Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1852-10-06 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CURIOUS CHARM; OF AIGJIWAY • MOBRERY AGAL-NST A CAPTAIN AND PART OF HIS CILEW.—At the Cardiff police court, on Thuisdav last, John .Fitagrick, master of the " Elizabeth," of liinsale„ and t.iegrac and Patrick Donovan, two of the crew' d4re charged by Martin Walsh, seaman, of the "Iteceverl," of London,, with cruelly beating, and robbing hint oMve lefvereigtia, and other money, on the previous 14(44* night. the complainant stated that he met the &fetid:Litt§ in a public. house, and as they were countryinenokis, he call. d far five pints of beer and treated them. While in the house, Kingston seemed to admire my coat, and said lie would like to steal it from me. We drank the-beer, anclaite captain paid for five pints more. • It was tiieneleyeifo'clock, and the landlady would not draw any niorai rW4t that house and went to another ; the three defendants, and a, barber by the name of Ryan, and myself, were all that were in company. When we went teethe seetoria touse Ryan went away. We drank more beer in the second house, and remained there till 12 o'clock; the landlady then said she would draw no more. The captain won 4 pints of beer front me, but the landlady would not draw it. I offered the captain the price of the beer that 4 lost, but he refused, and said, "let Us go up town—perhaps we may get a house open." The caytaiu took mcby the. arm, and we walked on towards the town.; when :we-came near the Bridge in Bute-street, he (the captain)mid, "let. us go back to my ship, I have gut. some thcre.4 Just as we turned round logo hack, Kingston up with lria fist, struck rue * severe blow in the face; and knocked me down. The captain fell on toy ante. I told the captain to let me go; he said he would not,—that neversoushould touch Mo. I had my purse and money in the,bnitot,poeket of my jacket; the captain put his hand into It; took out my purse, and gave it to Kingstom tsi4,be'y might as well kill me at once as take all my nto.pey... I. keitholyi of the captain, and said I would hold him or loSe,my.life. Donovan all this time was kicking me with althirnught. I shouted " Police.—PolieeMurder I" I don't recollect .hat happened after, as they had me' very nekr-choked. The first thing I recollect, when I came to Inyself.lwas: seeing the policeman, whom I told that they had roubed me. When the constable came up, Donovan was gone. I lost airjacket, cap„black Nails walatooat,'autlbllfek silk hankerchief. After I told the constable what bitppenen Kingston ran away. Donovan Olen came 'back, when I got up off the ground, and knocked them both d'on —I • mean the captain and Donavan. The,eonStalde told me not to strike them—that they were in hl S charge. I:said, if I had a pistol I-would sorely shoot them.: The coutt'alt.ltt• then took thorn away. I am positive .tliose ate the men who robbed nic. , John Witts, in the employ of the 'Taff Vale .RallwaY; corroborated the evidence of the complainant, andidenti- ' fled the prisoners as the men who ' were scuffling with him.  P.c. James Dykes stated that about half-past 12 o'clock ' on Tuesday night last be heard "'Police" called Out. W hen he got up to the place, he saw the ceptain and complainant, who seemed to have been fighting. There were several other persons there. Complainant told hint he had been robbed by some men—that the captain was one of then, At that time Donovan came up, and complainant said be was another, and went up and knocked hint down.. ness said he should not strike him, end he took ldni and Donovan into custody, and also the captain. At ter reaching the station be searehtd them, and found 2.35. L'd. on the captain, and one shilling on Donotin. The prisoners seemed to have been fighting. They were very dirtj. and bleeding very much.. The complainant and site captain. seemed to have strugglr4 very much. „ The three prisoners. Were fully counaitleiloetrial the next assizes. Mr. R. L. 4.ea itttptiasett fa tj. prisoners. . . ,