The North Wales Weekly News

Champion Ploughman of North Wales. Who is- the champion ploughman of North Nvales? This distinction is claimed in Saturday's Daily Mail for Mr. R. R. Davies, of Rhwng- yddwyffordd, Bettws-yn-Rhos. In an open com- petition, on Friday, aJt: Rhuddlan, against quite an army of competitors, he won, for the third year in succession, and therefore outright, the Phoenix silver challenge cup for the best plough- man on the field.

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St. Asaph (Flint) Rural District Council. THE MEDIICAL OFFICER AND THE COUNCIL. Mr Edward Williams presided over this Coun- cil on Friday, when there was a good attend- ance of members. Dr. Lloyd Roberts made an application for a consideration of payment for the extra work he had done during the last twelve months with epidemics in certain parts of his district. The Council, in the absence of the doctor discussed the matter, and it was ■unanimously resolved not to make Dr. Roberts a grant, he having recently had his salary in- creased. Dr. Roberts, was called into the room, and on being informed of the Council's decision, said it was very dis.iappointing, and was no en- couragement for him to do his work properly.

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Llanrwst County Court. A DISHONOURED BILL. (BEFRIENDING A VAGRANT. This Court was held on Friday before His Honour Judge Moss andtlie- Registrar (Mr. J. E. Humphrey s). THE RHOS FARM PARTNERSHIP. ;Mr. R. O. Da-vies .mentioned the recent case of partoiershiip in the Rhos Farm, near Llanrwst, and he said that he was instructed to ask for His 'Honour's directions as to what the Receiver was to do. The Judge asked whether the parties were agreeable that the matter should .stand over until May. Mr. Davies isaidhe was quite satisfied on be- half of the plaintiff, if the defendant gave an undertaking that he would fnot disturb the stock at present on the farm. Mr. Twigge Ellis (for the defendant) I am quite prepared to do that. The Judge: He must not remove the stock, or he -wiiill he placed beyond the possibility of doing so. His Honour agreed to adjourn the question until May. Mr. R. iO. Davies also mentioned the question of the accounts which could not be agreed upon, and the iRagistrar said it was absolutely impos- sible for him to ,look into it. as in one account all the items were challenged. He did not know whether there was any perjury. It was beyond him, and the parties must go to a higher auth- ority. After further discussion between the advo- cates, His Honon: said he would go into the accounts himsielf, and fix a day for the hearing. /He would not consult the partie-s very much. He "would make a peremptory order for the parties to attend, and he was afraid that the result would be very unpleasant for one or the other. The .both of them cannot be telling the truth. A LLANRWST FARMER AND A DISHONOURED BILL. A case of considerable llimteifesrt to farmers and butchers was heard, in which W. R. Griffith, butcher, and Naomi Jones, both residing in Manod-street, Blaen.au Festiniog, were sued by Owen Jones, farmer, Tanlai, illan,rwst, for the sum of £25 '45. 4d., principal and interest due on a dishonoured bill of exchange. Mr. Twigge Ellis appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. Û. Davies represented the defend- ants. Mr. Davies, at the outset, said that Mrs. Jones was too ill ,to. be present, and he suggested that her evidence should be taken on commission. His Honour said he would go on with the case as far as possible. Mr. Eillissaid that in the High Court the case went by default again Griffith, but Mrs. Jones I appeared by affidavit and asked for leave to de- fend. Judgment was therefore net signed against Griffith, and the case was sent down for trial. The claim was for £25 odd, the amount of a dishonoured bill of exchange with interest. About Christmas, 1907, the! plaintiff sold some sheep to Griffith, to rwhich he was not paid. On everal occasions he applied ior payment, ■and IMrs. Jones, whose adopted daughter was the defendant's wife, knew all the circumstances of the matter. As the plaintiff was. getting anxi- ou's (about his money, he saw the defendant, who said, I have had a cheque from America which will pay all I owe ,to you. There is some irregularity about it, and I have sent it back, but it will be .returned in a few .days." The plaintiff replied, That is all right. I must get the money by Tuesday, or I must take action." The plaintiff then said he would accept a bill for a month. Having brought a form with him, the bill was ,signed by Griffith and accepted by Mrs. Jones. The bill was entrusted to the Metropolitan '.Bank for collection, but