Weekly Mail

Exquisite Models. Per-' foot Fit. Guaranteed. •?Sr Y N PATENT CORSETS Will not split in the Seams nor tear in the Fabric. THREE GOLD MEDALS. "The most comfort- able corsets ever made." —Lady's Pictorial. Made in Wliite, Black, and all the Fashionable Colours and Shades in Italian Cloth, Satin, and Coutil. 4;11, 511, 6/11, 7/11 PerP ir and Upwards. Sold by all the principal Drapers aad Ladies' Out- fitters in the United Kingdom and Colonies

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. SERIOUS MISHAP ON THE TAVF VALE RAILWAY. A railway accident which might have resulted much more seriously than it did occurred on Wednesday just outside Pontypridd Station, and at the junction of the Pontypridd, Caerphilly, and Newport Railway, with the Taff Vale Railway. The passenger train due at Ponty- pridd from Newport at 11 o'clock, ran off the points at the junction. The locomotive, and the first coach ran right across the diamond crossing instead of taking to the pair of rails leading to the platform allotted to these pas- senger trains. Considerable consternation was caused amongst the passengers, who feared the train would roll down the steep embankment on to the tramway leading to Treforest. The train was immediately stopped, and, luckily, nothing beyond the fact that the train had run off the rails occurred. The passengers were rescued ffom their un- happy position, being obliged to walk to Pont- ypridd Station. Mr. Harland, of the Taff Vale Offices, Cardiff, was at once made acquainted with the accident, and he soon arrived at Ponty- pridd by special train, accompanied by a gang of workmen. As the engine and carriages had crossed the down main line, the passenger traffic had to be worked on the up main line, as also did the mineral traffic for several hours. Much difficulty was experienced in doing so, as the traffic at this spot is con- siderable. Mr. Beasley, the manager; Mr. Harland, the superintendent; and Mr. Sibbering, the engi- neer of tlhe Taff Vale line, visitc-d the scene of the accident on Wednesday afternoon. By means of a. crane the locomotive and carriages I were again placed on the metals, and the line is now in workiug order.

I "STRONGEST AND BEST."—Health. I FRY'S PURE CONCENTRATED COCOA. Highest Honours, I Over 100 Prise Medals Chicago, 189S. | and Diplomas. PnrehMert shoald Mk (peclallT lor S«T'. Pea. OmcnrriuTFD Coco* to dUtineuinh it boat MJMT varieties manufactured by the Firm.

STRIKERS SHOT DOWN. A TERRIBLE AFFRAY IN PENNSYLVANIA^ TWENTY MEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED. The Central News Agency at Pittsburg, tele- graphing on Saturday morning, says: —A terrible affray occurred near Hazelton, in Penn- sylvania, last night. A large number of miners on strike, mostly Hungarians, were engaged in persuading non-Unionists at the Lattimer Mines to quit their work and join the strikers. The sheriff, who was present, sought to protect the workers from further annoyance, and both he and his deputies were immediately attacked by the strikers. The sheriff's party opened fire upon the miners, firing two volleys. Twelve of the men, were killed outright, and 40 others were more or less severely injured. Some of the injured are in such a critical condition that no hope is entertained of their recovery. The strikers retired before the volleys of the sheriff's party, but they now threaten vengeance, and further bloodshed is feared. The situation has become critical, and the governor has called out the State Militia. INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS POSSIBLE. A Renter's telegram from Hazelton, Penn- sylvania, dated Saturday, says:—The report that the deputy-sheriffs fired yesterday on the miners who are on strike near Coleraine is confirmed. Twenty-two of the men were killed jnd 36 seriously and 40 slightly wounded. The men declare that the firing was unprovoked. It appears that 250 unarmed strikers started to march to Lattimer in order to induce the workers at that place to come out. Near the. mine they met Sheriff Martin with 90 deputies. The sheriff commanded the strikers to halt, and they obeyed. He then ordered them to dis- perse. The leaders of the men expostulated, but the sheriff persisted, and, finding that his words had no effect, read the Riot Act. Few of the men underetood this, as the majority do not speak English, and crowded round the sheriff in their anxiety to know what he was reading. They assert that they did him no violence, and merely jostled. him. Pushing his way through the crowd, however, the sheriff ordered the deputies to fire a volley at close range into the mass of the strikers. Dozens of the men fell, and the rest fled for their lives. A,second volley was then poured into the fugi- tives, many of whom fell. The sheriff asserts he was assaulted, and says he realised that the foreigners were a desperate lot who had little respect for human life. He" adds that he tried a to arrest the, leader, and that the first vollet was fired pver their heads. The Militia have been called out to preserve order. Inter- national complications may arise, as it is un* derstocd that many of the men shot are net American citizens. The sheriff's action is uni- versally condemned. At a meeting of citizens held last night resolutions were passed in sym- pathy with the victims, and demanding the pro- secution of the sheriff and his deputies. The strikers who were fired on by the deputies are Slavs. WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE SHERIFFS ARREST. A later Reuter's telegram from Hazelton on Saturday says: —The numbers of the miners now ascertained to have been killed and wounded in the encounter with the sheriff and his depu- ties differ slightly from those first reported. Nine- teen of the strikers lost their lives, eleven having been killed on the spot and eight having suC-' cumbed to their wounds. Forty-one others were wounded, but not fatally. The Governor of Pennsylvania has postponed the trip which he intended to make to the mountains. At the instance of the United Hungarian Societies war- rants have been issued here for the arrest of the sheriff and 102 deputies alleged to have been concerned in the shooting of the strikers. The prosecutor is the president of the St. George Society, to which most of those killed belonged. The deputies include a number of prominent inhabitants of Hazelton. It is reported that some of the dead and wounded were brutally treated. Search parties are scouring the woods for eight men who are missing. The 1,500 miners at Lattimer, upon whom the men were marching yesterday, voluntarily struck to-day. They comprise Italians, Poles, and Hungarians. There will be 2,500 Militia and also a battery of artillery in and about Hazelton to-night. As the commanders ask for cavalry, the first city troops of Philadelphia, a crack body, has been ordered here, and is now en route. While the foreigners are apparently cowed in presence of the Militia, it is feared there will be an outbreak of turbulence to-night. The troops will accord- ingly prevent bodies of miners from marching on the roads, and orders have been given them to maintain law and order regardless of the objects of operators and miners. QUESTION OF INDEMNITY. A Reuter's telegram from Hazelton (Penn. sylvania) on Sunday says: -Funds are being col- lected for the prosecution of the sheriff and deputies. The question of obtaining an indem- nity for the Hungarians killed is being discussed. The opinion is expressed that had the strikers been able to speak English there would have been no bloodshed. The Governor of Penn- sylvania has issued a reassuring proclamation. AUSTRIA INSTITUTES INQUIRIES. A Central News telegram from Vienna oil Tuesday says: -The shooting of Hungarian miners at Hazleton, in the United States, has caused a storm of indignation throughout this country. Details of the regrettable affair have been telegraphed to the Government by the Austro-Hungarian Minister at Washington. According to his version, the miners were attacked and mercilessly shot by the sheriff and his men without having offered the least provo- cation. Further detailed reports from the Lega- tion at Washington are being awaited, and upon their receipt the Government proposes to demand from the United States an ample explanation of the occmrence and payment of an indemnity to the relatives.

