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ABERGAVENNY.
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ABERGAVENNY. MEt. CRAWSHAY BAILEY'S RENT AUDIT.—This event took place on Saturday. Over 100 of Mr Bailey's tenants sat down with him to dinner at the Greyhound, where ample justice was done to the excellent spread provided by Mr Tucker, Mr John Watkins, Duffryn, in the chair. The chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts, which were enthusiastically received. Mr Bailey proposed the health of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, the lord-lieutenant of the county, whom he spoke of in the highest terms of praise. The chairman proposed Mr Bailey's health, whicn was received with prolonged cheering. Mr Watkins spoke of the great kindness and consideration Mr Bailey had always shown to his tenants, and the good feeling which ex- isted between them. The company gave Mr Bailey musical honours, when Mr Strachan proposed the health of Mrs and the Misses Bailey, which was most enthusiastically received. The healths of Mr Howard, Mr Bailey's agent; Mr Morgan, the secretary; Mr Jones, the bailiff; and Mr John Pritchard, under bai- liff, were respectively proposed and responded to by Mr Bailey, who spoke very highly of the energetic and praiseworthy manner in which those gentlemen had discharged their duties. Mr Bailey then proposed The Health of the Widow Tenants," saying that he was always glad where it pleased the Almighty to call away any of his tenants to help the w dows and rela- tions to carry on the farm. Mr Bailey shortly after- wards left the room, amidst the boisterous cheering of those present. SHOCKING SUICIDE.-On Tuesday night, Mr John Morgan, butcher, Flannel-street, committed suicide by cutting his throat. The cause of his doing so is not known, but he was subject to erysipelas in the heal, and it is probable he committed the rash act whilst suffering from an attack. An inquest was held on the body, before Dr E. D. Batt, coroner, on Thursday, at the Greyhound Hotel, when the following evidence was adduced. Dr S. H. Steele said he had been at- tending the deceased professionally, lately, and he was suffering from the effects of excessive drinking. Saw the body on Wednesday there was a fearful cut on the throat, which must have been done with great determination, and death had resulted almost instan- taneously. — M. A. Morgan, deceased's daughter, deposed that deceased had drunk a good deal lately, and for the last week he was talking very foolish, and they had to look after him.—Robert Gilbert, a moulder, living near the Gas Works, deposed On the evening in question, I was staying at defendant's house. He was talking a great deal of nonsense during the evening. The doctor had given instructions that they were to look after him, and his wife had fetched the knives from the slaughter-house and hidden them. Deceased went to bed about nine o'clock, but after- wards got up and went to the garret, and his wife followed him. lie came down again, and his wife came down again too. He then went up to the garret again, and when he got to the top of the stairs, he hollowed out Good-bye." We thought he had some bad intentions, so Iran up stairs after him, and found him in the garret, with a long knife, in the act of cutting his throat. I rushed at him and caught him by his two wrists, and put my foot behind to trip him. We both fell together, and I managed to j irk the knife out of his hand on to the floor. I hollowed out u Polly pick up the knife," and as he was scramming at it she came and picked it up. and flung it across the room. We were all in the dark. 1 remained three or four minutes with my hand upon his breast. He struggled with me and 1 threw him again at the other end af the room. We rose again on our feet, and he cried loose me," and began cutting me with his knife. I was obliged to spring from him. I cried out for help, but no one came I then ran down stairs to Mr Jones of the Hen and Chickens, and he came back with me. When I got upstairs again, he had the knife in his throat, and was working it backwards and forwards. He was then standing up but soon fell, and 1 went and held his head so as to stop the blood, but he died directly. The jury returned a veiVicr of suicide, while labouring under temporary insanity. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday night last, a guard in the employ of the G.W.H. Company fell off his break- van between Llanvihangel Crucorney station and Pandy, and was dragged some distance with the van, until his brains were scattered about the road. A fellow guard was in the van at the time, but did not miss him till the train reached the station. Upon sending back, the deceased was found as stated. An inquest has been held, when a verdict of accidental death was returned.
POLICE COURT.—WEDNESDAY.
