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Carmarthenshire Assizes.
Carmarthenshire Assizes. Mr Justice A. T. Lawrence arrived at Carmarthen on Firday evening from Lam- peter. He was 'met 'by the usual escort, which accompanied him to his lodgings at Ueheldir. He opened the Assizes at the Guildhall tat 11.15 a.m., on Saturday. His Lordship wa,; accompanied on the Bench by Mr Protboroo-Beymil, of Trewern (the High Sheriff cif Carmarthenshire); Mr A. E. H. Harries, solicitor (Under Sheriff) Mr J. N. W.llliaarjs, Penman (High Sheriff or the County 1 11 of the Borough of Ca'-rimariheii); Mr John L'ew is (Ma\->r of Carmarthen). COUNTY GRAND JURY. The following sii-1ci-ii. on the County Grard Jury: Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Hflls- Johres, V.C., G.C.B., Doliaucothi (foreman) Dr H. J. Lawrence, Naa'herth .Mr A. H. Jones, Pent a'i t Mr J. V. Carbery Pryse- Rice, Llwynybrain; Mr J. W. Gwyiuie- 'Hugflies, Trcgeyb; Mr C. H. Lloyd Fitz- Williaims, Cilgwyjn; Mr W. Lewes Philipps, Clyngwynne; Mr L. A. L. Evans, Panty- cendy Capt. E. C. J en tilings. Gellideg the Rev T. Lewis, Lampeter Velfrey; Mr Joshua Powell, i\1r H. P. Wardle, Mr W. Lewis, and Mr' iL. B. Blake. The Judge in his charge said: I understand that I have to congratulate you on the fact that 'there' are no íhills to he presented to you. I feel that it Imnst. he a matter of eongratu- lat ion to you as much as to me. It is a testimony I think, not to the law- abiding spirit of the inhabitants of this county, but also to the a.clilil,rajb!e manner i,n whidh the justice 'must ,be administered in the co-unity at the various petty sessions. I conigra.tulate you and t,liaiik you for the sacrifice you have miade in attending here to-day. BOROUGH GRAND JURY. The folio-,ring gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury if or the. Count v Borough of Carmarthen: Air E. S. Ailem, The Gramma r School foreman); Mr CU. H. Edwards, The Avenue T. D. Lewis, Picton terrace Mr W. S. Mouris, Bridge street Mr W. M-offf^.n Evans, "Srren, Ctjioti". iMr J. Howard Morgan, Architect; Mr James Thomas, Lammas street; Ma* D. Himcls, Own-in; Mr Daniel Lewis, Kinlg; street; Mr D. Williams, Old Curiosity Shnp; Mr D. Maurice Jones. Kerri House Mr A-lIf red Thomas, Maesy prior; -.Ir B. A. Lewis, Moirfa House; Mr D. R. Morgan, Blue street; Mr John Giriffiths, and D. Hush M. Jones. The Judge said: Gentlemen, I have much pleasure in meeting you to-day. I regret very .mÜcJ1 that the airranigeiments do not seem to have been made with any very great forethought for your accomimcdatioai -when you are called into the box. I trust that on a future occasion the officers of the Court will provide a more dignified pla -e for your assembly. Certainly, the Grand Jury should met the hustled im the way that you have been o.n being called into the 'box. Tihere -does not seem to Ibe. amy suitable (place for your accom- modation. I trust that- by next assize arrangements will be made which will enable yon to come to some pant of the court where you can conveniently sit. Gentlemen, I have mot .much to bring before you to-day. There is only one case to come bpfore you, and that is one which give you any difficulty in dealing with;. It is a charge of embezzlement, which, as you ate acquainted with .business yourself, you will readily dis- pose of. The prisoner was employed as a traveller or commission laigent -by the "Welsh- man" .Newspaper and Steam Printing Com- pany, which apparently carries on a printing and a stationery business as wall as a. newspaper. Ho was paid by com- mission, and his expellee were provided for travel li:nig. Unfortunately, after having been in their service for two or three years, it was found that many .accounts which were sent out were already paid. On investiga- tion, it was foiind that they had been paid to the prisoner, and that he had given, the receipts for them and had failed to account to the imairoager of the; company for moneys thus received. On this- 'being brought to his attention he seems to have made some excuse ,and then to have left the town. There are the facts they are very simple; they a re certainly such as should he sent for tri.al by you for the petty jury to see whether the pri-oner can set up any adequate defence for 'Iris conduct. These are the main facts of tlh-e case tehoixv ,is jiotihiiDg in. it which n.^ecl troulble you. If you will retire and consider the case and let roe have the. bill at your convenience I shall be obliged. CIVIL COURT. After the conclusiiom of the crminfal. charge retpOll-lteid elsewhei^ in this issue the Judge proceeded at 3 p.m., to the trial oa a civil owsle This was an action in which the plaintiff was Miss Frances Rees, whilst the defendant was Dr Alfred Thomlafe Evanis Lllamdyssul. Mr J. Lloyd Morgan, K.C., M.P., and Mr W. Llewelyn Williams, M.P., instructed by Mr D. Roy Evans, Newcastle Emlyn, were for the plaintiff, and Mr Ivor Bowen and Mr Bow-en Davies {1insltrulClted by Messrs Evans and Thomas, Lliandyssul, for the defendant. Damages were laid at £500. Mr Llovd Morgan, in hiis opening state- ment, saifd that this Was an action in which the plaintiff claimed damages from the defendant for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff at present i,eisitded in France, where she, had held a good position, as govern ess for the last two years, hut at the time in which the jury would be concerned she lived at Llandyssul with her fatner, who was a licensed victualler living at the Union Inn. Defendant was a doctor practising at Llan- dyssul, and both part-ies had practically lived in that, place all their lives, and had known one another for a number of years. They had beeai. on very friendly terms for a number of years., and on January 1st, 1899, defen- danlt made a proposal of marriage to the plaintiff for the first time. This she accepted It was arranged about that time that the marriage should take place in October of the same year. After this they walked put to- gether, he took her for drives, they went to danloes, and they were generally regarded as as an n,gaged couple. In September, 1900, while she was at Cardigan, defendant wrote her a letter from Lliandyssul. The, defendant addressed her iii some of his letters as My Dear Honey Little Kidie" (laughter)—and on (the 20th September he addressed her as "Dear Old Kiddie.