CLERGYMAN SHOT BY BURGLARS. The Rev. Charles Aubrey Price, who live, at Chesterton, Loates-road, Clapham, was iarly on Wednesday morning awakened by a noise in the lower part of the house. He proceeded down- stairs and apparently came suddenly upon the burglars, one of whom fired at him, wounding him in the chest. He was found unconscious, and lies in a dangerous condition. The burglars made good their ercape. The rev. gentlemas is 70 years of age.

SUPPOSED KIDNAPPING. A little girl, about ten, belonging to Jveafney, near Dover, has, it is believed, been kidnapped. The child, with her sister, went to Ewell Mimiis three days ago to pick blackberries, but the siste* lost sight of her and nothing has tiin<M been heard of her. Ewell Minnis Common is much frequented by tramps and gipsies- 1

41, KOTE.^V FL? FOR y. WHEELER & WILSON Sewing Machines 1 AND ACCESSORIES, I <JO TO THE NEW LOCAL AGENTS— Jj Atlas Furnishing Co., Ltd., Ill THE HAYES, CARDIFF.

I IOQ fifty. vr fB SATISFIED WITH, "THIS IS JUST AS GOOD." UT ASK YOUR QROCER FOR .FRY'S CONCENTRATED uCpcOA. IL Prod Cocoa that experience con ^or^that^ money can buy.

