Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1866-04-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE MOUNTAIN. ASH MURDER. FURTHER PAR CI,JULARS OF TILE SITPPRES SION OF EVIDENCE.  It was 1.,abp.0776 t r h. 7.27ier,L ironmonger, co-operationmo g r o f Aberdare,wth the Hearing, however, of the finding of the bloody c:mt, he obtained a piece of the sleeve of it, which he sent for analysis to Mr Davies, surgeon, of Abnrdare, who pronounced the •taitis to be blood. Mr More, therefore, &eines taking any further steps in the pris tner's behalf. It aidition to this coat, it appears that John Morgan, with whom the prisoner lodged, and whose wife gave important evidence ou the trial, now admits that on the day of the murder he lent Coe two yards of rope yarn, precisely similar that with which the murd-redlD3ll'S legs were found tied, and which is now in possession of the rolice, and measures tw ards! Mary Rees, another of the witnesses, who deposed on the trial to having seen the prisoner and deceased by the Cefnpennar inn at halfpast four on the day of the murder, now admits having seen Coe up that road at one o'clock that day. He then had something concealed under his frock, which she now believes to have been the hatchet. (It will be remembered he borrowed the hatchet about one.) He then pretended he was going to the inn to pay the ninepence which he afterwards paid at four o'clock ; but she watched him, and saw him get over into the wood, it is presumed for the purpose of hiding the weapon until it was wanted for the horrible purpose to which he applied it. These people assert they were afraid to say this before, for fear of offending some one in autkority at the Cwmpennar collierins, where they are employed. A story told by the convict Coe to Edward Evans. as they were walking together from the Rhondda Foundry on the Ilth of November last, would have been most important. After remarking that a lonely hollow would be a good place to commit a crime, Coe said, " Did you hear of a boy being killed in a wood in Mountain Ash, and his body not discovered ?" No," said Evans. "Well, then," said Coe, "it's a fact." Shortly after he continued, "I had a quarrel with two chaps in a public-house at Mountain Ash, and they pitched into me. We came out, and one of them cut away pretty quick, but the oth,r followed up the argument, thinkiog be was a better man than me, but he forgot that I had a " protectioner" in my pocket, and I knocked him down as dead as a herring. I went home to bed about half. post to. I awoke at twelve, and could swear I now him staoding by my bedside. I couldn-t sleep, and about daylight I got up, put my clothes on, and went back to the spot; and there he was. I halloaed to him three times, but he did not answer; then I took him up. aid he groaned, and I was precious glad to hear him. Then we walked home ; he went into his lodgings, and I got to mine about five o'clock, and they never knew I had been out." This is probably a description of the murder, if we substitute mutilating the body Cu the groaning and going home. These people have done a great wrotig in withholding these importsnt facts. It appears that the magistrates can do nothing, as there is no charge now pending; but Mr W. R. Smith, the solicitor for the prosecution, has taken steps to have the facts laid before the Home Secretary.