The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-10 00:00:00

ITIALISO STRAW AT ZITS.

Thomas R-a-niall,--liWirn-rer,--and—Richard Gaye,
publican, were charged with stealing, and in a second
count with receiving a bundle of straw, the property of
Mr. A. J. }Weld, of Eypo, Symondsbury.—Mr. Ffooks
prosecuted, and Hr. Collins defended. —The prosecutor
is • well-known farmer at Eype, and has occasion to
have quantities of straw frequently moved about in
different parts of his farm. In consequence of suspicions
that he was being robbed he gave instructions to one of
his men named Samways to watch. On the 30th
January &morays became aware that some straw WM
to be 'sited from one part of the farm to another by
Randall and • laboerer named Hallett. Therefore
Raceway' went to a part of Lower Ripe where he could
bare a rood view of the nob from which the straw was
token. The two labourers' loaded the waggon, and tied
the straw down. Then Randall made up • bundle of
about 1 cwt., sad pet it on the top of the wagon. The
load was then bairn off. In the course of its route
the waitron had to per Gape's house, and as it did so
the waggon stopped. The bundle was thrown off, and
a man barb it. In the DOI{ instant Gape was seen
earryiag IS into his premises. Randall subsequently
went to his master and admitted giving Gape • bit of
key, beaus he asked for It; and when Gelse was
charged be mid, "If there's anything ROD we'll mike
It right." It seemed that Gape bad purchased straw
from the prosecutor otharionally during the loot 12
yeses, and the bailiff Neal (a man who has lately been
discharged by Mr. Pitfield) said be remembered now,
though be did not before the magistrates, that Gape two
or three days before said he wanted to buys little straw,
and he told him that be would tell his master and send
it on in • day or two.-11r. Ffoob said this evidence
wee quite unexpected, and he felt that be must with-
draw the prosecution.- His Lordship concurred, saying
U was possible the straw wart taken under some psis.
apprebeasion. —The ease was then withdrawn as spied
bah Openers, and they were discharged.
DORCRIMITI2 Penn :PDX
.RODISESY.

El3sabc;tli-F;;I:ii, meant, pleaded guilty to sualinit
oxeb box, oontsinine £l2 10a.. belonging to Levi
Paul, at Dorchester, November 22, and alio to ob-
taining various goods from his shop by false pretences.
His lordship remarked that she had pleaded guilty to
two offences, committed under rather peculiar rheum.
stases& One for obtaining goods under fabe preteneee
—the false pretence being that she had been sent by her
Wetness to obtain the goods, which was perfectly
untrue, sad than, curiously enough, in order to avoid
detections she stole a oub-bor from the shop, and
employed the moray to pey the very &mount for the
goods she bad obtsiaed before by the false pretence.
He coseldered the two offences as one ease, but it was
worse then ea ordinary larceny, for a hand wee com-
mitted, sad be enrienced boric eix months' hard labour.

BIGANT AT WITTIIOOII4

Richard Oddy, 31, labourer, wail indicted for bigamy
at Weymouth. Mr. Carter prosecuted. Boperinten•
dent Liibury, of the Wrpoosth borough forge, said
that in November last the prisoner was in custody at
Weymouth. on a charge of deserting his wife and
children, whereby they became chargeable to the Rey.
mouth Union. Prisoner's fret wife (Emily Bansways)
gave evidence against him before the magistrates,
and be beard something which led him to go to
Christchurch, where be obtained a copy of the entry
In the marriage register, of the marriage of the
prisoner with Sophia Walla, on Oct 9, 1865. The other
paper athabed to the depositions was the certificate of
the marriage of the prisoner at Weymouth, when a
private in the 53rd regiment, to Emily liamways, on
Oct. 21, 1862, and be had compared it with the
register at Trinity Church, Weymouth, end it
was a oopy.--Bophia Butcher, of Weymouth, said
she was at the wedding heat the av of prisoner's
to Redly Seaways, whom she saw yenta',
cry7illisabeth Wells, of Blandford, said she had
known the primmer 3i years. end was Kota" at his
marriage it Christchurch to her sister (Sophia Wells) in
October, 1866. They lived together two yews and •
half, and at the time be wee taken into custody.—
Prisoner had nothing to say.—Re was found
Sentence was deferred in order that it might be after.
tamped bow he had treated the int wile, sad what was
her conduct.
This case woe tried on Thursday, end la-day he was
brought sip for sentence. In answer to his lordship,
%Pt- Liibury said the first wife was preset* but the
Judge declined to take her evidence against her
husband. The superintendent said he understood that
prisoner treated his first wife well until he became
saquaMted with the mooed woman be married.—
Prisoner: I always treated her well, my lord.—The
judge, in sentencing him, observed he had been con-
victed bigamy—marrying a second 110011111 whilst his
first wife was alive. The character of the offence
depended very mush on how he treated bis wife, and
whether the second woman was deceived at the
time of the sewed marriage. On the last point
the Court had no istormation, but be thought it
probable she was net. He seemed, however, to have
hie drat wife. His lordship sentumed Rigour
le foss =fiat bud Isamu

