The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-19 00:00:00

TRIALS OF PRISONERS.

ARSON.

Samuel Turner (Si), labourer, wee Indicted for unlaw•
fully and m diciously setting tire to • certain d
house, the property of Thoinai Pomeroy with intent t
injure.
The prisoner, who is an infirm o'.d man, plesded not
guilty.
Mr. Templar appeared to prosecute.
TOO first witness' COleti wan Tbnmu pmzeror. farm
labourer, living at Nethsrbury, and '3O prjeopir bed lived
with nun for tot yews. A., he was a relati ,I 2 of hie wife
he &Bowel him through pity to live there without paying
any rent. On July sth there sees a thunderstorm. He
said he 'Mould turn the gleams down, and have tbe windo •
open, and the prisoner said "No, leave them alone." He
cnr,el him very much. On the following day he told him
he should leave, and the prisoner said "Ye., you -.and
14, shall you.' He ultimately left, and came back on the
9th, and remained till the 14tx On that day witness
went to err re about six o'clock, and left the prisoner in
charge of the home. Tilers was no one else there. The
DOXt thing he heard was that the house was burnt down.
Before this the prisoner had been drinking a good deal.
Jam Farwell said she was the wife of George Farwell. •
labourer, at Netherbury. She saw the prisoner on t..•
14th about four o'clock. She gave him tie key of the
house, and she saw him no and unlock the door. He went
in and out the house several times- About five o'clock
she saw Turner come from ths house, sod go rapi fly
towards the tar:mike-road. She beard • crackliog_of lire,and saw the linhey next the boo. in flames. Witness
screamed " Fire." The linhay, or outhouse, and the
dw•llins-house were burnt down.
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Mary Wambold, wife of lileor-ee Watford, labourer. of
Netherbury. siii4 she remembered seeing the prison,
about half-past three on th- skarn ion in question. HI •
was in the turnpike-road not far from Pomeroy's holm. He
appeared to be eery 111,1h0 ex :mod, and elitism asked him
lb he hid 'mythic's to drink. He replied hi had n
oil Very impropar language, and said. "C will woke IMMO
of them looks. before night.
" He did n3t mention any-
one. name. Witness saw the h num was on Sr., and
while the house was burning eh* saw the prisoner about
the premises but she did not see him assist In moving the
furniture or putting the Sr. out
Harriet Paul, rending at Netherbary, near Pomeroy's
house, said she saw the prisoner about Sr. o'clock on the
secular in quseboh when the fire broke out Slag gad to
AIM "Oh SOD: and be said "I know nothing about it."
She was th first in the house after the Sr. broke out.
There WWI no Sr. in the grate.
P.C. Thornaa Bilis, stationed at Netherbury, proved
apprehending the prisoner. In reply to the charge, he
said "Who was It who saw me set it on fire
Alter • few minutes' deliberation, the Jury returned a
verdict of " Guilty."
The Prisoner said he knew noth!ns abvit the fire.
The Ju lge said he did 120 t see now .he dary cull hive
arrived at any other outolueion. I, woe hut another
lamentable instance of us wines I .1..C41 of giving away to
drink. flew.. liable to penal servitude for life, but his
Lordship took a lenient slew of the case, nod sentenced
him to L 5 calendar men he' imprisonment, with hard
labour.

ASTIMM.!, SUICIDE,.

