The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-10-26 00:00:00

STRALING ONET.

John 0 Nei was indii told for feloniousle steeling CI in
silver, t se property of S web Tilley, at All Saint's, Dot-
cheater, nn September Ind.
The i ris iner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. It Foesett Lack, in-truit d by Mr. Arthur Lock,
persecuted.
Marls' Powell, carpenter, melding at Bell--t 84, said
he went to Mrs. Tilley's shop, on September lad, at the
corner of 8011-street. He saw the prisoner in the shop,
coming from behind the counter. He said "Is this the
place where Mni. They livesr and witness Pitted it war.
Mies Tilley then came in the shop, and the prisoner asked
her if her father TIM in, and she said "No." He said be
had ',pled on a Job of which Mr. Titley was the f.rdmsn.
Mies Tilley then served him, and he went out of the
shop, As he was going nut be heirs' prisoner ask for half-
an-ounce of tobacco. He Raw biro come out, end be then
went back aad told Miss Tilley of the position in which he
had seen him.
Sarah Tilley said she lived at Nn. 11. Alinottooderrace,
Dorchester, and kept a emcee' shop. On September find,
about one o'clock, she went into the shop, and found the
prisoner and Charles Powell there. Prisoner asked to gee
her father, and she replied "You can't see him; what do
you want of him r He replied he wanted to see him. as
he had worked under him; he was on the road, and be
thought he might help him. She told him he could not
, see him, and he then asked for some tobacco. When he
was served be went out. Powell then came back, and told
her the position in which he had peen the prisoner. On
searching the till she mired about .CI in silver, which was
composed of half-crowns, irins, and sixpences. The
prisoner had paid for the tobacco with • sixpence. Ste
had looked into the till at one o'clock, and she whited no
money then.
P.C. Dunn acid he was on diity in Durngate-etreet on
September lad between one and two. He received Infor-
mation from Mee Tilley, and found prisoner In the Noah',
..trl.2 public-house. He then rh tried him on suspicion with
the money. Re took him the police-station,
Wh=. e was identified by Powell, On searching him he
found two half-crowns, two Sc, ins, six one-shilling Mews,
• three-penny piece, and lilt. in coopers—in all 18..41.
Prisoner said Miss Tilley said nothing shoot shilling
pieces having been missed. She only missed half-crowns,
Some. and sixpences.
Mr. Lock replied that the florins and half-crowns were
the only ones she noticed to have been taken.
Prisoner put in a written statement to the effect that
would it be likely be should go int, a public.hou-e close
by when he took the money. They missed Ms. tow'., and
yet they only found 18.. 711. upon him. He had no time
to spend it.
The jury found the prisoner guilty on both count,. 11.
also pleaded Imlay to a previous conviction for felony at
Hindon, Wilts, on July 21st.
Sentenced to twelve months* hard labour, with two
years' police supervision.
SHEEP STEALING.

JoAn Woods pleaded guilty to sheep-ethaling at Chick-
well.
The hill odalzurt the man Andrews, for receiving. was
thrown out.
The prisoner plearied guilty t , a previous conviction, and
was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment and police
supervision for two year,.