The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-12-15 00:00:00

A STANIOXII CUM ON WARD 11111 r.

Fra-ipTis.-;;;;;;L: cook and steward on board the
Queen, of Shields, was cliar4el with stabbing a manor named
Magnus Roberta ~,,, iet Sunday. —Mr F. Travers ado:area on
behalf of the 14SNLVIIii011; the pri...l,r SMAlll:llefeedealt
The complainant said: On Sunday morning the mate called
me .nit to clean the decks. Ile was standing at the foret.aole
dstr. I was bothle, Oil the top hunks. Ile was ta/king tol.lle
iof the Mee, and I • kod the mate what he was talking about
him on shore on Saturday night. Ile said, it was soutething
done in the ellip before I told him I would tell the c tptain
when he came its Irani about the thin..., that were tarrital
ashore at Cronataat. The cook then came from the galley and
rushed at me while I was tilling my pipe. I got out of the
bunk, arid he theta tried to gct hold of me. We hat a Scuffle.
Mime he came to nle I bail a pipe, a small pocket-knife and a
piece ,if tobacco. I struck him twice with Om knife, and told
him if he would It ;.V. I wield. Struck him with the
end of the handle. A non called Charlie came to separate
us, aid l IseMun, 41..,111 on the chest liii not move Wahl until
the cook cum, in with it large death knife, and tried to pu It it
through nie and then triol to strike me Struck Wm several
limo, and I ran Oil deck ; he following Mc. I took • helaying
pin, but did not strike him with it. Did not see hint put the
knife that, Whell I was getting over the side Of the v.assel,
he said, o V..— if you come hick again IT rip you open.'
I told told him I would make him iny for the lot, and he
replied that lie" would e.,iiie ashore and cut him to pieces."
I wont to the police station, and had remained there ever since.
Asked to see a mull.' nun and the gentleman In court
dramicd my wounds
Mr C. J. li. Smith, ILM 1.., and M.lt C. 9 R., said about half-
past IC on Sunday ~,,, rating he attended at the police station,
241t1 now the complainant Found hint with three Incised
0:1 his Inset not penetrating to the bone but going
through the scahhi. One woe bleeding aipsal deal There were
also smite superneial crotches on the face and nose, aunt a
superficial cuts. the fore arm. The right check hone was also
slightly eontuseol. Tim cuts appeared to hare been maaaioned
by some sharp Instrument. Probed all the wounds and drawled
them

Daniel Henderson, • IMMO. on board the queen, of Shields,
ski I un Sundae morning thu mate GUM and orderol us to
clean the deck. I answered "all right.' Robertson told
" What have you to Nay agoinst me, Mr Guthrie " Guthrie is
the mate, and Robertson Maul, "That Dutch bastard has
been carrying talcs all" The eta,k was in the galley said heard
it He rail li tho forecastle, aml said " I didn't carry no tales
aft." Pr... Armor saki "Yin did" Lucas said he could light
fair if Robertson wanted it, and before the words were out of
his month Robertson ocught at Linos with his hands and they
were strug . ling about In a dark corner when the cook sang out
"Ile has • knife ur aglow." Aeother man and witness separatc.l
them, and found • knife In Robertsm's hand ; a.nd afterynods
Lucas and " If you want to Akin with kith es I can fight too."
bums hreught a knife in from the galley, but he didn't strike
Robertson with it not that witilos saw -the knife was in the
other hotel, and he said, " I won't strike you with it if you
don t." After Lucas came from the galley he didn t strike
Robertson fir,. bit; but prosecutor took • belaying I'll. Did
not see Robertson's head bleeding when he left the ship—at
host he could am no blood. Lucas struck Robertscii before
he had hold of the belaying pit. Lucas told him to "go on
shore and loot show his face there any more "hut didn't hear
him threaten him. When Lucas came he did not strike, but
Robinson "caught him like • cod would • mouse."
By the Bench : Couldn't see how Robertson came be his cuts
-he bail • blow on his eye, which was bleeding. I did not see
him fall.
Ser,nont Beaken said he was on duty on Sunday morning at
90 minutos before num: and found prosecutor in the reserve
rooln lt lePlwared to hare reueifol severe iniurics, and there
WM good deal .4 bltsid about his face. Saw two or three
wounds tal Lis leo', two of which were bleeding and there was
a larva quantity of blood on the back of his coat. They were
there when he liar it all fresh.
he prisoner: If they were frIXIIIWOUII4 how could one have
left off bleeding?

