The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-11-26 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER.  The Blackburn coroner on Tuesday resumed the inquest on the girl Alice Barnes, who was murdered at Wition on the Bth inst. The prisoner, Cross Duckworth, who is charged with the murder, was represented by Mr. Riley, solicitor-_Henry Watson, a labourer, spoke to seeing a man near the scene of the murder on the morning of the Bth, whom he identified as Duckworth. Elizabeth Riding, a girl, also said the prisoner was similar in appearance to the man she saw standing on the bridge. She had seen a large number of men, but had only identified Duckworth. She was quite sure that the prisoner was the same man. Martha Southworth, another girl; John Walsh, &gasman ; and Emily O'Brien also identified Duckworth as the man whote strange appearance they had noticed about the time of the murder.—Superintendent Myers deposed that at the scene of the murder he found the prints of heavily-nailed boots, and a plaster cast was taken. After the arrest the prisoner's house was searched, and two handkerchiefs, similar in pattern to the one found In deceased's mouth, were found. He believed the imprint shown by the cast produced to have been made by the prisoner's right boot.—Richard Welstenholme deposed to making a tracing of prisoner's right boot, and the nails exactly corresponded with the casts.—W. Stirrup, bootmaker, said he had compared the boot with the cast, and the measurements he made corresponded, in his opinion, with the impression which would be produced by the boot. William Duckworth, carter, prisoner's brother, siad that on the Bth inst. his brother came to him at the coal siding at about 10 o'clock. He (witness) left with a load of coal and the prisoner accompanied him. They called at several publichouses and parted at 12.30 —Rolsert Crook, of the Unicorn Inn, Bank Top, said that the prisoner was in his house from 11 o'clock till 12.40 en the day of the murder. The prisoner came in again at 7 o'clock in the evening and read aloud an account of the murder, remarking, "It's a bonny shame, whoever has done it."—The Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the accused.  The Central News learns that several charges which have occasioned considerable discussion in Committee of Supply will either be reduced or will wholly disappear from the forthcoming Civil Ser vice Estimates. The Estimates all round are being rigorously overhauled with a view to retrenchment. Thire has been a serious stabbing affray at Limerick. It arose out of a political quarrel in Englishtown. James Doyle, a labourer, while going home cheered for Parnell, and he was at once attacked and dangerously stabbed in the thigh in the course of the fight which took place. The wound inflicted was several inches deep, and the man's depositions have now been taken. His alleged assailant, John Sullivan, 20, a labourer, was remanded last evening, bail being refused. Heavy storms are reported from the east, west, and south of America. The weather hoe been particularly severe in Illinois and the north-west, and for thirt six hours telegraphic communication between Chicago and the north-west has been completely interrupted.  A