James Sims., labourer (551, was Wended for unlawfully
attempting to commit suicide by hinging himself, at
Broadway, on July
lir. Udal on behalf of the prisoner, said he bore an
exoellent character, and although he did make this serious
attempt to take his life he seemed very sorry, and had
promised to amend. His employer. Kr. Jetty, had
promised to take him back and he (Mr. Ude!) begged
rerpectl ally to suggest that it would meet the case if
he was bound oven in his awn tecognisanoss to come up
for judgment if called upon.
Kr. Jed, wee celled, and said the prisoner had been
In his employ for six yews, and he had always found
him a veer grilling servant. He had had great trouble
lately,and that he believ•d had led him oenunit
the act. Hs was quite willing to take him beck again.
His Lordship end it Wee very good of Yr. Jest,. He
emiented to the prisoner being bound over end dis-
charged. He did not dismiss him, however. without •
waste reprimandiag.
TIM rums IT AITTILLIRTNEN.
Tle two artillerymen, Patrick Kenn, said John
Kenney, piesd-ci not guilty ti the charge of feloniously
£ll, the monies of the Governenut, of which
Williem Tucker had the mato
Kr. R lomat L sok appeared to prosecute.
The evidence was similar to that given last week at the
Borough Patin Court
The prinne's lied no winnow ti call. 143199, In Ids
dersoc•, called attention to the way in which the angent
had leyt money. Th we were about 100 onsionera about
that day, any one of which WU at liberty t , go into the
mos. He also pleaded his long service of 17 years. He
bed been Mousht up for this like of this before.
Kanner had tannest to say in his defence.
His Lor Whip having Inmate 1u.., tie
lure found Nolan
guilty of stealing, an Kenney of race eine the oToomy. The Jory also wisitsd that Mr.. Lute Phoold he repri-
manded for the manner in which she had behaved.
His Losiehip add it was a matter of severe pain to Mil
two !MS Young follows in the position they were, bringing
scandal and disgrace upon the nrofmaion to which titer
had the honour to helot/. Upon N deo, who bat betrayed
a position of t tut, he should pass the sentence of twelve
calendar months with hard lanan, and Kwitny. who be
coull but think w.. asset. ai bed. would be beetle mad 9DA kept to hard labour for nine calendar months.
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Matthew Henry anthem •114 C 9911.91 with felealausi,
.hooting at P.C. Sergeant Alfred Wlll., at Lyrae Lc%
with intent to do hiut some nrevious bodily harm, on
Januar, 45t1t Another count th weed him with a
common assault. He pleaded not gut ty to the first omit
Mr. Vizor atiwared for um proseentioe, end Mr, St.
Anhyn for the define
John B p istboy at the Royal Lion, L_yme Reel beadsbeadhe knew the prisoner at the bar. On the 15th of Jae uary
he, gig The prisoner at the hotel. He wont home with him
about eleven o'clock in the evening. He was the worse
for liquor. Snow was lying on the ground at the time.
Some short di.t ince from his house he lay down, sod ref used
to natty further. Witness covered him with some hay
and went for the pollen On returning they found the
rwisoner gone. They then went to his hone, and
Sergeant
Wills asked him to go and knock at the do it.. H. did
P.S. Wills was opposite the window, and P C. Baverstock
under the window. He heard the report of • pistol which
appeared ti have been fired inside the hen's. fia want
toward the window, and he saw • hand put through the
window, and two more shots 'were tired. When the first
shot was fired &wit Wills said, "It is only the &ennui'
come to see if you are safe home.
In crossonminstion by Mr. Si, Anbye, tritons said
he could not say if tios Pistol was Point d 4 anrhody.
Fe. Wills said he was on duty at Lyme Regis on
January 25ib. H saw the Int witnesi and t e primmer
shortly after 11. Prisoner was the wir.e for drink. Beer
was lowing him down the street. Later on, in conse-
quence of what Beer told him, he want to en if he could.
finl him. He made • march for him, and ultimate'y
went to the house. Beer went to the door and knocked.
and Baverstock went to the window, where thare as
light. The snow was very deep. Thy received no
answer, bat all of • sudden he saw • Rash. 411ddaeard ;be
report of a revolver. mud oci . Yeti doing! It's only me, Mr. Uherito6, • to In Kg
home He also keard a lemon v INF good
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firrtd thr;ugh thi wind', and the glum fell where BAStlf -
