The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-03-13 00:00:00

FOWL STRALt NO sT £IIIOTILINTIT.

Henry firyer, 31, bilionmr. and Joseph Beyer, 22,
leftover, eters iedieted for Maling 14 fowls, the
ty Riehard Grove, at Abbotahary, Peh. 14 11r.
Flocks promoehed. Joseph Beyer Pleaded guilty, and
Mr. Carter defended Henry Error. There was no
I gnostic% about the fowls having been stoke ; th
' only gaieties was as to by whom it was done,
Th. primmer Remy Brym lived in the village of
thotabury, where there are 200 or more bons.
Rimetly attor the robbery • nide of tmeern that had
Just keen wooled were found in hie dagetage. That, Me
iodize remarked, ems a cireuiestemee s.f enspicion. and
nothlng more— There eras gm proof where Henry
Bryer was at the time of the robbery, or whet h, was
den, tbet night. neitheo woo any of Ike stolenprop,.rty
fogad m hie possession. The ems entirely depandod
epos a foot mark found in the fowl-house, and
othi to that were in the trash hetween progenitor'.
prosaism, and Flenry Boyeed hF.-tors. P. C. F.-tor
meted iket wide he was at the hones Henry Bryar
mime in. In Ong then he had noticed •
tenek, •ed he 'eked priennee log bis right boot,
and took him int.. enetedy. Re wont to the
fowl-boom, and made an impososime with the boot oo
some dung which had memoptiateel on the Nom, in
a .pot Shout a font &Wait from the original foal-mirk-
Tlie Menilfiestion was mieght to he proved by the lo-
ot
mmeral nada is the boot. The marks in the Meek
and that in the fool-bomeeerreepooded. Th. loaned
crime- I for the defense matte an ingenious spevish on
behalf of the primmer. Referring Le a remark by Mr.
Pfooks that the guilt of Henry &Ter meted on a ciao-
hinatiott of mimes eirmemeteness, ha mid these were •
white Nether lathe triork whist, amen oxen field,. pair
of vembed trousers, and •fsetenark. Re proposed to gell
Jon-ph Btyer to pr.).* the inseam, of the other
prisoner, and on the judge milking hie authority for mob
evidence being admissible, be quoted the ooleterated CAM
Harris..of Wimor. The Jodie I hope sever to bear
iif that ems again. I rather invite you aot to mime Ili
question he this mem. I should like to hem an oppor-
tunity of soneulting the oilier judge on this arena,
that we may ni.ke up our minds, es to what ought to
be done M inch saws. Nem year opening I septa se it
has been a inatt.x of delihesatioe whether you
should do it or not, and I might same% that you
ai mild raise the qnsation on game other 000.30411.
Mr. Certer. cmomiqoently, did mot prma the proposeL
In summing up, the Jo* ad-in misread to the aultiect,
and mid he aid am wish to express an opiniee as to
whether or not • priecaer wim bad pieeded guilty could
he celled in .In ',ideate In refereed* to his eatele-
&Mani. He bed men it done, sod domi It htmeolf, but
It was a practice Weeded with samiderahle danger, se
by Pacifica.' nee of goveral efeadante, Sheathers might
escape, Usider these eirenneseenees be wish. lln have
an otmorteliity of emieultleg the learned and eminent
joogo, sitting in the other coati, on lb. subject. After
soros daib-ratioa, the foreman of the jury said
We have a doubt," and formally refereed •
verdict of not sadly. Hsary Fkyer, who had
umaifeeted sow mambo), appeared ore 'sly relieved ley
the ventick Before he left. the dock, he was thus ed-
dr..ad by ON Jiedge Prisoner, bo omelet ; I know
more about your •revioss akar eter than the jury do.
Shand down. In answer to Nis Clerk of A miens. Jos.
Bey. r moiled he had smilhieg to my. Mr. Carter re-
masked it was hi. fret offence. The Judge mid he was
aware of no other, and addres.ing primmer, said, though
li. first °teem, it was a very and santeneted
him to Mx months' bard labour.