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MIDSUMMERASSIZES. GLAMORGANGHIRE. The commlaslon of the summer assises for the county of Glamorgan wai opened at Swansea on Saturday evening by Baron Pollock, who arrivod from London by the expreBB, which was about three- quarters of an hoar late. lito lordship (who took the place of the Lcrii Chief Baron, that learned judge being 111), was met at the irtatlon by Major T. Pioton Turbarvill, the high sheriff | hli chaplain, the Rev. W. R. Joliet, of Zwenny; and Mr. Benjamin Matthews, the underaberlff. An esoort of county and borough police was In attendance to accompany the judge ■ carriage to the Guild-hall. where the oommlatton for holding the "ze WM read by Mr. J. Bhhop. the deputy-clerk .fMt*t< tndbn.tne..wM A.ed to begin on Monday morning, at 11 e'deat. Baron Pollock then drove to hh Mghi< at Ba.MU Wtt?r'?etd. On Sandty.BMonPeUMk S^ded Divine" rvloe at St. Mary. Church, when ihe.het)S-. oh.p!t!np''Mcbejd? BM<m Olaaaby li MpecMd to M.?e thtHMcnd?) momtBK. THE SHERIFFS ORDINARY Took place at the Mackworth Arms Hotel on Satur- day evening, dinner being aerved in the ballroom. An exoellent repa", whlcb reflects muoh credit on the hotel management, was placed on the table, the wines being of the tint quality. The high. aherlff, Major T. I'loton Tarbervill, was In the chair J Mr. B. Matthewi, under-sheriff, acting.. trviipv r. Amongst thoae present were Mr. Jamea Livingston, mayor the eVl. Ww. Campbell, in temporary charge of the parish of St. Mary, Swan- sea. and W. B. Jones, sieilft'a chaplain Messrs. Howell Gwyn, O. Bath, J. T. Jenkln, J. Rogers, IL Strick, Starling Benton, T. Klford, J. Lawls, J. Ward, Major Knight, and Captain Lewis. The CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal toasts, whloh were drunk with applause. The CHAIBMAN next proposed The Bishop and Olergy of the Diocese, and Ministers of all De. momipations." The diocese, as well as the country at large, had, the ohalromn said, sustained a very pe" 1011 by the death of the late Bishop of St. CMid't. 'byo was one of the most learned men In the country, (Hear, hear.) The present bishop had a large number of clergymen under hloj who were labouring assiduously in their several dis- tricts, and there was a large number of Dissenting ministers of various denominations, all of whom were doing the best they could for the good of the people, (Hear, hear.) The toast was very cordially reoelveu, The Rev. W. R. JONBS returned thanks, and In the course of his observations said that although the bishop had displeased some by the manner in whloh lie dbpe nsed hiii patronage* he (the speaker) believed the bishop aoted oonsolentiously} and no doubt he would continue to aot with that conscientious spirit libloh he had exhibited hitherto, (Applause.) I The Bev. WM. OAMPBELL also responded. He •aid he rose as a locum tenenn for the miniature of other denominations, and, though speaking only as a substitute, he had been associated with Dissenters In many excellent works, and he rejoload to baar testimony to the great work which DUienterj had done and were dolug, Notwithstanding differences whloh Existed, he had always been anxious to work with them, and he took that opportunity of replying to the toast on behalf of his Nonconformist brethren. The Army, Navy, and KsBetve Forces was the Bed toast, and was responded to by Major Knight, and Captain Lewis on behalf of the volunteers. The CHAIBMAN proposed the health of the lord- lieutenant, and said he was sure that all would join with him In trusting that Mr. Talbot wonld, with God's help, be able to bear up under the severe affliction which he was sufferIng throllgh thedsath of his son, (Applause,) Mr. J. T. JENKIH gave the health of Tke County and Borough Melllber. Mr. STABUNG BureOH proposod, "Tho Hiyor and Corporation of awanies." The Maoa aokoowledged the compliment, Ifr. HCIWEL GWIN proposed The High Sheriff of the County. (Applause.) He had known Maior Turbervlli for muJ years, and had always found him a gentleman of very high principle of a charitable and benevolent deposition a very good man of business; and one who would carry out what be undertook to perform. He was quite confident that when the high iihtniff resigned office he would do so with great honour to himself. The toast was drunk w!¡b great enthu. siasm, The CHAIBMAN, who on rising was again cheered, thanked the company for the oompllment paid him, and said he was afraid Mr. 0wyn had spoisan too flatteringly of him. He Intended to do his duty whilst high sheriff to the best of his ability, and support everything In connection with te chfltltlea and other institutions of the county which were useful and valuable to It. Major Turbervill then went on to say that he wished to establish a Mendicity Society In Glamorganshire. Similar societies were in operation in various places, and worked weIll la Dorsetshire they had been the means of reducing vagrancy and crime to a very large extent. From Weymouth he had got the worl'lng details of such a society 8' he pre posed to establUb, and since then he had bren In communication with Colonel Lind- say, the chief constable of the county, who was willing to undertake the duties of houonry secretary to such a society, feeHng sura that It vsculd be very useful in Glamorganshire, for It wotiid gsfe rid of a number of professional vagrants and keep down crime. raen In Gutrch of work deserved help, but they dla not want vagrauts who went about the country ficom place to plica and commuted crime. He iiop l when Parli&mant was up, and the members wtire in the county, to call a nseeUDg at Bridgend, with a view of stusicg a mtndldty society, and he trusted the effect would be to reduce nglMlcYBnd orlme la the county. bil. B. MATTHEWS PROPOSED The 1'OPU and Tffde of for whlsii Mr. C. BATH returned thanks, Referring to the depression in trude, he bId. it was not confined to Swansea, and remarked that at present he did not tee ary prasptct of a spbedy revival, One bright spot tiias led them to look for a better time was the [rospect of a good harvest, for in periods of depresdon II gocd harvest had sometimes been the forerunner of Improvement. The speaker tcticbsÜ upon the rivalry exiiiblng betwean Cardiff and Swansea, and expressed i. hope that It would be an hononrtbla rivalry, which would stUnulste ttem to emulate each other In real enterprise and progress. He oonuluded by paying a graceful com- pliment to the high sheriff, who, Mr. Bath said, had taken an active part in tho establishment of the Bouse of Best at Porthcaw), an iastitaUoL dee- tlned, he believed, to be a great blessing to the Principality. The CHAIBMAN