The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-16 00:00:00

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leave 1114114.,;:-iii,-..o-idlier IL A. an 4 Carolita, Roberta.
24, were imliete.l for burglary. at the hous4 of Jane Brett
of Weymouth, and stealing a lot of spoons, forks, and
sugar tong+.
pro‘eented.
The prisoner Mwlden jean artilleryman stationed at the
Nothe, the only plare where artillerymen are stationed at
Weymouth, and primmer wsei absent from barracks the
whole of that night. The female prisoner was seen with
the male prisoner at an eating house next morning, ant
thn.girl Fare up.the thing+.

fire. ii,7cf7j.-Wiltm; Terrace. said on the Monday
nicht in question, she went to led just after 11. After
nine she saw the windows shut. At seven on Tuesday
morning she Came dewn and went to a euphoanl in the
front room ,4 her house. and mimed some plated articles
which she had seen on Monday evening. The articles were
wraPPed fin iii newMelers the eupboanl was not locked.
She identified the things ;endured, valued at :ifis.
Crossexaminol by Madden. Never SCIW you near my
house. I know the female belongs to %Vermouth. melbas
been there sometime.

Lucy Carey wax a visitor to Mrs. Brett, and on the night
of September 11, she went to bed between II and 12.
During the night about half-past 14 she heard a noise,
got up, and struck a light. Opened the window; and
threw up the sash. Thou tht she heard a noise of some no
pushing the window up, and also voices from the sitting
room in the front of the house. Listened half-an-hour,
but neither heard nor saw any more.
John Ithodes, refreshment house keeper, of St. Thomas-
street, on the lath new the two prisoners taking refre4h.
wants in his house at five in the morning. They came
in together, conversed, and had refreshments together
and the female paid. Ilia shop was half-a-mile from
Wilton place.
Cross-examined by Madden: I toll you I suffered from
biliousness, and you said you suffered from the same.
Gr. Lithitow deposed to George Senior, a witness in the
ease, being ill, and unable to come oot.
Supt. Vickery also deposed to George Senior's illness.
The evidence of Aenior was that he saw an artilleryman
near St..lohn's church on the morning in question, and
Caroline Roberts when he was opposite Argyle Terrace.
St John's church is about lOU yards from Wilton Terrace.
. .

Madden Jwid he wanted to rrose-examine Senior, but
could not.whendie(ore the .n4:filtrate* e. he uwe

The Judge said he could not help the prisoner. The
law allowed the deposition to be read.
Sergeant-Major Mullins said Madden left the barracks
on the night in question about ten, and did nut return
till seven next morning. No other artilleryman wad on
that night.
Cross-examined: There are several married men of the
battery living outside the fort in the town. All the
married men of the battery except himeelf live out in the
town.
. . . . . .

Chart. Fome, of the Nelson, remembered the female
coming there on the 17th. and brimang the goods in
question with her. She said she had picked up the things
on the Dorchwiter road, and she asked him to take care
of thew. . . .

:superintendent Vickery spoke to receiving the articles
from the previous etitness. Ile then causes' the female to
be apprehended, charged her with the burglary, and
cautioned her. First she said she picked up the things on
the Ihfrchester road ; hut imniediately after she said " No
an artilleryman gave them to me in the Iforchester road.
I was going to Dorchester, heart some one following,
looked round, and found it was an artilleryman. Ile told
soo ho was aisallt todoaert, awl gave me the things, asking
me to take care of them for him; that they were given
him by another artilleryman about to desert, but he
thought they were not r rightly by. The man who
gave them to her was suffering from liver complaint, and
had just come out of hospital. She said they returned
to Weymouth, awl went to Mr. Rhodes's coffee-shop.
The following day the male prisoner MY brought to the
poll's court, when the female was under examination.
They were then close together. She sash "That's the
man who gave them to sue." pointing to Madden. Ile
bad been charged at the hospital by P.S. Harvey. The
male priaoner made no answer.
Cross-examined by Madden: The woman did not men-
. .

Mullins, re-called. said Madden had been in hospital.
off and on, 14 or 15 day, Ile was out two or three days
before the burglary, and was re-admitted there two days
later.

S. Harvey on the Pith September apprehended
Madden at Weymouth barracks, and charged him with
burglary at 2. Wiltonkerrace. lie asked en what ;mounds.
Witness said on the statement of the woman Roberts
WhO MNA in custody on the charge. Ile then sald. "
neve. saw her till the morning, and then wanted a little
assistance of her. We went to Mr. Rhodes's and had •
cup of coffee." Examined the place of the burglary.
Found • s!jridow had been heaved up from the outside.

P.C. J. lloni spoke to apprehending the female prisoner,
when she said she picked up the things on the Dorchester
road. Ile afterwards heard the conversation between
Roberts and Supt. Vickery.
The statement.; of the prisoners were put in, and read
by the Clerk of Assize.
Itoberts's was similar to wLat she made in the conver-
sation with Supt. Vickery.
Itoberts said she stated she picked up the things because
she did not know tle 11111111*A name, and had never Klan
hill, before.

