Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1884-04-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

EVO., John Henry/one, Patrick Rookie, Audrey, Martin, Jomph Guppy, ond Dsaial  After baring viewed the bodiee, the jury rei tuned into court, whereupon I The Cermet mid he had not been called upon Iwithia the whole of hie experience to act as sommer upon each a ease ea the present. He had bad cues of murder to enquire into ani also many mums of euieide, but within hie recoil,tiOn be bad never bad to enquire into • ease of I wite murder, where the hos*and had CORM, [tea I suicide consequent on the act he had ,onmitted, In Ohio no., it would be nimemary that the witaimes' evidesor eliould he taken separately and distinct from taat of the miter, though he dart my much of the evidence that would comet, to him would bear upon both cues. That, however, they would but be proposed now to deal with the mm of Pete Psdley Arm, and afterwarda to proceed with that of her hubsnd. Miry Haute was the first witness. She mid : lam • widow. living at John utreed. Mrs. Palley ie my daughter, and .ow.. her body the juty hare jct. seen. She was the wife of J 'Ash ! Pulley, at High street, • fishmonger, and she was 66 years 01. n• There art sum children, two of them are married, rod five still lire at home.. They hale hoed in Highsereet about It yes" and have always resided in Swum.. The husband used to drink pretty freely, and when he wee tipsy he was qurreleome red very I violent. His wife had often had to go out us ! lid... 12 and one o'clock and come to me with the children for protection. He Mimed her very often, and if she seld get to the door she would run out to save herself. About three weeks sr • month ago, he waa eurnmoned betere the magistrate!. and I,tind 0000 10 keep the peace for ex moothe. I was not in the berme at tie time of the tragedy, Tut about quarter past two ' on Wednesday morning mamas celled me. I rushed out end, on going 00 .07 daughter's bedroom, found her soured with blood. There were Lege wounds on the forehead, bora width blood was flowing freely. She was only just breathing, and was perfmtly nuomeicro• till her death,which occurred melee hides later. A wetk ago I ukoil him to reform. Lie had emu home tipu, and, as =oaf, put the gee i Mat. I asked him what he put the gm; out for, i and he replied "I will d 3 it or, the lot of April." To do what mid I. •• I will do it on the let ofjAprit you shall see," said he. I That was all I could get ore of hint. I stopped them till nine and ten o'clock. The gee was out all the time. We had two candle:, and he kept saying be would do it. He did not pot out the candles. I beard them saying be took the pledge Let Saturday. H. did not tell me so. The Coroner then opened • kser addressed to I him by the deceued. It stated as follows .1 "171 •wd 172. High street, Swansea, April i to., lota. midnight.—Thre is to certify that I Josiah. the once happy husband of June Ped/ev, until the Brunie. Loy sedu,al hoe, that I sould not hove.., rest wiih her, neither drunk nor miser. It'e through them I got the titre months I. priaon for breaking • few article*, not for Mrikias her with an hatchet. This it my last word. We have had word., to-nght.“  The Owe., wwa written WI e-bil---hreal.  Coutinuiog. witnem mid M;"...d,;Thlor used to pet Si sad potatom from the Ley. for ude. Pedlar am. a bad man from his heart, when Kober or drank. My &Logi,. h. Imd womb,. +children, seven of whom are alive. He Mused her vory often.  IVictoria Padley, who appeared to be very ill, wat the nest witness, bine mid : I was 15 years of age lee Lbeemober, and live at home. I deep in the Aimee with the servant Emma .ft.nkies. My room was next to my father'. My father I same into my room. Ito wrote • letter, and after doing let he put it in en envelope aid I plw-rd it under my pillow. He thee wit into I It., own room, and I alike ...rile heard lan 1.4..1 lug something. I did not know whet he Waif ditng. After that he same into my room with a candle end meet down stem. I did not me him after dist. I asked him \hat am the matter, but lo made ho reply. My falser and mother went to lad togtther 'about eleven o'clock, and I beard 'monis for • little time. I called my father, but he did not answer, and I called to my mother. ha she made no reply. I relied the fervent. When my father wm beating mother I did not bear her call out. I think my father wa. downstairs about three-quarters of an hour le fore I milled out to him. When he put tha wad,e down in my room he pot the light out. I taw him take mum matches. Be waa &maw-I only in hit drawers and shirt. I heard no n d.a before I milled out to him when be wait down stairs. There wee so anima. I litard • noise it Ills bedroom, and I thought my avoPlng I the vim in the habit of snoring a. her deep. Whot. I mibed banana mead., the mid the we not willing tote. ber rmt. I mid I would then get up mywif. the than got up, but would not go 010th, room. hut ealhd out fa • puliostnau. veil u'timately • sonstable same.