was dis- honoured. In. her affidavit, Mrs. Jones stated that she was induced to sign the, bill by misre- presentation, as its effect was not made known to heir. Plaintiff was called, and he corroborated his advocate's statement, adding that he' went to Festin-iog with a form of note of hand made out to the defendants. Mrs. Jones was illiterate, and she (merely made her mark, and Mrs. Griffith, the wife of the other defendant, signed the note as a witness. He then came back to Llanrwst, and itooik the document to Mr. W. G. Owen, manager of the (Metropolitan Bank, who filled in the name of the .acceptor above and below her mark. The plairttiif was subjected to a long cross- examination, in which he admitted having con- siderable .trouble to get the female defendant to agree to sign the document. The male defend- ant was quite prepared to sign. Replying to the Judge, plaintiff said he made the female defendant understand that she was being made responsible for the money by sign- ing the bill. In further cross-examination, he admitted pressing the female defendant to sign as a favour to him, stating -that the American cheque which was expected, would cover it. He did not thank he pressed her unfairly. Mr. W. G. Owen, manager of the Metropolitan (Bank, sadd he fbeliieved he prepared the bill of exchange produced, and it was left with him for collection, not being discounted. When the bill matured, it was dishonoured. Examined by Mr. Davies, the witness said plaintiff told him that he was going to get the male defendant's mother-in-law to .sign the bill as a surety. He -filled in Naomi Jones's name after being told irt was her mark. The Judge: Do you suggest you can recover after that, Mr. Ellis? Mr. Ellis Theme is no material alteration of the bill. The Judge: But there is .indeed. The name of Naomi Jones does not appear on the docu- ment when it is completed. It would be open for my name to be put in. It is a very danger- OUiS thing to do, Mx. Owen. Mr. Owen,: The bill left my hands, and the I plaintiff brought it back. The Judge: Don't vou .see what it might be capable of? Mr. -Owen: In the hands of a dishonest per- son, of course. Mr. Twigge Ellis pointed out that the bill was addressed to Naomi Jones, and that her cross alone, if verbally proved to have been made by her in lieu of a signature, would suffice. The mere addition of her name was not, he con- tended, an alteration of any material particular. His 'Honour said that bills of exchange must be governed by principle, and, assuming all that Mr. Ellis had said as to the addition having been made in a reasonable time and so forth, he yet thought that if he said the alteration was not material it mighit open the door to all kinds of fraud. Mr. R. O. Davies decided to waive his appli- cation for taking Naomi Jones's evidence on commission, and to rely on her affidavit, which he was entitled to putt in. iHis Honour reserved judgment. DISPUTE BETWEEN PUBLIC AUTHORISES. WHO iPAYS FOR CARRIAGE? The Carnarvonshire Standing Joint Committee were the plaintiffs in an action in which they claimed the re-payment of a sum of 15 s. from the Llanr-vst Board of Guardians, which had been expended by the Capel Curig police in driving an old man, who was seriously ill, to the Llanrwst Workhouse. Mr. A. Bodvel Roberts, Clerk of the Peace, appeared for the County Authority, and Mr. A. Lloyd Griffith conducted the ca.se on behalf of the Guardians Mr. Bodvel Roberts stated that the facts were admitted. An old man, who had recently left the Bangor Workhouse Infirmary, was found by a farmer at Capel Curig lin one of his outbuild- illgl very ill. Instead of communicating with the IRelieving (Officer, he sent for the policeman, who, believing that the old man was dying, took him in a conveyance to. Llanrwst Workhouse, where he (remained in the infirmary for 15 days. As the man had is. nd. in his pockets, he could not be treated as a vagrant and locked up for sleeoing out. The cost of the old man's removal paid by the Standing Joint Committee was 15s., and this sum was, after an ineffectual attempt to induce the Guardians to .refund it, now claimed. Mr. Bodvel Roberts submitted, that the Guard- ians wetre the proper people to bear the expense, as they were entitled to use the rates for that purpose. It was their duty to take cognisance 01 .all people found in urgent want. The police had no fufnds for that purpose, and if the amount were charged against the police funds it would probably be disallowed by the auditor. Mr. Lloyd Griffith contended -that the Guard- ians were not liable for any expense not in- curred through their Relieving Officer. The only people who could give relief in urgent cases were the Relieving