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Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-10-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE PAVILION.  It was evident on Monday night, for some little distance before; the music hall of the Pavilion was entered, that an exceedingly good house had assembled. Round after round of applause echoing from Ele hall made the latecomer anxious to get inside, and on entering he found good reason for the loud expressions of seisfaction. It is a difficult task for the best of managers to provide a uniformly excellent programme from week to week. He, as well as the audience, may often be disappointed in an artiste—to say nothing of the great expense entailed in providing an entertainment worthy of a music-hall of the first class, and suitable to the critical tastes of the upper and more respectable classes, who now form the great bulk of theattenders in our Swansea hall. Therefore it is no flattery to Mr. Parker to say that the greatest credit is due to him for the experienced management which has made the ' Swansea Pavilion beyond dispute the first in point of merit, respectability, and toncin Wales. Amongst this week's performers there is no one who descends even to mediocrity; the salvos of applause heaid every five or ten minutes from the windows of the building on Monday night were a good advertisement for passers-by to note. The Lenten Family, who have performed before the English Royal Family, and in the Courts of Europe, were naturally the principal stars of the evening. The house came down" at the end of every new feat; their performance is novel and clever beyond the conception of anyone who has not seen them. Mr. Patrick Rafferty comes next. Ins song, When Johnny joinel the Football Club" will be 11, favourite in Swansea now, and We got Isis Club Money this morning" runs it close. Mr. Rafferty will rank amongst Swansea's greatest favourites before the week 1,, out—he was compelled to sing five times on Monday evening. In the dancing department Miss Eva Bell, the Sisters Schofield, and Miss Minnie Dubois, are everything that could be desired. Each awl all, both in song and do,ce, were heartily iirp"-teded and encored. Miss Londy's songs are good. Eva Bell's songs are amongst the hits of the evening. The Binghams, Tom and Mihnie. with song and joke and dance, afforded unlimited merriment; and Will Hebden, the well known London Star comedian, Swiss warbler, and mimic, was a great success. On the whole, with Mr. May 'a excellent accompaniments and selection, the Put. this week richly deserves bumper houses.  Thu news of the murder of a mother by her on has bees received from Wajeton, ni the Danube. The man is a town councillor and the proprietor of a great many houses. He is said to be worth nearly half a million of florins. About a year ago he married a poor but pretty girl, and has since then repeatedly quarrelled with his mother. On Saturday they fell out over the sale of this year's wheat crop, 11XVI the son, growing excited, lifted a revolver and tired three shots at his mother, killing her on the spot. ANY DOCTOR WILL TELL YOU there is no better l'imgh Mcsiielne than Kl:enNo's L, /
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-06-12 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

AWFUL DISCOVERY IN THE THAMES. ANOTHER WOMAN BUTCHERED. The "Star" says that a parcel has blen found in the Thames, off lierseley Down, by some men who were waiting for work. It contained the lower part of a Wiallall'A body, cut in half. The police were fetched and the remains, which were wrapped in an apron, handed over to them. It is believed that the separation of the parts had only recently taken place, as they presented no sign of putrification. The Central News is able to confirm he report that the lower portion of a woman s body has been found wrapped in a parcel at St. George's Stairs, Ilorseley Down. The Central News further learns that another portion of a woman's body, a thigh, has been found near the Albert Bridge, Battersea. The limb was tied up in some underclothing belongiugto a woman, the name of Fisher being written upon it. The opinion of the authorities is that the remains have been in the water from 10 te 14 days. From iLdications in the manner of tying up the parcel, and.judging from the portion discovered it is probable that the remains found at Horse. icy Down and Battersea were part of the same human body. Further enquiries leave little doubt but that the discoveries of human remains in the Thames point to another horrible murder and mutilation. The remains found at Horsley Down showed that the perpetrator of the outrage had cut his victim with the most revolting brutality. The lower portion of the trunk had been lacerated through and across, the whole presenting a spectacle too horrible to be described. John Regan, the labourer whohandcd the parcel to the police, was found by the Central News rep Yter unloading a vessel in the tideway. Ile stated: "About 12.30 this morning, as I was standing on the shore, it being just at low water, I saw some boys throwing stones at something lying close to the water's edge. I went there and found a parcel containing human remains. It was, I think, a part of a woman's person. It was not. a large parcel, and the weight would not be more than three or four pounds. It was wrapped up in a girl's apron. I folded the parcel up again, and, seeing a Thames police boat