The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-04 00:00:00

DARING ATTRMPT AT BURGLARY.

At thit Boniest= Ocauity gado= as Thursday,_befan
Oapta Mammal. two lads, ate named Uttar= NlTllliam
Paull rpenter, sad the other sm.s Rants, a black-
smith,:rczeisbrioV in custody sad Charged am ream=
with to eater as algae at
Nettlagtaa, aa tbs ISM at Dsosb.r. with the intention
al stealing a ash, the property at Mr. Swalridge, miller.
It appears Paall, who Is the elider, was fix four ream In
the sung= al the prosiest= bat had lett him about four
years. Hama Is s blairemith, ampleyed by Mr. Thomas
Wins= at Broadway.

Kr. H. N. Howard prosecuted, aid in the ORM of his
InelealA _eaneeke• he eeeePlielleilld Mr. Supt. Gals and
P.B. Haines for their skill isad early which they had
shown in taking up the case.
Kr. John Swakidge, the prosecutor, said he was a
miller residing at Nottingtoa, and he bad promisee In 614
ocenpation, °mutating of • cart-houss, wood-b 005.., and an
olio% on ODs side of the public road, and his resid,nce on
the Aber. 11111 wood-house wee immediatelz at the back
of the adios and under the same roof. The office faced
the road, and the door to the wood-boues led from the
cart-house. In the dike he kept a safe, which wee fixed
' against the west will of the dams The safe was about •
foot wide, and two feet high, and 18 inches deep. In it be
kept his money, books, and various other things, and had
' demi so ever doe's be had bees there. The safe had been
there for about 40 years. On Tuesday last be had been to
Weymouth Market. aad returned shortly after nine
o'clock. lie treat to his house to fetch the key of the
°Nor. When at the office door he heard a peculiar noise,
se it prnmeding from the wood-hones. Witness was alone.
He listened for about • quarter of • minute, but he could
not account for the noise, lie then called his groom, who
had just taken out hie hone, and was about 50 yards
away. As the wind had blows his light out, he
called the groom to being a 'sateen. He called
loudly, so that anyone in the wood-house could beer what
he said. Almost immediately afterwards be heard •
rattling of • drag chain on a waggon, and before the groom
could brine the light two Persons rushed by him one close
to him, and the others at the lower sad of the cart-house.
The one who wee close to him be believed I. be Paul, but
he could ont swear to the other. In the meantime the
groom brought • light. Paul had left his employ about
four years ago, having been in his employ four years. He
would be well acquainted with the position of the safe, as
he used to pay him and others in the office. When the
groom brought the light they went to the wood-house He
saw • number of Wicks pulled out immediately at the
back of the safe. About two barrows foil had been pulled
out He saw no tools there. In about another half-an'
hour he should think they wools have had the safe out.
He then communicated with the poilcu
Paull: I was not the one who nua by him : it WY the
other one,

