The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1880-12-07 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

LIMO 11. differei,t boxes sitti-L•Jar. • train, Sc. He aliened prisoner with this.. when she denied it. lit Plantes. who 1 --"'"t, the prisoner, applied for remand grata the thri "Y which was at once pealed. ititsppeered art bail before thsramt Piy=.7 but the cam was= dart seder to obtain  Banwaols POLIO% Charles Edmunds, Fritolallayarl, arid Dr Hay, It& WY Unit —ins wanes, May Earths LeEL who was emus remanded on Wednesday. MsTroorod on "wind OS • ehmanofstefaiww articles, property of Mix Charlotte Phillips, value 90e.—Kr. C. G. Nantes, as oa Wednesday. did not pat In an ..ppearasce, baying no doubt thtown up the osoe—Frisoner simmered to be very excited, and when formally charged with tow °dance, a ictwi the caw to be cunsmerilY dealt with. fibs elicited a sal of laughter by her nainnwinrni°r, noses's. Finally she pleaded guilty, and, dorms the consultation of the t inch, gave herself up to sobbing and walling.—The esid they ha I given the case every consideration, end they wished to do what was right • the c on Was • very tied our, and rho would ho imprisoaed for nne iiiiintb.—Upon hearths the &entwine prisoner said " Tnank you, and humanists!, rollitwod into a species of bided,*  Gourrt Poucg., Tharedny.—Before .1. H. P. Montagu, Sag, Willinm Butler. son of a naval officer of Chardstrxk, wag charged with attempting suicide by shooting hiruselu with • Pistol on the tweed.* del.—Mrs. Alnee Butler, wife of Thames Haggises Butler, RN., deo 'sod Prisoner is my son. Yesterday, about ball-past 10 a.m., he 000 eon' excited and threatened to put me out of the house. I soid " If you are going to do that, I shall latch your brother from the college." He then ran up the stairs. I heard him say "I am Koine to get out the pistol," and said something else which I did not hear. Fearing he might do horns, I sent for a constable. I returned with P.C. Paull. I called for my goo, James Bageltaw Sutler, who came to the honed. As I came up the field to the house I heard a rep•rt of firearm.. The priwner had locked himself into my bedroom. I heard my son, J. B. Butler, ask pawner to open. the do .1. and give up the piste'. Propose tried to undo the d but tailed to do 110. The path:ems° burst it opeo, when I sow pris inet's forehead st,,anung with Idood. I noticed . large pool of Noon on the count 'Tani • Toe Tolson, was at .nding up. He had been very ill intim d. Ho had ten fits last week. He Itse been so for nearly nee years Ti.' pistol was locked up that the prisoner might not use it. I feared he might Injure any of us I went to the p..licetuan to ask him to get prisoner ti give the pi,tel up. Di. Spicer has attended him for 12 months. The doctor edvi.ed ON six months ago to bend girls-tier a •ay.—P.C. Paoli said on the roevious day (11 Deconidier) be event to Ransoms Hill Hou.e. When be ii. t ihere the front door wee botened, sled the hack ti..r shut. Prowneee brother got in through the window sod opened the front door. He lobbied the bereher upstairs, and the brother aeked prisoner to open the doors, which ass locked. He refused. His brother e talkie..., and he went up, asking prionier to open the door and give him the pot el. He said he should not open the door. and witness told kiM he should break it in Witness then heard a report, and •gain asked prisoner ti Op.. the d•wr, when he mid he would. Prisoner then tried to open it, but raid he could not, Witness then bout the or open. Prisoner was standing mar the door, and the blood was running down his loos. Witness said to prisoner '' You have sho. yoursett." Prisoner replied, "No • you have struck ine with the door," but afterwards ," I did shoot u.yaelf.'. The pistol (produced) wes lying uu the flour. Specimen of the bullet was also producoil, with • cap, ehic.h wee given to wither be prisonsi's brother He bathed his bead, and root for Dr. Spicer. Waage, asked him what be dot it yo"..g he yaLetied, "1 thought my brother WI. Come hOOlll to threeh me. W•tneas charged him with the offenci. and took hint into custody. —Dr. F. Scott. of Brtdport, said hit bad that day examined prisoner. He found a bullet wound on the top of the head, betwesa the bone and the skull. Waimea thought prisoner warns person ef weak intellect, and not able 10 take cars of himself, and did not think him responsible for his actions. He has suffered from chroolc epilepsy, which has weakened his mind, and be required treat ems. Did not think he knew right from wrong at t 0,.., and at times ' would be dangerous to °them—After this evidence, the Bench directed the neoemary forms ti be filled for his immediate admission to an asylum.