The Herald of Wales. — 1889-02-16 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH BURGLARS.  Early on Saturday, Police - constable George Bannister, attached to Peckham, heard a suspicious noise in Dayton-grove. The officer hastened to the spot, and saw a man getting over a wall leading to a private house. Tbe officer seized him, and in the struggle which ensued the man dropped an iron chisel. Bannister bad overpowered the mac, when a second num appeared from the other side of the wall. lie joined in the struggle, but the constable with his truncheon sent him reeling to the ground stunned. Immediately after, the constable received a blow ou the head from behind, from a third man. The officer fell, and the third man kicked him in the stomach. The constable lost consciousness, and when he recovered he was alone, and his truncheon and whistle were gone, Ile found himself unable to ' move in consequence of his injuries, and, being unable to rebus an alarm, lay there until a pettier-by saw him. With the assistance of this man Banhister managed to crawl into the main road, wherite most another constable. An alarm was immediately raised. Other officers arrived, and the injured man was carried to the police- station, when Dr. Phelps, the divisional surgeon, was summoned. An estminaticii2l Lhe patient aktivscl that tke blotyps_thp 6410 tiket hfte btin used itk so-Se heavy; instvqdiist, While the kick had caused a serious rtipttrie of the intestines. The doctor deemed the officer to be in too serious a condition to be removed to • hospital, and he MIA conveyed to his bed in the station-house. In a very short time the detective force of the division made an organised search in the neighbour. hood, but the only trite which could be found was the chisel which had been dropped by the first man. The constable's truncheon was, however, found in a neighbouring garden.  Lieutenant Szepeshazy, of the Prince of Wales's Hungarian Regiment of Hussars, hail committed suicide in the earns way ae Prince Rudolph, by firing a revolver at his head whilst looking into &Mirror. Hs had returned from • mourning service for the Crown Prince,during which he was much affected. Ito photographer): Do you take picture' oy the instantaneous process? I'm in a hurry ?.. Photographer: "Yea, air." Darnley "You may take mine; a dozen cabinets." Photographer "All right, sir ; just sit down and wait your turn, please." "How long will I have to wait ?" Photographer: "Only a few hours; there's a baby ahead of you." "How did you like my discourse this morning? asked Parson Goodenough of Deacon Lightweight the Village grocer, as they walked home from church last Sunday morning. "Too long, brother, too long, replied the frank deacon; " I believe in having everything short." "Ye.. I've noticed that is your weights, deacon," said the sarcastic parson. Editor (to assistant): "In this obituary notice. Mr. Getswoundlate, you say his friends will shed a tear. Shed • tear is • trifle weak." Assistant : "How would shed a tear or two answer ?" Editor (dubiotudy) : "That's not much of an improvement.' Assistant : "Well, 'make it his many friends will shed two or three tears, then." Uttar ; "All right; let it go like that,"  Swansea Vid3.44 Blume. Bay ~ tdomblas Road Durrvant Gowerton Penolawdd-arr. . Liamorlal. Goreainon tor Loughor Puntarrinlabd. PolltYl7l-0071 pmeldisoaci. Lhindilo . 1 Talley Kora C „ C laninda to LP-mm.lot .. 7 Llandolary ... 7 Fzugloyvirib.. ; B—arthgoad . 8 Llandrtndo4 'W 8 Knighton .. 9 Craven Am... 4 Bhrewebury sr. U likrewsburydp 7.7 Crewe ... arr. if Molter .. 19 thrkethad .. 1 titane.hatter, Nel=era6on- 9 Halifax .. Bradford .. 4 Liveryl, elaegow . gdibnurah  6 40' 6 03 66 ... .. V ill