—I was glad to hear from you this evening, lainid delighted to find that you have been unable to hto-ld out until Swnday before, wrilting to me." Detfendlaillit continued :— "Next iSaturdiay week will be: the 29th of Seiptemiber, and Seoptellnlbe.r has only 30 days (LangTiit-er) so I don't see why you and I should not have a drive to Fishguard or else where on the 30th. I am dropping coach- huikler a p.c. by same post to say the gig tt ibe complete by the 29th. That is 'right asn it P 1 .enpliotse letter and samples of cloth for cushions and padding (laughter). I do ailot like blue cloith it's far too common-, Everybody seems to have. it. I don't care for leather. It will veny soon get shabbily. Of all I prefer the cloth tiicketted according ly. I know yon will like it, too. Please in form him to pa-int the spriaiigis, eac., a dank green with yellow lines (Iiau.gŒlIter).. I don't want lit to be flashy, but good and in decent taste. I chuckled over the idea of your see- ing coachlbuilder about it. Did he call you missus? (la-nghter). And does he guess how the land lies by this time? (more laughter). I am glad you have fallen: in, love with the gig. I am lookin gforward as anxiously as I can possiMy expeotinig to seeing it. Of course, I don't wlant you to see it. Oh, no." Counsel said there wasi a P.S., I have not anything very poetic to say this evening.' (ilanghter). Mr Ivor Bowen said it must be "Very par- tiouliar" not "poetic." Mr Lloyd Morgan.: Anyliow, he concludes the letter with "Fondly yours, Toim," (laugli ter.) Counsel conrtinuiing, said that defendant on visiting the house was introduced as her future husband, aind was so treated, and on. a Sunday they wont for a drive to some sea- side place in the neighbourhood of Cardigan, On the if:ollowingday defendant returned to Llandyssul, and there was nothing to which attenttion inieed be called until December of that year, When defendant became very ill. Plaintiff returned home, and defendant sent for her. His note, in pencil, to her was as follows:— "Mind come down to-nilghlt. I'm very ill. -ai,ra typhoid, Ibut still very ill. Do come. My sister knows I'm writing you. Come down aibout six, and Davies will show you up to my -rooms straight.—'jLom." There was another pencil letter sent to the Pi,in!tiff "It liisn't typhoid, my dear Fanny. I donH want lettei-s. They hurt mv head, which is awful at Ibest. Come to see me tfi-uight. My sister wiW ibe out from 7 to 9.3f --T'.E." Counsel, rr^uminig, stiated that at first the plaintiff di d not go .to see the defendianit, be- cause cllie thought it was not a right thing to do. hut (later on she went and tooik a lady friend with her. He had a very bad illness —it was typhoid. In Janniaty pVnitlff re- turned to Cardigan, They drove over to- gether and the friendly relations between plaintiff and defendant went on until Jan- oary, 1903, when the plaintiff brcame serious ly ill, and the defendant took her to see a specialist at Swansea, aicoompained by plain- tiff's sister. It was in July of 1903, that i't was arranged that the marriage should take place, and the plaintiff went to Carmarthen -p,, in order to see -a imi-llrincr about her wcddiaiig attire, aind to give ints-tnictioinis to" get every- thing ready for the wedding. On one of these occasion,s defendant went with her and he was- present when the material! for the M ed ding dress was selected at the dressmaker's shop, a.nd he made reference there a'bout his a.ppr-iaehing marriage. However, when the time came, he iba.cked out of it, and did not cany cut his promise. This distressed plaintiff very much and it gave rise to some rather painful scenes. Then the defendant said he would many her after his return from Scot- land, where he was going in order to pursue some course of study at Endinburgh, and he said that withim three weeks after his return from Edinlburgh the marriage Was definitely bo take place, rainifl al.1 preparations were made for the marriage. Defendant even- tually went to S:ooltl/a'nd, and on leaving Llandyssul statiotn. some of his friends saw him off. Tlie plaintiff was present. She ac- comipainied him in. the train as far as Pen- cade-r, and there on parting he kissed her. "jWIhen (he igot to Scotland he wrote her on Sept'emheir G'th frorn his lod/girgs, 47, Forest- road, Edinburgh:— "Now, tell me whiat do you say to coming up and seeing Edin(bu-rgh the same time as I ? I have considerable leisure to show you round the city. We can take an occa- sional steamboat by the Forth, aind see Fortli Bridge, Queen's Ferry, StirH-ing, if you like, and may perhaps take a flying visit to Glas- go down O'yde perhaps even a fly ing trip to the Highlands: I fhanit priess the question, but if you care to come I can get off easily. T s-Itaill be delighted. You may stay a week, or even four weeks. Yoti can get a return tourist ticket at Carmarthen for 30s. You are quite fit to travel alone, and I will meet you there (Oaledonian Station.). There are some lovely things going on at the theatre next, weeik :—'Ran Tov. ,:1,111f1 also Forbes Robertson's "Tlie Light that Faiiled" and Mrs Patrick Campbell iin "The Second Iti-s,. Tanqueray' and 'Joy of Living.' It will be a grand cluance for you to see Scotlland and the theatrical worild. Of course, should you come you must knuckle under to Llandyssul public opinion, and give out Carmarthen, Cardigan, or Dowlais, or London, as your destination. Come wlien- you like. Wire me as follows:—'Evans, care Black, 47, Forest- road, Edinburgh.