William BURDEN |
Court Case
Dorset County Chronicle and Somersetshire Gazette - January 12, 1860
Stealing of Coal at Lytchett on 13th October
William BURDEN accused of stealing 56lbs of coal with a Joseph BUDDEN
at the Railway Inn, Lytchett Minster which was kept by the prisoner
William BURDEN
William had only been at the Inn 3 weeks
Burden had a very good character and he had enjoyed an annuity under
Sir Edward DOUGHTY's will, in whose service he had been as butler
Mary Ann BURDEN, daughter of the prisoner said she lived at the Railway
Inn
James Dearden Esq said he lived at Upton House, Lytchett, where Sir Richard
DOUGHTY had formerly resided. He had known BURDEN six years and a half and
considered him a trusty person, and had had him in the house three months
at a time
Burden was acquitted
BUDDEN guilty - sentenced six months Hard Labour
The essence of the case was two carters had come up from Poole loaded with
coal and they had gone in the pub for a drink - one went on and the other
remained with his load of coal on his cart outside the pub - William wanted
coal and BUDDEN heard and said he had some on his cart outside - they went
and half filled a sack from the cart which was not BUDDEN's
They were seen by some farm workers who assumed the two were working togteher
but William had paid BUDDEN for the coal and was not aware that the cart was
not BUDDEN's - or so he said..........?????
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