The Herald of Wales. — 1890-05-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

LIM ON A PROMISSORY NOTE.  W. Sirns v. Trios. Perkins.—This waa a claim on a promissogy note for £6 is. 6d.—Mr. E. Powell for plaintiff. and 11fr. J. B. Davies for defendant.—Jodgmeut for plaintiff by consent. E. Hopkins v. Rev. T. E. Dsvies, Pontardswe (as oxecutor).—Tbia was also a claim on a ieornissory note for LS 14s. id.—Mr. Powell for aquiitiff.—Judgment for plaintiff by consent.  OLD ARMY MEN ON THE WAR P &TEL As Police• Constable L:wis was on duty near the Railway Station, Briton Ferry, 'bent 11 o'clock on Wednesday night he wan murderously assaulted by two men, named Jenkin Thomas, a puddkr, on 1 Francis Nicholas, both Artny Reserve men, and natives of Briton Ferry. It appears that the signalman at the rtilway station had locked the gates a fast train was going through, and c.ne of the men jumped over the gatisa whet: th-. 4 train woe within a few yards. The lagmalmao spoke to hint for doing so, when thej an up the steps of the signal. box and attsmpted to get to the man, but they failed to break the deer spay. They then met the policeman, and onihod upon him in a cowardly manner, taking his daft from him and inflicting a fearful gash or. the head. The policeman, who was in a very weak state, was taken into a house is Ritzein-street, where Mr. Griffith, assittant to Dr. Pegg*, attended to his injuzies. Sergeant Prothero, in company with Policc-C,onstable Evans, arrested the men and charged them with the offence. Thomas asked the sergeant if Lewis was dead, and said that they had killed better men than him in Egypt. The county magistrates at the Heath Petty Sessions, on Friday, hoard a ease which, fortunately, does not often present itself in that town or the neighbourhood. Two old Army Reserve men named Jenkin Thouits and Thos. Nicholas, natives of Briton Ferry, were cherged with assaulting P.C. Lewis, stationed at Briton Ferry, on Wednesday night, and with obstructing the railway servant in the execution of his duty. P.S. Lewis saw the defendants in Villiers-street, Britonferry, on Wednesday night about 11.15. They were amusing themselves, carting the signalman at the Great Western Railway box. Both the defendants were drunk, and in reply to an enquiry what the dispute was about, one of the dokuilanta made use of an insulting remark. They then set on the constable and beat him about until he became unconscious, and bled freely from a wound whip% he received on thehead. I'.B. Protherse deposed to arresting the prisoners. Thomas was in bed with his arm bandaged, and said Vie constable struck him with his etaff. When charged, he asked, "Is the I -- dead." Witness replied qiii,'and defendant I, , then said, "I don't care s—, then." On the 1, way to the station Thomas said, "We have Wed a sight better man than him in Egypt. Cheer up, Nicholas, as long as the I is not dead.  For the assault on the 'policemen, defendants wero acnteneed to three roonthe' impriaunment, ,with hard labour; for obstructiog the trignal.  f roan in the exeoution of his duty, ES and node, nr two months' each, with hard labour; and fof being drunk and disorderly, 10e. and oasts, or 14 tl', with hard labour, the imprisonment not to !mu concurrently. They were immediately remoN:4 cu'thar•  . SUCCESS 0p" j 0 "" 'w Reath, as a new centre the Cambrict Local Examinations, has done reih..."` " The highest boy in the junior diviaio2' highest boy in the senior afaloll as in. " Wales is concerned,are at Neath, sad both were pupils at the Neath Proprietaey School,of which Mr. E. I. Newell,M.A, is the head-master. The following were the results at the Neath centre.— Sztrunts.—P. D. Thomas, Windsor-terrace, Neath, Heath Proprietary School; second class (awarded five guinea prize as highest in Wales). R. Knowles, Creeewell- terrace, Neath, Raab Proprietary School: third class (distinguished arithmetic, sixth in the total list in this subject). Jutnerts.—F. W. D. Davis Brynbeulog, Neath, Reath Proprietary Behr:01; first class, second division (first junior boy in Wales). A. G. Smith, Lletydatydd, Resolven, Heath Proprietary School: second class, S. H. Davey, NVoodade, Briton Ferry, Reath Proprietary School, satt.fied examiners. R. R. Davies, Pendre, Neath Proprietary School; satisfied examiners ; over ago. 11. B. Gibbine Gilfach, Neath, Neath Proprietary School, satisfied eneminent ; over age. A. J. Jeffreys, Giant's Grave, triton Ferry Neath, Nestle Proprietary &herd ; satisfied crammer. ; over age Gordon Jones, Western Moor, Reath, Reath Proprietary &limb satisfied examiners ; over age.