The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-04 00:00:00

total anb ;District Dans.

ALLEGED ENEEZZLIMINY BY A SALESMAN ;
AT A 00-OPERATIVE STORK.
Cocain Pam Siam°as, Satorday.—Befor• Hr. R.
Thornton, Mr. G. °humidll, and Yr. H. 0. Goodie=
James Wareham, an elderly men, was brought up
Mum with embenling monies of the Portlend Prison
01Boon' 00-operative Society.
Hr. Howard, of Weymouth. prosecuted, and Mr.
Moore, of Wimberne, defended.
Hr. Howard said there was • society called the Port-
land Prison Of Seers' 00-operative Society established to
eupply the members with groceries and other memseries.
Some time ago, they advertised for • ealemnan, prisoner
•ppliod and offered to Mks the situatioa at El a week,
but was engaged at 224. iteoently • reeelptod acoottat
was shown to ego of the eommittee of which 0:r10a0t7
could be foaled in the books. Suspicion was
but at that time they were disposed to think It an error.
Prisoner left Ike service, and amongst the papers a
cop .book woe found mostly in primmer's hand-writing,
containing various entries of mama, goods, and money.
Inquiries revealed the feet that some at any rats of
them suisriss were got put iota tbe authorised books,
and that several payments bad been made to prisoner
which be had net amounted for. Finding a system of
fraud bad been practised, the °emoting' Instituted this
don. He had selected two or three oases and
=doubt be should gulllgkettly make out a primes
JOCK 01115 to lead them to send prisons, for trial.
Mr. William Stephenson said he was • member of
the Co-opereteie Society, and Auditor of it. Prisoner
volunteered to be salesman for the society at El a week,
but he wee given 225. He was told be was to be
responsible for all Lodi be received, and to enter all
ooming in and all sent out it. the regular books of the
society, and all manes received in pa mast of bilis
were to be entered in the authorised hooka, and be had
• casual counter book to enter in transactions in the
store. Be was not Sc gad for himself, but solely as
servant of the society. Ong committee sight be wee
called in question about the stock taking whiob bad
been taken by himself and • member. He was salted
to gign the book, as mortifying the goods were in stock,
but to Word to do It, ( Witness produced the
nethrolimd books, la which every trituration of the
More should hove been eotered, and the stook book).
When be refused to sign the stook book, he threw down
the keys as the table, and said they had better get
another selmmaa. The secretary (Yr. if 'Contain)
took them. He as • Auditor examined the books.
Before primmer lett be asked him before the occ'ety if
he had my ether books than these authorised, and be
mid no. Be did it bemuse of a quibble by the primmer
and from something he had beard.
. . . . . .

Cross-examined have been Auditor sloe* the let
October to the present time. Witters poirXed nut en,
abstract to/ the hut quarter's bushier which be
audited. Another auditor examined them with t 0...
Not with one of the rioauctittee. The Secretary handed
me the books. I knew they were correct. Prisoner
nes reoeipM for the money he paid over In the books
prodused, and in them only. Arrived at the figures I
audited from the journals kept by prisoner. Toe goods
are charged in at eat prior. There is an item of
£l6 Ide 2d. for empties: they were not paid for by
the society,
.and some had to be returned. Can't
say I have bawd any oonversetion with Hannigan
an the stores. Have not talked to Hannigan any
more than I waste duty bound. Have not been kettle
habit of receiving bills for the store. Dol'i know
then is a duplicate key to the store. We hare had
several secretaries.

Hare all of them been branded with theft on
learlagf
Kr. Howard objected on the ground that it affected
this character of others not hare.

_
—The Beach thought it irrelevant.
Mr. Moore urged it important, es it might show
malioloos promotion. He thought he was entitled to
ask it on belted of • man who had \ Gen 50 years to public
sarrise, and payee charged before.
Witness : All previous emotedes had resigned.
Could not tell why. There bad been complaints against
officer, before, but none had been charged criminadr.
Primer rid be would not sign the stook book because
it was not correct. lie was asked to point out what
was wrong, and what objection be scull have to sign-
ing • thing he roads out himself. The carrying out of
some of the figures was in prisoner's band-writing. He
cild not say he refused to sign it bemuse he was charged
for empties. Prisoner pointed out as wrong two items
which ere marked. He was asked to sign • mond
paw, and did so. It was not tolerated by the society
that there should be • second key to the store. There
was • key of an olio' separate from the abop,which the
oommittee bad.