Officers and the Overseers, and if they refused to give it on proper applica- tion being made tojthem, the procedure was to apply to a justice of the peace for an order di- recting them to do so. His Honour: Suppose the poor man dies while you are going to. a magistrate? Mr. A. Lloyd Griffith replied that the Over- see,r must use his own funds, but even then he could not charge it to the Guardians. Hie could only charge it to hr's own account as Overseer. The policeman had no right to give relief, and if he did he must find the money. His Honour Or let the man die. Mr. A. Lloyd Griffith did not admit that the man was so ill. His IHonour said the question -,Aas-Did the consttable thintk the vagrant was dying? Mr. Bodvel Roberts: He was so bad that they thought it right to keep him fifteen days in Llan- rwst Infirmary, and he had only just left the Bangor Infirmary. The Police Committee wished for a decision on the point, and if it were held that they could not recover the expense from the Guardians it might be that a general order would be given the police to take no action in such cases in future. That might result in a serious scandal, for which the Guardians would have to bear the responsibility. Mr. Lloyd Griffith assured the Judge that if the Guardians paid the money they would be surcharged, as .there was no authority to maJke it. Hisl Honour said he would go into the matter, and give his decision later. A BETTWfS-Y-COED WILL. Jane Roberts, the wife of William Roberts, Penirhos Farm, Trefiiw, was the plaintiff in a case in which she claimed that the estate of her late father should be administered under the di- rection of the Court, and that proper accounts should be furnished. The defendants were Owen Roberts, now of 10, Percy-road, Wrexham, and Robert Wood Parry, Bettws-y-Coed, execu- tors under the will of thelate John Roberts, sur- veyor, at Bettws-y-Coed Mir. Jiames Porter (Messrs. Porter, Amphlett & Jones) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. S. Chamberlain i(Messrs. Chamberlain & Johnson-) defended. Mr. Porter said that in his will the tesitatar left all hfis furniture between Ms wife and his daughter Alice absoj utely, and the widow was to get the house Church Hill, Bettws-y-Coed, rent. free while she lived. After her death, the house was to. be let furnished., and the rent divided between the children. The testator died in February, 1906, but his will was not proved untril January, 1907, and in the meantime, De- cember, 1906, the widow died. The estate had .not been distributed, and the plaintiff tried to get accounts and matter, but could not do so until me matter was put in his (Mr. Porter's) hands. The only accounts they had had now were the particulars of a sum of lISa, which the execu- tors alleged they had raised to pay debts. They had also had an .account of a sum of money which -reptetsented the proceeds of the sale of furniture /at Cthuirch Hill. This house had been occupied by one of the executors since October, 1907, and he should be called upon to pay at -the rate of Z50 a year. 'The position taken up with regard to the .sale of furniture was some- what peculiar. In the first place, the- executors said there had been a sale, and they rendered on account showing a proposed distribution off a sum. of Z60 odd. The Judge: Do you resist administration, Mir. Chamberlain ? Mr. Chamberlain Yes, sir. Mr. Porter said that he did not think there could be an answer. He was entitled to a pro- per account. Jane Roberts, the plaintiff, was called, and said .she was one of the legatees under the will of her late father. She knew nothing how the executors were carrying on the administration of the estate. She spoke to the defendant Owen Roberts about the matter, and he told her that the executors had paid everybody, and on her enquiring where he got the money from, he are- plied that he got it from Chamberlain & John- son, Llandudno. He also said that there was £ 14 in the bank, and that was to be expended in repairs of Church llill, and to. purchase small things for the house. She knew her father had money in the bank before he died, and she had never" been told what had been done with it. Owen) Roberts told her the house was worth about £ 500, and the furniture inside about ^180. Under the will, she was entitled to a share of the rent of the house. Since her father's death she had not received a penny from his estate, neither had she received any account from the trustees. After further evidence had been tendered, His Honour adjourned the case until the next Court, ordering that the plaintiff should receive all de- tails in the meantime, and if it was not settled, he would deal with the case on its merits.

