The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-18 00:00:00

CROWN COURT, TIMIDLY.
(Wore Kr. is. Res °nova.)

Hulmes osmiud ot half-past ton o'clock, when
More vas begs attendante. TA* following poisons
Wale 1111.01.11 as the (hood Jury:—
SW Jon Ntel, LOB, Forman.
Mr. H. M. Middleton. P Mr. K.
Mr. J. °noir?. Mr. 3. A Digby.
tkr. 0.3. Parks. Mr. R
Kr. IL J. Weld. Kr. J. W. T. Fylsr.
Mr. 0. W. Farrar. Mr. E. P. Oundry.
Mr. J. J. Farquharson. Kr. J. P. F. Gawky.
Mr. J. C. Mr. H. Pe•c".
Mr. H. Wiliam& 11r. B. A. Wood.
Kr. H. C. tioodden. Mr. B. Littlebalor.
Mr. G. Pkyd.ll. filmarL Mr. J. P. Mailmen.
Mr. J. Z. Bridge. Mr. 0. Worry.

TRIALS OF PRISONERS.
lITILLIIIO othathan MOW.
roses Ceriselies HallitP, 45, each bulkier. Wig
charged with stealing • pair of parririge wheels, and one
▪ trat, the property of 0 .orve Edward Johnson at
Shalom, on the 90th April, 1872. Mr. Lewis prosecuted,
and Me. St. Aubya (Wended.
The jury found the prisoner realty, ant a previous
ethviouon Livia( Wee proved, he was sentenced to 12
calendar mottos' hard labour.
STILLING' °toren AT 011•1111OSTIM-
• man, name Rolm) en, described a a shoemaker in
the calendar, aged 23, was charged with stealing one
pair of trousers, one neek.tie, and • olothes brash, the
propecty of Thome' Kiddie at Oharatiat-r, on the
land Jaanory. Oa kis being asked whether be way
guilty or not guilty, prisoner rapid " That's what
you've got to hod out." flo deo said la soarer to the
jadge, he was the game name a. his father, and on being
asked what that name was, 11191kICI " The is.. a
mime." Mr. Castle proesituted.
The jury found to. primmer guilty, and ha wee
seatiaeed to air =iota' hard labour.
The prisoner, littering an oath, wee removed in
enstody of two warders.
At • milteminent period, the Judge, referring to tide
thee, Bald he thought it right that the totomar should
be *lauded by • neediest man, before be was again let
loose on delay.
amOr a.? Williaalf.
Harry Parka., a boy...kr, WM leen. woe charged
with satin ire to • •in the powiession of Jane
Ballard, at Wareham, on the llth of January, 1873.
Toe mother of the boy appeared, aed in answer to.
HI. Lordship, said her tumaad was a laboarer, but
could not work regularly, in campuses, of 111 health.
Toe boy was kept eouethatly at school. It was dads,
the Christina holidays that the offense we. com-
mitted, and at the that the was ill Is bed.
The Judge aid he felt it his duty to take means for
preveaung this boy doing worse thiegs, and hie should
therefore smatawse him to tea days' lapneonothat, and
after that to be acid to • Reformatory fee live yews.
11•Ya011 £111181712 OW • LITHIti.
Walidal Mersa, ths younger, pleaded • rally to a
tng;of maliciamly weandiag and dialog angriest
harm to William Marsh, the ether, at itleireematio,
on the 23rd Deescaber Lat,
Mr. John Good, mega; add the prisoner had been
Is D'ushaseau guol elsa. January, and he had had
aPPaoilludir oi Judging of the Mate el his naiad. From
what he glad eau be behaved him to be of maenad
mind. Re believed, however, that at the Mom be com-
mitted the ammo prisoner kali he we. doing wrong.
Mr, 8. F. Will., @aged, said from what le bat sae
at the inagiaterW lavatigation, he believed primmer
arm wet in hie right mind., as he seemed quite said-
areal is the natter.
Toe Jadge said the question new aroma whether the
primmer karw what he was about when be plaided
gadty. If the jury thought him of almond sad, he
would be taken proper are of, but U they believed he
knew what he was dates what he committed the
Midas, and when he pleaded, they mast return •
vadat theordlngly.
The jury mid they were of °Maid he knew what he
wee *bent. and • predate conviction having bed
proved, when he was senteneed to tea years' penal
servitude for • similar offeeee, the primmer was lager
