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The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-02-26 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

YEOVIL. SAD CDARtiE AGAINST A Yousa, LaDv.—At the Police-court on Friday, a young lady named Bessie Coiwav, daughter of a deceased London solicitor, was charged with stealing three blankets and a sheet, the prop ,rty of !airmail with when she had been lodging. is of a p tinful character. The prisoner, who is about 23 and well educated, is an orphan, and some time ago was a draper's assistant. About a fortnight azo she came from London. being out of a situation, and to, ik private lodgings. One evening she left the house to post a letter, but did not return. It was then feund that she had stolen the articles in question and sold th en at a second-hand clothes shop. She was apprehended at Sherborne in a destitute condition. The superintendent of police said that he had received a letter from a gentleman residing at Wellington (a friend of her family), who had prienised to fetch her.—The Bench inflicted a penalty of lOs. and coats ; and some sympathisers in the Court offered to pay the tine if the gentleman refused to do so on arriving. THE CHARGE OP ATTEMPTED Muspem—At Yeovil 011 Saturday, George Hallett, butcher, was charged on remand with attempting to murler Mr. Staple, of Stoke. Mr. Trevor Davies prosecuted, and Mr. S. Natts defended. The facts of the case have already been reported.—Dr. Garland said that since Wednesday last he had seen prisoner on several occasions. His opinion was that at the time prisoner committed the act with which he was charged he was labouring under great mental excitement, occasioned partly by trouble and partly by drink. He was bound to say that prisoner was not insane, and that he could detect no symptoms of insanity.—The bench intimated that they should hind the prisoner over, Mr. Bullock remarking that the charge could not be construed into an attempt to murder, as prosecutor did not even see the prisoner at the time the threats were used. —Mr. Davies said that the case was of the gravest possible character, and if the bench allowed the charge to fall through in that way it would be a serious miscarriage of justice. They were proceeding very irregularly, and if they declined to hear his case and proceed in the way they suggested, he should consider it his duty, in the face of the evidence he had to offer, to apply to the court above for a mandamus to compel them to hear the case.—Mr. Troyte-iullock said it was not an attempt to mamler, it was only a  threat.—Mr. 'Davies said that if the bench discharged the prisoner they would do so at their own risk. - The bench discharged the prisoner, who left the court with his friends.—Mr. Davies asked Ir. Supt. Shepherd to arrest the prisoner on the charge of attempting to murder r. Staple.—Mr. Shepherd liaid that if a warrant were applied for and granted he would carry out its instructions.—Mr. Davies said he would apply for a mandamus and have the prisoner re-apprehended on a charge cf attempting to murder.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-04-09 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

BOROUGH POLICE COURT.  FRlDAT.—Before the Mayor (Mr. R. N. Howare), Mr.. B. Hopkins, Mr. J. E. Robens, and Dr.  Nathan. John Pavey, William Mars'aall, and Charles Crocker, boys, were summoned for assaulting and heating Frederick George Beavis, a pupil teacher at St. Mary's School.--Complainant said on Sunday afternoon, as he was going through George-street, he met defendants, who knocked his hat off, and one of them struck him in the eye. Crocker then challenged him te fight. He had said or dine nothing to annoy them.—Williain Hawkins, a boy, corroborated.— Pavey denied having struck cvmplainant, and Marshall admitted knocking Beavis' hat off.—Supt. Vickery said the boys had been before the Court on other occasions.—Crocker, it appeared, had gone to sea.—Marshall and Pavey, who now were on the stool of repentance, promised to behave better for the future, and were dismissed on payment of costa.'  11•7111ONIAL INFELICITY, Frank Beer was summoned for asaulting and bea ing his father, James Beer, on the 27th of March.— The prosecutor said on Saturday about 10.20 he left his home to go on some errands and returned about 11.10. When he went into the house he asked his wife if she had got some beer ; she replied "you drunken ---, get out of this," and threw a box of matches at him. He then went into another room to sleep, and whilst there defendant came in and said " Will you get out of this,' and at the same time took him by the throat, struck him, and pushed him into another room. He had to call " Murder," and his wife threw cold water over him. He had been assaulted by his son on previous occasions. He wished the magistrate to grant a separation order. He had been married 26 years.