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

PLR AD= GUILTY.

Henry Brown and ()forge Wheeler pleaded guilty on
a charge of stealing aheco skiii4, the property of their
master, Mr. titlarks Meech, at Stanton St. Gabriel, on
the 30th of January, and his Lordship sentenced the
former to one calendar month's hard labour, and the
latter to three weeks' hard labour. —Edward Jahn
Reeks pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charging him
with appropriating to I • self the 1111111 of Etal, with
which lie was entrusted as an agent for George Ellis.—
The learned judge.in passing sentence, said the prisoner
had been guilty iif as had MI act as • man could do, he
having taken a sum of I:50 which was entrinited to him
by a person for the support of her child, and by his dia-
bolic:sty he hail deprived the poor woman of the Ulllllllll
14 11111/11111i111: life NM. lie should MSS A severe sentence
upon him, as it was • case which must be severely
punished. The sentence of the court wouhl be that he
be imprisoned for 6 months.

(Before MT. Baron MARTIN.)
BURGLARY AT WEIMOUTU.

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Brette, meaman, WM, charged with breaking
into the dwelling-house of John Groves, brewer, at
Weymouth, nod stealing therein a silk dress awl a
mAntle, his property, on the 17th of November last. -
Mr. Powell proatcuted.
Mary Pitcher said she was servant to the prosecutor.
On the night of the 16th she went to hel, leaving the
doors and windows fast. When she got up nest morn-
ing, the parlour window looking into a hack yard was
open. She informed her mistress of the ciretainstsnow
Rosins Groves said she was the wife of the prosecutor.
glie went into the 'parlour and missed four COII/111, •
silk dress, and a child's dress. On the 19th she also
missed the mantle. The dress and mantle produced
were those he lost. _

Charles Liiibury, anperiutendent of police, Wey-
mouth, went to Hr. Groves's house on Saturday, the
17th November. He advertised the prisoner, and on
the 4th he went to Portsmouth and found the prisoner
in custody. When they were in the railway carriage
on their way to Weymouth, prisoner said 1 would not
have hod this happen "for the best 1:100 ever coined."
&WIN Yarkor 'aid he knew tile vriouser when he

lived at Blandford. He now lived in Itope•winare.
Weymouth, opposite Mr. Groves's, and saw prisoner.
there on the Ilith Noveniber.
William Strange, a policeman at % nhan,, aid on
the 27th November he overtook Mrs. Steveini on the
road near Wand.arn, with a houflu under her arm.
Ile examined the lei, an I found it to eantain a *ilk
tires.. Mrs. Steven, laid since c mvicted for rO•
craving that dreaa, knowing it to be Pt.h.o.
Superintendent Feeley, of Wareham, -aid he went hi
illandfunl, and received a mantle from George Foot.
George Foot, • publican, living at Illandford, knew
the prisoner. the aaw I at Bhitniford in the early
part of November, not in the latter end of the month.
lie had the mantle produced, which kin wife gave
is, fur. He give the mantle up to Saperintendent
Leclen on the 2:4,11 November.
Charlotte Cheescuoin said he knew the silk dee,.
produced. She had it on the 2i.ilh November from Elita
Cheewman.
Mary Ann CIICCWIIIaa said she received the Bilk
dress tram her brother in the beginning of November,
but could not tell exactly the day of the month. She
believed she received the &cm from her brother, hut
could not say punitively. She gave to Eliza Chen:serum
the dress she received from her brother.
The jury acquitted the primmer of burglary, but
found him "guilty of receiving the property, knowing it.
to have been fltelen " The prison :I' had been previously
sentenced to four yearn' penal servitude, on bin OVIO
for atahluig a noire, the property of Mr.
Jones Yearsley, of the Antelope Hotel, Dorchester.—
Scuttle:4:d to 7 years' penal servitude.

.STnALING A WATCH AT NLANDFORD.

