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TOWYN. LARCE TURNIPS.—Mr John Jones, Tynewydd, Farm, near Aberdovey, in this parish has succeeded in growing a magnificent crop of turnips, numbers of which measure two feet ten inches in circumference, and weigh from fourteen to fifteen pounds. This shows what good farming will do even on the hill ■sides. THE .STORM.—A violent storm of wind and lain passed over here on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The rain came down in torrents and the bvooks and rivers rose rapidly. The roads and streets were ilooded. The flood continues to rise and fears are -entertained that the low lands, will be flooded, if so, much damage will be done to the root crops. PETTY SESSIONS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD.—Before D. E. Kirkby, Esq., Major Stuart, the Rev. E. 0. Williams, and Nisbet Thruston, Esq. Alteration J'npdred.—A great deal of inconvenience is caused to the magistrates, clerk, advocates, and others, by the smallness of table accommodation at Towyn sessions room. Transfer-s.—The license of the Towyn Refreshment "Rooms was transferred to Mr C. Mytton and the Bench granted a temporary transfer of the license of the Meirion Arms from Mr John Davies to Miss Mary Ann Morris.—Mr W. R. Davies, Dolgelley, represented the former holder of the licc:nr:e. Xeql< ct to attend Schouf. Robert Graham, Gwalia, was tined 5s.; John Davies. Frankwell, dismissed; William Roberts, Gwyndy, Bryncrng, .)s.; Anne Davies, Gibralter-terrace, Aberdovey, 2s. 6d.; David Evans, Lhvyngwril, os.; and William Owen, farmer, Rodgadfan, Lhvyngwril (illegal employment), 20s. — The Bench said the defendant Owen, being a large farmer, ought to set a better example +o labourers and others than to keep his child at home and illegally employ him.—Mr P. H. Hughes and Mr John Ellis, clerks to the Towyn and Llangelynin School Boards proved the cases. Ridinq on the Spur of the Moment"—Two lads, Williani and David Hughes, Allt-ddu, Machynlleth, were charged by Mr Vaughan, superintendent on the Cambrian Railway, with having on the 6th September ridden on a portion of a railway carriage not intended for the conveyance of passengers. Defendants admit- ted the offence. It appears the lads were going to the Agricultural Show at Towyn in a train of about a dozen carriages to which a couple of engines were attached. At the junction, the train having left the station without theJdefVivlants, they ran after it as it was slowly going up the incline and, as Mr W. R. Davies explained, on the spur of the moment got astride the buffers. The train proceeded towards Aberdovey at a rapid rate and one of the lads fell off after going a mile or so, while the other got off before arriving at Aberdovey. How lie managed it, as the Chairman said, was a puzzle. They were told by the Bench what a foolish and dangerous thing they had done, fined Is. each and ordered to pay costs. Weight* and Measures.— Daniel Parry, coal dealer, Towyn, was fined £ 1 including costs for naving an unjust coal scales Margaret Jones. Pencraig, Llanegryn, was fined 6d. and ordered to pay costs for having in her possession unjust weights; and Henry Parry, butcher, Llanegryn Is. and costs for a similar offence. In the last case it appears that the weights were not used and the Bench said it was not a ery bad case. Drunkenness.—Henry Jones, mason, Towyn, was fined Is. and ordered to pay costs for drunkenness John Berkley, labourer, os. and costs and Humphrey Williams, Aberganolwyn, 10s. and costs. Nl.,inioii, formerly of Towyn, was fined Is. for having allowed two donkeys to stray on the highway. Game Trespass.—William Roberts, Dildre, and John Williams, New Inn, were summoned by Mr Wynne. Peniarth, for having trespassed in search of rabbits on the laud of Tregawcn in the occupation of Lewis Humphreys. It was proved that there were found on defendants three rabbits, six nets, two bags and a ferret. The Bench inflicted the full penalty, 40s. and costs on each of the defendants, who did not appear. Major Stuart retired from the Bench during the hear- ing of this case. CHARGE OF UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN. John Jones, postmaster, Towyn, charged Charles Herbert Octavius Curtis, chemical and mathematical tutor at Brynarvor Hall School, with having on the 27th October uttered one piece of false and counterfeit coin, resembling or apparently intended to resemble a piece of the Queen's current coin called half a sovereign, well knowing the same to be false.