coming along, hailed it, and gave the parcel to the officer in charge. It was taken to the Wapping Polite-station. I believe the part appeared to have belonged to a full-grown person. Albert George Day, a ferryman at St. George's stairs,was with Regan ' when the latter picked up the parcel. He in. formed a Central News reporter that he believed the flesh had not been long in the water, as blood was still flowing from it. It was tied in a child's white apron, which was dirty from the river, and tied at the four corners. The medical examination of the remains leave no doubt that death was produced by violent means. From indications on the parts it is believed that the woman had been experimented ' upon with a view to procure abortion, and that she succumbed under the operation. It is further conjectured that the perpetrator then adopted the brutal plan of cutting up the body and throwing the portions into the Thames.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-02-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE PARNELL COMMISSION.  At Wednesday's sitting of the special coremission the Attorney-General called Richard Mitchell, whose case was referred to by Capt. , Slack. Witness stated ha was boycotted for letting his agricultural machinery to boycotted persons. He went into the shop of Mr Condon, M.P., at Clonmel, and bought a piece of meat. He met Mr Condon afterwards, who clutched at the meat and said if he had been in that shop witness would have had the knife. Evidence was neat given as to speeches delivered by Boyton, Matt Harris, and Mr Biggar. Mr Ladgate, of the Cork Omatilettion, said he attended at a banquet at Cork in March, 1880, at which Mr Biggar said they had seen what Hartmann had done in Russia, and he thought that if the constitutional coarse failed, Ireland would be able to funiisla another Hartmann.  Sir Henry James proceeded to read newspaper extracts. A witness named Heanne, stated that he had attended meetings at the house of Mrs. Welsh, at Letterfrack. They were Land League meetings and men went from one of them to murder the Leyden!. In moss—examination, witness said he did not know that the Garish priest was president of the League. He had heard that League meetings were held at the Chapel. bat never attended. Had never paid money to the League.  At the sitting of the Parnell Commission on Thursday, Patrick Fanagher, ex-Land League clerk, was recalled. He was sworn as a fenian in 1857 or 1868. Shortly afterwards Mr O'Kelly, now member for Roscommon, attended a meeting of the Fenian Society and advised them to keep the mat ter secret, and to be ready to take up arms. Mr O'Kelly at that time was known as Mr Martin. - .  --• ..... The next witness was Joseph Soames, solicitor for the " Times," who said that while engaged in the case of O'Donnell v. Walters, he had seen a person in Dublin, , said to have been a Land League clerk. This person produced 9. bundle of documents which witnessafterwards had brought ,to London. A number were endorsed J. F., and witness believed the initials were in the hand writing of John Ferguson of Glasgow. It was elicited that the name of the person who handed Mr Soames the letters was Phillips. Mr Soames produced the seven letters published by t he "Times"a nd alleged to have been written by Mr Parnell. He said they had been shown him by Mr Mac donald, manager of the "Times," and he had submitted them to an expert, Mr Inglis, together with genuine specimens of Mr Parnell's handwriting which had been col— lected. Mr Inglis went to Dublin with him for the purpose of seeing the Kilmainham books, whieh he now produced. He had also seen signatures of Mr Parnell. Mr Betimes, in cross-examination by Sir Charles Russell said that the articles entitled Tarnellism and Crime' were written by Mr Flannigan, who was a member of the " Times " staff, and the son of an Irish judge. The sum paid in connection with the letters was very large, but witness could not for a moment say the exact sum, the first payment was £l,
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-04-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SYMPATHETIC GALLERY "GOD." The comedy-element in the sensational drama "Siberia." which is being performed at the New Theatre Swansea, this week, was supplemented on Wednesday evening by an incident which more greatly tickled the risorial propensities of the audience and created more amusement than even the laughter-provoking performances of Miss Jessie Cross. In the fourth act of the play the scene is laid in the wilds of Northeast Russia, and the Nihilistic exiles are represented as being very harshly treated by Michael Jameoff, the lieut. - governor, whose " willanous" character is effectively pourtrayed by Mr. Duncan Campbell. The daughter of one of the revolutionists is supposed to have died during working hours, and her father plaintively asks the governor for leave to absent himself for a little while, so that he might be allowed to see the body. In language emphatic and strong, Jaraeoff refuses the request, and upon the appeal being renewed, he strikes the old man to the ground with such force that he faints. The house was deeply interested in this part of the play, especially, it appears, a seafaring youth who occupied a front seat amongst "ye gallery of gods." He had until now sat still and witnessed the indignities C.) which were being heaped upon the prisoners: he had watched in silence the snow (white paper) fall upon the bare beads of helpless women; he had seen the warders (pretend to) flog their victims, and his sympathetic nature could stand no more. Rising quickly to his feet he allowed his feelings to get the better of his discretion, and loudly shouted, "Give him a b— kick, moo," with the result that the house was convulsed with laughter. This reminded " Jack " of his position, and he I looked exceedingly sheepish afterwards.  