alr ravers...l-aid on the evidedee adduced he should ask for a
tttttt Otis!.
The prisoner said he should like to make his statement and
also call "lie or two wltnomes. Doing duly cautiont,l he esid•
that on ratunlay they arrived in the hartrouranil leered atom:-
side the wharf. Ho continued When I was dressing the
table for sniper for the captain, the nude, and int-self, the
captain told to go forward .nt cti„.- if they
wanted any monerthat night. I wes busy moot o‘.l the
captain cane to ine and laid " never mind, r have :fireti thrill
unary myself." After I had done supper I went in the fore-
castle where I slept. and when I got there the two A.ll.'s and
Robertson asked me to have a stroll on shore I Wont .itli the
two ;minims and one of the boy. I ailed," whet are Y"n,_.,g"...
tin do,—have you any money?" They •Mall flytolOrtoodS ••••• •
SioVerlOil:11. I replied "II Robertson Is g‘diig I don't care to..
l'oubliet my where Robertson was ; hut we were all on the
forecastle. We went ashore—l. Cbarile, and lierdernili, and
the ;mi etelithig ashore Robinson was waitinif tit* se with
two lanais's. The women mid nobertsm; went iii beh'roi toil
I said " What ;lees this mean ; why do we follow Itobertism "
They said he hail the money. Robertson went into a crab shop
t
eiid give the boy the 111111 l ey, and he then " cleared awa; " We
went lido the King's Anna, where Guthrie, the mate, joined us.
Did not use Robertson again that right; but a man was In
(ilenderson) who fought with hin,„ iii. Stalloi:LS ruing
the ""d"'tamew.dceihni to me, and sail Daniel arid Hobert...
hat ha I a fight Daniel was In the I k And mthl he had given
Im ss
o a ,l licking. Afterwards, whenlll.l noule my briatkfas
reedy Inibertsmi bad Just come from shore and twn.wi ii, with
all his chitin"; on The ling I hoard was prosecutor duillt rus
" bastard," which lie hail done ever since I have been
on hoer I. I limn' lihn say I had Imen i.arr Mg talcs. I
asked what he leul to sty MIMI he Insulted me. I said •• conic
put and I'll fight you fair " Ilcfore the words were out of my moth
he bail h 11 is 1111111 round my throat, He bad no pipe, knife, or
tobacoi in his hand. I did icy beet end shoved him husk.
We had a scuffle in a dark conier ; WSW 1 0 his
'.t
ISM Inas
hand on his shelf, mill lie then ;gruel: iii.. on the livid ; I hate
a hole there maw. I thought at flat it 'tic glass he hail, but
foollild it we, a knife which I list given lASI IMMO tittle nOVL interfered and said, " No knivis ; if you
want to fizht ilo Soi like men, llt dmit mie I inv.; I got away end fetched a knife front the galley and I said, "If you
want to fight with Ititivoi I rail m, and he ilnippe.l baud
Lid „41 13, to light at all -knife nor Ilisk 111111
my knife in my left heal awl asked Robertson to give up his
knife. I struck him lialf.a.dozen Limi and had him
iii,it ii
the chest end lilt his finger to make hint give up the Inife.
I then took it front him mid mlled out it Nee here boys, what
lie tried 41 kill me with" I then pushed hint out of the fore-
castle and said, " Don't show your nesis no mose ,„, 1,4,rd
while I ani here." Ile Juinls,l toward the starboard side mai
t.. 4 open von lKla log pin and came again to strike me
took tout ot his hand and odd "II you don't clear out of the
ship 11l throw you on to the wharf,' and tie had ;tot seen him sluice.
ilonirl lienderemi was recalled. Ile said he fought with
natunlay night After the fight he was an as
he mosstrisl now. Ile had DO knife, lie struck Roberta.; in

Charles fiellisin rsirmboratod prisoner's statement Ilc hail
frequently beard Itobertnion challenge Lucas to Mat, "would makes roan him." In Uie striugle at the foreuatle
door he ista Lucas striking Robertson on the head, but couldn't
, say if he hail anything In his band. It was too dark it was
I the darkest fonxastle he had over mum Bs never 16W thein
on the deck
I By Mr. 'havers : Robertson came Into the forecastie for his
•oln
ft:lie
said I,u:hi nih:he bad
i had tias.10111 t:.
kb°l;u7illf:dldksw.:::hiealotsil'use:4:l4;.. I lids° linsfe, • bane, vave a similar crsion of the
hittingaffVbut
with his kit.
Ibis being all the evidence, the Bench said it was •
beyond their '4llllllllaq .nd they mut coo!,,u:i
priAnner for tend ei Uie January quarter S••" 1"... Ti" IS
.lioaw::cer, accept bail prisoner in vs), and two suretios '
Ile we. removed hi custody.

