Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1866-06-06 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SWANSEA POLICE COURT.  SATURDAY,—Before Major Francis and N. P. Cameron, Esq. Mary Leyton, a single woman, was sentenced to ten days' imprisonment for being an idle and disorderly person. Margaret Thomas was charged with stealing a flannel shawl of the goods and chattels of Mary Rees. She was found guilty, and sentenced to 14 days' imprisonMONDAY.—Before Major Francis and Dr. Howell. DRUNlENNEBB.—Catherine Mayo was charged with being drunk and disorderly near the gas works on Saturday night. She was discharged on payment of costs. Ann Walker pleaded guilty to a charge of having on Saturday last used abusive language in Goat-street to Mrs Russell, fishmonger. The defendant who had been several times previously before the Bench on a similar charge was cautioned, and the case was adjourned for a month, on Mr e Russell stating that all she wished was that peace should be kept towards her, and the defendant promising not to molest her again. NeoLzeTreo To JOIN 5110 Si-Hr.—Evan Jones, a sailor, was charged with neglecting jg join "The Queen," a Teasel bound from Swansea for South America, according to articles which he had signed. He pleaded guilty. Mr Mason, from the firm of Metiers Power, Richards, and Co. was present, and said that in consequence of the defendant's absence the ship had been detained one tide, and another man had to be shipped in his stead. The Bench said that nothing injured the commerce of the port more than sailors pursuing a course of conduct like that of the defendant. They would sentence him to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. THE KNIFG AGAlN.—Robert Hitchcock, a sailor, was charged with cutting and wounding and doing grievous bodily harm to Charles Thomas, early on Saturday morning last. Charles Thomas, the prosecutor, whose head wag bandaged, and who appeared to have sustained very severe injuries, deposed as follows : I am a labourer, residing in Back-street, Swansea. Between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning I was walking up the Strand towarde my home, when I met the prisoner and anther man, who were staggering along. They laid hold of we, and shook me. I said, "Go on board, my good fellow." The prisoner thereupon struck me on the face, and I struck him back. Both the men then attacked me, and got me down on my back ; while on the ground under them, I felt a cut on my head, and called out " Murder; they are killing me." The prisoner then put the blade of the knife into my mouth ; and I caught hold of it, and succeeded in getting it out ef his band, and he and the other man then ran away. I became senseless, and, when I recovered, found myself bleeding very much, I was taken to the Police. Station and my head was dressed. Daniel Thomas deposed that he saw the prisoner with the prima:later and another man in the street. lie heard  something about ffithting, and one of the men said, " Are you ready ?—cone on ;" or something of that sort. The prisoner nod the plesecutot thin rushed at each oth,r, nnd commenced striyaling, and ultimntely both fell down, the prisoner bring uppermost. The complainant cried out, two or three times, "I am stabbed ; and the prisoner then ran away. Witness shouted out, and ran after him, and soon after saw him in the custody ot P.C. 31. Tie (witness) then went hack with tl.e prithner and the policeman, and found the prosecutor bleeding from the head. P.c. 31 said that he f4fllr the plisoner running and laid hold of him. Ile flue observed that there was quantity of blood on his smock frock. The prisoner sari" I did not do it, ray knife has no point to it: Pm no Yankee. The knife was handed to witness by one of the crowd. The prisoner tried to get away, but with some difficulty was removed to the police station. Mr D. 11. Thomas said that be examined the prosecutor on Sunday morning and found that he had sm.tained two incised wounds, one on the head about two inches long which penetrated to the bone, and the other on the cheek which went into the month. lie (witness) dressed his wounds. The prisoner, who said he remembered nothing about it, was committed for trial on the charge.