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BI*A £ HAU FESTlMflOG. I The Park The Urban Council, w10 some weeks ago rejected a 1 open the Park on Sundays, lias to lace aSxer dilemma. At a recent mytmg a discussion took place as to mil s „ e orreen portions as playgrounds foi thiidre and though no resolution was passed the impression was given ^'at^irln^ tw immediata JS2 huKSs of children, despite the efforts of the caretaker, entered the Park and caused damnee to the trees and flowers. A com- mittee who inspected tlie place recom- onriorl th" closing of the Park, and at a special meeting of the Council on Thursday night their recommendation was adopted, and a committee was appointed to deal further with the matter. Re-a'eoted.-Mr. William Owen, J.P., Plasweunydd, has been re-clected chairman of the Merionethshire Insurance Oom- URBAN DISTRICT COUKCIL Friday night, October 2nd.-Present vice-chairman, piesiani-y pi William Owen, tvan •,0^jwal<a'dl.- wiladr Morris, J. taaw aiaui, SSdwaiadr Robert,. 1). J.Ro^rts Lewis W. Thomas, R. J. Jones, P* 7Y^r-1 John Jones, K. T. Dawl Williams, David Jones, Ben • • H. E. Jones; Edward Jones, clerk, W. Williams Jones, accountant; L. Lewis Evans, surveyor; George sanitary inspector; R. J- ^0\yen, assist- ant inspector; and "W J Pntcliard, gas manager. A V acaney. manager. A V acaney. It was decided to take steps to fill the vacancv on the Council created ° death of Mr. T. J. Roberts, Cwmorthm. Condolence.. On the motion of the ice-Chairman, seconded bv Mr. »arid Jones a vote of condolence'was passed with the relatives of the late Dr. Robert Roberts (Isallt;. Appointment. | Mrs Arthur Jones, Ivy House, and 'Councillor Cadwaladr Roberts were nom- inated to fill the vacancy on the District Education Committee, caused by the re- mova.1 of the Rev. J. A. Morgan, Tany- grisiati, from the district.. Mrs. Arthur Jones was appointed bj majority. Welsh Hospital. The Council were invited by Sir Osmond Williams to make a contribution toward the fund for a Welsh hospital in connec- tion with the war. i The, Clerk was directed to ask the Local Government Board whether the Council had power to contribute out of the rates. Licensed Houses. The Chief Constable, writing in reply to the Council's application m favour of closing licensed houses at an earber hour durin? the wa.. said in face of the circu- itfrom the Home Office he could not press the application before the magis- trates. having regard to the fact that the circumstances of the district were normal A curtailment of hours was recommended under abnormal conditions only. Mr. David Williams was for making a second application, and one or two niem- bers supported that step but after a dis- cussion the Council decided to drop the niatter.st,P- --a or Motor Wagaon ? On the motion of Mr. R.. W. Roberts, the Surveyor was directed to submit par- ticulars with a vew to the purchase of- a Kteam or motor waggon for carting stones and for scavenging work. The War The Unemployment Committee, w ho have appointed Mr. Willnun Owen as chairman, reported the receipt of a lettei from Mr. Haydn Jones, enclosing letters from the Road Board and the, Government Board a^egardijig the proposed free grant by the Road Board to ilerioneth'hire of seventy- j five per cent. of the ("¡st of works to be carried out to furnish work for unemployed. Mr. Haydn Jones was thanked for his able services in the matter. Mr. Lewis Richards, chairman of the Council, informed the Committee that Professor Story was pleased with land in Cwm Cirifat suggested for afforestation, and that he was in hopes of acquiring a part of Brvnrodyn Farm for the purpose. Mr. W. H. More, Crown receiver for Wales who had been communicated with, wrote'that the matter was already receiv- ing attention, and that he would do his best in the matter. It was reported that: in response "to a nof/icc posted outsido the Council Offices requesting ail persons re- quiring work under the Council to regis- ter their names, about 300 persons regis- tered. At a subsequent meeting a letter was read from the Clerk to the County Coun- cil stating that it had been decided by the Cli-iinty Council to proceed with the schemes for road improvements already submitted to and approved b> the Road liocird The'letter added: The various improve, ments in the urban districts will be carried out by the councils of those dis- tricts and the County Council will be re- sponsible for the cost of carrying out the work to an amount not t^xeeeding the ,(I estimated cost of each scheme as prepared by the District Council and approved by j the Road Board, the work to be carried out to the satisfaction of the County "^Surveyor, and it is to be distinctly under- ood that the County Council will not be iiable for any excess of expenditure which "may be incurred on any scheme by the ♦district councils. AU sums due to district ■■councils on account of such works of im- provement in their districts will be paid monthly on the County Surveyor certify- I ti- the 'Irioiizit payable. ing-the'amount payable. The proposed relief works et Festiniog involve an expenditure of about £ 2.000, rand include improvements at. Tanvnianod, ¡ 'on Bontnewydd