The Cambria Daily Leader

IN THE DISTRICTS. I 0 I I; AMMANFORD. I Latest Patterns Horse-Clipping Machines. Christmas Goods galore. Get your Turhcy; we'll provide the Tins Furnishing lir.?t l left to be sold at great bargains. Cutlery I at cutting prices.—Harries', the noted House Furnishers and Ironmongers. I CARMARTHEN. j The roadmen in the employ of the Car- marthen County Council have tendered notices to cease work on the 22nd ;n3t. unless their demand that their wages be raised to the Stoker Award standard is conceded. A special meeting of the I Main Roads Committee will consider the tl matter. DUNVANT. I The death has taken place at vho resi- dence of his daughter, Brynaeron, of Mr. Wm. Michael. Deceased has resided in the district for about eight ears, hav- ing removed here from Llandilo. H<è was a member of Ebenezer Church. He leaves a family of grown-up sons and I daughters, his wife having pjp-deceased him ecme years ago. I PONTABOULAIS. I At the Llanduo-Talybont N.P. School on Thursday evening a public meeting was held, under the auspices of the local branch ot the Girls' Friendly Society. The affair was a great success. Babell Tonnsr People's Guild was ad- dressed by the Rev. D. H. Davies on "The Young Man and His Opportunities." Mr. W. Richards, Tcg Annedd," made an ideal chairman, and solos and speeches were given by Miss Louisa Purchase. Mesons, Idwal Samuel, W. S. WilLnm, I Thomas Samuel and John Richcrds. j LLANSAMl-ET. n -1. I A very interesting lecture on T ll Welsh Pulpit was given by the He-. J. Pugh Jones, Pontardawe, at Sion I Chapel, Peniel Green, on Thursday even- ing, the proceeds of which were in aid of Mr. D. Llewelyn Jdbn, who has been incapacitated from following his usual em- ployment through a serious accident lie met some time 8«'0 at the Samlet Colliery. Ald. J. Jordan presided. The Llansamlcl Silver Band played selections. At the end ¡ of the meeting the chairman remarked that that day was the centenary of the birth of Brinley Richards, the author of the populax air God Bless the Prince ol, WalM," and asiped the audience to stand as a mark of esteem to his memory. Mr. U. Howell Thomas sang the air. and the audience joined in the chorus. E S. Chappell. Swansea haa 1.0.0.0 Over- coats ready to wear in stock Ten per coxic. discount allowed to Discharged Soldifera and Bailors, feee Windows. LLANDOVERY. I On Friday the licensees of the Station I Hotel, King's, and Blue Bell were sum- moned for charging at the public bar an excess prioe for rum. Deputy Chief Constable Evans applied for an adjourn- ment, stilting that the lexecutivo officer for the ^borough hrid received a wire late I, on the previous evenipg to the effect that Injector Williams was suffering from I -malaria. Capt. W. J. Cremlin (instructed I by Mr. Khys W. Price), for the defence. oppo«"d, or, in the event of an adjourn- ment, that the defendants be granted coets. The Bench granted the adjourn- ment, and !Knd the question of costs would be decided when the hearing came Oil. ¡ In comnoemorfttfon of their fallen com- rades, the mci.,Ltars of the Llandovery Branch of the Discharged and De- mobilised Soldiers and Sailors' Federation placed a beautiful wreath on tbe shr-ine at Cf-urch House. E. S. Chappell, Swansea beA 1.000 Over- read to wear in stock Ten per cem fiisconn4 I to Discharged Soldiers and .!ifliiore. Soe Windows. eRSTOieFERRV. I With regret we have to,reeord the dcaatb on Friday afternoon, after an illness of four months, of Mr. George Bevell, of Os- tt,-rley-strect, at the ripe old age of. 86 yeam. Up to the time of his illness de- ceased was a wonderful gentleman for his age and was a well-known figure in the town. A native Qf Wiltshire, ho came to Britonferry many years ago, and for a long period was engaged on the staff of the old South Wales Mineral Railway, previous to its being taken over by tli- P.T. Railway Co. He was an ardent Wes- ley an and was the oldest local preacher in the Neath circuit. On his 80th birth- day he preached his last sermon at the Brrtonferry Wesley