The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-01 00:00:00

GROSS INGRATITUDE.

On Wednerdity • tall, "Slits "-looking young fellow,
named Robert Huggine, was brought Wore H. fanner,
Lg., charged with stealing • revolver.
The prisoner Is • painter by trade, and lives at Hire.
onbe, the fashionable wetering-phme in North Devon.
11.1 l• married, and has one child. Kis father (now dead)
was formerly a reeptctab!etradeeman of Salisbury. When
•pprebendeo toy the Ilfracombe postai on this charge the
roast stiles—two of them—were about to put the handcuffs
on li,rn eh. n be slipped behind them and made off at the
top of his speed. his. very fleet runner, subs looks—in
fact, be has boasted b• can run any man in Poole, and that
li' I. " good" to do his mile within the Ave minutes.
Hr. Peter Tryboroe, paister, of Loneliest, stated that
the prisoner was • friend of his, be hems been appren-
ticed to the prhoset's fattier. The prisoner came to Poole,
sod, bens out of work, he gave torn board and lciging
irons the Isth of December to the 11th of January. When
be left ho sound his cupboard had Wien broken open, and
that this revolver was missing. He accordjagly gave in-
formation to the police.
Is answer folk. prisoner, witness said be was with him
nearly three weeks. During that time be was doing •
wartMo amount of work fof him in return for his hoard
and lodging Witness also gave him Is. am pocket money.
He told the primmer be would toy to get in some money
to help him noose, as trade was so bad. Prielaer left him
hie right addmee, and the uoderstandireg when be went
wea hat if he (the witness) could get him sufficient work
he was to wine hack again.
Mr rooms.Wlli.m L %albeit said the prisoner called at
hie shop in the Doi Orchard about the sth of January and
larked him to purchase • revolver, for which he ~anted
7.. 6d. He deciined to buy it, and the prisoner left, but
he came the next day and showed that he hal a very bad
pair of boots on. and he ultimately exchanged a pair of
boo's, value 4.. 61., and also gave him • half crown forth.
rrvelver.
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prisoner: He repressed himself serious to re-
purchase the revolver, and he promised him if it were
not sold when be called Maio he should have it back
cheap.
P.C. Reeks proved receiving the prisoner into bit
custody at Ilfracombe. When charged he made no reply.
Bops. Hunt asked for a remand until the following day,
which was granted.
The prisoner was brought up on remand yest-rday
(Thursday), before A. Halstoe, Esq.. and H. Farmer, Rsq
when the evidence given above was repeated.
Me. Tryisoro• ridded that he missed the revolver while
the prisoner was staying with him. and that he mentioned
his Ines to hi o, but he made no reply.
Prisoner asked the prosecutor Ihe same questions,
remarking that what he wanted the Bench to understand
wae that when he took the revolver ho meant to return if.
Prisoner •ISO affirmed she prorsec stir p-oised to pledge
the revolver to euable him to go home, but this he most
positively denied.
P.C. Lee deposed to ) receiving the revolver from litr.
Limber', which area identified by the prosecutor.
P C. Reeks also added that the prisoner had a pocket
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handkerchief on him when apprehended, which had since
been ident liet as the peope7ty of Her. Reeve, of the
Raley C ,rfee Tavern.
Prisoner pie sded guilty to taking the revolver, but said
it was big intention to have returned to ) Poole and re-pur-
chased the reroiver and return it to the prosecutor.
The B nth said they would deal as leniently as possible.
He seemed so bare been vsoy hard in, but he had been
guilty of a loos bul act, and be must go to prison for ii
days' hard labour.