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PONTYPOOL POLICE COURT. r: ——— SATURDAY. before Mr. E. J. PHILLIPS (in the chair) Mr. À. A. WILLIAMS, and Mr. W. L. PKATT. THE INEBRIATES. William Jones was charged with being drunk the highway at Pontypool on the 24th Dec.— defendant pleaded guilty— P.C. 149 proved the *a8e, and a fine of 10s. was imposed. Thomas Williams pleaded guilty to being drunk J&d disorderly on the highway at Blaenavon on 'he 20th December, and was fined 10s. George Bryant was charged with being drunk disorderly at Talywain on the 25th Decern- Defendant pleaded not guilty.—P.C. Jones ^id that at 12.45 p.m. on Christmas Day, m *°mpanv with P.C. O'Donnell, he found the Pendant on the road very drunk and disorderly, ??d threatening to kill somebody who had cut moustache off. (Laughter.)—P.C. O'Donnell j°troborated.—Defendant denied that he was Ullk or disorderly.—There were three con- actions against defendant, who was now fined *«* or 14 days hard labour. William Harris was charged with a like offence ftPorruewynydd on the 26th December.-De- •fendi n pieaded not gnilty.-P.C. Stephens said ple-i at at 7.50 p.m. on the 26th ult., he had the ^feridatf s brother in ^custody under a warrant, '\then defendant, who was drunk, came up and ^ked his brother if he was going with the k--—s, at the same time attempting to pull him J*ay. He also used bad language and Jfireatened witness and P.C. Watkins.—-P.C. "atkillS corroborated, adding that defendant Sot in front of him several times, and he had to toish him away.—Defendant called his father, Who, on immediately taking the oath, said, No, -11', he was not drunk."—The Clerk That is his idence. Was he disorderly ?—Witness No.— Supt. James Witness was present when the ^Pletable apprehended his other son. Defendant jj\d not interfere with the constable, but simply *^6d to siiake hands with his brother.—There *ere three convictions against defendant, and he 11-0 now fined 10s. Charlp" Barber pleaded guilty to being drunk 5d disorderlg at Cwmyniscoy on the 12th Dec., ^d was fined 10s.—P.C. Forkswell proved the tUe. William Christopher and John Christopher did ^°-t appear to answer a charge of being drunk ^d disorderly at Talywain, and warrants were IssUed for their apprehension. A RFRACTORY PAUPER. ..Charles Powell, an elderly man, was charged ^t, being an inmate of the Workhouse, he ^&Sccmde<! therefrom with the Workhouse clotnes, the 2;tth Dec—Defendant practically pleaded Suilty.—Mr. Hartley Feather, master of the j^orkhouse, said defendant was an inmate. On previous Saturday he went out in the toming and got beer, and came back disorderly. é left the House again after dinner, and did 74c3t return till Monday night. On Tuesday j^orning he absconded again, and witness gave ^formation to the police. Defendant was ap- prehended in a beerhouse in the Cwm.—The chairman told defendant he was liable to be to prison for a long time, but the Bench not disposed to commit him, as he had been 6 0r ^oin' days in custody. He must, how- • £ t,nderstand that whilst he was an inmate leat Workhouse, he must not go out without «tnd ti He would have to go back to the House, tllly hoped he would behave himself. J A RIDE IN THE DARK. «hnc Evans, butcher, of Abersychan, was with riding a bicycle an hour after sun- ujWithout a light.—Defendant did not appear, sent a message to say he had no one to take Qarge of his shop.—P.S. Ash said that at 9.45 a*1* on Friday, the 18th December, he saw de- ^dant riding a bicycle on the Osborne-road ^wiout a lighted lamp.—a fine of 10s. was im- posed. TRESPASS IN PURSUIT OF GAME AN OLD N OFFENCE. Wi Harris, Pontnewynydd, was charged Srjfer a warrant with trespassing in pursuit of xje at Nanfcygollen on the 12th August, 1890.— y&ndant pleaded guilty. — Mr. T. Watkins, tj^^or, prosecuted.—George Smith, a keeper in of the Blaenavon Company,, but for- jgjy in the employ of Mr. J. C. Hanbury, said jhT* °n the date in question he was in the Orna- 5 Wood,above the American Gardens, between <16 o'clock, when he saw the defendant and other men in a cover on the Nautygollen 1^*1. They went from there to a piece of thSfr ^urze near t^e Folly. They had dogs with and the dogs were beating. When they tb the furze, the dogs started to run some- and the men ran as well. Witness worked jjf! .y.ay around, and saw the men in a stooping lotion. He recognised them, and they also him and ran away. Two of them were con- d on the 23rd August, 1890, and the defen- absconded.—Mr. Watkins said defendant j&lConvicted of a similar offence in November, Jjr\and fined 40s. He had also been six times fyr^icted of other offences.—The Chairman said i a pity the son of a respectable and well- W £ «icted man should pursue such practices. lbft could not fine him less than 40s., or 1 **th hard labour in default UNLICENSED DOGS. "on Bright, Talywain, was charged with y JpPing a dog without a licence on the 10th of K^mber.—Defendant pleaded not guilty.— W/ O'Donnell deposed to finding a terrier dog th defendant, who, on being questioned, said i do did not belong to him, but to a man Collier. Witness afterwards saw Collier, *tlo he had given the do<j to Bright four t >j^ths previously.