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FATAL FALL FROM A TRAIN. Mr. tt. H. Winder, son of a former railway manager fat the London and North-Western Bailway Company at Carlisle. fell out of an express train from Carlisle to Carnforth, a mile north of the latter place, on Saturday. A fellow-passenger, named Bradbury, reported that Mr. Winder was standing in the com- partment with his back to the door, which suddenly opened, the unfortunate man fall- ing on to the line. On the arrival of the railway officials shortly after the accident Mr. Winder was found to be dead, one hand beins severed, and the head badly injured. I

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^*8 VERSION OF THE MOAT FARM TRAGEDY. lUh^!j Evening Express" on Tuesday jrab- £ "?*» the fac-aimile of a. confeaeion by the Moat Farm murderer, who is now foil 1118 exe°ution in Chelmsford Gaol. The l°wiug is a Copy of the narrative:— T H.M. Prison, Chelmsford. .• Samuel Herbert Dougai, hereby state on the 19th of May, 1899, Hiss Holland r*d I arranged that after tea we should go a drive. About six o'clock I put the orse the trap, and we drove to Stransted do a little shopping, and afterwards drove ^wiy borne, stopping on the way at the Reavers Public-house, and had a glass of oieky each, arriving at the Moat House at Dout eight o'clock, or a little after. While j,*aa taking the horse out Miss Holland gald would not go indoors just yet, ae it vu fine an evening, and would wait until I s turned from taking the horse across the •"Jd to the stable. I got a box that wai in coach-house, on which she sat near the ^°ors, which are facing the front of the *pat House. Laying on a ebelf at the aide 1 the house was a revolver and cartridges aich I had been shooting early in the after- j °°n- I took up the revolver, which was »aded, and commenced unloading by ex* facting the cartridges, and had lifted UP t~e email clip of metal dosing the end ~p*°ttgh which it was loaded, having the weapon in my left hand> when she said, <-ome and look at the beautiful, silvery uioon," 1 moved across towards where she 8a.t, when the revolver accidentally ex- ploded, and immediately I said, I hope you not hurt, dear," and almost at that in- fant her head fell forward. I supported J", and spoke a few endearing words. I ■aid, "gpeak. Cecily, dear." and thinking &e had fainted, placed the cushions of the under her shoulders and head against the trap, and ran indoors for some brandy, d was immediately confronted by the eer- (now Mrs. Blackwell), who asked. Wnere ia the mistress?" I said she has ftus to London, but ia returning again to- At the time I said this I thought she 8*4 only fainted, and would bs able to come th vtile lateP °0, I returned with 4 ?randy; she was Btill iu the same Position. I attempted to give her some of v bit found she could not take it. I telt ner Dul«e~it was beating. I took off her ~*t and veil, and could see no blood* and •Jiterwards removed her oloak, and still saw blood. At this time I became demented. „0t knowing what I did, I took her in my and carried her up into the fields, where ">ere was a breese, thinking it would revive f.er» *nd laid her on some bay close to the fauv' 1 tnelt down beside her and afain her pulse, which was getting feeble. I ent back indoors, and shortly after re- ined to her, and found her dead. I did not **now what to do then. I carried her baok "wards t^e coach-house, and seeing the °Den ditch, whioh I had previously given faerB to have filled up as being unsightly ailld to prevent the dirty water from flowing into the little moat, where some fish had rfr- th>? ^e0n Pttt'1 lai<* her on some straw in j "itch, and returned to the house again. w c°nld not rest, so returned to where she wae I knelt down and kissed her. and placed a Piece of lace over her face, and put some straw over her. I could not bury her. After- *«rdg I placed a branch of a thorn bush cm the straw, so that the fowls would not scratch the straw off the body. After that I walked about the yard, backwards and forwards, then I went indoors, and told the servant I Was going to the station, but in reality only talked about the farm until nearly twelve c clock, returning to the house and saying to the servant, "Mistress has not returned." I £ >ld the girl to go to bed, and I retired also, "nt could not sleep, and aroes early next corning, and went out and saw the straw J**d not been moved. After breakfast Alfred ~^w, whom I had previously told to All ftp. the ^itch, commenced doing so at the spot ^here the straw was under the trees, sad r^e work was afterwards continued until the ei»ch was level, taking about a fortnight. 8. HIBBSBT DOUGAL.

