Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1863-02-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening, a coroner's inquest was held at the Builder's Arms, Swansea, before Mr. Bellingham, deputy-coroner, concerning the death of Margaret Bell, of No. 3, Madoc-street, Swansea, an aged woman, who met her death by accidentally falling down stairs. Harriet Jones, a married woman, deposed : lam the daughter of the deceased. On Monday, the 16th instant, my mother, who had been living with me for the last eighteen months, left home about the middle of the day, and did uot return until about twelve o'clock at night. My husband, who is a stevedore, was not at home, and I and my four children were in bed. I beard in a short time after I retired, a rap, got up, and sent my little girl to open the door. Shortly afterwards I saw my mother come up stairs; I then retired to my own room, and heard my mother go into hers and shut the door. I heard nothing more until about six o'clock in the morning, when I was awakened by a noise as if something heavy had fallen down to the flior. I instantly struck a light and sent my little girl down stairs to see what was the matter. She returned and said that her grandmother was lying down in the passage. I then went do len, and found her lying at the foot of the stairs in the passage. I spoke to her, but she did not answer. She was breathing at the time. I then sent for a neighbour to render me assistance, and, in the meantime, my little boy and I raised her up, and plant her on a chair, ard we afterwards got her rip-stairs to bed. She was dressed at the time I found her in the passage. I sent for several medical men, but neer attended. My husband returned about nine o'clock, and immediately went for Dr. Essery. Mrs. Davies, a neighboor, come in to ensio me, and remained with me until my mother expired.—Dr.Essery said : About half.past eight o'clock this morning I was called by a man named Jones, who stated that his motherin-law hod fallen down stairs, and I went to the house as soon as I possibly could. I found her in an insensible state, with a severe contusion upon the left side of her forehead; also, upon the left side of the head, I found a severe scalp wound, extending to the hone ; the left eye was contused and perfectly closed, and much haemorrhage had taken place from the nose and mouth. At this time her breathing was heavy, indicating pressure upon the brain from the rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain. I did all that could be done for her, but saw it was • hopeless case, considering her age. The wounds I have described are such as would have been caused by a fall down stairs; and I consider that she died from the injuries received by the fall.—This being all the evidence, the Deputy-coroner summed up carefully, and the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of "Accidental death."  Stidmixio &RADE AT PETaltsrotiE.—On Monday A shook* suicide occurred at l'etcrstone, a little village on the South Wales line, not far from Cardiff. About twelve o'clock at noon some persons approaching Peterstone Station were startled by the report of firratrue, and it was discovered that Mr. Williams, a farmer residing in that neighbourhood, had shot himself. The brother of the unfortunate man had been talking to him only a few minutes previously, but the noise of thv gun attracted his attention, and he returned to find his relative dead and bathed in blood. The charge of the gun had enterud the eye, passing out at the top of his bead and shattering the skull in a frightful manner. The deceased, for some time past, is said to have been somewhat eccentric in his habits, appealing at times to be in a very melancholy and desponding state of mind,