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

FATAL AOCIDRNT ON THB PORTLAND

RAILWAY.

On Wednesday night • packer on the Portland Rail-
way, named Wdlaua Harvey, met with his death
between ktodwell station and the Wylie raid visduet
Some trucks loaded with wood had been drawn by
hereto op the Mello, from Weymouth, and they were
to be rue down th. ace on the giuMine towar.l* Port-
land. The deceased rittinuote Ito " enat3h" the what
by throwing a meat of amber between Hai spokea, when
it would cot as a drag to the truck. This, although
very onntoonly dose, is a feat regaring • litil., .harp-
aeon, ha: mate men are on expert at to be able to
eitotoh • train in motion. Tim deoessed, how/Jeer,
with the jerk, fill in front of the trucks, and the pair,
which were on the M3TII, pulsed over him, at least
four wheels malting the p.o.m fellow's mtbsr. Whoa
picked up he was quite dead. The hod, woo removed
to the Rodman Tavern, wham it &walks an inquest
Defamed wee about 22 years of age, and had Woo •
resident of Upway.
An unquiet was heft at the Rodwell Tavoro on
Thursday afternoou, before 11. Look, Pal., end • verdict
of Accidental Death returned. The dammed had not
long before the &cadent been in company Mlle young
woman to whom he WWI engaged.

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NXTUTAIMIN MIT. —An entertainmeut of roedings and
music took place at the Cora Blob nage, on Thursday
evening, by member. of the local volunteers_ , In la
of the foods of the carps. The room was Dimly filled,
and k very attractive programme wan well rendered.
It is intended to give a wooed entertainment of Ow
kind, for the same object, in a forteight's Ume The
prooesda, after olearing all expenses, amounted to aboat
gs.
SpecnAL Prerr Szesiona—BeforeMt .C. J. Parke,
and Col. Paget.
miss Loop, a weli-known character, was charged
with having been drunk and Hobos, an the town of
Winiboroe, on the evvatng of the 7th lost, sod assault-
lag P.C. Adams in the execution et hie duty at the
woe tinie este place. The prieoner pleadedgilty 11
appeared from the constable that he wee Nary Ylerst,
sod tried to bite him In a savage manner. The &feed-
ant begged to be let off light, declaring he would WHIR
take too mush driok again. The Bench took into Dot-
idderation of his haying boon to malady a week, sad
sommti•d him for one ealeudaz oratre hard labour.
A Suartotoos ilaaucTsa.—Laur in di. day a gaga
who maid his YIN win AMP Dyer, 38 yell= of age, ef
military appearance, war 'harped by thu Deputy Oaiel Oossiablis with °Westing Wee trader hmodsisuit pie

tenoss oo the 13th 'tut. On lb. &Up
_heir( Med le
him by the o'erk, the prisoner pleaded CROY. It
appeared that he went to the long, of °Woad
on I t.• eve fog of tl • 12th inst., where he as nu=
wit!. ref reebraent, and ether tusking a rambling etehe
meut to the Colonel, left without seklufee any
It aliorw,rds t-•nvairod that the pries:rammer=
psitieultr enquiries of the servants se to their number,
and tho number of men sleeping in the booms Thu
next dsr he called open General et Deta's
C.ort, I. whom be ted uother tale &Latin.: bin name
wag 1. ii. uked for mosey, sal the Oemenil
gave him 2t. Tb. tireumstaamis haring been reported
to If liamensncl, be dlisoted the men to be appro.
bend, awl when asked for bit &wharfs he said It
was in Loudon. fie hod 1, his porte'slo lwj *nay
Ileums ho obtsined the information which be
requlro.l. The wbo:e of the cdrounstanoes with
ratorenose to the prisoner's roovcments were very
suspicions, and the ina=ea eanteooed him to three
calendar months' Mud