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I GLAMORGANSHIRE. Michaelmas Qnarter Sessions for the of Glamorgan were opened at Swansea Q Qesaav. The chairman (his Honour Judge ittet- Williams) presided, and among the other l]rf!Ce8 present were Mr O. H.. Jones and Mr J«*li. n Lloyd (deputy-chairmen). Sir John Jones j^kina, the Mayor of Swansea (Mr Griffith tafias), Mr E. It. Daniel, Col. Morgan, Mr W. -Jl18' Howel Rees, Mr F. H. Glynn Price, \r Uavid Duncan, Mr J. W. Lew's, Mr J. Vore Gwyn, Mr J. Powell, Mr Edward Dr. Howel Thomas, Mr Morgan B. ji&ms, Mr W. Williams, Mr H. N. Miers, j»: Lewis, Dr. Arnallt Jones, Major David, (Vj'W Graham Vivian, Mr l). Smith, the Hon. £ 7 Vivian, Mr A. H. Thomas, Mr J. Glas- and Mr Matthew Truran. The Charge. {(^dressing the grand jury, the Chairman said th, Calendar contained the usual number of ^^es, there being 31 against 28 persons. The es presented no unusual feature, but it was 'evvorthy that the number of cases of breaking i& eQtering houses and places of business had very 'much orf late, and they (j hnve to deal with six of 'Rlary and one of stealing from a house. J*°ngst the charges for trial was one which, he read the depositions, really made his creep. This was a case where a woman was {*|^ged with neglecting her children. He to say these cases had been somewhat t in the county during the last five &s. but this case was the most painful he had 8 read in hia life. He had had some esperi ■ in criminal work, and had never read auy- t'Ag so appalling in its details, and he regretted that the person charged was a Welsh i toan and the wife of a man who earned good to0t|ey when he chose. The tale to be unfolded j. 'oeni by the ofScers of that very good institu- the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to would present to the jury a picture l 'ch he had thought they had never seen | th* was most horrible. He mentioned h.18 8impiy because he could not help expressing j in r°rror that sucl1 a 3tate of thil, £ 8 con1^ exist C* 6 county, and that the perpetrator of the | n«ie should be Welsh. j Joint Standing Committee. 8,-Phe court dacided that tho Hon. Odo Vivian j ?nld succeed the late Colonel Franklen on the Standing Committee. Trials of Prisoners. ?Wo courts were constituted for the trials of •goners. At the first court the presiding ibices were Judge Gwilym Williams (chairman.), J. Moore Gwyn, Mr W. Walters, Mr W. J, JfWs, Mr Edward Daniel, and Mr John Powell. JfO. H. Jones and Mr Herbert Lloyd (deputy- aairruen) presided at the second court. Attempted Suicide. Rtr?ar^ -^nn R'c&ards (18), servant, pleaded "y to attempting to commit suicide pt 1: hockett, on Sfeptember 18th-. The Chairman het off with a month's imprisonment on the ^derstanding she was to be taken care of on her ^ease. Aberdare Stable Quarrel. Thomas Reynolds, carpenter, on bail, :tllos indicted for wounding Charles Perrett wL. Aberdare on June 30th. Mr Rhys J| :'Uiams prosecuted, and Mr Arthur Lewis The allegation was that the parties in a stable adjoining piisoner's workshop rj'onging to prosecutor, and an altercation arose prosecutor had not given prisoner a w tiP in the morning. This culminated in Prisoner striking prosecutor a blow in the face, following this up with a kick on_ the head, jp-'soner went into the box and denied that he rJ^ked prosecutor or that he was the aggressor. he jury fo*and prisoner guilty of a common ^sa*ult, and sentence of one month was passed. Llantwit Vardre Wounding Charge. Joseph Thomas (28), collier, was indicted for Y^liciQusly inflicting grievous bodily harm on Evans on August 3id at Llantwit Vardre. fj* Beasley prosecuted, and Mr Ivor Bowen de- eded. The day of the alleged offence was fcftk Holiday, and it was alleged that after a parrel with a man named Squire over a game vf' rings at the Holly Bush Inn, prisoner and 18 brother interfered and wished to fight. Pro- refused and left tha inn, and he said that Kroner followed him and struck him a blow in J*6 eye which rendered him senseless, and 'lsed the permanent loss of the sight of the Prosecutor said he was sober, but he T^Oiitted he had been several hours in the inn, **<1 that be had drunk four gins. The defence that the prosecutor was drunk, that he had accused of cheating, and that he struck j^'soner several times. Prisoner in self-defence er, accused of cheating, and that he struck llIOner several times. Prisoner in self-defence *r&ck prosecutor one blow, and in falling pxose- ^"tor struck his eye on something sharp. The returned a verdict of Not guilty," and "isoner was discharged. Whitchurch Septuagenarian Charged. "isoner was discharged. Whitchurch Septuagenarian Charged. Aa old man of 75 named F. B. Crittche was with attempting to commit suicide at T^bitchurch. The evidence was that prisoner hia throat with a razor. He said he had no Collection of what he bad done. A verdict of Guilty was returned, and prisoner was discharged entering into recognisances to come up for )Q^gment when called upon. Merthyr Case Dismissed. -,P-inile Richard Gomme (30). described as a £ was indicted for stealing a bicvcle worth IO3, the property of Patrick Moms, at Mer- ,?yr Tydfil. Mr Ivor Bowen prosecuted. A ''tie girl said she saw prisoner with the cycle, that he told her he was taking it to prose- son. Prisoner denied the offence, said the girl picked bim out from 'Orl st a number of others, and that I rj?e caee was one of mistaken identity. jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The /firman observed that they had evidently jp^en prisoner the benefit of the doubt and were "Wte right. There was at least the satisfaction ?' the knowledge that the man's papers showed Se bad been fighting his country's battles in °Dth Africa. | Charge Against a Saddler. j .Frederick Cushing, a saddler, 32 years of age, i charged with stealing a quantity of leather, £ J^Snel and other saddlery goods, the property of r6 Great Western Colliery Co., between April August, 1903, at Pontypridd. Mr Gaskell J'osecuted and Mr Hugh Jones defended. The contractor^ Mr Powell, ptoved certain articles of saddlery whilst pri- was employed by him. The police proved riding in his van a quantity of leather under J^isoner'a bed, and some chains in a fowl house j? bis premises. A van dweller named Mrs *J**ris said she saw prisoner unwind a large piec* saddler's flannel off his leg and give it to hia In cross-examination she admitted she ^*1 prosecnted prisoner and his wife at the j-^ice conrt for abusive language. The defence i.*48 that the articles found bv the police were f Jtoods left over irom a business which prisoner kept on his own account in Wiltshire. De- L"ldlnt went into the box, and said he borrowed },8.Dokesh0ve from the colliery, intending to take if bkek, but the other articles were his own, and that they were similar to those used at Great Western Colliery. They were of much S^ter quality. The flannel he took off his leg been nsed because he bad a woo ad on that The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and Foreman remarked that the spokeshave (the t,'8sing article sworn to) was to bo returned to a Great Western Colliery Co. Merthyr Wounding Case. wSonorah Mahoney (39). married, was charged maliciously wounding Julia Doyle at Mer- Tydfil on July 10. Mr Raymond Allen P'^ecated. This case arose out of a women s bble at Merthyr, the prisoner being alleged t? bave interfered between Mrs Doyle and Mrs and used a soda water bottle, twice on r:iI Doyle's head: Evidence was called for the II fence to the effect that prosecutrix was struck sI husband with a corned beef tin. The found prisoner not guilty, and she waa dis 1 Conrt then adjourned. fiti trial? of prisoners at the Glamorganshire Sessions were resumed at Swansea on ta^Jfttosday. The first court was composed of ,>1^ honour Judge Gwilym Williams (in tho chair) (\Si ^Oflars J. Moore Gwyn and Edwards i^^Kban, and the second of Messrs O. H. Jones Herbert Lloyd (deputy chairmen), and Mr ■" Alleged Theft of a Camera. 'Elw\l,¡;" 145), coljier,, cbaxged4 with F staaling a camera, the property of the Taff Vale Railway Company, at Msrthyr, was foand not guilty. Stole a Horse and Trap. Robert Walter Bargewell (20), collier, pleaded guilty to stealing a brake and mare at Ponty- pridd, and was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour. Merthyr Neglect Charge Respited. Owing to the illness of the prisoner, the charge againsc Elizabeth Morgan for child neglect at Merthyr was ordered to be heard at the assizes. Assault at Dowlais. John Doyle (26), labourer, was found guilty of committing a common assault on Edwin WiI. liams, works foreman, at Dowlais. Sentence- Two months' imprisonment. Charge Disproved. Charles Henry Porter, on bail, was indicted for stealing a bottle of wine, the property of J). M. Boyer Smyth, on 31st August or 1st Septem- ber, at Llanishen. Vlk Gaskell appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr St, John P. Williams for the defence. This was a peculiar case, and to help its elucidation three sample bottles figured on the vice-chairman's desk, whilst a window sash, the glass of which had been cut away, was also in court as evidence. The case for the prosecu- tion was that prisoner, a painter, had the keys of the prosecutor's house at Llanishep handed him to perform a job there. Some bottles of wine were missed, and afterwards Acting-Sergt. Green visited the prisoner's house and there found on the floor of a pantry a wine bottle, the dregs of which were similar to Burgundy. The Vice-Chairman invited the careful attentio the jury to the bottles produced, it being con- tended for the defence that the bottle fonntl was a cider bottle. The jury after a short considera- tion returned a verdict of acquittaC and prisoner was discharged. Treorky Charge Fails. Stephen Jones (24). collier, was indicted for wounding Frederick Major at Treorky by striking him on the head with a glass. Mr Redwood Davies prosecuted, and Mr St. John Williams defended. The allegation was that prisoner without provocation went up to him while he was outside the Red Cow public house and struck him on the head with a glass, render- ing him unconscious for an hour. The defence was that prosecutor accused prisoner of stealing his fowls and pushed him. A scuffle followed. prosecutor fell, and the injury was sustained through his head striking the road. A verdict of not guilty was returned, and prisoner was dis- charged.

