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Police Assault. William Parker, collier, Front Long How, Abernant, was summoned for heing drunk and disorderly in Aber- nant Road, and also with assaulting P.C. Rowlands. Mr. Wm. Thomas appeared for the defendant, who admitted the two offences. The constable stated that about 10.50 p.m. on Saturday he saw the de- fendant in Abernant Road. He was very drunk and was making use of most indecent W.'tne«s spoke to him and some friends came on and dragged him away. A few minutps latin, however, he ap- peared on the scene and dealt witness a violent blow which daused him to fall and his nose to bleed piOi'usely. They struggled on the ground for a consider- able time and ultimately a crowd col- lected. Defendant shouted, "Come on lads, stick together and into him." He managed to get away and ran into a side, street. Witness followed him and they closed again. Defendant was very violent and struck further blows. Gather police officers appeared on the scene and an arrest was effected. Addressing the magistrates, Mr. Thomas said the defendant was very sorry for what had occurred. He had served in France and had been gassed twice. On the day in question he drank some spirits, a thing he was not in the habit of doing. He was certainly not a blackguard and this 'was the first occasion he had been in Court. Supt. Rees said a section of the crowd was very hostile on the night in question and had the other officers not appeared on the scene the conse- quences might have been The Stipendiary said the Magistrates were determined to put a stop to these assaults on the police, and to deal es- pecially severe with those cases where the evidence showed that the crowd had been called upon by the defend- ants for assistance. Recently they had sent two men to prison for three months for this sort of thing. The de fendant in this instance would be fined £ 5 or 31 days for the assault and 12s. for being drunk and disorderly. Drinks.— Ernest Hadley, in Bryn- mair Rd., Cwmaman; Frederick Chip- pling, in Brynheulog Terrace, Aber- aman; Edgar James Best, in Duke Street; Wm. Morgan Llewelyn, Rhi- gos; John Cunningham, in Lewis St., Aber.imr.n, 12s. esch. Language. — Edward Edevane was summoned for using indecent language in Brynmair Road on the 6th inst. P.C. Clarkson, giving I evidence, said that two ladies who passed at the time were extremely shocked w ith the lan- guage the defendant used.—Fined 10s. --A summons for a similar offence had been issued against Jeremiah Mc- Carthy. P.C. Roberts said the offence occurred in Jubilee Road. A fine of 10s. was imposed. No Rear Lights.—John Charles kins, Aberdare, was summoned for be- ing in charge of a vehicle on which there was no rear iignt. P.C. Chubb said he saw the defendant in Cwm- aman on the night of the 14th inst. When told that he would be reported, defendant said, "Don't report me this time, officer, I will put it right when I get home.A fine of 10s. was im- posed. Wilful Jostling. Two Cwmapian youths, Frederick Hoskins and William Walters, were summoned for jostling pedestrians.—P.C. Chubb said about $.20 p.m., on the 14th inst., he saw the two defendants chasing one another up and down St. David's Square. They were kicking a salmon tin _about and were causing a great deal of annoyance to passers-by. A train had just come in from Aberdare.—The mother of one of the defendants appeared and said, "The constable is telling stories. Stipendiary Were you on the scene at the time?—No.—Defendants were or- dered to pay the costs.

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