The Rhondda Leader

Ton-Pentre Police Court. Monday.—Before Mr. T. P. Jenkins (chairman), Alderman Richard Lewis, Alderman William Morgan, and Mr. J. D. Williams. SUPPLYING DRUNKEN PERSON. A charge of supplying a drunken person was brought against Gwilym Thomas, licensee of the Pandy Inn, Tonypandy. Supt. Cole prosecuted on behalf of the police, and Mr. W. P. Nicholas defended. P.S. Jones said that he visited the house at 7.45 p.m. on May 12th in com- pany with P.O. Lewis, and in the tap- room saw a man seated on a bench. He was very drunk and appeared to be sleep- ing. A man who was sitting alongside of him was searching for something under the table, and he picked up a coin from underneath the table, which, he gave to the drunken man. On the table in front of the man, who appeared to be sleeping, was a half-pint measure, which was three- parts, full, and another measure, which was empty, stood before the other man. Witness called the attention of Mr. Thomas to the drunken man, and asked him why he had supplied the man and allowed him to remain on the premises in that condition. Mr. Thomas replied, If you think he is drunk, I will get him out," and went on to the man, and said, Drink up your beer, my man, and get out." In trying to drink the beer the man spilt most, of it over his clothes. Witness asked Mr. Thomas how long had the man been on the premises, and he replied, He has not been here long; this is his first drink." The man gave his name as James Harries, but could give no address until the following morning. In trying to get out the man fell, and was unable to stand without assistance, and had to be held up by P.O. Lewis. When told he would be reported, Mr. Thomas replied, I can't help it." We almost carried the man to the Police Station," concluded P.S. Jones. Mr. W. P. Nicholas, for the defence, stated that he did not wish to question the evidence of the Sergeant, but he pleaded in extenuation that the man had got in unawares to the defendant, and was served by defendant's son, who was a boy about 15 years of age, the regular man having not yet commenced his duties. Defendant had been in the room a little while before the police came in, and every- thing was all right. His client had en- deavoured to conduct the house in the best -ossible manner, but slips would sometimes occur despite the strictest vigilance. A fine of tl, including costs, was im- posed EXCISE AND SIX-AND-A-HALF BAZAAR. Alfred Barnes and H. Oompton, the former being described as the owner of sixpence-a'penny bazaars" in various places, and the latter as his employee, were summoned for neglecting to take out a hawker's license in respect to a bazaar opened by them at the Stewart Hotel, Treherbert. Mr. Finucane, Inland Revenue Officer, Pontypridd, prosecuted. An Excise Officer stated that he called upon the defendants at Treherbert and asked to be shown the license, and found that they had not taken one out. For the defence, Barnes stated that he kept a large shop in Aberdare, which was undergoing repairs, and not desiring to throw his salesmen out of employment he ordered them to open in Pentre for a number of weeks. When the time agreed upon at Pentre came to an end, it was found that the Aberdare premises were not yet in a position to reinstate the men there, and the Stewart Hotel, Treherbert, was taken until the Aberdare premises would be completed. When the Excise Officer called about the license he wrote to the Excise Authorities at Cardiff about the matter, and was informed that under the circumstances the license was not required. He further went up to Somerset House, and was there told that as the matter had gone so far, it was better that the matter be left to go before the magis- trates. Barnes was fined 20s. and costs, and Compton 10s. and costs. AN OLD AND TRIED METHOD. Cwmparc men settle their disputes by going for each other with their fists. This old and tried method of discussing griev- ances was tried by William Vincent and Thomas Lewis on the Ynyswen Road, Treorchy, and ended in the two being brought before the Bench, who fined them 10s. each. CARD PLAYING. P.S. Evans, of Tonypandy, brought a case before the Bench of card playing, in which five Tonypandy boys, named Charles Carpenter, Edward Reek, Frank Andrews, Thomas Davies and John Ward, were involved. The officer, in giving evidence, said that on Saturday, the 9th of June, at 8.30, he was walking behind Club Row, Tony- pandy, when he saw the five defendants seated in the form of a circle, playing cards, and also saw money passing between them, Frank Andrews and Charles Carpenter were fined 15s., and the rest, 10s. each. Card playing seems to be the favourite game in Tonypandy, Four men, named David John Bowen, George Coombes, Gomer Bowen and Elijah Dobson, who were caught playing nap behind Kenry Street, Tonypandy, exclaimed when they saw the.officer, "It's all up now; it's a fair cop this time." With this Dobson handed the cards to the officer. They were fined as follows: —David John Bowen, 15s. George Coombes, 20s. Gomer Bowen, 15s. Elijah Dobson, 10s. PLYING FOR HIRE OFF STAND. John Green, brake-driver, Porth, was charged with plying for hire off the stand at Treorchy during Treorchy Fair time. He did not appear to answer the charge, and was fined 10s. William Jones, Pentre, was charged with a similar offence. He was fined 10s. VAGRANCY. A man and woman, named Eliz. Davies and William Davies, unmarried, were charged with sleeping on a, hayrick at the Llethrddu Farm, Porth. The man had some matches and tobacco in his posses- sion. The officer added that some ricks had been burned down some time ago in Porth district, which was attributed to tramps. They were fined 10s., or seven days.

