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SEQUEL lis THE DISTURBANCES j AT BETHESDA j At the U?- Petty Sess 0118 on Tuesday, several ca.> • rising out of the recent dis- turbances .< l'ethesda we e heard by the magistrates, r i they attracted considerable in tar est., t. • • ourt room being crctwded. The mA2j.is.tr who constituted the Bencn were Messrs tomais Lewjj. (chairman), H. Lewks (Ma\ :Ilobert Higher (Llanfa< r- feohan), »v Parry (Betuesda), J. Evan Rob era, V 'ughe, John Edwards (Lrer- lan), Eh-. R wigford Jctaev, Colonel T. Marshall, V. Mx T. Robe, is (Aber), and Mr W. J. I- rts nL.ianfairfechan). Colonel Ruck, the chief Constable if the county, >va.s present •.>> court. In the hr.. is.e a. young man named John Gtjfi t-fi, a her, was oiia"god wit:h com- mitting a. ch of the county by-laws, the- jfft-ucc w ag described in the calendar as \sto la -,ii, a nig." Air 3. R. Dew -or t- aec^irt or < police, and Mr W. C;"1-i 4e (Messrs Lit utter ge and Goorge) appeared for the defi-tK. uit. At the 01 t Mr George, referring to the WithdrawaJ t tho charge of furioue drivng prefeft-rcd t;, < ? police agaijLat the Marq lis of Aa^lo; liked that tie present ca&e might, be v, drawn. A quarrymaji's word was a.-š ccx i -s that df aiy lord in the ocxuntry, .viti promise that it Will not occur agan 3aid Mr Get rge sarcastically. Mr £ >• JR lew I represent the polioe, Spd I CRIln" xmsent to E ny withdft.wti. The Cm an ÙltJima100 that the case mqsrt; be pr< ded with. Mr Dew r~'>oeeded to say .that on the nfght of L. i, isber 25th (Christmas Day), about 10.: o'clock. Mo&e& J. Ow.1. Jkiving at Ffrangoon View, Bethee- da, was bit 2; in his house, when a stone mme throi the window. He immediate- 11 went 01: and aa.w five young men, •mcflxgst w a was the defendant and alsj a policenss Asking which nun had tjhrorwn n e, he heard them all deny it, but he aa. that one of them roust hav" done it. n the policeman, who, in the meantime, d been examining the hands of the five i, stated that he found on tne right hand the defendant gravel and ^p,mp soil, 1 if he had just picked up a stone fram". e road, and it had left on bis hands the ■: joes which would be expected to be four assuming the man bad done that. Iii-, apparently, the other men ,went away nd Griffith came up to Oven -and called 1 a traitor, saying also thai he ought to k billed. He satd, also, that be ■wa £ ready pay for the window if he had dejn ? it. f. did not break the window, b it be knew w • • had done At. Moees J twen, at present employed iii the quarr and residing in Ffrangoon View, near 1. lgeraiot, stated that on Christ- mas Day 1.. vas at home, and about 10.41! p.m. ho lit l cries outsidie. A st-one then <jraahed tl c igh the wfawiow, and he im- mediately •• at out and found. P.O. Thomas with five it Witness asked, "What have I done tha n should break my windows: The defen.' -it, in response, shouted, "You are a trac and all traitors should be killed." T defendant then tried to strike hfcm. Tlie ther men present dmied all knowledge the stone throwing, but P.O. Thomas ct ^edi the d'eføndant with break in,g the w Low. The defendant came to tho house d eaid that he would pay for the dami-i •. — Cross-examined by Mr George: 1: did not invite John Griffith to the Lou' He w4s quite eober that f. To absolutely denied that tho defendant. id thait be did not, break the windbw. policeman lodged With him. Ha hiuLSv! iid not charge the defendant 1itit.b. break g the window. T.C. R- aamaa (65), stationed at Taly- hdnt, ftaia tat be was in Betheeda district «1 Christn Day He noticed five young men leavii Betht sda. that day, the defen- tfcaic b^ing mongst them. As they passed the hause whfjch the last witness resided witness h< d the sound of glass being broken. 1. went t-p to the men, and exa- mined tho i-ands of the defendant, which was wet i. 1 stain<>d with soil. Witness charged ti defendant wi'th throwing the etxme, tm He toiadio no reply. —• Croefc^ exaimaied He did nat. see the defendant throwing t .i* stone. The defendant had his hand in h: socket, and when he withdrew at witness felt it, and said, "That's enough." 