The Welshman

GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSIZES, I H ..Iii Iwf.Jre l1w IInll. II. L 1:\)[ II E R Y M A t..u:, one of I Her Niaiesty's Justices of the Court of Common I'leas. (Continued from our last.) I FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2.3. His Lordship entered the ilall at nine o'clock. J THE J U R Y ;-NN -'IIliaM Jonr-s, Eli James, William Bennett, Nicholas Huse, Griiiith Morgan, Morgan Grey, John M orris, John Griffith Hancorne, David Griffiths, William Daveriiige, Thomas Jones, Thomas Jones. Edward Rowland, of Carditf, charged with having stolen two oak planks, two deal ends, and two deal slabs, of the good., and chattels of William J. Watson and others, .\1 r. V au^haii Williams stated the nature of the case to the Jury, detailing the principal facts that would be offered in evidence. Francis May examined: I-live in Card ff. I am em- oloved in the Bute Docks. I know the timber yawl of j Messrs. Watson. On the 15th February, I happened to -t.ia.ss near their timber yard about four o'clock; I saw the prsoner there by a cart, loading wilVi two other moil. I saw one deal put into the cart, but not by the prisoner. I saw rafters by the saw-pit. 1 mentioned what I had seen to Mr. Watson. Cross-examined by Mr. Nicholl: While I was with Mr. Watson, Rowland came in. The cart had not then Jelt the yard. The other two men were with the cart; their names were Thomas Evans and John Edwards. Those men had each a building going on at Cardiff at that time; I saw those ,ricti gt) otf with the cart. I ti-rst of all communicated the circuiiistaiu e to .Mr. Alexander, .Messrs. Watson's derk. He said, It is all right, Mr. Rowland has bought the timber." I know t]Il' pri-;o\1er for seven or eiglit years. I know that he has purchased ground, and is building there but whether tor himsch or some one else í cannot say. He has always borne all excellent character. Llewellyn Giles examined: I am in the employ of Wiitiam Jones Watson and two other partners. On Tuesday, 15th February, 1 saw a cart going towards the Custom-hous ■; two men were with the cart. The pri- soner was before the cart about a liuiid.e(i yards. They were tying the rafters when I saw them tirst. I saw rafters on the top of the cart. There might be timber under the rafters. In consequence of directions I received, I went to Howlalid's buildillg. lie is a house builder. The cart had reached the building, and had been unloaded before I got there it was empty. There were pieces of timber—two pieces ol oak, and three deal ends, the property of Mr. Watson, lying near the cart. There were rafters there. The prisoner had a piece of timlx r sawed at our yard. He bought the piece of Mr. Watson. When I saw the two pieces of oak, I knew tiietii (lit-ectiv. I had cross-cut two pieces off it. I had seen them about an hour before at the saw-pit in Messrs. Watson's yard. I saw three pieces of deal ends; They belonged to Messrs. Watson, and 1 had seen tiieni (the deal ends) about an hour before at the yard; it was American oak; American oak resembles de.d more than English oak when squared. I saw the prisoner putting the oak on therafteis tidy. I went back to the timber yard. Mr. Rowe is the agent. I joined company with Morgan Thomas, another of Messrs. W atson's men and we both went back to the building. The pieces ot oak were gone. but the rafters were there. I returned to the yard; and soon after I went in company with Mr. Rowe and a police otHcer to Mr. Rowland's building. M r. Rowe asked Row land where the pieces ot oak were He said he knew nothing of them. I asked him—"Did I not see you liandliti- ltlieiii ?" He said—" Yes." Mr. Rowe said to Rowland, "You better let us see thein." Rowland shewed us some old pieces of oak, but they were not the pieces. I went away and Mr. Rowe. We returned in company with two policemen to the yard, and found one of the pieces of oak hid in a piece ot sand in a field adjoining Rowland's building. Rowland was present when it was found. Mr. Watson came there soon after. Rowland told Mr. Rowe lie would pay for it. Thomas Evans, who was one ot the men with the cart, was near w hen it was found; but I did not hear him say anything. I Ind not sold any oak timber that day to anyone; it any had been sold, I should have known of it. (.'roes-examined by Mr. Nicholl; We sell a great deal of timber every day-every hour. Any man having credit in the yard. may at any time purchasj from either of the three partners, or from Mr. Rowe, or from Mr. Alexander. Mr. Rowland is building a house for him- self about twenty feet high—a small house. He has, perhaps, laid out about jCtiO on it. He told Mr. Rowe lie would pay for the oak. He said, I have money enough to pay for it. This sand heap was in all open field, not on Rowland's premises. The oak was American oak a light colour timber, which might be mistaken for deal. I did not handle the oak pieces when I saw them oil Rowland's premises. I was a sawyer at Mr. Watson's yard. It is the practice of persons who purchase timber at the yard, to employ the sawyers belonging to the yard. I never was employed by RlJwlalHl ¡!t any time. At one time there was a dispute about my charges when I was working for the Railway Conip.>.iv. Rowland was not my employer; he was only a workman. 1 will swear lie was not my employer. I did not tell Mr. Rowe I was not able to swear to the oak. This piece found in the saud, was one of four pieces sawed out of one slab. Re-examined by Nir. Williams: Mr. Rowland had no other property oil Nir. Watson's yard except the ratters. the oaK pieces were i 1 teet long tne ratters I were 21) feet long, so that it was imposssibie to mistake one for the other. I am sllre that Rowland otiered to pay for the timber that was found in the sand. Mr Rowe said, in reply, I cannot compromise the thing." Morgan Thomas examined Oil the morning of the lth Fehnnry I saw some oak planks in Messrs. Watson's yard. [This witness entered into an explanation of the sawing, but as he employed technical terms in profusion, it WHS impossible for us to understand hilll, J 1 first missed them at four o'clock on the Lilh. 1 saw one of the pieces of oak wlven it was picked out of the sand. 1 knew it directly. I have a piece of It here which I will produce with pleasure, TUere are marks on the piece which I put there mvselt at Christmas. [The witness ■described the mrk.s how the pieces corresponded, &c., &c.j There were some deal ends missed also. I saw them at the yard about 11 o'clock on the 15lh Feb. f missed them about four o'clock. I d.d not sell any to any one. Cross-examined: I have a right to sell also. I was present when the piece was found in the sand. The piece found in thw sand is I Oft. II in. long. It could not well be lirought here. This little mark about an inch long is the most particular mark on it. The piece was for the Dowlais Iron Company. I do not mean to say- that by the mark I knew they were for the Dowlais Company. [The witness was then examined very closely as to the marks, scribes, spaluts, notches, dents, JSfc., <yc/] I do not know that the other men who were with the cart had bought timber at our yard. This concluded the ease for the prosecution. Mr. Nicholl then addressed the Jury in reply. Stephen Edwards examined by Mr. Nicholl: fama Guilder. I reside in Cardiff. 