Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1863-06-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

WIFE VERSUS 1-ItTimaxn.—Benjamin Jones, shoemaker, of Melinelythaa, was summoned by his wife for assaulting and Musing her. Complainant said that on Monday last the defendant struck her across the mouth and turned her out of the room, because he had given her two shillings and she went to ask him for more money. He had frequently beaten her before, and had threatened to tear her to pieces if she did not go out of his room. He allotted her one room in the house, and it WU on account of her leaving that room that he had abused her This had conduct he had exercised towards her the worst for about four months—but he began about three years since. She lived in constant fear of her husband and she wished the Bench to bind bins over to keep the peace.—Ctoss-examined by defendant : I did not come from the front room to the back ro on to beat my daughter Eleanor, and I did not beat my daughter on Monday. I told her to go to service and become a respectable girl Jane Richards heard the complainant cry out " Murder'• she opened the door and the first thing she saw was Mr' daughter, Eleanor, with her hands in her mother's hair and hei father looking on. Margaret Arnold, a neighbour, spoke to having gone many times into complainant's house when her husband bad used her ill. Another neighbour minted Ann Jones spoke .to having heard very bad language used by defendant. Elizabeth Taplin also corroborated the other witness as td seeing Melees upon the complainant's neck and arm. Eligabeth Griffiths said that about a fortnight ago she saw the complainant in her own room ill apparently from ill-treatment. Defendant in reply to the Bench said he denied the charge altogether; and called his sun Evan D. Jones, about 20 years of age, to prove that it was false. The witness deposed that on the above day his father neither beat his mother nor lifted his hand towards her, but that his mother cursed and swore and beat his sister, and afterwards slapped his father in the nick, and then went to the door and cried out " Murder" when " these ladies" (the last witnesses) Came in. It was all false what is mother had said, lie had never seen his tither beat her in his life. Ile did keep her in another rosin, but priauner never ill-treated her in his lite. He believed the rows were about his mother wishing to manage the children. She came out of her room to beat Eleanor Margaret Jones, called by the defendant, dant : I saw my sister, Eleanor, on the day is: question. My fether pushed my mother away .and took part with my sister. I did not am: my father put his hand across her mouth. I have never seen any marks on my umber's face or neck. If she and other witnesses have sworn that there were marks they have swore falsely. I saw isty father beat my neither once, a good bit ag Cress-exainined by complainant: I did not see my father pat his hand on your neek.—Sammil Evans was called by defendant, but cult prove nothing on his behalf --The Bench told the defendant that it was evident that he and his children were united against his wife.—Camplainant, to the Bench : I was a Litter-day Saint inee but not now ; this treatment is because that I am not a Latter-day Saint new, end they say I have devils in ine.—The Bench toll the'defentlant that it was evident that he had been guilty of very gross hehavioer towards his wife, Bud they adjudged him to be hood over to le.ep the peace for six mouthe, himself in £2ll and two culottes in £l.O each.— The r• qnired bail not being forthcoming the prisoner was looked lip. kNIITHER or