la the day aentoneed to penal servitude for life, ble
lordship riloalartlOg that if ha was found to be of
mead mind, hie ease would hath proper attedion.
The Glut hero adjourned for • gameter of on hoar,
sad ea in re-amegabtiag, on. 01 NW jiryeleil Mr.
Jan Bak, was gonad to be steak Making his
swam, owe time alserwerde, Ws lordship told bin
they Gould not have badmen so delayed, sad inflicted a
godly 01 20..
FILUDOLJNITLY 0011•111111110.
Jets Itsilep, 21, Da hell, charged with fraudalently
esaverdug to his awn on the gum of eight @billings
belooglag to George Bailey, onal dealer, of Weymouth,
ea the lie el January brat, pleaded guilt,, and was
seathaeed to one Wander gestaths' impeidemeat.
VII WITWOOTII ITARBXIo CARL
Marks Orilla, 24, a otleard seaman, was °barged
with feleciesely Wang sied ,Maying Horatio Lewis, at
Portland roads, on the 1410 of January last.
An Agaisried bargee was lying in Portland roads,
and at the 1410 homy a dispute arose on board
about the dinner of the ereir, Is which • wound was
Intl Mod oa a man Lewis. Whoa charged with the Grime
by the superintendent, the prisoner had said, "Levis
galled me forward; he had his knife, sad I out him."
The wowed was eircalar, at the hick of the wrist, and
did not at first seem to ba of moat) oeserquemee, but
In tbe sad it had proved fatal.
The jury (dad the prisoner guilty, and be was re-
moved below, weeping bitterly, Ida Lordship miring he
would think over what the aushdireat should be. Ile
wee abeeqaciatly adored to 12 mouths' hard labour.
01111•1110 1014111 D emus&
;An Pickard dadaist, weleriltary surgeon, wee
'barged with uttedneloiedehajoes upon the National
Provincial Sank of , at Wareham, on three
&Minot aoudad, viz , e 18th April, Dth August, and
90th Lagoa, last year.
Mr. Collies prosecuted, end Mr. Sullen defended.
• William Vya Smith, mid in Angus. lest he wa living
at Code Owls, the primmer than lodgiog at his boat
He had • cages book in his house, and at the and of
Jely foaled a (mower bad IMOD broken open, in which
he had kept the book, and seam of the cheques were
missing. Had never authorised the prisoner to sign '
elegem In hisses...
Thomas Edward Pridhare, theountant Si the Bank
at Warebale._previed prisoner presented • cheque on
Anew. 20. 1872, for £B, width sem wee pelt to him.
Primmer bad at other meta preseated ehequee—one for
tolig7 ainid anothia for £l2.
Stuakly, housekeeper to Mr. Vje Smith, said
Is August leed prisoner was lodging in the house. In
Jaly bar seater am from home, and on the 30. h she
slept in the room usually occupied by him. She
noticed some one had been waddling with the drawer
Is which the book was kept Trimmer said be had •
key whisk would It the drawer, sad the replied that
@he thought he had been there already. She took the
=frees the primmer, and band that it fitted the
illaperiatiodeat Rake proved apprehending the
Pasg, sad es the way to the elation be amid he
like to us Mr. Smith, and try to wattle
matter with him, bat he replied that It vu now
egt al Mr. Beath's hoods.
Mr. Ballet contended that there woe not noilleient
widows to bring the guilt home to the primmer. The
had boldly gone to the here bank w Mr., Smith
Vaer oe
transeetions, and °Hared the cheques for payment,
mutely that did not look like • guilty knowltdge.
lila Lordship said although trit was no itenoc t
show prisoner bad forged the elmqtha. there was of
attiaing than. The question Wenders for the jury
to thealder was whether the prisoner knew the etteqnes
went forgeries when h• uttered them.
The tarp found the peleoaer ratty, and a previous
eenviehen for (Macy having boa proved, In additioa
to there being a farther shame of forging • obeqns for
C 96, Me Lordellip esateseed Mu to @eves roarer penal
writs.* wad two rpm' pollee soperviniss at tbe end
of list period.

