The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-11 00:00:00

BURGLARY AT THE QUEEN'B OWN.

At the Borough Pallas C mrt on Thursday morn-
ing, before the Mayor (W. Duran, Esq.), and T.
Paard-Jillard, Eau,
Thomas [Jaynes, • private in the 39th Brigade, was
charged with committing • burglary at the Queen'.
Own Inn on the night of Saturday, the let of October.
—Mr. Burnett prosecuted —Mrs. Warren stated that
her hasband kept the Queen's Own Inn, Derogate.
street, and on Saturday morning she planed ET In gold,
an I from £2 to £3 in silver, in a canes, bag. She
did not count the aver. There were also a few
coppers, among them some French pennies. She
placed the bag in a dealt (produced); the canvas bag
produced she had hal 10 or 12 years. She saw the
desk safe on Saturday evening. The desk was locked,
and she had the key. There were • mazistrstee
license, an Excise license. and • galvanic belt in the
desk. On the Sunday morning, between eight and
nine, she nasal the desk. Mynas was in the
house twice on Saturday. She bad no doubt
about the canvas baz (oridarod) being hers. The desk
could not have been taken at 11 o'elack.—P.S. Mitehell
stated that on Sunday he went and examined the pre.
miens, but be did not tad anything then. On Monday
he went to the Crown Inn, and in the yard he found
the writing desk (oroduced) Portions of lead be
f mod about the yard, and also • stick and knife (pro-
duced). He afterwards went to the New Barracks.
and saw Haynes, t ) whom he showed the stick and
knife. Haynes sail, "That's my stick. and the knife
I borrowed of a man named Thornton." He searched
Haynes and his kit, but found n bing. Prisoner also
told witness that he left hi. stick and knife in the
Quotes Own Inn on Saturday. He gay Haynes
yesterday evening at the Railway Tavern.
He was in the company of another soldier. He
searched Flavn.s, and found the canvass bag (produced)
oontaining £7 in gold, consisting of two son., 10 half
-
awe., St is. 71. in silver, 2s. 314. In copper., sod four
French pennies, the whole amounting to a 31. 10i I.
When he charge i him, prisoner replied, "Prove ft."
Prisoner was then remanded until Monday.
Thoenell Rayne. a private in the let Battalion of the
Doreetshire Regiment, was again brought up on
Monday charged with having committed a burglary at
the Queen's Own Inn on the night of the lit of 'ctober.
Mr. Burnett prosecuted—The evilence given at the
last hearing was confirmed.
Samuel Warren stated that he returned home to the
Queen's Own on Saturday evening, and rlnring the
°riming was in and out of the bar; he saw Hayn.s in
the skittle-alley from nine to half-past ten ;he locked
up about five minutes peat 11 In the back-kitchen
there wee • window with a broken pane in it, that was
closed when he went to bed. In the bar was • trap.
window , 1.3 j by 10 inches, hi, enough for him to get
through- if any one WM hiding in the skittle-al ey
they could easily put their hand through the broken
Pane and open the back•kitchen window. - George
Richards stated that be was staying at the Queen's
Own. He got up on Sunday morning about half•paet
ax, and went out into the hack-kitchen,
when he
found the window open —P.O. Stone said that on
taking Hynes into the gaol on Thursday at on hie
remand commitment. whilst standing in the imeleire,
be said "I atu sot guilty of this, but I know all about
it, nod know who done it: I suppose I had better saner
for it than bring °them into it. I never lien the
money or the bar nntil just before I was take,, and
that is the truth."—Elizabeth Mary Warren stated
that on Saturday night she SAW the desk safe at
eleven o'clock, when it was in the cupboard in
the bar. She saw Haynes in the skittle-alley the
game evening, bat she did not see him leave.
Prisoner was Uwe °animated for trial at the arisas.