The Herald of Wales. — 1890-12-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FIVE-FOLD MURDER: The Fearful Series of C;knes a Disappointed  A despetch.from Fort Smith (Arkansas/ giros articular' of an extraordinary eerie' of trman-`, I there. It says that, man named William: ...optfo armed there for purpem of a So daughter eis farmer, Mira Mfflu, t:1:1= he wee wont The farmer, Miller, objected, however, and 'presented the modals, taking' hi, daughter kerne with him. Jetek memo to have pea wet el Ms mind with rage or de rr. e bought a shot gun, and masted for Hhense of the Mara, which, betug some dictums, he attempted to semiredlie hems of a farmer mimed Dalt whim he rueis cm the' road. Doll refused to give up his horse, whereupon Joplin blow the top "lithe farmer's bend off. leaving hie body by Armed side, .and taking his horse. He monatoitthe pony, and rode furiously towardshis destination, the village of Jenny Lind, where the Millers lived. That horse dropped from exhaustion, and Jcplin readied the village on food.. He first ordered the chemist's shop of Dr: Stewart, whom b,. shot and fatally wcamded without • word of warning, and then proceeded to the home at. the Millers. He firm met Maw Miller, wham, he immediately killed. Then be allot her roo-, ther in the abdomen, killing tor, and meeting'„ Miller himself outbids he shot him doni , Having disposed of the emirs family Joplin I then committed suicide. Altogether five pen, acne were killed and one fatally wounded.  way 11..  The minee pie was a Christmas faronrite the time of the poet Herrick, who wrote of it f. The while the meat Le-a-shredding For the rare minor • And the plains stand b To *1 the paste that's. t 4.1 . - THE DAY BEFORE  11 a  _ EMPLOYERS' LIABILITV -r Action against the Atlantic Patent Fuel Co. , At the Swansea County Courton;Wedneaday„ Hie Honour Judge WMiams had before Itha the cue of Bryant reruns the Atlantic Patent Fuel Co.—an action in which plaintiff, a young widow, sought to recover £2OO from the defeedents, as compensation for the death of her husband, who, on July was killed whilet in the employ of the defend.' ant. Mr. T. G. Richards wen for plaintiff and Mr. Arthur Lewis was for defendants. /Iridium was given by two workmen named Teague and Dennis to the effect that the deceased wag engaged in discharging a trunk of fuel fs the works when be jumped from the truck, and ln doing no he fell through a hole into a bin was killed. For the defence it sr contended that the place where Bryant waa killed was not defective, that deceeeed wail fully cognisant of any that might surround' the place and ttgla getting out of the track by the front bbtead of by thelack or by the aides, he was guilty et contrilarry negligence. The foreman of the gang was called for the defense, and depo that during the seven years he had been io. that portion he had cover bed complaint that the bolo through which decreed fell, was dangerous. In cross-examination 04 witness admitted that be had heard Mr. Lewia4 inspector of factories, say at the inquest thaff, there should have been a screen above the trucks Ile (wither) said then and thought now that it would be well if there was a ,creesi at the bottom.—After hearing Mr. Richarda,) his Honour gave judgment for plaintiff with, SIR( damages. , Ar ..,  .  --• r•—••—• t 4 r, • '1,4 I 7 • r , - • ' lei '4l' 4 , RE. *77 • ----.12 AV• • ' tie -"4118 bring ;.7a  ,_ , 1• . ' -4 -a- .11L\ ' '.. ' )11' • 11 IlL_ ::14-ifr( .., 1 , f, dr. ‘ . ~....„....„. :„.., ' 411, , sl 1,..Z1/4....7,t•-k,, ' ) 1,, a awe% ,iiiV:.‘l,N 4 ii , '. \ . Mk i ...„„