The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-18 00:00:00

•111417 LT ON • GIRL.

Io tho ease of James L2ver, for unlawfu'ly assaulting
a girl under ten yeare of mte t Sherborne, oz tbe
J.Duary, the (hated Jury ignored the bilL
• The Court then adjunrited, and the labours of the
Grand Jury being terminated, they were diemlastd with
the thauks of the exult, for their amyl* e.

NIL PRIU3 cuuar, WirmrsiDAy.
(emu maw' CIAIMIT).

. . 1
4.44 Watts v. lama Sacklead.—This was a common
jury ruse, and wag an acUon for slander, and certain
acts of aunoyanoe. The parties live In Bair-street,
Blandford, and are neigl.bours, plaintiff being a fell.
monger, and defendant a oaker. Mr. CA, (I C., sod
Mr. Coition for plaintiff, instructed by Mama Pincher°
end Willie, and Mr. Balla' for defendant, instructed
by Mr. Atkinson.
Mr. Collins opened the pleadings, nod lir. Cols stated
the ease, from which it eeaued that tor two or three
years there haa been 111-feeling between the parties, and
there have been dieagnemeate about overhaegling trees,
children taking apples, pr a jotting ears., and other
petty ainr.oyanegi. On the 2)nb Jane last plantar was
putting up • sanatner-house In his garden, when &fen.
dent &dial blot to remove it; Watts refaad, sod
Bikkland said he soon would, an 4 [nabbed down
the part erected. Defendant &bawd plaintiff, and said
'! You are • thief, ano you antrourage your children to
rob me of my apple, ; you have stolen Cherlie 1)00 '
property." Plaintiff went to Mears. Pico:aura
il
Holly's, who nr.rt day galled on defendant to retrl
the slander, and give a written apology, and lop trees,
1 ire. Defeadaat took no toile., end on the 26th the
1 motszolkini:watok.mtrshaTtehehhroltratc.w.rouutob;:ithab.h.ilmimp:s.dtfthseadtre:filionreoftwitn.tdinucirr. WADI: 1
i'l.lb:
naloditidPareo""Pord-;
log to his Instructions defendant less the aggrieved
party. He also rated on plaintiff to remove fruit tires
tied draw nails from his fence. On this Messrs. northern
and Ballyae found two currant trees were nailed to
defendant's fence, and they had theta drawn. Thus the
action was launched,
Plaintiff and other witnesses were galled.
..

- _
ki7-13-ullen-said his ewe was • deeial of the slander,
though he admitted a deal of vulgar ahem tamed be-
tween them.

Defeedent sod other witnesses pee Wok lead'e
version of the off *tr.

The jury found a verdict for the defendant on the
°aunt of slander, and for plaintiff for the treena,
damages £2. No oats allowed on either aide, and no
damages to be recovered; so that all the plaint if has
I. the technical Toadied.

Sysusdids v. Jesse Sautosa—This was
medal jury um, and an action for tneptalt, invalving
the qumaion aa to hother or Dot. footpath trout the
village of Loden which rune diwonally throask two
fields in the occupation of plaintiff, nailed Broadtails&
to Bradpole, we public.
Mr. Cole, Q. 0.. and Mr. Ballots for plaintiff, and Mr.
Collins and Kr. Templer for defendant.
The Court adjourned to Thursday.