'iie exact words which the de- fendant m ule use of were, "As long as you say, Thorn;- that I have broken the win- do ^t I am billing to pay for it." By the urmanr. He accused the defen- dant of thFi. niag the stone because h;6 right hajid w^a-i < r ered with soil and gravel. He tOER-minod t 5 hands of all the men. « By Mr 1 sloberts (Aber): It was a cloudy night. In repl; to further questions, witness darned th; t he had ever jeered at the de- fendant a his companions. He had been t^io' 'eprimanded for beating boys, ha- that ba-i peoed soma time ago. He did not zxxw a stuck, that being a general tuJi- in th ? .:orce at present. At this age the Bench retired, and trben they returned the Chairman an- tsouaiced ti;. j they would hear the evidesce far the deie^ice. Mr Gc<«, :• 1 &aid that llÓ; client passed Owen's ho > arm-in-arm with a frtend, and directly tJ f v did so they heard a sound of glass 11 real: g. Then a policeman.came on the scene. Two men had passed in front, airni they -ased the policeman, and when the consftab'# was tfdkjing to these young fellows, tv others passed, aiartg the side of the tenoe, i d went out of sight. It was a. wet night, nd that would sufficiently iW- oount for t -e wet condition of the defen- dants han i'. Fortuuately, a witness would be called fy; the defence who was with the defendant, ~nd he wduld say that through- out h, s co)xv arsation w'ith the constable the defendant inied throwing the stone. In tho c • .rtee of his evidence the defen- dant deni< having thrown the stone. Two men were > 4r the piaice at the time, awl they ran av .v. The officer then came there and asked. Who broke the wtndow ?" He esasmined He hauds of thdse present, witr r.jKi. Jx:ing • if- third to be examined. He aauid that h1 intended to report the five men who were r > rj the house. Witness offered to show hi livnds 10 the light, so that. tho truth nig be asoertaiined. He did not offer to pa or the window. The oonstable- diii nclt ac-■ ;e any one of breaking the win- dow, but d that hie "intended to report the five ir I. The policeman had spoken to witness rter he had been in Owen's liou&e.—A revering Mr S. R. Dew, the de-- feii'iant. Si he oonclvided that the officer thought ti it wa& he who broke the wm- dtow. but L" never accused ,him of throwing the .st&ne. At the time the policeman came up to Mes- Owen's house there were only foux preo.i ■ not five. The pocket of the mackint 8s 'ie wore that night was not wet nor dtd he irry gravel in his pocket. He had nogra/f. in Liahand, and he contented that th.i.& -7. > shown by the rcfusjii of the officer to t" mine his hand in the light. Robert Thomas said that he accompanied the defendant on Christmas- night when thf-y pa. se: the house in whkh Owen lived. Ho heard the window being smashed. There •reore ooopk. in front And behind them. "When- the t acer spoke to them, two men passed by e iWail on the lt-ft éde of the roed, walking; as fast afi they could. The I constable v :edj who broke the window, and the deifwu- t denied it at once. After he examined defendant's hands, the officer sai l, "Th*r eaomgli," but the defendant A—- As And cfcred ) to .show his hands in the light. The Je- I fendant was invited into Owen's house.— In reply to Mr Dew, witness said he did not pass the pal icanum before the window was smaished. The men who sneaked away came__from the direction of Bethesda, the police otacor coming from the opposite road. \v itness always walked arm-in-arm with the defendant when they proceeded up that road. The Chairman announced that there was an element oi doubt (n the case, WIDCll would therefore 00 dismi -seel. In the opin- ion of the majority'of the j'istices the casq had not been satisfactorily proved. CASES NOT PROCEEDED WITH. Considerable argument, between the soÎJ- Oitors involvexi n the cases and the Bench toc<k place lunch a-> to charges of com- mitting breaches of the peace preferred against John Griffith, Thomas W lliams, Griffith Williams, and David. Griffith. As thtfce cage's aa'a^e out of the incident, which WîIíô narrated in the previous case, Mr \V. Geon;-ge w;cs!;ittcd that it wciuld be useless to proceed with them. The Bench, concurre-d. and said that they would not oe prcooeiied With. This decision was received with applause, Mr Dew protested against this demonstra- tion. The Chairman, intimated that these per- sons who interrupted would be removed from ecku-L. LVCITING TO VIOLENCE. Davi'd Thomas, of Pare y Mocn., was charged under the county by-laws with in- citing to violence. Mr Dew &aid he thought the Bench would find the oharge proved, and in that event he asked for an. exemplary penalty. On Christ- mas Day, he said, there was a good deal of excitement in the (bstrict, and about three o'clock in the afternoon two officers on duty at Tregarth saw a large crowd of men not working at the quarry at present near the. Penygroes Chapel. They were gOJlg down tiorward«i the station, and were boohing ana shouting. Davd Thomas was in front of tho cravfd, and shouted "Come along boys, let jid go for the d The officers no- txxd, Thomas pcinting towards Tanrhiw terrace, and heaiti him. say, "There are the traitors. Soma men now employed in the qu.trry resided in that terrace. P.O. Roks stated that on the afternoon of Oiulstmas Day he was cm duty in, Tre- garth, when he saw some men engaged at the quarry playing football in a field. In the adjoini-n^ held was a crowd of strikers, who were ooohmg, shouting, and thraw ing atones. The men playing football were obliged tc( leave the field. The witness went towards Tamrhiw terrace and met a man named J. i1. Jones, who- had been struck on the head! with a stone, and was bleeding very much. Near the Penygroos Chapc-J he safw a large crowd of stri kers who were using threatening language. P.O. Jones, now stationed at Tregarth, gave confirmatory evidence. He said hat I when the workmen were driven from the football field the strikers ran into the woods and dared the constable to follow them. He did not go after them, as he. would have baeti öt.:med if he had done so. Mr Wi'dliaza Gec**ge said that nothing bad been proved against the defendant except a little horseplay and exuberant spirits on a holiday. The defendant was called, and stated that, when he saw the man, J. T Jones, who had been referred to, in the footcail field, Jones said, "Do you see this, ,ou d and showed him a pistol. The crowd then nan towards the polceman, and the officers were told that Jones had put a* pistol io. h/s (the defendant's) face. Rooert Richard Thomas also gave evidence for the defence. The. Bench, after a, ten minutes' absence, convicted tha defendant and fined him 20s and ootts, ordering him to find two sureties of P-5 eich to keep the, peace for six months. A DiMTsXTTIVE OFFENDER. William Williams, nine years of age, was charge" i witn wilful damage by stone oil row- ing. I Mr Dew, who prosecuted, said it was often .'stated that the crowds at Bethesda I were o>mpo^ed only of clHdren, and child- ren. e% e-a or this age, were capable of doing that which was wrong, and of course know- I ingly doing so. About half-past twelve oiled; on the afternoon of December 27th a crowd of children were opposite the snop < of Mi* Jones., Cambrian House, and were I throwing sods and turf. Mr Jones saw the aefealamt throw a stone which broke h. s window and alighted in a box of sweets in- side :he Window. It would suffice, so tar as the police were concerned, if the magis- trates would address a waiftiaug to the boy, but iiiey felt that the moral effect of a dis- missal without some punishment being in- flicted in a case in which a boy had teen diweovered m the act of breaking a window wo'ild be deleterious in the district.' ;;l.r Jones, Cambrian House., Bethesdn, bore out the openling statement. Mr D.. Davies, Beth«>da, for the de- fendant, called evidence showing that it was by accj dent that the window was broken, tlie defendant being engaged ,at the time in throwing sods at son 10 of hi s companions. The Chairman rebuked the defendant, and ordered his father to make good the damage done. MORE STONE THROWING. Owen Jones, a striker, was summoned for stone throwing. Sir S. R- Dew said that the defendant was seen uy P.O. Lloyd to throw a stone was seen uy P.O. Lloyd to throw a stone in the direction of a number of workmen who were being escorted home from their work, and the missile dropped a few yards from tlie workmen.. To the officer he ga/ a false addrees, this mis-statement giving the police considerable trouble.. P.C. Llayd (50) sajid that on Decernb ;t 20th he escorted a few working quarrymen. from Pant to their homes, and they were followed by a number of people. Ho looked round in time to find the defendant throwiing a stone in the direction of the men he was escorting, and he went up to the defesdant and asked him for his name and address. He denied having thrown the stone, and called a few friendis who had been following the workmen to corroborate "Ph statement. He gave his name and ad- dress liP, Owen Jones, 3, Carneddb road. Witness had made inquiries, and found that his statement regarding his place or residence was false. The de-fendant fed been working in South Wales. — Cross- exajn' ned by Mr W. George The summon, was taken out on December 28th. He could not help the hardship which, had. been initected on the defendant by reason of the fact that he was unable to return to South Wales with his fellow-workmen. The work- men d'id not observe the stone being thrown Mr George submitted that his client did throw the stone out of bravado, not wi>h any intention of hitting the man. Stons throwing might be A reprehensible thing, but no otferce was committed unless foot passengers were obstructed or njurfVi. The Bench characterised tho act com- mitted bv the defendant as a silly one, but in view of the fact that he had been pre- vented from returning to South Wales, and might probably lose his situation, he would only be fined 5s and' costs. A ROW AT RACHUB. The following persons were charged with committing a breach of the county by-l-tw- by "usina: violent language, 'gesture or con- dtict with intent to put in fear or so as to occasion a breach of the peace: "—Robert Jones (two charges), Richard Jeoies, Wil- !ism Morris Owen, Owen Hughes, David DftTtflB. aad Thomas Williams. In opening Mr S. R. Dew explained that 1 whilst a. number of men were being escorted home, on December 26th, they were fol- lowed by a number of strikers, including the defendants. He would not distinguish be tween the men, but Richard Jones, Owen Hughes, Robert Rifchardi Jones, and El.&>- Williams took a prominent part in ston 111. and kicking these men, and in using violent language. Mr George: There is no Elias Williams •dhar^ed. Mr Dew: Well, he ought to have be< n charged, according to my Instructions. Richard R. Davies, a marker at the Pon- rhyn Quarry, and residing at Llanllecmd, said that on December 26th Ie, together with several returned quarry men, was cs corted home by a number of police can- stabies. When near Tanyffridu he saw several running in their direction. The de- fendant Davies commenced to throw stores in the direction of the men who were being escorted. Just as he was entering Raohu'i Square witness was struck on the back. By the Bench: David Dawes was the only man in the crowd whom he did not then recognise. He did not accuse Thomas Williams of throwing a stone. Answering Mr D. G. Davies, who ap- peared for Robert Jows and O. Hughe.s. w, tness jswd that he did not see either or these defendants throwing stones, but be heard the former swearing. David Griffith, Pant, a returned quarry- man, deposed to the defendant Hugh en seiz- eng his arm, an action which frightened him (laughter). The workmen were followed by the crowd, who indulged in stone throw- ing, and he himself saw Richard Jones hurl- tng a gtone. He also saw W. Morris Owen and David Datvtes throw stones in the direction of the workmen. The crowd was threatening. The following uay the polioe made inquirlteS about the crowd, and he mentioned three of the defendants, whú had thrown stones after him. By Mr D. G. Davies: He heard t)w..n. Hughes using violent language. Mr Davies: What did he say ?—Witne « Hellish Boers (ironical laughter). Proceed ing, witness &a*d that Robert Jones made use of most abusive language. John Henry Jones, Llwyn Pendu, a re- turned quarry man, gave evidence as to stone throwing by Robert Jones. Is con- sequence of the stone throwing witness W.'Æ in, bodily fear. William Jones, Brynhafod y Worn, a quarryman working at the Penrhyn Quar- ries Thomas T. Owen, Rachub, another quarryman; John Williams, Caellwyi"- grydd, also a Penrhyn quarryman, gave evidence as to being assailed by the defen- dants, the latter statihg that he was kicked on the thigh by Robert Jones, and was m fear owing to the stone throwing. Robert Nicholas Roberts, Rynys, Rach- ub, who is also working at the Penrhyn Quarries, gave corroborative evidence, and that he was struck on the arm by a atone. At s:x o'clock the court adjourned until Friday. (S)

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