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POLICE COURT.—WEDNESDAY. Before the REVJAMKS FARQUHAR (Chairman), Capt. AMIEL, Capt WHEISLEY, and J. C. HILL, and JAS. HOMFKAY, Esq. A LLANOVER DIFFERENCE--The Rev Joshua Evans, vicar of Llauover, charged Thomas Griffiths, the Welsh harper to Lady Llanover, with assaulting and indecently insulting him and Mrs Evans, at the Vicar- age, on the 15th instant. Mr Gardner appeared for the complainant, and Mr Dyne defended. In conse- quence of the summons having been served late, the case was adjourned for a week on the application of Mr Lyne. AFFILIATION.—In the case of M. A. Powell, of Llan- thony, against Samuel Capel, charging him with being the putative father of her illegitimate child, and which was adjourned for the production of two absent wit- nesses, the bench made an order for 3s per week until the child is 16 years of age. GAME TRESPASS.—John Hobbs was fined 55 and costs for trespassing in pursuit of game on land preserved by Major Herbert, and belonging to Mr George Prit- chard, of Llanvihangelnear Usk, on the 23rd ult. Mr Gardner prosecuted. A DARKEY PRISONER — James Johannus, alias Lourey Saunderson, a darkey from the West Indies and Elizabeth Martin, a prostitute, were placed in the dock, charged with stealing a silver watch and purse of money, the property of Thomas Bevan of the Three Tuns inn, on the 16th instant. Mr Gardner prosecuted and the charge against the female prisoner was with- drawn, and she was discharged. The prosecutor de- posed that on the day in question, he went to the Tuns inn, Mill-street. Had something to drink there and went on the Castle Green. The girl Martin was with him there. He laid down some time, and got very drunk, and knew no more until he woke up in bed about 10 o'clock that night he went to look for his watch and purse but they were gone. He gave information to the police next day. The watch and purse were then produced and prosecutor identified them as his property. Jeremiah Jones, landlord of the Tuns inn, said he remembered seeing the prose- cutor lying on the grass and he asked the prisoner to fetch him in, which he did and put him to bed, and the next day he heard the prosecutor complaining he had lost his watch and the prisoner when he heard Bevan saying so, bolted out. P.C. Price, from inform- ation received, found that the watch had been pledged at Mrs. Davies, pawnbroker, of 79 Worcester-street Brynmawr, for 6s 6d, by a coloured man. Mrs Davies was then sworn she produced the watch pledged, and swore that the prisoner was the man who pledged it in the name of Lourey Saunderson. P.C. Winterson stationed at Clydach, deposed that he heard the pri- soner was in the neighbourhood and traced him to the top of Milviran Pit. He afterwards caught sight of him on the mountain and chased him for more than a mile in the direction of Blaenafon, and ran him clean down. He charged him with stealing the watch, and he said the girl had given it to him. In answer to the charge, prisoner pleaded not guilty but as he was being removed from the dock, he said that the girl Martin had given him the watch and purse. Committed far trial at the quarter sessions. A FEMALE PARISH CLERK. A rather amusing case was recently heard by Judge Herbert, at the Abergavenny County Court. The plaini iff was a widow named Ann Edwards, of Llanvihangel-nigh- Usk, who sued Mr George Pritchard, of the same place, for £ 2 os 9d salary tor services as parish Clerk. Mr G. A. Jones defended. The Judge A woman a parish clerk ? Plaintiff's son Francis Edwards, said he did the work. He was sworn and said his father was parish clerk, and after his death his mother did the work-at least lie did it for her. He rang the bell, and had the communion cloth washed and other things. Judge How can your mother be parish clerk ? Witness she was appointed. Judge: How was she appointed P Who is Mr Pritchard ? Witness; Churchwarden. Jucge: How can a Churchwerden appoint a parish clerk P it is the duty of the incumbent—Wit- less: Mr Pritchard in 1870 said he would not pay any more, and I saw Mr Gardner about it. -The Judge said he didn't think the plaintiff could recover. The Church- warden couldn't appoint a parish clerk. He didn't mean to say that the amount was not recoverable for work done, but if the plaintiff didn't take care to ascertain who employed her she must take the consequences. He wanted to know what the 35s a year was for. Witness Following the Parson, ringing the bell, keeping the church clean, and washing the surplice and communion cloth.— Judge: Fo lowing the parson—saying "Amen" I sup- pose? How often do you wash the surplice P-Witness: Once a quarter, and pay Is 6d each time. The communion clot) s are washed once a month. The Judge I know how fond churchwardens are of shirking their work. I was once a churchwarden, and my colleague wouldn't join me in a church rate, and I had to pay for washing the surplice myself because I knew I was liable. (Laughter.) I am quite certain a woman can't be parish clerk. It must be a male, above 18, I think. I see no reason; however, why a woman should not be a bell-ringer. The wit less, in cross- examination by Mr Jones, said he was sure his mother was appointad clerk, and he acted as her deputy. He left off doing his duty because Mr Pritchard would not pay. He did not abandon his duties in the middle of a funeral service. He told Mr Gardner Mr Pritchard wouldn't pay him, and Mr Gardner said, "What am I to do with my surplice?" Mr Jones siid he would consent to a judgment of 143 to which the plaintiff's son assented. CHEPSTOW, THE RECENT ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A SERVANT GIRL. Alice Dibden, a domestic