SLA.NDFORD.
thEIIIII4ISTic TlClrrisayrs.—At a meeting on Wednesday,
e inst., of eb,rg) and lim
oity of the l'perno ilmtnery
(first liurtion), presided over by the Rev. I'mh°"'hrY
Rubric 'b lilin4tohop:am.licdt,,toThrtiu.prm
Athlteeriirsituardni.te
Upon the three alternatives mentioned hr the
Beale% the voting on the first was se follows :—Clergy in
favour, 5; against, 3; neutral L Laity in favour. 2;
ageing., 6. The second alternative was not rupporteil.
Fur the third, the clergy in favour were 4; wind, 4;
'nutria, L Laity in favour. ; agsinst,l

Enynanixtuutr.—A public entertainment riven
et the !rem On itmulaiy, December ith,
members and their friends. 'The °Mowing was the pros
grruntuo:-- Singing, opening rale, by the whnle fOlll.
palr prayer, Bra. Mayor; dialogue, Bros, Ifanteriun
and Burden; Overture, "Caliph of Bagdad,
lit violin, Bro. Balmy 2nd. violin, Mr. J. Hammond
English concertina, Mr. A. Bartlett, violincello, me
irainnionit m;.„ Mayor; song,_ Bro. Bunten;
roldress, Bro. Williams ; selection from " Norma," Be.,
Bakers amateur company ; reading, Bro. Ilasterroan ;
address, Bro. Bartlett ; ,on,, Bro. Wareham closing
.sle by the whole r impany. Benediction by the chairman,
Bre. West. Thu evening was phursantlY and ProlltablV
spent.
I.lrenany Isarrrerum.—A musical entertainment in
connection with this institution was given on Tuesday
evening at the I'mm Exchange under the presidency of
Mr. C. W. Daniell. The attendance, considering the
unfavourable weather was fair; but many well.known
patrans of the society from a distance were deterred (non
being present. The vocalists on the occasion were: Mines
F. Gill and A. Mime ; Messrs. Lindmy, F. G. Boy., .1.
Ihirden. T. George, W. Atkins, and G. Sharp; the in,tru.
mentalist. being —pianoforte. Misses Lindsay and earring.
Iton :elarioi mt. Mr. 11. !brown. The performances comments,' with the well•known glee," Silver Moorilight Wind,. are
. Blowing," by Miss Gag and Messes Lindsay, Burden and
' ShArp, which war well received. Mr. T. George secured
a deserved ciwoni in his song "The Friends of Obi," awl
salctitutol another "That's where you make the mistake:"
a waltz, pimp-4,010. I,y Bier Lindsay, war delightfully
man:pointed. and Iliss F. Gill followed with LeveYs
"Esmeralda : which met with an unanimour cocric-, and
gave universal detigiit A neoling by Mr. E. Fisher, war
succeeded by the song, "Will o' the Wisp." in whi.o be
rich bass voice of Mr. T. J. Bays was heard to ;..rre it
:advantage : the first eoncluding with a pleasing
clarionet solo, " Cavatina de la Norma," admirably
played IT Mr. If. Brown, (Salisbury), and warmly
realetnandel. second istrt opened with a pianoforte
&let ((xerny) by the Misse• A. and K Lindsay, which
war highly appre,iated ; Mr. W. It Atkins dlowing
will Mockler's "The Arab's farewell to his favourite
steed." which sum much aPplane.edi. "Come where ley
I've lieu drea 11l ll g," solo and chorus by Mr. George and
Ifessnr. Atkins, I)umlen, 211.1 Sharp, was effectivelv ;MTN
followed by "The Botiquetiere," by Miss Amey who won
an universal c 'wore. A reading of selections fem. the KT,
W. Barnes's peons in the hornet dialect did notof
fail in the bawls of Mr. W. E. Groves to secure a Irsa-ri'
, reception ; and another rnewre was ensured to
Gill in her song of "Sing, sweet hint," which die en,
1 With 3 sweetness and path. that could not fail to
a soul disrmos.late." The glee "Oh, who will oer en
downs no free" and "the National Anthemn" coneltelee.
capital Programme. The Chairman, before the anthem,.
separated, expreceol h:niself highly pleased, as he an
sure all were. with the evening's entertainment. He war
not aware Manama! IM.ALVISCOI 1,1 !smell genuine talent,
awl hoped this Wi10.4 not the last occasion it would be heard
to weal advantage. A site of thanks to Mr. Daniell I,T
presiding was proposed by Mr. Groves and heartily
accorded.