The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-09 00:00:00

NO BURGLARY; BUT THE £FFECTB OP

81kONG DUB.

At the Borough Petty fiemions on B.terday last before
the M.yor (Mr. Jo. Roteertaoo). and Mr. O. Keynote..
Doziaki chiteln wan brought op oa remand, charged
with bergiery at 2 Park Ville. Another form of the
inseam was that of ward dmare to • door. Mr. J. L
Lows'a evldenoe was reed over, and he prodneed • blil
showing that the repairs to the door soot lle. 114., and
&idles this the frame was started, this being animated
by Mons. Len at 51, worth more.
Cl.rk, who lives In the back of Mr. Louis's
house. raid that jast after lion Saturday night, his
wife Galled him ap,6•4 be went to the door of the
psesage, and heard Mr. Louis calling for help, alas
as kicking and kno:king outside. Mr. Louis milked
him to get a gun, and witness did so. The kicking
atilt went on and • Taloa called " Let me in I" and
wltncsarablto Hr. Louis, " If be wants to 00■211 IS, lei
him coma' Mr. Louis then stepped away from the
door, and the defemiant rushed in as for as the dining
room, when Mr. Louts °collared him, beet him about,
knocked him down, sat upon him, and asked for •
(logger, and it was given him, but immediately knocked
out of his band. Witmer gave Mr. Louis the dagger
again, and w.s mot for the polies. Toe door was
damaged in the and Mr. Louis ordered him off
and said 'oohed &gem and gun ; but defendat asaid
I he would come in. area U they bad.
I In orosatesmitiatiou by Mr. Howard witnem said the
I man shouted "Let me in I" but Ur. Louis said he bed
• dagger and gun, and defied him to owns in.
When Mr. Low/ stood on one ride, the staple
of the look was broken, and defendant came
in. When Mr. lonia collared him, the nom
said nothing, and Mr. Louis hit him with his fist; bat
witness did not see defendant strike. At that Woe he
wee looking out to see if there were any others, bet
there was none. Ur. Louis knocked the man down, and
eat upon him Wi Into, did not load the gun for this
speolai purpose; he bad it loaded two or three days
before. After he had gone for the polio', be returned
and found Mr. km& sod the man in the same posiden.
Mr. D. Coilett nhi he lived on (beside of the Add
oppwite to Mr. Louie. About a quartet-past 11 he was
golog to bed, when he heard • violent knocking at •
door on the opposite side, and • man shouting "Lit me
(el" The knocker wits treed most vigorously, and the
man 'boated violently "Open the door I" Wheless
next heard a noise as it the door was burst open, and
then. female's voices, and the cry of' Polies I" Thought
it was • family quarrel, and lit a pipe, and went across
the field, when be met with Mr. Ellia's gardener, and
walked with Min up to the bows. Clark was ruining up ,
with his face oseeesivtly white, and looked very moon
frightened. Clarke mid Kr. Lows had lineman down, with
• dagger at his throat, and he (Clark) had a gun ready
for him, three decors deep -(laughter)—Witmare
thereon expected to find • "good burglar; " and meat
to the dining room, where he found Mr. Loots oa the
man, and apparently afraid to let him go. Witness mid
" Oh! let him go ; let's see what he's like.' Os this
Ur. Louis let go. and defendait was picked up by
entail.' and P.O English. lie looked dosed, demented.
Ilk*, or as if bad been walking to his sleep.
In 'mower to tie Mayer, Mr. Coliett oontinned that
deftadant looked as U be hail been drinking. He said
be one s licensed votualler, end live I at the Star lon,
Ilsley ; lie ihow.ht this was his own bottle, and they
would cot let him in ; If be had hurt anybody, he was
wry sorry. Whom was very much surprised at big
appearance, he expooted te see • thorough burglar; bat
&fondant was ',egoist as a lamb.
Mr. Louis said defendant had the Windom& on than ;
but Mr. Clark replied "If he had been • Frootieed
hand, Ise would have Oohed you up, and bolted."—
(lenghter.)
bupt. Vickery went to No. 2, Ptrk Ville, on flooday
moroing, and fouod the framework and panels of the
door load born started, and vomit portion of the door
knocked away; on the Aim of the halt there were marks
of a straggle, and some blood. AL the station whom
told ofsodant the charge, when ho said he was • lend.
icosi, kept the Suit Inn, at Daley, Berkshire, and had
mow from Reading Races. He also said be had been
some y3ars with Mr. Oilehrhit, at Brldport. Witness
bad made enquiries, and found that deforiclant's state-
ment* were correct, and as far as be oould ascertain, he
was • respectable mon, exoopt that had biota eon.
rioted of drunksionese ones or twists. To this his present
position was attributed.
Ur. Howard said that Ls far as the more serious
charge of burglary was concerned, that would fall to
the ground, for surely no burglar would kick at a door
loud that be could be heard 1,800 yards off. Need he
address the Beceb on that &large?
The Mayor, said they were not indisposed to treat the
OW lightly. Here was a man brooking into • house,
with 74. In his parked,
Kr. Howard urged that the defendant, if ho hid
been what Mr. Collett called a "good burglar," would
have done everything very quietly, he would have
been armed with, a pistol, perhaps two, sad have
carried sk ileton keys and • knits; but be hal octant
of the gore, and -au easily overpowered by one rano.
it was • ease of foretWe enter, and no doubt very
serious, for if Ur. Louis had fired on deteodeut stod
irjured him, the latter wool; have had no noway.
But thire was an evidence of burglary; there went.* ,
men against hiss, ,e armed with • dagger, and
/nolo r with a flan. loaded "th,oebagrs deep," and
they let defendant Is, and then Mr. Louis threw him
down, aid rat upon him. But when be was them, he
gave Ida proper address, and said he thought he was at
his own house. It was an every day crecturrenee that a
m.n under oettein eirenmetano.s, would have faho
:sae o? where he was. lir. Howard Instanced the
ease of a man oho walked loto a river, thinking he
was going into his room, another laid down in • ditch,
thinking he was le hod, but found It rather sold—
(laughtee)—ead another went into his bedroom and
looking in the leadna glass, wanted to brow who the
the etelooper wee sod We, his boot at Idie--(lsseeter.)