BRECONSHIRE. Violent Altack on a Young Lady. The Michaelmas Quarter Sessions for the County of Brecon were held at the Shire Hall, Brecon, on Tuesday, Mr R. D. Cleasby being in the chair. Other justices present were Colonel W. Jones Thomas, Llanthomas; Captain C. W. Woosnam. Builth; Alderman Rees Williams, Brecon Mr Perrie Gordon, Crickhowell Cap- tain Harcourt Wood, Builth Mr J. Conway Lloyd, Dioas, Brecon andMr Hugh A. Christie, Llangoed Castle. Prison Life. The Chairman, in charging the Grand Jury, said the number of prisoners for trial was rather in excess of the average. There were charges of larceny among the cases, and it would appear that metl committed such offences merely to get into prison, and if this continued to go on to any great extent it would be for the authorities to see whether prison life should not be made more severe. New Justice. Mr Hugh Archibald Christie, of Llangoed Castle, qualified as a county justice. Trial of Prisoners. Indecent Assault. John Riley (29), tailor, pleaded guilty to an in- dictment charging him with committing an inde- cent assault upon a young lady (Kachel Ellis) on the highway near Glanwye, Builth Wells, on the 15th inst. Mr H. V. Vaughan, solicitor, Builth (who appeared for the prosecution) stated in reply to the chairman that prisoner when before the magistrates said he wanted to go to prison.—The Chairman Was the woman in- jured at all ? Mr Vaughan: She was not seriously injured, but the assault was of a violent character. She was knocked about a good deal, bat there was no actual wounding. When the prisoner was arrested he stated he was a native of Wigan, and from inquiries made by the police this was found correct. So far as the police know prisoner has never been previously convicted, neither is there anything known to his prajudice.-The Chair- man It is a serious offence, Riley. Yon will be committed to prison with hard labour for l2 calendar months. Army Reservist in Trouble. Henry Evans (281, labourer, an Army Reservist, of Builth, was indicted for fwloniously stealing a bull, of the value of X9, the property of Roger Evans, at Llanwrtyd on July 2nd last. Mr H. Vaughan Vaughan, solicitor, Builth, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Jones PoWell, soli- citor, Brecon, for the defence. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr Jones Powell said prisoner bad in- structed him to state that when he committed the offence he was in drink and had no know- ledge whatever of what he bad done. He hady served with the Army in India, and he had also served right through the South African campaign without astainon his character. When in India prisoner had a sunstroke. Mr Vaughan Vaughan said prisoner had been in custody since the 2nd of July. At this point prisoner fainted and fell in the dock, but he soon recovered. Prisoner was discharged upon his undertaking to come up for judgment if called npon. Alleged Embezzlement. Alfred Bromage Williams (52), photographer's canvasser, was indicted for embezzling six sums of money, amounting to 11 2s 6d, the property of his employer, Frederick Temple, photographer, Gil worn, on the 27th June. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr T. Gwynne Powell, solicitor, Bryn- mawr, was lor tho prosecution, and Mr Jones Powell, solicitor, Brecon, for the defence. Prisoner denied the charge. He said he was entitled to 20 per cent. on all orders taken by him for prosecutor, and there was from El 10a to X2 due from prosecutor to him now. The jury acquitted prisoner. The Gilwern Watch Case. Alfred Bromage Williams, photographer's can- vasser, was also indicted for fraudulently con- verting to his own use a gold watch, of the value of £ 3 (of which he was the bailee), the vatch being the property of, James Henry, late of the Beaufort Arms, Gilwern, and now of Gilwern. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr T. G. Powell was for the prosecution and Mr Jones Powell for the defence. The case for the prosecution was that prisoner borrowed the watch from prosecu- tor's wife and converted it to his own use, pledg- ing it at a pawnbroker's at Penarth for 6s 6d. Prisoner gave evidence to the effect that the watch was given to him by prosecutor's wife for services rendered by him at the Beaufort Arms during the illness of prosecutor. Prisoner was found not guilty and acquitted. The watch was returned, with prisoner's consent, to Mrs Henry, wife of the prosecutor. There was a further indictment against prisoner of feloniously converting to his own use as bailee ten picture frames, the property of Frederick Temple, photographer, Gilwern, Llanelly, on June 27th, but in this case the pro- secution offered no evidence, and the jury found prisoner not guilty. The Court adjourned.

