ECHOES FROM THE SWANSEA ASSIZES

ATTACK ON A YOUNG GIRL — APPEALS DISMISSED

In July 1926, the South Wales Daily Post reported upon two grave matters brought before the Court of Criminal Appeal, each arising from the recent proceedings at the Swansea Assizes.

Llewellyn Idris Timpkin — A Case of “Very Evil Kind”

The first appeal was lodged by Llewellyn Idris Timpkin, who sought to overturn both his conviction and the sentence of five years’ penal servitude imposed for an offence committed against a 17‑year‑old girl.

The Lord Chief Justice, reviewing the evidence, declared the affair to be “a very bad instance of a case of a very evil kind.” The assault, as presented before the Assizes, was violent, prolonged, and of such cruelty that the young victim was left in a state of deep distress, at one point contemplating self‑destruction.

The Court found no grounds upon which to disturb the verdict or the sentence. The appeal was dismissed.

SECOND SWANSEA CASE — WIFE AND SON WOUNDED

Sentence of Twelve Months’ Hard Labour Upheld

A second appeal, also echoing from Swansea, concerned Henry Archibald Gilbert, who contested the sentence of twelve months’ hard labour imposed for wounding his wife and son.

Mr. Justice Salter, recounting the circumstances, stated that Gilbert had gone to the house where his estranged wife was residing, urged her to return, and upon her refusal, attacked both her and their son with a knife. The injuries sustained were such that the Assizes had deemed a custodial sentence necessary.

The Court, finding no reason to interfere, upheld the sentence and dismissed the appeal.