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There is but one topic of local con- versation to day. Everything else, from the war down, is thrust aside. Apart from the few who rejoice in the downfall of a. man, especially if that man be prominent in various good causes, the feeling of the vast majority is one of extreme a.nd sincere regret. The public will wait the development of things before pronouncing a verdict, in the .meantime hoping tha-t, after all, the Cardiffian who is the cynosure of all eyes may prove to have been the victim of misfortune and the force of circum- stances. Certainly, a temporary eclipse will not blind people to the recollection of a long career of probity and public usefulness. Very likely the Rev. Silvester Home, who spoke such brave words on the tem- perance question last night, was unaware of the fact that the failure of a Cardiff temperance club is alleged as a chief cause of the unhappy disclosure which to-day bursts upon a thunderstricken public. Mr. Home and his colleagues abused the publicans and the Prime Minister, and Mr. Home added that if they, as tem- perance people, did not provide substi- tutes for the brilliancy and comfort of the saloon they had only themselves to blame. Well, such an attempt wa& made at Car- <liif, and what was the result? We know the outcome only too well, and we hope Mr. Silvester Home will lay the moral to heart. A Cardiff inquest has just brought to the front again the somewhat singular fact that quite 50 per cent. of our sailors tnd B&hermen are wholly unable to swim. It is impossible to understand why this is so, and if more than half of our popu- lation who have to do with the water are in this case it is not to be wondered at that a still larger proportion of mere landsmen are absolutely ignorant of the art of natation. We hope the time will come when swimming will be made a compulsory subject in our schools. To- morrow evening there will be a competi- tion at the Cardiff Baths, when a large number of schoolboys will take part, and schooigirls too. This is the kind of thing that merits the utmost encourage- ment, and we are glad to see that the county council is actively patronising the occasion. The death of Niels Finsen removes a great benefactor of the human race, whom the Danes, his countrymen, do well to hold in the highest honour. Although at the time of his decease Finsen had barely attained the meridian of life, and had long laboured under a painful -malady, he had laid poor sufferers every wttere under deep obligattons. Particularly was this the case with those groaning under the horrible diseases of which lupus is the chief. Finsen had found a way to check their cruel ravages, end from henceforth not knowledge was needed but funds to apply the know- ledge. The treatment is costly, but it is effective. It is one of the outcomes of th4g new departures in therapeutics 'which would have been ridiculed by the jPra.ctitioner cf half a century ago. But- many things that were laughed at then are In regular use to-day, and it may well be that things ridiculed to-day wil] be accepted by the successors of our "medicine men." Science is only beginning to realise the marvellous properties of sunlight. Every schoolboy knows that sunlight contains strong chemical ingredients. To them we owe our 'sun-burn" in the open air; it is they that take the colour out of dresses and out of posters on the walls; they tint the fruit and the leaves of autumn and they enable us to secure photographs—sun-pictures. These chemi- ca l rays it is that give sunlight its hygienic value. They tone us up, and kill bacteria, and it is this last fact that induced Finsen to experiment and finally to elaborate his light cure. Gleams of the truth had long been known after a fashion; but it was Finsen who reduced the whole thing to a science, and whilst dying himself gave the world benefits for which it cannot thank him too heartily. Finscn had the good fortune to see his eSorts emphasised and seconded by his distinguished countrywoman, our Queen Alexandra. This Royal lady has the heart to feel as well as the mind to discriminate, and everyone knows the eirorts she made and the money she spent to get the Finsen method made as widely available as pos- sible. In this Queen Alexandra set a truly noble and womanly example, and one that might well be followed by those who, having large means, are at a loss to know what to do with them. Whatever the reason, people this side the water seem less generous and munincent than tno wealthy folk of the L'nited States. To gtance over the endowments lavished on the American universities during the last twenty or thirty years is to make the cheek of the Englishman burn with shame. Why are we so behindhand in well-doing ? All along the range of science there is the same sad story to tell. The case of the Ben Nevis Meteorological Observatory, which is now to be definitely closed, is. only one case out of many that could be named. Valuable scientific work has to be suspended, and all for the lack of a few hundreds a year! The religious gatherings now in pro- gress at Ca rdiN and the wonderful twelve- hour prayer meeting yesterday must be our excuse for the introduction of the subjoined anecdotes, which are siven aa authentic:— Some years ago a local" started his service with a very philosophic prayer. After touching on things pertaining to the heavens above and to the waters that are under the earth, he wandered into certain controversial subjects, and wound up his remarks by saying: Paradoxical as all this may appear to Thee. 0 God, it is as clear as sunlight to thy humble servant." In the other ca.-<e a certain brother was having a good time in his prayer, and the congregation ro&e to the occasion with hearty responses of many kind; Carried away hy hi. own zeal and the warm expres- sions of the audience, the preacher said: Some of Thy servants are some are laughing, some are ready to dance for joy. and Thou knovest. Lord. a wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse." The meetings of the Congregational Union are not parsing without the usual reference to the temperance ques- I tion, and hence the following recipe, from the lips of a Persian, as to how things are managed in that far-on land may net be without interest:— In our country, when a man gets drunk. we take him and n.ail him to the pavement. driving the spikes tilrongti his ears. Then when other p.e()ple come along they spit in his face and kick him until he ie sober. With treatment like the above in store it can well be believed that drunkenness in Persia is a somewhat dangerous luxury; but then we are a practical people, and the Persians are only Orientals. I
Mainiy About Peopte.