BPEMBROKESmRE, Jr Brutal Assault at Cutty Bridge. The Court of Quarter Sessions for the county of Pembroke was held at the Shire Hall. Haver- fordwest, on Tuesday, before his Honour Judge Owen. There were five cases on the calendar, and the Chairrran, addressing the grand jury, of whom Mr W. J. Parcell, Fernley Lodge, was the foreman, said the unusually large number of cases might bo due to the fact that a. longer period than usual had elapsed between the last and the present sessions, and that no assize court had been held in the county during the interval. Milford Fishermen in Trouble. Ernest Lambert and James Popey, fishermen, Milford Haven, were charged with stealing n, pair of soles, value 2s 6d, from the trawler Dowlais, the property of Mr John Jones, at the Milford Dock, on August 15th. Mr Marlay Samson pro. secuted. and Mr W. J. Jones, solicitor, Ha.ver- fordwest, defended Lambert. Mr Morlev, of the firm of Messrs Sellick. Morley, and Price, gave evidence to the effect that, when passing along the quay, he heard Popey ask Lambert for a pair of solea, and he isew fish botdg handed- Co -htta. Witness then informsd a dock policeman of the occurrence, and Popey, when searched, was found to have a pair of solos concealed underneath his waistcoat, wrapped in a piece of canvas, and admitted that he had not got the necessary pass of the Docks Company permitting the re- moval of fish off the premises. The defence was that the soles had been returned from the market as unfit for sale, and that, had the fish not been banded to Popey. they would have been thrown into the dock. A. verdict of not guilty was re- turned.—Tne Chairman, to the defendants You are discharged, but if yon take my advice you won't do it again. (Laughter). Alleged Theft bv a Cook. Bridget George, a married woman, of Hough- ton, Burton, was indicted for stealing a roll of flannelette, four towels and a long list of about sixty other articles, valued at £4 9s 2d, from the Grove Hotel, St. David", the property of Mr E. P. Mathiag, the proprietor of the hotel, by whom she was engaged all cook, 0\1 or about July 6th. Mr Marlay Samson prosecuted, and Mr H. J. Stowe appeared for the defence. A large number of the articles, admittedly prose- cutor's property, were found in defendant's box, and the defence was that they had been wickedly placed there by someone without her knowledge. A verdict of not guilty was returned, and the announcement was received with applause. Jury Disagree. John White, Dew-street, Haverforjwest, butcher, was indicted for indecently assaulting Gertrude Alice Edsvards, servant girl in the employ of Mr Philpin, Pulcombe, on July, 12th. Mr Marlay Samson prosecuted and Mr W. J. Jones defended. The prosocntrix. a yonng woman and a native of Marloes, said that prisoner had accompanied her, against her will, towards Slade Hall, and that a terrible struggle had taken place between them in Slade-lane owing to his attempts to assault her, during which he put something in her mouth and placed his band over her lips to prevent her spitting it out. It tasted very hot, and it was the cause of her having fits since. Her clothes were nearly pulled off her back by the prisoner. Defendant, in his evidence, said that the girl's story was a concoction, as they left each other in auite a friendly way at the top of Slade-lane. He never entered the lane with her, and it was quite a mystery to him how she had got into the awful condition in which she was found. The jury failed to agree and were discharged. The wit- nesses were bound over to appear at the next Quarter Sessions. Prisoner was admitted to bail on his own recognisances. Brutal Assault. John Edward Phillips, a young man, living with an aunt at the Boot and Shoe Inn, Redhill, was charged with attempting to ravish Martha Warlow, a spinster, 47 years of age, living by herself at Cutty Bridge, in the same locality, on October 14th. Mr Marlay Samson prosecuted, and prisoner was undefended. The evidence showed that prisoner, after failing to take the door of the house off its hinges, forced his way in through a window, and savagely assaulted the woman, knocking four of her teeth out and treat- ing her most indecently, Prisoner was found guilty of a common assault, and recommended to mercy. The Chairman sentenced him to the maximum penalty of six months' hard labonr. Appeal Allowed. The appeal by Richard Brock, shipwright, against the bastardy order made at the instance of Priscilla Bevan for the contribution of 48 per week was allowed. No True Bill. No true bill was returned in the case of Lawrence Cronnins for alleged indecent assault upon Harriet Annie Haines at Angle on July 4th.

