The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1863-11-17 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SINTINOKOF DIL&TH.— The Court Et Ardzes of the Don,., sitting at Valence, in Trans., was Let week engaged during two days in trying,, farmer, named Glardati, seed 25, charged with baring, on the 17th of A4-uiA last, at Lons-Leetang, murdered his mother, a widow, and his two brothers, Jean, aged 27, and Felix, aged 17. The prisoner was also charged with setting fire , to their dwelling-house in ordsr to destroy all traces of  his Grime. It appeared from the indictment that in April, 1862, the prisoner purchased • house and some land for 6,100 f., at llellegarde-Fousaieux, about two leagues from his native plum, and not having sufficient funds to pay even the first instalment, sold to al ela all his right to a share in the family property for 2.0011., but the brother reocived only 1,1001., the other 900 f, being left as a security for his share of a yearly sum to be paid to the mother u long as she lived. The prisoner soon after wanted his brother to let Lim base the 900 t, but meeting with a refuml, he raised funds by forging bills in his brother's name for above that sum. In the night of the 17th of August last, shortly before these forged bills fell duo, the premises of the widow Gardan were observed to be on fire, and when the neighboura hastened to the spot, they. found the bodies of the widow and the youngest son lying dead in the kitchen, both having been shot through the Lead. The premises were entirely destroyed, and the body of the eldest son wog found among the ruins nearly carbonised, but • fracture of the skull showed that lie too had been murdered. The prisoner was at once suspected and arrested. When interrogated, he declared that he had no doubt that Felix had murdered his mother and brother, arid then committed suicide. A post-inorress examination of the mother's body, however, clearly showed that the prisoner was the murderer, for the wadding of the charge which was found in the wound exactly corresponded with the leaf of a song book in the prisoner's poesession, and two recently discharged pistols were discovered on his pre. Other evidence was likewise produced which left no doubt of Lis guilt. The jury accordingly brought in • verdict of guilty without extenuating circumstances, and the Court condemned him to death, at the samo time ordering the execution to take place at Valence.—  Gatignani. _ It/PORTANT RAILWAY Qu --At the Southwark police-court on Wednesday, Mr. Henry Anderson, of the !lollies, Elliot-vale, Blackheath, was summoned before Mr. Combs by the South-Eastern Rainey Company, for that' be, being a passenger in • tintelan carriage of the London and Greenwich Railway Company, did unlawfully refuse to show his ticket when required so to do by a aermat of the oompany having charge of the train."— Mr. J. Freeland, the solicitor to the company, attended to prosecute the complaint; and Mr. Lewis, jun., for the defendant.—Mr. Freelaud, in opening the case, said that the defendant took his seat in a first-class carriage at the Greenwich terminus on the 26th of last month, and before the train started he refused ta show his ticket when demanded by the inspector and guard at the station. The question he had to bring before his worship was rather • ticklish one. At the time the ticket was demanded the train had not started; therefore, it would be for his worships to decide whether the defendant had rendered himself liable to the penalties of the bye-lawn as they now stood. —Mr. Lewis, on the part of the defendant, considered that no infringement of the railway laws had been committed, as the bye-law in questioispeeified that pasiengen must show their tickets to the guard of the train, and that must mean after it had atarted, as mention was made of the fare. In the present instance the train had not started, therefore there was no liability.-- Mr. Comb., after maturely conaiderieg the evident* and the question before him, said that he was of a decided opinion that the bye-law meant the guard in charge, and the witness Head could not be considered to be that person. The guard in charge mentioned in the bye-law decidedly meant the guard who goes and comes with the trains. Under these circumstances be must dismissa the summons. He should advise the company to have the bye-law in question altered as soon as possible, as it would be the means of saving considerable oonfusion. —Mr. Freeland said it was the intention of the company to have the bye-law altered as soon as this case was disposed of. DARING Gatterme