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

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Charles Henry Allen. 15, labourer, was indicted for
burglary et Code Mullen, with intent to oommit a
felony, Feb. 10. Mr. Elankes prosecuted. The proses
outor is the postmaster of Corfe Mullen, and lives inn
small detathed °corm° with his wile and grandson, and
the prisoner is bas half-brother's son. On the morning
in question Mrs. Allen and prosecutor's grandson went
out about 7.90 to deliver letters, and prosecutor went
out on other business. On returning in baHsan-hour,
the boy found the pantry window open, and some
one walking about the house. H• asked who was
there, and got no answer. Shortly ate( he heard
the look shot, and he ran up, when the door was
partially opened, and be put bin foot in to prevent it
being shut again. Ultimately he got the door open,
and saw the prisoner. He asked him what he did
there, when prisoner smeared "1 came to lee if there
was a letter for my mother." Witness said "If there
was you have no business here." Allen made no reply.
A square of glass was found to be very loose in the
window, and there was no doubt that prisoner bad
turned down the lead frame and taken out the pane,
and that by means unfastened the window and got into
the house. P.C. Wheeler apprehended the prisoner at his
mother's house, when his mother said he had no
business to go away from home.—Prisoner said he did
not take out the pane, but he heard somebody coming
round the homes, and he went inside and shut the door.
—His lordship said the question for the jury was
whether when prisoner entered the house by the
window he did it with intent to steal. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty, and be was discharged.
His lordship said the object of the prosecution no
doubt was to send the boy to a Reformatory school,
but of course be could not be sent there unless there
was sufficient evidence to satisfy them to convict him.
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Robert Snook, 65, labourer, was charged with steal.
Mg • bundle of bay, the property of Ann Miller, at
Showborne. Jan. 9th. Mr. Foots prosecuted, and Mr.
Collins defended. Prisoner was found guilty, and
admitted • previous oonviction eleven years ago.—
Sentenced to four months' bard labour.
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Herbert Paul, an elderly labourer. we. indicted
for stealing s quantity of salt fish, at Weymouth, Dll6
bah-Deng to Charles Cleat. Yr. &ekes prosecuted.
The prosecutor found prisoner ()Odds his store in
Nisholssetreet, locking the door. He eaked him what
he was doing, and prisoner replied, "nothing? Paul
had a beg with him, in which was found one bundl, of
fish and some potatoes. Prosecutor, in counting Ids
I fish, found that there was one bundle missing, and he
I identified that in prissier's bag as his by tbe quality of
the fish, and the rope with which the bundle was Ued.
On examining the premises, P.C. Bertlett found •
skeleton key in the loch, by which, no doubt, the door
was opened.—Prieoner made • rambling defence, but
the jury found him guilty, and be was esstisced to
four months' hard labour.

NIB! PRIM 0017RT.—T1Ineelai.
(Before Lord CJltief Justice Banco.
Tb• Court omenteneed this morning at 10, with an
'Aloe of ejectment, which being undefended judgment
wag (Wee by default for the plaintiff.

ACMOI FOS LIM.

Warwick v. Toogood. - This was an action for libel.
The plaintiff is. gentleman farming his own estate, and
living at Ronny, Southampton, and the defendant Is
the well known seed merchant of Southampton. The
defendant pleaded not guilty to the utios.—ltr. King.
don, Q.c., am Mr. Rogers, appeared for the plaintiff;
Mr. Cote, Q.C., represented the defendant. -- The
&Mims arum under lb* following circumstances: Is the
year 1366 the plaintiff, for the purposes of his term par-
chamd of the defiant a quantity of Swede seed.
This was planted in the usual way, but the crop, accord.
Mg to the plaintiff, wee a most inferior one. The
plaintiff accordingly, through his lawyer, demanded
compensation for the damages sustained by the tailors
of the crop. The defendant replied to this letter, and
in his answer the alleged libel was contained. He
expressed his surprise at the legal gentleman under.
taking so dirty MI action for so ditty a client. He
further spoke of Mr. Warwick es • most notorious:
chuseMr, sad Insinuated that be had wilfully mixed '
the seed himself. —Mr. Gobi, in his deletion, admitted
that the :ter trss foolish one, but mid that it bad
been p I.ok Od by the plaintiff, who bad 'one about to
fairs and markets simulating reports damaging to the
business of the defendant; and on one occasion at •
local agricultural show had exhibited some +rotated
a"
pe. labelled "Grown from Toogood`s improved Swede
' sad 4. —After his lordship asumming uNthe jury rote's*
verdict for the defendant; but the mussel for the
defendant having offered to submit to • verde* for •
, farthing, • verdict for the plaintiff we. entered, the
I damages, by the dole el the jury, being pissed at as
miebill NW --a belitel.