A telegram from Bristol on Wednesday says : —The Home Secretary, replying to a petition I sent up in favour of John Withey, under sentence of death in Horfield Gaol, Briefer, for the murder of his wife, states that he han had the (IMP under careful consideration, but is unable to discover sufficient ground to justify him in advising her Majesty to interfere with the due course of the law. The execution will take place on Thursday morning.  HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND PEOSPSHITY are advanced by habits of thrift and sobriety. Nothing contributes so largely se this end as She use of sion-intewiestiny drinks. TEA, it is true,when aduiterated is injurious to beal:h. but tea drinkers can sore its health and pocket by always using Borniman's Pgre Teo. This tea yields a strong ,rich, and delicious beverage, stimulating and invigorating to the system. 'Yorke' sat the loom, toilees in the mine, workers in lb, fads, as well as those of sedentary hatoss, ackuow!edgp the foothill; and health giving influences of Hornitnan's Pure Tea, which is sold ONLY no PACTIPII3, with the pries) printed on the label Sivi list of Agents in this paper.  A WORD To MOTHERS, lioroick's Mothers' Favourite Teething Pow(lera Prevent Convulsions.-18, wad 25. G 22. beaea.  - •;„
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-12-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TRUTHFUL JEEMS." There were three or four old codger. seated around • stove in the back room of an Austin saloon toast. lug their shine and spinning yarns. An old stag-driver named Smooth, with a bald head and a lung beard, which probably owed its peculiar colour to his habit of chewing tobacco for the last forty years, spoke up and said "The best.hearted man I ever knew in my life was Bob Hinklsy,who used to be sheriff up in Nebraska in the early days. He wale the whitest man I ever saw. He was the easiest man on prisoners that ever lived. When a prisoner's time was up he always refused to go; he had such a nice time in gaol. By thunder in some oases the county attorney had to get out writs for trespass, just as you do in cases where • tenant ref uses to get out of • house, in order to get those prisoners out of gaol. Bob Hinkley used to feed them so well, and treated them so gentlemanly, that wee would shoot somebody for no other purpose than to get into that gaol. I was there myself for a week or so, waiting to be vindicated on the charge of stealing a hog. Well, one day—it was awful warm—Sheriff Hinkley sent a man who was U5l murder across the street to a saloon to bring in • trayful of drinks for the prisoners. We waited for • good while, and one of us helloed out from the gaol window for the murderer to bring over them drink' quick, as we were suffering for them. But be didn't come back worth a cent. When Bob Hinkley ' cause in we sand to him 'Mr. Sheriff, that • murderer ain't got back with them drinks.' It was hinted around among lie that the murderer I had lit out, but old Bob wouldn't listen to i it. He burst into team, and said : 'I know that poor boy hasn't left me. Somebody must have kidnapped him. I am sure something must have happened to him. Come, boys, let's hunt him up.' And all the gaol birds, counterfeiters and ths like, turned out and hunted that whole town over." Did they find the missing murderer?' " Yes, we found him. It was just as Sheriff ilib. ley, or Bob, as we used to call him. said. The murderer never ran away. He had been kidnapped by a vigilanoe committee and was hanging to a tree, so we never got those drinks. We all mane back to gaol looking very blue. After that we prisoners quit strolling about town and going about hunting, but Bob Hinkley made it so comfortable for us that we didn't care to stroll. He had a saloon, a reading room, a shooting gallery, and a billiard.table lined up for us in gaol, for fear he might lose some of It ain't often you find • sheriff taking such care of the prisoners." The speaker, having finished, got up and strolled out. One of the other old codgers spoke up, sad motioning to the retiring form of the last speaker said "He ain't himself now, but when he was fs younger man, before he loot his memory and hie -magination, he could lie powerful. If he duzi tdo setter after awhile, people will call film 'Truthful learns.'" American Paper.  noviturre !—Pos. TEN Tow= Ann
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-01-30 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

