The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-06 00:00:00

STIALINO A Wercu.

The Mayor (W. Darden, Kest.), and CI. J. 0. Gregory,
EsoL, eat on Friday morning to hear the remanded owe of
J. .r. leirsAass, charged with stealing • gold watch—Mr.
Howard appeared for the prosecution, and renuoked that
the Great Western, who are large carriers, are liable to
make good louse of articles committed to their (11111. Hs
pointed out that the watch was a peculiar one, being a
keyless gold watch, and when it was at Dorchester the
prisoner's attention was specially directed to the parcel
containing the watch. Suspicion was directed to prisoner,
who mentioned the name of some gentleman in the
matter, and Mr. Dotson?. Edwards offered at once to
drive him out to the gentleman, so that he might clear
himself of the charge at once •, but on this prisoner
admitted that he had told • lie. The railway company had
had to pay .f. 5 compensation fir the lees of the watch.
IC IWtri Lyons, manager of the watch lobbing depart-
ment of Meagre Platnauer and Co., at Bristol, told how
the watch went to the packer. IC twin James, who sent it
to Dorchester. to MISM. Bradbury and Hunt, to go by
! Great Western train.—The parcel delivery portor, John
! Dyke, on Weinesday. Oct sber 30•11, received the parcel
and took it to Mr. Taylor's, at the Plume of Feathers,
found the consignees ware gone, took it back to the
• station, and gave it to Porter Ephraim Weeks, who re-
directed it to Bridport. Prisoner came into the race about
half-past five or six, and they conversed about the parcel,
, prisoner thinking it had better be sent on, and witness
marked it" Bridport."—E. L. Copal, policeman, put the
parcel into John Chick, the parcel guard's, van, at 1.38,
and the train had to be shunted to make way for the down
train to pass. Witness was turning the points in the
yard when he saw L wham come from the permanent
inspectors's office, and on witness asking where he wee
going he said—' To the go Is train, to fetch • top
cost" He was going in the direction of the van, which
remained there • quarter of an hour. The pareel wag
about the else, but not the shape, of a cigar hon.—Chick,
the guard, put the parcel on the seat of the van, and it
wee there when shunted to the goods station ; and witness
left it there when he got out to put on the break, but when
he went back to the van, he missed the parcel, andel Malden
Newton told Mr. Gray, the stationmaster. who telegraphed
to Dorchester. Van-auctioneer Hunt bad worn the
watch, and changed with Mr. Bradbury, who sent it to
Bristol to he repaired. On account of the lose, he bad
received .C 5 compensation. Saw prisoner at Yeovil and
asked if they had found the watch. —Sainnel Eibhey .poke
to the watch being pawned at Mews. Vincent.% for 30..
in the name of Thomas Lswrenee. —Snot Coward told
bow be and Mr. E Iveards called on tae priroaer, as
previously detailed. Oa prisoner was tound the pswn
ticket for the watch, and one for a Bible—Mr. Edgar's,
the detective, of Notting Hill, London, asked the prisoner
about the watch, who denied knowing anything about it
or that be was on duty when the watch was stolen. Asked
him about a watch which lie bad in his poorest on, this he
...crony denied; but afterward, admitted having one,
thottgb he said, not a keyless one, but one that opened at
the back, and this wee givzn hie, by a gentleman living
shunt threc-and-a-half miles front Dorchester. for the
purpose of having it repaired, and he had returned it to
bits three or four days after be received It. Witness told
10,n he would be taken to this gentleman to see if his
statement was correct, and offered to drive bLii over ts
the gentlemen. During Soot. C reard*e absence be
admitted the watch he had was the one at den front the
ran, and was at Yeovil. To Yeovil they went and
obtained the watch.—Prisoner bad Dolling to say, and the
Bench decided to commit him for trial—Mr. Floweret said
Mr. Edwards wee bound over to prosecute at the
Wilts Sewslons, so that if the prirouer wee e"romlete.l to the
Dorret 816Am:us, an application would be made that the
care be heard at the Ass; see, the Wilt. and Dorset Sessions
losing on the sense day.—On Mr. Symonds "setting Me.
heard.—" Was he content" to be b mad over to prosecute
at the Dorset &miens, he replied he cella not, as he swat
already bound to appear at the Wilts Session's—Supt.
Coward and the other witnesses were then bound ova..
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SATURDAY: Before H. B. En' , E. L.
Kinaarany, Sot. G. Warry, Esq., U. W. Floyer,E q., and
J. Fellowes, Esq.
Sv JURIIIDICYW/I ACT—Mr. Mid Beton remarkod
that this Act came into operation on the Ist January ; it
wonlil on doubt bare considerah'e effort oa the business
of Quarter Sessions, because many of the rases now triad
them will under it be triod at Pdtty Smaionn But the
summonses for to-lay hod baen taken out before the Act
csme int, operation, and ther,fore it would not affect the
hearing of Scmonili said that in IL nidon
rather nice distinction wns drawn hetw.en oftener*
on mittsd befor, midniittit of Devilling' 314, and those
in the New Ymr, only the lattar ling dealt with under
the new Act. . .