Mainiy About Peopte. Jimmy Lowther was an English Biggar. He was essentially an "Obstructive" of teur- perament. instead of inte-Uigence. In spite of his long Parliameutary ejcperience Mr. Lowther was never able to speak with any nuency. He was not a man of ide-as. He had a few simpio convictiona to wthich he stuck with intlexible constancy. All he could ever do was to repeat in the crudest, and simplest, a<nd tersest fashions thia a.noient creed; he never enlivened it with a joke; he never made it thrill with a word of emotion. with ii Finale naah of eloquence. Anybody corning into the Houee and bearing "Jinuny" Low- ther making one of his famous Obstruc- tive apeec-hes would be struck with wonder as to bow any assembly could tolerate such an exhibition. Not only were ideas com- plexly lacking in the speech, not only did wcTda now slowly, they were positively tricklad out (Mt,ya M.A.P Jim'my" had & curious meth.cd of grtIpiTig which enormously aided him in obstructing'. Ve-ry often there were more guLps than words in the speech which he was deliterirg, And yet what tremendouB gn-t there wae in tMe man who waa tftma ab;a to overoome all his no.tura.1 diHioKlties and de&.i)ences.' and by ghaer force of dogged %Nill to tr.a.mp1e on the protesta and anger and appeals of hia political foes! Never h&ve I seen an exhibi- tion which ga/re me a hig'her s&n&e of the bull-dog teneM:ity and un<*ouquera<ble courage of the race to which he belonged thajt cne of these obstructive speeches of Mr. I.-owther. And though, as a rule, the faoe retained the sternjieaa of its rigid a.nd almost fierce outlines, there was aJwa-ys, like a certain radiance, a. look of imperturbable good humour and gemiaJity. You could see that nothing' would disturb the treaDendous composure of this man; tha-t he had that self-control which is one of the greatest possessions of the Eng-liah race, and that he was determind not to be stirred to exp'osive and self-betraying anger by any provocation which he might receive. In private Jimmy" Lowther was one of the kindliest of men, the fairest of opponents. the most disinterested and high-minded of Parliamentarians. He hated even an approach to jobbery or corruption; he tried to run to earth with his characteristic mercilpssnesa the contractors who were sup- poaed to have made unholy gains out of the South African War. Much as he detested the poiitice of a vehement Na.tiona.Iist like Mr. Swift McNeill. he voted with him in the motion denouncing the holding of director- ships by members of the Cabinet. He was emphatically a straight man in every one of his dea-iings with life (remarks T. P."). This waa the recbson of the universa.1 popn- la.rity which he had conquered before his death. There is always something attractive in the honest, sturdy, unconqueraMe. but high-minded nghter; and that was what Jimmy" Lowther empha<tioaJly was. He was the end of an epoch and of a legend; and old time Toryism could not have died a finer death than when the ashes of ite last spokesman were buried the other day in a Northern gra.veyard. General Kuroki, who was the subject of a. cba.T'a.cter eketcih in a recent World." is spoken of as o"e in whom, a- a. soidier, the whole have unbounded faith. They admire him. and they are un. feignedly proud of him. Many o< them, indeed, are firmly convinced that in the whole world there is not another leader quite eo ekiifal as he. Aa to his own troops, they are devoted to him, there is nothing tWW would not do Thinks to his alertness, boundless energy, and vigour, the world always persists in thinking of General Kuroki as if he were quite young. Ywt, if age is to be counted by years, he is long p&st his prime. for he was born in 1843. In the very first rank as an organiser (the Chinese war proved that). the genera.! is still essentially a. fighting n'aa; the work in which he revels is fighting. He is never so happy as when engaged in actual warfare, face to face with his foes, out- witting them, checkmating them laying ambushes for them, and tempting them into untenable positions. It is then that his extra- ordinary quicknesa of perception stands him in such good stead. The Marquess of Bristol, who has just left Ickworth Park to go yachting with Lord Welby (of London County Council fame), is eeven-ty years of age, and is one of the moat dignined Mid picturesque ngurea in the Upper Houee. He is a great landowner. but the greafter part of hit) possessions are not situated in the part of England from which he takea his title. In Sua'o'lk he owne some 40,000 aorea, however. and he ia a- noted breeder of aheep. Hie heir is Oomm&nder F. W. Fame Hervey. R.N., his nephew, who is already a. rich ma.n, having married a lady who inher-ited the sum of a round million fro-m her father. The first of the Herve'ys to be raised to the peerage was John Hervey, an M.P. for Bury St..Edmunds, at th.9 end of the seventeenth century. He wa,s orea-ted Baron Hervey and Ea.rl of Bristol, a'nd a cunoua thing in coTinection with the tittle is that it pae&ed from him to his grandsons, three of whom enjoyed it in suoce-ssion. The second of these waa a.n admiral who had a rather unfortunate matri- moni.a.l experience. Thirty yca-rs before he succeeded to the title this gallant oSoer had contracted a. secret marriage. and bis wife, apparently thinking he would hold his peace, bigamonsly married the Duke of Kingston. The truth came out. however, and after a trial before the Honae of Lords the second marriage was set aside. Ickworth, which the marquess has just left, is a fine place, the mansion standing in a Park of 1,500 .acres. It has been let eevera,! times, as the marquess is not well off for his position. The marchioness is a daughter of General Anson and grand-d'aughter of the first Lord Aneon. Although she and the marquess have no heir, they have two daughters living, one of whom is married to Lord Hylton. Lord Fra-ncis Hervey, who u.sed to ait for Bury St. Edmunds in the Cons.erva- tive interest, is a brother of the present peer, white one of his siat/era is the widow of the fourth Ba-rl of CI'amcarty and the mother-in-law of that countess who was once Miss Belle Bilton. Queen Alexandra has frequently riaited the weet,era fjords of Norway, and had long meditated the tour among the south-western onea which she took the ot-her week. Her Majesty's private rooms at Sandringham are full of the pinewood boxes and Rhgree work which she has brought back from these trips. The Queen is a popular visitor among the coast villages of Norway for the same reason that ma,kes her so beloved in England, and her knowledge of Scandinavian enables her to converge fluently with &M with whom she comes in contact.
MISSING WIFE FOUND.I
MISSING WIFE FOUND. Daughter's Dramatic Discovery. The Peckham lady, Mrs. Mary Hampton, who mysteriously diaaippeared from her home on t.he &th inst., haa becTi dTecovered at Great Yarmouth. Mrs. Hamp'ton appeara to be suffering from mental 3loonation. She left home under the iimpre-gBMn t'bat She had strangled her hus- band in bed. Nothdng wae heard of her tintil the !&t.ter end of last wMj!, when her portrait was recogn.ie;ed by a landlady. On SaAnrday Miss Rachel Haanpton arrived at Great Ya-rmouth from the Isle of Man, and a.t once ina.tita.ted a. search for her mother. Just when MiM Hajn.pton was about to give up her inquiries in despair she came across her mother in Regent-street. At Urst Mrs. Hampton faited to recognise her daughter, but later recovered her menLory. She had been stopping, she &aid, at a- hotel, and also at a. boa,rc1inghouse, and h<ad spent most of her time in the shelters on the promenade. The old Lady &a.id she was perfectly happy. and at nrst refused to be taken home.
