The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-02-04 00:00:00

COUNTY PoLICE.

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Toceo•r.—Before B. P. Gundry, Esq., and J. P. F.
Gundry, Esq.
Ch•rlys Brown, of Lidera. WWI summoned by nsi
Brown for nun-psyweet of 9e, mous of an •Mliet,on
orb r. The man had al.eady been to gaol more than
once fer the woe off.mce —G,mplivrant "id tie
amount wee tine to her under the tutor for the I+,o !I's
"A" CI in. 6d- p.r weak. The °had woe Mill Mitre.
e had not applied to defendant for tie monet.—
D, ferulsnt mid be wee willing to pay U. 61. per week
in future, but declined to pay for the past.— The Ben, h
sentence I him to go to primn for two menthe u• he
declined to pay the •rnoont due, and told him 1.0 wise
very f"4.li.h. "114 going to prison would not frit him
from hi. liability, hut as soon as he left the prison he
would be li.bla again. _

FRIDAT.:4;forg j. P. F. Gundry.
HOW FAIIIMIRR ust ROHM —Thom.' Kendall, a
Young man, • carter, in the employ of Mr. Alfred J.
P tfell. Hype,
V. 0•P". ittnkenper. of Eype, was chsr,ed with wady.
was °barged with steeling, and Mr.
ing, • gustily of straw, the property of Mr. Pitfield,
on the 30th January.---Mr. Leggin appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Day for the di fenclant Gape. —Mr.
Loggin addressing the magistrate, wed that Mr. Pitfield
had suspects-I for 50011! time at that his +thaw was being
etolen, trot weld not bring-it bogus 10 00! person. He
had in oonsequenes set • w•t.h. Mr Ptfield did not
wish to prees the charge against Kendall, sa be thought
being a young man be might have been led into it, but
he wished to pr se the charge ogainst G•pe. • Stephen
Samways, Isbourer, in the employ of Mr. A. Putfield,
said yesterday morning,
abont heltpast eight, by his
muter', orders he went to Lower Eype, Anil sew Randall
coin.,
with Mr. Pittleld's horses and waggon to the rick
Porton there for a load of etrew. Ruciall loaded the
straw with the hap of Junes Hallett, and tied it down
in the regular way. Tb• two then tied up • large
bundle of straw, about • cert., separate froos the load
and put it on the losd, and tied it to it, Wanes, ..1115
in • house near, where he °mild not be seen. Kendall
went on with the load round the village and when he
cams opposite Mr. Gape's hones be stopped. got on the
wageon end untied the rope which fastened the btridha
of straw to the load. and threw the bundle off. Gape
who wu there took the bundle and carried it
to Lis stable door. Rendall went on with the
rest of the load of straw to Higher Eype.—Cross.
examined : Gape's house is very near the road,
the road there is very narrow. When the waggon
stopped it wss ewe to Gape+ house, hot did not touch
the house. He did not know whether Kendall got up
behind or in frant of the waggon to take off the b idle
'of rtraw. He did Lot see him get up. He °fluid not
say whether Randall wag tiying to fasten the straw or
loath it, bat he saw the bundle come off. Witness
was in the hum all this time about 100 yards from
Gape's house. He di not g • out and follow the waggon
as perhaps then Randall would not have taken the
bundle off (laughter). There was • hid just at that
part, and they sometimes had to put • drag on waggons
to come down it, and stop to do it, but this was going
up hill and the would'nt put the drag on to come up
101 l (great laughter), He did not see Gape take the
bundle of straw, but he saw some one catch the straw,
and Gape had a bustle dire:tly after, but he could '
not swear was it the rame.—Re-examined : I saw sonic
one catch the bundle of straw as it was thrown off,
and in an instant Gape appeared with • bundle. —Jeme•
Hallett, another labourer of Mr. Piifield's, salc.
ho helped load the waggon yesterday morn-
ing and Rendall tied up • sepera's bundle •nd
put it on the load of strew afterwards and
Isetened it with • rope. Witness then went to Higher
E 'pe anti was present when Kendall came there with
the load of strut: the bundle wig not on it
L.reoder said he received a wa,r•nt veaterd•y to
•pprebend the two prisoners. He went to Men r
Erie. where be saw fluidal!, and charged hirn with
stealing a bundle of straw the property of his master
that morning. He was about to speak and witnue
uutioned loan. Randall then &eked Mr. Pitfielei to
forgive him, and said Mr. Gape asked him t i give him
• bit of straw and he did WO, but it woe only a small
bundle. Witnesa then went to Gape with Mr. P.theld
and charged him with stealing or receivlng the bundle.
Gape said " 'thatch.' the other say about ihr Witness
refused to say. Gape then said to Mr. Pitfield he
hoped if there was anything wrong about it they would
I try and put it right. He had sine straw there that
he had b..ught of Mr. Ogenbury, and he had bum time
• time bought straw of Mr. Meld. Witness pro.
--ed some straw taken from Gape's 1 ,ft, and some
• from • riot of Mr. Piilield's which he told him
the one tho bundle tail been taken from.
wan chickweed in bth samplea. Cron..
mined : He would not swear that the two sample*
responded—Mr. Alfred J. Pi:field said he was a
a...r lining at Fyi e. Ira con•equence of it.formati in
:bt.ined • werrant yesterday fc r the apprehension of
. two prisoners. If. was present when Sergeant
vender uprehended Ken tell, who alter some
ie said to witnees "I hope you will forgive me this
as, it we. only unwell bundle, Gap. asked ma togive
n a hit of straw and I did it." Witness then went
Lower Eype with the sergeant. an I saw Gape. The
rgeant read the ch•rge to him, and (tope then said
.witnene. "TI there is anything wrong I will try and
it it to right. I have bought straw of you" ant witness
plied" you have, but that western,* tinie back '' It was
long time back, it might be twelve months sew.
Vitus. saw the sergeant take a small bundle of etre,"
r .m Gape's loft, and they then went ts the rick where
he lead bad been t.iten from in the moining and cones
tared the straw in it with what bad been taken bons
. . . . _