1 am now building two houses there on my own account. The I risoner is •building a house there for himself. His house joins mine. On Tuesday the I.5th of February, I was near his building in the afternoon and observed some deal rafters and deal joists on the ground, partly on his pro- perty, and partly on tlie adjoining property. I remember hiuyasking me to take hold of a slab of wood to assist him in moving it away because, he said, it did not belong to him. We carried it oft his premises about five or six feet. It was an open field. I left it in the place where we had carried it to. It was open, not at all concealed. We then went immediately for some slates to some distance down to Mr. Jones's yard. We did not return for a full hour. He was not out of my sig-ht for .that hour. We then went back. The slab was gone when we returned. Mr. Rowe was there and asKed Rowland where was the slab of oak ? Rowland said he knew nothing about it—that he had seen it there. I have known Rowland for six or seven years. He has always borne the best character for honestv. Cross-examined by Mr. Williams: The slab was nhout ten feet long and weighed perhaps two hundred weight. Llewellyn Giles was recalled and in reply to his Lord- ship, said, the oak was deep in the sand and that they were tempted to look for it there in consequence of the ,(Ilsttirl)etl appearance of the sand. Mr. Thomas Cook, Surgeon, examined: I have ""known Edward Rowland from his childhood. He has always borne a good respectable character and his lather before him. Several highly respectable p rsous gave the prisoner a most excellent character for houe.-ity and -spoke in the highest terms of his general respectability; and indeed his appearance and demeanour told strongly in his favour. Williams then addressed the Jury in reply to the evidence adduced by the prisoner's Counsel, after which the Judge summed up the whole evidence to the Jury. A dispute arising as to certain expression made use of by Francis Mav, he was recalled and re examined. II e said—I saw one deal put into the cart. I do not know whether he was looking at the timber the men were putting into the cart. He was looking after hi rafters. I saw. a short deal end put into the cart. The prisoner was then handling his rafters. 1 do not believe he did see them put it in. The learned Judge then resumed his address to the Jury, at the conclusion of which, after a short consul- tation, the Jury ACUL'ITTEH the prisoner. .1fary Duties, aged .35, single woman, charged with stealing coal, the property of Sir Josiah John Guest, Bart, and others. Verdict-.Vot Cviltjl. The coal was laid in the i mlictmcnt as the property of Sir Josiah John Guest. The witness several times swore it ww-tlie property of Sir John Guest, consequently the prisoner was acquitted. This circumstance afforded con- siderable merriment. His Lordship addiessed the pri- soner and said—" You better not -go near the co;d hole again." Timothy Shaw, aged 26. navigator, and William Hairy aged 27, navigator, charged with uttering counterfeit money in the parish of Eglwysilian, in the county of Glamorgan. The Judge having summed tip the evidence, they were found Guilty. The learned Judge in passing sentence, said—Prisoners .at the bar- You both say that it is the first time you ever -tione anything of this kind. I hope that is the case but 1 am afraid, that as you appear to be rather dexterous in these matters that it is not your first attempt. Consider- ing the simplicity of the people you had to deal with, you displayed some art in your proceedings. Shotilti either of you be brought here again on any charge, this indict- met,t-t i il.s ct)llv i ct i o.. i?i,i,, oil an y c l iargc-, this iiit l ict- ment—this conviction will be brought against you, and you wll! be transported for life. Understand that, if either of you be again convicted, you will certainly be transported. I mention it to you that it may be an in- ducement for you to resist the temptation of offending again. Transportation for life is a very dreadful punish- ment. You would have to pas* the remainder of your days in a deplorable state—working in chains and subject to other severe regulations. You appear to be strong vigorous men, well able to work, then why not earn your livelihood by honest industry The sentence of the Court is—Six month's imprisonment with hard labour. The prisoner Barry Rai -,Nlv lord, I hope you will be so kind as to order the policemen to return me my money. I he Judge: f think that the money omiht to be distri- buted among the people who kept the public-houses you visited (loud laughter), because I think it is pretty clear that you must have uttered thirteen bad !<hillill¡! and drunk thirteen pints of beer, and got thirteen good six- EJnces and thirteen good tbree-pences. (Immense j qg ter.) A MVNR AND A MADMW. William Williams, aged ° 5, elt-,ir,ed with > 5 la b ourer, charge d with stealing a mare and one saddle, the property of Mr. Wil- liam Thomas, of Eglwvsilian. Mr. Grove opened the ease, briefly glancing at the different facts to be offered in evidence, and then called William Thomas, who stated —I am a farmer, residing in the parish of Eglwysiliati, in this county, On the 29th of January, I lent my mare to Edinond Norman. I saw her next on the Tuesday following. Edmond Norman took the m ire away with him. On the following Tuesday, llees .Norman brought the mare to my house. resent for the policeman, because -the people brought the pri- soner to the house in their custody. I gave him in cus- tody to the policeiiiiti. Cross-examined by Ntr. Nicholl: I never saw tlx; pri- soner before that time. John Thomas examined: I am a boatman, lodging with Rees Norman. I recollect Edmond Norman bringing a Indre to his father's house three w-eks ago last Saturday. He put her into the stable and shut the door. I got up the following moining at hait-pa«t four. I proceeded to the stable and saw the prisoner taking the mare oat of the stable anJ girting lier. I asked him what he wanted with the mare He said he was tired of walking and was t ikii g the loan of her. I stopped him and put her back in the stable. The prisoner then went away through a gate. I went after him., and Thomas Morgan and Evan Morgan came up and said the prisoner had been about their house. We settled it among ourselves to follow and arrest him. We took him to W illiam Thomas's house and told him how every thing had been. I saw him no more. Cross-examined by Mr. Nicholl: I lodged at Mr. Nor- man. It was my business to look after the horses as I had a horse there myself. I was the last person in the stable that night. It was between ten and eleven at night when I last left the stable. I am sure the mare was in the stable then. I shut the door after me. It is fastened by a latch. I did not see the man leading the mare as there was no bridle in her month, I thought from his conduct that time that he was in his senses. His story was very well to me. He told ine he wanted to ride to Newport. By the Court: There was a side saddle on the mare. It was oii her when Edmond .Morgan brought her to his father's house. I Evan )Ior¡prt examined: I am a farmer. On Sunday morning, January ;)t)th, I was disturbed early in the morning by my brother, who heard some men about the house. My brother got up to the window. Our house is near Norman's house. I got up and went to the cow- house. We went down towards Norman's house. I heard some talk before I went to the road. I assisted in ? apprehending the prisoner, and in taking him to W ¡¡¡iam Thomas's house. The depositions taken before the committing migistrates were put in. The prisoner had then admitted having taken the mare out of the stable and girting her. Mr. N icholl addressed tne jury in reply and called Mr. John Hodder, police officer, of Blaenavon—Who said he | knew the prisoner. He had seen him in Jalluary bst in Blaem¡VlHI Engine House. He asked him what business lie had there. Prisoner replied that he was there to look after