Porth Police Court. Thursday.—Before the Stipendiary (Mr. Arthur Lewis), Mr. T. P. Jenkins, Dr. T. W. Parry, and Dr. E. N. Davies. EXEMPTION ORDER. William Griffiths, 71, Penygraig Road, Penygraig, applied for an exemption order from vaccination in respect of his child, which was born on March 2nd. It will be remembered that about six weeks ago the applicant made a similar applica- tion, and at the time read a lesson to the magistrates in respect of their powers to grant or refuse his application. The application at the time was refused. The applicant again appeared at the Ponty- pridd Police Court on Wednesday, but the former application having been heard by Mr. T. P. Jenkins, J.P., and another magistrate at Porth, the Stipendiary refused to hear it, and asked the appli- cant to appear at Porth on the following day, when Mr. T. P. Jenkins would be present. At Porth, the Stipendiary re- marked that as the application had been made before the other magistrates on the last occasion, he would not take any part in the decision. The applicant then proceeded in his application, and said that he did not object to vaccination generally, but he objected most conscientiously to this child being vaccinated. The Court was divided, and the appli- cation was refused. DESERTION. David Lewis, collier, Senghenydd, was brought up in custody charged with deserting his wife and children and also (at the instance of the N.S.P.C.C.) charged with cruelty in having left them entirely unprovided and calculated to cause them unnecessary suffering. Mr. Ernest Roberts, Pontypridd, prosecuted on behalf of the Society, and Mr. Horatio Phillips (at the request of the Bench) watched the case on behalf of the prisoner. Inspector John Thomas detailed visits he had paid to prisoner's wife's house at. Penrhiwfer. The house, he said, was very destitute of furniture, but was scrupulously clean. The children he found in rags, but they also were very tidily kept. He gave Mrs. Lewis a note of intro- duction to the Relieving Officer, and she was relieved in kind. On June loth, wit- ness found the prisoner at 46, Stanley Street, Senghenydd. Witness asked defen- dant what he intended to do for his wife and children, and accused him of not having contributed anything towards their maintenance for three months. From statements which he heard from various people, witness obtained a warrant and arrested prisoner. Whilst in custody, prisoner offered 25s. towards, the main- tenance of his wife and children. Mrs. Lewis said that her husband left her about three months ago. He was lounging about in the corner, and she advised him to go and look for work. He went to the Scotch Collieries, Llwyny- pia. When he left her he gave her a few shillings, but since then she had received nothing from him. She was supported by her relatives and some neighbours, and she cut her own clothes in order to pro- vide clothing for her six) children. She also had to sell the furniture to provide food for them, but on many mornings they were obliged to go to school without food, Mr. Phillips said that prisoner had told him that he left his wife and children because he had grown despondent in the neighbourhood, and was continually harassed by creditors. The Stipendiary remarked that he did not wish to be very severe with the pri- soner, and on the admission of his wife that he had been a, good husband, he (the Stipendiary) would only pass upon him a sentence of one month's imprisonment without hard labour, the imprisonment to be suspended for a month. If defendant behaved all right towards his wife and children during this time, nothing more would be heard of it. SUNDAY GAMING. A visit to the Coedcae Mountain by P.S. Davies and P.C.'s Evans, Hawkins, Jenkins, and Lucas at 6 p.m. on the 10th inst. resulted in a number of young men being brought up and charged at the Police vourt with gaming on the Lord's Day. They were Robert Jones, James Gregory, Evan Jones, Edward John Mills, William Newport, Gwilym Davies, D. J. Nicholas, John Picton, Rees Morgan and Lewis Mainwaring, all residing at Porth and Trehafod. Fines ranging from 20s. to 30s. were imposed. PLYING FOR HIRE OFF STAND. i1 or plying for hire off stand, William Jones, brake-driver, Porth, was asked to pay 10s. by way of fine. WOW! WOW!! WOW! The sequel to a woman's quarrel was heard at the above Police Court, when Caroline Toogood summoned Ellen Parfitt for assault. Mr. Wayne Morgan, Ponty- pr,,u, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Ernest Roberts defended. It appears that on the 8th inst. Mrs. Toogood) who was in her own house at the time, heard the defendant describing her as a old witch." This desig- natiou-hy no means a choice one— roused the ire of the complainant, who naturally enough went out and told Mrs. Parfitt that she would have to prove her words. Defendant—who was presumably engaged on that particular day in pre- siding over the washtub—took out a wet flannel apron from the tub, and struck the complainant about the head and face with it. One of her eyes was bruised in conse- quence and was inflamed for several days. In cross-examination by Mr. Roberts, complainant admitted having called M's. Parfitt a "dirty old thing," but hastily added that that was because of the bad language defendant was alleged to have used. Several witnesses having been called, the defendant gave her version of the affair, and stated that complainant came out of her house and cried, "Wow, TKOW. wow," and afterwards added insult to injury by calling her a cfirty old sow." This, we'suppose, was the war-whoop, and action followed by the complainant en- deavouring to scratch her face. In order to defend herself, witness knocked her down. After this recital, witness burst into tears, and stated that she had lived next door to the complainant for seven years and never before had a quarrel. In the end the Bench imposed a fine of 15s., including costs.

