The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-21 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.

M.NDAT.—Before J. Tis.rd sod J. Ayling:.E.sqrs.:

FIT SUSPECTS 701 HISOISATORT.—Two girls
canted Storey and Muller were brought up in custody,
charged with stealing Efr in money, end various articles
of jewellery and wearing apparel, from Mrs. Langdon,
of 65. St. rhoutas.atreek—Prooecrutrix deposed that the
girl Storey wars relative of hers, and that on the 31st
Deoember she asked permission to sleep at her house,
and elbow the other to occupy the same room with her.
Early the nest morning the prisoners decamped, taking
with them the article+ produced, as also E. 5 in money.
Sup.rtntendent Lialmry deposed to going to Doeport
the previous day, where he understood the prisoners
were in custody on this charge of theft ; they were ther
banded over to him and conveyed here.—The prisoners
pleaded godly, and were sentenced to one month's im•
prisonment with hard labour, and three years at ths
Reformatory.

Tbunay.--Bcfor• J. Ayling and W. Talbot Esqra.
A Woßas's Qoanati.—Harriist Honeybon was
summoned by Elimbeth gyms+ for using malicious
libels towards her, thus inciting her to • breach of the
poem—Both parties infused to eater into an acoomeno
dist,on.—Complaisant stated that defeedart bad eon.
about from plates to place saying that c implaivant
had been *Donned of a child, ana that she had con.
sealed the birth. The defendant had toll her the
same to her face.—Delendamt said he had merely
repeated what she had heaid.—Defendant promised
mot to slander her neighbour again, and was nitileMd
in 21. 10.1. the expenses of the court.
FRlDAY.—Before J. Ayling and W. It. Cotterell,
Ewa.
A JUVISILi OrllNDEß.—Cornelitts Chard, • lad
about 13 years of age, was brought up in custody
charted with obtaining six ale bottles from 12, Royal
Crescent, under false pretences, the property of R. W.
and 11. Reoiulds, wine and spirit nierchants.—Sarah
l'arsona. cook at Dr. Griffin's, 12. Royal Orimgent, de-
posed that on the previous day the prisoner came to the
house and asked for "empti alleging that he had
been sent for them by Mr. Reynolds. Witness then
gave the lad six bottles and he went away.—Mr. Henry
llieynolds state.. that he knew, the prisonerby sight, but
tuat he had never employed him. On learning through
the errand boy that some lad Idol been to Dr. Griffin's
and obtained six b.itGes under false pretences, gave in-
fo m•tion to the pol a , which resulted in the arrest of
the prmoner. Tim Caine of the bottles wan lc Tome
prodneed bore the label of the are, and trite*. Gould
Identify them as his property.—Tnamaa Ruby. errand
boy, .leposed that on the previous day he went to 12,
Royal Oreacenr, for some empty bottles. Then learnt
that prisoner had previously been there and taken them
away. The cook went out and fetched the prisoner
back, who, on being threatened with the police, went
and fetched back the bottles.—Sopetintendent Lidhury
and the prisoner's step-father gave the lad • wretched
rhsracter, an.l it is only a short time since he was com-
mitted to gaol for one month and ordered to he whisped
for stealing some electie•plateil spoons.—The Reoch
eonimittel the prisoner for trial at the forthcoming
&seised.