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GLAMORGANSHIRE* The Easter Quarter Sessions for the connty of Glamorgan were opened on Tuesday at Cardiff, owing to the court at Swansea under- going reconstruction to meet the requirements of his Majesty's Judges. There was a large attendance of magistrates. Juage Gwilym Williams, chairman of the Court, pre- sided. Mr Arnold was foreman of the grand jury. In his charge the learned Chairman said that the duties of the grand jury would be peculiarly fight at these Sessions, for the calendar shewed t crime was :>;parently diminishi 5 in the eounty, as had been boated at g previous Quarter Sessions but the smallness of tha laumfcer of cases to-day might not be ■j,ttributa.ble entirely to the fact that srime was diminishing, but possibly | ?¡o the fact that the Assizes had been recently aeld. There were only ten cases to come before 'ihe Court, and he thought, as men of business, they would be able to deal with all these in the course of an hour—that was if they displayed ihat intelligence which they showed in their own vocations. There was no case calling for remark ¡ ixcept one—i'aat in which a man was charged 'mth an abominable offence—and ho would sug- gest to the jury that in that the evidence was I -iather weak. The jury were then dismissed to their duties. II Several "justices took the oath of allegiance and She judicial oath, and signed the roll. Mr Godfrey Clark was appointed on the Standing Joint Committee, and Captain David Lewis, of Gorseinon, on the Committee of Visit- ing Justices for Swansea Prison, these vacancies Deing caused by the death of Mr James Lewis. On the motion of the Chairman, it was agreed to pay the costs of the solicitors employed on behalf of the county in the matter of the Glamor- ganshiro Canal Navigation accounts, subject to taxation. I On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by MrO. H. Jones, a resolution was passed express- ing profound sorrow at the lamented death of the Queen, and sincere condolence with the King, and the hope was expressed that his Majesty's reign might be a long and prosperous one. JUSTICES AND APPEAL COSTS. A notice of motion stood in the name of the Chairman to consider Standing Order No. 7 Appeals), with a view to making it harmonise with tho decision of the Lancashire justices in a case mentioned by the Home Secretary by pro- with tho decision of the Lancashire justices in a case mentioned by the Home Secretary by pro- viding for costs as between solicitor and client being paid to justices who have successfully supported, on appeal, a refusal to renew licences to ale and beer houses. His Honour said it was a recognised hardship that in appeals under the Licensing Acts the costs could not be recovered by the parties who were I successful, namely, the county. In the case of the Lancashire justices it had been given as good law that the costs might be paid in the way sug- gested, but upon going into tha matter the deputy clerk of the peace found that there might I be some technical difficulty with regard to the new standing order which it was proposed to pass. I He (the chairman) moved that Standing Order 7 be amended with a view to making it harmonise I "with tho decision of the Lancashire case, and ihat the drafting of it be left to the chairman, nee-chairman, and the clerk of the peace. MrO. H. Jones seconded, and this was agresd j TRIALS OF PRISONERS. I FIRST COURT. Alleged Burglary at Pontypridd. Robert Batten (27), engine-driver, and Charles Johnson (24), carpenter, surrendered to thsir hail charged with breaking and entering the connting-house of the PontypriddStsam Laundry and stealing a cash box containing about 9s on 4th February. Mr Parsons prosecuted, and Mr Rhys Williams defended. The case for the prosecution was that on the night in question the manageress, who lived next door to the laundry, heard a crash, and on looking out of her bedroom window she saw Bat Jen scuffling with two men named Morris and Britton. The former, who lives in the locality, had also heard a noise as of window àma3hing, and aroused Britton, his landlord. They both went out, and hearing a noisa inside the laundry they concealed themselves. After- wards Batten came out through the window, and Morris and Britron arrested him. Asked what he was doing there Batten said, I heard a noise, I' and I came round to see what was tha matter." Another man was seen in the laundry, but he was not recognised, and disappeared. The door of the counting house was broken open, and two cash boxes were missing • from the laundry, and one of them was subse- quently found in the river. Cross-examined by Mr Rhys Williams, Morris and Britton were positive that Batten came through the window, and was not looking in through the broken pane when they saw him. Sergt. Harris stated that when he apprehended Batten he said, All right I am not by myself." On subsequently arresting Johnson, who was in bed, witness found a fresh cut on his wrist, whilst his trousers were quite wet. Nobody could reach the spot where the cash-box was found without getting his clothes wet. Mr Rhys Wil- liams, in cross-examination, alleged that the witness put questions to the prisoners after their I arrest with a view to induce them to confess, but this ha denied, although he admitted asking I eertain questions.—Mr Rhys Williams At the police station did you say to Batten that John- son had told everything, and that it would be better for him to admit the case ?—Witness No.