The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-13 00:00:00

NIZALING MONKT AT IVETMCktTII.

Celia Raerr., 23, was indict.] for stealing 7t fd. the
property of William Fewtrell, at Weymouth, on Decembeirtith.
--Mr. Castle pruaecuted.
The prilioner was a wonuin of 111 fame, and wee In • public-
bowie with a sailor, there she " took libertiee" with him, and he
lUlSeed his money, which he hail before counted in her
prisenOs
re,rtrUl mid Celia forced herself on his company at the
Nelson Inn, and they afterwards went to the Brig, where ha
was left alone in a room with the prisoner, and there he counted
his money before her, and put it badc in his pocket. Prisoner
put her hand in his pocket. lie afterwards missed his money,
and accused prisoner of startling it. No one mme Into the room,
but an artilleryman looked lit at intervals and afterwards
when he accused her of stealing it, the artillerymen said
"If you accuse me of stealing It, VII throw you over the
Cross-examined I did not throw you down; We an artful
w ail.tun*.cre o
t.
: llr like to he artful sometimes ; I never had the
man', money; you did throw me do.U, you liar!
P.C. Lovell told of arresting the prisoner, when she said
she had no money, except a florin she put in her boot, and
that she had boat.

Prisoner : Didn't I tell you I mall I thought IA hot It ; speak
the truth! Don't be a liar, if you have got the buttons on !
Ws. Amelia English starched the prisoner, and found one
florin ; prisoner asked bur to say nothing about It; but she
handed it to the Superintendent.
Supt. %lam priduccil
l'iner odd "If I am an unfortunate, it is no reason I
should steal the money. It is hard I should be accused of
stv-aling it, and he MAU :WCUSed 1111, till he came out of the
room If I to prison, I shall be innivunt. lie was drunk
With fie in the room."
Not guilty.

ATItkr:INO FOOD AT lII.DIATOINN.

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Robert Call, 4, labourer, was dllrirtli dlh stealing • hid
of bruol, and a quantity of chepspe sin! butter, tlie 'property of
Simon Kingniam at Puddletown, on t wtober V and
Mr. J. Fossett Lock prosecuted ; but the prisoner pimpled
" guilty to taking it out Pt the bouse, which wee as bad am
stemling." He admitted a previous conviction.
The Chairman eaid they temihi give him one more chance;
but if he were convicted again, he certainly would go for penal
servitude.

tax ,mirnalar 1111 l the han.l Labour, and iwifos supervision
for one year.

RMITIERY AT
.BRo %Div TT.

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Mary Ann Iroisüka. r..S, charwoman, was charged with
'leafing a pair of atockingo, thc property of Harriet JAIIO
Otter, at ItroVara', ma tictolacr 3: do, with stealing a toad,
pockot handkerchiefs, and a tea v 1.4.11, In:longing to Marla
Croft, at liroadwvv.—Mr Templar proaccutod
Mae pleaded guilty, and aduaittal a Ina:violas conviction
wider another name.

The chairman mid Pile had been convicted several pees ions
thnes, and they ought ahmat t. PI:1111 her to penal servittnic.
Another chance they would give her. and sentenced her to
twelve months' hard labour, end sullen Won for two
years.

TOCNO UT/100711" If

Three little urchins, named Joseph Ikate, 14, Robert Chord.
13, and Albert Patti, 10, a ere charged a ith breaking Into the
dwelling-house of the Rev. J. D. Addison, at Weymouth, and
stealing load, December Mid. Bade and Chard tilmdol
guilty ; Paul PAM " not guilty."
In answer to the court, Suit 'Vickery said Dale was
Incorrigibly Ind and IWY4 tunm.l out of school ; and his step-
father hdd him the lod " Wept out" for wevkii together. A. to
(ltard, his father meld he could not keel, hint to seh.,ol, do what
he would. . . . . .

