The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-07-28 00:00:00

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The grand jury ienoreil the bill against Daniel McCarthy
for fineg a }mail bviotuting to Samuel Smith. at East
:Rohe, on the Bth April, 1871.

THE BURGLAR! Al. MRS.. ARDEN'S, WETAIDUTIL.

Hefs;"-Ii.c7;;;: in7lict7.l;r-1.,;:gi7w;,-;;fldA;;liejj a
clock, • gold medal, • quantity of coins, 'Mr of silver
sugar tongs, 32 chessmen. dic., the property of Marianne
Arden. at Weymouth, on the 7th June. The prisoner
being called upon to plead said "To tell the truth he was
out of his mind; he had the goods in his posectision." Mr.
Castle proesicutal, instructed by Mr. Howard.
Ann Ellis defamed that she retired at half -past 10, and
everything was safe. There was a window at the bottom
of the stairs fastened by a patent screw. On Monday
meriting when Me got downstairs she saw her mistress II
purse empty outside Mrs. Arden's door, which was not
quite closed. Mrs. Arden was there, She found • chisel,
and the window open, a chair being outside by which a
man might get in. The drawing-room had been ransacked,
and various drawers and desks broken open ; and in the
ddlice a chest forced, and the cupboards all turned out
The tongs were missed from the tee caddy. Prisoner had
been working in the bedroom the week before.
By Pie Judge: He inul been into four towns.
P.C. Levell said the garden wall at the Tack had the
glass broke& off the top, and there were marks of a person
dropping off. In the window there was a pane of glass
broken. Ile corroborated previous witness's description
of the state of the house.
P.C. Hansford west to Dorchester and found prisoner at
the police station. Sept. Coward gave him a letter which
he opened in prisoner's presence. Went to the railway
station and sent a telegram and subsequently received •
lax from the porter, which was shown to prisoner, who
said "that's the box all right ; soon been to London
and back again." On his way to Weymouth he said the
chessmen were worth ES. He was given in chage to/hint
Vickery, and the box was opened in prisoner's presence,
and contained the timepiece, tongs, and gold medals It
was addressed "Mrs. /Imes, Sharpleshall-etreet,
Regeatopark, London." The railway porter
said in prisoner's presence that he was the person who seat
the box.
Sept Coward of the Dorchester police apprehended
prisoner at the Antelope Hotel. He at first resisted, and
an his way to the station took out • putty knife and the
hitter produced, which he took away from him. Mla
letter has keen already published. The Registrar found
some diMculty in reading the letter. The Judge smiled at
some parts., and there was some amusement in MIK; the
prisoner hung his head and cast sly smiling looks around
Wm.")
Suet Vickery was called, hut the Judge did not think
Ilia evidence necessary.
Yr. Arden identitiesl the stolen articles, as belonging
rsZeerely to himself, mother, and brother.
ttliie Ju4e : My mother loan old lady and • widow.
Prisoner bad no questions to ask of any of the witnesses;
but he could swear on his oath he was out of his mind, he
had taken a drop of drink, and when he was like that
there was no saying what danger he might get into; the
rest be would leave to the limy.
Handord was called and in reply to the Judge said
Km'Dr admitted being in the house, and said most
the servant would have found him there at eight
o'clock ia the morning if he maid have got at the XXX X
beer-(tauter). His master had put him to • job he
didn't like, and he did it more to moor him than to injure
the people he had robbed.
Prisoner hoped no notice would be taken of that he had
said, lie said just what came into his head, esp./jelly
when hp wa• asked snostions. . .

The Judge summed up and in reference to his plea of
•• medium, " he self pristaer showed himself very handy
in his madness. The jury 'latently returned • verdict of
Sept Vickery called, sal he had mused inquiries to he
made in London, where he *AA kaown to the police. Be
had been a pedlar in Middlesboro'.
Prisoner avid he hail been in an asylum and did not
think he bail been in his right mind since failing in
laminar last Christmas. As long as be kept from drink
be thought he was quite safe to he at large. His lordship
said he had better not only keep from drink, but also keep
kis hands quiet.
The ledge believed him to he • " half-cracked fellow,"
and but far what the police had said of him he should
have sent hiss to penal servitude; as it was he would go
teasel for IS months. If he offended again be would go
for seven far ten years.
•LLIIIGRAi OYMNIAC AT Toutra.
The hill against Iplus Green, labourer, for felony at
Toiler Porterage, on the Mk May, was ignored.
The duties of the Grand Jury were concluded, and they
veers discharged with thanks of the Judge, at ten minutes
east twelve.

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lIIIRIZZL6IIIIILIT AT lIIPPUDIALIII.
flew, Perrott, a tailor. pleaded frailty to embezzling la
sari Li Gs. diL, the 111011le. or Hebert Heary Belben, hie
master. la reply to the Jude be said be lost 31M. os his
road home. —Wr. Castle prusevuted.
Six moat& bard labour.