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i WEST END TAILORS, 19 & 23, Duke St., Cardiff. Ind of Season Price* in Beth Department*. d To Order. K|l|fIntro in Soap Shrunk Flannel* 37/6 llllga Indigo Serge* and Tweed* 39/6 Trniicofinrrc *n Real Oaciuaere* and '"UUSBringS Tweeds 10/6 West Striped Worsted* 13/- Coats and SkirtsfaST"1^ «* Thin Tweeds & Harris Linens 24 „ Faced Cloths and Venetians 3 -1 Patterns and Illustrations Post Free. THE WEST END TAILORS, And at 19 & 23, Duke St., Cardiff. 92, Oxford St., London. W.
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FURNITURE! THE BEST VALUE GIVEN Good, Substantial FURNITURE. WAB RANTED TO WEAR. ALL SOUND. HOME-MADE GOODS. TO GET THIS VISIT THE Atlas Furniture Co., Hayes Buildings, Cardiff. -C, £50,000 WORTH OF STOCK TO SELECT FROM FOR CASH OR ON EASY TERMS. GOODS DELIVERED FREE. CATALOGUES FREE ON APPLICATION.
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"NO BETTER FOOD. Dr. Andrew Wilson, F.R.S.E. I PRYS _n PURE CONCENTRATED COCOA TRY ALSO "FIVE BOYS" MILK CHOCOLATE. tECOMMENDED BY THE MEDICAL PRO. FESSION AND PRESS.
WOMAN'S SUICIDE IN A CARDIFF…
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WOMAN'S SUICIDE IN A CARDIFF SCHOOL. inquest on the body of Mrs. Sarah jrtliaoxis, caretaker, -who wae found hanging H*?11 some £ as fittings at Crwys-road Board c"°ols, Cardiff, about mid-day on Saturday, a« held at the Cardiff Town-hall on Monday ^Hr. E. Bernard Reece, the coroner. ^iLilip Williams, the widower, an ex-police stated that he and his wife had been jaretakers at the school for the last twenty- Jf° years- The deceased was sixty-seven *ears 0i(j) a.nd {or many years had been a drinker. She had been drunk on the *^°rniijg before her death, but they had no ^agreement. Cecilia Blanche Slicklin, a servant eiaPloyed at the schools, said that entering ?Qe of the class-rooms she saw Mrs. Williams ?an £ ing by a window-cord round her neck *rorO some gas fittings in the middle of the °°m. Her toes were just touching the floor a.lld there was a chair near her from which she could have reached to fix the cord, and which she apparently had stood. She "Poke to deceased and tried to lift her, but jetting no answer she went first to Mr. Wil- 1ams, and then ran to inform the police. -detective Rosser and another witness having given evidence, a verdict of "Suicide under the influence of drink" was retarn«d.
NEATH INSURANCE AGENT'S SUICIDE.
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NEATH INSURANCE AGENT'S SUICIDE. Howell Cathbert3on, district coroner, an inquest at Melincrythan on Monday jj°Uching the death of Roderick Davies, insurance agent, 9, Lewis-road, Neath, who Saturday last was discovered by his wife Caging in an outhouse at the back of his "ou&e. Mrs. Margaret Davies said her husband got b]) at 6.30 on Saturday morning. He had been cODlplaining of being unwell all the week, a'lld ehe could see that he was very depressed. lie Went out to the garden about ten o'clock, aQd a few minutes later she found him hang- lng to a beam, apparently dead. Dr. Protheroe Thomas said the cause of Qeath was strangulation. The Coroner said there was no doubt the committed suicide when in an insane of mind, and the jury returned a ver- ^ct accordingly.
DIED IN THE PIT.
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DIED IN THE PIT. An inqnest was held at Abertillery Police- nation on .Saturday touching the death of j~aaiel Screen, an elderly collier, who died p^denly whilst at work in the No. 2 Pit, Cwm- •J. yy, on Thursday morning last. Mr. J. B. *valford conducted the inquiry. From the ^dence of the widow it appeared that h^°eased received a blow on the head a fort- ^eht ago, and Mrs. Screen stated that ever ^lnce hig jieafj had pained him badly, and he been unable to bleep at night. In cross- agination by Mr. J. T. Williams, witness j.vtQitted that deceased was at Abergavenny ./llr on Tuesday last, and he was then quite ^erfal and lively. ne jury returned a verdict of Death from ?atUral causes, from the failure of a. diseased heart, in accordance with the medical evidence."
A DOCTOR EXPIRES IN HIS SURGERY…
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A DOCTOR EXPIRES IN HIS SUR- GERY AT YNYSHIR. An inquiry was held at Ynyshir, before Mr. J. Rhys, coroner, on Wednesday, into the Pjpcumstanceis attending the deafh of Dr. Letcher, an assistant to Dr. Joyce, of Porth, was found dead in the surgery at fryshir on Monday evening.—Miss Fletcher ws'ter of the deceased) said that the latter **ad suffered from heart disease. He had latterly complained of being unwell.—It >"aa further given in evidence that the ecea&ed had consulted Dr. Stephens, of Car- j1", who wrote stating that he had found €ceased to be Buffering from heart disease, nd that there could be n» question as to the of death.—Police-constable Gwilym in course of his evidence produoed bottles of j DrI>hia and chlorodyne which bad been ,°llDd on the counter.—Dr. Joyce stated that :*e wae present when the post-mortem exami- nation was made by Dr. W. E. Thomas, of j?^rad. The cause of dearth was heart He found no traces of chlorodyne or r'orphia.—The jury returned a verdict in Ceordanee with the medical eviden-oe, and /1.e5? and the Coroner expressed condolence ^ith iiiss Fletcher and the family.