The two lade were told of the merlon.; character of the offence
they had confessed to. and that the, ouiri heanl a had account
of them. That being so the Bench would send them where
they would get g,ocel education and industry, and hoped they
would profit by It. They were each sentenced to a th
hard labour.anidfiveyeare In • Reformatory,

Flookm-Woodfonle withaircw thc care against Psul srith
the sanction "1 the court.

In answer to the court, Mr. Howard spoke favourably of this
bey.
The Chairman, In discharging the lad, cautioned him
keeping bed company, and to take care that ho was net
brought here again.

..... ST • RIRYIiNT.

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Illarthrt Grnres. servant, pleakhAl guilty to stealing • £5
v.,,,i6i.mimory note, the property of Sun Chapma Mn, Ile'combo
October 13.
Ihe Chairman said being In a position of trust she had
robbed her mistress. They did not Mar a good account of her
In prison, and he advised her to behave well. The sentence
was that she be kept to hard Labour for six months..

Prisoner shouted out as vile went below : " They shall have
snore trouble than they ever had before."

_FRAUD AT TETT INTTTII

Olivia Jane Weehnington alias Smith, 21, dressmaker, was
charged with obtaining goods by false pretences, the unsperty
of nouns 'freers', at Yet:Muter, and Jane Lerelsee, 3s,
"labourer," was charged with receiving therm°. Mr. nooks-
W.erforde unscented ;
_primers were not defended.
The younger prisoner Wrashuington Latins in the house of the
woman lovelace at Leigh. On the evening of Srd December
Woolmington went to the private residence of prosecutor, who
kceise • ahoy at Vetminster, atsl asked to see hint private's.
Then she tuned him to verve their house on monthly credit,
raying they had none votive at Leigh, her husband being gnann
for Mr. Thomson (the Vicar) and they lived next door to the
school-mistress. She said that was how they dealt at Mr.
Trenehard's, Mai.len Newton. He rid the van would be
coming to Leigh next day, and what she want.' should be sent
on. She said she shouki like to take part, as her husband was
coming to meet her. On that he wrote a note for her to take
to the shop directing them to supply her with what goods she
wanted to take, and the rest of the order to be rut on by the
Tall. She rid her name was Bugg, and her husband's. William
liugg. Ile should not hare let her have the note for the goods
but for her statement that her husband wee groom to Mr.
Th
Miss knight spoke to Woolminglon coming to the shop to
inquire for Mr. Ilapvanl, and she sent her to his private
residence. She returned with a note from Mr. Hayward. ou
which she let her have • hat, pair of hoots, • dress, a hand-
kerchief, artificial flowers, and three pairs of stocking.
Prisoner had the bill made out, to "Mre William Bugg." blse
said they lived at Leigh, next to the schoolmistress, and that
site had two children.

fillis Brake, assistant, spoke to seeing bar with filbs. bacon,
half -pound tee, and 2lbs. maw.
Herbert Foot, was In prosecutor's Senlee, took some goods
to Leigh, December 4th, for "Mew Militant Dumb" but could
not find an) such person. On the previous night he saw Wool-
mington in the shop, and lovoLvee at the window outside.
Mr. Samuel B. Templeman, yeoman, of Istmlimer, saw
Woolmington outside the shop on the evening or December
3rd, and later saw both prisoners together HO yards Inuit the
shop, and then on the way to Leigh Ihe elder primmer was
wheeling a perambulator containing parcel&
P.C. House, of Yetminster, on December sth, went to
Lovelace's house with P.C. Abraham, and asked if she was at
Velminster on the 3rd. She said no, hut mbooquently admitted
she was. lie then asked her who the young person was she
was waiting for outside Mr. Ilayword's. She saki she didn'
know what he meant, and then that it was a young person
going to Yeo,il. Ile Inquired if she had any of the thingLtlg
got ai„Mr. Ha said
yward's. bhc id no, and then he asked to
the house. She did not ollect In the room occupied by
Woolmington he found amongst the bed-cloches a pair .4 books,
a hat, some artificial ?lowers, and a dreso. Under the bed
wail more drapery, including two pairs of stockings anti five or
sin hasalkerchiera. MI the things were new. Lovelace said
Wooluthigton was the girl with ha at Yrtmiuster on the
3rd.
P.C. Abralisni,2l Leigh, corroborated.. . . .

