The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-02 00:00:00

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The mart was crowded with persons anxious to hem
the trial of a man who had at lael been caught In the
act of breaking the trees on the Dorchester rood.
The culprit Is a Weymouth man, the more to his
I neva had he shrunk visibly from the soot mot
felt for him on all sides, aid fremematly expressed.
name I. Whits, and be was Merged with wnfally des-
troying a tree. the property of the Weymouth Local
Board of Health, alse with dameging the Imes of
another tree belonging to the Beard, and further with
deotroying two trees belonging to Mr. Dodson.
it was under.teed that the fella • would plead pithy,
nly offering the miserable ao-ezeum of drank....,;
but the Bench were determined to have the case fully
gone Into.
Albert Chalker, residing at the bashes Rodiple-
terrase, was standing at the beet of his doer Oast
half-past sight lest night, mad saw priewme atop by
the side of Mr. Dewey • home, No. 1 Grosvenor
Villa, and break the top of a tree off. Primmer wait
on a little farther and wither heard soniethiag mask
like the snapping of wood. Oave him abase, bet
defendant hid his (manes Followed kina round Hill
House • but prisoner ran through Yr. Feireis's gabs.
Wilmot% A 0111•111, had knoera the man ever Muse he
was. said, sad only lost halal of laim wises he went
Into Mr. Ferry's 'almanac. They eserehed for the
Peso last night, but goad not lad it till this a.
Alm saw him break one of the trees grewlegtraela&
ambito street near Orommor-plaes. This sherniag he
as. the Superintendent 61 the top of the tree, new
pedaled, with the stem of the has left in the posed.
Hale. bolted= in Baying that this peeduesd was
the t4ip of the tree whieb be saw prisoner break off.
Prisoner said be was worse for liquor. and did not
know anything about it.
Sergeant W. Gala last night, from infeematima
rewired from last witness, went to Liperry, with P.O.
Sam soled up the primmer, and said " Have you bon
,be ',Weymouth to-day ?" Primmer said be had, and
witness the. eautimed his not to erimistate blamed.
Filitesen said" Whieh way did you cases baser sad
power sepilsd "By the Dorchester read by St. John's
eboreb." Whims told hiss " You are stroagly ear
peeled el damaging some trees heiseging to the fle-
pecaMes et Weyseeth." Re Ltinvesahlasewee; bat se
be was enspootad of abased We Mgt
IP be said he was not near llerris's, but
ems vg) the lies. Witmer took him tot. aneledy.
P.C. &asp, of the (booty Polies, said LW night
&beet halt•past 10, be sow primmer between Broad wey
and Up, , going in the direction of his hems. B.
was dressed in dark teethes.
Beret Galt took hiss In octody and be this pates
the clothes produced, whisk were covered with mad.
Witness elm found watchman the s kale, sod
the troweers are torn in several pie.... Al the tam
almoner
_passed whom he had no hat as.
Supt. Vieksßy saw the pcissafw this "riles at
' aad Wig

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idin Ire aaar—re. H. esM b.wpa Very
sorry ; bat be bal bad sans spirits and beer, sad it
0.11021111111 WSW loud the top of the tree pro-
duced la Mr. Densey's prank dose by where It was
betoken. Compared the kip Wilt that left In the
mond, In the prematte of Chancey and It oorreePonded-
Tie tree le lo the pebile street., and is the fordfont7
the Leeal Board of Health. The value of the tree Is at
Led ss. Prisoner waits for Kr. Oase, eabinet-maker,
and appeared to be • very quiet Inoffensive tams.
Primmer said he was cagy aorri for what belied done.
Hs was then 'barged with-dal:wrier two UM. belong.
leg to Mr. Dodson.
P.C. Clark said he was on the beet about balf-past 7,
looked at tlis teem, sad believed noes were broken.
P.C. lackalscia was on duty about • quarter to 10,
on the Dorchester road, received information from
Chalker, and went and examined the trees near Ogee.
mum Villas, found one tree with the lop tooU and
going further found another broken near York
Near I !mover terrace he found another tees beam
Both wer; a'ir, ..ni growing. limy belonged to Mr.
Do leen.
Albert Chalker deposed to seeing prisoner wine from
the direction where these tress were broken.
P.C. Clete said Inept prisoner rifted WS he Mai fie
the rallitey station lest evening ; bet was toe late fer
the train, walked up the line, ma got over the railings
by the Pig and Whistle.
Mr. Dodson said the trees coal him Is. *sob, brides
the carriage, planting, and fenders, about 24. Si. eaelt,
and they 'mild not he replaesd Ws year. They were
eat=rd=rang.
tweaking Nis brass, and maid he was
In drink._

