The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-06 00:00:00

THR MAYOR OF WEYMOUTH.

Intones -.1-E-zlp—li-I;allliejn- felt all The-wee-IC la Wey-
mouth, and lacked wberever Kr. Robertson is known,
on scoount of his serious illness

The Moms of the Mayor. It is supposed, oommenoed
on the day of his re-election to the Town Council, when
Ire waited some hours In the approach of the Guildhall,
and it was feared that be then suff:red from cold aud
damp. On the day of his imago. t, be was In the morn•
tag suffering moot, and was obliged to have mustard
plaster and other means of relief, but his engagement
with his friends prevented his staying at home and
taking care of himself that night, as might have been
the more prudent course. Sines then he suffered from
• disease of the voice, and about told-night on Friday
week, deterioration of the blood set in, and pugging of
some of the arteries toile place, paralysing his limbs.
Be is attended by Dr.. Smith, Lueh, and Lithgow.

lIIGTIWAY ROI3I.:ERY AT WEYMOUTH.
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER, RECAPTURE,
AND COMMITTAL TO THE ASSIZES.

On Saturday evening, the man Pitman who wu in
ou-tody in the Weymouth borough look up, for the
violent \Platlit upon the seamen liolliater, managed to
swipe, and was recupturra on Monday morning. He
was ormfined in the middle cell, Death the Council
Chamber, and this with the other opens into a plague,
and is secured by a massive door, fastened with two
bolt. and a bar. About fire minutes put 7, Mr. Supt.
Vickery told Marsh. the rusty.' man, that he was
going on the Dorabeater road Almost immediately the
Superintendent was gene, the prbonor knocked sod
wanted some water. Marsh attended to him, bud went
past the first cells to the central oae, which appeared
fastened all right. Eo it was, but the pri.ober had got
out of Ibis otli, is,neea!r d hinuelf In the first cell, and
while Muni was cpenieg the other door, the prisoner
dashed book the door of tiro Mat a,ll at Marsh's back
and cao med. It 11.24:1111 that the too bolt of the °antral
eel' had been tautened ; but nut the bottom one, and
although the bar had been pat eiewn past the catch, it
could be reach., d, as the stings apv 'hare in the door had
bunt eft open for air. Thus the top bolt °veld be re.olied
_. by the prisoher, and, by hresing the catch, he also
unfastened the bar, sod thus got out of Lim oell. Marsh
of eour.e immediately alarmed some men, and they
went eil in .I.ll..rent directions to neck the Supt. and
the prisoner ' • but it was rot villa about eight or a
little after that tho Supcinteneleht returned, mid •
systematio search wee organised. • On Monday morning
bil 5 wore got out rSo lug .t 2 for P,turan.
At eleven °Weak, the femme prisoner Lydia &wades
we. brought up tailors Mr. Ayling.—Mr. Howard pro-
secutor), seri at da A that the m.le p inter having
escaped by aln fat.it of the man in charge, he only
proputeu to take (ho oviuoec of the doctor.—lfulliater„
the tail r, was iii ecurt' and he looked very
thin sari ill, the result of the asarult, alt:oneh
be was epparobily • tail strong men. Err reuse
was given by Dr. l.'s .rd that llullfe.r was suildr-
leg 00 Otuj,,t ~1 (rem • 1.c“r4...1 wound
on the 'back ef tbe head, utrl he or-ere I Lim to
be remote d to tho kicarrital. —Mr. lio ward asked for a
remand anti! Tuumig, aud priaorry was remanded
accordingly. But v Are, the turn Pitman woe
brought in by the County Pollee, who hal uptured
blui at the klarquis of Granby publichouse, Chiokerell.
The two, Pleuras and Sentrfea, were put up before
Mr. Ayling. Holihrer then gave evidetee that he left
the ship In the morning and had Wt. or E 3 with hire
then. He deseribed his visite to various publiehousee,
and to Standen', lulgagys at Carter's cottages Park-
etreet. They treat to Biggs's, where he ocruhled his
money, Standen left a short time, and returned wllt
Pitman. He counted his money before them, and they
must have seen it. He afterwards went out with
Standen, and when he loft barge's his money was all
right, he had not spent above 15r. or fir,. and he bad
kept himself sober, beefing' ho wanted not
to break his leave, but to be on board his
ship at the proper time. In Maiden-street,
near the Church, Pitman VASCO up ani upland
at him ; but he declined to fight, as he wanted
to got on board in pi, p r time, and we t across the
road. But then l• 5 tslt • blow on his head, was
knocked down, kicked end rendered it sensible, till be
found himself in th,,lio.jito lac at day.—Some ship.
mates of Holllcer'e o hiirrned be statement e 5 to hi.
money that ho had w.,, n he loft the ship, and hire.
with whom St olden lodged, spoke to Stand, n's
returning home without Hollister, and saying the
feared he writ dead, as some one bad knocked him
down, and eh e was too frightened to .try with him.—
George Perkine, • very deaf wan, toll of aetriog • man
In Maiden-street who was down, and had hut a lot of
blood; • men en,i woman wr•re there, trying to raise
Dim up, and Scholar and liii, obrue.—Mr. Vickery
spoke of prisoner" etespe, and P ti Riper of his re-
arrest at the Marquis of Orantu.—Prisoners pleaded
not guilty, and w• It, folly ofrumitterl to the Sa.lssd for
trial on • charge of highw 'y robbery with violent*,
which Mr Howard remarked was one of the most
sork,.o drones, and might ba punished with whipping
and penal ser +Rude.