—Going Dowla's to -day. Writing soon.—Rees.' I shall take that to mean that you shall ibe coming there 5 o'clock that day, and shall meet you here next morn i,ng. Bring your very best clothes as Edin- burgh girls are very swagger." The letter concluded with "lots of love, F., only your sweetheia rt, Toii-n. Counsel said he did not think it was neces- sary at that ctae to make any comments. Defendant wiiote her other letters from Edin burgh, aiii-d returned home a.bont the end of the month.. HaiVimg put off the marriage, which was to have taken place ill Juily, he returned to Wales to fulfil the promise, but hacking once more out of it, there was again a very ipainful scene. In January, 1904, defendant went for a rt-ip to Spain, and dur ing the sea voya-ge wrote:— "It is no earthly good for anybody to think of parting us, dear. We have had too much outside interference to stomach already, and a little iiiore or less is neither here nor there Counsel said that tll jury would quite un- dersLand that rtheplJ,aiin:tiff's friends and those who were inifcoiiestod in her welfare be- gain to pee: that defendant was a man who- was tiriflriing with th girl. It obvious he did not intend to aid the paa-t of an honour- able niaiii, and her relatives got her to go to Cardigan, and' that was what defpm,dan,t meant hv the above letter when he spoke of "panting." He wrote when he was on a ves-vel in the Mediterranean :— "I could not resume my writing as I in- tended to. The captain came and interfered At eight I went to -bed feeling very sleepy, but could not gt off 'thinking of you. So here I ami, 1 amnp lighted and writing to you lying undressed in my bunk. This is the second night (the night before last) that yon have kept 'me awake for hours ,ruft.ør turning in. What is it, dearie? (laughter). Are you in trouble or pain. I hope not, old girl. Now for a description of our crew." He ended th letter with a "GoodAkve, dearie, and lots of kisses (laughter) your old sweetheart, Tom." Them he sa.id, "To ii-iii-d up, dearie, mind go up to Llandyssul before I return. I am wound up to 35 consecutive hugs already breathless atod sweet (laud laughter) and before I return that numlber will be probably increased to hundreds. So, imii-nd, don't miss a treat. I am 'now concentrating my thoughts of sweet- ness Oairght-er) for the 20th of February. I want to 'be home sevc-trall clays before you do come up for the week end, which, of course, you must do that date. Good night, dearie. I stretch out my arms for you (loud laughter) and I dreafm of you every night. Don't you feel it, dearie? Good night and lots of k'saes.. I believe you can safely arrange to visit home on the 13th February 11 that's if you are anxious to get your statuette and yonr views. I am ea-geily losking forward to seeing you .a.nd to feeling your dear iliittle arms around me once again. Don't put off yowir visit home, but do try to meet roe there as soon as possible after I rrive." Counsel stated that in February defendant returned to Llamdyssul, wtere he saw pisin tiff .again. She then went to stay at gan, and on March 6th he wrote her 111 these terms after both had paid a vis4 t-uth? Car mar then llllJilllinelr to select some things for the Aredding. She had dhosen a oertain, pattern for a blouse, and he another, and, in deference to his wishes she gave way to his I cho:ce. To this he referred "If ycni .aire very keen on it, I don't mind buying it. I am very sorry that I over- ruled your wishes in regard to the blue spot- ted stuff at Cannartihien I have 'been think ing since that, you might have taken a keen liking to it and hove been too modest to urge the point. Write Mies Jones and teill her to make it for you. I daresay you won't be overwhelmed with new blouses (laughter). They dom't seem such a big lot, oespecil3.1ily when you have nothing very striking in hand Besides, they'll be useful during the honey- moon." (laughter). Couneell said this Was the third prepara- tion for the marriage, and he refused even- tually once more to ea rry out his promise. The plaintiff got into very distressed oon- ditioin .cnvin.g to defendant's cruelty. On March 9th aefendaialt wrote k' 11^0^ on' cian we do for a house, frlr ™ i t 1 il0l>e 3'ou are not going back ,-i ? i cannot bear your being behind termP I had been "V, ™ 111 to seeing you at Cardigan ■mistress ot al'l you survey." Counsel sarid that after this the letters that; passed between thereaftei- were very few Plaiintiiff refused to bo influenced by anyone! ,aii, (I in August, 1904, in. eonsequence of a letter defendant seint her, she met him by appointment at Cardigan near the garden of the place where she was staying, and the plain tiff would detail the meeting There was a suggestion that sine should run taway with ,him and get. married, and another that she shouM go ia/way for a couple of yeats and he would marry her on her return That latter suggestion she accepted, and later on she went to France. On her way to Llandyssul from Cardigani preparatory to going away she passed through Ceinattih and there saw defendant with a lady and the defendant's sister When he saw plaintiff he ran into a pnblac house simply to hide himself. Plain- tiff went on to, Lllandyssul, and sent a mess- age round to derfendamit aiskiing to call, and to the messenger defendaait said, 'Good God, ,is she, Fanny Rees, come. back?" The mes- senger applied in the affirmative, and the
