The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-07-23 00:00:00

TI ALS Or PRISONERS.
MALICIOI73 W01711D1310.

Maoism Dailey, 24, le/starer, was indicted for tm.
lawfully weanding Osorge Steal, by stabbing him in
the beak with • knife, at Crseborne, on March 10.
Priv:war pleaded not guilty.
Yr. Nugent Hankie prosecuted.
Prementletr as labourer of Crenborne, and vu oh
Castle KM MI three In the afternoon of the 101 b.
flew peketwer strike • little boy named Dardle, end
gams him • blow with a stick, aetchiog him by the
arm to prevent his striking the boy Nolo. Prisoner
rushed all him with • pocket knife with a long nude,
and prompator fell down, saw the gleam of the knife,
and siting.f into hie ribs. When be got up prisoner
had Ills ble hand, bloody. On charging him with it,
prime* said " Yes you —, and rii du it again to
say ow the that eomim neer me." Prosecutor started
tor likeark, prhicuer running behind, and when Stool got
home bow.. quite exhausted from loss of blood Had
knows be. Work bat they were not friend/. P, i•ouer
wee sash
Arthur Voss, and L.S.A., said prisoner's
skirl wed Wanted with blood, and be sew • Wean
Walesa wewsd about three-quarters of an inch in length,
aad tin Is depth, Inward* and downwards, in his bank,
&beat du helm front the spine, and three inches from
Oh. cotter bone. The wound wan dangerous to life, and
prosecute, worn in danger for • week.
Simi said he now felt pain from the sond, and could
no, work u before.
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--61;s-ri;sl7,lllto;i,—sistsr of prosecutor, wig with biza
Omas EMI; she oorroborsted.

untes-exwained : She was slate by when prisoner
struck ti knife Into her brother. Did not motet hiss
aluarveze.

PC. W. -Webb arrested prisoner and found i knife
In Ids plait. After being outdone!, prisoner said,
" Thet's my knife, the knife I stabbed Steel with; he
streak me en the beak with a stink, which he had no
right te de, bed I roe the knife Into him."
Tbe seat and waistcoat of prosecutor were produced,
else the shirt, planed, mod bloodstained. The knife,
• 0•1•1110.1 pease knife, with a blade about three inches
ed.
laniscrowee predss
celled Robert Bailey his brother but the
liat geld that Robert wan not preeent when they
44 the eeavenetion. _

Robert Bailey was called, but said be only knew
hie broth= pve the mutant the knife.
Primmer then eall,cl Thomas Bailey to prove that
other yew men pushed hue en the prosecutor; there
Were • deem together.
Thema, • boy, said that Durdle threw a stone at his
brother, sad when he boat him, Steel struck him, sad
ths rest embed his brother down on Steel.
Croseersedmed : Steel's later wee there at the tune.
Prosessater, recalled, said he did not eas Thomas
Batley SOW. The hors did no/ push tits pririoner on
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Prhawasr peedthed • written statement that he west
with Meg sad others to Caddis HU', when the others
eisionmansed puking him about, end continued to co
em He thought he would leave them, when • boy
threw asthma and bit him. He ;Asked up • stiek, and
eat It, sad etraek the boy, when Steel itruch him on
the bask; the others pushed him down on Steel, who
said he had stabbed him. Prisoner replied "Wail, if
I had dame It, I could not help It, and would not do
each • thing for the world." Prisoner's 'Adieu:taut
ethelnded "& it was entirely by accident.'
The ledge said the question was whether the molted
woe Initiated by aceldent or design.
After mime sonsiderstioo the Jury found him guilty.
Rev. J. H. Carnegie, the reciter of prisoner's pariah,
sold be them heard scything against him, though he
had known him ever sines he was • boy.
The Judge mid he was disposed to give fell effect to
the eherealer given by that genUernan ; but the use of
the knife is beesaigng so oommon and prieoner used it
I. so swage • way, that it oould not be pawed over
without • somewhat heavy soutanes. Ho took into
sooeust that the act was done under provocation, and
no deal* It was when prisoner was /martins from the
blow though It was not a very severe ont, that i.e '
letileted the wound. Tbe use of the knife must be put
down, V passible; prisoner inflicted a v.ry grievous
wound, mod giving full afoot to what had been 'aid on
pdaoser's behalf, he felt bound to sentence him to 12
moostio' \god labour.

Malin OrINS•LIIII0 • WAISTCOAT AT ‘‘lsisosyx

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Wittiest discorapple, 54, sad Ilichoard €7,
fahalnasker. were indicted for steeling ewasetocat, the
et Richard Hayward at Whither's% on July 9.
P IA
N. Honks. prosecuted, Mr. Buller& defended.
Hiehrird Hayward went into • bonbons* at Wan.
borne, and taw prisooers there. In his baaket he had
a waietecat It was about 12 or 1, and he fel
abest halfan-hour, sad whoa he •woke t:a cats'.
oat wee treee from the basket. Did cot know if he
hut mem the waistooat since; there were su many
alike, awl be had Duly bought 11 01 riweetapple the day
Wore, for la. 91. The policeman brought him •
waistecat ; bet weld not tell whether it was his, only
thought It might be (laughter.)
The lodge: OLD you carry it any further'
The waileseat wee produeed, but prosecutor would

Jodie-7MM will hardly do, Yr. Bank's. (To
lie Jury): Gentlemen, he dame sot know tis own
weartoessi—Osughtert
Tbe termally saluitted the primeness, who wire