The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-07-27 00:00:00

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MASONIC.-Brother T. D. Davis has been installed
\V. M. of the Sherborne Lmlge of lienevolenrc the
ceremony being performed by P.M. Ittie74. The W.M.
then iiive,t.l the followin" "nicer. :—Bro. T. lamed, P.M.
itro.l ieorge Stoke,., s.W.7ltr, .1. T. Davies, JAY., Bro.
Rev. R. IL W. Digby. chaphalin, Bro. 1,. 11. Rueg;, D.C..
Bro. Henry Masters, S.D., Bro Dr. Colmar, J. I)., Bro.
Dr. N. IL Davies, J.C., Bro. C. 11. it-gan, organist. Mei.
A Bradford and J. Sherwood, stewards, and Bro. Ilitubury.
tyler.
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EXTRAOIWINARY CASE.
Probably the most remarkable affiliation case that ever
came before a bench of magistrates was decided at nearly
nine at night on Saturday by the Sherborne hem+ after
ihne days' !marine. Our readers will remember that a
menth since a Sunday School seperintendent and (lend
Templar, Mr. TA as Pars..., wiu; summoned for affili-
ation, anal sonic remarkable em•ruspetelence was produced,
on which the justices, to the great asioaishurent of the
majority of the auditors,. declined to inalie an order. So
strong was the fueling til this town that a subseription
nt oneo voluntarily started, and a sum of over 1.39
collected to try the cam again, and it Came on on Thurs-
day, befire Messrs. Ealnawa'r, Littlehalea Glyn, Digit',
Benthall, anal the Bev. W. J. 100,11,1 en, m,.. beim
engaged for Miss Ellen (.ill, the applicant, awl the
defendant's Mterests being entrusted, a, before, to Mr.
&Aide. This gentleinan raise,' the question of era jedicala,
but the Bench decided to hear the caw, and additional
evidence Was produced. The case, as we have etatral,
Lasted three days, and threatened to be only tartninattal
be the Sunday. The applieant, a lady-like girl, ilatag:ater
of a tallow chandler, and lately • head milliner at
Andover, came home in Om autumn of last year, met the
defendant, with whose family her', was intimate, event
' out for a walk in Lover's Grove, and there a proametling,
which, according to her .Is:scrip:ion. bordered upon rape,
took ).la.-a.Her account of the affair was accompaniol
by statements of two incidents, which gave an appearance
of truth to her statement that an intimacy took place. It
wax repeated on two other occasions, anal as to these there
Was sonic sort of corroboratiati in tin, prank.% being Wen
at night near the spot, te which alio spoke—indeed, on
one of there occasions there was distinct evidenee 04 the '
parties alone going Vi the spot and taint alstent at 1111 l
minutes. The reply al the defendant, who manifested
great laallifialee, WaS a flat denial of any intimary, and lie
explained his walks with applicant by the fart of his ,
intimacy with her and her faintly. On the first occasion
in examinati 111 l du-chief, he ,leclareal lie hail never kissed
her. Under ere...exits ll ill ation lie admitted belied kissed
her once. and said, amidst disapprobation, the as 111101 as
asked him to do it. At this hearing a witness stated
that she saw them returning arm-in-am and hanildn.
hand. But the most remarkable part of the Caaa WWI the
correspondence—as interestiaaga. a railway noveL About
Christmas applicant became apprehettrive, and wrote to
defendant that she had a secret to tell hitu, and asking if
it w•ruld be safe to go to a doctor. Ile replied "You
nilVt know yourself if it is true what you say on your
letter—that you cannot be as you fancy: therafore you
need not Ire afraid to ag.. to a doctor," This letter was
relied on as completely proving that an improper inter-
course had Laken place, but other letters pm asil rexpecting
which there was this difficulty, that Oa the first occasion
only his were put in, and on this occasien, although notice
to prude.: had been given, her'. were not put in at the
beginning of the case, and several of them were undated
and were not signed. A letter however of the 6th April
"It Iris a- •to something serious and dreadful. I
have been to Sea the doetor, ark he informed me I was
in the I: ty-way." Defendant% after receipt of this,
promised to go and Me her at Bristol, broke the promise,
and sent her a Post Office Order in a feigned natue. Ilia
fl•lenee was that lie did not know that she charged hint
with being tile father, and that he sent her the Post Office
oracr .sit of hill•llle,at having least her money befere ;
that the whole thing wai "a Ilhalt," alai that he Witt a
yam',; man. After very Vig.Oralla
ad I.et't thu 'tench at I••ngtli made
tn ar,V.r hilli a.•,•k with extras. Thu defen-
dant 5c,,... I.aully aa I aaplicant's solicitor romived
a paten ovation.