stock ws.. susedin.:. A It ini was thrust through the
wot low, sod fired enciiivr Ara la the direction of where
wit. He acid not tell in what direction the pistol
was eoin 01. Ho heard something whin by his hetet
Witness then went witi the others. Wolin some die-
taloa from the house be thought be beard the prisoner's
'Oka. Oa the lit of February he saw the mariner at
Lyme, and he said "On serge int. I suppose I must
Meek you for the ocendal yen hsve put in the paper about
me." Witness replied he had not put a "nodal in the
Paper, nor had be to thane him he wits t ton final."
Prisoner further said he did not know it was him—be
th^tiEfttit was somebody getting lobo the house. Witoess
said ono of the shots went VI ry closet) him. Prisoner
admitted firing four shots. Tee 'leg two charge,
wre
bank, and they were fired Is the corner of the roim ; tie
others had 'malting "hot- In it. lie showed hint ate
hsnd, where be bait cat It with the guise when he thrust
II through the window.
In Ories-exutairtatiun 111 r. Oheriton wee • large
f .riuer. tormiiig between 300 and 100 sorsa. H t repulsed
the in ttt ir the next morning, and he saw M.. Oberltoa
• week after, but no Proceedings were taken till Ave
wiolts after. Prisoner told him when the shots were
Arid he stumbled over the dreesing-toble. Thu prisoner's
I house wee situated in a lonely spot, and Kr. ()borne* had
c 'tantalums" of his being robbed, and be bad asked the
pollee to watch the plots. They had some suspicious
cherectors •iout the neighbourhood.
itseswetoca gave corroborative evidence.
i'.o. Bohol) sail on Fehrosry lit be SSW the prisoner
talking to Sergeant Will.. He corroborated the eargeant's
evidence.
inward Lock, proprietor of the Lyme Ratio Mirror. said
the prisoner came to his prigtieg odic* •uouirias spout •
partigraoh that nod &Pawed in his piper about shots
being fired at his helot. lie said it was not true, and
wished him to deny it. Witness re(use" to do so; but
said be would Insert a letter from him denying it. Ile
showed him hi. bend, which wee cut through his bre thing
the window. lie eisid he beard vetoes outside the witdow
and fired sir ti Oat of the window in the d.rection of the
n Ha epeeist" It be very angry. He afterwards sent
• coinasuoicetton. but he declined to insert it. IT.. letter
was real and warn of .0 .1s • n stare that his Lordship soil
h • could not .e, hit he could expect it)
L miss. B itley, houtekeep-r to Kr. Cheriton, said the
teuti y oonosted ot four childrrn, • lamas wrest% a moo
serves% and on this OCSII4IOO her stater Oa the sight
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quest' a Kr. Chariton came home about twelve o'clock.
Very non aftereuris he wont to bed, and she and her
sister went Lobed mmedistely eller wards. Later on they
heard • noise, sad turn moo we. celled ti see who it was.
Vaiess, as if ebaparing, ware bear I. and she (tilled out
Wriog there r severed times. She tencied e tmebody
was brushing in. She heard two about fired, and she went
I. the viaouer'a room. He mid he bed only fired an
alarm. Hs told them not to he frightened, and he said he
would go to the window. lie did so, and, on pied, his
foot naught in th 5 c arp•t, and he tripped, end fell against
the window. Ills lilt head weal through the window,
and his right hood wits soaks*, which caused the revolver
to be fired.
El a tbeth Batley. slater of the lost whom, corrobo-
rated.
Samuel Love, a glazier, of Charmouth. said he weed to
Kr. Ceetitin's boots to repair tits window. One pane
wee out. and • bit of rag was staffed In. There was a
small bole in another pane close ti the sash bar, as though
a bullet had been Aced in on upward direction.
William Jewell, in the employ of the prisoner, said on
the night In clasetion Kiss Bolder woke him up. Slot
asked him to go downstairs and open the door. It was in
the middle of the night. Be opened the door, and called
out "Who. there r He got 00 reply, and then went t • the
stable, but as he sow nobody, he went beck singe. After
Him Bitley had sled him be beard two loud kicks at the
door. He heard two pistil shots, but did not hoer any
voices outside.
P.S. Wills, re-eilled, said It wog the right hand of the
Prisoner which wee cut, but
Ths prisoner aeid he could call Dr. Morris, of Oho.
mouth, WhO could prove it was the left. He showed the
Jury i.m irks whic o he still ret sloe! on his let head.
dr. St. Anbyn made • very able defence.
(i'ei Jury was locked up when we went to prom)