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GANS Tniuraes. —John Davie, John Shopikrd,Mil
A,plierd, Charie. Hama. nn4 diestnder Seriosn, were
summoned by Sergeant Hitch for trespaseing in pursuit.
• . at Frampton, bat Scriven di I not appear.—Ou Wed-
needay, December 17th. Mr. Sheridan had several gentle-
men shooting with hire at Maiden Newton. A'ter trying
another brake they wentts Maiden Ne w ton C apse w he n f oar
defendants and three other men game to the brake and
Pecan beating it. A wire net is round it. and dteendents
drove the rabbits to the wire net, and ki:l,d them. When
they had beaten a quarter of an hour, the gentlemen came
bark, and defendants ran towards the Maiden Newton
road ;buts man was sent after,to intercept them. Thomas
Albert Champion sw,nt with the shooting party at Framp-
ton on the 17th, the gentlemen first tried the furze brakes
on Farm Hill, and then went to Maiden Newton Copts,
wi•nest remaining behind to keep the rabbit, front going
to where it had been bmten. Five men (the de(endants)
came op, and drove the rabbits to the at * (eau, where
they killed five, and one of the defendante said to
an uher—" Put it in your pocket." 110 threatened to
tell the keeper if they did not go on ; but they remained
there • quarter elan hour beating, and did not go till they
sew the entlemen cowing, when they ran off towards the
Ye ivi!•road. Had known defendant; as long as they could
rent-usher, and also Scriven, hut not the others of the
'lntr.—John Burrows, keeps'. to Mr. Sheridan, corrobor-
ated part of the last ',fastens evidence, and said he sent
S•iles and another to the Yeovitirowl, which runs ley Mr.
Shoridsia's property—Frederick SM.* when he got near
Hogcliff saw eight men sitting on the field side under •
he lg., near the Yeovil-road. Defendant. were the no a,
and Bugs said—' Howls it you are not shooting r when
he replied "be dna% koom anything about that," and
they added they'd go to dinner, as they hadn't had any-
thing that day."—Shepherd denied that they beat the
furs+, and said that Champion was 400 or 500 yards from
theta—Another said they were out looking for work, saw
▪ rabbit, and drove it against the wire fence; but they did
not beat the furze.—Mr. Weston stated three of the
defendants had been in Mr. Sheridan's employ.—There
were three previous convictions_ saalast Smitten, and
others against three of the reel, —Sateen, who had three
previous conviction; was fined £4 and coats, or two
months; Sago, with two conviction.. £3 and cost,;
William Shepherd, one conviction. £.2 and costs, or two
months: John Shepherd, one conviction. but • long time
ago, £1 and cost; and John Davis, gl and costs, or the
two latter one month eacb.—John Shepherd eventually
paid: the others remained in custody.
NON•PATIS INT OF 001STRI117110:S. —The Owner' of liset
were summoned by the Dorchester Highway Board. for
whom Mr. Thomas Coombs appeared, for payment of £4
contribution from that parish.—Richard (Rayner preyed
posting the precept; the amount was payable on October
18tb, and repeated applications had been mad; lull it had
not lees paid up, up to this morning.—The Overseers did
not appetv, and an order was male for payment by the
15th. . _

SUNDAY Poacsmo.—Willians and George lig.Am wen
smumonod for trespaseng in pursuit of same on land at
Paddlistoen, in the occupati n of Hr. D Inman —John :s
dumb: hut las could heir—Mr. Weston prosecutsd.—Mr.
Brymea's keepers saw defendante beating. and with acing;
Het keeper followel, and caught them still beating the
hedge, when one of them admitted basting; but said they
had not gt anything—Keeper Dodgo, on Hindi), morn.
lotsaw them on Troy tiwn farm, with • dog an I large
at rks, heaqug and poking the h5..1.1e. They came to
Chins Hill Lute. where he came up to them, end spoke
to William, who said, "We haven't got anything; we
started a rabbit, but did not mach it.- Hs searched
them, but they had nothing on them, and he to3k the dog,
which wee Mr. Hull's. William afterwards mune to hie
hmse, mad asked to be forgives.—Finel 10s. • lob, and
cost,. Peid. -

Loserg—Willieue Tretitt, drunk at Wyk.
Regis, pleaded guilty.—P.C. Roper proved the offence,
which took place on the 18th. All be could get out of
Trevitt was that he had /net his " old woman," and lost
hi. bone and cart—Finelloe., and coats.
WAIDIX NIWTON lIARKET Histrut.—At the
_petty H
sessions on Saturday Mrs. Peckham, of the White one
Hotel, Maiden Newton, applied for an extension of time
on January 6th, on the occasion of the annual dinner, in
ogebration of the opaline of Maiden Newton lf ew
Market —Supt. Batty said the hones is very well con-
ducted, and the magistrates granted the application.