—For the defence Batten gave evidence, and said that hearin g a noise in the laundry he looked through the window and called out. He also jumped on to the sill, and subse- quently Mollis and Britton came up, and < the former knocked him down. He also alleged that on the way to the police station the sergeant struck him. Replying to Mr Parsons, witness said that he-was the worse for drink on this particular night. Johnson also denied bis guilt, and alleged that the sergeant ques- tioned him and said it would be better if witness made a confession. Answering Mr Parsons wit- ness said that he got the wound on his wrist by having a fight with'• some fellow," but did not know what he had a fight about. Counsel having addressed the Court, the Chairman summed up. The jury found prisoners not guilty, and they were dis charged. Stopping a Highway. Mr Rhys Williams (instructed by Messrs WaJ- ter Morgan, Brace, and Co.) applied for an order trader the Highway Act, on behalf of the Rhondda, Urcaa District Council, to close a por- tion of a certain highway over the Rhondda river xt.Porth, in the parish pi Ystradyfodwg, on the i ground that it was unnecessary, a new highway halving been substituted. No True Bill. The grand'jory iountl no true bill against John Smith, accused of an abominable crime. 2. Attempted Suicide. Joseph Mirrphy (29), hawker, pleaded guilty to attempting to commit suicide at Glyncorrwg on 30th March. After hearing medical evidence the Court remanded prisoner until the next Sessions in.order that he might be examined by an expert. Charge of Wounding. George Robertson (35), shoemaker, was in- dicted for unlawfully wounding David Williams, a-collier, of Miskin, at Pentyrch, on 4th March. .'It was alleged that when at the Dynevor Arms, I after a few words, prisoner attacked prosecutor with a knife, inflicting wounds under the arm, on the neck, and over the eye. Prisoner alleged that prosecutor provoked the attack, and that he was struck first. The jury returned a verdict of '•'Guilty," and prisoner was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour, the Chairman adding "iNow, you expected months, didn't you (Laughter).-—Prisoner I didn't expect anything. —The Chairman: Oh, yes, you did but that light sentence is on account of provocation. "Going to.the Bad." Daniel Richards (23) ,bbom.:er,. of Llantrisant, was indiptsd for unlawfully assaulting Ellen Lawrence, a domestic servant, aged 19, with in- tent to commit a rape at Llanharry on the 24th March. Mr G. Hay Morgan prosecuted (in- structed by Mr Harry Lewis, of Bridgend) prose- cuted, and Mr Vaughan Williams defended. The prisoner denied on oath that he was the man. The jury found prisoner guilty, and-a previous conviction for assault on a female at I Cowbridge was proved. Mr Vaughan Williams said prisoner was the sole support of a widowed mother. The Chairman said he had prisoner's past record before him, and he also had in his nr.life knowledge of his conduct. You are going to the bad, "said his Honour, you are getting perfectly reckless, J. am sorry for your mother, but unless you are checked you will come to more serious trouble yet. '—Prisoner: I will leave off the beer.—His Honour You won't have any beer for twelve months. The sentence of the court is that you be kept to hard labour for 12 months. SECOND COURT. (Bafore MrO. H. Jcnss, vicc-shairman.) An Impatient Jury. Henry Webber (37), blacksmith, on bail, was charged with stealing a pincers, a collier's sledge- hammer, and other tools, the property of Mr T. J. Masters, on 11th of February at Llanharran. Mr Geo. Hay Morgan (instructed by Mr Earry Lewi of Bridgend) prosecuted. The case pre- sented against prisoner was that he formerly worked at the Meiros Colliery, and knew the secret place where the key of the blacksmith' shop was kept. It was alleged that prisoner toos the tools from the shop, and they were subse- quently found by Sergeant Jones and P.C. Web- fcer in a cupboard in prisoner's house. Prisoner in his defence said that when ha went for the balance of his pay he brought his tools away, and showed the mechanical engineer what he was taking. As to the pincers bearing the initials T. J. M. he must have taken these away in mistake. The hammer had been in his possession for the last five years. A mechanical engineer at the colliery deposed that he did not see the sledge-hammer when he took an inven- tory of the tools at the colliery in September. Prisoner was about to call another witness, when the foreman of the jury interposed and said, "We done think the case should proceed-any farther, sir."—The Chairman (Mr O. H. Jones) Order, order In a criminal case of this sort you ought to have waited to hear the points of the case The evidence was proceeded with, and in the end the jury returned a verdict of :i Not guilty." A Merthyr Caae. William Supfile (25), brickmaker, was charged with un1:1wfullv wounding Hobert Edwards on the 17th March "at Merthyr Tyunl. Mr Vidly prosecuted, and Mr Ivor liowen upended. The prosecutor alleged that the prisoner attacked Edwards with a knife, inflicting a wound on the betd. whilst in ft house at Penctwen. Foe the defence it was contended that prisoner went to the house to fetch his sister who was there, and in a row that followed he struck prosecutor II purely in self defence. A verdict of Not guilty" was returned. Wounding a Wife. James Lancaster (66), labourer, on bail, was indicted for unlawfully wounding his wife, Mary Lancaster, on the 24th December at Ystrady- fodwg. Mr Sankey prosecuted. The parties re- side at Blaenclydach, and on Christmas Day they attcnclsù a christening ceremony at a local church. On returning home the wife reprimanded her husband for going to church under the influ- ence of drink, and later on prisoner struck her < with a hatchet. This prisoner denied, but he was found guilty, and sentenced to four months' hard labour. The wife here rose and said she did wish to press the charge against her husband, but to this appeal there was no response. This concluded the trials of prisoners.

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