—fin—Mayor sold the Local Bee el of this town bad
gam to a amilderahle expanse In pleads, trees foe the
comfort of the inhabitable sod Alton and the beauty
of the town. From thus to tiros these trees hid been
dan.,sed ; lees hal been hanged on some who had
been oonvicted. ao4 so it had been attempted to protest
these trees from being destroyed; but this had bees
without avail. Only within no last few day.. reward
bad been offered, to endeavour to bring to jostles nom
permos who bad destroyed this relent* property,
end he (the Meyer) wee extremely glad that tiejsarbirly
bean fortaoate enough in this lass to be able
to 'outlet, bemuse in sane mewls they bed hoes usable
to bring the offense horse or the guilty parties. The
Benin had the option of lollstbi4i floe of 13, or giving
priamer hard 14eor mit ez.ssdl.g three mouths. They
should eariaisly not he him, hot 11915011 Ina to Dor-
feeder gaol for two ineolliff hard Limon sae meals
aacia soap Chalker, the Nosh ore taiseedieglueidledd
to you for tom* forwarded la this Yen will
see Mr. Vishory refloating the reword Ikrd hoe bees
offered. The Bsosh Would like to take this epperbinity
of making the habahltente of the keno to asild Is par
serving this property, whiab la for the point soley-
ment,lt Is most imporiaot that the labaidtanis them.
Delved should amid, berme it Is isipeelide thee no
pabLie &enmities out be always waddle Ibeee teem,
therefore it memo to cm that we sheeld pees then es
mash uader the protection of the geniis ea el Ike pollee.
The Mayor also ordered that the snooty polite
should remise their exposer.
The punishment islikted by the Besets appeared to
be approved by the public, tome of whom may lied
doubt, whether It was beery saes&

lIQIS OF TEI llacarmar. dauca.-0a Wednesday
the first shoal of mackerel Mr Yds measett, wee sena In
the West Bay, and the ishenneammessefully ret their
✓ot round them, bat the traoherests reeks which have
so often relit • good heal, prowled the re hers
brought ashore, &ado o the prise wan lost.
&wan floao.—A andoe of sacred wog Illastordiva
of "the ...Opp of Jere" we. giro In the
Ural chapel on Friday The Rev°.7V.
Sherren cadres! as reader, the mannilats:m
of the service was reedited by the *bardln
their usual pnnewerthy dyle. Than was • red
attendance, and all seemed planed.
Foasaraa's Ftroaaez.—Tbo reseal= of the loie Mr.
Theirs Rogers were Mterred Is the Usder-idllsieserry
Os Banday afternoon. The body had previoesly been
conveyed to Bt. John's chunk, where the friend
service WU rend by the Rev. U. Jenoar, who also
odiciated at the grave: The members of the Court
" Penevereace," to which the deceased belonged,
followed the corpse. A large oreoerse of people
ar misled to witness the interment.
PoSTLAIID CalOllT CLOS. t a moo6lng of the
members of this slab, held et the Royal Victoria Rots!,
on Monday evening, the following gentlemen were duly
elected to Aloe for the coming reason r—Ortels, Yr.
.1. llodadon ,• second caotaio. Mr. Z. MlUedg•
tory, Mr. J. (hooker ; committee, Mows. Rea, Prior,
Hogerth, Moore, C. White, A. Beene, Urry, and O.
R. Andrew,.
801)0111 DIATEI. —Oa Friday morning, • MO
Muned (Arlen David Harris, a jobbing gardener, meld'
lag at Waketare,was at work in the reel eider' play
ground at this Oar. About ten o'clock he aomplained
to his fellow workmen that ha felt very ill, and
epl.ear“l to loose the use of hi. a,ins. Dr. lifeLein
was rut I.r, end rononnueaded toe removal hear at
oar, and on his reaching there he wee der by Dr.
Hawke', who gave him medicine, bet at three in the
afternoon he died. H. was about 48 yaan of age, and
roves • wit, and five children. The facts were reported
to the coroner, but no inquest wen coosfd, red nis
Fiek—Abott midnight on Monday, thelgneeaci
inmate. et .lie derna prim at the navel hospital
Were away LY • Wks of &nitration, the room being
fall of smoke. Atalarm wee bamedletely reined,
end
the seat of the fire was found to he beneath the door
of the spertmenr. The remelt from 5T..118. Boinewee
and Achni s, un•irr the commends! Captains Hare lad
Pure. 01, ith their Lase and engine, and Serpent
Plorener, with a poly of f oiler were on the spot In •
very •Lint Uni.., and ever) orshion was at CMGs made
10 15iti12,0441 the file. In a few hours their efforts
were sueoesetuf. The damage done to the building in
serious. the whole of the Misused flooring of the upper
rooms being destroyed. The canes is at present un-
known, but it must have bre 'mouldering err time,
se the Aron were extinguished at nine °Work A
party of seamen were left with the rine roe th.
remainder of the ni,rht, In ere of a fresh outbreak.

KirasolDlaaar .0711111. —Oa Friday our snugly
inlet litile village was thrown bite • slate at alarm by
li. becoming known that • man Dan ed George Haim,,
bad disappeared. It appean that be had been greatly
deprewou in spirits for • few days previous, bat notkiag
slarscii,g was •r tielpid.d act 1 Friday racealag, when
he avnir,ved to give Lis friends tbri slip, aad getaway,
as one knowing in what direction. Fain war. eater.
trained for Ws safety sad womb was ism* bat wlibast
rarer until nem soak Ithea hi alai by
lassaell bet is a tad data, for his ha" via dnsdtally
battered awl braiaad_ agd his slotbse saturated with
Moog. is is ..p-p—aij th• poor atm most base
4"" It by ituamariag his bead with • stone, as sae
vas found besmeared with blood. He is Wag la a very
prasadra