Re-examined : The batiks were audited by appoint-
ment. All they did was to see that Um abstract was
°outset by the toornala. Mr. Hannigan wast appointed
to take stook with prisoner. Since this affsle I have
examined ths books for particular items.
Mrs. Eleanor Robion,wife of gaartertnester-3ergeant
Robson, of the Engineer., at Portland, odd she dealt at
the 00-operative stores, and had • pais book lit which
the goods bid woe entered. Tile last total wen £2
madam paid the boy James Barnard, CE 10s., on Feb.
lit, as she had no change, and the overplue we. to be
credited to her. The book was signed 'J. B " by the
boy at the tons. Be la employed at the store, and
Galls for orders. Had dealt at the store since last
April.
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James Bernard said I was employed at the 00-opera-
tire store up to last month, and am now at Mr. Hay-
ward's, buteher. We/ at the store a year and two or
three months. I had to receive and execute orders,
wine In the shop, do the store work, receive money and
pay it to Mr. Wareham. Received £2 10.. from Mrs.
Robson at her house Feb. lit, for the society, and
Initialled the book produced. I took the money to the
shop. and put Is down ea the emitter I. front of three
men—Mr. Wareham, Mr. Buchan, and Mr. Chirers.
dotal know what wee done with it. Mr. Wareham wee
ra the Ade to serve, and the others sa customers. Mr
Buchan asked me who the £2 10a. was from, and I said
Mrs. Robson at the Verne. lOWas I had always dons
—paid the money where Mr. Wareham was.
Oross-exarnined : After I bad told Mr. &when
where Um" money same from, I went ont to grind
coffee. _ _

Mr. John Buchan said he was in the Convict ',Tyke,
and on Feh. let was at the oc•operative store. Remein•
bored the boy Barnard Doming in, and punkt( on the
counter two sovereigns end half • sovereign. Wareham
asked him when hegottivimoney—witagesdld not—and
tha boy said from lira Bohan at the Verne. Wareham
took the money up. Did not know what he did with
IL With.., did net ink, It, on Mr. Chiron who was
them He and Chives left together. Waa a member
of the eontraittes. Prisoner should have entered that
£2 10t in the "cash over counter" book, end then in
the evening add up the total, eater It in • book, band
the money over toe sub-oornatitme, and have the tots'
countersigned. The sub-oommititee Is °hanged every
month. . . _

Orme.examined : Could not say how it was galas to
be shown the money had not been acmonted for. The
sub-eoccunlttee consisted of three, and OU4 of them
west to the storm every night to mars the cub,
Thursday and finaday exsepted. The armounts were
Wizard monthly. Up to the present charge, there had
been no complaint of irregularity against prisoner that
be knew. La far at be could cao4lect the first com-
plaint wee os the 4th Feb. when Mrs. Kimon came to
y a bill. Kr. Warelta;n was not there, sal the
teorstery could not find any entry whist her is the
beak. The fteretary brought it to the notice of the
committee. Under the rules eases of disputed antosgat
members were to be referred to arbitration. There
ought bot to be second key to the stores. Had him-
eed reosivird money at night for the daily takings as
one el the Bmb-committee.
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ittrocuisniosid : Primers oiled to bars satorsd the
goods Mrs. Kitson sawed 1.. ledger.
Mrs. Kitson was sallad, bat did sot apposes.
Florsnos proved serving thsillollllollll and paying
Mrs. Liam 2s. 6d. WWI said sits had bad NA, and
sada not sone.

