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THE FATAL AFFRAY AT MAESTEG

... DAvies. Witness, being ir is- below, did not catch the woris. James Price was nm on the scaffold and John Davies on the joists. 'etr Price then jumped off the scaffold on to the joists, ' where the deceased was. Be saw Price raise lis od tnd hand, but did ...

THE MURDERER THOMAS RATCLIFFE

... struck a poor offieer, he swroto, at Portlland, my friends, as yoiu all ,know; but I never dlid it with the least thought of killing hini Thiat is what IsiSywithl ?? dyilig breath. Yen may think a3 yen liko, my friends, but that is the truth''o thirs cou- ...

EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CUBA

... sisted, and a serious affray ensued; the 'police fired upoun the crowd, shots were returned, and three 'of the poliee were killed. Leon and -Medina were arrneted, on a charge of aiding thei insurrection by 'secreting arms 'and rcsistiug their seizure. ...

CARDIFF COUNTY-COURT

... Engineering Conipany.-Claimant was working in the reepcndents' yard at Roath Basin in October S last, wwhen he fell from a scaffold, crushing his leg. which had to be amputated. He had been paid £1 a week sinoe the accident-Mir. Lloyd P Ileyrick, solicitor ...

THE [ill] MURDER

... sanrilicad nit the scaffold. Baron Channell having- summed up, the jury expressed a wish to retire. In about an hour they returned, and found ths prisoner guilty of wilful murder. When called upon, the prisoner said he did not purposely kill the dc. ceased ...

WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE

... arriving there discovered Mrs. Bedford lying dead 1 3 in bed with marks of violence upon her. It is e believed that Bedford first killed his wife, and 2then committed suicide. . Mr. Cavili will return to London, from Dover,i .on Thursday. A subscription has been ...

THE MAESTEG MANSLAUGHTER CASE

... Glamorgan Assizes on Tutrsday (before Mr. Justice Lawrance) James Price, 46. mason, of Massleg, was charged with felouiously killing and slaying John Davies, at Maes.teg, and the bearing of thc case took up most of the time of the sitting. Mr. A. Lushington ...

PROSECUTION OF THE SALVATION ARMY

... £150' for dlamages snl~aintd through the death of the: Iisbtdd f the'9 womn, who was killed by an4 cident in' consequence, as alleged, of the dhebetvs of thie scaffolding of the plainltiffs, by wrhbm he wis empli~oed as habonrer. Before the case bad prwieeded ...

THE DOLGELLEY MURDER

... struck Sarah Hughes with a stone on the head, and killed her. She fell dead when he struck her. He had purposed killing her oa the occasion of her first visit to hirm on the first of June . He killed her on the second visit. When he had struck the ?? ...

EXECUTION AT CORK

... acquitted. At the trial of Twiss at the Min- oli who ster Assizes the Eon of donovan identified :and him as one of the men who killed dis father, pa snts Qi Ilga Several Ipublic meetings were held 'to secure vith a reprieve, bet without avail.- 'T'he condoenied ...

THE GRIMSBY MURDER

... five shoots at the womaln, killing her t . on the spot, Afterwards he surrendered to the Ipolice. Prisoner who hadbeen most attentive q sto the chaplain's adinistrations met his fate ewith fortitude. Rumbold walked to the scaffold with great firmuess, requiring ...

THE LLANELLY MURDER

... is no use to pretend to mere knowledge than cr actually exists. In his first or written confession Rees ?? ledged that; he killed peer Thomas Devies, anid hie Iexplicit~ly stated that there wass no 1secend man? In later statements, especially one which ...