Monmouthshire Merlin

FIRST COURT.—TUESDAY. [Before S. R. BOSANQUET, Esq. (Chairman) W. W. PHILLIPS, Esq, Revs. D. MORGAN and T. EVANS.] The Court opened this morning at 9.30 a.m. The following gentlemen were sworn on the GRAND JURY. j Mr. CHARLES MILLER, Usk, Foreman. I Mr. William Adams, Newport. Mr. John Berril, Newport. Mr. Walter Blonder, Gwehelog. I Mr. William Crump, Monkswood. Mr. Thomas Evans, Llanllowell. Mr. Thomas George, Gwehelog. Air. Thomas Hallen. Gwernessney. Mr. John Hedged, Llangwm Ucha. Mr. Isaac Hobbs, Kemeys Commander. Mr. Donald Alclntosh, Llantrissant. Mr. William Phillips, Llanbaddock. Air. Edward Price, Kemeys Commander. I Mr. George Rowlands, Gwehelog. Air. John Edward Williams, Gwernessnev. Mr. Charles Coleman. Llanbaddock. Mr. Thomas Davies, Llangwm Isha. Mr. George Williams, Llanusk. The Clerk of the Peace read the Queen's procla- fnation against vice and immorality. THE CHARGE. The Learned Chairman then charged the grand jury as follows He regretted to say that there were as many as 45 prisoners for trial, which was a very large number, especially at this time of the year. He was sorry to say there was no diminution of crime of any sort in the county. The calendar contained cases of almost every species of crime that was capable of being tried at Quarter Sessions, and some of them were of a very heavy and serious character. Many of them were for stealing from the person—some for sheep stealing and highway robbery others for house- breaking, stealing from houses, lodgers, embezzlement, shoplifting, indecent assaults upon females, obtaining goods by false pretences, &c. So they could see that there was a great variety of charges. However he should only have occasion to call their attention to some few of them which he thought would demand great attention on their part when they came before them, and also for some directions from him. He had many times instructed grand juries, and he would repeat to them, they might probably have some diffi- culties, but they would understand that with points of law they had nothing to do. If they believed upon the evidence put before them, that there was a prima facie case against a prisoner, they would only fulfil their duty in sending that case for trial by a jury. In hearing cases they would, too, often be guided—in finding a bill-by one witness whose testi- mony would be sufficient to put a man on his trial, and the evidence of one would be sufficient for them to do so but before they drew out a bill it would be their duty to examine every witness because very frequently, judging by the evidence of several of the witnesses, they might not think there was much in the case, whereas the evidence of the last witness would so fit the circumstances as to explain it all, and thus make plain what had previously seemed confused. He would ask the foreman of the Grand Jury to be good enough to swear every witness, and also to initial the name of every witness so examined, in order that the Court might more clearly see that thosewitnesses had been specially exa- mined. The first case to which he would parti- cularly call their attention was one of those of steal- ing from the person. There were various descriptions of this crime, which was sometimes committed by males, and sometimes by females, and sometimes males and females together conspired for the purpose. Those committed by men generally were the results of drunkenness, and arose from public-houses, and such like places but with regard to those by females they were worse, for they were generally accompanied by prostitution and the result of their grossly immoral calling moreover, there was a great difficulty in getting persons to prosecute them. The third class was however the worst, were men and women conspired for the purpose of robbery. It was often actually the case that men would compel women with whom they cohabited to prostitute them- selves, and then would secret themselves and pretend to catch them. If ever a person were convicted of such a crime before him he should feel it his duty to inflict a very heavy punishment. There was also a case of embezzlement which would come before them, and to which they would give their best atten- tion. It would be necessary for him to explain the distinction between that and robbery. In the one it was simply a taking of money-whilst in the other a man was in the employ of another person, and abused probably the confidence reposed in him in order to take the money, perhaps having been ordered by his employer to receive it. Again, there were two cases of sheep stealing, which