Vale of Conway Sheep Stealing Charge. EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT LLANRWST. Before a Special Court, at Llanrwst, on Thursday, an important sheep stealing charge was heard. The Justices present were Messrs. O. Isgoed Jones (in the chair), W. B. Halhed, L. O. R. Ashley, and William Hughes. There was a numerous attendance of farmers. 'The accused was James Jones, of Hafody- gaeinan, who was charged on remand with steal- ing a ewe, the property of Evan Owen, Pengar- nedd Farm, Gwytheran, and valued at 16s. Mr. T. Latomer Jones (Messrs. Porter, Am- phlett & Jones) prosecuted on behalf of the police. For the, defence, Mr. E. Da vies-Jones ap- peared. PROSECUTOR TAKEN ILL. Mr. Evan Owen, Pengarnedd Farm, stated that he missed a ewe from his flock last Novem- ber, and received information relative to it on February 5th. Here the witness complained of illness, and was assisted, to a seat, where he collapsed, and he was removed from the Court. It was decided iniort: to call him again until the afternoon. John Williams, Ty Celyn, Llanddewi, farmer, stated that he accompanied Evan Owen to Fedw Deg, Penmachno, on February 5th, and saw Mir. John Jones, the, tenant, who said that the pri- soner had a number of sheep grazing there. They were gathered together, and Evan Owen caught one ewe and examined her ears, but he had identified the, ewe as his property before he caught it. Having satisfied himself by examin- ing her, he let. her go. Witness was familiar with Evan. Owen's marks. The mark on the right ear of the ewe, however, was cut off, but a portion of the original marfk still remained. The- out was recently done. There was no other mark on the ewe that he was aware of. The marks of the man who brought the ewe to Fedw Deg was on it. It consisted of two blue spots on her rump. The other sheep were similarly marked, or at least some of them-. Subsequent- ly, be went to Fedw Deg, accompanied by Evan Owen, P.C.'si J. Jones and Ellis, and Duncan McGauil, a shepherd. Part of the sheep were again gathered together. Evan Owen caught the same ewe, and again identified it. It was then removed by the police officers. THE COURT LEFT. Cross-examined by Mr. E. Davies-Jones: Evan Owen became the tenant of Pengarnedd Faiiim upon the demise of the late tenant, Mr. W. Roberts, who. was the district bailiff, and who in that capacity would have many stray sheep on his. farm, which would be renorted to the proper authority at Denbigh. Witness did not know how many sheep the deceased had at the last Court Leet at Denbigh, but there were only a few from his (witness's) district. Wit- ness attended the Court Leet to see if there. were any stray sheep there belonging to him, but he found none. When these sheep were: not claimed they were disposed of by public sale. The last Leet was held on the last Saturday in July, at Denbigh, when both bailiffs attended. Lewis Williams, Carthwon, and the, late W. Roherrts drove back together through Brynttryllyn. Wit- ness did not know whether they called at Pent- trevoelas Hotel or not, but would not be sur- prised to hear that they had done SiO. Evan Owen's marks were a pitchfork on the right ear of the sheep, but there' were four or five different marks on the sheep at Pengarnedd. Witness was at the Pong-armedd when Mrs. Roberts sold the sheep at public auction, the auctioneers being Messrs. Black wall, Hayes & COl. They sold two kinds of ear-marked sheep. Evan Owen's mark was a pitchfork, which, was the only distinctlive miank. Evan Owen, being the incoming tenant, bought several sheep, which he martked, witness, thought. It was, the usual thing for the purchaser to immediately put a distinctive maris -on the sheep he bought to en- able him to identify them. He never noticed this particular ewe before he saw her at Fedw Deg, and he did not know how many sheep Evan Owen bought at the sale. Re-examined by Mr. Latimer Jones He had no hesitation -in declaring the ewe to be Evan Owen's property. Mr. John Jones, Fedw Deg, Penmachno, far- said that he kinew the prisoner. About ■September or October last year James Jones brought 23 sheep toi graze at Fed-w Deg during the winter, and subsequently he brought eight more sheep, but. not all together. They were brought in "Jots of two-, one, two, and lastly