The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1873-10-10 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THFI ALLEGED MURDERS IN DURHAM. Llantrissant 8 37 to . a path of the express, Pencoed 8 42 11 3 3 sithout slopping. The , was shown, but why a Cerise:Tr, Monday.—This morning, at Shotley Pyle END 91111322 56 .. . Bridge Police court, two peddlers named McGee Port Talbot ;ed on the up line at the :CBB was due is not explained. 947127 3 31 4 4-, 68 11 2013161 and Owen were charged with the wilful murder of Briton Ferry James McCutchen, a labourer, at Blackhill. The taTeateellasact -press, on getting round a curve deceased had to h• d f - e -=---- gone is own door or some pur. yards to the west of the station . ' pose, and was immediately struck with a brick. etreme peril of the situation, and He was attended by a doctor, who found deceased 30 so bring -his train to a stand still. 44 , suffering from obstruction of the bowels. The man mwever, he was not successful, •-• continued to sink, and died on Saturday afternoon. eri train collided right in the face of The prisoners were near McCutchen's house, when 49, me of the goods train, which faced A he received the blow, and they were arrested on sills. The result was most disastrous. 40 suspicion. They were remanded for eight days. 6 luggage engine was much damaged, and a To-day William Thompson, the man charged 150 . truck which followed was completely smashed, with the murder of his wife at Annfield Plain, near ..d its contents strewn upon the line. With re- Conaett, on Saturday night, was brought before the gard to the passenger train, the force of the col- 1,2,2 magistrate at Shotley Bridge Police-court. In , lision seemed to expend itself upon two carriages p.m answer to the charge, the prisoner said, " I did not is. behind the tender, one a composite c 'rriage tor 6 3 murder her; she killed herself, and tried to murder 6 2 second and third-class passengers, and the other me." The prisoner was remanded for eight days. 6 4 su for for third-class passengers only. In the latter a man In the afternoon an inquest was held on the body 11 I 7 7 ~ley has named James Mills, a blacksinth, residing in of the murdered woman. The evidence showed 515 ,ustaining Bowling, was seriously crushed about the chest, that Thompson and the deceased, after returning Is at has been and when taken out wa a found to be quite dead. lie be sth, and they from Newcastle. where they had been marketing. The features were much distorted. The other pas- sat down ant had supper together. After supper 9 .5 by the spirit wingers in the two marriages, to the number in all nown. I cannot of 16, sustained injuries of a more or less serious prisoner, in a fit of jealousy, appears to have seized 45 9 his wte and cut her throat with a razor. The poor patriotic course by nature. One man, who was injured about the chest woman's head was nearly severed from her body. ii me and accomplished and much shaken, became unconscious. Eleven of After committing the murder Thompson absconded, 3 nose who send him to the injured persons were removed to the Royal In- but was apprehended the same night at a village ... live years the present firmary, but the others were able to be house. taken shout a mile distant, on his way to Annfield Plain. 30 avery trade, worried every Prisoner made a statement to the policeman to the or menaced every class in- effect that while he and his wife were in a public, of property in the country.