were not ordinary cases, in which the robbery was committed for the sake of the food obtained, but were a wholesale system it was remarkable that not one, but several were stolen. It was a crime prevalent in the district, and at times farmers were charged with stealing their neighbours sheep. The opportunities in the country for this crime were great, as there were a great number of sheep turned out on the mountains. In one of the cases that would come before them only one sheep had been fouud, whilst five had been lost, and it would be for them to say whether the one sheep found was one of the five which had been lost. In the other case the prisoner was charged with having stolen eight sheep, of which seven had been found. To this case they would also require to give great attention before they expressed an opi- nion that the charge had been proved against the pri- soner. There was also the case of endangering the safety of an engine. Formerly there had often been cases of which they had heard of boys or other mis- chievous or foolish persons placing something upon the rails in order to stop the train. The case which they would have before them was, however, of a very dif- ferent nature as the engine in question was not a rail- way engine but one employed at a pit and by which the men were brought up and down. From the charge it would seem as if the act were wilfully maliciolls- either for the object of injuring the owner of the en- gine or some person about to come up the pit but, however it was, the offence was a very grave one, be- cause not only of the great loss which the destruction of the engine would entail, but because also of the probable loss of life that might ensue. With regard to the assault cases to which he had alluded they were various. One was an assault upon a young woman- a grown woman- concerning which he need not trouble them with any remarks. However, the other was a very shocking case-and disgusting too-inas- much as the assault was committed upon a young girl about five or six years of age. He need hardly say if that if there were a conviction in such acase theheaviest punishment would be inflicted. The next case to which he would allude was one in which the prisoner was accused of having inflicted grievous bodily harm, but arising, as it did, of a drunken squabble, it would be for them to say what importance was attached to it, bearing in mind that anything which was apt to make a person ill or unfit to attend his work constituted a charge of inflicting bodily harm. In this case the wounds were not deep as it seemed—but it did not appear whether that was owing to the thinness of the knife used by the priso- soner or from want of violence on his part; however, there was sufficient harm done to incapacitate the prisoner from following his proper calling—therefore, if it were so proved to their satisfaction they would find that the prisoner had been guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm. He next referred to a charge which would come before them of a person having stolen a quantity of jewellery from a commercial traveller. In these cases they had persons coming from a great. distance—Birmingham and other places with large and heavy parcels which must of necessity be left at hotels, cloak rooms, or other places, and would, there- fore be entirely out of the owner's sight. They would have very great difficulty in this case, as there must always be in such cases clear proof to establish the case against the accused. Having briefly addressed the Grand Jury upon these matters, the learned Chairman dismissed them to their duties. TRIALS OF PRISONERS. NEWPORT.—Eiias Jones, 00, ship-chandler, was in- dicted for stealing two boxes, a looking-glass, a tea- pot, dresses, and various other articles, the property of Frederick James Long, of the Shipwreck Inn, New- port, on the 18th April lztst.Nlr. Pritchard prosecuted, and Air. Smythies defended the prisoner.—The facts of the case have been previously given in the AIERLIN. An intimacy existed between the prosecutor's wife and prisoner, and an elopement had taken place, when the boxes containing the goods named in the indict- ment were found at the New Bridge Inn, where they had been deposited by the instructions of Airs. Long and the prisoner. The prisoner and Mrs. Long were discovered in Pontypool, where they slept together, and subsequently prisoner was apprehended. — Air. Smythies submitted that there was no charge of theft established against the prisoner, and the learned chairman concurred.—Air. Pritchard argued the point in reference to the prosecutor being a bailee of the goods, and hence they were virtually his property.— The jury acquitted the prisoner by the direction of the learned chairman. NEWPORT.— Wm. Jones (2G) collier, was indicted for stealing a bundle of clothe, belonging to a companion, named John Davies, at Newport, on the 14tliof March last.—Mr. MirellOuse pI oo;ecuted --P risoner feigned to be unable to speak English, but the governor assured the Court that lie both spoke and understood English perfectly, The prosecutor had since been appre- hended, and was one of the prisoners for trial before the Court. He was sworn, but could not speak Eng- lish distinctly. A police-officer was sworn as inter- preter, and the facts of the case were very simple, and as there appeared to be no felonious intent, the jury acquitted the prisoner. N EWPOltT. -Georue Ford alias Michael M'Carthy, (18), labourer, of Bristol, was indicted for stealing a silver snuff-box, the property of Thomas Walker, of the White Lion Inn, Mill-street, on the 1st of June.— Mr. Cleave prosecuted.—Detective Curtis gave evi- dence, which conclusively established the prisoner's guilt.—Prosecutor swore to the box, and said he had had it in his possession for 35 years. —Guilty. Sen- tenced to penal servitude for seven years. NEWPORT.— William Saunders (31), labourer, was indicted for unlawfully obtaining, by false pretences, from Messrs. Davis and Baker, boot and shoe manu- facturers, Newport, two pairs of boots and a pair of leggings, on the 28th of February last, with intent to cheat and defriii(I.-iNIr. Cleave prosecuted.—The facts of the case have been already published. A note which had been appended to the depositions was lost, and consequently the evidence was incomplete.—By the direction of the Learned Chairman the jury ac- ouitted the prisoner.—The Chairman commentjd on the negligence shown in thus mislaying an important document upon which a case hinged, ttid said he saw no reason why the county should be put to expense in a case of this kind, and declined to allow the expenses. POUT.SK EW ETT. — Thomas Williams alias Wilson, de- scribed as a hatter* and comic singer, was charged with stealing from the person of Caroline Miller, at Portskewett, on the 6th ind, a purse containing 7s. 6d., a postage stamp, and a receipt stamp, the property of the prosecutrix.—Prisoner pleaded guilty. —In passing sentence, the learned chairman said that there were four previous convictions against the prisouer, and the latter at the borough of Portsmouth. Prisoner was a professional pickpocket, and he had not taken warning by previous convictions. There was little hope of his being reclaimed, and he would have to undergo seven years' penal servitude. NASII.— William Adams (20), butcher, was charged with having on the 14th of April last stolen and driven away eight sheep, the properly of Mr. Benjamin Keene, at N"ash.—Air. Pritchard prosecuted, and Air. Smythies defended.—The facts of this case, which have already been published in our columns, were brought against the prisoner by the prosecution.—Air. Smythies in addressing the jury said, there was no evidence of the sheep being actually seen coming from the place, and that the whole of the case rested on the mark on the ears, which, according to the first wit- ness was a very common mark.—The learned chair- man having lengthily summed up, the jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, the chairman remarking that the leniency of the sentence was to be attributed to the good character of the prisoner. PLEADED GUILTY. Thomas Farmer (:2-1), and John Crump (26), both tramps, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Thomas, aud feloniously stealing therefrom two shirts, and a quantity of butter and cheese, at Llanellen, on the 20th April last. Crump, against whom a previous conviction was re- ported, was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment, and Farmer to six months' hard labour. Jabe.z Morgan (24,) briekmaker, pleaded guilty to stealing a silver watch and chain and other articles, the property of James Russell, at Mynyddysllwyn, on the 20th of April last.—Sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. William Waller (20), labourer, was sentenced to five calendar months' imprisonment, on a plea of guilty to stealing clothing and other articles, the property of James Simmons, at Tredegar, on the 19th of January. Edwin Prosser (20), a deserter from the 23rd Regiment, pleaded guilty to breaking out of the dwelling-house of his master, William Russell, and feloniously stealing therefrom sundry articles, at Bassalleg, on the 19th May. Sentenced to four months' imprisonment. Thomas Francis (20), haulier, pleaded guilty to stealing X2, the money of John Bell, at Fleur-de-lis, Mynyddysllwyn, on the JSth of May last.—Prisoner exhibited considerable contrition.—Sentenced to ,three calendar months' imprisonment. Charles Green (22), and Henry Martin (27), both labourers, pleaded guilty to stealing a coat, the pro- perty of William Bernott, at Tredegar, 011 the Cth of June, 1870. Previous good characters were put in in favour of prisoners, and they were sentenced to two calendar months. THE CASE OF JANE JONES.—The case of this pri- soner, who is alluded to in the Visiting Justices' report, on Monday, as being unable to attend to take her trial, was again called but on the application of Mr. Pritchard, the trial was adjourned. NEWPORT.—In the case of Richard Brealey (62), shoemaker, who was charged with embezzling the sum of Gs. 6d., on the 31st Alarch, 1868, from the Lady Rodney Lodge, of the Ancient Order of Shepherds Society, of which he was secretary and also the sum of 4s. 8d., on the 28th October, of the same year, and other sums.—Mr. Hampden applied to the Court for an adjournment of the trial, on the ground of the illness of the accused.—The medical certificates were put in, and it was stated that he was suffering from aneurism of the heart, and could not possibly come up for trial.-The Court accordingly granted the ad- journment. .MoXI\IOGTH.- Williwn Hall (36), watchmaker, was charged with having at Monmouth, on the 14th day of May, embezzled a silver watch entrusted to him to repair, the property of John Lanman.—Mr. Mirehouse prosecuted. -A previous conviction having been proved against the prisoner, he was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. No PUOSKCUTOR. —George Edmunds (26), and 1Vm, Worn (35), both labourers, had been committed on a charge of stealing a coat, and a bag containing money, the property of John Cann, at Mynyddysllwyn, on the 23rd of Alay.—Air. Pritchard, on behalf of the prosecution, stated that no prosecutor appeared, and he was instructed to apply for a bench warrant but as there was no bill found, that course could not be pursued. He therefore asked that his recognizances might be estreated.—This was ordered aud the pri- soners were discharged. The Court then rose. WEDNESDAY. [Before S. R. BOSANQUET, Esq., (Chairman), W. W. PHILLIPS, Esq., and Col. RODEN.] ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT AT NEWPORT. Robert William Crocomhe (40), commercial traveller, was indicted for having at various times, this year, em- bezzled large sums of money belonging to his employer, Herbert Alexander Smith, wine and spirit merchant, of Newport. Mr, Pritchard prosecuted and Mr. Smythies de- fended. Mr. Pritchard, in opening the case, said Mr. Smith was very sorry to have to take these proceedings, and then went briefly through the evidence, which would, he said, show the receipt of the different sums by the prisoner, which he did not hand over, as he should have done. It was his duty to take journeys into the country, and take orders, and receive money, which he had to pay over every night, and, altogether, he thought it was a clear case of embezzlement. He then commented on the great loss to an employer when an old servant, as the prisoner had been, had acted dis- honestly. Robert Rorrison, of Brynmawr, proved paying pri- soner XI 2s., on the 5th of April, for which he pro- duced the receipt. John Jenkins, of Brynmawr, proved paying money also, and obtaining a receipt. Herbert Alexander Smith, the prosecutor in the case, said it was the duty of prisoner to travel for orders, and to collect accounts. He had to pay over any money he had received at the end of the journey, Brynmawr was in the Tredegar journey, and the ac- counts for that journey ought to have been paid on the Saturday evening. The money received from Ror- rison ought to have been paid on the 9th of April but in the journey book there was XI 2s. put down as due from him, and on the opposite side was written the word "out," to signify the person was not at home. On the 14th of May there was an entry of X22 9s. 6d., as due from Mr. Williams, of which £7 Os. 6d. was purported to be paid, and there was an entry of 9s. discount allowed. To the name of Jen- kius and Owen, of Brynmawr, there was a debit of £1 lis., and an entry made "next time" opposite by the prisoner. Cross-examined Prisoner had lived with him, his father, and brother for about thirty years, and he had no suspicion as to his dishonesty-he never should have suspected the