The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

THE FRAUD ON LOUD MORT.

Slepien(mar, who was remanded from tho last
Quarter lievnuns on • charge of embezzlement at
Mintern, was brought up tine mornin4 and oviitenced
to 6 calendar months imprisonment with hard labour.
THE LAT' ROBBERS' OF JEWELLERY AT SHERBURNE.

Job Bow, (on hail), Jeurissa Bow, his wife, and Ann
Bow, their daughter, pleaded "not guilty" to an indict-
ment charging them with stealing three gold chains,
three gem rings, two gold box brooches, and other
articles the property of Mr. Edwin Pollard, silversmith
and jeweller, Parade, Sherborne. Mr. Wrxxifonl
Ffooks conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Comics
defended the prisoners. Mr. COOOll6, for the defence,
applied that a verdict of not guilty should be returned
against the male prisoner. This was at once assented
to, and he then made a similar application on behalf of
the prisoner Ann Bow. The Chairman thought this
was a case to send to the jury. The learned counsel for
the prisoners went very carefully through the evidence
which had been adduced, and endeavoured to throw
discredit on some of the statements made by the
witnesses with reference to the time that the prisoner,
Jeniiiu% Bow, went into Mr. Pollard's shop. With
regard to the prisoner, Ann Bow, lie contended that
there was not a tittle of evidence against her. The
Chairman in summing up paned • high eulogium on the
tact displayed by Mr. Superintendent Lewis in procuring
• search warrant on a Sunday, and explained that he
acted perfectly legal, and that the law recognized such
a step. The jury in a few minutes found the prisoner
Jernima Bow guilty of stealing, and Ann Bow of receiv-
ing with • guilty knowledge. The mother was sentenced
to 12 months' imprisonment, and the daughter, Ann
Bow, to three months' imprisonment. The heating of
this came occupied nix hours.
[Before C. PORCHER, Esq.]

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AGrahan Roberts, 35, described in the calendar as a
labourer, but who rejoiced in the cognomen of corn-
extractor, and herb-doctor, and who travelled the
country for the benefit of "suffering humanity," stating
that he lived at Exeter—was indicted for unlawfully
and maliciously cutting and wounding Robert Hawker,
of Lyme Reps, on the 21st September. Prosecutor
keep. the Commercial- Inn, at Lyme, and on the night
in question the prisoner mine to his hou•e with his
daughter, in a very excited state, asking for two beds
for himself and daughter. It seems that the prisoner
had been drinking freely and was suffering under • kind
of delcrium tremens, and whilst in this condition he
threatened to stab the landlady, and her husband in try-
ing to prevent him from so doing received • stab in the
hand. Prisoner now said he remembered nothing of the
affair, as he had been drinking, which had completely
nnsensed him. Testimony as to his previous good cha-
racter having been been adduced, the learned Chairman
sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with bard
labour. _ .

Jamas Stacy, 66, an old offender, was indicted for
stealing • white smock frock, value to. 6d., the property
of Elias Harris, at Stalbridge, on or about the 29th July
last. The evidence apinst the prisoner WWI conclusive,
and before passing sentence the learned Chairman, ad-
dressing the prisoner, mid he had been convicted three
times before the Court of Quarter Sessions for felonies
within the space of live years, during which time be
bad passed no lees than three years and four mouths in
gaol. Besides these three convictions he had been twice
convicted for vagrancy. In order that the countyahould
not be put to any further ex pen.* he should par a severe
sentence upon him—that he be sent to penal servitude
for the space of four years.
Rosanna Smith, 47, was indicted for breaking and
entering the house of William Comas, at Marshwuod,
and stealing therefrom • blanket and sheet, his property,
on the 13th August, 1659. Prisoner pleaded not guilty
to the charge of breakiag and entenng, but pleaded
guilty to stealing. No evidence was offered on the for-
mer plea, and for the latter the prisoner was sentenced
to four calendar mouths' imprisonment with hard
labour.

Sarah Staley, 19, for stealing one veil, one handker-
chief, • box, a purse, end other articles, the property of
her master, William Hardy, at Weymouth, on the lit
August, 1859. was sentenced to one =lender mouth's
imprisonment with hard labour.
Alta Hill, 45, for stealing a piece of pork, the property
of Walter Elliott, at Beaminster, on the 4th October
inst., was sentenced to one calendar tuoutli's iinprison•
went with hard labour.

FELONY AT 8111001011NL—Frederick Harrey, 29,
described as a cordwainer, pleaded not guilty to an in-
dictment charging him with stealing, between the 10th
and the 17th of October, 1858, two coats and a pair of
trowsers, the property of Mr. Charles Churchill Collier,
at Sherborne. Mr. Porcher prosecuted, and Mr. San-
ders defended the prisoner, who was found guilty. The
Chairman in passing sentence observed that it was not
often that the court had to consider • nian's case who
bad been involved in such a career of crime as the pri-
soner at the bar had been involved in since the year
185 t. Judgments of the Court against him had been
excessively severe, involving, in one case the punish-
ment of four years' servitude at Milbank Penitentiary,
besides periods of two years, and 18 months' imprison-
ment in other places. The Court, in that case, had no
other course to pursue than to visit the prisoner with a
must severe sentence. [The prisoner here clasped his
hands, and implored the Court to deal leniently with
him this time as he had been so long in prison ; and
that it should be a warning to him in future.) The
Chairman said it was always the custom of this Court to
exercise mercy; but they must do their duty or it would
be of no use to sit there. For a prisoner whose past
career had been so fleetly stained with crime, to be sent
out of Ile country altogether would not be ..... re than lie
deserved. The sentence of the Court, however, would
be four years' penal servitude.
IVigiuss Collins, of Sherborne (on bail), phaded not
guilty to stealing • luantity of barley and other corn,
the property of Mr. flionoui Miller, of the same piece,
in August last. Mr. Saunders prosecuted, and Mr.
Woodford Ffooks defended the prisoner. Ile was found
guilty and sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
with hard labour.

No Bills were returned against henry Duoutler, for
obscenely expoiing hit person at Beaminster ; and
George Shut (on bail) for indicting on William Read
Bell, of Gillingham, grievous bodily Mum with a oertain
gun and bludgeon, on fleptember 19th, 1859.