The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-10 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT ABERDARE.

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The inquest upon the remains of John Davies
was resumed on Monday, at the Prinos'e Arms, Mountain
Aali. Superintendent Wrenn prodimed a hatchet which
the prisoner, it wee stated, borrowed on the day of the
murder.

Mary Rees, servant at the Cefnpennar Inn, confirmed
the evidence given before the magistrate relative to the
prisoner and the deceased being together at the stile near
the Cefnpeonar lon, about half-pest two on the 2nd of
September. A man named Richard Waters called to the
deceased to go down to the ekittle.alley, close to the ins,
to have some beer, bat witneer could not say if be partook
of the beer, although ho left the stile and walked a little
way down the alley.
David Jones, quarryman, whose evidence wee given In
Welsh, said—l remember very well the god of September.
It was about 4 o'clock when I saw Davies, the missing man,
near the Upper Cefnpennar Quarry, where I work. This is
about 500 or 600 yards from the roadway. He was on the
tramroad, which leads from the quarry to the upper pit,
when I saw him. He was going in the direction of Notre-
moor, which was in the direction also of the quarry. I
know it was 4 o'clock, because I was going to work a
" quarter" that night. There was no one with Davies. I
said to him, " Where are you gouts John r He replied,
"I am going fora few nuts." I , "Where 011111 you pt
nuts that way '!" He said, " Oh, on the other side of the
bill." That was all I said, and I did not see him after-
wards. When I got down to the yard of the upper pit I
sew Robert Coe standing amongst the pit wood in the yard.
There was no one with him.

John Slater, • quarryman, said—l remember seeing
Davies on the pay Saturday, and on the Monday or Tuesday
following I beard that he was missed. It was about four
o'clock when I saw him on the Saturday, just by the quarry
o• the tramroad. He spoke to me, saying, "It is four
o'clock, Jack." I replied, It is no odds, lam going to
work a quarter." He was then going up a pathway that
leads to the Cefnpennar lon. I saw Robert Coe in the
same place where I had seen Davie. This was about two
minutes afterwards. He was going •long the Name pathway.
Mary Morgan said—Robert Coe lodged with me sines
March, 1865. He usually went to work about 6 o'clock in
the morning, leaving off at 4 o'clock on Saturdays. He west
to work as usual on Saturday, Sept. 2, and returned home
about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. He changed hie clothes,
washed himself, and bad some victuals. He was in his
working clothes as usual. I noticed nothing more than usual
about his demeanour. He remained in the house about one
hour, and then left, saying he was going to Aberdare. latter-
wards saw him about 10 o'clock that same night, when he
returned, and went to bed almost immediately afterwards.
He brought home • pair of new boots end • new flannel shirt.
He give me a sovereign at dinner time, the same as he was
in the habit of doing. The neat day he went out between
eight and nine o'clock. I saw him when he went out, but I
did cot see him afterwards till between nine and ten
o'clock the same night. Ho wore the same working clothes
on the Monday following as he had warn on the Saturday.
I did not wash his clothe*, and I believe they were not
washed.

Edward Williams, landlord of the Mountain Ash, de-
posed—l remember seeing the deceased on the 2nd of Sep-
tember, and receiving from the prisoner some pay. Both
he and the deceased were together. This was about a
quarter-past four. They called for one pint of beer, end
Coe gave me half a sovereign to change to take the,9d.
he owed me, and for the pint of beer. I did not see
Davies with any money. They remained from three to
five minutes. I did not notice where they went ; they ap-
to be in a great hurry to leave. They left about
l'alrol the beer they called for. A man named Winter
was in the house at that time drinking. I cannot say if
there was any one else.

Charles Jones, • smith, s►id—l left John Davies (the
deceased) in the shop on the 2nd of September. I paid him
his wages, amounting to 11. 135., about • quarter past two
that day.
Medical evidence as to the cause of death having been
given, the case was adjourned to Thursday.