^KTYGWAITH WINE MERCHANT SUFFOCATED.
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^KTYGWAITH WINE MERCHANT SUFFOCATED. J:11rr. Coroner Rhys held an inquiry on Wed- tb.et;da.y into the circumstances attending 55 e death of Mr. Andrew Edward Williams, j years of age, wine and spirit merchant, uMlee Stores, East-road, Pontygwaith. It T'Ppeared that the deceased always en- •j°yed very good health, and that on Satur- j)ay night about eleven o'clock he was seen his next-door neighbour to be all right, light in the shop wae seen burning at "°ut two o'clock on Sunday morning S'. Police-sergeant Bowen. v Elizabeth Morgan, deceased's house- ?eePer, stated that at 10.30 on Sunday morn- she found the deceased behind the COUnter quite dead. The deceased had not gone to bed at all. VPolice.gCrs:eant Bowen explained that the was found in an awkward position, with I £ e head underneath, and blood oozed from left ear. Yj r- Morris stated that, in conjunction with r- Parry, he had made a post-mortem exami- nation of the body. The brain was in a °ririal condition, but rather ansemic. The (jace and body were livid. There was suffi- 'eiit evidence to indicate that deceased must died through suffocation. He had pro- ^abiy fallen down in a fit, and. being uncon- Cl°Us at the time, he was unable to extri- *^e himself. The Coroner remarked that there was abso- ^teiy no evidence of foul play, and the jury etUrned a verdict in accordance with the ^dical evidence.
DIED IN PORTHOAWL REST.
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DIED IN PORTHOAWL REST. t,Ml'- Howel Cuthbertson held an inquest at i polioe-etation, Porthcawl, on Wednesday ^^ching the death of David James Thomas, a ,aker and confectioner, of Brecon, whose sud- vj"11 death took place the previous day at the i^thcawl Rest.-The deceased's sister stated j at her brother went to IJandrindod Wells summer to do some cooking and cut his jJ^Ber. This resulted in blood-poisoning, and » 6 finger was amputated at Brecon January.—One of the patients at the said he found the deceased in a °oping position in the lavatory. He died rj,6 minutes later.—Dr. Alexander said komas was dropsical in both legs. The of death was heart disease, and the jury etUrned a verdict accordingly.
BFIATH IN A BRYNMAWR CHAPEL.
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BFIATH IN A BRYNMAWR CHAPEL. At Brynrrtawr on Wednesday Mr. R. H. A. ijavies, "coroner, held an inquiry touching e death of Morgan Waters, who had died a, chapel.—William Jones, Clydach-street, h^nmawr, said he was at service at ^hoboth Chapel. Waters was also there, and called to engage in prayer, which he d. a hymn was afterwards sung, and then pother brother was called upon to pray, and ^ring the hymn following witness saw two going out of the door. The deceased, i "O had fallen forward, was being supported fai ^eni-—A. verdict of "Death from heart a"Ore" was returned.
SUDDEN DEATH AT CARDIFF.
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SUDDEN DEATH AT CARDIFF. E. B. Reece held an inquest at the u0v?n-hall, Cardiff, on Saturday on the 0f Joseph Sherrard, who lodged at the jjj°rkmen's Hotel, Bute-road. On Friday g°rning, about eleven, deceased, a marine renian, was takea suddenly ill in Bute- and waf conveyed to the Bafley Mow where every attention was paid to he died in the kitchen. Dr. J. J. ^'st was called in, and upon his evidence jury returned a verdict of Natural -Qs-
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m N lr% in TERRIBLE RAILWAY SMASH near Llanelly.-See Pages 7 & 8
A JOHANNESBURG SENSATION.…
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A JOHANNESBURG SENSATION. ATTEMPT TO "HOLD UP" A BANK. The police at Johannesburg recently received information indicating that an attempt would be made on Tuesday to "hold up" the local branch of the African Bank- ing Corporation, situated in Commissioner- street. Several armed constablss, conse- quently, concealed themselves on the bank premises. At three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon five armed desperadoes entered the bank, and covering the clerks with revolvers were about to proceed with the robbery, when the police rushed from their concealment. A fusilade ensued, in the course of which one of the criminals was seriously wounded, and he and the other four ruffians were overpowered and taken to gaol. The affair naturally caused an immense sensation in the city.-Central News. A Reuter's message states that two of the robbers jumped into a cab which was in waiting, and drove off. The detectives fol- lowed in pursuit, firing frequently. One of the robbers jumped from the cab, and ran off, but was overtaken and captured. His companion was fired at three times, and in Commissioner-street fell, and was captured. A man who is suspected of being the fourth robber has been arrested.
LITTLE GIRL VICTIM.
