Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1882-10-27 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

PRO.  THE DOUBLE MURDER AT BECKINGTON On Tuesday mornith Samuel Silas Pirippan, farmer was brought up in cuato y at the Fr owe Police-court, on truism?, from Shs pton blial at gaol, char god with the widul murder of Char!es Sheopard and Chriatophi r Hill, at Beeklngtoo. on the 290 September last. He was also choked with shooting George Greenland, with intent to kol him, at the same time and place. The nrisoner wa. as unconcerned as ever, but with a peculiar look about the ey es. Tim court was again crowded, notwithstanding the tempestuous we .ther. The injund boy, Greed thirl, was pie wit, and gave tie fot ow ug evid-tra. :—I live at B cking:ou with my. tabor Jo atbar. Greenlee I was 14 yells of age on the 2fith Aligriet last I had been in the occasional employ of the prisoner ever pin.* Christmas llsts I had to milk the won and attend to the horses. On .day, September 29th, I went to work at six a.m., abti left Ur break'att, at sigh'. I did not see the urtsoner &vim/ that time. 1 returowl to work at nine, when I got a horse find did other work. At 11 oat dit master soul me to Sprins,-gardens to fetch four sacks of barley tutu lii the cart. I returned about quarter-past two. When I was going up the o.rt track to mar a tho farm.howse, I heard a gun fired off. I coal not tsll how near it was, but it sounded loud. I took the cart inti le the yard y,ates. and worst to.sa,..ds the meal :rouse, when I saw smoke °owing out of the door. I also saw Chi ietopher Hill lying down inside the door dead, shut through tho head. Miss Lucy Puippsu WAS Intending at the dairy door. I walkel away through the w iggomlionse and into • plungo-field, where I saw Mr. Phippen. I said to h.m, " Christ .pher is in here dead." He said, " Yes. I know he is; I've ben and shot him, and now I'll shot you." H. then shot at me with • doubled-barrelled gun la- had in his hair, and bit me in the right arm. I fell down, and he walked away with. ut saying any hint more. He went throthdi the waggowshou-e lot. the yard, sod I got up and ran aw,y through the lilough-fi..1.1 gate, • little paddock, awl int, the r ad, wh re I foil down again. I saw Henry Gungtoncannim.; up with a ps ny trap, and he took we home. Dr. Evans attenWed Inc shortly after worde. Cross-examined : I cannot say how beheld th gun when he fired it off. I have never known my 'nitrite q 'oriel with any true. He was a very good muter. When I war tent to Sprtog-g .rdeus thut was the firs: time I had seen master that thy. When I tAd him Christophsr was dead he looked whi.e, but I Paw no other difference in him. He did not say anything after he had fired off the gun, and he did not stop to sea if I was hurt. Ido not remember whether Miss Phippen spoke to me when I saw her. Dr. Evans having given some additional evidence, the charges were read over to the prisoner, and when tasked if he had anything to aay he leplied, "Not" Mr. Ames said he reserved his defence. He was then committed fur trial at the Bristol Anis-, the &dais tioual witnesses having been bound over to give eels dance. Later in the day the prisoner' who was still tins moved, was conveyed to SheptonMallet gaol.