The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-04 00:00:00

SIXPENNY HANDLEY.

ROIIIIRT IT • 8g11V•11T. —At the
Wimborne, before Mr Z. Greathead, Berh,Paticl° Colon
Papt, Mary Ann Maidisent, isrmit to Miss Edith
Jane Bork of Minehington, and Elijah Whitmerth.
shoemaker, were brought up in embody by Superin-
Modent Brown, of Blandford, sheeted with stealing six
iniver•Mros. three books, and attain 'Melon of wearing
apporaL of the value of 1:2, the property of Mks Burt,
who stated that the female primmer entered her service
on the 79th February last. She gave her notice to quit
her service on the 13th August On the 21it instant
prosecutor had six sovereigns In • small box which she
kept locked In her bedroom on the ground Boor. On
the 23rd she missed it, and Maidmat left that day,
not saying anything about leaving. Bad mimed several
articles, particularly books, three of which are produced
by Superintendent Brown, of Woodford. She had also
lost several &Algae of wearing apparel, but she could
not positively swear to three produced. Proeiroatrix
gave prisoner Ei a year wages, paying her • few shillings
at a time. Only • shilling or two ware doe when she
let L—Henry Charles Bart, nephew of promentrix, said
that on the proclaim Thursday, about a quarter to two,
he saw the prisoner 11Laidosent come out of his fatker's
house. She cam out of his aunt's bedroom with some-
thing under her apron—a small @quer. box. The
prisoner Maidment went to his aunt's supboord toe or
three times following. Did not see Whitmarsh on that
occasion but bad seen hint before. Tbe pencil produoed
we. his, and the book. WWI his aant's.—leoprintendent
Brown said,frorn Information he rewired he apprehended
Lb. prisoner Elijah Whitrosrsh it the wish of Tarrant
Hinton, and !gored him with being connected with a
robbery at Minebingtoe. and found in his posesseion the
be prodused, including that identißed by the
ClPty ttses. Be also found • leathern Puree rat
GOCiliblille 181. 8c1: Prisoner said he bad
rewired the wearing apparel and a sovoro4n
, from Mazy Ann Maidwont, and bad changed the
I sovereign at ILL , Butler's at Tbiekhorn. Witness
directly afterwards apprehended Mary Ann Maidment
at Pimperne,and charged her with stealing six 'peonage.
and • box from Mrs. Burt's, at Minchington. He then
searched bacon.' in her dram posket found Ave sovereigns
hid in • parka handkerchief. He then took both the
prisoners to Blamiford police-station. The bundles of
wearing Mani which the male primer bad were in a
brewer's van ping to Blendford, and the prisoner was
riding in the Tam Both prisoners elected to be tried by
the pagistri.texand hawing pleaded guillf.bwrir.sentenoed
to am menthe' imprisonment with hard

dooruurr.—Ou Tuesday afternoon the Rev. Mr.
Honda. left his pony and oarriap unattended In Ernst.
street for a short time, when the animal took fright
and started off; in endeavoaring to atop it Mr. Maori*,
was thrown down and sustained some severe bruins.
The Pony was stop* at the turnpike gate.
Ton BIPSZOISTATION.--11r. Augustus Goklamid, a
barrister of the Home Circuit, offers himself at a son-
Narrative roodidate at this borough, in opposition to
Mr. T. A. Mitchell (liberal), who has been ooe of the
memben for the last 27 yam. Ths new readidate
addressed a pablie readino on Monday evening, srowing
himself a supporter of Oki_ prom* ministry and one
who would 1111421 kit not donkey kw Idsh Muni.