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Carmarthenshire Assizes.
defemda-nt told him he would call round on tlie morrow. Tee messenger said she Was going awlay that day, wiheaii defendant said,, "A 1 riglh". ri,l c-oiiio round to-night." But he did mot do so. She eventually went to France, and from Pariis she wrote to defen- dant, but no notice was taken either of this or of the letter which she had despatched to him frem Newtowni. before going to the Con- tinent. On returning to Llandyssul from France in 1906, she heard that the defen- dant's banns of marriage with another lady had been published, and s-fliortly afterwards she went back to Paris, where she had re- mn.in:dev.C't' since. For some reaison the defendant bad kept of the correr pen- dente. Preennts she had 'received wrre not returned, although asked for, and he retain ed her pre ents to him. Counsel said tihait it appeared that the defence set up was the defendant never prom is-ed to merry the plaintiff that ehe was of intemperate haibits, and that before he could marry her she should give up the excessive me of alcohol. That defence had to be sub- stantiated by evidence; the learned counsel -could only say that defendant's con- tinual treatment of the p'airtiff had brought her into a very distressed condition. Her health had completely broke dowto, and on one nigiht- when she was locked in her bed- room upstairs by he.r siater, who was appar- ently much averse to the marriage taking place, p'laiinitm jumped out of the window. She nad been in a very had state of health, and the defendant, who was a medical man, advised Iher to take certain drugs, aind he injected cocaine. That affected her phjTSic1311 condition, 'and one night she did jump out of the window after she had been shut in. She was partially dressed, and there could be little doubt t'hatt at time she intended to do away with herself. Counsel supposed that the treatment of the defenda,iiit, tiLme after time tempted her to .ake a step of positive desiperation. Defen- dant would say that it was verbally agreed either in July or August of 1904 that the ^contract of marriage was to terminate. What evidence there wai regrding it could not be much, and plaintiff would say there was no truth im it. Damages were asked for the ill-treatment, which paintiff had.,suffered. She had spent £80 on. preparing her marriage trousseau aiii-d for things for the house. Coun- sel contended that defendant had treated the plaintiff in a cruel manner. He would ask the jury to mark their son-se of defendant's conduct by awarding substantial damages. At 4.45 p.m. tlbe court -adjpunned until lu.30 a.m. on Monday. SECONÐ DAY. The court was resumed on Monday morn- ing before Mr Justifee A. T. Lawrence: Plaintiff saiid: I am 28 years of age. Defen dantt was a na/tdve of Llandyssul. I have knowiu the defendanit slince childhood. He is ten years my senior. I began to know htim intimately in the year 1899. I remem- ber a tennis club daince a,t Llandyssul in 1898 I have the programme of the dance here. I sat oultfive or six dance with tihe defendant. Mr Ivor Bowen: Tliere were other gentle- men in the room. Are there actions against them ? Plaintiff conltinu'ng said tlhat on the 31st Deceml>cr, 1898, the defendant said that he could tell her exact 'age and the hour of her birth. He put a tape across her face and then kissed her. She called him a pirate. Next day she received a letter from the "Pirate Cabin," in which he said the pirate regretted taking the Inchaipe Bell, but not taking the "one with one." Next- day he proposed to her. The Judge,: I thought he had proposed to her the day before. Plaintiff: She asked for time to think it over. He said that the would not like to give me an engagement ring, because he had been jilted himself before he was a-fraid it would be sent back. He gave me the bangle produced. The wedding was fixed for the 6bh October 1899. It wa.s in July we fixed the date. I had a married sister living at Carmarthen. She was a Mrs John Thomas. The husband contracted itwphoid fever. My sister wanted me to come and help her to nurse him. That was in July. In. August my brcxther-indaw died. My sister was taken iN in August. She died on September 18th. I took the liittl,e children home to Llandyssuil. I was then in, a low state of health. I asked him to postpone the wedding. It was post- poned. Defendant said that I Should go to school to improve my education and go to learn housekeeping. I refused to entertain the suggestion to go to school; but I &aid I would think about the other. I remained on after the postponement of the wedding at 'my sister's house at -Llandyssul. It was a deMberate falsehood to say that I was intoxi- cated on tihe 1 It ill i-Alaii-oh, 1900. In May, 1900, I received the letter for medilcal attend ance, t4 4s, and L15 15s for "moral and intel'Lecitna'l damage." This referred to the slating which I tga,ve, him when he suggested tlliat I ,should improve my education. I went to my brother in Cardigan in the year 1900; it was in July 1900. My brother is the hea d master of the County School. His wife was going from home. I remained there nine months. I re- member a Mr Jones, a coach-builder, at Car- digan. Defendafnt came down to see James to buy a gig. On the 19th September I re- ceived the letter beginiiiiiig "My fti-n-ily little Kiddie," in which he said "There you ire ;o near and yet so far." He said in it "Yo.i must carry out the programme," Thai re ^ned to the year's schooling. 