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THE FOREST OF DIOAN MANSLAUGHTER…

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THE FOREST OF DIOAN MAN- SLAUGHTER CASE. A COLLIERY OWNER SENT TO I GAOL. a" \U"I\:strflhire Assizes on Friday (before Mr. Justice Cave) James Roasor (54), colliery owner, surrendered to his bail charged with killing ana slaying Isaac Jones, at Coleford, on April 21. -it appeared from tho evidence of the prosecution that tiie prisouer was the owner of tho Hopewell Engine Colliery, at which the deceased worked. I ho latter was in the pit, and sig- nalled to be brought, up. The engine was put in motion by a boy named Isaac Kaldwin, who was acting as engineman (tho statuto forbidding the employment ot lIovs as engine drivers). When the deceased was some distance up the shaft the rope broke; he fell to the bottom, his skull was fractured, and death ensued immediately. The rope occasionally slipped oft the wheel and ran ou the spindle, but was always re-placed as soon as noticed. The rope was frayed, and prisoner had been acquainted with the fact of its slipping off the wheels, and it was stated tint prior to the inquest lie asked the boy who drove the engine to say that it had only slipped off once. When told that the rope was not sale he said it would not hurt—it would pull for a twelve- month and not break. One wimess said thai when ilic, rope catiio off the wlieel it was due to the neglect of the banksman. The evidence of Mr. stiarpe, a mechanical engineer, was that the rope was frayed, the wire boing broken in several places, some being old breaks. The pulley-wheel was not large enough compared with the drum, and the flange was too shallow. There was a groovo in the spindle, caused, apparently, by the rope running over it; this would fray a rope in a few hours.— FlIr tliu defence it was contended that tile. ope only became frayed on the night of the accident, and then bv the banksman allowing it to run on the spindle to which it was replied ihat a compe- tent. engine-driver, one other than Uie illegal boy, would have detected this if it were S,I, and thus obviated the accident.—Tho jury found the pri- soner guiltv, but le.omuiended him to mercy.— Sentence ot three months' imprisonment was passed.

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