:ape. There wan chickweed in both wordss of stn...
'co believed both samples came from the same rick, but
could not swear None of vritnesela labourers
were allowed to take straw from the farm with.
out pertnia•ion, and Rendsll hail not any prrinisdon.
Cromethmine I : It is • common thing for straw coming
from land in high oondition to have chick w-pt in it.
G ipe bad had straw of witness through hi. bailiff, but
no other man on his farm had supplied Gape by hi.
authority. Witness would not swear that he had never
had a memo's. from Gape to let him have straw, through
one of his men, but he bad no recollection of hi, so
doing. If Gape bad so sent he would have had it, bat it
but it wised have beeweigbed by witnes or his bailiff.
—Joseph Ozenbury. farmer of Chide.* and Eype, aaiti
he bad had dealings with Mr. Gape. and Gape had sorn-
str•w of witneas in December led, about two amt.
Witness went to his rick from which Gape had that
straw that morning with P.C. Wiles, who to.ik some
straw (rim it and put it in a bag. Tim etraw produced
was the same. The 'thaw produoed from his rick was
different from that Sergeant Lavender produced : the
latter was much oceireer than the other, and he should
not think both lots came from the game Ileld.—Crose
eaamined : Straw often earls. ia different parts of the
same &IL—p.c. Wiles said be protuced the straw
taken from Mr. Ozenbnry's rink that morning : he had bad
km hit possession ever since—Rai:plan now state I that he
took up •bundle of straw to Mr. Gape and he had it.—
Gape pleaded not guilty. Mr. Day said the ease again-t
Gape WIN a very shaky one there wan no evidence
that Gape ever had this straw at all.
lie did not think if Gape was committed for trial at
the assizes that he wool be convicted. It was in
evidence that Gape had bought straw of Mr. Paid&
! and Yr. Pitlielit had said that if one of hi, min had
ordered straw for Gape, he would have had it only it
would have been weighed either by him or his bailiff,
! bat Gape would not know anything about who weightd
Gundry committed both prisoners for trial at
the seises, bat said ha would take bail—Mr. Lirgein
sail that Mr. Pitfirld wan willing to let Randall be bail. d
on his own recognisance; which the magfstrate agreed
!to do. Gans woo admitted to bail in two nurities of LIU
each, and himself in £4O.

A YOUNG LADY SWINDLER AT CH ARMOUTIT.
On Tuesday last, • young lady, with • cork leg (!)
giving the name of Louisa Anne Grimes, was brought
up before B. P. Go".dry, Egg. and J. P. P. Goniry.
Esq., charged with obtaining gOods from tradesmen of
Chia mouth under false pretenses.
Mr. John Potter, of Charmonth, boot maker, said the
pri.oner obtained • sair of golo-b no Dons him on Satur-
day, the 25ih inst. The nrisoner wan • stronger to him.
She came to his shop in the middle of that day, and said
she wanted a pair of goLialses for her" mamma." He
asked her what vise, and she said the boots, were sin
sise. She took two pairs for her "mamma" to try on.
Witness anted her *here they were staying, and she
Cal et Mr.. Spell's, a women who lets lodgings at Char.
mouth. He let prisoner have these goloshes. as she said
she was lodging at Mrs. Saell's with her "mamma."
He should not have done so else. Prisoner shortly
afterwards returred erlth one pair, and Paid the other
pair would da. She asked bias to come on Monday
morning and measure her mamma for a pair f boo's,
and she would pay for them both together. Witness
went on Monday morning, and found neither the
prisoner nor her mother there. He inquired at Mrs.
Buell's, and found the mother had not been there, and
he believed hut not been at Charmooth at all. The
goloshes now produced he had no doubt we.. the same
the prisoner had of him. He bad never been paid for
then,. H- did not see the priviner &gal i until be sew
her in custody Has day at Bridport. The prisoner gave
him her name soGreen.