three. When the prisoner brought the first lot, he said thit he had been keeping them here and there. He also' said that he had taken a field off Ervan Roberts, Bryn, and that he also had grazing at Nant GanoL Witness did not know whether the pinisoner had any other laincl. James Jones was a farmer's son, but he occasionally worked on other farms. He remembered the occasion when Evan Owen and John. Williams came together to Fedw Deg. The sheep were gathered together, and Ervan Owen caught a ewe, and examined her ears, and identified her as his own property. iBoth then left. On the second visit they were accompanied by the police constables. The sheep were again ^gathered! together into, the co-w-house;. The police sent Evan Owen into the building to pick out his sheep. There were between 5° or 60 sheep altogether. Evan Owen again, .picked out the same ewe, which was removed by the con- stables. He did not know Evan Owen's ear marks, but he knew the defendants. When, ex- amined carefully, there, were marks on the ewe's ears, the right-ear being cut. The prisoner's sheep were marked before they were brought to Fedw Deg. The prisoner's marks were two blue spots on the rump. There was nothing to be ,seen on the ears of the sheep when they were brought to Fedw Deg. The ewe's ear was, how- ever, out, but he did not know whether the out was of recent date .pr not. -C-ro-ss-exam,inecl by Mr. E. Davies-Jones: The accused was a careful and respectable man, and very careful with his money, and a hard bar- gainer. There was nothing extraordinary in prisoner being in possession of 30 or more sheep. When they were first brought to Fedw Deg they were mostly young lambs now going on for yearlings. Prisoner said that he was going to taike a few sheep to Tyddyn. Llywarch, in the neighbourhood of Nebo, which was close to the main road. It was not. likely the defend- ant would keep stolen sheep near the main road. Re-examined by Mr iLatimer Jones.: Fedw Deg was about a mile from the main road. Evan Owen (identified the ewe without hesitation. He did not know whether the prisoner really had any other land except that he said, so himself. Mr. W. Hughes: How much of the ewe's- ear was cut off ? Witness: About half of -it. THE SHEPHEiRiD'S STORY. Robert Roberts, Biron 'Haul, said that he had been employed as a shepherd at Pengarnedd. He was there from the time of the death of the late 'William Roberts until Evan. Owen toofc possession. The sale was held at Pengarnedd on .November 17th, (but he (remained until Evan Owen came there to ilive. 'He had seen the ewe in the possession of the police, and had seen it at Penga-rnedd before and (after the sale. Before Evan Owen occupied the farm, the ewe was always ;straying into- the mountain, and when Owen came in she was up the mountain graz- ing. He had no doubt but that the ewe be- longed to Evan Owen, who bought her at the sale. Witness was present at the time and took charge of the new ten,ant's purchase until he took possession. There were seve-ral kinds of ear markls on. the Pengarnedd sheep at the time, as so many were bought from other people. (Sometimes it was difficult to'eliminate an eaT mark, and make it identical with the purchas- er's butt it was possible. He (witness) just bandied the ewe the^day before the sale for the purpose of marking her, and examined her ear marks -in the presence of Lewis William-s, Gar- men, and Evan Owen. He heard a public de- claration ,at the saje that a certain ear marked sheep were noit to be sold by public auction. Hie, 'however, did not -know who- instructed the auctioneers to maJke the declaration. He under- stood that the sheep bearing a certain ear mark were to be sold to Jonah, the son, now at Bryn- inarfydd 'Bach. He did not know how many sheep bearing suich marks there were, as he never thought of counting them. After the sale he and Evan 'Owen put on the sheep the pitch mark E. O. Too sheep had been sheared in the summer, but had not been touched since. He had seen the ewe in the police yard that morn- ing. There was no. pitch mark on the ewe, as she had bolted up the mountain before they commenced the operation. She was the only one unmarked. Cross-examined by Mr. E. Davies-Jones: It was ibis duty to mark the ,sheep before the sale. He .saw Evan Owen buy the ewe in question, and it was with the other .sheep under his charge until Evan Owen took possession. He had no hesitation in ,stating that the ewe was Evan Owen's property Davd Roberts, Namt Gan01, Capel Garmon, farmer, also gave evidence. .Still appearing far from well, Evan Owen., Pengarnedd, was again called, and was per- mitted to be. seated during his examination. He said that when he went to Fedw Deg he believed at once tthat the ewe. was, his property, as it was identical with the one he had lost. He had not sold it to anyone. Cross-examined by Mr. E. Davies-Jones: He bought 48 sheep at the sale, which included 19 lambs, 18 rams, and 11 ewes. The ewe was not there when the sheep underwent the pitch mark- ing process. R. Evans, Maesymerddyn, first in- formed him that the ewe was at the place where it was found. He asked witness, what kind of sheep he had lost, and he explained. He lost the ewe on the third Friday in November. He had not published the fact. He went to live at ■Pengarnedd in Noveariber. He had not seen the ewe previous to the. day of the sale, but he had bandied her subsequently, having lifte her out of Graigoch field the third Thursday in Novem- ber. He did not remember handling her on any other occasion. There were four different marks on the various sheep .sold at the sale. When he went to. Fedw Deg, he remarked that the ewers ear mark, was different to the others there. He valued the ewe at 20S. He (witness) was the son of Mrs. Roberts, the widow of the late W. Roberts, Pengarnedd. LEGAL DISPUTE ABOUT A C CONFESSION. P.C. J. Jones, Llanrwst, deposed that he went to. Fedw Deg on February oth, accompanied by P.C. Ellis, Evan Owen, John Williams, and Duncan McGaul. The sheep were gathered to- gether into an old cow house, when Evan Owen pifckted; out the ewe and identified her as his own property. One of her ears had been recently cut., the scabs being still at- tached. They took the ewe away. On Wed- nesday, February 10th, lie and P.C. Ellis went to iHafodganian and saw the prisoner, and told him that there: were certain rumours, of sheep stealing, and that his. name had been mentioned as being concerned. He therefore desired to have -an interview with him. He or his father then said something about telling the truth. The prisoner was then cautioned in the usual way. 'He then made the following statement, which he signed: -There was a dispute be- tween me and Mr. Roberts, Maesgwyn, Pentire- voelas, as to- wages, I took isome sheep in lieu of the. wages, which were due to. me." Witness then read over the warrant, and charged him with s,tealiirug the ewe belonging to. Evan Owen. The prisoner replied: "I found that sheep about a mile from Nebo Air. Davies-Jones: I formally object to the evidence being produced. If is clearly a confes- sion with no. preliminary question. The state- ment was a voluntary one, and cannot be put in. Mr. Latimer Jones: Your contention is per- fectly (ridiculous, The-Chairman Was it a voluntary statement? P. C. J. Jones: Yes. The. Chairman In reply to. the charge on the warrant ?—-Y es. The Chairman The statement must be en-" tered. But the Clerk can take note of your ob- jection, Mr. Jones. P.C. J. Jonecontinuing: "On the way to Capel Gannon. lit was one that cut the ear marik off." On the (following morning witness saw the prisoner in the cell, when he said: This will be a lesson for ime and to others about me, and when I get free, I shall be able to advise them for what 1 have coane through." Cross-examined by Mr. E. Dawes-Jones He went to Hafodgenian twice. On the first occa- sion he saw W. Jones, the prisoner's father, who appeared anxious to lender every assistance. He said that when James returned he would keep him thefpe until witness had returned, and he did so. When he went there the second time, the father remarked to. his sell: You had better tell the truth," or words to that effect. P .C. (Ellis, iLlangernyw, corroborated. NOT GUILTY." In reply to the charge, the prisoner pleaded not guility, aind reserved his defence, and was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions, bail being allowed, the prisoner own security for £ 50, and two sureties in 1::25 each. There were two other isimiiai charges against the prisoner, but the 'Court decided to adjourn until Wednesday.