The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-08 00:00:00

TRIALS OF 14tISONIIRS.
LI imoonhasta

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Isaac Coward, 41, a powerful hdlo• dessribad as a
drover, war brought up for Wog sa Ilaioniglble rasp la
and vagabond. Mr. Ffooks-Woodlbrde proessutid.
Supt. Hammond, of Winborwa, prodesed two •011.
vlettoo.; Mr. Bawler, daputy-gewersor, disposed to
prisoner being in custody ; mud P.C. Adams spoke to
seeing hba In Wimborns ea April fill bag of four par-
lous. Just Wore be maw him to tb• Nage haviag a
plata of meat and bread and a pint of bow. Wilma
approknaded he said "be OMIT bad warlued. and Bever
Amid I"

lo diatoms primmer said he wee its of work at tho
time. H. mompied himself with driving settle dem
dealers and formers. He hod walked that unenting his
Worsham to Whabonm, and triad all Ice seald he get a
job, but oould set. Ha bad Bd, and with that
something to eat and drink. Ho was going to walk to
Woodford to his wife sad family. He was very son,.
sod had bees in prison three manila already.
Kr. Mayor said that +se no answer to the &large.
He was • wary old offender, having been convicted 18
limos already Mime 1851. H. was was as the law pal
II—" an incorrigible vagabond." Ho eseated to have
his before nearly hall the inagielrales of tho county,
who had tried various punishments without any ogee*
The law gave power to tho court to order hint to be
flogged. They were unwilling to put that in foree om
tho present cmemlon, bat if Ito were brought up meta
It would whops be amessery to bare reennee to
flogging. He was now seatesoed to 12 mouths' hard

ZOBRIST AT WAIIRAY.

Mow Broadway, 32, hiTaltar- of olotiTh. , ploadod=
to oloodog £3, holoagioa to ei AM Amass. at War
:moo 4th.

Presesetor °verbal' prigener ea saa raid, awe aim a
Wt la hip ow% moppet labd • bed, aad nest morning he
west ea, with £3 isksa from his Meets postal.
Prisoner rid than airs fear or Ins of fleas togotber,
all Ike worse for drink Whoa they went to bed, the
mosey fell front Jamsa's peek's to the floor. and be
*odd pot moist taus tampions* is lake IL II was the
IM time, sad lus asked for lealesey.
Beateriesd to Wee mouths' bard'lnisenr.
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AneW Ortachsr, alias Ling, 33, Lim, • tidy-looking
WOOOOO, wearing • searbt beef, and haslet several sliver
▪ oa her awn, and oarrylag a nuld I. her arms,ma
loWeted for steallag two elm table spoon, twe silver
isa noon, • *ea d telt_pork, and a shoulder el
noon, the property of Mr. W. rooks', of Ent Stabs,
30th May. • it,. CloUbe prosecuted.
Presenter, who is very deaf, informed the wart
through the medium 01 his nephew, who acted am inter-
preter, of the lose of the ntiolso in queetion. Their
value was ar 16.
Lon Garrett,, aimpie-looking many girl, and the
prisoner oams to her master's hoses *bout mon I. the
owning, and asked her to buy nom flower vane, saying
U she did not, or gin her same moan. the meld
bewitch her I The girl now laughed, but at that time
she was frightened enough, and went up nein to get
some money. When she Moran the gipsy was goes,
and tbe anon too, and the pork!
Croesquounined Bh• dented taking off her garter
and tying up the spoon to plo. prisoner; or looking her
to tell her fortune; or giving bacon in exchange tor
MOIL
Supt. lons apprehended prisoner at Lytchett, at the
bons of a man named Light, and charged her with VW
robbery. She mid she knew nothing at all Acid it.
The pork was found under some baskets. She geld site
" chopped away Dome goods for It." Asked with whoa
sad abs said "1 mold tell you." The spoons were
found wrapped up in an old stooldng, in a hole In the
wall of aa outhouse.
P.C. Damon and P.C. Moore who were with him
comborated.
Prisoner had nothing to say in defence, but threw
herself or the mercy of In sent.
She was found guilty.
Elbe needed that .hi was the monis of mon
obildrea, and had never Ma before the ondi MI now,
nor heal any of the ninths&
The Chairman mid he head she mg a mom who
lived by trading on the woebegone of others and le
feared by deltooeety, and advised her to lead a bolder
life. She was sentenced to three mouth.' hard labour.

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Bryant.% Lemma.. 45, Lsbourer, was eharged with
steeling from it. dwelling-beam of 'tory I.othey. at
Brodpole, a .45 took noir, May Yr. Nooks- WOed•
fords prosecuted.
Pros/0044z is an old My of 80, and she said she had
two good dean £5 notes .14ot she pat to the pocket of
her black gown which be wore on Bandar. Bue had
the prisoner to dig her garden, and on May 72 went out
for • few minutes to git • letter written, leaving the
door unlocked.

Mr. Flooks.Woodforde : I suppose you're no scholar,
as doily toll It? Witnem, emphatically . Oh, 'Was I?
—(langhter).—lt Hemel, however, she maid not read
writing. Altor oho had paid him 10. sad gtrea him
breed and ohms' and boor for his work, he great any.
Buteeqmatly one of the notes was het.
The arom-examinatioe was a long altar from the
garrulity of tho old lady. Primus, said she woo his
mother-In-law, and in patting each queetios, earefully
called her " soother." fk• repudiated the suggestion
that primmer did any work that was required about hoe
garden and orobard. aid woo "a won to her." He
wanted to make out that having told her ho woo in
difisulties, oho gam hie doe aote to take what he
wanted from; but elm mid " &he'd never beard snob a
liar in her life : It was se sash thing."
A man named Travers, who area at the Pymore bear-
home on the 0,10114 of Kay 29th deposed to changing
with Ma landlord a Hi sate for prisoner.
Mr. and litra. Posl, who Mop this boathouse,
oorroboratiod.

----SCO-1-o-ri—aiWesers. Williams's bank 'poke to the have
of the note before Ray 29111.
P.C. Legg appreheadssi primmer. Oa the way he
lekl "I've not had a note lo say poomesion some
them"

In addressing the jury, prlsonar asserted that
proemetrix said to him '' Take this P 6 note, my child,
mad have what you want ; if I desk lire I shan't want
It, and if Id., you pay mit what you mut at the fair."
Ho put It In his handkereltiol, and took it openly to
ebange. Only Ise and his wife would go Dear her, for
fear of beitg 'barged with taking mousy. She waa
childish, sod did not Irsow what sbe did with her moaey.
If ho had stolen the note, it was not likely he should
have left the other.

He was baud pity, and admitted a previous oon-
elation la 1863.

Mr. Rooks- Woodford* said that woo tat Two mo
aod the prosecution did not wish to pn.slt agalesi
Mm.

--ific had beeo sommitted Ulna times before otegistrabse
dining the last ten years, and Ira new atoteneed to 12
soot& bard labour end pelts* sarvallenee for tire
years at ter.