Jon Green wrote:       > On 19/06/2013 12:51, Dennis Ahern wrote: >>  From the Cardiff Evening Express, 12 October 1892 - >> >>                    FOUND DROWNED AT CARDIFF. >>    This morning, shortly after seven o'clock, the body of a man >>    unknown was found floating in the West Dock. The body was >>    recovered by Police constables Foster and [Daniel] Ahern, of >>    the Bute Dock Police Force. The deceased was a man about 28 >>    years of age, 5ft. 8in. in height, fair complexion, and was attired >>    in a black serge coat, blue jersey, black cloth trousers, check >>    shirt, and flannel drawers. > What amuses me most - and, yes, I have a dark streak in my humour - is > that they felt the need to describe the deceased's underwear, in case it > would tip the balance, and someone would say, "That must be Dai Ynyr > Gwlyb - he always wore flannel undies!"   :-)       And nothing about what was in his pocketses - which may have been more useful for identification.     Chris