The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-22 00:00:00

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MURDEBOUS AS3•ISLT ON • WARD ZE AT

PORTLkND.

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On Saturday afternoon last, Major 1. U. EwaMeld,
J.P.. with Mr. Coombs, the magistrates' Wert, Waited
the Portland Convict Pri-00, to as. evident* in the
woe of Wilhasa Fogrett, a oonviot, cbargod with •
murderous assault on Warder Edward Cross, on July
4th.
Mr. George Clifton, the governor of the prism,
deposed that the prisoner was received at Portland on
Dumber 22, 1869, under rarer of five yews' penal '
servitude for an assault, with intent to rob. On Joy
15 prisooer wan before him charged with woulting
Warder Coma, and be asked him what be had to say In
defence, aad cautioned him that what be said would be
takes down in writieg, and be given in evidenee evilest
him if be were tried by the civil authoritir He said
" I didn't Injure him bait as mesh as he injured me,
and 1.411 do the same to any man who gives me half
• chance." He explained that by that he mesa% say
mart who lojared him.
Warder Cram raid ou July 4 be woe In chute of
party No. 33, et work in the quarries, primmer belt*
re of them. On his irommeneing work, wittier gave
him • saw plot shaft, told hint to get • head to it, end
go on stone drawing. He Imitated, and said he would
not do that work, but would do him best. Witaess
mid" Vary well, Faweett, do your beet, I'll see how
you get on. ' Hamer turned to get the pike heed.
At that instant witnese's attention wee 'Wired to the
and he turned half floe to the relit. Fawoott
7stellm a book-handed blow with the Wok shaft, as
the left side of his few He felt stunned and stergerld,
but did not fall. Prisoner then turned round, and
struck him again on the left temple. That blow out
his brad, and he bled freely. He had not time to draw
hi. sword. He rushed away. to get time to draw hie
sword, it being reared by • button whloh must be
undone before It can be drawn. In turning round be
found Fureett close to him; be glued with him, and
they both fell, Fewest% under. Auistast-Warder
Limey ore to his help, the conrist was asentsd, and
led awe,. Whllat prisoner wits ou the ground h• bawd
Kim say—" I'll he hut* for the—." Wires, was
takes to the lueraisry, where be remained till the 71e,
bet hewer still under the d•otor's hand• fly the
sooviot : Whoa previous to this be reported prisoner
for idleness and iasubordinatioo, for which he wee
punished, he did so faithfully and jowly. He did not
call on prieoper to " dap out" without reason on
morehier to the work that afternoon.
Amaistant-Warder Jeffery Llano said on the day
In
question he was is charge of party No. 15, working
Woe* by Crore perry. He saw Cross sod the prisoner
alaugglieg. and ran to the warder's weistanee. Pri-
soner made so greet saiwint of resistor... Heard biro
wry whilst being hands 'lf I'd a got hold of the
-'ll sword I'd have out his Mrs out," sod be °op-
tioned using bed langeoga, selling the °fiber " •
sturderows —.." Witness found Cross had received
• severe the on the side of hir forehead, aod wee

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bt." (reify.
B. T. Alleluia, chief med.eal °leer at the Flue.
on the 4th Jaly saw Warder Cross in the Infirmary.
Eie boned Lim very week. He had • wound on the
left temple an inch and • half long which had divided
mune of the brenehes of the temporal uteri. and it
bad hied very freely. There IPSO 01110 • severe blow ea
the Idi offieek-boae, with the skia abraded. The in.
jartee were each "would be oomeloned by • pick shaft.
The nature of the injuries was snob that itithoset hi
oostid not this detest any immediate danger, II woe
nemesis' how some (Lager might wet be, sad eves now
the man was not free from risk. The wound Bret
impeded, bit) it WWI impassiblo wuy there might not be
Justus& Injory. Beoh blows sake sew marks of, gives
with • pia abaft, might have killed the man at onto.
flew.. allowed to have the Infirmary wilier than he
!mould hare dose on account of hie wife teeing so the
eve of bar oonfinement. Up to the preeent tialp the
as had gene cm very well.
Being charged lied duly outland, pri•oner .5k
Alt I have got to any la, I was Wravatad to It."
Be wu committed for trial at the sakes.

The Shareboldere of Loodon sod Prostatioster bank
bale appropriated £5 025 16s. for diarlhation sisoogst
the elate of the establishment.
Lord Prather, la seriously ill from paralysis.
The tourneymite bakers on strike at Marseilles he..
ea-operated to sell bettor bread at • lower prise than
their former employer*.
A RiStriT Or mil Cosesegtowat..—The North Wholes '
CAP•oticis 0••• • very lengthy report of o ogee tried
the Kenai Petty Sessions lest week, be which the Rev.
John William, motor of Elesumerie, • priest amoolate
of the C. 8.5., was summeeed to show •••••• why
ho
ekoeld not be adjudied the putative father ef • shild ,
el whom Elisabeth Jmes wee the mother. The sees
wee montesood at the September 'melons of last year.
impeding to the opening statement of the counsel, the
complalmet wee deolroas of bikini ciontroted, and
having spokes to the iieleadant, and expressed her
disks to present bane!, he appeared to have told her,
kbat as al the other persons who wore going to be
ociatireed were mach younger than haseitlf., it wenl3 be
bother that she shonit come to his bowie, imordingly,
the went to his house noveral times to be scepared for
confirmatiott, sad it would be proved by the otlicialth-
sot that me ommion he *hooked her playhttly seder
the shin, re another reaseion he held her by the wrists
and was guilty of many other familiarities. On one
oessios be appeared to have spoken to her about item
greelion, tansy her obeisant sonless everything to him.
•The *videos* arkineed was may stroag, and the bench
wrimre a vorthat &taiga', Ms monad defendant, on wh.••
behalf Dodos of appeal was /km

BIRTHS.
Jai, 6, 66 Root Swim Wareham, the riled Mr. j{.
Trout, grocer, of • daughter.
July 11, at Portland Plum, Briiiport, the erlfo of Mr.
J. Homes, CI • too.
July 11, at Banton Haase, Blandlard, tb. wife of H.
flyoderoombe BOW le, MN , of • daughter.
Jaly 12. at Weymouth, the wife of Monsieur Lem of

s dasyhter.
July 13,_ at Bournemouth, 334 wife of Gregory
White, M.D., of • daushtm.
Jely 13. at South Hosea Piddletrsetbl34, Me elle of
!Mom & ernes, of • son.
July 13, at Wsnswell Rectory, Ms elf, of it. Roy.
Idward Mimed Cmablidgs, of • son.
3aly 13, at Prisms-West, Dorchester, the elf* of Mr.
W. May, builder, of a daughter.
laly 13. at Fordlassen Omen, Dorshestm, the wife of
Mr. C. Millard, of • son.
July It at Chesil, Portland, it. etts of Mr. Becjunia
Aortas, Weymouth sad Portland Hallway, a a dans OW.
:ply U, North-spare, Dorchester, it. wife of Mir.
A. filamways, of • son, still born.
July 15, atl, Westou Cottages, the wile of Kr.
Crocker. el mos.
July 16, at West Allicirtoa, Brilpert, Mrs. Hoary
Worms of • datmhter.
Ali 17, at Blsodford, the ells of Yr. Charles Eater,
of • sem