servant, was brought up on Thursday in last week, on remand, charged with attempting to commit suicide, by taking poison, on the 3rd of November instant; and William Priest, shoeing- smith, of Bridge-street, Chepstow, surrendered to his own recognizances, as an accessory. Mr Baldwin defended Priest. Frederick George White, a physician, practising at Chepstow, deposed to having been called to see the prisoner, at Miss Kirby's. He found her suffering from the effects of poison, and attended her up to six o'clock. He administered emetics, and she afterwards vomited freely, and eventually recovered. In answer to a question by Miss Kirby, the prisoner stated that she had taken a wine glass full of laudanum. He was shown a bottle, the one produced he believed to be the same, and found that it had contained methylated laud- anum. It was a four-ounce bottle, and appeared to have been about half-full. Had not emetics been ad- ministered and the prisoner kept moving about, from the state in which he found her, it was his opinion that the probable result would have been death. On coming to her senses prisoner said she hoped the Lord would forgive her for what she had done. Miss Bertha Kirby said prisoner had lived with her, as housemaid, for about four months. On the day in question, the cook came into the room where she was sitting, in a very excited state, and told her the pri- soner was going to take poison. She went upstairs and found the prisoner in her bedroom, and the cook trying to get a botile from her by force. She asked the pri- soner to give her the bottle, when she shook her head and said she would not. Witness then went down stairs and fetched her nephew, Mr David Morgan, who went up to the prisoner s room and asked her if she had the bottle. She said yes," and he suggested that they should send for a policeman; There was no bottle visible, and the cook was trying to get it out of the prisoner's pocket. Whilst witness and her nephew were conversing downstairs, she heard the cook in hysterics, calling out that the prisoner had taken the poison. Witness then sent for a doctor, and gave the prisoner some warm water and raw eggs before he came. She asked the prisoner if she had taken the laudanum, and she said ''yes.' Witness believed the cause of of prisoner taking the poison was through some silly love affairs. Eliza Granf, cook to Miss Kirby, deposed that pri- soner was a iellow servant of hers. Ou the day in question she seemed in her usual spirits. About half- past ten witness told the prisoner that Miss Kirby was going out for a drive, when she replied 1 am very glad, for then 1 will take the laudanum and lay down and wake no more." Witness asked her "why not wake no more ?" when she said Because George Saunders won't come back to me." Witness told her it was very silly to do that, and went and informed her mistress. When witness went back into the room, prisoner ran upstairs, and witness followed her. When witness got up to the room prisoner was stand- ing up, and witness asked her to give up the laudanum, and tried to get it from her. Miss Kirby then came hito the room and asked the prisoner to give the bottle to her, but she refused to do so. Witness and Miss Kirby then went down to fetch Mr Morgan, and when witness returned, prisoner had taken the laudanum and put the bottle in the washstaud drawer. Prisoner showed witness the bottle previous to taking the laud- anum, and it was then nearly half-full. Witness knew prisoner had the laudanum, as she had seen it brought to her by William Priest on the previous Saturday night. Prisoner asked Priest to fetch the laudanum in witness's presence, saying she wanted it for the tooth- ache, which she was subject to. Witness saw the bottle, and could swear it was the one produced. It had two labels on it, the upper one of which having the word laudanum written across it. On being ques- tioned by the Bench, witness said she had walked out with Priest, with whom she kept company, on the Sun- day after the laudanum was bought but nothing was said about it; and also on the Sunday after the prisoner had taken the laudanum, and Priest then said he was very sorry about it. Prisoner: Did you not know that I was going to poi- son myself when I sent for the laudanum ?—Witness: No.—Prisoner: Did I uot say to you when Priest was gone after the laudanum Little does he think what I am going to do with it V—Witness: No.—Prisoner: Did not you and Priest try to get the laudanum from me after Priest had given it to me at the gate, and did not Priest offer me half-a-crown if I would give it back to him !-Witness: No.— Prisoner: Oh! Lizzie!! You knew I was going to poison myself.—The Chairman: Is what prisoner says true ?—Witness: No, it is not, Sir. John J. Mills said he was a registered chemist, under the Pharmaceutical Act, and kept a retail shop at Chepstow. He recollected Priest coming to his shop on Saturday night, Oct. 30th, and asking for a shillings worth of laudanum. Witness asked him if it was for his father, who is a farrier. and to whom he supplies similar drugs; and he said it was. The quantity of laudanum supplied was about two ounces, and was contained in the bottle produced. Witness put two labels on it, and wrote laudanum on the upper one. Witness kept no record of the sale of the laudanum, as he was in the habit of supplying Priest's father. The strength of the spirit was that of the ordinary lau- danum used in dispensing. Without emetics, part of the laudanum supplied would have been sufficient to cause death. The ChairmaD, after quoting the Act bearing upon the registration of poisons, addressing Mills, said: You have grossly misconducted yourself in supplying the poison without