DMIIIIIRIG Al ENFANT AT LOTODIATOS.
An Burford, 23, laundress. Pleaded rimy
to
abandoning sad expaeing her obild, aged air weeas,in
a yard adjoining the turnpike road, whereby its life
OadlogNed. at Loogburton, on Sew Year's day,
Mil& His lordship observed tliat she deserted her
ehild, by potting it oat at night in the yard, covered
over with strew. He did not supreme she intended the
child should die, but it vrai exposed to danger, and be
, aeneasend her to four months' hard labour.

STABBING AT POOL!,
Slim Mary Gregory, 18, • girl of ill-fame, pleaded
guilty to indicting two deep wounds noon Geroge Hayea,
with • knife, at Poole. Prisoner said she was sorry for
what she had dove, and hoped his lordship would hove
moray cm her, as she had already been in prison eight
mouths. It o•emeal she was put on trial at Poole
sessions, July 18, and committed to these assizes. The
judge said be would coniider the pi-riod she had been in
prison. But using a knife was. bad offends, although
in this ease there was some mitigation. The man was
no doubt under the influence of liquor, its well as her-
self. dbe had already been imprisoned eight months,
and he thought it would be suMoient if she was kept to
hard labour for four mouths' longer. As she left the
desk she mclainsed, "The Lord have mercy on my
noel"

NISI PRI US.—FaiDer.
(Before Lord Chief Justioe BOVILL.)

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Goode a. the Great Western Railway Comestly.—
This was a claim for compensation for injuries received
through the alleged negligenoe of the company.-14.
COI. and Mr. Bere for plainlff ; Mr. Prideaux and Mr.
Lows for defendants—Plaintiff is a potter'. daughter
at Yeovil. She intended to rake train from Yetininster
to Yeovil, on 4th Sept, and took s third class ticket.
Tbe train was late, and when it arrived she went to enter
a third class carriage, the porter having invited her
to get in. Just then it was alleged that the
whistle was blown, the train moved, and plaintiff, who
had her foot on the step, was thrown down between the
platform sad the train, and but for the assistance of
the porter would bay* been killed. Az it was, she
received serve injuries to her legs. Was confined to
her bedroom for a month, and bad not been able to
mist her father in his business. For the plaiatiff it
was alleged that the accident was amused by the heed-
lessness of the guard in starting the train before XiMI
Goode was in the carriage. In defence it was urged that
the accident was occasioned by plaintiff's own negligence
and cutridcomeaa, and witnesses were called to prove that
she endeavoured to enter the carriage after the train
was in motion. EvidsocAras oleo brought to show that
the porter did not tell her to get into the carriage. His
lordship summed up at great length, and aomewbat in
favour of plaintiff for wham the jury returned a verdict,
witk damages MO.
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Ewen'r Oundry.—Thls was an action for stopping
o water-tonne on the river Britt.—Mr. Prideanz and
Mr. Pinder sppeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Cole and
Mr. Hingdon lor the defendant. After the cause bed
been opened his lordship advised that the ease be
referred to arbitration to prevent endless litigation and
ultimate appeal to the !louse of Lords, which was
agreed to.
•

Hopkina v. the Parish of Brondway.—This wee an
in lietment strains% the parish for the non-repair of a
road called Watery-lane. Mr. Cole and Mr. Collins ap-
neared for the plaintiff, Mr. Carter for two of the
inhallitanta, and Mr. Kingdon for the rest. On &Lamont
of an informality in the venire it was quashed, and the
ease will be heard at the next arises.

ATIBALLIG BDOIII AT BILTDPOIT.

Samuel Bib; ir;:m"cii-a-ries.ls7it-ci.rt-e:ii-ng boot., the
property of Thomaa Warren, et Brudport, under eirourn.
steno's detailed in a ease bawd in the third court. Ile
we. found guilty and eentenosd to four months' hard
labour.