The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1880-12-25 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE SOLIHULL MURDER.  The inquest on the body of the young Trishaw', John Gateley, who wee murdered under mysterioes circumstances at the Gardeners' Arms Solihull, wet resumed at the Town HO, Solihull. heforeMr.oouch. man, county coroner. Mr. E. 0. Smith again reps. minted the perish authorities, and Michael Gateley, the brother of the deceased. At the opening of the isquiry, Mr. &pith cemplained of the delay that lad oecurred in following the person elit,•et••••d of the murder. No telegram was despetched to 11,euingessi, at all events, for a long time, and the most obvious precaution, seemed to have been neglected. Mr. Smith also complained of the absence of the euperintendent of police, veto had goneaway to attend another te -pet* ment at Kingswood.after writiwg ale leer to t eff eo, that nothing important was likely to come out at the in. quest, aiding that "all inquiries had tailed." The coroner cot,curred in blaming the conduct of ths etperintendent. Thomas M'Oale was then called. He said he worked for Mr. Graham. at Yardlej, on the same farm as the deceased. Last Sunday week he and hie brothe • James and Michael Griffin acoomisiated the deceased to Solihull. Toe deceased wanted to IN a man there eho owed him some money. Tory arrived at Solihull at twenty-five minutes to one too late for mass, and at the euggeston the deceased went to the Gardeners' Arms in the hope of seeing there the men the deceased wove] to meet. He Was not at the Gardeners' Arms. 'Diem were about nine people in the bar parlour eho, 1.1 went in, one ot them being a man in e long ulster (the eine who is suspected of the murder). After 0t ing and drinking for nearly an hour, some of the pony went out. Gatelev, followed by the man in the ulster, went into the yard, and shortly ed4erwards some one ran in to tell witness that one of his oompanioes ins she. There had been no previous quarrellin.i. sed nwh'ng had pawed in conversation to cants the.. m suspect the man m the ulster. The man in the ul. rr was not the man Geoghegan who owed Gateley the money. James M'Oale; brother of the last vetates, ▪ Glitelei told him that he did not know eb. had shot him. John Johnson, a wnib-r, in eorrection 0 the evidence given on s former occasion, mid the third men who went into the yard with Gateley and the man in the ulster was not °need the witnesses WrO bad been called that day, but a stranger who mud have dome out of the street. David Johneei, about 16 years of age, son or the barman at the Gardeners' Arm., said he paw the deceased and a man in an ulster coat go out of the hetise. They remained outside for about ten minutes and then came through and walked into the backyard. Shortly afterwards the witness heard the report of a niftol. Immediately after, the man in the ulster cent through the bar and said, " I'm afraid there's a fwd. dent" He went into the street and turned Clown hy the post-office. The witness, after going into tee yard where the deceased was lying on the ground, went out to look for a policemen, with whom be aftereerds went in search of the man in the ulster. As they were going along the Birmingham-road, they mete cab containing two gentlemen. The latter told then they had met a man in a long ulster with three other men going in the direction of Birmingham. They said he was wearing a soft, not a bard hat. Mr. Smith : " Did tbe policeman follow bin?" The Witneer " No, he went with the deceased to the workhouse.' Kr. Smith: 'Although there was a Rocket these and * priest he accompanied the wounded man to the workhouse?" The Witness: "Ye..' The inquiry VIM adjourned.