aotrOITOR AND EDITOR CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT. a Divisional Court of the King's on Friday, Mr. Ernest Parks, editor of "Star," and Mr. Arthur John Sdward ^ton, solicitor to Dougal in the Moat Farm t)ta*r oaiie' *PP«ared to show eause why y should not be committed for contempt, alleged that while the case was sub to tlle Star published what purported a history of Bougal's oareer, and l(t to a previous conviction for forgery. "&» "e*ton took proceedings against tbe and subsequently the latter was *hted a rule against Mr. Newton, the i( **ati°n being that he had improperly util- 0p. or endeavoured to utilise, tie process in threatening various newspapers £ *Qh bad commented on the case with a °f obtaining money. tvar- l>anckwertrs, for the "Star," submitted if Mr. Parke had been guilty of con- that court had no jurisdiction. t'll' the case of the King versus Newton, Mr. the read an affidavit by the defendant to in effect that, statements having appeared Uj^^rious newspapers that Dongal had twelve months' imprisonment for for- and had also been charged with arson, ch statements were injurious to the inter- °f his client, and published for the ^hi uSe of seating sensation were libels, for W (Mr. Newton) instituted proceedings »j9(i contempt of court. He had no desire to attempt to use the prooass of court l„n the purpose of extorting money, and the imu y whom he employed had no ^6a, y to enter into any discussion with! tP], P*Per proprietors or to suggest any Mr. Marden, of the Herts and Essex "it erver." came to him after he was served tlle rule> and eaid rather than be j, ^bied any more he would pay £ 100.1 thiendant eaid if he would pay 60-gttineas would be an end of the matter- fa(2e Lord chief Justice, in giving judgment, hit was a case which raised an important •bo J' and one on which the court ought to with firmness. It ought to be clearly Y44derstood that applications for contempt Of c to be moved in order that the danger •'pstice being tainted might be guarded Wn8t* and that persons might not tak» ftuii!1 ought not to do. Such proceedings not to be used to obtain peenqiary EL-Res, and the practice of allowing them °e settled without the sanction of the <11 to be altered. But for the fact thf»8 been growing up the idea that rules could be arranged he would have a Inore serions view of Mr. Newton's et et. No doubt, ho was anxious to pro- ^ougal, and to get money for him, and < embarked in correspondence whiclj lfc ^ia 1 ^ave been better he had not done, but lordship did not think there was any I n for enforcing any punishment against tees Wills and Channell concurred, and le was dismissed without costs. U e "Star" case was adjourned.

^•12 OP MOAT FARM LIVE STOCK. fc>«8L, live and farming stock formerly in Slon of nougal, now under sentence of Wero by auction at the Moat beojj?' Clavering, on Wednesday. Crowds of >Owe assembled from all parts. The harness «lf by the pony on the night Dougal drove 6»r t^e last time with Miss Holland fetched £ e],jj'* and the trap £ 5 16s. The chestnut h ^"nce," behind which Miss Holland la8t ri(^e on t-he night of May 19, 1899. 'liedr last Tide on the night of May 19, 1899. Ta ISiss. A six-year-old roan mare made all nine horses, seven head of stock, Pigs comprised the live stock. DATE OF EXECUTION. Uth execution is fixed for Tuesday, the "ft wiii t- At nine o'clock on that morning »»y the full penalty for his long life of shed is about 50 feet from the he°pi °° the Springfield Gaol scaffold four Mil be hanged at a time. BillingtOn *ittu+„j exeoutioner. The graveyard is *kirti„5 rigbt at the back of the prison, and • cornfield.

SAD DROWNING CASE. DISTRESSING FATALITY AT PORTHCAWL. Mr. John Rees Davies, draper and tailor, re- siding at Clarke-street, Treorky, was drowned at Portbcawl on Saturday, in spite of many valiant attempts to rescue him. It appears that Mr. Davies, who was 45 years of age, visited Porthcawl on Saturday with the Treorky Welsh Oalvinistie Methodist Sunday School, and after partaking of dinner went to bathe. The deceased, who was a powerful swimmer, was seen to be struggling in the water, and immediately Mr. Phillip Sees, of Treorky, went to the rescue, but, fail- ing to grapple with the drowning man, swam back, and, owing to exhaustion, experienced great difficulty in reaching ashore. Mr. Arthur Packwood, a Porthcawl postman, and Mr. John Evans, of Treorky, also went to Mr. Davies'e assistance, but they failed to bring him to the shore. Packwood, seeing that Mr. Davies would be drowned unless something was done, shouted for help. A Mr. Edward Reece went to the rescue and succeeded in keeping Mr. Davies above water untii the arrival of a boat. Artificial respiration was performed until the arrival of Dr. Alexander, who pro- nounced life extinct. The deoeaeed's wife and two children were at Porthcawl. THE INQUEST. Mr. Howel Outhbertson, district coroner, held an inquiry at the Police-station, Porth- cawl, on Monday into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. John Bees Davies, of Treorky. Mr. T. J. Davies, printer, Treorky, deposed that he saw deceased on Saturday morning when he arrived at Porthcawl by the 9.30 a.m. train. Deceased did not take dinner with the Sunday School, but went straight to the beach. He saw the deceased go into the water unaccompanied. In reply to a question, witness said deceased had been in the water ten minutes before he got into difficulties. The Coroner: Was he out of his depthP-Yee, sir. By a Juror: Did he sink at all?—No, but his head went down. Did he swim out far ?-Tee. The sea was per- fectly calm. The 'deceased stripped on the bank. Why did you ask him not to go into the water?—Because the water was so far out. Arthur Tackwood, a coachman, stated that he was one of those who attempted to rescue the deceased. He saw deceased in the water and heard an alarm. He was bathing at the time. In reply to a question, Tackwood said that he was able to swim, and immediately went to the assistance of the drowning man. He put his leg around him and tried to pull him ashore in that way, but as his head was under the water it was dimcult to do so. He swam ashore himself and shouted for help, where- upon Mr. Edward Bees came to his assistance, j Mr. Edward Rees said that he swain out and got to the deceased. Then a boat was brought out by Mr. Morris Power. Mr. Power caught hold of the deceased's hand, and he (Mr. Rees) and Tuckwood pushed ashore. By this means they were able to get the body ashore. Artificial respiration was immediately resorted to until the arrival of Dr. John D. Alexander, who de- clared life to be extinct. Dr. J. D. Alexander said that artificial respi- ration had been in progress some time before his arrival, but he found that deceased had expired, and bad been dead some time. In reply to a question, he said there were no bruises on Davies's body, and the probability was that he had had cramp, or he might have had a fit. The deceased must have become unconscious and died quickly. A verdict of "Death from drowning" was retttrned.