— The Mayor : Cannot you do something to settle this case ?—The Wife: I am willing to be separated.— Complainant wished to know what he was to do with his scn. He had seven other children to keep, and work had been very scarce.—William Samuel Martin, a next door neighbour, said he had to complain of the conduct of the son and wife. He heard defendant threaten to strike his father, and his wife expressed a wish she had some cold water to throw over him.— The Mayor said it was a very proper thing for a man to come before the Bench and ask for protection and they would grant it. The magistrates were in hopes the parties, after having been married for 26 years, would have been able to come to some settlement, and they were sorry this was not the case. They had decided to bind over the son in the sum of £5 to keep ths; ly.ace for three months. The Mayor, addressing the wife, said if her husband did not behave properly to her she had the same remedy as her husban I, but he hoped they would go home and live on good terms as they ought to do after having been married 26 years.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-05-23 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SAVED DRUNKARDS.  At Ex 'ter Hall what WB3 termed a • grf at demen,tratim of saved &mikado, W 33 held oa Thursday night, und,r the przsideney of G :natal Booth. Tuero wee a very full audienle. films vnya sen 4 to tad accempanimeat et various instrument., and General Booth delivere I an address. Amid ' Hallelujahs' and other exclamations. the speaker uraed tie goo in ess of 'agosseivee ristiani ty.' aa he termed the work of the • Amy.' He touched upon  'he question of a collection, and said thst he wanted £lO,OOO before they sleet that night. Then was sung a hi um to a popu'ar tune, ad ' Base Phillips' was introduced to give his exnerieores. He atated that he was formerly a black one of Camberwi 11,' who had coma mitted every crime but murder, and nearly committed that crime twice. He declared that he was converted by following the band of the Army in the streets, and going, when drunk, into the meeting. Then followed a Devonshire girl, now a lieutenant, and she recite 1 a somewhat similar story, as did a men, an old sold or. known as Old Whiskey,' A reclaimed thief, amid exclamations of rejoicing, described his conversion, and was followed by one who was described as 'a little cockney Brandy Drinker,' but who proved to he a Yorkshire man. A man who bad been a sailor, and 'Black Bishop, a negro, next described their conversions. A converted washerwoman entered upon what might have been a long stery, but was interrupted by the band and singers. Th. ' Drunken Tramp,' who was deecribei as a ' sort of pet, next took puss scion of the platform, and proceeded tu sing a speech, the band cad singers joining in with a chorus. Than followed brief speeches from many others, who declared themselves saved from drunkenness and sin by the Army. Their declarations were received with cries of 'Hallelujah' and ' Amen.' They all described themselves as formerly drunkards, liars, thieves, and wife-beaters, or in the case of women, as neglecting their families. Brevity of speech was enforced by the General's whistle. General Booth Again addressed the meetin4, and said that it was intended to start a 'S ilvation Navy,' and one yacht would soon start to ' bombard the sailors on the sea. The subscription list was then real. It included three sums of £l,OOO, one of £5OO. two of £250, one of £2OO, one of .£l5O. three of £lOO, several of £5O, and a great number of smaller Mils. The larger saws General Booth called 'good kegs of powiler."fhe tetal reached at that stage was £6,000, and General Booth said they would have to make it up to £lO 000 bef.re they had their suppers. Mrs. Booth afterwards delivered an address, in the course of which she expressed her gratitude for the help given to the Army it its emergerey. Other collections were made, and the Army left the hall n procession.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-11-28 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