Organ Recital at Trealaw. A grand organ recital was given on Thursday evening last at Uarxnel English Baptist Chapel, Trealaw. The occasion marked the formal opening of a new pipe organ, an instrument of much beauty and exquisite tone, erected at a cost of t250 by Messrs. Peter Conacher and Co., Hudderslield. Additional interest is attached to the new organ owing to the fact that it has been presented to the church by the Sunday School members, who have taken upon themselves to clear the debt incurred by its purchase, by means of weekly subscriptions to an organ fund. The chairman was Mr. J. R. Evans, Trealaw, a gentleman who has always taken a most active and practical interest in the young church's welfare. The organist was Prof. J. T. Jones, L.R.A.M., Treorchy, and the excellent manner in which he performed the exacting and arduous duties required of him, further enhanced his already splendid reputation. The organist's contributions! during the evening to a high-class and much appre- ciated programme were as follow:- Overture, Die Zanberflote" (Mozart— universally esteemed as a masterpiece of learning and invention); solo (a), "Andante in G (Batiste) and (b) Vienna March (S. Clarke); solo, "Offertoire in D minor (Batiste); overture, Poet and Peasant" (Von Suppe); sold, "Jerusalem the Golden" (Ewing), by Dr. Sparke; and finally The Pastoral and Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah." The only other instrumental selection was a violin solo, Mazurka in G minor," ad- mirably executed by Mr. Arthur Jones, Trealaw, a leading; member of the Mid- Rhonddai Orchestral Society. The vocal artistes engaged were Miss Alice Cove, Treorchy (soprano); and Mr. George Llewellyn, Port Talbot (bass). Miss Cove was heard at her best, and fully justifies the opinion universally held that the gifted vocalist is one of the best sopranos in the Principality. Her contributions, which were enthusiastically applauded and encored, were I will extol Thee (Costa), She wandered down the mountain side" (Clay), and Daddy." Miss Cove was also heard to much advantage in a duet, The Widow's Scena (" Elijah "), with Mr. George Llewellyn, their combined efforts being most praiseworthy. Mr- Llewellyn, always a, favourite with Rhon- dda concert-goers, was exceedingly well- received in The Trumpeter" (A. Dix) and Abide with me" (a new song com- posed expressly by Mr. Rhedynog Price for Mr. Llewellyn). The Carmel Sunday School Choir, under the conductorship of Mr. W. J. Williams, Penygraig, also con- tributed two choruses, Round about the starry throne (" Samson ") and The radiant morn hath passed away" (H. It. Woodward, M.A., Mus. Bac.). The- choir acquitted itself remarkably well, and gave ample evidence of the rapid strides made during the past year. As a whole, the concert and recital was of a first-class order, and the committee responsible for the arrangements are to be complimented upon the pleasing result. Counter- attractions in the neighbourhood un- doubtedly affected the attendance, but we fully trust a satisfactory financial surplus will accrue.

A Mean Theft. Collier's Tools Appropriated by Fellow-Workman. Charles Parry, collier, now residing at 16, Taff Terrace, Ferndale, was charged at Ton-Pentre Police Court with stealing several tools, the property of a Llwynypi'1 collier named George Rogers, 9, Holyrood Terrace. It transpired that defendant occupied an adjoining stall to Rogers, and on the 12th June, Rogers not having occupied his working place for about a fortnight, defendant carried away some of the tools, at the same time telling Richd. Taylor, who worked in Rogers' place on that day; that if he (Taylor) saw Rogers, he was to tell him that his tools had been taken out by him (Parry). When Rogers was told of this, he straightway informed the police, with the result that Parry was arrested at No. 5 Pit, Ferndale, on Satur- day last. When he was arrested, some of the tools were in defendant's working place in No. 5 Pit, Ferndale, while the hatchet was at defendant's lodgings. The defendant was then taken to the Tony- pandy Police Station, where he was charged with the theft, in reply to which he said that he never intended to steal the tools. At the Police Court, defendant said that an arrangement had been made be- tween him and thepi-osecutot- that when- ever one of the parties absented himself from work, the other was to take charge1 of his tools. On the day when he took the tools out, the prosecutor had not been at his working place for three weeks, and everyone was under the impression that he had left the colliery. He never 1ll- tended to steal the tools. Prosecutor admitted that a custom existed between the workmen that when one was absent, his neighbouring collilir should take care of his tools, but as he had only gone for his holidays the defen- dant had no right to take out his tools. d Mr. Jenkins (the chairman) observed that it was a mean theft on the defen- dant's part. Had he been 801 anxious about the safety of the prosecutor's tools he could have obtained his address at the colliery office and taken the tools to his home. A fine of 30s., or 21 days, was imposed. -dj;

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