the men. Witne>s put several questions to the prisoner on that occasion to all of which he gave very foolish answers. That was the first time witness had ever seen the prisoner. When asked who he was, prisoner said he was the first and the last—Jesus Christ; and said he had been to church seeing Iii, ciiildren--ttiat all the children in the church were his. This witness mentioned several circumstances which evidently went to shew that the prisoner was not of sound mind. Mr. Rite Davies was examined: He stated that since last October twelvemonth the prisoner had not been in his riht mind. fit case ot the prisoner's acquittal, this witness was authorised by the prisoner's family to place him in a Lunatic Asylum. Some other witnesses were examined whose evidence- went to show that the prisoner'scondutt and conversation was not that of a sane person. To one man he said— Do you know who I am, Sir, I I am Christ, who died for vou all." Mr. Grove addressed the jury hriefly in reply to the evidence offered in defence. A verdict of Acquittal was returned on the ground of insanity. Mr. Grove conducted the prosecution. Mr. Niclioll defended tlit- I-risoilri,. '1 he prisoner was ordered to be kept in strict custody in Swansea giol until Her Majesty's pleasure respecting him should he known. Rnchacl Lloyd, aged 21, single woman, charged with stealing coal, the property of Sir Josiah John Guest, Baronet, and others. In this case particular care was taken to have Sir Josiah John Guest's name properly given. Much emphasis was placed by the learned Counsel on the first name —" Josiah." Verdict—Guilty. The prisoner when detected in the act of stealing said, I will continue to steal coal until the Company hndme work." The Judge: What! wages did she earn when in em. ploy The witness: Eight or nine shillings before the last reduction. The Judge What, a reduction made from eight or nine shillings Mr. Richards: Yes, indeed, my Lord, I am sony to .I V The Judge: And what would she earn now, if em- ployed The witness: Fron) five to six shilliwgs. His Lordship then addressed the prisoner: You seem to be a most determined stealer of coal, be- cause when caught ill the act you said, you would go on doing it. If you go on and be brought here, this first convictio i will be brought against you, and you will be tral1"pnrteJ; and never go back to ?\lerthvr again. I hope vou will not do so any more. The Company would find you in work, no doubt, if they could fino people to buy their iron. If they cannot fiiwl people to buy their iron, they cannot go on making it, and you cannot have work. You do not appear lo have stolen from want, but siiiij ly because they would nut give you work. However, this time, the Court will sentence you to alight impriscn- ment, in the hope that you will not appear here again. The sentence ot the Court is, that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one calendar month. You have already been in prison three weeks. Counsel for the Pies(-CUIIon-.Ilr. Richards. William Harries, charged with having, at the parish of Neath, feloniously stolen eleven shillings, the property of Itees Jones, tl-oll, the person of Susan Jones. Susan.tones examined: I am the wife of Rees Jones. Oil )a:t Wednesday, 1 went to Neath market. Iliad money given me by my husband—nine shilling pieces and one half-crown. I tirst all bought some egg"s. I changed half-a-crown for the purpose of paying for them. I received two shillings anil three pence in change. I put the two shillings with the other money. I allt quite sure 1 had then the eleven shillings with me. I then Went to buy butter. I h'lind l my money gone, and my pocket turned inside out. The two men who were ap- prehended were standing near me. The prisoner was one of th. III. He was about me and squeezing up against me. There were a "reat many women there. Wednes- day is the market day. This was in the market place, The prisoner was brought back to me by William Bqyer, the policeman. W ihiaui Bover exiiiiine(I He proved tiie arrest of the iiii.(l I, of twelve shillings, a half-crown, and four penny pieces o-ii his .person. He also produced the money. He had shewn the money to the Ltt witness ,It t ,le tikile, Iii(i she had sillg-led out Olle shillillg. Susan Jones was recalled: I be money was shewn to her. She selected a shilling and pointed out some marks oil it -w hich enabled her to identify it. Isaac Jones examined I was at Neath market last j Wednesday. I saw him i» a woman's pocket with his hand. Verdict—Not Guilty. Mr. James conducted the prosecution. Mury Evtms, aged 27, single woman, charged with stealing live shillings, the property of \jrs Anne Cook, of Coity, near Bridgend, was found Gvilly, and sentenced to Six month's imprisonment with hard labour in Swansea Gaol. WtUiaai Jenkins, aged 21, labourer, pleaded Guilty to the charge of stealing eight glass bottles, the property of Mr. Philip Bird, of Cardiff. Sentence—Two months' imprisonment with hard labour. James Hopkins, aged iS. labourer, pleaded Guilty to the charge of stealing one silver watch, one hat, and other articles of the gootts atat cl,ittlels of Abel Joiics, tf Merthyr. S,-ritence-Six months' imprisonment. Thomas Hughes, aged 10, pleaded Guilty to the charge of stealing two brass weights, valued at sixpence, of the property of William Burgess Selitelice-Olic month's imprisonment with hard labour. I The Court rose at a quarter to six. I SATURDAY. FEB. 26. I The (',),irt sat it ti Iiie o'clock. TilE J I ii Y :("eorge Nleigre, Tliotras Morris, Edward Thomas, John 'l'regaskis, Joseph Ratter, Henry Phillips, Willi.mi M'Knight, William Morris, Samuel Morgan, John Monger, Thomas Thomas, William Evans. John Jutii-.s, charged with stealing one goose, of the property ot livau W illiams, of the parish of Llangonoyd, 111 this county. Evan Williams examined: I am a farmer. I i ni a tenant of a farm called Tynyfraiu, in Margain. I have been in the habit of keeping geese. There is a river in the neighbourhood of my house. On the night of the 23d of February, a moonlight night, I told niy daughter to »o and watch. A short time afterwards they came back with news a bout the geese. In cousequence of which, I ran out with my sons. Two strangers were sanding by the side of the river. I saw the prisoner standing by the side ot the river. The other prisoner had a great coat on, something like a policeman. I cried out four tittles-" Do not kill my geese." 1 saw a goose fall between the two persons to the ground. They thell ran away. My sons ran after them, and caught the prisoner. I was with him. The other luan got ofi The goose was halt dead. I saw a wound across its neck. 1 examined its Tleck. It to have been cut with a knife. W e sent for W right, a PoIiceitiati, and gave the prisoner into cuskdy, joill, farnirr, of St. Athens, as well as a host of other persons, gave the prisoner a good character for honesty, and the Jury^ Acquitted the prisoner. Ann hunelt, the wife of John Farrcll, charged with having stolen, at the parish of Oystennouth, a flannel petticoat, and other articles of wearing apparel, the pro- perty of Harriet Bell, of Oysterniouth, was found Guil/if, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Thomas Duckworth, aged 27, a soldier in the lltli regi- ment, charged with having obtained under false pretences, four st i.hngs in copper, the property of Joseph Rees, 01 Canht!, was found ?'