even registering the sale of it, and we must consider what action shall be taken against you hereafter. Turning to the prisoner, the Chairman, after ascer- taining that she had been in Usk since Saturday, and had received the ministrations of the chaplain, said he hoped this would be a lesson to her, and that the ma- gistrates, considering the suffering she had already undergone through this foolish and wicked act, and J?er expression of sorrow for having committed it, had v!i,if° 'et Jler g'°, and under the care of an aunt, who had previously promised the Bench that the pri- soner s mother would be responsible for her actions, the prisoner left the court. Addressing Priest, the Chairman said: Let this be a warning to you. You have had a very narrow escape this tune. 1 cannot th.nk how you could be so foolish as to purchase a shillings worth of laudanum for the toothache, and saying it was for your father. Had anything happened to the prisoner, you would have been tried for attempted moid jr. I hope this will be a caution to you. x uu can go. At the close of the case, the Chairman gave instruc- tions to Inspector Ward to consult, Major Herbert as to the advisability of prosecuting Mills for neglecting to register the sale of the poison. SCHOOL BOAHD. -At an adjourned meeting of this board, held at the offices of the board, on Monday evening, the members present were: Messrs E. P. King (in the chair), R. Parnall, H. Gillem, and E. Ellis. A letter from the Education Department, with reference to the transfer of the national school premises to the board, was read, a passage in which ran as follows:- 1 am to state that the proposed new lease from the Duke of Beaufort to your board for 99 years will not be considered by the Education Department to be effected by the minute of the 13th of August, 1875, and will have to be settled by the parties to it without the in- tervention of the Education Department." Reference having been had to Mr Baker's (the Duke's solicitor) letter of the 29th of October last, in which he stated that he was not prepared to name a less rent than that suggested by Mr Wyatt, his Grace's agent (£25 per annum), but that any suggestion from the board should have his consideration. It was the opinion of the board that Mr Wyatt had fixed such rent when under an er- roneous impression, and it was resolved that the clerk write to Mr Wyatt and beg him to meet the board on the spot, and confer with them on the matter when he next visits Chepstow. The returning officer at the tri- ennial election having written to the board requsting payment of bill in respect of the election, it was found that he had charged two guineas for hire of the ballot- ting apparatus, which the board considered their pro- perty. After some conversation, it was agreed that Messrs King and Murphy be a committee to wait upon Mr Evans to consult with him on the matter, and with power on the part of the board to settle the terms upon which payment shall be made, and also as to the future ownership of the apparatus. The account books of the board were examined and signed preparatory to the audit for the year dnding 30th September last. PETTY SESSIONS.—THURSDAY. Before Messrs. W. Æ, SEYS, H. CLAY, J. FRANKS, and R. C. JENKINS. THE LATE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—The chairman in- timated that the chief constable had been communi- cated with in respect to Mr Mills, the chemist who sold the poison with which the girl Alice Dibdeu made the attempt on her life, and the result was that the proceedings against him would be abandoned. EXCISE DUTIES.—William Hignell, farmer, Magor, was fiiiedtl for keeping a carriage without a license. LOCAL BOARD CASE.—The case of the Chepstow Local Board v. Mr J. H. Marsh. This was a case of alleged encroachment, and was heard last Petty Sessions. Mr Jenkins now delivered judgment, which was against the Local Board with costs. An application for a case to go to the Superior Court was refused until it should be made in writing. DRUNKARDS.—John and William Light were each fined 5s and costs 8s 2d for being drunk. CROSS-SUMMONSES.—Charlotte Grey v. Ellen North, and Ellen North v. Charlotte Grey. Dismissed, each party to pay her own costs. FURIOUS DRIVING.- William Pride, farmer, Llanvi- hangel, was fined 20s and 10s 2d costs for furious driving. STRAY PIGs.-William Rees, of Shirenewton, was ordered to pay r. 2d costs for allowing his pigs to stray. + MONMOUTH. THE Mayor and Corporation body, with the mace- bearers and police escort, attended Divine service on Sunday morning in St Mary's Church, on which occa- sion the new vicar took part in the service for the first time. TOWN COUNCIL.—The adjourned quarterly meeting took place oil Tuesday. There were present the Mayor (Mr T. R. Hyam), Alderman Watkins, Messrs T. James, T. Prosser, J. Thomas, G. P. Tippins, J, Coates, Wtn. Cossens, John 11-es, Vizard, and T. Prosser. The clerk read the minute of the fast meet- ing, which were now confirmed. The surveyor, Vlr Charles Morgan, submitted his quarterly report, wh ch merely alluded to some repairs done to the corporation property, including alterations made at the police sta- tion. The police superintendent's quarterly report, dealing with the criminal statistics of the past year, the cost of the police establishment, his duties as in- spector of nuisances and weights and measures, and as collector of the market tolls; fines imposed during the year, fees earned by the police, and the state of the Superannuation Fund was read, and passed without comment. FOOTBALL.— A match, Monmouth v. Ross, was played at Drybridge, on Wednesday. The Ross men won easily, kicking the only goal, and making all the points.