John (Filson was chargesl with stealing a silver
witch, a gold chain, and a gold key, the property of
William All., at Illandford, on Saturday, the 22nd
December last. The prosecitior was a groom in the ein.
ploy of Sir John Smith. Tim witch and chain were
stolen from his MIMI ovcr the stables, which was
locked. He gave inforimt ion to the pollee. Prisoner
took the welsh to Mr. dooms }tendon, of Wintborne.
watchmaker, on Thursday, 27th December, who took
hint to the police st,tion, where • written statement
Suss produced describing tie catch. Prisoner then left,
hut i policeman afterwanls went after F , and
hrought him back. Prisoner Lila he found the watch
in n plantation belonging to Sir John Susitli—Verdict
" Not I.:dilly.'
(The priomer took a paper from his pocket relating
told* character, which wag 113114iV,1 to the jiidge, and we
were surprised to hear his Lordship read it to the jury
before they hail given their verdict.)
Phr \Dm' Gititurv.--Emmo Moore pleaded guilty of
oblainiuug three caps of Alfred Horsier, at Shaftesbury.
on the ith January, by falsely representing that her
mistress Itml sent Iter.—Jumutkon but-tiros pleaded
guilty of stealing • fagot of wood, the property of
Thomas Cockerain, at Leigh, on the 9th February. lie
had been twice previously convicted.--12 months.

Sprockley evoke obout the hatbands, gloves, and scarfs.
for the clt rgyntati, doctor, %ammo, tic., they sai lit sells
not necessary. as 11iey were strangers in the timid The
coffin was only oil .i and beeswaxtil.
d•ory Stoic well, on nude' taker in Loulen, who
bur il the tier, a it for Cl 5, of er it arrived nt the
Or, a„ Western c-'• on, said, in his °pluton, 110.
jud, would he
W. 11. ill ..n. of Islington, :CI years an undertaker,
said Ite o (to! I kart` Leen ghat of the joh for £2o.
Mr. It. Count 33 .. 1t.n.11:.! !IA INCH an undertaker for
the Lod 20 ycars in Weymouth. He thought that the
items in the bill for canto, Ell Ila., and furniture.
£7 To. was very extraordinary ; hie price for poliolied
oak coffin ot d pet of best furniture Was LS ss. Ile
tii.h.glit that the 1.:25 pail into court was a sufficient
moo foeflic faltered The hatalsomest nak coffin. fo rui-
tore, Lc., with shell, ono; tete, he charged £l2 for.
Stephen Chown. a Mohler at Weymouth, was greatly
surprised that 11 guineas e.as eletNed fir all eak coffiu,
and 7g.. i ll eas for the furniture. His prices were
admit ES ..r CIO for making a best oak coffin.
Mr. Kerslake then e tel on the evidencee, and
Mr. Collier reclied to the whole question. Ile con•
tended that tin defence to the action was a Illnst paltry
one. There might he an extra charge for the coffin ,
of two guineas, but he did not say that they ought to
strike that ciff the hill. Seven guineas he paid for the
coffin, and then there was the guinea for the pall, and a
guinea for his lawn attendance. Whether or not he
ought in charge for, that, his Lordahip would ttll the
jury. The defendant disputed et cry item, lint the fast
Ira:, that with the excepti•as of the coffin, the whoie
cif the rest Wit. 111.41.••t' he had actually paid. It was
said the gtosls sire cue ••S:•ell •it.t, than
was !lees asary br t lin Otati•on in Idn lit CS Road had
tilled, but, depoal on it that pertains who were so
faididions Out nothing pima of a French polished
cairn would occ, would led dice auyt'ing short nf the very
beat description. Ills lairdslcip in summing up said
be had cult:Waded the items up: —Oak coffin, CII II..;
shell, C. 3 ; extra woollen pillows to ptcvnut the
body bring bruised in the transit, £2; ant of best once.
mental, £7 7a., Lc., a 11111 l luting fit all to Lll Ids. for the
coffin. Now, the question was, whether when the
plaintiff gave his pricer to Mr. Mishap, be gave him to
understand that Ell Ili. would ha the rrice of the whole
coffin, if so, they would strike out the retuainder of the
amount, which would be cc reductiott of £l3 To. at once.
It was, however, for the jury to say whether or'
nut he did make such a representation. With regard to
the other dents, there Was allllll difference between
the lsotdon undertake": priests Ala ties.° charged, but
the Loudon undertakers, who made that their only
business, could do these thing, cliesPer than these who
only performed those 'services csawdonally.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for MO,
being £5 in addition to the amount, paid into court.

MORTGAGE.

Drifit V. Frecupta.—Thi. was an action for the re-
covery of the sum of Min, MiVIIIICed on a mortgage
made in favour of defendant's wife. and intereat since
September last.--Mr. K init.', appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Cole for the defenJaitt.—The jury, under the
direction f the judge, returned a verdict for the plain-
tiff fur 1:260 ss.