piisoner, until lie made a state- ment to him on the 23rd of May that there was some- thing wrong in his account. When he (prosecutor) was not in the way prisoner accounted to Mr. Watts, The only entry he had of money so paid was in Alarch. On the 23rd of May, or about that time, prisoner paid him £23 and odd, and told witness it was on account of some deliciencies in his account. He did not on the following day tell him (witness) that there were other deticiences, and that lie would make them up. He did not then tell him that he had the offer of a situation to manage a brewery at Brynmawr, but he (prisoner) told him that he wanted to leave. Witness heard about that time that he was going to manage the brewery at Brynmawr. His quarter's salary was due on the 7th of May, and remained unpaid till the 17th. He never made any offer to raise his salary to £ 150. He said he might be disposed to consider the proposition of raising his salary. That was in conver- sation with Air. Watts, when it was brought up that the prisoner was dissatisfied with his salary. Since May had never offered to increase prisoner's pay. The cheque which was given for prisoners quarters salary was not presented for payment for some time, and was then stopped by prosecutor's orders. If it had been presented sooner it would have been paid. Re-examined On the 23rd of May the prisoner mentioned that he was deficient to the amount of £ 23 19s. Gd., but I cannot say that he mentioned any number of items. He handed over a memorandum (produced). He came down to me bringing the list, and saying he was a ruined man. He said he had the money, and afterwards paid over £ 24. He was very excited, and I asked him to come and talk about it next day. I immediately suspended him. I had in- stituted the prosecution before I heard of his going to the Brynmawr brewery. That had nothing to do I' ion. with the prosecution. A letter was put in, written by the prosecutor to prisoner, in which the former dismissed the latter from his service, and sent him a cheque for his quarter's salary before he had discovered the defalcations with which he was now charged. The prosecutor forgave prisoner for what lie had confessed to, but reserved to himself the right to take further proceedings it he found anything further. Prisoner's expenses were always settled up at the end of each journey. Thomas Watts, cashier, gave coutirmatory evidence as to the amounts. Mr. Smythies addressed the jury for the defence in a very able speech, attributing the alleged defalcations to forgetfulness on the part of the prisoner. E. W. Willey, cashier of the West of England Bank, Newport, said he had known the prisoner for 12 or 15 years, and had never heard a whisper against his character. ° George Edmunds, butcher and dealer, Usk, also spoke to the prisoner's previous good character, having known him for about four years. Mr. Pritchard replied principally, as he said, to rebut the insinuations, which had been thrown out against the prosecutor as to the course he had taken in the matter, and he contended that the prosecutor had acted most kindly. The Learned Chairman having gone through the whole of the evidence, the jury found the prisoner guilty, and the prosecutor having abandoned the sec >nd indictment, Air. Smythies briefly drew atten- tion to the mitigating circumstances attending the case. The Learned Chairman said the Court had taken into consideration all the mitigating circumstance?, the principal of which was the greatest punishment lie could sustain-the loss of his character, and the difficulty he would afterwards experience in obtaining a situation, and they would only sentence him to im- prisonment for six calendar mouths. BEDWELTY. Vines (21), railway guard, Isaac Beaver (22), railway guard, and Watkiu Rees (32), railway pointsman, were charged with having stolen a quantity of jewellery—rin:;s, brooches, studs, &c.- the property of Robert Henry Fletcher and others, at Bedwellty, on the 6th May last.Mr. Smythies prosecuted, and Mr. Pritchard defended. -Ir. Srny- thies, in opening the case, explained that the things were stolen from the boxes of a commercial traveller at Nantybweh station. He called Joseph Scalfe, the traveller from whom the things were stolen. On Thursday, the 5th of May last, when he (witness) arrived at Alonmouth his goods were all right. He went on Friday morning to Pontypool-road, and thence on to Abergavenny. The boxes were put into the break van, and he went into the carriage at Ponty- pool-road. From Abergavenny he went to Brynmawr. At Abergavenny the boxes were put in the break