The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1886-02-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

UNCEWPAIN'PX OP I! TEE HATES OPLATHWE EXECUTIONS. (inr RAMladil.) I The glorious uncertainty of law was never more clearly illustrated than in the Cardiff court of maize on Thursday morning, in what has beea erroneously called the Morriaton seduction aa-e. That it originated out of the alleged seduction is true, but the alleged seduction, in turn, has a history, and was said by Mr Bowen Rowlanda to have originated in a property dispute many years ago. The preterit action was a similar case to that of Bradlaugh v. Newdegate, whiah was quoted in court by counsel as being similar in nature. Newdegate, it was alleged, had induced a man who had no money to proaeid against Bradlaugh, and in the event of Brad, laugh winning the case, he would not be able to recover his costa from the plaintiff, who was what they call a man of straw. To maintain an action which is vexatious against a per. eon by proxy lien offence for which damage. . can be claimed, and this is what Bradlaugh clainiedfromNewdegate,who,it wasalled,founil Clark the money to prosecute an te him. Phillips, of Morriston, alto alleged that Owen and Glasbrook had instigated and virtually maintained the seduction case; against him, in order, if possible, to ruin him, and for this he sued them for £6OOO. According to Mr. Bowen Rowland's opening statement, the plaintiff was practically prepared to prove that something resembling maintenance had taken place, though the most reliable witness of all, the father of the girl whose seduction was alleged, was dead. It was expected that some rather sensational 01,111E11100 would be given by the young 541.1341 v wlau ems umul.. Mae fa,;•lywell favoured, and counsel around the table were comparing the lady with a photograph which they were admiring. The portrait., purporting to be that of the same lady, was of an Edenian character, and represented • young girl minus some of those vestiges which civilisation has oast around the human form divine. I understand that the photo was to have been used in evidence but the collapse of the case prevented it being applied to that purpose The case fell through from the fact that plaintiff sued for maintenance, and the counsel who had prepared the pleadings had left that one word out of them, and the Lord Chief Justice would not allow them to be amended. Consequently • ease that promised to be sensational broke down while in an incipient state, and I believe that it will be no more heardof , Rothe arrangement made is said to preclude Phillips renewing the action. The other ease commeneed on Thiuggay was that inteemi .able Ella Bayer demurriffe case, which wee heard in Swansea last assizes. The csptain Was under examination for something like five hours, and the case hadgkot concluded when the court rose. With regard to the execution of the condemned men Nash and Roberts, it was first announced that both would most their doom in Swansea, as both murders occurred in the county of Glamorgan, and expense would be saved by mly one scaffold being erected. However, according to remelt arrangements, Nash will be hung in Swansea on Bt. David's Day (Monday, March lit) and Roberts in Cardiff on the day following.