Kr. Kitson produoed a medical °mildest*.
MoCormaek,searetary to the 00-operetive
moiety, mid prisoner left on PM. 3rd, about 9 p.m.
He was called moo to know If he had easy kaowledee
of Us* defloienoy in the takings. He answered no. He
was asked to sign the stook book widen he had takes
with Kr. Hannigan, than the secretory, by tbe instruc-
tions of the committee. He refaced to de ft sad was
naked why. lie said the figures had been altered. He
was milked which, and he pointed oat two—items of
10s. and 54. 91: He didn't say how they were altered.
He said if the °moraine* were not estfided with his
services he should leam, mad offered the keys, which
were taken there sod then. Witness went into the
shop with Wareham, and took preessaion al the books
end pipers at the desk. He had hem staked If he
adored is, goods sold from the stare in any other
books than the moiety's authorised one.? Had • reason
for asking It. Build noes, and that all the matey@
he had received and all the goods sold wore entered In
the moiety's books. Amongst the papers he found a
copy book, which contained namee of parties and
entries of pods. st was not an authorised book of the
sosiety. In it was Km Kiteoa's mole oplast goods to
the amount of 7s. 5d.; and 71. sd. was the amount Kra.
Klima offered to pey me. Ls he meld not lied her
mune on the regular books he celled the atteetlee of
Hannigan, the secreeu7 he had relieved, to it Whom
reosived the bill he sow produced from Kra Kitson : II
was in Wareham's' haodwritiag. lb. bill was far swls
bad at different dates, from 27th Sept. to 9:hDee,
showing the items must have been extracted from aome
book. !Lade several 'Equities from the 'arm book:
Witness prodneed three reoalpte signed by Wareham
for goods, and them were no entries of the goods or the
mossy in the authorised books, nor had he aooonnted
for the tummy. Host of the goods appeared in the
eopy book. In the same book was the name of Mn.
Curtis, and he mosived receipts for the goods slated
from lira Curtis. Noce of them were mitered Into.
moiety's books. There were other similar oasis.
Kr. Illoore objected to the °mid pier into more
thaa three mops as mentiomd is the leformatiou.
Kr. Howard maintained that at this preliminary in-
quiry he Gould go into say number of oases whkiii muse
oat is the coarse of the investigation.
Kr. Thornton said be would take the evidence relating
to the Curtiss!. . .

Croonazarained : Woo assistant warder at the prison.
Nes allowed to embark this undertaking. Did not do
any of this 'Well's work in dm public time. never
took the books homo to make up. Was appolated
escrotary before there was any complaint arist
Waroham. More are some altastiorie in tap
whit& son Is .mounted for. Had not be himself altered
tho books babied Warehara's book. Did not reteemb. r
that Wareham objected to the item for soptics in the
idoek-book. Primmer °Nested to sign thri slook-book
berme of altemtions, bad Yr. Hawaiian's va:aitko,,
Ham Karelian ket lite shop be had to. ooppb sok,
and roiled it up and put ft In his posh*, but tangos
told him he moat not taketba of to.hosk or paper, so b.
loft if on lb. detk. He soma writing :a
lb. copy -book woe not W 's. He scald not say
tbs. mese of the items were not orders for goods; but
10211.11 WY, beams* the amounts were pat against shorn
white was missal In orders. He 'odd aot tell whether
the hems against Mn. Ourtis's were for goods paid
hr in the ohs" or seat eat on greet. Could
aridertakp to my that the Keno of tile reselpts
a Mrs. Owe" had weer beta sabered
Is ghe books, Had not tried Ms tiolialas
Wombats : woo sorry b• had to some pilot Kau
Worsham relaataruy gore up the hose. Ofte se two
of Kap comalltso did aot refuse ;Is bake hie reelgastiao.
Windom banderol the hops as the ossamaties bola
nada. Vaasa mat dm Me for ea ken aad
or Ha ase rain mind fro Sok lad be Ms lànit•

