Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1867-06-22 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

NEATH. NEAT'S MID-SUMMER FAIR.—At this fair, on Thumday (annually held on Tiinity Thursday), there was a very large show of horses, many of which were of • superior description, both for rifling and draught purposes; also many of a more inferior character. Good . . .  horses were in great demand at high prices, and met with a ready sale. A largo number of mountain poniee were also driven in, and a great number passed from the hands of the devlers at reas 'ruble prieea. A few sheep were penned, whiih did not appear to go off very briskly, and a great portion of them were driven home unsold. Pigs were few in supp!s, and slow in demand, at lower rates.  NEATH CATTLE MARKET —OH Wedllo9dly lad the second market, for tho sale of cattle, since the grant was granted from the Lords of the Privy Coui.cil, wag held. Forty beasts were admitted under the usual pass, given Mr Superintendent Phillips, cattle inspector for Neath ; sev,,n were sold, and the remainder were passed to their original itations. There were a few sheep penned, Which sold quickly at last quotations, rho supply of pigs was small, compared with former market  , days, and stores were a trifle advanced in price. DETERMINED SUICIDE —An bluest Was held at the Town Hall, Needs, before Dowel Cuthhertson, Esq., Coroner, to inquire into the death of David donee, aged 23, who deet,oyed himself by discharging a gun through his body on the morning of the previous day, at hie residence in Gold-street, Neath. The first witness was Morgan Jones, grocer, who said : I live in Wind-street. I have known the deceased David Jones about seven months. I last saw him alive yesterday morning about eight o'clock. He was then in my shop. He said to me in Welsh, "Good morning; I thought you had not risen as the blinde were not up." He often came In; he said nothing more. He stood on the door about three minutes and then went away. He WRI working 'beet seven months under. Mr Evans of the Vale of Neath . _  Brewery, but for the last month he barl.-leit thinking to go away, and had been doing nothiag. He had given himself up to drink lately. He said many times to me that he bad a miething pressing on his Mind I it was paying for a child before he was married. Ha had paid a lot of costs towards it, but he did not tbin of paying any more, there were some back paymentl due, and he said every day that be expected a warrants He said it troubled his mini, and he intended going , away to America, but could not get money to go there. I never heard him say anything about destroying himfej. I saw a gun with him about a fortnight ago, (net the gun produced), that hal a flint cock. When I Saw him dead it was about half an hour after he left say shop.—Catherine James, said: I live in Gold-street, wife of D,,vid Jones, shoemaker. I knew the deceased and saw him first about eight o'clock in the morning standing at his own door. He was looking diwn on the ground biting his lips. He went t iwards the shop of the last witness, and I did not tee him again alive. About ten minutes after I first saw him, his sister-inlaw came to my door, and asked me to come over se there was something the matter up-stairs. 'When I got into the room, I saw the decearred in a half sitting pos. tore on the bed ; and the gun produced was up against him with the muzzle in the pit of his stomach, hie hands were grasping the barrel of the gun ; the stock was on the ground, and a piece of string tied to the trigger was attached to the too of his left foot. His cap, coat, and boots were off. I took hold of him and laid him on the bed, his head on the pillow. He then gave a grasp and a groan, and afterwards opened and shut his eyes for a few times; the smoke was comMg out at the top of his waistcoat which frightened me, sad • I went and called my husband to go for a doctor. Whet , he came he uncovered the spot and I saw the wound ;it , did not bleed—there was a hole in the shirt. He died in a few seconds. I have noticed for the last fortnight ; that he looked very queer. A few days h-fore this ha , was selling some of his clothes to a rag man for three , pence; and his manner of into has been very singular: • going from his house and shutting himself ty at times , in the water closet. The Coroner having summed up, , and pointed out the law affecting the case, the jury , returned a verdict of "Temporary Insanity."