TOO ATTEMPTED PUIC'DI AT ABBdTsBOBT.
.Vare Boarrapue• 25, p oie4 guilty to taking poison
at Abbotsticrr, ou the 12.4 January low, with igtent
to kit and warier tureen'.
His Lordehip Ldl too iniwi3er hal la eu oat on bail
for sun, Brno, end seemed Wlw to bo in • proper state
of mind, au i c tro•ted fort e Intuit the woull erno
duct herwlf in a pro;.er muoouc. SentollUOod to four
day's imprisonment.
OBTAINING CANDI BY FALIIII
Leri Tucker. 11, alms Bride, obtaining by false pm.
trlollll, Iwo oaken of the von. of two shillings, from
Alfred Davis, at Piddletronth de, on the 23rt1 and 27th
of January loot. pleviod guilty, and woe sentenced to
ten days' imprimonment, and than to oe sent for Bre
years too Reformatory.
INBIZZIAIIO 11017.1.
George I ',vie, 17, b•ker, for • obeulos ar.J stealing
some of moi ay. the property of John Jeffory. at Braid-
.imor, on the 110 November law, pleaded guilty and
tens &encamped to six months' imprisonment, with bard
labour.

OBTAINIXO lIT PLUM rairssovs. wanted the but of everything. In farther ore.-
JOSWI KtUeSIXIy, 19, labourer, pleaded guilty to a axamination witness said she told her she had Harper'.
ohsrge of otost.iing by false proton.* ten sum of one hair on her h..- Witness aidod—Uy
pound, at itverahot. On to' 18th D.Leinbfr lent, and 100. I thought this person to be a I idy.
was sentence:l to two month.' hard lab.mr. befendaat : 1 am a lady in every masa of UN term—
,
1111141.1110 ll MXT. (laughter).
George Bishop, 13, lemurs/tr. pleadsl guilty to Yr. 11. Lays told how defendant had runs to him
1
nestling 3i.61., ths pelmet, of ltsria Wh'io. at Port- : and asked for !also teeth of which ate was much I.
land, on tas 13th February let. A previous 000- wank at ohs suffered from indigestion. If they did
viotion was prone], and bo o s a...tone yd to ten days not fit ohs was to return alum witimu: charge. Eike
Imprisonment, and then to be seat to a refo:utCory , iaid alio was going to stay till April, and that elm
Is: hes tears. I would take apartment , and stay till ths spring, that
- artificial teeth so baliy made that

hr auat C.. wearmg a. _ _-
she wet oblr.d to LIAO them out at each meal; bat
a. she VAS ma* riohor sbo weed be willing te pay 40
istineen rthe said soo bit MOD or .ClOO • year, paid
half ea v-arte. lle let her have the Mat nuta set ia
consul tense of her represent:at:tau. about her snot sod
ha Lewin . ltdoLver mien paid for the teeth.
By the Jorige: Would not have cartel with them
without any i tew.iat?—Wl coast Certainly not, my
lord.
Groar-szamined : Yes did not say you were nasal*
to pay tn. next day. You offered 25 guineas if they
wero ta lea tory. The gold Meth were on trite'. 1
gays you a bill at yoor nosiest. On the reprmentatioa
that you had £303 or £4OO • year, and bed never
duped • so.el in your If., that you always said yoar
prayers before you liot into • railway carriage, and the
Litany b-,'ore yolk elvers! • tonna-6.'14%140-1 ki•
you hare them ou trial. You told me you were •
Bonito Catholic ail hsd made many promote to
Roman CaVeolic churches.
Prisoner, in a low tone : 8.1 have to ray amt.
Mrs. Painter, 21, Commeroial mid, wife of eepond

mate on bawd One of tho Jersey basin, Nati miaow%
CO to Loy holm on January 73, au4 sakod to be
allowed to remain in her hostas • day and a sight. She
said not unless you tell tne what Ton re upon. Priaonar
said " if I tell yea. you might tall some missies." fike
&Asa the Wee to Jere.,; and when they collected
Ousts. Then •;id .be wanted a cob to go to Upwey,
and witness writ her servant Sarah Malaga for one.
Si.. ask. d witness to und to pawn for her, al she had
no money. Toe cab came up, she got In, had the
windows closed, and wont off. bibs said she'd return
at ni. ht. She said she could not go to Weymouth
station, as there woul I be a policeman to stet) her.
Mr. (keen, the green4rooer, bad greatly ineonvenienced
her, and she wanted to leave tb, town awhile. She
01041 never forget the treatment she reoeived at
Weymouth—(laucbter).
Cross-esamined : You said you were indebted to Ms
1 Green and M. Loy..
The Judge: You are having a good deal of quid
eonveratioe.
• Prisoaer ea'd was in melt delicate health as
weld not .cank loud.
Wit,...: It wu c t at my stinesUon you spoke
ab,ut sendin; to pawn. You asked me to send my
little children out of the kitchen, ce you acid they
might go out and my who was in your house, and I sent
them out.