Defendant was highly ri and bad some from
Reading to Woymontb.be had • gime of beer
with a person Mr hid known before, and seems to have
b.,otrie so demented, lost in his mind, that be weeidered
about till he 'bought be was at his ewe Louie, and
that his friunds refused to MI him In. From lift at.
tempting to ,liter the house he knew nothing till he
tdhfand
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the same thing happen at Bridport Harbour.
Mr. Alexander Miall Robison, L sed
M.R.C.Ro Practising at 1151e7, had known Mr Chimilm
for some manthe, and had been attending him ever duo.
coins to palsy, for seri bral mischief, eomewhat of a
softening of the tend°. About thISS •1•0• C • SW,, he
was thrown out of a carriage end struck on the beak of
his brad, and has been ispietmily afflicted with deaf.
noes, which would be Wont when he eves undsr
ment. LSSIt Friday week, witaree WAS driving to
Wallingford-rood station. saw Mr. Chl•olm, and ffered
hint a ri'e, wban ha said he was going to 11...ti10s
name He Ism a deeldeoly reap, osable moo, and hot at
all I holy to break into a house knowingly. Irons the
state or Ids brain, a little drink would prodnoo ona-
siderable exclement and he would ba uneonictions of
what was doing for • time, although he would be able
to walk or talk.
Thn Mayor: Are you • registered qualified surgeon ?
Witness : Y., I have practised in Daley 20 years,
and I mast be • registered qualified surgeon, as I am
Ito eurgenn f tho to
answi r to Mr. Howard: I do rot know that chfonciatt
his been addicted to drink, but it ii only when he te.k
drink that defendant was like this. Have never seen
sign. nf del int w Urania, whioc le produced by exemeive
drinking.
Mr. Thomas Gilchrist, of Bridporr, bed known defen-
dant about 13 yaws, tempt the year and half be bad
been in London. His wife wee a native of Lyrae. EN
had been in witnese'm employ for 14 years, and wee •
very straightforward young man. A lade drink would
upset bit, sod mice he spirted off to Crewkerse, and
thence took the South-western to London, and in be
moraiag did not know where he was. A similar thing
happened with him at Bridport Ihrbnur. Hs was the
last maa in the world to break into • house.
Mr. Howard asked the Bench to dual leniently with
the case, es defendant was not • man of moths, as he
bad teat all lite money at Loudon In keeping a house
there, and was now poor.
The Bench retired for 'short time, when the Mayor
said that, from the evidonee Mime them. It had been
proved there was no felonious intent in the brooking-is ;
hut they should convlet the prisoner for the wide'
damage, due kim £3, and he would have to pay for the
damage and mists, Mr. Louis had also a remedy Maddest,
by • civil button for the injuries done to himself. In
' default of payment, one month hard Mbour. The total
I amount was £4 IM., which Mrs. Ciiisolm paid, and thin
took away her husband.