The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-08 00:00:00

STEALING A £5 NOTE.
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Robert Andrews, of Portland. was charged on Thursday
with stealing a five-pound bank-note, the property of John

Stint.
P.C. Alfred Strode said on February 2ad he received
information of a 1.5 note having been @tam at the Ssw
Mill Tavern, at Portland. On going there about eight
o'clock in the evening, in one room he found the ismer,
together with a man named John Skinner and his two
sons. Skinner said "We were parting our quarry money;
I put two $.5 notes on the table, and one of them ie
missing." Witness said to the pAsoner "Have you got
HI- and he replied "No." Witness then searched his
pockets, and found £3 10e. In gold, but h said that was
his own. On the left-hand pocket of prisoner's
jacket he theremirfeehtti2 a £5 note, numbered P.3BL He
then toot him into custody. On charging him at the
Police-station. he asked Kr. Skinner not to press the
charge at him.
The p• was remanded till Saturday.
He was again brought up on Saturday, before Captain
Mensal (in the chair) and 0. Churchill, Esq.
P.C. Strode confirmed his evidence already given.
John Skinner said he was a quarryman, and worked is
the same company as the prisoner. On the 2nd of this
month they met at Saw Mill Tavern to make up their
quarry accounts for the quarter. The only witnesses there
were witness, his eon, and the prisoner. There were two
younger boys employed in the quarry as well. Witness
had received their money, and on the day in question they
were to divide it. He had received about £2B—in three £5
notes, and the remainder in gold and silver. The boys'
wages amounted to £l2 53. Besides this tradesmen's bills
had to be paid, to the amount of £4 155., and "gathering
money," 10a The amount left would be divisable between
prisoner, witness, and his son. Andrews was paid £3 let
on silver and gold. The boys' wages were put on the table.
It was in two notes, vnlen they had settled matters
witness missed a note. Be accused prisoner of having
taken it, but he denied it. Prisoner was close by, and no
one else was is the room but his son. Witness said he
should not go out of the room, but he begged to go out at
the back, and he allowed him to do so. He did not return,
and his son and other quarryman went after him and
brought him back. Witness asked him what he had in
his pocket, but as he would not allow anybody to search
him, a policeman was gent for. Witness was present
when the policeman searched him. The £5 note was
found in his pocket He did not wish to press the charge
if he could get the money. At the time prisoner took the
money he was not sober. Witness did not wish the settle
the account with him in that etate, but he wished to have
his money, saying he wanted to go to London.
Prisoner said it was the first time he had been convicted,
and asked the magistrates to impose a fine.
Mr. Skinner very kindly asked the Bench to deal
leniently with him, as he had a poor old mother at Port-
land.
The Bench took this fact into consideration, and in,' tad
of sending him to gaol fined him £5.
WRYGLOUTH.
How TO IHDIVI CLOTHES Genitor ens. William
Japp, a casual, WY on Thursday sent for 28 days'
hard labour for tearing up his clothes in the Union'
house,
SUNDAY SCHOOL thrlow.—The Weymouth and Port-
lend Sunday School Union had their quarterly meet-
ing on Thursday evening in the vestry of Hope
Chapel, when the Rev. E. Bolton read an excellent
paper, and • discussion ensued. Previously to the
meeting two or three dozen teachers sat down to tea.
Cneerwitira • Wrrs.—A seaman named Beale was
summoned by his wife for giving her • black eye. He
did not appear ; but the wHe did, and asked for the
case to be withdrawn, ae her husband had promised
fin would not do it again.—The Bench declined to
settle the case unless the husband appeared, and Mrs.
Beide went and fetched him, when he was told that
both parties must attend if one had been summoned,
and it was wished to withdraw the case.—Mrs. Beale
wanted her husband to promise again ; but she having
previously dated she wished to withdraw, the Bench
treated the summon' as withdrawn.
PAINTS{ AND HI3TOOLIL--George Burdon, • painter,
was munmoned for illskally pawning his master's tools,
but did not appear.—Mr.
_lanes, builder and con-
tractor, said that Burdon had been employed by him
aa a painter, and on Monday was working at 8,
Char We-row ; he was entrusted with four brushes,
ic., and nett morning witness missed • dust-brush
and • (wee of graining tools, value Bs. together. He
identified the dusting-brush and case of graining
combs produced by his own initials on them. He had
sent two or three times for the tools, but found they
had been pawned.—A warrant was issued for prisoner's
apprehension.
Moms), NOT MIS& .Aably dressed female
appeared to the summons na her as Mary Marian
Brewer, and charging her with a breach of the peace;
bet Mr.George,who appeared for her,objected to the form
of the summons, as having been issued in the wrong name,
and he produced a copy of certificate of her marriage
with Mr. Gillingbam.tat St. George's, Camber well.
The Mayer said Mr. George was quite right to object,
there bad been • question whether the defendant was
married; but now that was proved, they would amend
the immmons.—P.C. Spicer was in St. Alban's-street,
about 12 last night, and heard the woman using
abseire language at the top of her voice. He went
asked her to go home; but she refused till he
threatened to lock her up, when she consented to go
home. She used foul terms, calling even Mrs. Cox's
house by a vile nem* and declared he did not intend to
go home till she lad her husband out—Craw
appeared to be in a very excitable
examined: She
ewe, and smelt of oirink.—Mr.George said defendant's
husband was a very eld ani respectable inhabitant of
the town, and defendant had been nursing him, but on
eide occasion she believed he had gone down to Mrs.
Con's, and remained there. That wes the reason why
she was excit d, and she was very sorry for the strong
%menage she bad Used ; it was only because she wanted
to jet fihn home.—The Mayor told Mr. George there
been previous calms against defendant, which cases
had been adjourned, but it was ordered that if, in the
meantime, the defendant were found in the public
street, she was to he apprehended. She had been
found in the street, and therefore she was in charge
of the oourt, and even if the prewnt charge
wira &polled of, Superintendent Vickery would keep
her in custody until Tuesday, on the other charges.—
Mr. George asked the Bench to adjudicate on the
at r
resent before the Court, and eave the other
eeee till Toads ea he but not bean instructed on it,
and it warn all settled.—The magistrates
»died for a considerable time, and on their return the
Mayor said the defendant would be fined le& and
wets, sad the Bench would not in this case exercise
the right of sending her to prison.—bfr. Roper being
eseeent, be was asked whether he would like to go on
;eleh the previous case, but Mrs. Roper was not
present. _The came therefore remained as before—
adjourned till the 9th, and defendant would here to
remain in custody, unless application were made for
her to be admitted to be.U.—Dr. Drew explained
defendant could have been apprehended without a
warrant on being found in the streets.--Bail wee
accepted, defendant in Sl5, and two sureties in
each, kw father and Mr. Thomas Oliver bowels*
sinoties.
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