RHONDDA MAN CUTS HIS THROAT. Mr. B. J. Rhya, the Bhondda coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday touching the death of Henry Thomas, a single man. of 161, Primrose-street, Tonypandy. The evidence was to the effect that Thomas, who was formerly a collier, grieved over the death of his brother, and lately a change had been noticed in him. On Sunday he was found on his bed with his throat cut nearly from ear to ear. A blood-stained razor Was found underneath the body. Police-constable Baker described the cut as almost severing the head from the body. The jury's verdict wri Suicide while of unsound mind."

THE ATTEMPTED- SUICIDE AT DOWLAIS. At Mertbyr Police-court on Monday Wm. Roach was charged on remand with attempt. ing to commit suicide by drowning himself in a pond at Penywern, Dowlain.-Dr. Watts, who saw the prisoner after his rescue, stated that the man was then suffering from delirium tremens.—Roach now appeared to be in his proper senses, and, upon promising to keep sober and not to do anything of the kind again, he was discharged.

INQUEST ADJOURNED AT CARDIFF. At the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Wednesday Mr. JJ. B. Beecs (coroner) held an inquest on the body of a German sailor, named Carl Muller, 36, who had been known in Cardiff for a couple of year«. He stayed, when at home at 44, Adeline-street. He was last seen alive on Tuesday afternoon, when he seemed in good health. A letter, written in German, was found upon deceased, and the Coroner read the following translation of it:—"Dear Sir,— Would you be so good as to forward this letter to its address? I can assure you why I have done so. I was in love with a girl, and, as a man. she had my promise when I Please, reverend sir, be good enough to forward it to the address—(Miss) Auguste Backmann, Gus Lati, near Gross Teeben.—Fredk," The mana- ger of the German Sailors' Rome, Bute-street, said deceased came into the reading-room about seven o'clock on the previous night, and asked for writing-paper, which was supplied to him. On one of the sheets he wrote the letter which bad been read. The inquest was adjourned until Thursday to allow of a postmortem examination being ma.de.

MR. WHITAKER WRIGHT. The following is the copy of a cablegram Mr. Whitaker Wright sent to Mr. George Stapieton Barnes, Official Receiver, Carey- street, London:- After four months' vain effort to have my own way, I finally succeeded in my insis- tence on returning to meet charges, not. withstanding well-meant advice of, friends. Eminent counsel here are of opinion that offence charged is not extraditable; but it would take a year's time to decide that ques- tion. As I am innocent of any wrong, I refuse to submit to further restraint. Shall hasten home to prove my unooence. To this end I have waived all ;ny legal rights, and consented to return to thrash out again questions that already have been thrashed out ad usumeam.-(Sigiaod) Whitaker Wright.

OPERATION ON THE POPE. m HIS HOLINESS AFFORDED TEMPORARY RELIEF. An operation performed on the Pope yesterday afforded his Holiness temporary relief, a.nd he appeared somewhat stronger and in better spirits after the operation. It is not believed, however, that the operation will do more than delay the inevitable. The operation was for the purpose of giving relief from physical suffering and in th&t it has for the moment been successful, but it was nevor supposed that it would do more than delay the inevitable. Despite the apparent improvement in his c-nditioia. the Pope apparently has no hope of recovery, He has issued instructions that his death shall be announced to Bome by the tolling of the great bell of St. Peters. He called his valet, Signor Centra, to his bedside, and gave him detailed instructions as to the garments in which he shall be clothed after death, and subsequently selected the crucifix which is to be placed between his bands in his coffin.—Beuter. LATEST BULLETIN. The latest bulletin with regard to the con- dition of his Holiness the Pope is mors favourable than any that have been issued lately, although it does not give much ground for hope of his recovery. Bome, Thursday.The following bulletin was issued at 9.30 this morning His Holiness passed a quiet night. The pneumonia process is in full resolution as regards that part of the lung which is not covered by the small amount of liquid still existing in the pleuritio cavities. The general condition of the patient con- tinues to maintain relief. (Signed) LAPPONI. MAZZONI. THE POPE'S DOOTOBft Dr. Giuseppe Lapponi, who gures so promi- nently just now in connection with the illness of the Pope, is his Holiness's physician-in- ordinary. He has won for himself a con- siderable reputation by his practical skill in his native country. His position is no sinecure, for, apart from the duties of his DB. LAPPONI. omoe, he is the frequent prey of the inter. viewer, and is pursued by prelates, diplo- matists, and messengers of all sorts. And for ail this he receives the official remuneration of £10 per month. Dr. Lapponi fully deserves the confidence placed in him by the aged Pontiff. Dr. Gaetano Massoni it well known through- out the surgical world as a bold and skilful operator. He it professor of clinical surgery I DR. MAZZONI. I and leoturer on special pathology in the medical faculty of the TJniversty of Rome and surgeon of the aSn Giovanni Hospital of that city. The Pope has shown his appre- ciation of Professor Massoni's services by conferring on him the Grand Croas of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. His Holiness had previously sent him the Insignia of Knight Commander of the same Order, together with a Latin letter, expressing in the warmest terms his grateful sense of the surgeon's skill and devotion.

