Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1883-02-23 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

CHARGE OF FRAUD. —William Andrews, a short man, with high forehead, was brought up for obtaining board and lodging by false pretences.--Supt. Vickery said the man asked for a remand last night, in order to consult a solicitor, and he was willing to accede to his request —Prisoner now stated he did not ask for a remand. But he admitted having said he wished to consult a solicitor, which the Bench said was very much like asking for a remand.—Thomas Randall, licensed victualln and tailor, ssid that on the 2nd January, the prisoner came to his house, the Turk's Head,and asked for a bed for himself and wife. He bad known him as a casual customer at Dorchester. On the Bth January, prisoner returned to his house, and said he had taken a house in the town and was going to open business as a ship-broker. He came to his house with his wife and three children, and on the 9th he told him that Mr. Shilson had a house for sale, and that if he would come with him, and he succeeded in purchasing the house, he would give him a sovereign. They went, and prisoner said he would advance £5 to make it level money, and be also told Mr. Willson he ought to give witness a sovereign. He also told him he had been to Mr. Howard's offca and got the deeds, and that he was going to set up business ; he agreed with him for 30s. a week for his board and lodging, and prisoner asked him to make him two suits of clothes for his children; he said he had plenty of money, that he had sold his business well at Milborne St. Andrew, and would  show him a handful of sovereigns next 'day, that he had deposited £lOO at Mr. Howard's, and taken a house in St. Albau'a.street. Witness's man h4ped him to carry some heavy boxes there. Prom what plaintiff heard, he declined to make the clothes for the boys, though he had sent to Southampton for the cloth, and paid for it. The prisoner was now in his debt £9 6s. Gd., and he found he was a swindler.— Prisoner did not now want a remand: but as Mr. Vickery was not prepared with his other witnesses, prisoner was remanded till Monday next. QUARREL AT A Low Hons.—On Tuesday, before James Robertson, Req., J. Lundie, Esq., B. Hopkins, Esq., J. E. Robens, Esq., and D. Collett, Esq., Joseph Jocelyn, a pale thindooking young man, who wore the hair on his forehead like a girl'a "fringe," Was. summoned for assaulting Sarah Packet, and wing threatening language towards her.—The corn. plainant, who is of large size, compared with whom defendant looked all the more slim, said she lived at 1, Chapelbay.street, and Joclya was staying there with a girl ; he had done no work since la,t May, but was living on the girl's prostitution. On Saturday morninz, he came down to complainant's room while she was in bed, and threatened to pull her out. The only reason she could give was that she had had a few words with his girl about a fortnight a4o. He said he had beaten all the girls, and he would do for her (Packet) not with his fist, but with something in his pocket. When the summons was taken out, he came to her and demanded whether it was a warrant or a summons, and as she would not give him a decided answer, he gave her a blow on the head.— Defendant tried to crors.examine complainant, to show that he had a few words with Pocket, not with his girl, and that complainant kept throwing off at him.—Elizabeth Trevitt, another girl who lives at Gibson'a house, said Jocelyn came down on Saturday morning, and threatened Pucket'a life; he said he'd do for her—murder her—before he left the town.—ln answer to questions, witness said she paid 3s. a wrrk, and there were six others in the house, and all paid 3s. each.—Mr. Arden: That is a guinea a week—over 50 guineas a year for a little house like that.—Jocelyn said a marine came to him, and wanted to give him a drink of beer, when Pucket said tauntingly—" I suppose he does want to give him a drink of beer," and went on with abuse, when he said that for two pins he would give her a hiding.—The Bench asked defendant about the way in which he got his living, when he irouiht to make out that he occasionally went in a merchant ship.—The Chairman said there was no warrant for his assaulting the girl or threatening her, and they sent him for 14 days' hard labour.  "