The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-20 00:00:00

IET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULT URAL GAZETT AYI DECEMBER, 20, 1881

Toiler. Defendant's frienda pulled him back.—Tor Harbour, when the was berthed in the Cove. She
the defence, Job Danbeny, residing at Powsratock, proved to be the Abondance, of Dunkirk bound from
said be via in the train with Mr. Testes and others. Ronan to Exeter with 73 tons of potatoes, and Faris, g
The defendant was talking &boat the case which had four persons on board. She had been down a. rrr se
been heard at Dorchester, and he remarked " That is Torbay previously,
but been ;liven bock by Btu cc of
one of the respectable witnesses." During the whole weather to the Roads. Considerable numbers watched
of the journey he would swear the defendant did not the bringing in of tie, smack '
and even la lies went wit
strike toe girl. He was sitting by the side of defend. to the very end of the Pile pier, thoogh it was blow ng
sokandumet haveseenit if ithadoocurred. She thidshe most violently when the Comm odore and her protege
was quite as respectable as Mr. Testes, as he was only made their entrance into the Hub stir. Du' ii the
a trumpery little dairyratue. He did not threaten her evening the wind subsided.
life, but said hi did not want mythic to say to her.
—Edward Chiloott said he was also in the carriage, I WRECK OF A VESSEL AT PRESTON.
and swore the defendant did not duke her or use any '
He mast have heard them if he had. The
defenda,nt was not held down. Mr. Danbeny only put
his hand on his and said "B. steady, John." He was
• little bit excited, but not dratile—F.sen Pryor was
on the To der platform when the train came in. He
saw the defendant on the platform. He also saw the
girl Dolman. He did not see the defendant assault
the girl as 'became out of thecae-elev.—Mr. Baskett
Did you see her get out I—No, sir.—Then you know
nothing about it in fact I (Laughter.)—John Teaks,
son of the defendant, went home in the sune train,
and when they arrived at Toiler he said "Come on
father, don't have anything to do with such • "thing'
as that is. She method herself up t hls father,
and insulted him, and that was why be said it.—The
Bench considered the charge not proved,•ud dismissed
the caw.
John Tweet, jun., was then summoned for assault-
ing Mary Dolman on November 23rd.-11r. Bathett
prosecuted, and Mr. Howard defended.— Mary
Dolman said on Wednesday, November 23rd, she was
going from her house to • field at Hanging-close. She
had been washing, and went to hang up the cloth. s.
She met the defendant and Henry Testes. She did
not speak to them. John Yeats' ceurht her bold by
the arm and rubbed a dirty wet rabbit over her neck
and face.—Defendant: Thet's • lie.—Witness called
him s fool, and told him to behave himself. She then
went and told her mother.—Henry Testes, the brother
the defendant, wild on the day in question he rave
his brother a rabbit. It was fresh and clean. When
they met the girl he said " Good mulling, Polly."
His brother held the rabbit up, but did not put it new
her. They did not stop, as he was in a hurry to catch
the train.—The Bench dismissed the case, but they did
not wish to imply that Matilda Dolman had given
false evidence.
Wllliam Munden was summoned for trespassing in
search of gene at Puddletown on November 29th.—
Mr. Weston prossouted.—oilas Plutons, heed.keeper
to Mr. W. & Brymw, M.P., said he saw the
defendant on horseback in a field in the occul salon of
Mr. Hull, of Drone, with two greyhounds. He asked
him why be was there, and he replied he was only
there for a ride. Witness .earched shirt belonging to
the defendant in the road, but found nothing.—A
witless named Neale gave eurroborative evidenoe,
and the defendant was fined 10.. and costa.

t—h-resta.

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The gals re-commenced blowing soon after midnight
on Saturday, and at daylight, ea goon as anything
could be seen, • schooner was observed on shore east
of Preston Coast(lard Station. The coastguard
immediately communicated with Cosens and Co, but,
as the vessel was alrrady on shore, the Commodore did
not leave ; but the mauesger, Mr. S. J. Fowler, drove
over in a carriage, and ascertained all particular!, ,
when it was found that the schooner was the Marie
Joseph. Captain C. Marletot. from Sainderland to
Bale de Brest. with coals. She was of 90 tons register.
The captain reports that at half-past one, in the height
of the gale, the erasel parted both anchors, and was
rapidly driven to the lee shore, where she struck at
four o'clock. This was at &ideate, where the Ravens
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worth went ashore on a Sunday morning some time
ago. From the station the chief officer, Mr. hall, and
men of the coastguard, were promPtly in attendanoe),
and men equipped with lifebelts and lines attempted
to communicate with the ship. At • great risk, and
with the 1811/1"" of to. lifelines heli by those on
shore, they suocee led it gratilog • line to the crew of
the sonooaer, when lilebelte were passed on board,
and, much to the credit of the coastguard staff, the
captain and all the crew, numbering five, were safely
hauled through the breakers to the shore. They were
conveyed to the house of the chief officer, Mr. flail,
and their wants promptly supplied, refreshment and
dry clothing being liberally served out. Tilers is
little hope of saving the cargo or the vesaeL

PIDDLITUXTHIDL
ON the 12th inst. the &shop of the Diocese licensed
the Rev. Rome Vincent Th, 'spoon to the cured of
Piddietzenthids, Dorset.

