The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-01-29 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WOUNDING AT MAESTEG.  At the Town-hall Oi/ Monday—before Mr Edwin Price—Thomas Griffiths, a colliery labourer, was charged in custody with unlawfully wounding John Watkins, at Maesteg, on Saturday, the 23rd inst.  John Watkins, a collier, living at 21, Templestreet, Maesteg, said that on Saturday evening he wa.s in the Queen's Hotel from eight o'clock till stop-tap. Griffiths was there, and they were both drunk. They commenced to quarrel in the house. and complainant threatened to strike defendant with a pint He had been offered £3 to settle the awe, and he did not wish to press the charge. Continuing, he said outside defendant struck him gn the head with his lamp. He was rendered Utl• donscious, and afterwards went to the doctor and htel the wound dressed.  Thomas Thomas, collier, of 25, Temple-street, Maesteg, said he was in the Queen's Hotel shortly before eleven o'clock. He only took one glass of beer and was quite sober. The men did not quarrel while he was there. At stop-tap all went out. Outside a row took took place between William Thomas, who was known as " Graig Vach," and Watkins, and the former struck him in the stomach. Ho fell down, and as he was getting up pi isoner hit him on the head with his lamp. Prisoner was in his working clothes, and the lamp was hooked in the waistband of his trowsers. Watkins staggered against the wall.He remained there a few minutes, and then walked away by himself. He bled a good deal. Griffiths said he didn't mean to dolt, and c ouldn't have done it if William Thomas had not hit him. When Griffiths struck him, he said "Take that, John Watkins."  Prisoner was remanded till Saturday, and was released on bail in two. sureties of £5 each, and himself in one recognizance of £5.  The Bristol police have made enquiries respecting the confession of John Johnson, who was charged, in London, on his confession, with the murder of a woman in Bristol. The prisoner asserted that he threw the woman into the floating barb:air three rears ago, but the result of the investigations made is that no body was found about the time stated by the accused, and that no woman has been reported as missiug. The police authorities dishe,lieve the man's story.  For the oast fourteen years a eat known in the neighbourhood as "Tout" had taken up its abode in a sentry-box opposite the Premier's official residence in Downing Street. It was a general favourite and had been frequently noticed by the late Lord Beaconsfield, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. W. H. Smith, Lord Salisbury, and the late Earl of Iddesleigh. Recently, to the general grief of the inhabitants iu the vicinity, it wise set upon by two bull-torrient, and after a brave fight was killed. Pam: "He'd vatike a model husband. .1 doled see what fault you can find with him." Perdita: "That's just the trouble. Think of the disadvantage I would have in case we quarrelled ?" A wsw curate remarked to one of his parishioner», after a " Peony Reading," "I don't think too accoustic properties of thin room um very good." The parishioner sniffed, t, doret smell any," tin gravely remarked,  lat. TO iIIOTHRES !—Arp yea broemi to your rem s 3._ thild stelering with the pate or matting teeth io at Once to lbeaniet and get eottle of Mum. WlNeLow's f`ix.reilfe