The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-01-08 00:00:00

TRIAL oF 11:134)NELS.

neoutirs Peir;. a loilging-lentse keeper at WevinnUthi
was elisegial it iii. steeling a cloak. to prois-rty of th,s
IL.. Thomas Hinds, on the :41i March. 1460. There
Isere eouid• in the indietineut. Ist, stealing (rums a
2h3.11v. with i:trcely. mid dolly. with feloniously
rees.siti.:. Co,e. with whom was Mr. tiinudeni.
was for tli prw,ecution, and Mr. Rooks was for the
defelico.
The emensinatimi before the magistrates was fully re•
ported in this journ.sl at the time. Tiiere were several
wittier«, called for the defenee, among whom were Mr..
Lurklians, the wife of a beer-shop keeper at Weymouth.
Julia Wells, Alice Mod, and a Miss Murray,
fruit Soittliaiiipton. all of whom ISMOIV they saw Mrs.
Prime wear the clod( previous to the time the lost IMO
W. 44 allege Ito have been stolen. Mr. Cole. in aililres-
ong the jury. said there were six different proofs of the
identity of the elusk, and made anise extremely strung
remarks on the evidence of the witnesses brought for
the defence—particularly that of Alice Good, of Ports-
mouth, who although, acereding to her owls confession.
Mel seen it but two or three times when on Mrs.
Price's shoulders. swore she could tell it without satin;
it. and Lim' she could pick it out front 2.000 others.
, The I bairisian afterwanls summed up. situ l the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty. Santo:mei to 12 mouths'
hard labour.
There was a second charge against the prisoner. of
stealing a cloak Ilk properti of Mrs. Turner, hut the
ease WWI WitillirAWn.
E f tea /foto an id ',gm 1 c ple idyll guilty It
,••• )2 ::.•. ..f :rog6, at Wi if sit. illusive. —I years'
sirs otu or

i:ia tr.;i: I alter it pr v;•,ipi invict
• e I, t'se of Mr. II 'or) Meow% his
hat. 11 110 44.1,00 00112:it Oztaalter. 9 ealeinior
ttttttt Imr.l !Amur.
.;011( 11116.01.1, charged with stealing three silver
spiaias, the property of Cheries Hardiam. of W authorise
Minster Oil till' LICh Dec— 9 tint Ito' hard labour.
41,5,0 a4rer.tt cluegi-1 wiLlt ime drake.
c•nii•• 2.. 6.. the pnttarrty of 1:....ri.e K.:SOWN. la Sparttak,
bur , tile 12iii Dre. 2 *hie hard lalainr.
J.,eip/i Doi-Hot, soldier, a name id Weymouth. was
I r.e.lwith stealing half it P•OlielVilg11. thell:olltlity of
.1 Taionaii, carpenter, Mantua Newton, on the
it, mar.' hard labour.
Gioror Reekswan,l iiil Iritatta Hicinimiof weeu
claarto WWI Ittvaliug 3011 e. id I.l4.VaiUe
the property of Jului Davey, ait Broadwitadmr.—
Acipt4 .ed.
Samoa .N. 401.1111 IniA indicted for stealing a match-
him, *mile ball Leads, a purse and certain luoloes. the
primed?. of E 'ward Sacktiile Knight, at Driilpurt.-18
inniitini hard labour.
J.ehtra Piie. jun., was charged with burglary at
Stinger Provost, and stealing money to the value of
tis 44. and other artieles,tlie property of Deurge Wilkins.
—9 tin' hard labour.
Thimm Loy sr,e4 charged with aseaulting James
Bartlett, at Broadwinaor, on the 22u4 Oct. Thu ulae
arose lam of • isoachism laffiir.•—Vt toilet "not guilty."
Timinits A wirers, charged witia breaking into a house
belonging to Edward May, at Chahlon Herring. on
:iunday, Nov. 4, and stealing • gun and four dead
rabbits, his property, and To. the property of
Hobert Ricketts. Mr. Collins prosecuted, and Mr.
Ffuoks defeat& I the prisoner, who was acquitted.
Irdierm Mute!, and Juseph irludikx were charged
with stealing three lambs. the propetty of William
Oliver, at Sayre. on the 19th October. Mr. Kooks
prusecutml. and Mr. Templer defended. The case Itas
alrandy been hilly reported in this journal. The Chair-
.tit.. naule special allusion to the ab-
sence of evidence bearing directly against the prisoners,
and both were acquitted.
Sarah Marsh was charged with obtaining 2 pairs of
bunts, by false pretences, from Augustin Dodge, at
Ilridpott ; and. Arm, Pomeroy was charged waft un•
law tulle remising the same. Mr. Fronk., promecilted,
and Mr. Templer defended. Pomeroy was acquitted,
and Moral, vas sentenced to 2 time' hard labour.
Dome/ riserreqt was indicted with stealing a binhel of
wheat, the property of John Prior, of Code Mullen,
on the 4th Dm:ember, le&d. Nine months' hard
labour.

Mar.a .4ati Chrerriaan, Eliza Cheeseataa, and Mar-
bdie &ems were charged with receiving a silk dreaa.
knowing the same to ha.e been stolen from the house of
John tirovea, at Weymouth. on the 17th November.
A previima conviction was primed againat Eliza Chotll.
111 111. AIM ito. waa sentenced to 12 months hard labour ;
Sb.ry Ann eheementan to 6 mouths' bard labour ; and
Cla.alotte Steven. to 6 Jaya' hard labour.
Cflward Maisdford was charged with feloniously
avaaulting Mary Ann Lovell, at Langton Long, Bland-
ford, and James Ualtup was charged with siding amd
abutting the 11.11110. Bah prisonets were acquitted.
Chariot 1:4r1.4 pleaded guilty of stealing s pair of
spur, sod other articles at Horton, on the 10th Decem-
ber.— 3 months' hard labour.
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Mary f:reca was charged with stealing wheat, at
Marlw,n,d. on the 24th Oct. Thu prisoner laid it was
leaaed wheat, and the prosecutor was nut prepared to
c..ntradiet it, the jury acquittetl her.
MMus, Stir:dorsi was charged with stealing • screw-
plate, t.. 1. ranch. and pair of pincers, the property of
3lr. J . Leather, at Portland. Mr. Ffooke prosecuted,
sell Mr. S.unders defended. TIIC defence was that
prisoner inertly leirrowtel the screw-plate and tap-wrench
tor a abort time and iticant to return t Lein. --- Acquitted.
Charles Fry was charged with skating Ave rabbit
traps, the property of Lori Shaftesbury, on the 28th
Octota r, at Winibinwe St. Oiles.—rienteuctil to three
months' harl labour. _ . .

Withaut Miming was charge,l with stealing 20Ibs.
weight of 1ea..1, on the 29tit October last. Six months'
hail labuitt.

The iniAness of the Meadows terminated about six
o'clock or Thursday evening.

WEYMOUTH.

(iREAT WKSTIMN itAILWAY.—It is mill that the
receipts at the giniton•nittaru station on the Saturday
bcf.4l4: Christwas n urn upwards of 4:3,000. being a
larger hulk than was ever before taken at the Great
tt'estvrii metropolitan station in one day.