Mr. William Stone, in the Coorietsersioe, one of the
auditors of the society, described the prooedure, sod
said the £2 101. mid by Mrs. Robison did not appear in
the book., nor items from Mrs. Kitsoa.
Orove-examin..l. The aseestary paid prbsoner his
warm Pf D.ODOT wee allowed to have such goody as he
required, end deist himself with thorn. Had sem suoh
entries in the krmks.
This was the oats for the prosecution.
Mr. Moore remarked that this was • sharp of
embrzsleeneut, but all the oirmoustmees ism:dated
with his conduct were open. For many years he had
been • oonstchle in the neighbourhood of Wiraborne,
and of nottruished Amato,. When first moused pri-
mmer like an klieg man said it you are diss.tielied
get somebody else. The ts.sols on the desk wee open,
sad contained writing other than prisoner'. He urged
It wee as order and general memorandum book.
Mr. Ooorobe said that might be a good defence to
I offer at the tn.), but it 1111111 DO use here.
, Mr. Moors said the witness Boeotian reo dyed mime,
from prisoner in the day time, wbes it was sir y to
be accounted for every night.
Mr. Thornton mid such scomusta were entrrei in the
books. .

Mr. Coombs said it must ba shown th it the spAille
same were specifleally accounted for.
Mr. Moore said the books were kept in • loose way,
and a mistake might arise.
Mr. Howard maintained that the books were very
well kept.
Mr. Coombs meld the defaces that mistakes had
arisen was for the jury, not for the ouramitting magi*.
trate, wh.n •prisso facie ease was made out.
Mr. Moore said the defendant stopped is Portland
eight days to see if any farther explanation was
required, but non* of them came to him. and he went
to Meson's at Wiraborne. There • oonstable was seta
after him, and he was degreded by being brought bits(
in Aare., after maintaining a geed obareeter for 50
years, and acting in the open way he had done. AI
defendant was a member of the society, under the
! rules any chlits were to be reeovered by legal praised-
! logs and disputes settled by. arbitration.
Mr. Coombe said he did not sea a ything in the
rules to meet the °sae of • servant receiving mosey and
! tot accounting for it. Mr. Moore could rot get rid of
! the prima facie case of emboul.ment.
! Mr. Moore urged there was no criminality in the
ease, and quoted the law that " mere Degleot to
amount" was not embezzlement; intention to defraud
mast be shown.
_ . . . .

Yr. Thornton stid they wars of opinion that primoner
had received money and not amounted for tt ; sad that
It was a proper cm to go to triaL
Committed sooordingly. Prisoner reserved his
daemon Hs was °fared bail, himself in £lOO, sod
two in CSO each, but did not get sanities.

RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.