set down ne.r the railway station, Horsy ; and said
doe should walk about • few hours and return to Way.
mouth Lodge, the cabdriver, mid she asked to b.
mouth by rail
Samuel Ktbby, assiatent to Mr. Vincent, pawn.
broker, Yi coil, spoke to prisoner on Nall January
pledging • gold set of tmeth there. She said she wanted
from £2 to Ci, to pry her railway fare to Condos,
Offered her El. tile said It would not b 3 enough—
she wanted to go nret-olass. Advanced her El. She
gays the name of Helen Gardener.
tier. Smite, of Pterrepont-street, B sib, told how pri-
soner engaged •pertinents there, for three or di
month., in the name of Miss GreenthilL She "yogis!
not give her the troub e" to seed for her luggage, and
next day three bozos arrived. On the 30M Ica
Bury took her into custody, and upon being saCiescdter
yey she said " Nothing I have got, nothing I can give.*
The boxes were not worth detalabig ; but one which
she gelled • "family box" was broaght hers; they
were all empty, and there was nothing In the room.
She coiled one an old mahogany esrriage whisk
had been is the family merry years. She &skirt if than
were any gentlomea in the ileum, as she objeoted be
gentlemen.
Prop •ner complaine that the evidence given to-day
was different from that given at Weymouth •' but the
Judge, after riferenoe, mid they were substantially the
same.
Mr. Bury, detective inventor at Bath, took prisoner
Into custody at Pierre-neat-street, at • very reepectable
honor. She 'aid "I am • gentle ectin an. not a lady;
ladies are those people who serve behind the crosuitier.'
She said she was in posseesion of conidieralble property,
and refused to go to the police othm. In the Leek
drawingroom, she regretted not haring ylOOO to Jersey,
when sea "would have bee, out of their reach.' She
said "I know I hay, bees watched at Weymouth, med
I was there."
Supt. Viokery,at Y.ovll, received the pimp ticket for
a set of both. Arrested prisoner at Bath, when she
delivered up 2r. and some other artless. Took her to
Weymouth aid charged her. Pie sold she had done
as °thee peorle—inowrel a debt end wig unab'e to psy
it She first said her nem* was Greechtll, end that
Trutah, Greenhill was one of her family cisme' her
father was • gentlernao living at Ashoott, near Bridge-
weer, and farmed his own land, and she received £2O
• year. She had • brother • burister,living in Begeat's
Park.
Prisoner raid she had a brother who we. I epecla
pleader in Jamaica, and married the danghter of Sir
James games, who drove hie barouche,and be ne.4 £lOlO
the day thee were married.
Thomas Pritchard, master of the workhotese at the
Elighwortb, and Swindon Union, said defendant applied
on Saturday, November 23rd, to be admitted to the
workhouse. Ile asked if she was destitute, and she
replied that she was, having been relieved the night
before at Minety, by the overman. Be admitted her,
and on beg were found 311. or 4i. She stayed dairies':
date, and when she went away, she said she would dries
to the station. She would take • ticket for Bath,
Bristol, ant Olifson,mili go to Weymouth from theme,
and procure • herb rigout, god from Weymouth
perhaps she would go to Um Channel Islands,
Crests-examined. Thie wits &boat two briers before
she let. tie paid her £2 Ills 61. She d.i.l not leave
destituto. Her 'leer deed in York Carrie, a (testis of
stay sort— (laughter.
His Lordship said that the prosecution bad not nega-
tived her etatetnents as to her ononectioo• and wealth.
Mr. Marsh quoted the esis Rog. v. Howard, wilvr•
It was hold Art tho amertioa Mai defendant had •
carriage was negatived by the tacit that he wee la •
destinies' sendillon immediately before.
Prisoner said she was ottl destitute as to ULM
The 820 she had was Independent of • fee= whiciii
belongs I ti her and was let at £lBO • yew ; but it was
naortgared, •nd though she bad paid off £2,222 there
wee hsoo owing, au! eh. Gould not resales any muss
until It was told. She also had £7 a year for as
orchard and grass, and her nephew Is India sent her
from .00 to WO • year.
The Judge asked if she had any witnesses to prove
these statemaats ?
Prirotme said the had no means to proms the
witness
Sept, Viokery sad he hied been to Prisoner's native
place. Years and years ago, Kr. Moore, of Yeovil,
said his father had • large mortgage on the property;
butt he knew nothing o prisoner.
Prisoner said Mr. Moore wanted to keep the pro'
petty, and Mr. Whittnolt, ol Bristol, was the 1111013.
The Judge Intimated that he wanted to look into the
law' as one of the counts was • new caw Would
the poisoner prefer to make her statement, or that it
sad his (the Judge.) summing-up dwell be deferred
MB to-morrow morning?
The prisoner answered: Jest as your lordehip
wish«.
The WO was adjourned to the next morning, at 10.