HOPED TO MEET AGAIN. I
HOPED TO MEET AGAIN. Young Sweetheart's Suicide. The singular circumstances connected with the suicide of a. young Ma.<:ksmitih named Ernest Brook, who drowned himself, were investigated by the Huddersneld coroner yesterde,y. 0 On the carnal towing-pa,th was found a note beside his &oa.t and ca.p. The note was addressed to a Bliss Frances Carbutt, and signed E. W. Brook. It ran as follows:— I am very sorry to say that this has happened, for I loved you too much to forget you. but you c&n keep a.11 I have bought. Come to my fnneraj. Give my mother my insurance policies and book. You said that you would have no one but me. I hope we shall meet again. I love you still. It waa stated that a fortnight a-go there Wa.9 a lovers' quarrel between the two which had not been made QP. A verdict of Suicide was returned.
HOW TO MANAGE A WtFEI
HOW TO MANAGE A WtFE A Magistrate Gives Advice, A ma.n applied to Mr. Roee a.t Ma-rylebone, London, for a. summons for aji order of sepa.ra.tion from his wife. He said he worked sixteen cr seventeen hoars evoery day, and when he returned hoioc his wife was invaria-bly out and the place was in a most neglected state. Mr. Rose: I am afraid that is not a legal ground for grafting a. separation. The only g-.ound on which you can obtain a &epa.ration is that she is an habituaJ drunka-rd. Applica-nt: No. she isn't that; but it's very hard. Mr. tRcse: The old-faahioned idea, was that if a wife showed any reluctance to carry out her duties by neglecting her home her hus- band took her in hand and compelled her 'to do her duty. That idea., however, has been very much weakened, and nowadays if a. wife choosea not to do her duty her husband has no redress. I would suggest, however, that you should stop supplies. Perhaps that will bring her to her senses.
ONE SOVEREIGN EACH. I
ONE SOVEREIGN EACH. A copy of the "Evenm? Express" was pur. cha,sed yesterday for one sovereign from each of the following persons at the address attached to each najme:— ABERDARE.—Mr. M. Jonkios, 11, John-street, ABEBAVON.—Mrs. Elizabeth Lowi-9, 16, Prit- ch&rd-at'reet. BARRY.—Mrs. Margaret E. Jenkins, 109, Porthkerry-roaå. CARDIFF.—Mrs. H. Seaborn, 1, Chest-er-place, Gra-ngetown. CAERPHILLY.—Mrs Mary Ann Williams, 38, Bradford-street. PONTYPOOL.—Mr. Tbomaa Salter, near Tranch Church. TBBHEEBEBT.—Mrs. Hannah Willia-ma, 27. Brynwyndhajn-terra.ce, Ty- newydd. TAFF'S WELL.—Mrs. Margaret Morgan, 23, Forest-row. YSTRAD.—Mrs. Ellon MitcheH, 20, Cajne-at., Pectre.
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IW)FE'S SUSPtCtONS.
W)FE'S SUSPtCtONS. HUSBAND AND FASCtNATtNG DRESSMAKER. I Found Flirting in a Restaurant. There has been an exciting scene at a Parisian restaurant, the cause being the dis- covery by a young wife of her husband tete- a-tete with & fascinating dressmaker. For some time past she had suspected the nirta- tion, but, in spite of all her watchfulness, she had been unable to detect the couple. So a few days ago she told her husband that her aunt had invited her to spend a week in the country, at some distance from the city, adding that, as she was not feeling particularly well, she thought the change would do her good. The man acquiesced with an alacrity which tended to confirm his wife's suspicions, and he had scarcely sent her off at the railway station when he waa a.t a poat-omce despatching a telegram to the object of his admiration. In this mes- sage he announced the joyful tidings that his spouee had left -Paris for some little time, and then be asked the girl to meet him out- side his residence on Sunday, adding that they would etart with a. luncheon together, and then see what they would do afterwards. The wife, who had alighted at the next station, and hurried back to the capital, was, however, prowling about. She had, to begin with, slipped into her concierge's room, and, after ascertaining that her husband had returned home alone, had betaken herself to a hotel, where she had passed the night. At an early hour in the morning, however, &he posted herself discreetly in ths neighbour- hood of her habitation, and, after having waited patiently for eeTeral hours, she espied the pretty dressmaker in a tasteful costume wending her way to it. An Exciting Scene A few minutes after she beheld h?r rival emerging under her huaband's escort. The pair walked along arm-in-arm, to all appear- ance highly pleased with each other and with themselves. The wife, although boiling over with indignation and wrath, followed at a prudent di&tance, and presently she saw them enter a restaurant. Still she waited until she felt sure that they must have seated themselves at table, and then in she dashed and confronted the guilty couple. The erring husband and his bewitching companion turned as white as the cloth in front of them at the sight of the woman whom they had believed to be miles away. While, however, the girl, with ready presence of mind, beat a strategic retreat, the man remained glued to his chair at the mercy of his wife, who, seizing a decanter, smashed it on his head. He fell on the floor bleeding profusely. A moment after his wrathful spouse was ex- plaining to the policeman who had been called in that she had not had any inten- tion of killing him outright, but had simply wished to create a lively incident which would be a prelude to their divorce. She is being kept at the disposal of the authorities. As for her husband, he was conveyed to the Bearest hospital, where the wound was dressed. He is now all alone in tb<e erstwhile bright and happy home, bitterly lamenting his wl-akreqs for handsome dressmakers ani- mated with a relish for flirtation with mar- ried men.
CATHEDRAL DETECT!VE.
