The Herald of Wales. — 1888-03-03 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

JUTIO. The total expense was £4Oll, all having been paid exeept that now sued for. Defendants were supported by a defence fund raised in the town. The magistrates held that the rate was legal, and mvio an order for payment. The matter will probably be taken to a higher court. A Central News telegram, on Monday, says: —Mr Peterson, on behalf of the Clergy Default. Aseo3iation, is with a number of emergency men, who arrived from Chester by a special train to-day, deatraining upon a number of farms at Amlwoh, Anglesea, for tithes claimed by the rector. Large mobs have assembled, and, as on Saturday, the police protectien has been secured. No die urbance up to now has eocarred, but some em-rgeney men were snowballed. The legal adviser of the Tithe Association is present. William runstall, age,d 19, a warelionerman, living at Haokuty, was on Moeda,' admitteci to the London Hospital, having inflicted a severe wound by attempting to cut his throat. This is the fitth attempt Tuostall has made to take his life. It iv only am .uth since he was In thc hcspital suiferieg from a selfInfileted t wound, tied before that he attempted death by drowning and strangling. He has undergone one term of imprisonment for attempted suicide. At the Central Criminal Court an Monday, five officials in the service of the Post Ofline, were charge) separately with theft. Arthur Simmons pleaded guilty to stealing t4.box containing a silver watch, mei a' 01 al.littaoo,l to ,18 months' bard labour Edward Eat, for a, similar offence, pleaded guilty, mud there being several charges /wettest luny, h was eeutenced to five years' penal ervitede. Edward Arthur Ballantine, and AlfrA Tatmer, let carriers, pleaded guilt/ to ft ebarve of stealin letters oontaining money, and tanned to 18 months' imprisolirre:nt with har abour.  A terrible tragedy w,,e (Mite in Paris ort Saturday night. i youeg married enan„namrd Durand, • native of Savoy, wi et into Ms wife's room in estate of frenzy and inflicted terrible wounds on her with • oarving knife. The woman's parents and ROMs noi..Chbourm came to her reissue, when they found and wife grappling together in the darke-, t. At last the w)man fell to the wroind, and the husband, after having given her a last and fearful gash on the neck, rudiol ont of the house in his night-shirt. A Ica Lours afterwards he was diecovered outside a newspaper offioe lying dead in the blood.tani.,l snow, with his throat cut from ear to ear. It appears that ' the eouple had not long been m.rrird and that the man,who was out of employment:had found in his wife's pocket a letter from a former lover. The woman is not expected to recover. A fitter named Wm. Booth was tried at Nottingham, on Saturday, for the wilful murder of his daughter Louisa, aged fez, at Radford, on February 7th. The mother Of the child died last September, and prisoner has been in depressed spirits ever since. Al' though he married again he soon separated from his second wife. Ile has been out of work since Christmas, but obtained employment on February Gtb. On the following day he stopped at home. In the afternoon ho cut his daughter's throat with • razor, and then locked the door of the house and gave himself into custody. Medical evidence showed that the prisoner's functions were in a disturbed and perverted condition, through alcholic irritation when the:crime was committed, but the same evening he fully realized his position. Boon after is incarceration he suffered from hallucination and delitium tremens. It is possible that r..b13,r : :).eprL.r.7.• r was unconscious of his action, PA he stated he I  was to the doctor. The jury fund the pitgoner guil theetrongre rumendation to mercy, asidliree sentenced to death.,