Church. Mrs. -Reveil, I who survives him, has been seriously ill for some months, and lies in a critical I condition. He leaves four BW.Mcssrs, Charles, Walter, James and Fred Revel!, j and .one daughter. Mr. James Bevell. j solicitor, is the clerk to the Bntonferry District Council. I E '■>. Chappell. Swansea, has 1;000 over., Coats read" to vrear in stock. Ten per cent (tiaoouiK. allov-r! to Diei,,harged Soldiers 4lld I Sailors See Windows. CADOXTON. -1 I An inspiring service of song and orga-n recital took place in Cladoxton Church, I Neath, on Thmrsday evening, .and the con- gregation was deeply imdbyth beautiful and eoctive pi.?r-amme of sacred mosic pr vided. Oadoxton Choir, who rendered As the Hart Pants" (Mendelssohn), God so Loved the World » (S rainer), and Glory, Honour (Spohr), were powerfully assisted in the programme by the Misses Da vies (Resol- ven), who rendeied the solos, "Lead, Kindly Light (Pughe Evans) and "Abide with Me" (Lid die); and by Mr. Evans (Resolven), issho sang "it is Enough" (Blijah).yrf^a Rock of Ages. The Rev. D. Thomas (vicar of Resolven), who officiated during the earlier part of the service, also sang with the Misses Davies and Mr Evans in the quart, God is I a Spirit (Stentdale Beiuiet). Mifls Grace Wood (Rhyddiuga, Neath) entranced the congregation with organ select 'oiis froij^; Mendels^ l.n, Weston, Hollins and Le- lna. Tf e Resolven Party wpre aocom- panied on the ol.n by 'Ilr. W. Jenkins (Resolve-i). The Rev. J. 1). Jnme: otlieia ) ted duri.ig the latter part of the service, j The collection w as m aid of Hio Ora.? ¡ F und. A

A WEST WALES! WORKHOUSE. I L.G.B. Inquiry. I CHARGES AGAINST I MATRON. At Lamperor Workhouse on Friday Mr. Hugh R. Williams, a Local Governmen Board inspector, held a public incjuu-y into allegations made against Mrs. Lewis, the workhouse matron, and wife of Mr. Thomas Lewis, workhouse master. Mr. Ernest Lloyd, clerk to the Lampct&r Board of Guardians, was present, as also were the master and matron. I Dr. Rowland, medical officer to the Lampeter (inion, said he had no com- plaints against the master and matron. He heard something in September about I Margaret Daviei, an inmate, having been injured, and he %i,-It to see her. She had a bruise on her forearm, and he asked L: r if ?he had had an accident. She answeve I No," and that she lirp«l. He tock the plaster off her arm nml found it was onlj J an abrasion. The had been cCn, ducted in a very satisfactory way. li j had seen no rough treatment, as com- plained of by Nurse Jonas. If he hid h,, would have reported it. The inmate-s gen- erally appeared on good terms with the master, and never appeared to be afraid of either the master or the matron. The children al wa vs seemed to be following the master about, and witness had the impression that they were very mud; i attached to him. SUNDAY EVE MING SCENE. I Nurse Marv Ar,n Jones s&ld she was i the Workhouse nurse from February, up to about September Iset. On 22nd A ugustsh-a attended at the institution to j see the sick caK-ej, and a.si-cd to see Margt. Davies's leg, which was bad at -the time. The woman rr.dier stupid and slow ir, siiowmg her the bad leg, and the matron said, Come along, Margaret, let nurse' see your leg." The woman again refused, and the matron got rather impatient j with her and prodded her with her right, II elbow in the chest. To witness it seemed tq bo done roughly, but she would not say that it hurt the woman. Nurse Jones said that on the fOl!OWin¡¡¡ Sunday evening she was on her way to church when she saw a big crowd outside the Workhouse. Mrs. Doherty, an in- mate, came on to her and said, The Matron is half murdering poor Margaret in the Workhouse." Witness went to the ward to see Margaret Davies, and asked her what was the matter. She replied in i Welsh. There is nothing the matter with me. 1 am all right. I aID quite I comfortable. Let me alone." Witness, said to her, Come, Margaret, they have, dope something to you," and Margarel Dalies -then said in Welsh, They have I nearly killed me." MATRON CH "ING. f