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Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills

22nd June 1872


A ROW AT GLASCOED. James Meredith was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Humphries, at Glascoed.- -Complainant deposed that defendant threatened to kick her little boy's inside out, and brought a boy to fight him, and then, using bad language, threw stones at her. Defendant said that Humphries's boy beat his boy, and when he remonstrated, Mrs Humphries used very indecent gestures towards him and set the dog at him and he did then throw two stones at the dog. Complainant said that the stones were thrown at her violently. --The Bench dismissed the case, on defendant paying the costs, 7s.