Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1852-12-29 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER AND ROBBERY.CAPiTAL CONVie• At the York assizes ou Tuesday, James 'Latour, ' 21, was indicted for the wilful minder of Alexander Robinaon. at st, nn thn 3n) of .Se ;..• pee prisoner, who was dressed in amud. of black, and who is a young wan of reapectabie appearance-, pleaded "Not guilty " both to the indictment and the coroner's inquisi- . Hon. Mr. Orerend, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Johnson I ' were for the prosecution; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins (apechilly retained). and Mr. Hardy conducted the deknce. I The facts of the case, as disclosed on the investigation be- I . fore the coroner's jury and the magistrates, hate already appeared. The jury retired to consider their verdict on Wednesday, at five minutes to three, and aftet an absence of a quarter of en hour they returned Otto court with a verdict of Guilty." he was sentenced to be hanged. The prisoner, with great coulnese, remarked, " thank you my lord ; I'm innocent." CHARGE OF WILFUL MURL Worship. ! street Police Court, on Thursday, John Parrott, aged tift was charged with the wilful murder of C arsh Parrott, lei wile. Rebecca beer, aged nine, daughter of the landlaCy of the house in Spicer-street, Spitaltields, said, that rally on the morning of the oth inst., itcreares of " niurde" were heard il,fll the wife's room, and witness's loonier tient her up to ascertain the cause. leering lo go into she rosin witness waited in the next room' and heard lICIVALLi I still more vi..dent. She then saw the deur open, and the prisolier hurried down stairs. After that all retnaitted et, and nothing was heard of the prieoner's wile until evening, when site was discovered cold aud lifeless in a corner of her room, and her body a mass el bruises. Elvdenee was given by a fellow-lodger that the prisoner arid his wife had high words on the previous evening, and t.iat lie ! harshly ordered tier to go up to her room, and threatened that he would do something to her next day. Constable Chapman :I, deposed that lee accidentslly met the prkim- I ner near Whitechapel, and he at first dented that his Genie was Parrott. Th.: officer, on the nay to the station, told prisoner that be thought it vvoull go hard with him, but the prisoner replied, 'Oh, no, I got over that at tee inquest." The prisoner was committed: . The Orinoco steam ship, which arrived at Southampton from the West Indies, on Sunday, lost ten men on the voyage, from a yelle.w lever, of which dreadful scourge 41 cases had occurred board. The passengers and crew, on arriving in the port, were prohibited landing, 1 aud all shore boats were ordered, away from the vebsel.  BIRTH ft • flea. 23, at Tiigh-atreet, Swansea, the wife of Mr. J. Rees, spirit merchant, of a daughter. Dee. 17, at Marittera-street, the w.fe of Capt. Williams, of the barque " Augusta echneider," of a son. Dee. 9, at Cradoc-street, Swansea, tDe wife of Mr. T. Evans, engineer of the "Tat tor," of thin port, of a daughter. Dec. 21, at Tetterhall, Staffordshire, tilt wife of the Rev. Edw. J. Wrottesley, the incumbent, of a son. Deo. 22, at the Cottage, Margem Abbey, the wife of Mr. Wm. Kent, head-gardener to C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., of a inughter. Deo. 20, at Liwyelieury, near Ponthvrhyd, Cermet- , thenslike, the wife of Mr. David Lewis, oft son, atiii born. Pee. tl,O, at Glendale:, near Carmel o:e.g.', the wife of the Rev. W. T. Nieholl, of a son. - .  _ Lately, ie ludy of Lewis Itedweod, Egg, Rhyutuey,, Of a daughter.