Western Mail Wednesday April 16th 1924.
"It is not often that evidence is quite so clear as it is in this case. I am
perfectly satisfied that it was apure accident." said Mr. Gerald TUDOR, the Cardiff
city acting coroner, on Tuesday, when he found that Sydney WALLACE,(9), son of Andrew
WALLACE, of 59, Sanquhar-street, Cardiff, died from a fracture of the skull accidently
sustained by being knocked down by a motor-car. Mr. TUDOR added that no blame was attached
to the driver, Joseph Henry DAVENPORT, accountant, of 37, Stallcourt-avenue, Cardiff, who
was represented at the inquesy by Mr. D.E.S. BROWNE. From the evidence of the driver, and
of John Thomas DIBB, of 201, Newport-road, Cardiff, it appeared that when the car was
approaching Rumney Hill from the direction of Cardiff on Sunday Morning at a speed of 16
m.p.h. Sydney WALLACE, suddenly darted into the road. The driver swerved to the right,
sounded his horn, and applied the foot brakes, but the child continued running and was
struck, being
rendered unconscious. He was at once taken to the Cardiff Royal Infirmary in the car, but
died a few hours later.
Clifford NICHOLLS, wine and spirit merchant, Caroline-street, £5 and £5 costs, at Cardiff,
for having sold whisky less than one reputed quart for consumption of the premises. Bertha
HOPKINS, an assistant was fined £2. for having aided and abetted.
Mr.E. Crawshay WILLIAMS, elder son of the late Mr. A.J. WILLIAMS, of Coed-y-Mwstwr,
Bridgend, and formerly M.P. for Leicester, and Miss W. DONALDSON, daughter of Mrs.
DONALDSON, 46, Eaton-place, whose engagement is announced. (Photograph of the couple page
10).
The Pier Hotel. (Fully Licensed). Esplanade, Porthcawl. Manager W.R. LEONARD.
The crew of the steamer Besh-Taoo which was forced to put into Falmouth on Monday in a
sinking condition, included at least two Swansea men First-engineer G.R. RUSSELL,
Westbourne-grove, Sketty, and Second-engineer G. HORNE, 11, Morriston-terrace, St. Thomas.
Among members of the crew who signed on at Swansea prior to the departure of the Besh Taoo
on Thursday last were, J. ARMSTRONG, T. LACE, T. BROWN, J. RICHARDS, O. FLAGNEL, C.
PERAINE, S.W. SKILLICORN, and H. CARTER.
A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned by Mr R.J. RHYS, coroner, at an
inquest at Bargoed on Tuesday on Lewis J. EVANS,38, engine-driver, Bargoed, who died at
the Rhymney Hospital on April 7th, as the result of injuries received at the Bargoed Steam
Coal Colliery on march 25th. Moses PRICE, a rider, said that the deceased was coming out
behind a journey of trams, when the rope broke, and the journey ran back down the
gradient. When rescued from the second and the third trams deceased complained of internal
injuries. Dr. R.V. de Acton REDWOOD, Rhymney, said deceased had received extensive
injuries to the pelvis.
John Patrick