LABOURER'S TERRIBLE FALL EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY AT TREDEGAR. Mr. J. B. Walford, district coroner, con- ducted an inquest at the police-station, Tre. degar, on Wednesday, on the body of Arthur Budman, 62, a labourer. residing at Trevil, near Tredegar, who died at Bedwellty Work- house as the result of a fall from the Trevil tramway bridge on Saturday. The evidence showed that the deceased at the time was walking from Owm to his lodging at Trevil. -Albert Wyoherley, painting inspector on the London and North Western Railway. Aber- gavenny, said that on Saturday they sta;rte<1 to paint the girders of the Trevil tramroad bridge. They were lifting half the floor, which was left overnight, and a. hole was left about 10ft. by 17ft. Barricades were put up at each end, consisting of two poles across, the height of which was 4ft. 6in. He considered it was safely barricaded, and a red loinp was placed at each end. He did not know the bridge was a. public thoroughfare. On going to work on Sunday morning he saw the deceased lying on the railroad below. The deoeaeed was unconscious, unknown, and he was taken ti Bedwellty Union Workhouse.—John Vaughan, Trevil, with whom the deceased was lodging, said that his house was about 150 yards from the bridge. Over the bridge was the nearest way to the house from Owm. About 100 people passed over the bridge in the course of two days.-In"(!tor Dolling, bridge inspector to the London and North Western Railway, said that the open space was left by his instructions. He did not know that the bridge was need by the people living at Trevil. Witness produced his in. structions, which stated that he must be careful to put barricades on both sides of the bridge, so that nobody may attempt to walk over it during the night.—The Coroner said that this showed the company thought it was used by persona to walk over. —The jury returned a °* death by misadventure, and added that in their opinion the bridge was not sufficiently barri- caded.—The Coroner agreed with the verdict. If people took upon themselves the responsi- bility of converting what was more or less of a highway into a catchpit, the duty was distinctly thrown upon them. not only to guard against reasonable people, but against unreasonable people, so that no unexpected danger existed.

STABBED HIMSELF. At Leeds, John Stephenson, 34, black- smith, was remanded on charges of attempted suicide and forcing the signature of Joseph Shed for the payments of money. I Prisoller reported to the police an extraordi- nary story that he was attacked by a man unknown on Holly Moor and stabbed in the left side. A dagger, razor, and a bloodstained hardkerchief were found near his house, and on being shown these at the Leeds Infirmary 1 he admitted having stabbed himself.

