Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1860-06-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SWANSEA POLICE COURT.  THURSDAY, JUNE B.—Before John Oakahot and  S. Padley, Esqrs. Andrew Robinson labourer in the Copper-works, was charged with drunkenness and with attempting to commit suicide. He was found on the canal bank, in a state ' of inebriety, and, on being spoken to, he declared that, having a bad wife and an unhappy home, he would destroy himself. The wife appeared, and said that, generally speaking, the defendant was a sober person, and had a comfortable home.—The defendant said he had no intention of destroying himself; and having expressed his determination to try teetotalism for six months, he was cautioned and discharged. Elizabeth Davies, landlady of the Dock Inn, Bathurststreet, was charged with keeping her house open for the sale of beer before the termination of Divine Service on Sunday last —The case was dismissed. Andrew Bidder, of the Red Lion, Oystermouth-road, was charged by P.C. Olden with a similar offence.—The officer stated that his attention was drawn to the house from seeing one of the paupers from the Union come out with half a pint of ruin in a bottle which he had under his jacket. It was five minutes past twelve o'clock in the morning. He went into the house, and found two sailors drinking beer there. He spoke to the defendant, who said it was half-past twelve o'clock, and conse• quently, by the terms of his license, he was justified in keeping his house open.—Mr. Oakshot requested Mr. Dunn, Superintendent, to call the attention of Mr. Clarke, master of the Union, to the statement made by the officer. He had, himself, he said, been frequently spoken to by ratepayers who had complained that it was too bad that the money paid in rates should be spent by the paupers in stiong 4rink. Elkn Carthey was charged with having assaulted Mary Dolan, and was fined 10s. including costs.—The same defendant was charged with threatening Catherine Mahoney, who applied for sureties of the peace, and she was bound over to keep the peace for six months.  FRlDAY.—Before M. J. Michael, Esq., and Dr. Bird. There was no business of any importance transacted to-day.  SATURDAY,—Before John Oakahot and S. Padley,  Esqrs. William Hoskins, a pauper, was charged by Mr. Clarke, master of Swansea Union, with running away from the House, taking with him the clothing of the Union. Defendant pleaded guilty, stating that if he could have got his own clothing he would not have decamped with that of the Union.—The case was disposed of by Mr. Clarke undertaking to give up Hoskins's clothes, and he will then leave the house.—Mr. Clarke entered into some explanation relative to a statement which had been made on Thursday, to the effect that one of the paupers was seen coming out of the Red Lion, near the Union, with some rum in a bottle, on Sunday morning previous. The explanation went to prove that the person was not one of the paupers, as supposed, no one having left the House during the morning of the day in question. The explanation was considered satisfactory by their worships. William Evans was charged with assaulting a little boy named James Eliot, and was fined in the mitigated penalty of 3d. together with 15s. 9d. costs.