The master then brouait in the matron, who was crying The master asked. "Are you satisfied, nurae? v and witness re- plied, No, I am not satisfied until I see her arm." Witness examined Margaret Davies's arm. She did not see the cut on I tlitf,arm. but simply observed the plaster on it just below the elbow. The matron wtu crying bitterly, and explained tlis-t Margaret Davies had got up from bed and had fallen off the bench. At the office afterwards the master and matron told fier that they tried to do all they j could to please the inmates and make I them comfortable, and that it did net matter what they did to them there "\tf.s i always somebody trying to undo their work anrl create. fupa. Witness said she i wa? perfect h sick of all the rows going on there. Next dav witness went to see the doctor, who oceompanied her to the workhouse to see Margaret Davies. From the state of the wound on Margaret Davies's arm it seemed as if she hod ?iaKed the arm against the bedstead or a b<>nch. I' The Clerk (Mr. Ernest Lloyd): Wh:Ü Mrs. DoherH told you led you to expect what you did not really seep—That is so. Mrs. Doberty said she was bleeding fear- fully. but I saw no blood. Everything was perfectly clean. LETTER TO CLERK. I Cross-examined by the Master, witness* said that on the 2Sth August she -K-rotf, to, the clerk of the guardians, "I wish to dis- continue my daily visit to the workhouse under the present circumstances, AS I can- nathe responsible for the rough handling of the inmates." She denied that she was pressed to write the letter. The Master: Do you remember telling me that yon were compelled to report F., yon did to the clerk?—I don't remeipber saying that Do you remember yon told me that if you did not do it Jhere was a gentlemnn gohg to doit-I did not say that Referring to the Sunday evening when a crowd gathered outside the workhouse, wit-nftss.snid that Miss Thomas, secretary of the Lampeter and District Nursing Association, t'dd her 1 would go down to see what has happened if I were yon, bti. someone has been hurt there." The Master: Did she not tell you to go down to protect the matron and that fhfrk, was-no one etse titerc with her?—Yes, she did 4mY Witness etitm 'that ?e wao please ?ith th? way the master ,,rd md'on con- duct?d the inst'tuti?n ??i r<-pa? to bor own vor?. Sbe had tol? ?)f matr.n tha* ?h? could ?r'?t ??r, and that wh??vpr I witnps? asked her to do, she d'd w?H an(!I prone fly. The Macter: Do yon still think tlinf the mitron ill-treated Margaret Davies: -Yos, I do. SERVANT'S STORY. I jane Ann UaVle6 (10) a servant ar the I workhouse froai July to November, 1018, 1 said that or. one occasion she. saw the I j matron striKe two blow, at Lottie Jones, I a l'ttle girl with i tin tray, and -on ) another occasion the matron took jiold of j Lottie by the halndplÜJed hereabout) theeitting room. The reason for this was, said the witnoss. that I had not cleaned the grate clean, and instead of revenging t}TI me, she revenged on ie." Mary Ann Jenk;ns, a former inmate of the Workhouse, safd that she saw Lottie I Jones having it with the matron in ) the laundry several times. She dici not seem to be doing anything right. The matron would knock her head itganqt the wall, or take hold of her hair or hit her I with anything -;be ba.d in her hands. Wit- ness stated that on one occasion the j matron hit Lottie with a bowl. The master put in a wrtten 61?a?ement by witness, in which she aaid. I w? present when the old woman (Margaret. Davies1) said that the matron was like a j mother to her, and must say the z-,LMt- Witness now stated she dared not say i otherwise. j INQUIRY ADJOURNED. Tbe Inspector said tiiis -was the first ¡ time the mnslvr hnd heard of some of the charges, and permission be .Trantod for the master to criil witnesses if he desired.  ( ,} (.a""t ,r. M.n. ???!<s Davies, Ab?,vf.Tron, p.d jI a 'h.if'h tribute to the way the institution was kept. Both tho master Mid matron J took great-interest in the little chiklren.-l The inquiry was adjourned nro^ision-1 ally for a week.