TERRIBLE SCENE.  On Thursday, at the Lambeth Police-oonr., Horses Robert Jay, alias Thorpe (23), wee charged before M. Saunders with the wilful murder of Ekren° • Ellen Knnp. by cuttinir her throat with • razor on the 29th of Siotember, and further with attetnoting to commit .uic'd The ptiaoner seemed very ill when brought into Court, and hat frequently to sit down. Mrs. Mary Weisner said : In Se.,'ember last I lived at 35. Larkhall-lane. About the 24th of August the prisoner came to live there, and gave the name of Thorpe. The deceased visited him frequently, and be told me she was the young lady he Was kesping company with, and th it they were to be married. 0 I the 29th of S tpt•mh. r, the prim nor havinz ben away a week, returned home in com!moy with the deceased. I went upstairs with the deceived, and then we returned to the k,tchen and made some tea for the prieo ler. The ieceased brought down th s tea thing., and then went upstairs. In about bee or ten mroPes I heard a lrea ILA shriek. In c ,mpsny who a Ms. Run tell I went to the prison )r's r in. I openeu the d ,or, an th n saw th. eceased lying on the fluor with her riesd towards the door. She was folly ilrei.s-A. The pri.oner was lying down oy her site. Toe deceased nailed out " Harry. forgive !" then. " Oh, he is cutting my throat with a razor." I stooped over them. I remember that, but I cannot remember what I did t ) the prisoner. I do not remember seeing the mot at first. I afterwards found I load a razor, which I took from the prisoner. It Wee open, aid I shut it. We all three rose, and then the prisoner raid, " I have not, I have not." We to k hold of the deceased as she rose, and then I saw her throat was out, and the blood spurted all over us. On the lauding the deceased said," Lord have mercy on me; I am dying, lam dying." I got a shirt, and put it to her throat. I still keep the raz sr in my hand. Then I want downstairs, and on returning saw the deceased in the room and the prisoner. I saw him drawing a razor moles his throat, and I said, "Don't, don't. She was going to be married to you." He then out his own throat in front of me. He dropued the razr on the 11 'or. After he cut his throat he fell. The deceased dropped into • chair, and while I was attenJing to her the prisoner threw himself on the bed. Dr. J meoh Sat. cliffe said the deceased hat lost a large quantity of blood, but was con-cious, and in a little tune I asked who did it, and she said, "He did it," pointing to the prisoner. I asked her who cut his throat, and she replied, "He did it himself." The deceased died the following morning from the injuries. The prisoner, who declined to say anything to defence, was then fully c ,rnonttasi t take hi, trial at the next sessions of the Central Crimin .1 0 nut,
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-08-15 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ALT.EGED MURDER OF THE GRANDCHILD  OF A PORTLAND ER.  At the Central Criminal Court last week, before Mr. Justice Hawkins, Caroline Perry, 17, was indicted for the wilful murder of an infant named Lottie Marian Scott, at Uxbridge.—Mr. Poland and Mr. Montagu Williams prosecuted for the Public Prosecutor; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Pursell, who in his address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, in the first instance strongly pressed upon the jury the fact that she was a girl of good character, and that she had no motive whatever for the commission of such a desperate deed. He then endeavoured to argue that the scarf might have been tied too tightly round the neck of the child by accident, and he also said that the prisoner was in a peculiar condition of health at the time, and was consequently in such a state as not to be criminally responsible for her co ;duct. The learned counsel then reminded the jury that the prisoner could not give her own explanations as to what occurred.—Mr, Justice Hawkins interposed, and said that if the prisoner desired to make a statement he should certainly permit her to do so, and it appeared to him that it would be a barbarous state of the law if a prisoner were not permitted to personally inform the jury under what circumstances the transaction occurred.— Mr. Pursell then conferred with his client, and it was understood that she informed him that at the present time she had no recollection of anything that had happened. He accordingly proceeded with his address to the jury, and concluded by strongly urging upon them the fact that there was an utter absence of motive for c iiumitting such a terrible deed, and that the scarf might have been drawn tight round the neck by accident, and that, taking the most harsh view of the matter, the prisoner had only been guilty of negligence, and on that ground he asked for a verdict of manslaughter.—The prisoner received a very good character for kindness and general conduct from a clergyman in the neighbourhood, in whose service she had been previously to her entering into the employiwnt of Mrs. Scott.—Mr. Justice Hawkins, in summing up, remarked upon the peculiar nature of the case, and he told them that if they should think that the ligature had been tied round the neck of the child negligently, they would be justified in finding the prisoner guilty of manslaughter. He concluded by saying that if they could bring their minds t ) the conclusion that upon all the facts the occurrence was accidental. it would, of course, be their duty to acquit the prisoner altogether.