The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-10 00:00:00

A.—N% It was not aceldentaL
i—You meant to &calve them I
—Yee.
Q.—Wby
A—l wanted to screen her as much as I could. elms.
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Q—V! at, sir. you wanted to screen the &ceased
L—Yes.
Q you know that tioltors were going to be called
at the itiqueat ad to the cause of her
A.—l lieVir KIM. it a thought, I sever regarded the
seriousnras of it. _

Q.—Wait a moment. Da you meal to ray she did not
tell you a week &Jo e eh., was in the family-way—you
having been intimate with her, wording to your own
acoil•n., • m inth ha fore her death, and baying known of
that lettor,th..t you did not think of the seriousness of it.
A.—l did nct.
—D:d you know what that letter meant?
A_—Ye
Q. —Acd do you mean to say you spoke of it in that light
and umlaut way at the inquest
k —Yes.
The witness was then alike] a few questimus u to the
copy of the letter he had made, and it wee explained he
bad d .ne it on the prtvious day at the request of the
presecution.
die Lardship : One question I should like to ask you.
You said you were iiititna'e with Mrs. Budge befoul
her death, lust tell us when the first time waif
A.—l cannot remember.
you ray • month before
A.—t will say two months.
Q —(3 further :can't you recollect where and wheal
A.—l c%n't recollect
14.-Y.,u won't fix the outside limit
11.—No. I cannot.
Miss Martha Brook. examine' by Mr. Norris, maid: I
live in Middle-street, Yeovil, and knew thlt.deceiped. I
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remecr.b3r me•ine her In 'Yeovil re the 11th of Merck.

about (lye ocluic ig (ha afternoon.S-T!;ca-uie- out of
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E;lto—o.r.'S;h -I.3'ilenr- .7
-lir eiTti7r--w-Ta .to•
the kceasell; I saw !Ir. Foster alwast the .as time

standing in Un:on..treet.
Cross-examined by Mr. (ink: I did not know who was
In the shoe.
Mn. Euttly Castard,vxamine,l by Mr. Polsn.ll, ui4:
live in I rnc.s.enr.ot Yvovzl, sm.! Ilne! the &reseed. On
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Vo"esday, 17th of 3L,rh.abjut five We • Avail,
saw the deceased cotumg out IA Mrs. Co'tnees *bop. I
spoke to Ler. She wout towards IJo:on,treet, where she
rust Mr. F. stir. who took wourthing irons her hand. She
we.as the 14!os In her usual state ..1 hr dth. _
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Alfred Feltner, examined by Mr. Wiiliaine, : I sun
a booking clerk at Oresicerne, aed on the 19th th•
deceased took • ticket for Yeovil. She appeared all-right.
I lo•W her on her return, and modal.' th tt she warn so ill
allowed her to pass out a ithout etyma up her ft kit.
Foster was there sauportbdt her.
Mr. Maunder. am,ion tuaater at Yeovil. t xamined by
Mr. Nord., said: I knew thn deceiteed very well, and on
the NM saw her at the Yeovil et all •o. She lafi and
went towable the town.
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Webard Sweet, 'hug driver at the Mermaid Motel,
Yeovil, examin.d by Mr. Poland, said: 03 Friday, 19th
March, I met the 12 45 train from Crewkerne, and took
• lsly up, putting her down opposite Mrs. Coliner's door.
She was the only passenger by that train. In the even-
ing s Mr. Wills, a dsirymsn, rode in the 'bus. and I
picked up • lady near the thistle, which is next door to
Mrs. Comer's. I can't say she was the same lady I drove

in the mornmß.
Ellen Cheaney, examined by Mr. WllllunL mild : I
wee servant to Mrs. Jane Gilmer. Mr. C Amer did not
live in the house, but used to cans about once a week—
Fridays. On Wednesday, 17th ot March, about seven
o'clock in the evening, I raw a lady in the back yard
with Mrs. Gouger.
Mr.
law,