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G LA >10 KG AN ASSIZES. I

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G LA >10 KG AN ASSIZES. I flOTRPAY.—^Before Mr. Jnnioe GRAXTRAr., I CROWN COURT. A WOUNDING CASK. Charles Huifh Munrieo Behb. 24. haulier, wan charged with wilfully woundinc Euward Bath oft May 28 at \.lanwonno, Mr Al.en Upward appeared for the prosecution and M,. Ar'.hur ¡" for the defence.—The evidence was ",ther conflicting, each party averring that the other was the aggressor.—After bavins lj4':irti the different versions of the case, his ]yonUh p ummed Up. and pointed to the uu. satisfactory evidence and its contradictory T1.)tUre—'The jury returned a verdict uf not í:u:: y DISCHARGED. A vuMr. named Alirvd Wrijrht. tvaa ch:ir?cn 1Ih indecently assaulting -irl. a seed fi? vara. at Barry, oai Jnly 2.-Tbe jury brought- 1" a verdict of not guilty, and prisouer was -1 .i.-cordtu<ly disrhAnTed. A WICKED BLACKGUARD." John Connelly \.>»). a sailor, was indicted w.th having stolen a watch and chain, the pro- (:.h(;;1):Iun'('. ::(i'Ü I Jr. Bertram appeared to pro«coute — t;l"r Purlull. the prosecutor, 1it evidence, l. 'f prisoner asked hitn t., stand a drink. gaid he wouldn't stand a drink to a upon which the prisoner snatched his nd chain and run away. Witness him and found hint in a water-closet. I}P watd1 was aUo found in the water-closet. verdict of cuilty was returned, and his I' after describing prisouer as a wicked r-d. sentenced him to six monlh3 with iur n, i.VK MONTHS FOR A PICK-DOCKET.' • ohn Williams, it commission aorent. waóJ larged with attempting to steal from the -i July. Mr. Rhys Williams prosecuted. The ory tor the prosecution showed that whilst a procession wag passing in Duke-street pr isoner was ob>erved by Detective 11. Harries attempting to pick prosecutor's pocket. On neing charged, he said he knew nothing about • —Elixa Walkley. of Cecil-street, Cardiff, said -oe waR watching a band of hope procession, when she felt something pressing against her hack, and on looking round observed thedetec- h Idini: the prisoner.—Prisoner gave .ideD. in his own behalf, and oaid that rnrouch getting on tip-toe to see Ihe proces-1 t ? (, tj he overbalanced himself and unduly pressed against prosecutrix. It was then the detective seized him-Thcro were many coii. viitions against him. and after a verdict of ;:l1iltv was brought in he was sentenced to twelve qlendar months with l1ard labour. ASSAULT ON AN OLD WOMAN. Thomas Lewis, a collier, aged 22. W.h charge h an assault on Elizabeth Jones at Mertiiyr dftl on the 16th of April. Mr. Plews was for prosecution. Mr. Tudor Howell appeared to defend —A verdict of guilty was brought in, ao;i his L.rd,hip sent him to gaol for a 'IL,,I,? A CASK THAT COLLAPSED. Steven Edwards and Ed. RffS, hauliers, werj "i;rl with 8tealing a purse containing I). from John .lones. a farmer, and using personal r:«>!ence towards him on July 18 at Llangeilor. Vr. Arthur Lewis prosecuted, and Nir. S. T. Fran*. M.P.. defended. It seemed that whilst prosecutor was on his way home from a public- r.m>e at about eleven oclork in the night he «as strurk down by the prisoners and robbed his purse f'nntainin 9s.-«Tohn Jones, the rrosecutor. went into the witness-box hnd -1)ntradictory evidence ci)znpar? "th what he offered before the magistrates HIs servant. Rose Chilcott. was also shaky, atilt hi* Lordship interposed and asked the jury whether they thought the identification 01 prisoners was safe enough to proceed with the c,, On conferring with each other, the jury ♦Knight the witnesses were not at all sure ot the prisoners, and tfcey returned a verdict of n,'t guilty, in accordance with his lordship's ▼:ews. The Court then rose for the day, SCEONP CRLMIXAL COURT. Before Mr. Justice BIGHAM./ ALLEGED THEFT Of A BICYCLE. im me completion of the civil list on Satur- day. Mr. Justice Bigham took over a part ot the criminal calendar. The first ca*e in tr:e s^mnd criminal court, -1S that of Joseph Frohhrk. who wis charged with stealing a bicvcle at Cnrriiff <>n ihe i9th of July last. Mr. Francis How* U appeared for the prosecution. Fnsoner was undofei.d?d —Arthur Samuel Hennett. a clerk, of Cardiff, said that on returning t" his office on the ilth of inlv at Mono* $I u.. rt-sqn irie at a.bout 2.20 pm.. he put h « bicycle in the passage. He missed it at P.ia.-Aiidriew Thomas, a cabman, said he IW riding a bicycle, which collided w:th his cab.—Other wit¡¡{:9es were called for l h" prosecution, who testified to seeing prisoner riding a bicycle.—Detective-inspector spok h) arresting prisoner and to him with the theft, which prisoner rented.—His Lordship said it was a doubtful and there was no evidence to show that rnsoner took the bicycle. Several of the wit- messes were not sure that the bicycle produced \qH, the one they waw the prisoner riding.—The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. MSI PRn's COURT. Before Mr. Janice BIUHAMj A SWANSEA COAL CASK. w's heard on Saturday morning. It Way that. Noble v. David. The plaintiff (Mr..1. P Noble o^al importer Belfast! claimed £ 1.700 damages- nz.unst defendant (Mr. W. P. David, coal mer- chant. Swansea) for breach of contract in sup- ph-.ng certain coal. There was a connter <vi;m of £ 62 15i. llxl. for certain of the coal fi.d and delivered. Mr. S. T. Kvano M P appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Villiers Meager for defendant. The alleged contract "H f"r the delivery of 5.000 tons of coal over -'felve months at 7s. 9d„ plus certain advances •r conformance with the alidincr-scale.-Mr. "p.izer. reading the letters between the rarties. contended that there was no contract. t:;e p.aintiff'3 last letter ipulatini: that the contract was to be "subject to a sample carco ^•e:ns satisfactory to my easterners. "—His T.^rdship: I say at once there was a contract, and I say the parties were right, in believing they did that there was a contract.—Mr Meager: We never heard from them that the nmple Was -atisfactory.—His Lordship: Too 'ever heard it was not; silence gives consent. You had better come to term' Iniri rc Ti r.,i y. -It r. Meager said he 1 nd taken the only points he conki (\:1 the, merits in porsuance of his Quite ri?ht. Now the cnlr nnestion is a? to the rise in prine, and »vidtn«-e had better he called as to that >.r Jeffrev?. Mr. Hueh Harries, and Mr. Grif- '"h Jeffreys were caHed (or the defence, and pHered into figures and comparisons respect- !?; the Tariat)in in pricea.—Hi? Lordship in 'e ?d said that he should snfflciently com pen-ate plaintiff if he gave him X650 damages •Iti'lyment wonld be given for defendant on 'he counter-claim, defendant to P" all costs — Ton concluded the civil li?t. CATSE LIST. the remaininst <ases are fii<vl for Mon- In:lanient will be given in the Worthington Shears cir>! rase on Tuesday. The trial of the case against William George V" ,n'r f?' bankrupky fl?luds is fixed for ■ n frj t I [)(;ES nIT A COPPER WORKS. tfpr Majesty's judges Grantham and Biham, 'c?-? ar? aittin? at SWaDe.. ASRiz8. paid on r-.day 11,?ni?z a ?i.it of in.p?,ti.n to th? Pi? Isnro copper Work* at Cwmaron. They went P and fro by the Rhondda. and Swansea Bay Railway, and were shown round the works by t.e.,rc;eDee-f. managing director. «Tr. Justice Bisham will re-visit Swansea in >c'etnber neit to pr-ide over the assizes.

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