The Sun. — 1848-03-06 (London, England)

MURDER AT CARDIFF.—CONVICTICN OF SEVEN PRI!JOWL—John Griaiths, alias "Swansea Jack," Alex.  ander Thema', dia.; 14 Alex the Devil I" Agrar," single n 011)!:n; and Bridget Kelle, were indicted for the wilful Trairder of Wil;iarn Morrison; and James Jonai Alfredßurman, ant: Harr Williams, were also charge' with having aided and abetted in the commission of the crime. M( 113&nson and Grove prz:secuted; Mr. Allen cle• feTlcled the prisoner Burrows. From a mass of evidence adduced in support of tha prosecution, it appeared that the deceased entered csrduff with his wile, sister, and two children, on the ere; fling of October 28. Being strangers to the place, and not in very premising circumstances, they bad some difficulty in obtaining lodgings. At length, howeverj they were taken in by a peaceably-disposed manly" woman, Mrs. Morgan, residing in Whitmore-lane. On the evening of the 30th they were somewhat alarmed by a great disturbaece in the street, near the door; and Mr. Morgen having gone out a short time previouslb Mrs. Morgan was in fear lest he should be hurt" A cry of murder was then raised as if under the window of the house, and Mrs. Morgan immediately proceeded, with a lighted candle to the street door, to ascent" what was the matter. On opening the door the prisoner Meyriek snatched the candle-stick from her hand, and struck I,er, at the same time aAting her with an eath• why she brought the light out ? After considerable chflieulty Mrs. Morgan contrived to get back into the house, but the disturbance increasing, and entertaining her previous fears, she a second time appeared at the door. The moment she presented herself the females Meyrick and Kelly seized upon her by the bait* of her head, and threatened her immediate death. She el-4d for help, tied the deceased being the only male in the house, rushed to her aid. There were several Pe" sons round the doorway, and Mrs. Morgan was stag' glilig on the ground with three of the females at the bar, Meyrielc, Kelly, and Williams. The deceased leaned over her for the purpose of !Ming her up, when Mer, rick seiz him by the hair of his head with ono band and his neckerchief with the other. Kelly also catching him by his hair. In this dredful suffering the poor mat; endeavoured to rescue his lanadlady. When Griffiths sea Thomas, in the most brutal manner, kicked him in the side. He reeled along the passage, and in a second or so fell dead. His wife ran to his aid and raised his head, but life was quite extinct. Having laid his head on her apron, the prisoner Kelly rushed at her, and said," You I'll serve you as they have served your husband.'„ She managed to escape from her fury. Several wit' nesses identified the prisoner as being concerned in the commission of the outrage. The disturbance in the first instance appeared to have originated in a fight between the prisoners and some sailors. The cruel tames on Mrs. Morgan seemed to have been from no other cause than her hrir ging out a lighted candle and exposing the parties who were creating the disturbance to the police if they were any way near.  Messrs. Paine and Jenkins, surgeons, deposed to the blows inflicted by the kicks having produced immediate death.  Counsel having addressed the jury for the prisoner Burrows, the Learned Judge (Williams) summed up at considerable length, and pointed out the evidence as 3 bore upon the different prisoners. The jury retired for an hour and a half to consider their verdict. They found John Griffiths, Alexander Thomas, 2,laria Meyrick, and Bridget Kelly, guilty Of manslaughter; and James Jones, Alfred Burrows, an Mary Williams, guilty of aiding and abetting in the commission of that crime.—Sentence deferred. At Swansea, on Tuesday, John Lloyd, aged 25. and Richard Mahony, aged 27, were indicted for hiring assaulted Charles Bowring, and feloniously and violently stolen from his person coin and bank notes of the value of 1,0001.  The prisoners pleaded Guilty. Evan Evans, aged 38, a weaver, and Richard 7 homeat aged 26, a woollen spinner, were next indicted for feloniously receiving a portion of the 1,0001., well knowia% it to have been stolen.  A great number of witnesses were examined, and tb• jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoner, recommending Richard Thomas to mercy. The LEARNED JUDGE sentenced John Lloyd 10 Richard Mahony to be transported for the term of their natural lives. Evan Evans was sentenced to eighteen months' itnprisonmsmt, and Richard Thomas to ell months' imprisonment, with hard labour.