OP THE PENARTH j( INtIMIDATION CASE. t ^B-COTJRT PROCEEDINGS t AT SWANSEA. 4tq S K>sa Police-court on Tuesday morning V' liajf" C. Fowler, stipendiary; Messrs. g and Fred Kocke) Pclice-constable rr^' was c^ar&ed 'with committing j&H r c°rrupt perjury in a case against two j^-e.ard at Swansea Assizes last July. & Poison, Barry, prosecuted on behalf (Vi Union, represented in court by 13% Wilson, M.P. Mr. George David, l)a PPeared for the defendant. fer'Oh- called attention to the form of the Which stated that on the 3rd of July committed. He contended that lv?.fai>.L?^ sufficient, and that specific allega- j^ie to be made at the outset. He 1m Saiisfied if Mr. Nicholson wpuld state (lchdson in opening the case, said he o°t¡ behajf of Mr. James Quinta Baltye, vr^le in the case, who accused Police- -Headon of perjury at the last Swan- es. At these assizes two seamen wele w»ri seven years' penal servitude lor L,e °us bodily harm on the 3rd of June & steawship Lesreaulx was in Penarth V? amongst the crew who signed on ii J*< Chandler, William Eaton, and James C* Proceeded from the vessel as far i an<^ the allegation was that they V' inta + ^y the two prisoners, Lynch and I V» tunnel, and that an affray took Chandler stated that by the bridge in the back of the head. He 0 ta*,i and saw Jones with a piece of wire w ^oi, He (Chandler) was after- k^Q the back, but he could not wL^this.- i5.°bjected to the production of this was not given at the assizes, Sti £ 0llce-court. V• upheld the objection, and A '? °'son was to confine himself to W ^ir-k ce at the assizes. LV Wat s?n (proceeding) said that the con- ftw, ed that he took the wire .right-hand pocket of the coat £ und on the ground on the Cardiff fe1-"10111'* Now, he was prepared to KWSok Headon was never near the coat, w*ro fro™ the coat at all, and he »» th ^°.r the production of the coat in h^kSfaft 6 evidence of a dock-constable at ^BjE^ould tell them where it came from, did not take it from the coat. Headon with perjury in another tJi order to show Lynch's duplicity stated that he saw him by K frS^18 vessel, and heard him utter K u>0 the three men that he would ftp and throw them into the dock, a number of witnesses to state tfrUr™* by the^sitik? of tho dock I IB' weak an<i unable to walk K$tt ""ended calling to prove his case. ■Ry Uiunton Battye, secretary to the ■frW"rancfa of the Seamen's Union, was the Hgj^sss. He was in the Crown Court at ■Pi on the 3rd of July last, when Jones were charged with unlawfully r #x 015111 named Chandler at Penarth said te objected that the evidence of tW? n°t admissible, and the only ^e»ri Was admissible wa» the evidence • Wichni nt Headon- asked Mr. David to wait till what his (Mr. Nicholson's) case :e preferred to object before *1l?ce was ?iven rather than after. R!VV!a?lai7 said Mr. Nicholson was a out such evideno^given at the ^i(;rias material, but he did not see that e6ss sa^ there was admissible. K> y Ss was then questioned as to what W ^vid°UtL!he piece of wire. II ^objected, and said the question of M0n. only be introduced as arising out ^idenco. upheld this objection. L 1-Io6 °oeec^n^' said that Headon in S. v6ssp?ai(^ saw Lynch and Jones along- Jj1 at Penarth Dock on the 3rd of sa'^ Jones got hold of Jjl,' threatened to throw him into the M ^L^MTieh was there, and a crowd as NM «air) ordered them away. Headon !'C 'itn .^at he pursued Jones, who ^-l>oaf ^rry-boat: that he (Headon) called a»id ack, and that Jones jumped over- swam to the Ely side of the har- Did he say the Ely side? Ni ^ell, the Cardiff side. r ii t,ai! as^e(l that both these answers s"ii,^eh"»^en down, as mistakes of this kind >\7es;material. t.V of v^tinuing'. said he took a piece of W Nicb-°nes'B right-hand coat pocket, v'th* to +iS0!1: Was he asked anything in u'e wire? ^ith^tihp 9.nly to identify it. v«ary: Was it produced in court ? j s'la" 11 produce it now; I iht i-^en r ° Pro^uce it in proper time. », Kl<rte s ry: The question is what is the "xVj. Wi•, xt is in the prisoner s possession, Or only produce it when it would V* f>eii!re^ in ^s own interests. v%finpri ary said the objection was a ijV^ry one. There seemed to be an it.ctiinco to produce it, but he °uid be produced shortly, v.] I think you will find, sir, that Kfc K a-^0 anv o'j^tacle in your way. X* sih You have been fading up the Have you read through tho V: fJ1 at the police-court? If' V'i'^ r°' n°t t° mv knowledge. \i I Headon's evidence ?—Witness: as there, and took part notes my- K?^v V" h^is last read his evidence ?—I did • vence at alL rin, u ^ave iust said you did. ]at was a misunderstanding. jMother mistake, was it? ■ k read through notes taken by i \s- « 1 v*here are they?—I do not know. ^^Cr,y-soiicitor- Itq J:lnning, said his evidence that day emorv ^a(i been partly refreshed f6s,' ^°Pt a of documents, H them up. He would have /h! 4 |h t aout looking at the notc3. 1 bere 0r two might forget or over- jlCOrnPlained that Mr. David spoke A(.' confused him, and urged that he t n°^ an "extraordinary educated ^r; David objected to Mr. J. H. bp ^1Vlng vent to audible remarks Overheard by the witness.. Kl* l2idnot- ^ulii i?rd *"m Ea^5 remarks which ■V \Vi, hoar, dictating what bis reply i l)U3un. not. Ifc is false! ( °u sir, and, whatever you '!f' n'ij ^ust not dictate to witnesses! > T ?id not. It u false! 'CVr1 aj,eard y°u- Don't allow your i O iO/J ^ith you. V* to some other evidence d Kar)n ^r- NichoUon objected, and f^. topped hir.i doing that very f Pti v^r- David) r It's a case of v: >J u .see- h": Sir; I am waiting for any be raised. 4 ySi-0[? ^seii in Jones was? then put in the 11 brought up under a writ of fVM evidBe w°re a grey suit, his hair prison discipline. He Ln&ld, ^st l,j°n,stable Headon in giving v Cha^j, sworn that he (witness) ?er and swore he would put br,, I he b'xa. That was abso- 1 i^ne. '^tness) was not near the ;] Ri 6 Was in the tunnel when e* Ho mado Lynch'# acquaintance only that day. Lynch was not in" the tunnel. He saw Headon first near tlu Shipping Office at half-past twelve. He (witness) was with a crowd, and walked away, fearing arrest. The defendant and another ccnstable chased him. The other officer chased him to the ferry, not Headon. He got on the ferryboat, but the constable, Par- sers, called it back. Witness then jumped ever and swam ashore. He threw off his ccat, vest, and hat when ashore, and kept on running. He hid near some oilworks, and the constable followed. Witness was wearing blue pants and white canvas shoes, and his coat was very greasy. In the coat he threw away were his discharges, two pipes, and a picture of his wife and child. He produced two small keys when taken to the police-station, and asked to turn out his pockets. The coat he was wear- ing afterwards had no pockets. They were all tern out, Even to the lining. He heafd the other constable tell Headon that he had picked up a piec3 of twisted messenger wire that had been used in the fight. Headon asked where it was, and Sanders (the other constable) said it was at the office, and Headon said he would go down and get it that afternoon. When Headon arrested him he had no wire in his hand. only his staff. He (witness) was wearing the same trousers as he had on now. At the request of the advocate, he here turned the pockets inside out. Mr. David: I suggest that the clerk take that down as, "I produce the pockets of my pants." (Laughter.) Photographs of the tunnel being produced, Mr. David said they were artistic, but not of material bearing on the case. Better evidence would be a photograph of the affray itself, so that they could see who was there. (Laughter.) In further evidence, the witness said there was no wire in his coat when he threw it aside. The piece produced in court was about half an inch thick, some fifteen inches long, with a knot at one end, and the strands turned over at the other. Mr. David here complained that the witness J Battye had left the court, and was discussing the case with the other witnesses that were to be called-a point which was corroborated by Sergeant Barnett. The Stipendiary, at the request of Mr. Nichol- son, ordered the witnesses to stay in court after giving evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. David, witness said he ran away because, although he had nothing to do with the affray, he thought he might be arrested. He did not know whether that was consistent with the conduct of an innocent man, but he thought he was as innocent as most other men "in this part of the world." (Laughter.) He walked along the dockside nearest the river all the way. He saw the Lesreaulx in dock there a week before. He did not know that Chandler had got the job of the boatswain on board of her. The Court here adjourned for luncheon. Upon the re-assembling of the court witness said that one of the reasons why he wanted to evade the police was because he had a ship the following day. This was the Prudentia, on which he had been asked to stand by on chance of a, pier-head jump. Mr. David asked for the production of wit- ness's statement made in gaol. f Mr. Nicholson objected, urging that the docu- ment was privileged. Mr. David urged that the privilege had been destroyed by publication in the "Seaman's Chronicle." It was not now privileged in view of these proceedings. Mr. Nicholson still urged privilege, though he admitted the document was in his possession. Mr. David pleaded that the prosecution was morally bound to hold the scales of justice equal. The Stipendiary thought that