The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1893-06-24 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

NIWIL  THE RAMSGATE MY STE RY.  t:ira William Noel was brought up o remand before the Ramegate Borough Magistra charged with the murder of his wile. The w Alice King was recalled and cross exam ' by Me. Hills ae to the reliability of the times given by her at the corener's inqufty, and eventually burst into tears. —The chairman (Mr. Hammond) pointed out that the witness was an uneducated girl, and should be dealt with as such by learned gentlemen. The witness said the noise she heard on the 14th might have heels crinkled by the shutting of one of Mr. Noel's doors. It was a quiet noise, and she told htr mistress it was a funny noise. When she heard the noise she was in her bedroom with the window slightly open. John Potts, carrier, deposed to seeing the prisoner going towards St. Lawrence with his books under his arm.—Annie Howard, whine fed- ' dence was new in the ease, said she was cook in the employ 0 Captain &therm, Lyntou, St. Mildred's road. On the 14th of May she went out for a walk at half-past two, and reached the corner of St. Mildred's and Grange-roads at twenty-five minutes to three. She walked as far as Miu Green's, and waited about lor her cousin. She waited till ten minutes to three. She saw Mr. Harman in his milk.rurt about a quarter to three. With the exception of a few ri.apeet...ble people she saw no one else in the road and she heard no unusual noise. If there had been she would have heard it. By the Chairman: She saw the passage near Noel's premises as she walked up and down, but did not see anyone aims out of it.—Croes-examined : During the time she was in Grauge Road she would have heard any noise snoh as the slamming of s door.— John Newby, builder, deposed to going behind Noel's premises at about • quarter to three to whistle for his dog. He did not see or hear any. thing unusual about the premises. Everything seemed remarkably quiet.—Cross-examined: Any one on the alert in the premises would have heard his whistle. Mrs. Thornoroft had told him that she bad been for drives with Mr. Noel, and had mentioned that she enjoyed them very muuh.— Re-examined : Mrs. Thorncroft was about 24 years of age.—James C,ollens, greengrocer, living two doors from 9, Adelpiii Terrace, repeated his evidence given at the inquest as to the experiments made with a revolver on Noel's premises.—Mr. Hills reserved his cross-examination.—The prisoner was again remanded. On Saturday James Harman gave evidenoe similar to that given by him before the coroner.— Iu cross-examination, Harman said he aad Noel were friendly, but did not speak. He had no animosity against the prisoner, who, so far as he knew, was a man of unrightnese and integrity. Mr. Matthew Sanders, who lived near Noel, described how he entered the house on the day of the murder, and how Noel pointed out to him that a robbery had apparently been committed. Witseas attempted to point out by a plan the spot where the deceased's spectacles were found, but the Magistrate decided that a visit to the house would be necessary. The Bench granted an application by Mr. Hills ' that Noel should be allowed to stay at Ramsgate 1 Pollee-station until the next hearing of the case on Tuesday, instwad of being remanded to Canterbury Isel.  \ • -11,,.. ~,. ~ . ": telit7,:: .- ii• i (*=•iti4llo:e--- _.- A' -•:-,, • t.;.:._ -4-., 4 4. ..  . :1ii..., liiir ‘,0,,;;) ' -': 111,,A''''L4 '''' Ak S " 7 ' .‘ 1 -,i4.---°' ' 1 ' 2 . I 1 . ,  . 4. , . ) jr wit, \ ..t• 4 ..?0,5"-',,,k, ' Ar. 1 ---A ---Z A ' ,; —. X - - • e iff,',11.10,,X ta,0,,,_ •airvr; i `• .1111110