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The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-09-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF CONVICT.  George Soulaby, who was sentenced to death for the Sans-street murder, Sunderland, and was afterwards reprieved, has recently written to his mother. Describing his feelings when the judge passed "wane of death, he says " I never realised my tern-bis positien, except at the close of the trial, which / shad ever remember. I was very much surprised when I heard the verdict. I thought of the terrible doom that was in store for me. Had I been on my way to the scaffold, or submitting my neck to the gentle attentions of the hangman, I could not have experienced a more deadly sensaimn than I did at that moment. A cold damp erama on my brow, and my heart beat audibly as / listened to his lordship pronouncing that ihm&t sentence of the law upon me. And who can I hold responsible for being placed as I are, but that aut. nee who bad lay life entirely in her hands. However, I pray that Good will have mercy am her, and forgive her for the injury she has dame we;  CHARGE OF REMOLD:3IIIHG A HOllO6 At the Stantford Petty Sessions on William John Absolon, 51, was charged en • rant with unlawfully and maliciously pulling down and demolishing • certain house at the Lea Sridge-road. Mr. J. M. Martin appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Atkinson defended.—Mr. Martin said that his client, Mr. Hendry, was the owner of certain property known as Les Bridge. gardens, and one portion of it was a plot held* the defendant at • rent of £6 syear. Whin Mr. Absolon took possession of the lot (numberwi 14S) there was standing thereon, in a fair state of repair, a building which had been erected by the previous tenant, a Mr. Bradbury. On the I?th of September the house on lot 148 was stated to Os in course ef demolition, and in consequence Mr. Hendry went to the lot and cautioned the men, who, however, refused to desist. Mr. Henry, Rejuirogya to the lot on the 15th of September, saw Mr. Aiwa with two men then demolishing the building; he cautioned Absolon, but the latter proceeded vnth the work. Robert James Hendry gave evidimes is support of Mr. Martin's statement.. In reply to Atkinson, the witness said he believed the building was affixed to the freehold by Mr. Bradbury. The defendant erected a fresh building as an addition to the other, and this he presumed was also affixed to the freehold by proper foundations. William Allworthy, of 10, Lm Bridge- gardens, for the defence, said that on the day in queirtibn he ad another man were engaged in pulling down this " shant." The building was simply laid on 4.112 of the ground, and web not fixed to the in any way. Mr. Absolon claimed the build* as his, and the witness "knew it was, se be saw Um build it." Charles Minnott, a house-keeper, of Us Bridge-gardens, corroborated the evidence of A. worthy. Mr. Atkinson submitted that this was • perfect answer to the charge, and asked for the discharge of the prisoner. After some consideration, the Bench discharged the prisoner.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-08-16 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THIRD GLAMORGAN RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS.  Hon. Colonel—H. R.H. kliscr-Citiward. Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. KG, LP, Ac, etc. Lieut. • Colonel Commana Ll. Iriliwyn, M.P. REGIMENTAL ORDERS _  Swansea, August Oth, 1881. I.—The Parades on Monday, 18th August, and Monday, 25th August, will be in Full Dress, at 7.30 p.m. There will alto be Drill on other evenings of the week, (except Saturdays), in Plain Clothes.  2—The Annual Inspection will take plate on Monday, let neptember. Parade at the Dnll Ralf at 3 p.m. in Full Drees. The presence of each man at the Inspection is neeesear v to qualify hiss for efficiency, qnder her Majesty's Order its Connell. Men should only apply for leave from the Inspection when they have special grounds for doing to. They must apply in writing to the Commanding Officer, and must state the precise grounds for the a,p3eation, and in cam of sickaess-. must transmit a Medical Certificate. If the reason assigned is not satisfactory leave will be refused. 3.—Any man absent from the Inspection without leave will be liable for the Capitation Grant of LI ios.  4.—The Annual Dinner will take place in the Ball, atter the Inspection. only those present on parade will be allowed to attend. b.—Details of Duties for the ensuing week— From Monday, 11th August, till Friday, August 15th :—Officer for Duty. Lieut. W. D. Rees; in WaitinP, Captain S. Mock; Sergeant for Duty,. Sergt. John Evans ; Ser,th. in waiting Tom Johns : Corporal for Duty. John Green; in Waiting. Corp!. George Stroud; Bugler for Duty, Bugler George Tyrill ; in Waiting. Bugler A. Colebrook 6.—Any member having a rifle in his possession must return it to the Armoury at once. 7. —Class of Instruction for Non-Commissioned Officers on Fridays at 7.45 p.m. (By Order), F. :4. L. FENNO, Cant. end Adiutant.  The Wall-street Bank, New York, has suspended payment, and the ca Mier has absconded.  , Four young men Lave been dammed in the river Ouse, near Selby, by the caps mug of a boat.  Four Durham itman stand charged with the attempted murder of a etmstahle named England. By the burstmg of a cannon, Private H. Airey, of the First Kings Own Battalion of Lancashire Volunteers has been killed.  A young men named Ws 'ham Donigan has been remanded at Whitehasen, on a charge of shooting at a policeman on Saler ay night. -- •  Through a boiler exploding at Tinsley Works, near Sheffield, four men were kided and seven others were seriously injured. The number of visitors to the International Health Esliibitiou for the week ending August 9 Is as 223,17 e ; t o al thick the oi ening, 1.8,7,638.  The man who tied at Woolwich Infirmary from violence at the halms of thme youne 113f11 has been identified as Pailip Payne. clerk, Battersea. The death is announced of the Be, E. Stallybass, whose name mtutttuately associated with.the early operations of the London.hinsionary Society