CATHEDRAL DETECT!VE. Precautions to Prevent Flirting Remarkable precautions were taken at Norwich Cathedra-1 on Sunday to prevent a repetition of the courtship frivolities which drew from Dea,n Lefroy so pathetic an appeal to hia congregation before the morning service. He informed a prees representative yester- day that the seventy stewards who had volunteered their services had instructions tj remonstrate with any offending persons, and to order them to leave the cathedral if the talking v.'as persisted in. If necessary they were to be threatened with Iega.1 pro- Mediums for dÜ,turhiug the public worship. A detective Waf) algo engaged to we-tch the congrega-tion. The yoang people were offered seata in the front, and if they did not like them, were aaked to leave the building. Six Hues of seats at the remote end of the nave had been removed, so that the congregation might be under better supervision. The dean said he believed the steps he had taken would be effective, and that further annoyance would be avoided. He did not wish to imply that anything very serious had taken place at the previous service, but the idle conversation indulged in wa<s a great annoyance to the worshippers, No doubt other places of worship suffered in a similar manner, but he was determined to put it down in the cathedral.
CHtLDREN ON THE STAGE.
CHtLDREN ON THE STAGE. Mr. Handle. solicitor, applied to Mr. Dickin- eon a.t North London Police-court yesterday for a licence permitting three children belonging to the Kremo family of acrobats to appear on the stag-3 at the Holloway Empire. La.s.t week a. similar a.pplicat'ion was made to Mr. d'Eyncourt, and refused on the ground that the children did not a.ppear to be physi- ca-lly fit. Mr. RTincUe now oa.tled Dr. Bulger. divi- 6<on<a.l surgreon to the poHc<e at Hblloway. who said that he had made a. tborong-h exaanina'tion of the children, and found them .perfectly sound, and ca.p'aible of performing the work aUo'tted to them. Mr. Mc-kineon inqu'ired whetlter the ohil. dren took pa<rt in the pyramid. tM.r. 'Ru.ndle mid t<hey did not. They per- formed acrobatic feate on the floor of the fit-agle. Mr. Diokineon aeiked who wanted to see endh youthful tumMers. Mr. Bundle said that all acrobats had to have an early beginning. Mr. Dickinson asked. as to the education of the children, and Mr. Rumdie replied tlm<t they were well looked after in tihia reapect, and he produced the copybooks of the chil- dren (two boys, 13. and a gdrl of 12), which he remarked would do credit to high sdhool children. Mr. Dickineon granted the certtiaoate for the chiMren to make one appearance each evening before ten p.m.
SIX-CENTURY LINK BROKEN.
SIX-CENTURY LINK BROKEN. The nnely-situated pastoral farm of Mid Knock, in the parish of Westernkirk, Dum- fries-shire, at present in the occupation of Mr. Robert Moffat, J.P., is about to be taken over by another tenant, and the Moffats' connection with the land ceases after a. tie of over six centuries. The lands were granted in 1302 by King Robert the Bruce to Thomas Moffat, who took part in the battle of Ban- nockburn. In 1607 the lands came into pos- session of the Buccleuch family, but the Moffats have since remained as tenants.
WIFE'S SAD 8U!C!DE.
WIFE'S SAD 8U!C!DE. Yesterday Mrs. Avery, wife of Mr. George Avery, a Thrapson grocer, who had been in ill- hea-lth for some time, was out walking with her nurse in the meadows by the banks of the River None, at TTirapson. when she suddenly ran away from the nurse a.nd jumped into the deep water. The nurse rushed after her patient, and a.t the riek of her own life endeavoured to efFect a. rescue, but without result. No one wae near at the time, a-nd the nurse rushed to the town for assistance, but by the time this wae forthcoming ajid the body recovered a. quarter of an hour ela-psed, a.nd the lady was quite dead.
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DRAMATIC CARDIFF CONFESSION.
DRAMATIC CARDIFF CONFESSION. Embezzlement Atteged by a Wen-known Public Officia!. MR. DAVID SHEPHERD SURRENDERS TO THE POLICE. Intermediate Education Accounts Said to be £6,000 Short. ACCUSED BEFORE BENCH REMANDED FOR EIGHT DAYS. Bait Fixed at Six Sureties of £1,000 Each. MEET)N.G OF THE SCHOOL GOVERNORS. A great sensation was created in Cardiff to-day when it became known that Mr. David Shepherd, one of the borough auditors, had voluntarily surrendered himself to the police, and confeased to the misappropriation of JE6.000 of public funds, which should yester- day have been handed over to the corpora- tion. who then took over the duties of the governors of the intermediate schools, to whom Mr. Shepherd was clerk. At four o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Shepherd walked into the omce of the chair- man of the governors. Mr. John Duncan. and confessed that he had misappropriated the education funds to the extent of about JM.OOO. It was on Monday that the corporation took over the intermediate schools from the gover- nors. Mr. Shepherd was the clerk to the governors, and the corporation had engaged him to continue the work under the new Education Act. Hia e?ract statement to Mr. Duncan was that he was about J56.0CO s hi in the funds he had that day to hand over to the corporation. Mr. Duncan was astounded, a feeling which will be shared by the public generally when this announce- ment is read to-day. For Mr. Shepherd is one of the most active and prominent Noncon- formists and temperance advocates in South Wales. He has for many years occupied a leading position in connection with temper- ance and Dissent, and in Cardiff, at any rate, he ha.a been tha chief organiser of the many movements promoted by those two bodies. Few men stood higher in the esteem of his fellow-men; not a breath of suspicion had been cast on his probity, and no one was more amazed than Mr. Duncan and the other governors to learn that the interme- diate education funds had suffered to the heavy extent indicated in Mr. Shepherd's con- fession. For same moments Mr. Duncan could scarcely credit the statement which Mr. &hep- heTd made. The latter was naturally in a ata-te of considerable agitation, but he per. siated in saying it was only too true—a statement which revived corroboration from Mr. Shepherd, jun, a bright and promising youn? fellow, who had accompanied his father on the latter'e melancholy mission to Mr. Dunctm's omoe Ln the "South Wales Daily News" buildings. Both father and son showed that they felt their positions deeply, the one conscious of his guilt and what it meornt, and the other torn in an angnieh of oonrpa.ssJon and distress. Mr. Shepherd went on to state tha-t he ha<t made every efFort in his power to get the money, but had failed, and he now came forward to face the worst. Mr. Shepherd, jun., volunteered the information that his father was anxious to go into the matter. MR. JOHN