«/?. and sentenced to be iinpri- Sol ed and kept to hard labour for the term of three ct, F"" dar months. »■Mnriff lloyyn. single woman, charged with having stolen a quantity of wearing apparel, valued at three shil- lings and nine pence, the property of icholas Male Grose, of Llanrhidian, farmer, \vas found Guilty, and sen- tenced to three calendar months' imprisonment. Mary Oruiond, aged 31, the wife of John Ormoiul, charged with stealing a hen, the property of David Evans, of Merthyr lydvil, was found Guilty, and sentenced to one calendar month's imprisonment with hard labour. flees Griffiths, aged 15, boatman, charged with having maliciously stabbed and wounded John Evans, of Cardiff: John Evans examined: 1 live in Cardiff. J am a la- bourer. I remember in September last going along the towinT path of the Glamorganshire canal. It was on Monday. I remember meeting ltees Griilitiis, the pri- soner, as 1 was going along. I had seen him three or four times before, but luiver had any conversation with Itln. I was going to look for work. The prisoner had a shovel with lion. We passed one another 3 or 4 yards, and did not speak, lie then spoke, calling me "an Irish b-r." I went back to him and asked him why he called me a "h-r." I shook him very hard. I did not strike him at all. I lay hold of the collar of his jacket when I was shaking him; he told me if I Jid not let him go, he would stab me with a knife. J had tbell hold of him by the collar. He put his hand in his waistcoat pocket, took put his knife, opened it, and then stuck IRe. I saw the knife. It had a picket blade and a buck-horn handle. The blade was about 3 inches long. It was sharp pointed. He stuck me with it in my thigh. I think j I must have run up against him like, when I had ho!d of it. I do not think he did strike me. Mr. Hill: After that statement, my lord, I will sitI down. By the Court: I think I ran against it when I was struggling with him. I always thought so. I bled a reat deal -iiitl fainted away. I tainted through loss of olood. His lordship addressed the jury, saying-The question for their consideration, was the credioility of the witness. His statement before the magistrates materially differed with his statement to the jury. Then he had stated that the boy struck at him and stabbed him in his thigh. The prisoner was consequently Acquitte(L The Judge: It is an extraordinary case, because the boy was willing to plead that he had stabbed the man, but that he had no malicious intent. [To the boy.]—Do not call people by such names in-future. Keep your knife for your.bread and cheese, and get a blunt point to it. John Ward, aged 19, labourer, and Richard Florence, aged 19, fireman, charged with kaving burglariously entered the dwelling house of Mr. Edinond Sweet, of Cardiff, and feloniously stolen a quantity of tea and other articles, his property. Edmond Sweet examined: I Jive in Lewis-street, in C^ ardiff, I have a house and shop there. I remember going to bed on the night of Wednesday, 2!Jth September last; I fastened the doors, the windows were all down. I went to bed about eleven I was the first up I saw a window open, I am sure it was shut when I went to hed. The window looks out into the yard. I then went into the shop, I found the lock of the door leading from the parlour to the shop had been broken I went to the money drawer in the shop, all the money that had been left in it had been taken. I had left a few pence in it which were all gone two tea canisters were on the floor, the night before they wc-re on the shelf; one of them had been emptied; al viit 5 or (ilbs. of tea had been taken from it. I missed about 51bs. of tobacco I had seen that the previous evening. About 4 or 51bs. of the tobacco were loose. The remainder was in two ounce I packages. A boiler and brushes were missing from the ) kitchen, and a money box from the parlour. I am not prepared to say when I saw the things in the kitchen last. The tobacco was what we can" Red Stamp." Elizabeth Sweet: 1 am sister of the last witness; I live with my brother I am a milliner. On the 29th Septem- ber, I had some velvet to make up; I left it at 10 o'cloc k at night on the parlour window, I missed it; I also missed a silk pocket handkerchief the velvet was worth 28 shillings. Harriet Lyons examined: I live in Whitmore-lanc, in 1 Cardiff; I kl.ow the prisoners; I saw Ward in Whitmore- i lane, on the 30th September, about six o'clock in the f morning; he was calling Richard Florence; I saw some girls with them after that in the Navigator's Arms, drinking. Ward came out with his pint and asked me to drink I refused I heard ot the robbery at Mr. Sweet's about dinner time. I saw Morran John about half past one. He gave me some directions how to act should any property lie otferedto me; I saw Ward in the afternoon; lie told me he had two yards and a half of beautiful black silk velvet. I told him I did not want it. I went down to Anne-street to take tea with an acquaintance; and Ward followed me down there; Morgan John, the police- man, was there; Ward told me outside that he had a reticule of tea and some packages of tobacco if I would like to have them I told him 1 did not want them. At the dusk of the night he brought me the velvet. [Wit- ness entered into an explanation of the circumstances connected with this part of the transaction the prisoner had given her the velvet to keep for him till he should call for it at her house, he gave it her on the street.] I took the velvet home and threw it in my shop window. The velvet dropped from my hand on my way home and vot soiled. Morgan John, the policeman, came to my house that night and I gave him the velvet. I never saw it again. Morgan John, one of the Cardiff police, examined: On the prisoners in company at the Barley Mow, in Cardiff" I saw John Ward on the following morning at one o'clock. He was at Harriet Lyons' door. I heard of the robbery at Mr. Sweet's the next morning I gave some directions to Harriet Lyons. On the night of the 30th I went to Mrs. Lyons' house, and got some velvet there. I have had it ever since. [The witness produced the velvet.] The morlllog of the 30lh I examined Mr. Sweet's pre- mises. J observed some foot-marks. They were the foot-marks of two men. I apprehended Ward and looked at his shoes. I measured his shoes and the foot-inarks of one of the men. They corresponded exactly. After Florence's apprehension 1 measured his shoes, and they also corresponded very closely with the other foot-marks. J saw the two prisoners on the 30th, about half past one, at the Navigator's Arms drinking. Thomas Davies, another of the Cardiff police, examined: I apprehended Richard Florence on the Thursday night, between ten ana eleven o'clock. 1 took liiiii to .the Station-house, and examined his person. J found tea and tobacco loose in his pockets. I found some tohacco in a bag in his pockets. I examined Ward's pockets, and found small dust of tea loose in his pocket. Eliza Evans examined: J live in Cardiff: I saw the two prisoners oil the night of the 29th of September. They were in company together at the bottom of the parish. 