Cross-examinet by prisoner: You did not say you
wanted to take the gol she. to try on for yourself.
The prisoner said that she told him at the time the
golosbcet were for herself. anti that she asked him to
mount. her for • pair of boota on the Monday. She
said' her mother's name was not mentiontd by her.
Mr. John Stevens, grocer, Charmonth, skid he
occupied a part of the same house as Mrs. Snell did.
The prisoner emu to Mrs Snell's on Friday evening,
and stayed there until the following afternoon, when
she left. The prisoner wee quite alone, her mother use
not with her, and she had not returned since she left on
Saturday.
P.S. lAvender said yesterday (Monday) afternoon
shout three o'clock, he took the prisoner into custody
in Soathdarret, Bridport, for obtaining goods from
tradespeople at Chet-mouth under Glee pretences. She
said she bad bed none, but what she had psi.' for. fibs
wee wearing • pair of goloshes. Witness to dr her to
the police station and asked him to take them off. and
give them to him, and she did ao. He told her those
were part of the goods she was charged with so obtaining.
She said she had paid for them. Those now produced
were the name,

The pnsoner, in answer to the magistrates, denied
having the goloshes in her maanns's no no.
There were two other cases against the prisoner. but
the prosecution not being ready, they were adjourned
until Wednesday, when the prisoner we. brought up
before B. P. Gundry, Seq. Mrs. Snell spoke to her
taking lodwings at her house for four months, giving the
name of Green (!), and staying there for i day, after
which she " skedaddled," of course without paying.
She was committed for trisl at the Dorset arises, A
charge of obtaining grocerie, from Yr. John Stevens, of
Channouth, was dl.mt4, acid a third charge with-
drawn.

THE FEEIANF.

"COLOWIL" strung 0,4 Tile CtlllienWSLL
Womrs told that the pristine. Burke having been
informed of what was said &boat Lim in connexion 'nth
this explosion. writes to hit solicitor. on tie matter as
I have beer..ntorniedthat ime of the warder•
f the Howie of Deo ni ion, in his evidsree. rirstsd th•t
1 *tooled and moved oat of the ring while at exercise,
mod pretended to take • sterna ott or my she. 1 lisTe
frequently stepped out of the "rig during the three
we •It. 1 w•• eonfined there, ntsrly ev. ry day—for
auffered from • core between tie Mee, and still guitar
from it, though in • lee' degree, and tell he at the
House of Detention I burnt it with some lunar caustic
given me by the d elor for tle purpose. This the
warders know as well ait ; but it is only fat. and not
seneltional enough perhun to atm their portion*. W/1114
that is, of amine, sintbmly han see—to endeavour
strongly to o-t rblish some sort of •ti underataodiug
between myedf and His antlors of the deplorable
' occurrences allu letl to." In general and emphatic
to, in. lie di nit.. .11 pri.y knowledge of the
catastrophe. With reference to his exprienee of the
explosion itself he also is;. -"Forty secon is imfor•
it took plan- I was in • cell in that en i of the prison,
being identified. I had hoely left the cell and had got
back into my own one, which was on the other end
the building, when the explosim took plsce. I was at
City Point when twit vemela loaded with gunpowder
blew up; I was 300 podn from th.m. That was truly
terrine. bet alter the body of the explonon was gram
there was virtually an end of it. Here it w•s different,
an after the explosion came the felling of timber and the
shrieks of the prisoners—all blent in no wild painful
("influent.. I was nearly anflocated in my mil In smoke
and duet that rushed up through the ventilator. When
thee...dash a subsided some•hat, and the position could
bri realised. I asked one of the warder* what it was, Ile
mode no answer. In a few minutes after he had pease'
I looked out of icry dell grating, and I saw • warder, armed
with ride sad revulvor, standing sentry on toy cell. I
then thought tat whatever it Inv, or how caused, the
governor of the prison believed it must be in some way
(entreated with me. Elio how can I explain the unn‘ual
proceeding of porting an MA HMO as /entry over •
prisoner who never violated the slightest order, or in
any way stepped ands from the discipline of
the prison? Then I received the fint faint
glimpsee of light. 1 reeolleete I the manner I wee
&longed from cell to cell daring the day, especially
after anybody had seen me— 'lawyer,' 'idea-
tifyer,' or Nen& The guarded conduct in every tune
exercised in relation to me; the whisie rings of the
warders and the governor reed rt•puty-goveroor ; the
Ink-out kept by the governor and a warder on tbe
central tower, which at the time 1 noticed it. I did sot
think any way strange; all the... things rn.hed on my
mind, and associl•ting them with the exploaion, and the
man fully armed as sentry on my cell, I oonla not help
thinking on the malij.nt, in which I was appertntly
insidered by the governor as some way connected.
When I saw the rieputy-governor I spoke to hint, std
&Act him what did it ail mean. He answered me,
' You ask no silly question ; you know very well whst
it means.' A few hours alter the latnentabl• occurrence
I was viri'ed by one of the visiting justices. At this
time there wire eever.l police end a body of troops in
the prison. I did not shop during the night, my own
thoughts, Wed by the conatant calling 'ell right' of the
warder, kept inn rierake daring this whole night In the
icorning, as I was going out to the van, one of the
warders said to me as I was taming him. D—n you.
I have a mind tr blow out your brain... So that taking
evert thing into con4deration I feel that this occurrence
has undeservedly reflected upon me."