—-Mr W. R. Davies, solicitor, Dolgelley, appeared for the prose- cution, and Mr Griffith Jones, solicitor, Aberystwyth, for the defence. Mr Davies, opening the case, stated that about one o'clock on the previous Friday Mr Curtis entered the shop and obtained forty stamps for which lie tendered a coin and received change. Prosecutor did not examine the coin, but put it into a box which was kept for the purpose of containing receipts for stamps, &c. Subse- quently lie found that the coin was a bad one, and sent a boy with it to Mr Curtis in order to get a good half-sovereign, but Mr Curtis said to the messenger, "This is not the one I gave him. I gave him half a sovereign which is heavier than this and one I had -carried in my pocket for three weeks." lie afterwards Wrote the following letter to Mr Jones Brynarvor Hall School, Friday, -7th October, 1882. SIR,—A lad has been sent from your shop with a Counterfeit half-sovereign which he nays I passed at your shop to-day. Allow me to inform you, sir, that I con- sider this the most disgraceful piece of attempted imposi- tion that has ever c:>me under my notice. When I entered your shop I had only one half-sovereign in my possession, very same one I gave, and which you had ample opportunity of seeing ,.ild knowing even by the Weight that it was not the fraudulent thing that you sent me." Besides I had that coin given as change tome last Saturday in Towyn and gave it to the bearer of this note to pay for a box at the station which had not then arrived. They, therefore, would not then take payment. Lastly, allow me to inform you that it is my opinion that no business man could possibly take that coin in his hand withnut knowing that it was a fraud. You therefore would have had the opportunity of returning it to the owner when tendered to you. I very much doubt whether T had not better take further proceedings in the case.— Yours truly, C. H. O. CURTIS. Mr Jones subsequently communicated with the police, and Mr Curtis accompanied him to the police station, where, on being searched, he was found to have in his pocket nine shillings and sixpence in silver and sixpence in copper. Mr John Jones, the prosecutor, was then called. He said—I am postmaster at Towyn. About one o'clock last Friday. October 27th, I was the only one left in the shop, the assistants having gone to dinner. Mr Curtis asked me for forty stamps, which I gave him. I received a coin and put it into the box produced. It is a box into which I put coin received for stamps. By Mr Kirkby—I do not know whether there was any other money in the box. I do not know whether there was another half-sovereign there or not. Examination continueù-In that box I keep gold coin received for stamps. The counterfeit coin was at the top. When I took out the coin I did not notice Whether there was. another coin there. My belief is that there was another coin in the box. At half-past two or three I again went to the box, when I found the coin which I had received from Mr Curtis on the top. I found that it was white around the edge, aud I sent It by my apprentice, James Griffiths, to Mr Curtis. IVom the time I received the coin up to the time I Went the second time to the box, no one had been to the box. I was lll, the shop the whole time. I re- placed the coin with a good half-sovereign, which I took from my cash box in order to make the account right, and I believe there was another coin underneath. I sent James Griffiths with the coin to Mr Curtis with 3- message, and he returned with the counterfeit coin. I afterwards received a letter from Mr Curtis. I asked the boy where Mr Curtis was, and said, "I must go RMd see him at once." Mr Curtis denied that the coin tM the one he had given me in payment for stamps. I said I had placed the matter in the hands of Sergeant Roberts, and he accompanied me to the police station. By Mr Kirkby—I did not place the box under lock and key. I was within a yard of the drawer in which the box was kept and no one had occasion to go to the box after I put the coin in. The coin was on the top of another coin in the box, I believe. Mr Kirkby—I see that two coins could have laid side by side in the bottom of this box. I am afraid, :11' Davies, there is no evidence whatever to give yon a ae. I don't think there is the remotest chance of identifying the coin. Mr Davies suggested that lie should call his witnesses 11/1 Mr Griffith Jones could examine them afterwards If the case was gone on with, but Mr Griffith Jones Ejected to the carrying out of the suggestion. Major Stuart—Mr Jones was perfectly justified as a Public officer in taking the earliest opportunity of trying to identify the coin. You (Mr Davies) have stated the case clearly, and Mr Jones has given his ^v'ideiice clearly, but there is nothing to connect the °°in with Mr Curtis. To go into the case would look as if ive had a doubt in the matter. Mr Davies—There is nothing further from my mind, ad there is nothing in my instructions to cast any on Mr Curtis, and I don't think there is any- ing in the evidence produced before your worships to "how that there is any stigma on him. "Mr Kirkby—The Bench thinks Mr Jones perfectly s IT, in bringing the case forward for investigation; )llt there is no case against the accused and the charge Will be dismissed. Mr Griffith Jones—I hope the Bench will bear with 111 o l0r a moment in making a remark or two. Kirkby—The case is dismissed. I' lrr Griffith Jones-I think that Mr