The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1863-01-20 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SSA VI. T. —Alan's& l'itrnan was 011 Tuesday  _ charged with *moulting Mary Talbot. —Complainant said that she lived on the North Quay. She and her husband went to bed, leaving her mother-in.law up. After they had been in bed some time, her husband asked her who was downstairs talking so loud, and she told him it was Martha Pitman. He then asked her to go down to tell her it was time nil. was at home and in bed. She came about halfpast 9 and left about half-past 11. When witness went down she was very abusive and flew at her, hut her mother-in-law held her back.—Defendant said she would murder her if she could get at her. —Defendant denied the assault. She said she was passing complainant's house on Sunday night, when old Mrs. Talbot called them in. They remained there in good humour, and after 12 o'clock bad struck, the company called on defendant to sing a song, with which she complied, and thought ii no harm as Sunday had gone. Complainant then came down stairs and told them that they ought to have been at home before that, and called her (defendant) a name which virtuous women do not deserve. Defendant replied that if she was one now, the complainant was one once' and slept two nights on the Nothe.—Complainant denied having slept there but once. She did not fight —John Cross said be was at complainant's house on Sunday night, about half-past 11. They were talking very loud, when complainant came down and and it was time they were all in bed. She was very aggravating, and called the defendant • very bad name. The defendant retaliated, and they threatened each other, but did not actually come to blows.—The Bench said this was one of those cams which ought never to have been brought there, and the summons would accordingly be dismiased, each party paying her own costa FELONY BY SOLDIER& —George Parry, William Reynolds, and John Hagarton, a corporal and two privates belonging to the 53rd regiment, were charged by Robert Brinslay with stealing apiece of bacon, a basin of lard, and a looking glom, his property.—The prosecutor said he lived at the Hope Tavern. The had had sometimes used hie house--he had sometimes seen them there. On Smiday night as he was going to bed his sister called his attention to the safe in the kitchen, and on examinints!taihe found it vraa unfastened, and a piece of and the lard was guile. Tim looking glass hung against the safe He saw it was gone on Sunday morning, as he west to church. There were several soldiers in his house on Sunday night, but he did not notice the prisoners. The value of the articles stolen waa —Mary Snell said she went to the Hope Tavern on Sunday night with the prisoners. Mr. Brinaley told her to go out, and she did so. Mr. Briosky called her a common prostitute, and the young men took it up. She and Reynolds came out and the other two remained behind. They then came outside the door, and Parry had the lard and bacon. They gave the lard and bacon to Reynolds, who then went on with witness. They overtook them at Oakley plane, and Hagarton had the looking glass. Witness told them they would get into trouble about it. They went to Mrs. abb., to whose hones the corporal The took the bacon and lard. and Reynolds the e whole afterwards went to Portland.—l'-S. Brine said that yesterday morning be went to the Verne barracks in company with the two last witnesses.—Mary Spell identified H :eprton sad Reynolds. He took them into custody and charged them with stealing a looking glass, • piece of bacon, and a basin of lard from the house of Mr. Brinsky. l'olour-Serpent Weartilf found the looking ems and yr* in,. w Awns. „..On their