1-t was about -half a mile from tiie bottom of WhitmoTe Eane. Elizabeth Sweet was recalled for the purpose of iden- tifying the velvet. It was handed-to her, and after exa- mining it, she said, it was the piece that had been stolen from her brother's bouse. This concluded the case for "the prosecution. The prisoners declined saying anything in their defence. His Lordship having summed up the evidence, the Jury Acquitted Florence, and found Ward Guilty of stealing only; T.ot of lurjt/ary. They made some remarks on the constable's negligence in not taking the shoes to the garden at Mr. Sweet's, and placing them in the foot- marks. His Lordship coincidtd with the Jury that the policeman had been remiss. The prisoners were then tried on another indictinert charged with stealing a wicker basket, of the property of William Griffiths, of Cardiff. The evidence being very unsatisfactory, the prisoners were Acquitted. The learned Judge then proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoner Ward His Lordship said—The Jury hav- ing kindly taken a very merciful view of the case. They are satisfied that you stole the velvet, but they ace not satisfied that you broke into the house. If the Jury had not taken sudl a IIIprciful view of the case you would have been sent out of the country and although you are even now liable to be sent out of the country, yet I am not disposed to do .that. The sentence of the Court is- i Nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. Counsel for the prosecut ion, Mr. N*aughati Williams, Attorney, Mr. E. P. Richards. Anne Hughes, single woman, charged with stealing a shawl, the property of Air. John Williams, of Dowlais, Was Acquitted. Jane Parry, aged 30,single woman, pleaded Guilty to the charge of stealing a pair of shoes, the property of Thomas Rowland, of Merthyr, and was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. MANSLAUGHTER. j illiafti Lewis, aged,,2, labourer, charged with the manslaughter of John Simon, of Merthyr Tydvil. David Morgan Williams examined: 1 knew John Simon; lie worked at the Dowlais Iron Works with me. 1 worked one turu, and he worked the next. William Lewis was hispartne.. I recollect the circumstance of John Simon's death. On a Saturda: morning, in the moUth of October last, I went to my work. Simon and Lewis were then working, I observed Lewis bringing two balls from the puddling furnace. They were brought back because the rolling men refused to take them. Simon asked Lewis what was the reason the balls came back. Lewis said he did not know why the rollers did not roll them. Simon said that Lewis was a devil of a fool to quarrel with the rollers; he ought to quarrel with the gaffers, as the rollers were there always. Simon was a passionate old man. He went up to Lewis, and put his fist in his lace; lie done that a second time. William Lewis then caught hold of him by the collar and shook him, telling him not to be foolish. Simon struck at Lewis, but could not strike him. Lewis then turned Simon round against the plates of the furnace, which were hot; I dragged them from there. I endeavoured to part them. Lewis then swimg Simon round against a piece of castiug-an an VII, and the old man fell down. Lewis then put his foot upon the old man's belly. J cannot say why he put his foot there, whether to prevent himself falling against the prisoner or not. I assisted Simon in rising. Lewis ran round behind the furnace. Simuu, when lie got up, went to the coal hole, and took the shovel, sayiiig-" Where is the devil of a thief—I will split his skull." He then came and sat down; he complained much of his bowels, saying—" He has killed me." He got worse and worse. I and another man took him home. He walked half the way; we were then obliged to carry him. He went worse and worse. I saw him all ve twice after that. Cross-examined: When Simon put his fist in Lewis's face, Lewis had not touched him. He rubbed his fist against his face, so that we may call them blows. Simon fell over an anvil; it was the anvil caused him to fall. By Lewis putting his foot on Simon's bowels lie saved him- self from falling against the furnace. Re-examined: He was swung against the anvil, and lie fell down. William Jones exiiiiiiied I am a puddler. I worked at the same forge as John Simon. About one o'clock on Saturday morning before Simon's death. 1 heard some noise and I went out. I was in the small house. When I went out I saw William Lewis and John Simon in hold t f one another. I observed blood issuing from Simon's mouth. I heard Simon say to Lewis-" I)aiiiii your heart, why didst thou strike me." Lewis in reply said, h Be quiet you had best." William Lewis said, "Indeed, indeed, be quiet you had best," William Lewis took Simon on towards the furnace. David Williams shoved them both from the furnace. William L,is us: d more force then and swung Simon until lie was against the anvil with his two heels, and John Simon fell backwards over the anvil, with his head towards the furnace. While Simon was down I saw Lewis rise his foot and put it on his belly. He put it violently down, stamping it. David VV illiams then helped Simon up, and Lewis went away. Cross-examined by Mr. Richards: When I went down they were in the act of quarrelling. The old man's head went against the furnace, Lewis was standing. The old man had no hold of any part of Lewis's body. The old man did not say anything while he was on the ground. i cannot say whether Lewis prevented himself from fatl- ing by putting his jilot oil L]iJ old iiian. Re-examined 1 do not know wheiher he put his foot oil him accidentally or otherwise. [Witness here des- cribed the way Lewis had put his fuot oil Simon's sto- mach; from which it would appear that it was done on purpose, with the design of inflicting injury.] Eleanor Simon examined: I am the widow of John Simon. I recollect my husband brought home; of a Sa- turday morning before he died. He was very ill, and went worse and worse until he died. He died on the afternoon of the next day. Cross-examined: lie was seventy years of age. lie was a strong hearty man before this happened. Mr. John Russell examined: lain a surgeon residing at Merthyr. I attended John Simon, I examined his I b()¡.lv after his death. I then ascertained that the cause ol his death was a rupture ol the intestines; it was such a rupture as might be caused by any sudden weight, or by any sudden pressure on that part. A stamping of the foot, with sufficient force, would do it. It would have required considerable force. I think the weight of a man's body would have been sufficient if applied suddenly. Mr. Hill cross-examined this witness very keenly, but nothing material was elicited. The prisoner was found Guilty tgf Jlans.atighter, but strongly recommended to mercy. His Lordship, in passing sentence, commented very severely on the prisoner's violent conduct; and hoped that this unfortunate occurrence would be a warning to him for the remainder of his life; not to give way to fits of passion. As the prisoner had already been in prison five months, his Lordship would on that account pass a lighter sentence on him than he otherwise should. The sentence of theCourt was—Three calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. Counsel for the presecution, Mr. James; for the pri- soner, Messrs. Hill and Richards. John Becan, aged 25, labourer, charged with stealing one hundred weight of coke, valued at sixpence, the property of Mr. George Samuel Ford. VerdIct-Guilty. Sentence—Two calendar months imprisonment with hard labour. Counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Nicholl. Edicard Ellis, aged 30, labourer, pleaded Guilty to the charge of stealing a quantity of oats, the property of Richard Owen, of Merthyr. Scntcnce- Three months' imprisonment with hard labour. James Lewis, of Merthyr, pleaded Guilty to the charge of having embezzled the sum of two pounds two shillings, the property of his master, Mr. Charles James Powell. Sentence-Six calendar months' imprisonment. The Court rose at six o'clock, and was adjourned to Monday morning at nine o'clock. MONDAY, FEB. 28. I The Judge entered the Hall at a quarter past nine. The Jury consisted of David Morris, David Thomas, Geo. Lewis, Phillip Tittle, Griffith Morgans, Charles Anstey, Isaac Thomas, William Roberts, John Williams, William Walters, Josiah Cock, Richard Sammon. Catherine Thomas, aged 30, the wife of David Thomas, charged with the WILFUL MURDER I ot tier step-daughter, Mary