The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-01-28 00:00:00

al ARWONEWS SUPPERS AT SALISBURY
INFIRMARY.

At the Salisbury pttty sessions, on Monday, Mary
Ann /nodal!, charwoman (a married woman, having
an intact bar arm.); Agnes Edwards, cook; and
Lou;sa Mark, boom:maid at the natatory, were charged
with stooling, Randall also with receiving, 111111 of
bread, 21b. 2 os. of beef, 11b. 8 oz. of mutton, 4 oz. of
boom, Tom. of batter, Ilk, of Doles, and a wan cup, the
property of the Governoro —Mr. Hall was ter Edwards
and Sark. .

It seemed that suspicions having been aroused, P.C.
Sprett wittched, and last Tuesday evening saw Randall
leave the lefirmery with the property, some in s seepst
bag end the rest carried under her .bawl. The ow.
'table woe in plain clothes, and on stopping her he said
—"I am a pollee-constable. Whet are you a' ea-Triag
air' She said, " I've been working in there; only
my apron, boom, and supper—and that the cook gave
me." I told her she must go to the pollee station.
'She sail. ' I hope not. for the sake of my baby at
horns" I said, ' You .nuet go, although you may not
be detained." On the way to the station she mid,
"We Cr. allowed to take our suppers home." In the
carpet to.6were the article, ch trged exempt a loaf, and
o tic of oaf w, which Om hat under one of her arms.
Tn. bag cont•ined neithir apron nor boots. She Bald,
• L orty, the housemati, gra., Lie the coffee, and some
of the old piecea of breed." U ing to the Infirmary,
%awards. on being shown the oontedts at the carpet
hag. said," I pee he two of the pieces of bread, and
the beef and mutton, for her su,iper. The rat I knew
nothing about." I akiel her about the b3ttor and
dripping, and she ,all they were earapinge—oddries.
Refining to the bacon, she said, "I certainly should
not bare given away that." She seemed mush affected,
and I got a conveyance to take her to the elation.
Previous to geiar there, however. she said that what
e gave wail for two suppen, an Mrs. }Widen ilid not
hay, ,nopsr the night before. When at the elation, elm
end Mrs. Randall were shirred together, and Mrs.
Randall min 'in very sorry for la" The neat morning
Louise Earle cam, to the 4t11.1013 by request, and stood
that she gave Mrs. Randall two of the Ocoee of bread
and the coffee. She said "The broad name oat of
Mimes' room: the °arm had left out of my week's
allowunea"

Grant. the matenn, mid the I:Airwomen are
allowed to take sway their suppers. It is left to the
sack to select the things lob, given. It is usual to
give the oharworneu the meat and bread of the hottest;
and if the charwomen had not oaten anythim dosing
the day, it would Win the discretion of the Gook to give
her what she liked. (At thi. statement there was
some applanm. shish Mr. Al. Hossmy oal.loorald not
be allowel ins Card of jost.ce).
Ms. Attester, sitter of the matron, and that day
-idling for hcr, maid I ham seen the articles found on
MP. Randall. I did not, either expressly or 'moiled,
sane:ion the giving away of those articles. If I had
been aaked, I should not have sanctioned H. I cannot
LiAntify_she whole of the artlolee.
Mr. HUI UrOd that there was no felony in the sue.
No doubt him clients had been guilty of an exoese of
generosity, for which they deserved to be repriammeled,
butt. submitted that there was not the slightest pica
of conspiracy. If there had been • coast tram, would
they not nese taken Joints of meat, osodlee, soap, mod
so on, instead of the odds sni ends before the Relish.
He thought a reprimand wouLl meat the jostles
of the GAB 6, and prevent the recurrence of similar
sate.

The rcomistratee hawing deliberated, the ltayor said
they were unanimously of opinion that the evidence
was not sulisieut to justify a itommittaL The prisoners
would therefore Li disoharged.
The announoemsnt was reified with applause in a
crowded (loan.