DUNCAN'S STATEMENT. "Well. said Mr. John Duncan, as he after- warda related to one of our reporters, "this was just about the last thing in the world tha-t I expected from a. maji of his character and standing." "No, I don't think you had better add any- t-hing more to what you have said," he remarked to Mr. Shepherd, jun. The latter, however, went on to say that his fatheo had lost JM.OOO over the Temperance Club in St. Jobm'a-square. The promoters of this club had all got out of it and left him in the lurch. He had also given from .61,000 to jE2,000 to help friends who were in diBcoJties. and now he was landed himself. He had been to his friends with the idea of securing financial help to meet the dencit, and ha<L,eecured a sum of about jB3,000, but this was insumcient, and the cheques had all been returned. You may easily imagine," said Mr. Duncan to our reporter, that I did not like to cross-examine or question him. It was not my business to do that, so that was all the information he volunteered. He offered to do whatever I wished. Of course, I told him that I had a public duty to per- form; that, unfortunately, friendship was bound to stand aside, and that I would at once proceed to inform the town-clerk, who represented the corporation, as they were now the ownera of the property." Before he left Mr. Shepherd said he held himself fully at Mr. Duncan's disposal. The latter replied that he would have to t&ke opinion as to what course to adopt. "I hope," said Mr. Shepherd. yon will spare me unnecessary indignity." "What are you going to do now?" asked Mr. Duncan. Whatever you like," WM the dejected reply. I think," Mr. Duncan went on, you had better go home and wait developments." I will be at home," said Mr. Shepherd, and if you send up a boy or anybody else I will do whatever 5ipu wish." Mr. Shepherd and his son then left the room. and the narrative is continued by Mr. Duncan, who, though it was a. couple of houra later when he very courteously fur- nished the representatives of this and his own paper simultaneously with the facts as they were known to him. was still under the influence of the shock which the unexpected confession had given him. "I at once proceeded to the town-clerk's ofBce," said Mr. Duncan, "and found that he was away at Manchester on his holidays, and that the deputy-town-clerk was also from home I then went over to Mr. Waiter Scott'a omce He is not the solicitor of the intermediate governors, but he has done all our legal work, and I wanted his advice. On the way I met Alderman Edward Thomas (" Cochfarf"). the ex-mayor, and he accom- panied me. I decided at the oSice to issue a letter to the whole of the governors stating that Mr. Shepherd had called upon me and confessed that he was £6,000 short in his money, and asking them to &ttend a meeting at twelve o'clock to-morrow at the council- chamber of the Town-hatl. "Well. then." continued Mr. Duncan, "I! afterwards saw the chief-consta-Me, and informed him of what had occurred. The result is that Shepherd voluntarily surren- dered himself to the police, and is now at the I police-station. Mr. McKenzie tells me that it is necessary to have a specific sum mentioned in the charge as the deRciency, and I believe that he is now endeavouring to get informa- tion which will enable him to apply for a warrant. The chances are that by now (six o'clock) he has succeeded, that a warrant has been issued, and that Shepherd is now for- mally in cuetody. "WeU, I went back to the tcwn-clerk't omce, and saw Mr. Cornish, and, after con. sulting with him and Alderman Edward Thomas, we decided to send a telegram to the town-clerk at Manchester, informing him that Shepherd had confessed to a deficiency of JE6,000, and that a meeting of the gover- nors had been called for to-morrow. Similar intimation was sent to the mayor, and Mr. Cornish also undertook to communicate with Mr. Sidney Robinson (who is also on his holi- days) as head of the education committee. "Aa to Shepherd himaelf," went on Mr. Duncan. in feeling tones, "you know the character of the man. He is a teetotaler and a representative of a number of societies, and a man in whom I had always felt the highest conndance." It may here be called to mind that at the last meeting of the governors, on Friday, the chairman, after dealing with the work of the headmasters and other teachers in the schools, referred to Mr. Shepherd's valuable work as clerk in terms of eulogy, and remarked upon what pleasure it gave to him- self (Mr. Duncan) and the whole of the gover- nors to know that Mr. Shepherd had been taken over by the corporation. My experience of him," said Mr. Duncan, "was that he was one of the clearest-headed and best of men I have ever had to deal with, ajtd I have been on the board for eleven years. Whatever was wanted and whenever a. question was asked he had his answer ready at once. He was very clear, thoroughly up in the work, and never betrayed the slightest hesitation. I have been brought into more intimate connection with him during the last twelve or eighteen months, since the death of Alderman Sanders, and no chairman could have had a clerk to back him up better. If we wanted ngures about anything he would give the answer at once. "It was only last Saturday fortnight that Shepherd brought in the statement of accounts, audited and certined by Mr. David Roberta and signed in the usual way, and he placed it before me, as chairman, and I signed it and the two copies that have to go to the Charity Commissioners, certifying that everything is regular up to the end of March." Mr. Duncan confessed tha/t he was art a lose to account for the deficiency or to say how the money could have been abstracted with- out the knowledge of the governors. It may be mentioned that a. full statement of aocounts for the year ended March 31, 1904, was published in the "Western Mail" recently, signed by Mr. Duncan, as chairman of the governors, by Mr. Shepherd, as clerk, and Mr. David 'Roberts, as auditor, the last- named stating that "I have audited these accounts and certify them to be correct." WHAT THE AUDITOR SAID. Mr. Duncan, continuing his ca.rra.Hve, stated that having telephoned to Mr. David Roberts, the latter came at once to the omco of the town-clerk. The meeting; between the chairman of governors and the octogenarian auditor was. as ma.y well be imagined, a dramatic one. Mr. Duncan quickly disclooed aJl he knew. Mr. Roberts, having recovered from his nrat shock of aurpl.ise, declared that the defalea- tiona mu&t have taken place within the last five months, otherwise they would have been detected by him. He immediately undertook to overhaul the books and accounts to verify hia assumption. Meantime, Mr. Duncau was left to ponder as to how such a large sum had been secured.! His action in preventing Shepherd from per- sisting in his intended confession as to how he had secured the money will, doubtless, have the approval of all fair-minded men. "The only single incident," he sa'id, reflec- tively, "that I can re-call that has the slightest bearing upon these defalcations is this one:—After I had been chairman for about three months or so Mr. David Roberta came down to me one day and said, 'There is something I don't like about the way in which David Shepherd pays in the money.' 