The Telegram. — 1893-06-06 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THE CASE OF ALLEGED INCENDIARTS2II. At the Police-court yesterday (Monday), before Colonel J. L. P. Goodden (chairman) and General Waller, Thomas Saudiford, labourer, of Eying Intrinsica, was brought up on remand from the previous Wednesday charged with setting tire to a hay stack in the parish of Yetruinster on May 30th the property of Mr. Dan Wrixon, of lialstock, valued at .£so._ . .  Mr. Wrixnn stated that be was a farmer, and resided at Liberty Farm, Ha'stock. The rick in question was near the road leading from Rynie to Melbury Osmond and also in the neighbourhood of a brick kiln. On May 30th, between 10 and 11 in the morning, he was informed by Mr. Saunders that his rick was on fire, and thereupon he at once rode to the spot and found that the rick was well alight. There was a lot of people there and witness sent for the Yeovil Fire Brigade. A part of the risk was saved. WM. Dyer, blacksmith, of Ryme, stated that on Tuesday morning he saw prisoner, whom he knew well, just before nine o'clock going along the road leading to Melbury and in the direction of the field in which the rick was situated. Witness spoke to prisoner as he passed, and the man, who looked rather queer, answered. Prisoner during the last month or so, hail seemed somewhat different to what he usually was, Win. Dolieney, coachman to Dr. Marsh, of Yeovil, stated that on the day in question he was driving from Yetaduster to Melbury when he saw the rick of hay on fire. It appeared to have been only just lighted, amt the place where the flames were was nearest the rce.o. Witness looked over the hedge and saw a man running away from the rick across the frld, but he suddenly turned and went towards the Nearly half-a-mile farther on witness met a shepherd whom he told of the fire and to whom he gave a description of the man. on the following Thursday, witness attended at the Sherborne Police-station where, from among a number of ether men, witness identified prisoner as the C 311.11 he had seen running away. P.C. Yateher, of Leigh, stated that after visiting the scene of the fire on Tuesday, he went in search of pri. softer, whom he saw on the road to Yeovil. When about a quarter of a mile MI prisoner saw witness and immediately ran off, but witness overtook him and caught him. On char,ing him with setting fire to the haystack, prisoner replica, "1 knew I had done it ; I couldn't help it." Witness apprehended him and brought him to Sherborne. Prisoner had nothing to say in reply to the charge, and he was coinmitted for trial at the next assizes.  On Friday night, • fire broke out in the laundry department of the South Eastern Fever Hospital, Deptford. Several fire brigades were in a ttendanee and tie fire was got under, but not till term us damage bad been done.  A ptrliamentary return has been issued of per. eons sentenced to death for murder in England and Wales, from January Ist, 1884, to llec.eniber 31st, 1892. In all there were 253 death 'lenient*, passed 49 out of these being for infanticide. A terrific thunderstorm passed over Wenlock and district on Saturday afternoon. The lightning' struck home stacks of grain at Lea Farm, and the whole of the fat in buildings, together with their contentt, writ' c,insurried. At lrenhridge a house was sti tick. But little damage wan done.  Printed and published for the proprietere, at /diddle Street, Yeevd, by FRANK CLINKER; and &ISO published at the Telegram Othre. Dorchester.