road, and at Teilia Isa and Ceimnnt Sych. The Surveyor reported on S ptember 21st that the plans of the scheme had been sent to. the owners and that the works would ¡ "be started immediately tVir- plans were approved by the owners. The Tanymanod scheme would start that week. I The Committee decided to make it a •condition that aiS applicants for approval "should be abstainers, and that the coun- cillors should consider the applicants from their several wards and submit the names to the Committee for final consideration. It was agreed to pay labourers 3s. 8d. a 'd»y, and rock then and masons 4s. a day, the rock men to provide thei r own tools' It wac agreed that the Council's ordin- ary workmen should not be employed on "relief works, except by special resolution f the Council, and that the Unemploy-
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:THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED FRAUD
men Committee should meet weekly. It was stated at a, committee on Sep- tember 28th that the County Contractor had started work on Rhiwffynon improve- ment and that Bontnewydd scheme and the improvements at Teiia Isa and Ceu- nant Sych Wt'ie about to be commenced by the Urban Council. With regard to Talweunydd improve- With regard to Talweunydd improve- I' ment, Messrs Greaves wrote stating that as far as their interests in the land re- quired went they would not require any compensation; but as they were only lease- holders it would he necessary to obtain tae sanction of the owner's. The Clerk reoorted that that was being done. "Mr. Lewis W. Thomas at the Council moved that instead of asking workmen employed on relief works to work until foiir o'clock on Saturdays, so as to get a full day s wages, the Council should abolish work on Saturdays. That would mean furnishing one day's labour on relief works to men employed at the quarries on four days a week, and two days labour to those employed at the quarries on three ) days. It would do away with Saturday afternoon labour and extend the period of relief works. r Mr. John Jones seconded the proposi- tion. Mr. Kvjn Jones proposed an amendment I' that no rtle should be fixed and that the matter should he left to the discretion of the Unemployment Committee which con- sisted of all the members of the Council. Mr David Williams seconded the amend- mcnt, which after a discussion was agreed to without a division. I The Vicar wrote stating that land adjacent the churchyard would be given free for relief works, subject to the requisite faculty being se<aired and the ) church property being enclosed with rail- ings. Mining Chair. Several local authorities were reported to be supporting the Council's appeal for I a mining ehair at iBangor College. Mr. Evan Jones was asked to bring for- ward the matter at the next meeting of College governors. Scholarships. Scholarships tenable for one year at the Intermediate School were granted to the following, subject to the Headmaster being able to admit them to school:—W Wil- liams. 1. Bowydd-road; D. Ceidiog T)avies 72, High-street; Richard Davies.">6. Pen- ybryn-terrace; Nell Vaughan Williams, Kirianfa, Bowydfl: William Peninrth Thomas, 20 Station-road: Elnned Llovd isgraig; and Elizabeth E. Jones, 2, PlC- ton-terrace. Fire Brigade. Mr. D. J. Jones was reported to have been appointed lieutenant of the Brigade. THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED FRAUD JONES COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. The hearing of the charge against William Humphrey Jones, Shop Yr Hall, Blaenau 1 estiniog, grocer and general merchant, of having attempted to obtain money by fraud from the Oakeley Quarry Company was resumed on Friday before |G. H. Ellis, Esq., in the chair; Dr. R. D. Evans, Alderman W. P. Evans, Dr. Richard Jones, J. Vaughan Williams and William Owen, Esqrs. The Court as on the preceding two days was crowded. Mr. John Humphreys appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Wm. George for the defendant who denied the charge. The cross-examination of Elias J. Row- lands by Mr. William George was con- tinued. Rowlands repeated that he had authority to write letters m regard to orders but no authority to write orders. Sometimes j verbal orders for stores would be given either by witness, or by the Manager i through a messenger, or by telephone. Verbal orders of that nature or informal written orders would be followed bv the official order signed by the :Manager: The two genuine orders produced were orders of that character. In the ease of one of these orders there were four items, one of which was ordered verbally by messenger and the other three items ordered also verbally by witness. In the latter instance the defendant was for two months without a. written order; and at the date when the written order was given, namely, August 18th, 1914 the dispute between the Com- pany and the defendant had actually arisen. Asked whether any goods which were not I entered in the counterfoil orders had been delivered at the quarry, witness replied that he believed thai in the last transac- tion he had with the defendant one cwt. of tallow not entered in the counterfoil was supplied to the