The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-28 00:00:00

Lain ant Crime.

1 THE ST. CUBA' Muitotn.--The adjourned inquest on
the hody of the boy Jeffreys, who woe found hung in a 1
cellar in Mt. Giles, warn resumed on Thursday, A
letter wss read from the Home Office explaining
that the clovemment could not offer • reward for the
apprehension of the boy'e father until the jury had
returned *verdict of wilful murder against him. The
jury then found • verdict of wilful murder against
Richard Jeffreys.
ORAND Jonite.—The grand jury at the Widdimex
sessions on Wednesday mada a presentment to the effect
that they did not think a grand jury was of the least
use. They urged that the cams all underwent preli-
minary examination by professional men, and that
therefore there was no need of the services of a grand
jury. The assiatant-judge promised to forward their
presentment to the proper quarter.
MODZIATION 111 ADVISABLE, even in striving to pre-
vent cruelty to aniinaL. An indefatigable agent of the
Prevention Society in Liverpool arrested a youth for
carrying geese through the streets by their necks. It
was proved for the Menai that this was the safest and
blest painful way to carry the geese, and not only was
the °limo ili.mbacd. but the complainant was informed
that he would be sued for false imprisonment.
Tea LAT* 11110RDIES00111 OCTIAGIC AT FOLWOOD
BARRACKS. —IIAT. the private soldier, who while drunk
at Ful wood Itarraeks, near Preston, attempted to shoot
a non-commimioned °Meer, has just received a portion
of his sentence. He has been lbsgged-50 lashes
having been administered—and is now in the military
hospital. When be has recovered from the effects of
the nothing, be will be drummed out of the barracks,
and afterwards taken to the Howe of Correction, where
he will be oonlined for two yeara _

A TROUBLED HoNaerooi.—A girl, 18 years of age, '
and her kusband. a youth of 90, named Richardson,
have been given into custody by the father of the
former, one (Marge of robbing him of L'Bo in beak notes,
a few hours after their marriage. The notes had been
taken from a drawer in the bedroom of the wife's father
at Wisboeh. Both defendant. had bought goods sad
paid for them with bunk notes of the same firm as
those which prosecutor had placed I. the drawer. Both
prisoners were committed for trial, the female being
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galled out by hiselproucuting parent.
THE Kigali, disclosures u to bribery pale altogether
before those at Yarmouth. The witness*. on Thursday.
at the former place, moat of them said they h.id been
promised suss of f.. 5 by enthusiastic friends of Mr.
Gower. but they bad received nothing. A witness
named Hamblin stated bow he set about getting up
evidence in support of the petition against Mr. Gower.
He went down to Reigate and announced that he had
come to settle old moored, and that those to whom
money had been promised on amount a the election
were to apply to him. Of emus* he had • number of
applicants.
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A DOIIISTIC TRAGEDY of a shocking character bag
been enacted at Birmingham. The wife of a man named '
Smith formed an sequaintanee with a Geo. Linsley, a
stage nischineg, who a short two ago removed to
Liverreil. Mrs. Smith went to Liverpool on Saturday
to see Linsley, and when she arrived there she found
him ill of cholera, from which bodied on Monday night.
Immediately after his death she returned to Birmingham
and arrived there on Tuesisty. Soon after midnight on
Wednesday Smith had a quarrel with his wife
respecting, it is @apposed, her saloon with Langley,
and he cut her throat from ear to ear, the poor woman
falling dead in the yard. A young woman who was in
the house at the time was also stabbed by Smith over
the right eye. The murderer was immediately
afterwards apprehended.

11 .11111 ID DMIILATH Ru.—On Tuesday, at Wakefield,
• miner, named William Bothers', about 20 years of
age, was summoned for allowing his wife to lissome
chargeable to the union. The wife le, person of very
superior position to her husband, and it was against the
wishes of her relatives, who are persons demos social
standing in the neighbourhood of Wakefield, that the
had married him. After living with her for about •
month he turned her penniless from the hours, on some
trifling excuse, retaining all bar clothes and • large
number of valuables she had brought with her; and, her
friends refusing to have anything to do with her, she
had been obliged to throw herself on the parish. It
wait arranged that Rotherey, who was in receipt of 370.
• week, should allow hie wife Pa. • week, which sum
was stated to be barely, if at all, the interest of the
things she had brought liten.—Alcuselicarn- Courier.
A Siloam° STORY. —At Brirslem, on Toesday, a
solicitor applied at the police-court for an order of pro-
tection of the goods and awnings of Sarah Burgess,
wife of William Barges., formerly of Burslem- The
parties were man-led in 1839, at Iladeley, and lived to-
gether until IMO, when defendant went to Plymouth,
Informing his wife that he bad • situation there, end
promising to send her 15s. • week. He took away with
him his only daughter, and formed an incestuous Inter-
course with her, and she afterwards returned to her
mother with • child, which, ea well as the mother, the
applicant bad ever since supported. The latter heard
oiscsaionally and indirectly of her husband, but he never
mot her any money until last May, when he wrote •
penitent letter, wishing he (meld remit the past, pro-
mining to live better in future, and asking Isis wife to
come to Nein:esti& She went to him, but he took her
to • brothel, whets he was living with • prostitute.
The bench at ones granted the order.
RATH= COOL.— k indit daring and cool hotel robbery
was perpetrated at Folkestone on Monday week. In
the afternoon a fashionably-dramed TIMM, carrying •
large black glued leather ba,, entered the Royal Rail-
way Hotel, and ordered tea and • chop, with • bed for
the night and breakfast next morning. H. was shown
to his bedroom to refresh himself with • wash. This
chamber opened into a corridor, at the end of which was
a room containing • large cabinet, in which the silver
plate and other valuables of the establishment were
kept. In about half-an-hour the gentleman came down
carrying the black leather beg with him, which he had
liken upstairs. As be passed the Isar he mentioned
that he was going out on business for talf-an-hour, but
was very particular in requesting that the " tea and
chop" should be ready at the expiration of that time.
So be departed, but did not return and it wee found
that the plate cabinet had been broken open and the
whole of the plate, amounting in value to about £7O,
abstracted.

Tag PRISON AND TRII WORICIIOO6I. —At the City
Poliee-oourt on Tuesday • middle-aged man, named
Miaow) Cunningham, was °barged with having. on the
orevioue day, stolen • box of dominoes from the Bull's
Head Inn, Union street, Church-West. When the
charge had been statod to the souk the prisoner broke
in with the request, "Will you be kind enough to send
me to the Senior's r Mr. Fowls,: You bare • right
to be tried there if you desire it. Prisoner: I went •
long term of impriaonment. Mr. Fowler: What are you'
Prisoner: A house painter. Mr. F0w1.,: In work
Prisoner: I am not able to work ; I am aMisted with •
etroke is the right foot. Mr. Fowler : If you are
really destitute why don't you go to the workhouse?
Prisoner I would rather go to prison for life than to
the workhouse for an hoar. Mr. Fowler: Have you
ever been to the workhouse? Prison.,: Yes, Biz. Mr.
Fowler: Well, se you elect to be tried at the Sossioris,
You must go thither. I should like Ant to have you
examined by • 'medical man, and therefore I shell remind
u for • week. Prisoner : I don't west say erainina-
tioo. Mr. Mr. Fowler: But I do. The medical man
will report upon you: state, and I will send ion to the
sessions neat week.—Mentedener Oreardiens.
BIOAMT.._Wbom bushier is it to see that bigamists
are Preapeutad moording to law? Perk Mr. Cooke,
who presides at the Worshrs.:l
'answer the question. Last • sertain master
butcher, one Jams* Candy, was with having