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Aberdare Police Court.

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Aberdare Police Court. On Tuesday, before Sir T. Marehant Wil- liams (Stipendiary), Messrs D. P. Davies, D. W. Jones, G. George and Dr Davies VACCINATION. Mr E. Stonelake, Aberaman, applied for an order to exempt his child from vaccina- tion.—Granted EJECTMENT. Mr C. Kenshole, on behalf of Mrs Sarah Wilkerson, applied for an order to eject William Bridle, who occupied apartments in her house in Glanant street, Aberdare. Mrs Wilkerson said that she had given Bridle two notices to quit, but he was defiant, saying she could serve him with as many summonses as she liked, but he would not go. Bridle denied having received any notices from his landlady. The first intimation they had was a letter from Mr Kenshole. Mrs Wilkerson said he had placed the notices on the table in his room. Bridle said he could not leave, because his wife was near her confinement. Stipendiary You ought to have left when Mrs Wilkerson notified you first. Bridle But I had no notice. Stipendiary Unfortunately for you, we don't believe you. You must clear out. SPEEDY AND LIGHTLESS. Henry Buck was charged with driving at a furious rate a vehicle without lights in Hirwain. Fined 10s and costs. DAMAGING A HOLLY TREE. Richard Bosser was charged with damag- ing a holly tree in Aberdare Park. P.C. Welsby said that he saw defendant entering a plantation in the Park. He snapped off four pieces of holly and put them in his pocket. Col T. Phillips prosecuted on behalf of the District Council. Fined 10s including costs. INDECENT LANGUAGE. For using indecent language in George ID street, Aberaman, Richard James was fined 10s and costs. TRESPASSING. William Llewelyn was summoned for trespassing on the Bwllfa-Dare Branch (T.V.R.). P.C. Welsby gave evidence. Defendant was a driver at the Tinplate Works. I Mr W. Thomas defended. He said his client had waited for the motor car, but seeing no one coming he walked the line so as to reach the work in time. He under- stood that the Company had no desire to press the case under the circumsoances. The Inspector of the Company confirmed I Mr Thomas' statement. The Stipendiary said that they had con- sidered Mr Thomas' contention and the summons would be withdrawn. STEALING COAL AT CWMAMAN. William Parry, William Phillips, Morgan Berryman, James Herbert and Robert J. Silver were accused of stealing coal, the property of the Cwmaman Coal Co. The charge against Parry was withdrawn, the prosecution being not certain that he was present. William Tower, official in the employ of the Company, said that defendants had no right whatever to appropriate the coal. Berryman was fined 5s and costs, and Phillips, Herbert, and Silver, 20s and costs each. P.S. Evans and P.C.'s Owens and Ford gave evidence. NOT MAINTAINING HIS WIFE. Morgan Morgan was brought forward charged with being in arrears regarding the maintenance of his wife. Defendant, who owed 428 16s 6d, was ordered to pay £4 on the morrow and the remainder in regular instalments, or go to prison for two months. ALLEGED THEFT OR GOLD. William Thomas, Abercynon, was charged with stealing £3 from George rarrish. Mrs Parrish said that prisoner lodged with her. She kept the money in a tobacco pouch in her box. However, one day she found the tobacco pouch outside her box empty. She then gave information to the police. Prisoner said that she asked him to fetch a journey of water from the well. He did, and she gave him 3d, telling him not to say anything to her husband about it. She then told him that it was her birthday, and promised him a bottle of something to cele- brate the event. G. Parrish corroborated his wife's story. P.C. Wilson said that acting upon infor- mation he went to Parrish's house. There were three bottles of liquor on the table, two full and one partly full. Parrish said that the bottles were not Ihis. He after- wards arrested prisoner and found on his person a quantity of money. He then charged him with stealing the money. In reply he said, No, that money I had from my boss today." James Howell, builder, prisoner's em- ployer, said that he gave prisoner 2s 6d and no more. Defendant pleaded not guilty. He was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. STOLEN SHIRTS AND FOWLS. D. J. Edwards and William Rees Car- leon (two young fellows living in Green street, Aberdare). were charged with stealing two shirts and a singlet, the property of Thomas Palmer, 2, Pit Head, Cwmdare, also with stealing four fowls, the property of Thomas Howells, of the same street. Mr Tom W. Griffiths defended. Sergeant Hopkins deposed that accom- panied by Sergeant D. O. Davies and P.C. Welsby, he went to the house of Edwards' mother. Edwards was there. After searching a chest of drawers witness found a shirt and two singlets, both of which were rolled up. The mother said she bought the shirt some months ago but she could not account for the singlet, which was claimed by the defendant. Thereupon witness went to Carleon's house, where he found a shirt. The prisoner was not present, but was sub- sequently arrested near the theatre, and taken I to the Police Station with Edwards. On being charged they both said, I know nothing at all about it." The magistrates characterised the pri- soners' action as most dishonest. They were each sent to prison for two months. EJECTMENT. Mr W. Thomas, Station street; applied for an order to eject John Edwards, 3, Brook street, Aberaman, the owner being Lewis Jones, 11, Dowlais street.—Granted. LICENSING. Mr C. Kenshole applied for the transfer of the license of the Tonglwydfawr Inn, Cwmdare, to Mrs Jones, the widow of the late Mr S. Jones. Mr Kenshole intimated that the license would be only temporary— until the estate would be wound up. It was granted on that condition. DRUNKS. Evan Rosser, a familiar name in police records, was fined 10s and costs, and ordered to find two sureties (in X50 each) of his good behaviour for the next six months or go to prison for that period. William Jones, William Thomas, and John Holmes, 10s and costs each David Jenkins in Aberdare, 5s and costs; John Jenkins in Aberaman, and Arthur Howells, Cwmaman, 15s and costs each; Michael Caughlin in Dowlais 40s and costs. Thomas Davies refused to leave the Glan- dover Inn, Gadlys, at the entreaty of the landlord and was mulcted in 15s and costs. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR. P.C. Arch testified to seeing John Sea- ward committing an act of indecency with Margaret Davies in Post Office lane, Aber- dare. Seaward was fined 20s and costs. The woman was absent, and being wanted on a charge of drunkenness also, a warrant for her arrest was issued. TRESPASSING DAVIESES. Thomas Davies, William J. Davies, Gomer Davies, and William Davies, were each fined for trespassing on the Bwllfa Dare Branch (T.V.R.). SCHOOL CASES. The following were fined for the non- attendance of their children at school:— John Forey, John Aubrey, William Nicholas, John Williams, James Hancock, Thomas Jenkins, Mary A. Davies, Annie Lever and Gwilym Morris.

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