The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1871-02-10 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

PTED MURDER THROUGH JRALOUST.—At Greenwich, on Monday, Margaret O'Brien, aged 35, described as a dressmaker, of Deptford, was charged on suspicion of having thrown upon the face and person of Michael Grant, a quantity of oil of vitrol, and seriously injured him. The injured man being in Guy's Hospital, and it being stated by the house surgeon that it was very doubtful if he would not lose the sight of both eyes, and that there was a probability of the injuries proving fatal, Mr. Maude proceeded to the hospital to take the man's depositions. From his statement it i‘ppeated that he had at different times during the past two years kept company with the prisoner, but that they had parted, and the banns of mar. rage had been published between himself and a young woman named Julia Donovan. In consequence of this there had been fiequent quarrels on the part of the prisoner whenever they met, and she had threatened "to do" for him, either by shooting or stabbing him, before his marriage with Donovan. On Saturday night he bad been to Peckham with Donovan, and returned with her to Deptford and left her with his landlady while he went out again. On returning, and when within two doors of his lodging, a woman, who was wearing a veil, but whom he knew to be the prisoner, met him and threw something in his face. He was at once blinded and rendered insensible, but his moans were heard by his landledy and the young woman to whom be was about to be married, and he was taken to the hospital.—Detective Osborne said that on Sunday,in consequence of informationobtained from the injured man in hospital, he went tothe prisoner at her lodgings, and on asking her when she last saw Michael Grant, she hesitated for some time, and then said she had not seen him since the previous Saturday week.—Julia Donovan, the young woman alluded to, confirmed the principal part of Grant's statement, and said that on Saturday week the prisoner came to her and asked if she was the young woman who was about to be married to Grant. Witness told the prisoner she was the young woman, when the prisoner replied, "If I hada brace of pistols I would blow his brains out," and she told witness he should never marry her. The prisoner, who had fainted on being taken to the bedside of Grant, denied that she was the person who had thrown the liquid over him or that she had threatened "to do"  The Cattle Trade to-day was exceedingly dull owing to the mild weather. There was, however, a fair supply of beasts, which gold slowly at scarcely Monday's prices. 'rite best Scots and Crosses sold at 58 The show of sheep was below the average. The demand was (lull, and prices were very weak. The top price of Southdown wethers was 6s. Calves and pigs changed hands quietly at about late rates.  for him. She admitted going and seeing the young woman Julia Donovan to acquaint her with the manner in which she had been deceived by him during their two years' acquaintance, and remarking to her that she felt if she had a pistol she could shoot him. She also admitted that she told Donovan  " There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip," alluding to a paragraph she had read in the news. parer of a young man who was found dead in his be l on the night preceding his intended marriage. —Mr. Maude remanded the prisoner to Maidstone gaol for a week.