MONMOUTHSHIRE. The Michaelmas Quarter Sessions for the county of Monmouth were held at the Sessions House, Usk, on Wednesday. Mr S. C. Bosanquet presided. In charging the grand i°*y< the Chai rman briefly reviewed the Acts of Parliament passed last Session. False Pretences. Gwendoline Irene Davies, a respectably dressed young woman, was charged with obtain' ing three pairs of toots by false pretences at Monmontb. She was also charged with obtain- ing two black dresses from Gertrude Pembridge and two black blouses from Thomas Gower by false pretences. During the hearing of tbcl case defendant frequently fainted, and eventually was carried out. She was sent to prison for one day. It was stated that defendant's mother died some time ago and that her brother-in-law would ook after her. Newport Cash Box Theft. Samuel Morgan, fireman, pleaded not guilty to stealing a cash box from Lewis Jtiysbawels, Mechanics' Arms, Newport. Mr Vipord Ed- monds prosecuted. Morgan was found guilty and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. He replied, Thank you very much." Defendant's Disappearance. In the case in which Dominico Gardiner, late of the Market Tavern, Monmouth, was indicted for maliciously wounding his wife, Kate Gar- diner, with a knife, it was stated that prisoner. who was out on bail, had mysteriously dis- appeared and nothing bad been heard of him for six weeks. The case was adjourned. Discharged. John Henry Lewis, indicted for stealing a Soath.Afriean.and a Royal Humane Society's medaf from bis brother-in-law, Jaoles Morgan, Pwllmeyrick, pleaded not guilty. Defendant was fonnd not guilty and discharged. Robbed in the Trala A charge of stealing a purse containing jE3 10s from Albert Filor, Abergavenny, was made against Catherine Rees. Margaret Riley and Edward Rees were charged with aiding and abetting. Filor, it was said, met Catherine Rees at Pontypool and travelled up to Aber- gavenny with her by train. When in the com- partment she put her arm round Filor and Riley took his purse. Rees, it was added, shared the money. There were previous convictions against Riley. Rees, the male prisoner, was sent to prison for six months with hard labour, Riley to three months' imprisonment, and the female prisoner, Rees, to three months' imprisonment. Not Guilty. In the case in which Wm. Wilson (58), labonrer, who was charged with maliciously set- ting fire to some paraffin casks at the rear of an ironmongery stores in Lower George-street, Pontypool, the jury, after hearing the evidence for the prosecution, returned a verdict of not guilty and defendant was discharged. Alleged Theft of Fowls. Emily Hayward. a married woman from Trel- leck, who was charged with stealing four fowls, the property of E. J. Williams, Wolvaroewton, between the lltb and 18th September, was dis. charged. Theft of a Watch. Frederick Alfred Wheaton pleaded guilty to stealing a watch, bangle, etc., from Percy Dow. dall at Newport in July last, and was sentenced to 12 months' bard labour. A Regular Riot." Henry Watson and James Foy, Monmouthshire Militia, pleaded not guilty to doing grievous bodily harm to William Roberts near tbe White Horse Inn, Monmouth, on July 11th. P.C. Jones said there was a regular riot between a dozen Militiamen, on the night mentioned, and several were usipg their belts. Roberts was seriously injured, and had been in hospital ever since. Foy was sentenced to six months' hard labour, and Watson to five months.

BRECONSHIRE. Breconsbire Michaelmas Quarter Sessions were resumed on Wednesday 1 before the Chairman, MrR. B. Cleasby, MrC. H. De Winton, and Mr David Evans. Hotel Robbery at Ystraclgynlais. Patrick Fury (51), Thomas Rafferty (32), and Edward Glyn (43), tinsmiths, were indicted for stealing £3 2s 6d, the property of Mr John Lewis, Castle Hotel. Abercrave, Ystradgynlais, on the 15th July. Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr Jones Powell, solicitor, Brecon, was for the prosecution. Witnesses for the prosecution gave evidence to the effect that prisoners were drink- ing at the bar of the hotel, and the landlord, having occasion to leave home for Swansea, placed six half-sovereigns in a purse and pat it in the till, together with £2 in silver, so that the barmaid might have change while he was away. Shortly afterwards he left the house, bat return- ing almost immediately for his mackintosh Rafferty rushed past him at the door and went down to the river, returning to the house in about five minutes. When witness looked in the till the parse was missing, and also about 28 6d in silver out of the till. He charged the men, but they denied all knowledge of the money, and offered to be searched. He gave information to the police. Cross-examined by Glyn, prosecutor denied hav- ing said that he would blow prisoner's brains out if he had a revolver. The barmaid (Mary Power) said that immediately afterr prosecutor left the house she went into the kitchen for a short time, leaving prisoners iu.1 the bar, and whilst in the kitchen she heard the rattle of money and the till closing. She went towards the bar and saw Rafferty in the act of turning from the counter. The jury found the prisoner Rafferty Pnilty of stealing the money, 'and the two other prisoners (Fury and Glyn) of aiding and abetting. Rafferty was sentenced to six calendar months' imprison- ment with hard labour, and Fury and Glyn were discharged on the rising of the conrt. Brynmawr Jewel Robbery. Lonisa Willis (41) was indicted for stealing a purse containing jewels, of the value of JE5 3s 6d, the property of Mrs Ann Jones, Upper House, Clydacb-atreet, Brynmawr, on the nMth July. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr [Jones Powell, solicitor, appeared to prosecute. The evidence was to the effect that prisoner went to prosecutrix's hoase to fetch some clothes to wash. Prosecutrix went upstairs to fetch the clothes, leaving prisoner in the kitchen for about five minutes alone. Subsequently prosecutrix missed the purse and rings, &c.,from tha dresser. On the evening of the same day prisoner pawned some of the missing articles in the name of Jane Jones. The jury found prisoner guilty, with a j recommendation to mercy, and she was sentenced to one calendar month's imprisonment. This concluded the business of the Sessions.