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The annual meeting of the Dorcheeter branch of this
esolety we hold at the Town Hall, on Tuesday evening.
There was but • small attic daoos The chair was
°omitted by the Rev. IL W. Pears, and swept those
Fremont were the Rev. J. Barna (deputation), she Bev.
H. Bottle, the 1t.,. I'. Heave, Mr. G. Canoe, Yr. Y.
Devenieh. ha, Ica
All., Introduction swayer, the Czarinas reed the
itheaciel AnnellMent for the peat year, frets width IS
appeared that the sabariptlone for the year womanly
£4 12a He mid he nee wry there wires. few
etheordocce, sad to Ewell the enabler he wiraid thimble
awe on that list. It wee an aeknowledged fast that
all should he furnished with wholesome fog for the
mind. The mews, aa a rule, did not like strictly
religious works, and thla society, by Mouths tree* ka,
of an intoteating elaratiter, warn doing a kind of
preparatory work—was orinnisg them gently to receive
the truths of the gospel. The periodioalc published by
the moiety had doa• so immi the amount of good; and
he was pimmed to think abet Ilerchester was so well
supplied with ttttt , moot of which .rte from the
Religious Tract 8.0.40. Gem thing was quite certain,
it thee, tract, did not loth people to Christ, they did
not lead lbw away from Rim.
The Rev. J. Beane said during the past year the
Religiose 'fraitt noe,ety had a roulased 50 inillsou books,
gospels, sad tracts, In 119 different languages. This
was • most gratifying fact. It supplied all the schools
of England, Bootland, awl Ireland with religioue works,
,as well se all neimionary iwititations. In the army this
moiety had does • good wort, and many In the navy
had foaad religion through its instiumentality. In
these daye of filthy and mneationai literature, 01401111
must be found to meet the and that work this
wacimy was estiafaotorily performing. /ten of the moat
eminent teleat were empioyei, and their prodnetiona
went examined by a (imamate of eighteen or nthelesa
godly men before they were trued. The " ithaday el
dome" and "Latour* Hoer" had supplied latereetiag
and religious teeelliag to many, and had been the 1:11M011
In the bands of Gel of dung much good. The speaker
than gave peewit remembrances. and instaaetis to show
the beneficial operation' of this seelety at home and
abroad. At *Aldershot especially a good work wad
being accomplished amongst the military, Uri he bed
himself witeessed more thou 100 030Vilfle01111 in two
months. Through the wars with* bad broken out on
tho oJetineot daring the le,t few years, Gad bed
erought • great work. When Austria and Prussia were
engaged in war' the eo.diers of the former aunty did not
attribute theirdefeat, to the superior otiarege or skill
of the Prusrians, but to the feet that the latter vue
• finding in their hours of leisure. Toe Pitman
army at that time was supplied with the pablioatione of
this society—the Austrians had eagerly foetid out what
the books were, and many a poor soldier bad lewnod to
bleu the day when be found pear, through these
publications.. So was It in the war betweee Francis and
Pruesi• —the Prussians had carried seed into that
' country, which had been mattered, and, watered by an
Almighty band, had broue.i forth abaniantly. Is
Spain they found they could not do much with the
Bible, until the way had been *mei up, by the thus
of their tracts, which gavethe people &taste of religious
truth, and tho Bible WM then eagerly sought for. In
that country they had given away about 8,000 publiaa•
thee ; the children had been taught to sing the hymns
we know so well, and • good work was being dope. In
Italy, which God had recently opened up in a moot
remarkable eray,there were sow 103 Protestant churches,
about 20,000 permits attended them, and 10,000 were
reeognieed members. In India, during the past year,
they bid been blamed with more miaow than ever
, before. Still, there was much to be scoomplished.and
wrens were wanted. In Bpain 16 lathiest., sod in Italy
25 millions, of hewn beluga, were waiting to be sup-
plied with religious food, and he must urge his Christian
friends to enter Into the spirit of the work, and give an
offering to the Lord for all his beneath
The Rev. R. W. PILAU urged thew present to make
known to their friends who were absent the need of
funds for oarrying on the work, and proposed • vote al
thanks to the deputation for the interesting details he
had given flap!.

Th; Bev. if. Mout.; in seconding the proposition,
said he felt BO numb inters.% in the matter, that he
would at ones double his subeeription, and give the
extra to the work in Italy. He trusted they should
make more earnest endeavours in this town and n4h.
bourhood. They had lost many subscribers by 45th;
others had not bean found to II their pie...; this they
must strive to do. The Boy. Reginald Smith bad
written to him, saying, that in consequenoe of the en-
favourable weather, Is was afraid he should be unable
to Im present, and had also sent • donation for the
pinta it the door, which be felt sure that gentleman
would double wheo he knew of the need. For 43 yean
he (the spenker) had been a subscriber, and during Hag
period the Society had seen dark days, and aubscrip.
Sons had been mush lower than they are now, but be
trusted that era long they would be greatly increaried.
The Rev. J. SWUM acknowledged the sompliment,
the doxology was sung, the heeediation pronotioced,
and the meeting terminated, IS Via 44. being 'ciliated
at the door.

