The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-05-22 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

COMMITTAL FOR WILFUL MURDER.  On Wednesday, the further examination by the magistrates was proceeded with at the Policecourt, Mr. R. 0. Jones, and Mr. W. D. Bushell were on the Bench. .  Mr. Baby said he was not able to produce any further evidence to-day, but he asked the Bench for a committal. _ . . .  Mr. Jones said he was of opinion that it was his duty to convict the prisioner for trial at the assizes, on the charge of murder, and it would then be for the grand jury to determine what should be the indictment against him. Mr. Stephens then called P.C. John Taublyn, who deposed that on the night of May 1, he was on duty on the Hayes-bridge at half-past eleven, and a militiaman came to hint and said a man had been killed in Caroline-street. Witness went into Caroline-street, and saw the deceased man John Butler lying on the ground. Witness turned on his lamp, and aim that Butler was 'bleeding from a wound near the eye. He lifted Butler up, and set him with his back resting against the wall. The militiaman who first spoke to witness, said the deceased had been beaten by a militiaman wearing plain clothes. Witness went back from Caroline-street over the Hayes-bridge, in company with the militiaman, and the prisoner was standing there with some other men. The militiaman then pointed out Richards as the man, and witness said that he was not a militiaman. The militiaman rejoined that Richards was a militiaman, and they went to drill with him every dlty. He then struck Richards in the face, and a general row ensued, which the police had great difficulty in quelling. By Mr. Raby : Witness did not hear the militiaman say to Richards, "You have killed the man." He said something, but witness did not know exactly what it was. He believed the man said something about fighting, and immediately struck Richards in the face. By Mr. Jones: Witness left the injured man in Caroline-street, as he was obliged to go back to the row on the Hayes-bridge. P.S. Hornblow deposed that on the night in question he heard a policeman's rattle, and on going to the Hayes-bridge he found there was a row between some militiamen and other men. One of the militiamen caught witness by the throat, and the police had a good deal of trouble in putting a atop to the row. There had been fighting going on all night. By Mr. Raby : Afterwards witness apprehended the prisoner on the present charge, and after the latter was in the cell at the station he called to witness, and said it was not he who struck Butler, but that he struck another man, and Butler was knocked down by a man named Owen. Some of the militiamen had their bayonets with them, but witness did not see a drawn bayonet among them. This concluded the case, and the prisoner was committed for trial, and the witnesses bound over to prosecute.  COMPLAINTS of the non-delivery of THE GAZETTE should be addressed to the Publisher of this Paper when they will have immediate attention. LETTERS relating to the literary department of this paper should be addressed to "THE EDITOR," and not privately to any person known to be connected with the "