The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-03-20 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

CHARGE OF WIFE MURDER AGAINST  A GENTLEMAN.  At'the Borough Assizes st Exeter, on Saturday, Sylvanus Sweet, a young man of independent means, was charged with the wilful murder of his wife. The parties were married in 1866 ; but soon afterwarda dissensions arose, and proceedings were commis, cod in the Divoroe Court. The petition of the wife was dismissed, and she then went back to her father, who is an hotel-keeper at Plymouth, and lived with him until about six months ago, when, in consequence of a reconciliation, she returned to her husband. and they appeared to have lived happily. together in Plymouth until the day of the murder. On the 27th of January they were going out to tea, and the prisoner swished for some pomatum to put on his hair. His wife told him it was nasty stuff, and requested him to use oil. They went upstairs together, and a minute or two afterwards the prisoner 01E00 down to the servant and sent her for the poem. turn. Whilst she was absent the neighbours heard screams in tke house, and directly afterwards the prisoner rushed out looking very excited, and went to the Guildhall, where he complained that his father-in-law, his wife, and Mr. Bates, M.P., who had just previously canvassed him for his vote, intended to send him to an asylum. When tie servant returned to the house she went to the bed. room, and found her mistress lying on the floor covered sith blood, and in a dying state, whilst by her side was a sword covered with blood. Two surgeons came, but their services were of no avail. The unfortunate woman was 80 hacked as to be beyond r.cognition. Her head was covered with wounds in .very direction, and she was aleo wounded in other parts of the body. When charged with the murder the prisoner denied that he had killed his wi:e, and appeared to be shocked at hearing she was dead. Evidence of relatives, and parties who had lived near them, wascalled, who proved that the prisoner had been subject to epileptic fits for 12 yeara. The opinion of medical men, who were called, was that at the time he committed the murder, the prisoner was suffering from epileptic furor.—The jury acquitted him, on the ground of insaniiy, and Mr. Justice Quain ordered him to be detained daring her Majesty's pleasure.  It is announced that the Czar will this inimmer again visit Erns, taking up his residence ae usual at the "Four Towers."  SAD ACCIDIMT TO A FORMER MIMIC HALL PROrararos.—Mr. Edward Weston. who was the proprietor of a music hall in Holborn. was killed a few days since, by being run over on the Holborn Viaduct A little before eight in the evening, Mr. Weston was crossing the viaduct near Charter. house street, when a three.horse van, laden with nones, came along at a walking pace, and the leader knocked Mr. Weston down. He struggled to get out of the way of the van, and George Norfolk, the driver, pulled his h, nes on one side so far as to aliow them t peas clear of Mr. Weston, hut both wheels of the van passed over his right leg, cru,hing it badly. He was taken to St. Bar. . . . .  tholornew's Hospital, but was dead before he reached there. Norfolk was taken into custody on a charge of manslaughter, and remanded by Aid. Allen, at Guildhall, to await the result of the coroner's inquest, but w.ia admitted to bail.  THE SERIGeS