Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-04-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

NEATH BOROUGH POLICE. MONDAY, APRIL 18.—Before W. T. Morgan, Esq. Mayor, and Evan Evans, Esq , (Ex-mayor.) Benjamin Jones was summoned by Superintendent Phillips for assaulting and belting his wife, Esther Jones, on the Bth inst., at Melincrythan.—The defendant did not appear.—Esther Jones deposed that she had been living apart !rem her husband ever since she had a peace warrens against him, (about 10 months). Her husband hed occasionally allowed her 58. per week, and then he stopped it altegether, when she applied to the magistratia. who advised her ti go back to her husband, which she (lid; she got partly inside the door when she was assaulted by her husband, and her son, Evan Jones, she was pulled by the hair of her head, and her arms were jammed between the door and the wall. She screamed murder, when she was struck on the head, and her husband put his h.ind under her clothes and inflicted a wound with sum sharp iiistrument on her thigh, she again cried out that her husband was murdering her, when some neighbours pushed the door open and rescued her.—Samuel Hunkin, butcher, Melinerythan, proved the assault —Mary Jones, Water-street, Neath, proved that she had examined the complainant and found her Try much bruised, with several cuts upon her person, which appeared to have been done with some sharp instrument —The defendant was sentenced to three months' hard labour in the House of Correction at Swansea, and to pay 13s. 6d. costs, or a further imprisonment of 14 days. Evan Jones, son of the above-named Benjamin Jones, was summoned for assaulting his mother, on the same day, sod at the same place.--The defendant did not appear.—Sarah Jones proved the assualt.—The defendant was find 405., and 138.2d.costs, or to be imprisoned 1 month with hard labour in the House of Correction at Swansea.  Thomas Poley, Samuel Hunkin, David Williams, and John Davies, were summoned by Benjamin Jones, I charged with wilful damage.—The complainant did not , appear, and each of the defendants applied for their costs, which the Bench allowed, being 3s. 6,1. in each . case, recoverable by distress or 7 days imprisonment, making 145. or 28 daya imprisonment. Martin Dillon, was brought up, charged with being drunk and riotous, and assaulting P.c. Miller, while in the execution of his duty, at 11 o'clock, on Saturday night last, in Castle-street. Fined 10s. on each charge, or 7 t.:ays imnrisonment ; making 205., or 14 days hop:18011mi nt at Swansea. Daniel Morrissey, was brought up, charged by P.c. Arthur with being drunk and riotous, at half-past 12 o'clock on Sunday morning. Fined 6s. and Bs. 6d. costa, er 10 days imprisonment. Francis Tilman, was brought up, charged by Superintendent Phillips, with being drunk an 4 disorderly at 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, on the Parade.—Fined 55., and 7s. 9d. costs, or 10 days imprisonment. John Connolly, was brought up, charged by Superintendent Phillips, with being drunk and riotous at a quarter to 12 o'clock on Saturday night, in Mackworthlane.—lt appeated the prisoner was charged before the I magistrate, in September last, with being drunk and I riotous, and assaulting the police, whew he was fined. and allowed time to pay it, but he never did pay it. Ile I was again had up in November last, for being drunk and riotous, and sentenced to 7 days imprisonment Fined 12s. 9d., including costs, or 14 days imprisonment.  Thomas Perks, was brought up on a warrant, charged by Mr J. Cr. May, with absconding from his work.— The prisoner agreed to pay the costs and go back to his work.