The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-11-04 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

GUNS AND THREATS AT  B RIDG END.  A QUARRYMAN HEAVILY FINED.  FOLLIES OF "THE NEWCASTLE  to! ith  At the Bridgend l'etty-sessions on Saturday— before Mr R. W. Llewellyn (chairman), Mr C. P. Davis, Mr S. Powell, Col. Franklen, and Major David—Samuel Evans, quarrytnan, Bridgend, was summoned for assaulting Mary Hopkins, wife of John Hopkins, at Newcastle. on the 22nd ult. Complainant also summoned defendant for peace sureties. John Hopkins also summoned the same defendant for assault.—Mary Hopkins said that last Saturday night, between 10 and 11, she heard a noise outside, and found defendant and his wife, there. Defendant had a gun, and was threatening to shoot her husband, with whom he had just before quarrelled. Defendant challenged her husband to come out and be shot. Witness said he should not come. Then defendant threatened to shoot her, and presented the gun at her, at a yard distance. Witness was very much afraid of defendant. She had been for seven weeks under a doctor's care, suffering from heart disease. Her husband was sober. Defendant had some beer, but was not drunk.—Defendant here said he never had a gun at all.—Ernest Coddle, Maesteg, brother-in-law ot John topkins, said that he was going up Newcastle-hill that night with Hopkins. They overtook defendant, who, on their passing, challenged Hopkins to fight. They went on to get out of his way. Defendant followed close behind—Thomas Rees with him. They turned aside to let defendant pass, and defendant struck Hopkins, who pushed him aside, with the result that defendant fell. Then defendant and Rees threw stones at them. Witness and Hopkins went home. Coddle then corroborated last witness —Cross-examined: Hopkins did not strike , you down and kick you. For the defence. Alice Tarr gave evidence. She lived at the top of Newcastle-hill. At 10.30 on the Satnetlay night saw Hopkins outside with a gun, swearing that he would shoot everybody on the road. Mrs Hopkins was not present, and Coddle was inside the hens:. She saw Hopkins load the gun, and knocked the gun with a piece of stick hanging close by. Mrs Hopkins came crying outside. Saltine! Evans 111.1 Rees wtre not present.—Cress-examined by Mrs Hopkins: I told you to go up: that Mr Hopkins and Samuel Evans were quarrelling. You said that you were too bad to go. I did not ask you to feel my heart.—David Francis gave corroborative evidence. When Hopkins levelled the gun, Mrs Hnpkins called out " Murder' " and called Mrs Evans everything. Hopkins had directed the gun at witness, and Samuel Evans and others, and said he would shoot all.—John Evans, 13 years old, nephew of the defendant, said he saw Hopkins hit his uncle without a word. and also kick him in the ribs on the ground. It w:ts dark. Hopkins' brother-in-law also kicked defendant in the ribs.— The Bench eventually fined the defendant 1.5, or a month's hard labour, including costs, on the first offence. The other two cases were dismissed.  On Saturday at Bridgend Police Court, Thomas Smith, of the Dimbath, near Blackmill, sinker (whoso proper name is Charles Williams, of Cadoxton, Barry), and Elijah Crosby, of the Brook-row, Aberkenfig, labourer, were charged u:lth unlawful possession of game on the highway. Lath defendants were absent. Police-sergeant Row said that on the Tuesday night previous at Shout nine o'clock he and Acting-sergeant Button reit up the Laleston road. When near the entrance to West House they heard voices coming towards them. They went into the gateway, when defendants and two other men came down ?Wish° them. Witness took hold of Smith, and msisle his coat under the left arm found a net. Smith told witness he was doing " nothing " with If. Button captured Crosby. The other two men "caPed. Defendants had a lurcher with them. at the police-station, Crosby said " It's right enough ; wo put the net down once, but did not eatch anything," Button now added that he found five sticks and a sack on Crosby, who the Previous day said he was very sorry.—Policeconstable Price said ho saw the four men on the Tuesday night lay a net twice just beyond hryntirion.—Defendants were fined £2 each, 4cluding WSW*  it )f 11 all afe len' ,ost 40.