Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1852-07-21 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

WITH VIULENCS.—Jas. Thompson, 21, Margaret Sullivan. 21, and Eliza Collins, 201 were arranged upon an indictment, charging theM with having in June, at Cardiff. violently assaulted James M'Cree and atolen from his ',Limn Os. and a silver watch. James M'Oec, on being camiued said:--On June?, about 11 or 12 o'clock, I was in a public house in Charlotte street. The only parties in the house was the landlady and the three prisomirs. Thompson asked me for some lwer. I ordered a quart, out of which I handed him a glass. After drinkiag a glass myself I walked out. On lirst entering tit:. house I had 6s. in my trousers' pocket. One of them I changed to pay for my beer. The remainder was wrapped up in a silk handkerchief. I then returned to the house when Thompson asked me for another glass. I said that I worked very hard fur ray money, that I had given him one glass, and could not give him more. On my saying so lie knocked me down, and the two female prisoners jumped on tile to keep me down. They rifled my pockets Of the 6s. uud stole any watch. I railed out for the police. 't he prisoners then ran away and entered a house in Whitmore-lanm 1 then felt for my watch and money, but they were gone. A policemen soon eame up, and lie went after the prisoners. I saw Thompson run out through the back door, and 1 and the policeman followed him into an old shed where we found hint lying down pretending to Ix asleep. Cross.examined by Thompson: I cover saw you before I west into the public house. 1 did not cry "police" till you knocked.um.down.  P.c. Edwin Taylor ettatulned He proved that he was attracted to the spot by the cries of " murder" and " police," and saw Thompson and several '• iris," then one of them called out, •' Hook it, Thompson, lere's a paci mall coming." Thompwm tan into Mrs. l'rotherO'S 11.11:w—out into a backyard, where he was found, spotreutly a,leep. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Thompson was ctiiteneed to 7 years transportation; MargnVet Mullivan to IS months hard labour, and Elisa Collins to six months hard labour.  A o VlOl.Vflott AT-IL'AritßiSOENT,—Thotuas Jenki us was charged with bn ing committed a rape on the person of Eliza Thqmas, on June 20th. Mr. tiiff.rd eon. ducted the prosecution; attorneys, Messrs. James, of Merthyr. Mt. (hove defended the prisoner ; ttorney, Mr. John Bird.  It appeared by the statement of tie learned counsel and the evidence adduced, that the prosecatrix was a servant in the employment of a farmer near LlatitAssent. On the night of June 29th she visited a kind of morrymaking, known in Shia part of the country by thi2 name of' pie." There were in the company settee!! Youilg 12"00" QII?olh sexes besides the prescentna. in emu, • aciiee of a fight between some colliers, which Unfit place In the Uwe, toe linnet:atria and others were detaincd in the how until 3 o'clock in the wonting. The landlady- advised them not to leave until daylight. At an early part of the proceedings the prisoner seated himself near the prosecuteht and entered into conversation with her. She, however, removed to another sent. When the time for leaving arrived she (proseentrix) had occasion to go In a different direction to the rest of the company. Vi. hen she was halfway home, she heard the prisoner following her. Ou his coming up to her she asked him to go back, lie commenced taking libertimi with her, and on the first attempt she scratched his face. After she had walk •d a little further the primmer dragged near to a bank. She screamed out loudly, but aceurding to the statement, the prisoner succeeded in perpetrating the crime charged. Mr. (J rove severely eross-examimid the prosecutrix, and succeeded in eliciting some incunsisteneies in her statement. 'file details are unfit for publication—Certain circumstances in the case were corroborated by the prosecutrixs' master, by Mr. Sliver, surgi•on, and p.a. Thomas.— Ws lordship having summed up the jury returned a verdict of guilty of a common assault, but it was found that there wits no count Mr an assault in the indictment. Prisoner was consequently acquitted. The court was then adjourned. W EDI,. Es