NISI PRIUB COURT, TiringMAT.
This morning the road ease was resumed, and it
having bon shown on the part of plaintiff this the
footpath had only been need by sufferamie, the jury
gave • verdict for plaintiff.
(Before Mr. OMM, Q.C.)
&are Tripok, 50, carter, was indicted for stealing.
sad John Blandfuni (oa ball) fir receiving • qaoottty
of corn the property of itr. Bearden, of Battery at
Wiaterbonm Whitechnrolt. Mr. 8011.. prosecuted,
5u4 Mr. Ffooks-Woodforde defended.
It moaned Bleadford. was starting hurdled to the
Temperance lon, Whiteeherob, and Trite' went with
• waggon and four borate to fetch the.. for Kr.
&modern P.C. Wallis NM Triggle take a bag front
hie shafte sal pot in Blendforee cora Woodford wan
*beet foot yard. off. The aceitab6e eintriged Blaadford,
when he said "if there's any fora pit iota my waggon
unkoowa lo m.." la the sack was • qe.ntity of
home ears, sad Mr. flanuders identified the aorta ac
his, said said front what was lento the bin Triggie bad
baker' 41101,3 that he ought (or such • j Aaron,. Both
were found guilty, and motecced to be imprieorted for
throe calendar 'eoliths' hard labour.
Alfred bicker, • middle-avid Assn, was shamed with
stewing • p eee of sirloin beef, the property of Unmet
Vine, begiber at Whom, Bt. Andre‘!, Jut. 14th. H.
was also °barged ass receiver. Kr. rooks- Woodford@
promentel, and Hr. Balton defended.
Prosecntor'went into the Riyal Oak, and on email
oat between 5 and 6 to the ereniag, aii,aaat a pia.,
sirloin, whiab had a dark Wood mark on it. He
informed the polies sad afterwards llentified the plea,
Amoy showed him, bet mid porno had been eat off.
The °namable paasing prtioner's house about Doren
o'clock heard " (riot," sad looking through the
window saw cooked meat on the table.

Crorexamined : Coold tell the meat was not Pork:
it raiget be mutton.
P a directly efts'. (mind prisoner In a
" skillet" b bind the house• hi the dark, and
straw there eat the beef in question wrapped up in a
bey's slop.
o,ens-sxaminei : The Isen-to could be got to without
going through the house.
Rreziuntued : The home wee within a hedgs by
Itself
•It seemed a man named Cash was charged
before its uutifistrtfwes and the etas dismissed. Pri•
mmer's stat.tnent was that he wu not in the puha
between 2 and 7.
Mr. Boll= ur.ed that the meat was deposited ma prisoner's premises in his sibsonee, end withost his
km o ledge or 000iOrl.
Prisoner was found snail of rosaries, and tke
judge rid he eoecturred in the vomit=
lieutenant to three months' hard Ishonr.
1131BIZXLIKIINT 41. POITLAXIX
Imes Wareketat, 52, groper, eras WHAM for
arabeaaliag at Portland, muses' semi of ersalhal, the
property of the Portland Priem Moors' Oo•operstire
Ooesety. for who.. be •as menagiag salesesam
Mr. Ffooks-Woodforde presented, sad Mr. ooWns
defended.
' Primmer received £2 10t. paid by Mre. Robson, sad
mall., warns from Mrs Lime, walkout% aeoeuattag fee
the.., or owing °semen the militarised books of the
society; but he tact them pat down in a ropy-book
which tie WWI about to Gerry elf on the eight be lag.
altar complaints of tie ressilpis ialdtmt it
The j ary found the prtaeaer " Mot °silty." 'an
varsiist wes reesived with applause, 'Watt wee knew
Cattily sapprdeed.
usauta.
Dmui maw, a yes= tulow, was %distal Mr sammai Mutts= lags, a yeoman about 30 Imo:NW,
with bloat, e• this 74 blatant at Bourtaa. 'nu ONO
WIN UM la te. fidasktir.
Ma Levi prossaded. Neal platy d • mom
ediab. Oh waft' bed Weer.