The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-01 00:00:00

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1868.

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0011117flin TO mg Donner COMITY Pillar.—
sessimi. : Ann Loeombe, stealing moony at Fordington ;
Franklin Bogen, uttering • forged order at Kinsou ;
Assize :—Obarlet Lock, Simon King, and David Bailey,
robbery with violence" et Fordington ; George
Vince, and Bdward Warren, burglary at Bland.
ford.— Hard Labour William Coles, misbehaviour at
airborne anion, Imonth ;Thouna Martin, and William
Newman, vspancy at Charlton Marshall, 14 days; Frank
Bickford, poaching at Arne, 1 month ; Mark Bench,
misbehaviour at Blandford union. 1 month; Henry
Dixon, misbehavior at Sherbome union, 1 month ; Ann
Littlewood, annuli at Weymouth, 14 days ; John
Williams, misbehaviour at Cerne Abbas union, 7 days
John Wilson, and,Tbomas Wilson, assault, fm., at Conte
Abbaa, 1 month ; Silas Chant, stealing apple tree, Ito.,
at Hamblin, 3 month. ; John Dimond, stealing fat at
Weymouth 1 month; Sonny Powell, stealing iro"0"
I at Bridport, 2 months —he prijonjwit. John Way,
!poaching at Loden, 2 months ; Walter Homey and
IThomas Hussey, poaching at Thornoombe, 1 month

DORCHESTER.
ST. 041711011.—A oollettioo mods atm
the weekly lecture on Wedneeday evening last, to defray
the expenses of IMhting the church. The weather was
, most unfavourable, and the congregation exceptionally
=all but the amount eollected was LT 15s.
I IYHI CBRIATIIIS HOLIDAY& —The day sitar
I Obristuase. whieh j tinnily devoted to holiday
making, being this year Saturday, • requisition has been
presented to the Mayor, nameroualy signed by trod..-
men, linking him ti recommended that the market in
that week should be held on Thursday, the 24th.
Morme's EAIIII•CLOSCIB.—Wo understand that His
dednitely decided that Moule's dry-earth conservancy
mai be icired,...l into the new asylams for lunatic
paupers which me to be built, an cc Mr. Gathorne
Hardy's Act, in the neighourhood of London. It woe
the practical sod very striking meioses of them, ot,iets
,at Colney Hatch Aallum which principally led to the
decision to employ them in the new establishments.
The Lancet.

Tax WItATIMIL —The following is oar meteorological
report forth. week milling Sanday last :

Direction
o 2 Wind. State of Weather.
LZ
50 NWItSW Fine,
3 31 8 ISE Fine cloudy
5 41 NNE Rain
45 40 NNE Cloudy
2 59 NE Gloomy, miety
44 33 886 Woody
14 61 SSE Cloudy

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Bogouiaii Perri Seentotta, Thnreday.—Present : 0.
Cerme, J. P. Aldridge, R, Davis and J. Bishop, Espy. 1
Highway Itablwry.—Charks Lack, Siam Xing and '
Darid Bark/ were brought up on remand from the
previous &dually, charged with violently assaulting
James Sellick, a bombadier of tho It. H. A. stationed at
the Dorchester Barracks, and robbing him of • hell.
sovereign on Wednesday, the 18th inst.—Kr. R.. N.
Howard defendant..—The prosecutor went on the Wed-
nesday night to the Compasses Inn, In Grove Buildinp,
to WO if any of his comrades were there. The three ,
prisoners were at the public house at the time. Findong I
that no soldiers were there, he left the house .
and was returning to the barracks, when on I
turning the corner of the Buildings he was
attacked by three men. One of them knocked him
down, and this man be identified as the prisoner Lock.
whilst the other two kicked aboot his body and beat
him with his own whip until be became insensible.
Upon returning to oomiciounees, he found the men had
disappeared, and that he had been rubbed of • half-
sovereign. He gave information to the police, and
P.S. Cousins, wito two more unstable', apprehended
the two defendants Lock end King, at Higher Burton
Urns, where they all were work, but Bailey made off at ,
the appearance of the officers, and surrendered himself
on the Saturday morning. I
The previins depositions having been read and certi-
fied, James Schick further stated: I had obtained the
half-sovereign as Wert change at Meurs. Style and
Jiemes's about seven o'clock the sanie evening. 1 and
one of me comrades had two glasses of Burton ale
there, and it was in payment for that ale that I I
tendered • sovereign, and received the lull-sovereign I
in change. I
Henry Silks .ail: On the evening of Wednesday, the 1
18th insi., I was at home with my wife, and between
10 and 11 o'clock I heard • noise outside. I went out.
The noise was that of blows, and of a person shouting
out something. When 1 got outside I saw the soldier
&Rick on the ground, and the miller boy Rickards
stituding by him. As soon u I opened the door, I saw '
three men near the soldier as he lay on the ground ;
and I heard one of them say' Here's same one coming;
let's be off." This MR about 24 yards from my door.
As 1 went towards them they walked away in the
direction of Ulydepath•hilL 1 was griot near enough
to recognise either of the three men. One of them had
a slop on.— Croer-examined : I beard a neat, ef blows.
It was afkr ten when 1 heard this, but it will not IL
, When I muse out of my house the soldier was lying
,at in, left head, between my house and the
, Compares. He was on the opposite aide of the
I road to my house. When 1 first saw the
1 three men they were within three yards of prosecutor,
and walking away from him. 1 went up to him, and
asked what was the matter. Ile replied that he was
"killed." He was on his legs when I got to him. No
person mine. Is reply to my inquiry, he mid that he
. ba-I been rabbet of his whip. A person named Lacey
1 mune up and I left him with him. The soldier had
! apparently been drinking. I was there about two or
. three minutes. Proacotor's jacket was partly nn
, buttoned when I saw him. •

Mary King•bury deposed : I reside at the lower end
of Grove Buildings. I know James Selliek, the
prosecutor and have done so for nearly the last 12
I months. wet with him last Wednesday evening, from
half•past 7 o'clock CH almost 11. He accompanied we
towards my home at that time. I saw him go into the
Compasses and when ha came out he rejoined me, and
went on to Lacey's h use. As we were walking on
together three men came behind US from the direction
of the Compasses, and one of them knocked &Dick
down. The man Look now present was the man who
knocked Min down. At the time this took place
Schick had not spoken to or done anything to either
,of the three men. Iran back to the Compasses for
help. 'When I came back to Sellirk I saw him coming
towards the Compasses, and Look and the other two
men were gone. I cannot identify either of the other
men besides Look.—Cross-ezainiued : I did not drink
with &Ilia during the evening. Ido not drink. I
live with my friends In Grove Buildings. When
hellish left me to go into the Compasses I waited out-
side. I don't know the distance from the Compasses
to where Schick was knocked down. It might have
been tee minutes from the time I went to the Compasses
for help to when I mine back again. I did not see the
boy kticikerds or Silky come. If It had been daylight
could have seen the spot where &Mick was knocked
down from the gate leading into the Compasses premises,
but not from the don of the house.
James Riley. • gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery.
said I was at the Compasses on lb. evening of Wednes-
day, the 18th itud. I went in there about hall-peat
seven and remained until about 11 o'clock. The three
defendants ware all drinking there together. They left
the house together close upon 11 °Voce, I remained
after they left. I heard an inquiry made as to whether
there were any comrade. in the house, but I did not
the peewit who made it. I did not observe either
of the three men at the time the inquiry was made. I
was in the inner parlour. Shortly alter I saw the men
leave the boose.—Croseceamined : I remained in the
house after they loft about five or ten minutes. The
landlady said it Was time to demi soil left; I cannot
say how long it was after the enquiry wan made, that
the men went out. I bad had oessiaion to go outside,
end as I was returning I met them in the passage going
out. I went straight to the barracks by the back way.
The prisoners reserved their defense, and were coot-
mitted to take their trial at the Assizes
BOZOUGH PATTY RAMONA, Monday.—Before J. F.
Hodges, Kw!. (Mayor), J. Bishop, Esq., Dr. Aldridge,
sod R. Dams, Feq..

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Artworks ea du ttlh Noviriaber.—Edward Ralph
Martin, of Dorchester, was suininoned for throwing •
babied sepaib, Irmo Mr. Manley's spirit stores, into the
street.—E.C. Keats depoced to tho offence, and raid
that Mr. John Hodges also saw it. Mr. Howard
appeared for defendant, and called Ann Dunn, Caroline
Carter, George Lockett, and Frances Cartel, to show
defendant did not throw any fireworks.—The Mayor
sai i tb. Bench convidered the case proved, and indicted
a fine of El including posts.
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Frederick Hursi,-"encles gardener to Mr. Henning,
was convicted of roiling a lighted tar barrel at the top
of the town, and was fined 100. inch& ling wets.
Joks denier, of Dorchester, for throwing e squib in
High West-street was fined 7s. including costs.
Charles Wellspring, carter, of Fordington, for currying
a lighted torch in High West-street, was fined &includ-
ing costa.
Mosta, Legg, carter, of Fording-ton, for a similar
offenoe. wam also fined Eta

Aram,. Painter, employed at Yr. W. Oa/pin's
brewery, for placing a lighted tar barrel on the ex-
Mayor's doorstep, wee fined L'3, or a montb.—P.C.
Keats identified the defendant as the man, and produced
the mask be took from his face. A witness named
King swore that reinter was not in Bouth•street all the
night, soil he was severely censured by the Bench.
Gter!se Ord, employed at Messrs. Eldridge and Mason's
brewery, for throwing squibs, and partieipeting in
Painter's offence, was fined £3, or • month.