The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-22 00:00:00

WZYIIOIITH.

FRAUD AND ILLIOAL PAWNING. —On Friday, before
the Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esii.), Dr. Drew, J.
Robertson, Esq., and J. E. Bohai., Esq., Elizabeth
Gulliver was brought up wean for •obtaining from
Messrs. F:vans and Morris go els under false pretences.
—Sept. Vickery said 53 pawn hi .kett had been found
at the house where prisoner lived with her elder sister,
and under whose control she was —Toe Mayor said the
case was assuming a very serious aspect, and the
prosecution must either call one sister to give evidence
against the ather, or proceed against both.—The
superintendent charged the younger prisoner with
obtaining goods by false pretencev, and the elder
with receiving them.—The evidence previously given
having been read over, Mr. It. it soke and Mr, W.
Cole, separately said they had never authorised
Elizabeth Gulliver to procure goods in their rain's.—
Edward Simpson, assistant in Mr. Sarg-ant's pawn
office, said 'Litz shJth Gulliver, on March 31st, pawned
• piece of linsey in the name of Gulliver,of Bury-street,
and on August 10th, a dress piece for 4.. 6d.:
, September 6th, dress piece, for Iv.; September 30th, a
piece, 5..; October 13th, pisee of linsey, 2s. 61. •,
November 10th, a piece, 4s. Prix ,ner hal identified
all the goods as those she hal pawned. Witness had
been in the pawn office six months The
Mayor said the pawnbroker ..eght not to have taken
in such a quantity of raw ineternal. This was th
sec tud came in which robberies had been sine eiragesi,
the magistrates having had had to deal with Phillips's
case, and they must see the principal, as the pawn-
broker placed himself in a awkward position. Mr.
Sergeant was then sent for.—Meanwhile petite p!ople
from the drapers swore to serving Eliz shell Gulliver
with various goods—James Wall verve I two p'ec
alpaca produced, 11 yards, 10s. 21. each, prisoner
stating they wore for Mrs. Bo ke ; Louisa Drewitt,
September 30th, serve! 11 yards alpsel at 8: 1., and
November sth a similar piece Anne Waters, on
March 30th, piece of linsey, 3s. 101., for Mee Cole, of
York-buildinge—The Mayer explained that hlrs.
Rooks and hire. Cole must both come and give
evldenee,--Supt. Vickery asked for another adjourn-
ment, as other goods were missing, and one piece of
that recover WAS four yard,' short. The
Mayor : Where is the pawnbroker! We shall not
consent to your a pplice,.ion till the pawnbroker comes.—
Helen White said she 4011 priether, on August sth, •
piece of serge, 10. 75 1., ant saying it wos tor Mrs.
Cole; she did not pay er come back with the money.
Serge Apes), produced the pawn ticket for this serge ;
Lucy Gulliver had given it him.—Mr. Alfred Sergeant
came and Meted the tickets came from his place of
business. Others were 1,5,, and affi iacits made of
them.—The Mayor : What are they f r ! For raw
material ?—Supt. Vickery : Yee, I
had e !god away a long distance front the d.ek towards
the maeistrates' bench ; but was told to go and stand
alongside her sister. She now mom-examined Mr.
Sergeant. 1 want to know how you came to
sake from the other prisoner all this raw material !
-- Mr. Sergeant : We take thousand/ of such
pieces.—lte Mayor told witness it WAS very proper for
the prisoner tdank etch a question, as her liberty was
in danger ;he muse aeswer it.—A : Ever niece I have
been here, three year., tbs. younger prisoner has been
in the habit of p'elging such thing.—Lucy: You
mud have thought I had a g mod dead of stack to taice
such thines in one after another; there are several
renenents.—A : Your sister hal pie Iged quite as many
things during the past three years as are now pro-
duced.—Q : Why did you take them in without apply-
leg to me? -A . It was a general thing f,r the
younger prisoner to pledge remnsnts ; I thought she was
a dressmaker, and hal remnante to dispose of.—The
dress lengths' being mentioned, Mr. Sergeant said
Prisoner often pledged dress lengths, and Lucy paid:
I always redeemed them again.—Asked agein sheet
the remnant., Mr. Sergeant said no stoner will the club
tickets be out than the remuauta are brought in to
pledge.—Dr. Drew having enquired about the number
of transactions by prisoner, Mr. Sergeant said he would
have to pick them out day by day, as they took
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perhaps 30.000 in the course of the year. He was
requested to show the prisoners transactions from
, March, and went borne to fetch his books.—Mrs.
Rooks, of 5, Johnstone-row, having arrived, said the
elder prisoner, Lucy, hal occasionally worked for her
as a dressmaker, and witness had sent her to Mears.
Evans and Morris's for lace and buttons; hut never to
1, get alpaca in her name.—On his return, Mr. Sergeant
said many of the tickets hid been for article* pledged
t fine years se,. and renewed. In January, 1931, three
articles were either pie lgel or renewed, and among
them was one in the name of Dunn.—The younger
prisoner said the young man made a mistake, and said
it did not matter,—Witnees : In July there were ten