next proposed the health of the urder sattiff, and Mr. Matthews made a m-a,tible reply. The company dispersed soon afterwards. MONMOOTHSHIRB. I The general commisplon of the psg,oo for h" I county w" opened at Monmouth on Friday l1hen her Majesty'* judges, accompanied by the high sheriff end the usual retinue of officials, attended Divine service at St. Mary's Church, From tone I laUI8 the sheriff's ordinary did net take pUss. CROWN COURT,-SATDEDAY. I (Before Mr, Justlcn BKSTT.) I The court was opened at 10 o clock, waen his krdebip took his seat on the bench, accompanied by Mr, Edward Keinard (tie hgh ahellffl, tbe Rev. John Jones (the sheriff's ohapiiiQ), and the assoshte of the judge. The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury Mr, Granville Somerset, Q,0., foreman; Mr. A. D. Btrilngton, Colonel Byrde, Means. J. II. Bannerman, James Davles, Thomas Falconer, J. IL Grcnhow Belph, J. Arthur Herbert, Francis Alpkonso Herbert, R. J. Hickman, F. John Hall, H. M. Kennard, Ed. Lcater, F. MaoDonnell, iK. H. Oaklelgh, IV. Partridge, N. W. Phillips, T. P. Price, B. J. Phillips, J. Thomas Price, John Allan Ko'ls, Richard Bees, and W. Stewart. Her Mi-jesty's procUmUloii agilnst vice ral Im. morality having been read, ja His Lordship proceeded to charge grand jury. He had but little to say to them on this ooiiwlon. There are some alterations proposed In the mods of trying criminals In this country, yet he thought they would do but little sorvlco In diicuciins them here, because it seemed that these alterations would be met with smi7i diicuailon durlnj the month of August In the House of Commons. The calendar was not a serious one. There were 23 primoiiers for trial, but only two or three of these needed observations from Mm. The first was ene of a class of oases In which they would aot find a bill unless* they felt tolerably certain about the one. It was a charge of an outrage upon a young girl of weak Intellect. There was some little difli- nilty upon the law In the matter. If, however, the fact was made out, they would find a bill regardless of the question *hother the girl consented or not. If they thMtht that the outmge wu not made out, then they would take Into ooctMeMt!on the chtr?e of robbery. There was a case of manslaughter, Two men quarrelled and fought, and one of ahrm wM killed. Very much depended npoa the doctor's evidence as to whether It "a 6 ow of manshughter or not, The In the cec.:u:t: treated In rather a dn1ar manner, and he iboutht It could hardly be supported. The prisoner h charged with bm tl y Ill-treating his chud. Ho was not aware that they could take the evidence ef?Me ??)a<t her hUI.ad. However, the1 was other evidence .1..Id.. tht f ih. if., and the grand jaw watdd prebtHy be of opinion th)? it would be d?nt of the couit to hear the am& The grand jury were then dismissed to their duties. BBK JfOEOUIC AND UITfXING A BILL- OF EXCEANGI, I Lemuel James, 37, farmer, of Lianglbby, was hdteted for feloninudy forging, nttedaf;, Md putting off a bW of exohno for the payment of £ 60, I.Sbe forged signature of Isaac Hobbls, <te same dbeounted at the Leaden tad J>"vlDoIal Bank at U'k OD the 5th of FahmMy. Me was secondly Indicted for feloniously forging, utwilng, and putting off another acceptance for the payment of 0% with Intent to defraud Isaac Hobbla, at the parish of Usk, on the 10th of Feb- ruary laat. Mr. Naah appeared for the proseou- tlon, and Mr. Lawrenee d»fe»dec3 the prisoner. The oaae wan briefly opssitd by Mr. Nash. Thomas Ambley, manager of the London and Provincial Bank at U .k, wan called IIr a wltn<»». He .tted that on the 5th of February hit the bill produced, made out In the handwriting of h'-« clerk, was discounted, It was for the tum oi £60, It bore the algnatnre of haM Hobbla. The bill was drawn for Lemuel Jauiea, of Lianglbby, due at three months. The oath wa2 1>"ld OVQr to James. Hobbls Is a farmer living near Usk. Knew him very well. He Is a customer at the bank only so far as Jamea Is concerned. Had frequently had bills nlgned by Hobbls and aocopfcod and met by James, It was understood that It was an accommo- dation bill. It Is a customary mode of business In this part of the country. His Honour expreised surprise, anu remarkoll that whether the bank liked totuisi poople In this sort of way was their affair, not his. Witness continued: Blmllar MU traductions had be,, going on for io?,ral 7erI. By!L,?w= Did not oMhtho bill before seeing the name of Hcbbb upon It, S?w JAmer. sign the bill at the bank. Oonld not spaak from memory whether he la" Jam.e sign H. Thq#e bills had bton regularly met. Whenever suoh applica- tion was made for discounting bills, he dlDcountd them if they bore Mr, H«bM«'a same. It was on the faith of that slgcituro that he advanced the money. He had seen Hobbls'o signature, and had no doubt that the bit! produced bore his signature, Arthur John Stlnchcombe, clerk In the bank at TTILR. ffftve corroborative evidonca. Could not speik positively In respect to the bill produced al to how or IIllder what clroumBianccs It was drawn, bocaute they did so many of them. His Lcrdsbip > You do so much of It at UAK I should be sorry to bank there. I should have thought that to a man of buelnev the act of putting a ntmo across a blank otamp was equivalent to say- ing tSiat inch a man Is a fool. J. C. Hofcbii was called. Ho Stivi) cviuenco deny- ing the signature of the bill. In answer to Mr. Lawrence, prisoner was his step daughter's husband. Had backed bills for hlta. years Pgos but not lately. Prisoner aas backed bids for him. They had accommodated one another. The lest bill he backcd was in October, 1875, He put bis name on a clean bill fcrm on that occasion, Couldn't nay whether he ever did it on any other occasion, Had signed bills for years for Masters, a bill discounter, of Pontypool. The last bill he signed was for Masters. James had never signed his (Hobbls'i) name for htm in b!a presence and Blasters's. Prisoner had bachcd a bill for him nice or ten months ago for A:30 for the bank at Poatypo J!. In April there were two bills at Pontypool that he knew nothing of. Jsmcj was the drawer, tTdo manager said he would have Jamea arrested. He then sig l? ed the bill before ho know anything of the ecotd, At Usk he found out about two other bills. The signature WI not ht:i, but something like It. Be ligided bill etanp In blank once, at Master's, when ho had to run off t3 catch tho train. Knew In April that Jtmsa's affairs wars In a bAd state. Mr, Ambley, recalled, sftii* on the 10h Februvy be diew out a bill for James fcr £30, who bonght a blank stamp. He took it away to get the acceptor's name to It, and brought It back with what purported to be Hobbls's signature, Hobbis, ro. called by Mr. :L!