The Herald of Wales. — 1887-11-19 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ILANELLY.  FULL DETAILS OF THE  CRIME.  THE MURD RER DECAMPS WITH £352.  A DAFEN MAN ARRESTED,  THE SCENE ON SUN ; iAY.  On Saturday morning a most daring robbery and murder was perp.tr rted near Ilenelly, the victim being William D tries, messenger at the Daten Tinplate Works. ' Davies, it appears, as was his custom on Saturday mornings, proceeded to the Bank at Llan• elly for the purpose of obtaining a sum of money with which to pay the wages of the work people at the tin works. Having obtained the money, he immediately set out to return to the works, passing in his journey thrauah some fields. When within one field of Dafen, he wan Kt ' upon by some person or persons, who robbed and nearly murdered the poor fellow. Some children and men passing through the field some time after I saw what they thought was a man on the ground, all c3vered with blood. The men went at once to his assietance, when they found it to be Device, who had been vi,lently assaulted—hit head split open, and hi a throat cut. Beside him was a large knife, such as is used for opening plates at tin works. The poor fellow was unconscious, and, of COUTAO, could give DO account of the attempted murder, or of the money with which he left the bank.  A bag covered with blood was found in the fielct near by. The whole of the money was missing, with the exception of a few povercign4 picked up. The ratline who c ,mmitted the diabolical outrage must have been disturbed at their fell work to have left even the few coins which were afterwards found.  It was feared that poor Davies could not live a few hours, such was the extent of hie injuries. He was removed to the hospital, where a magix. trate was in attendance. The poor fellow sucnumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning. The murder was the general topic of conversation (and tbe late edition of the Leader was eagerly sought after in Llanelly on Saturday evening.) It appears Thomam Davies left the bank a little before 11 o'clock, and proceeded home towards Dafen, until he should have been met by the work's postman (who takes up the north mail letters from the post•office at 10 o'clock), end after leaving them at Dafen office, return, to meit Davi, a, which be u.ually did on the outskirts of the town in the Swansea road. On Saturday morning, the postman left to meet •Diari-s an usual, but after passing the spot near where Device was found he saw some boys playing about the road, who told him Davie,' had passed on, but he could not account for miasing him having come on the came road. He slowly retraced hie steps, but had not gone far before he got to the spot, which, to be briefly described, is a path. way from alongside the cemetery to a road lead• log, on the left into the Swansea Road, near Cape' IBM Farm, and on the right to Velinv A little distance up the Velinvole Road hi another road going down hill into Dafen. A person coming up across the &Ids could not see anyone in the road named. Davies was carrying a leath,r post bag which was locked, one key being at the bank, and one at the office. The bag contained two bags of £2OO in gold, one containing £65 in gold, and £7O in half sovereigns, and other monies, in all over £7OO. The bags missing are one of £2OO gold, £65 gold, and £7O silver, making £335.