The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-01-23 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DORSET WINTER ASSIZES.  The winter ga delivery to: the o .unty of Doreet, to plsoe lay (Mond ty), but the cs,eudar is of a unusually li.iht characler, there !ming only two prisoner. for tr,al. lord Justice Bsgrallay arrived on Saturday eveuiog, and opined ssimmissi in at the ShirehalL His lordship was cinveyed from the station In the *Walnut equipage of the High Sheriff (C. Hambro, Esq.) The Jodie aft r wards attends Divine service at St. Peter's Church. He was accompanied by the High Sheriff (who wore his handsome uniform as Colonel of the Queen's Own Dermot Yeomsory) and his Chaplain. The Mayor (H. Dardee, Eng.), and Coriation also attended. tine following members b present : Alderman Gregory, Onincillors A. H. Lock, W. Durden, G. Darn; Mr. (tiles Symonds (Two Clerk), Mr. U. Williams Andrews (C runty Clerk), and Mx. F. Johns (Under Sheriff , were also present. The active business of the Assizes clammed at ten o'clock this morning, before Lord Justice Baggallay. Owing to the small amount of business, it was not considered neoeseary to have a second court. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jul W. K Brym r, Keg , A. E. Manuel, Zaq. H.P. W. A. Bodies, Esqiaq J. C. Mensal Pleydell, J. B. P. widen, r Hassey, Zsi. K T Kinderdey, Esq. G. 0. Oaurchili, Z.q. F. J. Fellowea, Seq. 0. C. Purer, Seq. R. P. Fetherstonhaarh. G. W. Fl.ler, Zug. G. W. Wiliscnii, Zig. Z. Pearce. Pei. K. Penney. Esq. H. B. Middleton, Esq. W. C ilfor, W. J. Smith, Esq. J. M. P. Montagne, Esq. J. Batten, Zs].  The Royal Proclamation having been read, the Judge charged the Greed Jo -y in the following tissue : —lir. Brywor and gentlemeo of the Grand Jory,—l believe the calendar upon this occasion is a very short one, even for the 0 misty of TO seek It contains but two prisoners, and neither of the charges motels' anything il lin evasion of the rights of property, they both result or arise out of anisolts upon the perms. The first!. that of an oil man of 75 years of age, who bas endeavoured to commit suicide by throwing himself into the wst sr. But I am afraid there is very little doubt as to your finding a bill in the cu., for you will hear he was seen deliberately to talcs off his ooat and waistcoat and throw himself into the water, and when he was taken out of the water by the police constable he said in effect," I was tired of lila, and let aided to put an end to myself." The other is a case of an even more palatal character. It is a charge ag Jost • lad, who I am told, is only thirteen years of age, who is charged with the manslaughter of his sister by shooting her. Tbe witnesses who will be cane 1 in support of the charge are, unfortunately, his father, his mother, and his sister. They alone were those who were in any way witnesses to what occurred. Tbe outline of the ease is this : —The prisoner cans late the room where his two slaters were sitting at work, and then was a gam in the roam. He took up th .t gun, and oast of the sisters, being frigh'eaed, ran out of the room. He followed her into another room, and then, in some way which does not particularly occur, the gun was discharge l; the sister left lo the room heard the discharge of the gun, ran Into the other room, sad her mother also, and there they found the poor girl who had left the room before on the point of death, and she died In. few