Western Mail Wednesday April 16th 1924.
The death of Thomas DERBYSHIRE 44, single, of 5, Lyndhurst-street, Cardiff, an
engine-driver, employed by the Channel Dry Docks Company, who was knocked down by a
motor-car in Neville-street, Cardiff, on Saturday and died before admission to the Cardiff
Royal Infirmary. Inquest conducted by Mr. Gerald TUDOR, at Cardiff on Tuesday. Mr James H.
CROSS, solicitor appeared on behalf of the relatives of the deceased. James DERBYSHIRE,
paper-maker, of 5, Lyndhurst-street, brother of the deceased, said he last saw his brother
alive at the Coldstream Hotel between eight and nine p.m. on Saturday. His brother was
then perfectly sober. William PRITCHARD, of Court-road, Cardiff, said that about 10.15
p.m. on Saturday he was delivering goods at 96, Neville-street, when he saw a car
travelling at a slow speed, with its horn being blown furiously. DERBYSHIRE who seemed to
be staggering, was about three yards in front of the car. DERBYSHIRE turned to walk
towards the
pavement, but then turned towards the car and shouted "Hey! Wait a bit" and
then attemted to seize the car . He straightened up and fell backwards. The car was then
stationary, deceased lying clear of the vehicle. Averdict of "Accidental Death"
was returned, no blame being attached to the driver of the car.
A nineteen year old girl, who was stated to be uncontroliable , and had repeatedly run
away, appeared at Tredegar Police-court on Tuesday. She was Gladys J. JONES, and the
charge against her was that of having stolen a fowl belonging to Alfred Pugh, Dukestown,
and obtaining eggs valued at 1s. 6d. by false pretences, the property of Elizabeth
WORTHING. Police-constable EVANS, of Dukestown, said when he arrested the girl she said
"I took it to get food." Mrs Daisey CHILDS, probation officer for Cardiff, said
the girl was found guilty at Cardiff, on two charges of theft in December last and bound
over. Her father then appeared for her and took her home to Tredegar. He wrote to the
court a couple of days later to say that she had run away. In January she was re-arrested,
and then she said she would go to a home. She went to the home, but ran away the same day,
and wandered about the streets of Cardiff. She was remanded a week, to await a reply from
the
commissioners as to whether she was a fit subject for a Borstal institute.
John Patrick