The Rev. W. Thornton., 01 Leigh. bald he had not and never
had tomb a perwn ea William Bugg "In Ida entidoy, uni
there was no such name In the wish. Ile had never empl.pgl
letvelaceehtutlend.._ . .

NW Knight hlentifluil the gornle primittecti.

I his
.wati—the awe for the iineecuiion.

Woolmington laid Lovehwe told her to go to the shop In the
name .4 Bugg, and get the goods in the way she did, telling
her the things she was to I,ret. Lovelace said the. did not know
hut what WooMangum arranged with Mr. Hayward to is In
• In, the goods she ha4l.
The (imeuum pointed out to the Jur) that the defence of the
prisoners admitted all the facts of the ease.
The Jury found troth prisoner, guilty, and recommended the
)oung woman to merry

I.o7elacc adanittod going conoictad of folony at Sherborno in
1e42.

The Chairman told Lovely, she ea. an nhi „ffender and was
liable to isinal sersitude, blli the teurt would cis., her one
more den,. She was p ltalleell to twelve months hard
labour. Wuottuington was advised to reform, and sentenced
to two months' hard latimir.

The goodie° be gi%th Lai;toprooeeutor.
Thr.rt 0? MoLbll.l..

Tu... permit* of Ow nth rt gisurnt named Gef.tr.
and Jame. Prrey wtre eltargot with i.tealling two inure or
value 2Zso., the prolatty .Iteella N.M., at Weymouth,
trith ',member. Mr. Flool..Woialhole pneecutol.
. .

Prisoners were young aoliihrs th-e.:Mith, who same into
Weymouth i'drhuiy." and stole the laasa from the front
shim, mu t..burg•plux. tone 11. et WWI iimmad
mar the backwater Mun. and found by a watchman. Primal, ni
went to two or three publiclioturs .iffering the other pair for
side, and one maid his mutlaw had sent him the boots for •
thrirtinesboL

—At lions-ii 7" Market House" the landlord lent Is. ad. on
Us w nod e pot ol boor wed lbw wet vat lan 0441,104 n me

the polie3, who awn in just as she was going out When
prisoners were apprehmided they denied knowing snythlng
about the theft.

Ivy Plli.l hornet Itrouglihm lu the atrect, who told !dm ho
hod Itowilt the Is site i.ll 3onestonrn, snit he ondertook to
try sail sell them Brim:Mon mkt a :s-eung syollllll/ Baked
him Ss 11.1. for the hoots, arsl took Is.

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rt. mrris were found ;runty fowl Pent—mood to three months'
henl labour. The tmlich hopoll tle,y would retrieve thair
(lar.ul,r, am! try to do honour to their profession.

1111C,TIARel

Vin!Gefla Ann d.er leaslvkl d for steallo-4- la ?A.
the pmperty of it. 1 ••• Selby, oc Dee T.l She plo !••I
poky. 111- .1. F•ns It Lock au E.,l' the prosecution I S.
kkorallet• gat o her Je. i different eirulttin:r colerally. and -nos
Fhli hla.4 iiCett run laded of shelling £3. she had a mothoi nat
sleSeather :kit thry veal do nothlnes,iih her. He coolinoed
her etateoest that she uad ord.,. IS hot >lac.
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The Chairman raid ahe 1.1 Inain sttalinir Iron' the person of
finelet rhe had been dining with. This aggraranxi her
offence. . . _

ono month, awl 5 yews in a Reformatoy.
This concluded tho eceelonu,