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CLAIKVOYANFCALLED IN. CRIME RE-CONSTRUCTED BEFORE THE POLICE. The so far impenetrable mystery which sur- •^unds the savage murder of the woman dimmock (or Shaw) at her home in St. Paul's- roud, Camden Town, has driven Scotland rard to the employment of novel expedients. For about the first time in a big crime ^nsation the detectives have sought the aid V the press by sending to it photographed popies of post-cards received by the victim thj day before her terrible death. An even stranger development has now »t a*f recorded—120 less than the calling in Vo do^?ous clairvoyant who had volunteered A11 arL6061 to discover the murderer. clairvoyant*eta'e'nts having been made. tho meet the dewj!ed at the Police-station to ing themsolvt>a u'es w^° are specially devot- tnystery, and Wen°t th« unravelling of the tiered woman's hoUa€Wlth 1116111 to the mur- Here a weird .scene Wi<, After a short inSpect^ clairvoyant lay down 0n thi r<)OIn• d'ad body was found, and an™ wh«re the into a trance. Soon he beganP^ntly ^apt, tense voice He described Bf^a i a and ho mentioned their nameo Then he proceeded to give a startli-n^i description of the actual n7}a Cl'ime; pictured in detail the appcai-ance of ° ^rtain man, and concluded by exclaiming,/jn answer to a question, '"ITie man you want is au his way to Mqlboufne." Altogether it was an astonishing episode, ^hich impressed eveii tho usually impassive ^etectives with its seething quality of reality. VfJat actual value it may have remains to be *een

TWELVE THOUSAND PEOPLE HOMELESS. he Spanish General Director of Public th°r^s ^as tele&raP^e(i from Malaga stating at as the result of the great floods 2,000 ^°uses have been destroyed, and 12,000 per- °'JS are hom&iesa. i'he railways have suffered enormous ^age, and the work of repair wm occupy time. Red Cross Society is distributing bread t-0 the starving population. lleavy raan continues in several districts.

TaREE CHILDREN KILLED ■^ottin,9!'hain Stephen Ross, a gardener, cha 401 committed for trial on a1 drp of murderLnS his three youngest ohil-! Rnaged seven, three, and twelve months, ^tempting to murder his eldest boy, aged Prisoner, it was alleged, on the' sat of August 13 killed the three children ^ITht by cutting their throats with a f,0'' the mother being temporarily absent home.

CURATE AND SERVANT GIRL. EMPHATIC DENIAL TO SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. Ellen Walker, a domestic servant, made application to the St. Alban s justices for an order against the Rev. Pryoe Ltavies, curate of Christ. Church, Weetonr super-Mare and formerly curate at Christ Church. St. Alban's. her former employer. The allegation was that between January and October, 1906, while in the employment of the defendant and his wife, undue familiarity took place between the defendant and the complainant. t. The girl in evidence declared that she had been in the habit of going out oycling in the evenings with her master, and that ne allowed her 5s. per month over and above the wage which her mistress paid her. These and other allegations the defendant flatly denied on oath, and informed the magistrates that at an interview with the girl and her mother at Weston-super-Mare in April last he told them that it was an instance of blackmail, and he would take out a summons against them. Before they left his house on that occasion, however, they voluntarily informed him they were sorry they had made a great mistake, and then aeked him if be would give them money to pay their fares back to SL Albans. This he declined to, do, but looked out a conve- nient train fdr them, and they left. In a solicitor's letter which he received on May 11 he was asked whether, with a view to avoiding a scandal, he was willing to enter into an agreement for the support of the child; but this he through hia solicitor, declined to do. Having heard the evidence, the justices decided to dismiss the case, declining to make the order applied for.

