The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-03-12 00:00:00

STZALIXO BEER.

Williams Young was indicted for stealing beer,
the property of Matthew Onslow, on the sth of Feb-
ruary, who resides near Poole. Mr. Cook prosecuted,
and Mr. Edwards defended.
Mrs. Onslow said her husband kept a house called the
Woodman's Tavern, and the prisoner lodged there
On Sunday, the 10th of February, her atten-
tion was drawn to the cellar, where she saw the pri-
soner with a tea kettle in his band drawing some beer.
He had no right to be in the cellar. He slid not con.e
out of the cellar the usual way, but got tip through the
hatchway. On another occasion, the 20th of February,
she saw the prisoner again in the cellar drawing BOllie
porter, On the following day alit went into a stable
which waa oampied by the prisoner, and taxed him I
with coquitMag the robbery. lie wu eating his tea,
and be " lie hoped the knife would cut kis throat
if he had taken the liquor."
Re-esamined : My brother was staying in the bowie,
with ore at the time, and I told him of the robbery.
He did not say anything to the prisoner about the rob-
bery. When prisoner emu to mettle with ins for the
rent, I Wall* would Wee a weiraat. On the kb
he wee appeeheodiel.

John Onslow, son of the last witness, eorroboratod
his mother's evidence, and said lie saw the prisouer
come out of the cellar and go into the stable. He then
Raw the prisoner take the beer out of the kettle and
poor it into the jar.
Clarss•csainhied : There WILS a water-tank in the
viler, and that was the only place where water fit to
drink mull be had.
Mr. F. [wards then addressed the jury for Hai defence,
and urged that in tie position in which Hrs. Onslow
was she could not possibly see the prisoner draw the
liquor, As it was a dock cellar, and the affair took place
early in the looming.
The learned Judge having carefully summed up, the
jury returned a verdict of "Guilty," of stealing the
Hider, but not of stealing the beer, and his lordship
rentsiticed the prisoner to one calendar month hard
labour.

AtIPAULT WITH INTENT.
John Perile (55), wini placcd in the dock charged
with committing an indecent assault on Caroline Perils,
with intent, at Church Knowle, on the 10th el

Fehruary.—Mr. Hooks prosecuted.
The prosecutor was the daughter of prisoner, who
WI s a widower, Ids wife having died some four Two
ago. The assault woe clearly proved, the details ol
which were so disgusting as to be unfit for publication.
Other witnesses were examined who corroborated the
evidence of the daughter, who wu • modest lookiba

young woman. -
The leatned Judge having summed up, the jury re-
turned a verdict of " Guilty of indecent assault," sad
his Loninhip in pa-sing arntence said it would be lee
possible to exaggviaie the crime of which he had been
found giii:f.y, i.specislly when the young woman was
his daughter, who bore • good character amongst her
nciithhours. If he had succeeded in his intcution.he
aliould have sentenced him to penal servitude fur life.
Luckily for him he did not succeed. Ikshould there-
fore sentence him Io two year's bard labour.

A110111:TABLI CHIN'.
.Benjamiw Mitchell Priers (19), *as indicted for corn•
mating an abominable crime with • mare lt Portland,
on the 21st of October. Prisorwr pleaded " Not
Guilty." Mr. Cooke prosecuted and Ur. Rooks de.
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fended- .
The offence wax proved by • police constable, who,
on seeing the act committed, went into the stable and
charged him with the crime, and then took him into
custody. Prisoner denied the charge. The cotistaNni
Iran mihjected to a serene cross-examination by MC
Ffooks, who, however, failed to shake the previous testi.
mony of the witness.
The cou.nsel for the defence having addressed the
jury on behalf of the prianoner, the learned Judge
summed up, and the jury returned • verdict of "Not
Guilty," and the prisoner was accordingly discharged.

James Clapeott was indicted for unlawfully assault-
ing Loire Rogers, a girl 16 years of age, at Parkstone,
on the 6th October.
Mr. Cooke and Mr. Collins prosecuted, and Mr. Col,
defended the prisoner.
The Kuseeutor, who was • respectable looking girl,
stated that as she was going on an errand for hermot er,
she was met by the prisoner, who carried her late •
garden, and then committed the alleged offence.
She was submitted to a very severe cross-examination
in which elle stated that she never said " She loved Mr.
Clapoutt," or that "he was • batter looking wan tlias
his brother."
The evidence of the mother corroborated that of the
daughter, and the medical man bore testimony to several
marks of violence upon the body of the prorecrutrix.
Mr. Cole, in his defence, urged that the prosecutril
was • consenting party, and therefore sidled upon the
jury to aoprit the prisoner of the heavy crime with
which lie was charged.
The learned judge having carefully summed up, the
jury returned a verdict of' Not Guilty" of the chary
of rape, but" Ouilty" of an attempt te commit • rape,
and his Lordship senteneed the prisoner to 18 calendar
mouths' bard labour.

BUSGLART.
Francis Baizarel i, (29), an Italian, was charged with
breaking into the deelling-bouse of Susan Groom, ,at
Gerne Abbas, on the oth December, and stealing
several articles of wearing apparel.
The prisoner was arraigned for trial early in the
morning, but as he desired that the jury should be cont.
posed of Englishmen and foreigners, 11011 k• juryman
wens prneured from Weymouth.
Mr. Nooks prosecuted.
' Susan Groves stated she lived at Came, and that
on the sth of December, her house was broken into,and
several articles taken. On the following morning she
discovered that a pane of 'lass bad been taken out and
the casement opened. She gave information to the
police, who produced the articles, the whole of which
were identified by the prosecutor. An umbrella was
taken away Iron, tte house which OW hkd not seen
since it was removed from the 110Ufe.
A young woman named Groves, corroborated the
evidence of the last witness, and produced some bodies
of dresses which corresponded exactly with the dresses
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produoed in Court.
Another daughter of the proseeratrix identified the
articles, and depooed to the house being securely locked
on the night in question.
A person at Brilport bought the articles of prisoner,
and sold a dress fur which she gave him 2s. At • later
period of the day he brought • skirt which she also
bought.
Two policemen were examined, who deposed taking the
prosecutor into custody, and finding some of the stolen
articles in his possession, tied up in • handkerchief.
A witness sus called, who deposed that he low the
prisoner at Cerne.
A statement was then read from the prisoner, stating
that while on the road to Bridport he met a woman wbo
offered the things for sale. He purchased the thirty of
the woman.
His Lordship having summed up, the jury returned
a verdict of "Guilty of receiving the articles, knowing
them to have been stolen," and lie was sentenced to
3 calendar the' hard labour.
PLIKA DEO Gr I cry .—A ifred Upshall pleaded "Guilty"
to two indictments charging him with obtaining several
articles by false pretences at Storminster Newton. Pri-
soner was sentenced to 3 calendar months' hard
labour.