quarry. He also recol- lected an instance of turpentine being supplied to the quarry which item was not enterooin the counterfoil. As regards the orders which he meant 1-0 forge, witness would sometimes write to the defendant to ask if he would buy certain goods from witness. If he said "Yes," witness would later on bring an order for those and other goods down to the defendant. He did not recollect having ever asked defendant I to quote for certain goods. Mr. George thereupon produced an (order dated March, 1912 and asked in whose writing were the words in pencil on the order "Quote for one barrel linseed oil. IN itness—That is in the handwriting of Mr. Jones. In further cross-examination, witness said he had sometimes asked the defendant tor the firm's labels for attachment to goods supposed to be supplied through wit- ness. Lefendant had been buying certain goods for his shop through witness and in those cases defendant would get the goods at the Railway Station addressed to his firm. As to the bills sent to the quarry which witness opened he would open the letters because he knew they wore coming. The name of the firm would be on the en- velopes. The key of the letter bag was in the room in which witness worked and he could always open the letters when so minded. In February, 1914, the defendant sent a receipt to the Quarry for £10 13s. with a statement of accounts and a letter. He opened the letter and sent the receipt j to London, but kept back tie letter and statement of accounts. On the night pre- vious to the letter and bill being sent he had had an interview with the defendant as to the best way of sending the bill. The Chairman—Tell the Court exactly what took place in that interview. W itness—In the usual course the receipt would be sent direct to London, but there was an account due and Mr. Jones, the de- fendant, asked me what he had better do I said, "Send it to the Quarry." In further cross-examination, witness said letters from the quarry delivered by hand were not entered in the postage or any other book at the quarry. Nearly all the orders to H. Jones and Co. were de- hyered by hand. The firm of H. Jones and (10. had boen oing business with the quarry during the sixteen years witness had been storekeeper. The reason why the account of H. Jones and Co. for the year 1911 was not paid was that witness refrained from sending the invoices to London. He had no idea as to the sums paid him by H. Jones and Co. during the past three years. The sums paid were substantial. As regards petroleum he re- peated there were instances in which four barrels were charged for and only three barrels delivered. Mr. William George, referring to one order quoted by witness, pointed out that in that particular order an alteration had been made in the counterfoil. The figure 4 had been crossed out and 3 substituted. Witness said he could not recollect the circumstances under which the alteration was made, but he gathered that only three barrels were delivered at the quarry. Mr. George asked if he could quote any other. instanee of that nature, and witness replied that lie could not at the moment. In re-examination, witness said four barrels would be charged for. Proceeding, he s'ud petroleum was supplied by contract at d. per gallon. 1 Mr. Humphreys—Can you give the 4 reason why short delivery of petroleum was toade at the quarry? Witness—I am sorry to say I can. The reason was that accused .told me that the lirm were losing money on petroleum, and it was then arranged between me and the accused to send three barrels to d1(¡ quarry and for four barrels to be charged for. The Clerk Was there more than one instance of this nature? I Witness—Yes, I am sorry to say, but I cannot say how often. In further reply, he said he could not check those instances by means of orders or invoices, nor could he say when the practice started. The Clerk-Did you share in the profit? Witness—No. In further re-examination by Mr. Humphreys, witness sa.id as regards goods supplied by him to H. Jones and Co. he could buy them at less than market price and cheaper than the firm itself could buy them. W. J. Rowlands, cashier at the quarry, gave evidence as to the interview which took place between the Manager and the defendant on August 20th in the presence of witness and Mr. John D'avies, the under manager. The Manager asked defendant for an explanation of the bill for £283 which he had sent in. The Manager pointed out that a lot of the goods were not ordered by him, whereupon the de- fendant said he had been given orders for all the goods supplied. The Manager asked whether there had been any personal transactions between him and the store- keeper. Defendant said No" at first, but eventually said there were a few instances of personal transactions. The Manager asked him to explain and defendant re- plied that the storekeeper used to call and say he wanted certain goods for the quarry and that he (the storekeeper) could supply such goods to the defendant. He (defend- ant) then paid the storekeeper for the goods. The Manager asked him whether he paid the storekeeper in cash or by cheque, and he replied sometimes by cash and sometimes by cheque. The