Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1890-05-02 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

LOCAL VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.  [Br Gistroovreal The Tondo detachment, which hae been such an unique success, will now probably be converted unto. sepsrate company. et any rate, the colonel has made the application to the War Office, and there is little doubt is to its being sanctioned. Noah boasted of two companies up to recently, but now Tondo will relieve them of toe.  The establishment eta detachment at St. Bridal' MeJor under the Bridge. Company bee been • splendid mimosa A squad of able proof men ha* been enrolled from the dietrict, and they will prove an Invalunble acquisition to the Bridgend detachmenL 2. VS. THE WELSH REGIMENT, htaIIGAM  Titers will be a parade et blaream, on Tuesday. May tbe 6th, et 6.30 p.m. in undreas uniform. The bend of the detachment will attend. _ .  Recratte win attend for drill on Monday, Tuesday aad Wedneaday, sth, (kb and 7th May, at the usual hour. _ .  By order, T. JOSEPH, Major, Com/3000in Delardemeat. Karoo, April 300,1E00.  DRUMM' IS READY I 111 Toko • Cop of llofolf wrm. Hutu* price.. Wa, at. b. U. Rad k. 10d. pot lb.  .-. '-- An inquent was held st the ?An 81a501 Bridgend, on Monday afternOon before Mr E. II Senor (coroner) and a jury of whom Mr J. Cool* was foreman, touching the death of Carotin Morrell, who was toned drowned in the rine °gloom on the previous Friday. The first witness was Alin St uchbbery, Carolina. prpset Bridgend, who slated that she bad knows (Wolin° Murrell for many years. She was the widow of John Murrell, gardener, and was,witneas believed, about BB years of age. but some of the jurymen declared that she could not be more than 63 years. Decened lived alone in a hone or Cheltenham-terrace. She bad no relatives at Bridgend, but elie had some niscee elsewhere. Witness feet mw bur alive on W'ednesday,the 23rd ult. et her house. She had been strange in ne manner for some drys before that. %Vitaeoro not there as friend, for they had always been very friendly. Decnsed was not able 000.1 k altogetbee semubly—she was rambling in her convereation. She Inagined things. She had acme money from one of her niece., which with some pariah relief, neve her maintenance. Wiine.generally reared thr money from the niece, aud roceipted the book When witness was there on Wedneeday deceared produced the Look unreceipted and said she would surely be prosecuted for forgery. Witnent tried ' to explain matmrs to her, but she failed to under. stand. Witness did not see her afterward.. did not thirk there wee any danger of the deceased doing saray with herself, as she appeared more reasonable then than for some days previous. Deceased had an ettack of paralysis about two months ego, with the reault that ehe !Oat the Cota• Seto control of her right ride for • week or so. She regained the use of her side, but since Din she had been more of less peculiar i, demeanour. Dr Hood attended her then. _ .  albao Hapgood, a sharp led, 16 years of age, living in Water-street, Bridgend, deposed thee was taking um° cows to Cxpent on Friday morning about ten minute. past nine o'clock. He saw Mi. Murrell sitting on the bank of the net with her feet In the water. He could note.. whether she had her shoe. and docking. off. Mx appeared to him lobe out of her mind, and he felt afraid to approach her. He bad not beard that eke was insane. It did not strike him that she coo. terepleted suicide. When he returned to town he told Mrs Morgan the butcher about it. He did not inform the pollee. . John Barber,Clifton.terraee, said he was walking long the path leading through Gaepaut on Friday shout ten peat 008 He obxreed a for lined cape floating in the river, and on going toff., bank and looking into the river he saw the body of the deceased. It was lying on the face and hands in about three feet depth of water, end WY comphateiy covered with water. Deceatied could have walked down Into the river at that spot. Tile body woe inc hole. Witness gave informetion to the police. He did not know the woman. Mtn wart stranger to blm. Folice.constable Ebeneter Rees said lOW receiving Information from last witorss be pro, needed to the spot. He found the body of woman in the river, end had ii taken out. He pethertal float the bystanders that it was the body of Mrs Muriel!. be Hebert Williams said he know the derseeet and had attended her about twelve menthe ago fee maleneholie. Ho saw the body on tic 25th, and on examination he found on the forearm abed tea cots. They were all superficial except one in the bend of the elbow, which had not however, reached the ertery. They appeared to time bees made by scissors one blunt pocket knife. Man supposition they wore self.indcted. Thew cute bed nothing to do with the cause of death Evidently they had been indicted about four daye before death. Mix Muddier, In reply to the coroner nit] eke noticed some tomtits on the deceased's %rain, but she thought they were ordinary ecrateber. Dr Wdiams (continuing) eaid that death reeulted from enffocation by drowning. From bin kilo*. ledge of her ha was not eurprised te hear that she lied committed suicide. It wee what he expected. If lie had linemen any of her friend. during the time he attended her be would certainly havitarw.  The Coroner said it was for the jury to eceeider the evidence. No doubt they were fully sativfied that she committed suicide, nlthough they had we direct evidence to prove that she meet 10th. river purpoeely. He advised them to return verdict that deceased was found drowned in the river °galore, and add the belief Poet from the condition of bet mind, and from what Dr Williams told then, about the wounds on the arm being sell. indicted, 11111 t she committed suicide while on.. unsound state of mind. The jury agreed ends verdict to that effect was returned.  une..snra.L 1,0 'ram, P Cop of Mereerrxrre. Reduced price% 11.10 J., 2,4,23. 4d., sod 2e. 10,1 per lb.