'Ie was st.II harping on it. On. the 20th September I re- ceived the letibetr beginning "Dear old Kiddie." xie came down to Caildicran, with a friend named Davies. He caime on a Satur- day. I went a drive with him to Abenpoith. Davies did not come in the igig. Mr Ivor Bowen: I suppose he Was the gooseberry. Plaintiff: Defendant was received at my brother-in-lam-'s ag my fiance. He got me fifty visiting cards and a card case, because he wrote "It is a silly institution, but it is well you elhomld get used to it in case the torture its inflicted on you at. some time." In amo'tlber letter he said, "I gave Dafi a thrashing a!nd 'nearly killed." ■Mr Llewellyn Williams: Why did you thrash him? The Judgej I do not tbiinlk tlhere is any need to go into that. Mr Ivor Bowen: It may have served Duff right. Mr Llewelyn Wililianis prorved other letters Mr Ivor Bowen said that there was another letter which might as well be read. Plaintiff said that she went to see Dr Evans because she thought she was dying. She had a female friend with her. He asked heir to come again, am-d kissed her. She sent him some grapes. This was at the end of the year 1900 aaid the beginning of 1901. It was alleged that she was under the influence of drink at the Union. Inai in January, 1901. She was not under the influence of drilnk there or anywhere else. She was at Llian- dyssul three eeks and went back to Cardigan. She came back to Llandyssul in March, 1901. She noticed a change in tlbe defendant. He wa.s very suspicious. He used to think that the was indifferent to him and that she did not care for him sufficiently. For the following twelve months he was sometime? very kind and s-lofiiioll lines very cantankerous. The allegations as to being drunk twice in 1902 were all falsehoods. In October, she w-ent again to Cardigain. In October she had a letter enclosing a postal order for 10s, in which the said he was sorry that he had not had a letter from her, but he "supposed like all great writers your terms are cash in ad- vance. I am anxious to have another article from you." She had not written to him becauee he had been so cantankerous. Mi- Llewelyn Williams referred to an allegation that plaintiff was drank in Church street, Llandyssul. He supposed it was the main street, the onily street. Mr Ivor Bowen: My junior does not agree with you. Plaintiff denied also an allegation of drunkenness in a cobta,ge in. January, 1903. In 1903 I suffered from a 'nervous break- down. lie was continually charging me with thing*, bringing all Sorts of rumours. Mr LVwelyn Wiliiams asked for an iei^ stance of the dharfges. Pliaimtiff: He made changes of immorality againat me. Mr Llewelyn W illliams: Don't mention ether people's names. Plaintiff: In reapeot- of certain people in the neighbourhood wiiith whom I wa" not even on speaking terms. Mr LI. Williams That is what you mean when you say that he was oantamkerous. Mr Ivor Bowon I object. Mr Ll. Williams What did he use to give you in his treatment of you ? Plaintiff: I caminot Say always. He used to give me cocaine because I was suffering from insomnia. How did he use too cocaine?—In little "kikes aiind -ta/l»joids tOllEie at any own disore- tiO,II, Did he ever use any other drug?—Also spirits of chloroform. He used to inject the cocaine. Did he inject any other drug?—Morphia on several ocoaeioms. This lasted from Jan. 1903 to Ju'ly 1903. I went away to Swansea. My sister wanted another doctor's advice. Defendant went. with me, and advised me not to go and see another doctor. I did not and kept the fact from my sister, and accepted £ 5 on the strength of my visit to Swansea. In a later letter he says, "It seems an age since I kissed you 001 Oairmar- then Bridge. I want more. I send my ugly phiz for reproduction as platinotypes by Giles if you thimk fit." He kissed me on Oarmar- then bridge when. I camø back from Swan- sea. In aimother letter he said, "I wrote you ainother letter, but I was afraid it would scorch the envelope and possibly the sealing wax, so I will deliver it personally." Mr Lloyd Morgan referred to the prescrip- tion. Mr Ivor Bowen: I have mot heatrd it sug- gested that there is anything improper in the treatment. I Plaintiff said that the defendant first in- jected cocaine because she was suffering from insomnia. He used to, ii-n-jeet, it three times a week. He injected morphia following his typhoid. Mr Ivor Bowen: ThaIt would not euro him. Plaintiff said that the defendant injected morphia before he injected cocaine. She was broken down, because his treatment of her had been so dreadful. She had neuralgia very badly. After he recovered from hiis typhoid, she used to drive about with him. She came back to Llandyssul in June, 1903, in consequence of a letter she received from liim. Defendant said thiait he had taken a house called "Glasfryn," He said that be had t-aiken it to got married. The Judge To whom ? To you ? Plaintiff: Yes. I found shortly afterwards that dtb was a falsehood, and that he had not taken the house. Mr Llewelyn Williams asked the plaintiff if she had been drunk in July, 1901. Plaintiff, who was visibly affected, said: I did not knowwhtat I was doing. I wa.s driven desperate by his conduct. I took something. I do .not know to this day what it was. I had the intention of doing away with myseM. I did mot care what happened. Plaintiff said that there was another recon- ciliation and a cptarsal. Defendant wanted to back out of it and was dishonourable about -i,t alleging that she was ifoud of ctiher people. Referring to the purchase of some dresses, site said: I went to see Miss Rachel Jones at Cal-maiTthen in August. I went to see about some dresses. The doctor accompanied m. We bad made it up the next day after the quarrel in June. He was continually talking about a wedding. At Miss Jones' I chose my wedding dress. He chose it as the wedding dress Tlie day was not mentioned hi the presence of Miss Jones; but the month was. Defendant gave me