—Mr. B. M. Johnson, super- f of Inland Revenue, said it was defendant's to prove the dog did not belong to him.— Idtv^dant asserted that the dog was not his, but jj^tted it had been about his place.—A fine of 'ii <!•; including costs, was imposed. ^jVtlham William* pleaded guilty to a simnar Jf^Qce, and was fined Ga., including costs.—Mr. • •" £ Johnson prosecuted. AGAINST AX ABERSYCHAN PUBLICAN ■FO, CONFLICTING EVIDENCE. 1\jttiam Hillier, the landlord of the Market Inn, Abersychan, was charged with per- tju^ig drunkenness on his licensed premises on. •to^th December. — Defendant pleaded not ( £ %Mr. T. M. Phillips, barrister, Newport EH*ucted by Mr. L. E. Webb), defended, tnl W. H. V. Bythway watched the case on j tojpf of the Messrs! Westlake.—P.C. Jones ''hat at 9.45 p.m. on the 8th December, in ^j^Pany with P.C. O'Donnell, he visited the t a^ket Tavern Inn, Abersychan. In the kitchen q fouud the place all of an uproar. Pints, t:arts, and crockery ware lay about broken, and Qi^r.e Was a barrowful of broken china.—The i firman Now, pray bo careful, and do not dis- v facts. Do you mean that there was a bar- V^ful of broken crockery about the place?— Witness There was almost a barrowful, sir. *5^tinumg, witness said he saw Edgar Thomas $5 Frederick Thomas drunk in the kitchen landlord asked him to put them out, and v^ess asked them to leave. They left, but to doing so, hdgar Thomas drank out of cup on the table. Witness and O'Donnell fij|*°Wed the men into the passage, which was »redwith people, and cleared it. There was a crowd of people by the door. They told e landlord that the Thomases were drfmk, and replied, "Yes, they are, and I want them from here." At 10.10 p.m., in company ^;h p.C.'s O'Donnell and White, witness gkin visited the house, and asked the landlord Jj' long the Thomases had been there. In fc Wy, he said they had been there about an hour, jJrP that one came in before the other. They tinted out four men, named Solway, Smith, 2?phards, and Dando, and told him they were Cf^k. He replied, Yes, they are, and I will t them out at once." He then ordered them Solway, who was sitting by the fire with a cup on the table near him, drank the con- jjMs of the pint, and left the house, supporting fcfbself along the wall of the passage. Smith, v3chards, and Diiudo also left the house, sup- w fting themselves as they went. The landlord Very much the worse for drink himself. He 'tt1 he had been struck by one of the Thomases, he would knock his head off if it cost £ 5. — Cro;s-examined by Mr. Phillips *tness had been in Abereychan about nine did not know that the police were for on this occasion by tlie landlord or his e. A boy came to the station, and said there fighting at the Market Tavern. Witness 41? Raid the broken crockery would have filled Tow* It might have filled a very small bar- (Laughter.) Witness did not say any thing at ]jtr|iast court about the landlord being drunk. I>e- was no^ charged with being drunk, but J^Plv for permitting drunkenness.—Supt. He has not said the landlord was drunk. Phillips Oh, that is your distinction is it, £ James ? (Laughter.) Yery well, I will fr you to that. He was very much the worse 'L liquor, but was not drunk. (Renewed Shter.)—Cross-examination continued Wit- no^ anything about the condition o £ Vi|.°f the men except the Thomases, when he Q'^ed the house on the first occasion.—P.C. "lanllcorroborated.-Cross-examined: There bar broken crockery about the place, but not a tK„r°wf'd. Witness did not say anytirig about c°ndition. of Solway, Smith, Richards, and o2(, ° "when he visited the house on the first Con ^n-—P.C. White corroborated as to the on ^he four men at 10.10 p.m.—For the W*? Mr. Phillips submitted that it had pre- S'ho56 •case ver? nauch to summon the men Tifre (^ank the house and con- >• then charge the landlord subse- | ''y. He suggested to the police that it 1 -a •A'VAi.qtf oii, would be the better and fairer course to summon both at the same time. With regard to the merits of the case, be contended that the con- stables, particularly the first, had attempted to supplement facts with exaggerated statements. The idea of a barrowful of broken crockery was nothing but an attempt to bolster a case which was palpably weak. Then again, the con- stables had admitted that they said nothing as to the condition of any of the men except the Thomases, until thev paid a second visit, and although the landlord was now said to be very much the worse for liquor-but not drunk- (laughter)—nothing was said about that wnen the men were convicted, and no charge had oeen made against him for drunkenness. He (Mr. Phillips) asked the Bench to dismiss these ideas from their minds as being prejudicial to his client, and as being exaggerations to a case very much bolstered by the police. (Slight applause in court.)