\1VrGPJcO. said he had a person living with him who was lodging with him for nine years. He and Mr. Rees were not In the habit of getting drunk. Did not drink more than any other people, Did not fall en;) of a trap. There was & party who ran Into his top, Hit Lotdtbip aikfid Mr, L nence b put his ques- tic-to tr.!ght t him To vitneen To witness Do you get drunk ? Witness: Sometimes. (Laughter,) No -more than he does. &lr. Lawrence Do you mean me (Renewed laughter, ) His LordBhlp could not admit the question, Do yon get drunk oftener than your neighbours ? Witness No, nor so often. By Mr. Nash Do not accept bills when drunk. Mr, Lawrence, after addressing the jury, called several witnesses aa to character. r, Eta Lordship addressed the jury, and put the case In the clearest possible light, and asked them to dismiss from their minds all sentimentalism, but to act like men of business. If the theory set up by the learned counsel for the defence were alloordd, these would be no tafety In business transactions for one roan to do a kindness for another. The meln point was this Is the signature to these bills that of Hobbls? If it In, then prisoner ought to b3 acquitted, and Hobbla ovgH to be In his place. If It via: a forgery, then did the prisoner knot7 It to be s forgery ? The jurr ionnd the prisoner guilty. His Lordship, in pausing sentence, said that no man accustomed to business could fall to see that, noth vitbstandlng the good character which prisoner had maintained for many years, he was guilty of a most serious offence. The bank had acted with a great want of caution, and he had never heard of a more lrdwreet aot than appeared to characterise their transactions. Prisoner would have to undergo twelve months' Imprisonment with hard labour, EASSALLIG ETTEBIKG COUNTERFEIT COIN. Slmcl1 iVIct;, alias Thomas Meakham, aliu TfcomPB Tmppel (32), hawker, and Alfred Rowe (32), hawker, were Indicted, for feloniously and de. ceitfully uttering certain bite coins knowing them to be counterfeit, and having In their possession 26 counterfeit coins at Baredleg. on the 21st April kit. Twigg pleaded guilty, but Rowe not guilty. Mr. Cleave appeared for the prosecution, and Mr, Lawrencs defended Rowe. In his opening addres?, th3 learned counsel bq- lievec he could prove his oaso by the evidence of 17 witnesses. Ei, Lordih'p We'llle about thai. B?sy MaUett. et?tIoc'mMtsr at Tyde, provad having 5eln the mea In compuny In a oompartnlellt in the train on the morning of the day named, blv. Jones, widow, of the Globa bn, Trdce, proved sttirg prisoners together In her heDke. She received from Rowo ft bid florin. Twiag camo Into her house somo tlcao time Rfter Rowe. A bag of bad colnB WM found In a hedge outside tho house, Witness after wltneBB proved having Been prisoners in company, apparently act lng in concert, or otherwise as to having reoalvad bad uLt from one or other of tlisra. Mr. Lawreuoe made a ro- erful appeal to the jury on behalf of Rowe, contending that It had not been proved that there was any collusion between the prisoners, or that Rowe had any guilty knowledge, butwasfel- lowlng the honest avooatlcn of a hawker. In sumaing up to the jury, his Lordship re- marked that what the jary must oonslder was whether the prisoners were going about the country paasisg off bad money, Too object suoh men hr.d was to get good money. In older to do that they gave a counterfeit cola and took ohauga back. Hence the money they obtained would be less In value than the cola paid. What were the circumstances of this case, and how was the business done? Was It not exactly tbot adopted by "bmsahers." Two man are In company. One carries the bad money, the other carries the plunder. Take one example, that of the Globe Inn. The men had beea seen together In the morning; In the evening they go to the Globe Inn, at about 20 minutes past eight o'clock. Rowe went In and alked for two pennyworth of whisky. He Is tc ld by the person he saw that they did not sell wtiuy. Then his bate changes, and he asks for a bottle of ginger beer. That is also 2 J, Then he Ksks for his change, and If he got It would havo made la 10d profit. But the coin Is detected; Rowa is Buspected. Before he Is apprehended Twlgg goes In. Both men Bra suspected. A Mr, Hardy was called I-, and then Mr. Mallet, Prisoners walk towards tho door, but aro detained. Rowe Is search cc. Upon him Is found 81 pennies and 31 half oerjce, and altogether, In small coins,the sum of 23 Gs 7d. Twigg had the counterfeits, He had passed RBveral, andpleaded2uUty,«othatth3rev«wno doubt about him. liowt 's tiia waa this, that when he went to pay for the whisky, he pulled out of his pocket, whtso he had ponco and halfpence, the 29 piece la payment. There was this odd fact; alio, that It was a counterfeit of the same mouil and date as those found In the possession of Twigg. It was a new one. His lordship traoed the whole of thcce transactions, so far as were given In evldelw,, and put It to the jury whether there could, be say doubt about the prisoners acting In concart, The learned counsel had done the best that oould be dene for the prisoner, but he could not agree with many of hit suggestions. Twlgg had plaaded guilty, With him, therefore, the jury had nothing to do, If they were of opinion that Rowe was acting with Twtgg, then they would find him guilty. The jury unhesitatingly returned a verdict of guilty. Sergeant Ohlvers, of the Bristol police force, knew both prbonerx, They belonged to Bristol, and were connected with "smaihen," Previous con- vtcMoc* were proved. Rowe w? Mntenoed to 15 month*' !mpr!Mnmemt with hard labour, and Tgg wM<entencedte)Mvenyem'pemttetvthtde.. 113DW VAI.E.—A PBIBOITSB ABSOOHMD, I George Curtis (25) on ball, oolller, was called on, but did not surrender. He had been committed for stealing bean from the Ebbw Yale Company on the 5th June. ThebaUweteMUedto.MJtn Mtwer to his lordship, the men said pttMM)' had gone cff and II.tt4 not fndn h141L:d:hÎ said he could do nothing leu than forfeit their re- cognizances. The recognizanoe* of the witnesses were enlarged until the next assizes. ALLEGED DinUTCBAL OFFIHCT, I The grand jury ipored the N11 of tndtotment I tge?Btt two M<, Mmed Wtnen and B!ohMd<, for I committing an unnatural offence. NISI PRIUS COURT. I (Before Mr. Justice Guovr.) I His lordship sat at 10 o'clock. Only three causes bad been entered for trial, lie z., Jacob and Oth""?. 