The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-13 00:00:00

STICK LAND.

Tlii Baronage liam-1;;;;I;;;;;;1-25 pairs of blankets
to each of the villages on the estates, viz., Milton,
SW:llama, and Hilton, t. be lent to the poor people
during the winter months. The blankets are placed
under the Gaye of the soltoolmistrem et *soh of the
schools!.
ROBBIZT.—WhiIe the Sackland brass band was play.
log before the bons. of the Roy. Y. T. White, at Clan-
stone, on Wednesday evening, some person or persons
wont to the back of the house, and otele a piece of
beef, a ham, and an apple tart. Nothing has boon
heard either of the artioloa stolen or the thlevas.
bosom. Tilart.—Ou Friday avaaing, January 2,
the children attending the day and Sunday school
in this village were regaled at the 'shool with tea sod
plum cake. They wore waited upon by the pupil
teachers and Sunday school teachers. After the teas
magic lectern was shown by Mr. Haile?, of Blaudford,
the comic slides coming much sumeemenk The Bor.
W. Churchill and family woo ever, and were pleased at
the eHdoot satisfaetion of tho children. But the great
treat of the evening was left till last: a large Christmas
tree, l feet in Light, Ira, brilliantly lighted and
covered with toys, etc., for aid chlidreo. You should
have ace the sparkling eyes and laughing faced of the
youngsters when the door was enticed and the tree
canto luta trios,. Every one of tho children was pre-
sented with Bowe artiolo front the tr.. Cheer, were
givon for the Boron and litronoss Hombre, who so
kindly prod i led for the erjtytneut of the °halm:l.—At
Milton Abbas on Christmas eve, and at Hilton on Deo.
31e1. there were similar treats and Millman trees
given by the same kind donors.