he could not enforce the production. Mr. David admitted that he might be a little premature at that stage. Witness said that his statement made in gaol was taken by Mr. Nicholson, who was accom- panied by Mr. Havelock Wilson, M.P. Neither he nor Lynch were near the ship. Lynch was not able to get there. Though 75 yards from the ship witness could see the ship all the time and the people about. He was not alongside the ship. Chandler, Eaton, and Owen were fol- lowed into the tunnel by four men, who included witness and a man named Deafeh. He did eM know the name of the othera. Witness was behind while Deutch and otihera were pot see anybody knocked down.' He did not lay his hands on Chandler. He saw something like a piece of iron or twisted wire, with which Chandler was struck on the head by one of the four. The man who struck the blow was one witness did not know. He did not inter- fere. If he had had as good legs as Eaton he would not have been caught. He did not bear his counsel say at the trial that he used the wire in self-defence. What was said was, "If he did use. it, it was in self-defence." A boy told him that he might have the coat and hat he picked up. He went alone to the ferry boat. When he got to it there was someone alreadv there. When he was arrested he did not say to Headon, "If I had taken your advice this morning I should not be in this mess." He did say, "Now you have got me I'll so with you quiet enough, like any man." The first time he saw the piece of wire was in Barry Police-court. He did not see it at the Penarth Police-station when he was charged. When charged his answer was not, "I am not guilty of stabbing, the man who used the knife was a Slav." What did transpire was that Headon said to him after his arrest, "I thought you were a man. and not a coward, to stab the man with a knife." Witness replied, "I am a man, and not a coward; I did not use the knife; the man who used the knife was a Slav." Chandler was not stabbed in the tunnel. He watched closely. It was time to do so when he saw a knife flying round close to him. He took no part in the affray to defend the man who was stabbed. He went to him to tie up his wounds. Witness was a member of the Union at that time. This finished the cross-examination. Mr. Nicholson said that at this point he must ask for the nroduction of the wire. Mr. David declined to produce it. The Stipendiary intimated that in his opinion it ought to be produced. Mr. David declined again to produce unless Mr. Nicholson could quote an authority. Mr. Nicholson said there was not a parallel case. He had given notice Lo the police for the production, and lie was told that it was held by the defence. Mr. David said he would produce it at the proper time. He had a reason for its non- production for the present moment. The Stipendiary said he would not order its immediate production. He would content him- self with expressing the opinion that it should be produced. He would not order it, but it might have some effect one way or the other on the minds of the magistrates. JONES RE-EXAMINED. Witness, in re-examination, said that the knife was used in the tunnel by Chandler or Deutch. When Chandler was going to the tunnel, about twelve or thirteen yards from it he turned round, looked at witness, pulled out of his pocket a small white-handled pen-knife, opened it, and shoved it into his pocket, then walking away. Deutch was stabbed in the tunnel, and witness bound up his arm with a borrowed handkerchief. That was borrowed from a man in the tunnel, who was wearing light clothes. It was Parsons who called the ferry- boat- back, not Eaton. William Diamond, toilkeeper at the chain ferry at Penarth, said lie recollected a certain day in tho month of June last. It was the 3rd of June. He remembered seeing four men at th" turnstiles, and one man paid for the lot. A policeman^ named Parsons came and asked witrlEss whether lie had reen a man in a light coat and sand-shoes. Parsons then whistled to the boatman to come back for him. He (wit- ness) did not see Headon. When die boat was on its way the man in the light coat and sand- shoes jumped overbr-ard. He new identified him as thei witness Jones. Jones swam to the Cardiff side, and, throwing away his hat, coat. and vest, ran away. Parsons did not touch the clothes. One of the four men picked them up and took them away. That was a quarter of ail hour or twenty minutes before Headon cam? up. When he came he said, "Have any of our fellows gone ovar this way?" Witness said, "Yes, Mr. Parsons." He asked, "How long?" and witness said a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes. He then jumped the stile, hailed the boat, and crossed the ferry. The prisoner Jones, when he rrossed the ferry again with Headon, was dressed in all old coat and cap, and was handcuffed, From twenty minutes to half an hour afterwards he saw Parsons fce- cross the river. He had no one with him. By Mr. David Witness did not give evidence at the assizes. It was laot Friday when he was first asked to give a statement on the matter. Headon first came to him. Afterwards Mr. J. H. Wilson came to him, and got him to make a statement:, also. Nothing had occurred to bring tlw facts back to his mind. It was about half- past one when Jones passed through. It was a little exciting, of course, and he watched the prisoner Jones carefully. The passage across the ferry was more like fifty yards than ten yards. Mr David: We have been stating that it was ten at low tide, but you know best. Witness: I should say fifty. It takes just a minute for the boat to cross. By far the most damaging evidence against Headon was given by Jonah Saunders, dock. constable. in the employ of the Taff Vale Com- pany at Penarth, who said that on June 3 b* was in the tunnel at Penarth Dcrk. He war told there had been a cas* of staining there, told there bad been a caso of staining there, and he went where he had seen tome men I standing. He saw some spots of blood there. He found there a piece of twisted wire about 15in. long. It consisted of three or four single wires twisted together. He took the piece of wire to the railway station at Penarth Dock, where he put it in the porters' room. Later in the- day he was at the ferry. About half-past two he was near the ferry turnstile and saw Headon coming along with a prisoner. He be- lieved it was the man Jones. Headon asked him to assist him to the top of the hill, and he did so. On the way he told Headon that he had picked up a piece of wire under the arch- way on the top of Penarth Dock, and had put it in the porters' room, and he could have it if he went after it. In reply, Headon said, "All right, that is the thing I want." Jones asked Headon if he had picked up his coat and waistcoat. Headon said "No." He (witness) said that prisoner's mates had picked up the coat and waistcoat and taken the articles on to Cardiff with them. He saw Headon later, and he asked, "Where is the weapon?" Witness said, "It's down in the porters' room; I will go and fetch it." He did so, and handed it to Headon in the presence of Police-constable Parsons and two porters. Cross-examined by Mr. David, witness said h" did not take the names of the two seamen who came and told him about the stabbing affray. He did not consider it his duty. That was the extent of his intelligence as a con- stable. He dii not follow the crowd he saw, because it was a quarter of an hour after he saw them that he was told there had been stabbing. He picked up the piece of wire under the arch- way. Mr. David: Will you swear that ?—I will. The Stipendiary: Are you quite sure now of that circumstanced—Quite positive, sir. Mr. David was asking as to the wire, when Mr. Nicholson again asked that it should be produced. Mr. David: Ah! now I see the little trick— that is why you wished the wii'e produced at that time. Mr. David then produced from his bag the wire, and ask id witness if he called that messenger or signal wire. The witness replied in the affirmative, and said some such wire had five strands and some seven. Mr. David stated that sigoal wire was thicker than that whi-h he now produced. The prisoner Jones was then re-called, and the wire was placed in his hand. He imme- diately vai'l, "I will swear thai is not the wire that was produced at the assizes." Mr. David: Why do you say so ?—That wire was laid closer altogether; it was thicker, and the cord which was tied round it was different. The ends vrere different. Did you have it in your hand in court?—No. Mr. Jackson just showed it me, and asked me was it the wire, and I said I did not know; I didn't use it. 1 Mr. David: The wire has never been out of our possession since the trial. In further examination witness declared it war not the wire that was in the tunnel at all. In reply to the Stipendiary, he swore posi- tively that the wire was not the same. James Quinton Battye, re-called, was also asked as to the wire. He said it did not appear to him to be the same wire as was produced in court, but he was not very near to it. The case was adjourned until Wednesday morning. Mr. Nicholson asked that the wire produced should now be taken charge of by the court. The Stipendiary: Yes, certainly.' Mr. Nicholson (to Mr. David, and reaching towards it): May I hand it in ? Mr. David: I am quite able to do that, I think. There seems to be some competition as to who shall have the honour of handing it in, sir. The wire was then handed to the cleA, and the court adjourned.

