The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-03-13 00:00:00

RA=l,llllllO AT FOIIIIIMPTOL

William Church, 42, desiribed ar • servant. Mil chargod
with setting Are to • ethoik of bay. at Fordinehm, the
property of Henn inmasoade, Jul. leth. Mr. Tfooks
pro-anted, and Mr. C•rter 1.-feuded. Prisoner is un-
known in this neighbourhood, ael prosecutor is •
general dealer, living in Fordingtoo. and, attestget
ether PromMy, be had •rmeral rick, of hay, meridiem is
Tordiseton In 14, about ten poem from th • Helmer
leading from IA star to 11,,elport. Mumeorn
dah7mhn .od gardener, of Torrington, wee goiog up to
the Dorebe,er watetworke about 1211b11 dolock the Wirkt
In quesion, and as be pmeed prosecutor's ricks. be saw
prisoner within ten pude of them. He went cm, and
as he returned from the waterworks. primer run up
naiad hits about 40 yards from the ricks. He mid to
blot. "Did I toe yon when I mimed .pr and he
replied" Yes." He tame.' round and saw one of the
ticks on dm and celled out "Fir" The fire hid than
run up from the bottom of the riak, and sae burning
the thatch. The engines were mut for, and the primmer
samagst Mins aedated is extiogulet•ing the fire, but it
wan not elf ...Med till the neat morning, and from ,
SO to 40 tons of bay were destroyed. About the '
middle of the d.y following that of the Its
Superinteadent Underwood found the prisoner witting
by it. aide of the Weynimath road sileer. tinder time
eireametasam, be addrmeed primate, whys be raid he
bad been at the lire, and remarked that no doubt the,
woad like to know who did it. Shortly after, primoer
west ap to the polies-statiors, •ad on Soperintesdent
Undorwood elm out, he mid, "I want yes to take me
foe settles thy to Utak kb.' He emit mpg prisoner,
ani asked what trek Cherub "Tie rick we
were talking about test now." Prisoner promeded to
tell how be het Are to lt "I bed been lighting my
pipe, hod after that I threw it arra," Alt r seenthing
prisoner, wpm sines hr foetid nothing, he rommked to
him, " You have no Writers shout woo r and the tt•pt.
mid he replled, "I threw them away." On beintieteen-
eitamir.ed he aid primer's mower as ower w"I threw t pipe
away." The Pyle then ordered the Sept 's
Wore the magistraMe to be road, the 1141401114:-....te,.
- 11),,wmy ppe away directly titer I bahl eel fire I.
the rich.. On •be 27th, when primmer was takes to
the borough poimesttioa, P.O. Late woe them.
Prisoner said to hot.yo• not the man who took
my aame down not night, a• one helping to put out the
Ire 7" Hems aremrered, " Yes ' • fee why? Chareh
mated. "I am the one that get In to the
Mg mask ; I Mid my pipe with tobacco,
lishted my pips, and pat the 11■100 lOWA
Roder the mews of the rink, end when I was
Rebtletre7 I rye uP against • man " Mr. Career mad•
• rigorous epee& to the jury on behalf of primmer. He
matairmid on the discroparimes in the eteteemate of
the principal wittiest, aad hampested that the Ire might
have beta easeed ansidentally, ant that primmer
stated he did ft from a mnrbii desire for notoriety, or
else from the fact that, being diestitate, be profaned tie
diet of &prism to that of the workhouse. Is seriming
op, his lordship observed Mist there Yam ao rearm to
motor that this waa other then an Incendiary Ire, and
if the prisoner eel it on lire In order to obtain shelter,
or reward for sisieting to put it oat, ar even from
amome, be waa guilty of the maim charged in the in-
leftmost. The jury foetid prieonec guilty. lir. enter
said he bad very high testisnoulela se to his previous
sheractor, and Mr. Lawrenes, gammon of the gaol, wa•
sailed,and mid primmer had been es coed; ugly well ed
during the time he had bees in prima --Mom last July.
The ledge in passing sentence, said this wet a ernes
than tnish sobs wee more atimbevom nor more timely
oommitted, nor with more 404.-uity prevented, and It
we absolutely ormatial that in every ma a MIMI
esateme should he peneeeL He seatoneed prisoner to
7 years' meal fortitude.

