The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-04 00:00:00

DARING CASES 01' HORSE STEALING.

A brown home, the property of Mr. Hanna, of
Poddletown, and • bay mare, the property of Mr.
Hull, of Deuce Farm, were stolen on the night of
Poundbury Fair by two men, only one of whom hie
he yet been apprehended, although the police have
been very diligent in their enquiries since the informs-
ation wan laid. Directly the theft was made known
the police telegraphed to all the neighbouring towns
a description of the stolen animals. The men were
traced to Wilton via Stnrminster, and on Mr. Super-
intendent Gale arriving at the former place, he found
that one of the men had been apprehended by the
Wilts police, and the horses, fortunately, recovered.
The other man, however, managed to get out of the
house when the constables arrived, and, notwith-
standing the police went in hot pursuit, accompanied
by many of the townspeople, he proved too swift of
foot, and managed to reach Salisbury, • distance of
about three miles. Here all trace ef the fellow was
lost, and anther dousing circumstance is that he went
Into • barber's shop and had • clean shave, afterwards
getting off undetected.
The animals must have been sadly driven, is, while
they most have been taken on the night of Thursday,
on the following day they were in Wilton; and it was
noticed by • man on the road, who met them, that
the horees were vary mach fatigued.
The mare had a white agar on the forehead, but this
had been carefully concealed by rooms colouring, a bottle
of which the man apprehended hai in his possession.
William Lane, • rough-looking fellow, was brought
up before Major Sykes on Monday, and formally
remanded till Wednesday.

WITMOUTH.
FILM NUB ur DOZO3ISTZI ROAD.—On Saturday
morning last there was an alarm of fire from the house
lately oocupied by Captain Gluon. It seems that the
premises have recently been let to a gentleman and
family, great part of whose furniture had only recently
arrived, and some empty packages were placed in the
stables, where there was a large quantity of straw.
These stables are detached from the house, and it is
supposed that a little child, four or five years old, went
, in there playing with some matches, for about halipast
nine the little f•Sow came and told the servants be had •
fire in the stables. A servant went to the piece, found
the straw on fire, and rave the alarm Mr. Baker and
his workmen, Mr. Crocker, and Mr. Wallis, who live
near, west quickly to the place, and rendered valu-
able assistance in trying to put the fire out; but it
could not be extinguished, than the tidings were sent
to the pollee-station, and Sent. Apse, with a number
of conitables--Sergt. Delamont, ho., were soon at the
plate with the hose. It was found that the woodwork
of the dulls was burnt, and the rafters partly burnt,
Supt. Vickery also arrlvei, and, after some little
delay, • good supply of water ws obtained from •
hYdran
taraite Mr. Crocker's. The ane so
dense i was very difficult to get at the seat of tbe
fire; but when owe -reached. and fairly attached with
the let of WSW, It had no chance, and it wee put nu,