111.1,1 en said he was a stranger to Weymouth. Ile
had been in India, and was an invalid. On the pay day
he got in the canteen, got a little excited. and went into
the town.. Was in several homes drinking. About nine
o'clock he was in a house with one of the battery, and
he was sick. From that time he recollected nothing till
next morning, when be found hiinself in some furze on
the road. Ho gut up awl brushed off the dust, when
Roberts came up and said "There's a pretty artillerymen
without a belt." (Hobert, It's false altogether.) Ile
Own found be had been out all night. She said she too
bad been locked out of her lodgings. She took a bottle
of brandy from her pocket, and gave him some. Ile said
he should like a cup of coffee, and she then took him to
a coffee-shop and paid for some. Was it likely he who
had never been in the town except on a church parade,
should go and commit a burglary, and then walk half-a-
mile on the road and give the proceeds to her whom he
had never seen before: He was charged with the
burglary simply on her ~tatement. Ile came out of hos-
'Mal the s:alue day as the burglary was committed at
night, awl did not go out till seven or eight o'clock_ She
had proved herself a liar by her second statement
(Roberts "That's what you're doing now,“)—and was
her second to be taken for truth I.

In answer to the JudAti. Mullins said Madden had been
in the town; he bad been punished for being absent all
the night of the burglary ; and if ho was acquitted of this
be would be puniehed again --(laughter).
Madden continued that when they got to Dorchester
gaol Roberto was known directly. she had been there
three thucs betore. Was a man to be convicted on the
evidence of KIWI a wo.nan I . . . . . .

Itobertu said it was not true she had a bottle of spirits,
or tint Madden was sitting on the ground. She was
ahead of him on the road, and he overtook her. He told
her the things were given him by a comrade who had
deserted the previous day ; he saiil he thought they bad
not Wen rightly come by and talked abut making away
with them, but ultimately gave them to her, and strongly
cautioned her against making sway with them in Wey-
mouth ; but said he would send out from barracks to her
respecting them.
The Judge summed up the evidence, cautioning the
jury that they were only to take prisoners evidence as
affecting themselves individually.
The jury found the man guilty of the burglary, and the
woman of receiving with a guilty knowledge.
Madden said he wished to call the two medical men to
show that his state of health precludni him from com-
mitting the burglary.
The Judge said he quite agreed with the jury that he
was guilty. He was extremely clever. but not clever
enough to get out of this. As they had both been in
prison since September. he sentenced Roberts nominally
to a day*s imprisonment, and Madden re three months'.
Roberts was therefore discharged.
HORAB STZALING.

......
William A matey, alum (Jemmy &milk, alias Trillions Lucas,
pleaded guilty to stealing a bit and bridle, value 7s. ikL,
the property of William henry Ilibberd, at Sixpenny
Handley, on January 214.
Williams Wise, sum' Williams Ansley were indicted for
itealing a honw, value LAI the property of Aaron Ilibberd,
at Atapauuy lian,liey, on January 21st. Wise pleaded not
guilty, Anstey pleaded not guilty.
Arotey admitted a previous conviction, at the Central
Criminal Gout, under the name of 11.3orge Smith.
Mr. lidnkes, who prosecuted offered no evidence against
_ .

Mr. !Sullen, who was instructed to defend Wise, said
that he went .town as a witness against Anstey, who, by
way of defending himself made the accusation against
Wise, upon which the justices ordered him into custody;
but, when Ansty was called on for his defence he stated
that he al no was responsible, and that what he said
before was false. Besides that he (Mr. BulleM hal positive
evidence i. chow that Wise could not have been connected
with the matter, lie had also witnesses to character
including the Superintendent of Police at Rotnsey who
had known the man all his life as • respectable trwlesinan.
And he (Mr. !Sullen) felt satisfied, apart from any doubts
the prosecution :night have of bringing home his guilt,
that he club' have absolutely cleared Wise from any
suspicion.
The Judge ssjd he quite approved of the withdrawal of
the prosecution as against Mr. V. He thought that
apart from the statement of the thief himself there tea 4
ti.,thiaZ to implicate him. But certainly he was not
diwn!et in having anything to to with the wile of a heron
not knowing the man who brought it: and he a.lri 4.1 hint
for the future not to have any such transactiowo. Requite
believed he was inn went.
Mr. Wise was then discharged sentence in the case of
Anstey was reserved.
The court adjourned.

THE WRill..rlll ALLEGIn MuRIAR.
In the case of Wiiliwg Hunt, r charged with the
niiurder of Elizabeth Cox. at Melcombe Regis, the
(rand Jury returned no bill, and made the following
pre.entment :
The Gruel Jury beg stromay to express their
disapprobation of this case being sent for trial, and
regret that the County should be pit t, such an
expense by the coma ttal of the prisoner on such
evidence.
The Judge : Gentlemen, I entirely concur in your
remark,: so much was I struck with the lack of
evidence in the case, that I. read the deposition throuifh
finer, and was unable W discern a purfick of evidence.

FIRST COURT. Waniganay.
(Before Mr Justice lAslO.
TIM SHERBURNE MURDER.
Jame. M. corn dealcr, waS indicted for the wilful
murder of Inv .lauhter, Ic-nusa Annie Senior, on the 9th
NoVeinher last.
The prisoner is well-known as an attendant at markets.
He appeared greatly aged and Worn. lie shook
nervously, awl seemed in great anguish, the tears f.ohallti
down his cheeks. He lomat his head upon his id