The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-04-27 00:00:00

1Iolt1)U(111 PETI'Y SESili oNs,

MoNI.AV.--Ilet..n. the and
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tiAIIIOLA 11.11 Stllt.
Mary Valiance. • married woman, was charged
with stealing from No. 26. Spring Gardens ....ten
heads of broccoli, 'the property of John Ilsylwy. -
Mrs. B. Lanilferr gave evidence to the effect that at
half-past eleven on Saturday night she was at her
garden gate, No. 12, Spring Gardens, waiting for her
husband, when she saw the defendant in the garden
adjoining Maybey's Inane. The defendant swilled
down as il in the act of cutting cauliflower*. and
wallets distinctly heard the rustling id the stalk'.
She came into the road, and the defendant then stool
up. Afterwards witness bet sight of the defendant,
and again saw her corning as it were instil Innis.. No.
9or 10. Witness told her husband what she had
even, the result being that information was et veil to
the pulice.-I'.C. Saint spoke to going to the
delendant'a house. ktendant !Paul he was
welcome to search the premises. Defendant was
taken law custidy, but afterwards admitted tai bail.
—Supt. Apii•y deposed that he and Saint searched
Mr. Slaybey s garden. They found broccoli stumps
with the heads missing.—Mr H. &oven appeased for
the primmer, and asked for an adjournment to 'pro-
duce evidence to the effect that the defendant was in
her own house at the time she Wan alleged to have
been in Spring Gardens. —The Magistrates considered
the defendant had had ample time to call witnesses,
and as they refused to adjourn the cane, Mr. Bowen,
who had only been instructed ten minutes helot the
aittinglif thecourt, withdrew frongthelending.- - Defenul.
ant alleged she had nit been in Spring tianlins for three
months past, and that members of her family could
prose she was bv.me at the time in question.—One of
the residents in the gardens said such • quantity if
vegetable produce had been •taken teen his garden
that he had thought of letting it go to ruin. A fort•
night ago his wife told him she had seen the defendant
Icapking over the wall, and that they would be missing
more • stutf."—Another resident deposed that his
daughter saw the defendant limiting in che gardens a
fortnight or three weeks ago. -The Bench warned the
defendant, bid dealt leniently witli the VW by Mind
her 10s., including costa. They believed the defend-
ant's husban I to he a ntapettable titan. awl that he
would not knowingly have allowed Atolen property to
be taken to his house.- -At the ch.*, of the ca-s' one td
defendant's sons came forward to give evident* in
support of the deft-nee. Ili. statement did list, how•
ever, subittantiate the defendant's assertion that site
was at home at the tone the theft w.r. c.inunitted.-•
Defendant then alleged it wait another 'mintier of her
family who would slims wt that which she as•erted.--
The magistrates recommended the delenthoit'r litirtiand
to accept the decirion.---fle ithitnately viol lite hoe,
hitt said he rhottld appeal.
TUNSPAT.—Itefon. the Mayor, Mr. tS. S. It'll., Dr.
Nathan, and Mr. Rohm..
A lilisKlerltll.
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A man named Stewart am reneurind until
Wedueaday morning ..n a charge "( being deserter
from the It.yal Soo Firaher.,