The Herald of Wales. — 1887-05-07 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

STORY OF A BRAVE POLICEMAN.  , At the Barnet petty sessions, on Monday, John , Jesse Cox, aged 23,was charged rn remand with being concerned with another man not in custodv, in attempting to burglariously break and enter Woodside Grange, Woodside Park, North Finchley, the residence of Dr. Torte, and further with attempting to murder Police-sergeant James Barker, by striking him on the head and back with a jemmy.—Sergeant Barker, who was now able to be present, deposed that about half-an-hour after midnight he was on duty st Woodside Park, North Ficchlev, and when he arrived opposite the residence of Dr. Turle he saw • light spring up at the south side of the house, some 230 yards away from him. Thinking it strange he watched the place, and saw a second light. He then went to the gate of the lodge, which he found open about eight inches. He entered the gate, and placed his beck against the pillar,when he raw a third light. Feeling sure that there was something wrong, he proceeded cautiously across the lawn, and when within 20 feet of the house his feet became entangled with something that threw him down. He sprang to his feet, and then heard two men running. Ile blew his whistle and gave chase. At a bridge over the railway lie overtook one of the men—the one who has not been arrested—and closing with him they both fell to the ground. During the struggle the other man dealt him two blows on the head with some heavy instrument. At the same moment the man he was struggling with turned the witness over on his back and ran on to the railway. He rose and followed him and again overtook him. The man turned round and said, " I will kill you." The witness struck him with his truncheon, then closed with him, and both fell, the witness again uppermost. The man cried out, "Mark his head, Joe" (or it might have been " 4esse "1, and in the urine breath he cried, " I will give in." At that moment the witness received another blow on the head and another on the back, which caused him to release his hold of the man, and he remembered nothing more till he was found. He had no recollection of a train going over hint, but one must have done so because when he recovered his senses he found that his right foot had been cut off. Ile identified the prisoner as the man who had attuck him though he would not swear ',Natively to him; and hi, described the appearance of the other man. Dr. Turle and a doctor from the hospital where Barker was attended having given evidence, the prisoner was committed for trial  During a 'norm at Dikoya in Ceylon a flash of lightning Atrock tee women who were at work in afield of tea, killing one and rendering the other. inmensible.  Private Fresh, of the Duke of ,Wellinitton's Regis inent, has earnmitted suicide by ',hooting himm If at Hawed Pinch. Private Frith was a man of comiderable propertgand no cause can be assigned for the act. A remarkable scene is reported to have taken place at Torrington in connection with the long-disputcd right to the common land. A plot known aa Barbers Piece wan enclosed with rails and gates by a body of men employed by the Hon. Mark Rolle. On the fact becoming known the crier was sent around town and s crowd proceeded so demolish the fence and to burn the wood in a huge bons6re.  A down-east fire oom in a resolution on a deoeaaed member, eaYs. ReaLhaa responded to his lest alarm" a wonder they didn't add that 'he hre gone to his last fire."  - A magazine writer says the (lumens "turn nate. • rally to music." We thought it was tho Italians wh.• "turned" most naturally to mumic. appoir to do the moot "turning "in that direction. Proprietress of game and " delic ttevieu " emporium: "I am sorry dose rabbits, und ettvir•rmla, und bratirie cbigging you all sold odd; alv,r hero is splendit sausage. I recommmd dot." Cwtrimer '• 'Freid that won't do; my wife 'II never believe I shot it." Pat and Biddy, tender-hearted, stood talking in the daub; Pat, the rascal. ere they parted, stole a kies Just fora lark. Biddy, feigning ntgntin, •" Pat, you thafe, oh, what a smack ! " Then, with pawky hesitation, Shure you'd better pot it back." Oakland gentleman, smoking pipe, to matey fellow; traveller: "Is smoking °fru:olive to you, air? Crusty fallow-traveller. "Yee, sir, it ; it roakes me sick." Oakland gentleman, blowing rings up to the ceiling "Well, it does affect a great many people that way." A young doctor said to a girl: "Do you know. dear, I have a heart affection for you?" "Have you had it lung?' she coyly inquired. "Oh, you; I trot that I will liver troubled lite without you!" he fervently responded. "Then you had better asthma," she licitly murmured.