Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1861-09-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE BY HANGING.—The inhabitants of the New Dock, Llanelly, were thrown into great consternation on Thursday last by the report that a man, named Daniel Thomas, a carpenter, who was respected for his general civility, had destroyed himself by hanging. The report proved true. On Saturday an inquest was held at the Marine Hotel, New Dock, before Mr. William Bonville, coroner. The deceased's daughter Sarah, 11 years of see. stated that in the afternoon, abut three o'clock, she went out to the back to get sticks for the fire, when she saw her father with a piecc of string in his mouth, and she thought he was going to pull out one of his teeth, as she had seen him do before; but he was on his knees, and his face looked very strange. She went in and.told her sister, Mary Anna, who was older (aged 17), and she went with her to the fowl-house : they there saw their father hanging to the fow:- roost. They ran back to the house screaming to their mother, who was lying on the bed. The mother at once came down, and it was found that her husband was hung with a piece of patent sashline, and quite dead. Witness's mother cut him down.—Nicholas Ley said : Hearing screams, I ran into Mr. Thomas's back premises, where I saw Mrs. Thomas holding Mr. Thomas in her arms, he being on his knees and her apron over his face. I asked what was the matter, and she said her husband had a fit. [then said, "Let us release his handkerchief and shirt collar ;" when I found a piece of rope around his neck. I then looked up and saw a piece hanging from the roost. He was quite dead. The place was only five feet eight inches high, and the man was on his knees. there was not room to stand upright. The deceased was nearly six feet high; he was remarkable as a very tall man. I carried him into the house.—Mrs. Mary Powell, a neighbour, said she often went into the deceased's house. She had seen him strange, and he bad been very eccentric of late. One evening in the week, while she was there, he said he was very glad she came in, as it saved something very serious that would have happened that night.—Mr. James Phillips, assistant to Dr. Thomas (who had been called by Sergeant Lewis) said that when he saw the deceased he was quite warm. Had exothined him, but could see no marks of violence, and there was no doubt the man died-from strangulation. —The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased hung himself whilst in a fit of temporary insanity. ELANELLY Parry Sassios were held on Wednesday, before J. H. Rees and D. Lewis, Esqrs.—Nary Barnes. of Johnstown. Carmarthen, was charged by Mr. Thomas, Inspector of Weights and Measures, with using, at Llanelly Market, four defective weights. Fined 10s. and costs—Mary Daniel, butcher, of Carmarthen, was charged with having a false balance. Fined les. and coats—Elizabeth James, of the Travellers' Rest, Llanelly, was charged by Mr. Thomas, Inspector of Nuisance, with keeping a pig in a stye which had become a nuisance to the neighbourhood. Complaint dismissed.— it avid Jones, copperman, of St. David's-row, was charged by Mr. 0. Thomas with having unlawfully refused and wilfully neglected to remove a certain nuisance, after proper notice had boon served upon him. Complaint dismissed.—David Edmonds, of Herberdeg, Llanelly, I was charged by Ann, his wife, with having, on the 7th 1 instant, threatened to do her serious bodily injury. As neither husband nor wife appeared, the complaint was dismissed.—The adjourned case of William Richards, pilot, against John Hugh, pilot, for an assault, was arranged.—Nine persons were summoned by Mr. Isaac for non-payment of poor-rate; six paid the rate befbre the cases were called, an order wee made on two, and the other was adjourned for a week.—The license of the Royal Oak, Bryn, Llangennech, was transferred from Mrs. Margaret Jenkins to Mrs. Rachael Davies, of the Coasting Pilot, Llangennech ; and the license of the Smith's Arms, Lenceilogi, was transferred from William Hopkin to Margaret Jenkins, of the Royal Oak, Bryn,