The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-07-24 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE CHARGR. The learned Judge charged the Grand Jury tottip following effect ship said though he not congratulate this county in common with the other. counties in which he had *heady held assizeeourts, he must my there wan nothing to be complained of in tho state of the county of Glamorgan when considerations was given to the large towns situated in the county and the large population-0f a peculiar character whiellsinhabited the county. There was rather a heavy calendar in point of numbere, but with the exceptive of one or two cane. there was nothing of a very serious oharacten came., ef two cakes to which he ro- ferred was that die meanagsted Like, who was indicteale— for the murder of his wife at Swansea. There was. sonic evidence that the woman was addicted to intem4-perate habits, and one ef the win:seems, a woman., deposed that nhe saw the deceased a few hours before.her death, and that she was then under the influenced?"' drink. The evidence of the medical man, who mad,— the post-mortem examination, would show that thee • deceased had rectived very severe injuries, and. • among them wail rupture of the liver, which wain the immediate cause of death. There had beerier discovered in the house of the prisoner some signs of blood and of attempts, having been made to weals • out the stains. It would be for the Grand Jury to consider the evidence which would be placed before them, and to determine whether a true bill should be returned or not. There was another case . which John Richards was indicted for the murder of n. man in the streets of Cardiff. The man was found dead in the street, and the state of his body showed. that he had been subjected to great violence, apparently from kicks. There was some evidence that there had"! been some quarrelling and fighting during the evening between militiamen and civilians, but it was not very clearly shown that there was any such fighting at the time the man was killed. From the depositions, however, it appeared that some connection WWI considered to exist between the militiamen'ir fighting and the death of the deceased, It would be for the Grand Jury to consider whether the evidence which would be placed before them indicated a fight having occurred in which the deceased was mixed up, and that he met his death in consequence; and is. that case they would find a leuo bill for manslaughter only, but if th.y (lid not consider there was any evidence of • quarrel or a fight, it would be their duty to consider the evidence against the prisoner; and if they should be satisfied that he WSW directly concerned iii it, their duty would be to return a true bill for the capital crime. Another case to which he would refer warn that of the first two prisoners in the calendar, who were indicted for the abduction of a young girl at Cardiff. The evidence showed that the girl was in the family way, and was taken to London to be confined, and money wee supplied to the prisoner by a Captain BerselL In this case, then, it was clear there had not been abduction for the purpose of seduction. The essence of the came wee, therefore, centred in the fact", of whether the girl WU induced by Captain Barad', or by the prisoner's, to leave her father's house, or whether she, of her own act awl free will, left her father's house, and by that means voluntarily placed herself out of his controL If the Grand Jury should consider the evidence showed this state of things, they would not return s. true bill against the prisoners. Hi.. Lordship made some animadversions upon some of the less important indictments in the calendar, and concluded by intimating that a second court would be opened for the despatch of business.