—The jury, after a very short deliberation, acquitted the prisoner of the crime of wilful murder, and found her guilty of manslaughter.—Mr. Justice Hawkins said he would consider whA sentence ought to be passed upon the prisoner, and he postponed his judgment—On Saturday the prisoner was sentenced to 15 months' hard labour.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-01-11 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE MURDER OF CAREY. CONFESSION OF TRE MURDERER. This week's United Ireland, of which Mr. Parnell's henchman, Mr. William O'Brien, M P., is the editor, contains an account of the tragedy on board the Melrose Castle tram the pen of a gentleman who received the statement from O'DonnelL It was not to be told so long as the shadow of a chance remained to save O'Dannell'e life fr im the callow*. It appears f; ores this statement that O'D mnell did deliberatsly kill Carey. and because he was James Carey. There was no struggle. Carey made no attack on O'Donnell, and O'Donnell never set up the plea of self-idefen,e. lied Judge Denman permitted him to speak before pronouncing the sentence, O'Donnell would then have told the whole truth and vindicated himself. His denunciation of the British Ccown while the officer* of the court drsggud him from the dock was not the fury of a coward, but the frenzy of a baffild and honest man, who, having del. herately done what he considered a duty, bat been compelled against his will to occupy an ignoble attitude. O'Donnell did nct know Carey on the voyage from England t the Cape. He was not a member r. any society. He was going to Australia with no definite aim. He could not read or write, but he knew of Carey. He bad no suspicion, however, that the man with whom he had played cards and drank an occ 'Rion& glass of beer was the informer. He, however, recognised him by a woodcut which he saw at Capetown, and iniit intly resolved to kill Carey, and on the impollse of the moment he said to Cubitt "I'll kill him." From the moment he formed his purpose he never wavered in it. OThrinell deter. mined to ship with him to Pert Eizabeeh, go with him to the farm Carey had told him he was going to take, and then without concealment of purpose or motive slam that there was no spot on which an Irish informer wo ;Id be safe. Finding himself suddenly alone with Carey and his travelling companion, ho could nut resist the desire ts kill him at once. Carey, with lightning quickness, per. calved his danger. Tree two men glowered at each other. Carey hissed, "Do you know we?' O'Donnell hissed back "I do; you are Carey, the informer. To hell with you." The b,not sp Id with the words, and the deed was done. Carey clu:ched his own revolver, but it was too late. O'Donnell discharged a second shot and a third to make sure of his work, and Carey rolled to the deck. No one saw the encounter except O'Donnell's companion, who threw her arms around him and filled the ship with her cries. He told her that morning his determination to kill Carey, and that he should he hanged for it, When Mr. Carey realhed the scene O'Donnell said te her, '' I had to do it." The article further states that O'Donnell's counsel was reap oasible for the theory advanced at the trial, and that Mrs. Carey and her son's writing to Carey's brother in Dublin gave a wholly different account of the affair Iron that which they gave at the trial.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-02-27 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

PETTY SESSIONS.  FRmAY.—Before Mr. C. J. Parke, Rev. C. J. Glyn, Colonel Paget, Major-General Powlett-Lsne, and Sir Richard Glyn, John Burdon. a gip .y, Wai summoned for assaulting Mr. Thomas Mlckerell, of Sturmiuster Marshall, on the 8 h February.—Oomplainant said the defendant and come other gipstes were encamped on his ground at Sturtninater, and that as he had had a quantity of turnips stolen he went to them and requestou them t 3 shift their encampment. fie spoke to the defendant and a man named Light, telling hull they must go Lid his land, and they moved on as though they nolint to comply with his request. Burdon, however, suddenly turned round and struck him a tremendous blow in the Idea, knocking him down. Both Burdon and the man named Light then ran away.—Tne magistrates sontonced defendant to two months' hard labour, without the option of a flue. Teresa Broadway. a hawker, for baing drunk on the highway near Stapiehill on the 1001 February, was lined ss. and Goats. _ _  William North, late of Cranborne, labourer, was charged with leaving his wife and four children chargeable to the common fund of the Wimborne and Cranborne Union. Ile said that he was obliged to leave home because his wife ill-used him, having twice cut his head so badly that he had to hive it stitched up by a doctor.