The Herald of Wales. — 1890-05-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MTJHBLFS MOTHER AND HER SON.  WOBI3ERY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  MOTHER AND SON BEFORE THE I MAGISTRATES. On Saturday morning at the Sweetest 'Polices lour', before Mr. Abraham H. 'rheas., (choir. marl Ald. James Jones, and DA J. G. Hall, fitting as county magistrateklflary Dime., the ! wife of Thomas Davies, sailor, 22, Pack-street, Mumbles, was charged with (1) receiving two fowls knowing them to be stolen, and (2) with etempting to commit wields. Her son, Stephen Davies, a young man, was charged with stealing the two fowls. Mary Pasamore, the proseeutrix, eaid she was the wife of John Pasionore, and retitled at 28, titt.°_,•rw., Mumbles. On the evening of this 11th April she saw all her fowls safely—eeven bane and a cock. She kept them in the fowls boas at the bottom of the garden. When she same down the following morning at eight o'elock,ehe law the foals in the garden, but two of than were missing. She instituted a search to the churchyard adjoining the garden, and there found the head of one of the fowls near • tombetone, which was stained with blood. The feathers produced were similar to those of the miming fowls which were worth SS. 6d. each. P.C. George David said that in consequence ed information received from the lost witness, he went to the bones of the defendants in Parks ttreet, on the 10th ult. Only the female de• tendant was in the boniest the time, and wits! eem told her that seine fowls were missing end iakeel whether she had any objection to his owe ing her house. She replied that she would net allow her hones to be marched without a warrsnt. Witness, however, examined the premises and found one fowl, dressed for coking end the remains of another, which had been pertly eaten. He charged her with having stolen the fowls, or having received them knowing they werestolen. She answered, "No. I ! jid not steal them." Later in the evening the *mashie saw the male defendant in the Week and told him of the diecowry made in his mother's hone& He said he knew nothing of any stolen fowls, but witness, having formally charged him, took the prisoner to the police-station. While there he said did steal them about 11 o'clock last night. I took them home and threw them into the coals horse, giving them to my mother the next morns bli:th defendants pleaded guilty, and haying eected to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the court, the chairman (Mr. A. H. Thomas) mid the Bench before deciding would hear the woad chavge against the female defendant. P.C. David said that upon the charge just beard he bail locked the female defendant up in the Police-station on the 19th, intending to bring her before the magistrates on the Monday warning following. While thus in custody she wee supplied with food by witness' wife. She hail dinner sent her about one o'clock in the tefternoon of the Sunday, • knife and fork being given for the purpose. About ten minutes lifter witness visited the defendant in the cell end on looking through the trap doer, saw that She WM standing in the middle of the cell with her throat badly cut, and the flior was covered with blood. Ammon as she saw the off oer mho aid "I have done it now." He at once entered the cell and did his best to'etop the flowing of the blood, the defendant meanwhile trying to prevent Lim, and says tag "Let me the, I d n't want to dive." Dr. Dowleer was leant for, and upon his arrival, the wound was dressed, and wow. pealed by witness, the defendant was taken to the hoepital. On the way she mid several times wish you would let me die, I shall sever face the world again." She remained at the Hospital until this morning. The deed was Gime with the knife produced, which was covered with blood stains. _  Dr 767117 FlOpkins, house surgeon at the Swansea Hospital, had examined the defendant and found she had an incised 'wound in the throat, about three inches in length, and half an Inch in depth. It was a dangerous wound, though the windpipe had not been penetrated. The Chairman (Mr. A. H. Thomas) said the Bench had decided upon fining Stephen Dayton 62 including costs, or a month's imprisonment. His mother, who had been previously convicted of stealing bacon, would also be fined £2 or one month on the firet charge. On the eherge of I attempted suicide, she would be committed to the Quarter Sessions, bail being accepted.  DR.