BOROUGH POLICE.—TUESDAY.
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BOROUGH POLICE.—TUESDAY. Before the MAYOR, Alderman WATKINS, and THOMAS JAMES, Esq. AN INCORRIGIBLE.—Emma Hill, an unfortunate, who had been convicted twenty-three times since 1865, was committed to Usk Gaol for one month's hard labour in default of paying a fi e of zC5 and costs for drunk and riotous conduct.
BOROUGH POLlOK-THURSDAY.
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BOROUGH POLlOK-THURSDAY. Before the MAYOR (Mr T. R. HYAM), Alderman WATKINS, and Mr T. JAMES. A HEREFORDSHIRE FARMER HEAVILY FINED.- Mr George Scudamore, Treworgan Farm, Herefordshire, who was represented by his brother, Mr Thomas Scudamore, Trewen Farm, was summoned by Mr James Price, wool-sorter, Monmouth, for having as- saulted him at the White Swan Hotel, last Monday night. Complainant deposed that he saw defendant at the White Swan Inn on the night in question, and they shook hands. Complainant shortly after left; defendant followed him. and saying now for one," put his foot before complainant and threw him wit great force head first down upon the flags of the yard. Complainant became unconscious; on coming to him- self he found be was in the bar, and his head was being bathed.—Mr Charles Edward, currier, gave corrobo- rative evidence.—Defendant was then charged with being drunk at the Angel Hotel on the same night.— P.C. Dew deposed that he was sent for by the landlady of the Angel Hotel; and that on ariving he saw the defendant drunk and creating a disturbance.—Mr T Scudamore said his brother was very sorry for what had happened, and was willing to compensate Mr Price.—Mr Price refused.to compromise.-The Bench ordered defendant to pay a fine of X9 and costs x I 14s 6d (4 1 of which was to be handed to Mr Price) for the first offence, and to appear next Thursday and be bound over in his own recognizances for Y,50 to keep the peace for 12 months. For the second oflence he was fined 10s and lis costs, making a total of .£11 15s 6d. A LANDLORD IN TROUBLE.—Thomas Powles, land- lord of the Redstieak Tree Inn, was fined £1 and 6a costs for being drunk and fighting in his own house. i PONTYPOOL. AN EXHIBITION AND BAZAAR is about to be opened at the Town-hall, in aid of the funds of the Presby- terian Chapel. Some of the curiosities that will be offered to public notice are well worthy of inspection. Among them are a beautiful and extraordinary auto- maton singing bird, which, perched in a gi.ded cage, turns from side to side, moves its body, opens and shuts its beak, and twitters in a manner emulating life itself; some fine cases of preserved birds and animals; pic- tures, needlework; fossils, illustrative of the geology of the district; photographs and rarities that cannot fail to prove interesting; and we recommend a visit. I'ONTNEWYNYDD.—A popular reading and musical entertainment was given, on Thursday evening in last week, in the Snatchwood schoolroom, Pontnewynydd. Mr T. Mitchell occupied the chair; and Mr B. Mitchell presided at the piano. The programme was as follows: Pianoforte solo, Mr B. Mitchell; song, Village Black- smith, Mr W. H. Cook; Reading, Mr Charles Wainwright; song, "Never again with you, Robin, Miss M. 1. Davies (encored); reading, Dora," Mr Cook; reading, How a lover liked garotting," Hev D. O. Davies; song, Miss Gould; pianoforte duet, Messrs B. M. and J. Mitchell (encored); reading, Ask Mamma," Mr Charles Toye; song; "Too la ra loo," Mr Harry Davis; God save the Queen. All passed off to the satisfaction of a very respectable audience. POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY. Before Colonel BYRDE, C. J. PARKES, Esq., and E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq. A WANDERING POLE IN TROUBLE.—Solomon Cohen was charged with stealing a watch and chain, on the flth inst., at Llanithel, the property of Jacob Gilson, collier. Defendant, who was said to be a travelling glazier, said he was a Pole, and understood a little of English. Sarah Gilsoii leposed that she lived at th. Six Bells; on the 19th inst., the prisoner called at her house, and after he left she missed the watch; she fol- lowed him to the first house in the next row, and accused him of taking the watch; he said I had not got your watch,-I have not seen your watch,—what do yo-, mean;" she told him she would fetch a police- man; she went to her own house, and made another search, for fear she had made a mistake; she after- wards met him, and he gave her the watch, and told her to say nothing about it; she again went after him, to Mrs Price's house, and asked him if he knew the consequences of what he had done; he then took up a knife and threatened to stab her, but Mrs Price went behind him and took the knife out of his hand; on returning to her house, she found that the box which had contained the watch had been broken open; she had employed him to mend a window for her, and was led to suspect prisoner in consequence of seeing his fingermarks; she afterwards gave the watch up to P.C. Stephens.