The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-05-21 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TRAGEDY AT NEWBURY.  Tll/0 LOVZRS Shlo/.  Orhe town of Newbury was thrown into a state of excitement on Tuesday morning by a report, which proved too true, that a tragedy had taken place in the western suburbs of the town, the victims being a young lady named Stevens, engaged in the drapery establishment of Mr. A. Jackson, Mayor of Newbury, and a young fellow named Ellis Watkin Wynn; who, until recently, had been an assistant to Mr. Garliok, silversmith and watchmaker, of Northbrook •street, Newbury. Wynn, who was a tall, slim-built man, about twenty-four years of age, was well known, and was F.. leading member of the Guildhall Young Men's Club. He left Mr. Garlick's service a short time ago and went to town. He returned to Newbury the latter end of last week, and was walking out on Sunday with Miss Stevens, to whom he was engaged. He was also in company with a number of his male acquaintances, and appeared in hie usual spirits. On Monday he Went by rail to Reading, but returned in the afternoon and went for a drive. He had several weeks slime told • his Newbury 'friends that he had had some money left to him, and that he intended to take a holiday at Naples. Between eight and nine o'clock on Monday evening he celled at the Queen's Hotel, in the Market-place, and invited several of his acquaintances to partake of a parting glass with him, as he was going to town by the last train, Nhich leaves Newbury at 10 minutes to 10, and that he would start for Italy on Tuesday. His friends wished him bon voyage. Having shaken hands with them all, he quitted the hotel shortly before nine o'clock, and proceeded to the head post-office, withia a few doors of the Queen's Hotel. He dispatched a telegram as to his return to town. Afterwards he met Miss Stevens, and strolled with her along the Enborne-road, past the Grammar School, towards Wallis Farm, where there is now every reason to suppose a struggle must have taken place, and where the deal bodies of both Wynn and the young lady were discovered at about ten o'clock lying in the vadway, each evidently ltav; log been shot by a revolver. It appears that Police-sergeant Holding, of the Berk. Constabulary, was walking along the Enborne-road at the spot in question, whloh is but little frequented *t •ights when he stopped to re-light his lamp. In doing so he saw something lying in the road, and he supposed that an accident had occurred, but on further examination he found that a terrible tragedy had taken place. Medical men were sent for, and soon arrived. It was found that life was extinct, and also that there were two shot wounds on the side of Miss Stevens's head, Wynn himself having been shot in the mouth, his teeth having been blown out. Miss Stevens was a fine grown young woman, of attractive appearance, and was a great favourite with all the employes at Mr. Jackson's establishment in the Market-place, and her sad and untimely end has caused the greatest distress among her numerous circle of friends. Up to the last, Wynn and Miss Stevens appeared to be on the most affectionate terms, and their shocking end seems quite unaccountable. The bodies were removed to Wallis Farm to await an inquest.  On Tuesday night Mr. Coroner Piniger opened an inquiry at the Black Boys Hotel, Newbury, into the circumstances connected with the tragedy. Evidence having been taken, the Mayor said he had heard that Wynn's father shot his wife and afterwards shot himself. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased, Edith Stevens, was murdered by Wynn shooting her, and that he afterwards committed suicide by shooting him. self. The jury added an expression of opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to show that Wynn was of unsound mind at the time.