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-02-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TERRIBLE MUTINY AT SEA.  Captain Lewis, of the barque Kaffir, on arriving at Calcutta, reported that while on • voyage from Natal he sighted the Swedish echooner Natal, Cap. is Enstroni, from Barton to Brisbane, with a carco oil 'Yankee notions. The NAM] signalled that 6he required immediate assistance, that she was shorthanded, and that a mutiny had broken out amongst her crew. Captain Lewis ran down to the schooner and saw own on deck with their heads bandaged. He armed a boat's crew and went on board. The story told by Captain Eruitrorn was that the crew originally consisted of two officers and five men of various nationalities. The ringleader of the crew, who hailed from Australia, understood, as he thought, how the sago of sorts which the vessel carried could be turned di acemmt amongst the islands of the Pacific. The man had giros trouble during the voyage, but nothing evert bad occurred till the night of the mutiny. Captain Enstrom on that sight was laying asleep ia the cabin, when he was attacked by two men, armed with axes, whilst another man, with a revolver, attarked the mate, who was also asleep in his berth. The man who assailed the mate fired at him twice; bet whether from the powder beiart damp or the cartridges old the sluts were not mortal. One took effect in the hollow between the eyes, and another in the chin. When Captain Lewis saw the man the bullets were still so the wounds. As the MALI attacked the motsin the ase caught in • low beam of the cabin, but be struck the sleeping man in the jaw, 'being off a portion of the bone and cutting the neck. A second stroke, which bad lost its Igoe from the same cause, crossed the first wound. The sailor who fired at the mate bolted. When the mate rushed into the captain's cabin, he found him struggling with two men, one of whom gabbed bun is the neck with a sheath knife. On the entrance .4 the mate the two men left the cabin. The mate and captain followed the mutineers but were assailed with handspike@ and driven back. They then bound up their wounds arid got their guns. The crew, seeing they were armed, ran forward. Four of them got down into the bold, but the fifth waa made • prisoner and secured aft. The hatches were then put on the hold to keep in the other tour primers. On looking round site the straggle the captain discovered blood on the port rail, shewing that before making an attack on the cabin the mutineers had murdered the second mate and had thrown his body overboard. The crew refused all terms, and remained in • state of mutiny, and as the canters and mate were wounded it was impowiible for them to navigate the ship. The captain lied no alterria,ive after fair warning but to proceed to extremitiee. Two of the mutineers, one of whom was the leader, were then shot, when the others submitted and agreed to work the venal. Matters were in this state when the Kaffir spoke the schooner. Captain Lewis called fir volunteers from his crew and gave Captain Emtrom two men. The Natal being thus strengthened, resumed her voyage, the captain expressing his intention to tall in at Adelaide.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-09-12 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TRIAL OF A FRENCH MATRICIDE.  ..... tudovic de Virsent, described sea strong, handsame young man of 28,with delicate featurss, ha. been it...sight up for trial, at-the Tarn Rosie, s, charged with the murder of his mother at her cluitosu at Lavoie. As a youth he was idle and dissolute, and, at his father's death, the best part of his share of the (state went to pay his debts, lie induced his mother to make him seseral advances, but his conduct became at last so unendurable. that she refused to give !dm more money, and he had to leave the ehAteau. He c -ntinued, however, to live on a small property ci o by. Oss the summing •of the 211th of Julie, last year, Madsone de Vire, lit was found by her maid lying on the floor eutsii+e hr bedroom covered with bleod. Her skull liesi I vete fractured by blows from a hammer. She survived, however, till the evening. In Isr stilton, nt to the magistrates she Reid that a man had come into her room holding a lighted candle, which, sin eeeing her. he blew out. He rushed at her, threw a towel over her face, and truck her several bloes on the head. Ho then dragged her -by the fret out s f her room. She remembered nothing else, and could net describe her murderer. On the day scion the crime WX4 corn !Mord, Ludovic tie Virvent disappeared from his home, And the magistrates came to she cinch' sion that he sees the murderer. They believed