a hat box. It was bought in Carmarthen. She sent out someone to fetch it. In August he backed out of his promise for the third or fourth time. He said that -he must go away to Edinburgh to learn something that was necessary. Miss Rachel Jones came up in September just before he went to Edin- burgh. Miss Jones was staying with me at the Union Inn. She lbrought, samples of dresses for my trousseau. She came down to try it on. He saw the linen—househoQd linen which I bad from Robinson & Cleaver of Belfast Defendant told Mi>s Jones that he would be mlarti-ed three weeks after he returned from Edinburgh. He saw me to see my uncle albouft a house while he was away. He mentioned "Ton," which was tenanted by Supt. Williams. We thought that he was going away from Llandyssul, and was going to bo n-io,(Ie Chief Constable. It was my uncle who was to give me away. That was the defends no's suggestion. I went with hiim and Mi s Jones ai far as Pen- cader. He kissed me Pencader. He wrote a letter in the compartment of Craven, Arms at 10.10 p.m. that night. Mr Llewelyn Williams read a portion of the le+ter. "Those lovely lirtJtle grey eyes are sadder than they have been for a mianth. Cheer up; there is a good time coming." Mr Ivor Bowen: You seem to have the intonation perfect (laughter). The Judge said that the case would take four or five uays at this rate. Ar Llewelyn Wi lli amis said that this had a bearing on the case. Plaintiff continued: I refused to go to Edinlburgh. Defendant returned from his course at Edinburgh at the end of-September or the beginning of October. We were not ] married. He took as hiis excuse that lie had not made his books up.He staid he came across one of his old girls in Edinburgh. There was a quarrel. It made me very ill. I had anothei nervous bieakdowii. It was not true tnat twice after that I was under tihe influ- cnco of drink. I rtihink I rniutst have been off my head. My sn'ster wanted me to give him ) up. I was shut up -in my bedroom by my sister. Thir, was in, November 1903. My sister wanted to extract a promise from me that I would give him up. Tlie bedroom was c ——————————— L
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on the first floor. I jumped out through the window. 1 had made up my mind to do may with myself. Judge: Had you tren talking some- thing then? I'iaiint/.if: No, my lord. I mo Thomas the tailor. He me back homo. This was about 9 o'clock. On the 23rd December I had a letter form him in which he prescribed snrti-pyrine in spirits of choloroform. Mr Llewelyn Wdliams read the letter wri-iteu- im the Mediterranean, in which he called her I I-caria-d bach amwyl." In this letter defendant said that he was amused at her sister's suggestion t-hiat. she should go in for nursing. He said "In a few months I hope you will be looking after my deserts and cuddling me gerenaill-y." Plaintiff said that the defendant returned early in 1901. He tlhon wrote the letter about the "blue spotted blouse." Tlb *Is referred to d:os-<es for the wedding. He also wrote tha.t he had he-en a ked to stand for some public offices, and sa;d "If you are keen one way or the other let me know." She went to Cardigan im, iM-arch, 1904. She went to New.on at the er.d of July. Before going to Newton she met him in consequence of a letter delivered by --Nlr Harry Thomas, of the Bank. In the note the said he must see her. She met him in the garden about 9 p.m. She was .in evening dress. He took -off his coat, a.nd put it on her lest slho could catoh cold. He came first of all, and asked her to leave her brother. He asked her to take an hour to think it over. The Judge: What did he mean by leaving your brother. Plaintiff: He w:aolllted nie to go away with him to London to get married. He wanted me to leave that morni ng. I sad I could not treat my brother in that disrespectful way. I told him that I had an offer to go to France as a governess. He advised me to accept it. He said that he would marry me afterwards, and the thing would be done properly. He thought it was a very good pla.u. Ho was very anxious that I -should learn Fre-ndh. He said that he would come out in six months, and that we could get married at tlie Brit sh Embassy in Paris. Mr Llewelyn Williams: It -is not true that you agreed mutually to rescind the promise of matr age. Plaintiff: We did not discuss any such thing. I went to Newton, to my sister-in-law for six weeks. Defendant said thnt I llHwt arrange to see him before I went. I went. In passing through Cenarth I saw the doctor with another lady. I was in a coaoh. He went into a public house. When I went to Llandyssul I did not see liinn. I sent a man to say that I had come. He did not come. I went back to Cardigan. In a week I wesit albroad-t(h,a.t was aibout the l&t October, 1904. I am a govermcsfs in Paris. I was in Paris. I was in oirte ptodt for two years; I have been in my present post for a year. I wrote him a letter frc-m-Filance asking him to give an account of his conduct; he did not reply to that. I bad beeoi, a month in France when I wrote to him. I had a letter a year afterwards asking me if I knew anything of a gold pencil of his. He wrote asking me on May 30th, 1906, saying that he would send me my pres-nmts hack aind ashing me to do the same. I have not the letter. I remem- ber it was the King of Spain's wedding day. I replied that I prefented to keep mime. He wrote me a very curt letter in which he said tlhat I had made him an object of public ridicule. I returned to Llandyssul in July, 1906, and found tihait his banns of marriage with another lady had been published in Llamdyssul Parish Church. Ptaintiff detailed various presents given by the parties to each other. The last tlhang she had from him was a sovereign. When she went to Newton. She had paid £ 12 to Miss Jones, the mminer and her sister had paid £ 45. Mr Ivor Bowen: I object; this lady cannot say what ilicir sister paid. Mr LI. Williams: I will callil Miss Jones. Cross-examined by Mr Ivor Bowen, the plaintiff said that she was a nursery gover- ness. She had last seen the defendant three and a half years ago in the garden. He promised to marry you within six months at the Britisih Embassy ?