Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1874-08-07 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE WEATHER. —The following is our meteorological report :4! .th  8 F z _ • July. • tT4l7' 53 8k SW Rain, cloudy, fine 28 58 48 S W Rain, fine 2o as 48 NW Fine 30 60 52 W Fine 31 66 56 W Cloudy • Ang. 189 bt W Cloudy, gloomy 2 08 51 W Misty, cloi4dy, fine BOannon PwrrY Ss•siosa, Monday.—Before the Mayor(Mr. G. J. G. Gregory) aml Mr. R. Davis An elderly woman named Hannah Andrews, was brought up for attetupted suicide. P.O Day said that that about 10.80 on the previous evening he heard of a woman saying the would drown hefself, and, going along the bank beside the stream at the bottom of the town, he found prisoner sitting on the bank oppokite Clyde Path.hill, the worse for driak. She said she didn't know what to do except jump into the water. ; she had no friends here, and she might as well be In hell Re took her to the police station, and afterwards sholiaid that when again free she " would do it." The woman now denied having any such intention as was imputed to her—she wasn't going to drown herself This being the fourth time since September of her appearance before the magistrates, she was sentenced to seven days' hard labour. A young man named Thomas Oliver was charged with steal. jug two shirts and other articles, belonging to Charles loot. Prosecutor, who is a Somerset man, is in the Dorset militia, and NILS out the last training. When hi Dorchester he lodged at Mrs. Gray's, Trinity.street, with prisoner, William &Ackley, Robert Aseutt, Edward Abbott, and another young man. On Saturday morning he made up the things he was not wearing into a bundle ; they consisted of two shirts, two pairs of socks, and a pair of bouts.. He left it in the kitchen. Five of them  Wind. State of Weather  slept in one room—three in one bed, and two in another. This was about the same accommodation as at Aldershot. After going out for about two hours he found his bundle gone, and 4 that prisoner had taken it. Prosecutor informed the polies, 1 and went off with P.C. Gould to Notherbury after prisoner. They met prisoner, and he said "Oh ! 1 khow what you have Moe for," and took them to the house, where he gave up the things. tie was taken into custody. . 'Mrs. Gray, the landlady, spoke to prosecutor leaving his bundle on a stool In the kitchen when he went out about nine, and saying he would return for it in about an hour. During his absence Oliver Canal ni for his own bundle, and, looking about the kitchen, and not seeing it, said auniehildY hail bitten it for he brought it down in the kitchen. She said nobody could have taken it. Then prisoner took Foot's bundle, and said il lie could not find his own he must take that, as Kane one had taken his, She told him he must not hese that, as it belonged to Charles Foot. He said Charles Fod was down the town, nut gone yet, and he would tette it to hen. As he was going out a itness said, she should tell the sergeant, and have him put in the guardwootu Prisoner had been drinking, and was excited about missing his bundle. Afterwardsthe went tipstairs, and there saw prisoner's bundle in the corner of the room. It was at her house 110 w; she didn't think he took Foot's from dishonesty. P.O Gould deposed to accompanying Foot to Netherbury, and receiving the bundle from prisoner as described by Foot. When charged prisoner said—" I didn't steal ft ; I took it, and 1 knew it was not mine; I should not have done it if 1 hadn't had some drink." Prisoner said he could not find his own bundle, and took up that. In reply to the Mayor, Mrs. Gray said she believed Oliver's bundle contained Just the same articles as Foot s. The sergeant of prisoner's company said he seas a recruit of this year, and was a very well conducted luau. The Mayor said the magistrates did not think he had any felonious intention, and discharged hint with a warning against taking anything that did not belong to him for the future. Mr. Gray wished to explain as to the sleeping accommodation. The sit Maid:Mien occupied the two largest routes in the house, four sleeping in one room and two in another. But on the Friday night, ay the other room a's:4 occupied, five slept in one room. lie Wished to Mention this to show there was no overcrowding. Joseph Thorite was brought up on remand charged with stealing three ducks, the property of Mr. Isaac Partolis, of the Borchoster barracks. Mr. Weston tor prisoner. It seemed filet on Friday evening Balls, the man who is the keeper of Mr. Par*olls's poultry, missed three ducks from the yard, and found one dead. The yard was not locked up. Mrs. Forse, of the Compasses, said prisoner offered her the duck for sale, but she would not buy it. P.S. Mitchell spoke to getting the duck from the Compasses, and apprehending prisoner, , who said he took it from amongst sonic rushes near Friary mill. Mr. Weston said by way of defence he was able to repeat the statement made by the prisoner, viz., that on going home from visiting. some comrades at the Queen's Own, going by the river side, he picked up the duck half dead near Friary mill, and took it to the Compasses inn about 10 o'clock. At 10.30 prisoner had to go on duty, so that he had no opportunity of communicating with till police. Mr. Weston further urged that the mere taking up of the duck was no offence, unless at the inotilent he had a guilty intention of appropriating it. Under the circumstances he hoped they would dismiss the ease. The Mayor said the magistrates thong,ht he had a guilty intention when he picked up the duck, and sentenced him to seven days' hard labour. COUNTY Parrr SMSSIONS, Saturday.—Before Mr. Williams (chairman), and Mr. G. Warry. Matthew l'ineeitt and Ilenry Bartlet were summoned for being drunk anti disorderly at Abbotsbury, on July 16. Defendants pleaded they had had a " fairing." Fined Is. each and the Lost!. The license of the Bull ,Inn, Stratton, was transferred from George Short to Joseph Pope, A petroleum license was granted to John Tresieger, of Wyke Regis The license of the Greyhound, Piddletown, was transferred from Louisa Toms to Charles Riggs. There was no other business.