BESTJMED nEABING. The hearing of the charge against Police- constable Headon, of the Glamorgan force, stationed at rlarry, for perjury at Swan- sea Assizes was resumed at Swansea Town-nail on Wednesday (before Mr. J. C. Fowler, aiipendiaiy, and utir. F. KocKe). Mr. Nicholson (Barry) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. George uavid (Cardin) for the defence. J3L. Wilson, M.P., was present in «ourt with Mr. Nicholson. c Mr. Nichoteon at' the outset proceeded to recapitulate to the bench from transcript of the depositions at the assizes the statements of Headon in regard to which perjury was charged. Mr. David Urged that the course adopted was most unfair to tne prisoner. Perjury could only be alleged with regard to specific statements, and these had not been placed in the summons. The Stipendiary said. that in proceedings before the magistrates information was sought for, so qf to make definite charges. Mr. Nicholson said all he was doing was rehearsing the points for the benefit of their worships. The convict Jones was then re-called, and a coat was handed to him by Mr. Nicholson in order that he might identify it.-He said the coat belonged to him, and he was wearing it at the time he was chased by the police. At Mr. Nicholson's request the witness arrayed himself in the coat, and then taking the piece of wire with which the assault was alleged to have been committed was asked to place it in his pocket as the constable alleged he found it. The wire, 14in. in length, could not apparently be placed in the outside pockets so as to be out of sight. Mr. David then asked that it be placed in the inside breast pocket, and the coat buttoned up, but still it was just in sight. Mr. David complained that the witness placed it so purposely. The Stipendiary asked the advocates to proceed with the case, and Mr. Nicholson then called Edward Charles Angove, a ferryman, in the employ of the Taff Vale Railway at Penarth. He said he was in charge of the ferry at dinner time on the day in question, the 3rd of June. He was called over to the Cardiff side by four or five seamen. He had known Parsons, the con- stable, for a couple of years past. It was he who, when he had taken the men aboard, called the boat back. It was half an hour afterwards that he first saw Headon. He saw Jones throw off his coat and vest after swimming over and throw them down, but when Headon came the coat and vest had been taken away. He saw Police-constable Parsons aeain that day. It was a considerable time after Headon had gone over. Bv Mr. David: He was the driver of the boat at the time. The boat was partly covered-- the machinery pert. He was attending to his wcrk. As far as he could have seen, Headon might have been on tho top of the bank on the Penarth side of the turnstile. He wonld not agree that the ferry was used more at low- water than high-water. He did not know that its object was amply to got people across when the steamer was not running. He saw Jones's coat and vest on the stage running up th* bank, and he saw the other men take then: away with them. He could not sweat1 that they took it from the neighbourhood. By Mr. Nicholson: He could see from his position on the boat both ends of it. There was only an arch over the middle. Patrick Curry was the next witness. He said he was an A.B., living at Cardiff. He was at Penarth on the 3rd ot June last, and was at the Shipping Office. From there he went up the dock to look for employment. He went to the Lesreaulx. He knew the men Jones and Lynch. He did not see them rear the ship. The first time he saw Jones that dav was between a quarter and half past ten, and the second time between eleven and twelve o'clock. He also saw Lynch at the Shipping Office. He afterwards saw Jones at the top of the chain ferry, and they went, aboard the ferry boat together. The boat was called back, and Jones jumped over and .-swam the rest of the distance. Headon was not the constable who called the ferry-boat hack. He saw Jones throw off his wet coat, vest, and hat, and throw them down as he went up the bank, When the boat eventualfy came to the Cardiff side with them the police-constable was the first to get ashote. The police-constable did not touch the coat and vest at all. Witness found two pipes, some discharges, a handker- chief, &c., in the pockets, and that was all. He (witness) took the coat (produced) with him to Cardiff. He took it to his lodgings and dried it, and then sent it down to the Sea- men's Union office. By Mr. David: He was now an A.B., and that was how he earned his living. When were you last at sea?—I have been ashore about five or six weeks. Where is your discharge ?—Here it is (pulling a book from his pocket). The last one is on top. But do you mind my lookinsr at those under- neath?—By all means; look at the lot. (Laughter.) I The Stipendiary: How are they marked— "Good" ?—Yes, sir; all good. I see vour last discharge is dated tfie 15th of July?—Well, that is only about six weeks ago, isn't it ? Have you been employed by the Seamen's Union since ?-I have received 15s. a week from them for three week to keep me. Witness, continuing, said he did not know what the police were after Jones fcr. He had heard of the stabbing case, but,he did not what the police were after Jones fcr. He had heard of the stabbing case, but, he did not know of another stabbing case or that the police were there for that. By the Bench: He dried the coat at his ledgings in Bute-street. He himself was dressed in a Ught grey cout like that gentleman (ioint- inir to the stipendiary), and a hard hat. Harry Williams said he was an official of the Seamen's Union at Swansea. He recollected the 3rd of June last. He was in tfefe UIiae court. He was present when part of Police-constable Headon's evidence was given. He heard him give evidence about chasing the man across the canal. He said he called,the boatman back, and that Jones jumped ashore. He saw a piece of wire produced in court. Mr. Nicholson (handing the piece of wire to the witness): Is that the piece produced ? Witness: I don't believe it is. If it is it has been very much tampered with since. It had a different sealing altogether to this, ifc was tied differently, and the both ends were quite diffe- rent. One end was larger, and the other was doubled back so that it would come round a man's hand when he took hold of it. By Mr. David: He lived in Rutland-street, Swansea. He had no particular interest in the case at the assizes. He simply went there to see Mr. )Joseph Henry Jones, the solicitor to the society. You are not prepared, considering the slight attention you gave to the case, to swear to Headon's words in his evidence ?—No, I shouldn't like to do that. When were you first asked to come here?- Only last night. I was asked to be here in refe- rence to the wire. Beyond that you have hot been consulted in the case ?—Not beyond conversing with some of the parties at the time. With whom?—^Vith Mr. Wilson and others. Was Mr. Wilson trying to jog vour memory about the case ?—Oh, no; not at all. He simply asked me if I could identify the wire. We were not together more than three minutes. Do you mean to say this is not the same wire? -Yes. Do you mean the method or the material?— Neither the method nor the material are like it. But is there mot a hook on this now, with the exception that it is, pressed inwards?—No; not in the way Asuggest. I want an answer-yes or no?-fWell, no. Mr. David: After that I won't ask you any more questions, for it is perfectly obvious that there is a hook on it. Witness: Not as I suggest. The strands were more turned up on the wire I saw, and it was laid closer. F OF THE SECOND CONVICT. John Lynch, the second convict, was then put into the box. He wore an old double- breasted coat and a small red scarf, and his pale appcarance, and close-cropped hair and beard were by no means prepossessing. He said he wa3 convicted at Swansea Assizes for unlawful wounding, and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, and he was serving that term at Lewes. Police-constable Headon gave evidence against him to the effect that he saw him (witness) on the 3rd of June alongside a ship at Penarth Dock-the Lesreaulx—and that he heard him (witness) say, "Come on, we'll search them up; we'll make them pay for their under- hrrded tricks"—or something like that. Now, he (witness), on his oath, swore he was noc there; he was not near the dock at all. He never left the shipping office from ten to two that day, only to go as far as the Marine Hotel. He was waiting to see the second engineer of a steamer—the Prudentia. His legs were bad at the time. He was ten weeks in the hospital at Rouen, and never stirred out of bed. He had had his feet scalded badly. He had been eleven weeks at Penarth, but he had not been reund the dock for a lopg time. He could not walk round. He wag at the shipping office. beet use he wanted compensation from the owners of the Prudentia. At about eleven he was talking with men named Minor, and Sulli- van. Between twelve and one he saw Jones chased by two constables. He saw J cnes get away, and come down the dock side. After- wards he met Headon, and said to him, "You didn't catch him," whereupon Headon said, "Mind your own business, or I may catch you." At twelve minutes to two he was in the shipping office, and went for another drink at the Marine Hotel. That was the third time that morning. (H'i gave