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LITTLE GIRL VICTIM. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AT SHEPHERD'S BUSH. Edward Augustus Freeman, 21, no occupa- tion, was charged on rema-nd at West London with attempting to murder Violet Jeffery, seven, who lives with her widowed mother at Askew-crescent, Shepherd's Bush.-The mother of the little girl said prisoner lodged at her house, with his mother and father. On Sep- tember 21 she went out, leaving the child in bed. At two o'clock she went to the hospital, as the result of a communication, and there saw her child.—Mr. Rose: Who was in the house beside your children when you left?- Mrs. Jeffery Prisoner, his parents, and his | sister.-Mr. Rose: Did you see him?—Mrs. Jeffery: No; I heard him cough.—Replying to I FREEMAN. I Mr. Rose. witness said she had never seen accused strike the child, but he had struck her.-The. Clerk: You have never seen him do anything to the children ?—Witness: No; I have heard him abuse them, but never threaten them—Mr. Rose asked if the child was dead.— Detective-sergeant Lambert: No, she is better. —Mr. Rose: Then she must attend and tell her story.—A doctor from the West London Hospital said the child would not be able to attend for at least three weeks.—A little boy, named Sadier, of Clifton-road, Shepherd's Bush, said he saw the girl Violet and her brother go into the house at 12.30 on the day in question. Prisoner was then having some- thing to eat inside the house. Later Freddy came down and said his sister was dead.—The Clerk: Did you hear this man say anything?— Witness: Yes. When the children went in he told them to leave off banging the doors. Afterwards he left the house, and went towards Uxbridge-road.-Prisoner's mother said she went into her bedroom at 1.15 p.m. to fetch a chair, when she found the child lying just inside the door, with her head in a pool of blood. She immediately sent for the doctor and the policeman. The hammer pro- duced belonged to her husband.—Police-con- stable 641 T said he was in the front room at Askew-crescent on the evening of the day in question, when prisoner came in and said, Are you waiting for me?" When told the charge he said, I know nothing at all about it."—Mr. Rose ordered a further remand, so that the evidence of the girl might be taken.
LADY CLERK'S STORY.
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LADY CLERK'S STORY. ALLEGED SERIOUS ASSAULT BY AN EMPLOYER. George Cooper, 27, importer and manufac- turer of fancy goods, was further examined at the Guildhall on Wednesday upon the charge of having committed a serious assault upon -uies Kathleen Amelia- Major, a young lady clerk, until recently in his employment. The prosecutrix, a young girl of about seventeen years of age, gave evidence as to her engagement with the accused as lady clerk at a salary of 5s. per week. The first work given to her to do was measure up ladies and gentlemen's pants and vests. Defendant also-dealt in corsets and "electric arrangements." She then, upon the advice of the chief clerk, gave evidence in her own words. Defendant told her that the ladies' pants must be delivered that night because of the measurements. He then persisted in measurements ? The Clerk: Did he make any notes of the measuremnts? Witness: Oh, yes. Did he give any reason for taking your measurement? Witness: Yes, he said he wanted to get a medium, and he took my measurement. Continuing, witness said she fell on to a chair by the door after what had taken place. She subsequently remembered coming to her senses on the floor. She had some recollection of defendant assisting her. A further adjournment was granted.
FASTIDIOUS BRIDE.
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FASTIDIOUS BRIDE. DELAYS HER WEDDING FOR HOURS. So fastidious was a Salisbury bride about the arrangement of her hair that her wed- ding, which was to have taken place at half- past eleven, at Fisherton Church on Thursday, had in consequence to be deferred until the afternoon. The names of the parties were Albert Hart- ingdon Goldsmith King, a carpenter, and Beatrice Charlton, and the ceremony, which was peremptorily postponed last week, attracted considerable public attention. The church was filled with spectators before the appointed hour, but the wedding party failed to put in ati appeai-ance. After an anxious wait of half an hour the clergy, clerk, and congregation were about to dis- perse, when the bridegroom hurried into the church, and explained that his btide had been detained in dressing her hair, and that the happy event could not take place until the afternoon. Crowds of people flocked to the neighbour- hood of the church in the interval, and special police supervision was sought by the churchwardens. The marriage took place subsequently, and bride and bridegroom left in a carriage, upon the back of which a youthful spirit had inscribed Bill Bailey a honeymoon."
SMASH ON BARRY LINE. -e»
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SMASH ON BARRY LINE. -e» ENGINE DRIVER'S FATAL LEAP. Soon after four o'clock on Thursday morn- ing a. serious railway accident occurred at Tonteg, near Pontypridd, by which an engine- driver lost his life. It appears that as a Barry Railway goods train, 'aden with pitwood, was proceeding to Treforest Junction it had not got clear of the main line before another train of empty wagons dashed into it. The driver of the latter train, William Hen shaw, 45, High-street, Barry, jumped from his engine, but the force of the impact caused the empty wagons to be scattered in all directions, and the driver was killed by them. The fireman, who stuck to his engine, escaped uninjured. ) FURTHER DETAILS. Further inquiries show that a goods train was standing in a siding about 200 yards from the railway bridge, and the driver, un- derstanding that the line was clear for him, started his train. It passed from the siding, when a fast train of empty wagons from Barry Dock, travelling in the same direc- tion, dashed into the rear portion of the train with terrific force, and smashed seven or eight wagons into matchwood, the iron fittings being twisted like ribbons. At the point where the accident took place thera is an acute curve in the line, and it was imposeible for the in the line, and it was impossible for the driver of the main line train to see the obstruction in front of him until he had turned the bend. Seeing the danger then, the man jumped from his engine, but, unfor- tunately, too late. The impact caused one of the empty truck to turn over, and it lell upon him and crushed him to death. His head was badly injured and hie abdomen shockingly mutilated. The fireman stuck to his post, and escaped injury. It was pitch dark at the time. The engine of the Barry train was derailed, and all traffic had to be suspended. Soon after five o'clock a breakdown gang, under Mr. Dobbs, deputy-manager of the locomo- tive department, arrived, and at once set to work to clear the line, Inspector Osborne being also quickly on the spot. During the clearing operations Inspector Knowles was slightly hurt by the door of a, wagon striking him, and he had to retire, by the door of a wagon striking him, and he had to retire. The truck which fell on the unfor- tunate driver was the means of keeping the engine from falling on its side. The driver was William Henshaw, High- street, Barry, and he leaves a widow and two children. The stoker, Emlyn Powell, lives at 46, Salisbury-street, Barry. FIREMAN'S THRILLING STORY. Howells, the fireman, in an interview, stated that the lights of the signals were blown out by the wind before his train approached the junction. The brakes were applied. "As we turned the corner," continued Howells, "we were both on the same side of the engine looking for the signal, and we both caught sight of the red light together. At the same time lights from the signal cabin showed clearly that a pitwood train was crossing our road in front of us, going oa the mineral line to Treforest Junction. Hen- shaw shouted, Shut on,' and I did so. At the same time he shouted, Pat.. on the brakes and jump.' He put on the brakes and then jumped off. I had my hand on the lever putting on my brakes, when we crashed into the waggons. I was rivetted to my post for the moment, and scarcely realised the extent of the accident. I was awakened from my stupor by a groan, which emanated from opposite the gangway of the engine. Look- ing over, I could aee poor Henshaw beneath a couple of wrecked trucks, which had been buckled up owing to the brakes of the engine e being so effectively applied. He was terribly injured, and when I went to him he must have been dead." Howells attributed his escape from injury to his firm grip on the have been dead." Howells attributed his escape from injury to his firm grip on the brake lever, which prevented him from being thrown about. .11
LADY'S LIABILITIES.
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LADY'S LIABILITIES. A HEAVY FAILURE AT NEW- PORT. At Newport Bankruptcy-court on Thursday (before Mr. Registrar Hornby) Mrs. Annie Mackintosh (wife of the Rev. Dr. Mackintosh), Arlington House School, 198, Stow-hill, New- port, and of Ashby College, Wickham-road, Brockley, Kent, proprietress of ladies' schools, attended to undergo her pubiic examination by the Deputy Official Receiver (Mr. Clarke). Mr. R. H .Parnall appeared for the trustee (Mr. Charles E. Parsons), and for the Misses Beake and Poole, creditors. Mr. Frank Lewis appeared for Madame Thisinar, who had agreed to purchase Ashby College, and also for Messrs. Reynolds and Co.. Mr. Lyndon Cooper represented the debtor. The details of the position were published at the time of the first meeting of creditors last week. The gross liabilities were returned at £ 2,858 3s. 5d., those expected to rank for dividend at £1.941 4s. 5d., and the assets at £ 1.087. Mr. Clarke said since the statement of affairs was made, the Official Receiver had received further claims amounting to £ 536 12s. lid.. of which sum a Mrs. Turner, of Buxton, claimed JB300. Mrs. Macintosh said the money was not due from her. Debtor stated that she had been in busi- ness as a school proprietress for about 22 years. Her first school was at Kelso, and her husband taught in the school. In May, 1903, she purchased Arlington House School, New- port, forE866 Her husband and herself gave joint security, but Dr. Macintosh had, she said, no financial interest in the school, though his name was used in connection with it. He was to go on with the Church, and she was to have the school. She agreed, as from May 5, 1903, to purchase Ashby College, £ 1,125. The rent of Arlington House School was JE160 per annum, and of Ashby College EMO. She attributed her failure to the income being insufficient to pay the expenses of carrying on the schools. Mr. Parnall asked the debtor if she did not think it was a rash speculation to purchase these two schools when she only had JB300 of her own capital. Mrs. Macintosh said it was represented to her that the income from Arlington House School was £700 per term, and she was assured that she would get that amount. Mr. Cooper said if these inquiries were pressed, they would only lead to friction. Mr. Parnall said Mrs. Macintosh had made herself liable for nearly £ 2,000, which she undertook to pay in six months. What rea- sonable expectation had she of being able to pay in that time? She replied that she had the expectation of getting £700 per term from one school, and over £700 per term from another. A cash account was ordered to be prepared and filed.
GIPSY OUTRAGE.
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GIPSY OUTRAGE. ROBBED AND MALTREATED ON A COUNTRY ROAD. At Bromley (Kent) Police-court William Eastwood, a gipsy, was committed for trial at Kent County Assizes charged with robbery with violence. The prosecutor was Arthur Richard Skin- ner. who bore evidence of very violent usage. Both eyes were blackened and swollen, and there was hardly a square inch on his face which was not cut or bruised. He said that on Saturday night, when he was on his way to Chelsfield, prisoner came up to him and asked, How much money I have you got about you?" He replied, "Not much," whereupon the prisoner knocked him down and kicked him a,bout the face and head. He was stunned, and when he recovered he found himself lying in the road with no one in sight. On feeling in his pockets he found he had been robbed of all his money. William Hart said he was sleeping in an old tramcar on an adjacent farm when he was awakened by a disturbance and a cry. He thought to himself, If I go out I may get a smack on the head. If I stay where I am I shall keep alive." "ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS." COMMANDANT LLOYD-GEORGE: Forward, my men; be brave and fear not! It will be the school children who will suffer-not us.
BLED TO DEATH AT E|JS&W VALE.…
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BLED TO DEATH AT E|JS&W VALE. 1 ON THE ROW A street, brawl occurred at Ebbw Vale on Tuesday night, in which a steelworker, named George Lodwick, aged 42, in the, employ of the Ebbw Vale Company, and] lodging at 25, Pond-row, met with his death. I The deceased was found lying in the street between Libanus Chapel and the County Hotel about 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday in a pool of blood, wi|h a wound in the temple. Drs. Keith Campbell and Johnson were speedily suuitnoned, and Lodwick was removed to the County Hotel, where he died within half an hour without gaining consciousness. Later in the night a man named George Williams, in whose company the deceased had been all day. was arrested on suspicion of being conoerned in his death. The two men were drinking together on Tuesday, and were coming from the direction of Beaufort at the time '.adwick was seen to fall to the ground. F^nirMi i5iem two men, named Eliaa Wagstaff and John Hughes, were walking, and they state they heard the two men wrangling. PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGIS- TRATES. The prisoner, George Williams, 43 years of age, a man with a short black bushy beard, was brought before Dr. W. E. Williams át the Ebbw Vale Police-station on Wednesday, and was charged with causing the death of George Lodwick the previous night. Formal evidence was given by Inspector John Price, and prisoner, who made no reply to the charge, was remanded in cus- tody until the inquest. THE INQUEST. The tragic street occurrence at Ebbw Vale on Tuesday night, by which George Lodwick, 42, a furnaceman in the employ of the Ebbw Vale Company, met with his dearth, and which has resulted in a fellow-lodger, named George Williams, 43, a carpenter, being arrested for being concerned in his death, was made the subject of a coroner's inquiry at Ebbw Vale Police-court on Thursday, conducted by the district coroner, Mr. J. B. Walford. The Rev. Mathew Thomas was the foreman of the jury. Deceased was found lying in the street with a serious wound in his temple. He was con- veyed into the County Hotel, close by, and expired in about twenty minutes afterwards. Williams and the deceased were together during the evening, and are alleged to have been engaged in a scuffle before Lodwick fell. The prisoner was in court during the pro- ceedings, and the Coroner informed him that he would be at liberty to give evidence or ask questions. John Albert Lodwick, brother of the deceased, a steelworker, residing at Regent- street West, Briton Ferry, gave evidence of identification, and said the deceased was 38 years of age and single. He had not seen his brother for five years. Annie Davies, residing at 25, Pond-row, with whom the deceased had lodged for twenty months, as well as Williams, the accused, said Williams and the deceased were on per- fectly friendly terms to all appearance, and they occupied jointly the same bed. The deceased had not worked for ten days before his death. Williams had only been idle eince Saturday. The deceased had occasionally bouts of drinking, and had been drinking during the period of his idle- ness. Lodwick and Williams entered and left the house together on Tuesday, but she could not say if both were quite sober. There were no signs of a quarrel between them. Witness returned home about eleven o'clock on Tues- day night, and asked Williams where was Lodwick. Williams replied, "I THINK HE IS DEAD BY NOW." She asked him where he was, and he said they had taken him to the County Hotel. She asked him what had happened, and he replied, "He fell on the road and became unconscious." Williams then appeared to be quite sober. He had dust on his clothes, as if 1p0k> had been on the roa-d. Witness asked Williams hoW he accounted for the dirt, and she suggested that the dust on his clothes was caused by him having carried Lodwick to the hotel, and he agreed. Elias Wagstaff, the next witness, residing at 15, Mark-street, Ebbw Yale, a contractor's assistant, said that at ten o'clock on Tues- day night he was going in the direction of the County Hotel. There was plenty of light. He saw two men in front of him. They were walking side by side, apparently quite steady. They stopped suddenly, and he then saw a bowler hat sent flying off the head of one of them into the road. Both men raised their arms, and got hold of each other. No high words were heard, and both fell to the ground together. George Williams was on top of the deceased, and witness caught hold of him by the left shoulder and said, Get up quick." Williams got up, and witness proceeded to .raise Rod. wick up and saw blood on him. William Hughes, who was with him, struck a match, and they then noticed that the DECEASED WAS ON HIS BACK. He observed a gash over his eye, and blood was flowing from it. Witness sent for the police and doctor. The deceased was quite conscious, and he was carried into the hotel. Williams stood by the whole of the time. From what he saw, Lodwick might have struck on the ground and turned over on bis back. There was no kerb near the spot where the deceased fell. Witness saw no signs of I a scuffle before he saw the hat flying, nor did he see either of the men strike a blow either before or after the fall. While holding the deceased up on the ground he heard Williams say to Lodwick, "You know you attempted to strike me first." attempted to strike me first." By the Foreman: The surface of the road was smooth. Both men fell with their heads down the hill. William John Hughes, 4, William-s-treeft, boilermaker, gave confirmatory evidence. The jury returned a verdict that deceased died by misadventure through falling on the street whilst in a state of intoxication.
ANOTHER MUMBLES SENSATION.…
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ANOTHER MUMBLES SENSATION. 6 COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Another sensation was caused at the Mumbles on Sunday evening by the dis- covery of proofs of another sad fatality which had occurred at an isolated and hidden spot amongst the rugged rocks with which the coast abounds. Almost close to the terrible abyss over which a Swansea woman was hUlrled to her death only a few days ago the clothes of a gentleman who had been searched for for days were suddenly discovered by Sergeant Hopkins, who is in charge of the county force at the Mumbles. Last Tuesday Mr. E. N. Punnetts, whose address appears to be Birmingham, a com- mercial traveller, stated to be in the engi- neering business. arrived at the Mackworth Hotel, Swansea, and ordered a room, intend- ing to stay for a. day or two. It is under- stood he ha.d stayed at the hotel on previous occasions, but was not well known there.! Shortly after arriving, taking poe&eission of the room, and distributing his luggage in it ) in the usual way, he stated his intention of I taking a run to the Mumbles on his bicycle i and having a bathe there. He had a towel in a small bag, and was supposed by his relatives to have in his pocket nearly £ 20. From that time no one ever saw him again, His friends were at once communicated with by the hotel people, and the Birmingham police immediately forwarded his full des- cription to the Swansea and the oounty police < of the district. He was described as about ) 6ft. lin. high, of fresh complexion, with fair j hair, and dressed in a grey check knicker- bocker euit. Before leaving the hotel he hltd addressed a postcard to his wife. His father, who lives at Forest Lea, Crowboro', Sussex, was stated to also have been acquainted with Swansea and the Mumbles, and it is said that he and his son used to bathe when they came to the district. Day after day passed. The police diligently searched along the coast, but could "I find nothing. The family also employed a Mumbles fisherman to keep up the search, but nothing was discovered till Sunday, when Sergeant Hopkins came across his clothes in a most unexpected spot. Beyond Limes lade Bay and towards Langland the tide is always up, upon ranges of uneven, jagged, and treacherous rocks, and it appears that, fatuous as the proceeding might appear, the deceased had, in searching for a retired place for bathing at low tide, got down the pre- cipitous slope, carrying his bicycle with him, and had proceeded to undress in a quiet nook where he would not be observed. The tide often rushes through the channels and clefts of the limestone here in a most dangerons way. It is all jags, pinnacles, and huge boulders surrounding poo's. Apparently his design was to bathe in one of the big pools in the rocks, but, what happened can only be left to the imagination. He might quite easily have met with his death there. It is an exceedingly awkward spot to bathe in, and a bather might easily get knocked about, stunned, and carried away by the tide. There appears to be no reason to apprehend suicide. It is getting late in the season for bathing, and the cold would certainly render a bather more easily embarrassed in a heavy tide. On Sunday afternoon, as already stated, the clothes of the deceased were at last found concealed amongst these rocks. There were £7 10s., a gold watch and chain, and other articles In the pockets, and letters also therein left no doubt as to his identity. Close by was his bicycle, which he had carried down in such a surprising manner. Of his fate there can, of course, be no doubt, but little hope is entertained of securing his body till the neap tides, some days hence. It is the opinion of Mumbles fishermen that his body still lies in a pool amongst the rocks, and has not been carried out to sea, as might have been feared. The occurrence, naturally, has caused a considerable sensation, not only amongst the relatives and at the Swansea hotel, but in the Mumbles district.
DOCTOR STABBED.
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DOCTOR STABBED. As M. Vallon, a famous doctor whose speciality is mental diseases, was talking yesterday with some of his patients in the asylum of St. Anne, Paris, of which he is chief medical attendant, he was suddenly stabbed by an inmate. He fell down in a pool of blood, while some of the patients shouted out Bravo." The madman, who was arrested instantly. was named Guerron. It was he who fired three revolver shots in the Chamber of Deputies some months ago. It was Dr. Vallon who certifietVlhis insanity. Before the magistrate he was perfectly com- posed. He said that his act was intentional. For six months he had waited his oppor- tunity, because the doctor would not sign his certificate of discharge. The doctor lies in a comatose condition, and very little hope is held out for his recovery. How the lunatic hid the knife is a mystery.
ARRESTED AT A FUNERAL.
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ARRESTED AT A FUNERAL. A euriou8 circumstance was mentioned in the case of a labourer, named Hall, who was committed for trial at Preston, charged with the murder of his para- mour, Mary Key, a married woman, who was found with her throat cut. An open verdict was returned at the inquest, but it now appeared that, owing to fear of Hall, two lodgers in the same house had refrained from mentioning a conversa- tion which was alleged to have passed when the body was found:- Hall: If you give me away, I'll do the eame to you. Lodger: How can I give you away when I know nothing? I heard no noise. Hall: There was no noire-l strangled her. Hall (after the inquest): I was lucky to get off. I thought I should have got time. These statements subsequently leaked out, and Hall was arrested as he wae returning from the funeral of his wife, who died in an asylum. He reserved his defence.
DARING RAILWAY ROBBERY. -0
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DARING RAILWAY ROBBERY. -0 THIEVES ON THE PARIS- HAVRE EXPRESS, An exceptionally daring robbery was com- mitted on Thursday night on the Paris-Havre express. This train left the St. Lazare Sta- tion at 11.35 p.m., with two mail wagons attached, one a travelling postal van carry- ing the ordinary correspondence and the other a van specially hired from the Post Office by the Western Railway Company for use on Thursdays and Fridays only for the conveyance of American correspondence for the lines which sail from Havre. This van waa closed by a simple padlock. No railway or posttal official rode in it, and no surveil- lance whatever waa exercised over it during the journey. The robber was evidently well aware of all this, and selected Thursday night to enter the van, which he did either by pulling him- self on to the footboard during the slow-down or stoppage, or, which is thought the more likely explanation, by taking a seat in a. carriage as a.n ordinary pa-sssnger and getting on to the footboard while the train was travelling between stations. The train stopped as usual at Ronen, where it is customary to add a considerable num- ber of mail-bags to those already in the van. There it was seen that thV padlock had been broken, and on the official's entering the van it WM found to be in great disorder. The waybills were scattered about, while 91 sacks had been cut open. The news of the robbery was telegraphed from Rouen to Ha.vre and Paris, and an inquiry was immediately opened at both places. An irnspeot-or proceeded to Havre in the tra-in, arriving there at five o'clock on Friday morning. He lodged a formal com- plaint before the Procureur de la Republique. Investigation established the fact, already pretty evident, that the robbery was com- mitted between Paris and Rouen, but nothing has yet been allowed to transpire as to the booty secured by the thief. Strangely enough, it is only now allowed to transpire that during the night of the 22nd and 23rd ult. it was discovered at Rouen Station that the padlock of the mail van con- taining foreign correspondence had been forced off. In that case the criminal found no money and the mail-bags were reepccted. -Central N-ews.
SEVERE GALE.
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SEVERE GALE. LOSS OF LIFE AND DAMAGE ON LAND AND SEA. A gale of great force swept the Bristol Channel on Wednesday night, and was very violent towards midnight. The vessels arriving at Cardiff on Wednes- day night report having encountered very boisterous weather on their way to Cardiff The steamship Cornelia, with pitwood, from Oporto, was swept by heavy seas, and had her bulwarks damaged, as well as a portion of her deck cargo. At Porthcawl the pine end of a four-storey building collapsed, and did serious damage to the Ship Aground Public-house. The postal tel graph authorities give notice of considerable delay to Yorkshire and all counties north, also to Scotland. The fishing-boat No. 21, of Newhaven, was lost near Folkestone Harbour, with her crew of three hands, consisting of Captain Browne and two men, named Goldsmith and Barnett. The craft was smashed to pieces. During the height of the storm the Folke- stone lugger Good Intent (Captain John Saunders) flew signals of distress. The Folke- stone lifeboat went to her assistance, and took off the crew of three. The lifeboat had two hands swept overboard, but these were rescued. The Good Intent was subsequently smashed to pieces on the rocks. Much anxiety is felt for the safety of the Mizpah, a Hastings boat, nothing having been heard of her since the storm. The miszenmast of a fishing boat is standing out of the water, but so far the identity of the boat cannot be established. Lloyd's Teignmouth correspondent states that the schooner Canterbury Bell, of Ply- mouth, sprung a leak and was run ashore west of Teignmouth last night. The crew was landed by a lifeboat. At Yarmouth a ketch drifted on to the sandbank, and four lifeboats went out to her assistance. Large crowds watched the progress of the boats from the parade. The heaTy gale which blew during the night in the Mersey Channel at Liverpool moderated about noon on Thursday. Outward- bound vessels were delayed in the river, and two Canadian liners were unable to leave dock to embark passengers at the landing stage. Arrangements were made for their Bailing direct from the docks. Thomas Doyle, dock labourer, was blown from the pier-head into the Mersey, and rescued with difficulty. The cross-river service was suspended for several hours. The gable end of a high building in course of construction at Porthcawl gave way, coming down with tremendous force, smash- ing 12in. joists in large numbers. It crashed also through the adjoining roof of the Ship Aground Public-house, and also through the roof and ceiling of the tap-room, which, for- tunately, was unoccupied at the time.
MATRIMONIAL DILEMMA.
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MATRIMONIAL DILEMMA. A middle-aged man sought the advice of Mr. Plowden, at Marylebone Police-court, Lon- don. His wife, he said, left him eight years ago, and he had heard nothing of her sinoo. A short time ago he obtained a situation, but what his employers really wanted was a man and wife. and as he was very anxious to retain the place he came to ask if, under the peculiar circumstances, he would be running any risk in marrying again. Mr. Plowden: Indeed, you cannot marry again. You run a very serious risk if you do. The applicant thanked his worship, but left the court looking very glum.
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REPULSE OF THE JAPANESE. .
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REPULSE OF THE JAPANESE. WHOLE BATTALIONS CUT UP BY THE RUSSIANS. Further reports emphasise the desperate character of the fighting at Port Arthur when the Russians attempted to re-capture Fort Kuropatkin, which commands their water supply. The Russians calculate that the Japanese lost 10,000 men in four days. General Stoessel has warmly thanked his troops. JAPANESE LOSE TEN THOUSAND MEN. An official report from General Stoessel, dated September 23rd, reached here to-day confirming the news of the repulse of the Japanese assaults on Port Arthur which began on the 19th ult. and lasted until the 22nd. A semi-official letter received to-day states that the attach began on September 19th along the whole line and lasted four days, various positions changing hands many times. High Hill being very important to the Russians, the Japanese attacked it repeatedly at daylight, climbing the steep slopes like ants. They finally occupied the position on the night of the 22nd ult., after having sustained very severe losses. As any attempts to take the hill was extremely hazardous, General Stoessel refused to issue an order to re-capture it, but called for volunteers. Everybody called upon responded, and the requisite number was selected. Lieutenant Pogorsky and Captain Sychofif leading the party. Soldiers and officers alike carried grenades, with which they attacked the Japanese in their temporary fortifications, and drove them from all the positions. Several mines were exploded during the battle, causing severe losses. The Russians calculate that the total Japanese loss for the four days amounted to 10,000. CHI-FU, Monday, 2 p.m. A private letter, dated September 23, gives further details of the fighting which began on the 19th ult. The attack was opened with a heavy bombardment directed against nearly all the outposts and many of the main forts. The shelling of the redoubts protecting the water supply was tremendous. By nightfall on the 19th the waterworks and redoubts had been destroyed, being reduced to mere heaps of debris. The garrison thereupon fell back upon the main fortifications in safety under cover of the darkness. At four o'clock on the same afternoon the Japanese assault on High Hill began. The plan of attack never varied. It was at first bombardment, then assault, and when they were repulsed they bombarded the position again, and then renewed the assault. The desperate determination of the Japanese to capture High Hill amounted to fanaticism. Their efforts never ceased for four days. One battalion of Japanese, having retreated into a. valley where it was exposed to the Russian shrapnel fire, was almost annihilated. Eventually the Japanese succeeded in placing one field gun and two machine guns in posi- tion behind a hastily-made barrier. Their tenure, owing to the fire from the outer forts, was very insecure, and when Pogorsky charged the tide turned against them. One Japanese battalion, composed of a remnant of two companies, was annihilated in the trenches, which the men refused to desert. Another detachment was driven into Russian entanglements, where Sychoff's force was waiting for them, and completed the roat. The Japanese made two other attempts to re-take the position, but failed. Later. Some Chinese who left Port Arthur oa October 1, and who had been engaged in bury- ing the dead, say that the effect of the Rus- sian shells and machine guns was terrific. The slopes of High Hill were littered with mangled bodies and severed heads and limbs. In one trench they buried 300 Japanese and 200 Rue. sians. The water supply which has been cut by the Japanese is an important one, but Port Arthur has other sources of supply, which can only be taken when the city falls. The garrison now has sufficient food, but tinned, meat supplies are nearly exhausted. Thirty donkeys are now being slaughtered daily for fresh meat, which is worth about 5s. per lb. Eggs cost lOd. each. STOESSEL'S ACCOUNT OF POR1 ARTHUR FIGHTING. General Stoessel. in an official dispatch 1:.( the Czar, dated Port Arthur, the 23rd inst. says:— From the 19th to the Z3rd the Japanese bombarded and assaulted the forts to the north and west of Port Arthur. All the attacks were repulsed, the Japanese only gaining two small redoubts, which had been wrecked by the bombardment. The Japanese destroyed the aqueduct. The assault on Fort Visoky was repulsed. At five a.m. on the 23rd the Japanese had got a mitrailleuse into position, protected by metal plating, when General Ilondratenko ordered the sappers to charge with their hand grenades, which were filled with nitro- glycerine. The Japanese then fled in panic. General Stoessel estimates the losses of the Japanese in the fighting at 10, GDO. Later. General Stoessel, in another official dispatch to the Emperor, dated September 30, says:— After the bloody assaults from the 19th to the 23rd there has been com- parative tranquillity in the fortress. On the night of the 23rd the Japanese, after being repulsed by Lieutenant Podgursky from the trenches, fled in panic. They are cow working very actively, and are approaching by tunnel entrenchments. In a further report to the Emperor, dated September 23, General Stoessel says:- I am happy to report to your Majesty that four days of repeated storming atta-cks by the Japanese have been heroically repulsed by your troops, who inflicted enormous losses on the enemy. From September 19, at five in the morning, until to-day, the Japanese maintained a violent bombardment and storming attacks on the northern and western fronts of the fortress and the outlying field fortifications. All the storming attacks, repeated one after the other, were repulsed. All that the enemy gained were two fieid redoubts near the Idol Temple, which redoubts had previously been destroyed by our shells. From this position the enemy entirely destroyed the viaduct. The last Japanese attempt at storm- ing was made at five o'clock this morn. ing. They had already occupied shelter trenches on Visokaya Hill, up which they dragged machine guns, with which they opened fire on our men. By order of General Koudratenke, Lieutenant Podjursky was ordered to attack the enemy, and he advanced with sappers and volunteers, whose operations were directed by Colonel Irman. They hurled into the enemy's position hand grenades charged with Pyroxiline, which exploded in the midst of the Japanese and blew them to pieces. The Japanese remnant fled in panic and terror, pur- sued by Staff-captain Sicheff, with, volunteers of the Fifth Regiment. Colonel Irman calls special attention to the conduct of Lieutenant Podjursky, to whom is due the chief credit for driving the Japanese from the Visokaya. Hill. All our officers and men distin- guished themselves. Among those who showed especial gallantry I may men- tion General Kondratenko, Colonel Irman, of Ike Fifth Regiment, Captain Sicheff, and Lieutenant Podjursky. All the troops fought with the utmost heroism. The Fifth Regiment part. cularly distinguished itself.