The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-25 00:00:00

801711113 MOUTH.
THE LATE BOAT ACCIDENT AT BOURNE-
MOUTH.

At the Hampshire Winter Assizes, which opened at
Winchester on Friday, Joseph Fenwick Robertson,
master mariner, of Sunderland, answered to his bail on
a charge of "feloniously killing and slaying George
AYHham Cutler„ Henrietta Sophia Taylor, Eliza Ann
Nuthall, and Violet SWUM Nuthall, "at Bournemouth,
on the 4th September last. Sir Henry Charles Lopes
presided in the Crown Court.
The jury after a few minutes consultation together,
and without retiri g from the court, returned a verdict
of guilty, but strongly reccommended the prisoner to
mercy.
Mr. Matthews said he did not know whether
testimonials would have any weight with his lordship,
but one had been very numerously signed in the
neighbourhood.
Mr. Justice Lopes said it was not a case in which
he should pass a heavy sentence, and he did not propose
to give sentence now.
His Lordship passed sentence on Wednesday morn-
Ing, and said prisoner had been found guilty f he
manslaughter of George Cutler, who lost his life through
gross negligence ; but he had taken into con-
sideration the recommendation of the jury and the
good character he had received, and, believing, that
no one regretted the accident more than himself, he
would be sentenced to one month without hard
labour.

night in question (although she was not sure as to
dates) come out of her master's premises with a bag
under his arm; he put the bag Into a waggon and
eventually put the waggon into the waggon-house.
Afterwards he walked away with something under
his arm, and witness then went to the waggon-house
but the bag was not there. He went away in the
direction of James's house.—P.C. Poper, of Bearnin-
star, corroborated the evidence of prosecutor, atldin
that when he visited Farwell, concerning the mea
he fint said he did not take any, but afterwards ,iii
"(lb master, I did take it, do forgive me; I'll never
do so again." Witness arrested Farwell on the charge
of stealing the oatmeal and Jame.; for receiving the
same after it was stolen. On the way to the station
James said to Farwell "You know I gave you a Is. to
bring some barley meal from Mr. Swatridge's."—Mr.
Nantes having summed up on behalf of his client, the
Bench fined James C 4, or two months' with hard labour,
and Farwell £2, or one month. —James paid the money
at once, but Farwell was allowed grace. —George
Webb, a wanderer, was charged before the ex• Mayor
(J. T. Stephens, Esq.), and W. T. Whetham, Esq.,
with begging alms, on the 15th inst., to which he
pleaded guilty.—P.S. Hazzard said prisoner went
from house to house bogging under.garrnenta for his
wife, who, he said was about to be confined. In one
case he got a garment from some one, and sold it the
same evening.—Prisoner's wife was in Court during
the hearing of the case.—Prisoner was deservedly
sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. —John Green, an
Interesting tramp, was charged with refusing to work
in the Union.—He pleaded guilty.—Prisoner said he
had a begl foot, and wanted to see the doctor, but he
was refused. —Mr. Stevens, the porter, said he came
In on the previous night, and at ten that morning he
was not up. He told prisoner he was to do his work,
but he would not do it. There was nothing serious
the matter with his foot which would preclude his
performing the teak of cracking stones. He did not
express a wish to see the doctor, and if he had he
might have seen him.--Seven days' hard labour.