The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-05 00:00:00

TRIALS OF PRISONERS.

George Clerk. shoemaker (18). are. ii dUted fir
feloniously ste-line a p‘ir of balance., the or.ito rty of
Mr. Tb wins Walden. Wet `itatford.—Mr. 14e1 p now-
pie .404 mltv, and ale" to a coneic in
the Janosey tie-sion•.—The I) motr-Chalrman ri id the
°Ming. In itielf mighe not he rery arrinov, tout Lbr
wen ci•cumetanee. which th-y caul,' not holp noilmne
made it a grayer offence. in January be east punished
for tht It. hut be bad not learnt the lesson that it would
he butter to tri honest then to be a thi.f. Then chiding
at • time when lb% pro.wou•or wee suffering from a fire
!hose I a had dieposition. His f other era*. he understood.
a respeetahl man, and dmired that he (he prisoner)
about() be dealt wi•h an that he should be led to torn
over a new leaf. They did not Jotted now to send him
unto p.n.l servitude but tbe sentence would he that
he he iraprisenod and kept to bard laboor for six months,
en I to be under polico saperti.lon for one your.

FILONT AT CHILD OREFORD.
Itebert S .very (31), 'sheerer. we, indicted for hi—skint
and entering • cellar of John F ed. at Child Olteford, on
ttua Stith of May, with lint tto c nitwit • felony.
Prisoner Pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Templar pr a cuteel, snd stated thst the preveutoc
kept in the cellar some cider, one of the buscels hying
torpor'. Thw prianner wag fuund is tba caller with a
tante empty jar by his Ile told the prosecutor that
he had entered the cellar for the porpose of lying down,
and made come statement ii the effect that " be wJuld
give up drinking."
Mr. Is.xt said on to inth of May liut he bad some
elder in the one barrel of which was tapped.
lie ""oS his orrsalit for a Fig ef eider at quarter to ten,
bat she retained, and, on Ms going to the plaec, he found
the prisaner there and • two gallon jar about • yard
from him. He asked him what be wanted th•re. and be
replied that be went in there to lie doers. Witness took
the jar and left, and prisoner asked birn to forgive him,
and be wools' never drink any more. Witmer afterwards
looked to see bow the pils ear bad entered the miller.
and found that • bearl hod been pulled up in the loft
over ir. Prisoner worked for him about two ream age.
Lucy Stung said she wog servant In Mr. I: iot. On the
21ith of Mac alut was sent to the cellar, and, on going
there, beard foritoteps inside. She returned to her master
and gave him the key.
Thome' Mestyant said he resided with the Prosecutor.
bia sondo-low. About thr us weeks before the rriconer
was found in the cella.. he nailed down the board in
the loft, wh'ch was found wrenched UP.
Supt. Grant. of Sturminater Newton. stated that the
prisoner said to him "1 wee going to hoe rotetnee for
Mr. )Lea'tetl, and went op into the loft and fell down
theoush " H. found • cork on him which fitted the jar.
Prioolllr. In hit cl.fen-e, recapitnlsted his ata'eraent al
In falling through the loft, and denied that the Jar was
hi..
The Deputy-Chairman having summed or,
The Jury fiend the claimer guilty, and he admitted
• preview conviction.
Sentenced to eight menthe' insprieunesenr, and one
year's polio* sepervisioe.