—P.C. Stephens deposed that he received the watch from the prosecutrix, and followed prisoner to Aberbeeg. and there apprehended him and charged him with stealing the watch; he replied -{ Me knows nothing about it,-me came from Brynmawr by train this morning;" when asked his name, he replied, "my name is Mr Jacobs."—Mrs Gilson, recalled, said that she showed prisoner where to put in the two panes of glass in an upstairs room, and she left him in the room while she went to do other work.-P.C. Stephens added that prisoner offered him his purse, containing 27s to let him go, if he would let him have Is to pay his fare.—Prisoner, when asked if he pleaded guilty, refused to answer.-Supt. M'lntosh said the value of the watch was £i\Prisoner was committed for trial at quarter sessions. STEALING Woo D.-Martha Evans, Sarah Turner, and Catherine Long, were charged with trespass by stealing wood, the property of the Blaenavon Iron Company.— Mr Greenway conducted the prosecution.- Turner and Long pleaded guilty.-Evans said she merely helped .Turner with the wood, but took none to her own house.-Turner and Long had been previously convicted as juvenile offenders.- Henry Charles Steel, estate agent under the Company, deposed that his at- tention was called to defendants, and he went out of his office, and saw these girls taking away some old sides of trucks; when they saw him, they dropped the wood and ran home; the wood was worth 2s 6d; there was a fourth girl, whoml witness had not identified; de- fendants had no right in the yard where the wood was. -Turner and Long were fined 20s each, or fourteen days, and were cautioned as to the future; and Evans was discharged with a caution. A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.—Mary Evans, who did not appear, was charged with setting fire to a chimney at Blaenavon. P.C. Smith, 15, proved the case.-Fined 10s. DRUNKENNESS.—William Lippiatt, of Abertillery, who did not appear, was charged with being drunk anti. with threatening his wife. P.C. Stephens proved ser- vice of the summons and the fact of the drunkenness. For this he was fined 15s. Mrs Lippiatt said she did not wish to have a warrant against her husband for the threats.—John Donovan was charged with being drunk and riotous at Abersychan. P.C. Saunders deposed that he found defendant and another man drunk; they had been fighting, and were threatening each other when he arrived; the other man had absconded. De- fendant made a long statement to the effect that he was set upon by other men. In consequence of this provocation, he was fined 5s only. SERIOUS CUARGE OF STABBING. -George Felton was charged with cutting and wounding Isaac Tudgay, with intent to do grievous bodily harm.-Isaac Tudgay deposed: I am am a collier, and live at Talyw^in, Last Tuesday night, about half past eight, I was at the Rose and Crown, Garndiffaith. The prisoner was there, very quarrelsome. He quarrelled with me, and the landlady turned him out. When I came ou of the house, I saw him, waiting for me. He told me I had better go home. "Why," I said. No sooner had I said the word, than I had the knife into me. He struck me in the arm and in the side. I got backnto the house, and sent for a doctor. Dr Verity came- I told the people in the house I had been stabbed, I have been laid up ever since, and am not fit to be here now.—On being asked if he had any question to ask, prisoner said, He knocked me outside."—In answer to the Bench, complainant said that when he went out- side, and when prisoner told him to go home, he gave prisoner a bit of a shove, and then was stabbed; in the house, he had shaken prisoner, but had not struck him in the back.—Elijah Gould deposed: I live on the Garn. On Tuesday night last, I was outside the Hose and Crown Inn, at Garndiffaith, when i saw prisoner there, outside the house, with a knife opened in his hand; prisoner said he would drive it through some of them; two men afterwards came out, and prisoner or- dered them home; those two went home, and prisoner put the knife in his pocket; prisoner afterwards pulled out the knife again, opened it, and said" This is like a lance;" prisoner added "Old Ike Tudgay is behind yet;" as prisoner said that, Isaac came out of the house; prisoner ordered him home, and Isaac said For why," and caught prisoner by the collar; pri- soner made a blow with his right hand with the knife and struck Tudgay on the side; James Mark hall oed out, "Mind that knife. Ike;" after striking Tudgay, prisoner ran away; we took Tudgay, one by each arm, and took him into the house, and Tudgay sent for a doctor; we saw blood running down Tudgay's sleeve; we only saw one blow, but dont know whether he was stabbed once or twice.—Prisoner: I did not say that the knife was like a lance.