van, and he went to the other end of the town. At Brynmawr they were all right, and left on the plat- form about three hours. He then went on to Trede- gar, the boxes being put into the break van as before. At Tredegar they were put in the cloak room, where they remained from Friday evening till Saturday evening, when he left for Abergavenny. On his way there he got out at Sirhowy and went to the van and opened one of his cases, which appeared to him to be all right. He did not then examine the case which contained the jewellery, He rode on in the guard's van to Nantybweh, where the luggage was taken out of the van. He went on to Abergavenny, and his boxes were only at Nantybweh sufficient time to carry them across. He rode in a van with the boxes to Abergavenny where his boxes were put in the hall of the hotel where they stopped all night. On attempting to open the case he found that it was unlocked but still strapped. He opened it and found the goods tumbling about. He then described what he missed and sub- sequently when he was in Carmarthen on the 12th. On the lith in consequence of what lie had heard he went to Tredegar, where lie found four of the rings which had beea taken from his box. -The ringli were produced and identified.—George Jones pr the boxes were locked and kept in safe e aVieg»n<l cloak room at Tredegar Station.— Ric!?ar „ to tb8 James Baldwin corroborated the evit en safety at Tredegar.—David Alorgan, a lock ^j, had been called to examine the lock o ,ment iflnS* had been opened, stated that some ins;ri jn- liave been used to open the lock whicn jured.—An assistant, named Wilkins, oLnergba*' broker at Tredegar, spoke to two of the P", offefeS ing at different times about the time of thet 0f and pledged two rings with him. EeeS ca the two, and when he was there the prison was in the shop. Witness had then receive jje tion of the robbery and sent for a P *Lred—po0 identified the rings which they had ^er ring being pledged by Vines an(^, .kavifl# by Re^3. — Emma Brooking, deposed for$ received from her husband a ring and rpredeg^ policeman.—Henry Bell, a sub-bailiff at County Court, deposed to having boug^ jnDr pawn ticket for a ring at the Tredegar a day ^e subsequently redeeming it. On the foll0^1 |redegar bought another pawn ticket from Rees at the tbeP"* Arms Inn, and redeemed. He gave both t lice-sergeant. He identified the rings. wife of the pawnbroker, with whom the se^0br°^ was pawned, identified it. Jacob at Tredegar, swore that Bees pledged a ring. and that he afterwards offered another, but Oil fused. He gave the ring pledged to the Sarah Bloom, his wife, corroborated it.—^ deposed to having apprehended the prison^, the charge was made against Vines be sal picked up the ring he had pledged at Tredegfrt P. C. Goswell said on the same evening received the information of the robbery prisoner Beaver and Bees standing in front o^ pawnshop. The next evening he saw Vines going to Harris's pawnshop, and subsequent tot hi*0, a ring from Airs. Brooking, who had sen11 ^00^ He had noticed suspicious movements of the P and then took Bees into custo'dy, when he rings were sent to him when he was in In^' vef ter wards said they were given to him by to get the money to pay a County Court ify te~ The Learned Chairmau summed up. Ihe tired, and after a short consultation, returned & of Not Guilty. BEDWELLTY.—Evan James, who pleaded D° was indicted for stealing a bushel of barley, a M oI of oats, two sacks of mixed feed, and two s y{0t, swedes, the property of the Ebbw Vale Ste^' 3rd and Coal Company Limited, at Bedwellty, oD 4 of Alay, 1870.-—The Jury found him guilty, Learned Chairman sentenced him to six c^ months, with hard labour. The Court rose at 9 p.m.

SECOND COURT.-TUESDAY. s4" [Before H. M. KENNARD, Esq., J. EASTII. and Captain J. DAVIES.] øP NEWPORT. -Drllnis McCarthy (26), labonreelSb indicted for stealing from the person of John two sovereigns and three shillings, at Ne^P the 7th of May, 1870.—Mr. Cleave pr°seC The particulars of this case have already aPPnV i our columns—Prosecutor, whilst in covaffx,Q$0? prisoner at a public-house at Pillgwenlly ^so^ei' George), fell asleep, and whilst in this state P ^e, it was alleged, abstracted the money from The jury, however, found prisoner not gu he was discharged. i3bour I NEWPORT.—Thomas James (22), brewer s 1 0^ was indicted for stealing two bushels .^peri sack, the property of his master, Robe^ Newport, on the 10th Alay, and EranCiS receives J butcher, was charged with feloniously^ pritcba 0 same knowing it to have been stoleO-"T Precis j, prosecuted, and Air. Smythies defe° 1,1-osccutioO similar evidence was tendered by the l,-eoner's V a to the finding of malt and sacks on P1 ^gtrate3. mises, as was tendered before the naag CJ' Newport.