11 said immediately, 'What do you mean?' 'Well.' he replied, 'he ought to pay it in mote frequently,' and I am not quite sure, .speak- ing from memory, whether he handed me a letter or a statement of figures. He said, 'It ought to be paid in more frequently. I said, I agree with you; there is no possible reason why Shepherd should not pay in the money more frequently.' He eaid, 'I have apokem to him about it, and told him that it is not safe to keep such a. large sum of money in his ofnce.' 'Well.' I said, 'I am thoroughly with you, and I am very glad that you have mentioned the matter to me. I will eee that it is at once attended to.' "I saw Shepherd afbou.t the ma.ttar, and he was perfectly frank with me. He admitted at once tha.t it was the case that the money had not been paid in ao frequently as it mig-ht have been. He explained that it was owing to the fa.ct that he had been exceedingly busy in his omce. and that his head clerk had been taken ill. "'WeU,' I said, 'this is not business. What are your in6truction?' 'There are none,' he answered. "I said that there ought to be, and, looking at the letter or whatever it was-I think that it was a letter-I said, Put that on the agenda for the next finance meeting.' It was put down; we discuaeed it at the finance committee, which generally takes place before the monthly meeting. I explained to the committee that Mr. David Roberta had complained to me about the money not being paid in frequently enough, and it Waè unanimously agreed that specicc instruc- tions should be placed on the minutes direct- ing that the money be paid into the bank daily. I am not certain, but I believe that the words as far as practicable' were inserted in the resolution. Practically, it meant that he was to pay in the money daily as he got it." "Mr. Roberts himself," continued Mr. Dun- can, "never suggested that there was any keeping back of money. AH he complained of was that it was unbusinesslike for the money not to have been paid in more fre- quently. That is the only circumstance in connection with Shepherd which could have in any way suggested that there should be this trouble." HOW COULD J66,000 DISAPPEAR P a 'me question a&tura-uy ansee, Where could the large amount of £6,000 have been abstraoted without the knowledge of the [goTernora or tho fmdkorP At the laet meet, ing of the finance committee Mr. Shepherd asked for permission to transfer -E6.000 worth Mr. DAVID SHJEPHERD. (From a photo by Long, Queen-street, Cardiff). of Consols from the names of Mr. Duncan and Councillors Frank Beavan and Evans to the Mayor and Corporation of Cardiff, but it is 'not suggested that the deficiency could be accounted for in this way. Mr. Shepherd was in the habit of collecting nearly jE500 a quarter in the Craddock Wells Charity rents. Since the last statement of .accounts was pub- lished he would, proba-My, have collected the rents due for the quarter ending March 51, and also for the quarter ending June 50. The annual amount due is about JE1.800. Mr. Roberts, the auditor, is certain that all the money due to the governors up to March 31 had been paid in. It may be mentioned that according to the accounts published on March 31 the cash at the bankers on current account wae .85,260 15a., and on deposit .87.105 4s. 5d. 'We understand that Mr. Shepherd's salary as clerk to the governors amounted to .E250 or .6500 per year. and he was not exclusively in their employ. He was under a bond of guarantee to them, but the amount of this guarantee only amounts to a small propor- tion of the defalcations. STATEMENT BY MR. SHEPHERD'S SON. Poignant anguish was depicted in the face of Mr. Gilbert Shepherd, eldest son of Mr. David Shepherd, when one of our representa- tives called at the house in Windsor-place on Monday night. Mr. Shepherd, jun., naturally hesitated to di&cusa the matter in view of the position in which his father had voluntarily placed himself. "In truth," he said, "I knew nothing of my father's disunity until last Thursday, when he explained the state of his affaire to me. "Would you care to say anything of the causes which have brought this about?" queried our representative. "I may say." answered Mr. Shepherd, "that my father lost a great deal of money in the Cardie Temperance Club in St. John's-square, which was inaugurated about ten years ago. The club was formed as the result of a temper- ance meeting at which it was pointed out that there was no good temperance club in the town. My father waa one of those on the platform, and when those present who were prepared to subscribe to such a club were invited to hold up their hands my father was asked to take their names. That was how the club began and how my father became so closely associated with it. Some time later a company was formed, and it became necessary when the premises were taken that the lease should be in one person's name in&tead of that of a limited company, and my father, as a consequence, consented that the lease should be made out in his name. The bulk of the nnancial burden fell upon my father, and as the rental was .E150 a yea-r, and the premises were vacant for about eight years, it was no inconsiderable matter. It was, I may say, the reason why we removed our oSlcee from Frederick-street to St. John's-square." Mr. Gilbert Shepherd added that his father largely pa-id the rates, gas, Ac.. of the club, and, in fact, was always putting his hands in his pocket for it, and that eventually when the club was wound up he had to pay "heaps of things." All along his father hoped and believed the club would be a. nnancial success, as there was no other institution of the kind in the town. "Besides this," observed Mr. Shepherd, "my father became surety at different times for friends who afterwards went to the wall; indeed, he hardly seemed able to refuse any- body who asked him for help." During the evening it became known in Cardiff that Mr. Shepherd had confessed to heavy defalcations, although the exact state of efifaira was not made public. Needless to eay, the news was received with a feeling akin to stupefaction, and particularly waa this the case at the meeting of the Congrega- tional Union in the Park-hall, where a whisper of the trouble went round the audience. Mr. Shepherd has a, large family. There are in all, we believe, eight children, several of whom are bright and clever, and have diatiMnished themeelves in the local BehooL).
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Remanded for Eight Bays. The time of waiting while appltcationa for summonses are being made at CardiS Police- court is always tedioue and trying. To-day that period was extraordinarily exciting from the fact that it was common knowledge that Mr. David Shepherd would be brought up to meet the sensational charge preferred against him. The corridors were crowded, those who sought admission including friends of Mr. Shepherd, men who have been asso- ciated with him in public and philanthropic work. Mr. Gilbert Shepherd, accused's eldest eon. was there, and it was evident that the keenest sympathy was felt for him in the unparalleled painfulness of his posi. tion. Councillor Morgan Thomas, too, eat at the solicitors' table. Save for a St. Mary-street drunk," the only other case on the list was the one which all ears bent forward to listen to, and as prisoner was ushered into the dock the feel- ing of hushed expectancy was at its height. The tension lasted but for a few momenta. and then the crowd dispersed to discuss the case over again and the magistrates' deoi. sion as to bail, which some thought to be heavy enough in amount. Mr. Shepherd was dressed in a brown lIuit, and, though he maintained his outward composure fairly well, it was evident from lus restless move- ments—now supporting himself backwards on the projection behind him in the dock, and now standing with arms folded and Quivering Lips —that he realised hie cup of bitterness to the very full. Mr. Gilbert Shepherd aa.t immediately beneath him, and sympathetic grla,ncee passed from father to Bom and vice versa-glances that would have touched a responsive chord evea in an ada.ma.ntine heaj-t. The magistra.tes were Measrs. E. W. Shackell and James AHen. THE CHARGE was that David Shepherd, 48, on his own confes. sion. being a servant to the mayor, alder- men. and burgessea of the county borough of Cardiff. did embezzle and stea.1 on divers da,to several sums of money, the moneys of the said mayor, aldermen, and bur- gesses of the county borough of Cardiff, Mr. F. W. Ensor (from the town-clerk's omce) appeared for the prosecution; Mr. George David (Messrs. David and Evacs) defended. Mr. F. W. EMor stated: I am instructed to appear on behalf of the police to prose- i cute the prisoner, who is charged, on his own confession, with embezzling sums of money, the property of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesees of the borough of Cardiff. The prisoner was until yesterday clerk to the governors for intermediate education, and it is in that capacity that the charge is made against him. The Defaloations are to an amount of JM.OOO, M he has stated in his confession. I don't propose to enter into the facts of the caoe to-day—in fact, I cannot. The admission was only made yes- terday, and there has been no time to inqujre into the truth of the statements. I, therefore, ask your worships to grant a remand for a. week to enable the prosecution to make inquiries. Mr. George David: At) far as I am con- cerned on behalf of the prisoner, I have no objection to a remand, and I do not ask that any evidence should be given. The only application* I have to make is that the prisoner be admitted to bail. The position is this: He has given himself up, and the only knowledge that the prosecution have of the circumstances is what he himself hae told them, and he is anxious to give every assistance in going into the matter. He is not at all likely to abscond. If he had had any idea of that kind he would have gone before now. He has given himaelf up, and made a certain statement to those in autho- rity. Under those circumstances, I ask you to say that this is a case in which hail should be allowed. Mr. Shackell (the presiding magistrate): There is no reference in the charge to the amount in question. Will that come before us to-day at all? Mr. Ensor: I can call evidence of that if your worships or Mr. David wjsh it. Mr. David: I have stated expreeely that I do not ask for any evidence. Mr. Ensor: The prisoner has placed the amount at JE6.000. I am instructed, on behalf of the police, to oppose an application for bail in consequence of the largeness of the amount. No inquiries have yet been made into the admission, and it is impossible to say what may be involved in the inquiries, or Whether Other Peopte Are !mp)ioated or Not. Mr. David: I may say that this morning I have handed over to my friend the whole of the keya relating to the safes in which all the books tmd dooametits of the board are contained. So they have arot everything. I am eomewhat aurprieed that an objection should be taken to bail, under all the circum- stances. I BAIL-X7,000. The Magistrates consulted together for a few minutes, and then Mr. Shaokell said: We have agreed that, in view of the largeness of the amount involved, we do not feel justified in granting bail, except you nnd eix sureties of .Sl.OOO each. Mr. David: That's very heavy bail, sir. The Magistrates' Clerk: And himself. Mr. Shackell: And Mr. Shepherd in £1,000. The Clerk: And the remand? Mr. Shackell: We remand the prisoner for eight days. The accused here leaned over the dock, and with a. nervous, hesitating gesture, touched Mr. David upon the shoulder. Mr. David turned, and a hurried, earnest conversation followed between advocate and client. What the latter said could not be heard, but Mr. David's remark, "That will be the beat way." reached the presa-box distinctly. The painful drama and the tension of it were now at an end. Prisoner turned and descended the dock stairs with a. nrm and elastic step. The element of sympathy for accused and his family, and for the friends who suffer with him, was a striking feature of the case, indicated alike by the hushed silence that pervaded the court and by the sorrowful aspect of every countenance. HOW WAS THE MONEY OBTAtNEDP It was stated this morning that the money was a-bstracbed from fundt that should have been invested in Consols. For this purpose cheques drawn upon the deposit account were entrusted to Mr. Shepherd, and it is stated I that the latter might have appropriated, had he so wished, as much as 926,000.
GOVERNORS MEET.