MERIONETH. At Merioneth Quarter Sessions at Bala on Tuesday Mr A. Osmond Williams, M.P. for the county, who presided, announced that for the second time in succession there were no cases for trial. Merioneth was upholding its traditions as one of the counties most free from crime in Great Britain. In presenting a pair of white gloves on behalf of the sheriff (the Hon. Harold Finch Hatton), the Under-Sheriff (Mr J. C. Hughes) aaidin recent years it was the rule in Merioneth and not-the exception to present whitotPiow. -_w.

Man Shot and Beaten With a Poker. HIS ASSAILANT ARRESTED. A shocking tragedy is reported from Taff's Well. According to the police reports, Henry Pickett, better known as Harry Sawyer, a notorious poacher, living at Ton Rock. Ton- gwynlais, was arrested on "Wednesday for the attempted murder of a man named John Herbert, boatman, in the employ of the Glamorgan C-inal Company, a very old resideut of Tail's WeiL Herbert was outside his house, which is situated near Ton Hock, when the tragedy occurred. The two had been together at a public-house. A quarrel arose later, and the man Pickett, who bad a gun with him. shot Herbert in the head. Somehow or other the man Pickett got bold of a poker.whichhassince been identified as being the property of the injured man. and with this weapon beat his victim about the head, and left him on the ground. A shot was heard by a man coming from Melingriffith Tinworks about 9.30 p.m., and upon going a little further on he found Heibart lying bleeding 011 the ground. He im- mediately ran to Taff's Well Police Station and I gave information to Sergeant Canton. The latter and P.C. Jones hurried to the spot, which was nearly two miles away, a.nd found Herbert being attended to by Dr. Riseiey. of Taff's Well, I Inquiries having been made, the police proceeded along the canal bank about 300 yards to the house of Pickett, whom they arrested, and took possession of the gun and the poker, which were found in the house. The prisoner was conveyed to Taff's Well Police Station. Dr. Riseley, who had been called to the scene by the police, says that the man Herbert had been shot in the bead, one of the pellets enteiing his eye, and this appeared to be the most serious injury. There were other wounds, numbering about twenty, on the head, which would seem to have been inflicted by an instrument such as a poker. The poker found in the house of the accused was bloodstained. Herbert is lying in a critical state at his own house, but nr. Risley last night did not consider that his condition was such as to make it necessary that his depo- sitions should be taken by a magistrate. The accused is a labourer who has been I employed at the now Cardiff Asylum works at Velindre, Whitchurch. He was in the habit of carrying a gun almost daily. Knowing the char- acter of the man whom they suspected, P.S. Can- I ton and P.C. Jones showed considerable pluck in entering Sawyer's house, and they probably would not have been surprised to have been called upon to tackle an awkward charge, as the man they were in search of has an unenviable reputationiin the neighbourhood. Happily, how- ever, Piekett offered no resistance when the officer faced him on the contrary, he was re- markably calm and collected. The police found a gun in a corner of the room, and when atten- tion was directed to the weapon Pickett remarked, Yes, F shot at the man with it to frighten him." Sergeant Canton also found the blood-stained poker near the fireplace, which he also took possession of. When formally chaaged at the police station, whither he was removed by the police, the accused said, I shot to frighten him in self- defence I didn't mean to hurt him. I went into the house to fetch the eun out. We had a auarrel; and I gave him a few welts with the poker." There are 110 apparent marks on Pickett—certainly no serious wounds—to in- dicate that a struggle had occurred. Dr. RiSley states that both men had been drinking, and is of opinion that the injured man was at the time of the dispute the more under the influence of liquor. Though Herbert's Olon- dition is dangerous, Sergeant Canton, in view of the doctor's opinion that he would survive the night, prntdently refrained from any attempt to question the suffering man as to his version of the affair. v

LATER DETAILS. The Alleged Motive. Oar reporters visited Herbert's bouse just before 1 on Thursday morning. They found the injured man was being attended by Dr. Rislej and his assistant, who were stitching up a number of fearful gashes on the top and at the back of his bead. This was a. work requiring much dexterity and a great amount of tact, as the patient, a big, strong man. was suffering acute pain, and resisted their efforts, crying out hysterically Let me die it can't be worse than this." The doctors do not think the skull has been fractured, and still regard the pellet in the eye as the most critical of the inj Dries. There were in attendance four of the children of the injured man. They saj that the poker was their father's, and they believed he fetched it from the house to defend himself. The youngest son Tom works with his father, and gives this version of the affair:-j heard the shot, and ran out when I heard tny father's voice cry- ing for help. When I got qloee to them I could see something shining in Sawyer's hand, and he pointed it at me and saidj 1, you, if you don't clear off, I'll shoot you too, you I ran away for help, because I Was afraid of Sawyer." A married son living in the village and a daughter residing at ufelingriffith allege that tbe motive for the assault arose out of the fact that their father had taxed Sawyer with sending his wife and going himself to get food stuffs from their mother, inducing her to part with the goods at ridiculously low prices simply to get the cop- pers to satisfy her craving for drink. It's a hard thing to say against a mother," said the married son, but the truth must be t01d." Yea," added the sister, "it has been a hard life for my father, I can tell you. We have had a comfortable home and it has been going, and there was no peace for our fathar for a long time through this sponging on our mother's weakness." My father," said the youth, is a respectable man, and works hard for his living. If he wasn't a decent man the Canal Company wouldn't keep him all these years. It would aggravate any man if he took home groceries enough to last a week to-night ani to-morrow night "found them got rid of for money to buy drink. I believe this was the cause of the whole thifcg. My father was worried, and had a drop of drink in him. He didn't take it always. When the liquor was in he might have .I said more perhaps than was wise to a violent man like Harcy Sawyer, and when Harry threatened him he fetched out the poker. It's our poker, j sure enough."