IENEVIEVE WARD AT SWANSEA.  With a reputation created by sterling ability and a long course of years in the profession, and endorsed by the critics of the leading London journals, Miss Genevieve Ward made her first appearance before a Swansea audience in the New Theatre on Monday evening, in "Forget-me-Not." Toe building was not nearly so well filled as the excellence of the, company warranted. " Forget-me-Not" is a threeeact drama by Herman Merrivale and Florence Grove, and is one of the most interesting pieces staged on the boards of the Swansea Theatre for many a day.—The daughter of a wealthy and first-class Englieh family, Rose Verney, has married the son of Stephanie, the Marquise de Mohrivart, alias " Forget- meNot," wife of the most notorious nobleman in France, and keeper of a Parisian gaming hell. The son dies shortly after the marriage, leaving Rose Verney a widow with an infant child. By article 121 of the law governing marriage contracts in France, the marriage of a man under 25 years of age is invalid unless the parents give their consent. The Maximise de Mohrivart, a merciless woman of the world, had formally withheld her sanction to her son's nuptials, and having since been ostracised front society, sees a favourable opportunity for social rehabilitation in insisting upon accompanying the Verneys amongst their friends. Alice Verney, to save her sister from the disgrace of being looked upon as neither maid nor wife— which appears inevitable if the Me rquiee does not recognise the marriage,—heart-btoken, consents to do this, but Sir Horace Welby, a friend f the Verney a, and lover of Alice, sets his face agairst it, and after trying is vain to coerce , Stephanie by a recapitulation of former vandals in which she has been implicated, threatens to set upon her track Barred°, a G-rei, an whom she has cruelly wronged, and who had already murdered her husband. This is the only person in the world whom she has any fear of, and she undertakes, if Welby will but cafe her from him, to regard the marriage 1411 valid and betake herself away. The play is essentially a twoecharecter piece, the lion's share of the business devolving on Miss Genevieve Ward, who on Monday night performed the part of the almost stenyebearted yet captivating Marquise with startling reality. Her interviews with the good-natured English baronet were intensely interesting, and when her better self prevailed with her for a moment and she besought him not to ieepoil her of her only opportunity to be a good woman, for whish she so ardently longed, the house was enthralled with admiration. Mr W. H. Vernon's conception of Sir Horace Welby was splendid. Totally discarding anything approaching affectation, he rendered his lines in the most natural manner, keeping the house intent on ewallewing every word of his conversation. The other characters in the cast were also well sustained, and after the good impression left on Monday night crowded houses are sure to be °Stalked during the week.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-02-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

INTERVIEW WITH MRS KENT.  About 12.30 I visited the Glo'ster Hotel, and was at once conducted into the kitchen. It preeented a most melancholy sight. MI 8 Kent was seated in a chair near the fire, and beside her were several relatives and friends of her murdered husband. She bore evident traces of the great mental agony she was experiencing. Her eyes were sunken, and much inflamed by weeping, and she appeared to have completely exhausted herself. She stared vacantly, and her mind was apparently in a most unsettled state. I asked her if she would kindly furnish me with a few particulars of the unfortunate r ocurrence which she did, as follow.: "My husband and 1 slept in the front room overbead the bar. On Saturday night, about midnight, we retired. We noticed nothing unusual about the general appearance of the room. About five o'clock this morning I heard something moving about, and then a match was struck. I awoke my husband, and told him that someone was in the room. He immediately get out of bed, and had no sooner done so than a struggle began. It was quite dark, and I struck a light, and saw n.y husband and a black man struggling. They were struggling near the bedroom door. I took the pistol which my husband kept beneath his pillow, and went to his aid. He reeled and staggered backwards into my arms' and I placed him on the bed, and found that he was bleeding freely from a severe wound on the neck. The black man was about leaviag the room when fired the pistol, and the bullet lodged in his leg. He rushed down over the stairs, and I followed him. He got away from me, and I eventually gave information to P.C. Cross. My husband died about eight o'clock.  THE WIFE'S STATEMENT,  The wife of the murdered man has made the following statement to the police :—My name is Fanny Maria Kent, and 1 am the widow of the deceased Frederick George Kent, now keeping the Grlo'ster Hotel, in tilo'ster place. I remember going to hed, me and my husband, on Saturday last. There was only a baby sleeping in the About 12 o'clock 'ight I  room.  811Mti  12 o'cs. murnight locked the door of the room inside, leaving the key in the lock. We both slept eouudly until I heard a match being struck about half-past tire. I awoke my husband, and he got out of bed at once. It was deck at the time. When the match was struck 1 saw amen in the room, and a wmille took place at once between the man and my husband. My hueband kept a revolver under the pillow and I I felt for a weapon. My hueband and the pHs' oiler were still etruggling and I lit a candle, and with that the prisoner and deceased tell &crows the bed. I discharged the revolver and shot the prisoner in the right thigh. The prisoner then dropped down on hie knee alongside the bed and crawled under tbe Led from one to the other. He then took a looking-glase off the dr.weing table, and threw it across the SOO= at me and my husband. He then rushed