--SZie";;.t Heiner, stationed at Radlsola, said in come-
seems of inforosetion received he went to Kr. 8 rat-
ridge's premises about half-past two. He examined the
oleos, and found the brick-work broken away as the last
witless' had described. He found knee-marks in the mod
under the mum. He went to pekoes', Harris, who
11,.. at Kr. Minuses house at Broadway, where he lived.
Prisoner was in bed at the time. After a little time
he came out. Witness examined his trousers (produced),
which be had on at the time. There was a quantity of
freak mid as the knees. He then apprehended him on
the charge of Mashie( or attempting to break into Mr.
Br/strides's °dim He said, "Its no use telling lies. I
woe there with George Paul to steal the money; be asked
me to go with him yesterday, and to being a tch tar and
At hammer with me. While we were there . S 'wide**
came. Paul got over the shaf is of the meson and made
a notes, and I mat under the waggon. Mr. Swatridge
lulled foe • light, and we Mee nut away.' Prisoner then
got the pitch her and the hammer (produced) from under
the hedge, where it was oomeeled. in Yr. Winner's garden.
He then went to Pears lather's home at Broadwey. He
came down. Witness apprehended him, and on charging
him he replied, '1 don't know anything about it." He
then Wok htm to the pollosetation at Dorchester. Witmer
was present yesterday manlier about one o'clock at the
Dorchester poUcisstation, where the prisoner made • state. I
'neat to the superintendent.
John Bridle said he met Paull and another on their way
to Nottington about awns o'clock on the evening in eme-
tics.
Suet Gale stated that after prisms' were remanded on
Wednesday Harris desired to maks • statement, and both
be and Paull were brought to his (the superintendent's)
ofilos, where, after being caulimed, Harris said "George
and I agresd yesterday monists to go down to Nottington
to try get some MO•07. Si Gi•Velpilll In the
and this went to Netlagton MIL I watched
and weal in drat, but meld do nothing, and only Pallid
down one board. George then west be, and imounensed
viMdown the bricks, and both dose it until Kr.
ige we
Dame, and we heard him. George then got over
the shape and made • noise. and Mr, flea=
beard us Thin we both raa away." NM
sad Paull said they Wig* WW7
would
UM had dame
It, and hoped Mr. forgive than.
Paull added. "II be 11.1144:e me I will go away to
Portsmouth and get • chip; for I know It will break my
r/Dibellei beset" Prism:ors signed a statement to this
elect. The superiatisdent furtMr stated he had been to
the nein and found the safe was loom in its pastelist,. and
had the men bad another Aye minutes they could have
removed it.
The prisseers were than changed in the usual way.
Mr. Wines, to whom Harris is appes.tissd, asked to be
allowed to soda that ha had Ids house for Ave
yeah, and he had never previondy known him to be guilty
of disienstaaa
: You pet make that Salement Wore
the bilker (kart.
The primers were then formally committed for kW at
the ensuing Quitter theideas.
Paull appring eared to feel hie position' very much, and cried
bitterly dathe Maris&
The prisoners were removed la custody.

En&urr Coml.—Lydia McMinn, an elderly woman,
summoned far allowing two cows to stray on the
highway at Wyb. and was fined 2s. tid. each and
costs.

DIONICIAD.—On Wednesday, before
J. Landis, seq., and J. & &obese, Esq., • tramp was
brought up for begging, lined 10s., and allowed time to
pay—That notorious character, Vile, was also
brought up for having been drunk in Maiden-street
on the previous day, and seat to prison for • month.—
P.O. Barrett proved the cases.

Clews= AND AnTII,LLITKIN. —Nicholas Bonfield,
quarryman, George Hibbarts, RA., and James
Pattereou, LA., were summoned before the County
Magistrates on Friday, for being drank and riotous at
ChesiL —P.C. Stone stated that on Christmas Day he
heard a noise and shouts of "Murder," and went in
company with P.C. Barter, and found Bonfield and
Patterson fighting, and Hibberts was fighting with a
civilian, who ran away.—Banfield said he and his
friend were asked to sing Christmas carols, which they
did, when the other men interfered.—ln further
examination P.C. Stone said the artillery often had
rows with the civilises, and they kicked up more row
under bill than all the regiment of the 56th.—Ordered
to pay 7s. &bob, including oasts.

Nos-Rourrioncuers. Henry Read, Robert
Wells, and Jura Mitchell, were summoned for
breeches of the richool Lon—These cases hal been
adjourned, In ceder that inquiries might be ma le OA to
whether it was true,., the mothers had stated, that
the thildren bad been ill. —The first two were dis-
missed, in consequenos of the officer's enquiries haring
been insufficient ; but in the third cue the defendant
vrr fined or fid. each for two children.

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CIOIILTT TO • lionen—Uharles Walbridge and
Wlllleen Boyt were summoned for working • horse
while in an unfit state.—One of the defendant'
admitted it was not tit for work.—P.O. killer, 01
Wyk" Regis, on the ISth was on the road, between
Wyk. Regis, and saw defendants driving a four-hone
loaded with med.—Th ft e shi horse was work-
' iwagaergrest petal. Asked Hoyt if the horses were all
and Ise said " ifee " but witness told him to
stop, lifted back the bnethlng off the hind bons, and
saw a wound there with blood coining through the
akin, and under the pad were two wounds nearly es
large es the palm of his hand, am of them with waiter
running been fteend bloat) halides them were two
dry wen& Oak* U theft leader knew the
r neLf the bone, %q said no, he wamet home.
kid them he thothd report the oess, as he
never saw • worm owe of ornelly.—Rayt mid the bores
had the leasge. and it wee demised me Amply dud
that mode It tenke.-ahnd SI, inatuding outs,
between the two.