The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1890-08-29 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SEQUEL TO AN ELOPEMENT. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND BUIOLLIE.  On Tuesday evening, at .B'rlding.• layies 1)• fields, near Coseley, John Wise, a collir r, elio.. a woman named Mary Ann Davies, a neighbour, and afterwards shot himself, arid both are likely to die. On Saturday last Mrs. Wise was .aleeing, and it gradually transpired that she told elo, ed with a youth named Jamie DISViO9, jun., but the destination of the couple was unknown. ate. W left four childten behind her—one aged six years, cud the youngest twelve mouths. Wise's jealousy hat been aroused for acme two years, and he asserts that the father of the youngest child is Davies, who was a neighbour, and the son oi the wounded woman. Wise seems to have enterteitied tit opinion that the pair had gone to Liverpool, and this, it is believed, is due to the fact. that the wife, having pawned a lot, of her humband'a left the pa wirtioketa behind tier, a hiuh he imagieei evinced a disposition to go a diets irce. When !Vise discovered the tickets and ascertained that his wife had gone away, whilst Davies wen missing too, Le become nearly frantic with passion and grief for the children. He went to Wolverh .nrptononl bought a six-chambered revolver at one shop, whilet he went to a second place for the car t• idgea. Armed vii hi these, he went to Liverpool, end saw a deteutivr, cc whom na described the fuguives, but alter a it-Mil-as search of two days here untied to Deal fields on Tuesday afternoon. He (billed at Davies's house, and remained talking to Mrs. Da vies, a woman fifty years ot age, about the elopement. Suddenly, and without a warping, the man pulled out the revolver and shot the woman in the chest, about l inches from the heart. She screamed and ran towards the Lailway Lavern, where she fell, and was taken into the inn. In the meantime Wise shot himself in the region of the cheat, and, singular to relate, in about the same place. Wise was at once picked up and carried into Mrs. Davies's cottage. After being placed on a seat he said, "If I had met them in Liverpool I would have given them this" (ineunir g the pistol). He also added a little latei " Alieme are others about who would have had it had I seen them." Still later, in response to a bid ot good night, the Injured man said, "All right; juet as you like." Dr. Clendinnin was called in, and found tnat the bullets were in vital parts, and apparently had peuett uted as far as the backbone of each person. The surgeon gave but slight hopes of their recovery, but thought they would live throughout the night. Duriug his raving., after ow:Bruiting the act, Wise said he would have used a razor if the Imitate had failed; and when he was searched by rolice-serg ant Ellis a razor and £l4 7d. were found in his poserasion. The husband of the woman Davies was protect when she was shot, and before he could realise the fact Wise had shot himself. The o.,use for the crime is due to the fact that Wise be! eyed Mrs. Davies and her family knew of the intimacy between Devise junior and Mrs. Wise, and did not tell him of it. On Tuesday the would-be murderer and suicide made his will. At • late hour the parties were just alive, but there was no hope of ultimate recovery for either the man or woman. As might be expected, the tragedy has caused great excitement in the district.