the times, and whom he was served by each time.) He went home, and three-quarters of an hour afterwards he saw Police-constable Headon again. The latter beckoned to him twice, and he went up to where Headon and another constable had a sailor in charge, and he (witness) went alongside them. They did not speak to him nor lay hands on him, but they mentioned the names of.59 number of persons whom he saw that day between twelve and two o'clock outside the shipping office. The court afterwards adjourned for luncheon. On resuming, shortly after two o'clock, Mr. David went on with the cross-examination of witness Lynch, and had scarcely commenced before he complained of unpleasantness caused by the loudness of tone in which Mr. J. H. Wilson was instructing Mr. Nicholson. Replying to questions by Mr. David, witness said he did not see the second engineer all the time he was waiting. He did not walk to the dock, even though he was standing about from ten to two p.m. Whilst in gaol a statement was taken down, presumably for evidence, though he was not told so. He had not told a solicitor for that purpose. After Jones ran for ttye ferry, Parsons and Headon followed from different directions. Headon followed as quickly as his pumped con- dition would allow. Witness said he had been told that Headon had been to his (witness's) house and to Mrs. Thomas, next door. Witness said that Headon did not say to him that he arrested him on suspicion of stabbing. When witness was charged at the station he said that he simply replied, "All right, old man; go ahead," after he said he was not guilty. Witness was not sure that the knife produced was his property. Mrs. Helena Galloway said she was the wife of John Galloway, and lived at 38, John-street, Penarth. She, said she remembered her husband having a quarrel the night before at the shipping office, and she also was there from 11.15 till 12.45; also her sister and Mrs. Coles and James Sharp. She was there looking for her hus- bnnd. James Sharp, John Lynch, John Moore, Joseph Miner, and Michael Sullivan went to the Marine Hotel. She saw them when they came out of the hotel, but could not tell the time she saw them coming out. Witness said that Sh3 remembered Headon coming to her house on the 31st for her brother. The brother in question was arrested. He was a boy, eleven years' of age, and had received twelve. strokes of the birch rod for obtaining goods on false pretenses. Mechalao Macchiavello said that he gave evidence on behalf of Jones and Lynch at the assizes. He said he knew Lynch for fourteen vears. He was at the Penarth Shipping Office on the 31st. He was there from 10.30 till 11.20. He saw Lynch there, and Lynch was suffering from a very advanced cold in the legs and feet. He saw him walking about that dav. but very slowly. Mr. David asked him whether lie was at the bar at the Marine Hotel during that time, but witness replied, "No." Witness said he did not mention about his legs at the assizes. George Thomas Bryant was then sworn. Cross-examined by Mr. Nicholson, he said he was a rigger, and lived at 23, James- street, Penarth. Witness said he saw seven or eight men, three in advance of the rest, at the Penarth side of the tunnel. Just as he passed them lie heard a row, and turned round and saw them squabbling with one another, when he heard one man say he Was stabbed. He (witness) went back, and saw a man pull off his coat, land saw blood streaming down his arm. Another man produced a handkerchief to bind the arm. He then went on with his work, and saw Police- constable Sanders going towards the tunnel. He said he would swear Lynch was not in com- riariv with the other seven or eight men. He said he had lived in Penarth for thirteen years, and had known Lynch the whole of that time. He had always found Lynch a quiet, decent, sober man. Cross-examined by Mr. David: He saw a man in the tunnel bind up the arm of a man that was stabbed. He saw one man with a ipiece of wire, but he couldn't say who was the person who had' it. Cross-examined by Mr. David: He saw « man being struck with it. He heard of it on the 4th of June, and he knew that Lynch was charged with the affair. He was on the point of going to Bristol for a fortnight, so he didn't tell any of his friends of the occurrence. He said that the oequrrence took place near the end of the tunnel. There was hardly any light in the tunnel, so he couldn't distinguish any of them. The other men ran away at the time when he heard a man say he was stabbed. Witness said he did have a little difficulty with Headon, in fact he was taken into custody for a minor offence. Walter Chinn, cross-examined by Mr. Nichol- son, said he had known Lynch for five or six years. He (recollected the 3rd of June last. He was working on board a ship on No. 13 Tip in Penarth Dock. He noticed a crowd. He did not see Lynch that day. He knew a man named John Trump. He was talking about Headon on the tip on the quay before dinner. He gave no information to the police. On being asked by Mr. David, he said the crowd was orderly. Wit- ness was working on the 'ship. He saw Headon on the quay. Thomas Dippe said he knew Lynch, on being cross-examined by Mr. Nicholson. He recol- lected the 3rd of June last. He knew a man named Trump. He did not see.Lynch on the 3rd Of June last, but he saw Trump alongside the ship. Trump was conversing with Headon and another. It was about eleven or twelve in the morning. He heard one say, "You can say wbat you like, but keep your hands off." ne saw Headon about 1.45 the 'same day between the basin and the dock. Witness was with Walter Chinn. Headon came to witness and wanted to know a man's name, the man he (witness) WM speaking to in the morning. Mr. David M^ed ir witness was on the shore, and he said "Yes. The conversation took olace with Beadquøut 1.45. Headon gave a description of the man he (Headon) wanted. Headon described him as the man who had so much to say (Lynch). Witness did not give any information the police-officer required. He did not know the man's name at the time, but afterwards found out that it was Trump. He (witness) gave a statement to Mr. Nicholson at his (witness's) house. John Bowen, an assistant clothier, said he came to Penarth by the steam ferry on the day in question. When he landed at Penarth he passed the shipping office. He saw Mr. J. H. Wilson and a crowd of men. He knew Lynch for three of four years. He saw John Lynch in front of the shipping office amongst a crowd of men. Mr. David asked witness what time he saw Lynch. Witness replied about sixteen or seven- teen minutes past eleven. Witness said that in his statement he did not say he saw Lynch in the crowd of men about 11.35. He said that Lynch, was not at the Marine Hotel from the time he landed till 11.35. Mr. Nicholson then said that this closed the case for the prosecution. MR. DAVID RAISES POINTS. Mr. David then addressed the court- and said that before proceeding to treat of the facts of the case he would raise certain points which he argued must at once end in the discharge of the defendant. After treating of the class of men produced by the prosecution, he said there was absolutely no evidence before the court showing what the issue tried at the assizes was. It was clear that the men were not tried at the assizes on the charge mentioned by the present prosecu- tion, for the limit of sentence for unlawful wound- ing was five years. What they were tried for had not been placed before the court. No evidence had been tendered as to the holding of the assizes, as to its being "a competent court of jurisdiction." Officials could have been summoned for this in- dispensable purpose. Then what evidence had they to show whether, if Headon made any statement, it was "material to the issue" ? What was the issue?. Were they to take the issue in generalities from such witnesses as they had had? The Stipendiary: Those are technical points. Mr. David: But thev are substantial points, sir, and these people come here, not on behalf of justice, but because two of their mem- bers havij been sent to gaol, and they do not call for sympathy at the hands of the court to-day. They have had due* warning, and they have not produced what defendant is entitled to—the best evidence as to what took place at the assizes. That can only be proved by official evidence or by shorthand writers. The Stipendiary, after a retirement with Mr. Rocke, anr ounced that the evidence was so voluminous and required so much consideration that tha bench felt it would be necessary to adjourn its decision on these points till they had an opportunity of reading it over, and for that purpose they would now adjourn. Mr. David then submitted his additional pre- liminary points: Firstly, that there was no evidence on which the court could rely as to the statement made on oath by Headon. The Stipendiary: The judge's notes, you know, are not to be had. Mr. David: But they could get other evidence, or have had notes taken. Bat- tye, the man who states what Headon said, actually has notes in his posses- sion, which he will not produce in court. Mr. David then submitted that most of the statements made by the prosecution as to what evidence Eden gave were not supported by evidence; that with regard to the majority of the points spoken to by witness they were not material to the issue which was tried at the assizes, whatever that was. The court then adjourned till Thursday.

