The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-25 00:00:00

DARING BURGLARY AT WINTERBORNK

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OLENSTONE RICTORY.

At the Magistrateme Clerk's Ofilos on Friday afternoon
the man (harm Roberta was brought before Leut.•
General Parke, C. 8., charged with botchy-Masi,' bee.bing
end entering the dwelling-house of the 'i.e. Henri Wills
Go,. Rector et Winterhorne Clenstona, ~n the morning of
tiohdey, the 9 it of Jenutry, and stealing th.refrom • gold
watch and ch•in, and • purse coataining a few shillings
in money.
Proescutir stated that on the night of Saturday, the
litit of January, he retired tl rest about balf-past 110 clock.
The front door of his dwelling-house, was looked, barn&
and chai.ed when he went ty, bed. Re saw to this himself,
ant also locked the door of the dining-room on the outside.
He platted his gold watch and chain on the chest of
drnwert to his bed-room when be went to bed. Ris ba-
rmen was the first door. A purse belenging to his wife
was on the table in their bed-room, sad it contained • few
shillings. Their bed-room door was not locked. Between
one n'elock and five o'clock on the morning of Sunday,
the 9th or January, be heard • noise outside the bows by
the drawing-room window, but not hearing it repeated. be
took no further notice. Re heard a clock strike and tot
opt& the purpose of looking at his watch, but found it
wig gene, and that the articles of his 'We's table W....* in
contusion. The drawers of the looking-glaes wen- ir.e•
out, and the mahout. were on the tal,le in oonfusion lie
todad hie cost and waistcoat, widish belied on the Pre•towl
ainikt plated ea a slab by the abut of dismiss were 05

he A pocket belonging to his wife had evidently
been earched. He went downstairs and found a lamp
burning on the dininx-rooni table. His wife's dresaing
eine. which was in their bed.room the night before. was
OD the dinios.room t Ade, the contents 'loin' in conftuion,
sod a small cabinet was also on the table. He then
went int, the Amateur-room and found that the daven-
port had been broken open, and that the contents were in
confusion. A small rosewood hog la the drawing-rooth
wee also broken open. He found the bar of the front
door down, the chain undone, and the door open. The
ng.roose door was also open, and the hell door as well.
He did not think the drawing.room door wee locked when
be went to bed. Ile found a pane removed from the win-
dow of the drawing-room, the her down, and the window
open. The portion of the casement window produced
belonged to Ms hone,. The gold watch and chain pro-
dne,d were his property, and were those that were testae
from hi. bedroom. The leather purse produced belonged
to his wife, and was the one that was stolen.
Bessie Frixsie, servant at the li,ctorv, said she went to
bed shout hulf-ptat 10 o'clock OD the listurday night
named. All the windows of the drawing room were then
fastened. The shutters were not closed, but the blinds
were down. She saw that the windows were all fastened,
sod that the front door and back door were both locked.
When she came downstairs the next morning she found
the house in confusion. Tbe heal door, the drawing-room
window, and Lb. front door were open.
P.C. Dinben. stationed at Winterborne Clanton*, stated
that on the morning of the 9th of January, &boot 8 o'clock.
from information be received. he went to Winterboene
Clenstons Rectory and found the hones in confuslom. The
wine een.r bad been broken ryes, and there was a pees
of glees mis-ing. He fount the impressioas of a knife in
the leaiwork of the window. He produced • portion of
the caaernett where the pane woe taken out. H. DIDO
pi, dared a dressing cue and rosewood hog which had been
broken open. He was present that (Friday) morning at
Wintertime., Clenetone, in rompany with B.i pt
wood and P.C. Bliley, when Bailey compared the blade of
the pocket knife found on pri.ioner with the mark. on the
lead of the window, end he saw that they corresponded.
P.C. Sharp, of the 8 ,merset Constabulary, stationed at
Tempiec.,mbc. stated that on Sandey, the 9 h of January,
atl2 o'clock. he received information from his superinten-
dent that a buralary had been committed at Wint Thorne
Clenetone, and • gold wa.ch stolen. On Monday, the 19th,
et oot 'retitle to 12 o'clock, he received informatiun from
Suet Grant of another burglary, and the description of
the man supposed to have committed it. He had pre-
vinuely, on the some day, seen the prisoner come to
Templreonsbe, from the direction of Wincanton, by irain,
and as he sneered to the de•oription, he went in search
of him. P.C. Bailey and hims-lt got on peisoner's track
at Honstridge. and they overtook him at Tomatoes. He
told prisoner he should chores him with being coniernnad
insborgisry at 8 alinidge Common, and si•lt d him to
walk with them to Tomplecorobe. Prisoner did so, and
they took him into an hotel there and searched him. In
hi, left-head brea-t pocket he found the gold witch (now
produced). lie charged him with st-elbst the wathh at
Wieb.ebenre amorous, and prieoner said it wee his
grendm that He then took him tot, coatdr.
P.C. Be 'ley, of the S rnersetahire P-lica Force, stationed
st lienstridge, said he arc nispenied P.C. Sharp in search
of the prisoner on the 10th of January. He assisted in
eiserthing him, and found the purse (now produced), and
ilia • pocket-knife and • pen-knife. That mo-ning, in
company with 'tent Underwood and P.C. Dibben, he
went ti Winterborne Clenstone and saw the moment
window which had been broken open and there were
marks on the lead work made by • knife. The blade of
the pocket-knife found on prisoner was round at the top,
and corresponded with • mark in the lsadwork of the
w,ndoe.
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Soot !theppurd (Winenn ton) said the prisoner was brought
to the police-staton at Wincanton no the evening of the
10th of January by P C.'• Sharp sad Beller. He was told
he was In custody on • chug* o4ocwmitbg a burglary at
Steillwidga Common. He asked the prisoner his name,
and he said it eru George Roberts, and that he came from
the town of Irgioset.r. He was then locked up. About 10
o'clock the same night he had his clothee taken from him,
sad on examining them be found the gold watch chain
produce iin the nutside breast pocket. The prisoner had
a new overecett on when he was brought to the pile..
station. He afterwards told the prisoner that he h
found is chain, and be replied that it was all right. The
same night be handed the Oviner over to Sept+. Grant
and Underwood. On the following day he cominiinicathd
wi-b Mr. Ferndale, Cnief Coa,tabl. of the Betheeh of
Lidcester, making inquirief about the prisoner, and he
yesterday received a reply stating that no such person was
known there.
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Priem-67CW nothing to say in defence, and he wag erm-
!Bitted for Wel at the wise., the clmintsalon for which
opens to-4 aY (Thorsday).