THE RISCA MURDER CHARGE. m. MOULDER CONVICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Great interest waa manifested in the pro- ceedings of the Monmouth County Aseiaes held at the Town.hall, Monmouth, on Tuesday, as Mr. Justice Bruce had set aside this day for the trial of William Gimblett, a Bisca moulder, 36 years of age, who stood charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Eunies Gimblett, at Bisca, on the night of the let ult. It will be remembered that the coroner's jury had the man arrested for manslaughter, but the New- port County magistrates, who tried the case, committed Gimblett on the capital charge, and the grand jury yesterday returned a. true bill against the prisoner for murder. The aocused man spent the night in Usk Prison and arrived in Monmouth in charge of two warders by an early train. He is a man of medium height, well set, and apparently of more than average intelligence for an artisan. Long before the court opened a large crowd waited outside eager to gain admission, and when the wooden doors were thrown open t the public a few minutes before eleven, there was a rush for seats, particularly amongst Bieca people, who had come over in numbers. The case for the prosecution was marshalled by Messrs. J. R. Vinoent Marchant and St. John G. Micklethwaite (briefed by Messrs. Llewellin and Allen, Newport), while Mr. J. Corner, of Hereford (instructed by Messrs. Lyndon Moore and Co., Newport) appeared for the prisoner. When formally charged the prisoner, who has grown a beard since his incarceration, answered in a clear voice, "Not guilty, sir." THE EVIDENCE. Mrs. Sarah Jane Pearce, who lives next door to the prisoner, related how, on Whit-Monday night, she was attracted by cries of "Murder" coming from the deceased woman's house. She knew. the cries to be those of Mrs. Gimblett, and, running to the front door, she found the door locked. Upon looking in through the window, she saw the deceased woman covering her face, which was covered with blood. She ran for assistance, and, after hammering the door, prisoner pushed his wife out of the house, remarking at the same time, "Get out. you dirty Witness assisted the woman down the stera. and aa she was doing so Mrs. Gimblett said, "Look what he has done. He has. given me my death-blow with the poker." Mrs. Gimblett tried to return to her house, but prisoner immediately rushed at her with the poker, threatening to knock his wife's brains out against the wall if she dared come back to the house that night. I intend to swing for her three weeks to-night," prisoner added. (A heavy poker was here produced, but witness could not identify it as the one used by prisoner on the night in question.) Mrs. Elisabeth Witcombe, a neighbour, who ran to the last witness's assistance, corro- borated much of her evidence, particularly that relating to the threats uoed by prisoner towards his wife after he had pushed her out. Mrs. Maria. Bueh, Church-road, Bisca, stated that when she saw the deceased about ten o'clock on the day of the alleged assault she appeared to be all right. A few minutes later she saw Mrs. Gimblett fall on her back whilst coming down the steps. Mrs. Frances Sayer, who lives in Churoh-row, deposed that while she was poulticing the deceased woman in Mr. Thomas's house, prisoner came into the bedroom and said he hoped it would be his wife's last poultice. He added, "I've stopped your fairing. I have put you right for the fair." Police-constable Bird, of Bisca, deposed that he was called to see Mrs. Gimblett about 10.45 on the night of the l«Mf June. She v. Mwm sitting on a window sill, aad noticing that she had a large wound in the centre of the forehead, witness went to see prisoner, whom he found standing on his door. When he told prisoner that his wife accused him of injuring her, Gimblett re- plied, Don't believe the- liaor. I did not give her half enough. I had been to the fair, come back, had my supper, and was lying down on the sofa when we started to quarrel. I gave her a good back-hander. She has been out all the evening, and if I killed the it's only what she deserved. Last Satur- day I gave her two pounds, and now she has not got a cent. A man would be better off' dead than alive than to have a wife like this." Dr. Callinan described the injuries of the deceased woman and said death was due to pressure on the brain caused by the wound on the head. It was quite possible for the wound to have been oaused by a. poker, such as the one produced. He was of opinion that the blow was a back-handed one. His Lordship: If this womaai fell on the back of her head on Monday, as stated by a wit- ness, it would have left marks? Witness: Yes, my lord. There were no marks at the post-mortem. Witness here produced the cockscomb bone, which was found pressing on the brain, and in answer to the judge witness said that the in. jury on the head was the direct cause of death, although the disease of the woman'sr organs, and, possibly, the effect of the fall on Monday night might possibly have accele- rated death. If the woman was a healthy person she might possibly have survived the blow.. Dr. Bowbotham. Bisoa. said he assisted at the post-mortem, and he considered that the blow might h&ve been caused by a poker. In the course of a conversation prisoner said he would be a man to confess that he struck his wife with a poker. < Annie Thomas, a sipter of the prisoner, at whose house Mrs. Gimblett died, deposed that her sister-in-law got up on Tuesday, and during the course of the day she drank no fewer than three pints of porter. A man named David Brimbley saw Mrs. Gimblett drink the porter. Police-sergeant Smith and Superintendent Porter described the manner in which they arrested the prisoner at the dead of night at his home. After formally charging him with the murder of his wife, and when shown the blood on the floor he said, "Tes, that is where she bled after getting the smack." Elizabeth Hurn, a neighbour, deposed to overhearing some loud talking In the prisoner's house on the night of the 26th of May.- She distinctly heard the prisoner tell his wife, "You have not gc mucl longer to run. I mean to do for yon I huve got my own time to do it tn, when they a all sweet slumbering asleep." PRISONER IN TI Prisoner, who answered -e&t cheer- fulness, then went into th< ?H-box, and, examined by Mr. Oorner ned what took place on the night o -,t, nit. He deposed to going home itbo Yclook and remonstrating with his ;> going out for more porter that day. ü told him not to be so sneering, and n hold of a poker from the fireplace, eatened to knock out his brains witt f <e tried to knock the poker out of da with a back-handed movement, aM d doing the point of the instrument J, in the face and injured her. Mr. Marchant, in sun •• lr for the Crown, said the prisoner's «to; -t one that could not be believed. Mr. Oorner, for the prisoner, -nt'; ded that no ma;Uce aforethought haa proved..The jury could not And prison' i on the capital charge. It was five minutes to ft., p" p s lordship proceeded to sum up. If *r r" "ue, said his lordship, that the J' ■ 5ked the prisoner with a poker fir, if n trying t" defend himself he stru •if,r hy accident, as the result of whioh ihe died, prisoner could not be he < ble. But I if the prisoner had a gooc •'s as it not curious that he had not tc t defence before that day? Reviewing ence, his lordship said that, althou b T suggested by the defence that the Ua condition of the woman had act-?'-<>T* leath, he should like them to remer 'io" tna '-•> diseased person was as much entitle 1r r- protection of the law as a strong p,o, Prisoner, who listened <" i' judge's summing up with great 'f\ stood up when the jury returned, ,tl,('y absence of about twenty minutes. Asked by the Clerk of A j fhey found the prisoner guilty of m*4- 10 Foreman replied, "Not guilty, my i » "Theu what is your v "• :n\tlemen?" asked Mr. Matthews. "Manslaughter, my lopi vr ci the Fore- man. His Lordship thereupon Gimblett to fifteen years' penal ser.iifr,.), said that the jury in reducing tb i • to one of manslaughter had taken 1. il new of the case.

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ALLEGED SERIOUS FRAUDS. BARMOUTH MAN'S SINGULAR EVIDENCE. At Dow-street Police-court, London.on Wednes- day, William Henry Miles Booty, solicitor, Rona-road, Gospel Oak. and Raymonds- buildings, Gray's Inn, was charged on remand (before Sir Albert de Butsen) with fraudu- lently converting to his use E12,000 entrusted to him for investment by the trustees under the marriage settlement of Lady Cumming, and with misappropriating 45,DOO belonging to the marriage settlement trust of Sir Charles and Lady Brooke. John William Boberts, an examiner in the offloe of the Offioial Receiver, was called for tile Burpoae provi« £ |^at, although on October 28 last the prisoner's firm (Booty and Bayliffe) had a credit balance of fh,121 at the bank, the money belonged to various I WILLIAM HENRY MILES BOOTT. I trusts, and the &2,000 forming the subject of one of the charges was paid in, but was never used for the purpose for which it was intended. Howard Ernest Bentley, of Orielton Hall, Barmouth, stated that Booty and Bayliffe were his solicitors. A few months ago wit- ness wanted to purchase Orielton Hall, and for that purpose borrowed from the prisoner's Arm £ 8,000. Some time afterwards the prisoner told him that the money belonged to the Upton Prior Trust. In November, 1901, witness wanted some more money to carry on the business at Orielton Hall (a private hotel), and told the prisoner so. He said he could get a further mortgage for £ 12,000. Wit- ness said before that could be done the £ 8,000 would have to be paid off, and the prisoner said he would attend to that. After that the Bev. Thomas Bridge, one of the trustees under the marriage settlement of Lady Cumming, inspected the property, and witness heard from the prisoner that the rev gentleman had consented to a mortgage. In October last witness saw the prisoner in London, He said that Archdeacon Sinclair (as one of the trustees under the Upton Prior Trust) had received the ES.000 representing the first mortgage. He added that he (Booty) had not yet received the £ 4,000 which was to make up the balance of £ 12,000. In December last witness went to the prisoner for some money. He placed a document before witness and asked him to sign it. Witness said he. must read it first. The prisoner told him it was not neoessary, as it was only a. document showing that he owed him (the prisoner) £ 20,000, and he wanted it for the auditors. Witness prooeeded to read the document, but the prisoner said there was no time, as the auditors were waiting in the next room and he wanted a document to show them that he (witness)) was in existence. Witness said If you will give me your word that this docu- ment is only required for the purpose of audit I will sign it," and did so. The document referred to was produced, and Mr. Bodkin said it was a mortgage for £ 20,000 on Orielton Hall. Witness said he had no idea when he signed it that it was anything of the kind. Some time ago he reoeived a letter trom a firm of solicitors, in consequence of which he wrote to the prisoner asking him for a copy of the document he had forced him to sign. The only real mortgage on Orielton Hall was ES,ooO, and witness paid interest on that sum. He had never received the addi- tional £ 4.000 he had been promised. Gross-examined, witness said that the prisoner had informed him that he was mis- taken in supposing he once said that Arch- deacon Sinclair had been repaid A8.0C0. The prisoner was again remanded.

J 1 BURIED ALIVE. SIX MEN UNDER A FALL OF EARTH. About ten o'clock on Thursday a number of men were engaged in excavating a portion of the new graving dock at Hebburn-on-Tyne, when the ground surrounding gave way, with- out preliminary warning, completely burying seven men. One man was got out two hours later seriously injured, but still living. Only slight hops are entertained of recovering the others alive. Several men who escaped beine buried bv the fall of earth were injured, j

WAR-CLOUD IN THE EAST. CONFERENCE OF RUSSIANS AT PORT ARTHUR. All the prominent Russian officers in China, Manchuria, and Korea, are attending a con- ference at Port Arthur. Popular belief is that momentous questions are under conside- ration. Foreign commercial men and officials at Niu-chwang and Port Arthur are not sanguine regarding the prospects of a pacific settlement. It is believed that Russia's policy is to hold her present position in Manchuria, including Niu-chwang, and to take no steps to avert hostilities with Japan if she feela assured that Japan will fight unaided. The war feeling among the Japanese in North China is becomog very ftrong. The Russian Civil Administrator and the general commanding at Niu-chwang have begun to erect a Government building for various Russian administrative departments, including telegraphs and telephones, in the centre of the foreign settlement, partly on land ceded by the Chinese (according to Russian explana- tion) and partly on the public square around which the foreign Cousula-tes are situated. Residents of other nationalities are pre- paring to protest against this encroachment on the public square. A Russian company has completed the purchase of the river steam tug business, which has hitherto been in the hands of a British company. This is an important step in Russian oontrol of the harbour, since the new company is, undoubtedly, acting for the Russian Government, Russia having small commercial interests here. The British com- pany had four boats, the Bussians have imported two. and all six are now armed and commanded by Bussian officers, with soldiers as Clow .-Itmter. T