Manager then asked him what business had he to deal in that manner with the storekeeper without his knowledge and that it was a very serious matter for both the defendant and the storekeeper. The manager also asked him whether the transactions had been carried on for a long time, and de- fendant replied, "No, not for a long time." The storekeeper was then called into the room, and he was asked to tell defendant what he had told the Manager in the morning. The storekeeper went through the confession he had made as to how he had added items to orders after they had passed through the hands of the Manager and as to his personal transactions with the defendant respecting them. After he had finished, defendant slapped his knee and got up from his chair and said "Drap it, I thought it was quite a genuine busi- ness. The storekeeper used to say that he could get these goods for me." The Manager then went through the statement of particulars and through the orders and the counterfoil orders and pointed out that there were items in the bill for £157 more than in the counterfoils The defendant then asked if the matter could not be settled, remarking, It appears I must lose that sum anyhow; I had not looked at it in the manner you (the manager) look at it." Defendant next suggested that he should take the statement of particulars with him to correct it, observing that perhaps that would be better for him and the store- keeper. The Manager hesitated at deliver- ing the statement to him, but eventually agreed. Before the defendant left the storekeeper said "Since I have confessed everything I should think there ought to be an understanding that Mr. W. H. Jones is not to call with me nor me to call with Mi. W. H. Jones respecting the matter." Mr. George—If I may say so Mr. Row- lands you have remembered the interview very fairly. In cross-examination, witness said de- fendant also said in the interview that he had every confidence in the storekeeper. Mr. George—He appeared to be quite taken by surprise. Witness—-Yes, he seemed surprised. In further cross-examination he said defend- ant declared that he had been sending statements of accounts to the quarry from time to time, and he remembered the defendant specifying in particular a state- ment of accounts he sent last February, whereupon the storekeeper said he had in- tercepted that bill and kept it back. Police Inspector Owen gave evidence as to arresting the defendant on September 9th. On the warrant being read out, de- fendant s<Üd "I will not say anything until I have seen a. solicitor." Cress-examined—I was not aware at that time that there had been an interview at the quarry office. Mr. Humphreys—That is my case. The Court then adjourned for lunch. After lunch the defendant was formally charged with having atte-mpted I to obtaiii sums totalling £250 from the Oakeley Quarry Company by false pretences. Defendant pleaded not guilty and elected to give evidence on oath. He said the business of H. Jones and Co., Shop yr Hall, used to be carried on by his father and on the latter's death sixteen years ago his mother carried it on up to her death six years ago when his brother and sister and defendant carried on the business. All cheques on the partnership accounts were signed by two of them. Defendant was not brought up in the business. The quarry had done business with the firm for very many years and there had never been any dispute or misunderstanding until now. The orders from the quarry were generally delivered by Elias Rowlands; sometimes they were given by a messenger. Some of the orders were verbal orders and occa- sionally the verbal orders were not included in the subsequent official order. Some- times he used to get a.n informal written order from Rowlands, and some of these orders were not confirmed by their inclu- sion later on a formal order form. Some verbal orders had been- given to hp at the shop. As a rule, those were given by Rowlands. In those cases he used to make a memorandum of such orders in pencil on a previous formal order. The memorandum in the order dated September, 1912,. was an instance of such a memorandum. That was also the case with the verbal order of June, 1914, for four items mentioned by Rowlands in evidence and which was not confirmed in a formal order until August 18ch or after the present dispute had arisen. Mr. George—Had you any doubt at all as to any verbal or written orders being genuine ? Defendant—Absolutely none. Mr. George—You thought they were all genuine? Defendant—Yes. Proceeding, he said as regards the bulk of the goods on the various orders from the quarry he had to get them outside. He got the petroleum mostly through another local firm, and he got other goods through Elias Rowlands. He began getting goods through Rowlands in lSli. He had every confidence in Row- lands, knowing he had had a large experi- ence at the quarry. owlands gave him to understand that he was dealing with various firms and he (Rowlands) produced invoices to show that he dealt with them. The invoice now produced was one such invoice. The invoice was from a Liverpool I firm. < Mr. Humphreys—In whose handwriting is that invoice. Is it not Rowlands' hand- writing ? Defendant—Yes, I believe it is Row- lands' handwriting. Mr. Humphreys—Yes. Defendant, proceeding, said he used occasionally to buy goods for the shop from Rowlands. He got goods which he bought from Rowlands delivered at the Railway Station. He (defendant) thought the business he did with Rowlands was absolutely genuine. Mr. George—You found he was doing much better for you than you could do yourself? Defendant—Yes. In further reply, de- fendant said he first came to order goods through; Rowlands for the quarry because Rowlands represented that he could get the goods cheaper than he could get them himself. He said he could buy them cheaper from general dealers and defend- ant used to give him a cheque for them. Sometimes he used to quote, whereupon Rowlands said he could do it cheaper. Rowlands would then tell him what he could do it for and he and defendant after- ward fixed upon the retail price for the goods and the price which Rowlands was to get. Defendant would then payow- lands by cheque or cash and sometimes 'both. When he paid him the money he thought that Rowlands would supply the goods to the quarry and that was why he gave his firm's labels to Rowlands to attach to the goods. The cheques paid to Rowlands were signed by two members of attach to the goods. The cheques paid to Rowlands were signed by two members of tho firm and were presented through the bank in a perfectly open way. There was i I no concealment about the matter at all. When he next met Rowlands he used to I ask whether the goods had been delivered, and Rowlands would reply "Yes." De- fendant after making copies of his accounts in his press letter book used to send them periodically to the quarry. He delivered periodical statements throughout 1911 and also subsequently. He personally posted the statements. He had not the remotest idea that his accounts were not presented to the Company in the ordinary way. Defendant did not get any payment in 1911, although it was now admitted' that there was a considerable sum due to him in respect of that year. He mentioned to Rowlands that he had not. been paid. and Rowlands would put him off by saying that there was a change in directorate or he would give some other excuse which would satisfy him. In February, 1914, there was £22 due to the firm. About that date he received a cheque for £10 13s. in respect of one of his bills. In sending a receipt he sent a summary of accounts rendered to the Company with a letter stating that it was part payment and that apparently the other sum due to him had been overlooked. Mr. George said they had heard that mcrning from Elias Rowlands what had become of that letter. Mr. William Owen-That letter was sent to the quarry. Defendant—Yes. I received no reply,— j but Rowlands called and said it had been received. Not getting a reply, he agalfa wrote in June to the quarry manager say- ing he would be obliged for a settlement. He received no reply, but Rowlands said the matter would be seen to. At the be- ginning of August defendant thought of enlisting and sent an application in. He was anxious to have the account settled before leaving and he sent a letter to the private address of Mr. Robert H. Jones the quarry manager, pointing out with re- gard to the account of £283 and that he would be glad of a settlement as he had to pay for goods in advance owing to the war. Mr. George—You are charged with try- ing to obtain money by false pretences. Had you the slightest idea that the whole, of that money was not due to your firm ? Defendant—No, not the slightest idea. In further reply, he said as regards the bill of December, 1913, which was separated into two bills, the account as originally sent in by defendant was one complete account for all the items. The account was duly posted, but Rowlands brought it back to the shop and said the Company were now keeping the petroleum accounts separate and asked him to send separate accounts. Seeing him bring back an account which defendant had himself posted to the Quarry Company's office he did as Row- lands requested him to do. It was untrue to say that he charged for more petroleum than was supplied to the quarry. Mr. George: Is it true that you have on any occasion charged for four when you have only sent three barrels? Defendant—No; for we used to deal in gallons and not in barrels. There is not a word of truth in the suggestion made by Rowlands that I was to charge for fou barrels and only send three barrels. Mr. George—It has been suggested that the sums you paid Rowlands were so in-, adequate that you must have known that it was impossible for Rowlands to get them at the price quoted ? Defendant—It is not true. Mr. George—Did you in fact get goods from him yourself for the shop at the same rates? Defendant-Yes. In further reply, de- fendant said the average profit he made from goods sold to the Quarry Company was from 24 to 25 per cent., and as he had apparently to give long credit, it was not much in excess of the profit he made on goods he sold ordinarily at the shop. Mr. George—Take the petroleum. Taking it through and through would you make twenty per cent, on that? Witness—Yes, an average of twenty per