The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-01-26 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ELIX.IMETII COX.  Witham Hunter and Charlet Dailey nom meth placed in the dock. .  Ifeward prosecuted ; Mr. George defended. Mr. Howard stated that the charge was ono or the moot serious forms, it being a matter affecting the taking &ally of life. Ile was irmtructed y a public body, for the lake of hearing a full and complete investigation into the matter. His duty woo of such sem-ions form that it would not become him to make any retuarka except to place the fact. of the case before them. It woo a cue of circumstantial evidence, and as to any remands, there never was any iliffhaillY in getting soli remandii, for they were beneficial to the prisoner, so they enabled him to prove his innocence, if he were not guilty. Ile time, stated the fact.' of the case, retouching that the (Jetties were found all up over the head. Would that be the action a the sea im a body on the Pawls The witntsisas would abate that was a perte-t Impossibility. and he thought the !tench 'foal agree with that. The hat was also found at tka lower end of the steps, at the end of the 1%, irter : It must have been either pot them 1.1 the decease.' or by some one else. If it had bun put there by deceased, it newt have been there all • but f the state of the weather during tho night, there laving been heavy rain, it woukl have been wet through. But from the state of the hat, they would find it woo not put tnere by decease& If not, by whom wit, it put there S The prouclaim' said that it was put there fi ir the purpose of leading away any evidence which iniaht attach to any perion of causing her death by fotmeans. And It woo put there by the peraon who they said caused the death by foul means. Next he would show by unmistakeable evidence that it was impossible for the le)dy to have come from there to the place where it was found; it would either, f vim the state of the tide, have been washed through the Pile Pier or round the Pile Pier mei the harbour. Themore he thought it was showo the woman *mild not have come by her death by fair means but by foul rowans. The loused woo a woman of aiwthing but a toulabeholy diepoaitien, being rather elwerfuL She left the union, went to • publichnuse, something was given her, and she became drunk. While in that state the man Hunter was seen with his arm round her waist; she did not appear to go willingly. Ile did not mean to stretel; c4r4 Point, hut it would its shown she was in the mm", cuepany againet her will. Later in the evening lltotter woo seen at the railway station, his Men perfectly dry. Later still, abollt al Mutt:atm' was tlieiosi 1. her, that be winiki kick her, and in forth. "Anni La, stlll, alswit half-put nine, he was seeu near the garden, with hlg arm round the woman. Almut a quarter past ten he was seen with his clothes wet, no wet that they were afterwards hung on a line to dry. lie wnul.l pnwe Hunter main contradictory uatementa. iir lie would have been called before the (kironer's inquest fir evidence. If there had lame a blow struck, and death hail ensued the person might have been dragged out into the water hy the heels, the clothes would -go rwer the 11,2.1, as they were foetid, and the placing of the hat al tersenr,j, proved guilt. There was no malicious proseeutioy, but the object of the public body who instructed him. no. to let the facts speak fairly for theiu,elyim, and no one woubLrejoice more than they if l,v pasties innocence wa. proved. As to Balla} Le wasi seen and heard acting in rot.^trt, ...01 at the saiiway station eneuiring for the %omen awl Hunter. There were many witnemes, and if he should be unable to conclude the cue, he should mk for a remand. . .  --Vr..j,;;;;;:ire. applied for the withesses t,.1 be out of court. There were Fnmething like 31 witneeeee. Mr. !Howard did nut offer the least objection to Mr. Goeg,e'll application. and the witne,Aes on account of their great number, were accommodated in Um magi. trata:! mom.  -Bailey wu then ordered to stand down, he being only charged with assault. George Hutchings sail: Igo to the National school, and live. at 4, Hridge.biliblings. On Friday, Jan. 8, playing wynali (hockey) on the sands near tlso Victoria Hotel, 4114)11t half-past nine. The hall "us knocked into the water. and I went eut niter lt. I went about two yards out. I saw cleaut twenty yards out, a body. I called out to 40fIle of the other boys, to take off their boota and stoekings, and I did the aline. We Wont nut in the water, WI it was round our knee.., and found there the body of a woman. The clothes were all up over the bead, and the lower part of the body WU naked. I saw Frederick ritswkting polling it in. There was no hat on, and the ram was down on the sank rionio one went for the iridicc know the stone stops near the Victoria Hotel, the "gardens" aide of the steps. Crow-examined : I lii not pull about the body. We did not turn over her face, to see how it was. The clothes were over her head.  Mr.. Sarah " : I reside 4 17, St. Thomas-street Elizabeth Cox, of Upwey, was in my service about three years ago. She WWI iiVeiy, honest, and trustworthy, and there was nothing melancholy or gloomy in her disposi• Clot: she was with Inc 19 months. and 1 should not think her a person likely to commit suicide. Elizabeth Bartlett : I wan an inmate of Weyruouth Union on Jan. 8, and knew Mimbeth Cox there. 1 Irma her • penny that morning to bring in a pchn'soth of onions, and she said she would, wh.ei she num beck. This was between tent; nun cue ; she was in very geed spots. Croes-examtned :1 had only seen Cox backward and forwent once or twice • day. Maria Riggs: I am nurse at the Weymouth Unioo. and on Friday, the Bth, saw the body of Elizabeth Cox breugtit In from the aands. She was one of Upwey, and had beau In the union. I saw her body below in tee iv station, She left the union between one Atka two, dr464 In • black and white check dress, like that produced, and I believe the clothes produced were those the wore She had her hair ins net When hhe left she was  &hull  Sks!rydi  Chatios  Oxkera  L.r  Robert  Warr,