Thomas, of EglwvsiIan. Anne Prosser examined by Mr. Grove I am a servant in the employ of Mr. David Morgan, of Eglwysilan. I have lived there about half a year. My master's house adjoined David Thomas's house. On the 1st day of last November, I saw the prisoner in the garden. I have frequently seen the prisoner ill-use the deceased little girl; I saw her ill-use her much about three weeks before her death. I was standing on the cellar steps looking at her; I saw her strike her twice on her back with her fist. The prisoner gave her a bounce till she fell on her head. When the little girl rose up, the prisoner pushed her before her to the house. The child's face was covered with blood. I called my mistress from the cellar to look at her. I never saw her abuse the child only that time. The child was about ten years old. I cannot say anything as to the bodily health of the child; she looked weak. I have heard crying often in the pri- soner's house. I have seen the deceased child eat potatoe peelings on the dunghill ifl the garden. Cross-examined by Mr. Richards: I have only known the prisoner since I went to live with my master and mistress. The prisoner's husband is a boatman. His house and my master's house are both close to the canal. By the Court: The prisoner's husband's name is David Thomas. That was the David Thomas I spoke of just now. By Mr. Richards: The cellar steps are close by the t. '?arY en. I heard the cliild cry, and that induced me to look out of the window. I do not know whether the little girl was right in her mind. By the Court: Was the child dumb. Witness: She was. By Mr. Richards: After the child had been struck down by her step mother, she was pushed into the house by her. Mary Morgan examined by Mr. Williams: I am the wife of David Morgan. In November last, I lived next door neighbour to the prisoner. I bad lived there about six months. The prisoner is the wife of David Thomas, who is a boatman on the Glamorganshire Canal, I used to see the prisoner's husband at Home occasionally, but I cannot say how often. He was often, very often at home on Sundays. Thecamd runs close by Newbridge. The deceased little girl lived with the prisoner, and her father, the prisoner's husband. The prisoner had two children by her husband. I knew the prisoner before I went to live next door to her. I know the little girl lived with her father and step-mother two years. She was dumb. Their garden is behind their houte. We can see their garden wall from our cellar window. I have many times seen the prisoner beat the deceased; but never so severely —so cruelly as she did 911 the first November. I had spoken to the prisoner often about ht-r conduct to the child..1 told her not to beat-the-child, because she was a dumb chilil. She did not take any notice. She only gave me some ignorant answer. She told me to mind my own business, or something like that. I have seen her before that strike the child in her face with her fist. On .the 1st of November, J saw the prisener strike the poor cliild twice on the back oter neck. They were very strong blows. She then gave her another blow, till the child, (Mary Thomas) fell down She fell on stones. The pri- soner picked the child up by her clothes. I observed the deceased's face was then covered with blood. [The witness pointed to the .top of the head as the place from whence the blood ,issued.] When the prisoner was beating her this way, I called out and told her not to kill the child. She then pushed the child very roughly in to the house. The prisoner came out to the garden again, and I said to her-ow, Catherine, finish her at once, that you may have no more trouble with her." The prisoner replied, Damn your eyes, if the child is any thing to you, come and take to her." I then sent for a policeman, but he was not at home. This was on a Monday. On the Wed- nesday following, I was in the garden taking clothes in off the line; the child came to me and took hold of my gown. I looked at Itvr and said, My poor child, she has done for you now." The deceased had a piece of brown paper about her forehead, and over that a cotton band- kerchief was tied around her head. The poor child pointed to her head. She put her little finger to her head where it was bandaged. She looked as if she was just starving. She was very thin, and appeared to be falling away very fast. As often as I could see her, I used to give her food. I did not see lier very often. I could only see her in the garden, when she; went to the privy. On that Wednesday, was the last time I ever saw the child. In consequence of not seeing her, and in consequence of something I had heard, I sent for her uncle, her mother's brother, on the 18th. On that week I first discovered that she had this uncle. Her uncle, J aIm Bevan, and his wife came. They went to see for a policeman before going to the priscner's house. I did not go into the house at all. Some time after I made some bread and water, and put some port wine into it, and I sent it inta the prisoner's house. Cross-examined by Mr. Richards: The prisoner's hus- band is a well conducted man. I did not tell him I was going to send for lus child's uncle, because I did not see him. He is at home very often. I do not know whether he was at home during the tune I have been speaking of. I have always been on good terms with the prisoner. I have beer told that the child has been subject to fits, but I never saw her in a fit. I never saw the child but in the garden. When she was pushed down, her step-mother picked her up by her clothes. I did not see her walk into the house: she was pushed in. She fell near the door. She fell on her face. Elizabeth Howell, who had been in the habit of going- to the prisoner's house to slw, by the day, deposed to vari- ous acts of cruelty committed by prisoner. About five months before the child died, she saw the prisoner strike her down three steps. Her head came violently against a stone table. Had heard the prisoner say many times that she wished the child was dead. In winter she used to put the deceased to bed about five in the evening, and not take her up tiH 10 the next morning. The child used to wet her bed very often, and upon those occasions the prisoner always beat her. The prisoner's husband used to come home about twice a week. When lie was at home, the child was verv differently treated. David Morgan, who lived next door to the prisoner, had often seen the prisoner III use the child; about six weeks before the child died, saw the prisoner catch hold of her by her left arm, and beat her across the neck with a piece of stick. Elizabeth Evans examined: About three weeks before her death, I saw marks of blows upon her head, and on her forehead. She was a harmless child. On the top of her head there was a long deep cut, covered with crusted blood. I drew a couple of lice from the cut, and killed them with my foot. Her head was dirty. I do not think she had enough to eat. She had many bits with me, which she eat very hungrily; she seemed unusually hungry. I Evan David deposed to the prisoner's cruelty. Thomas Cook, surgeon, of Newbridge, examined by Mr. Williams: I was called to David Thomas's child late on Thursday evening, the 18th "November that was the Thursday betore the child died; she died on Sunday morning. I was called in in the first instance by the child's uncle, John Bevan. On the throwing morning at one o'clock, I was clled by the child's father. I went with the messenger; it was in the middle of the night. I went into the house, and 1 heard some one groaning several times most distressingly. I asked the woman to shew me the child that was ill. She lit a candle, and let me into a dark room; that is, a room in which no candle was previously burning. No one was sitting with the child. I examined the child's head. I observed two cuts on the forehead. I asked the mother how she came by those cuts? She replied that the child was subject to tits, and that the injuries were caused by falling. I observed that I did not think that cculd be the ease, as the integuments were pushed downwards. If she had fallen down and injured herself, the integuments would have been upwards. There was a large wound about all inch long, on the crown of her head. I told the prisoner that the wounds in the head were most likely caused by blows. 