Monday Next! MR. WORRELL'S GREAT OPENING DAY. A DAY OF BLESSINGS FOR THE EYE-WEAK. ONE WEEK ONLY. Ou Monday mornir,g next, at 1C o'clock, the doore of the CEISTEAL 11ALL will opsn the fii-st of a 7 days ielica of (jreat Opacal Ucmoiiatratioiis oy tao iamooo.L-ondon opti- cal expert, Mr. Worrell, assisted by nis own trained and expert titau. it will be a iieu Letter Day for Swautea. liw coining will be a matter of great re- joiciug to tnouba-ndft 01 Swansea IDeu and women whose eyesight is weak, lmperftit, or otherwise ill-aiiectt-d. ARE YOU UNCONSCIOUSLY DAMAGiNG YOU K t V 11 i u HT? With his varied and unique experience, not. only »u London, but tnroqgbout world, as specialised study and training, his reputation as a mal\;tJrof the most sue- ceasiul yet moderate-miced eye-glassey. spectacles, and luiies, aiid his high &ei.ae of duty to the eye-weak, hie present visit to Swansea will be remembered iong with deep gratitude by the thousands of suffer- ers who are certain to consult him durin> bis liiief stay hero. Thcvjiands upon thousande of men and women to-day, declares the great refrat- tionist ai.d expert, are wearing glasses that ,t,.re eurelgr doing almost irretrievable damage to their eyesigat. Thcusaiids mo.re I arc equally endanger lug their eyesight, be- eauae, never having had their eyesight tested, they are not wearing- glasses or sj>eotaclea of any kind when a rightly ad- justed pair of glasses wo-u.d iaiprove their vision, eave them from severe >;Ll!(Î mysteri- ous headaches, and preserve th.s most pie cicl1.goi human po £ sessjor« for yeers. "To delay receiving propsr attention to the siglit is to invite eye troubles of all de- scription," says Mr. Worrell. "Kot only is ) the vision itself liable to life long weaken- 1 ing, but the strain on the eyes results in all kinds of other serious ailments, eyesight headaches, irritated, riervous inflammation of the oyes, watering, and I have known many men and women to whom it hoe positive a?ony to be dn bdgbt ?unlig!?. j And all this rcsuRs from J?g'lMtif]? ?he' fir.s.t warnings." Never have the eye-woak of Swansea and j district had so favourable an opportu,iitv of htnin- their eye troubles attended to as I during Mr. Worrell's stay in the town, i Visitors 0 the Central Hall from now unill Saturday can have their eyesight tested free by the most skilled experts. V. heic necessary they can be supplied with eye- glasses and spectacles to exactly suit their condition of sight at prices which would have been considered moderate even in -pro. war times. Notwithstanding the scarcity of su-pplies. and the increased cost of la- bour, you can etill obtain lenses of UD- rivalled quality at an average cost of 3a.6d Where, however, epecial Bi-Fooal., AsLig- matic Lenses are necessary, an extra charge has to be msdr Ail pre-war guar- antees given by Mr. Worrell still hold goo. I and only by purchasing direct at his head- quarters can you rely upon obtaining genuine and guaranteed Glasses or S¡;. I tacles. MR. WORRELL'S 4NVJTATI ON TO NEW AND FORMER CLIENTS. Mr. Worrell issues a warm invitation akn to all pi-zt ciiente who reside in or aroupd Swansea to call once more. He and his Etaif "will be delighted to meet them agaii r..r, l r(?-test th(,ir ey- and re-test their eyesight in the comfort and privacy of one of the specially-ap- pointed and consult in, rooms free of charge; also wjjen neceoeary, an exchange of lenses will be made free. NOTE THE ADDRESS CJEA'TBAt. HALL, ORCHARD STREET, SWANSEA. 1