CROWN COURT, WIDIZSDAY.
(Blare Mr. Justice 011OVL)
ODTAINIIO DOOM.
Harriet Jenny pleaded guilty to obtaining three
pain of boots Irina Harriet Mayor, at Bridport, OD
December lith rat.
The prisoner was • twine worker seed 22, bat she
looked much younger. Mr. Rook...Woodford. said she
had been in Or employ of in. person from whom she
obtained the boots.
Two months' hard labour.
OHLIG• OF 112111•11 a COIII AT LTSCETZTT.
Georr Riches, hawker, 32, felooiouidy reesiwier •
bushel of dredge, this. baiter of btriey and oatmeal.
two Irma axles, and • ark bag, the property of George
Ames, at Litchet Matravere—Mr. Piooksi Woodford'
prosecuted, and Mr. Castle defended.
The corn was kept in a store in prosecutor's hour,
and the axles at the Travellers' Best. There were 200
or 300 seeks in the store,but prosecutor toned the heaps
diminishing, end especially mired a sack of crooked
into. A waggon was sees near pereer's house,whem
prosecutor returned from Ringwood mailer, and in the
waggon was found a bag with corn like that in prose-
cutor'. done. A boy named Allen was with the
wave°, end he, with • man named Rose, ,were sub-
sequently convicted of stealing the core. Track, were
found leading to • ditch where the axles were found.
The jury immediately found him guilty.
Prisoner gar it was the first time he Lai been con-
victed.
The Judge : Why, I fiad there are four previous
maelstrom ! What is the use of a falsehood like
that?
Prisembr : Not for thievery, my lard.
The Judge said they were for aseaclts on the polies.
He watt very doubtful whether he was doing his duty
in not sanding prisoner for prod servitude, for his
afros was very much aggravated by his having in-
duced the boys to steal.
18 months' hard labour.
Carload 4114 Qer, 41. needle-woman, was Indio:teed
for unlawfully nornig certain deeirttlons as an appli-
cant, under the 35th and 36th Via, a. 93, ego. 29, that
she had lost six pawn tickets, knowing the same to be
false in a material particular, on Noe I#, 1/372.
Mr. Goidney prosecuted; petitioner woe wrefended.
Mr. Golder to Mrs. Faroe : You keep a small clothes
shop at Weymouth?
Prisoner: Yee, acid a brothel.
Mrs. Force said she let prisoner have • bundle of
clothes, vales £4 to ES, and prirner give her some
tickets as security. She afterwards sent the tickets to
Mr. Gibbs, and f.und that the things had been taken
out.
Mr. B. R. Gibbs, pawebreker, deposed to prose;
earning to hie shop at die'kens times, and on the
14th Nov. prisoner said she hat lost Aix pledge tickets,
and wired a declaration form, which he ma& out, and
she filled it out, and returned duly signal. Bile paid
up mom, interest and had fresh ticker for the goods.
Mr. B. if. Eliot, J.P. foe Dorset, deposed to hie writ-
ing on the declarations; the signature of Q in was
made by mark; but he was not eartnin that toe mark
wee made before he signed. It was his nerd euetom,
when the declaration was marked before it was brought
to him, to ask "I. this your mark r Be could not gay
certainly that he did 01 in this ease; he did not
recollect the circumstance.
The Judge rid the Jar, Gould not convict upon rub
evidence.
The Jary returned a formal verdict of not guilty.
MONT.
Clarks and Willie. Alain father and son, were
!eared for eteeling between November, 1872, and
Fsbruary, 1873 two pairs of hares, eerier harries, •
bit,three sorb ohains, a leather strap. and spree of elm
board, the property of Thomas Tnok.—Mr. Flocks-
Woodford. prosecuted.
The jury loan, the elder prisoner guilty of stealing,
and the younger one of receiving.
Coulee Was ordered to six months' and William to
three mouths' hard labour.
THI WIIIIIII3TH RWIXDLIL
Atm Maria Trutt, was then Orel in the cloak,
amii • great boar of excitement. She looked mush
thinner than when bifore the Weymouth beret], but
she was drered in much the same way as then, in a
dark Oxford mixture shawl, with gloves of rattler
tint, bleak bonnet, with dowoie, sod • veil. She
held • quantity of entteu papers In her head/.
Mr. Collie., with Mr. Templer, had bra to isitod for
the regretter ; but they wore detained in another
wart, and Mr, March acted In hie behalf.
Aft., WITS doubt whether the ors zhould not be
adjourned till tomorrow in order to allow Kr. Collins
to conduct it, Mr. Murat said be wee in his lordship's
haute. The cue proceeded.
Mrs. Crebb, of 2, Yorkibuilliuga, told how the
lodgings were engaged. Prisoner came on 31st Dee
and asked for apartments, saying she bad been at
418 year. Wirer mentieued families •hom
re had. Prisoner said she wee • try of poaitiou, and
had an utak', Sir Anthony White ; her father hedbgen
• county magistrate in Heaps .ire for 20 years, and
hunted hie hounda, she hod • ouphew at /lieu o.dlege,
and two of her brothers had died ie the Crimea, and
she heti • brother who hit died in Nutria, She was
participial' an engaging 10.14112ga, begetter as a la iy of
position, she required extra attendanos—(langhter).
The second night see SSW elle hex between £4OO and
£5OO • year, eome she reelect from a nephew In India
who had £l5OO a year,ecd she hid some in India bonds
which ought to bring her in £2OO a year. While she
was there wirer paid some small sums for her. On
Monday 27th January, on the perces of going to the
Bank, oho left the house And old not return.
Ddendaut spoke in • very low voice but was under-
stood t say that she was only tea armee taking the
lodging., and could not have had all the conversation.
She WAS prevented taking other lodgings which she
partly engaged, because she heard the landlady had
fast daughters. It was three or fear days before
Mrs. Crabb asked about her aateeedents.
Crabb replied she was neurally long taking the
=threeitoartere of an hour, brings Woe go particular, Among other titizsotibli
MAI wen her grendpapas was governor of I
hid so much about herself that with r we undone
bigot &WIT.
Alter attempting farther toren-examine tbe witness
defendant dismissed her with ea Impudent remark
that it was useless to aek her any Tuitions, she wig
old to mush that wee false
Mrs. Green told Low :AiLrisoner bad purellaeol a
fowl, She sent the g °erg to the dresses
that Mrs. Crash Led r ended her, to 2, York
Agildiege. Os Mooday, 27:11 Jsnuary air asked too
barbel. Witness asked if Lai was grog to pay it, and
she mid No, *be het bra disappointed of her sz.,,s,
but would pay on Wednesday foilo 'tog.
Croeswartined : Why did you not send those things
to Ns, (gabb's, if I rid I wee recommended *bore?
Witness: They were bent immediately. On aeon;
coreekra she grumbled with the nun shout hie eat
allowing her to piok sit the luge eggs out
of the
brink the rid she vas sot pedileahr es to pd., Lid