The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-01-19 00:00:00

WIYMOUTEL
FUNERAL OF ALDERMAN MOM

The Assizes.

'Sr. Justice Stephen arrived -at Dorchester on
Thor.'Ay in ensent, unit was inet at the 84athot I.y the
High Sheriff i'l r. Itadelyffel. in wit, as iMinliage lie
wr. row pp.' to his lodgings. Beyond she In,erinni
,if A roe of ti dice conotablel there was
.11,, cenoliony,
and the time-hotimirof " pimp atoll corcionstatice
nf ti.i.iir••••••••in. win. a thin.; .4 the paet It,. hint.
chip attimile I Divine we, ice on Friday morning.
when I %moo N.isli Ir:herd's Chaplain I preached, :kll.l
. . slice ly afterward,. proceeded to moan...
The following were sworn on the Grand Jiiry:—
Colmiel Itii,trimin , Mr. If It. Middleton
Mr. J. K. Prelge • Captain A.. E. Mensal
Nlr. W. K. Itrynier . ilr. .%. Martin
Mr. if. 11. Boni , Mr.& M. P. Montagu
Nlr. W. I 'f is Mr. '. Rowell
(*.Mud A. B. rioter Mr. K. B. Pearce-K.lg.
Mr. 11. I'. Fa. r - culotte
ny il. W. WI iyer Mr. Marwoo I ti. 'teat.
Mr. W. B .11.. Freer wan
Cala tin I 'arr S. Glyn Br. K. Williams, jun.
Maior II," ki•orieth
In charrii g the than,' Jury the Jciiiia .aiil on the
present occ..aion he thought their lalimir• would 111
emipiratively easy. Tie.re were icon° seven or eight
cue. th it they would have to look into, and two of
them were different indietment• atrailet the came
person, a., tdat they wall only hare nhont four rmser
to try. Thi y would it-ire to look ollt.. each and are
1 whether or not there was sufficient .Vl.l.liot to their
I eaticfaction to make ...It A ii,ioll'l f.l,i, Ms, t., loit the
/ prisoner iii. n his trial. He need not tell them it
Iwas nit iii, ir duty to look into any affirmative
evidence ; all they hail to ii.. Mae to ..11 if there WAS a
andivient yam? anon the depocitions to tett the
(iris, itier IMfore the coinnton jury. There were three
1
or heir cases that repaired some remarks front him,
and he then proceeds.' to allude in come detail to a
mot singular case of bestiality. the practical effect, of
I which was that he ree.., 1111 l ended the grand jury
I not to return a 101 l for the full offence, hut for the
, attempt, owl at UP, the C iiirt from liste . it to wens
. mast revalting and ilisgieting detail.. In the cam of
I Henry Batty .14,411,4 William Kieg all.l Henry
i thonen. lie did not himself see any reason-o.le
evident* liy which Item.. could be convicted Ile
might Ile, for aught he (the Judge) knew. ac bail
as the other. but lie caw no direct evidence against
him. The reason he mentioned this was because
King made a statement that "Osman did it." Now
1 it WAS right for him to mention that what King mod,
room. it was said in ihnsien's firestinite, and that he
lief an opportunity of amovering or explaining it. or
that he beard it tinder cieciiinitancee in which he
could reaconably 11., espectel to deny it, and time fact
of iineinan siCensitil another where both were indicted.
those statements were not evidence against the other.
It only 11.11(1111118 evidence in the ease of adiniscion by
the other, if this. other were in rich a (coition that he
must have heard It, awl that he was n. 4 under
the clitoral of anybrdy i,, prevent him making any
ohscriations upon it ; if he did not then deny it drill
it mirht be some evidence agaitet the other. There
was unJoislitolly evidence against King. brmaime he
made certain matements. the sulet.anee of which was
—" I shall plead guilty ; it is the lint time I have
done it. and I will take care it shell I. the last."
That warn the evidence against King. but, it. lie hail
said. lie ilid it think Mono was any again.' ()omen.
Alliiilinp to the charge of him:limy against I ipshall,
his Lordship then deli's.' what coomituted a burglary,
, and from the depocitions he considered them MN
. inite sufficient evidence to jiistify them in !holing a
bill. .1.11.11,1.1/1,1 one eae that require.' carotid row
sideration at their hands, cis., the chair of vr.on
attainst Frederick Ilaillnun. became it ileiwo-1.1
almost wholly mem certain mark.. made I.y the
prie.inera lr.itii, which warn milesemenitly taken lor
the police conctable awl enamored at Om spot. and
which. aecordiem to dm as Meucci of two polieeinen,
e 4.1.41.40104. The it Ida not very tvwel)' !wall!"
11,..rn left in the pri• iner's 1r......ti..11. 1114 when 11,1 t
g.l li .1.1 of liy the emistaliles it was fi I some of
the laiils in the licit. hail been mooed Th... is,,t
hem reinmed whilst iii the possession of the prisoner,
and another 1111111 (tll4l Iverson Oilmen indieted in
. another. case( sp ,Ice to the promner, ackin; I . to
help hini to perform the operation on the boote,
Th. Wall the whole of the vi !deuce against the
pi ',diner, with the eter ion. 11".""n310. is. I" th^.
ti iii, it At. hill not.. l • heir.' prowntor 11111.11111114.1
11.. me t••••.I 1...1nd.:M1X i••• OM prle•111101-.4 f•allVr. The
dodge piinted ...it to ties titan,' Jury the slender
nature of this es ;donee, and he recommend.' them to
place Moonset, vs in the position of a jury empatielled
t., try it. and if they tholight their was sufficient
eivdence to emivict thee let them find a true bill.
He further ii °met mit if they rejected the bill. and
any further evi le ,'-.it .'t I its forilscominx, he cmil,l
I. again put no in his triad whereas if he 111.111/
aminitted by the reunion jury he could not be tried
' again.

CROWN CI 'CRT.
AT TS rm Nil's&
John Crocker labourer, wa, inillorcel for
fehoicevily breaking and mitering the omitting Name
or I...kilig flake .1 the 11.1.V.R. Compeny, and
therein stealing • ES Link lone .1 Mears. Stuckey...
Banking Company, £3 14. 94.. and railway ticket'',
the property .1 the said company at Yetuninstsr.
Mr. .tustisi Keeciiiial beh tlf of the company.
11.....111.1 uii,littiiieuit 1711Srgilli liii,, with
burglariodsly 'witching awl entering the
house of 'reniper.ince It about eleven in the
night, mei it oiling a quantity of drapery, at Thorn.-
sonnet, on December 21.1.-Mr. prosecuted.
ri mer pleieleil guilty.
Mr. .tilain sail, e. far as they knew, there had
been no prey' conviction against the priemer. Inn
from atatinnent which he had Mimic these were not
the only offence, hi. hnil collimated of this sort.
The company .1 1 lea prin. for • very severs agnomen,
lint asked his 1, delVp to pens substantial sentence,
for in cases of ibis s .rt, where railway ticket. were
carried sway, there was serious euepicien thrown
upon the conipany's servants.
The Judge, in pawing sentence, said Si.. prisoner
had pleadcd guilty to two felonies of • serious natnre.
To break into two holies, it,., one lethinging to a
private person and the inbtr the counting house of •
company, was a very serious thing ; and Si. take away
• number of railway ticket. and other documents
was likely to cause great public inconvenient*, besides
the wickedness of it. lle was compelled to NUN a
eeverellelltelteo indeed he doubted whetter or pia
1,. shwild send him to petud servitude. But he did
not think lie was what VIII 4 generally wale I a pr's.
fe.sional burglar. lie would be sent to II months'
...... ant with hap' labour.