—illel:7-10;;;;;;;;e-d-i0"..—encT-oosts-for allowing
two horses to stray en the highway at ktamplsham.
William Coniick pleaded guilty to working a steam
thrashing machine at Stratton, within 25 yards of the
highway, on December 14th, and was fined ss. and
ate _

John Jones and Frank Lloyd, tramps, were charged
on remand with stealing a pair of boots belonging to
Mr. George Symonds, of Winterborne Mookton.
The evidence having been read over, pi isocers pleaded
not guilty, each accusing the other of tie theft.—
Jones was sentenced to a month's impr:sonment, and
Lloyd was discharged.

Thomas Harvey, Shroton, v. John Gillingham, I side of the csrlia end of the stomsch near the greauhist
Coarloin Marshall, labourer.—Claim Ba. 41, balsnoe curvature I found raven or eight raised grey p
ail aid to be due for One quarts?s rent of cottage at and on the other extremity .of the stomach
bel foupronddutoz
Ciarlkiiii Marshall on the 24th June, 1881, amounting or three similar patches, which aPPeasan to
to El 3.,_ on which 16s. Bd. was paid by William by effusion of lymph under the mucous membrane' I
Joyce—Plaintiff's case was that be lit a cottage to examined the intestinal canal and removed Poct• of ft
the defendant from Blichaelmes. 1880, at £5 per year, with the contents for analysis. I found patches of op%
a quarter's notice to be given on either side. Defends potion similar to that found in the stomach Present s
ant wrote to him on the 6th of April, asking him to the small intestine. The kidneys were exam_inedstpthieesnY
accept another party as sub-tenant, but did not give were healthy hut oonskierably onus* • The
him any regular notice.—His Honour gave judgment was also very much congested. The bladder contained
for tbe amount claimed, without costa, about four ounces of urine, which I removed for
Samuel Barnes, timber haulier, Blandford, ti. Henry analysis. I found no fluid or traces of inflammat on
Wheeler, Allbrook Sawmills, Otterbourne, timber in the peritoneum. I opened the spinal cord, and
marchsno—Mr. Howard, of Weymouth, appeared for found the cord and membranes of the cord very mach
the plaintiff, aud Mr. E. Godwin, of Winchester, for congested. I found no trlloB of disease in any of the
the defendant.—Plaintiff claimed on an account organs, except what I have mentioned, via., the
commencing September, 1880, to April, 1881, for • 'halloo of the lung and the paralysis of the lower
hauling timber from various places to tilandford, the extremities.
sum of £l4O 120., on which, on January 15th, Ma was From the acoounts received, and what you yourself
paid by cheque, and in July £57 4s. by acceptance. notioed, are you able to form an opinion as to the '
To this defendant pleaded that he bad overpaid the cause of death f—Fes, I believe the deceased "Id from i
plaintiff, and that on a balance of accounts the sum poison.
of gi 2.. Pd. was due to him, which he claimed as • Are yen in a position to offer an opinion as to what I
counter claim, or setoff.—lt appeared from the form of poison caused death in this case I—Yes the
evidence in this case that the plaintiff was engaged by appearance indicated that death wart caused in •
the defendant to haul a large quantity of timber vegetable spinal poison—that is, • vegetable which
parches-id from Mr. C. Hambro, of Abbey Milton, acts directly on the nervous centres, ttie spinal cord
during the year 1880 and part of 1881, the price being being one of the nervous oentres—and not • poison
31. per foot. The timber was hauled to defendant's which acts upon the mucous membrane of the stomach.
yard near the station, and the chief point in dispute The apnea-snow did not ooinoide with the appearance'
was as bathe qoanti,y hauled, the plaintiff charging for I should expect to find from • local irritant poiron.
12,000 feet, and the defendant denying that more than Are there many rich poisons '—Ye., several.
2,000 feet were purcineed.—The principal witness WM Which would act in the manner you have suggested?
Sadly Barnes, plaintiff's daughter, who proved that —"lt es.
she received the me aurementa from a man named Amongst them would aoonits be one f—Yes.
Springer, in the defen iant's employ, and that she Were you shown the capsules at Mr. Sedbrook's ?
entered the sums in her father's book, which she kept. Yee by Inspector Butcher.
—She was highly complimeoted by his Honour, not dould such a poison as you have described he admin.
only for the exoellent way in which the books were 'stared in such a quantity all to °SW" death in one of
kept, but also for the way in which she gave her th, es capsules S—Certainly.
evidence.—lt was also shown that psynie.sts had been In the case id aconite, would you have expected to
wade at various times on account ot charges which find the appearaocies you found in this body 7—Yes.
were made on Springer's measurement; and his Within what period would yon expoot death to
Honour decided in favour of plaintiff, with costs. result from the administ-stion of aoonhaf—The period
varies Death may happen within two hours, but
there are cases where it has been prolooged 24 hours,
certainly many hours. That would depend on the
quantity of the poison and the IV rength of the patient.
From my general knowledge. I should say that the
symptoms were each as 1 should have expected to
find from aoonita poisoning.
Mr. Wontner said he had • list of 22 witnesges, but
snuggled that in the absence of Mr. Montagu
Williams, who was te conduct the defence, the cam
had better be adjourned.
The prisoner was then remanded until Tharalay
next, the 23ac1 inst.
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