—William Hillier, the defendant, then went into the box, and said he had held the licence of the Market Tavern since July, 1890. On Tuesday, the 8th December, at 20 minutes to 10 p.m. there were several men in the taproom. They were all sober and quiet, until Edgar Thomes came in drunk. Winess was in the cellar drawing some beer when Thomas came in, and the first he knew of his entrance was when he saw him striking a man named Phillips, and two other men. Witness then caught hold of him, and received a blow, whereupon he struck Thomas in return, and turned him out. Thomas had no beer in the house. Thomas s brotner, who was in another room, came in, and witness usked him to take his brother home. Thomas, aowever, refused to go, and witness sent a boy named Kinsey for the police. When the con- stables came, witness told them Thomas had struck him, and asked them to remove the two brothers. There was no crockery-ware broken only one ginger-beer bottle. Witness was not drunk nor the worse for drink, but was a little excited after the bother between the jpen. When the constables came back the second time they told witness to clear the room, and he ca so. They did not draw his attention to eitlieroi the men in particular. Cross examined by Supt. James: The policemen did not point out the men to witness. The reason he turned them out was because the constables told him to clear the room. There was no crockery ware broken. He would swear that there was only a ginger-beer bottle broken. If the constables said there was crockery ware broken it was untrue.-Hannah Hillier, wife of the de- fendant, gave evidence in support ot her nus- band's statement, asserting that Edgar Thomas set upon some of the men directly he came into the house, and before he had time nardly to sit down. Witness sent for the police. Up to the time Thomas came in the house was all quiet, and the men were sober. There was no crockery broken. Evidence was also given by Benjamin Higgs, George Gough, John Tucker, and 1 hos. Hillier, who stated that, with the exception of Edgar Thomas, all the men in the house were sober.- Mr. Phillips said he had other evidence, that of the six men who had been convicted, but he would not trouble the Bench with it., and would rest his case upon the evidence he had called.- The magistrates retired to consult, and were about five minutes absent. On their return, the Chairman said There are certain circumstances in this case which present themselves to us, and which make us take a lenient view of the matter, and to think that the landlord was not c°°n that Smith, Solway, Richards, and Dando were drunk, and therefore we give him the benefit of it. At the same time we make this expression as well-we think the police were perfectly justi- fied in bringing this case before us, especially after the admission of one of the landlord s wit- nesses as to the disorderly conduct in the house. I won't say more.-Mr. Phillips: May I say this ? I made no strong imputation against the police. It was simply with regard to that ngure of speech about the barrowful of crockery that I complained. A DISORDERLY CUSTOMER. Richard Vaughan was charged with being dis- orderly and refusing to quit the Royal Oak Inn, Llanhilleth, on Chrietmas Day.—Defendant said he was guilty of refusing to quit, but was not riotous.—Mr. L. E. Webb said he appeared for the complainant, who was a member of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, and who had had reason to complain of defendant's conduct before.—Complainant said that on the evening of Christmas Day, between 7 and 8 o'clock, de- fendant came into the house, having a dog, which he put on the table among the pints. He h^d previously been fighting with, a man who was then in the house. Fearing a disturbance, witness refused to draw him any beer, and requested him to remove the dog from the table, and to leave the house. He said he would take the dog off the table in his own time, and refused to leave, the result being that witness had to send for P.C. Prosser from Cruuilin. Defendant left after the constable came.-Fined 10s., or 7 days' hard labour. A SERIOUS CHARGE WITHDRAWN. Edward Williams was charged with assaulting Sidney Tucker at Church-road, Abersychan, on the 19th ult.-Complainant, whose face bore traces of ill-usage, asked perm, withdraw the charge.—Supt. James sa; eat com- plaint had been made in the tho someone representing the prosecutor hat t .ied for a warrant.—In reply to questions, p cutor said he had been attended by a doctor Defendant was going to pay for his loss of lime.-The Chairman said he was glad complainant had sought the consent of the Bench, as some of those cases were of a serious nature, which should not be withdrawn, but in which the persons charged should be committed for trial, when they would probably be sentenced to three or four months imprisonment. Under the circumstances, how- ever, the Bench would consent to the summons being withdrawn in this case. A DRUNKEN FEMALE. Bridget Johnson, an old offender, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Pontypoolon the 26th ult.-P.C. Blunt gave evidence to the effect that defendant was drunk and using filthy language in Crane-street. Supt. James said defendant's last conviction was in December, 1890.-Fined 10s., or 7 days hard labour. LICENCE TRANSFER. On the application of Mr. C. Bunning, ale and porter merchant, Pontypool, the off-licence for- merly held by him was transferred to Mr. Stan- ley Williams.

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