1 SENTENCE ON A SPY. It has gone hard with Leon Baliguet, who was arrested a few weeks ago on a charge of espionage in the interests of Germany. Bali- guet had made numerous journeys across the Fren.ch frontier, taking with him on each oocar eion important, information as to frontier for- tresses, etc. His wife, it was alleged at the time, also helped him in hit business. Tried at Nancy, the trial being a secret one, he has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment and condemned to pay £40. Baliguet, who was a commercial traveller, was formerly a knon-commieaion ed cavalry officer.

SOCIETY DIVORCE SUIT. LINCOLNSHIRE J.P. AND HIS WIFE. In the Divorce-court on Tuesday, the hearing was resumed of the case in which Mr. William Granville Smyth, a justice of the peace, re- siding at Elkington Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire, presented a petition praying for the dissolu- tion of his marriage on the ground of his wife's alleged misconduct with Mr. Maurice FitzHarding Barclay, son of the late Bishop of Jerusalem. Both the respondent and co- respondent denied the allegations in the peti- tion, and Mrs. Smyth set up a plea that her husband had been guilty of cruelty, and prayed for judicial separation. The husband denied the cruelty. Mrs. Frances Maria Smyth said she was the wife of Colonel Edmond Smyth, brother of the petitioner's father. She became acquainted with Barclay's father in India. in 1868. They were introduced to the family in 1872. Mr. Barclay's father was appointed Bishop of Jerusalem in 1880. She ajid her husband adopted his two children after his death, as they were left unprovided for. Maurice Barclay and his sister were known to all the Smyth family, and they were invari. ably treated as members of it. They were always called by their Christian names. She never had any reason to find fault with Maurice Barclay's conduct. When Mr. Bar- clay went to Cheltenham it was by invita- tion of her family. Mr. Winch, brother-in-law to the respondent, spoke to a quarrel occurring in the billiard- room, when the respondent took hold of her husband's arm and told him not to make a fool of himself when he was angry about the play. He (petitioner) ran out of the room, and he afterwards heard Mr. and Mrs. Smyth quarelling in their bedroom. Mrs. Violet Maud Winch, wife of the last witness and sister of the respondent, said she was at Stewton House in May, 1895, when, a quarrel was going on between her sister and her husband about his going to the Derby. She was not in the room, but she heard the petitioner threaten to kill his wife. She afterwards heard a fall, and then she went into the room. She saw her sister lying on the floor on her side. Mr. Smyth had a poker in his hand. When he saw her he dropped the poker, and ran out of the French window. She told him he ought to be ashamed of himself. She afterwards had a. conversation with him after he had been out all the day. She told him he had acted in an unmanly manner towards his wife. After that her sister showed her a bruise on her hip. In replying to questions, Mrs. Winch said her sister was not laid up, but she was unable to walk for some time. No doctor was called in. Mrs. Sarah Ann Smyth, a very aged lady. who was brought into cotlrt in an invalid chair, said she was the mother of the petitioner. Her son always treated his wife kindly. When Stewton House was given up they returned to Elkington Hall. Her son's wife never objected to return when her (witness's) husband made over the estates to the petitioner. Mrs. Smyth never objected to her (witness's) remaining mistress at the halL I She had never seen Mr. Barclay at Elkington HttlL She had seen his sister there. and sha I kmew that abet and her brother had been adopted by Colonel and Mrs. Smyth. She oertainly never exercised her influence over her son with regard to his conduct. After one or two witnesses had been examined with a view of showing that the petitioner was a quiet and amiable gentleman, in order to negative the allegation of cruelty made against him, the evidence on both aides closed- Mr. Willock then addressed the jury fo* the co-respondent. Mr. Lawson Walton followed on behalf of Mrs. Smyth. Mr. Deane replied for the petitioner, and, dealing with the incident when it was said that the petitioner knocked the respondent down with the poker by striking her a violent blow on her side, the learned counsel argued that such a blow must have broken the lady's ribs, but the only person who was called to corroborate the evidence of the respondent was her own sister. Sir F. Jeune summed up the evidence, and alluding to the acts of familiarity that had taken place between the respondent and co- respondent expressed the opinion that no woman of proper feeling could have allowed herself to be oarried upstairs by the co-respon- dent-,Dousine or no cousins. It had also been proved beyond doubt that the co-respondent was continually in the respondent's company, that they dined together and walked together during the time they were at Cheltenham. He then dealt with the cruelty alleged, the etriking of the respon- dent by the petitioner with the poker, and said if it was true it was gross and brutal oruelty, but, then, they had to satisfy them- selves that the fact* were as stated, as it seemed extraordinary that none of the servants had spoken to the circumstance, and, further, no doctor was sent for. The jury then, at half-past one, retired to consider their verdict. At half-past two a message came from the jury asking whether the verdict of the majority would be accepted. Mr. Barnard, on the part of the petitioner, agreed to do so; but Mr. Lawson Walton, on the Ua-rt of the respondent, declined. Sir F. Jeune returned a negative answer to the locked-up jury. Eventually the jury acquitted the petitioner of being guilty of cruelty to respondent, and disagreed as to the other issue.

