Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1867-07-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CHLORODYNE.-See Lancet, December 31st, 1864. cannot clf cs ohbneyedeDi ehrni . iut Oi oi. unP, ashy: refuseul Phelps s u Brown. toprovidentialra dTe iet Pleall7a!ve Herbal sand the ingredientsis equally surem a y babe body who ha used it, never any herbalist. Sent free to all on receipt of PHELPS BROWN, 2, King-street, 'Covent G &c.-Addreas Da. 0. arden,London  On Friday morning Thomas Watkins, 40 years of ago, described in the calendar as a labourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of Saunders Henderson. otherwise Anderson, at Merthyr Tydvil, on the 7th of July. 1867. Be-examined: The death of the deceased was not Mr Bowen and Mr B. T. Williams prosecuted; and l'lr I produced by natural causes. Henry Allen at the request of the learned judge, defended William Anderson, brother of the deceased, proved the prisoner. The case had created the greatest excite- that his real name was Alexander Anderson, although ment in the immediate locality where the mime was he went by the name of Saunders Henderson. committed and in Cardiff, and during its hearing the At this stage, as all the evidence for the prosecution court was densely crowded, not only with tho inhabi- had been given, the court adjourned for half an brim. tents of the town, but also with numbers who had come On the return of the jury into court, Mr Bowen slimmed from the surrounding neighbourhood. The prisoner up the evidence to them in a very fair manner towards walked into the deck with a firm tread, and he appeared the accused. quite calm and collected. He is stout built, has nothing Mr Allen then addressed the jury on behalf of the of a ferocious aspect, and looked on with great indiffer- accused, end he remarked, who did not feel a thrill pass once while the jury were being sworn. He Was charged through his frame when he heard the solemn charge of On the coroner's inquisition, and also on an indictment, wilful murder ! They all knew what the result of findMr Bowen in opening the case, said that on the indict- ing a verdict of wilful murder was; and although they ment, if the jury saw their way clearly, they might say must not shrink from their duty, if they were satisfied the prisoner was not guilty of wilful murder, hut of man- beyond all reasonable doubt that the circumetanees slaughter. The murdered man lodged at Ivor-street, brought home a charge of that nature against the priDowlais, in the parish of Merthyr, at the house of a goner at the bar, yet behut it to them-as he thought he woman of the name of Murphy, and the prisoner also hail a fair right, and as he thought it was his duty to do lodged in the house; and there was another lodger of _that they would glndly seize on circumstances in a the name of Silk, who occupied the same bedroom as the charge of that nature which would justify them in the prisoner. On the night in question the prisoner and bringing in a verdict which would consign a fellowthe deceased came into the house, and Mrs Murphy was creature to his doom. The learned counsel then pro_ there also; but her husband, who was a night watch- ceeded to deal with the facts of the case, and he said it man, employed in one of the works of the town. Was not was plain the deceased was intoxicated on the night of present, and he did not appenr during the whole trans- the unfortunate occurrence. He stated that the accused action. The deceased, he (the learned counsel) believed, had lived with Mrs Murphy for sixteen years, and was in liquor when he returned to the house; and the nothing bad till the present case been known against two had supper at the same table, and there appeared to him. With great rare the learned counsel silted the be no quarrel between them. Mrs Murphy left the testimony adduced for the prosecution, and he attempted . room for a few minutes, and on her return she found to demonstrate that although the prisoner might have