Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1861-11-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ROUGHS" ON THE OYSTERMOUTH RAILWAY.— Enoch Morgan, miller, Blackpill, was charged by Mr. Robert Williams, manager of the Oystermuute Railway, with assault.—Mr. Tripp, who appeared for the complainant, said that the defendant Morgan was summoned on a charge of having, on the previous Saturday, while travelling on the 8 p.m. down-train, used obscene language in the presence of several respectable fomalos, End on being removed from the carriage, committed an assault upon Foster, one of the employes on the railway. The defendant had been recently convicted of a similar offence on this railway, in addition to many 'prior convictions, fir assault. lie (Mr. Tripp) would call the attention of the Bench to an alteration which had recently been made in the law relating to these assaults. The legislature had, very wisely, given magistrates the power either to fine a delinquent, or to commit him to the House of Correction for any period not exceeding two months; and he would submit to the Bench that, considering the vtry aggravated cheracttr of his conduct on the present occasion, an eximple should be made of this man by committing him to the House of Correction.—Foster, in examination, said that he acted as guard of the train from Swansea to the Mumbles on Saturday last. Th defendant was a second-class passenger, and several respectable females were travelling in the carriage with him. Complaints were made that he was using obscene language, and on witness looking around the carriage, be found him lying upon the ground in the carriage. Witness told him to get up, and he did so, using very disgusting language. One lady left the carriage, and others wished to do so. Witness then, assisted by Mr. Williams, turned the defendant out of the carriage, and he then assaulted Mr. Williams by giving him a violent blow in the face.—The Bench said they considered that few things were so cowardly as to use obscene language in the presence of women when they had no means of getting away. The case had been fully proved, and was of a very serious character. They should commit the prisoner to the House of Correction for four weeks, with hard labour. David Timothy, oyster-dredger, Mumbles, was charged with assaulting George Jenkins, on the 9th of November. Mr. Tripp appeared for the complainant, who was an employe on the Oystermouth Railway. It appeared that the defendant on the day in question was guilty of very disgusting conduct while travelling on the Oystermouth Railway. lie tried to set up a defence, but the case was clearly proved, and he was fined, including coets, £2, or 14 days' imprisonment. John Parker was summoned on a charge of assaulting William Monsey, another employe of the proprietor of the Oystermouth Railway. Mr. Tripp for the complainant. William Monsey said that he was guard of the train which left Swansea for the Mumbles at 5 p.m. on Saturday last. He assisted John Jenkins in removing David Timothy from the carriage, and while doing ;so was assaulted by Parker, who was on the carriage at the time. Witness collared him, and asked him his name, and Parker tried to leave the train. Witness refused to let him go, and he then struck him again; and witness in self defence knocked him down, and a general row ensued.—Parker denied Mousey's statement, and called David Lewis, Mumbles, who described himself as "a piece of a carpenter." Lewis said that the defendant and his (Lewis's) brother were talking together on the top of the train (on the subject, as it transpired, of the climateef Cape Horn), when Monsey came and caught hold of Parker, saying that he had struck him.—Monsey (witness continued) struck this young man shameful, and I called out "Oh murder, murder," and the tears were coming into my eyes. It was enough to make anybody cry, the way the young man was knocked about—Ann Wood and Henry Lewis were also called, and proved that Monsey struck l'arker very violently.—The Bench said this case had • or been made out so clearly as most which were brought J.afore them However, the witnesses for the d fendant did .t agree in their evidence, and they believed that he was blaine.—Fined 205., including costs.