A LIFE'S TRAGEDY. DRAMATIC SCENE AT WATERLOO STATION. A painful, though intensely dramatic, scans was witnessed on Wednesday on the main line departure platform at Waterloo, Station, Lon- don. A batch of convicts in charge of two prison warders had alighted from a London and North-Western Railway omnibus and stood awhile in one of the station rooms before en- tering the 12.20 p.m. train, which was to oon- vey them to Portland. A moment later there chanced to enter from an opposite door a young lady, well-dressed, but clad in deepest mourning. Like all the other passengers pre- sent, she scanned curiously the unhappy group of prisoners. Then she started vio- lently, gave a suppressed moan, and stag- gered out on to the platform. The convicts, who had been laughing and chattering, were suddenly subdued. One of them, a tall, sol- dierly-looking man, turned crimson and looked the other way. A few minutes later the prisoners, handcuffed together, were making their way along the platform to the front por- tion of the train, where a compartment had been reserved for them. The girl in black was among the crowd who looked on. The tall man got in last and was seated next the door. The girl hesitated, then approached the win- dow of the reserved carriage. Simultaneously one of the warders in charge drew down all the blinds.

RHONNDA ASSAULT CASE. WELSH INTERNATIONAL FOOT. BALLER FINED. The Porth magistrates on Thursday dealt with several charges of assault. A fine of £1 each was imposed upon two Ferndale men named George Snell and Thomas Stokes, for assaulting John Evans, 50, Lake-street, Fern- dale. The quarrel started over a dog-fight, and the bench said that the plaintiff by hit conduct had averted a more serious row. In another case an assault had been com- mitted by Hugh Jones, a Welsh international Soccer player, Mardy, upon John Stokes, also of Mardy, who had a short time back been bound over to keep the peace.—The Bench imposed a fine of £2 inclusive upon the defen- dant, and bound him over in £5 to keep the peace for six months. At the same court Jones was fined 10s. for being drunk and refusing to quit the Royal Hotel. Mardy. on June 27.

IMPORTANT QUESTION. I IS A WORKHOUSE INFIRMARY 14 PUBLIO BUILDING P A Divisional Court, comprising the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Wilis, and Mr. Justice Channel, on Wednesday, hea,rd the case of the Mile End Guardians v. Hoare. The guardians appealed against a conviction by the magis- trate of the Thames Police-court, who had fined them Is. and 10s. costs under the Factory and Workshops Aet of 1901 for not having fenced certain machinery. It appeared that at the appellants' workhouse and infirmary in Bancroft-road, Mile End, there was an engine- house and machinery used for the purpose of generating electric energy for lighting the buildings, and also for working hydraulic lifts and for cutting wood. The machinery in- cluded two engines, one of which was not securely fenced, and in consequence a. man was killed. The proceedings were taken on be- half of one of his Majesty's Inspectors of Fac- tories under the Act of 1901, but the appel- lanta contended that the engine-room was not a, factory within the meaning of the statute. The magistrate held that they were public buildings, and, as already stated, convieted the guardians. Mr. Danckwerto contended that as no trade was carried on in the buildings they were not within the scope of the legislation. The Lord Chief Justice said the case raised a difficult question, but he thought the Act intended to include buildings of the kind used for quasi-public purposes. The other judges concurred, and the appeal was dismissed, with costs.

JEALOUS LOVER. ASSAULTS HIS SWEETHEART AT PORTH. Williams Simonda. 10, Eirw-road, Porth, appeared at Porth on Thursday in answer to a charge of doing grievous bodily ha.rm to Caro. line Groves, of 17, Eirw-road. Complainant said she had been keeping com- pany with the defendant for nearly a. year. He used to lodge with her mother, but was sent away a month ago owing to his drinking habits, and witness rejected further attentions from him. On Saturday night the defendant went to their house drunk and hid under a bed upstairs. He was seen there by a brother of the prosecutrix and came downstairs. He rushed at the complainant, taking hold of her by the throat, and she fainted. Polioe-constable Davies arrssted the defen- dant, who, in reply to the charge, said. "I wish to say it is all through jealousy. I havs been going with Miss Groves for a long time, and we agreed to get married, but now lately she gave me up and is going with another young man." Mr. James Phillips, who was for the defence, said the act WM committed while the defen- dant was in a state of mad drunkenness. If sober he would have caressed rather than assaulted her. The Bench reduced the charge to one of aggravated assault, and sentenced the defen- dant to three months' imprisonment.