Jones has acted IQ athl:!r hastily. If he had known Mr Curtis I feel sure e lrould not for one moment think he was guilty of the offence. Mr Curtis is a most respectable young man. He holds a scholarship at St. John's College, Cambridge. He also holds a scholarship at the Royal School of Mines, and I think I may mention that he is the son of a highly-respected gentleman, the Principal of the Training College for Schoolmasters in Borough- road, London, aii(i,tliat would be a certain guarantee for the young man's training. I should just state that the facts are these if the case had been proceeded with and my witnesses had been examined. If Mr Curtis could have been examined he would have told you that he got this half-sovereign from Mr Powell, Porthgwyn, on the Saturday night previously, that it was the only half sovereign he had, that lie had, besides, silver, and that this half-sovereign was handed to one of the school-boys to go to the station to pay for the carriage of a box. That boy saw the half-sovereign and he is prepared to say that the half-sovereign he saw was perfectly good. There is no doubt he passed a coin to Mr Jones, but the coin Mr Jones sent up is certainly a counterfeit coin and could not be examined for one moment without its being seen. The halt-sovereign Mr Curtis had which lie handed to Mr Hughes, one of the scholars, was perfectly good. There is just one remark made by Mr Davies in opening the case. He stated that Mr Curtis told the messenger that he had had the half- sovereign for three weeks. That was not so. What words passed between Mr Curtis passed in the presence of Mr Edwin Jones, and Mr Curtis said that the half- sovereign had been in his possession for three days or more not three weeks. What he alluded to was that the half-sovereign was one he had obtained the Satur- day night previous after buying an article at Porth- gwyn. If the case had been gone on with I should have called several witnesses, but I feel sure that your worships would have come to the same conclusion, and that Mr Curtis would have left the court without a stain on his character. Mr Kirk-by-Tiie case is dismissed, and there is not the slighest stigma cast upon the accused. We are, however, satisfied that Mr Jones has done his duty in bringing the case forward for investigation. Mr Griffith JOLles-We feel that Mr Jones has acted with a great deal of harshness The Bench dissented. Mr Griffith Jones (continuing)—And my instructions are to bring an action against him for false imprison- ment. Major Stnart-I should say, a very foolish thing to do. Mr Kirkby-A very unwise thing. Mr Jones was y acting in the position of a public otticer. He is the postmaster here and I think it would be a very un- wise thing to carry the matter further. I believe it would look rather spiteful. That, however, is a matter for you. Of course I am not going to instruct you. Mr Davies—I am quite prepared for any course. Mr Griffith Jones—There has been a great deal of expense incurred, and a charge made which could not have been supported for one moment. The coin was then marked by Mr Kirkby, and handed to P.S. Roberts.
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MACHYNLLETH. PETTY SESSIONS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST.— Before The Most Noble Marquess of Londonderry, Richard Jones, Joseph Evans, and J. J. Bonsall, Esqs. -Michael Harson was charged by P.C. Poole with being drunk in Pen'ral I t-stt-cet. -Fined 10s. including costs.—John Jones, Llanbrynmair, was charged by P.C. Edwards with being drunk and disorderly at Llanbrynmair.Fined 5s. and 0s. (id. cost.Griffith Griffiths, mason, Machynlleth, was charged by P.C. Williams with being drunk in Pen- 'rallt-street, was fined 10s. including costs.—John Vaughan, hawker, Machynlleth, was charged by P.C. Poole with being drunk in Pen'rallt-street, and was fined 10s. and 10s. costs, having been convicted previously within twelve months.—Thomas Davies, hawker, Machynlleth, was also charged by P.C. Poole with being drunk in Pen'rallt- street, Mach- ynlleth, and fined 5s. and 10s. costs. This man's wife was also charged with the same offence, and was dismissed.—John Davies and David Edwards, both of Cemmes, were charged by P.C. Richards with being drunk at Cemmes. The parties did not appear, and were fined 10s. and 10s. costs each. Breach of the Mining Regulation Act.—Evan Evans, Manager of the Great Dyleffi Lead Mine, was charged in three separate offences by C. Lee Neve Foster, Government Inspector, with not having proper fencing to protect the shaft at the end of a level, &c. A man was killed in September last. whilst tipping a tram, he fell into the shaft with the tram, an account of which has appeared in our previous publications, In the first case he was fined 50s. and costs, in the second case he was fined 20s. and costs, in the third case he was fined 20s. and costs. Mr Cartwright, of Chester, appeared for the Government to prosecute.—The Great Dyleffi Lead Mine Company were also charged with the three offences named, and were fined in the same amount as their manager in each case. Breach of the Peace.—John Arthur and Thomas Evans, both of Machynlleth, were charged by P.C. Williams with fighting in Maengwyn-street on the 21st of October. Both admitted the offence, aud were bound over in £ 5 each to keep the peace for six months, and pay costs of 9s. each. Trespass in Pursuit of Game.—David Humphreys, blacksmith. Llanwrin, was charged by Thomas Jarman, game keeper, with being in a field on Aber- ffrwdlon Farm, having in his possession a gun. He was fined 10s. and costs.—The same defendant was also charged by Adam Hunt, excise officer, with carrying a gun without a license.—Thomas Jarman proved to having seen the defendant carrying a gun, and saw him fire. and charge the gun afterwards.—The case being proved the defendant was fined 10s. and costs, the excise not wishing to press the case. School Attendance.—The following persons were charged by Daniel Howell, attendance officer, with neglecting to send their children to school, William Evans, James Metcalf, Richard ireorge, David Evans, Evan Evans, Lewis Jenkins, and Evan Evans. They were all fined 5s. including costs.—David Humphreys, attendance officer, charged Griffith Davies. John Humphreys, and John Pugh with neglecting to send their children to school. They were all fined 5s. including costs. COUNTY COURT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER GTII.—Before Homersham Cox, Esq., judge. Fixtures.—Several suitors who were called failing to answer to their names, his Honour remarked that when he sat at half-past one in the afternoon, complaint was made that it caused inconvenience, and when he sat at half-past ten, people did not answer to their names. The difficulty is to know at what hour his Honour will sit, as may be instanced from the past three courts at Dolgelley. Samuel v. Samuel.—David Samuel, Llwyngronw, who was represented by Mr Hugh Hughes, jun., Aber- ystwyth, sued his son, David Samuel, Penrhiwgerwyn, Glandovey, for the recovery of 1:5 14s. for work done and services rendered at 6s. per week. After hearing plaintiff, his Honour stated that it would be judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff had lived with his son and enjoyed hie hospitality, and now lie had left and they were unfriendly towards each other, lie sent in a claim for work performed.—Mr Hughes said his Honour's decision occasioned great hardship. The father formerly occupied the farm, but got into diffi- culties, and was succeeded by his son, who had been allowed CI50 by plaintiff in paying for the stock.—His Honour said if Mr Hughes could throw a different light on the subject, lie would accept it.-Plaiiitiff Ni,,ls then further examined, in the course of which he stated that his goods had been valued at X,300, but the son had only paid his father £ 150.—His Honour remarked that the meaning of that was that the creditors had been done out of the £ 150. — Mr Hughes complained that his Honour had rushed to the con- clusion that because plaintiff had allowed his son £ 150, and had paid the other jCI50 to creditors, therefore plaintiff had defrauded his creditors whereas there was not a tittle of evidence to justify such a conclusion. It was a general complaint that his Honour jumped at conclusions.—His Honour then asked plaintiff what was the amount of his debts when he gave up the farm, but Mr Hughes objected to the question being put.- His Honour did not press the question, but smiled. and gave judgment for the defendant. Williams r. Iliaiii Williams, timber mer- chant, Dolgelley, sued John Breese, Wynllan, for the recovery of X19 7s 4d balance of account. Mr J. Charles Hughes, Dolgelley, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr J. Rowlands, Machynlleth, for the defendant. Mr Huches stated that the defeillant had hauled timber and bark for plaintiff. On the 23rd March, 1881, a balance of £ 200 2s 10Jd was struck, but defendant had been over-paid on account f231 9s (id. That gave a balance in favour of plaintiff of £ 25 Gs 7d, and that balance was carried down to the year 1882 when it was reduced to £ 19 7s 4d, the amount claimed. Other sums claimed by defendant were admitted by plaintiff which brought down the total balance to C14 17s lid. This defendant sought to meet by saying that lie had not been paid an item of fH as 11 d, and by an item of 1:4 charged for the carriage of bark. Defendant also claimed about f3 arrived at by charging a higher rate per foot for haulage of timber than had been allowed by plaintiff. The case occupied a long time in hearing, at the end of which his Honour said there was evidence that the £9 611 1111 had been paid. Judgment Yotil(I be given for plaintiff for 97. Jn/erjileader Summons.—The City Brewery Com- pany, plaintiffs, Alexander Carroll, Cambrian Hotel, Towyn, defendant, and J. A. Mclnnes, Barmouth, claimant. Mr R. J. Smith (Messrs Griffith Jones and Co., Aberystwyth) represented Mr Mclnnes, and Mr J. C. Jones, Shrewsbury, a representative of the com- pany, appeared for his firm. Mr Mclnnes stated that he advanced £235 on a bill of sale to defendant in September, 1881, and £ 65 since, and that f:309, principal and interest, was due at the present time. The goods at the hotel were valued at 9300, but he did not believe they would realize thai amount.—Mr Smith stated that various sums wei•■: due from Mr Carroll to Mr Arthur Htiglies, A),sytii-yth. Mr Hughes threatened Mr Carroll with roceedings, and Mr Mclnnes advanced the inoiiey to p t y Mr Hughes off and took the bill of sale referred to as security. He (Mr Smith) saw the cheque given for the £2:-)5 on the day when the bill of sale, of which he was the attesting witness, was executed.— Mr J. C. Jones contended that the bill of sale was of a friendly character given for the purpose of defeating the ends of just claims. He would not say anything cruel, but his linn had been victims of it. Mr Carroll sent them orders for goods in September and Decem- ber, 1881. but never said a word about a bill of sale.- The Judge: The bill of sale was given on the 30th September, 1S81.—Mr J. C. Jones added that not a farthing was pafld on account. In June he went to Towyn, where he was told by Mr Carroli that there was plenty of stock and that the account was safe. Mr Carroll afterwards forwarded a cheque for £ 1S, but there were no effects. Mr Smith objected to going into extraneous matters.—The Judge remarked that they had only to deal with the validity of the bill of of sale.—Mr J. C. Jones raid the defendant was entered into court, there was no defence, and judgment was given for plaintiffs on the 12th September. 1SS2. He received a letter from defendant's solicitor.—Mr Smith said lie acted for Mr Mclnnes, and that what Mr Jones said had nothing to do with the bill of sale. —Mr J. C. Jones said he received a letter saying that the IJill of sale had been upheld before the High Sheriff of Merionethshire, and offering to pay C5 down and X5 a month afterwards.—The Judge remarked that he should do in that case what he had done in all other cases before. He should order the goods seized to be sold under the Common Law Procedure Act.-lr Smith objected that no application had been made. and that the valuation of the goods did not exceed the amount of the bill of sale,—The Judge added that he had been all round Wales and that was now his universal practice.—Mr R. G. Smith: No matter what hardship it works.—The Judge added that there was nothing in the Act about the value of the goods exceeding the amount of the bill of sale, and if he had ordered sale in one case he had done it in twenty.—Mr J. C. Jones A most equitable proceed- ing.—Mr Smith pointed out that it the goods were sold by order of the Court there would be 120 or f30 expense, Mr Mclnnes would lose about £100 and the defendant Carroll would be ruined for life. —The Judge then said he wo-dd make an order for the sale of the goods, but would suspend the order for a month so as to allow the defendant to make an arrangement with the plaintiff. He did not say anything about the bill of sale. He did not mean his lernark to apply to this particular case, but he was glad to see that the legis- lature had at last arrived at the conclusion that bills of sale were organised systems of fraud. Legislature had determined to abolish them and so would he so far as he was concerned. Jones r. Edwards.—The case of Isaac Jones. Neuadd- lwyd, Eglwysfach v. Morgan Edwards, Bwlcheinion, was referred to Mr Daniel Thomas, Ynyshir. Machynlleth Guardians e. Eran Evans, Gtcyddyman. —This was an action in which the Machynlleth guardians sought to recover £ 4 12s., money g anted to defendant by way of relief when he met with an accident.—The Judge made an order for the payment of 6s. a month.
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BALA. TEMPERANCE.—During last week Mr H. J. Williams G.W C.T. of Wales held a series of interesting and successful meetings in the vicinity of this town. On Monday night at Llanuwchllyn on Tuesday night at Llandderfel Wednesday night, Cwmtirmynech. On Thursday he attended the Merioneth District Lodge of the 1.0 G.T., at Corwen, and attended a public meet- ing in the evening. On Friday night notwithstanding heavy rain a good number attended to hear an able, address from him at the Congregational chapel, Mr, Richard Jones, J.P., Plasyracrau, presided, and in his address referred to the progress of the temperance cause among all classes and the prominent place given to the subject in the gatherings of the Church of England and Christian denominations. The meeting was brought to a close with a vote of thanks to the chairman and the lecturer. PETTY SESSIONS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ttil.- Before O. Richards, E. Evans-Lloyd, E. G. Jones, F. G. Jones, R. Jones, and R. Jones, Esqs. ALLEGED POACHING AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER. The case of alleged night poaching on Mr. Price's property was heard first.—L. Thomas was unable to attend. Mr. Walmsby, the governor of Ruthin Gaol, produced a certificate from the Medical Officer of the prison stating that he was not fit to attend, owing to severe bleeding from the wounds in his scalp.—Mr. Adams, Ruthin, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. A. Lloyd, Ruthin. defended the four prisoners. R. Roberts, J. Jones, and W. Humphreys were brought forward on remand.—The magistrates consented to further remand this case, upon the application of Mr. Lloyd, underVict. 30 and 31, chap. 25, sec. 3, granting him permission to call witnesses for the defence on that occasion next Saturday (to-morrow). The case of alleged attempt to murder then came for hearing.—Richard Roberts was charged with an attempt to murder W. Guest on Tuesday, the 29th October and, in opening, Mr. Adams said the charge was not for shooting with intent to murder, but wounding with intent to murder.—Mr. Lloyd defended. Evan Jones, architect and surveyor, Bala, produced a plan indicating the place where the poaching affray took place, showing the flat cover, the road, the brook, and relative positions of the keepers and men as ex- plained to him by Guest and another keeper. Evan J ones also said—I made the plan from a survey on the ground myself. All measurement is made to a scale the large plan is a chain to an inch the smaller, a quarter of an inch to the yard. I made the marks upon it showing where the men stood from information re- ceived from Guest-first, the position where Guest stood second, the position where Evan Jones, labourer, stood third, where L. Thomas and R. Roberts stood; fourth, where L. Thomas is said to have fallen, seven yards above where he stood originally and, fifth, where R. Roberts fell. The cover on plan is the one in which I was told the poachers wcre.-By Mr. Lloyd I made the plan from a survey by myself. Guest pointed out to me his position and that of the other keepers. W. Guest, head keeper to lr. Price, Rhiwlas, said- Some few weeks ago Milieu, another keeper, went with me to the Bull's Head Hotel, Bala, and had a conversa- tion about poaching. Prisoner said. I will never be taken by a Rhiwlas keeper again I will shoot him." On the night of the 29th October, I and others were watcWng game in the flat coyer. About 1 a.m., Sun- day morning, the 29th, I was with Millen and E. Jones, joiner, in the wood, and S. Williams and E. Jones, labourer, outside. When in the wood I saw R. Roberts and others shooting pheasants it was a bright, moon- light night R. Roberts had a gun. In the cover prisoner said to Millen, Keep your distance, or I will shoot you." I said, "Don't, Dick, I know you." (Witness, looking at the plan, showed position of flat cover, and continued.) After the men got into the road they went towards the river, marked c on plan. J. E. Jones, joiner, and Millen followed them. Point e is a gateway across the road the gate opens backwards towards flat cover. At the gate I was ten or twelve yards off the men. They ran through the brook, and R. Roberts said, "Keep your distance, o'r I'll shoot you." When they got through the brook they turned round to face us. Prisoner pointed his gun at me by walking backwards up the road. He repeated several times that he would shoot me. I asked him about twenty times not to do so. I said, "Oh, don't, Dick I know you." He went back up the road sixty or eighty yards to spot marked a on plan. R. Roberts said something in Welsh to L. Thomas which I did not understand. I was then five yards from R. Roberts. The spot marked on the enlarged plan with my name opposite it is the spot where I stood. The spot where E. Jones. labourer, was standing is in the back at my right hand the spot is marked with his name. The prisoner was standing on spot marked with his name, distant five yards from me. After prisoner and Thomas had spoken together, prisoner directly fired down by my rigl t side his gun was up to his shoulder and pointed at me down the road. The sparks of the pow- der came by my right side.—By the Bench Cannot say I felt anything except seeing the sparks.—Witness (continuing) R. Roberts turned round and went up the road. I then laid hold of L. Thomas, who had twice fired at E. Ioiies. While I was holding L. Thomas, I saw R. Roberts coming down the road with the gun in his hand clubbed (held by the barrel). He came up to me and hit me with the gun through my hat (produced), which he broke, and also made a cut on my ear. The gun is a single-barrel muzzle loader. I then knocked him down and handcuffed him to L. Thomas, and handed them over to P.C. William Jones. I followed prisoner and others because they were shoot- ing pheasants in the flat cover. The Sunday morning I went to the spot with P.C. Jones and found and picked up some papers discharged from a muzzle-loaded gun in the road to my right—one blue and one white the blue one has mark of powder oil it. A shot fired a distance of five yards would not spread much, but go much like a bullet.—The Bench If you aad R. Roberts faced ca«h.other, how came your hat to be marked on the side't—Witness I turned my head to my right just before prisoner struck me with the gun in order to hit him with the stick in my right hand that is as near as I can sty. -By Mr. Adams: The blow I received and the blow I gave were almost the same time we both staggered back, and before he recovered I struck him again with my stick and knocked him down.- Cross-examined by Mr. Lloyd I first saw the prisoner that night about ten minutes to twelve o'clock, and knew his voice well.- Both prisoner and L. Thomas | spoke in Welsh. Before the shots were fired E. Jones was just with me on the right hand on the bank, about six feet from me. L. Thomas spoke loud. I cannot say whether one or more spoke cannot say that prisoner said anything it may have been L. Thomas. I gave prisoner two blows and received one. I knocked him down with the second blow before he recovered from the first, and while he was down I secured him, and one of my men handcuffed him in my presence, so he could do no more harm. I might have done some- thing to him before handcuffing him. I was in a violent temper, and so would you have been if shot with a gun. I did not kick before handcuffing him. I used my stick (producei) on him. I laid hold of the thin end and hit him with the thick end. I hit him several times. Will not swear I did not hit him half-a-dozen times. I had been in the cover 130 yards chasing the prisoner and others, and had the hat produced on. Millen and E. Jones, joiner, went with me into the cover. At ten minutes to twelve I was with others in the Rhiwlas drive near the Lodge. The gates were closed. Four men passed I could recognize the pri- soner. On of the men had a gun under his arm I do not know which, or whether it was single or double- barrelled. I superintended and gave orders that night. Millen and I think E. Jones, labourer, had each a walking-stick. We always provide ourselves with them. I went through the gate into the flat covt r all of us three went through the gate together, and ran in the direction of where we heard the report of a gun. I heard another shot when in the cover do'nt know who fired that. I said to Millen and E. Jones, Wait a bit, we will hear where they are shooting." We heard a shot and saw the flash, but it was not the last in the cover. W e ran to where the noise came from, and saw prisoner he said to Al Ileii, "Keep your distance, or I'll shoot you." Without doing so, he ran out of the cover from that moment we were chasing the men. After reaching the spot and seeing R. Roberts. I heard another shot in the wood. I scarcely lost sight of R Roberts we were gaining on them it was a levely night. We could see tliem distinctly by the first gate, marked ( on the plan. Three of us were present, Millen, E. Jones, joiner, and I. E. Jones, labourer, ran across the field and came in at the bend in the road shown on the plan. At the point r on the plan there is only a bank between the hedge and the road. There is a netige ana Dank between the held where K Jones, labourer, was in and the road down which the prisoner ran. I crossed the brook and ultimately jumped to L. Thomas. I then saw prisoner coming down towards me. I seized L. Thomas at the point marked on the enlarged plan L. T. fell." Where prisoner fell is seven yards from where Thomas fell. When I was breaking Thomas's gun, at the spot where lie fell, pri- soner was coming down the road. I knocked prisoner ii -P e -exaiiiiiiecl by Mr. Adams (by permission of the Bench) I hold a deputation as gamekeeper from the Lord of the Manor. I have not seen it myself. I took the single-barrelled gun from prisoner directly after lie struck me with it and I had knocked him down. I afterwards delivered the gun to P.C. W. Jones. W. Jones, police constable, Bala, said—On the 31st October prisoner was in my charge at the police station. When I took him up to the cell prisoner said, in Welsh, Mr. Guest has told a lie in the hall he said that I was running to meet him with the gun in my hand, but it was not so when he was on Lewis's back, that is the time I went to him and hit him on his head with the stock of the gun." On the 31st he and others had been charged with night poaching. It was after that this conversation took place. Prisoner had seen the gun in my chaige on the morning of the 29th October. searched him and found upon him the two flasks pro- duced. One contains powder, the other shot. The single-barrel gun now produced I had from the first witness, Guest, in presence of prisoner. Guest said, in presence of prisuilei-, that prisoner had a single-barrelled gun.