Children's Corner. | BY UNCLE JOHN I Short stories and little storyettes are not coming m as they .ought to, so please take the hint. We will begin with one wbioh is before us now. 4, Sydney-street, Brynhyfryd, Swansea .-Dear Uncle John,-I am taking the pleasure of writing to you. 1 haye not 1 written before, but I hope you will be pleased. I am sending you this little l story. It ,may be old, but I am tryiE, axen't I? I look forward every nig-ht to read the little yarns, etc., m the." Chil- dren's Corner." The story js a& follows; TASTING THE SOUP. I One of the generals 111 the Army is well known for the interest which he takes in the well-being and comfort of the tropps. Among other things lie is very careful to see that the food suppled to the men was good and nourish- ing, and for this purpose he fre- quently paid a visit to the barracks about meal-time. On one of those visits he saw two soldiers coming out of the kitchen carrying a steaming bucket be- tween them. They saluted and were hurrying away, when the general shouted Halt! Put the bucket down. and fete:1 a spoon. The soldiers stared at each other in astonishment, and one of them rushed off to fetch a spoon. When tli-e spoon was brought the general tasted the contents of the (bucked) bucket and said. "This is wretched stuff; what kind of soup is it ?" ,It is dish-water, sir," was I the reply. Your niece, frwennie Griffiths. I

BIBLE SOCIETY. Bishop of St. David's and Carmarthen's Apathy. 'Th. Bishop of ,St. David's, who occu- pied the chair at a meeting under the auspices of the Carmarthen (English) Auxiliary of the British and 'Foreign Ihla Society, expressed "his regret .at; finding such » sparse attendance at these in Carmarthen. He wi? detenniped to seek the rOT1 for the poor attendance, aid in.ortior to bring tSe matter to a test, he suggested calling a meepng to which all the e;r¡;y and minift&rs of the town would be in-1 viied, and then it ctruld be .decided whether the meetings.should be continue: or not. He did not think t!,e reason for th's apilthy waf tha,t the people, of Car rrvjTthen did not value the Bible, or thai they were ic engrossed :in their own re- ligious work at to -forget their duty t{. the outside worM, and he would be very muoh surprised :i the Christian people of the town did not value the impoitonce of co-operation. For the tal-c of ;the <amw of religiOI2 in Carmarthp" they must I-Pldke-,a -deterqiitw' effort Qilceand cur all for; put the -meet- ings on a proper footing He had been connected with tli Bible Society for over 30 year. .and could not -imdersf- ind any- I ane not supporting it. It would be cluitc- I impossible to carry on .missionary work j without the Sucietv, because it was the basis of an missionary work. He* con- j eluded with a warm tribute to the ser- j yiees ot Urs..Mttjsden, Lls.nl!web Vicar- ;ige, -as hon. seeietary for .many years, iUid 3&i.d it was mainly dvje to her -frfTort* I that the auxiliary had existed so long. (Applause.1 A resolution .was adopted that a meet- ing as suggested be called. An address 1 was also riven by the Rev..Crwye Wil-j lianas. Swans#^ <

For the Ladies. What Other Women Have Discovered. Do you know that you can colour yellowed and faded lingerie ribbons beautifully with soap dye or one of the cold water dyes? And it is well worth I your while doing so, now that they are such an exorbitant price. Wash them out carefully, then put them through the dye. An easy way to dry the ribbons is to wrap them around a clean, long, slender bottle. They are ready to use when perfectly dry. Fine quality wash taffeta, crepe-de- chine, Georgette crepe, or any other deli- cate silk fabric should always be wrapped in a clean Turkish towel after being washed. Silk readily becomes yellow, if exposed to the air to dry, and the towel absorbes the water, so the garment is ready to be ironed in a couple of hours. Have you ever tried washing silk stockings before wearing, to raak-e th-t-i last longer? Washing softens the silk weave and renders it m&re pliable, ob- viating the