cent. profit. He added in further re-' ply that he could not therefore feel any suspicion with regard to the representa- tions made by Rowlands that he dealt with certain general dealers, seeing that the average profit which he (defendant) made from the sale of such goods was only twenty to twenty-five per cent. Defendant produced his letter book showing copies of accounts which he said he had periodically sent to the Quarry Company. Proceeding, witness said the account of the interview as given by the witnesses for the prosecu- tion was substantially correct. He was taken completely by surprise when ho found that the trading transactions which he had had with Rowlands were not genuine. His recollection of the interview was that the Manager told him straight off the reel at the interview that Rowlands had told him that he had been trading with him. His recollection was that he admitted at once that he had had trading transactions with Rowlands. In view of the admission made by Rowlands, defendant said at the interview that he must evidently lose the money in respect of the forged orders. He then asked for the return of the state- ment and said he would make out a; cor- rected statement leaving out the items marked as in respect of forged orders for goods which had never been delivered at the quarry. He had from start to finish been perfectly open in the matter and had given the Company every facility to find out the actual facts. He had produced his bank book and his accounts, and now the Company admitted that they owed him £123, The Chairman—When did these alleged irregularities commence? Mr. Humphreys—We have only gone into the matter from the beginning of 1911. In crovi-exaarination by Mr. Humphrey8 defendant said he still said, notwithstand- ing what the three witnesses on the other .side said. that he had at once admitted at the interview the transactions with Rowlands. He had not got a list of the cash payments to Rowlands. Mr. Humphreys.—-You have nothing to show in respect of the cash payments you made to Rowlands for goods supplied to the quarry. Defendant—No.. Mr. Humphreys—You knew that Row- j lands was storekeeper at the quarry and that everything that went there passed through his Ilands p. Defendant—Yes. He added, in further reply, that he did not see anything wrong in Rowlands supplying his own quarry with gcods. He considered it quite honest to charge the quatry the same amount as if he had supplied the goods himself not- j withstanding that Rowlands was getting them cheaper than he could. He could not say whether Rowlands was making profit. He had no idea what Rowlands did. It was Rowlands's own offer. Mr. Humphreys—You sirred no profit with him? Defendant—No. Mr. Humphreys—You intended to take the whole profit for yourself? Defendant—Yes. Mr. Humphreys—Which was earned for you through the instrumentality of a servant of the Company ? Def e nd ant.—Y es. You saw absolutely nothing wrong in it, —No. In further answer he said he was unable to give an account of the cash pay- ments because he could not locate his petty cash book for 1911 and 1912. He believed he made all payments in 1913 and 1914 by cheque. He was unable to afford any assistance as to the payments he had made to Rowlands in 1911 and 1912. It was un- true for Rowlands to say that they met at the shop to "fix the wholesale and retail prices, but it was true that Rowlands used to tell him the retail prices of the goods which he sold to defendant for delivery at the quarry. He had no recol- lection of the scraps of paper mentioned by Rowlands nor of consultations as to the bills to be sent to the quarry. Humphreys—You won't deny that these scraps were made? Defendant—No; but I have no recollec- tion of them. Mr. Humphreys—Nor will you deny the consultations ? Defendant-No. Mr. Humphreys—Your recollection of the whole transactions with Rowlands is very vague? Defendant—Yes, I did not think there was anything in it. In further answer defendant said he had not seen the original of the invoice of the Liverpool firm mentioned by Rowlands in his evidence. He had, however, seen original invoices from certain dealers in the possession of Rowlands. He had not heard that Rowlands traded with anybody else except him (defendant) and the quarry. He had sent receipts to the London office, but he had never once written to London in respect of the out- standing account although it did strike him as strange that he should be paid in re- spect for the last part of the year when the first part had not been paid. t In re-examination, witness said he had been paid by the Company for goods sold by himself direct and for goods supplied through Rowlands, so that there was nothing to awake suspicion in his mind as to the transactions with Rowlands. In the transactions with Rowlands lie had never charged the Company anything ex- cept the market price and his view was that it made no difference to the Com- pany as to whose agency he got the goods through so long as he supplied them at the ordinary market price. Replying to Mr. William Owen, defend- ant said his brother and sister were cog- nisant of all the transactions he had with Rowlands. There was nothing