LIGHT, RAILWAY SCHEME. Llandilo and Aberayron. A meeting to promote the scheme for a light railway connecting Llandilo with Aberayron was held at Lampeter on Tuesday under the chair- manship of Mr W. C. Harford, of Falcondale. Others present were Mr Wilmot lnglis Jones, of Deiry Ormond Major Price Lewes, Tyglyn- seroli Captain Herbert Vaughan, Brynog Dr. Hugh Walker (mayor of Lampeter). Mr David Davies, Velindre Mr Lima Jones, Aberayron and Mr Davies, Feathers Hotel. Aberayron. Mr Yockney, the engineer, presented a preliminary survey. It was stated that written promises of sufficient money to provide half the required capital for the whole line had been obtained. It was agreed to proceed at once with the survey necessary before depositing the plans in Novem- Der. At is booed that the District and Rural Councils interested, together with the County Councils, will find the money necessary for obtaining the order as far as Cardiganshire is concerned. Meetings will be held in Carmar- thenshire, at Llandilo, and other convenient centres to arrange for the work to be carried on to the Carmarthenshire section.

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Dr. D. Thomas, medical officer of health, has reported to the Pontardawe District Council the existence of 23 cases of scarlet fever in the Gwanncaegurwen district, and though the eases are of a mild type he had thought it necessary close the Aebools.

Ankylostomiasis. ACTION BY THE HOME OFFICE. Conference of Owners and Men to be Called. Dr. A. Milroy,: of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, re- cently wrote to th Right Hon. Akers Douglas saying that as an old doctor to miners, and much interested in their diseases, especially those that are preventible, I take the liberty ef drawinpr your attention to one caused by what is popularly terifi^d the miners' worm.' I noticed a few days 8go In the newspapers that at a meeting of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, held in Glasgow, a medical man came from Derbyshire to enlighten members by way of lantern slides and otherwise on this disease, of which he said the symptoms were terrible." Dr. Milroy added that it would be reassuring to medical men situated like himself to have an authoritative statement that the Home Office was doing something to stop the disease. The Rome Secretary yesterday sent the fol- lowing :— Whitehall, 20th October. Sir, — Infrepiy to your Jetter of the 14th inst., calling attention to a speech delivered at a recent meeting of the Mi nets' Federation on the subject of ankylostomiasis, and inquiries what action is being taken by the Government to pre- vent an outbreak of the disease, I am desired by Mr Akcrs-Douglas to inform you that the matter has been engaging his continuous and anxious attention since the appearance of the disease in a Cornish mine was reported to him by bis scientific advifeers towards the close of last year. In 1S98 a warning was given in the general annual report on Mines and Quarries to all concerned to be on their guard against the appearance of the disease in this country, and on receipt of the news from Cornwall the Home Secretary requested Dr. J.- S. Haldane, F.R.S., with the assistance of other medical men, to make a full inquiry into the outbreak there. Active steps were also taken in conjunction with the management of the mine to stamp out the disease. Dr. Haldane's report, which dealt fully with the circumstances of the outbreak, the symptoms of the disease, and the means of preventing an outbreak in ether mines in the country, was printed and presented to Parliament, Copies were sent to mine owners and medical men in Cornwldl, and were also distributed to owners of mines in other I districts where conditions existed similar to those in the Cornish mine in which the outbreak had occurred. Inquiries were made at the same time as to the occurrence of the disease in other European countries, and in ■ particular full reports were obtained from Germany in regard to the preset" outbreak in the mines of Westphalia. Thesm reports have been printed and published, and copies were sent Rt the beginning of August to the Mining Association as represent- ing the mine owners and Miners' Federation as representing the neu, with a, latter calling attention to tue serious condition of things in Westphalia, stating that the Secre- tary of State had under coasideration tbe ques- tion as to what preventive measures should be ta,ken in this country, and inviting their obser- vations and suggestions. Dr. Haldane was re- quested by the Secretary of State to make a special visit to the Westphalian mines, and jn- vestigate on the spot the conditions existing there, the measure taken to stamp out the disease, and the degree of success resulting from these measures. Mr Akera Douglas has not yet received the observations or suggestions of the Mining Association or Miners' Federation, but he has decided, in view of the return of Dr. I Haldane from Germany, after the completion of his inquiry, to take the farther step of inviting representatives of the owners and of the men to a conference at the Home Office to discuss the subject and to arrive, if possible, at definite conclusions as to the preventive measures which it is desirable to take. I enclose copies of the ¡ publications referred to above. They are on I sale, and can be obtained from tbe usual sources. I am, yours faithfully. John Pedder.

SWANSEA COUNCILLOR'S I INSINUATIONS. j STORMY SCENE IN COUNCIL CHAMBER. j Tardy Withdrawal. < At the meeting of Swansea Corporation on Wednesday Alderman W. Watkins, chairman of the Water and Sewers Committee, drew atten- I tion to an insinuation Councillor Morgan Hopkin was reported to have made at an elec tion meeting, that the reason the facings of the j dam of the Cray reservoir had been changed from stone to brick was that on the former there was | no opportunity of -commiss:ons being obtained. He resented the imputation, and on behalf of his committee demanded the withdrawal of the insinuation. Mr Morgan Hopkin said he did not wish to rcake any reflection on the reputation of the chairman of the committee. I The Mayor (Mr Griffith Thomas) I shall re- quire you to go further than that. I shall require it to be unreservedly withdrawn. (Hear, 'JI hear.) Mr Hopkin: I want you to understand this—— The Mayor (Sternly): I um waiting to hear what you have to say. Mr Hopkin You must understand that there are two ways of dealing with Morgan Hopkin. I am fighting with my back against the wall. The Mayor: We have nothing to do with that. Do you withdraw or do you not ? Mr Hopkin You will bavo a lot to do with it. I am here purposely to-day to do justice as a man j and a gentleman to the members of the Copora- tion. I have done my duty as a man. I say my remarks don't apply to the Corporation. Alderman Evans I say he must go further.If Mr Hopkin knows any official open to receive a commission it is bis duty to point it out. (Hear, hear.) Mr David Harris They can take care of j themselves. Mr, Tutton Are the remarks absolutely with- drawn, or do they stand ? That is the position. The Mayor I will tell you how it struck me.. Mr Hopkin made a most serious attack against members of the Council or-its officials, I think if be can't maintain it be should make an unre- served apology. Mr Hopkin said he was the victim of an enter- prising editor, who chose to placard the town with sensational lines ia order to earn his daily living and sell his paper, and unfortunately he thought the best way of doing that was through Morgan Hopkin. I The Mayor (firmly) That is merely trifling with the subject. An attack was made on tbe Corporation or its officials, and I think in justice to them the charge should be unreservedly with- drawn. After further discussion Mr Hopkin said be had not been properly reported. I' Aid. Watkins The same words appeared in every paper. Mr D. Davies said, as a newspaper man, he pro- I tested against the common habit of public men when they said something they were afterwards sorry for unfairly repudiating the accniacy of the reports. Mr Morgan Hopkin's speech was correctly reported because he beard tbe speech himself. When he uttered the words he did not I think Mr Hopkin meant what he said. They had experience of him iIVthe Council, and knew he was frequently savilgten times more than he I could possibly think. (Laughter). He thought instead of repudiating the reports it would be better for him to say I said much more than I should and I am sorry." (Hear, bear.) Mr Tntton said that was his feeling on the matter, and it was due to the Press that the repudiation should now be withlrawn. Mr Hopkin No one is more happy to do justice to my fellow men than I am. I say I do with- draw those remarks. The Mayor Do you withdraw them entirclyor not ? Mr Hopkin I ao. The incident then closed.