11! Qu%ley; Parnell v. Gret Western R%Ilway Com- I pany and Hmb (#pedal inty); Huon v. Mostyn I (tMeM jury). AN mrolFDDBD ACTION. I JAC$B ADS 0IBKU9 Y. QOWMT,—Mr. Jelf A&d Hf, Mad dy were oountel for the pwndffg the action was undefended. Pi?ntiSt are eeMte? prop,letm near Aber. gavenny, Md they have an agent at Ke?ett. In jMnMy It*t their agent wa. Mr. Joshua WUMMM. Defecdrnt UTet tt e:r1::d:lo:.h a coal mer- cbMt. LetttM pM<ed between Mr, Williams and the defendant In January last respecting a cargo of cohi, aod it was agreed that the plaintiffs should ttEid ti e defendant a cargo of 166 tons of ooal at 30.1 64 a top, and 6. freight. In due course, a vciael was loaded and dtopstchedto Waterford. Whin It arrived the defendant refused to receive the o.rgo, and the plaintiffs had to sell It for what It would fetch. They Buffered a loss of £ 48 4i. 9a,, and for the reccvary of that amount this action was brought. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount sought. CLMPEPSATION FOB JJUBaB.-(SPICIAL JURY.) I'ULLNKLL V. GBUT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND HABBIS.—Mr, Matthews, Q.O., and Mr. Pritchatd were eonlJBcl for the plaintiff; Mr. Pow. til, Q C., and Mr, Jelf were counsel for the com- ply j Mr, Stnveiey Hill, Q C„ and Mr. Toif repre- ssed Harris. kr. Prltchcrd opeaed tho pleadings, He said Samuel Purnell was the plaintiff, and the Great Wiatern Railway and S. Harris were the defend &lit.. The declaration alleged that, by negligence, a p,ece of tfmber we, thrown from tho railway upon the ololntlff, by which he we. Injured. Harris pleaded not guilty, and that Purnell had II. right to (."S9 ccdM the bridge In question; the o.- plJypleDd, d stil.r PWPA,  Mr. Matthews stated the phtnM'o CM9. He uld thl» aotlon was brought by Samuel Purnell to tstd tbt!< tMtton WM btsu?ht by SMnnet ParneU to n." LfgUgence of one or both defendant.. Tho bc's 1'IC' In a narrow compoiB. In 1871 the plaintiff ectid an foreman and manager for Mr. Jame. Nor. pky, Vh. hat a law inill and timber yard at How- poit, near the Great Western line if railway. Plaintiff lived In a cottage near the said mill, and had to ;>aas under the railway In going to and from the mill. In Jd" 1871. repairs were being done f,ti the railway bridge. The actual work was this -¡.ch!g was beir g r-ut In underneath the girders af the bridge. The timber was supplied by the Great Western, and was fetched in trollies from tuir store yard, in Newport. It was brought nlcng their line to the bridge, and It had to lie tbroTfD from the lino a Mr. Murphy's premises to be rsv- n. There vrae a piece of waste land on which the timber might have been thrown Instead of the rotdwsy to be traversed by Mr. Murphy's mTn. Oa ibe 6th July, 1871, the plaintiff was fetched ficm hlo cottage about six o'olook by Mr. Maokey, to go the taw mill, Plaintiff and Maokey had to tIXde. tie bridge, and at that time men were en^f ged In throwing timber from the line. No vsitnlrg was given, and no one was on the look out. Just as they emerged from underneath the bridge, cne cf the pieces of timber fell, and hit the plaintiff on hIs heel. He Wid thrown violently forward some yards, and his foot was doubled and cruahed up !n a most frightful condition. FUlntlff was tcktn to his cottage, and he suffered for eon;ti f'me the greatest possible agany. From the 6.h Jdy to tho 7th of October he wa3 unable to get r ont. On the latter day. Mr. Murphy allowed him to c'o what work he could, giving him 12& a weak, ■f-hui iis, prior to this accident he had been earning 35. a weok. From the 7th October to the 20th Apill, 1872, he worked at 12., and then his wages were raised to 231 a week. In August, 1872, he replmd his former rate of wages, vlz., 35s a week. Fic,intiff was still a crippled man, He was formerly employed to Bclcot growing timber, and had to walk long distances, but he was no longer able to do that work. The defendant Harris is a contractor living at Gloucester. He was engaged by tha Graat Western Company to do the paoklng, and as the ocmpany found the timber they delivered It to ba ahwa at the yard where plaintiff was employed. The learned counsel said It was perfectly true that the men doing that work wero In the receipt of weges from the defendant Harris. The question would arise, were those men who threw the timbei over the bridge acting as the servants of Ur. Harris, or were they and Harris himself simply helping the Great Western Railway Company to do a job which it wai: the Great We&torzi Company's bualnens to do, and were they not all under the control of tha engineers und Inspectors of the Great Western, who, therefore, must be treated as the masters of the job? Or was It Harris whose men were doing the job, or were both the defendants liable 1 Theise were the knotty questions which they (he jury) would be called upon to unravel, The learned counsel referred to the cor- leapcndecce which took place between Messrs, Piothero and Fox, the solicitors for the plalatiff, and the company; and after a number of MlerE hftd passed, In whloh they said Inquiry would be made, they finally referred the solicitors to Mr. Harris, Then Mr. Harris was asked to give plaintiff compensation, and he denied his liability, alleging that the plaintiff by his own negligence brought about the accident, but, In compassion, mndo him an offer of 920, This action was tried at there aeelzes a year ago, and a verdict against the company was returned. Then the oauae went to the Court of Appeal, who had ordered a new trial. Mr. Powell Bald the Court of Appeal was com- pelled to send It down for a new trial. He said the action should have been brought against Mr. Harris, and not the Great Western. K i', Hill said the Court of Appeal gave no opinion as to which party was liable. His Lordship suggetted that a good deal of the evidence might be read to shorten the case as much as possible, A consultation between the cnuntsl followed, after which fcr, Matthews said Let mo withdraw the case, and let them settle their liability between them- selves. Mr, Powell: My friend's liberality Is overwhelm- Icg. (Laaghter.) Evidence on plaintiff's behalf was then given, Mr. B. Lawrenee, ardtect and surveyor, Newport, proved the plans pnt in. The plaintiff was then examined, and he deposed to the facts stated In the learned connael's opening speech. He said but for th!s accident, he had no doubt that as wages had risen conciderably, he would now have been receiv- ing 50s. or t'Oi, a week, After the case had gone on a little while, Mr. Matthews agreed that the damages, If the j luy found for the plaintiffs, should be the same as uc tha hat trial. James Mackey, Lemuel Im, William James, K.ihurd Marthail, Jamea Phillips, John O'Brian, and Mr., J'\tllen Murphy, weio tho wltnesaes for the plaintiffs, The case bad not concluded when the couri rosa.
; SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED WIFEI…
SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER NEAR BRISTOL. A very sad case of suiolde and attempted wife murder took placs about midnight, Friday, at Pucklechurch, a small village about teven miles from Bristol. Tho suicide Is a well-to-do farmer, named Jonathan Gibbs, about 60 years of age, who bas for a long time occupied Dodd's farm, He farmed aome 200 acres, and was well known In West Gloucestershire as a very Bucceseful breeder of first-class stock, F t some time past he Lai been In Indifferent health, and there have been Indications that his mind was giving way. About five or six weeks ago he was advised to try a change of air, and he went to I sister's named Adams, at Wapley, near Codrlueton, On Friday evening Edwin Gibbs, a nephew, drove him home just to see his wife for a short time, and seo how affairs were going on at the farm. He chatted on family and business matters with Robert Glbbl, another nephew, who Is In charge of the farm, until [11 o'clock, wilen he told Edwin Glbba to put the horse In the trap, observing that If they did not start toon they should be locked out. The two young men went to the stable and harnessed the horse, and on their return they fcund Glbbslstruggllng desperately with his wile, whom ha had down on the rug In the pirlour. He had inflicted a frightful gash In her throat with a razor, and,cnt her cheek to the bone. In the tttagsl'e bcth her hands ware b?diy cut. The young men dragged him away, and Mrs. Gibbs got up and ran to the poHQe'staUon "boat 150 yards away. Strange to say, neither of the young men followed to see what became of her, but proceeded to aiatat Gibbt with the trap, and his nephew drove away with him towards Wapley. After they had gone about a mile the unfortunate mas took a knife from his packet and attempted to cut his throat. The nephew struggled with him flor some time, and at length Glhbs jumped from the trap, and immedlatnly thrust tho pen-blade Into hli neck under the ear, repeating the operation on the other side of the neck. In his fright, the nephew drove on to Weateilefgh for assistance, and on him return an hour Iote? he found the dead body of Mr. Glbbs lying In the ditch with the penknife In his hand, Beth cuts pierce the windpipe, and the decaaiad aeems to have turned the knife round In them. The body was picked up and conveyed to the farm to' await en Inquest, IIr", Gibbs's Injuries were at- tended to by Dr. Skelton Downend, and she 11 pro- gressing favourably.
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THE FATAL EXPLOSION ON THE…
THE FATAL EXPLOSION ON THE ATALANTA. SUSPENSION OF THE OAPrAIN'S CIRrI- FICATE. The Board of Trade inquiry Into *ne nrram stances of the mpt.tt.nonb.Md ?'?"*?.t" was resumed at the Town.ha% C&4Wts an S'?t'?d'? before Mr. B. 0. Jones, Ugei4iffY uis&tr&tB, m the .MttmtM.e.MM. O&VUlng steele ind O"Ue. Mr. B?enhm, barrl"er, eotlduoW the 'n9°"y for the Board of Trade I Mr. V?heU. IOHoIm. appeared on behalf of the captain and the 'M?ond. mate of the Atalanta I and Mr. G. R Hill repre tented the Glamorgan Coal Company. Captain W. M. rengeuy, dock-umter at Pon-W said he had held that appointment three years, and bad previously, been deputy dock-master at Cardiff for ten years. He deposed to the circumstances of the arrival of the Atalanta at Penartb, and said he went on board her after the explosion. Copies ol t?e b,e, law, produced were kepi it PenMth dock. !ffice, but the bye laws were not pcblhhed in emy other form. A copy wM =UAUY given to MpttiM when repIlo;ele t'Ü:v:d c: third of the <btp Mptttnt who entered PenMth dock In the marM of a year tppUed for them. ;ï!;n 1:1:18 knew of the ::dJff're: ":h:; be teDM&!)y sk?d If he had copy of the bye,faw.. He did not oonllder It hll duty to see that every c- t-in bad py. Persons were always fined for frz\I::he bye laws, but he had never had oae? lion to ?.fo, a6fine In connection with any explo. tlon. Oeptaln Brown had been to Penarth Dock before, and witness did not on this occasion ask If bad a copy of the bye. lavo. By Mr. Vachell: It Is usual on large vessels for the chief mate to superintend the loading. Mr. J. W. Thomaa, analytical chemist, Cardiff, said he had made an analysis of some of Wood's Mertbyr, It was composed of 90.55 per cent. of carbon) 4.14 per cent, of hydrogen; 2.35 per cent. of oxygen; 126 per cent, of nitrogen; .58 of molaturo; .67 of ash; and .45 of sulphur. He had made experiments upon this ooal. and found that it contained, In common with all tteam coals, a large quantity of occluded gat. The coal was of a porous nature, and oOJmquenUy would exude the gas quickly. Mr. R&vEnhUl,: What are the conditions whloh cants It to entirely cease producing gas ? Witness The entire absence of atmospheric air. By Mr. Jones: So long as there was atmospheric air gas might come out of the coal, but only so long as the coal contained the other elementsto whloh he had referred. The occluded gas was about '2 per cent, of the whole. By Mr. Vaohell: There Is no smell In carburettad hycrogen. This ocncludcd the case for the Board of Trade. Mr. Vacheil, it addressing the court on'behalf of his clients, said he should deal first with the case of the Becocd mate. After the evidence which had been adduced It would be Idle to argue that he (the mate) was free from blame, for It had been clearly proved that tho calamity had been brought about by an act of his. But he asked the court to take Into consideration the suffering he had already undergone. The explosion took place soma weeks tro, and, In addition to his enduring great stfferlng himself, the seoond mate had very keenly felt the suffering and distress which his act had brought upon others. If it htd been necessary he (Mr. VacheU) could have called evidence to prove that the second mate was a first- class officer and a o-.pltal seaman, but lu this In- stance he had been Indiscreet, and his Indiscretion caused the explosion. The court might, however, be assured that he would not be likely to go down In to the hold of a coal-laden vessel with a naked 1I¡:ht again. Mr. B. O. Jenee: There is something to be sala In his favour. There does not seem to be the smallest evidence that there was any lantern or proper contrivance on board for him to go down with. Mr. Vacheil, continuing, said he hoped If the court decided to punish the second mate they would make the punishment as light as possible, on ac- count of the suffering he had already endured. With regard to the captain he submitted, in the first place, that, taking the evidence which had been adduced as