The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-01-12 00:00:00

D AGRICULTURAL 0,

found near the railings wile matched with a piece which
the policeman brought with him. A knife the isdicesuan
brought corresponded with the marks Ina& near the nails
nf the wire-netting.. the knife had been broken etf and
ussi sue screw-driver.
. . .

- Crum-examined Did not ,ec any paper in the garden on
Stmlay morning.
P.C. Stockier corrohoraa-1 to the marks. On the
17. th he found prismer bier; in a loft :uol Arrest. 4 hue
tor vagraner.
Mr. Williams said Ile gli.l : -h. haluiyLung tub
with the case,

-141-.-11Tert;plied it Wai t how the primmer came
into Ir.

c•ontinued that prisoner had an 'ill coat, a
piece of greasy paper wan sliewn him I> another constable,
awl was put into the old Afterwanls they went to
the ganlen a Mr. Lock's and found the footmarks
matithed. Also found in the garden a piece of raper
whirls natatched with a piece (01111. i in the priamer's
wicket. The knife he compannt with the marks Made in
the woodin ork id the window.
rrons-examined: Saw gime pieres of paper in the
Meilen on Sunday morning, but did not notice any in
particular. Did not 'ay on Sunday •• flame are not the
anarka of the biota we hare seen.-
I'S. Aadrews proved finding a piece of paper with
butter on it, in tari.ineeia Picket-
Prinoner said that P.C. stockier, on Sunday, told the
Superintendent that his boots were not the bout: the
marks of which he hail *tan. It. wax set free, nothing
being found on hint, hut was afterwards taken up again,
who lie was charged with the robbery. Hut he urged
that he wil4 not likely to have got paper in has poresnaiin
bean een the titues he wan arrested, if he was guilty of
the robbery.
The jury acquitted the prisoner.
The tlhairman: Prisoner, you are you have
had a note lucky coupe.

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ATZALING I 111E6q6 AT rOADINGTON.
Rnberf Stoary, 21, labourer. W 2.4 charged with stealing
91b. of cheese on Lieveniber 23r,1, also • butter firkin, on
the 2fith, and with obtaining by false pretenee a cheese
value Se., from William and I lenry Hurdle, at Fordington.
Mr N. N. Ilatikes ',raceme,' ; priioner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Ilieedle said prisoner had worked for him for many
year*, off and on, and had horns, a good vhalacter until
thi I

The eiriirman pail this did not seem to he done on the
spur of the nsoment a, there were three offences, and the
false pretence case especially must have taken Some
tle.ught There had been souse things against I •
before: but the) were small offend,. Plot the l'ourt would
not take them into consideration at all in passing sen-
tence. Ills master had given him a good character. and
they would take that into consideratsin. hut they coedit
not let him off with a very light sentence. He would be
sent for two month, hard labour for the first offence, two
for the seoonil, and (our tnsnths for the false pretence,
each term to commence after the expiration of the pre.
celns one,

were dismissed about twenty ntinutcs pad
two..

Pr./444.41.s awl Pri.ocitln Peokrol,l, jon., were
brought up for sentence.
The Chairman, addressing the eller prisoner, said she
hal hen convict.' before. and the Court could not look
upon this offence as a very light one. Instead of een•ect-
ing her child, it appeared eIIC was the vex) one to teach
her to steal.

Prisoner, inipudently : liiiran you my so. air I
The (*bowman said it appeareil ho to the llourt. They
were theinfore going to mend the girl toa reformatory
acho.,l to lie taken care of.

Priyoner : flow can you say I taught her to atesll I
have eight children, and I never taught any of them to
steal.

Chairman : You have Leen bare yourself before.
The sentence is that for the first ofell,e you he im-
prisoned for two calendar nionths, with hard labour. and
for the sisrond offence for six Hi th• with habl labour.
Your daughter will go forone month's imprisonment, and
tire years to a reformatory school. We will try and save
the child, if we catutot save the parent.