to hide. Replying to the Chairman, he 'said ho sent the statement of account to the quarry and the receipts to London. Mr. George was opening his address for the defence, when Elias Rowlands rose and asked for leave to ask a question to the defendant. Mr. George objected and said Rowlands had no right to ask questions. The Clerk (Mr. Jones Morris) said if witness had questions material to the case he might ask them through the Bench. Mr. George-Is that fair? He has already shown sufficient animus in the matter. The Chairman (to Rowlands)—I think you had better leave the matter. Rowlands then resumed his seat. Mr. George said his client was charged with attempting to defraud the Company of JS250. but the Company now admitted that JB125 of the bill of L283 was due, whereas at the outset they said only L30 was due. Apparently the Company still persisted that there was an attempt at fraud with regard to the difference between £ 123 and £ 250. He desired to emphasise that it was no offence for a man to ask for money which was not due so long as he honestly believed it to be due. The de- fendant implicitly believed that Rowlands dealt with certain wholesale dealers and that the orders he brought to his shop were genuine orders. Mr. George also laid stress on the fact that verbal orders had been given from the quarry for stores and that not a single witness had asserted that he believed the defendant was aware that any of the orders were forged orders. On the contrary, their evidence went to prove otherwise. Accordingly the very groundwork of the case was entirely gone. As to the defendant he had not yet re- covered from the shock of the discovery at the interview that orders by Rowlands were forged orders. It was true that certain allegations had been made by Rowlands, but when they were analysed Rowlands could not furnish details in support of such transactions. One clear instance of the hona fides of the defendant was afforded in The fact that he supplied Rowlands with the firm's labels to place on the goods which Rowlands was supposed to supply to the quarry on behalf of defendant's firm. The root of all the trouble that had arisen was due to carelessness on the part of the Company and on the part of the defendant. If the Company had confidence in Row- lands during the past sixteen years how could a tradesman be devoid of confidence in him? It was suggested there was con- spiracy between the defendant and Row- lands, but if that were so, was it con- ceivable that the defendant would post bills to the quarry addressed to the Manager? If there was conspiracy, then Rowlands would have put the bills through up to the end of 1913, for the new check- ing system was not introduced to the quarry until the beginning of this year and there was nothing to prevent him putting the bills through. But, obviously, there was no conspiracy whatever. It was Rowlands who had deceived and be- fooled both his employers and the defend- ant. As Rowlands had admitted in his letter, he had deceived everybody all round. Mr. George, who spoke for half an hour, submitted that there was no prima facie case and asked the Bench to dismiss the charge. The Bench deliberated privately for nearly forty minutes. The Chairman said they had given the matter very serious consideration and they considered that it was a case that should go to the Assizes. They considered that in defendant's own I interests he should be tried before a Judge and jury of his own countrymen. Accordingly they committed the accused to take his trial at Ruthin Assizes on October 16th. The charge of conspiracy against the de- fendant and Elias Rowlands was not pro- ceeded with.
PORTMADOC.
PORTMADOC. Vital Statistics.—The death-rate of Port- madoc for 1913 was 15.0 and that of Glas- lyn rural district 12.6. The birth-rat-e of Portmadoc was 19.9 and that of Glaslyn 19.8. The death-rate of Portmadoc is con- siderably above the average. Obituary Deep sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griffith, 15 Chapel- { street, in the death of their daughter, Miss Emily Griffith, at the age of twenty-one years on Saturday at Liverpool, where she had gone a few weeks ago to undergo an operation. Beddge>'ert Railway Scheme.-At the County Council on Thursday, Alderman Jones Morris moved a resolution expressing satisfaction at the attempt which was being made to revive the scheme for the completion of the light railway from Port- madoc to Carnarvon, via Beddgelert and assuring the promoters of the County Council's hearty support. Mr. Jones Morris said the re-start of work would furnish employment for many men at a most necessitous time in the history of the county. Mr. E. Hugheston Roberts seconded the resolution which was unani- mously agreed to. Additional Cuardians Carnarvonshire and Merioneth County Councils have appointed a joint committee to inquire into the application of Portmadoc Urban Council for the number of poor law guard- ians for Ynyscynhaiarn parish to be in- creased from two to four. Main Road Maintenance The County j Council have granted JB252 to Portmadoc Council for main road maintenance during the past year.
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