—Cross-examined by Mr. Lloyd I told Mr. Adams to-day what the prisoner told me on the 31st October. I did not tell you, although I saw you before the hearing. Evan Jones, King's Head-yard, Bala, a labourer working at Rhiwlas, said-On the morning of the 29th October I was in the flat cover with Mr. Guest. I went across a corner of the field into the lane; went through the brook which crosses the lane with Guest, Samuel Williams, and J. Millen, and saw prisoner he was in front of me. Prisoner was about fifteen yards from the brook. I followed along the road and went on to a path running along the road on a bank. I heard L. Thomas speak in Welsh to prisoner. I was then about, seven yards off. L. Thomas said, "You take care of that devil that is coming along the road, and I will make sure of this devil from Dinas." By the devil from Dinas I believe he meant me, and by the devil coming along the road he meant Mr. Guest. Prisoner then fired a gun he held it to his shoulder he fired towards Guest, and was from five to six yards from Guest. L. Thomas then fired at me. Guest then went for prisoner, who was coming to meet him, holding his gun in both his hands by the barrel. I observed nothing more, as I had another man in hand myself.—Cross- examined by Mr. Lloyd I was much frightened. I know that I was standing. 1 don't understand plans. When Guest was standing in the road I was near him. I had L. Thomas in hand when Guest went for the the other one. He rushed past me and towards him. who was coming towards him. Guest had a stick in his right hand. I don't know what occurred. After that Guest brought prisoner to where I was. Evan Williams, medical assistant to Dr. Hughes, Bala, duly qualified as surgeon, said—I know Mr. Guest. On Sunday, 29th October, about half-past three a.m I examined him. I found a small cut on the top of his ear. I believe the wound was caused by some blunt instrument. I believe it might have been caused by the top of the barrel it might have been caused by a person running through a wood and coming in contact with a piece of wood or tree. There was nothing dangerous in the cut that he had it was a cut, not a scratch. I attended to the prisoner the same morning. He had an incised scalp wound. I doubt whether a stick such as that now produced would have caused it. A blow from such a stick would have caused effusion of blood. A blow from such a stick might have been attended with danger. The wound on pri- soner and the wound on Guest were about the same as to seriousness. J. Millen, the under keeper, gave corroborative evi- dence as to being with Guest at the Bull's Head Hotel about six weeks ago—the conversation as to poaching and the prisoner saying" he would no be taken by a Rhiwlas keeper orhe would shoot him. "-Incross-exami- nation Millen said the stick he was carrying was the one he usually took with him. Samuel Tudor, valet to Mr. Price, gave evidence as to hearing the shots and the time they were discharged oil Sunday morning but on account of his going from home, by the consent of each side and the concurrence of the Bench, his evidence was dispensed with. The case was remanded to Saturday next (to-morrow).
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CORWEN. GOOD TEJIPLAK'S DISTRICT LODGE.—This lodge was held last Thursday, November 2nd, at Fortunately for the inhabitants of Festiniog the line from Bala to Festiniog was opened the previous day. The lodge was opened in the third degiee by the district deputy, Mr T. Lloyd Piitchard, Penrhyn and there were present the G. W. C. Templar. Pienydd, who conducted the meeting; Revs. D. Hughes, Corwen; H. C. Williams, do.; D. G. Evans. Penrhyn; Messrs J. G. Jones and John Owen, Penrhyn Robert Jones, Caedu R. D. Roberts Caeclyd Jones Bach;" J. Williams, Llanllechid R. R. Hughcs (Treforfab) —. Jenkins, Hospital William Jones (Festinfab) Mrs D. G. Williams, &c., all from Festiniog Lewis Davies, and David Edwards (Dewi Meirion), from Bala E, Roberts and —. Williams, Corwen, and others. It appeared that several localities had worked very well with the Act for Sunday closing. The W. U. Deputy made a very long and careful report on the cause through the cot-eit y. He was sorry that the cause was not so lively as it used to be yet, he thought that the quality if not the quantity was of the right sort. The lodge at Bala had received nine new members during the last quarter Corwen, six Diphwys, two Deudraeth, one Penrhyn, two. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Pritehard for the report. The reports of the Special Deputies were then lead. The meeting was next addressed by the G.W.C.T. The members belonging to the Grand Lodge of England number S,()00: Scotland, 4,200; Ireland, 8.200 Wales, 5,000 English Grand Lodge in Wales, over 3,000. The total belonging to the above order only are 206.000, without counting the Blue Ribbon Army, Salvation Army, the old Temperance Societies, and the American Order. After several addresses a vote of thanks was given to the friends at Corwen for their courtesy in receiving the district lodge. In the evening a public meeting was held at the Methodist Chapel, when addresses were delivered by Plenydd. Jones Bach, and others, to an attentive audience.
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