that his !nether had recognised him, but bad concealed the fact. Neither money nor certain share certificates, which were known to have been in the castle before the mt rder. could be found. On the 28th of July, 18a-I, Ludovio de Virvent was apprehended at bona, in Algeria. He asserted that the murder had been committed by a man named Dupuy, who bad found his way to the room by means of a key which he, Ludovic, had given him. Ile had succeeded in stealing securities to the value of 10,00)f. No man named Dupuy has .been heard of, and the inference of the authorities is that no such person ever exieted. De Virvent was imprisoned at Lavaur, but on the 13th of October he and another plieoner escaped, petting over the walls - of• the walking - ground by means of scaffolding constructed of benehet and doors wili.ch they bad wreeted from their fastenings. Be got away to Itoly, where be heel us.der the name of Donate. In dime last, however, he returned to Toulouse its rags. lie sent a letter to his sister's husband, M. Callusac, exs ressing deep penitence and salting for money. He attempted three timeo. to get admission to the house of M. de Raymond Cahmac, who, dressdlng another crime, put him into the hands of the pellet.. He was found by them to be armed with a cutlass and a razor. He was Put in prison, and has since remained there.  The son of the Servian filinister,Gudovicb, has been sentenced in Vienna to one month's imprisonment for frauds he had committed on several peraons. This was not his first appearance before a criminal tribunal On the recommendation of Lieut.-General Sir Fiedeeick Roberta,
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-03-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER WILL OUT THO' THE VICTIM CAN'T  SPEAK.  Those who first realised that a foul and cruel murder had been committed, a murder of the lowest type, as in the days of Jonathan Wild and Jack Shepherd—for plunder was the purpose—were shocked beyond explanation. It takes a strong measure of belief just to imagine it possible that in this nineteenth century, when Christian Bogle, d is covering the whole earth with the Bible, as the pion er of civilisation, that an Englishman or Welshman could be found so full of Pagan atrocity and callousness as to deliberately kill a fellow-mortal no' as to get hold of the money he might carry. As has often happened in capital eases, the ary arose, "Murder will out," and the hand of criminaity was recognised in a manner as startling as that which the most perfervid • minded Frenchman ever conceived. The police were immediately communicated with, and poor Davies in SD almost untionscious state was removed to the Llanelly Hospital where he lisgered until the following morning, when he died. It was hoped that he would have rallied sufficiently to have said something about his asseilants, but they hod done their work too well, and left their victim unable to reveal the identity of those who had so wantonly and brutally attacked him, thouuh when asked who did it he held up two fingers,' which was supposed to indicate List two persons were eoucerned in it. Throughout Saturday afternoon Sergeant Evans and other meinbare of the force were scouring the district in order to get solo.. .me to the perpetrators of the crime. At fl,t sight the matter seemed inexplicable. Here was a man robbed and murdered within a few yards of a much frequented road in broad daylight—in the middle of the day in fact.  THE POST BOY A poet bPy ~.e. in the habit of meeting Davies just by a ewin sr gate leading into the cemetery fields from P. cu, but on this particular morning, straw, , , any, he had been detained 7,. et !Dafen W(irlis holding a horse for some one. and had also loitered Melting at some persons gathering cinders on the batik opposite the works. It does seem strange that this boy should have loitered, and have been detained on that particular morning. Fate appears to have eonspir,d with the inhuman murderer of poor Thomas Davies to a certain extent, but the question is, had the boy been along with Davies would both I have been murdered? Was it fate which r detained the lad? Well, to continue: the boy, whose name was William Henry Jones, went to meet Davies as usual, but failing to do FO, i trudged towards Lllanelly. and when he get to the Workhouse he found that DIMES had passed towards Daf en. "Strange, thought the boy, dist I should have missed him!" and he  haeten-ed—r:o-tire-w-o—rke-Oni; to find that the messenger and the money had not arrived. He WIN seat back again, and on los way towards tie easetery the eemi-conacions body of Davies was found in a field hard by the swiag gat* where he tram In the habit or meeting Dia.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-03-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DOGS.  