to the loading of the vaiuct, there could be no doubt she was In oharge of the first mate, and that being to he argued that the captain was not responsible, Mr. B. 0. Jones pointed out that thera waa very llttlo evidence to show the captain was on board during the loaidlng, but It had been cliarly proved that he was In charge of the ship from the tlng of the loading to the explosion. Mr. Vacheil: If you are against me on that point I shall submit the captain gave a specific order, and that If that order had been oarrled oat by the first officer tbe txnlsalon would not htvo occurred. Mr. R. O. Jones: You see the difficulty you are In. It was shown that from time to time the cap- tain was walking about the,deck of the veasel. Mr. VacheU then proceeded to argue that on the Sunday evening about 9 or 10 o'clock, tho cap- tain gave a specific order to tho first officer to take the hatches off the first thing on the following morning. He then read the evidence of Lyon and other witnceses In cupport of this theory, and after submitting that the captain had been relieved of his responsibility, he called the following evi- dence Henry Boss said he was the second mate on board the Atalanta, During the Sunday night previous to the explosion he was on board the vassal, and heard a conversation between the captain and the first mate. lIlr. Eavenhill tore objected to the examination of this witness on the grour d that he was person Implicated in the trW, and therefore could not be e?i? Mr. R. O. ,Tenel. after consulting with Mr. Reel, the clerk, decided to take his evidence on the ground that the Inquiry was In the nature of a civil and not a orimlnal proceeding. The witness then continued that he heard the captain end the ehlef mato talking about somo planking that was lyirj on the shore. The captain told the mate to get tbe planking on board the next morning. They both then went Into the cabin, and witness heard Captnln Brown say, "You had better get those hatches lifted off to-morrow morn- Ing." Mr. Vacheil Intimated that he should call no more witnesses. The court was then cleared for an hour, for Mr. R, O. Jones and the nautical assessors to consider their judgment. On the reassembling of the court at three o'clock, The Chairman road the following judgment The court having aonslderod the evidence in this case are of opinion that the explosion on board the Atalanta was caused by the hatches having been put on shortly after the loading of the vessel was completed, and their having been allowed to re- main on from that time to the morning of the ex- plosion, viz,, from mid-day on Friday to nine o'clock on Monday morning, with the exoeptlon of a short period on Saturday morning, wheitthefore hatch appears to have been opened to put some articles below. From the gaseous nature of the coal with which the captain, who had previously carried a cargo from this port, must have heen acquainted, it was especially neocuary thllt proper ventilation should be esta- blished, and kept up for several days after the cargo was placed on board. This was entirely prevented by the hntchea being kept on, as there were no other means of ventilation. The consequence of this act of careleaaness was the accumulation of a large amount of gas under the decks of the vessel, plac ing her In a most dangerous position in the event of the gas so accumulated being brought into contract with a naked light. In this utate of eircumetances the second mate, In pro- curing some ropes from the Is-irette, recklcea?y caused a match to be Ignited there, upon which a frightful explosion instantaneously took place, resulting In the death of four men, and the maiming of aeveral others, and great damage to the ship. We are of opinion that It was the duty of the master to see to the safety of the ship, and that his neglect to ascertain that the hatches were kept open was a gross default, by which he has not only caused the destruction of property but also the lota of four valuable lives, Wo, therefore. sentence him to a suspension of his certificate for the term of two years. As to the second mate, though he wAs nodoabt In tbe exeoutlon of his duty Ic getting ropss oat of the lsizarette, he Is clearly responsiblo for the main In which he performed it, and he ought to have known that with such a cargo on board striking a a light below In a place only separated from the cargo by a loomely-attached sallwas a mosthazirdons act. We take notice that though he escaped with life he hM been very severely iniar4 and we think no ,bfect would be gained by suspending his œrU. ficate. We therefore content ourselves with reprl- =DI'J:tii:ihi:l b:or: a uG >y of the Peauih hasbour and dock regulations w pro" Ted by the dock-muter. The 18th rule inii.cts r ..aalty upon the person In charge of any vessel 1 Jen with coal not having Its hatohes op an wwhb m dock but It does not appear that the dock authorities had posted up the bye-laws in their ffi:etIo:fh P::I::D Vim about the dock, nor al a rule do they place copies of these regulations on board veiisali entering their dock, as we think should be done. Tile court observes that a kind of wooden tube was placed in the vessel from the main-hatchway down to the keelson, intended for ventilation, but which, In our opinion, was of very little service when the hatches were open, and of none when they were closed. The court are of cpinlon that a cargo of ooal, of this description especially, so liable to generate gas, should be ventilated by tubes, forward and aft, reaching; to tbe under tide of the deck, but not ex- tending below the surface of the cargo, and having sufficient elevation above the deck to be out of the reach of fire, fitted with revolving cowls, so as to create a thorough draught of air fore and aft abore the cargo, by which means the accumulating gas would be continually swept away. And In no case should a vessel loaded with coal be allowed to pro. ceed to sea depending for ventilation upon its hatches only, Mr. R. O, Jones intimated to Hr, Vaohell that the court thought, under the circumstances or case. If the captain applied for a matos eertlSsate it might be granted, so as to enable bI. teWUow his occupation whUe the sentenoe vu In opus". Mr. Bavenhlll said It might be worth while to mention, for the Information of the pubre. gmt a sub-section of the 71st bye-law enacted that any person who Ih.n have, or cause to be bA any fte S DlhHcJ amdle or lamp In My vood wUbla the blboar or dock, or -_the pier, eMept with -?-- or d-k' or the hMbear.mMtet. 'h*U be the .I n TMt wM role wbMt was, apparently, not eaf_cJ.. PenMth. h. inquiry then terminated.
ITHE "STRANGE STORY" FROMI…
THE "STRANGE STORY" FROM MERTHYR. THE PRISONER BBFORB THE MAGISTELTES. MERTHYR, SATUBDAT. The prisoner, Bees Morgan, who Is charged with complicity In the murder of Richard Jones (Dlok Pudding) at lochrhlw, near Bhynmey, nineteen years ago, again appeared before the Merthyr bench en Saturday. The evidence before adduced was founded on his own statements reoentl* mado In a Subllohouse, but the alltloW tnfoMMtten UcttMjtMcect nttensoes with what he did and said at the time Jones was missed. The circumstances of this edraordIAarJ case have already been detailed In these colamno. It Is only necessary now to say that In 1859 Richard Jones, a collier, living at Blaen BhymjMy, was mltsed after paying a visit to a public-house at Fcehrhiw- In 1870, eleven years later, some skeleton remains were found, in company with a tzamwheel and ebdn, which looked m though they had been attached to the body, In an old disused pit shaft known as the Tunnel Pit, Foohrhlw. These were found to be the lost remains of Richard Jones, and there appears to be little doubt that he had been murdered. At the Merthyr police-court on Saturday (before Dr. Davles, Messrs. Probert and Williams), Bees Morgan, a labourer, was brought up on remand from the previous Saturday, charged with com- plicity In the death of Richard Jones, a couler at Focbrhiw, In the year 1869. The prisoner who had lost flesh considerably during his week's Incarcera- tion, bad a very emaciated appearance In the dock. Mr. D. B. LewN (Uem& Sm[94 Lewis, ana JODe.), appeared for the prosecution, ed Mr. ShnoM, (Me.. Simons and Ftewt). for the de- fence the court was crowded daft the hearing. Mr. Lewis In opening uW: I appear for the prosecution °1eDI.. I :!ra: r1:; M weU tell the bench at once that ? Intend asking 6_J.I. _1 v_- L. ;ead"rddCÜf; a week, di ;Î<t:;k the bench for a remand for another week. The facts of the case are complicated, and the occurrence happened such a long time ago-twenty years ago iaearly-khat It is a matter which requires very care- follnvestlgatloll before this man, who by his own statement has clearly shown that he knows some- thing of this matter, should be allowed to B), Tou have al1ead, heard what the prisoner has told wit- nesses in this court lately, and I will call the brother of the deceased before you to tell you how he Identified the remains In the pit as those of his brother. He will also tell you that when the search was being made for the mhdng mm. that the Isomer met him, and said to bla? Why don't ,on °cl:r pit ::OI;t j¡: "m connect the prisoner with the death of the man at the time, and I will ask you on that to remand him for another week, so that we shall be enabled to push our Inquiries further. There can be no doubt that a lot of people were LmpUoated in the matter, and if the thins is emefuuy glfkd that something may be found out. Mr. Simons: I appear for the defence. Mr. Lewis called the brother of the deceased, Thomas Jones. Dr. Davies: The prisoner told the brother some- thing aboni a statement, Mr. Lewis: He told the brother of the deceased at the time of the search. Thomas Jones, a grey-headed man, was then ex- amined by Mr. Lewis. Are you the brother of Richard Jones?-Ym When did yon htt see yonr brother Richard alive 1-1 cannot apy what date of the year; It was about 17 years ago. What day of the week was It 1-011 a Sunday. At the time after you saw him was any search made for him?-Yet. Was he found ?—No. When you were making the search for him did you see Bees Morgan 1-Yel, just ttbont the. time we were looking for him. Where did you see him ?-On the mountain. What did he tell you ?—He told me to dry the pIt. pit What rlt ?-The tunnel pit where my brother wai. What was It he said ?-I met him on the road. Be said, Tom, what's the reason you don't dry that pit ? I said, I cannot dry it; It Is too much of a job." He said, Your brother's sure to be there." I went ta Mr. Thomas and asked him If he would dry the pit. Mr. Thomas was the overman of the Dowlala Company he said It would be of too much an expense. He asked me first of all If I wu sure that my brother was there. I said I could not be sure. You knew the Tunnel Pit then ?-Oh, yes I have been on the top of It many a time. It was covered over, wasn't It 1—Yea. By Dr. Davles How was It covered ?-As souud an t.htLt. t.hIA. By Mr. Lowls What with !—With boards. There was only one pit there then, and now there are two ?-Yeg. Do you remember when there was a lot of bones fonnd In the Tunnel Pit?—Yes, very well. Were you shown a handkerchief which was found with them ?—Yet, and swore to It. Whose was It ?—My brother's. Did he W(III It on that Sunday 2-1 did not lee him on that Sunday. Did you see a boot that was found 2-Yel, It was his boot. Was there acy peculiarity In your brother's arm ? -YEN. What was It?-It was broken near the wrllt. Was that found to be the case with the bone of one of the arrnn ?—It was. Ororaexamlned by Mr. Simons: The prisoner was searching for yeur brother, wmwt he, with the other people on the mountain?—I cannot say I saw him. Now, did he not tell you he had been with eight other people to the top of the pit?-Not to me. The questicn was repeated, and witness said pri- soner might have told him 10, but If he did he did not recollect It. Did he tell you that there was upon the boarda that what he thought was a new mark ?—No. Did he ten you that the other people ssid It wai an old mark ?- He did cot say anything of the sort to me that I know. WUI you swear It? -I cannot take my oath. Did he give you that as a reason for searching the pit ?-He said something of the sort, but I do not remember what It was- I cannot say; it Is such a lorz time ago now. „ Did he not advise you to go to the uowiais uom- pany and tell them that they should open the pit ? Well, perhaps he did; I don't know. Now, independently of the prisoner, were not other people saying thgy were sure your brother had been put Into tbe pit? -Nobody told me ha was aure to be there, only him. Did not many peopla say they believed It, and that that was the only place he could be ?—He oould be In another place, But they had searched every other place?—Yet, and that pit was cot searobed. Wu the top taken off the pit ?-Yen, after- wards. Not at the time ?-Ne. Did you go to see the top of the pit afterwards ? Ye8, some time after that. Did you see some marks upcn the boards?—I did not look 10 cioaely as that, Do you know that the prisoner Bees Morgan was with a lot of some hundreds of people searching for the man for some daY8 1-1 cannot say that Morgan was there more than anybody else—I know there were hundreds about searching. Did yon learn anything of a cap that was fonnd belonging to your brother that was loat t-I had the cap. Was there blood upon h ?-There was none at the time I had It. Were there marks of blood upon It !-I did not look 80 closely as that. Where was it found ?-On the mountain facing Rhymuey, Who found lt ?-A man from Ehymney, and there was one man with him. Were there not tumours about at the time that somebody had done this to the man, that he was killed, In consequence of breaking the leg of a cow?-No. You never heard that at the time?-No I dll not hear It until I came to Fochrhlw, Now, how many years ago Is It since your brother was lost ?—Seventeen years. Yon do not mean to say that yon can recollect all that was said and done at the time t-No, nor one' quaiter of It. There may have been talk about the cause of yoir brother's death at the time which you may have forgotten now?—Oh yes, I have forgotten more than half. Don't yon remember people saying about that time that a man's life was worth more than a cow's leg ?—Nothing until this man came to the Foohrhiw and takled about it. Do you know where the prisoner Bees Morgan lived at the time your brother was mimd?-Witk Morgsn Th mas. Was there a man lodging with Um t-I cannot say. Did you ever hear of an,. quarrel between this man, Bees Morgm, and ycut brother ?—Nothing at all. I think this man hat been working about the aouzt"betwon here, Kni b:. B),?"? .120% kowt he my. tMrST?? ifter.. If1t;, 10011 cUd JOU II8Ø him at- he -in the VoUce-oourt a week ago, IpOb to 'ou! Did you not see him eight or &W MOOW fift. wards :-No. dM net speak IIIODthJ If\er. Will you swear you did aoU-1 OIDIIoh- Did not he tell you again a teendMM ?' t? thought the Men?. of your bmiker eMht S I  the pit opened ?—He might have MM tt; l"* Jr!exed bJ Mr. !jewh:WM there mou, pit about there ?-Yes. Was that searched ?-No. What was the pit oalled ?—Jonaa'a Pit He did not point to Jonas's Pit, did he 1-No lhe Tunnel Pit. He did not ask you to search all the pit,* w. Did you know that yoar brother W&I 4W 17 years ago ?-No. YOU thought, and most of the ot)m wole thought, that he had gone away MmewhMt''S And It w.t until theb.M.wMef? years *go that you Imew he w*A dead i_Wo dW not know where he was #U ihm &Mt.ShneM: But JOU found hit c in' v5 we found his cap, but we amM Mi ?y ?hi; )S body was. By Mr. lawh 4s hr M JOu hew.  i  not My that anyone had killed him thm' N? Amd the eennMy <Ue dtd net htew whether u,. tM had hUM Mm ?t jl?-N., Margaret DMte' wallhe next witne? e.)M .,< MM! I live at FMhthtw, and keep th.E? PIM&vt PubBe-hou-e- I h"e lived at Foch*b for 19 years, and recollect the talk about B(S J.. =, ml.d. I did ot how Beet lfm» then, and not till June 26.h list, when h?<!? our houie. He Int for me to ask if he mM h>{! room to tleep. I Mtd ym He ? J! he WM traTtmE?, and had been to AmaS 14 Jean, aid we? afraid to crom the momhS that night. He added that he WM gkg to iW bottom of the country, from there to Drjm, III from there to Y Italrtera. He asked me gftuwtzd. If I bad heard any talk about Richard 'J?' ?' was called Dick Poddht." Mtd I did hm anything at this time. He laid he could take his oath who had killed Richard Jones, if he couw have his eath on what he had not sees, only 08 what he had heard. He the said that there wA one more that knew as well u him, and added that It was the woman at the new public who had heard the same an him. It was the prltoser who bePII the conversation. I did not think anything ot the man, and had forgotten It, being to man; yean ago. He said there was one living who knew, tint four knew it before, and knew It now, and that he waa one. Mr. Simons: The man did not "'J that be her It, but knew It from hearing only, Mr. I*wim I take t? th?' H&hL Mr. Simons commenced his cross examination by IUppoalng the vll. knew a .at m&,y,lln,0,4 ".a,d :t seen. The ?itness would not near- had been a George III., but would swear to thepait existence of Alexander the Great. (Liughtei.) He continued: You had heard before this that tbe man had been fonnd In the pit ?—Yes, Had you heard anything said about opanlnt the pit when the man wa. lost?—No, bnt I head 01 them drying some level at Fochrhlw, Did you hear anything of the finding of the op on the mountain ?-No. I am afraid jot have a bAd memory Mr. Lewis objected to Mr. Simons conducting L!| cross-examination In an argumentative manner, Mr. Simons: In dealing with IUO" loaif rubbish as tills Mr. Lewis: Suoh Is your opwas; you knots Mr. Simons continuing: ice man saia lie had been away he said he had been to America UI4 back six months. He had been back six months from the bottom of of the country I did he tell you anything about the people who had gone to America at the time —No, he did not tell me; he laid he hxiw ic me. body that was there, Did he toll you that he knew thrae who wai oaf there at et:lll' ?* :.eh:ndld :;I:e;ew::t 0:: knew them; but he -aid If a( me people knew that he was In the Fochrhlw they would be thaking In their shoes. What state wa. he as to bfer at the timet—Hj had drunk but very llttlo thenj it was In the morning, and I asked him if he would havj soma breakfast You keep a lpublic-bouie, don't you?—Y*t, Don't you know that people who are in the habit of drinking are cot particular as to the t'me of tie ray when they do drink ?-& had had ho glauet of beer and acme bread and cheese. How much had he before he eamethert ?—He had not been from there that morning. Had he had any the night before, before he came there ?—Yea; you might see he had had some. Had he more at your house that night ?-A glut afterwards. How much gin ?-Not a drop of liquor. Did he teU yon of the money he had lost ?— No. Mr. Lewis: Upon the evidence adduced I will ask for a remand. Mr. Simons, In a rather lengthy address, urged that the bench could not trifle with justloa, and pointed out that the utmost which had been Mther- to proved against the prisoner was his own state- ment that he "tS sure he knew who It was who committed the deed, expressing his own conviction, like anyone might say he was sure he knew who were the murderers of Mr. Bravo, This, added to the fact that he had, while searching with others on the mountain, pointed to the very pit where the remains were found amounted to evidence of tb3 most perfect innocence. Nothing could be mor3 absurd to inkpose that any man who knew anything :Owxe:I h': opening of the pit by the Dowlala Ccmpsny, and nothing could be more reasonable for the innocent man to do after examining the pit, feeing the marks upon the plank- ing, and after the fed:?:; of the oap. Seventeen years afterwards his conviction oame perfectly true, and this was the BtrcngeBt6vldenceof IJs innocence In the world, and If the bench were about toremand him upon that evidence, rooplq bad better shut their mouths at onoe for fear of having suoh charges pre- ferred against them. In this Idle way the pritoner mentioned the cams of the man Williams, wbo, having been In custody, was discharged; then why keep Morgaufcer he had dbtlnctlJ stated that he knew nothing cf his own knowledge, He might mention that the cae waa only adjourned on the laat occasion for thE exunlnatlon of tho aerva&t girl, who waa not preient. Mr. Lewis: She it !n the North of England, and lhat is a good reMen why we should hava remand, Mr. Simons: But hive yon taken any steps ? Mr. Lewis: We bpvti found out where she II. Mr. Prpbert: It Is better for him that it should be cleal10d ap. Mr, Simons: But the man is In custody, fotcho matter what his atr.tion, his liberty Is dear to hlm Suppose I were In custody on such evidence I should be shooting the gaoler or something of fibe tort, Mr. Lewis: At tbn time when thla case wat goln; on Superintendent Wren was here, and there was a different staff of officials l we therefore have to communicate, and do what we can, and If wo can go on further with It we will. We cannet do this so soon, and on these grounda, li will atk you to grant a remand after the evidence that haa been brought up. Here this man of his own guilty kIIowledae- I was almost going to say wherever he goea—atarti this conversation, although there la no talk about on the country aide. Then oropa up the fact that ha knows where thlsbody was, andltlaaqueatlonwluoh I think you will have to consider very seriously that If this had been dote at the time, and the bad? had been found, he would have been toiken,into custody- Mr. Simons had never heard of such an abnid thing In his life. Dr. Davles said It Implied guilty knowledge. Mr. Simons Guilty knowledge, when he 031 to t. the top of the pit with other people aid urges that it should be opened I Mr. Lewis My frl-.nd Is giving evidence. Mr. Simons Guilty knowledge, indeed. Wai anything so fatuous ? It la monstrous that the mta who should'glve information as to whore the hod,w1 to be found, and urged the polioo to lIIake a teuoh, ahould be charged with guilty knowledge II u Idiotic. Dr. Davles Is there any probability tiat taoro will be further evidc ..ca sufficient to "I).\¡¡:W¡ Qut granting the remanl ? Superintendent Ti'cmas Yet, I thlnlr FO. The application rat granted, and the gri"w was remanded for a
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