The Cardiff Times

A SMART CAPTURE, | Immediately on the receipt of information of '< jthe crime P C Rowe procesded to the hotel and' 'Inspector Williams and other police officers fol- lowed soon after. A pair of brown boots were ;found at the bottom of the stairs,and a cap and a jemmy in the bedroom. An inspection of the premises showed that the man must have climbed jover the door (about 6ft. in height) which gives >HCC63S to the backyard. In the backyard he fonnd a ladder, and placing this against the wall lie was able to reach the lavatory window and set through it. He would next proceed along the passage as far as the bar, and jompocer. the bar -counter. There was evidence that he opened a till, but there was no money in it, the dav's takings having been placed in the safe iin the office. Finding no booty in the 'bar, the burglar went through a door on the left, and thus reached the main passage, at the end of ?Which is the-staiicase. He left bis boots at the bottom, and went cautiously upstairs to the ^bedroom occupied by Mr and Mrs Jones, this "being the bedroom he woutd first see on reaching jtbe landing. Then ensued the struggle already -described. The murderer departed by the way he had I •entered, through the bar and along the passage to thepavatory. He leftthe ladder against the win- dow, and as this could be seen lrom the railway bridge a large number of people throngecltbe. ;• bridge on Sunday to observe where the man'had -entered. Mrs Jdues, being greatly upset, was unable to ^Bive the police a description of the murderer; nevertheless they acted promptly and effectively. ;!lhrougb the introduction of a private telephone the police stations in the country are in teJe- ;!lhrougb the introduction of a private telephone the police stations in the country are in teJe- fS&onicfcommunication. The telephone was quickly |set to work and in a. very short time-all the ^policemen In the valley, some on bicycles, were scouring the country. By the aid ot the tele- phone it was possible to form a cordon of police phone it was possible to form a cordon of police round the place in a comparatively short time. About 5,30 a.m., two hours after the murder I bad been committed, P.O. Woods, who waa on g the look out on the Rhondda side of Ponty- j pridd, observed a hatlesa and bootless mac 1 Iwilking down the railway line. The constable bid hirmeH and pounced suddenly on the man as he parsed and captured him near the signal box. The police are reticent as to whether the man offered anv resistance, but P.O. Williams soon joined P.O. Woods, and they conveved theii prisoner to the Pontypridd Police station. The spot where the capture was effected i3 eight miles from the scene of the murder, and the capture was undoubtedly a smart piece of work on which the cocntv police may be congratulated. It also demonstrated the value of having all the police stations in telephonic communication, for had the man got as far as the docks at Cardiff be would probably have got away. At the Pontypridd Police Station the prisoner was charged on suspicion of having murdered Mr Jones, and in reply be made a statement, but this cannot at present be given. He gava his name as Ei ic Lauge, and his age as 30. He stated that he was a Norwegian, and belonged to the K;3.. ~^a'r^a' which he added was lying in the West Dock, Cardiff, and was due to sail that (ounday) afternoon. Inquiries made at TJardiff Docks elicited the fact that there was no ship of the name of Patria there, but there was a ship called the Patricia, which trades between Dublin and Cardiff, and which sailed from Cardiff on Saturday evening. Whether Lange was a member of the crew of that vessel has not yet been ascer- tained. During Sunday morning the prisoner was con- veyed by Inspector Williams from Pontvpridd to Ystrad. and placed in the cells at the police station there. Shortly,after noon he waa placed longside several other men, and Mrs Jones, who had been driven to the police station in a cab, picked him out from among the other men as the person she and her husband had struggled with in the bedroom. The accused was sullen, and said nothing when formally charged, nor would he accept food. but be drank Home tea that wss given to him. Being unable to walk he had to be carried from the railway station at Ystrad to the police station. As he came out of the railway station he would catch a glimpse of the hotel in which the mur- der had been committed. There are several scratches on his face and some blood stains on his clothing. Two knives were found upon him. and on one of these also there are what -appears to be blood stains.

THE BARMAID'S STORY. Miss Morgan, a barmaid at the hotel, was very much distressed when our representative entered into convsraation with her. She said that the household was usually downsts, at a late hour on Saturday nights, and on 1, occasion they were later than usual. Miss Richards, niece of the deceased, and herself were having a chat after supper whea Mr Jones came downstairs and said, Good gracious, are you not gone to bed yet ?" They told him they would be going soon, and he then left them.' What did you hear first after you had retired ?" 1 should say," was the reply, that we had not been in bed much more than an hour when we heard screams. 1 heard Mrs Jones screaming Police, police, he is killing us or something to that effect. We were sleeping in the front room on the same floor as Mr and Mrs Jones, who were in the back room. Miss Richards and myself were aroused from oar sleep, and when I ran to the door, not knowing what had happened, and opened it I saw Mrs Jones o nthe landing. I knew that something terrible munt have happened because she was covered with blood, I ran down the landing and upon looking into the bedroom I saw Mr Jones lying bleeding on the floor,. I Jack' being with him at the time. I heard Mr Jones say, Oh, Min and baby (Mrs Jones' name being Minnie:, and something else in Welsh which I could not understand, and I got frightened. Mrs Jones shouted to me to ran for brandy, i can't tell you anything else." What beoame of.'the baby?:' Poor little baby," sadly replied the young lady, he was screaming in bed, and his clothes were also blood-stained. Mrs Jones was bleed- ing from the wound on her temple, and I could hardly realise that a terrible tragedy bad taken plaee."

WHAT THE BOOTS SAW. The young man engaged as boots in the hotel, known as Jack:" readily told our representa- tive what he knew of the tragic affair. He slept in the attic above the deceased's bedroom, and was aroused by hearing Mr and Mrs Jones call- ing Jack." I hurried downstairs," he said, and saw Mrs Jones, who was bleeding, on the landing, I looked into the bedroom, and saw Mr Jones lying on the floor with his bead towards the door. I could see from some blood on his shirt that something awful had happened, but I didn't know what it was exactly." '< did you do then ?" I put my arm under his head. He was ap- aarently unconscious, and be mumbled some- -hing, but I conld not understand what be said. Mrs Jones was very much upset, and whilst she ,°ok my dace and placed her arm under master's lead, Miss Richards and myself ran as quickly is we could, both of us being only partially clad, .o fetch Dr. Thomas. we were away about six )r seven minutes at the outside, and when I :s,me back Mr Jones had been placbd in bed, and < ;be constable was with him. I asked the con-, ] iflable to go out to search the, bouse whilst I took ii% place. He went out, and I remained alone in .he room: Mrs Jones having gone outside. J yir Jones was quieter DOW, but in about three s ninnte he passed away without saying a word. [ immediately went out and told Mrs Jones that 10 had gone. Poor mistress I felt so sorry for I ler, but we could hardly realise that, Mr Jones lad been so brutally murdered. The doctor came ( ilmost immediately after me, but death bad 1 ilready taken place." Upon being asked if he-thonsht Mr Jones had I eft his room at all daring the struggle with his > issailant, Jack" replied, Well, this is.aboat I vhat I could gather about the matter. Mrs rones was sleeping on the side away from the loor, and when she awoke she saw a man crouch- ng behind the rails at the foot of the bed. <*Sne creamed and the murderer jumped at her and itruck her on the head. Theni Mr Jones must lave jumped at bim, and in the scuffle I believe hey got out to the passage, and that afteiHbeing' », tabbed Mr Jones, I fancy, in his last effort w nust have pushed his assailant down the stairaj Chen I think he must have stepped back into; he room and fell to the floor.

MISS RICHARDS' ACCOUNT. l Miss Richards, a niece of the deceased, who," I ilept with Miss Morgan, told our reporter that, ihe was awakened by screams. *• I heard my auntie scream, she said. and ipon going to the door and realising that some*, hing had happened, and seeing Jack running town the stairs from the attic, I ran to my win-^ iow, opened it, and screamed Murder and Police.' It was dark and I could see no one kbout, so I ran back to auntie's bedroom and :ound her bending over uncle, who was lying on ;he floor. I saw blood upon them, ana again ran Jack to my window ana screamed. This time I law someone pSsaing with a conveyance, and iried out to him to run for the police. This he* lid, and. I again returned and went with Jack* "1 to fetch the doctor."

MRS JONES'S VERSION. I Upon inquiry last night as to the condition of Mrs Jones, onr reporter was informed that she. was as well as-could be expected, and was bear- ing her'trial remarkably well. She was'nbed, where she had been since her return*from the' police station earlier in the day. A large num ber of relatives called during the day and ex- pressed their sympathy. Mrs Jones was unable to be seen during the day by our representative, but during the even- ing he secured an interview with one who had been with her. He-a-ud that Mrs Jones retired soon after closing time, and that the deceased followed about two o'clock. Soon after three Vkas, by a noise, and upon raising her head 'she saw a face peering IL *er f. thr^h rails at the him'Vii* u Wa3 a^e 10 aeo n;sb*-liRbt, which was used • 4by 3 f^°,d- She screamed, and in-, at the tim^06!0^ °\hA'tler husband taking; ™ '™e' She rushed towards the accused, strarW £ raised bia hand and thTiWnJ a ]emm^ Sortunatelv, howevt*,? niu^3rtDwalm br°Wn Pai*». otherwise the f instantTir^i have been more serious. Mr Jones. instantly closect with the man, and Mrs Jones S a,38he.c°fld to overpower5 to th&<loor« t>/< i ij? ana sfae thereupon ran Jones had 'tt- f°r the servant man. Mr;. against the wZn ^ot tlle assailant up, bfowTwas rivm h'K 1 believed that the fatal help at the door She tnri Jones was crying for and at that momen^ thl m i0 ,/0 P him' the room macderer darted out of rt*- ""°^h identifying the accused f £ ?. Citation in him in the nnli<.= 5 for 33 soon as she saw him in the police station among others she at, once said that he was the murderer 1 One of the young ladies in the house believes that she served him it, the bar the previous evln ing and noticed that he did■notjm £ .rtuS £ S! but kept entirely aloof from tjjenk- The accused, who is lodged at the new police station at Gelli.will be brought beforethe magis- trates at Ystrad this (Monday) morning, bul it is expected that only sufficient evidence will be taken to justify a ramand.

WELL-KNOWN WELSHMAN. Victim's Local Associations. Mr and Mrs Jones are members of two well- I known and highly respected families in the district. The deceased, who was about 37 years ol ago, was born at Village Farm, Bonvilstone, his father being the late Mr Thomas Jones. Ha spent his early years in that neighbourhood, and was brought up as a mechanic. He was for some years employed at Aberdare. but about 14 years ago he went to the Albion Colliery, Cilfynydd, where his brother-in-law, the late Mr Richards, of the Bassett Arms, Nor- ton Bridge, Pontypridd, was head mechanic at The window through which the murderer entered ia marked with a cross. I the time. The deceased worked for several years at the colliery, and had a providential escape from death at the disastrous explosion which occurred,at the colliery about nine years ago. Two years last January he was married, his wile at the time keeping the Royal Oak Inn (which is on the main road between Cardiff and Merthyr) at Norton Bridge. She was then a widow, her first husband, Mr Maybery Thomas, who was well known in the town, having been dead for some time. Before going to the Royal Oak Mrs Jones kept the Lamb and Flag, Merthyr-road, Pontypridd. The deceased's brothers are the Rev. lorwerth Jones. Baptist minister, Maesteg, Mr H. O. Jones, registrar of births and marriages, Barry, and Mr Jones, Newton liarm, Cowbridge, his sister being Mrs Richards, of Barry, who for- merly kept the Bassett Arms, Norton Bridge. He was of a very genial disposition, and had many friends in the town and district. de took much interest in the Cilfynydd branch of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows, of which he was a member, and he was also a mem- ber and treasurer of the local branch of the Enginemen's. Stokers', and Surface Craftsmen's Association, whilst he displayed much interest in the Cilfynydd Homing Socitev and the Norton Bridge Debating Society. He was also a mem- ber of the Liberal Cinb st Pontypridd, and an ardent supnorter of the Pontypridd Football Clab. He is described as a very kind and devoted husband, and was passionately fond of his only child. The deceased had been a life-Jong abstainer. Mrs Jones ia the only surviving daughter of the late Mr tAlfred Parfitt, and was born in the Emlyn Jones. I Woodfield Hotel, Pentre, which is aboat 100 yards from the Bridgend Hotel, where, it will be remembered, an Italian fatally stabbed a man between two and three years ago. Her eldest brottic, is Mr. Walter Parfitt, headmaster of the Gelli "jruncil School. Another brother is Mr G. Parfitt treasurer of the Pontypridd F.C., i the tenant of the Victoria Hotel, Ferndale. Another brother is Mr E. T. Parfitt, an assistant master at the Higher Grade School, Pentre, and a brother in-lay (by his first wife) is Mr Ack i Llewellyn, Pontypridd, a member of the Welsh ] Football Union, who was at the house on Sunday aveninsf. I During Sunday thousands of people from j various parts of the valley visited the scene of | the tragedy. There was a big crowd in the roads on both sides of the house.

SIX TRAGEDltS IN SIX YEARS. The tragedy has created a great deal of excite- ment in the Rhondda Valleys, where the full de- I tails published on Monday were read with ividity. Rain fell heavily in the morning, but people were seen in groups eagerly discussing the ietails and expressing horror at the crime, which is the third committed at Pentre during the last three years. The first was committed by Ferrina, an [talian, who worked at a local colliery, and who stabbed a haulier in the Woodfield Hotel. The second was perpetrated by Tom Lewis, a poung collier, who murdered his sweetheart, who t will be remembered, waa found drowned in the civer near her home, Both men were found juilty, and sentenced to long terms of penal ser- yitude—15 year3 each. A few months ago a collier named Protheroe attempted to muider his wife at Treherbert, and is now confined in plison during his Majesty's j pleasure. I Altogether there have been six tragedies in 1 Pontypridd and the Rhondda Valleys during the last five or six years. The first was com- mitted by Lacey, a coloured man, haling from the West Indies, who was driven by jealousy to murder his young wife, a native of Port Tennant, neat Swansea, by cutting her throat with a razor. Prisoner. t A The,deed was done at deceased's home in Pwll-i gwaon, Pontypridd, and for his crime Lacer. who ran to the police station after the deed, paid, the penalty on the seaffold'-a% ,,Cardiff Gi. The next tragedy was a double one, Philip1 Evans, a Pontypridd workman, shooting his paramonr, a married woman from Porth, in the Holly Bash Hotel, Hopkinstown, Pontypridd c (where they had called on the eve of a Good Fii- day), and afterwards attempting to take his own life in a like manner. He was removed to the Porth Cottage Hospital, wherehe.(lied a few.days later. The next crime in thedistrict was the one com< mitted by the Italian at Pentre.

A SWANSEA PARALLEL. The murder in the Rhondda bears such close marks of resemblance to a Swansea murder of a few years ago as will readtly-re-car to the mind oFany Swansea resident. During the night of the 10th Febrnary, 1889, Mr and Mrs Kent, proprietors of tba.Gloacester'" Arms, Gloucester-place, Swansea, were awakened, from their slumbers by the presence in the bed-?; room of a black seaman named Thomas Atten. who waa barefooted and evidently bent on rob- ber). They'had a cash-box in the room and a revolver under the pillow. They jumped out of bed, and Mr Koit grappled with the intruder, and.they had a tremendous struggle, the black- man, armed with a razor, strenuously attempting to cut Mr Kent's throat. The wife fired the re- volver at Allen's back and shot him in the leg. tie however managed to cut Kent's throat ter- riDty, and then ruahed out of the room and into was arrested in an hour or two behind some casks in a dry-dock yard closely, having left a trail of blood in the snow which was lying on the ground. These cir-

THE INQUEST. I Verdict: Wilful Murder. he inquest on Mr Enivn Jones, who was brutally murdered at the Bridgend Hotel,Pentre, early on Sunday morning, was held on Tuesday at the police station, Pentre, before Mr R. J. Rhys, coroner. Great interest was taken in the proceedings, and the precincts of the court were thronged with people. The narrative that woold be given by Mrs Jones, widow of the murdered man, and the confession or statement alleged to have been made by the accused man were awaited with particular interest. Just before the proceedings commenced the I ) prisoner was brouglit into court and allowed to I sit in the dock. He wore a pair of Davy blue I trousers, very loose fitting, an old pair of low shoes, with a light-coloured coat and vest. He limped very badly, and placed one hand on his injured knee. He walked with a slouching gait, and his clear blue eves shifted restlessly, while his face was slightly flushed. He has fair hair and moustache, bis hair being very thin just above the forehead. He sat erect in the dock and rarely took his eyes off the window imma- diately in front of him. The sun streamed in through the windows, but did not penetrate as far as the dock, which was in the shadow. The 1 public were admitted to the court, which was well f filled. Superintendent Coles, Pontypridd, was present, and Mr Charles Matthews (of Messra j C. Matthews and Grover, solicitors, Pontypridd) j represented the widow. Councillor Edward Jones, librarian at the Ton Library, was the foreman of the jury, and he had inspected the scene of ] the tragedy before coming into the court. While the jury were being sworn in .the prisoner watched 1 the proceedings with keen interest. The Widow's Evidence. Mra Jones, who was the first witness called, was dressed^injdeep black and wore a veil,and had a. white patch over her-left temple where she was struck bv the jemmy. She waa assisted into court by Mrs Thomas, of the Bazaar, and her eldest: brother, Mr Walter Parfitt, headmaster of the Gelli School. She sat on the right of the- Coroner, and looked very pale. In reply to the Coroner, she said her husband was 37 years of age, and was manager of the Bridgend Hotel, They closed the house at 11 o'clock on Saturday night, and witness went to I bed at a quarter to 12, her husband following about 2 o'clock. She awakened when ho came to bed. Her husband and the cellarman. Jack, saw to the locking up of the place. Had you a gaslight on ?" asked the Coroner. -Yes, we had an incandescent burner and also a lamp. What disturbed you ?—Hearing a slight noise in the room. It woke you up ?-Yes. What did you see ?—Towards the foot of the bed I saw a man's face looking at me. Was he crouching ?—Yes. What did you do ?—I screamad. Did the man get up when you screamed ?—He got up before I screamed. And did he strike you P—Yes, be struck me on the left side of the head with the jemmy produced. He struck me before I screamed, Where was your husband when the man struck you ?-He awakened while the man was striking P.C. Woods. I me. The man struck me a severe blow on the arm also, and then my husband got up and grappled with him. What did you do ?—I screamed and tried to assist my husband to wrestle with the man. What happened ?-They struggled beside the bed, and he got him against the wall. Who ? The strange man got your husband against the wall ?—Yes, in the corner. What did he do ? —He tried to strangle my husband. What did jou do ?- tried to force his hand from my husband and got hold of the man by one leg and opened the door with the other. They struggled in the corridor to the banister and then my hnsband leaned against the ban ister. He had only one band, and seemed help- less. What did you do then ?—I screamed h Jack, Jack." and the cellarman answered, All right I'm coming- The man then ran away, and I heard a thud as if he had fallen downstairs. Did your husband fall ?-No, I supported him and led him to the bed. I shouted Jack. come' quickly. There is a murderer." Jack came soon after. Coold you see the features of the man plainly ? —Yes, they are printed on my memory for ever. There was a light, and you conld see dis tinctly 1- Yes. Have yoa seen him since ?- Yes. And you have no doubt about him ?-None whatever. The Coroner I am not going to hurt your feelings by asking you to look on him again. (Mrs Jones, from where she sat, could not see the prisoner in the dock.) Have you ever seen the man before ?—No. Having completed her evidence, which she Zave very clearly, though obviously distressed, Mrs Jones was led out of court and accommodated with a seat in the adjoining room. Nieoe and Cellarman Called. John Carpenter, the cellarman, who had pre- viously been referred to as" Jack," spoke to helping the deceased to lock up the place on Saturday night. The window in the lavatory was shut, but it was not fastened, there being no Fastener. Witness was awakened by the screams )f Mrs Jones, and on going down he saw Mrs lones in the passage, all covered with blood," md bleeding from a wound on the left side of the iead. Mr Jones was in a corner of the bedroom, half lying and half sitting. He was practi- :ally speechless, but he groaned and mumbled something. Witness did not know what he said, md he did not then see any blood issuing from the deceased. Mrs Jones said a man had served her husband and herself very bad with a. truncheon. Witness could not find any trace 3f their assailant, and he went with Miss Richards for the doctor. Witness was here asked to look at the prisoner, md having done so said he believed he had seen him before, but could not recollect where or (then. Miss Kate Richards, niece of the murdered man, said she slept ji1 another room on the same Eloor, and was awakened by her aunt's screams. She went to the room in which her aunt was, and Mrs Jones said to her, Oh, Kate, someone has been trying to kill uncle and me." Witness rushed to the bedroom window and screamed, and m returning to where Mr Jones lay saw him in She corner of the bedroom in a sitting position, mumbling something. Witness then went back to the window and shouted Help, help." rhere ware some wagons on the road, and she sent the men in charge of them for the police. The Coroner Have you seen the prisoner before ?-Yes. sir, I am sure I have seen him and ?erved him in the bar of the Bridgend Hotel. More than once ?—Yes, sir. When did you last see him there ?—A week ago. Did he speak to anyone ?-No, he kept to him- lelf. He never stayed long, and did not sit down, but drank while he stood. Did he drink beer ?-No, lemonade with a dash in it. Inspector Williams. 1; < The Arrest P.C. David John Woods, stationed at Ponty- pridd, gave evidence of the arrest on.the raii-i way;near Pontypridd. He said he asked prisoner where he came from. Prisoner replied,. From. Pentre." The Coroner Are you sure he said Pentre "?• —Witness Yes, sir. Whatidid you ask next?—I asked bim how; long it (was since he started from Pentre, and he replied "Three boars." I asked bim where his ,boots and cap were, and he said he left his'boots behind and had lost his cap in.falling. I told him he would have to go to the police station. He said, Let me go quick, I-shall miss my boat. I am g6mg out to-day from Cardiff." -The Coroaer Did he speak good English ?— .Witness Yes, air. "Having made that statement," continued the witness, he put his hand behind his-coat as though he intended to draw something out, and I then hit him on the arm with my staff. P.C. Williams then came to my assistance. I charged the man with the murder of Mr Jones, and caution him, and he replied, I have nothing t& say to thaV.' Witness then; described the articles found on the prisoner, which included a knife, resembling- those used by paiatera, except that it tapets to a sharp point, the edges being very sharp. The. :b!ade was very bright and gleamed in the snn- jsljina that ponctxatcd into the court,-Tafistaife was found fastened by a cord round prisoner's waist. Amongst the other articles found on pri- soner were a clasp knife, a parse containing '158, a watch and chain and watch-key, and two hand- kerchiefs, one silk. The Coroner Did the knife (the painter's knife) appear as clean as it does to-day ? Witness Yes, sir. SPhero was a patch of blood on the back of his head and on the back of his coat. This coat-of blue-coloured serge cloth- was produced in court. When witness had completed his evidence the Coroner remarked It was a very good arrest you did your work very well. Description of the Wound. Dr. Thomas, who arrived on the scene at a quarter to 4, at which time Mr Jones was quite dead, described the wound received by Mr Jones, who was stabbed to the heart, an incised wound over the region of the heart having been inflicted. The wound was a clean cut one, an inch in length and extending two and a half inches upwards and inwards, the instrument having vassed throngb the cartilage of tho seventh rib. There were superficial wounds on the right forearm, a.nd four inches above the wrist there was a wound three- quarters of an inch in length. Above this was a small punctured wound which might have been caused by a tooth. There was a superficial wound on the left band an iuch long,and a few scratches about the hand and arm, whilst in front of the forefinger cf the left hand there was a deep lacerated wound penetrating to the bone. There was a wound into the cavity of the heart. The Coroner In plain language he was stabbed to the heatt ?—Yes, sir. K;He got just to the right place?—Yes, where there was the least resistance. Witness expressed the opinion that the fatal wound could easily have been caused by the weapon which had been described as a painter s knife. It was more likely to have been caused by that knife than by the clasp knife found on the prisoner, though the clasp knife could have caused it. The wound on the left hand could not have been caused by the large kaife. f Would you expect to find blood on the. handle ? asked a juror. Dr. Thomas I should if I had seen it imme- liately-it was withdrawn from the wound. The Coroner The knife will hold any stain. [t is plain it has never been used for work. It speaks for itself. What Prisoner Says. Inspector Williams said that when he charged the prisoner with burglary at the hotel be re- plied, I went in there for money, but could not find any in the bar." Witness then charged him with murdering Mr Jones, and he replied:- Yes, I went there for money, but could not find any in the bar. I went upstairs and en- tered the bedroom, which was lit up. My mate said,( •' You go in the money is in the bag." I went in, and while looking for the money she woke up and shouted. I hit bei, and he woke. He got up, and he got hold of me. I struck him several times with the bar, and we had a struggle. Both tried to stop me. I lost'the bar and rushed ont the same way as I came in over the ladder head first. My mate Harrv must have been behind, as I head someone coming after me. I don't remember taking the knife out only to open the window before I went in. I only bit him with the thing in the paper (meaning the jemmy wrapped in brown paper). Witness, continuing, said: Answering my question, prisoner remarked, I am a fireman on the 8s. Patria, which came to Cardiff on Friday last with timber. I know nobody in Cardiff." Inspector Williams added Whilst taking his description yesterday the prisoner said," Boss, I told you a lie that I came to Cardiff on the ss. Patria. 1 came from Liverpool a week or so' a<Yo partlv by rail and partly by road." ° Has he been seen about by anybody ?" asked the Coroner. I have had several communica- j tions that he had been seen. but when the persons who are said to ha\e seen him came to the police station they were unable to identify him." Mrs Jones, however, identified him immediately from four other men of similar height and complexion. Witness added that prisoner's hat bad on it the name A. Barrett and Co., Clevedon-terrace, Middlesbrough," and a pencil found on the prisoner bad been bought at the same place. When he saw prisoner at Pontypridd Station he said to him, Here are your boots put them on." He handed prisoner the boots that had been found at the bottom of the stairs at tho Bridgend Hotel, and prisoner put them on. They fitted him perfectly. The cap also fitted him. The Coroner Did he demur to put them on ? Did he say they dia not belong to him ?-No, sir. Witness, continuing, said there were patches of blood on the prisoner's cap and trousers, which were torn. Witness described how he searched the Bridg- end Hotel with Dr. Thomas, and found the jemmy wrapped in brown paper tied with string. It was lying on the floor near the bed, a por- tion of it being under the bed. Beside the boots on the stairs was a piece of bent wire that could be used for picking locks. The till register in the bar had been forced open. Coroner's Views. The Coroner, in summing up to the jury, com- mented on the smart capture effected by the police, and emphasised the importance of the telephone system that had been introduced. He referred to the evidence of Miss Richards as to her having seen the prisoner previously, and he .thought the man who broke into the house and committed the deed must have been familiar with the premises. He also referred to the wounds which the deceased had received, and Eaid that the struggle must have been a terrible one. He I reminded the jury of the coincident circumstance that the cap found in the bedroom bore the same name as a pencil found in prisoner's possession. In his statement to the police the prisoner bad said something about an accomplice, bat he (the coroner) was of opinion there was only one man in this terrible business. Verdict. The jury retired, and after an absence of ten minutes returned a verdict of Wilful murder against Erick Lange, the seaman in custody. and added that the deceased met with his death by being stabbed through the heart. Prisoner, who remained seated in the dock throughout, followed the proceedings closely, and he seemed to feel his position more at the close than at the beginning of the inquiry. Police Complimented. The jury complimented Inspector Williams and his staff and Superintendent Coles upon the smartness and promptitude with which they had acted. The Coroner said he thoroughly agreed with the foreman of the jury. The conduct of the police bad been most exemplary, and it was a great satisfaction to the public to know that they had sach an efficient force of constabulary. The Coroner also expressed deep sympathy with the widow and relatives of the deceased, and said it was most gratifying to the public of the Rhondda Valley to knownlin this, as in former instances, the murder bad been committed, not by one of themselves, but by a foreigner. The Welsh people were a most law-abiding people. They took drink and quarrelled sometimes, but they never cut each other's throats. It was a great comfort to realise this on such a painful occasion as the present.

MAN UNDER THE TRAIN. Exciting Axle-Ride at Tirphil. An exciting incident took place on the branch line leading from the Rhymnev Railway to the Powell Collieries at Tirphilon Monday afternoon. It appears that a number of wagons were on the siding preparatory to being drawn out to the- main line, when a mason's labourer got under- neath some of the wagons to cross to the other side. When in the act of doing so the engine which was attached to the train started, and the man in the fright scrambled along be- neath the wagons. He caught hold of an axle of one of the wagons, and in this manner was conveyed a distance of about 500 yards. He eventually escaped none the worse for his ad- venture.

ENGINEER OR MASON P I Scene at a Swansea Committee. At a meeting of the Streets Committee of the Swansea Corporation on Wednesday the Sur- veyor reported that the new dust destructor had started work and that 2,319 tons of refuse had been destroyed, or nearly 15 tons per day. A discussion took place as to whether the fore- man should be an engineer or a mason, and Mr Hopkin fell foul of the chairman and two of the Labour members, saying that to appoint a mason to overlook machinery is like asking a. mason to kill a bullock." Threatening to bring the matter up at the Council and stigmatising the Chairman's (Mr Merreil's) conduct as most improper," Mr Hopkin left the room. It was Mported that as the result of new arrangements made by a sub-committee the cost of the scaveng- ing ha.d fallen from £1,909 lis lOd in 1902 3 to £ 1,738 is lOd this year, and the hire ot horses had ,considerably decreased.

?, ALLEGED DISHONOURED CHEQUE. Major Herbert Anderson, D.S.O., retired from the Connaught Rangers, was remanded on bail at Marl borough-street Police Court on Tuesday charged with obtaining credit by fraud from a lodging-house keeper and also with obtaining money by means of a worthless cheque. The lodging-house beeper said accused paid his bill swith a cheque which was dishonoured. Accused said hisaccount was being transferred from one bank to another and the money would be paid.

'RUNAWAY HORSE'S NEOK BROKEN. On Monday a man nanied,Charies Henry Mor- gan, of Court Farm, Aberaychan, was driving a horse attached to a cartload of ferns down the Manor-road, Abersychan, when the animal took fright and bolted. The driver was thrown vio- lently from the cart, and sustained rather severe injuries to his arms and ribs. The horse con- tinued its mad gallop for about 30 yarda and collided with a wall, breaking its neck and dying -immediately.

Rhayader Revision Court was held on Satur- day, Mr Lewis Matthew Richards presiding. Mr C. M. Nixon, Knighton, appeared for tho 'Liberals, and Mr E. Powell-Careleas, Llandrin- vdod Wells, for the Conservatives. The result of ?«be in favonc-of'theliibsralBr

]» ]» Stupid Outrage i- —; 's I IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Crackers Exploded. A daring and most startling outrage, un- -paralleled in the annals of the venerable edifice, was committed during morning service ac B Westminster Abbey on Sunday, and was apnar- ently the act of a political fanatic. The ordinary service had just been concluded, and Canon Duckworth was commencing the celebration of the Holy Coinman-on-in fact, had only repeated two or three sentences of the 3, Lord's Prayer-when a series of explosions broke in upon the quietude. The detonations proceeded from the north transept, close to the door, and thrown back upon the ear by the peculiar ) acoustic properties of the Abbey, sounded as if a ) great fusilade was being poured into the building. i The congregation immadiatotv became some- I what excited, but behaved on the whole remark- i ably well, although a tew persons seated in the s choir space in the neighbourhood of the explo- r sions jumped over their seats and made their way into the middle of the abbey. Canon Duck- k- worth urged the congregation to go out quietly through the nave so as to avoid any confusion, rand then proceeded with the service. It was subsequently discovered that two large j crackers had been placed on a ledge of the .monument to the Duke of Newcastle, probably tduring the singing of the hymn preceding the communion service, and the miscreant, whoever ,he was, found it easy toiguite their fuses, as the striking of a match would not then have been -noticed. The remains of the fireworks were dis- covered in a piece of cardboard, attached to 'which was a string and a fragment of paper j bearing some writing. Some of the words were rendered illegible by the water thrown over the crackers immediately after the explosions, but among those still decipherable were j Vengeance for the death af Kensit," Lying priesthood," "Enemies of the people," "Friends f of the brewers." The police are investigating the affair, but up -to Sunday evening no clue to the peipetrators, who could have easily disappeared during the confnsion, was obtained. Canon Duckworth in an interview with a Press representative, said, Yes, it was a most remarkable affair. The exact impression borne in upon me was as if people were firing pistols at each otber, and for a moment I fancied I beard the-sound of falling bodies, but, of course, that mus^have been merely the knocking over the chairsi. It is fortunate that pieces were not ¡ J. fired in the middle of the abbey, for there must > then inevitably have been something very much ( like a panSc. As it was, the monument being very near the door the people near it rushed into the building instead of away from it, and for a moment the situation was a little dangerous, When it was seen that no damage had been done e the congregation speedily quieted down and I was glad to see that after my injunction to them c I to go out in an orderly manner many returned co i their seata and resumed their devotions. I desire j particularly to commend the behaviour of the t ladies. Not a shriek was beard, and they con-1 1 trolled themselves admirably under what must '■ have been very trying conditions. It was a, t unique experience for me," Canon Duckworth t added. The monument sustained no damage i beyond a few stains." —■ f

CARDIFF MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Municipal Patronage Extended. 'E- W. M. Corbett presided at meetings of ^xecntiye Committee of the Council of the Cardiff Musical Festival held at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening, when it was an. nounced that tha bookings to date totalled £ 1,901, which still left JE1,300 to be made up if all the expenses are to be covered. It was resolved, in view of the fact that Sir Henry Irving will be in Cardiff on the musical festival week, to write to him catling bis atten- tion to the fact and expressing the hope that the actor-knipht would be able to attend one of the morning performances of the festival- It was announced that the Mayor of Cardiff had taken tickets for those members of the Cor- poration who will be able to attend the opening performance. The Mayor, and those accompany- ing him, will be met at the door of the Park Hall by the festival officials, who will formally receive them.

STATION ROBBERY. Pengam Booking Office Entered. Another dariug robbery has been perpetiated at the Pengam Station, on the Rhyomey Rail. way. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, when the station officials reached the premises, it was seen that one of the windows of the booking office had been forced open, and an inspection of the interior showed that the ticket- case had been forced open, and 48 3d taken therefrom. Several of the drawers had been ran- sacked, and there were many traces of the use of a jemmy. The safe, however, was not tampered with. The perpetrator is at large.

LORD ROBERTS AT CAPETOWN. Cape Town, Tuesday.-Earl and Countess Roberts, with their daughters, have arrived here. They are in good health. An enthusiastic recep- tion was accorded the distinguished visitors, and the shipping and the streets of tha town were brilliantly decorated. The party will stay at Government House.—Eeuter.

WELSH WOMEN AS PIONEERS. THE MAKING OF ABERTRIDWR. When ,he Windsor Colliery began operations a few years ago people came from round about to settle down to make a new town. The local pioneers can often tell interesting stories of their early struggles to make things comfortable where hitherto there had been no comfort. Amongst those who have raised the township of Abertridwr -or Aber as they originally called it-the brave women especially know what it means to face hardships and difficulties. Speaking to one of them the other day, a reporter of the Herald of Wales found her qnite content with her new home. For one thing, she said, she should always 'k-i0 ^aco she used to live at with a shudder. It was there, about twelve years ago, that I had the worst experience of my life. You know Fundall, of course ? Well, I was living T^fr6i °n' slowly dying there for ten years, Fundall, therefore, must always bring painful recollections. My trouble was acute and chronic indigestion, and I was a pitiable martyr," said Mrs Bell, until I took Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people, which cured me. It really doesn't seem possible, but it's true Mrs Bell is the good wife of Mr William Bell, an intelli- gent resident, whoso house is at 15, William- street, Abertridwr, the newer name of Aber, near Cardiff. My friends," continued Mrs Bell, "I can scarcely believe it. Besides fearful indiges- tion, I had piles, and was generally fit for nothing. Day after day I felt heavy and drowsy. I suffered from extreme weakness. I was rarelvable to even look at my breakfast. Although I tried everything I could think of in the way of medi- cine, I could get no relief. If the care of skilful doctors, constant attention and nursing could have cured me I should have been cured. All that could be done for me was done, but even the best doctor in the land cannot give you an entirely new constitution; and that is what I seamed to want. After years of suffering, when I had begun to desDair, I read in the papers accounts of wonderful cures by Dr. Williams' pink Dills, and I decided to give them a trial. After I had taken only a few of the pills, I found my stomach much stronger. Up to that time I had been able to eat very little, but now I found myself begin- ning to enjoy my food. Before Pcould really say I was quite better I had taken about four or five boxes of the pills. Not only didlny indigestion pains cease altogether, but I was completely cured of piles, and 1 have never been troubled with them since." How do you feel now ?"—" I am very well my appetite is capital, and I enjoy good general health. Although it is now quite ten years ago since I was cured by Dr. Williams' pink pills, I have never since been troubled with my old complaint." Do you know of any others who have bean benefited by these pills ?" asked the reporter.- Oh, yes," Mrs Bell saict. I have heard of lots of people who have been cured by Dr. Will iams' pink pills. My little boy Albert, who is now 11 years old, has been a delicate child from birth, and I have had a lot of trouble with him. He suffers greatly from weak nerves, which affect hia eyes. 10 fact he has never been strong. We did everything we could for him, and sent him for some time to the Cardiff Hospital. Recently he developed St. Vitus' dance, and one of his arms became practically useless. We had to take him awiy from school, as he could neither sit nor stand. You have seen children with St. Vitus' dance? Ah, it is terrible. Poor little things, wasting away, using up their strength in spas- modic actions they cannot control. Banging their heads sometimes, falling about, hurting them- selves, and never, never at rest. It is awful. I don't think anyone, least of all a mother, could see a child so suffer and not be moved to pity. About six or seven weeks ago, my husband, wrote to Dr. Williams' Medicine Company toj ask whether their pills could safely be given to a- child of eleven years, but it seems they can be given to children much younger even than that. My husband was advised to give Albert one pill after each meal. However, I only gave him one .morning and night, and already the St. Vitus' dance has left him, and his arm which was useless before he can now use as well as possible. Albert is getting on splendidly, and we are-very pleased with the way be has been picking up < sincere took Dr. Williams' pink pills. Have you any objection to these facts being published,.Mrs Bell ?" Ob, ao I think it is only right that 1 should let everyone know these, facts. If they read my account, it may be the J means ot other sufferers securing relief."

INFANTILE MORTALITY AT SWANSEA mproper Feeding and High Temperature At a meeting of the Sanitary Committee of the Swansea Council on Tuesday, the Medical Officer reported that out of the 325 deaths repor- ted during the past ten weeks no fewer than 122 were of infants under one year, the proportion 'being equal to 20 7 per 1,000 births. Improper feeding on artificial foods had much to do with the high mortality. The high temperature this summer had tripled the death-rsite fypns diarrhoea •DBongat cbilfJren,

Belated Barry Gounal ALL NIGHT SITTING. IIi Barry District Council on Tuesday discussed a lengthy agenda. The of permitting mixed bathing on BaortY øal occupied consIderable time, and anotber. which conduced to the protracted that of the administration of the St. Roman Catholic Schools. When the han^s clock were approaching 11 many n) became restive, and evinced a desire to fl(( or suspend the proceedings. A motion to adj u I was made and defeated, and plaintive 1)roP that the adjournment be for half an boil1 jf or for just sufficient time to obtain a 'J# freshment.were scouted by the stalwart mal°tj0iii Dealing with the mixed bathing Qae3nt\l! Councillor Sixsmith caused soms describing the idea as a salubrious one. dash of cold water was a great aid to social or otherwise, jj Kev. Ben Evans justified his voting for the resolution when it came bafI committee, and he had been in receip' number of communications, ridicnioos otherwise, in reference to his attitude. B0 sof ported it purely on the understanding that facilities were provided and the rego a strictly adhered to. j,j Councillor Thomas F. Davies, Bairyi strong speech against mixed bathing, 8 «(< clared it to be a lamentable fact that of religion were at the head of the movement. J ministers were going to recommend them their children into the sea to learn to resPeOtTbi another, then religion wasbecoming weaker. (. other day the rev. gentleman opposed any Po able theatre coming into the town, and he (t speaker) asked what was the difference temptation In both cases, t Df Members of the Council protested agallls p personal attacks being made on the Evans, whereupon Councillor Davies repl'e<; the glory of an English girl was her and if they wished to change that by methods as mixed bathing, then the nation "0 go lower in its moral status, and immor»' would in;rease. Councillor W. J. Williams moved aS amendment that the recommendation ,u jected, and declared that 90 per cent. ratepayers were against it. It was all very,^ in theory, but it could not be carried Factorily in practice at Barry Island, and i be most impropsr and demoralising. Councillor Sixsmith related an expe yt f tiis down at the Island. When he asked to It remove from the spot where he intended Iress preparatory to bathing she replied. « pou mind me, my boy." (Loud laughter-) baD) A motion to refer the reeommendalíÍOPtiCe rl 'or further information as to the prlle nixed bathing in other parts of the countrY sventually carried..fii Other matters of a general lealt with, and ultimately the members, ?iew to preventing a repetition of tbe B,^j,jt, sxperience, unanimously passed a resolntJOP ad ot he Council in future meet fortnightly iliste nonthly. *.<; The Council rose at 1.45 on Ws^oe9jfll)i I nornicg, after'a sitting lasting nearly tours/

GIRLS MOBBED BY INFURIATED STRIKERS. Attacked in Armoured Omnibus^5, fi, Serious strike riots have taken place at ^-9 under-Lyne, where the operatives of the Mill have quarrelled with their employers ? question of cleaning machines. Non-UDl,^ih!j! operatives have been imported from Blac^ Ijjt Bolton, Preston, Oldham, and other imp0' cotton manufacturing centres. The deeply resent I his importation of outside and so threatening had their attitude bls\gtr that during the week-end over 100 specia1 3t w.ere added to the local police force- Thia display of force, however, has && ceeded in preventing the strikers and their The pathiserg taking active measures again3'! & non-Unionista. On Monday evening a cro^ aome 10,000 men and women gathered at gates, and with angry threats awaited ture of the imported workpeople. „i!» Each evening the women have been omnibuses to the railway station, but on &°1 night owing to the threatening nature crowd special precautions were taken to them. The omnibuses were armoured with wooden planks fitted to the outside of tbe jjcC dosvs, while a strong guard of mounted PattF, men surrounded the vehicles before they 0t from the millyard. Then, when the safely installed inside, the gates were ope. and the omnibuses driven out. •agftfy Immediately a hail of Btones and other jj(p* .rained on the wooden armour, and several P •men were injured by the fusillade. The *tfit inside shrieked with ,fear, but fortunate" wooden armour proved effective. The drive* not escape uninjured, but, whlpDing HP horses, the little procession passed at» gallop through the town, hotly pursued J mob. At tho station there was a further boo" i ment, but the women all escaped safely in'0 shelter. -Ji The infuriated°stribers afterwards parades?, town and stoned tb» bonnes of many locaiAp ] ■tivoa known to non-U usciiis's, iiluch ^i was done, «nd »be **>lice in many instants^ ,k t badly tnatflea. xfmk a Early in the morning two girls were gel hv ii handled by the strikers. They had W) btalybridge, having seen an advertiseme'jLjj'j operatives at the Durzon Mill, not knO^y.^ i* strike was in progress. On Hearing the ? of them told a bystander they were goin £ jjr J for work, and immediately they were surr0tlj»l by an angry crowd. The two girls, frighte1* the sudden onslaught, ran down a by where they were chased by a number of women and severely maltreated. FinaH?^ a escaped into a house, the resident of whic" d/jrl them shelter at the cost of ber windows, were stoned and broken. i c 5 I

ALLEGED ILLEGAL OPERATIC' A X On Monday Mr Troutbeck resumed his 1 at the Westminster Coroner's Court on the Jr « of flora Alice fisher, aged 27, married, living at Brockley-grove, Crofton Park, i who died in Westminster Hospital fr0^«jp effects, it is alleged, of an illegal operati"11^ formed prior to her admission to the hosp'r The husband, recalled, stated that the I woman had a private income of from £ 7 to ^jiH ] quarter, but he never inquired what she di" the money. After her death he found t^^f had lately received a cheque for £ 9. He h# jl' been able to trace 35s of that. He also fot,l59{F unlabelled bottle and pill-box in ber rooo5^)" her death, and some drugs were-discove^j the kitchen. On the evening of the TLIOO"ffi July 26th, Dr. Pitt Paine spoke of an t 'th I and the witness asked," Was it done instrument ?" fhe doctor replied, ,I 1 .,f: use any instrument." Amy Cork, nurse, of Brockley-grove, that she was called to the woman on and advised that a doctor should be sntB|Ij There were signs of a mishap,. The was present during the doctor s visit, 8,0' saw no instrument used. Dr. Pitt Paine with Dr. Boothroyd .the next day, bnt no instruments. The witness never spok0 ) deceased woman about the matter, and th0 j made no statement. Charlotte Tidey, nurse, said she vi9'J°w2 woman. She called on Mra Fisher on and stayed with her an hour. At that ts seemed all right. The witness had never of the bottles produced. Sha had beento'i death waa the result of the uae of an instrfl bat she could not acconnt for that. She under the impression tha.t former mishaP9 unnatural. Her reason for that was the frs^ > of their occurrences. At this point the Coroner intimated to that the evidence so far was inconclusive, y effort must ba made to get further evidence.. inquiry was again adjourned. I

ST. HELEN'S MYSTERY • At St. Helen's on Tuesday Joseph and Burndred were agai n remanded on the c^jjd» murdering Sarah Jones, their foster & A poisoning her. The inquest on the bodies of Sarah eZi Joseph Burndred, the child of the two was afterwards resumed. It waa adjoO' p|fi i the analyst had not yet been able to bis examination of the child's exhnmed

BARRACKS TRAGEDY- Sergeant-Major Found The Central News Chatham telegraphs that a tragic discovery jo* the Royal Engineer Barracks on$,6 The lifeless body of Company Serge*pffo» Bearman was found on the floor of i** pa rooms. There was a rifle by hia side 0 j0 neck a bullet wound. Deceased 0 corps for 17 years.

TAPPING GAS SUPPL'I:. A Swansea Offence- At Swansea on Tuesday George baker, 38, St. Helen's-avenne, waSs by °ot> and costs for fraudulently using £ a _piy. ing a pipe with the gas company s 9 discovery was made byan outdoor ■gtjd of the company, to whom defend*, y j0r been using the gaa for an hour weeks. \r ■ —- re9° f

ALL OVER WADES.—Nefnckapil is "from the use of Dr. William9 P t in all P g people are daily coming to HP -ryaies c0,u p's, .Wales. Particulars of a SoS^jjiiarns' P 'published in this issue. Dr- V^nmotor %$ have cured paralysis, aiflo f > rheumatism, and Vi eases arising from chron'c, jij^ blood, scrofula, r'c fif'hnwels sipelaa, consumption of ^^niexio13' ^9^- anemia, pale and .sallow ^wPie V0 § and muscular weakness, loss bea 10''Vv tions, nains in the back, 3 0f fetC>Vh ,1m neuralgia, early decay. aI* jijg a rfi' o#' ness* and hysteria. These P' on'X fo( V a purgative: They are gennwe full name-Dr. Wliaims P -atB 8; ,1* ( people—and are sold by JElolh0' 0* I Williams' Medicine Company, £ &*> I London, E.G., at two and 1 Obexes for thirteen ana nine. r J