The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-17 00:00:00

"16i. on butcher." It was 161. of the weekly bill I had
not paid prisoner at the beginning of the week, not
having isociagh clash by me. At that tirnel paid
Mr.
4:8 6i. 7d. When I made this last settlement I was
aFontPdrisog id no
iliewb".
car there
ewt ask y question of
oss another farthing
duo
Mrs. Burnett,
but said something about not receiving all tie, money in
1872, as some was paid to the MAL
Mimi Elise Fudge said *be smiled her father in hi.
shep. Mr. Burnett bad been • customer 'ices Ib7l.
Hers wee the °illy Demo In the.r family with the
"B." The pass badr produced coutained their
account with Mr. and idre. Burnett. The entrie, of
meat from the beginning of it to the sad of October,lB 2,
were in her owe handwriting, but the receipts were
written by her truly to Anent 17. 1872. The writing
of the words Fudge' and "Paid, S. Fudge" in
the book subsequent to August 17, wee uot hers, not
was it that of any member of their family, or of any
one In their employ. She bad not personally received
any money on Mr. Burnett's aceount slurs August,
1872. There was • balance standing in her father's
books now against Mr. Burnett of about £124, the
amount extending from August, 1872. Shit did not
receive the apecifio payments motioned by Mrs.
Burnett in September .•nd October, 1872. She i,a.i not
received .£1 13s. 41. from prisotar in Sept,, 1873, or
any money in January cf this year. lu January. 1873,
prisoner told her the pans book was lust, and she
brought a new one which ate mil Mrs. Burnett had
vent, and asked for the sonount to be made out afresh.
Witness inquired if she was to make it out from Ws
the.. het Augur, and prisoner said "yea" Witness
made out the sec met accurdiugiy, and rent the book
directed to Mrs. Burin by their man when ha went
to the house in the ordinary course. She had not sinew
seen the old tete book prisoner represented to he lost,
and the new one only twice. There bed b.'ren no
reenter weekly pain buck mute up since January, 1873.
Witness believed • eecond book was made out and
sent to Mrs. Burnett, hesid. a ati one prisoner asked
for ; ar.d tint also saemad to be lost.—Prisower had no
queation to 14.
Mr. Barnett rid ..bout 2SI cr 29th of August
1873, I drew a acme pay.be to Mr. Fudge for
At; 21. 13. for fear week: butchers' meat which reward-
ing to prisoner's book that atm produced api eared to be
duo from hint to Mr. Fader:, hu.cher, and At that
time prieouer's steted it .res nil that was due. lie gave
the chtque to Mrs. Burnett. When Mr. Fudge avers
to him to Jsuaary last abont tie account, he did uot
believe anything was owing beyond the current week's
supply, •n d thought what he said was only " electioneer-
ing chaff."
Dirs. Burnett mid she gave the cheque to prisoner
for delivery.]
Mrs. Stut.n Jones Fudge produced the ledger con-
taining Mr. Burnett's account, and said the found an
entry of cesh £lB Sr. J. on lat September, 1873. That
wss • sum she received from the prisoner. kt', 2i. Id.
of that amount was by cheque, and the root In crab.
She credited the amount in the book produced by
prisoner. That settled the amount to September 28,
1872, and loft twelve months due. When prisoner paid
that amount she said Hrs. Burnett had naked Mr.
Burnett for • cheque for • larger amount, but he had
made a mistake in writing, aud Mrs. Burnett had added
trash to settle the amount to the end of th• previous
September. The signatures "I Fudge" and "B.
Fudge" in the old MUM hook for S tot 1872, wore not
her writing, nor did oho receive the mules so pur-
ported to be peid. They were settled by the payment.
on September I,t, 1673.
Supt. Coward rind on Tuesdey he apprehended
prisoner at Gosport, when she said she did not steal the,
money. On Ilan way to Dorcheeter she did not make
any statement, [Mr. Symende : A 'Bent wiruten.l Hee
searched her boxes but did not find anything.
George Head said he was Li Mr. Fudge's employ for
about two year. op to last Saturday week, and delivered
meat at Mr. Burnett's. Prisoner almost alweye took it
from him. The September receipts in the 1872 pasa
book were not in his handwriting. In the first pan of
his service be wed sometimes to receive money from
the prisoner and one. he thought from Mu. Burnett at
the house for Mr. Fudge on Mr. Burnett's amount. Eler
then Wok th• money home with the book and paid it
over ,to Mies Fu'its. Had not received any money
from the cook, or Mr.. Burnett, or any one else on Kr.
Burnett's account for the last year and • half although
he had delivered meat there as usual.

Prisoner being cantioned,_seid-1 have nothing more
to say exospt that after Mr. Burnett returner from
London in 1872 money was paid to the man by Mrs.
Burnett at MO but door done up in piper for Mn
Fridge, which wait 1 believe in November of that year.
Nothing more.
Prisoner was committed for trial at the asslz^.4.
Prisoner wished to add to her statement have no
anybody belonging to Ole, nor has s'..yoatt that I know
money whatever belonging to Mr. Bo:.nett, nor bee
of: