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ACCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. AN ARGUMENT FOR DOUBLE BRAKES. Mr. R. J. Rhys held an inquest at Aber- aman on Saturday on the body of Walter Henry Niel, a labourer, who died on Friday from injuries sustained at the Aberaman Brickworks. Vere Rogers, the foreman at the works, said that Niel was bringing an empty wagon to a stage where there were two trucks parti- ally loaded. The deceased lost his footing and was struck by the bar of another wagon,' which had followed unknown to him. Replying to Mr. Lloyd Edwards, Swansea, his Majesty's inspector of factories, witness stated that the space between the kiln and the wagon would be about 15in. There was one brake, and that was on the kiln side. This statement caused the coroner to remark that it was another argument in favour of double brakes. Summing up, the Coroner said that there was no doubt that the deceased had to do his work in a very tight place. The verdict was Accidental death." TRIPPED TO DEATH. I Mr. W. L. Yorath held an inquest at the law-courts, Cardiff, on Saturday on the body of Thomas Carey (52), a carpenter, who died from injuries sustained by falling from some scaffolding at the new college buildings in Cathays Park on Thursday. George Charles Bright, 85, Clare-road, a fellow workman, said Oarey had just com- pleted his day's work at the top storey of the building, and. was walning along the gutter of the roof, when he tripped over some obstacle and pitched head foremost on to a concrete flooring, and then fell through a skylight- Dr. Wail ace deposed to deceased being brought to the infirmary in an nnoonscious condition. Witness operated upon the man for a depressed fracture of the skull. There was also a fracture of the base of the skull. Both nasal bones were broken, and there was a compound fracture of both legs. Death was caused by cerebral depression. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." OOLIJEPUS CRUSHED TO DEATH- 1| Mr. R. J. Rhys, coroner, held two inquiries at Penygraig on Tuesday touching the death of men fatally injured in the course of their employment. The first case dealt with was that of Wil- liam Harding, 42, who was killed by a fall of roof at the No. 2 Pit Glamorgan Collieries Company on Sunday morning. The evidence showed that the deceased, who was a master haulier. was conducting operations con- nected with the hauling engine underground, and »t » distance of about seven yards from machine was crushed to death by a fall of roof. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. The unfortunate man leaves a "widow and two children. The next investigation was regarding the of T. Edward Evans, a shunter at the Glamorgan. Colliery, who was crushed f Catally between the buffers of eome wagons whiah overtook hfcru It appeared that he waa ander the impression they were stationary on • aafe road, and did not, according to oastam, put on the brakes, and they ran loose. [Verdict: "Accidental death." KILLED ON THE RAILWAY AT SWANSEA. A well-known engine-driver on the London and North Western Railway, named Samuel Thomas, living near Swansea, was killed on the line just outside the town by an early mineral train on Sunday. At about eight o'cloak a tramp who had been sleeping on the sands crossed the line, and found the dead body lying on the side of the metals at a point between Brynmill and Sketty-road. It had evidently been struck by an engine, for one of the arms was broken. It is supposed that Thomas was on his way home along the hne, and that he stepped out of the way of one tram and in front of another. He was 52 years of age, and leaves a widow and five children. DROWNED ON THE WAY HOME. Mr. M. Roberts-Jones held an inquest at Pontnewydd on Saturday on the body of Frank Rowlands (33). a tin-worker, whose body was found in the Monmouthshire Canal at Five Locks on Wednesday. The evidence showed that deceased left Pont- Dowydd village on Tuesday for his lodgings at the Cross Keys Beerhouse, and no,hing more was seen of him until hia body was taken out of the water. It was assumed that he fell into the canal whilst crossing the look. A verdict of "Accidental death was returned. DEATH FROM THE KICK OF A HORSE. ,T*a*5 held at Cwm touching' tie death William Owen, 33, Llandavel, aged 77. It a.ppears that deceased was foDorwim* h,B emp; £ £ ™ei^, f« ostler at the Col- liery (k Company) about twelve TH"^ S SD"BIS •KI<* CHILD RUN OVER. Mr. R. J- E<hys' coroner, held an inquest „♦ Aberdare on Monday on tho body Williams, the five-year-old eon of j08eph Williams, of 23, Cardiff-road, Aberalllan. who died last Friday afternoon through being run over by a cart on the same day. Tom Neill, a rag and bone collector, stated that he was driving towards Aberdare behind another vehicle, to which the lad was clinging. As witness's trap was passing, the boy released his grip and fell, the result -»■ that hie cart ran over him. turnedrdict "Accidental death" ROADSIDE FATALITY IN NORTH t, V ,^MBROKESHIRE. David Mathiae, n» n „ found in an unoo^L^3^* Brynberian, was side near his home jrS ou t^le roai^" his horses, and a ad gone too fetcih to be passing saw him ivin~ happened side, with blood running, out r0a^I eaj-. Dr. Havard was sent for iS the man suffering from a fraot^o^tS base of the s^ull. He suocumbod ehartl afterwards. 7 SIGNALMAN KILLED ON THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY- Theophilus ¡Yilliarn.<3, a signalman in the employ of the Taff Vale Railway, Was knookeil down by an engine at Abenoynon early on Wednesday morning. I Williams, who resided at 15, Trinity-tefrrace, CarditT-road, Abercynon, wae conveyed to the Oardiff Infirmary, where he died soon suiter admission.

AN ELECTION TRAGEDY. COUNCILLOR'S SON AND POLICE- < MAN SHOT DEAD. A candidate for the office of oouncillor, oa.raed Campbell, was arrested at Lexington ^entucky) on Tuesday after making a pro- 1 ^:St against what he called election frauds. Vainpiyc'll's son, coming to his aseitstanoe, was Blot dead by the policeman who had made "e arrest. The policeman was then shot and Anally wounded by his prisoner, but ^turned fire, seriously wounding Oamp- Another x>olioeman coming on the was also wounded.—Reuter.

GENTLEMAN RIDER KILLED T news was received at on ^•tuxday of the deaith of Mr. Frederick St. th°rie' a sentleman rider, and trainer to Earl of Clanoarty, who while hunting Hh the East Gal way Hounds on pro- t ous Monday was thrown by his horse, BUS- 3 internal injuries and concussion of j Drain.

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE SETTLES RAILWAY STRIKE.—Page 7.

ALARMING QUARRY SLIP. 1 WORKMAN KILLED AT LLAN- DEBIE. The pretty village of Lla-ndebie. in East Carmarthenshire, was thrown into a state of commotion on Monday morning, about 9.30, by an alarming quarry slip, displacing about 10,003 tons of earth. The whole village and district around were alarmed by the noise. The scene of the occurrence was the Cilyry- chen Limeworks and Quarry. There were fourteen workmen at the place where the slide occurred, and it is marvellous that the results were not a great deaJ more serious than they proved to be. The victims of the accident were:— KILLED. Owen Evans, Danygraig, Pentregweailais, Llandebie. INJURED. Alec. Harvey (foreman), Penypound, Llan- debie. Robert Jones, Penypound. Edward OKeron, Pantyllyn, Llandebie. THE INQUEST. At Pent-regwenlais Chapel, Llandebie, an inquest was held by Deputy-coroner Martin Richards, Llanelly, and a jury touching the death of Owen Evans, 45 years of age, Dany- graig, Llandebie. Joseph Jones, quarryman, Pantyrhodin Cottage, Llandebie, deposed that on Monday morning he was preparing a hole for the drilling machine half-way up the face of the quarry. He did not notice anything unusual until Harvey, the foreman, shouted, "Look out, boys." He turned round and saw the I men running, and the whole block of earth tumbling down. Dr. Inman, Ammanford, said that death was caused by a fracture at the base of the skull. Deceased must have received in. temal injuries as well. John Lewis, the Warren, Llandebie, mason, said that about 9.30 a.m., having heard of the accident, he rushed to the spot, and saw something like a shirt between the rocks. He forced his hand down the crevice and was able to touch what he found to be a man's arm. Deceased was buried under- neath a depth of about 2ft. of stones, the whole mass over him weighing about one ton. William Williams, Pantyllyn, Llandebie, quarryman, said that about 7.30 a.m. he hadjblasted at the bottom bed. He did not con- sider tha.t the blasting operations of the morn- ing could ba responsible for the accident. On Thursday last he spoke to the foreman, Harvey, and complained that if they fired a certain bottom hole which had been pre- pared the big wall might come down. Harvey told him that the wall was quite solid at the back. 40 William Davies, Iscoed, Llandebie, manager of the Cilyryohen Lameworks, said he found Robert Jones pinned underneath a large stone, weighing two tons and a half. It took a gang of workmen about an hour and a half to release him. Deceased was likewise buried. His attention had not been called to the rock being dangerous. He thought the movement was due to the moisture. Witness added that the slide was estimated at 10,000 tons of earth. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death." It may be said that the three injured men —Robert Jones, Alexander Harvey (foreman), and Edward H-eron-are progressing favour ably.

£ 10,000 bB YOUR LIFE I 4 PENAL SERVITUDE FOR J.P.'S ASSAILANT. At Hertford on Tuesday George Wooltor- ton (28) was sentenced to seven yeaxsl penal servitude for assaulting Mr. Arthur Cory- Wright while armed with a revolver, and putting him in fear of his life, and stealing LIO. Prisoner had been, a butler in the proee- cutor's service, and was discharged for nide conduct. Last February he demanded L500 from Mr. Cory-Wright, but was refused. On October 20 prosecutor awoke to find prisoner in his bedroom pointing a revolver at him. He got rid of Wooltorton by paying him Xio in cash and agreeing to meet him later in Great Ormond-street, where prisoner kept his appointment, and was arrested after a struggle, and a loaded revolver was taken from his pocket.