—James Markes deposed: I am a collier and live at the Garn; I was outside the Rose and Crown on Tuesday night; I saw Felton with a knife, outside the house; he said he would make some of them feel it; two men came out, and he ordered them home; they went home; he said "Old Ike Tudgay is behind yet;" he then drew a knife out of his pocket and opened ic; he said it was like a lance; after Felton said that, Tudgay came out through the door, and Felton ordered him home; Tudgay said, You had better go home yourself;" Isaac collared him by the coat, and gave him a bit of a smack by the side of the earhole, with his open hand; I said "mind that knife, Ike;" no sooner had I said the word, than I saw prisoner strike the knife into Tudgay's side, and Tudgay said," I have got it into me;" prisoner then went home; we took Tudgay into the house, and sent for a doctor.—To Col. Byrde: I only saw him strike him once with the knife.—Prisoner again denied that he said anything about the knife being like a lance.- Mr Arthur T. Verity deposed: I am a surgeon, prac- tising at Garndiffaith. 1 have examined the knife produced, and found no trace of blood upon it; on Tuesday night, I was called to the Rose and Crown, and there saw Isaac Tudgay; I examined him, and found two wounds and a scrape or scratch upon him; one of the woumis was on the fleshy part of the arm, on the outside of it, about three inches from the elbow; the o, her was on the left side of the back, over the tenth rib; the scratch was on the left hand; I have at- tended him ever since; the wounds were such as might have been produced by the knife; the wound on the side could not have been inflicted at the same time as the stab in the arm, but the scratch might have been given at the same time as the wound on the arm; the wound on the arm was about an inch and a half long; the knife seemed to have glanced along the rib, and was about the length of the blade.-P.C. John Carey deposed: On Tuesday night last, I apprehended pri- soner at his mother s house in bed, and charged him with having cut and wounded Isaac Tudgay with a knife, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm; he said -1 What I did, I did in self-defence, as he had been knocking me about before; I cautioned him that any- thing he might say might be taken as evidence against him; his sister told me he threw the knife down in the house when he came in; prisoner said, That is the knife,—it belongs to my brother who is in America,— I have not carried the knife out of the house the last five years before." I produce the knife, and also the shirt, trousers, and coat which I recieved from Tudgay. Prisoner declined to ask any questions, and saic. he had his evidence to call.—Prisoner's mother came for- ward and said that three years ago, a little boy was killed by his side, and since then he had not his r ight senses when he had a little drink.—Having been cau- tioned in the usual way, prisoner declined to say :.nJ'- thing, and was committed for trial at the quarter sessions. A "WORTHY BISHOP" IN THE Box.-John G. Williams, of Blaenavon, who did not appear, was charged with nonpayment of wages. P.C. Smith proved service of the summons.—Mr Greenway ap- peared for complainant.—Worthy Bishop ceposed that he was a workman under the defendant, at X I is a week, and 9s 6d was due to him. Ordered to pay, with costs. ASSAULTING A FATHER.—William Cecil was charged with assaulting Gsorge Cecil his father, at Abersychan. Defendant did not appear, and P.S. Lewis proved ser- vice of the summons. The old man gave evidence as to the assault; and P.S. Lewis said that defendant had been a soldier in India and lost his senses when in drink. The father said he did not wish to hurt a hair of his head, as when he was sober he was very quiet and did not know what he had done when he was drunk.-The Bench adjourned the case. MONDAY. Before Rev. J. C. LLEWELLIN and E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq. ASSAULTS ON THE POLICE.-Two bad cases of assaults on police-constables were heard. On Saturday night, at Blaenavon, Poliee-constable Smith and Police-con- stable Wilmot, hearieg a great noise in the Victoria Inn, entered, and found a young man named Ivor Lewis, father of five children, drunk and creating a disturbance. They were told that he had struck the servant down, and the landlady had refused to supply them; and at the landlady's request, they removed him from the house. He then struck both officers several limes, and kicked Smith very severely. He was let off with a fine of 20s. Superinteneent M'lntash said he owed a fine already for a previous assault on the police. The Bench said that if they had known that, they would have inflicted severer punishment; in default of payment, defehdant was committed to prison. -Samuel Spencer was fined 10s for being drunk and fighting near the Full Moon Inn, Pontypool, on Satur- day night.-Robert Harvey, a fellow-workman, was charged with attempting to rescue Spencer and with ossaulting the police. He kicked Police-censtable Clowes and Police-constable Hawkins repeatedly, and headed a mob to to the police-station, declaring that Spenecr should not be locked up, but he got Iscked up as well. The Bench told him that such conduct would not be tolerated; he had rendered himself liable to im- prisonment without the option of paying a fine, and that was how they would deal with similar cases in future; in the present instance they inflicted a fine of 40s.