—The jury, however, found them charged with staling 35 lb., of lead from of the King's Head Hotel, Newport, on Alarch.—A previous conviction was proved W. Goodwin, who was sentenced to seven years Y\$ servitude, and Hunt to three months' HUpTlSO with hard labour. BEDWELLTY. — John Davies (21), c0^lQX'r$° charged with stealing a fire lamp, the Vv0^t-y John Jones, at Bedwellty, on the 13th Ju°e Aftf Prosecutor and prisoner went into the Tredega. together. Prosecutor had with him a lalll?' ,øerr:;j prisoner took out of his hand, and aftenyaraS d JJd it fcr sale. Prisoner said he had got drunk not know what he was doing.—Prisoner prisoPe that he had taken the lamp, and he sold it-' was acquitted. ,-er BEDWELLTY.—Be,;jiman Evans (48), C° 0/, E indicted for wilfully and maliciously structing, and hindering the working of a ste*1 used for the working of a mine, the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Company s^_ with intent thereby to destroy or d'Ile mine, at Bedwellty, on the loth of -PjjaS Pritchard for the prosecution.—This ca?6j. 0f gu^ fully reported. The jury returned a ver and the prisoner was sentenced to 12 1110 labour.. i TREDEGAR.—Ann Williams (40), a apP^g was charged with stealing sundry articles from different parties, and at different da 5^0 the mouth of May last, at Tredegar. — jje c°?]jc kins, in answer to the court, stated t^ t0heefl trace no convictions against the prisoner P r month of Alay, although in that month guilty of no less than seven cases of tbe j to having pleaded guilty, she was sentell<^e eIitS- calendar months on each of the two iudietlU *1fV PLEADED GUILTY. r* Thomas Cohdey 25, labourer, I)Iealled 9.,u 110. stealing a flannel shirt, the property P ^rev'iO ris, at Bedwellty, on the 5th of last ^'oner.>e convictions were recorded against prl tenced to seven years' penal servitude. unl* George Martin, 27, stoker, l'lea^lg"a Valte^ij fully aud indecently assaulting 0f Jl t child aged six years, rt last.—Sentenced to six mon hard labour. r hl PoWell, 42, both V William, Price, 39, an ^fp-lmK a bushel of barle; bourers, pleaded gul1^ J? w;th two sacks of swed^ and other grain, Vale Steel and Iron GjJ the property of "1 May l^t.-Stnte^ pauv, at Tie Wedne3(lay morning, when. ™fchairma,. Mid he had consulerod and sentenced them to three and lour calendar 0 respectively. BILLS IGNORED. # The grand jury ignored the following 1 j ment :~JaJs Coedy (59), .radman charge \10X containing 19s. od., p^n?fD^ Evans, at Tredega,, on the Gth Last.- William Adams, the elder (50), farmei, yO with stealing and driving away two sheep, jef perty of James Waters at Nash, on the 7th ruary last.- WiUiani (> Lru-n, labourer, char0 unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous ^ry- harm on Patrick Mahoney with a knife, 1 strath, on the 18th of June, J870.Ilfary per, (47), a charwoman,'charged with stealing fr°i» oJ-t, 0 son of Daniel Welsh sundry moneys, at Ne^P the Lith of May last. The Court then rose. < WEDNESDAY. M: Fsq.11, [Before H. M. KENNARD and J. EASTHA- > I NEWPORT.—Margaret Williams, HAWK'S1' Jo, dieted for stealing a flannel scarf, the Pr<?Peig7^r^oD" Cole, at Newport, on the 29th Alarch, ^ief g Lawrence prosecuted.—The jury, after sbe i^ril sulfation, found the prisoner guilty, Vvitk sentenced to one month's imprisonme» labour. shoeajaLal- BEDWELLTY.—Thomas Medgictcs .I WIT*1 RIS. aud Margaret Mtdgicics (33), were eharg^ °f ing from the person of George Roger3 Ge0Vge R°o or thereabouts, the monies of the ,070.—Mr* ce, at Bedwellty, on the 5th of ApA ^ie rence prosecuted.—It appeared p U'caiiist the that there was a great want of pro01 ."but the prisoner, he was therefore acquitte gjie ^as jj- found Margaret Medgicks guilty, j^rd tenced to one mouth's imprisoll-melt WI .¡,J,i# and six months supervision. laboU^rf MONMOUTH. — Francis Carter (00), ILLTREATJ**R indicted for indecently assau ing joneSj at _oSe' certain female named Mary j Mad^ty P ri'-0;;» mghtof the 7th of June^ ere aear .Alonm^ 'u^ „,a„ who was add return from-bh, I "JV XSe remarks at the Of the militiamen (prisoner m f comp^V down the young man in commenced the most unwarrantable defen^V prosecutrix, who at this t0 his h^ fr* her gallant companion having tal ^thou*. » The jury found the prisonerent V> had suffered twelve instance sente* similar offence, he was m. ent. ro* only twelve months of the Second C This concluded the business 01 th -1111