Jane Williams

Jane Williams died after having been beaten over the head in her home at Glandwr, Llanrig on 29 September 1904.

The 31 year old woman that she had shared a cottage with was charged with her murder but the case was dropped, as was a charge of attempting to commit suicide on the condition that her husband look after her.

The police had found an apron and a petticoat in the woman’s house that appeared to be blood stained but when the stains were examined one was found to have been paint and the other iron rust.

Jane Williams was found in her house by her grandson groaning in pain. A medical examination showed that she had serious head injuries. It was said that the wounds to her head might have been caused by a manure fork, on which blood was found.

While she was in a semi-conscious state she said that she had fallen on her head and that someone had struck her from behind but that she didn't remember seeing anyone.

A witness said that they had seen a woman crouching behind a wall near to where Jane Williams had lived, and that the petticoat found resembled that of the woman seen.

The woman that was charged said that the police had bothered her, but that she had had nothing to do with the assault on Jane Williams.

Jane Williams's inquest returned a verdict of murder against a person or persons unknown.