The Herald of Wales. — 1889-05-11 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE ON THE SANDS.  REMARKABLE TREATX&NT OF A. CHILD.  PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. . _  At the Swansea Pe7ii-oe-Coeirt on Wedneeday 1 wrath& before Mr. F. S. Bishop, Dr. J. G. Hall, Wonel Wright, and Mr. Morass Phillips, sear., Morgan Morgans (27), puddler, 26, Charles-street, Gieeihill, was brought up hi oustody, charged with being drunk and cruelly Ultreating his eon, David Francis Grave, aged 6, on the sands on Tuesday afternoon. The court was crowded, the extraordinary facts which were reported in Tuftslay's " Leader " having excited considerable interest. Williazist aged 17, said he had seen the prisoner with a woman and child toward, the stones on the shore. They going down and then the child stood up, and the man and woman !tripped it of all its clothes. The man then took of his hoots and stockings, rolled his tronaers rep to his knew, and took the child towards the water. The woman followed with the clothes in her arms. The prisoner attempted to make the thiki go under the water. 'Witness was then standing near the poste which are driven into the sand. The child refused to go under the water and iite, defendant the child up and then daahed it down with great form. He repeated this several time, the wean= meanwhile out "Murder." Witness ran out and said if prisoner did not desist he would go for ape= Subsequently witness went far ' Joseph Thorne. enginedriver on the L. & N. W. R., said on Tusaiay afternoon he was engaged in shunting at the South Doak. His attention was first called to fid prisoner about noon. Ile was then on the Oystennouth Road, accompanied by two women and • child. They were quarrelling, and the prisoner struck one of the women twice, the second time knocking her down. When witness saw prisoner at one o'olor.k only one women was there. They were polling the child about from one aide to the other. They both appeared to be under the influence of drink. When be saw them next the prisoner was hi the water with the child, which was naked. At first, witness thought prisoner was trying to bathe the child, but afterwards lie saw him lift the child up by the arm and leg above his head, and dash it out of his hand to the ground. This he repeated several times, and the cries of the child could be distinctly heard, though witness wee about a quarter of a mile away. Witness I could not stand the treatment the child was receiving, and, leaving the engine , he went to the sands. By that time they had brought the child out of the water and were dreaming it. He asked them what they meant by ill-using the child in that manner. The woman replied" By G—, who are you 1' Can't we bathe our child" Though so far away, witness was positive that he had seen the prisoner throw the child out of his hands into the sea. Before the child was dressed, he saw that there were red marks on its shoulder blade. Augusta James, the wife of Thomas James, was on the embankment about 10 minutes to 1. Jim attention was attracted to the minds by the screaming of the woman. She saw prisoner throw the child into the water as described by the lad witness.  Sarah Jane °TOW said she had been living with the prisoner for some years, and he was the father of her children. She lived at Charlesstreet. On Tuesday afternoon she, prisoner, the child, and another woman, intended going to the Mumbles. The woman went, but witness, prisoner, and the child, went on the sands, where they bathed the child. Prisoner bathed the ob.. by lifting it up and down in the water. He did not let it drop from his hands. They were I not drunk, though they had been having a pint or two that morning.) Vas had not been iquarrelling with the prisoner that morning. had been playing on the road when witness 1 streak prisoner and he pushed her down. (Laughter.) She did not -wish to have a better father for her children than the prisoner. (Laughter.) The prisoner, when wilted by the Bench if he had anything to say, replied that he had intended no harm. He was only bathing the chikl.  Mr. Bishop said there appeared to be some doub.: as to how far prisoner had ill-treated the child. The Bench would therefore discharge