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THE PONTYPOOL MYSTERY. On Friday Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Board- room, Mount-street, W., on the bodies of Elizabeth Coates, 41, and Antionette Blanche Coates, four months, mother and child, who were found in the Serpentine, in Hyde-park, on the Sunday previous. Sarah Martin identified the body, and said it was that of her sister. The deceased was suffering from consumption and bronchitis. Witness believed deceased and her husband were on good terms, and knew of nothing which could induce her to contemplate suicide. Joseph Blackburn, 394 M, said that on Sunday morning last he saw a dark object in the Serpentine, near the east end of the water. He got the drags and pulled it out, when he found it was the body of deceased. The assistance of another constable was procured, and the body was taken to the Receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, where it was seen by Dr. Blackwell. He found 12s. 4d. and some half-pence in the pocket, a feeding bottle, and some slips of paper relating to a railway accident in which Alfred Robinson was killed. In consequence of the discovery of the feeding bottle, further search was made, and the body of the child was found by another constable. An umbrella was also found near the water. At the plaae where the body was found there were no rails. Dr. Blackwell said when he saw the bodies'life had been extinct for some time. He could detect no marks of violence on either body. There was a small red bruise on the forehead of the woman. On making a Z, post-mortem examination he found great congestion of all the organs. The brain was congested but there was no disease. The cause of death was undoubtedly by drowning. Mr. Anthony Coates, the husband, said he bad left his wife to go to the city about seven o'clock. His wife appeared in good health. She had complained of her head since her last child was born. She was a most affectionate wife, and of perfectly sober habits. A verdict That the deceased was found drowned, but how they got in the water there was no evidence to show," was returned. BLAENAYON. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Friday night a child, be- tween five and six years of age, the son of a shoemaker named James Lipcut, was left alone in the kitchen. In the absence of the mother the child by some means got its clothes ignited, and before assistance arrived injuries, from which death resulted almost immediately —————A-———— GENERAL NEWS. SAD DEATH OF A Boy AT PARKEND.—Mr Carter, the district coroner, on Saturday, received information of the death of James Billy Harris, ten years of age, who died on the previous evening from injuries recieved by falling into a furnace of boiling water. The mother was washing, and in her absence the boy got upon the curb of the furnace to reach something off the oven, when his foot slipped, and he fell backwards into the scalding water. Dr Currie, of Parkend, was called in, but without avail, the injuries being of a fatal haracter. Tire -H EJIIMEN MJGISTBIISS A-ND THE GAMULIJVG QUESTION.—In the Queen's Bench Division, on Satur- day (before the Lord Chief Justice, and Justices Mellor and Quain), the case of Bosley v. Davies was heard.— Mr Poland said this was a case before the petty ses- sions of Hereford, in which an information was pre- ferred by John Davies, superintendent of the police of Hereford (City) against John Bosley, a person duly licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquors, as the manager of the Green Dragon Hotel, under the Licen- sing Act of 1872, for unlawfully suffering gaming on his licensed premises. He was convicted and paid £ 1 10s 6d costs. A police-constable, at half past twelve o'clock at night, in July last, heard noises in the Green Dragon, and after waiting about for some time the waiter came out, and the police-constable went to the room whence the noise was proceeding, and found six gentlemen playing at cards, with money and drink on the table. It was contended before the jus- tices that there was not gaming within the knowledge of the manager or manageress, and for the defendants it was argued that the 17th section could not include the word knowingly, as did the repealed statute. The question for the court was whether under the 17th sec- tion of the Licensing Act it was incumbent to prove actual knowledge on the part of the appellant. The 17th section said, If any licensed person suffers any gaming or any unlawful game to be carried on on his premises, or opens, keeps, or allows the house to be bept open, contrary to the Betting House Act, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £ 10. "—After$few- words from Mr Sawyer for the respondents, the court sent the case back to the Justices to state more ex- plicitly the grounds of their decision.
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