OAlhED INTO A GOODS TRAIN. Manchester Express in Collision. On Tuesday night a serious collision occurred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Luddendenfoot Station, between Hebden Bridge and Sowerby Bridge.. The last train from Man- chester to Bradford-can into a goods train from Bradford to MythoImrOyd which was shunting, with the result that some wagons and the brake van of the latter were telescoped. Happily the guard of the goods train was not in the van at the time. Several of the wagons were thrown across the line. The engine of the passenger tram ran partly on to the platform, and this checked its progress somewhat, but the locomotive, one of the new big type, was battered shapeless, and the wheels were torn off. Both driver and stoker escaped with slight injuries, and the train- itself was very little damaged. All the pas- sengers complained of shock, and three ladies and a gentlebian were reported injured, but their hurts were not very serious. Two of the injured belong to Halifax, and two bailed from Bradford, but the railway officials declined to divalge tbbirnames. The railway line presented a terrible scene of confusion,Eiht out of 16 wagons were smashed, and the goods strewn about. The permanent way was torn up for a considerable distance, and both linea were blocked for some hours.

OBITUARY" A Taff Vale Railway Director. The death occurred on Tuesday morn. ing at his residence, Southampton Lodge, Higbgate, London, of Colonel Josiah Wilkinson (92), a director of the Taff Vale Railway. Deceased, who was little known in Cardiff, TOS educated at Charterhouse School, and appointed a director of the Taff Railway in 1891. At a meeting of the board of directors on Tuesday afternoon the chair- man IMr R. L. G. Vassall) moved a vote of sympathy with the relatives of the deceased, and placing on record the company's sense of the services he had rendered 1 during his directorate. The deputy chairman (Mr Charles Thomas) seconded, and the resolu- tion was carried. J

During Sunday night burglars entered the pre- mises of Mr Reynolds, pawnbroker, Westgate- street, Bath. The men removed some of tbe tiles in the roof and got through the ceiling, j They broke open a number of cases, and took gold and silver watches and chains to the value of several hundred pounds. The men were evi dently disturbed, as they left a quantity of moit valuable jewellery. j

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ASSAULT IN A TRAIN. Biaengarw Nan Retried and I Sentenced. At Glamorgan Sessions on Wednesday Wm, Lee, collier, of Biaengarw, was again tried on a charge of indecently assaulting a young lady named Alice Thompson, of St. Helen's-road, Swansea, in a Great Western Railway carriage near St Fagan's. The case was heard yesterday, when the jury disagreed. It now came up for '■ hearing before Juctge Gwilym Williams. Miss Thompson repeated her evidence, and said when she pulled the communication cord prisoner said, Don't call the guard, it's all right. Now I'm very sorry. We shall be stopping soon." Pri- soner, who said he was very sorry if he had done anything wrong, was found guilty and was sen tenced to three months' imprisonment,the Chair man expressing regret that he could not order him to be whipped. He was very glad the jury had done its duty. If it had failed there would be no safety for our female population.

MATCHES IN THE MI'E, Trusting to Men's Honour. At Abercynon on Wednesday George Davies I was snmmoned for having matches in his posses- sion at tbe Lady Windsor Colliery, Ynysybwl. Mr W. J. Shipton, who prosecuted, said that at the Lady Windsor Cplliery, owned by the Ocean Company, there had never beea any* systematic searches conducted. The manager trusted to the honour of the men to protect their own lives ¡ and that of their fellow-workmen by not taking matches, &c., into the mine. Every case, there- I fore, heard at that court had been accidentally discovered, and as two cases of the kind had been heard during the past fortnight there was some I reason co fear that advantage was being taken of the leniency of the manager. Evidence was then given by Mr Llvwelyn and the night fore- j man, who said that be sat on the double pailing against the defendant's coat and felt a box of matches crunching in his pocket. Fined the maximum sum of iEZ and costs.

MOTOR-CAR IN A MILL RACE. BARONET'S WIFE SERIOUSLY INJURED. Sir Francis Winnington, Bart., and Lady Winn- ington met with an alarming accident while motor- ing on Monday night on the way to Settrington House, the residence of Lord Listowel. Aceom- panied by a driver and valet, they passed through the village of Stillington shortly before 7. It was a dark, wet evening, and a large acetylene lamp in front would not act, and had to be nut out. The driver, deceived by the imperfect light, followed the right hand fence as a guide, and before he could pull up the car rushed down a steep declivity into a mill race and overturned in deep water. Sir Francis and his valet were thrown into the water, and so escaped with no other injury than a wetting. Lady Winnington and the driver were not so fortunate, as they were pinnei under the heavy car, which took the united efforts of several men, who happened, luckily, to be present, some time to lift off. Lady Winnington and the driver were carried into the mill house, and medical aid was summoned. It was found that Lady Win. nington, in addition to being half drownei, sus- tained three fractured ribs and severe concussion of the brain, besides serious contusions. She remained for six or seven hours unconscious. The driver has concussion of the brain and a frac- tured jaw, and his condition is dangerous. A later telegram says Lady Winnington and her chauffeur have recovered consciousness, but they are not out of danger, and cannot be moved from the Mill House at Stillington.