tendency to split easily and form runners. An excellent plan is to view the bar- gain contents where one can pick up any number of good quality, light-coloured silk stockings, marked at less than half the price of black and brown stockings. which are the colours mostly needed for winter wear. Buy them whenever -pos- sible, wash them thoroughly, and, with a boiled dye, colour them the shade yoM want. In this way you can save quite a lot. This idea is a good one for .0 e ¡ mother who has children's stocsings to buy, as many shops are selling out I coloured, striped, white ones. To save your baby's shoes from wearing tlvEough on the outer side of the heels where the friction mostly comes, try spreading a thin layer of glue over the side of each h w.1 every two or three nights, beginning while the shoes are new. The glue dries by morning, and. if necessary, you may wash it on. This method certainly saves the shoes from wearing through,

£ 50 FOR NOTHING. Miss Florence JIaiffh. af 3f, yic- t-oria :1' Horsior:th, Lee ;>. has won 9 !II j competition pr,)- iia <) t e d ?b v i: Ideas. Ea?e; eek this p<>p-a- lar par otters ,no less ,t4c\ n I?2,000 in prizes to o e of its Ui readers who hold ==-$ W ar Savings Certificates.

IMRS. H. A. CHAPMAN. T t' Funeral of Weil-Knawn r Swansea Lady. The funeral of Mrs. H. A. Chapman, widow of the late Mr. H. A. Chapman, the well-known South Wales photo- grapher and ex-Mayor, of High-street, Swansea, took place on f-riday aftcrnooi; in the family vault at Danygraig Ceme- tery. There was a short service fJ" the house and another at the same time in the Gos- pel Hall, Orchard-street, these being conduct-ed by Mr. Basil Swelling and Mr John Pearce, of the Albert Hali Mission, with which both Mr. ard Mrs. Chapman were connected. The funeral left the house about two o'clock. The body was enclosed in a shell and unpolished oak coffin with brass fittings, benring the inscription, Eliyp. Chapman, di,:?d 11th November, agez; 73." The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. D. G. Phillips and Sons, Dillwyn-street. THE MOURNERS. lie mourners wore: Messrs. Sam. I Bert and Odo Chapman (sons), Stanley B. Jones (son-in-law), Sir Ciiarles T. Ruthen (cousin), Emest Eastman, Clem Chapman and Jack Brader (nephews). The bearers were gentlopcll eonnectet' with the Albert Hail Mission: Messrs. Johil Evans,, W. Rces, Charles White- head, W. LaKc.ombe and George Bevaii; I Mr..Harvey, Mr. T. Willougliby Tviichaej (secretary and treasurer of the Albert Hall Mission) an d his brothc. r. Mr. W. H. Michael, were also present WREATHS. ¡ Wreaths, ofwhiçh thene were a large number, included one from Xeacbers and scholars of the Sunday School at Albert Hall," from Mrs. Chapman's own Sunday school class, from the staff cf 225, High-street; from the Swansea staff of Messrs. R. E. Jones, Ltd. hnd from the Swansea ^Ladies' Swimming Club. The full list of wreaths was as follows: Teachers and scholars of the Sunday school (Albert Hall); Mr. Basil Snoliing, Mix. Snelling and Mr. Pearce; and Mrs. J. Harrison, Knighton; Miss Ethel Howard; Maggs and Daisy, with sweetest memories; Marie, Sam and Suzanne; Bert and Vi, to darling I mother; Odo, to mother with all my love; all her grandchildren to grand-I mother Swansea Ladies' wimming Club; from her Sunday school f/?s to t-hpi-r loviyg teacher; Srtan :aIX1 Elivy; Maggs, Charlie and Olive Brader Mr. and Mrs. Hansard, Jack and Freda; from her sister and brother-in-law (Mr. -and Mrs. J. Crocker, Bin-mmg-ham) Lily, L^igh and the-children: R. G. Bavins; Will and Gret Michael; Rhoda and Gertie Evans; Mr. Sidney Charlie, Jennie and little Jennie; Mr. and the Misses Michael; from the staff of 2; High-street.; Mr. and Mrs. Gsvynne Brader: Swansea staff of Messrs. R. E. Jones. Ltd.

