The Herald of Wales. — 1887-11-26 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FOR THE CRIME.  WHO DID THE DEED?  The pest swum examination on the body of the young girl Hannah Roister has been hold, and all doubt as to the 0111181, of her death is removed. She was not drowned, but cruelly and callously butchered, slaughtered in cold blood, without apparently having any time to make the slightest resistance. A more horrible tragedy has rarely been chronioled in the oolumns of • newspaper, but one ii inclined to ask in amazement why yea it done? What motive could the perpetrator of the deed have in view in sending thus a quiet, unoffending girl into eternity? The first report circulated wee that the poor el-eatine had broken an expensive lamp in the house of her employer in Swansea, and fearing the consequence ran home. When she got there it was said her mother sent her flying back and told her to fight it out herself. Rather than do this the girl was said to have put an end to her life. And this story was believed. The evidence at the inquest ;prove I the theory to be a fabrication. Bat who started the tale? 14 it possible that it wag invented for a purpose? Was it the murderer who invented it? It would be interesting to trace the rumour to its geneses and fled out bow it originated. There was alto • ready made theory for the gaehee which were found on the head of the deceased. They were said to have been caused after death by the screw propeller of the steam tug that tows the barges no and down the canal. Very ingenious and plausible, but what does Dr E. Rice Morgan say? After opening the body, and making an examination of the lungs, he is able to say definitely that the deceased was killed before ever dm touched the water, as she never breattted or attempted to breathe in the water, as the lunge would show ludioationn of it Further, on her throat are marks SA though a violent attempt had been made to etrangle her, and her month and tongue points out as though she was about to vomit, an indication that there had been an attempt to strangle, and small cuts were found on the lipe and inside the month In short, Dr. Morgan'e careful examinati proves that death wee the remit of cruel butchering and not drowning—that it is a clear case of murder and not suicide.  The question is one which demanrin the most assiduous atteirion of the police, who will have to exercise their ingenuity in discovering, or in attempting to discover. the peep-tester of the deed. The crime in mysterieue from beginning to end. In the Llanelly case there wan motive—a motive of robbery. Davies's death, no doubt, was due to his refusal to part with the money, but poor .:Hannah Rosser bad no money to lone. The only things miming belonging to her are a shawl, a bat, and an umbrella, and Ilene articles, for  aught we know to the contrary, may he in the bottom of the meal! There is altogether an absence f apparent motive, and one is led to ask—Was Hannah Pro.aer murdered through mistake? Wes she t ken for someone else? We have beard of several case, of this kind, one in London not long ago, in which it was proved hat the victim of a crime had been sacrificed through mietaken identity. The evidence so for gar,* to show that the young girl in the Morristen came was struck from behind and stunned. Asa she not been stunned by the first blow there-is little doubt but what she would have made some reeistance, and should have had marks of that resistance on her hands or clothes. The pest ;port,» tiaminsdon proves that she was not orotrott ; but the murderer's orginal motive may have beton rape. Attempts :of this kind have been painfully common of late.  I As we have before remarked the tragedy is I mysterious, sod if there ever were a case in a hich ' the Treasury should step in and offer a large :resent for the discovery of the perpetrators of the crime it is this one. We have had so many cases of young girls disappearing through the country /ately that it is time some of the eases should be probed to their utmost extent. It is to be hoped that the Tressury will come forward handsomely and armlet in furthering the ends of justice in the Morrietoo case.  • It is needless Vi say that the affair has calmed irreat excitement in the neighbourboood of Korriston and Swansea, and that the number of Leaders eold these last few nights in the Norriaton and Landore districta, haa been far in.exceas of the ordinary wale.