1 examined the wound; I found it suppurating -all matter—very dirty. It appeared to be a contused wound. Matter had for":?:! it-festid matter. I turned down the bedclothes. The poor Iiià WAS in a HTy suite. There was a verystrong smell there v. e1r--1 "itute. *I'Iicre w i ?' very strong indeed. Her excrement was in the bed—a great deal of it. I found bed sores on her pel vis, caused by laying in bed. She did not appear to have been cleaned at all. The muscles were very much wasted. ] She was in the last extreme of exhaustion. Witen I saw her first, she appeared to me to be dying. I asked her did she give the child something to take ? She replied- I cannot make her to take things against her will. The prisoner toJd me that she had warm tea. I told her to tiring it me. I poured it out-two saucersful, and she (the child) drank it most voraciously, as if she was in much want of it. I told the prisoner—" If this child will die, it will be a very serious thing for you." I also told her I thought the child would die. I told her to make her a little bread and water and butter, and give to her a spoonful of that pccasionally, and to change htr linen and clean her, to put fresh dry clothes under her. I then left. After an interval of an hour, I went there again and saw the child. She had not been changed, but was lying ill the same filthy state exactly. (Great sensa- tion.) I spoke to the prisoner—asked her the reason of it. She made no reply. Her uncle and myself went and got the child some bread, sugar, and a little port wine. The uncle did not give any of that mixture to the child 111 my presence. I next saw ti e child on the Saturday morning; she was in a very weak state—sinking fast. She had been cleaned by that time. She died on Sunday morning. After her death, I made a post mortep.x exami- nation of the body in the presence of fWo oflior sitrgeons on the Wednesday following; we found no organic disease at .I]). On removing the covering of the brain, opposite the external wound, there was a corresponding wound on the dura mater that corresponded with the external mark. There was a mark on the brain opposite that mark on the dura mater. There was no discolouration of the brain. In the vicinity of that mark, the brain was in an unhealthy state. I am decidedly of opinion that that injury on the brain was sufficient to cause death. That discolouration of the brain was caused by external violence. The child's body was very much emaciated; the muscles were wasted away to nothing; they were ready to start out of the skin. Cross-examined by Mr. Richards: The bone of the head was not injured. There was a mark on the dura mater and on the brain. It is not a matter of course that the bone should be injured. I do not mean to say it is a matter of course, that if a heavy blow is struck upon the head, the bone must be iujured. It may be or it may not be. I am a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. I do not know anything of the child's intellects. It was I received her into the world about 9 or 10 years ago. She appeared then a healthy child. The lungs were healthy. The brain, except in the part opposite the wound, was healthy. There was a great deal of water on the brain. That water might have caused death, as there was a considerable quantity there and of what we call serum in the venticle of the brain. There were two medi- cal men present at the pest mortem examination, besides myself—Mr. Abercromby and Mr. Davies. We all agreed in opinion. I did not say-" It is all damn non- sense, we must all agree or else the jury will think us fools." I asked them—are you of the same opinion as myself?^ —and they replied they were. Re-examined: The water on the brain might cause death ultimately-not then. In my opinion, the death that happened was caused by the blow. When t saw the child alive, the eyes were much dilated. The child did not appear sensible at all. When I offered tea to her, she spread: out her arms eagerly. It might have that sense about it if the brain was in a deceased state. The dilatation of the pupil of the eye was not caused by any water I found on the brain. John Bertram Abercromby, surgeon, examined: After stating where he resided, &c., he said—I was present at tne post mortem examination. I was much struck with the extreme state of emaciation that it presented; the muscles of the whole body being much wasted. On the forehead were two wounds, which did not seem to be of great depth. There was a longitudinal wound on the ton ot the head. This wound was in a very bad state, full of matter. There was another wound or rather a bruise; it was not of any consequence. The deceased seemed to have been lying on some hard substance, from the appearances on the posterior of the body. It was much discoloured. [This gentleman completely corrobo- rated Mr. Cook's evidence, with regard to the state of the brain, that it was quite healthy except the part opposite to the external bruise.] There was no appearance of any organic disease in the chest. The diaphragm was quite healthy. The liver was quite healthy. The gall bladder rather distended with bile. The stomach was quite collapsed. It contained only two spoonsful of fluid of a yellow colour. The intestines contained no- thing but. gas or air. All the parts of the abdomen were quite healthy. The death of the child was caused by the disease ol the brain, caused by the external violence. From the appearances of the body, it appeared that the child wanted the common necessaries of life for some time. The water on the brain was not sufficient to cause death at that time, certainly not. That external wound must have been caused by a blow. A fall could not have occasioned it, unless she tumbled down perpendicularly. Cross-examined: There was a great deal of matter near the wound. It was very dirty. 1 did not notice any inflammation in the skin. A pressure on the optic nerve would contract the pupil of the eye and so cause dilata- tion. [This last reply seemed to puzzle his lordship.] There was about 8 tea spoonsful of water on the brain. That was sufficieut to cause dilatation of the pupil of the eye. Mr. Richards made an appeal to the jury on behalf of the unfortunate woman, and called two respectable per- sons who knew the prisoner intimately and the child, and gave her a very excellent character for humanity. One Mr. John Rees, who had been a lodger with the prisoner for nearly 3 years, said he had never seen the prisoner touch the child, but always treated her with the greatest kindness. His Lordship, in summing up, said that the wound on the head, being by the evidence of the medical men, the primary cause of death, rendered it impossible to convict the prisoner of murder, as there was no evidence to shew that that wound was inflicted by the prisoner. The jury retired for a considerable time. On re- entering to the Hall, returned their Verdict- Uuilty of Manslaughter. The prisoner was then removed. Sbewasnotsentanced on Monday. Another Jury consisting of the