DEATH OF AN M.P. PARLIAMENTARY VACANCY AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON. Colonel Kinoaid-Smith, M.P. for the Stratford-cm-A von Division, of Warwickshire. and a well-known racehorse owner, died on Sunday after a long illness. Colonel Kinoaid-Smith was a ocxmipara-tiyely young man. He was born in 1874, and served in India and South Africa. He wae a Liberal in politics. Recent elections have resulted:— 1906. Colonel Kimcai d- Smith (LJ 4,321 Mr. Ptailip S. Poster (C.) ————— 4.173 Majority —————————— 148 190L Mr. Philip S. Poster fO.) 4,735 Mr. Bolton King (L.) 2,977 Majority 1,775 1900. Oolomel V. Milward (C.), unopposed. 1895. Oolonel Milward (C.) -——————_ 4,599 Mr. I. T. Sadler (L.) ———— 2,827 Majority .————— 1,771

A PLUCKY ENGLISHMAN. REFUSES TO SURRENDER AT THE REVOLVER POINT. I robberiet^wm.3,11 eix audacious armed Odessa on Sa^f7viSa00eSSfully oommit'ted in Black Hundreddayl^&t hJ tlle the w>bbere ma^X' £ *yery 1°8ta^ce of the victims ™ ^*1-1""681' 9°* 0,11 Englishman, Mr. Paraskeras Tannery, and ^ho^ry n^rowlj eeøa,ped bell1 mU'rdexoo. Although UIla.rmed Hand3 up, whereupon the leader^Tthe levelled his r^vol^r point-bla-nk at SI breast and pulled the trigger twice, but, providentially. weapon missed firo on eacl| occasion. The eoder then drew his dagger, and was about to strike, when another of the gang, recognising Mr. King as an Englishman, struck down his com- rade's arm, and thus saved Mr. King's life.— Contrail News.

BISCUIT-BAG LETTER. ON GIRL WHO TRIED TO JUMP FROM RAILWAY CARRIAGE. Mary Andrews, a pretty girl of nineteen, a waitress, of Emma-street, Hackney, was charged on Tuesday at Kinston with attempt- iBgr suicide by jumping from a train near New Maiden. She had the door a few inches open when pulled back by fellow-passengers. On a biscuit-bag found in her pocket she had written:- Dear Fred,—I am very sorry to hare to say this, but I can't bear it any longer. Sorry to have to say it, my love, but may you be buried by me. I love you so mruoo. 1 They may think I am mad, but I am not. 1 I love jou, Fred, and could not ruin your life. Don't worry over me. I nm not j worth it.—From your broken-hearted 1 MA Y. ] She was remanded for the state of her mind to be inquired into. 1

JOHN BUNYAN'S WILL. 1 1 A telegram from Bellefontaine (Ohio) states ) that a will of John Bunyan, dated three < years before his death, has been discovered ] among some old family papers by a lady f named MTB. ODrrington-Oontral News, I

GREAT STATE TRIAL IN ITALY. EX MINISTER CHARGED WITH DISHONESTY. The trial of the Deputy, Signor Nunzio Nasi, and OomLmiendiaitore Ignazio Lombardo, his private fcoereta.ry, for dishoinesty during th* former's tenure of office as Minister of Public Instruction, extending from February 15, 1901, to November 3, 1903, opened at RDm<3 on Tuesday before the Italian Senate, con- stituted as a High Court of Justice. Signor Nasi, who was born at Trapani, Sicily, in 1850, is a lawyer and professor of political economy and philosophy of law. He ellttered Parliament in 1886 as a Radical member of the Extreme Left, and became an Independent. He is an eloquent speaker, one of his greatest oratorical suo cesses being his defence of Oriepi a-gaiaet the accusations of dishonesty brought against him by the Radical leader Oava-llot-ti. Signor Nasi became Minister of Public Instruction while the late Signor Zamardelli was Premier. The scandal of whkui. the present trial is the outcome was brought to light- in 1904, and since then has been the occasion, of various dramatic events. Suspicion was first aroused by the attention of the House of Deputies being called to the excessive expen- diture of the Ministry of Public Instruction during Signor Nasi'3 tarni of oflice. As the result of observations made in the House by the Socialist Deputies, Signori Bissolati and Ciccotti, the Budget Committee instructed Baron Saporito, a Sicilian Deputy and ex- Minister, to hold an inquiry. His report was presented to the Chamber at the sitting of March 23, 19-34. It was regarded as so grave that the House decided to appoint a Commission of fiv<% Deputies to pursue the investigations. The revelations of the second inquiry being more serious, Sigo-nor Nasi, fearing that the Chamber would authorise proceedings against him and that an order for his arrest would be issued, left the country in disguise by motor-car with Commetndatore Lombardo. The accusations against Signor NaFi ranged from the most trivial and absurd waste of money to serious peculations and falsifications. For example, it is alleged that the Minister had his speeches printed and bound in an edition *of 34,000 volumes, with several thousand more copies still in proof, at the expense o £ the State, and that during his 52 months in office purchased out of Government money 67,900 visiting cards and 219 locks of various kinds for his own purpose. The mone eerions accusations concern the distribution of the funds for t.he extension of prur.Qjy instruction, for the encourage- ment of agricultural education, for provid- mg soibskiics to njOccssilxDiis teach«arB, Ac., amounting altogether to several mdSlion lire. It is further stated that almost erery expense incurred by Sig-nor Nasi in journeys, missions, receptions, Ac., was oharged to the State. On one occasion, according to the indict- ment, the Minister represented the Govern- ment at a. funeral in a provincial town, and was re-ianbursed X600 for expenses from the funds of the Ministry. As a member of the Government, of course, he had no milway fare to pay. The mayor of the -tawn deposed at the inquiry that Signer was met at the station by municipal carna-gec, was lodged and fed at municipal expense, and was not L-rown to have spent mere tihan four shillings, a fee to a mans&rvant, during his visit. In another caae be went to a banquet offered in bis honomr. This quot was <cha.rs<ed focr to the extent of 9,,emd hundred pounds in the list of his expeoeiaB. The preliminary trial before the OTdiDiary courts lasted for three years, until last summer the Ootrrt of Cassation declared that the case did net come within its juris- diction. When tjhe oomence was made public Blgmor Nasi returned voluntarily to ItaJy, antd at a mesnjora-ble sitting of tOne Chamber presented himself and delivered a speech in his own defence, which may be summed up in the following words:—"I fled, not from fear or from guilt, but I consider ordinary court unautho-rtsad1 to judge me. I now come that I may have the judges to whom I am entitled. I ask nothing but to be judged." The Chamber has accordingly cited him before the Senate. Immediately after this upeecfli Signor Oanonico, President of the Senate, -ordered the arrest of Signor Nasi and Commends tore Lombardo. It is expected tha/t the case will last a/botrt six weeks.—Press Association. Foreign Special.