WANTED PENAL SERVITUDE. James McNally (32), fireman, and George -Sheriff (30), seaman, pleadedgailty at the Gla- morgan Quarter Sessions at Swansea on Tuesday to burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of John Demetri and George Andrews, and stealing some knives, scissors, and other article?, at Barry. Sheriff admitted one previous cori- viction, while Mr Gaskell (instructed by Mr J. H. Jones) proved several previous convictions against McNally. McNally caused amusement by complaining that he was subjected to great temptation through the door being left on the latch. The Chairman He did not know yon were about, you know. (Laughter.). McNally I shall go back to Canada and stay there for the remainder of my life. The Chairman You won't go to Canada yet, you know your history is too bad. (Laughter.) I don't know how you have found time to be in Canada at all, for you have spent most of it in prison. Yon started in 1886. were again con- victed in 1889, twice in 1899, twice in 1901, and in 1902 yon had 15 months for burglary. His sentence was two yeara' hard labour. McNany I would be very thankful if you would give me three years' penal servitude, as afterwards I could be sent to Canada. The Chairman 1 would with much pleasure if I could. I should be glad to oblige a prisoner of your character in that way if I could, but I can't' McNally Then I will be back here two days after I come out. Sheriff was sent to prison foi six months.

MOTHER'S MAD DEED. At Highgate on Saturday Alice Ann Mocat (40), wife of an accountant, of 34, Darby-avenue, North Finchley, was charged with cutting and wounding her son Reginald, aged 11, with a carving kuife. Prisoner, who appeared to be verv ill, hummed tunes during the hearing of the case. The injured boy was not able to attend. He had made a statement to the police that his mother returned home from a walk on F-iday afternoon, seized a carving knife, and tried to cut his head. He struggled, and ran ont of the house after she had wounded him several times. A decoratoe working in the next hou&e saw the boy run out of the house, followed by the woman with a knife in her band. He caught her, and she fell down in a convulsive fit. Prisoner was remanded for the state of her mind to be in- quired into.

INDECENT ASSAULT AT FERNDALE.' David Wards, a haulier, aged 28, was charged at Glamorgan Sessions on Wednesday with assaulting Margaret Williams on J'nly 18tb at Blaenllechau, Ferndale. Mr Raymond Allen prosecuted, and Mr Arthur Lewis defended. It was alleged that the prisoner took advantage of the absence of the girl's parents to go into the house and molest her. He used a certain amount of violence towards her, but she escaped to the house of a neighbour. Prisoner was found gnilty and sen- tenced to four months' imprisonment.

MR JOHN REDMOND S ESTATE8. The tenants on the Wexford portion of Mr John Redmond's estate met on Saturday to consider the terms of purchase under the new Land Act. The agents offered to accept 23 1 years' purchase of first term rents and 24! year,3* purchase of the second term rents, whilst I Mr Redmond forgave £4,000 arrears which he had purchased from the representatives of the late Lieutenant-General Redmond's prooerty. I The tenants agreed to accept these terms, 1 which were the lowest possible in view of the barges on the estate and Mr Redmond's New Ross tenants will next week meet to con- aider them. J

I GOLF IN SOUTH WALES. Big Scheme Formulated. We understand, on the best authority, that A movement ia on foot for the making of new and extensive golf links on Ogmore Down, near Bridg- end. The big tract of land in question belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster, but it would appeal. though the promise baa been obtained of a long lease of this tract of land, which covers several thousand acres. The exact facts have not yet transpired, but it would seem probable that the promoters of the scheme, who consist of gentle- men well known in Cardiff, intend building in the vicinity of that or neighbouring estates, the opening up of which would be greatly enhanced by the opening of golf links near at band. s It is alleged that tho proposal is to make an initial outlay of £ 2,COO or £ 3,000 on the new links, whicb present magnificent natural advantages. The proposal would naturally enough be likely to have a very important bearing upon the future of the district, the scenery of which is especially fine, commanding as it does extensive views j across the bay, and landwards across the Ogmore I to tbe Mertbyr Mawr and Ewenny districts. The ( scheme has been maturing in the minds of the chief promoters for a long time past, but at length the moment bas come when it is deemeci advisable to take further steps in the matter. j THE PROPOSED SITE. i The site which the proposed ljnfcs would occupy is the ground known as Ogmore Dowp. It is situate about a mile from the sea, between Southerndowu and the mouth of the Ogmore and Ewenny rivers. Tbe ground varies considerably in height, from 150 to 300 feet. On its northern extremity it is bounded by the EWeDDY river, while farther west it stretches along the Ogmore to within a mile of the sea. The land available, which belongs Lhe Duchy of Lancaster, is rather more than two miles long by one mile broad. It is about a mile north of Southerndown village and a mile west of Southerndown Railway Station on the Vale of Glamorgan line. The ground is of an ideal character for golf links. It is very variable in height, and it is in many places covered with fine turf. Here and there are grand natural hazards, and near its eastern end, where it abuts on what is known as Old Castle Down, it is traversed by a big gulley something like 100 feet deep. The proposed site must not be confounded with the site of the proposed new nine-hole course at Soutberndown, which is nearer the sea, and to which we made reference in our columns on Tuesday. THE FINEST LItfKS IN EUROPE." Ii We understand that some time ago Gibson, the well-known professional to the Westward Ho Golf Club, visited the site. and after walking over it, and making an exhaustive survey of it, declared that with its splendid natural advan- tages it might be made into the finest links in Europe. More recently, a well-known Sooth Wales golfer, who knows the site well, expressed the view that it would make far and away the finest links in Wales.

LOCAL WILLS. Mr William Shorthouse. Probate of the will of Mr William Shortbonse, of Aberystwytb, has been obtained by his solo executor, bis son, Mr Wm. Thomas Shorthouse, of Annscroft, colliery proprietor, who has valued the estate at £ 848 15s 6d gross, and at £ 813 16s net. Mr John Clark, Mumbles. Probate of the will of Mr John Clark, of 13, Church-Park, Mumbles, Oystermontb, who died on the 15th August last, has been granted to Mr Geo. Tuoker, of Fern Cottage, Mumbles, retired master mariner, who has valued the estate at 11,068 4s 6d gross, including net personalty of the value of £ 100 9s lOd.

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