HEADOIT COMMITTED TOR TRIAL. At Swansea Police-court on Thursday (be- fore Mr. J. C. Fowler, stipendiary; and Mr. F. Rocke) the hearing of the charge of perjury against Police-constable Headon, of Penarth, was resumed. Mr. Nicholson, of Barry, again appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Geo. David, of Cardiff, for the defence. The Stipendiary announced that, having con- sidered the evidence in the case, the court was of the opinion that there was such strong; evi- dence of perjury in suppdrt of the prosecution that it was the duty of the court to commit the prisoner for trial. Mr. David applied for bail, and asked that the prisoner's own recognisances should be taken. Mr. Nicholson here interfered. Mr. David: Do I understand that the pro- secution actually interferes in a matter of bail? Mr. Nicholson: I certainly do on the ques- tion of the taking of his own recognisances. Mr. David submitted that the defendant was a police officer under the immediate control of th-s police authorities, who would have every opportunity of surveillance. There was no reason to suppose that even if he desired ¡ ù evade justice that justice could be in any way defeated. As a matter of fact, the man was most anxious to meet his trial. The Stipendiary: We will take his own recog- nisances in the sum of £ 50.

CONVICT RELEASED AFTER SERVING TWENTY YEARS. Lewis Adolphus Edmund Staunton, who was one of the prisoners in the celebrated Penge case, and was sentenced to death, the sentence being subsequently remitted to penal servitude for life, is to be released from Pentonville Prison to-day on ticket-of-leave, after serving twenty years' imprisonment. He was removed from im Dartmoor Prison to London on Tuesday, and was conveyed to Pentonville pending his veleas^. The crime for which he was convicted was ih» of starving his wife, Harriet Staunton, to death. The trial took place on September 19, 1877, and at the time excited the most profund interest. The case was heard at the Old Bailey, before Mr. Justice Hawkins, and in the dock with Lewis Staunton, who was dbscribed at the time as a farmer, and whose age was given as 26, were his brother, Patrick Staunton, an artist, 24 years old, his wife Elizabeth Anne Staunton, aged 28, and Alice Rhodes, aged twenty. The trial lasted for a week, and ter- minated in the jury returning a verdict of guilty against all the prisoners, at the same time recommending Alice diodes strongly to mercy Sentence of death was passed, and this was fol- lowed by an extraordinary display of feeling on the part of the public. The newspapers were inundated, with letters, chiefly from medical men, calling attention to the insufficiency of the evidence. Meetings were held and a committee appointed to urge the commutation of the sen- tence and, finally, the trial was so far reviewed that the sentence on the three Stauntons was committed to penal servitude for life. while Alice Rhodes was set at liberty. Patrick Staunton died while undergoing his term of penal servi- tude, but his wife was released on ticket-of- leave after completing ten vears. At the trial Mrs. Butterfield, the mother of the deceased woman, stated that her daughter was entitled to a fortune of between £ 3,000 and £ 4,000 altogether, but at the time of her mar- riage she onlv came in to about £ 1.600..She married Lewis Staunton in June. 1875, and after the wedding the mother could not obtain any satisfactory information about her daugh- ter. She alleged that Patrick Staunton used threats to her when she stated her intention of seeing her daughter, and also sooke of the behaviour towards her of Lewis Staunton and his sister-in-law. A witness whose evidence was of a sensa- tional character was Clara Brown, a girl of six- teen, and first cousin to Elizabeth Staunton and Alice Rhodes, who were sisters. She said she J thought that Alice Rhodes and Lewis Staunton' seemed to be too affectionate towards each other, and stated that the deceased woman also complained of the intimacy. Another point of interest in the evidence of this witness was the instruction to her not to let Mrs. Staunton go out of the house or let anyone see her. At first she used to have her meals with the rest of the family, but afterwards she was sent up- stairs, and her food sent up to her to prevent her coming down. Sometimes ths deceased complained that she did not have sufficient food to eat. and the witness spoke to acts of ill-usage on the part of Patrick Staunton. More than once she heard him threaten the deceased that if she came downstairs he would break her back. The wit- ness gave a graphic description of how ill and weak deceased became, and how the Stauntons trioH+o fppd her, but she was "nable to eat anything. At this time Alice Rhodes, the witness said, was living with Lewis Staunton at a place called Little Grey's Farm. » Sensational as this testimony was, it was in- tensified when Clara Brown said she found a letter written by Lewis Staunton to Alice Rhodes. It began, "Mv own darling," and went on to say, "a time will com? when Harriet is out of the way, that we shall be happy together." There were other witnesses who de- posed to hearing cries from the house, while the medical men who were called generally agreed that death resulted from starvation. The verdict of ,the jury confirmed this conclu- sion. r-