WEYMOUTH WORKING MINI CLUB.
The true liberality whioh distinguishes the witless el
111 r. H. Edwards, ILK, is allow' by the following
oorreepondeeoe in reference to the Working Men'.
Club, • handsome and commodlose bqaUdiag, whiolt has
jut been erected by him munificence :
" 53, Berk.hy-squars, 8.. h February, 1873.
"Dear Mr. bare happily been able to crest
(end I hope for the ginseng benefit of the town) •
Working Mao's Olub and Institut*, in order that the
Wilymouth Mechanise and others oonaosted with the
town may meet together, and enjoy amongst themselves
the pleasures of social and latelleoteal intereouree, with
an opportunity of enjoying • library and reading-room,
and aoquiring, so for as pomible, the adraltages of an
ordinary slab. Tbe building Is on the point of com-
pletion. and I am desiroce of handing it over to
peronismo authorities in pirpetulty for oho purposes
above indicated. It mews to roe that yon, who ham
for es long filled the pot of predrisot of the old elab,
would be on. of the trustees, and @sleet other' that
you 'moulder moat sligib!e to sot with you. I mist to
ignore lb. (illation of politica in this matter entirely;
my *Heel is simply to provide • deb, with its oomforte
'tad advant•gee, for tit* working teen of Weymouth,
ragardlem of any other oomiSsration. Awaiting your
reply, believe me yonre very truly. EMMY EDWtID6."

" Weymouth, 17,11 February, 1873.
'My deer Mr. Ildwards,--Ia answer to yours of the
Bth last, I moat Int al aU beg to thank you hI the
name of the eceuralttee and members*, the Weymouth
Working ifen's Club for the very littoral and handsome
offer you heat made to them of the new building In
Missbellistroet—• buildings° admirably suited la every
way for the riaptirentents of the club. I have ends.-
Toured to Garry out to the best of my ability tali Ma
of appointing • body of trustees to whom the balldiag
may be moveyed in perpetuity. I have little doubt
the following goiatlemen would gladly rea Ire moll a
trust:—Mr. K. Sayly, Dr. Lush, Mr. Janes Itobert-
son, Dr. lizard, cod larval. I need hardly manure yea
that the objems for wbah you have balls this club
shell be camel thy kept to view by the eating emnatittee,
whose with.. and your., fortunately, la this mom',
are so thoroughly la amord.-1 remain, yours very
truly, 090. & nun.
" bly. Idwards, ieq., M.P."

Hoped his mini mosounts wore all dill. At one laver& sourk whisk it was hoped wooLl be • useful board quarter, smashing rink hulwarka, mad stansitilliss,
Wareham mid that If there was anytdag aniMary ao am "niit migpip. aad forciagin two of had piles liege to tha watadia.meeti, I
woald Kasha M tight. Never booed Mr. Yr. fttafigirespoadad for the Hood-in-Hand lodge through 'hob the water amp in. galore ocpar.sting,
powrltar, ems of the detamiltises my " you °lam" do of Oddimilmome and mad he believed they were the the Gaston suffered in grair emnsiderably, through the
oo faker." Ho might hays don.. Wareham healthiest lodge in the Fools district, heavy ma open ahaskla almalayard having given wsy,
woo a shareholder of the aooloty. Had attended oom- Mr. Momraw proposed the health of Mr. Good, the he. Finding the vessel making wler, a portion of
Edda* mooting mim smooths, and board oomplaints made ramitsal officer of His lodge, had mid he could speak of a sail with • board vu placed against ooe of the
that the mealy was deer:dont, they did not knew hie road attention, baring this year been throe months indented olives ; but it was diroovorad that tie
whether throughiMr. Wareham or how; nom knew lintibt his okra in dieumatio fever. fore stornpartment had 6ft. of water therein, and the
the oommlttes exprem approbation of tie sacounto, Dr. Fauna, his esdatant, ' aponded and expremed water wee still pouring through • leak to the stern;
go.,xonsined : When the copy-book woe found tho the regret of Mr. ft ad at Doing unable to be promo% but it wee smelly kept under by the pump-. A survey
committee oonsidered • system of fraud had been through domestics illation. was held on Weduesday, and the Gaston will proceed
carried on, and Instituted this prosecution. The Vint-Cadad•it gave "The Town and Trade of to flouthamptoo in tow of is ate.mer es won se seeable.
Mr. Timothy Haunigan, in the sor,viot barrios Dwohoster. The voyage haa beep very ntifortuoste, for the G soon.
said he had hven mosetary of the society, his teem of ' Mr. Murrohp replied, and said all would do better if Two dsys after leavi,g Co:ombo, the noeuerain fell
Moo
teeing it the end o/ Deosenter. Was the Prince of Walee would let his land on building leases from the yardarm and was killed, and Are days after=
F&lu
' to sake stook with Wareham, shod did ma No that the town might be extended, and tho young elks solemn felt from the yardarm and was killed.
this morning appointed whams had to go to man who learn their trade bore be able to remain to The wife of the wade who was an English lady, was
sham on duty, and he Wei primmer to go on with moth* it. In her berth dam to flit pads of the vowel saheb was
*,boy doing it. On coming back his helped about it. The VimSCadaudi proposed "The Prom," 'blob i drunk. On being asked whether It did not frightens
Wareham milled out the names aad weights, and whore wee duly aokaorkidgml. . her, she coolly replied that it " shook her a little."
be knew put the prioa, but whore not it ems "Th. ladies" was acknowledged by Mr. Vim. i Nothing has sines bean hoard of the No, and it to fully
left till Wareham referred to the invokes. The Viem-Omatimedit gave 'Tho hoot and hostess," I believed she has gone down.
After it Ina finished, he loft this book with Wareham with thanks for their ezadiont sabering ; and the Mayor
to woo if there wen any *milldam If there were be sodsomed dm soondams pseud upon them. Drank with
told Winks= to put them down at the end. Primmer groat catering, mid one more for "Master Barrett."
had the book nearly • fortnight. The only alteration Mr. HAMS 7 returned thanks, and was greatly sp-
ite and, was deducting lbs. Td. ormssimago on boa— Odeal.
that was done in committee room; and a return for "The haulm" nsambom" was proposed by Mr. Legs.
cheese of El 6s. 2.1. As to the empties Wareham who said they should be glad to hays an inersamod
himself gave the details All money paid for bills number oi them.
Wareham rseolved he was to miter in • book and hand The Mar= re/posited,
to the derstary. Thant •ware no entries of Mrs. Mr. Mottoes mentioned that Mr. Councillor W.
Robson's £2 10s., Mm Klima's, or Mrs. Curtisea mousy. Vireos would have been prosaat, but he was too far
Had partioularly 0111411iDed the books for Mrs. Kitson's away to ;some. lie regretted he °gold not be with
money, but °odd not lad it entered. them.
Crosoexamined : Woe steward's porter at the prison. The Vico•Cnammug proposed ' The Visitor'," and
Did not employ publics times about the society. As to Mr. T. DAUM aad Mr. 0. Franklin replied.
the empties Mr. Wareham pot the value on them. The KATO' gave "Our neat merry meeting," and
Wareham ref need to sign the book, saying he believed hoped they would all enjoy the hour now loft before
the stook was altered. Had roodrod money for bille the time of separating.
direct horn Wareham • bad naked him from time to At 12 o'olook the party broke up, having spent a
time in tluli day If he ht:d roodeod any belle, and if he thoroughly pleasant seising.
had he would hand it over to him. While he was
secretary the accounts were always pawed, and prisonie
was °cashiered an boned man. Did not remember
premise accounting for an Ilan of 4a. 3d. which had
not appeared in the amounts. Other salesmen had
been found to mato mistake& Could not roodloot
that he said at the Eagle Tomo to Chinas
"he should not oars if they oould got Wardens to
sign the paper." There was • paper about prisoner
keeping the books in a different way. Had never seen
an extra key to the Note, or had the store key apart
from the primer. Had not taken anything out of the
store, or had sasses to them when prisoner was mos
there. Oasis took a ham from the atoms, and returned
It in half-an-hour. It was one evening when be foetid
the place Oil open oontrary to orders, and he wont into
the shop, got Wareham to go for the bun, and when be
inlasai it toll how he had got it. Had never borrowed
El from prboorr, and told him to repay dwelt floes
the tall. Two Illis were made out for goods had at the
prison, and were duplicate..
Re-ezamined : liad never been under any ob'igation
to prisoner, or committed or coonivrd at any fraud in
the matter.