A ROTTERDAM MYSTERY, INQUIRY ABOUT THE BODY OF A GENTLEMAN. Netherlands Consulate-General at Lcm- ^oIIt>winS :->-On the Sth of an un^nown itaan was found in a field nea.r Rotterdam The deceased, who evidently died some time before, was 5ft. 7im. in heig-ht. Six molars were missing from the uwer and four from the lower jaw. He was dressed in a dark coloured coat and waistcoat, a linen shirt fironed), a stand-up collar with turned down points, loose cuffs, underclothing of striped, green-coloured material, and blaek socks with red lines. Near the body was a travelling cap of dark brown material, with green checks, a.nd a black walking-stick with white metad handle, on which were the letters "W. F." The oufFs were fastened with gold links, on which the letters "C. F. H." were engraved (possibly to bo read C. H. F.") In the pockets of the coat were some small cartridges, and a small brown leather parse, in which was a German gold piece for 10 marks. As it is of great importance to establish the identity of this man, anyone who can give information about him is requested to communicate as soon as possible with the Judge in Charge- of Criminal Investigations, Mr. L. E. Visser. LT.D, House of Detention, Rotterdam.

LUNATIC WITH A REVOLVER EXCITING STRUGGLE IN A FRENCH ASYLUM. The warders in the lunatic asylum at Ver- sailles have had an exciting and desperate struggle with Henry Huntington, the Ame- rican who in July last was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment for shooting two of his brothers and two sisters with a revolver, and who last week was transferred to the asylum as being of unsound mind. On Sunday night Huntington was seized with a furious fit of madness, and was dis- covered by wardiert3 attempting to escape from the asylum, armed with a revolver belonging to one of the asylum officials, of which he had by some means possessed him- self. The poor fellow was wildly shoutiftg that he meant to kiU every member of his family, and accused his parents of wishing to banish him to America. It was only after a desperate struggle that Huntington was disarmed, and it was found necessa.ry to place him in a str-,utwaistooa.t.C,ntral News.

A CLEVER ROBBERY. THIEVES LIFT £ 180 FROM A BATTERSEA PUBLIC-HOUSE. A daring robbery was committed at the Lord Auckland public-house in Falcon-road. Batter sea,, on Monday. It appears that the Landlord, having completed his usual Monday morning task of making up the cash, placed a. sum of ElBO in gold in a bag, and was about to take it to the bank when five men entered h6 house almost simultaneously. They all gave orders for drinks not usually called for, thereby making sure of the barmaid being busily engaged for two or three minutes. One of the men then asked the landlord for some part-iculaa-s about a bar- man who, he thought, had once been smployed there, and the landlord said he would ask his wife. He left the baT for a moment for this purpose, and on his return he found that the five men a.nd the bag of fold, which he had left on a small table near ihe bar, had disappeared. He immediately raised an alarm, but, although a diligent search was made not a single trace of the thieves has yet been discovered. THE DANGER AVERTED. Sincere and hearty congratulations to the h-ero of the hour. g—— y. ——————

ROMANTIC MYSTERY NEAR SWANSEA. f MAN DISAPPEARS ON THE EVE OF MARRIAGE. A remarkable disappearance is reported from Swansea district, the absentee being a young collier named David Richards, a native of the lower portion of West Wales. Richards turned up iT1 the Swansea district just, over twelve months ago, and obtained employment at the Commercial Colliery, Killay- An old hand at the colliery is Mr. David Thomas, chccfrweigher, who resides with his family at Cockett. Mr. Thomas has d.n attractive daughter, Elleu. and soon after his arrival at Killay young Richards appears to have fallen in love with her. There was mutual attachment and during the last month the banns were published, and & happy union was anticipated by numerous friends in the neighbourhood. One evening recently Richards, who lodged at Elackpili, met. hie fiancee at O. j/pMti and discussed with :Äe for the wedding- ke pl&oe on the following: Saturday. The pair arranged to sDend the following day in Swansea. in the selection of furniture. Bichards already rented a cottage near the residence of his prospective i'ather-in-law at Oockett, and, owing to the dearth of houses in the locality, had paid six months' rent to secure the dwelling. The intending bridegroom parted on the most affectionate terms with hia betrothed at Sketty. but from that moment nothing has been heard of or from him, except that on the next day he posted in the vicinity of Sketty, a letter to his lodgings, authorising his landlady to draw his pay at ti-a colliery and recoup herself for the previous fort- night's maintenance. Communications have been Bent in Ta. i direotions-to his home in Pembrokeshire and other places where it was thought the missing bridegroom inight be-but without avail. The Young lady, who is much liked, is greatly upset, and her friends are trying other means to ascertain whether the absent bridegroom, who was a smart and respect- able young fellow, is in the land of the living. BRIDEGROOM'S BROTHER ALSO DISAPPEARS. A sequel to the disappearance of the young Cockett collier David John Richards has been furnished in the vanishing aJso of his brother, Albert Richards, aged 21, who was lodging at Lilaneamlet, and who has not been seen since his brother's disappearance.

DIFFICULT TO KILL. HANGED HL WHEN MOTOR FAILED TO CRUSH HIM. The story of a main who threw himself under a. motor-car and csoaped practically unhurt Was told at the Giapbaan Coroner's Oourt on Wednesday. Hoping to oure himself of acute depres- sion, William H. Buitler, of Tottenham, entered Bethlehem Hospital. On Saturday afternoon, accompanied by a keeper, he went to Clatpham Oonuinoii to see a football match. He slipped away from his keeper, and on Sunday morning was found hanging by his handkerchief from a tree in Clarence-road Clapham Park. A bundle of letters from his wife was found on ham, and also a post-card to his wife 1 cannot live this life. Good-bye darling." William Gibson, a. boy, told how he saw Butler on Saturday afternoon throw himself in front of a motor-car, which passed over him apparently without injuring him, and medical evidence was shown that there were marks of the studs of a motor-car wheels on the man's right leg, which was, however only slightly cut. Death was said to be due to strangulation llail^iTlS,> and a verdiot of Suicide while of unsound mind was returned.

PRETORIA. OUTRAGE. THE DESECRATION OF KRUGER'S G RA. VE. Lieutenant Clark, Lieutenant Herring, a.nd Mr. Dickscn, who were arrested on October 30 in connection with the desecra- tion of ex-President Krugetr's g?-ave, were on Wednesday committed for trial, and a5tT„ward« liberated on bail to the amount of £ 250 each. They Nerved their defence. A finger-print expert gave evidence to the enect that prints on the pedestal from which Mr Kruger's bust was removed were not those o.f the accused.

BEYOND RECOGNITION. NINE MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS BY MELINITE. Through the bursting of melinite shells seven lives were lost and three men were injured OIl the artillery practice ground at St Petersburg on Saturday. A detachment of nine men of the ordnance corps, under a sergeant, was taking a case of twenty melinite shells to the testing ground, follow- ing on foot the cart which contained the case. As it was raining, the men got into the vehicle, contrary to regulations. Shortly afterwards an explosion occurred, the bodies of those killed being mangled beyond reeog- iiitian.-B,euter.

NO HEART SALVE. '— • MANCHESTER WIDOW LOSES BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. The jury returned a verdict for the defen- dant a.t the Manchester Assizes on Wednes- day in the case in which a Manchester widow, Mrs. Appleton, sued William Wood, wine merchant, of Buxton, for L5,63o for .breach of promise. Judgment accordingly.,

AN EMPEROR'S LOVE STORY. T- LADY WHO FINANCED LOUIS NAPOLEON. An Emperor's lota story was recalled on Saturday in the case in re Trelamney- —Bechevet v. Strode—which came before Mr. Justice Pacrker in the Chancery Division, his Lordship's assistance being sought in divid- ing estate which the beautiful Miee Howard, Ckrantess Beauregard, left behind her. There was a sum in dispute exceeding i;loo,ooo, besides £36,{XX) in securities which were locked up in a box which had just been opened by order of oourt on the petition of the Legal and General Insurance Company. for whom Mr. Buck- j master, K.C.. appeared. < ( Miss Howard was a very beautiful woman, "whose London house became the resort of all the fashionable men. There,. amongst others, came Louis Napoleon, a poor exile. waa wealthy, and assi&ted him with her Purse. besides flna-nciag hie early yearns as President of the Sapnzblic. For a while she ocoupied apartments at St. Cloud, accom- panied him on his journeys, appearing in her carriage at reviews, and generally com- porting herself as a morganatic wife. THE OOST OF A FAREWELL. When Na-polean became Emperor he decided to establish his dynasty by a mar- riage with Mdlle. de Montijo, and it became necessary to get rid of the imperious Eng- lish beatrey. This was eventually done at the price of £ 250.000. with the title for Miss Howard of Countess de Beauregard. Ultimately she married, in 1854, Jlr. Clarence Trelawney, the youngest son of Mr. Brereton Trelawney, one of the oldest Ooroish families. Miss Howard's son, Martin Howard, waa created by Napoleon III. Count de Bechevet, and it was suspected by many that he was Napoleon 'a natural eon. It appears from the Mtigatkm in the Kngliah courts that in addition to the for- tune she secured from Napoleon, there was a large settlement wposi Miss Howard on her marriage by her husband. She died in 1865, and her son, Count Martin de Bechevet, who became tenant for life, married a noble Hungarian lady. He had a son, now Count Richard de Bechevet, and two daughters, Countess Grisile Charlotte de Bechevet and Countess Marianne Josephine de Bechevet. Oooint Martin died last August; hence the appeal to the English courts to deal with this estate. His Lordship expressed the opinion that Oount Richard would be found to have parted with all his interest, but he ordered an inquiry into how t much remains respec- tively to each of the 'three children.

A LINER SENSATION. t DAUGHTER OF EX-MARSHAL BAZAINE ATTACKED. The eAo-ry of a remarkable outrage on board the German liner Kron pri nzeesin Cecilie is related by the Paris" Matin." During the last homeward voyage from Vera Cruz Mademoiselle Bazaine, a first-class pas- senger, wa6 awakened on the night of October 28 by a qoise in her cabin. A violent galo was blowing at the time. She turned on the electric light, and found a. cabin attendant in her room. The man immediately attacked her, threw her back on the couch, and attempted to stun her with blows on the head. Mademoiselle Bazaine managed to elude him, &nd shrieked for help, which was quickly forthcoming from passengers sleeping near. The lady was in a pitiable state of terror and badly knocked about, her clothing being soaked with blood. The captain, on hearing her story, imme- diately ordered all the 62 male attendants to be paraded. Only 61 answered the summons, however, and it is believed the guilty man committed suicide by jumping overboard. Mademoiselle Bazaine and her brother, who was also on board the liner, are children of ex-Marshal Baz?ine.

YOUNG WIFE'S OSTORY. CASUAL EVIDENCE; REGARDING A SERIOUS CRIME. Well-to-do people were concerned in what I will prove a lengthy case opened by Mr. Mead at Old-street on Tuesday. Mrs. Eliza Perkins (52) and Mrs. Annie Gadsby (27) were accused of being concerned in an unlawful operation on Mrs. Ellen Eliza-! beth Warren, of Dunstan-road, Dulwich. Mrs. Gadsby is married to a relative of a Wandsworth borough official. Mrs. Warren, a pleasant-faced, smiling little woman, who appeared in a grey costume, with large black hat and feather, is Mrs. Gadaby's neighbour. Mrs. Warren calmly told in the witness- box of a visit to Mrs. Perkins at Turner- square, Hoxton. This visit, she said, was made at the suggestion of Mrs. Gad&by, her j confidant. j Mr. Guy Pearoe, for the Public Prosecutor, I suggested that Mrs. Gadsby buried the conse- quences of the unlawful operation at the bottom of the garden of the house where the two ladies lived—a maisonette in Dun- sta-n-road, S.E.

A STEWARD'S DESPAIR. Suicide while temporarily insane" was the verdict returned at an inquest on Charles Hase, of Bristol, a ship's steward, who was found hanging from a cord in a compart- ment of an express train from Liverpool when it arrived at Shrewsbury on Saturday I morning. Hase had missed his ship, which carried with it his discharge papers, and he wrote to a friend that his money was and did not know what to do. Only 2&. 9&d. was found in bis possession. (|

PLOUGHMAN S WIFE MURDERED. 4 ¡ MYSTERIOUS CRIME IN A LONELY FARM. Charles Garnham (49), head ploughman at the Viaduct Farm, Lekden, was at Colchester on Monday charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Elizabeth. In reply to the charge, accused said, "I am aa innocent as a babe unborn." The chief-constable outlined the case, and said a search party of the police that morn- ing found a pool of blood in a lane. Police-constable Clark deposed that at 11.30 on Saturday night he was walking along the road overlooking the valley in which the farm lies, when he heard a scream in the lane below. He went in that direction, but. finding nothing, concluded it was the scream of an owl. Next morning the prisoner came to the witness and said he had found his wife dead on the bed with her face black and covered with blood. The witness examined the body, and on removing the bed covering saw that deceased's clothes were dragged up under her arm-pits. Her skull was fractured, and there were incised wounds on her temples. Witness, continuing, said the accosed asked him how he should go in about the insurance money, adding that he should get ILIO for his wife, there being ClO for his own death. He (witness) found a wheel- barrow track leading from the cottage to near the spot in the lane where the pool of blood was, and evidences of a struggle were seen. To get the wheelbarrow into his garden the prisoner must, added tho. witness, have lifted a "kissing gate" from its hinges. 0-" the bank above the lane, witness found some sausages and a piece of bullock's leg. Detective-inspector Simmons said that con- trary to the prisoner's statement he did not appear to have slept in the bed, as there was no dent on his pillow, but there was blood on it. Accused, after being cautioned, told wit- ness that late on Saturday night he and his wife left a beerhouse, where they had been drinking, and walked home quite sober. They talked about their wedding 21 years ago, and on reaching home he (Garnham) went to bed, leaving his wife sitting on- the couch. He did not hear her come upstairs, but when he woke in the morning and turned to kiss her, according to his custom, he discovered was dead. Prisoner explained the blood- stains on his clothing by saying his no6e bled, but said he could not account for the blood on his great coat. Asked by the Mayor whether be had any- thing to say, the prisoner replied, "I am innocent of tne job; that is all." The accused was remanded. It is supposed that the wounds on the deceased's heads were caused by kicks from heavy boots.

SUICIDE FROM SORROW. + ARTIST'S WIDOW BEHEADED ON THE LINE. The Kensington coroner on Tuesday heard a pathetic story of the suicide of Alice Goodall, wife of the late Mr. Herbert Goodall, an artist, of Stanley-creeoent, Not- ting Hill, and daughter-in-law of the famous painter, the late Mr. F. Goodall. It appeared that Mrs. Goodall had been deeply upset by the death of her husband, and after writing a letter to a Mrs. Low she ended her life on the railway line near Not- ting Hill. It was stated by the woman's brother, a Strand architect named Sydney Vacber, that she had nursed her husband through hie last illness, and was broken-hearted over his death. In a letter to Mrs. Low Mrs. Goodall had written that she oould not live without Bertie." Dr. Williams, of Kensington Park-gardens, who had treated the woman, said she was highly strung and nervous, and the depres- sion of her husbaAds death was likely to unhinge her mind. The jury returned a verdict of Suicide whilst temporarily insane," the condition of the mind being brought on by the loss of her husband. —I

SUICIDE'S LETTER. THEY SHOULD HAVE LET ME SEE MY WIFE." An inquest was held on Monday a-t Peter- borough on John Thomas Groesmith, farmer, who shot himself after attempting to shoot Mrs. Frederick Brown, of Gunthorpe, on Saturday night. A letter was found in deceased's pockets as follows:— It is a grand thing to have revenge, which I am going to have before long. lJOve to aIL-JACK. They should have let me see my wife. Mrs. Groesmith left her husband on Wed- nesday, and had been staying with the Browns. A verdict of "Suicide during tem- porary insanity" was returned.

SHOT BY A DOG. DOCTOR KILLED BY AN EXTRA- ORDINARY MISCHANCE. < 1 Dr. Vernon Paul, a young medical man, 1 was the victim of a sad shooting accident at Ramsey, near Harwich, yesterday. He had been rabbit shooting with some friends, and, the sport having finished, the guns were placed in a motor in readiness for the < return journey. By some misohance one of i them was left loaded and at half cock, and f just as Dr. Paul was stepping into the motor a dog jumped in and touched the trigger. < The charge entered Dr. Paul's body, and he I died the same evening. < Deceased was 28 years of age, and before ooming to Harwich he held an appointment > at Taunton. 1 at Taunton. 1

LOCAL TRAGIC INCIDENTS. SUICIDE OF A POSTMAN NEAR MONMOUTH. —— An inquest was held at Cross Ash, near Mon- mouth, on Saturday touching the death of Arthur Allan Ellees, a rural postman, whose dead body was found hanging from a. beam in a weighing-room at Lade Farm, Morion, on Thursday.—Thomas Farmer, acting post- imaster, Monmouth, stared that deceased knew that his conduct was to be inquired into.—Police-sergeant Keylock produced a piece of linen, on which was written in deceased's handwriting, "I have not robbed anyone; everything respecting my duties is perfect, but it vexes me to have to leave my employment after seventeen years. Bury ma in Top Chapel. A verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane" was recorded. CLERGYMAN'S DEATH. Mr. R. J. Rhys, coroner, held an inquest at Ooychurcb oa Friday afternoon touching the death of the Rev. Edmund Thomas, êl, a. retired clergyman, wao formerly held curacies in North Wal.e'J. Deceased's housekeeper stated he com- plained of bronchitis, and when she went into the house later she found him lying on the floor dead. Dr. W. Edmund Thomas attributed death to syncope following bronchitis, and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with this evidence. LLA NELLY MAN'S SUDDEN DEATH AT NEWPORT STATION. An inquest was held at Newport on Monday respecting the death of John Harries ,63!, commercial traveller, 14, Pembrey-road, Llanelly, who died suddenly on the platform of the railway station.—Dr. Bassett said that, death was due to failure of an overtaxed heart.-Verdi,ct accordingly. NEATH CHILD'S DEATH. Mr. Howel Cuthbertson held an inquest at Melyn on Monday touching the death of Mary Ilice Hackett, aged four years and a half, the daughter of William Hackett, fore- man of the gasworks, 9, Lieweiyn-etreet, Melyn, Neath. The father said his child was burnt on the mcrning of the 2Zrd ult. He had been work- ing all night, and was in bed at the time. He rushed downstairs directly he heard the screams, and the little one ran towards him pleading to have the flames put out. There was a fireguard. She said that her brother Willie lit the paper. Police-constable Devereux, stationed at Melyn, said he heard the screams of Le child, and saw her in flames and the father standing on the doorstep. Witness rushed in, and, putting his coat round the chiid, extinguished the flaznc-s. Nearly all the child's clothing was burnt. Dr. Morris said the child almost recovered from the shock, when pneumonia set in. The cause of death was pneumonia and shock, the result ot burns. Verdict accordingly. DROWNED DRIVER FLOATING IN CARDIFF DOCKS. The coroner (Mr. W. L. Yorath) on Tuesday afternoon held an inquest on the body of a man found floating at the entrance to the Cardiff Docks. Thomas William Wills, Cecil-street, a deck- hand on the dredger Marquis, said that at three p.m. on Monday he was in one of the boats, and, noticing the body on the flood tide, he brought it to the pier-head. Thomas George Ashford, marine fireman, identified the body as that of his father, George Henry Aahford, 46, driver on the steamship Ceres, which is one of Burton's boats. Witness said he last saw his father at Bristol on the 9th of July, when he was about to leave for Cardiff. The jury returned an open verdict. FOREMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH. Mr. Howel Cuthbertson held an inquest at Neath on Tuesday touching the death of Mr. Tom Thomas, 52, works foreman, Penydre, Neath, who was found dead in bed on Monday morning. William Thomas, retired monumental sculptor, brother-in-law of deceased, sa.id the latter seemed very sleepy on Sunday night. Previously he had had a fit in Ma^syrhaf Chapel. When witness first saw him deceased was lying partly in and partly out of bed, one of his legs touching the floor. Dr. J. W. Thomas eaid death was due to epilepsy. Verdict accordingly. DEATH OF A PARALYTIC. Mr. W. L. Yorath held an inquest at Car- diff on Tuesday on the body of Hannah Russell (69), widow, of 227, Penarth-road, who died on Sunday morning. Deceased had been confined to bed for ten months suffering from paralysis. Up to two months ago Dr Donovan was in attendance. He now ex- plained to the coroner and jury that death was due to heart failure, brought on by disease of the blood-vessels.—A verdict was returned in accordance with the medical evi- dence. TWIG CAUSES DEATH. An inquest waa held at the county asylum, Abergavenny, by Mr. J. B. Walford as to tho cause of the death of Ann Morgan, aged 75, widow of Wm. Morgan, Blaina. It appeared that she was admitted to the asylum in 1877 suffering from chronic mania. On the 14th of October this year she was taken ill, and the symptoms pointed to appendicitis. An operation was performed, and she died from exhaustion. A post-mortem examination showed that she had swallowed a twig of some flowering shrub about 3in. long. This lodged in the intestine and set up peri- tonitis.—A verdict of Death from misadven- ture was returned. SKEWEN CHILD IN FLAMES. A burning fatality occurred at Penlan, Moortown, Skewen. Mrs. Williams, wife of Morgan Williams, a collier, was engaged in ironing some clothes, when she had occasion to go to the rear of the house for some coal. Whilst there she heard screams, and, rush- ing back, found her five-year-old daughter, Lucy, in flames. Mre. Williams promptly extinguished the fire, and, in reply to a question, the unfor- tunate child aid, "I was going to iron, mamma." She was severely burned about the head and body, and succumbed to her injuries. FATAL BURNS IN SCHOOL. Mr. Herbert Price held an inquest at tfarloe on the body of Margaret Stephen- son, aged twelve years and a half, the laughter of the housekeeper at the Rectory. rhe girl was in school on Thursday, and was sitting rather close to the fire, when her lothes became ignited. She was so badly yurned that death ensued a few hours after5 unards. CAPTAIN'S SUDDEN DEATH. Mr. W. L. Yorath, the Cardiff coroner, held m inquest on Wednesday afternoon at Car- iiff on the body of John Leach, aged 65, naster of the brigantine Claremont, who was ound dead in his bunk, as already reported, Laurence O'Brien (mate) said that leceased constantly complained of illness, >rought on, it was thought, by rain and jold. The jury, upon the medical evidence returned, a verdict of "Heart failure, pre tMrbly following upon branchial pneumonia.