—The magistrates said they would give defendant a fortnight in which to make arrangements for keep ng his wife and p tying arrears. Frederick Bolton, a navvy, of (2 -irfe Mullen, was charged with rua .ultinig and beating Emily B et, wife of Alfred Bat, a plate layer, on the 18th of FebruAry, with intent to murder her.—C.implani int stated that abut three o'clock on the afteruo in of the 18% inst., prisoner, who lodged at her house, canoe home in a state of drunkenness. iing out of the homm into a garden where she was working, he asked her t 3 get him io'ne dinner, t which she replied "N:), not at present.- Ha then jumped at her, put his arm round her neck and threw her down. He then took out a clasp knife from his pocket, and opening it, tried to cut her throat. She put her hand up to save her throat, and liar hand was cut with the knife. She cried out for help, and her mother and Mrs. Cox, who were near, ran to her help, and her cries also brought hr father and a Mr. Fry to her assistance. Her mother and Mrs. Cox took the knife train prisoner.—Ann Griffin, mother of the last witness, gave corroborative evidence, and said that the prisoner Wai not so drunk at the time of the assault but that he know what he was doing.—Jane (Jx, wife of Frederick C x, of Cud i Millen, gave corrob 'native evidence, and said she thought prisoner was the worse for drink, but knew whet he was about.—James Fey gave similar evidence,—Prisoner, in reply to the Chairman said that he was so drunk at the time ha did nit know what he was doing.—He was committad for trial at the next assizes.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-08-14 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

CHARGE OF MURDER. AND MUTINY AT SEA.  At the Liverpool Assizes; on Friday, before Mr. Justice Manisty, Carl Roskowski, a German sailor, was indicted for the wilful murder of Louis Dale. second mate of the British ship Paragon, on the 17th April last. The case for the prosecution showed that the Paragon was bound from Buenos Ayres to Valparaiso, and had a crew of 13 hands, most of whom were foreigners. She left Buenos Ayres on the 27th March in ballast, and subsequently some of the crew were disrated for incompetence. Soon afterwards several of the men began to complain of the shortness and poor quality of the food. Twelve days after sailing the prisoner proposed to another of the seamen, a man named Dumma, that the crew should rise and kill the captain and the officers, get something to eat, and take the vessel back to port. On the night of the 17th of April he went op to Dtumna, who was in his bunk. He had an axe in his hand, and fie said to Dumma, "We struck the second mate with the axe. Come up and give help." Dumma refused, however, and the prisoner then went to others of the crew and asked them to assist him, but before the crew could assemble for this purpose the captain appeared with a revolver, and ordered the men to go aft. They all went with the exception of the prisoner and a man named Carlsen, who refused to come out of the forecastle. The captain then advanced and fired his revolver in their direction, and he and the first mate and boatswain went into the forecastle and brought out the prisoner and Carlsen. They were both ordered to be put in irons, but while this was being done Carlson got loose, and running to the side of the ship jumped overboard. The vessel was then off Cape Horn and the sea was running so high that no effort wad be made to save Carlsen, who was drowned. The second mate was found lying on the deck bleeding from a frightful wound in the head, his brain being exposed ; but notwithstanding his severe injuries he lingered for ten days afterwards, dying on the 27th April. On the arrival of the vessel at Valparaiso, the prisoner was handed over to the Consul, who sent him home for trial. —Several of the crew spoke to the prisoner, having said he had struck the seeond mate, and asking them to join in killing the other officers. Time prisoner, when taken into custody at Liverpool, said in reply to the charge " 1 done it."--The defence was that the men had beea ill-used by the officers and kept short of food, the result being that they were all irritated and discontented. Counsel for the prisoner aho winted that no one saw the prisoner strike time blow, and suggested that it might possibly have been done by Carlsen, who jumped overboard afterwards rather than face tim.? punishment of his crime.—The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.