KANITLADORTIR AT PORTLAND.

pearelok ggeremardt, of Knableabergar weds, 22,
✓ears war ehergait with the soar loather or Tom
fiehre4r, at Portland. The prierer was a mild.
leaking man of the meal Herter tip., of emir awns
status, and well-built. He appeared meek defeated Hr.
Pfook, prom-rid, and Mr. Tolkard. isetrered by Hr.
Be ird. ardicitor, of Loudest, defended the primmer.
Dr. Jul. • member of the Orman Legal Aid Society,
waa prireast to witch the re.* cm behalf of primmer.
It will be erred tbst the teamed rowel for the
prisoner Ii the gentleman whose rose has broom
familiar t. everybody, throegh him defers:llex that
notorious orioloal Charlotte Wismar, and that the
ettorry engaged is tho defers a the geotlaro who
wee le esarum be the trial of Muller.
Kr Moil, is opening the ore. remarked that 1t...
Mlrthe moat eerier ere that would be broeght
tlie jury at this mein, and there were some point"
In it that would rearm their anxious attention. As
the sumo time, he thought the rider, word be eery
Mod as given by the ieyeral whereto, vbo were
print:Aptly Genres, and aa interpreter would be
swore re terselate their derelliose. The prisons sad
the domessed wire Wire os booed the Osterisik whir
had put foto Poetised roods through Meer of
worlsee. While thersi hiresmitaking ten am eller
erre moue herrn seasequeses of priors
having said eoretisieg y derogatory to the
'harrier of the roared. They tilts' very loudly,
sadthe deasemed got into • wirer pries. aid sailed
ea the rimier to light him. A Mos& took pies
betwees them Deemer took her of prisoner
by the throat, sad footed him bar into hie
beak. Primer thee Ord up • kaki, and
stabbed the erred, who the. mod there died. A
iriestioo would probably arise as to Assamr the yam
waa properly laid, bet he felt quite marled that his
lordship wield rule that the plate where the deed wee
dose was within tie rusty of Dark
The Jaime : Is rat at all meteriel I I think your oaly
qsaries le whether it be • pare while the jeriedkitioa
of the Hard Kingdom.
Mr. Ifolkard : I shall roared that it ought to be
within the ermety.
The Judge: I will hear yr os the selMeet.
Frederik William Geneve, of Weymouth, wee thou
ewers es isteeprober. Be performed his arderes leek
is • meet datidieddery masumr. la an Biagi Mrs did
evireasee opera take exception to his readers, is
Seglials of the Hermes spokes by the who're,. which
I good riders thee ii,.. vet, properly dose, as Dr.
Is* a Genoa p.thooea. serially mired both the
kinguage of the witseseee, arid the inteepretriaa them
el, era be Mr. Genre threriglieut tie aid.
giwssi, "Crimes : I wee • eook ca board the
Werra, aid es the iltb of Jeusery that vessel woe
I. Portland km& henry sod &brads wets there.
Alert balf-p.sl els that Irma* they were taking bee.
A. ayreer arese-botenres the.. Primer *brew
down his cap rid robe it, irk of hi Isar, and Hies
west ors re &waded. William did sot gm& pd.",
Ii gght ; be mated to sands bold at prisms. I mat
to bell the ditwrar, wins "T 1.. wee sething4
they bad been ream es ones." Whoa I iv
deceased was laid dews is the foram*. Time sem
hied ere* from him. I aced the error writ does
and felt flehruder's palm, sad foued him to be dead.
The policeman showed me a knife; it belonged to
primmer.
tkosaexamieed :--The ship barer to 113,1
Boterrzter mod damemed were foreigage• The alp
r. late Portlord roads by elms of weather.
' They were booed 'film Dessau to TahnsA lea
ardent After We tin thip was mat essigeer up
ha, rani& ' • .1111011 thee
prisons'. I, • bold . I aid
Int Ms Kt •.J tis ble asek b owe
attire aseslies rim PEA We temeelii .
hog halides igrreabil. I lalifebt eloy drink ab

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