The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1871-09-29 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SHOCKING BRUTALITY AT ASPULL EXTRAORDINARY SENTENCE.  On Monday, at Bolton, a collier, named Charles Bradley, of Aspull, was charged with inciting a bulldog to worry his wife. Prisoner was defended by Mr. Rutter.—Mrs. Bradley said her husband wae jealous, but she denied that there was any foundation whatever for it. On Monday the 18th in-1 when he returned home he said, " I've something to tell thee." She asked him what it was, and be said, "I'll tell thee in a bit." He then fastened both doors and put the keys into his pocket, after which he " swashed" his jacket of. She again asked him what he was going to do, and he replied. "I'm going to murder thee.". Ile called his dog —a bulldog, weighing 311 h or 321 b—and set it at her. The dog flew at her arm, and at the same time her husband struck her in the face with his fit; then be jumped upon the sofa where she was sitting, and began kicking her at the back of the head and the shoulders. The dog pulled her off the sofa, and she got into the pantry. There she dropped down behind the door, and the dog kept shaking her as hard as it could. Whilst she was trying to get up her husband went and shoved her down again. At last she got up and ran to the front door, and managed to shoot the lock. Her husband, however, placed his shoulders against the door, and when she entreated him, for God's sake, to take the doff off her, he merely replied, "Worry the thing. He tried to lock the door again, and she then ran to the back door, the dog still hanging on to her. She shot the lock of the door, and got out in that way. As she was getting away the dog dropped from off her arm. In cross-examination, witness said her husband had had two or three gills to drink, but was not drunk, _ .  Dr. Monks, of Wigan, said the complainant came to his surgery, and he found nine wounds on her right arm. One, on the inside of the upper part of the right arm, was about liin. square, and the flesh was taken out. On the back of the upper part of the right arm were three large lacerated wounds, each about 2in. long. There were also five smaller wounds, all about the upper part of the arm. On I the back of the upper part of the left arm there was a space about 2in. square where the skin was 'partly lacerated and very black. The right breast was very black, as if from a bruise, and there was also a large black space on the right side of the head. On Thursday he feared mortification would 'set in, but he now thought she would got better.— Defendant denied having incited the dog. The Chairman (Mr. J. S. Birley) said it was a 'question whether this might not turn out to he a case of manslaughter or murder, and therefore it might ,be as wel to remand the defendant.  Mr. Rutter (for the prisoner) : I think the doctor says she is out of danger now.—Dr. Monks: It is , impossible to say; it will take three weeks or a month before the wounds are healed up, if they do , well. The Chairman said a more brutal case he never listened to. Defendant was committed to prison for six months, with hard labour; at the expiration of which period he is to find sureties to keep the 'peace for another six months.  The Duke of Devonshire, accompanied by Lord and Lady Frederick Cavendish, has arrived at Lismore Castle, county Waterford, from Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire. His Grace intends to stay several we ks in Ireland.  We (Birmingham lost) understand the Mayor of Birmingham has taken means to ascertain if Mr. Gladstone would be willing to visit Birmingham for the purpose of receiving an address, but finds that the Premier's engagements will prevent him from doing so.