following gentleman were then call e,i :-Illi illip Rogers, George Tucker, Ni- cholas Buse, Morgan Morgan, Jacob Lewis, Henry Hux- ham, John Hammet, Samuel Morgan, John Hancorne, John Tregaskis, Thomas Thomas, John Walters. James Day, aged 22, labourer, and Edward Lyons, aged 40, labourer, charged with having unlawfully uttered eight pieces of false and counterfeit coin called shillings, knowing the same to be false and counterfeit. erdict— Guilty. Sentenced to Six calendar months' imprisonment ,with hard labour. John Williams, charged with having a large quantity of counterfeit coin in his possession, with the intent of ut- tering them. Verdict-Guilty. Sentenced to Eight ca- lendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. I MANSLAUGHTER. William Williams, aged 21, collier, charged with the manslaughter of Thomas Powell, of Merthyr. Mr. James having addressed the Jury for the prose- cution, called Alice Williams, who said, that on Sunday morning, the 1th of July last, 1 observed Thomas PoweU coming down the road; the church bell was going; I knew Thomas Powell by sight. I saw a person, whom I did not know then, go up to Thomas Powell; it was the prisoner. The prisoner and Thomas Powell talked together. I was about 40 yards off looking out through a window. I saw the prisoner rise the umbrella up. He rose it up with his two hands and pointed it at Thomas Powell's fiiee; and Thomas Powell fell down. The umbrella did touch Tho- mas Powell. I went out of the house to assist the de- ceased. The prisoner had ran away. Thomas Powell's eye was closed, and a little blood issued from the corner of it. John Jones examined: About half past ten on Sunday, 4th July, I saw Thomas Powell lying acrocs the roal?, Alice Williams and other people were there. In con- sequence of what I heard I went up after the prisoner for the purpose of knowing him. I told him, You have done tidy work, boy." He said, "What!" I said, You have taken away the boy's eye." He told me," Why did he go to strike me three times first" I told him, If he had struck him more than three times there was no occasion for him to strike his eye out." The prisoner then said, I will push the umbrella through his guts." The prisoner had been drinking hard but he was not drunk. Thomas Williams examined: On Sunday the 4th July, I was at the Fountain public-house. The prisoner came in there. I can't say what time it was. Before this the landlord had come in and related to us whathad taken place to Thomas Powell. I asked the prisoner why he pulled his eye out ? He said, I did not. He offered to strike me three times and I gave him a push with my umbrella." Mr. Thomas Jones Dyke, Surgeon, examined: I was called in on Sunday, 4th July, to attend Thomas Powell. He had been wounded in the eye. He appeared to have been drinking. He died on Saturday, the 7th day after the accident, of inflammation of the brain. That in- flammation was caused by a portion of the bone of the sockct of the eye being forced into the brain. There was an external wound corresponding with the internal lU. jury. In my opinion death was occasioned by the wound in the brain. Mr. John Millward produced the umbrella. erdict- Guilty. Sentence—Five calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. BURGLARY AT YMSLAES. Thomas Rees, aged 28, and John Rogers, aged 43, shoe- maker, charged with having burglariously entered the house of Elizabeth Anne Williams, of Ynislaes, and feloniously stealing several articles. Hannah Jones examined: lam the dairy maid of Ynislaes I was so in November. The Misses Williams, of Aberpergwm, live at Ynislaes. Ynislaes is in this county. On the 12th of October, the Misses Williams left home, and returned on the 24th. On the night of the 2;Jd November, I and two other servants slept in the same room. About five o'clock in the morning we were disturbed by seeing light in the passage. I called Peggy three times, as I thought it was a fellow servant. I then saw a man coming into the room with a gun in one hand, and a candle in the other. I jumped up in bed and cried, Oh dear God." The mall asked me in English, Where is your master. [The prisoner pointed to Thomas Rees as the man.] The lower part of his face was white. I told him I had no master. Caroline West, my fellow servant, told me to ring the bell for my master. The prisoner asked me in Welsh or in English, what was in the bed. He went on to the cook, Caroline WTest, and toict ner not to make any noise, or else he woul(t shoot her. He asked me why I said I had no master. I repeated that I had no master only Mistresses and they were from home. He compelled me to get up and to shew him their sleeping rooms. As I was going down I saw another man on the top of the stairs. He turned his back to me. We went down, they both going before me. I pointed out the room where my Mistresses slept in when they were at home. He went into them. Thomas Rees did. He came back to the foot of the stairs. Both came. They asked me where was the money ? I said I did not know. Thomas Itees said, "Tell the truth or I'll shoot thee" and with that I said, Indeed I do not know," and then the little girl began screaming out for her aunt Peggy, the housemaid, who slept in a different room. They both then went out of the house through the morning room door. Thomas Rees had a dark fowling coat on. There was crape on his hat. This Aunt Peggy," is ill in bed from that day to this, Shw the ..y mat. rrcst examined: I was the cook in Ynislaes in November last. On the night before the robbery I locked the doors; I believe the windows were fastened. No one could get into the morning room without getting through the glass door and shutter; they were fastened. One of the men, after coming into the bed room, pointed a gun at me, and said-" No more noise, or death will be your portion." Thomas Itees did that, The gun was close to my head. Hannah Jones begged of him not to kill me. Soon after I went down stairs, ara I saw Thomas Rees unlock the door of the bedroom and go into it. I said- I will ring the 'bell for master; and the other man s;titl-i' Conic, come, let us go." That Was before they went down stairs. I opened the window, and screamed Murder." The housemaid was so much frightened, that she wanted to jump through the window. 1 went into the morning room, and found the glass door open, and the shutter broken in 'two. I saw marks of wax on the carpet. There was a little window in the underground kitchen that was open the grating was taken on it, arid a ladder put down; it was fastened the night before, llie doors between below stairs and the morning room were locked, so that they did not get to the morning room that way. There were two or three little dogs in the kitchen, and I think that circumstance prevented them entering the kitchen. St, Francis Baker examined: I was living at Ynislaes in November last. I fastened the morning room doors and all the parlour doors down stairs the night previous to the robbery; I fastened the front door also. I examined the front door after the robbery; it was still fastened. I saw the two men running away they ran towards the ) main road. It was too dark to see their faces. As one of them was running away, he looked up and said- "Godd 11 you." Thomas Martin examined: I am a quarry man to the Dowlais Iron Co. I was watching in December on the Castle farm. It was on the 20th. I heard the report of a gun, and then saw two men running away. We Were then together and we pursued them. I took Thomas llees and took the gun from him. When we got to the public-house, I gave the gun into the charge of the land- lord, William Williams, (CtPtitnacd in our second page.)