Pietro Candiant, was the fourth Doge of hie name, and had been in his youth aseuciatod wits his father in the supreme authority—lint in coneys quence ttf his rebelliutir and evil behaviour had beim tlisplactA and exiled, his life saved only at the prayer of the tud Doge. On the death of his father, however, the yoong prodigal had been acclaimed Dogs by the rablde. In this capacity he hail done much to dispel and alarm the sensitive alai proud republican chiefs. Ile was superbiuimo (ruin his youth up, and had gives frequent offence by his arrogance and exactions Upon what occasion it Was that the popular patience failed at last we are not told, but only that a sudden tumult arose against him, • rush of general fury. When the enraged mob hurried to the ducal pelage they found that the Doge had fortit:ed himself there; upon which they adopted the primitive method of setting fire loth* eurroundingbuildings. Thewindwaskigh,andtheducal palace, with the greater lea of San Marco, which was then merely the ducal chapel,was consumed, along with all the houses stretchiug upwards along the course of the Grand Canal as far as Santa Maria Zobenigo. This sudden conflagration I tglits tip, in thedarknees of that distant age, a savage scene. The Doge seized in his arms his young child, nhether with the hope of saving it or of saving himself by means cif that ehield of innocence, and made his way out el his burning hoi a, through the church, whiell was also burning, though better able, pr, daddy, to resist the flames. But when he emerged toon the secret passages of : San Marco he found that the crowd had anticipated him, and that his way was barred on every side by armed men. The desperate fugitive confronted the multitude, and resorted to that method au often and SOMSEIIIIea so unexpectedly sticcensful with the Ulaillieln in the midst of the f.re anti smoke, surrounded by those threatening feree countenances, with red I rcticctions glittering in every sword and lance point. reflicted over again in the sullen water, he made last appeal. 'They had banished him in his youth, yet had relented and :recalled him and made him 'Doge. Would they burn him out now, drive him Mtis • corner. kill him like& wild beast? And, supposing even that he was worthy of death, what had the child ions? an infant who hail never sinned against these, This scene, so full of term and terrible elements, the engry roar of the multitude, the blazing of the fire behind that circle of tumult and agitation, the wild gime in the sky, and :ttnid all, the one soft infantinis figure held int in the father'. despairing arms, might afford a subject for • powerful picture in the long 'emcees:on of Venetian record, made by art. When this tragedy had ended by the murder of both father and child, the choice of the city fell upon Pitt.» Orseolo as the now !here—Tee Makers Wenke : Inetes,Conefuerors, Painters, and Men of LitteeL By him Oliphant.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-02-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

NOTES FROM IRELAND.  The London oorresponient of a Belfast paper says: -The prosecution of Fltber Menden will be brought before Parliament imraediaiely on its re-assembling, on a motion for the adjournment._  At Dromore, on Thursday, 16 young man were mentenoed to seven days' imprisonment each, under the Crimes Act, for lishting bonfires, celebrating the release of Mr W. O'Brien, M.P.  Mr Cobain, M.P., addressed a meeting of hie constituent ain Belfast, on Wednesday sight, and an unanimous vote of confidence in the hon. member was adopted. . . . . .  On Thursday,.the Dublin Exchequer Diviiion granted the application, made by Mr Healy, M.P., for • writ of Aebesi corpus in the ease of John Sullivan, sentenced in Kerry to two months' imprieonment, for having Induced a smith named Hardigau, to refuse to shoe a horse belonging to Mrs Agues Curtin, whose husband was murdered. Mr Carson, far the Crown, opposed the application. The disputes on the Kingston estate have been settled, the tenants having a 20 per cent. reduction of rent, the landlord to pay all law costa and all evicted tenants 4.0 be reinstated.  Mr T. D. Sullivan, M P , late Lord Mayor of Dublin, was released at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning from Tullainore Jail, where he has been imprisoned for two months as • first-clam misdemeanant under the Crimes Act. A crowd bed assembled outside the jail, and they greeted the ex-Lord Mayor with hearty cheers, accompanying him to the Charlesville Arms 'Joie'. The him. gentleman appeared in excellent health.  At a private investigation under the Crimes Ant, held at Kiltimore, by Mr W. P. Joyce, resident magistrate, on Tuesday, John Callanan was summoned to give evidence in the case of Patrick Kennedy, who was prevented from ooeupying s certain farm, and from whom some hay was stolen. Coltman refuted to give evidence, lest he might tnoriminate himself, and although he was promised immunity, he still declined to speak, and was sent to prison for seven days for contempt of court. I In the Exchequer Division of the High Court, Dublin, on Wednesday, Mr Carson for the Crown, appeared to show cause why the conditional order for a writ Of habeas seers: shouln not be made absolute in the case of John Sullivan, sentenced in Kerry to two months imprisonment for haring induced a smith to refuse to shoe the horses of Mrs Agnes Curtis, whose husband wap murdered. Mr Healy appeared for Sullivan.  Another detachment of military,-consisting of 100 men of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders has been despatched from &Mat as reinforcements at Dunfaaaghy, in view of the anticipated disturbances among the peasantry. With refvrence to the statement that the landlord of the Gwedore Estate, who is the Lord Lieutenant's cousin, instigated the Dunfanaghy trials, Mr Murphy, J. P., the agent, gives an emphatic repudiation t, the allegation. Neither by himself or through any one for him, has the landlord taken hand, act, oi part in the matter.