• was over, and the men returned about
half-past 12. The damage is supposed to amount to
£4O or £5O; but the building being bailt of brick and
stone suffered little but in the rafters, which were
charred about a quarter of an inch. During the time the
men were trying to put the fire out, a report was spread
that there were • number of cartridges in the place.
A Svnallitit Paleness. —On Thursdsy morning,
Seto. Harvey found a swan wandering in St. Mere'.
street, and arrested it for loitering in the ttests, and
having no place of above. The wanderer r.insted the
constable ; but was handed over to the care of the
swenheeper.
Aaaest or Men. MoCans.—This person, against
whom it will be remembered, • true bill wee found by
the anted Jury for keeping a disorderly home, ham
been arrested. She has been to Southampton, to
Dublin, and I sat to Dundee, where she was living with
her children, and helping to support herself by making
sacks. But the authorities, determining to peen the
'case against her, in the hope of providing an example
to others, despatched Sere- Apsey, who on Tuesday
arrested her in Dundee, and she wee next day brought
before the Dundee magistrates, and remittal to Way.
mouth.—On Saturday she was brought up before the
borough magistrates.—Mr. Arden remarked they had
had the expense of sending to Scotland after her; and
Dr. Drew said if she had surrendered to her bail in
the first piece, the expense would have been saved.
—She was then committed to the next Quarter Session&
kW triaL
COorm Perry Seetnoits.—Friday : Before H. C.
Goodden, Esq.' Major Wood. Colonel Swaffleld,
Cox, Esq., and B. IL Eliot, Esq.— John ()faction was
charged with stealing 3d. worth of growing onions at
Breadwey, the property of John Symonds, and
pleaded guilty; but said " it was not his with to hurt
the man," but he had • drop of drink, and did not
know what made him do D.—Fined 14a. and 6.. coats.
—Am a Burridge_ was summoned for allowing two
cows to stray at West Chickened, denied the charge,
and P.C. Baker proved seeing the cows straying about
eight o'clock in the evening, in Putton-lane, and was
driving them to the pound, but took thew to &Mud-
ant's houn.—The defence was that the heifers were
let out by someone leaving the gate open.—There had
been sight previous eervricLieuil.—Fiaed 54., including
omit..—Abel Whittle was summoned for allowing
Iwo horses to stray at Wyke, and "supposed it must
be true," he was a-bed at the time, his son put them in
a walled place in tun evening and next morning found
them in the pound. —P.C. dale proved the case, and
Discharge was dismissed on payment of costa.— —Albert
Morris pleaded guilty to being drunk at. Portland, on
Se ptember flub. Be had been convicted of steeling
a eovereign, and P.O. Beavers cook, on this day, found
him drunk on the highway at half-past two.—Fined
7a, including Thomas Legg Was summoned
or being drunk on September 11th, at Charlestown.
P.O. Baker saw him come out of the Alexandra
Tavern and go down Puttee-lane swearing.—lie had
been up • great ember of times, and now was fined
Si. and costa, or 14 days' in default --Job Stone
was summoned for Wig drunk at Portland on
September 14th, and said 'twas "all right; he supposed
he was tight."—Asked about his occupation, he said
he was "anything on the board ;" but it appeared he
was • fisherman.—Fined 75., including costa, or seven
day!' in default.
NEW Way TO PAY OLD BlLLAL—Edward Peters was
summoned for assaulting James Batty, at Portland, on
aeptember 101h.—Jaines Batty, who lives on the Hill,
at the Mae and Crowe. Wakehain, went into the
house with • bill for daendaut for meat, defendant
went out, and Whales followed Lim to the door,
calling out " Peters I here' I got • little bill for'..."
Defendant cursed him and his bill too, acid said he'd
never pay. On this, plaintiff said " You must be a
rove to try to cheat an old man in my situation."
The bill was only for 4e, 6J. Plaintiff turned into the
house, and defendant struck him with his Eist in the
heads, he was sitting dom.—Bartholomew Comben
spoke to hearing the two men calling each other liars
and region, and when he stooped down for sometuing
to light his pipe, "butcher'. "hat fell on the floor beside
him. The dispute between them was shout money.—
The defendant said complainant held up the stick before
him after calling him an " rogue. and saying—
"l haves good mind to give you thst." Ten or dozen
people were in the room,—Defeudant denied the
sasault, and said the old man insulted him lint.—
Fined 10s., induding oasts, or 14 days' in delimit.
Qoasam. Berm= Natalißutlaa.-11.0. Ingram,
wife of a warder at the Prison, Portland, was
summoned for assaulting Susanna Jane Anderson,
daughter of the princival infirmary warder there.—Mi.
Hooper opened the case for Mr. Howard, on the part
of plaintiff, and Mr. Hanna appeared for defendant.
—Susanna Jane Anderson, • child 12 . ears old, who
lives with her father at Portland, said, on the 2 ith
August, she was ooming home from school, when a
girl spread a report that they had stolen some apples,
and she went to Mrs. lugram's eldest daughter and
had some talk with her, and thence went borne to her
mother. About 10 miming or a quarter of an hour
niter, ee witness was going to get her little brother,
Mrs. Ingram came, with her hands clenched, and
pushed open the door; they tried to shut the door but
could not; because Mrs. Ingrain pushed so herd, and
with such force that witness's sister cried—" Oh
mother I mother 1" her mother was washing in the back
place. Wheu Mrs. Ingram pushed the door, witness and
her sister were behind; but her sister got into the
Passage. Mrs. Ingram then, when she could not get out,
bumped witness between the door and the wall seven
or eight times, and hurt her so that she could hardly
breathe, and could not call out; her mother came from
the back place, mad Mrs. Ingrain stop, and went
back to her own door. Her mother then bolted the
door on the inside, and Mrs. Pitt, who was living in
the same home, locked it. Mrs. Ingram came back
to the door about two minutes Maar and hannaered
with the knocker about • dozen times, then went away.
They were very frightened at the hammering. The
little brother came in from school, when Mrs. Ingram
▪ on her doorstep, putting up her hands, and calling
them "Irish giants," and other names but witness or
her plenty did nothing to provoke her.--6roes-e Limited :
Had never called Mra Ingram any name.; but did
call her daughter Caroline once, as they were coming
home from echool. Her brother and sister were there,
acid witness put her hands inside Caroline's ulster and
caught her by the breast. Did not see her sobbing and
crying, her brother and other sister did not touch her;
she was not crying at all, there was not a tear in her
eye. Had been to two schools within the last two
years.—Mr. Gooddan thought they must confine them-
selves to what happened on this occalion.—Mr. Henna
said there had been a persistent course of attacks upon
his client's children for the bet two years.—Witness
continued that a rumour was spread about her brother
taking afro. Ingram's apples • but they hadn't touched
them. The apples were growing near enough to throw
• stick at them, but they did not do ea. Mrs. Ingram
on this morning told the children as they were coming
from school "Tell Anderson, I want them ;" but she
went in and told her mother, who said " Do see for
your brother." Never saw any sticks or stones thrown
at the apples. Had been on • fowlhouse of Mr. Law*
where they could see all over Mr. Ingram's garden;
they played on the fowihouse. When Mrs. Ingram
came to their house, they did not jam Mrs. Ingram 's
fingers, because she could see Mrs. Ingram with her
fists up. Though Mrs. Ingram kept in the door about
three minutes, it seemed like hours to her. Father
had threatened to punish them if they spoke to the
Ingrams.—Renxiarnined : Went to school that morn-
ing, ems home about 12, asked Caroline Ingram what
she had been saying, but did not assault her.—The
Beech strongly advised the learned advocates to settle
the case, and Mr. Howard and Mr. fiance left the
Court with the principal parties, and, after some peter>.
lease llamas bad been granted, ie., they returned,
when Mr. flame said he was very pleased indeed to
state the Bench would not be troubled longer with the
cam; it had been settled, and terms were—this sum-
mons to be withdrawn, on his undertaking on the part
of his client that not a single word should be said
either by her or her husband to the other parties in
future.—Mr. Goodden said the magistrates thought it
was a pity the cave was ever brought forward; both
parties were in very respectable stations in life.—Mr.
Howard said Mr. Anderson has been at the Establish-
ment for 15 years, and he holds a responsible position
there.—Mr. Hance said his client had been there five
years, and he Is • very respectable man.