FRIGHTFUL DL 4TH ON TUB PORTLILND
RAILWAY.
Tux Conosn's Jusumtertow.
On Thursday night, a soldier named Frank Howe, a
private of the IC company of the 4 60th Weer, met a
frightful death on the Portland railway bridge, It
appears that Howe l loco) to abbotsbury, and his
father lives there. Ile applied for • reournmendation
for leave a abetters flora the Verne barraoks ; bet as
there 14 a rule that a man must de cloar of the
de f mit r'.. brek for taro nienth,, before to has leave,
a .1 as flout+ had commlttt d roue mall off'nce within
thnt time, be w.s r.fu.od. its seems, after tea, to
havo Freeh Lave." and at taftco he was
retooled rbaot. Ab,ut 7 o'clock on Friclay wonting,
lona heaoroon alung the railway fonod what
they thomeht was a b .n 'le of old clutheit iyiug between
70 end file Portland aid., of the P.m-bridge.
'kite olloct woo fouhd to kra the hotly ot a man, out in
too iI:: tile no tile, and io eta pal a •btrtt
a fo. t ft: to t. c rotor. The 0011.40 was horribly
we ..le ; to re wags it.rrible sunigh-in of the heel, the
Won; w,ro 1,14641% 0, aol 11.0; 11,11. r 174111 Alll7. inkroel
. to to:n net, sod cart lel MAO diatanco along
i., winch was Arewed with brain and j o• sof
it ea, a... 1 Ott ar. I u.tie blood. The body was taken
oa toego Ural. e and given is charou to the tor-
rent! of C.,' nomad. P.O. Roper went to alto interest.
item to La aro, ratr flier, and eventudly interned
the e. noey corouor, Mr. G. dymunds, t.tlirg lotin know
Mat the body bad bate 101114 d 171 Portland, but had
been carried within the parish of Wylie. Mr. Symonds
thereon issued his warrant, and proceeded to take steps
fur the it.quest. Meanwhile P./3. Florence finding that
that:onesu was found in Polo laud, there eeems to have
arisen an id.a that the inquest was in Mr. Howard's
joreetict!on as coroner for Portland. Mr. Symonds was
eclat:motto-1 to, and. P S. Floranoe pretended to Goy
cheater ; but Mr. Symonds 0171110 on to Weymouth, and
there found his warrant had passed from P.C. Roper's
hands to :Sergeant G..le's and thence to Sergeata Flor-
ence's. Some delay was canned; but the Cutoner and
fierg.ant Gale went on to the Ferry-bridge. P.C. Roper,
on receiving the news at Weymouth station warned on
the witnesses, and they arrived at the inn before the
jury bad made their appearance.
The Inquest sea held at the Fary Badge inn, before
Mr. G. Symonds, coroner, aid • jury of whom Mr.
Clark was foreman.
Mr. Targett, statiommoster, London and South.
Western iterloray, Weymouth, and Mr. Persona, Port-
land station-master, wore proton,.
The Caret Waimea was to see the body: It presented
a WWI horrible sight, being out on tho ternille • dread.
ful gosh, and the trunk absolutely divided into two
pant.; pieces of the liver, and other entrails, were
separated bow the Ludy. This jury were glad tomcat+,
Irene tar dreadful scene.
ll,e following evidenoe was taken :
J.ornaa Math: I am a fisherman, of Wcymouth. I
was walking along the railroad bridge this morning
towards Portland a little Wore seem, and picked up
a soldier's hat, went along • littler further and saw the
body, one part one tido of tho line, and the other part
on the other side. The le,is part was out cif separate
from the other. I did not know who he was, and I
went to call Corporal McLean that stays in the guard-
room. I also called the ooastguard, and then we
went back and moved the body out of the way,
as the train was taming along. The train having
passed, tho soldier and I got a stretcher and brought
him here, to the collar of the Vittoria loc. I
oould not Identify the MAO, as I did not know him. He
was perfectly dead, anti the parts shoat a foot from
each other.
Sergeant George Jacob: I am the oolour•rergoant of
the company to whieh deceased belonged. I sew shout
two o'clock, the remains the illy have viewed, which
are those of Melee Frank Howe, and I reoogolse him.
I lest saw him alive on Wodneeday. It ;would be my
duty to know the men of my oompaoy who were absent
fr,on tattoo last night, and Frank Howe was at nine
o'clock reported absent by the orderly sergeant. If he
had had • past, I should have had to have backed it.
He has hem lu the r &lout about three years last
Atigrat, and was, no a rule, • fairly-oonduotad young
mat,. Ile was a mon who, if he took one or two glasses
of hoer, dol not know whet be was doing. Ilia ammo
wore ordm..rily coeneeted with • drop of boor. He was
not UniEr any await talon of puulahmoot. The colour-
gorge:sit said the (101,40,1 wou'd not have leave of
o'.oeino. baotelson order is that a roan 111114 t be .
@oar two thontla from the &Janitors' book, before he
can g.t leave and &wend hei been on the books
within Viet time
P.C. Roper: This morning about halt-peel 8. I came
to the Ferry Sri:go, end found the remains of the late
F. anis Howe where they Sr. now lyirg. I horn-what
Jane, Mabbleet to ,oy, and coat with him to the spot
where ho found the b...dy. I m ,de an eaamtuation of
the rail, and aforrerr, found them apirt,d with blood
and m•nk.:d with pea s of dol, etn portion of ha
entrtils I Land ou ta let e, [trough!: Line, and put
with She who, trove -net. Ac',; 'ads front where the
body woe fotaol, I fumed his gloves and portfolio of his
which dud been to.ab el up by the wheel:, and
blooo was on them. I have er.mtnel the remains, and
tiny ace E. 11.11.1 V 1.11.01 W. Tics first train out from
W.yd.outa Is at 7.2,, tett the let train out leave at
95. Too body we, fulled thia uornln. Moro the first
train wont out. Lott night was rough AO I wet.
Toe C low-Sere. ant aid that d..c 'ailed was not
sit-rot from tel Otet ni,:ht, or h 3 would have been
rot toted alas ht at fir., o'c
' The Cur roe .11 it was nure'y spreohlive whether
ho mitt., te i at d was etruck, and waa run over
:MU ; b from rei:ed conditional if V.r reuialuo
It ato- as if h. h. el o en ran ov,r tuor.! than once.
for Ito.. .:!# fly !not to t ii WO7 to itop
role p i it-rtt-raftway brit If they took
up" c nl.uc ti. a It: etc 1. 4. tend lad oly longlettlinal
peri, it wcahl trtomnt p+opte welklci over the
broige,

r. l'Arror,a said tboy would be maktag a trap for

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