—Yes. How many letters did you write to him after October, 1904?—I ami not sure. Three or four. The letter in whitch he said that you had made him an object of public ridicule, and that your letter called for no reply, was written in 1906? Was it the letter of a lover?—No. During the whole of 1905 I had no letter from him. Six months of 1905 had gone before I had .a letter from him. Mr Ivor Bowen When you had a letter from him in, 1906 you knew enough of him and of the world to know that there was nothing further (between you ? Plaintiff: No, I expected ihim to keep his promise. I thought it was one of his tempers. Did you want to marry a man who couM be bad tempered for two years?—Yes. Who started this action?*—I did. To get damages from a man who had been bad tempered for tilli'e years?—Yes. Wheji did you first think of starting this action?—When he got married. Why didn't you start it then? Why did you wa-it ifor it this six anonrths ?—Because my mother died. When he had not writrteen to you for six months, did/n't you know there was some- thing wrong?—No. I still expected him to keep to his promise. I did not think he would be such a cad as to break his word. Plaiinitiff further said that she did not thin^ the lett-or asking for the return of the presents was the end. She thought that letter was only the le^U'lt of one of his mys- terious moods..She had lost these love letters whilst travelling about. She had onily part of one of the letters produced. The other part had been mislaiid. When you were at the Union Hall, you assisted in conducting the business ?—Yes. It is a simal house?—No it is rot a smaJl house. The rental is about RI,5 per annum?—I oantraot give the details. I have nothing to do with the business. I took the house-keeping. It is not the biggest public house in Llau- dyssul?—It is not the smallest. It is not very large?—It is not very smaM. ou used to go to the bar parlour aind serve the people who used to assemble there in the evening?—Yes, sometimes. It was in that way you got acquainted with Dr Iwans?—I got to know him in other ways. It is not necessary that I should know everylbody who ca,nie in. Mr Ivor Bowen: I thought everybody knew everybody else's business in Llandyssul. You do not suggest that in the whole of these Setters written by him to you there was anything of a dishonourable n.a.t u.re ?- Not at :all. A suggestion has been made by your own counsel that there wa* something improper in .the suggestion that you should go to Edin- burgh with him?—I thought at the time it was not the right tiring. Do you think so now?—I do. I thought you said that there was nothing dishonourable in has Jettons. You were quite wil'lim'g t go with: him to see Dr Ebsworth at Swansea ?-I thank a doctor is in the habit ot taking his patients away with hiim Mr Ivor Bowen: Answer the question, and do not make a charge. Mr Lloyd Morgan That was not a charge. Mr Ivor Bowen,: Do you suggest that there was anything wrong in bis asking you to^ up and see him in Edinburgh. g ask Z I thought it wa %A-ron_- of him to ask me to deceive my people. lapiSrr": Wrone to teU a ab-1 You knew that when aim Edioilburgh he lived with Miss BIf.1rrk-ra most respectable old la,dy?-No; lilt was a different landlady. He said "}fiss Black is a decent little soul and udl look after you all well." Didn't about it.k that t0 l>e right?~I did -not think Did you think that that was a dishonour- able thing for fan to propose to von a you" lady from Llandyssul ?-Yes. I did. Why did you to marry him after- n'^Sf?T?ocaU £ 0 I loved him. of th £ f;IOU WiS\,to many ,a main capable foved him 1WUr actio.. f-Becaui ij And now yon are damages from kirn ?—Ynj t>iF- .~en: Because you love him. 1 lain tiff appealed to tho Judge if she was required to answer this. ^jle Judge's answer was inaudible. Mr Bowen.; Don't answer that if vou don't Vi.sll to. L PJaintiff den:ed telling certain i>eople that ihe had broken, wi'h the defBiidant, and wa.'i ;on,nig to Paris. She bad never said that she vas taking tnese proceedings out of revenue, she did not remember talking to tlie Rev'j. lorgaa aoid Mr J. Jones on the occasion of Llandyssul sports. She did not say that the action had been got up by Mr Roy Evans, solicitor, and by her sister. She did not say that she hiad been abroad and had nothing to do with starting the proceedings. That would not be true. She could not remember any such conversation. She was sure She said no such thing. It would be untrue. Mr Ivor Bowen Most of the human race can tell an untruih. Did you say to Mr Evaai Lewis, a eoilr.citor's clerk, who served you with a document that it was all your sistu's doing, and that you were bound now to stick to it. Plaintiff denied this. She authorised her sister to begin the proceedings. She signed a paper. She was able to find security for costs; she found it out of her savings. Mr Ivor Bowen You resisted the applica- tion for security of costs on the ground that you Mere 'travelling through France amd Germany for the benefit of your education. Plaintiff: Yes, and doing my work at the same time. Mr Ivor Bowen When did y@u begin to buy things for your trousseau. I had better use a word which the jury can follow. I mean your "bottom drawer." When did you begin to buy things for your "bottom drawer." Plaintiff said that she bought some things as soon as the wedding was arranged. It was true that she had spent £80 on her trousseau. Mr Ivor Bowen suggested that defendant was more cantankerous after "the typhoid, and was of another disposition, and this suggestion was accepted by the plaintiff. She also that up to his illness he was in the habit of coming to the Union Inn in the evening. He became addicted to drink after that? —He was addicted to drink 'before that. Before that?