Gwily-m Evans' Quinine Bitters is purely vVe. table, and may be safely taken by delicate ladies and chiiaren in all caM" o £ In Bottles 2E 9D. AND 4s. REFUSE substio tut* 41617

TET-TBTBLE AFFAIR ON, THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. A terrible accident happened on Wednesday morning at Westhouses, on the Erewash Valley line of the Midland Railway Company, near Alfreton, involving the loss 6f three lives. At Westhouses are situated the extensive engine sheds of the company, and five men were leaving the sheds at six o'clock, walking on the line, when a mineral train due north came up and the men stepped aside. In avoiding one danger, however, they met another, for they were knocked down by an express from Sheffield, and three of them-Stephen Barksby, engine cleaner, Riddings; Benjamin Payne, engine cleaner, Alfreton; and Frederick Wallis, Alfreton-were killed on the spot, their bodies being terribly mutilated, while the other two had hairbreadth, escapes.- The weather was foggy at the time of the accident, and it was difficult to notice the approaching trains.

TRAIN LEAVES THE LINE AT GLASGOW. On Wednesday morning the nine o'clock incom- ing Caledonian passenger train from Cathcart to Glasgow split the points at Eglinton Station, Glasgow, several carriages leaving the rails, and bearing up the permanent way and blocking the line. The train was full of persons going to business, and they were badly shaken, but no one complained of serious injury. The break- down gang cleared the line and removed two carriages which were damaged.

RAILWAY COLLISION IN, COLORADO. A telegram from Newcastle (Colorado) announces that a collision occurred on Friday between the passenger train of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway and the Mid- land special cattle train. Several cars, including the baggage, day, smoking, tourist, and sleep- ing cars, caught fire, and were soon ablaze, and it is feared that 40 passengers have lost their lives. The Pullman and special cars did not lives. The Pullman and special cars did not leave the track. A later Reuter's telegram from New York says: -The collision occurred at one o'clock in the morning on what is called the Rio Grande Junction Road, about a mile west of Newcastle. The latest report estimates the number of killed at, 25. The passengers in the train numbered about 200, who' were about equally divided among different cars. The conductor of the Midland train lays the blame upon the station official who is responsible for the despatching of trains, and maintains that he (the conductor) gave orders correctly. In any case, through someone's mistake, the train,, instead of stopping five miles to the west, came on to the place where the collision took place. J—■———^—

"PERFECTION SYSTEM" MILLER. A. HEAVY SENTENCE. # Charles Harnlyn, better known to the public as "Perfection System Miller," was brought up at the Bankruptcy-court on Tuesday for exami- nation as to his financial affairs. He was offi- cially described as of Watford Hall, Heavi- tree, in Devon, but recently he has been con- fined in Holloway Prison. He was sentenced to five years' penal servi- tude at the Old Bailey on Wednes- day for frauds, to which he pleaded guilty, in connection with his "Perfection System of Betting on Horseracing." R was-alleged that he obtained as much as £65,000 from persons throughout the country, and the fraud was said to consist in a number of the contributors being victimised by Hanilyn using their money for his own purposes and returning them occa- sional small sums to lure them into sending further remittances. On the bankruptcy proceedings being com- mecied on Tuesday, claims were made by many of those victims, but several were rejected as being "gaming transactions. The debtor was brought into court by two prison warders; and Mr. Ward Coldridge, who represented the official trustee of the estate, suggested that if the debtor were disposed to take advantage of this being the eve of his ap- pearance for sentence to make a full disclosure concerning his property that fact might be considered in mitigation of his sentence. But the debtor replied by protesting that it was very unfair to select this date for his examina- tipn, whpn seven weeks had been allowed to pass since his arrest. The Registrar directed the examination to proceed. The debtor stated that he conducted "missing word competitions" in Holland and Belgium until February; 1896, when. with a capital of £ 10,000, he started at 14, Holborn-viaduct, as a commission agent, with his "Perfection System" of betting on races. Between that month of February and the following September he dis- tributed some JMO,003 amongst investors. After September the system "broke down, owing to the wrong .runniig of the favourites," and the money was all lost. In October the police raided his premises. Rejecting all claims in connection with the "Perfection System" his debts were £ 100. He did business, he declared, with every bookmaker known at Tattersall's. He had won as much as £ 10,000 or £ 12,000 in one day. "And received it in due course?" asked Mr. Coldridge. "Yes," he replied, "and after- wards lost it." He might have drawn JM.800 o it of the bank just before his arrest, but that w( uld have been in the ordinary course of busi- ness. He was not the slave of the investors, and if he lost their money and won with his own he was entitled to his winnings. He understooci- that he was indebted to Mr. Fry, a bookmaker, to the extent of j65,000 in respect of bets made for witness by his agents. His wife purchased Watford Hall for about £ 3,000. She had won ironey by speculating on the turf. She nade bets for herself; and he also betted for her. He did not provide her with the money for the purchase of Watford Hall. He also swore that he had not transferred any property to his mother or brother. These proceedings had ruined him, and he had no property what- ever. The further examination was adjourned till October 28. A HEAVY SENTENCE. At the Old Bailey on Wednesday Charles Hamlyn, alias Henry Miller, was brought up for sentence. The Common Serjeant said the case was a serious one and called for a severe sentence, which would be one of five years' penal servitude. Prior to sentence being passed Mr. Gill, WHO prosecuted for the Treasury, said prisoner ap- peared to have devoted the whole of nis life to swindling.. Mr. Biron, on behalf of Miller, said he was tempted into fraud by ill-luck, and he stood before the court penniless.

BTIBIAL SCANDAL. On Tuesday an inquiry was held at Golbourne, Lancashire, into a burial scandal. The evidence submitted showed that the male child of John Brooks, collier, of Golbourne, died eleven hours after birth, and was put into a soap-box to save ordinary expenses, and taken to Golbourne Church. It remained there a week, and the sexton then interred it without funeral rites or certificate, and received a shilling for his work from the; parents. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned. The coroner a6t>et«lT reprimanded the parties concerned.

WIRELESS TELG-JXAPHY. The series of experiments in wireless tele- graphy were commenced on Tuesday at Dover, the operations being conducted under the direc- tion of Mr. Gavey, the principal technical officer of the General Post Office. A party of the telegraph section of the Royal Engineers are engaged in connection with the operations. The principal centre of observation and the point at which the transmitting instruments are placed is Fort Burgoyne, on the Deal-road, just north of Dbver Castle. The utmost secrecy is main- tained in regard to the experiments, and during the operations the fort is closed, no access being allowed except with the special permission of the authortiies. The present experiments arc being conducted in the interest of the General Post Office. The experiments, which are likely to extend for a considerable period, were on Tuesday made with varying success.

A MADXAWIS MENDER. Augusto Mariottini iras indicted at the Cen tral Criminal Court on Wednesday "or fli- mur- der of his wife at the Victoria Cate, Knights- bridge, on July 21. Prisoner jumped into the Thames from Westminster Bridge, and, when rescued, admitted that he had killed his wife. The woman's dead body was found at their house, with many terrible wounds. Medical evidence showed Mariottiui was insane. He was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure.