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

TRIALS OF PRISONERS.  arnuirtio suICIDE.  William William, 75. wherlreaker. imperfect education. was indicted for unlawfully outing hinteell into thy river Ye, " with Intent thereby feloniously. wilfully. sod of malice aforrthought to kill and murder himself. at Staab ties, oa 00th Dumber. ISO He plowed not guUty, very indistinctly, and keenly regarded the petty jury. Mr. Udall said the nue was very short and simple. It seemed that • boy saw prlunsr Grose the 0,1 1, take off hit coat and teatime at, and throw himself list, the river. The boy ran away and called the p.ilios to his &alba sacs. and the constable pulled him out. Thornton White, who lives at th s Sherboree gas-works. saw the prisoner on that day, 'ado, run down • field called the Purlieu, and towuds the river Ye°, where he took a his coat and waistcoat. Witness fetched P.C. Jesse. • By prisoner : You were nnt stood up. Prisoner: I was ai well me ever I was in my life. and I have been well ever since.. I IVY took down low and nervous, I jumped into Use river, and I come out • Perfect cure, and have not been ill since. I never meant to kill myself. Witaisei : I was not la the Cid t but I was in a plate where li.. you jump fade Prisoner: I seed be in Puily. I took off my coat. P.C. Jews, stationed at Sheroorne, was sent to go to Purlieu field, and saw William Collins in the river, about three hut from the edge of the water. He stepped Into the bodge, and pulled him out very ranch exhausted, when prisoner said—'' I am tired of may tile; learn, here on pupae to do away with myself." Prisoner herd denied this. Witness went on that he lust for the doe or. By prisoner: You were not standing aught in the water, but about haU double. Prisons,: I waern, the water cured me, I have been very bad all summer. Teta was the whole of the cam When before the mutatrater, the prisoner said—" I did not jump tat, the water with the intention of dro•ning yunf.' mPrionier now said he was "tiok dawn" low and net vou all the summer, was hot in his beck, and disturbed his neighbours at night He Nut for the doctor, sonnet iing wee all over his body. and tine water cured him—He continued in an excited way to bring a charge against the p A re at Sherburne, which the lodge said had nothing to do with the cue. In eumining up the Judge pointed the evidence, and added that UN shock might have cured the main, but if the Jury found him guilty of intending to make away with himself, they would have nothing to do with whet amount of puuiannent was to be indicted. In answer to th I,..iremso, the constable said the man's head had been under water, iund was dripping. He bad been told the river was about fold deep; but it was only 3t. where the prisoner Jumped in, The jury asked how long the man was in the water from the time the boy saw him jumps till the policeman saw him To. boy thought about three minute.; be had ti go about 100 yards. The Judge pointednat to the Jon that what they had to oonaider was simply whether the ram intended to destroy himself when he Jump d into the water. The jury making enquiries about what medic .1 aid was called in, the Judge explained La LUC:lilt had nothing to do with what they had to decide. i They elected to real*, and consider their verdict, and were marched off. After in= time they found him guilty of intending to commit eel(-destruetoo, but not actri.untable for his actions. . . . .  nun  The Judge said no issue was left to them as to whether priamer was of unsound mind, ant after expianatbau sent them back to re-consider. . .  The jury returned after som Uwe with a enact of guilty and a recommit tattoo to mercy. Tb• Judge eentenced hint to a month's imprisonment, with such hard labotr as the medical officer of the prison considered was fit for him.  TIE CIIII6IOZ OF IMISLLOGIffiII'  John Sargent, i boy admitted to bail, had bean indicted for killing and slaying Ann Sagan% hie sister, at (Idlingham. on tha 15th August last; but the Grand Jury ignored th• bilL  LW CAM  The Kid of llamas, v. lifr. G. Bailor, as trustee of the eirtato of John Marsh, of Burton form. Claim for £152 2,10 d. for rent and int waist of imoroveasents. at Higher Burial Farm. Kr. Cowles, QC., and Kr. B. Foseett Lick. were for the plolatilf, footnoted by Iles rs. Float. Clark, and South, of Loath& ; and Yr. Collins. Q.C. with Kr. Kistake, for tie &denims'', instructed by Mr. k. n et of h ter IMO DJCC Oa  M. G. laser woo trustee in the lig deletion of Jahn Marsh, and by agreement continued in occupston of the farm. He wet sued as trustee. princiP air to' sh enretot, scroning as interset at £5 per conk, on £1,7,4 odd, being the amount of improvements made on Higher Surto', above £4OOO, to which autiunt Lord U.olsester urged to maks impsoremeats without charsina this interest Tb• 000tentioiss were first that Lord lichieter wee not entitled to recover the lut.rist ae rent, but must come in with the rest of the creditors, and Mews was We some discussion silo whether the improvements were all made after the cavenant, or whether some were not done before, and so were not to be charted for. /Iridium. was given as to the exocatini of the improve. inset% and the q testion of law wee to be decided by his Lordship, %hoot ier matters being referred to an arbitrator to be chosen by the learned gentlemen.  MR. GLAraruNx. A tdrgram dated Monday says Mr. Gladst,ne again roes early this in wolog, and took hi+ casionnary open ad surdas on tba Terme.