—I reclaimed him. Before that?—I reclaimed him. For how long?—Until I saw the last of him. I suggest to you that at is the unfor- tunate thing that Dr Evans never recovered from this illness and took to drink until 1904?—He was addicted before that. Plaintiff said that the defendant- was mentally upset and went away on a voyage to the Mediterranean. She still wanted to marry him. She could not that she gave way to drink at times. She did o"ce as she said. Mr Ivor Boiwem said that he did not wish to say much about this, as both had got over it. Plaintiff did not admit taking to drink. She did not know what she took. Her bro- ther and the defendant did not get on very well. Mr Ivor Bowen: He had all the bad qnalites, and stiill you wanted to marry him. Plaintiff said that hea- sister -gjid brother knew that- the defefiidamt prescribed for her. Mr Bowen You say that this was the only occasion on wirch you took to the unfor- tunate habit of drinking. Mr Lloyd Morgan said that thiait was a most unfair way of putting it. Mr Ivor Bowen read a letter written by the defendant. "FcT God's sake Fanny dear pull yoursic-ilf together, and be your old self once again." Plaintiff: He said that I was inclined to be hysterical. Mr Bowen road a furtheir passage of tile letter, "I am strict to that and mean to be." Plaintiff said that the letter did not mean that she was given to drdinik. Tlie visit to Cardigan was not to get her away from the influence of the public house It was not arranged that they were to get married in a year if she gave up the drink. He had not had a serious talk with her about her drink- ing. There was no such conversation, and no occasion for them. She was not under the Ülfluenœ of drinlk in March, 1900. She knew Janice Thomas, the tailor and draper. She had never had any quarrel with him. Mr Ivor Bowen read a letter written to her at Cardigan, in which defendant said, "You must carry out the programme. You must sibay there for a year. it will be all the better for us both in the end." Defendant: That refers to my going to school. He always impressed on me e the great honour he was doing ime in making me his wife. ° Mr Ivor Bowen read an excerpt from a letter in which he said "You must; you really inust. He contended tlhat that referred to giving up the drink. Maijitiiff said it had nothing to do with the drink. There was a burst of applause here, and the Judge threatened to have the court. cleared. Mr Bowen asked the plaintiff if she had been fou.nd lying drunk across the bed iR the house of Mari Gocih. Plaintiff said that she was never in the house. Mr Bowen said he had made a mistake. He referred to the house of Mary Jones, Pen- ™ lnoit,h?r of Tom the Saer llaintiff denied the allegation. It was quKc-e false. She had never been drunk in the garden i niher nightdress. She did not know Mr T. E. Thomas. Mr Bowen: How many people are there in Llandyssul? Plaintiff: I never counted them. Mr Bowen Very clever. I did not think you have been to Paris. 1 Iiaintaff siaid that she was in the garden in her dressing gown on the occasion to which she had previously neferred. She knew John Jones, y 1. oowen. He was unfriendly to her on account of unpaid bills for drink. Mr Bowen: I should hare thought tVat that wou.d have made him rather friendly. Plaintiff sa:d that it was not true that she was so drunk m the Union Hall that John Jones .had to serve the customers for her. Sue admitted that she had tried to do away Wi'tili ho;o.e.f on several occasions. Mr Bowen: You admit that you tried to do a^ ay w th yourself en several occasions, })1aw,Üff: Yes. Mr Bowon Was not that because you had taken, -to drllnkmg? Plaintiff No; it was because of defendant's conduct to me. He had made my life unbear able by nrakn-ng charges of .immorality. She knew Elizabeth J. Thomas, of Fedwen one was not on epeakiinig terms with her Have you ever been to the bouse?—Not to my recollection,. Mr Bowen.. It must have been that you were so duink that you could not remember. llaintiff said that Elizabeth Thomas had quarrelled wilth her sister Mr BMTOKJIjuy Ann. She seen; to km ,i' .a Poor .Wary Ann. -in tha t- 'm t.hat. hQuse. ™r,opr^ ox St Mr' «ilff' 1 remember that. W jX- Y^uiiT r?n? ii'ko that. n<" fcr«6t ° \vi*mv™i^ 'V' '■> was iint-i-ue. The emough for "it. dld not give pf took tJhemoney I km/t-iff said that .Aire Marv A n r of Pans House, had not seen L timfluence of drinik. 1 Under the 'Mr Boi^ven What wis ;,+ +i such a wicked state of nd ,Vti + P you in to kill vour.self that y°u wanted Pontiff: AIedicime. Awiat i\ vS th% aiW>dio:,lle- whiskey?—No. P«--d.n Wr you do tiiS! W!aS 'lwb which made I lain,tiff denied several otlier sneeifin ji &a.ions of dmixkenness. to which P <5 r wasi said to be witness.' 'b' -lr Bowen: Might these various i^i have oc-cu rued ia/nd you h<av,P distances about them. forgotten all Plaintiff deniied this. i • had been seen paiitiallv ,i ( V that she dayliight in the bacW -rl in broad that she waT lJJe told P-S. get a bottle of whuSvS road **> Head, ifo roTn King's in- seTOrai t*o. Ho \iiao rfi -v ^C(>3'Sion referred finwh with him a2 ^ng away to the lot of yousa^ «'» sick n[v'ii!S1|?ls8- 1 al" 80i"S maie )LiÍSsR{;dh<e.l Jones. drOOSDl k trafe r of the wed din o- g P"Whased for «« plant#, «SSSta £ /rtTOdU<,ed 85