner. With thiscaution
be RIM dismissed.
Mr. Collins recommended Baker very strongly to the
merry of the Court They believed that Baker had been ,
led away, and without quarrelling with the verdict of the
jury, he meet use his right of recommendation Baker
very strongly to bare as light a punishtent ex tensible.
Capt. Amystt Brown, chief constable, ease eraßak my
good character. He had employed him in his house, and
alwsye found him trustworthy.
Mr. Howard gave Baker • smiler recommendation, and
so did._ _ _ .

Mr. J. V. D. Lawrance, governor of the gaol, for whose He admitted • previous conviction in 1870.
family at Weymouth prisoner had worked. The Chairman said the jury had very properly friend
The Chairman said the Court would not overlook the him guilty. Ile had before been imprisoned for nine
het that he had taken this property, and his being the months* for house-breaking, and if he came again would
tenant of the Tintsecntor did not diminish the charade, of • LI
mt., penal servitude. He was sentenced to 12 months*
the crime. Ile Loped that this was only a solitary instance labour and two years' police supervision.
of criminality, and that prisoner would not be encourged ANNACLT ON A Mal. AT ATNONDOBARA.
by a slight sentence to offend again,. 31, tailor, was indicted for indecently
Sentenced to Six weeks' hard labour, assaulting awl ill. treating Lavinia Knight, atSy, mondsbury,
. AT wKTMOUTII. August 12, Mr. Templer prosecuted.
ChrisrupAr alias lihenon, WAS ChitrgcNl with Prosecutrix, a respectable-looking girl, said she lived at
stealing. at Weymouth, on the Kb October, inst., n box. SwYre, and on August 12 was in service at Mr. Samson's,
one sovertips, two half-crowns, two flortioi, az,it at Itridport A little before six in the evening. she Was
shilling, the property of Kiniurgh Jeffers% Ile pleaded geing through a field called " Ryberry," near
guilty, and was then charged with having been previously . Symondsbury, when prisoner came up to her, and
convicted, at Basingstoke, to which he pleaded not guilty. asked where she was going. She answered to Symonds
Mr. Coatis prosecuted. bury. He said " 1 suppose you don't know me now.
James Brim chid deli( at Winchester gaol, deposed She sail no, be was quite a stranger. He said he knew
that prisoner was the persica who was convicted in the ; her name, aini she asked him whet it was, and what was
name of McGuan, i his name. He said his mune was John Dickinson, of
prisoner strongly denied that be over was in Winched Olsarmouth. He caught hold of her round the Irked,
gwl, and waged he wee nte..nnhed when he went eid 'brew her down, au, effecting his purpose. They rolled
et gaol. Prisoner haima thsf -the photograph midis he from whence be threw her down into the bottom. She
produced, to show if it were like him. struggled against him and bit his little finger. He knocked