GOVERNORS MEET. The Chairman Makes a Statement. A meeting of the governors of intermediate educa-tion in Cardiff w&a held this morning. when Mr. John Duncan presided. There was a full a-ttendnnce of members. It' was evident from the start that there was eabdness impressed upon every governor present. Mr. Duncan, punctually at twelve o'clock, isa,id there was one thing they ought to decide immediately, and that was the admission of the press to the meeting. "There is nothing to conceal," he said, "and. as the matter is of public interest. I think the representative*. of the press should remain, and I know them) well enough to be satisned that they wiH exercise their discretion in uaing a.nythms' tha,t is said or any statements that are made here. It may be advisable that they should connect, perhaps, myself or some oSicial afterwards, so that nothing prejnddcia.1 tor Mr. Shepherd should be used." The meeting unanimously adopted Mr. John Duncan'e suggestion, and the pressmen remained. Mr. Duncan went on to eay that it was necessary he should inform the governors what had taken place, but the statement which had a-ppea-red in the morning paper* practicaUy covered the ground. He (Mr. Duncan) communicated with the head- constable, who stated that some charge should be formulated aga-inst Mr. Shepherd before he could take any proceedings. In order to obtain a. definite charge of that kind, Mr. David Roberta, the auditor of the accounts. was seen, but he was not then in a position to make such a definite charge ae the head- constable demanded. In the meantime. how. ever, Mr. Shepherd had gone to the police- station a.nd surrendered himaelf. "In order," sadd Mr. Duncan, "that all the facts should- be placed before the public, I,must say that I was not unprepared for the developments of yesterday. On Saturday an intimate friend of Mr. Shepherd's called upon me and said, 'There is a- matter of great importance, j which I muet ask you to ] Pledge Yoursetf I to keep secret. From the conversation, I which ensued Mr. Duncan learnt that the,, matter related to the nnancial position of Mr. Shepherd. WTiat the duty of the intermedia'te governors was at present it was dimcult to understand, because, as a matter of fact, they had ceased to exist aomewhere about midnight on the B6th. That being so, he had consulted the mayor, the ex. mayor, and two or three other prominent members of the council, who had now taken over education in Cardiff. The ex-mayor (Alderman Edward Thomaa) had given him material assistance, and it now remained for the governors to decide what action they should take. or whether they should hand over the responsibility to the corporation. Personally, he felt that it was the duty of the governors to hand over what money they possessed to the county council, and be re- sponsible for that money. responsible for that money. Mr. Duncan considered that the moment the corporation came into possession of the property the governors, ao a- body, were dissolved. Mr. W<er Scott, eolicitor, believed that. the Education Act expreasly stated that. Alderman Carey felt, as one of the governors, that there was a. responsibility attaching to them. Mr. T. H. Riches: Do I understand the depaty-town-clerk to suggest that we are obliged to hand over everything intact, or what we have got? Mr. Brown: I think what you have got. The Guarantee. I Mr. Courtis: There is the matter of I guarantee, is there not. Mr. Chairman? The Chairman: There is & guarantee of JSl.OOO in the Ocean Accident, and Guarantee Corporation. Mr. Robert Hughes: Could we have the petition of each governor denned, Mr. Chair. man? How far a,re we liable for the defalca- tions of the clerk to the governors? Alderman Carey: I rather object to that. Our duty is this: A certain confession has taken place, and now what means are we to adopt in regard to it? The other question must be fought out afterwards. Mr. Courttis asked whether the auditor was able to account for the defalcations? The Chairman <Mked Mr. David Roberts. the auditor, to make a. statement to the governors. Auditor's Statement. Mr. Roberts: After I left you, Mr. Chair- I man, yesterday evening at five o'clock in the town-clerk'a oSice, where you had requested me to do what I <;ould to clear up this matter, I went to Mr. Shepherd's of&ce to see him. I asked for the books, and his clerk told me Mr. Shepherd was not there, and that be had the key of the safe. He could not get access to it, and I went up to Mr. Shepherd's house. I was told by one of his eons that Mr. Shepherd and his eon connected with the business had just gone out. He dilJ not know when he waa likely to return. I waited for about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, in the hopes that he would return, but he did not. I told the eon I would come again this morning. When I got home I thought of the seriousness of the matter, and determined to go back again. While I was waiting in came Mr. McKenzie, the chief-constable, and he told me he wanted some informaition. I told him how I waa situated. I could not imagine how the thing had been accom- plished. We drove down to the police omce, where I saw Mr. Shepherd. I asked him if he could give* some information. because I understood he was willing to give any information he could. He hesitated a, little while, and then said he expected Mr. George David, his solicitor, to come in. He would rather not say anything until Mr. David came. I waited until about half-past eight. Mr. David came and went away. I saw Mr. Shepherd again, and he told me thp.t, Mr. David had advised him Not To Give Any tnformation, so that I was checkmated. However, Mr. Shepherd gave me a promise that he would let me have the books this morning at his oSice. I got there, and got access to the safe. I found some of the books. The cash' book was not entered close up, but the rents book—a separate matter-was entered up very close. Mr. Shepherd would not give any information. I asked for the bank-book at the bank from Mr. Todd, the manager. That is about the long and the short of the matter, as far as I am concerned, for really I can give you no information as to how the matter took place. I ejected Mr. Shepherd to give some clue as to what moneys he had misapplied, if any, but he was quite silent. That is how the matter stands. Mr. Morgan Thomas: Mr. Chairman, will you ask Mr. Roberts when he completed hia last audit? Mr. Roberts: The last audit was corn. pleted up to the 31st of March, 1904, and the accounts were published somewhere about three weeks ago. Mr. Morgan Thomae: In respect of that audit did he sign the oertincatea on the 10th of August? Mr. Roberts replied in the affirmative. Mr. Morgan Thomas: Did Mr. Roberta see the certincatee for these Consols at this date? Mr. Roberta replied that he did not, but he had learnt from Tod4opt the bank this morn- ing that he pnrchaeed the Oonsol8, 'and that they were in the names of trustees. The Chairman: Is it a fact that these Consols were bought since the 31st of March? Mr. Roberts: Yes. The Chairman: I think I am right in gay- ing that the Console were bought since the 31st of March out of moneys on deposit at the bank? Mr. Roberta aaid he oould hardly answer that question. TheConsots. were charged against current account. The OhaJrmM: That is not the account ending in March? Mr. Roberts: No. since then. The Chairman (to Mr. F. J. Bea-van): I think f.heøe are the Consols thaA yon were the Person who proposed- Mr. F. j. Beav&n: That ie over eighteen months ago. Mr. Morga-n Thoma.a: There was a corn. plaint at one of the committees that he had not had the ecrip. Alderman Carey: In whose names are the depoeita made at the bank? COliN COLUMN 1, PAGE 3.