The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-12-17 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTIJRXI4 GAZETTE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1872

WUama (ohalrmsn), Mr. L Puree.
Kr. It. 0. F.
Steward, Mr. George Churchill, Kr. C. W. Williams.
Fbidefendants were John Conine, Christopher
Dimond, William Palmer, John Eitous, William Eliot,
William &holler, lox =dor Cox, Jules C ,1146, Sylves-
ter Norman, Henry Bond, John C. Doter, Henry Gilliam,
Thomas Combeo, Thomas Cuter, alias George :item.
The clofeadants live Way at Portland, with • few at
ter, promoted on behalf of the Board of Trod.:
Weymouth. Kr. o.flymends, Town Clerk of Porches.
Weston of Dorchester, appeared for &mud of the
defendants.
_lts/ Bead alias Vaisalins, private of the 77th,
guilty to being in unlawful poseresion of five
bottlis of spfrita from the wrath. He said he was help-
ing to get oat the boxes and the men gave them to him,
, or he should not have tmehed anything.
' Meths Cue-has, of Portland, coal merehant, was
elmrged with SA.4 in possession of • mall boo, on the
night of Nor. Mill.
11r. Weston, for defendant, admitted having It, but
said he amid explain the matter.
P.C. flitl.r said he saw defendant leaving Chesil
beult and going in the direelloa of Portland OD the
olg lit of the 25th No.. H. followed and overtook
defendant. Boeing he had momethlng under his arm
under his mackintosh he asked bin what IL was. He
replied "something." Said he should like to see It;
witness unbuttoned his mackintosh, and from under his
arm defendant handed him • malt box, which he took
poesseios of. Asked him where he got It, and he
answered from the wreak. As witness was leaving him
ha said be was going to take It to the Custom Home
odious. Told him there won plenty on the beach.
Mat defendant shout • quarter of mile from the
wreck. Witness gave up the oash-box to Sept. Hare.
Oross-assedited : Wee sure defendant did not say
he was going to take the box to the coastguard.
Defendant VIII geiog Is Me direction of the maitmard
buildings. The wreak wee Ito the west 'of the Ferry
bridge. Defendant was coming from the beach to the
road. When asked what he had got he did not my he
had something valuable and wee going to take it to the
ussigitard. Was quite sure. It was about eight
o'clock at night
Re-examined: There were ooastguard about that
sight.
137 the Bench: TIMM were plenty of Custom's Olken
and mestguard at the wroth and between it and Ferry
Bridge.
Hr. WO•1141 mid defendant found the box and It was
biaintentlea as they used in farmer days to take It to the
shieS boataaa of the ooashroard. He told the pollm
man he bad something loanable. On the 17th he
applied to the mastguard for salvage, sod wits referred
to H. K. Costume, where be went and roads his claim.
On the 96th Nov. Mr. Grieve, the limeiver of Wreak,
cross to him saying he understood the lady who
stabled the box would be there ti-morrow afternoon,
when the box would be opened, and he had batter
attend. Defendant did so, when in it was only • I log
and • few trifling &Aides, which be was told It was not
with his while to claim salvage en. He tiontended
that all through the defending bad sated bona Lk, and
being a respectable man In Portland for many years,
he hoped the Belliti would be 'litigant with this
explanation.
Magmas Cox, of Straits, Psi tland, wee the next
defendant, and be was *barged with having a quantity
of pocket backerchlefs. He pleaded guilty.
Walnut Mai, a little bey of Portland, wee charged
with having • tin. He saki he picked it up and brought
It away under his arm, not thinking it any harm.
Themes Comer. Miss GAMW MOM, of Bouthwell.
Portland, pleaded guilty to heeler ease twill lining.
Kr. Weston for defeadasit.
Joao Gel/ias, Banton, Portland, WY abused with
having two bottles of spirit& Defendant said be Oohed
them up on the footpath, jut looming from the Math,
and did not know what they etheelneL
Mr. Wellsoo suggested that none people had over-
loaded themselves, and than left them en the road.
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me Cbalmam 'mid Owe vas a imam abroad that
f n iat ate ashore at Porilaad Wend to
iliv=ad people; awl the wow that was dispelled
the bettor.

—P.-6.--11artie mild he en deisedaut about 10 p.m.
sear Portland railway station hiked him what its
had, sad be said melting. Os searohlag hits found two
bottle of spirits. Took het to the states sad wrote
demi his ems. They were keg read botliss of un-
less' sea Defeedet said be asked them tip at the
wreck. Rs sppeared to be sober.
Defoodant mid the soldiers who were with the con.
stable, asked him what he had and he said he didn't
know, and they took one bottle, and the anomie's
the other.
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Norman. of Partiaad, ass charged with
buviag o. bottl• al spirits, sad moms small &Aisles
Ho p!!sdod Kl.lllty.. . .

William Sok*nor; of Portland. was also °barged with
having one bottle of eptrite. Efe pleaded guilty, and
said he did not know what it soutained. Yr. Srmende
said this man had three bottles, bat be was willing to
take Us plea on one bottle.
Jo/vs g&ilisa Dryer, a hd of Portland, pleaded guilty
to having a on. of oil and other arlielen
William Palmer, of Weymouth, admitted hiving
sieves shirts on owe aka soother on the morning of
the 261. B. said be had worked all night, and thought
he deserved them.
Jota P—
ber.ibg

Joan Stw, Hops-aquas, W•yrnoutb. admitted
wive • quantity of patina handberithiela, Nov. 26tb.
John Ooetbta, of Portland. • boy, pleaded aunty to
awing • quantity of ootton and other artlelea.
ChrisiojOar Da/mg, of Portland, admitted having •
bat said he was not aware h• was doing any.

hiug wrong.
Edward Paoli, Terminus-street, Weymouth, admitted
having two bap of aorta, D. 5, saying he picked them
apoc he shore.
Hoary GriMica, of Po,tland, did not appear.
P.O. Martin proved nerving him with the sammous
Dec. 11, and emeneut wee wrdereol 0. 0. ieema4 flew lale
appearanse nest Saturday.
Mr. Symonds mid he was instructed by the Board of
Trade to my that the proommtion was inWtuted as •
warning to Portland people that when it pleased God
to hays • wreck on the bomb the.. It wee not Wended
for their special benefit He &eked the Beech to deal
with the oases in the manner they thought best taloa.
toted to be • warning, but not as • viabstive proesou.
Um. With regard to the boy Mott that wu • very
small wee, Lod the @sliest points of the others would
spear from what bad been heard of them.
Superintendent Hare said the boy /Mott had • good
character.
Mr. fly,
steams

Symonds rid there were no sor.gravansd &slum-
_ as in mord to oltarootsr about any of than.
Supt. Hare sold sons of the parties wore koown as
uss'Wsd thieves.

The Bench tia-;ing 000sulted in private, Mr. Williams
said they had comidered the several mars with a view
to doing laitise between all portion There was no
doubt about the law, which imposed • penalty of £lOO
on each of them. Of manse that was • very severe
ponalty, but it was to prove to minions that they had
no right to take anything from a wreck. All the
defendants were old enough to know that snob goods
were not theirs, and that they had no right to take
them. Mr. Ilynsonds had properly mid tbe proseeation
was not undertaken in • vindictive spirit, but with • in.
to preserve wreaked property and to ensure everything
going to the righttal *wears, In Portlandiwbee there
was a wreck an exaeliest spirit was shawl, and messy
risked their lives to mans • fellow creator.: if they
would carry out that good feeling in regard to property
wrecked, they would be everything that *meld be
chaired, If they did but think that they were taking
geode from them who IMO in the greatest possibly
distrait, he waa rare they would not do it. The
magistrates were bound to pat the law in lone, and
would do it in the best way Whey weld. With regard
to the soldier Bond they were aware that he wee
sabring 2$ days' imprisonment under oourt-tuartial
for the same armee •' essuiderlng that be would be
convicted and laid Is. and costs. They had considered
the ease of Toombs Omahas, and it appeared to them
that awarding to law he was bound on Inding scything
to give it up to the lot person he mot Ot%
authority, awl Is vas quits door he mast have p
a great many people on the road to whom he might
have delivered the oeshbox. What took Owe on the
Wednesday attar had very link to do with the matter.
Defendant was a man holding • very roopoottOlo ol too-
-1 Moo in life, and to • eirtain 'cleat that told
him • and, whitest wishing to bo severe, the
thought it right to impose • los of SIO and eosin
Oox was flood 40s. sad mete. Balton woo • small boy
titizh old enough to know bettor, bet perhaps this
be • warenNto him for the feta» Do would
he soquiss.d on p• the mete. Stone, who gave •
name, would nod L 5 and mete--
Mr. Weston pleaded that he understood the shun
of giving • fano same was not to be pondered. He
did not plead guilty to it.
Mr. Williams add that they would beer the ease if
Wagtail liked. But the defendant gave immense
troubleiln serving him with • gammons through giving
• Wee nomis. _

- *Passing an,. Mr. Williams sold James Collise,Norrean,
floholler, John Stone, J. O. Dryer sod Dimond wars
hood 40a. sash sod owns. Winer sod oast.; Joha
Clomboa, 15 'son of age, was cautioned and ordered
to pay the eons; Poal, they were awry to flat was no
Amager to the Gond, aerators he was hoed £5 and
sons. • month allotted for payment, end, in default
the statutable peolehmeat,
In repl, to gr. Weston, the chairman maid they
Imposed the heavier ponolty on Stone because he gave
a false name.
Mr. Weston plooded Its was a ynarryman, working
only four days s week, sad witti a wife sod eight
ohtidron.

-15%-e Wash refused to allot the ins, bet extendod kis
Wu* for payment to two months.
.es to tits defeadantlham, who did not apposr, a
Miter had been sent to the Boo& represeating that he
ii. boy, whom widowed mothor hed • large family,
and she wee unable to pay for his oomlog to Don.
°heeler. . _ _

Mr.lymoods thoaghl he must mak the Bench to
adjodloste on the our, hitt he saiseeted thet the sum-
mons ohoald be estended till next daturday, Instead of
• frarreat being legged, and, if the podtios rim ex-
plelool to the lai's mother, prohfbly be *would /Mood,
This oourse Vl* Smell derailed to be takes.
We understand that there are other persons to be
summoned.