The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1876-10-24 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.  -,---- .- -- -- ---_,- ---- ----CocgrT ConsLaecLaar.-sdajor FasitPros brought Jlociek Barge (214), grocers' assistant, able to read up this report I-- and write well, was charged with attempting to kill " Bills for the repairs at the several police stations and murder himoeie, at From. St. Quiuton, „, the f,th amounting to £47 es. 11d., were ordered to be paid. of sootomeor. &Guides for painting the external woodwork and 0011' r work of all the police stations (exclusive of the justice The prisoner, who appeared dill very week and rooms), had been accepted amounting together to the sum downcast, pleaded not guilty. of .M 2 lee. 6d. The Clerk ot the Peace has produced to Mr. Udall prosecuted (instructed by Mr. Thomas your committee • bond signed by Superintendent George Co. ailed. Flomnce, .1 the Sherburne division, and his surety, end • The magisterial hearing in this case, it will be bill of ,C 1 Pis. 2,1. (including stamp) for preparing such remembered, took place in the county prison, when bond, which was ordered to be paid. Messrs. Stroud and evidence, OS upon the present occasion was given Co., the contractors, ha%e executed a contract for keeping showing that, on the evening in question, the pri. In lemma the ten several police carts for ten years at • eontr, who had tailed in business at Bridport, had fixed sum. The drainage of the Sturminster station has been completed, and the water is now reported to be pure taken a ticket from Dorchester to Maiden Newton. and good, and the wall has been completed according to He did not get out at the latter station' but pn weeded the estimate named in the last report. The yard and on to Evershot, where a 'sorter named Davis saw him frontage of the Sherborrie station has been gravelled as lying on the seat, and the door of the carriage wet. ordered at the last amnions. Your °emulate. having Examination howed the carriage to be saturated with obtained through the Chief Constable tenders from several blood and that the prisoner had cut his throat. He large army contractors for the supply of clothing and was placed under medical attendance • and be said sccoutrements for the police force for a further term of " • 'trouble two years, from the 31st December next, recommend the during the course of the evening. It is that Court to accept the tender of Messrs. Hibbert and Co. for has done this-failing in busmen and my wife going clothing and accoutrements, and Messrs. Almond and Co. to service. I have done this myself; I throwed the for caps and helmets. The Chief Constable has presented knife towards the window." to your committee a memorial, nemerousl dat. The prisoner's statement before the magistrate was requesting that an additional constable shouldbe that, after his separation from Christian people, with appointedfor the Ein'K'n district, in the Wile Wree whom he had been associated, he began to doubt his division, the population having increased re than mo 1.000 since the last causes, there being 200 additional houses. Itc,:ePtanee of God, and did nut know what he was and these are stillincreasing. The Chief Constable supports doing. the view, of the memorialists, and requests that he should The Chairman to the poisoner: Do you wish to say have the power of appointing a third-class constable. This anything in explanation of this sad thing? the committee strongly recommend the Court to sane. Prisoner : I have nothing to say, sir. thin. subleet to the &Rpm's' of the Secretary of State The Chairman to the Jury: I need not sum up this A sum a .£4,000 has been repaid by the county to the man to you, gentlemen ; you hive heard his own state. account of the Superannuation Fund. The treasurer's ____, accounts for the quarter ending at Michaelmas last show "e°2l. receipt to be £4,011 3s. 2,1., and expenditure including a The jury found him guilty. balance in treasurers hand of Lditi di. id. .f. 4.081 3.. 2d. The Clerk of Arraigns: Have you anything to say The expenditure for the ensuing quarter has been why the Court should not pass sentence upon you? estimated at 1:3,71/3 13a 6d. The committee recommended PHsoner : Nothing whatever air, that a rate of one half-penny in the i, amounting to The Chairman then addressed prisoner in a very feel. £1,753 13a. Bd., be ordered at these sessions. The cost to ing manner. He said: Th 4 la a very painful case, and Inspecting weighta and measures during the past quarter one most distressing to hear. It is dad that a man of has been e. 17 16,, 10,1. ; the amount received for stamping unfortunately respectable Appearance should have been led to attunpt your own life. I weights and measures for the past quarter has been tit 7s. hid. ; and one moiety of the amount received for _ lortenete4 Penalties during the moue quarter has been £47s. Pd- have no wish at all te harrow your feelings or to 07 lea. 7,1. : cost to the county, 3d. The number of aggravate the distress whic.k lam pure 'mu must feel convicted before justiccs during the past quarter for haring committed so reprehensible an act. I do .r.-Ceo 19, the amount received for Penalties hying not wish for one moment to increase your sun, for I £l2 The 6.1. hot* m , from what you have yourself said, that you are WI This report, which was of such alarming length, ah eto look upon your poeition in a better light-with was, at the eaggeetion of the Chairman, when Major more trust and confidence in God; and, Laving happily fraunkton had got about half-way through, received !men primer yeti from death, that, au far from renewing and adopted. any attempt upon your life, you will try to lives SIMKO Cot-RT.-Mr. Williams and Mr. Albert Haulms were appuilitea to sit in the second Court. every Wall should lice--iu the discharge of duties - which are true, lied, and good, and never think of 'Fag CHIC/ CoIIiITABLICIe RIUNAIT was read by the Cum: doing anything of the like again. The Court do not of the Pasco ee 1 have ea. beam, et Laytnig bef. in wish to pass any sentence id punishment upon youwith the regulations 01 the ss.i.r, a State.tj'''::;;Z"''nis' they will only bind you over in your recognisance* of =Le SW, pass quarter. The number eg "mai al) to oome up for judgment when called upon. 1.7 tbe conatabolarr has been pm sad they The sentence was greeted with applause in Coosawere Malt with as follows :-Diasharesd, 413 ; swaserny of oourss, at ono, stopped.