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Abercynon Police Court. Otti Wednesday, before Sir T. Marehant Williams (Stipendiary). "IT'S A BIG LIE/' Domestic Infelicity at Penrhiwceiber. Martha Gallier, Penrhiwceiber, sum- moned her husband, Thomas, Gallier, for wilfully neglecting to provide her with food. Mr. W. Kenshole, Aberdare, who ap- peared for complainant, told the story of defendant's callousness. Hiis client, he said, was a cripple, and the husband ap- peared to be very anxious to get rid of her. He arranged some time ago to live apart fom his wife, and allowed her 7s. a week. That was not enough, how- ever, and she returned to live with him. Even then she was obliged to ask for food from her relatives, wrio were good enough to bring some. On one occasion her hus- band brought food home, and ate it him- self, denying a particle to his wife. Stipendiary (to Mr. James Phillips, Pontypridd, who defended): Cannot you agree to an order for 9s. a week? Mr Phillips: The defendant is an ostler, and only earns 3s1. a day. Stipendiary: What is your defence? Mr. Phillips: We deny these charges, sir. Mr. Kenshole has made a flowery speech, but there is no ground for those allegations. My client has been most kind to his wife, providing her with ducks and all manner of dainties. Stipendiary: He must pay 8s. 6d. Mr. Phillips: But he is not bound to pay more than one-third of his earnings, according to the authorities. Stipendiary: Oh, we do ,not take notice of that dictum. Mrs. Gallier then bore out her advo- cate's statement, and added that she had been married 24 years. Cross-examined by Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Gallier admitted that her husband had from time to time brought home a duck, two rabbits, andi fish. She further ad- mitted that she had had the same kind of food as the rest of the family, but it was not good enough. Mr. Phillips: Does not your weekly bill for food amount to 22s.? Complainant: It's a lie-a big lie. Complainant soon afterwards com- menced weeping, but when! the Stipen- diary assured her that tears would pro- duce no effect upon him, she dried her eyes and answered some more questions. Eventually the Stipendiary made an or- der of 8s. a week, and added that the defendant was not so bad as he had been painted. YNYSBOETH BUTCHER AND HIS WIFE. Blanche Bowen summoned her husband, John Bowen, for persistent cruelty. Mr. W. Thomas, who appeared for Mrs. Bowen, explained that the husbaitd was a butcher, baker, and greengrocer at Main-road, Ynysboeth. The parties had been married: five years, and there were three children. Mrs. Bowen narratedthe story of their domestic troubles, and said that the bruises seen on her face were caused by a blow by defendant. On one night he cut a kidney bean stick from the garden, with which he beat her until she was black and blue. She was now living with her sister-in-law. An order of 15s. a week was made. EJECTMENT. Mr. Ben Thomas, clerk to Mr. J. D. Morgan, accountant, applied for an eject- ment order against Thomas Morgan, 6, Napier-street, Mountain Ash.—Granted. TORMENTING HER TO DEATH. A Slow Process. Mary T. Jones, a rather stout and healthy-looking woman, residing at 16, Park-steeet, Abercynoni, complained to the Bench that her husband was torment- ing her to death, and she wanted a sum- mons against him. Stipendiary: It would take him a long time to torment you to death-about 15 years, I should say. You look very well. Applicant: That is my luck, sir. Stipendiary: You've not come here to complain of your luck, have you? Applicant: No, but my husband is a very nasty man in the house, and if he comes* here you will be able to know whether he has cause for it. He has caught hold of my throat, and has assault- ed my little girl. The Clerk advised her to take a sum- mons out for the assault on this girl, and this she did. COST OF A SLANDER ACTION. lix respo-use to Inspector Davies, wliq shouted! "Any applications to the Magis- trate," An Abercynon man stepped forward and asked for a summons against a man who had slandered his good name. "Ah!" said Col. Lewis, "you must go to the Assizes for that, and it will cost rou about = £ '150. It is too big a job for us." The manv was sad at that saying, and ent away grieved, for, unlike the young applicant spoken of in the Scriptures, he d not great possessions. a COMPLIMENT TO THE JUDGE. An elderly woman from Penrhiwceiber applied for a summons against a grocer who, she said, would not return a watch deposited with him for some groceries. She had paid the grocer in question hard cash for what she had had, so she re- quired the watch returned, but this he had repeatedly refused to do. Clerk: Had'nt you better sue him in the County Court? Applicant: No; I think the Police Court would be better. Stipendiary: Go to the County Court, and tell the Judge your story. He is a much nicer man than I am. (Laughter.) AN AMUSING DEFENDANT. Never Heard of the Black-List. Thomas A. Stanton, Penrhiwceiber, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly P.C. Wilson said he saw defendant in Ynysmeurig-road, Abercynon. He was very drunk, and was committing a nuis- ance against a wall. Stipendiary: What do you say to that, Stanton. ? Defendant: I admit being drunk, sir; but as for cummittin., a nuisance, it's a blooming lie, for I was eating biscuits at the time. Stipendiary: Ten shillings and costs. Clerk: You will be tried now as to whether you are a habitual drunkard or not. Stanton: What is that ? Stipendiary: You will be placed on the black list. Stanton: What does that mean? Stipendiary: That you cannot have any beer to drink for 12 months. Stanton: Oh, I don't care for that. 1 never drink beer. The doctor advised me to drink spirits, and I attend to the doc- tor's orders before anything else. (Loud laughter.) Clerk: Do you wish to be tried here or before a jury at the Quarter Sessions? Stanton: Here, I don't want 110 go all over the country. Defendant admitted being drunk on three occasions during tht past 12 months, and his name was entered on the black- list. Stipendiary: Your photograph will now be taken. Defendant laughed loudly, and replied, "It will not be the first time." Stipendiary: You take care that you won't get drunk now, or you'll find, your- self in trouble. Stanton: I shan't be much worse than, I am now. You can't hang me in any case. Stipendiary: I don't know about that. You will have to go to prison at any rate. We are doing this for your protection, you see. You are not a bad sort of fellow at all. But when you are drunk you are very noisy. Stanton: I indulge in a song sometimes, but I never use bad language. He then left the court laughing hear- tily. DRANK WHISKEY TO. CURE! INFLUENZA. John Smith and Joseph Jones were sum- moned for being drunk in Bassett-street, Abercynon. One of the defendants denied having been drunk. He had only had five whis- keys, which he drank to cure influenza. Stipendiary: 10s. and costs each. Take care you don't get any more of that influ- enza.. NONE THE WORSE FOR HIS "HOLIDAYS." Wm. W arren, charged with being drunk in Windsor-place, Ynysybwl, told a long story of his persecution by the police. Seven weeks ago, he said, he had to "do" 14 days, and, a few days after he came out he met a member of the force, who said to him, "Well, Warren, you look none the worse for your holidays. You could do with a bit more." Stipendiary: They seem to take a great deal of interest in you. Defendant: Yes, they do, sir. I only wish I had a lawyer to plead my case, for they can do it better than working folk like me. Stipendiary: But that would cost you about .£50, you know. That would be too much of a luxury for you. Pay 10s. and costs. AN OLD HAND AT IT. Evan Evansi, Matthewstown, in reply to the charge of being drunk and disorderly, said he only drank two bottles of bass. Stipendiary: Are you an old hand at it, then ? No answer. In reply to further questions defendant denied making a noise. The reason why he talked so loud when, the constable came on the scene was that his friend was old and hard of hearing'. Fined"10s. and costs. DRUNKS. Robert Thomas, im Margaret-street, Abercynon, 10s. and costs; Rees Rees, in Herbert-street, Aberoynon, 58. and costs; Evan J. Davies, in Abercynon, 10s. and costs; Hugh Ashton, in Robert-street, Ynysybwl, 10s. and coats. CYCLING FURIOUSLY. Frederick Smith was charged with rid- ing a bicycle furiously along Aberdare- road, Abercynon. P.C. Jones said that defendant was go- ing at the rate of 16 miles an hour. He knocked a small boy over at the bottom of the road. Defendant pleaded for leniency, as this was the first time he had ever had an accident. Stipendiary: You have begun in a small way. This time you hit a little boy down, .next time it may be a big policeman. (Laughter.) You will have to pay 10s. and costs. PENRHIWCEIBER TRESPASSER. William Owen, a collier employed at the Penrhiwceiber Colliery, was, summon- oed for trespassing on a railway belonging to the Colliery Co. Mr. W. Kenshole prosecuted, and P.S. Davies gave evidence. Defendant: It strikes me that some are allowed to go that way, while others are stopped Fined 5s. and costs. MORE COAL STEALING AT PENRHIWCEIBER. Evan Morris (16), Thomas Morris (14), and Margaret Rees (16), were fined 7s. 6d. each for stealing coal from the Penrhiw- ceiber Tip.

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