AMERICAN LACK OF MONEY SERIOUS EFFECT ON RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT. Mr. James J. Hill, the well-known railway magnate, in the course of an interesting statement with regard to the future of American railways gives it as biB opinion that thero can be no more railway construc- tion in America for a long time to come owing to the lack of money. Traffic, says Mr. Hill, is increasing five times as rapidly as the railway mileage. To meet this serious state of affairs he advo- cates the construction of great canals.— Tval News. (

WELL-DRESSED ROGUES. 4 BIND AND GAG A LADY AND ROB HER HOUSE. A sensational story is reported from Croydon. The house of Mr. Savery, St. Johii's-grove, wzs visited by two well-dressed men, who represented that they were detectives. Mre. Sa., e-ry states that after a brief conversation they &a<gged and boTiud her, and then searched the house. In aji interview with a press representa- tive lb-, Savery indicated the facts of the case, The men stifled Mrs. Savery's cries with their cape, then gagged and bound her. She fainted, tut after a while recovered consciousness, And, loosening her bonds, managed to struggle outside the house, her screa.me attracting some of her neighbours to the spot. The men ransacked the house. Five wa,tches were taken—two gold and three silver. Several other pieces of jewellery were also taken, the stolen property being worth about £50, Mrs. Savery is prostrate thrcraigh. shock, and 1i1 under medical care.

MR. GRAYSON'S LATEST. PRIME MINISTER LIKE A TRICK CYCLIST. Mr. Victor Grayson, M.P., speaking at Leeds on Monday night condemned the present constitution of society, which, he avowed, was rotten from top to bottom. People had been deluded long enough with the idea that the capitalist class was necessary. if, working men had a gleam of common-sense that absolutely parasitio community could be dispensed with. Proceeding, he said the Prime Minister was like a trick cyclist riding between obstacles, every moment dreading that he would knock one down. Alii round him were the vested interests of his capitalist party, and to realise amy industrial reforms he must disrupt this party.

FOUL PLAY AND A CLIFF MYSTERY. The Broad stairs Coroner an Saturday I adjowrned for a post-mortem examination and further evidence the inquest on Annie Hamlin, 20, aRamsgate girl, who was nearly blind and of weak intellect. The girl tvas found dead at the base of a 50-feet cliff terribly injured. She had been seen in the company of two men on the previous night, and there was a suggestion that she had been assaulted. The clothing was dis- arramgied, but there were no signs of a struggle.

SAVAGE ATTACK ON TWO! CONSTABLES. About midnight a savage attack was made on a Liverpool constable, named Rimmer, who, with Police-constable Robinson, was taking a prisoner to the lock-up. A man said to be Fred Stafford, rushed out from the crowd following the police, and, with the cL object of rescuing the prisoner, attacked the constables with a razor. He dashed at Robin- son, a.nd cut that officer's chest from the shoulder, severing the clothes. A button on the tunic arrested the progress of the blade, which would have otherwise severed the con. stable's jugular vein. The assailant them turned on Police-con- stable Rimmer, and aimed a savage c4 at his faoe, making a shocking wound across tho nose, cheek, and ear, the latter organ being almost cut in two. A second cut slashed Rimmer across the chin and arm, which he put up to protect himself. Robin- son immediately seized Statiord, and took the razor from him. Rimmer was removed to the infirmary, his, depositions being taken. Stafford was on Wednesday remanded, charged with felo- niously wounding Rimmer.

M'KINLETS MONUMENT. President Roosevelt has started on his tour through the Western States. On Monday he unveiled at Canton, Ohio, a. monument to the late President M'Kinlcy. I The monument, a mausoleum with a statue of M'Kinley in front of it, cost £ 150,000, and was raised by voluntary subscriptions. The unveiling ceremony was witnessed by 50,000 j i people.—Renter. I

———a— CARDIFF CEMETERY SENSATION. *— BODY SAID TO BE BURIED IN WRONG GRAVE. —— Councillor Sessions made the sensational statement at a meeting of the Cardiff Cemetery Committee on Wednesday that, owing to a mistake, the body of a lady was buried in the wrong grave at the Cardiff Cemetery. Councillor Chappell (the chairman); I never heard of it. Councillor Sessions: The lady whose sister was buried in this way is alive to-day. I could give you her name and all particulars if you wish. An order had to be obtained from the Home Offioe for the exhumation. Councillor Ghappell: Well, I have never heard of such a thing taking place in Car- diff. Mr. Whitworth, the cemetery superinten- dent, in an interview, denied all knowledge erf the maetake. A grave oould not have been opened with out his knowledge. No such case had occurred during the time that he had been cemetery manager. Mr. Sessions states that in an informal conversation at the committee there was an instance of a lady being buried in a wrong: grave. The woman was a sister of Mrs. Han-1 cock, of The Parade, Tredegarville, and the incident happened eight or ten years ago. From what Mr. Whitworth had said, it was possible that Mrs. Hanoock made a mistake. She had two grave spaces adjoining, and when her sister died she probably gave the wrong parchment, and, consequently, the wrong grave was opened. It was subsequently discovered that a mis- take had been made, and an order from the Home Secretary had to be obtained to exhume the body and plaoe it in the grave for which it was intended. Mr. Sessions added that he only mentioned this fact to show how necessary it was that a careful man should be manager of the cemetery.

TRAMCAR OVERTURNS. f BIRMINGHAM WORKMEN BADLY INJURED. A serious tram accident occurred in Bir- mingham early on Tuesday morning. A workmen's ca.r coming into the town on the Edmund-street line, and containing, twenty passengers, all of the artisan class, overturned while negotiating the curve at the corner of Waretone-lane and Icknield- street. Eight of them were immediately conveyed to hospital for treatment. The passengers were cut by broken glass, and the more serious oases detained in hospital are:- Walter Bee. fractured leg and shoulder. William James, compound fracture of leg. William Horton, compound fracture of left William Percy Jamee, fractured skull. Fourteen other persons who were suffering arm. William Percy Jamee, fractured skull. Fourteen other persons who were suffering from contusions and minor injuries were able to proceed home after receiving hospital treatment. Further inquiries show that the persons named were injured very badly. One was pinned between the car and one of the street poles and severely crushed It is stated that the brake power of the car was not strong enough. The motormanhad called the attention of an inspector who was on the car to the fact that his magnetic brake would not act, and the inspector appears to have been trying it as the car went down the hill. Meanwhile, the car was increasing in speed, although the wheels were locked by the hand brake, and at the bottom it ran off the rails and over- turned. The conductor shouted to the passengers to jump, and one did. so escaping with a shaking. DEATH OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS. William Percy James, of Holte-road, Wit- ton, died at the General Hospital in the evening. He sustained a fractured skull. When the car overturned he was caught between the falling tram and one of the trolley poles. ANOTHER DEATH. A second death has taken place as the result of Tuesday's tramcar accident at Birmingham, William Henry James, aged 35, of 17, Rowland-street, having euocumbed to his injuries, the chief of which was a fractured skull. Although the two men who have died are both named James, they are no relation to each other. Another man named William Horton, who also has a fractured skull, is in a serious condition, and it has been necessary to per- form an operation. Walter Eyles, the fourth man in hospital, who has a fractured leg and shoulder, is progressing favourably. No further light has been thrown on the cause of the accident. Inspector Hall, who was examining the magnetic brake at the time of the accident, and who remained on the car until the smash and was injured, not yet having been able to report.

A BRUTAL MURDER. A brutal murder, accompanied by many elements of mystery, was discovered at the village of Llanbryd, near Elgin, Scotland. The victim was a road contractor, named John Smith, a middle-aged man, who lived by himself. He was found dead in bed, with his head smashed in. A heavy hammer of the pattern used to break road metal was found beside the bed, which was covered with blood. Smith had been dead three or four daya No arrest Has yet been made.

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TRAIN OUTRAGE IN RUSSIA. ■ ♦ MAIL VAN WRECKED BY A BOMB. A remarkable outrage by a gang of robbers was perpetrated near Odessa late on Tues- day night, when a train was held up and several persons wounded by the exploding of a bomb. The train, which was a westward bound express, had reached a spot about ten miles from Odessa, when it was brought to a stand- still, owing, it is believed, to the robbers reversing the signals. In the train were abcut 230 passengers. including a party of British tourists, and directly the express stopped some of tha robbers, who must have numbered a score or more, covered the carriages, engine, and guard's van with revolvers, while others plaoed a bomb under the mail-van and exploded it. The van was partially wrecked and also the passenger carriage next to it. The latter caught fire and was consumed, and several ladies and children occupying the compart- ments were badly burnt by the flames be- fore they oo-uld make their escape. Having obtained possession of the van after shooting the guard and his assistant, the miscreants attempted to force the safe with a dynamite cart- ridge, but the safe was too strong for them, and they were compelled to leave it and assist their fellows, who were engaged in a fight with several gendarmes, who had appeared on the seen-; and were beingaiaed by some of the passengers. In the combat which ensued three gen- darmes and one passenger were wounded with revolver shots, while several of the robbers are reported to have been hit, though all were able finally to make good their escape. The report does not say whether any of the passengers were robbed, but it is stated that everything of value in the mail-van was inside the safe. On reception of the news at Odessa a force of military was despatched to the scene, and the country is now being scoured for the audacious thieves.—Central News.

ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF EMPIRE. 1 GIRL ACROBAT FALLS TO THE STAGE. An unfortunate mishap nappened at the Cardiff Empire on Wednesday night to Rosa O'Hannaih Avos, aged 1412 years, a. member of the company of Ja-pa-neee acrobats, whose turn is brilliantly clever and loudly applauded at each performance. About 8.40 Rose, the daughter of Tykitcha. was going through her part on a bicycle, fixed on a nine-foot pole hoisted on the shoulder of her uncle, Mitsu, when suddenly the support unaccounta,bly snapped, and Rose fell with her bicycle on to the stage. The fall was broken by Mitsu, who caught the girl in his arms, but in spite of that, she alighted onhet head, and for a short time was unconscious. The services of Dr. Margrave, who luckily was in the audience, were at once requisi- tioned, and he promptly went on the stage and rendered first assistance. Immediately after the accident the young girl was carried mbo her dressing-room. It was feared at first that she had sustained serious injury, but, happily, she soon came round, and her first words were: "I'm all right; I'm not hurt." Mr. Dring, manager, despatched a messenger to the nearest medioal man, Dr. Morgan Wil- liams, 5, Park-place, who on arrival siaid no bones had been broken, and upon his instruo- tions the girl was sent home, as she was suffering from shock. Seen subsequently by one of our represen- tatives, Dr. Morgan Williams said the girl suffered from a fractured wrist, and as to the injury to her head, he did not surmise that it would turn out to be serious. This is the first untoward event in the successful career of this clever troupe of happy Japs.

BOATING DISASTER. 4 FIVE LIVES LOST IN THE ORKNEYS. Five persons—John Bruce, of Cellardyke, Barray, James Copland, postman, Mr. and Mrs. David Petrie, junr., and James Bruce, of Leith, were drowned in a boting accident in Holm Sound, Orkney. They sailed from the village of St. Mary's for the Island of Burray at seven in the evening, the weather being dark and foggy, but how the accident occurred is not known. The boat has been washed ashore at Ness Holm.

WALKER AND HIS WIFE. YEOUMANS TO SPEND A MONTH IN GAOL. The champion walker A. T. Yeoumans, was charged at^ansea Police-court on Thursday with leaving his wife chargeable to the Swan- sea Union. Defendant was charge^ three weeks 'I* D ago with deserting his wife, but the bench considered the case not proved and it was dismissed. Since that time the complainant had gone into the workhouse. Mrs. Yeoumans said the defendant left her destitute, and she had been two or three days without food before she went into the workhouse. The defendant objected to the summons because it mentioned his family, whereas he had none. The Clerk: Your wife is your family. Any more technicalities? Have you done any. thing for her since you were here last? Defendant: No, I don't see why I should after Sthe turned me out. The Chairman: You had better rfake some proposition. The Clerk: Or you are liable to a month's imprisonment. Yeoumans made no offer, "tut subsequently said, "If I was to aJlow Mrs. Yeoumans a certain amount, would she be in the work- hou&e? The Bench said it was too late to think of that, and he was sentenced to a month's imprisonment.

EIGHT WORKMEN TO BE HANGED. The Military Court at St. Petersburg on Tuesday sentenced eight workmen belonging to the Narva flax spinning mills, to be hanged for the murder of M. Otto Pelzer, the manager of the mills.-Reuter.

WOOLWICH ARSENAL. STAFF REDUCED FROM 20,000 TO 8,000. The last hatch of discharges from Wool. wich Arsenal came into effect on Saturday. the estabbshment being now practically 8,000, compared with over 20,000 in 1901.

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INTERESTING FEATURES OF CAMDEN TOWN CASE. Dr. Danford Thomaa. coronea- for Oentral London, on Monday resumed the inquest on the body of Emily Dimmock. The interest in the terrible tragedy was not less marked than at the previous coroner's inquiry, a fortnight ago. The Coroner read over the depositions which were taken on the lastoocasion. ,vhen he came to the part in which Bertram Suaw, the railway employe, who lived with me deceased woman, stated that he did not know that she had led an irregular liie, Dr. Thomas inquired if Shaw was present. Shaw replied rn the affirmative, and the Coroner addressing him said: "On the last Occasion I asked you whether you knew that the girl was leading an irregular life, and Von answered me that you did not know it. Then a. low minutes afterwards you told a polioe-constable that you did know it." bohaw: Yes, sir. That is so. What I meant to convey was that I did not know she was fading an irregular life while I was living with her and supporting her. Inspector Neil Shaw as to this statement. He said: You used to live in College-street, uamdea Town?—Yes, I was there a few days. And you were turned out of that addreee, were you not?—Well, I don't know whether I was turned out or not. I was asked to go. A police-constable resided there, did he not, a.nd iij it not the fact that he called atten- tion to the fact that Dimmock had brought a man home?—Yes; that was the first week that I was there with her. Then she lived an irregular life since you lived with her?—Well, only for those two da.ys, so far as I know. Well, the police-constable turned you ont because she was taking men home? Witness made no repiy. The Coroner remarked to the jury that a. Olan was not likely to support a woman if thought she waa bringing men hdlne in absence. Dr. Thompson the divisional surgeon, f^pplemented his previous evidence by say- that when the murder was committed head of the woman must have been raised 'ttith the left hand of the person who cam- mitted the murder, and whilst she was asleep. he head was very carefully raised, and not lO.ore than was necessary, because in passing h) sharp instrument, whether a razor or J^ything else, across the throat there was P^rcily sufficient room for the operation, r^at woe shown by the sheet and the tick the bed being cut. Dr. Thompson added: I might also mention the condition of the contents of the stomach, J*hich, I think, is -very important. It shows that about three hours before the time of the ^Urder had taken food, which wm not Cnti^Hr digested. 1 understand she used to S between about 11.30 and 12 O'clock at ni^ht' and that would mean that the murder wa- committed about 2.50 or 3 in Vhe monur.g, showing, in my opinion, that i^gtopro was someone with her with whom she very familiar. Wie Coroner: There was no appearance, 11 Yee' but tho bedctotheB afterwards. You bbV she most have been In a dosey condition when the crime was committed?— Yrv, there was no doubt about it. lr.?poetor Xcil: Can you tell us anything as to the consents of the stomach? Dr. Thompson replied that there was a brown liquid in the stomach, as if the woman been drinking stoat. There were also j.^e or two red pieces of food which looked Jfe ham, and there was a portion of tatoes. There ywjs some green stuff, which iifS' perhaps, mint*R$iat 6he had taken with °e Potatoes. v v It was farther etated that the woman had *,e.a curling-irons before going to sleep, ich indicated that ,»she must have been ?r.etty familiar witb the person who com- ittpfl tho cri'"n? KThe Coroner (to Inspector Neil): I presume the inquest was opened a fortnight ago have been busy at Scotland Yard, and *ni told you have further information. Inspector Neil: Yes, that is SO. have a certain amount of information? w*>s. jAnfl you think it is not wise to reveal all details?-That is so. Coroner said that in that view he e^tire!y concurred. The police should be tabled to pursue further inquiries before placed the details before the court. He ^'evtcl the press had rendered some valuable j^istance in the matter, and that other JpJtons who might call themselves amateur ^Actives, or anything they liked, had been °ht giving help. He would say to the .iter individuals that if they got any infor- mation on the subject they should not send the newspapers, but communi- de^ctfvLWofh ^0tl^fl Yar<,L P°lice and that they »inLhe Metropolis were hopeful the meantime if theVnau^1" infor™ation >D The inquiry waa thf? vr'f. adJ°"rned. October 14. adjourned till

SERIOUS RAILWAY SMASH NEAR NEWPORT.-See Page 3. -!I1

RESCUED BY LIFE- LINE. CARDIFF BOAT ASHORE IN A GALE. ■ The steamer Trafalgar (1,589 tons), owned by Messrs. M. Thomas and Sons, Cardiff, with coal from Port Talbot to Nantes, ran ashore on Aberavon Beach during the gale on Tuesday night. The crew were rescued by the life-line. A message on Wednesday stated that the Trafalgar is full of water, and is nearly a. total wreck. The waves are washing richt over her, and she is fast breaking uP. The Trafalgar, which was & frequent trader to Swansea, carried a cargo of 2.150 tons. Her master is Captain Samuel, Llanelly. As the vessel was reaching port there was n heavy gale, and she got into difficulties at the Channel entrance. Although every effort was made by the captain to extricate her, the steamer drifted away in a northerly direction, and eventually grounded on the Aberavon Beach, opposite the Jersey Beach Hotel. The captain states that when the vessel reached the bar a grating noise was heard, and, realising the danger of the situation, he put out signals of distress. Waves bega-n to break across the bow of the steamer, and I Pilot JACK WILLIAMS, Who rendered such plucky service in rescuing the crew of the esteamer Trafalgar, which went ashore on Aberavon Beach on Wed- nesday.' [Photo, Ba.tter, Ilfracombe. a few minutea afterwards she gromnded on the sand. The water got into the boiletr-hooise and put out the fire. The captain and crew then decided to leave the vessel, and in response to the sigBatoro* help. Captain Jones, b arbour maflter, Mr. E. T. Powell a»nd Pilot Williams, went to their assistance. They were able to speak to Captain Samuel, who informed them that he hod sent out & line attaohed to a lifebuoy drifting ashore. This was secured, and by means of the life- line twenty men were safely drawn ashore, the captain being the last to leave the vessel. Whilst behic hauled achcns 1Ibe wound mate, a' xn&n SAM ad Hoskins, of Svaanft, wao washed aurar, and WM only resetted by the gallant efforts of Mr. Powell and Pilot Williams. All the men were taken to the Jersey Beach Hotel, where they were well cared for amd provided with changes of clothes. Neither of them were the worse for their experience, j PRAISE FOR RESCUERS. Capitajn Samuel, interviewed, said he had had a most trying experience. He described the circumstances that befell the boa.t in putting to sea in precisely the same way as given above. "I have only got the clothes you see hanging in front of the fire." added the captain. Both Captain Samuel and the crew expressed their high appreciation of the nianne,r in which they were received and attended to by Mr. and Mrs. Powell, of the Jersey Beach Hotel. They said that nothing could have been done more completely and pleasantly than had been done for them, and their hardships had been mitigated by the kindness shown them. They also extended the greatest praise of the conduct of Captain Humphrey Jonce, Pilot Jack Williams, Mr. Powell, and Mr. Friend in connection with their landing. All four of these gontlemen. worked hard and heroica.lly in saving the crew from a most dangerous position. The owner's son, Mr. Thomas, of Cardiff, arrived about two o'clock, with other members of the firm, and an effort will be made to tow the boat off, but it is very doubtful whether they will ever be able to remove her from her position. FOREIGNERS RUSH TO BOATS. It transpired that the captain experienced great difficulty with the foreign element of the crew, of which there were sixteen Greeks and Spaniards. It appears that at the most critical time in conuection with the ground- ing of the boat on the beach the foreigners made a. rush for the boats and attempted to launch them. and it was only through extreme measures by the captain that they were prevented from doing so. It is realised as certain that had the boats been launched in the terrible ground sea. that was running they would ha.ve been immediately swamped, and several lives probably lost. This, fortunately, by the action of the captain was prevented. IXurimg the afternoon Mr. Aisbett, Cardiff, a. salvage expert under Lloyds, and Mr. Sidney James, of the firm of D. Jenkins and Sons, ship-brokers, Port Talbot, Lloyd's agents, arrived, and it was decided to make an examination of the boat at seven o'clock this evening, when she will be dry. There were only six Englishmen on board, viz. Captain Samuel, of Lakefield, Llanelly. —. Harris, chief-engineer, Swansea- —. Rose, second-engineer. South Shields. J. Stephens, chief-mate, South Shields. J. Hoekings, Swansea. —. Oompton, steward, Liverpool. All the remainder were Greek and SpanisJi. The boat, which was of 996 tons register, ha.d been trading for many years between the Bristol Channel and French and Spanish ports On Wednesday a heavy swell was breaking over the vessel, doing considerable damage. The beach was strewn with wreckage. KNOCKED BROADSIDE. In Port Talbot shipping circles it remains somewhat of a mystery as to how thoete<Mri- somewha,t of a. mystery as to how the steam- ship Trafalgar drifted into the poeitKm Bhe at present lies. It is assumed that when crossing the channel entrance she must have been knocked broadside by one of the hug« breakers, and, paving no room for forward or backward mMement, could not recover herself. Had a im been in ajttendesnoe it is felt certain that the disaster would have been averted. An inspection of the boat was made shortly after seven o'clock on Wednesday evening. when the tide had left her. and i* w*B found tw «h« had received considerable damage. was made by Mr. Aisbett Cardiff the salvage expert under Lloyd s, and offiollille of the Port Talbot Graving Dock. All the sailors' belongings were removed on shore, and it was decided to flood the boat amid securely moor her, so that she will not shift from ber present position. By this means and unloading the oargo it is expected that the boast will be floated in the courao of a few days. TEE HERO OF THE DISASTER. Mr. Jack Williams, one of the most popular of Port Talbot, pilots, was the h-^ro of the raMOA. Strated at his coot and waJøt. ooaefc, be remadned in the water, sometimes afhoulder dIeep, reoeivi-ae and aiasistmer each member of the crew aa they were towed alonsr the lifeline through the raging ground sea. He was often swept clean off his feet, but comtimied to perform his heroic work until the last mian had been safely rescued. ROUGH WEATHER AT SWANSEA. A strong gale blew in Swansea Bay on Tuesday. A large barqae was observed from the Mumbles Lighthouse perilously near the beach, having apparently dragged her anchor. The Mumbles lifeboat was out for a. trial on Tuesday evening, and although the seas were running heavily, behaved eplondidly. S.S. TRAFALGAR ASHORE ON ABERAVON BEACJH. [Photo, Newark Lewns, Port Talbot,

HER GOOD NAME. REMARKABLE STORY OF MARRIED MAN'S KINDNESS. A remarkable story was told at West- minster PoOioe-court on Wednesday in the course of a. charge of bigamy against Charles John Baker, of Gertrude-street, Chelsea. A you.ng wo-mani, of about twenty named Stratford with whom Baker had gone through the form of marriage, and who had given birth to a child in the infirmary, now appeared and made eome astonishing admis- sions. She said She met the defendant while she was employed in the City as a servant, but she did not know he was a married man. She was in a^ oonditioii which made it tbait e married, but she did not E^ker was the father of the ohild. Hejknew the position of afPiirs as'sihe told him all about it. Mr. Conway (who defended): And he -went through the fonn ?f mia,maee with you for the purpose of savin? your good name and giving a name to the • Witness: Yes, he did, and it was very good of him; but I did nom know he was married. Was the father oi the child a married man ? Witness: Yes. He lost his position (in the Police) through my condition. Prisoner was veTy fond of you. And you make no complaint of his treatment during the time you have lived together after the ceremony of marriage? Witness; None, whatever. been kind. and regularly given me a fair sha/re of his wages. Mr. Conway: I suppose the man irraefc go for triaJ, as he admits he did this All for her." Mr. Horace Smith accepted defendant's own -recognisances in Cloo to aippear at the trial.

BABY'S BODY IN A DRAIN. FATHER DISAPPEARED AT TIME CHILD WAS MISSED. A coroner's jury at Ashton-tmder-Lyne on Friday returned an open verdict in the case of Thomas M'Hugh, aged two years and eight months, whose decomposed body was found in a drain. The mother stated tha-t her husband left home on July 1, and she had not seen him since. She last saw deceased alive ten weeks ago, and reported him lost to the police. Evidence was also given that the child had been head downwards in the drain and that death was due to drowning.

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RAILWAY MYSTERY AT SWANSEA. +- MAN'S BODY FOUND IN A BATTERED STATE. Whilst proceeding to work on Wednesday, two Swansea platelayers named Ernest litt. 54, Midland-terrace and' William John Hill, 26, Crumlin-etrooti foand the dead body of a man lying on th { the East DOCK Great Wester Railway Junction. The man's head was much battered, and hfe was extinct The police were at once communicated with. and the body couveyed to the niortn^ry On the body was found a watch and chain, and attached to the latter waa a. pendant and medal on which was the following in- scription Presented to D. Davies, National Eisteddfod, Cape Town, 1901." The body was apparently that of a man about 35 or ? yaare of, age. 5ft. 5m. in belcht, frostz complexion, brown hair. iwy eyes; dark trait, blue Blriped shirt; grey socks and laced up boots. The pb<)tocr&ph of a lady was also found, an inscription written on it reading: This is myself, taken in the greenhouse." In the opinion of the police the man was evidently on his way home when he was knocked down by a. pacing train. The body so far remains unidentified. Mr. Fred Lewis, ehipbroker, Brynmill- terrace, Swansea, states that he travelled from Cardiff to Swansea by a late train on Wednesday night. A man entered the com- partment, seemingly the worse for arm and answered to the description of the man whose body was found. Mr. Lewis had some conversation man, who said that his name was » that he was a sailor, that he lived at » and thaJ. the ship was coming round to a cargo to South America. Mr. Lewis n<?ucea a tattoed star on one of the man s w"s Further, the man said he had not this country for sixteen years, and to see his father, who was now ninety years old. He said he had relatives at »eue Vuestreot, Swansea. The man his father For some years was co with the Swansea United Brewery.

TWENTY-ONE SHEEP KILLED BY A TRAIN. A train on the Great Northern (Ireland) Railway ran into a number of sheep on *he line near Newry during the night and killed twenty-one of them. Several more were injured. The sheep belonged to Messrs. James and Patrick Conway. Nenagh, Co. Tyrone. It is supposed that in the night they broke through the fence and wandered on to tihe line. i

FOUND CUT UP ON THE LINE. COLLIER'S SUICIDE NEAR ABERAVON. Mr. Howel Cuthbertson held an inquiry at Aberavon on Tuesday into the circumstances attending the death of Thomas Davies. collier, Bethania-etreet, Maesteg, whose dead body was found in a mutilated condition on 1 the Great Western Railway near Aberavon on | the previous morning. Mr. Evan E. Davies, solicitor, Maesteg, appeared on behalf of the I' Minera' Federation, and Mr. Hargreaves, Port Talbot, for the railway company. Thomas Gosling, confectioner, Aberavon. stated that the deceased was his brother-in- law, and had been in receipt of compensa- tion for an accident. He had come to stay I with him on Friday afternoon. He did not complain of anything, but suffered from the effects of his aocident. He left the house at I six o'clock on Sunday afternoon to go for a j' walk to Bagrlan. Tho Ooroner: Did a doctor examine tie body? Police-sergeant Preece: No. sir; bat there is a man bere who can describe the injuries. I The Cordner: What were they!' The Sergeant: One foot—the right one—cut off, and the head badly damaged behind, the brain protruding. off, and the head badly damaged behind, the brain protruding. John Conway, in charge of the train, deposed to seeing on Sunday morning the oody on the op-line whilst he was travelling on the down-line. The ooa.t had been taken oft. It oould not have been pulled off by I the train. Dr. Morley Thomas (Maesteg) said be had known deceased well. The aocident he suf- fered from occurred on the 19th of last December, and for some months Davies had I been melancholio. ¡ Mr. Davie?: When did you see him last?- Thursday night. Have you had occasion to warn his wife to keep a careful look out after him?—Yes, I have. As he, to your knowledge, attempted his life previously ?—I haTe been informed he has. The Coroner: In what way?—By attempt- ing to drown himself. Mr. Davies: Do you attribute the state of his mund to the accident?—I do. The Coroner said that after hearing the doctor it was evident that the man must have committed suicide whilst temporarily insane by either putting himself in front of the train or lying down on the line. He (the coroner) supposed the railway oomrpany treated the man as a trespasser. Mr. Hargreaves: Yes, sir. A verdict of Suicide whilst temporarily i'nsane was returned. The Rev. WILLIAM MARWOOD, President of the Central Wales Federation of Free Church Councils.