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A MYSTERY. S Open Verdict in Docks Tragedy. The inquest upon the body of the Nor. wegian fireman, N. Mickel Jacobeon, whose de44 body was found on the rail* way line near Burrows Lodge, South. Dock, early on Thursday morning, was held on Friday fternoon at the Coroner's Court, before Mr. Dd. Clarkg, Deputy Coroner. Captain Thowald, the master of do- ceased's steamship Tree," said h. thought deceased came from Bergen, bufc Ulie signed him on a few months ago at Blythe, Northumberland. The chief engineer, H. Andersen, last saw deceased on hoard the Tres at two p.m. on Wednesday. He had gone ashore in the morning to get a suit of clothes, g and when he returned to the ship at 1.30 he had had a little drink. BOSUN'S POSER, FOR CORONER. Niconi Hessen, the bVun of the ship, said that he also saw Jacobson return ts the ship during the dinner hour. Coroner: Had he had any drink P Witness: I couldn't say. Did he look as if he had had any?- Well, I do not know. It is hard to tell, Could you say whether I have had any to-day? replied witness. No. I couldn't," said the Coroner, amidst amusement. But you look;per- feetly sobar." Foreman Tliomas Edwards, of Powle-6. land and Mason, said he was walking in front of his train near the weighbridge at the Arches, at I.W ou Thursday. and saw nothing i n, lie was con- ducting a train back S- 3 a.m. I DISCOVERY OF BODY. Foreman Edwards said that repassing •the spot at 3 a.m. he saw the body of. Jacobson, with the head and shoulders lying across the four-foot way, and the legs on -the path. He gave information y to the police In reply to Mr. Hilditch, H.M. I n- opec-tor, witness said he did not know what other traffic had passed over this spot between 1.30 and 3 a.m., but the Harbour Trust tralfic would certainly pass over there. Witness said the ligb-t- inu near the spot was exceedingly bad. The Coroner said that it was extraor- d.nary that no evidence was procurable as -to what time the fatality occurred, and as to what train had run over de- ceased. The first train of Powlesland and Mason passed over at 1.30 on -the Arches side of the metals, wherMsthe body was found on the set nearest Burrows Lodge, ( Traffic Superintendent Payne, of the TJ arbour Trust, said ,that "tivps" left the East Dock at 11.55 p.m. and 1.10 a.m. far the South Dock and the London and North Western Hallway. There was no report from any of the men on the trains as to any incident during the journeys, lie had examined all the engines, anS found -no traces of blood. As for the trucks, they had been too widely dis- persed. A MYSTERY. P.C. Arnold said that the head waa almost severed from -the body. His vievr was that deceased had fallen across the metals, and bad gone to sleep. The Coroner said that deceased's move- ments after leaving the ship were a mys- tery, and no evidence was forthcoming during the interval that elapsed from the time he left the -ship to the time his dead body was discovered. The jury returned a verdict of found dead, with no evidence as to the oauog of death.

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